July 23, 2014

Princeton, BC 15 - 17 August 2014

7th Annual

Princeton Traditional Music Festival Free Admission

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome from the Committee...................................Page 3 The Festival and Princeton's Musical Heritage .........Page 4 A Note of Thanks.......................................................Page 5 Our History - Museums.............................................Page 6 Dignitary Welcomes...................................................Page 7 Me Fadder was an Irish Catholic Arab Newfoundlander.........................................................Page 8 Article-Stuart James...................................................Page 9 Article- Welcome Jeff Warner..................................Page 10 Performers................................................................Page 12 Music Workshops.......................................... Page 16 & 17 Performers................................................................Page 18 Article - Belly Dancing for Beginners.....................Page 30

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From the Festival Committee

t’s our seventh year, and once again we welcome Princetonites, their friends and relations and our many visitors to this year’s Traditional Music Festival. We hope as always to present the best of traditional music from our region, province and country, and we are very happy to welcome all the musicians, singers and dancers who give their time, experience and talent so freely this weekend. We thank, too, the advertisers in this who make this Program Guide possible – please remember them when it’s time to purchase. We thank our Town and our District, the BC Government as well as our federal government for their financial support, which make and keep this festival free to all.

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Back Row: Derek Winter, Stu James, Pat Schmunk, Marjorie Holland, Jon Bartlett Middle Row: Mary Masiel, Darnella Armitage, Cheryl Piket, Ole Juul Front Row: Rika Ruebsaat, Johanna Nott, missing: Del Hall

OPEN STAGE There will be an open stage at the Golden Hills Coffee Shop at 141 Bridge Street from noon until 4 p.m. on Saturday. There are no microphones at this stage but there will be a signup sheet at the stage as well as an MC to introduce each performer. The Open Stage is open to anyone who wants to perform. At other times during the Festival Golden Hills welcomes informal jam sessions.

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The Festival and Princeton’s Musical Heritage

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rinceton is a mining community in the interior plateau of BC, founded in the mid nineteenth century as a farming and ranching area.

Princeton began to flourish as a town with the triple discoveries of gold, of coal, and of copper in the surrounding areas. It was also the junction of the Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Princeton Train Station (the building is now Railway and the Kettle Valley Railway. Ranching is still a strong contribused by Booster Juice and Subway).

Princeton Archives utor to the local economy. Logging is currently one of the town’s economic mainstays with the Weyerhaeuser mill providing many full-time jobs.

Coal mine workers.

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The opening of mines in the early part of the century and the subsequent emergence of the logging industry brought people to the town to work, and each new arrival brought with them a musical heritage. That musical heritage was first explored in the mid nineteen sixties by Phil Thomas, and is included in his collection now deposited in the Aural History Archives in Victoria. Two Princeton residents, Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat, have

explored the archives in the Princeton Museum for evidences of that tradition in print. Their work has resulted in the publication of a CD, “Now It’s Called Princeton”, the proceeds of the sale of which go to maintain the Festival. They also published in the fall of 2011 their collection of verse, poetry and songs titled Dead Horse on the Tulameen: Settler verse from BC’s Similkameen Valley (Canadian Folk Workshop, Princeton).

The book also contains historical essays on the development of the Princeton area and archival photographs.

This tradition forms the foundation of the Princeton Traditional Music Society, which is organizing this Festival. Performers are chosen on the basis of their knowledge of heritage musical traditions of the Princeton area such as fiddle tunes and logging and mining songs. The Festival thus provides a forum in which the community as well as visitors can experience and become familiar with the rediscovered regional and local traditional music.

Providing opportunities for the public to experience and participate in the arts.

Welcome to the 7th annual Princeton Traditional Music Festival Enjoy your weekend!

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THE POWER OF MUSIC

A little story about cheering up an old man’s life for just a few minutes.

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his Festival could not be run without the generous assistance we have been offered by so many people - our performers, volunteers, and billeters, not to mention the many businesses in our area who support us by advertising here. A huge thank you to them all! Thank you to Lisa Carleton for all her hard work and donated time doing the layout of the Festival Guide. Thank you to Princeton Septic for the donated use of the porta-potties and thank you to Happy Hollow Farm for the donation of lamb to feed the organizing committee after the Festival. Funding for the Festival comes from donations from Festival attendees, from the Copper Mountain Mine as well as grants from the Town of Princeton, the Regional District of Okanagan­Similkameen, and the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program of Canadian Heritage.

In addition, we acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program

Nous reconnaissons l’appui financier du gouvernement du Canada par l’entremise du Patrimoine canadien, Le programme développement des communautés par le biais des arts et du patrimoine

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’m a Community Health Care worker. One of my clients (I’ll call him Bill) used to play guitar and banjo when he was young and able, so to cheer him up a bit, I asked a friend of mine (I’ll call him Sam) who plays banjo, to come over to Bill’s house to play some.

Bill’s very frail these days, can barely sit up and struggles for every breath he takes – but this day was quite different. As I introduced Sam, Bill sat up and was quite excited. They hit it off well, chatting back and forth.

As I sat there listening and watching, I noticed Bill watching Sam closely as he played. I could see he was so happy and “in the moment” watching Sam play his banjo and singing his songs for him. Bill actually got a smile on his face, and that really warmed my heart.

