New Mexico Folk Music & Dance Society

FolkMADS Calendar and Notes

September - October 2004 Volume 7, Issue 5

P.O. Box 40421, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87196-0421

The FolkMADS Calendar and Notes are published bimonthly by the New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society, a nonprofit organization.

FolkMADS sponsors Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos contra dances, concerts, camps, and other special events. "Contra" dances include contras, squares, mixers, and couple dances. Unless noted on the calendar otherwise, admission is $5 for members, $6 for nonmembers. You need not come with a partner. Free instruction for beginners starts at 7:30 p.m. Dances begin at 8 p.m. and are smoke-free and alcohol-free. Children and teens are encouraged to participate if supervised by an adult.

Albuquerque Dances 1st and 3rd Saturdays. Heights Community Center, 823 Buena Vista SE, Albuquerque (or as noted on calendar).

Occasionally dances are held at the Lloyd Shaw Dance Center; watch the calendar for details.
The Lloyd Shaw Dance Center is located at 5506 Coal SE in Albuquerque (2 blocks south of Central and 2 blocks east of San Mateo).

Santa Fe Dances 2nd and 4th Saturday contra dances and 5th Saturday English Country dances. Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Road (south of Cordova Drive on the western side of Cerrillos).

Taos Dances 3rd Saturdays, Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Arroyo Seco.

Megaband Practices All musicians welcome.

ABQ Megaband Albuquerque Megaband practice is held at the Blue Dragon Coffee House, 1517 Girard NE,Albuquerque, the Tuesday before the 3rd Saturday dance. Bruce Thomson, 268-6003, or email Jane Phillips jphill@NOSPAMunm.edu (remove "NOSPAM" when emailing) for more info or to be added to the listserv.

Acoustic Jam 7 p.m. before the Albuquerque dances. All acoustic musicians are welcome and all types of music are played. Call Jay Cutts for more information, 281-0684.

2004 Officers/Directors

Ongoing Events

Local News:

Congratulations to Santa Fe's own Brother Cary Stickney, who won 5th place at Clifftop in the banjo contest! 

And speaking of Clifftop, belated kudos to NM's former (and future) band the Sandia Hots, who took 2nd place in the non-traditional band contest last year, 2003.

Woohoo!

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Special Announcement about ABQ 3rd Saturday dance in September -- Merri turns 50! See flyer.

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Other Events

Hillsboro Apple Festival (Las Cruces)

September 4

Special dance 7:00-10:00 p.m., Hillsboro, NM.
Band: Alkali Cider; Caller: Lonnie Ludeman. Call 505-522-1691 for more information.

 
THE 15th ANNUAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH Sacred Harp/ Shape-Note Singing Convention

September 24, 25, 26 in Albuquerque

Singing School and Singings at Harwood Center

Shape-note singing is a powerful, full voiced singing; it is an authentic, indigenous American musical tradition, dating from our country's founding, that is still vital today.   

For more information:

Ed Stevens (505) 281-7615
Nancy Nortz (505) 281-0267
Housing: Martina Mesmer (505) 237-1033

Chamizal Festival Celebrates Peaceful Border Experience with Three Days of Dance, Song, Music, & the Traditional Arts

October 8-10 in El Paso

Mexican, Spanish, Indian, and Irish music go well with jazz and the songwriters' craft at the 31th Chamizal Festival, in El Paso, which opens on Friday night Oct 8 with a kickoff Old Time Southwestern Dance Shindig with Antonia Apodaca from Rociada, and the Pete and JP Lewis  from Crow Flats, NM, and other festival artists at Convento at Loretto, 1400 Hardaway St, El Paso TX. The festival, which runs Oct. 9-10, features over 70 performers and artisans and is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily.  Admission is free.

Held on the Chamizal National Memorial grounds at 800 S. San Marcial, the festival is designed to bring the community together "in exploration of our shared cultural richness," by bringing together outstanding representatives from a wide variety  of culturally influenced art forms, such as:  Mexican Roots Trio (San Antonio), Nosotros, Pete and JP Lewis (Crow Flats NM), Brendan Bulger and Bill Knox ( Ireland), Maria Ester Trio, Eliott's Ramblers, The Jemez Dancers from the Northern Pueblos, Steve Smith's Hard Road, Antonia Apodaca, Bayou Seco, the Fiddling Friends, Cipriano Vigil, Consuelo Luz, and Slim Ritchey's Dream Band. These musicians and many more artists and artisans will create an atmosphere of creative energy and cultural exchange.

Unlike some festivals, which are structured around a major performer with a singular performance, the Chamizal Festival, a celebration of our peaceful border experience, is intimate by design. 

Most performers are involved in more than one 45 minute presentation and many also offer workshops.  This year, workshops will be presented on fiddle, guitar, harmonica, songwriting, storytelling, and mandolin.  Workshops will be held in the Los Paisanos Gallery.  Workshops are open both to the performers and to the public. There will be four performing stages: one indoors in the theatre, one in front of the Visitor Center, one in the amphitheatre area, and one to the side of the building by the parking area. The festival will be held rain or shine.

Admission is free.

Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso's National Park, is located at 800 S. San Marcial between Bowie High School and the Bridge of the Americas. 

For additional information, call 915- 532-7273.  

www.epcounty.com/chamisalfestival

Congregation Nahalat Shalom and Goddess of Arno present:

Classes and a celebration honoring Esma Redzepova, Ansambl Teodosievski and Sani Rifati, president of Voice of Roma, Romani dancer and dance teacher

Tuesday, September 28th 5-9:30pm

At Congregation Nahalat Shalom, 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, ABQ (505) 343-8227

5pm Welcome reception by Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb (FREE)

5:20pm Potluck vegetarian dinner

6-7:10pm Choose one of these three classes offered - $15

1. Romani singing with Esma Redzepova (lyrics provided)

2. Romani ensemble with Ansambl Teodosievski

(The Ansambl plays clarinet, trumpet, keyboard, drums/percussion, and accordion)

Any instrument is welcome -- all music will be taught "by ear" through repetition

3. Romani folk dance with Sani Rifati

7:25-8:40pm Choose one of the three classes offered - $15

8:55-9:30pm Combined classes will review and play/dance together. Fee included in class prices- Both classes and review $25

For more information call Beth Cohen: 243-6276, E-mail: cohenedmunds@NOSPAMnetzero.net

Proceeds to benefit Voice of Roma (www.voiceofroma.com) - a non-profit Romani Human rights and educational organization

Insomnia

Linda Vik is one of the two classically trained musicians that I know who can also play old-time fiddle music. She's got a couple of actual degrees in music, has taught at the university level, and now lives, teaches, and plays with us in Albuquerque. Currently she's playing music from the seventeenth and eighteenth century with the Albuquerque Baroque Players (now that's ooold time!) and plays old-time tunes with Hey!, a band with Tim Shaffer, Chris Carlson, and Jane Phillips. Linda sent us "Daddy Didn't Sleep Last Night" that she learned from Marj Mullany. She suggests medleying it with "Walking in My Sleep."

ABC Notation

X:38

T:Daddy Didn't Sleep All Night

R:Reel

M:C|

L:1/8

N:Transcribed by Linda Vik

H:from Albuquerque Megaband

K:G

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"D"d6e2| [1fed2 B2G2|"D"A6AB|A2G2EDB,2:|]

[2f6e2|"D"fedcB2A2|"G"G2G2F2=F2|]

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