2005-7 SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC APPEARANCES
2005:
May 13-15 – Banjo Camp North, Groton, MA. (Instructor) http://mugwumps.com/bcn.html
June 4 -- Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo, MD (mini-concert and fiddle workshop) www.fsgw.org
June 10-11 – Henry Reed Memorial Fiddlers Convention, Glen Lyn, VA. (Teaching a two-morning fiddle workshop.)
http://www.gilesmountainstringband.com/henryreed.html
June 12-18 – Northeast Heritage Music Camp, Johnson State University, Johnson, VT. (Instructor)
www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com
June 19-25 – Lady of the Lake Dance Camp, sponsored by the Spokane Folklore Society at a camp on Coeur d’Alene Lake,
ID. (Fiddler and teacher) http://www.ladyofthelake.org
July 17-23 – Swannanoa Gathering (Old-Time Week), Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC. (Instructor)
http://www.swangathering.org
August 13 – Indiana Fiddlers Convention, Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, IN. (Performer)
August 14-21 – Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, near Estes Park, CO. (Instructor)
http://www.rmfiddle.com
Sept. 10 – Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contest, Lowell, MA. (Judge) http://www.nps.gov/lowe/2002/banjofiddle/
Sept. 25-Oct. 15 – UK tour with banjoist Ken Perlman.
CLICK HERE to view the schedule of our UK Tour.
Oct. 19-23 – American Folklore Society annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.
http://www.afsnet.org/annualmeet/index.cfm
Oct. 26 – Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC (lecture)
Nov. 1-2 – Brown University, Providence, RI (workshop, lecture-concert)
Nov. 3 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (lecture-concert)
November 4-13 – NORTHEAST TOUR (Alan Jabbour, fiddle, Ken Perlman, banjo)
Nov. 4 -- Brooklyn, NY. The Good Coffee House Music Parlor, Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture,
53 Prospect Park West. Info: tina@jamesreams.com, http://www.bsec.org/events/coffeehouse
Nov. 6 – Maynard, MA. Concert, Sit ‘n’ Bull Tavern, Info: kathy@planetbanjo.com www.planetbanjo.com
Nov 7 -- Montpelier, VT. Fiddle and banjo workshops. Info: foodsong@sover.net
Nov. 8 -- Montpelier, VT. Concert. Unitarian Church, Main St. Info: foodsong@sover.net
Nov 9 -- Quebec City, Canada. House Concert. La Miellerie," St. Agapit, PQ. Info: monicpol@globetrotter.net 418-728-2834.
Nov. 10 – Ottawa, Ontario. House concert. Info: stephens@magma.ca
Nov. 11 – Maberly, Ontario. Concert, The Maberly Hall. Info: jenny_whiteley@hotmail.com. Tickets: 613-278-0689.
Nov 12 -- Montreal, Canada. Afternoon fiddle and banjo workshops; 8 p.m. concert. The Green Room, 5386 St. Laurent.
Info: mattlarge@tisec.com
Nov. 13 – Toronto, Canada. Afternoon fiddle and banjo workshops; evening concert, The Tranzac Club.
Info: s.pritchard1@sympatico.ca
(End of Northeast tour with Ken Perlman)
December 3 -- Washington, VA. Fiddle-banjo concert with Ken Perlman, The Theatre.
Info: http://www.theatre-washington-va.com, 540-675- 1253, theatreva@aol.com
December 4 -- Charlottesville, VA, afternoon fiddle and banjo workshops, The Prism, 214 Rugby Road.
Info: http://www.theprism.org, (434) 97-PRISM
Dec. 11 -- Bala Cynwyd, PA. Program, Philadelphia Folksong Society, home of Dan and Robbie Ruvin, 167 N. Latch’s Lane.
Info: Jody Kolodzey, kolodzey@pobox.upenn.edu.
2007:
Feb. 9 – Arlington, VA. 7-9 p.m. house concert, with Ken Perlman on banjo, at home of Lew Stern.
Contact: Lew Stern, (703) 920-8511, brooklynbanjoboy@comcast.net.