This old soul had forgotten for those thirty minutes his severe case of shortness of breath - he never once mentioned it or gasped for air. He had his pack of cigarettes in his hand the whole time, but never lit one up. ~ Anonymous

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he Similkameen valley was settled between 1860 and 1900, and runs “from mines to wines” – from the mining communities of Tulameen, Coalmont, and Princeton to the agricultural orchards and vineyards of Keremeos and Cawston. The valley has three fine Museums, in the towns of Princeton, Hedley and Keremeos. Here you’ll find photo and document collections, historical artifacts and a wealth of local knowledge about the foundation and settlements of the communities throughout the valley, and the coming of the railway that united the communities in 1909. Visit these museums and get to know your valley!

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It’s that time of year again when over a hundred talented traditional musicians get together with the citizens of the Princeton area to make three days of fine music, song and dance. To those of you who are here for the first time, I promise you a memorable experience. To those for whom this is becoming a regular high point of the year, I say “welcome back!”

Our thanks as always go out to the citizens, who open their homes (and their hearts) to the musical throng; to the organizers in the Princeton Traditional Music Society, for bringing back to our attention the musical traditions of the region, and for all their devoted attention to detail which makes this a very special Festival; and to the performers themselves, who give their art so freely and share it so readily.

BRAD HOPE Area H Director Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Welcome to the 2014 Princeton Traditional Music Festival!

This weekend, we celebrate the cultural heritage of the Similkameen Valley and farther afield with many vibrant musical performances and workshops. Our region’s rich musical roots stirred in 2008 when founders Rika Ruebsaat and Jon Bartlett organized the first Princeton Traditional Music Festival.

Today, whether you are a long-time participant or a first-time visitor, we look forward to sharing with you our musical heritage and homegrown traditions. Many thanks to the Princeton Traditional Music Festival Society and to our performers, participants, organizers, supporters, and visitors. I wish you all a great time here exploring our musical community and beautiful country – enjoy!

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7th Annual Princeton Traditional Music Festival On behalf of our fine citizens we again extend a warm and heartfelt welcome as you join us for our 7th annual Princeton Traditional Music Festival.

Traditional Music is an integral part of our community culture, reinforcing the values we "Princetonites" hold so dear. To Jon, Rika and their dedicated volunteers and generous sponsors, we extend our sincere thanks and appreciation.

Please sit back, relax and enjoy three fun-filled days with these great vocalists and talented musicians.

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It is always a pleasure to welcome visitors and participants to the Princeton Traditional Music Festival.

Over the past few years, I have had the pleasure of participating in the festival as well as watching top quality performers from all over North America.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jon Bartlett, Rika Ruebsaat and other dedicated volunteers for making this even possible.

Enjoy your stay in Princeton and come back again.

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ME FADDER WAS AN IRISH CATHOLIC ARAB NEWFOUNDLANDER Now me Mudder was an English Catholic townie Newfoundlander And me Fadder was a singer with the band And he played with all his brudders, nephews, cousins and some others And they were the greatest showmen in the land.

They played Pepperrell and Argentia and the people in Placentia Said ‘Look out, them crazy Arabs are in town’ If you see them with a Camel then it well might be a mammal Not the kind you smoke when Mudder ain’t around.

~ Words and music by Janet Michael Me Fadder was an Irish Catholic Arab Newfoundlander And me Mudder was the ruler of the roost And she cooked a meal of flippers while me Fadder made taboulleh And at Christmas he gave Mom a little goose Which she stuffed with bread and savoury while me Fadder made salaybies That we smothered with molasses and Good Luck Which in Newfoundland means butter and that rhymes quite well with Mudder Who looked after us while Fadder made a buck.

Now me Mudder and me Fadder lived in harmony together Well in harmony at least some of the time, For they made four healthy babies, one young duffer and three ladies Well, three ladies during Lent and Christmas time And the Sisters and the Brudders oh, the Priests and all their Mudders Yes the Pope himself in Rome was filled with pride For me Fadder he had rhythm, and me Mudder she had rhythm But she had a rhythm of a different kind.

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am looking forward to hearing this whimsical song

by Janet Michael at our festival. It’s appropriate that she should sing it here, because it is itself part of the process it describes, as is the coming together of disparate traditions that is one of the defining characteristics of a festival such as this.

The Newfoundland of the song can be seen in some respects as a microcosm of the North-American experience as a whole. (It is too early yet to speak of Canada). People came there to fish, to log the forests, to till the soil, to mine the coal, to make and sell their wares, and to settle.

They brought their skills, their languages and ways; and they brought their music, to celebrate and share their experience of the new found land, and in shaping it, they shaped themselves. What this particular song does, it seems to me, is to point out what multiculturalism means on the ground, as opposed to what it means as ‘policy’. In Newfoundland’s case the original settlement, nourished by immigration largely from Dorset and Ireland, and the French settlers from New France, was augmented by people from ‘away’- Chinese from the west coast, escorted on trains, carrying one-way tickets; the ‘Arabs’ of the song, a small but influential community mainly from the Levant, (later Lebanon), who came to escape the Turkish yoke, and who added their own experience to the rich mix of cultures in Newfoundland. (Janet’s family was part perhaps part of this movement), and whose arrival coincided with the opening up of new centres of employment and the migration to the towns of populations hitherto isolated in the outports. They too brought their music and songs with them, adding to the cross-cultural mix, which drew on and transformed the music. Here you have not just the orange and green, but the whole spectrum, (in the case of this particular song, in one family!). There is no doubt that all these currents of settlement were a catalyst for the radical transformation of the communities in which they settled, and of Newfoundland as a whole. This dynamic played out in what was to become Canada, as well as in rest of the American continent, and the rest of the world. Janet’s song points all this out in a matter-of-fact and humorous way.

