June 25, 26 & 27, 2010   Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY  
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2010 Old Songs Festival Performers
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performers 1

Peter & Mary Alice Amidon
     choral singing, folk songs

Babik
     fiery gypsy jazz from western NY   

Tony Barrand
     songs from England and Vermont

Cathy Barton & Dave Para
     songs from Missouri

Fern Bradley
     dance caller

Joe & Jesse Bruchac
     Abenaki tales, songs and lore

Debra Cowan
     trad. & contemporary songs

Ted Crane
     dance caller

Jeff Davis
     traditional American songs
     on fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin

Eleanor Ellis
     delta blues

Tim Eriksen
     northern roots music
     and shape-note singing

Ron Gordon
     festival jug band leader

Gadelle
     fiddle music & dance from PEI

Grand Picnic
     contra dance band

Groovemama
     old-time & Franco-American stringband

Kim & Reggie Harris
     empowering songs

Matt & Shannon Heaton
     Irish duo from Boston
     on flute, bouzouki and guitar

Joe Hickerson
     folk song encyclopedia

Illegal Contraband
     multi-faceted dance band

Billy Jonas
     songwriter, percussionist,
     one-man-band

performers 2

Alan Kaufman & the A-Kays
     old-time band

James Keelaghan
     Canadian singer/songwriter

Elizabeth LaPrelle
   & the Fruit Dodgers

     young Appalachian balladeer
     & family band

Madcat & Kane
     blues harmonica & guitar

Paul McKenna Band
     traditional music of Scotland

Moscow Nights
     traditional music of Russia

Brian Peters
     songs of the British Isles

The Puppet People
     puppet troupe

John Roberts
   
songs of the British Isles

Roger the Jester
     Juggling, mime and tomfoolery

Sally Rogers & Howie Bursen
    American folk on guitar,
    mtn. dulcimer, banjo

Fode Sissoko
    West African kora, drum & dance

Toby Stover
    piano & African drum

Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
    rib-tickling old-time tunes

Jake Thomas
    sign language interpreter

Becky Tracy & Keith Murphy
    New England folk tradition

Susan Trump
    folk songs, mtn. dulcimer pro

George Ward
    songs, ballads and stories

George Wilson
    foot-tapping music from all over

New Artist Program 10 new artists from New York City:
      Dan Costello & Rachel Devlin, Annie Crane, Debe Dalton, Elizabeth Devlin,
      Isaac Gillespie, John Houx, Joe Crow Ryan, Eric Wolfson, Alexa Woodward

 

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