Dulci-More Festival 12
Memorial Day Weekend
Friday-Sunday,
BSA
All information here is now current for Dulci-More Festival 12 in
2006.
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Festival
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Digital Photo Albums of Dulci-More
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Updated
Dulci-More Festival 12
on Memorial Day Weekend,
Friday-Sunday,
at BSA
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Schedule for Dulci-More Festival 12
(Schedule subject to change as needed)
Evening Concerts & Workshops:
Dulci-More Will Do a Short Opening Set
Each Evening
Tina Bergmann & Bryan Thomas;
Magpie; Lesley & Pauline Miller; Kathy Moser; Karen Mueller, Maureen
Sellers; with
Mini-Concerts & Workshops:
Mountain Marge Diamond; Guy George;
Humours ’n Hammers; Lisa & Heather Malyuk; Gary & Toni Sager; Linda
Sigismondi; South Wind; Sutch Sounds; Sweet Sounds; Alice Whitehill
Evening Concerts & Mini-Concerts Indoors in the Camp Dining Hall
Workshops & Other Activities Outdoors or Indoors (or Under Cover) Depending on Weather
All Workshops Go Ahead as Scheduled Under Cover in Case of Inclement Weather
Lawn Chairs Are Suggested for Comfortable Seating at Workshops
Friday Evening,
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Dulci-More Festival 12 |
Mini-Concerts, Special Events, & Evening Concerts |
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Friday |
Dining Hall Main Stage for Most Activities |
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5:00-9:00 PM |
Registration |
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6:00-6:45 PM |
Coverdish Dinner (Optional) |
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7:00-9:15 PM |
Evening Concerts Dulci-More Maureen Sellers Lesley & Pauline Miller |
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Campfire, Song Circle, Jamming |
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Dulci-More Festival 12 |
Mini-Concerts, Special Events, & Evening Concerts |
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Saturday |
Dining Hall Main Stage for Most Activities |
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Registration |
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8:00-9:00 AM |
Breakfast Time |
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9:00-10:00 AM |
Workshop Cluster 1 |
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10:15-11:15 AM |
Workshop Cluster 2 |
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Lunch Time |
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11:30 -11:55 PM |
Mini-Concert – Gary & Toni Sager |
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12:00-12:25 PM |
Mini-Concert – Sweet Sounds |
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12:30-12:55 PM |
Mini-Concert – Earl & Alice Whitehill |
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1:00-1:25 PM |
Mini-Concert – |
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1:45-2:45 PM |
Workshop Cluster 3 |
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3:00-4:00 PM |
Ability Level Jamming Workshops |
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4:15-4:45 PM |
Name That Old-Time (or Other) Tune Contest |
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5:00-6:30 PM |
Dinner Time |
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Open Stage |
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Mini-Concert – South Wind |
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Mini-Concert – Lisa & Heather Malyuk |
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7:00-9:15 PM |
Evening Concerts Dulci-More Tina Bergmann & Bryan Thomas Magpie |
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Campfire, Song Circle, Jamming |
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Dulci-More Festival 12 |
Mini-Concerts, Special Events, & Evening Concerts |
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Sunday |
Dining Hall Main Stage for Most Activities |
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8:00 on |
Registration |
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8:00-9:00 AM |
Breakfast Time |
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9:00-10:00 AM |
Gospel Sing |
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10:15-11:15 AM |
Workshop Cluster 4 |
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11:30-1:30 AM |
Lunch Time |
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11:30-11:55 AM |
Mini-Concert – Mountain Marge Diamond |
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12:00-12:25 PM |
Mini-Concert – Linda Sigismondi |
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12:30-12:55 PM |
Mini-Concert – |
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1:00-1:25 PM |
Mini-Concert – Guy George |
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1:45-2:45 PM |
Workshop Cluster 5 |
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3:00-4:00 PM |
Workshop Cluster 6 |
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4:15-4:45 PM |