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I am continually struck, as an English-born Canadian, at the degree to which diversity is celebrated here, free (though only recently and only relatively free), of the communal tensions that persist today in many parts of the Old World. Here there is nothing particularly weird about a group of people, intrigued by a musical culture they did not grow up in, unabashedly appropriating it for themselves, as does Orkestar Šlivovica with the Balkan music they perform, and in which they excel.

As a species we have been making music and dancing to it for most if not all of our history and prehistory; indeed, music is part of a social toolbox of skills, including language, that have shaped us as a species from our very beginnings. There is in the archaeological record tantalizing evidence that we have been making music together for at least 35,000 years, when our ancestors fashioned pipes from the wing-bones of birds. We haven’t stopped making music since. It is also a ubiquitous and intensely social activity, and as such part of what makes us human. But, just as capitalism transforms all the products of human labour (including labour itself), into commodities to be bought and sold in the market, it is inevitable that it should also commodify the production of culture, including music. In face of this trend, it is inspiring to know that traditional music - by which I mean music that is generated in the community, that remains rooted in it, and that derives nourishment from it - persists against the countervailing pressures of the selfdesignated, but aptly labelled, ‘music industry’. So here’s to all expressions of this uniquely human endeavour that we are pleased to call traditional music; to the fiddlers, pipers, singers, guitarists, accordionists, banjo players, oudists, belly dancers and morris dancers, who, rooted in the various traditions they explore, combine to make this particular celebration of traditional music such a remarkable event.

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The Princeton Festival Welcomes Jeff Warner

he Princeton Traditional Music Festival is focussed on traditional song and music, an art form which speaks to our history and teaches us something about ourselves.

Frank and Anne travelled throughout the United States east coast beginning in 1938, meeting old-time singers and collecting their songs and stories.

The fascinating story of their collecting is found in Anne’s book. It was Frank and Anne who “discovered” Frank Proffitt and brought to international attention the song “Tom Dooley”.

This music originates from the very people whose lives it chronicles.

It is not only an expression of life on the sea, in work camps, mines, and factories, but it also speaks of childhood and family life. This is not the music of concert halls, but rather that of the streets, pubs, picket lines, weddings, funerals, and family kitchens. In short, this is music that belongs everywhere, and to everyone.

In defining this art form it is impossible to ignore the non-verbal expressions which are closely related, inspired by, or directly associated with it. One cannot dissociate dance from the music. In the same vein, where there are musicians there will always be an instrumental narrative, even just for the simple joy of playing. Often too, these non-verbal expressions are inspired by the same environment or events which gave birth to the purely

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oral traditions. In the end, this art is all about the human condition and tells the story of our cultures and where we came from.

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John Galusha (“Yankee John”) at age 80, 1939

We are delighted to have with us at this year’s Festival someone who grew up with this collection of songs and with these collectors. Jeff Warner, with his brother Gerret, spent many months travelling with their parents in the hunt for traditional song and music. Jeff grew up listening to the songs and stories of his father Frank and the traditional singers his parents met during their folksong collecting trips through rural America. He accompanied his parents on their later field trips and is the editor of his mother’s book, Traditional American Folk Songs: From the Anne and Frank Warner Collection. He is producer of the two-CD set, Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still, the Warners’ recordings of rural singers, many of them born in Victorian times. “The scion of one of the nation’s most eminent families of folksong collectors, he represents a tradition that is fundamentally Mr. & Mrs. Galusha with Jeff Warner, unbroken since preindustrial times”, Minerva, New York, 1946 said Stuart Frank, Senior Curator at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

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ALEX ATAMANENKO It is with great pleasure that we once again welcome Princeton’s Member of Parliament, Alex Atamanenko, to the Festival. Alex has been singing for many years both as a solo performer and with a group called the Balladeers. He performs regularly in seniors’ homes in the Castlegar area. Alex will be singing Canadian folk songs, songs of the 1960’s folk revival as well as songs in Russian, a language he learned at home.

BEVAN BARTLETT Bevan Bartlett grew up steeped in traditional music. He has been attending folk music events since before he can remember and performed at many as a youngster. Having been lost to the dark side of drumloops and synthesizers for the last fifteen years, he now returns to his musical roots, bringing with him a highly developed taste for emotive music. He will be singing and playing traditional songs from Europe and North America, with the help of an accordion, a guitar and his mother.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 JON BARTLETT & RIKA RUEBSAAT Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat are the founders of this festival and have been singing together for nearly forty years. Their repertoire ranges from sea shanties and traditional ballads to logging and mining songs.

Their particular love is the songs of BC. They have collected songs in Princeton newspapers dating as far back as 1900. The result of this research is their CD, “Now It’s Called Princeton: Songs and Poems from the Upper Similkameen” which contains 27 Similkameen songs and poems, and a book, Dead Horse on the Tulameen: Settler Verse from BC’s Similkameen Valley, that contains over 150 of these songs and poems as well as historical background and photographs. The book, the Similkameen CD and their other CDs will be for sale at the Festival. Visit their website at www.jonandrika.org LAURA BASSETT Laura Bassett is a New Hampshire native who grew up with folk music and the sea shanties of the Mystic Seaport Music Festival. She discovered the active folk singing community in Boston, and when she moved to Seattle she began singing ballads and shanties. She has a love of sharing songs that tell good stories.

