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Concerts, Shows, and Dances
Scroll down to see the Workshop Schedule.
Thursday Night Kick Off Jam (2/15)
6pm-9pm Three Magnets Brewing Coe
Downtown Olympia, 600 Franklin St. SE
Downtown Olympia, 600 Franklin St. SE
Friday Night Events (2/16) |
Saturday All Ages Dance (2/17) |
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5pm-7pm Lounge Acts - South Bay Grange
Kelsey Nelson - Crankies! Annie Davis & River Scheuerell 7pm-10pm Main Concert - South Bay Grange There She Goes (Amelia Powell, Annika Brooks) Steamboat (Sami Braman, Emily Mann, Libby Weitnauer) Nokosee Fields Trio (Nokosee Fields, Reed Stutz, Ryan Nickerson) 10pm-11:30pm Late Night Square Dance South Bay Grange Band: Mississippi Hotdogs Caller: Tony Mates |
1:30pm-3pm South Bay Grange
Band: Old Time Highway Caller: Caroline Oakley Saturday Night Dance (2/17) 5:30 - 6:30pm Lounge Act - South Bay Grange
Carolina Rose 7pm-9:30pm Square Dance - South Bay Grange Band: Nokosee Fields & Friends Caller: Steph Noll 10pm-11:30pm Late Night Cajun Dance South Bay Grange Band: Les Coeurs Criminels |
Sunday Cabaret (2/18)
1pm - 3pm South Bay Grange
Our traditional close-out of the weekend festivities. The Cabaret is open to anyone and we get a mix of festival performers, instructors, participants, and kids. If you've never been you're missing out, and if you have attended, well then, you know what we mean. A sign up sheet is usually floating around the registration table all weekend. Amazing things happen when we open ourselves up to possibilities!!
Our traditional close-out of the weekend festivities. The Cabaret is open to anyone and we get a mix of festival performers, instructors, participants, and kids. If you've never been you're missing out, and if you have attended, well then, you know what we mean. A sign up sheet is usually floating around the registration table all weekend. Amazing things happen when we open ourselves up to possibilities!!
Workshop Schedule (all workshops are free!)
Workshop Locations:
Click HERE for directions to workshop venues
Workshops run for 1 to 1.5 hours
Note the location: Grange or Arbutus Folk School
Yellow indicates especially family or kid friendly
Click HERE for directions to workshop venues
Workshops run for 1 to 1.5 hours
Note the location: Grange or Arbutus Folk School
Yellow indicates especially family or kid friendly
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12pm - 1:30pm
Ask a Fiddle Technician (all skill levels) Grange Lounge Anna Sandys We'll talk about basic maintenance fiddlers can do themselves & answer questions about these mysterious critters. 12pm - 1:30pm
Square Dance Calling (beginner) Grange Hall Kelsey Nelson Kelsey Nelson will teach the basics of square dance calling to a live band! In this workshop we will learn to call a basic visiting couples square with a focus on timing, rythym, patter and working with a band. 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Cajun Fiddle from Scratch (beginner) Arbutus Front Room Paul Denison New to fiddle? Come learn some simple but satisfying Cajun fiddle back up for a waltz! 1:30pm - 3pm
Fiddle Tips for the Noting Hand (all skill levels) Grange Lounge Tony Mates Besides the bowing, what can be done to turn a string of notes into a piece of music? We’ll look at phrase endings, double stops, chords, unisons, slides and vibrato. 1:30pm - 3pm
Stringband Workshop (all skill levels) Grange Hall Nokosee Fields Trio Nokosee, Reed, and Ryan will discuss playing together, take questions, and talk about whatever comes to mind in the moment. 1:30pm - 3pm
Fiddle - Square Dance Tunes! (intermediate) Arbutus Front Room Annika Brooks This workshop will focus on syncopated bowing, and how to bring your tunes to the next level through a focus on rhythym. Bring questions, and dance energy! 3pm - 4:00pm
What is Old Time Back Up Guitar and How it's Done (beginner) Grange Hall Jack Fontanella Everyone who is interested in playing old time back up guitar is welcome. 3pm - 4:30pm
F-Tunes on Fiddle (intermediate) Grange Lounge River Scheuerell and Annie Davis River and Annie will teach two tunes on fiddle in the key of F, in standard tuning. 3pm - 4:30pm
Singing Workshop - Song Circle (all skill levels) Arbutus Front Room Steph Noll All song styles welcome! Bring your favorite old time, country, or gospel song or round, or ???, to share, and we'll do our best to sing along with you. Or just show up to sing along with others' picks. Instruments (played quietly enough to hear voices) welcome! 11pm - Midnight
Late Night Line Dancing (after the Friday Night Square Dance) Grange Hall Joanne Pontrello This is always a favorite, and super fun! After the square dance on Firday, Joanne Pontrello will teach some fun line dances. Learn and practice Friday night and show off your new moves at the Cajun dance on Saturday! No previous experience necessary. |
12pm - 1:30pm
Kid-Oriented Jam with Familiar Tunes (beginner) Grange Hall Caroline Oakley All acoustic instruments welcome. All interested youngsters are welcome to participate. The jam is led by Caroline Oakely, a fiddler, guitar player, dance caller, music teacher and all round super fun and smiley person! 12pm - 1:30pm
Rags & Blues Slow Jam (intermediate) Grange Lounge Anna Sandys and Steph Noll Anna and Steph will explore accessible tunes for the rag and blues curious. All acoustic instruments welcome. 12:30 pm - 1:30pm
Cajun Accordion (beginner or intermediate) Arbutus Front Room Paul Dension Something for everyone! The class will be tailored to the level of the participants who arrive. Taught on a single row button accordion in the key of C. 1:30pm - 3pm
All Ages Dance (all skill levels) Grange Hall Carolina Rose and Friends with Caroline Oakley Calling This is a square dance that is especially geared towards inclusion of youngsters. Caller Caroline Oakley specializes in welcoming and fun dances for all ages and abilities and will teach all the necesary moves. Carolina Rose and Friends will provide energetic and lively tunes. A favorite festival event for many, smiles always abound! 1:30pm - 3pm
Cajun Guitar (intermediate) Grange Lounge Amelia Powell This workshop will focus on similarities and differences between playing Cajun and old time rhythym guitar. 1:30pm - 3pm
Fiddling and Intuitive Bowing (intermediate) Arbutus Front Room Joe Fulton Joe, fiddler in the Mississippi Hotdogs, and formerly of the Tallboys, will lead a workshop on intuitive bowing. Joe's known for his driving and danceable tunes so his insights are bound to enhance your playing. 3pm - 4:30pm
Stringband Workshop (all skill levels) Grange Hall Nokosee Fields Trio Nokosee, Reed, and Ryan will discuss playing together, take questions, and talk about whatever comes to mind in the moment. 3pm - 4:30pm
Tween and Teen Jam (all skill levels) Grange Lounge Sam and Charlie Sheie Brothers Sam and Charlie, from Portland, Oregon, will lead a jam for older kids that may be ready for a bit faster pace than the kid jam. All acoustic instruments welcome. 3pm - 4:30pm
Twin Fiddles! (intermediate) Arbutus Front Room Sami Braman This class will be split into duos and practice following and leading a simple old time tune. Learn how to turn attention to the leader's posture, bowing/bow hold, tone, and ultimately try to inhabit their groove completely. Then you'll switch leaders! This will help you learn how to blend with your fiddling partners. |