Non-Denominational Worship Service at Rev. Mac Kelly |
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5:00-6:30 PM |
Dinner Time |
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Open Stage/Clubs Open Stage |
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Mini-Concert – Sutch Sounds |
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Mini-Concert – Dulci-More Little Eagles |
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7:00-9:15 PM |
Evening Concerts Dulci-More Karen Mueller Kathy Moser |
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Campfire, Song Circle, Jamming |
Final Pack-up & Clean-up
Weekend Workshop Schedule for Festival 12
Note: This Should Be the Final Schedule
for Festival 12
(Subject to Final Additions, Approvals,
and Changes)
Get Dulci-More Festival 12 Workshop Grid in Adobe PDF Format
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Dulci-More |
Featured |
Various |
Beg/Adv Beg Lap, Fretted, or Mtn. Dulcimer |
Int/Adv Lap,
Fretted, or Mtn. Dulcimer |
Various |
Various |
Beg/Adv Beg
Hammered Dulcimer |
Int/Adv |
Children,
Families, or Whoever |
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Location |
1 Dining Hall
Main Stage |
2 Dining Hall
Porch SE End |
3 New Shelter W End Parking Lot |
4 Tarp on Hill
Dining Hall Hill |
5 Chapel by |
6 Trading Post
South Door |
7 Trading Post
Picnic Tables |
8 Trading Post
North/Garage |
9 Zaplata Cabin Across Road |
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Workshop Cluster
1 |
Sound
Reinforcement for Small Concert Acoustic
Venues |
Fingerstyle |
Beginning MD |
Irish Tunes for
MD |
Beginning Penny
Whistle |
Lead |
Playing with the
Band |
Southern |
Beginning
Autoharp |
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Workshop Cluster
2 |
Songs of Land
& Water |
Fiddle Tunes
& Techniques |
Hymns for MD |
Easy Chord
Substitutions |
Tune Up for
Guitar Players |
The Real Deal
for Bass & Others |
Making Music on
Your HD |
HD Chord |
Dulcimers for
Loan — Lap Dulcimer for Children |
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Workshop Cluster
3 |
Just Plain Folk
Interview |
Fiddle Tunes for
Autoharp |
Jump into that
Jam Playing Chords |
Dance Around the World for MD |
Songwriting |
Musical |
What a Friend We
Have in |
Stella |
All Around
Rounds |
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Ability Level
Jamming |
Area Closed —
Sound Checks for Evening Concerts |
Intro to |
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Song Circle |
Final Schedule
as of |
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Intermediate Jam |
Advanced Jam |
If a workshop
subject is listed for an instrument different than yours, ask the leader
ahead of time about helping you. Many can and will include you, but not all. |
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Workshop Cluster
4 |
Sound
Reinforcement for Small Concert Acoustic
Venues |
Beginning Bass |
Ensemble Playing |
Celtic Ballads for MD |
Beginning |
Unique Guitar
Bass Runs for Accompaniment Heather Malyuk |
Brave Wolfe for
HD |
Crazy for HD |
Beginning
Autoharp |
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Workshop Cluster
5 |
MD Styles |
Songs with Good |
Tips to |
Great Repertoire
Songs & Tunes |
Creating a Safe
Space for Creativity |
Basic Guitar Accompaniment |
Sacred Music on
the HD |
Basic Blues
Progressions |
Dulcimers for
Loan — Lap Dulcimer for Children |
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Workshop Cluster
6 |
Just Plain Folk
Interview |
Autoharp |
Beginning MD |
Changing |
Making Money
Teaching |
Appalachian
Ballad Sing-Along |
Traditional
Tunes for HD & More HD & Guitar |
Songs of the
1940s for HD |
Beginning Tin
Whistle |
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(Some Presenters Will Only Be at the Festival One Day As Indicated in the Schedule)
Concert,
Mini-Concert, & Workshop Presenters
Making their first appearance at
a Dulci-More Festival, Tina Bergmann and Bryan Thomas are northeast Ohio-based
folk artists performing an eclectic repertoire of traditional American, Celtic
and South American music. The much acclaimed duo performs on hammered dulcimer
and bass with great warmth and technical skill, showcasing the remarkable
breadth of the tonal range and timbre of their instruments.
Tina and Bryan have traveled the
United States, performing and instructing in a great variety of venues. They
have two books and four recordings, which receive international airplay.
Tina and Bryan create engaging concerts of traditional American fiddle tunes and waltzes, string band rags and Celtic jigs and reels, with a sprinkling of South American gems and the occasional Classical piece thrown in for good measure. Within a concert Tina and Bryan discuss their music and create a rapport with the audience so the listeners gain an understanding of the history of the tunes as well as a sense of who the performers are. With their playful and relaxed stage presence they create an entertaining and memorable program ideal for a multitude of events.