CLADDACH Claddach from Kelowna sings traditional and contemporary songs that illuminate social and/ or political aspects of the human condition. They do it for fun! Claddach consists of Rob Corbett, Lorraine Helgerson and Ross McRae. Claddach has CDs for sale at the Festival.

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COMING AND GOING Coming and Going from Vancouver consists of Don Davidson on mandolin and Michael Burnyeat on fiddle. They met at the Jericho Folk Club jam sessions. Soon Michael was leading those sessions and when the opportunity to play elsewhere arose, he asked Don to accompany him. Their duo, Coming and Going, have performed at venues such as the UBC Apple Festival, the Blueberry Festival, the Scottish Cultural Heritage Centre and at last year’s Princeton Traditional Music Festival. They remain popular buskers at Vancouver farmers’markets CHRIS CORRIGAN & ÁINE CORRIGAN-FROST Chris Corrigan has played folk music for the better part of 35 years. When he met Jon and Rika on Bowen Island where he lives he became obsessed with creating songs that celebrate place and community. He makes songs about Bowen in the tradition of BC’s song makers. He is joined this year by his daughter Áine, who was raised on these songs about her home.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 THE DIGGERS The Diggers from the Lower Mainland consist of Earle Peach, musician, social activist and conductor of Solidarity Notes Labour Choir, Regina Brennan, retired union rep for the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and Dan Keeton, freelance journalist and host of “Union Made” on Coop Radio. In song and story the Diggers build a sense of the evolution of workers’ rights, won through hard-fought campaigns.

Accompanying themselves on a variety of instruments, they bring to life labour’s songs and stories.

THE DRUNKEN MAIDENS The Drunken Maidens from Seattle consist of Lori Bellamy, Liz Savage and Helen Gilbert. They were brought together through their love of ancient British dance and folk music. Joining forces as The Drunken Maidens, they walk on the tipsy side of life with tight harmonies, good scotch and dark tea. The Maidens have been working hard to build a repertoire of traditional songs and strong female harmonies, with the intent to add original works and instrumental pieces over time. Their journey together has already been filled with adventure won’t you join them for the ride?

ERRATICA Erratica from Vancouver is an all-purpose kitchen party band performing songs and tunes from a variety of folk traditions in a variety of ways and on a variety of instruments. Don Davidson, Bernard Gobin, Jane Slemon and Cameron Stewart make up this gang of four. Erratica has CDs for sale at the Festival. Visit their website at www.erratica.ca

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WORKSHOPS

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ANTIPODEAN SONGS Saturday 11 – 12 pm Museum Stage This workshop will feature songs from below the equator.

Jon Bartlett, David Kessler, Jill King and Bob Large will delight you with sheep-shearing and droving songs from Australia, gold rush songs from New Zealand and rarelyheard songs from South Africa.

SHANTY SESSION Saturday 12 – 1 pm Gazebo next to Vermilion Stage In the days of the tall ships sailors used to sing songs called “shanties” while they worked. Shanties provided the rhythm that went with a particular job as well as giving sailors extra “oomph” to raise a sail or haul up the anchor.

They’re great fun to sing along with, so join the throng under the gazebo!

IRISH SESSION Saturday 2 – 3 pm Vermilion Stage Put a bunch of passionate Celtic fiddlers, guitar players, flautists, pipers, and the like on stage together and see what happens!

FOUR FIDDLES Saturday 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Museum Stage The fiddle is the powerhouse of the band and the centrepiece of the session. Today’s fiddlers are Valerie Cohen, Stewart Hendrickson, Athena McKown from Psycho Acoustic Ceili Band and Uncle Ron Gerard.

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FIVE BANJOS Sunday 11 – 12 pm Vermilion Stage There are many jokes about banjos, but when played well they are a joy to the ear. This session features five banjo virtuosos who will delight you with their frailing and finger picking. Tim Hall, Stuart James, Mike Marker, Jerry Middaugh and Jeff Warner.

MINING SONGS Sunday 4 – 5 pm Museum Stage Princeton was founded as a mining town with coal, copper, gold and platinum being mined over the past 100 years.

This workshop will feature songs from this area as well as from Britain and other parts of North America. Today’s singers are Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat, The Diggers, Tim Hall, and Stuart James.

PETE SEEGER TRIBUTE Sunday 4:30 – 6 pm Vermilion Stage Pete Seeger died in January of this year. He was a giant in the folk music world who married music and participatory singing with social activism. To honour him, this workshop will feature many of the songs that he sang as well as others that focus on making the world a better place. Today’s singers are The Diggers, Jim Edmondson, Tim Hall, Mike Marker and Tom Rawson.

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FREE REED INSTRUMENTS Sunday 2 – 3 pm Vermilion Stage We are blessed this year with a wealth of free reed musicians. You will hear concertinas, button accordions, piano accordions and uilleann pipes. Today’s musicians are John Gothard, Brad Reynolds, John Walsh and Jeff Warner.

