Hello,
The schedules for the Florida Folk Festival over the Memorial Day
weekend 2007 are online. There are quite a few dulcimer events
(workshops, jam, performances) with several mountain dulcimerists and
there are some hammered dulcimer events too.
The schedules just came out yesterday--they are massive--so just take
a look here to see who will be there.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/folkfest/Highlights.cfmHere is where we will be!
Friday May 25 Mary Z. and Bob Cox/ Old Marble Stage--2:30 PM
Saturday May 26, Mary Z. and Bob Cox /Amphitheater (mainstage) 7:00 PM
Sunday May 27, Mary Z. and Bob Cox/Under the Oaks, 12:30 PM
Also, I will be teaching a mountain dulcimer workshop on Friday
(5PM), a banjo workshop on Saturday in the "Banjo Seed" area, and
will be at the Banjo Contest on Sunday.
I haven't studied the schedule--but I did see David Bede, Jan Milnar,
Susan Boyer Haley, & Ray Belanger's names on the schedule for various
dulcimer events during the weekend. There are probably more. This
festival is enormous and fun. It is reasonably priced and once you are
in--there is no additional charge for any of the workshops, jams,
performances etc. I think there is a small entry fee for the fiddle
and banjo contests.
Besides tons of international and domestic folk music--there are dance
and storytelling events, demonstrations, arts and crafts and food
vendors (good international fare--not just hot dogs and cokes) This
year's main Florida theme is Florida Cracker Cowboys--and they will
have some real ones there. (yes--they do still exist and you'll
recognize them immediately when you see them.
Bob and I will be polishing up our only cowboy tune on the mountain
dulcimer for our performances.
Hope to see you there!
Best wishes,
Mary Z.Cox
ps. If you are coming from out of state--try and find a motel room in
nearby Lake City. Yes, the fires are still burning--but so far the
Stephen Foster Park is not on fire and we are hopeful that they got
some of the rain that we got in Tallahassee on Sunday. Hopefully, the
fires will be out by then.
We don't have any fires in Tally, but there are so many in surrounding
counties that we have been breathing ash in the air for a couple weeks
now. Everyone is staying inside and running humidifiers--the air is
so dry I feel like I'm back in New Mexico.
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If you suspect you need a new dulcimer--you do. Trust your musical instincts. If a dulcimer calls to you to buy it, don't fight destiny. It was meant to be.
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