Greenwood Furnace

 

Folk
Gathering

2010 Schedule

Please check back for an updated schedule!

Friday - September 10, 2010

5:00 - 7:00
Registration in the Visitors Center
 
7:00
Staff Concert
9:00
Jamming after the concert


Saturday - September 11, 2010

8:00 - 9:00
Breakfast* (* meals can be purchased with registration)

8:30

Orientation, welcome and announcements during breakfast

9:00 - 10:00

Folk Resouirces for Newbies

Try a Mountain Dulcimer

Pennsylvania Fiddle Music: Demo & Dsicussion

Traditional Songs from New York State

Old Time Tunes

Scottish and English Tunes

 

 

   
10:15 - 11:15
West African Drumming

Tim Pan Alley: Popular Songs on the Move

Songs Collected in Pennsylvania

Sweidsh Tunes

Backing up Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, and More

How to Learn by Ear

 

 

   

11:30 - 12:30

Try a Hammer Dulcimer

Hambone & Spoons

Civil War Songs

Pennsylvania Waltzes

Irish Tunes
 

Hearing Chord Changes

 

 

12:30 - 1:30
Lunch*and jamming

1:30 - 2:30

Honoring Pennsylvania Heritage Musician Gene Hoffman

Family Dance

Jamming

2:45 - 3:45

Try an Autoharp

Pennsylvania Songs Collected from Ezra Fuzzy Barhight

Early and Renaissance Tunes

Tunes from Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Drumming with a Band

 

Jamming with Heritage Musician Gene Hoffman

4:00 - 5:00

Beginners' Jam

 

Introduction to Shape Note Singing

 

Contra & Square Dance Band

 

Pennsylvania Fife Tunes

 

Ear Training

 

Old Time Jam

 

 

5:15 - 6:15
Dinner *
6:30
Staff Concert
 
8:00

After the concert
Contradance with Open Band
Instrumental Jam
Singing around the Bonfire

 

Sunday - September 12, 2010

8:00 - 9:00
Breakfast*
 

9:00 - 10:00

Hymn Singing

Old Time Tunes from Pennsylvania and New York

 

Stage Fright

Mandolin Techniques

Autoharp Techniques

   

10:15 - 11:15

Shape Note Singing

The Language of Rhythm

Tunes That are Cooler than They are Hard

Improvisation

 

Old Time Fiddle

 

Penny Whistle

11:30 - 12:30

Performance & Sing-Along

West African Drumming

Kids' Band

Pennsylvania Tunes Collected from Sarah Armstrong

 

Tempo Issues

 

Old Time Banjo

12:40
Group Photo
Meet at the furnace if it’s nice out or blacksmith shop if it’s raining. Bring your instrument and a smile!
 
12:45 Lunch* and jamming

*Meals are available through the meal plan which can be purchased with your registration.

Sponsored by the Huntingdon County Arts Council
huntingdonarts@comcast.net
(814) 643-6220