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TRADITIONAL BALLADS from the Child Collection Sunday 12:30 – 2 pm Museum Stage Ballads are songs that tell stories. Traditional ballads are ones that have been passed down over hundreds of years telling stories of love, murder and passion. Today’s balladeers are Laura Bassett, Rosaleen Gregory, Hard Row, Chris Roe and Simon Trevelyan.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 JOHN GOTHARD John Gothard from Brackendale is a traditional singer and musician who was born and raised in Liverpool. During his performance with voice, guitar and English concertina you might hear anything from sea songs and traditional ballads to songs of Irish immigration.

ROSALEEN GREGORY Rosaleen Gregory from Athabasca, Alberta, was born in England with Irish, Welsh, Scottish and French ancestry.

She discovered traditional songs in books, recordings and from musical friends. Some songs she sings acapella and some with guitar accompaniment, with the help of her husband, David Gregory. Rosaleen has participated in festivals and workshops in Britain and Canada. She had a regular column entitled “Singing the Child Ballads” in the magazine of the Canadian Society for Traditional Music. She wants to share and introduce others to the music, poetry, stories, moods and mystery of the British tradition. Rosaleen has CDs for sale at the Festival. Visit her website at www.rosaleengregory.ca

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TIM HALL Tim Hall from Seattle is a singer of songs from varied traditions – from old-time to maritime to ragtime. He is an accomplished instrumentalist on guitar, banjo and concertina and a collector of wonderfully clever and fun songs.

HARD ROW Hard Row from Armstrong BC consists of Kim and Kaila Sinclair, a father and daughter duo who have been performing together for over twenty years. Recently joined by Mike Brooks on mandolin and Patrick Simpson on banjo, they play at coffeehouses and open mics throughout the northern Okanagan. They also performed at last year’s Princeton Tr a d i t i o n a l Music Festival and at various fund-raising events.

Kim and Kaila host an open mic in Armstrong where they give other performers a venue to share their music. Visit their website at www.facebook. com/A.Hard.Row

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 STEWART HENDRICKSON Stewart Hendrickson from Seattle plays fiddle and guitar and sings traditional songs from Britain and America. He participates in Irish sessions as well as performing throughout the Pacific Northwest. Stewart studied classical violin but gave it up for guitar and singing and later for fiddling. He studied voice at college while majoring in chemistry and taught chemistry for 28 years before retiring to become a fulltime folk musician. He has recently taken up the ukelele.

Visit his website at http://stewarthandrickson.com IN THE FAMILY WAY In the Family Way from Kelowna is a trio consisting of Rob Corbett along with his son Chris and daughter Emily Sedgman. The group has performed for many years at family functions and selected venues in the Okanagan and beyond.

Their trademark sound features tight harmonies on a variety of traditional songs accompanied by guitar, mandolin, ukulele and harmonica.

STUART JAMES Princeton’s own Stuart James says: “When (long ago in another world) people bought tobacco in penny rolls, the best part of it was always the moist centre of it; so something special was always said to be the ‘heart of the rowl’. As in the fine Dublin song, “Dicey Riley”, who apparently was just that. This year’s Festival will be an opportunity for me to share with you some more of the songs and music that have stayed with me over the years; traditional songs and music that never have palled; that have become so much part of my life that I cannot imagine it without them; songs that in short, can only be described as the ‘heart of the rowl’. I hope that you will enjoy hearing them as much as I enjoy singing and playing them, in this most unique and congenial setting.”

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 DAVID KESSLER David Kessler from Seattle grew up in New England singing with family and friends.

Modern songs, old ballads, sea shanties and international folk music live side by side in his brain. He uses these songs to hike farther, sail better, work harder, drink more and tell far stranger stories than he ever could without them. He co-founded the Boston Area Chantey and Maritime Sing, and the Single Malt & Song Society. He is the creator of the Child Book of Etiquette, and is co-producer and stage manager if the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony. David has copies of his Child Book of Etiquette for sale at the Festival.

Visit his website at www.ouphrontis.com JOHN KIDDER John Kidder from Ashcroft tells stories and sings songs about working cowboys. He sings a line of songs from the trail herd days of the 19th century and about cowboying in hard country after the open ranges were closed. He brings in a song or two from the Tin Pan Alley era of Gene Autrey and Roy Rogers and a few from current cowboy writers. He connects the songs and stories about his path from a complete greenhorn to a useful hand.

He explains some of the jargon and shows people how to throw the houlihan. He has fun.

JILL KING Jill King from the Lower Mainland sings songs from the countries in which she has lived and traveled extensively – Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, the US and Canada. She has sung in various groups over the years and, although she’s performing alone at the Festival, she will likely “press” you into service on call-and-answer type songs, a chorus or two or even an occasional shanty. She has a big voice and looks forward to blending it with your voices.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 BOB LARGE Bob Large comes to us all the way from Auckland, New Zealand. He was born in Durban, South Africa and grew up in KwaZulu, Natal during the apartheid years. Looking for a country that was fair and free, Bob and family emigrated to New Zealand in 1974. He is a member and past president of the Tirirangi Folk Music Club, and a member of the Maritime Crew, a shanty group who perform regularly at the Voyager Maritime Museum on the Auckland waterfront. Bob’s performance at the Festival will emphasize songs in the tradition from New Zealand with occasional South African songs, sung acapella or with guitar accompaniment. Bob has CDs for sale at the Festival. Visit his website at www.maritimecrew.co.nz THE LAZY JACKS The Lazy Jacks are a Vancouver-based crew who have been singing shanties and other songs of the sea since 2009. The crew consists of seven women – Allison Campbell, Marian Buechert, Elizabeth Dunn, Betty McBurney, Evelyn Corker, Mary Mitchell and Pat Howard – and one brave man – Rick Pollay. The Jacks have performed for the Hollyburn Sailing Club Wooden Boat Festival, the Vancouver Folk Song Society, the Royal Society of St. George and CJSF Radio.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 LOS PORTEÑOS DEL NORTE We welcome for their first appearance at the Festival Los Porteños del Norte, a musical collective based in Vancouver.