Feb. 10 – Washington, VA. 8 p.m. concert at The Theatre at Washington, Virginia. Contact: Wendy Weinberg, (540) 547-3993
or 540-675-1253, theatreva@aol.com, http://www.theatre-washington-va.com.
March 12 – Williamsburg, VA. Keynote lecture-concert for annual meeting of Virginia Association of Museums.
Contact: Margo Carlock, Executive Director, Virginia Association of Museums, 804-788-5821, mcarlock@vamuseums.org.
Mar. 16-18 – High Springs, FL. Fiddle instructor at Suwannee Banjo Camp, O’Leno State Park.
Contact: Ken Perlman, kenperlman@aol.com.
March 19-24 – Mountain View, AR. Fiddle instructor at Ozark Folk School, Ozark Folk Center.
Contact: Carl Adkins, Music Director, (870) 269-3851, carl.adkins@arkansas.gov, http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com.
March 30-31 – Dade City, FL. Guest of honor at 25th Annual Florida Old Time Music Championship, Sertoma Youth Ranch,
Dade City. Contact: Jim Strickland, (813) 991-4774, http://www.fotmc.org, mrethnic@msn.com.
April 2 -- St. Leo, FL. 7:30 p.m. concert at St. Leo University. Contact: Jim Strickland, (813) 991-4774, mrethnic@msn.com.
June 16 – Johnson, VT. Concert of faculty for Northeast Heritage Music Camp (see next item).
June 17-23 – Johnson, VT. Fiddle teacher at Northeast Heritage Music Camp, Johnson State College.
Contact: Ken Perlman, (812) 334-7992, kenperlman@aol.com.
July 15-21 – Caldwell, ID. New Harmonies: Exploring American Roots Music. A summer institute for Idaho teachers,
sponsored by the Idaho Humanities Council. Contact: Rick Ardinger, Executive Director, Idaho Humanities Council,
208-345-5346, Rick@idahohumanities.org.
July 21 – Boise, ID. 8:00 p.m. American Roots Music Concert. Featuring Hal Cannon, Alan Jabbour, and Rosalie Sorrels.
Esther Simplot Performing Arts Center, 9th and Myrtle. Contact: Dave Daley, 208-344-3538, daley2004@earthlink.net.
August 5-11 – Swannanoa, NC. Fiddle instructor during Fiddle Week of Swannanoa Gathering, Warren Wilson College.
Contact: Jim Magill, Director, Swannanoa Gathering, jmagill@warren-wilson.edu, (828) 273-2419.
Sept. 16 – Takoma Park, MD. Performer on fiddle (with John Schwab on guitar) at Takoma Park Folk Festival,
11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Road.
Contact: Fred Stollnitz, fstollnitz@comcast.net, (301) 681-5748.
October 13 – Chestertown, MD. Presenter at “Behind the Scenes: An Afternoon of American Music” at a benefit for
St. Martin’s Ministries at Chester River Yacht and Country Club.
Contact: Jim Anderson, (410) 778-4165, winandjim@hotmail.com.
October 17-21 – Quebec City, Quebec. Participating in the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society.
November 13 – College Park, MD. 8:30-11:00 p.m. Fiddler for Hot Squares square dance, Cherry Hill RV Park Conference
Center. Contact: Janine Smith, janineandmatt@msn.com, http://home.comcast.net/~hotsquares/.
2006:
Jan. 7 – Washington DC, Fiddle workshop, home of Ulrike Brauneis, 2863 29th St. NW, Washington DC.
Info: 202-462-2876, ulrike@brauneis.us
Jan. 8 – Glen Echo, MD. Play (with John Schwab) at Folklore Society of Greater Washington dance, Spanish Ballroom,
Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD.
