34 th Annual
June 27, 28 & 29, 2014
The Stray Birds
Altamont Fairgrounds
A family festival with the best in Folk, Celtic & World Music 8saturday stages&with 12o sunday
daytime derformances
• Musical Sessions • Participatory Jam Sessions • Instrument Learn-Hows
participatory dancing (on a wooden floor) Contras • English • Swing Acadian step-dancing • Clogging Community and Family Dances
Singing in Harmony
Family Activities
• Sacred Harp Singing (shape note) with Stefan Amidon, • Choral Workshop with Peter & Mary Alice Amidon, • Ballad Singing
• Great Groove Band for kids with school instruments • Boomwhacker Ensemble for kids • Roger the Jester & Stories • Todd’s Musical Petting Zoo
Juried Artisan Court
Instrument Exchange
Jewelry • Pottery • Instruments Clothing and more
Bring your unused instrument and buy one you’ll use.
Varieties of Food
THREE MAIN STAGE CONCERTS Friday, June 27, 6:30 pm MC: Bill Vanaver
Comas • Nanne, Ankie & Tseard Trio of Poets • Brooks Williams • Matuto Stuart Fuchs • The Stray Birds • Vishten Contra Dance (11pm) callers: George Marshall & Tim Van Egmond band: Swallowtail
Old Songs programs are made possible by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature.
Saturday, June 28, 6:30 pm
* Program Subject to Change
MC: John Roberts
Sunday, June 29, 4:00 pm special performance:
De Temps Antan • Cindy Mangsen & Steve Gillette • Long Time Courting Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman Vanaver Caravan • Lauren Sheehan Panache Quartet • Sheesham & Lotus & Son
featuring: Festival Choral Workshop
Contra Dance (11pm) caller: Will Mentor band: Nor’easter
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Carrying on… In Memory of… Louisa (Louis) Killen, Faith Petric, Allan Block, Bob McQuillen and Pete Seeger.
Fennig’s All-Stars • George Wilson Deb Cowan • John Roberts • John Kirk Sonny Ochs • and more
festival.oldsongs.org