FOR YOUR FOLK MUSIC EVENTS CALENDAR
Attached are announcements of the 1996 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Eisteddfod International Folk Festival for inclusion in your folk music events calendar.
The first three pages contain separate listings for the five main festival events:
(1) Friday night concert - page 1
(2) Saturday daytime events - page 2
(3) Saturday night concert - page 2
(4) Sunday daytime events - page 3
(5) Sunday late afternoon concert - page 3.
The last page contains a unified listing for the entire festival.
Please choose whichever listings best fit your station's calendar policy or tailor them to your needs.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
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WHEN: Friday October 4, 1996 8pm
WHAT: 25th Annual Eisteddfod (pronounced eye-STEAD-fahd) International Folk Festival Pub/Coffeehouse Concert
WHERE: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
WHO: Larry Johnson & Robert B. Jones - blues
Martyn Wyndham-Read - songs of England & Australia
Norman Kennedy, Sheila K. Adams & Maggi Peirce (pronounced purse)- storytelling
Karim Mohammed - Egyptian drumming
PRICE: Adults $10, Under 12 free
CONTACT: Paul Vigeant, 508-999-8012, pvigeant@umassd.edu
NOTE: Program subject to change; not listed in performance order
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WHEN: Saturday October 5, 1996 10am-5pm
WHAT: 25th Annual Eisteddfod (pronounced eye-STEAD-fahd) International Folk Festival Daytime Events
WHERE: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
WHO: Benton Flippen, Larry Johnson, Bob Copper, John Roberts & Tony Barrand, Louis Killen, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Stravaig, Norman Kennedy, Tommy McCarthy & Louise Costello, Robert B. Jones, Sheila K. Adams, Jeff Davis, Karim Mohammed, Stamp of Approval,
GeraSons (pronounced ZHER-ah-sahnj), Margaret Bennett, Maureen Haley Irish Dancers, Song Heng & Somaly Hay, Maggi Peirce (pronounced purse), Semenya (pronounced suh-MEN-yah) McCord Gospel Quartet
STYLES: English, Scottish, Irish, Appalachian, Blues, Gospel, Egyptian, Cambodian, Australian
EXTRAS: Crafts, Open Jam Areas, Dance, Children's Activities, Ethnic Foods
PRICE: Adults $5, Under 12 Free
CONTACT: Paul Vigeant, 508-999-8012, pvigeant@umassd.edu
NOTE: Program subject to change; not listed in performance order
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WHEN: Saturday October 5, 1996 8pm
WHAT: 25th Annual Eisteddfod (pronounced eye-STEAD-fahd) International Folk Festival Concert
WHERE: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
WHO: Benton Flippen - Appalachian string band
Bob Copper - songs & stories from England
John Roberts & Tony Barrand - songs from England
GeraSons (pronounced ZHER-ah-sahnj) - 8-member band singing songs from the Azores, Portugal & Madeira
PRICE: Adults $10, Under 12 Free
CONTACT: Paul Vigeant, 508-999-8012, pvigeant@umassd.edu
NOTE: Program subject to change; not listed in performance order
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WHEN: Sunday October 6, 1996 11am-3pm
WHAT: 25th Annual Eisteddfod (pronounced eye-STEAD-fahd) International Folk Festival
Daytime Events
WHERE: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
WHO: Benton Flippen, Larry Johnson, Bob Copper, John Roberts & Tony Barrand, Louis Killen, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Stravaig, Norman Kennedy, Tommy McCarthy & Louise Costello, Robert B. Jones, Sheila K. Adams, Jeff Davis, Karim Mohammed,
GeraSons (pronounced ZHER-ah-sahnj), Margaret Bennett, Maureen Haley Irish Dancers, Song Heng & Somaly Hay, Maggi Peirce (pronounced purse), Semenya (pronounced suh-MEN-yah) McCord Gospel Quartet
STYLES: English, Scottish, Irish, Appalachian, Blues, Gospel, Egyptian, Cambodian, Australian
EXTRAS: Crafts, Open Jam Areas, Dance, Children's Activities, Ethnic Foods
PRICE: Adults $5, Under 12 Free
CONTACT: Paul Vigeant, 508-999-8012, pvigeant@umassd.edu
NOTE: Program subject to change; not listed in performance order
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WHEN: Sunday October 6, 1996 3pm
WHAT: 25th Annual Eisteddfod (pronounced eye-STEAD-fahd) International Folk Festival Concert
WHERE: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
WHO: Stravaig - Scottish female harmony quartet
Louis Killen - Sea chanteys, British ballads, etc.
Song Heng & Somaly Hay - song and dance of Cambodia
Ain't That Good News - Semenya (pronounced suh-MEN-yah) McCord's gospel quartet
PRICE: Adults $10, Under 12 Free
CONTACT: Paul Vigeant, 508-999-8012, pvigeant@umassd.edu
NOTE: Program subject to change; not listed in performance order
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WHEN: Friday - Saturday - Sunday October 4, 5 & 6, 1996
WHAT: 25th Annual Eisteddfod (pronounced eye-STEAD-fahd) International Folk Festival
WHERE: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
WHO: Benton Flippen, Larry Johnson, Bob Copper, John Roberts & Tony Barrand, Louis Killen, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Stravaig, Norman Kennedy, Tommy McCarthy & Louise Costello, Robert B. Jones, Sheila K. Adams, Jeff Davis, Karim Mohammed, Stamp of Approval, GeraSons (pronounced ZHER-ah-sahnj), Margaret Bennett, Maureen Haley Irish Dancers, Song Heng & Somaly Hay, Maggi Peirce (pronounced purse), Semenya (pronounced suh-MEN-yah) McCord Gospel Quartet
STYLES: English, Scottish, Irish, Appalachian, Blues, Gospel, Egyptian, Cambodian, Australian
EXTRAS: Crafts, Open Jam Areas, Dance, Children's Activities, Ethnic Foods
SCHEDULE: Concerts Friday & Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm
Daytime events Saturday 10-5, Sunday 11-3
PRICE: Concerts $10 each, Daytime Events $5 per day, Full Festival $30, Under 12 Free
CONTACT: Paul Vigeant, 508-999-8012, pvigeant@umassd.edu
NOTE: Program subject to change; not listed in performance order