Jan. 15-21 – Brasstown, NC. John C. Campbell Folk School (Instructor) www.folkschool.org
Jan. 21-Feb. 5 – SOUTHEASTERN TOUR (Alan Jabbour, fiddle, Ken Perlman, banjo)
Jan. 21 -- Sautee, GA. Evening dance at Sautee Community Center. Info: Peter Bull, 706-476-6229
Jan. 22 – Union Grove, NC. 3:00 PM concert, The Cook Shack. Info: Tom and Gail Watts, tomgwatts@adelphia.net
cookshackshows@adelphia.net, 704-528-5060, uniongrovemusic.site.voila.fr
Jan. 23 -- Charlotte, NC. 7:00-10:00 PM. fiddle and banjo workshops, home of Tom Hanchett and Carol Sawyer, 1609 The
Plaza. Info: Jon Singleton, 704-536-4843, fiddlejon@aol.com
Jan. 24 – Tryon, NC. 7:00 PM house concert, home of Claude Graves. Info: Claude Graves,
828-894-8091, lilmtn@teleplex.net
Jan. 25 – Cullowhee, NC. 5:30 PM concert at the Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina University.
Info: Suzanne McDowell, Mt. Heritage Center, 828-227-7129, http://www.wcu.edu/mhc/calander.htm
January 26 – Boone, NC. Afternoon fiddle and banjo workshops at Jones House (Watauga County Arts Council),
Boone; 7:30 PM concert at Appalachian State University. Contact Mark Freed, philburs@yahoo.com.
Jan. 27 – Cookeville, TN. 7:00 PM house concert at home of Howie Acuff and Delnora Reed Acuff,
931-510-0483, howie@frontiernet.net
Jan. 28 – Hermitage, TN. 2-5 PM fiddle and banjo workshops, 7-9 PM house concert, 9-11 PM jam at home of Ron and Diane
Ault, 309 Canberra, 615-884-8074 fiddletoon@bellsouth.net , www.rondiane.org
Jan. 29 – Birmingham, AL. 4:00 PM Concert at Bare Hands Gallery, 109 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. S.
Info: Wendy Jarvis, 205-324-2124 wendyjarvis@barehandsgallery.com
Jan. 30 -- Dowling Park, FL. 7:00 PM concert at Advent Christian Village. Info: 386-658-5400.
Also 10:00 AM program for seniors on Jan 31.
Jan. 31 -- Tallahassee, FL. 7:00 PM house concert at home of Hank Taylor, 10210 Miccosukee Rd.,
850-877-6210, maddyhank@aol.com.
Feb. 2 -- Tampa, FL. 7:30 PM concert at Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa,11400 Morris Bridge Rd.
Info: Gloria Holloway, 813-837-6572, gshello@tampabay.rr.com.
Feb. 3 – Delray Beach, FL. Concert at home of Robert Wood, robertj7@bellsouth.net
Feb. 4 – Winter Haven, FL. Concert at Lakeside Music Room, 604 30th St., N.W.
(must call for reservations) Info: Sally Anderson, 863-293-1510, sandhd@verizon.net
Feb. 5 – Gainesville, FL. Dance, Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society, Thelma Bolton Rec. Center, 516 NE 2nd Ave.,3-7 p.m.
End of Southeast Tour with Ken Perlman
March 16 -- Jacksonville, FL. Symposium on collecting folk music and oral history, followed by concert, University of North
Florida (Participant). Info: 978-534-6407, kenperlman@aol.com, or Ron Kephart, UNF, rkephart@unf.edu
March 17-19 -- High Springs, FL. Suwannee Old Time Banjo Camp, O'Leno State Park (Instructor).
Info: 978-534-6407, kenperlman@aol.com, www.suwanneebanjocamp.com.
March 30-April 2 – Lexington, KY. Lecture-concert, John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, University of Kentucky.
Info: Ron Pen, 859-257-8183, rapen01@uky.edu
April 2 – Bowling Green, KY. 2-5 PM, fiddle workshop, Western Kentucky University.
Reservations and information: Erika Brady, Western Kentucky, Erika.Brady@wku.edu, (270) 745-5902.
April 5 – Bowling Green, KY. Evening lecture on “Cemetery Decoration in the Great Smoky Mountains.” Information: Michael
Ann Williams, Western Kentucky University, Michael.Williams@wku.edu, (270) 745-5898.