Tina and Bryan have been
performing together for ten years. This husband and wife duo met at college
where Tina was pursuing a Bachelor of the Arts in Music Education and Bryan
received a Bachelor of Music in Bass Performance. Their mutual love of and
interest in music of many cultures brought them together and they began
performing together in the fall of 1995. They were married in June of 1998 and
now have two wonderful children: Isabel, born on
Tina is a self-taught musician brought up in the aural tradition who became an instructor and played professionally at an early age. At age 12 she established a thriving private studio and went on to perform and instruct at festivals and camps around the country. Her love for the hammered dulcimer and the music she makes is easily felt by audience members, workshop attendees and private students alike. She is known for her driving energy and syncopated rhythms and was described by Pete Seeger as "The best hammered dulcimer player I’ve heard in my life."
Bryan began playing music in his grade school string program on cello before he discovered there was something bigger and switched to the bass. His playing has been influenced greatly by his exposure to Ray Brown, Gary Karr, David Walter, and particularly Francois Rabbath. Bryan can be heard as a soloist and support musician in an incredible array of diverse situations such as symphonic and chamber ensembles, salsa and swing bands, playing and singing jazz, blues, bluegrass, Cuban music, American old time, as well as helping to create Ohio Arts Council projects involving poetry, art dance, theater, visual arts and community works.
Tina and Bryan’s joy in their music is readily apparent. A quote from their newest release, All Roads Lead Home, says it all ".... Like most people, we are exposed to music and stories from all over the world. The common thread of the music here is how we’ve chosen to own what we’ve found. We travel many roads in our lives, and when we encounter something that rings true, we take it home."
Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner began to play music together in Kent,
Ohio in September of 1973. They chose the name Magpie for their band, a name
which grew in personal significance for them as years went by. Terry was a
student in her senior year at Kent State University in the fall of '73, and
when she graduated the following spring, she and Greg packed Greg's VW bus and
moved to the Washington, DC area. In the years since then, they have traveled
and toured extensively, performed in concerts, at folk clubs and festivals
around the world, and recorded many times.
Terry's voice is a truly impressive instrument, not only because of its
natural power, but also because of her versatility. She is a gifted singer of
jazz and blues in the tradition of Connie Boswell and Billie Holiday, but is
equally comfortable with the subtle beauty of traditional folk and contemporary
songs. Add to this her uncanny ability to find the perfect harmony line, and,
in a powerful blend of their two voices, you have a real treat for the ear. As
if this weren't enough, Terry is also an excellent player of the harmonica,
mandolin, fretted dulcimer, and rhythm guitar.
Greg is an outstanding guitarist whose fingerstyle approach owes a lot
to his heroes, guitar legends such as Reverend Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy,
Nick Lucas, Phil Ochs, and Rolly Brown. His playing is the solid basis of
Magpie's sound, providing whatever is called for, whether it be a hard-driving
rhythm, or a ringing lyrical beauty. From a slow Scots air or a plaintive
ballad to a rollicking ragtime blues or infectious swing, Greg covers it all.
His high baritone voice has equal range and his captivating interpretation
gives power and beauty to the full spectrum, from growling blues, to a Chilean
lament, to a sweet croon.
From the beginning Terry and Greg's interests in various musical styles
have led them to be eclectic in their repertoire. Rather than confine
themselves to a single style, Magpie has always embraced a musical rainbow, and
with impressive proficiency in each different genre. From traditional, classic
country, swing, and blues of the nineteen twenties and thirties, to
contemporary songs written by themselves and others, Terry and Greg cover a lot
of musical ground.
They are now well into their 31st year together as professional musicians. So far their music has taken them to folk festivals and concert stages throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, and Italy. They are known for concerts, special programs, school performances, political issues, the environment, and recordings. In collaboration with Smithsonian's Environmental Research Center, they wrote and performed a musical for the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater called "Tales of the Blue Crab". They have expanded the scope of writing, producing, and performing with a stage play about abolitionists John Brown and his wife Mary, entitled "Sword of the Spirit," and a companion CD of songs on Sliced Bread Records by the same title (these performances will be featured when they return to Salem for the Zadok Street Festival on the first weekend of July for Salem’s Bicentennial celebration). This is their first Dulci-More Festival. They are from Maryland.
Lesley and Pauline Miller are a daughter and mother combination from Bowling Green in northwestern Ohio. At the Roscoe Village Dulcimer Days Regional Competitions in 2003, Lesley won the hammered dulcimer contest and placed second in the mountain dulcimer competition while the pair of them won the dulcimer duet competition. She was back again for second place in mountain dulcimer in 2004 and second place in hammered dulcimer in 2005 at Roscoe Village. Lesley also placed first in the hammered and mountain dulcimer competitions at Kentucky State in 2004 while Pauline placed second in the mountain dulcimer competition. Lesley was still in high school when they came for Dulci-More Festival 10 (the first time she led workshops as happened with Mark Wade and Robert Samels several years ago at earlier Dulci-More Festivals). They were back for Dulci-More Festival 11. Pauline also plays mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer. Lesley released her first recording early in 2005 with guest artists including Pauline Miller, Scott Brooks, and Mark Alan Wade.
