mej@ptsfa.UUCP (Mary Johnson) (04/09/85)
The Augusta Heritage Center will be offering its 13th annual series of week-long workshops in traditional music and dance this summer. The workshops are held at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, U.S.A. Scheduled for this summer are: Bluegrass Week July 14-19 Tuition = $135. Coordinator - Alan Senauke Staff: Alan Senauke - guitar, singing Don Stover - singing Janette Carter - singing Paul Silvius - banjo Laurie Lewis - fiddle, bass Stacy Phillips - dobro Jody Stecher - mandolin, singing Blues Week July 21 - 26 Tuition = $135. Coordinator - Rich Del Grosso Staff: Rich Del Grosso - mandolin John Jackson - guitar, singing Ted Bogan - guitar John Cephus - guitar Phil Wiggins - harmonica Maureen Del Grosso - piano Joan Fenton - folklore Irish Music and Dance Week July 28 - August 2 Tuition = $140. Coordinator - Mick Maloney Staff: Mick Moloney - banjo, mandolin, folklore, singing Donny Golden - Irish step dance Frank Harte - unaccompanied singing Robbie O'Connell - guitar, singing Rosalyn Briley - harp Liz Carroll - fiddle Tim Britton - uillean pipes, whistle Billy McComiskey - button accordion, concertina Jimmy Keane - piano accordion Scottish Music and Dance Week August 11-16 Tuition = $140. Coordinators - George Balderose and Fiona Ritchie Staff: George Balderose - Highland pipes Fiona Ritchie - host of Thistle and Shamrock radio program members of the Stewart family of Blairgowrie Belle Stewart - singing Ian McGregor - pipes, pipe making Ian Kennedy - fiddle, historian and storyteller Mary Kennedy - dance music Joyce MacFarlane McIntosh - Highland dance James McIntosh - Highland pipes Sue Truman - Scottish step dance Paul Sarvis - Scottish country dance Franklin George - fiddle The Tannahill Weavers - as resource people Vocal Week "Songs of Southern Struggles" August 11-16 Tuition = $135. Coordinator - Si Kahn Staff: Si Kahn - singing, songwriting Hazel Dickens - singing, songwriting Sparky Rucker - singing, bottleneck guitar Cathy Fink - singing, banjo, guitar John McCutcheon - singing, instruments Ethel Raim - vocal technique (and Balkan women's singing with persuasion) Jane Sapp - singing, songwriting Guy and Candie Carawan - performers and researchers Carol Elizabeth Jones - harmony singing Michael Kline - singing, Augusta director traditional singer/organizers from the area There are also purely instrumental weeks earlier in the summer; instruments taught are fiddle, banjo, autoharp, Appalachian dulcimer, flat-picking guitar, hammered dulcimer, harmonica, mandolin, finger-stye guitar, and cajun fiddle. (Different levels in different weeks.) Other workshops are West Virginia Repertoire, Appalachian literature, storytelling (2 weeks), Sea Island music, dance, and games, Appalachian religions, the art of performance, and the audio production of oral history. There are also a wide variety of unusual craft workshops, from log cabin building to basketry, textile arts, tinsmithing, and papermaking. And then there are weekend mini-courses . . . Room and board are provided in the college dorms and cafeteria, and in some people's homes in town. The cost is $122. per week. For a detailed calendar, write to: Augusta Heritage Arts Workshop Augusta Heritage Center Davis & Elkins College Elkins, West Virginia 26241 U.S.A. (304) 636-1903 I went to the vocal week last year and enjoyed it tremendously. The musical staff are enthusiastic and approachable, the college and workshop staff are friendly and helpful, and the area is beautiful - right next to the Monongahela National Forest. I'd be happy to answer questions about the experience; please send e-mail to: Mary Eileen Johnson {ihnp4,ucbvax,cbosgd,hplabs,decwrl,amd,sun,nsc}!dual!ptsfa!mej