April 7 – Greensboro, NC. Afternoon lecture during all-day symposium and master of ceremonies for evening concert, NC
MUSIC FEST: A Celebration of North Carolina String Band Traditions, University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Information:
Prof. Gavin Douglas, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, gddougla@uncg.edu.
May 4 - Haifa, Israel. Lecture at the The University of Haifa. Subject: Henry Reed and the Heisenberg Principle: Adventures
of a Documentarian among Fiddlers. The lecture will take place at University of Haifa in Eshkol Tower,
20th floor, room 2001.
May 19-21 – Groton, MA. Fiddle instructor, Banjo Camp North. Info: www.mugwumps.com
May 26-27- Union Grove, NC. Performer (with Ken Perlman), Fiddler’s Grove festival. Info: Henry Van Hoy, (336) 751-2171,
hvh@mvhlaw.com.
June 2-4 -- Lansing, MI. Fiddle instructor, Midwest Banjo Camp. Info: http://www.midwestbanjocamp.com,
info@midwestbanjocamp.com
June 9-10 -- Glen Lyn, VA. Two-day fiddle workshop,10 AM-12 noon each day, at Henry Reed Memorial Fiddlers Convention,
Glen Lyn Park. Information and registration: Alan Jabbour, 202-333-1089, jabbour@myexcel.com
June 11-17 -- Johnson, VT. Northeast Heritage Music Camp (Instructor). Info: 978-534-6407
kenperlman@aol.com, www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com.
June 19-21 – Columbus, OH. Speaker at symposium on “Arab-American Family Immigration Sagas,” Ohio State University.
Info: Sabra Webber, webber.1@osu.edu, 614-299-2569
June 23-25 -- Altamont, NY. Guest performer (with Ken Perlman), Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music & Dance. Altamount
Fairgrounds, 100 Main St. Info: http://www.oldsongs.org/festival/index.html, 518-765-2815
July 26-30 -- Aberdeen, Scotland. Speaker and performer at The North Atlantic Fiddle Convention 2006.
Info: Dr. Ian Russell, Director, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, tel. 01224 272996,
elphinstone@abdn.ac.uk, http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/events/nafco06/index.shtml
Aug. 6-12 -- Swannanoa, NC. Instructor at Swannanoa Gathering (Fiddle Week), Warren Wilson College.
Info: 828-298-3434, gathering@warren-wilson.edu, http://www.swangathering.org
Aug. 14-20 – Mountain View, AR. Weeklong fiddle workshop at Ozark Folk Center. Contact: Elliott Hancock, Assistant
Manager, Ozark Folk Center, 870-269-3851, Elliott.Hancock@arkansas.gov.
Sep. 10 – Takoma Park, MD. Performance at Takoma Park Folk Festival. Contact: Fred Stollnitz, 301-681-5748,
fstollnitz@comcast.net.
Sep. 24 – Blue Ridge Music Center, Galax, VA. 1:00 p.m. lecture-concert, "Close Encounters with the Appalachian Fiddle:
Tunes and Stories Gathered from Stalking the Wild Fiddle Tune"; 3:00-6:00 p.m. fiddle workshop.
Reservations: 276-236-5309 or contact Mindy DeCesar, Blue Ridge Parkway, 540-745-9680, Mindy_DeCesar@nps.gov,
http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org.
Oct. 8 – Roxbury, NY. Performance with Ken Perlman for annual festival, Fiddlers 13, sponsored by Roxbury Arts.
Info: Ann Epner, aepner@roxburyartsgroup.org, 607-326-7908
Oct. 13-15 -- Groton, MA. Fiddle instructor at Old Time Music Camp North.
Info: Mike Holmes, 781-209-1130, mholmes@mugwumps.com, www.mugwumps.com/otm.html
Nov. 9-10 – Tuscaloosa, AL. Lecture and fiddle workshop, University of Alabama. Contact: James Hall, Director, New School,
jhall2@nc.ua.edu.
Nov. 11 – Tuscaloosa, AL. Lecture on Decoration Day traditions in the South, meeting of Alabama Folklife Association.
Contact: Jim Hall, jhall2@nc.ua.edu.