Kathy Moser is a songwriter, performer, teacher and
social artist, working to bring positive change to the world through music. She
performs regularly throughout the Northeast. Kathy has appeared at well known
folk venues such as Club Passim and Godfrey Daniels, as well as colleges,
churches, coffeehouses, prisons, and benefits too numerous to mention! Known
for her poetic lyrics, driving guitar style, and goofy stage presence, her
songs confront a variety of topics ranging from world peace to lawn mowers,
dysfunctional families to shopping malls, drug addiction to the wisdom of
trading in your car for a horse. Audiences leave her shows entertained and
uplifted, thoughtful and motivated. 2005 marks her transition from being a part time east
coast musician to being a full time national touring artist. With three CDs out
already and a fourth one in the works, she is poised for bigger things.
She is from New Jersey. This will be her first Dulci-More Festival.
Karen Mueller is one of the top autoharp and mountain dulcimer players today. Her exciting and innovative performing style, featuring Appalachian, Celtic, and contemporary music, has been applauded by critics and audiences from LA to Boston. Bluegrass Unlimited magazine has said "Karen Mueller's touch, timing, and taste make her a true virtuoso. Her talent and clarity ... deserve a wide audience." Karen won the 1986 International Autoharp Championship and was a National Dulcimer finalist in 1985, both at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. A native of Winfield, she first attended the festival while in high school and was inspired to learn to play the autoharp and dulcimer by the performers she saw there.
Karen has made her mark on the acoustic music scene as both an interpreter of tradition and an innovator, performing with such legendary artists as Liz Carroll (all-Ireland fiddle champion) and Tony Trischka (banjo master). She has recorded three critically acclaimed solo CDs: Clarity, Still Point, and Autoharp Gourmet, and is featured on the Masters of the Mountain Dulcimer II and Autoharp Legacy CDs. Karen is also the author of Mel Bay Publishing's Celtic Autoharp book and contributor to their Dulcimer 2000 anthology.
While touring extensively as a soloist, she also currently works in the band of Katie McMahon, original lead singer of Riverdance. Karen is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist; besides autoharp and dulcimer, she plays guitar, mandolin, Irish bouzouki, and bass dulcimer. In 2000, the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association awarded Karen its “Recognition of Excellence”. She has also been an official showcase artist at the North American Folk Alliance Conference.
Based in Minneapolis, Karen is in demand as a performer, studio musician, school residency artist, and instructor. She gives private lessons in the Twin Cities to around 50 students of all ages and levels at West Bank School of Music and Homestead Pickin’ Parlor. Karen is also on the rosters of Young Audiences of Minnesota and the State Arts Board’s Folk Arts Directory. This is Karen’s first Dulci-More Festival.
For the last seven years, Maureen has taught classes and workshops in the Appalachian dulcimer to hundreds of students in more than sixteen states. Covering both how-to-play and the history of the instrument, Maureen brings an enthusiastic and down-to-earth approach to the amateur musician. She utilizes mnemonics and visualization in her teaching style.
Maureen's style and music preferences for the dulcimer are varied. Coming from a childhood exposed to Big Band music, rock and roll, classical, and folk music, she loves almost every type of music. Utilizing the wonderful drones of the dulcimer, Maureen plays traditional music from the Appalachian and Ozark mountains. She also flatpicks songs to create waves of arpeggios that pull the listener into the music. Sing-alongs are interspersed in both her classes and performances. Gospel and sacred music are featured in her classes and concerts.
Maureen approaches both her workshops and performances with a warmth and sense of humor that makes the student and audience feel at ease. She creates a comfortable and creative atmosphere for learning.
Dulci-More: Folk & Traditional Musicians is a
club that started in January 1993, at the First United Methodist Church of
Salem. The purposes of the club are to have fun with folk-style music and to
share that music with others. The club meets at
Marge Diamond began playing Mountain Dulcimer in the mid eighties with virtually no music background but tons of enthusiasm. Through attending Dulcimer workshops and getting in touch with the playing styles of established dulcimer players from all over the country, she found the greatest tool for making friends and having a great time. That is what she teaches others to do. Her early efforts emphasized the playing of fiddle tunes and taking part in a square dance band, The Bentwood Rockers. She then moved