MIKE MARKER Mike Marker from Bellingham is an interpreter of traditional American songs from the minglings of blues and southern mountain musics. He also plays banjo and guitar and writes songs. Mike has CDs for sale at the Festival.

Taking inspiration from the tango and other musical traditions of Argentina, the group delivers fresh interpretations of classic and popular songs. Presented here as a duo of Katheryn Peterson (accordion) and Michelle Cormier (guitar/ vocals), the music is sure to transport you to the Buenos Aires of the 1930s. Visit their website at losportenosdelnorte.wordpress.com BRUCE MACINTYRE Bruce MacIntyre lives in Lee, New Hampshire.

In the late 1990s Bruce wandered into the traditional music session at the Press Room Pub in Portsmouth and experienced a mighty conversion to folk music. Ever since he has performed the tunes and songs from Irish, British, American, African-American, Maritime and Old-timey traditions. Bruce has performed extensively with Jeff Warner and has therefore had the privilege of sharing stages with many of the great traditional singers of our time. At this year’s Festival Bruce will be singing songs that entertain and teach with humour and wit. His program is entitled “Sing (and Smile) Along: Wit and Whimsy in Song.” Bruce has CDs for sale at the Festival.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 JANET MICHAEL Janet Michael grew up in a rich cultural tradition in Newfoundland. Weddings and dances may have begun with rock and roll, but they always ended with the songs of Newfoundland and the British Isles. Her traditional repertoire includes the ballads and ditties of England, Ireland, Scotland and Newfoundland. Included in her performance will be her own original material, heavily influenced by those traditions. She presently resides in Kamloops where she has lived since 1984.

MURPHY AND MIDDAUGH Orville Murphy and Jerry Middaugh play old-time and traditional songs about the “good old days” of the civil war, prohibition, the Depression and World War II. Orville is originally from Kentucky where he learned to tell stories from Uncle Jim. He learned to play Gospel, hymns and blues on the harmonica from his grandmother and his aunt. Jerry Middaugh is originally from Ohio and has deep roots in Appalachian music. He sings and plays guitar, banjo and mandolin. Murphy and Middaugh have CDs for sale at the Festival. Visit their website at www.MurphyandMiddaugh.com

ORKESTAR ŠLIVOVICA Orkestar Šlivovica is Vancouver’s home-grown Balkan Brass band, playing wedding and festive music from Serbia, Macedonia, and other distant and mysterious lands, where it is known as Trubachi and no such occasion is complete without it. The 8-12 piece brass ensemble plays and sings a diverse repertoire, from insanely fast dance tunes to heart-wrenching songs, often in crooked rhythms and exotic scales. Orkestar Šlivovica has CDs for sale at the Festival. Visit their website at orkestarslivovica.org

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LES RACINES Angel from Kelowna is a performance artist and scholar currently living with her family in Kelowna.

She comes from a French background and grew up in Manitoba where she attended the Festival du Voyageur for years. Jeannette considers singing as part of a way of life, a form of communication and a natural way to share with family and friends. Jeanette sings acapella and will be sharing her rich repertoire of French-Canadian songs.

Jeannette will be joined by her mother Barbara Angel and daughters Etta Marguerite and Eva Rae Angel-Fox. Together they call themselves Les Racines, which means roots, and we welcome them to their second appearance at the Festival.

RAKKAB WITH AVIVA & NINA D. Rakkab from Va n c o u v e r plays traditional Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and Greek music. The group consists of Dan (Shareef) Mason on baglama saz (Turkish longnecked lute), Larissa Payne on vocals, Bill MacLachlan on bouzouki and flute, and Mike O’Connor on darbukka (goblet drum).

They have been playing together since 2003. Rakkab is very excited to feature the sparkle and grace of premier oriental belly dancers Aviva and Nina D who are known for their engaging stage presence and classical style. www.princetontraditional.org

Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 TOM RAWSON Tom Rawson is a folksinger and storyteller from Orcas Island in Washington, strongly influenced by Pete Seeger’s passionate commitment to honest music.

He travels all over the Northwest playing at festivals and coffeehouses as well as leading community singing at conferences and retreats. Tom involves his audience throughout his set with gospel, old-time and contemporary easy-to-sing-with songs. Tune up your vocal cords – you’ll need them. Tom has CDs for sale at the Festival. Visit his website at www.tomrawson.com BRAD REYNOLDS & VALERIE COHEN We welcome Brad Reynolds and Valerie Cohen to their first appearance at the Festival. Brad’s music has been influenced by the playing and singing of traditional musicians on old-time fiddle and piano before he discovered the accordion. Once part of a thriving songwriting community in Bellingham, he has since teamed up with Valerie, a fiddle and button box player extraordinaire, who has organized and performed in children’s and family concerts. The duo’s music incorporates contra dance, French Canadian, Irish and Scandinavian traditions along with strategically placed songs. Much like the weather of Pinehurst Ridge in northeastern Seattle where they live, if you don’t like it, just wait five minutes. Brad has CDs and a tunebook for sale at the Festival.

