the
30th annual Old Songs Festival June
25, 26 & 27, 2010
Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY
Old
Songs is
a family-friendly festival of folk, traditional, Celtic and
world music and dance, known for its relaxed atmosphere,
interactive sessions and workshops,hands-on experience and
participatory nature. In addition to three
concerts there are 120
daytime workshops given by performers. Also
featured are a juried craft
show, food
and instrument vendors, and a well-run children's
activity area. Click on the links at left
for more information.
Feedback Form If you didn't get a chance to fill out a
feedback form at the festival, you can get an online
version here. Fill it out no later than August 15, 2010.
For
a great re-cap of
the 2010 Festival,
read the report on Ron
Olesko's Folk Music Notebook. Ron is the host
of WFDU-FM's long running folk show Traditions.
Joe Cavanaugh of Connecticut's WHUS radio did a nice
write-up, too.
Also check out Jeff
Doran's lively, detailed account of the 2009
festival at
www.folklinks.com. Jeff came for the first time, all the way from Nova
Scotia, and his impressions
of Old Songs are well worth reading.
Old
Songs Festival on YouTube Susan
Trump sent us a link to her YouTube page, where you can watch
4 of her performances from this year's festival: www.youtube.com/user/susantrump
Video
presentationon the Old
Songs Festival prepared for our application to the NY State
Music Fund gives a great overview of the exciting array
of performances one can experience at the festival. Time:
3 min. 11 sec.
2010 Performers Paul
McKenna Band
Matt & Shannon Heaton
Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
Elizabeth
LaPrelle
& the Fruit Dodgers
Billy
Jonas
Madcat & Kane
Moscow Nights
Babik
Gadelle
Tim Eriksen
James Keelaghan
Sally Rogers
& Howie
Bursen
Joe Hickerson
Joe & Jesse
Bruchac
Groovemama
George Ward
Brian Peters
Cathy Barton
& Dave
Para
Kim & Reggie Harris
Keith
Murphy
& Becky Tracy
Debra Cowan
Tony
Barrand
Jeff Davis
Alan Kaufman & the
A-Ks
Susan Trump
The Amidons
The Puppet
People
Fode Sissoko
Toby Stover
Roger
the Jester
Illegal Contraband
John
Roberts
Eleanor Ellis
Ron Gordon
Grand
Picnic
Fern Bradley
Ted Crane
Dan Costello & Rachel Devlin
Annie Crane
Debe Dalton
Elizabeth Devlin
Isaac Gillespie
John Houx
Joe Crow Ryan
Eric Wolfson
Alexa Woodward
See the complete list
We saw the following video made by the Maxwell
family after the 2009 festival, loved it, and decided we should
try an annual contest. The Maxwells fell in love with the French
Canadian band Reveillons! last
year and put this together as a tribute
to them:
To enter the contest, create a video celebrating
some aspect of your experience at the 2010 Old Songs Festival,
put
it up on YouTube, and send us an email with the link and
your intention to enter the contest, no later than October 30,
2010. Also include your name, address and phone#. The winner
will receive
two all-festival tickets to the 2011 Old Songs
Festival.
VIDEO GUIDELINES
Note that video taping and recording of festival performances
is not permitted.
Other video footage taken at the festival may be used if the
permission of those involved is obtained. The use of commercially
available music, such as music from a CD by a festival performer
is subject to copyright law. Please obtain permission from the
artist if you plan to use their work.
View PHOTOS
from the 2008 festival.
(check back for 2009 photos)