Saturday, May 17th 12 – 5pm
The Velaslavasay Panorama, 1122 West 24th St., 90007
12:00 – 1:00
Theater
Sacred Harp Singing
Led by David Elsenbroich and
Andrea Tzvetkov
Sacred Harp is a uniquely American singing tradition where people sing songs in three and four-part harmony from a tune book called, The Sacred Harp. The music is written in notation using four shaped-notes, and is a proudly inclusive living tradition. Participants will learn about what shape-note singing is, how to read the music, and by the end will be singing four-part harmony in the Sacred Harp tradition. No singing or sight-reading experience is required, all are welcome!
12:00 – 1:00
Lobby Entrance
Happy Neighbor Club Jam
Led by Happy Neighbor Club
The Happy Neighbor Club plays waltzes, rags, marches, polkas, tangos and more from a variety of cultures. Kurt Gary, Barbara Gary, Alan Davis, Margaret Davis, Dodi Kennerly, Joseph D’Amico, Cymra Haskell, Sue Parker, Katie Crosier, Joe Wack, Carvel Bass and Kurt MacInnis have jammed together for decades and are excited to resurrect obscure musical gems that deserve to be remembered.
1:00 – 2:00
Theater
Old Time in Southern California
with Tom Sauber
From Tom – “When I started playing oldtime music in the 1960s, there were some truly great fiddlers, banjoist, and guitarists who had moved to Southern California from different parts of the Southeast U.S. I’ll talk about some of those that I played with and the music that I learned from them.”
1:00 – 2:00
Garden
Old-Time Clawhammer Banjo: Black String Band Music
with David Bragger
David Bragger will teach a banjo tune from the repertoire of the early Black banjo and fiddle duo Frazier & Patterson. Nathan Frazier & Frank Patterson were a rhythmically infectious Tennessee-based duo whose music has had a tremendous impact on countless old-time musicians. Their groove and syncopations are unparalleled. David will break down the tune phrase-by-phrase with the melodies and syncopations clearly explained and demonstrated. (David will teach the same tune in the FIDDLE WORKSHOP so attendees can play together and be rhythmically synced!)
2:00 – 3:00
Theater
Old-Time Fiddle with Bowing: Black String Band Music
with David Bragger
David Bragger will teach a fiddle tune from the repertoire of the early Black banjo and fiddle duo Frazier & Patterson. Nathan Frazier & Frank Patterson were a rhythmically infectious Tennessee-based duo whose music has had a tremendous impact on many current old-time musicians. Their groove and syncopations are unparalleled. David will break down the tune phrase-by-phrase with all of the BOWING clearly explained and demonstrated. (David will teach the same tune in the BANJO WORKSHOP so attendees can play together and be rhythmically synced!)
2:00 – 3:00
Garden
West Virginia Fiddle Tunes Jam
with Joe Wack
Come play some of Joe Wack’s favorite tunes of the mountain state of West Virginia from several old-time masters, in a variety of keys and tunings, fitting in as many as we can into an hour’s time. He’s looking forward to it!
3:00 – 4:00
Theater
Old Time Guitar
with Chris Berry
Open G tuning on guitar. Learn why one of the most popular banjo tunings works great on the guitar too. We’ll go over some basic licks and chords and learn a easy tune that will get you started doing some fingerpicking.
3:00 – 4:00
Garden
Harmony Singing
with Dee, Kelly, & Susan
Join Dee Farnsworth, Kelly Marie Martin, and Susan Platz for an Old-Time singing jam! One of the most joyful aspects of playing old time is singing out with friends. Bring your instrument and your vocal chords to join in as they sing and play a few of their favorite old time songs! Susan, Dee, and Kelly will provide lyrics and chords you can take home with you.
4:00 – 5:00
Theater
Square Dance Calling
with Jeremy Horton
Come learn to call your first Old Time Square Dance!
4:00 – 5:00
Garden
Midwest Tunes Jam
with Nick Bachman
This jam focuses on tunes from the Missouri Valley fiddling tradition. These Midwestern tunes have a spry feel and make for great dance music.
6:30 – 7:00
Theater
Flatfooting
with Ruth Alpert
You might have heard of Clogging, and perhaps you already clog. Flatfooting is an older style of foot percussion, in which your feet are the instrument and you play the tune along with the musicians.
If you have two feet and you can stand on them, I promise to get you Flatfooting! And even if you have two feet but can’t stand, I can get you chair dancing! And that includes all of you who think you have two left feet! (… you never get told you have two right feet, do you?)
Best to wear closed shoes, not flipflops, and low or no heels.