BRIAN ROBERTSON Brian Robertson from Vancouver is perhaps best known for his finely crafted songs about the west coast based on a lifetime of living and working there. His work life has been varied – commercial fisherman, cabbie, engineer, economist and historian – and from that springs the variety and depth of his subject matter. He is a purveyor of some fine songs about work, love, travel, local history and the blues as well as being a singer of rousing shanties. When he’s not singing solo, Brian is a passionate Celtic musician. Brian has CDs for sale at the Festival.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 CHRIS ROE Chris Roe from Seattle has been a lover of traditional music ever since the infamous folk scare of the 1960s. She got serious about performing in the 1980s, exploring Morris dancing, early music, British ballads, pub songs and sea shanties with a vengeance. Her main passion is acapella singing and she welcomes audience participation. Chris has CDs for sale at the Festival.

HELEN SHILLADAY Helen Shilladay from Chilliwack began singing in pubs and at folk sessions around Derbyshire in England about fifteen years ago. She had always enjoyed singing and playing, but when she discovered the folk world she found the songs she had been waiting for. The east Midlands has a long and rich folk history and a vibrant session and festival scene, of which she was proud to be a part as a solo singer and as part of the duo, Fair Game. Tales of love, loss, death and disaster resonate down the ages in traditional song, joining us with our forebears. This year Helen wants to sing songs of dark deeds.

SOLIDARITY NOTES LABOUR CHOIR Solidarity Notes Labour Choir from Vancouver was established by a group of singers and activists in March 2000 with the support of the Vancouver and District Labour Council. They sing union and labour songs as well as songs of social and environmental justice, some written by choir members. They sing on picket lines and at rallies, conventions and benefits – anywhere their music can contribute to social progress. The choir’s director is Earle Peach, a professional musician and long-time choral director. Solidarity Notes has CDs for sale at the Festival.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 SONGTREE Songtree from Vancouver consists of Earle Peach, Barbara Jackson and Doug Thordarson. With voice, guitar, fiddle, viola and mandolin they share an eclectic collection of stories told in song. The music represents folk traditions from the 14th to the 21st centuries with some jazz or samba tunes thrown in for good measure.

Songtree performs in English, French, Spanish and Italian. All arrangements are original. The variety is a delightful surprise. Songtree has CDs for sale at the Festival.

SOUND & FURY MORRIS Sound & Fury Morris has been dancing around Seattle and the Pacific Northwest since the waning days of the last century. Morris dance traditions date back hundreds of years, their origins lost in the mists of time. Morris is a street performance tradition, typically seen outside local pubs. When the dancing is over the dancers retire to the pub to enjoy the finest ales and ciders on tap!

SIMON TREVELYAN Simon Trevelyan from the Lower Mainland has been a mainstay of this festival since its inception. His talents as a singer, song-leader, MC and organizer have been much appreciated over the years. Simon says of himself: “I’m drawn to the stories and songs of people who don’t fit in – the misfits, the malingerers and the malcontents; the square pegs that won’t be forced into round holes. My set will take you on a journey from the chain gangs of Texas, to the rebel ballads of the Australian Outback to the bandits who marauded the borderlands between Scotland and England in the 17th century”. Simon has CDs of his group, King’s Shilling, for sale at the Festival.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 TRISKELE CELTIC TRIO Triskele Celtic Trio from West Kelowna features Myranda O’Byrne on vocals and lap-stringed dulcimer, guitar, bodhran and spoons, Heather Ellet on fiddle and Michael Price on mandolin, guitar, harmonica and bodhran.

Their performances include traditional Irish and Scottish ballads and airs, sea songs and lively reels and jigs. Triskele has performed on radio and at festivals and special events in the Okanagan and elsewhere. In the winter months they teach music to children in a small Mexican fishing village. Triskele has CDs for sale at the Festival.

Visit their website at www.triskele.shawwebspace.ca UNCLE RON GERARD Uncle Ron Gerard is a fiddler with a penchant for fiddle tunes that cross cultures. His knowledge of traditional music includes Métis, Scottish and Irish tunes. Ron grew up in a musical family and has played with prominent performers most of his career. He has provided fiddle music for the children’s animated series “Artie and the Ant” and the comedy series “Health Nutz”. Ron also enjoys playing to communities and in schools where he can pass on his love of music. Ron has CDs for sale at the Festival.

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RANDY VIC AND BECKY DERYKX Randy Vic is a multiinstrumentalist who has been active in the Irish music scene for many years. He has played for dances, given concerts, taught music and hosted jam sessions.

Randy has developed a fine lyrical style and his playing goes straight to the heart of Irish traditional music. Becky Deryckx is a recent arrival on the Irish music scene. She plays primarily at traditional pub sessions. She also makes regular trips to the east coast and to Ireland to learn more about the music she loves and the culture from which it comes.

Randy and Becky have known each other for several years but have only recently performed as a duo. With Randy on fiddle and Becky on whistle and flute you are in for a feast of traditional Irish music.

JOHN WALSH John Walsh from Vancouver plays uilleann pipes, the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland.

Unlike the Highland bagpipes, which are loud and into which the player blows, uilleann pipes have a sweet sound, powered by air from a bellows under the player’s arm. John Walsh is a regular at Irish sessions in Vancouver. Peter Huron will accompany him on guitar.

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Princeton Traditional Music Festival 2014 JEFF WARNER Jeff Warner comes to us all the way from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and we welcome him to his first appearance at the Festival. Jeff sings traditional American and English folk songs. A Folklorist and Community Scholar for the New Hampshire Council of the Arts, he was named a 2007 State Arts Council Fellow. He has recorded for Flying Fish, Appleseed and Wildgoose Records. Jeff’s traditional songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, present the latest news from the distant past. Jeff will be joined onstage by Bruce MacIntyre. Jeff has CDs for sale at the Festival.

Visit his website at www.jeffwarner.com WITHOUT A NET Without a Net consists of David Lowther (who sings and plays things you strum) and his wife Mary (who sings and plays things you blow into). Together they perform a mixture of traditional klezmer music - traditional dance music from eastern European Jewish communities - and original songs with a frequent political bias. Without a Net has CDs for sale at the Festival. Visit their website at www.withoutanet.ca

JÀNIS AND KRIS ZÀLÌTE Jànis Zàlìte comes to us all the way from Latvia. He will be joined by his sister Kristina Zàlìte from Vancouver. Latvian folk songs are one of the treasures of the Baltic region. Songs about nature, spirituality, farming, fishing and everyday life are known and sung by many Latvians. Jànis has been singing in choirs and while hiking in his native Latvia. He and Kristina will share some traditional Latvian songs and describe their significance on Jànis’s brief visit to Canada.

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BELLY DANCING FOR BEGINNERS rhythms on their finger cymbals.

Modern Turkish belly dance has strong roots in Turkish Roma culture and music and because of this it is generally thought of as being less suited for stage and more suited for parties and family gatherings.

As well, Turkish belly dancers are distinguishable by their unique costumes with feature long and heavily beaded fringe and a v-shaped belt.

T

he term “belly dance” is a widely used and sometimes misleading term. Yes, belly dancers are well-known for their undulating and shimmying bellies but the art of belly dance itself is an old and complex art form which truly embodies the connection between musician and dancer.

Included under the umbrella term of “belly dance” are a number of dances from different regions, styles, and time periods. Some of these styles are old and have direct roots in the Middle East and Mediterranean while others are new and Westernized forms of the dance and bear little resemblance to their Middle Eastern beginnings.

Some of the more widely recognized styles include Turkish, Tribal Fusion, and Raqs Sharqi.

Turkish belly dance features a heavy emphasis on grounded hip and pelvic movements. Turkish belly dancers often perform with zills (finger cymbals) and are well known for being adept at playing more complex

Tribal fusion is a far more modern style of dance and is said to originate in the USA in the 1960’s. Tribal fusion is a very broad term and encompasses a number of sub-styles but is often characterized by snaky movements and distinct costumes featuring elaborate jewelry, headpieces, coins, and tassels. Costumes rarely include the beaded fringe, rhinestones, and sequins used on Turkish and Raqs Sharqi costumes. Because this style of dance is so dynamic and modern, dancers utilize a wide variety of music that includes everything from rock and roll to electronic music, though they rarely dance to live music.

Raqs Sharqi costumes are over the top and sparkly! They feature intricate beading, crystals, and rhinestones and often dancers will perform with zills, a veil, or other props.

For all belly dancers - but especially Turkish and Raqs Sharqi belly dancers - their performances are as much about audience engagement and interaction as they are about a showcase of technical skill and ability. Don’t be scared to clap and whistle or to yell “yalah” (Arabic for “Yeah! Let’s go!”), “aywah” (Arabic for “Yes!”), or “helwah” (Arabic for “beautiful”). Or if you’re really brave, try your hand at a zaghareet (the high pitched trill sound made by repeating “lalalalala” quickly).

~ Aviva Finkelstein

‘Raqs Sharqi’ is the term used to describe Egyptian cabaret belly dance.

This style of dance holds its roots firmly in Middle Eastern musicality and movement but has been adapted for the stage. Today’s Raqs Sharqi dancers take inspiration from ballet and so the movements are lifted and graceful with much movement across the allotted space. Many Raqs Sharqi dancers are firm believers in maintaining the pure connection between music and movement and so do not choreograph their pieces and prefer to dance with live musicians.

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ALL THE COOL KIDS WILL BE THERE! Thank you to the Musicians and Volunteers of the 2014 PRINCETON TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

ANGELIQUE WOOD

DIRECTOR, Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area “G”

THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS FESTIVAL A SUCCESS We may be rural, but this event is one which any urban center would be proud to host. Enjoy your stay and try on “country living” for a weekend. There is plenty to do, with hiking, swimming, nature watching and more. We hope you will consider returning again and again.

The generosity shown by all the musicians who travel great distances and perform free of cost is a great gift which I hope you appreciate. Please consider purchasing the CD’s of the performers who you like; this is a tangible way of demonstrating your support and enthusiasm for this young festival, which I hope continues for many years to come. www.princetontraditional.org

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Music is key — in learning and in life Every child should experience the joy of discovery.

Music provides such an experience.

Teachers build an entire education for the whole child. a FAIR al

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BETTER SUPPORT

FOR KIDS A message from the Princeton District Teachers’ Union