T he SteelDrivers, The S teelDrivers, September 4
Ivers Roots, September 5 Elileen I Elileen vers & Universal Roots
Make your summer’s best memories— friends, family and music under the stars. Hot S Strings trings & Cool Breezes, September 6
Named one of Viirg in nia’ss Exempla ry Prog rams & Pin i nacle l Even ts
Sam Bush, Bush, September 19
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Letter from the President We bring people together—that’s our job (and our job has a soundtrack!) But like everyone else's, our job got a lot harder in March. We already had our season booked and were only waiting for our ticket sales to open the first weekend in April. And then...well, everyone knows what happened next. Ever since, we’ve experienced repeated rounds of cancellations, reschedulings, and cancellations again. We have never had to plan a season as challenging as this one, but every minute, we kept our job in mind—we bring people together.
We are determined to do that as safely as possible. As you look around, you’ll see the measures that we’ve taken to make sure that you can enjoy the music without having to worry about infection. We appreciate your cooperation in following the rules to keep the site, and each other, safe. Fortunately, we can operate under the Virginia Department of Health’s regulations. We count ourselves lucky in that regard because live music has fallen silent in so many other places. This has been a difficult year for all of us. The pandemic; our need to reckon with racism; civil unrest; the worst recession since the 30s; and contentious election year politics...even the weather seems to be conspiring against all of us this summer!
And so we are here to offer a place of respite for our fellow music lovers. Let us help you put all of the year's difficulties out of your mind for a few hours. We can't wait to see you kicking back, enjoying the beautiful surroundings of Shrine Mont and the great music we present.
Thank you for being with us, and thank you for your patience this summer. After so many false starts, we’re here doing our job, getting people together. Zora Neale Hurston wrote: “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” Our music may not give you all the answers, but we're sure it will at least be a small break from this baffling and unsettled year. Dennis Lynch, President, SVMF
Contents Our Sponsors .......................................5 Board of Directors.................................7 Festival Courtesies ...............................7 September 4, The SteelDrivers ............9 September 5, Eileen Ivers and Universal Roots .......................11
September 6, Hot Strings and Cool Breezes ..................................13 September 19, Sam Bush .................15
Gifts to the Festival.............................17 SVMF Volunteers................................23 Special Acknowledgements................23
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival P.O. Box 528 Woodstock, VA 22624 (540) 459-3396 info@musicfest.org musicfest.org
Be a Four Season Supporter — Join the SVMF Guild! How would you like to help support the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival in a fun way? The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Guild puts an emphasis on “FUN” while FUNdraising for SVMF. By becoming a member of the Guild, you will join more than 100 other people who attend events year-round to raising money for the Festival.
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Some of these events include luncheons with musical entertainment, held at a different venue each month. In addition to the luncheons, The Guild organizes Sunday theater matinees four times a year. The Guild is a great way to meet funloving people who have a passion for music and want to support the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival.
For more information, contact Mindi Haughey at mindihaughey@aol.com
Note: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the SVMF Guild has suspended its events until further notice. Check musicfest.org under Festival News for updates.
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Many Thanks To… Gold Level
Crescent Cities Charities, Inc. First Bank Loudoun Mutual/LD&B Insurance & Financial Services
Special Thanks To: Our Host Hotel Hampton Inn and Suites of Woodstock
Shenandoah County Tourism and Board of Supervisors
Silver Level
Holtzman Corp. Shrine Mont Stephens City Chiropractic
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Guild The Town of Mount Jackson
Bronze Level BotkinRose PLC Brad Pollack
Mountain Valley Management Inc. – Steve Stein
Rodney Shepherd – Voya Financial Advisors Inc. Route 11 Potato Chips ShelRand Enterprises
Virginia Tourism Corporation
This concert series is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts
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2020 Media Partners
The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival is a not-for-profit performing arts presenter, with programming made possible by ticket sales, sponsorships, generous contributions from individuals and businesses, local government and private grants and from the Virginia Commission for the Arts from funds appropriated by the Virginia General Assembly, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.
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Festival Courtesies In order to make our concerts enjoyable for everyone, we ask that you please observe the following Festival courtesies: I
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Respect your fellow concert-goers. Avoid blocking aisles, stairways or sight lines. If you are using an umbrella, please take care not to block anyone’s view. Obey all signs in the concert area. Canopies or tents are not allowed.
Unauthorized photography and recording of any kind during the artists’ performances is strictly prohibited. (Members of the media must show proper credentials.) Children must be supervised and remain with their parents at all times. All animals are prohibited except service dogs, as defined by the ADA.
Smoking, vaping or the use of any electronic smoking device is prohibited inside the concert area fence, including the lawn section. Lawn seating is divided into three sections: blankets in front, low beach chairs behind the blankets and regular lawn chairs in the back.
Picnics are welcome on the lawn prior to the concert. Please do not obstruct the view of others with any part of your picnic setup. Pavilion ticket holders should remove their picnic setup from the lawn before taking their seats. Cell phones, pagers, watch alarms or any other device that rings, chirps, beeps or makes any other kind of noise should be silenced during the concert.
Covid-19 Safety Measures
Here is what SVMF is doing to help concertgoers minimize their risk: I
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We are asking everyone to wear a mask at all times when entering the gates and walking around the venue. Our general rule of thumb is this:
Wear a mask so you can protect him, he can protect her, she can protect them, and they can protect you. It's a rule we can all live with! Specifically, all ticket holders must wear masks throughout the concert unless eating or drinking. Masks will be available on site.
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Sanitizing all chairs in the pavilion before each show. Using touch-free ticket scanning methods.
Making sure concertgoers stay 6 feet apart in line. Aisles also will be widened to give people plenty of room to pass each other. Setting up plastic screens at the outdoor box office, the Will Call booth, and at each gate to create a barrier between SVMF staff and concertgoers. Setting up hand-sanitizing stations at each entrance and at the Artist Merchandise tent.
Cleaning bathrooms regularly. Keep in mind that bathroom capacity will be limited, so you may have to wait in line. Eliminating food sales. As always, you are encouraged to bring your own picnic dinner to the event. Cleaning high touch areas regularly.
SVMF Board of Directors Officers
Leigh Devier, Chair Edinburg
Joan Anderson, Vice Chair Maurertown
Susie Hill, Secretary New Market
Greg Hoover, Treasurer Woodstock
Directors
Chris Beach, Broadway Sarah Brown, Harrisonburg
Honorary Directors* Eloise Haun John Fishburn* Pearl Pancake*
Staff
Dennis Lynch, Berryville President and Executive Director
Lorraine Halsted, Basye Marketing Specialist
Dayith Ryman, Woodstock Financial and IT Manager
Logan Franz, Fishersville Customer Relationship Management/Volunteer Coordinator
Jolie Snavely, Springfield Marketing Assistant, Digital Media/Videography
Joshua Almond, Leesburg Production Assistant
Limiting our venue’s capacity in accordance with Virginia Department of Health’s Phase 3 restrictions for outdoor events.
*deceased
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Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 7:00 p.m.
The SteelDrivers Shenandoah Sh henaandoah V Valley Va allley M Music Musi usiic FFestival Feesti val Pres Presents ennts
grandparents’ house, and I wasn’t into it, to be completely honest. I was a rocker. Cinderella was my favorite band before I met these guys.”
But that kind of angular perspective was more in tune with The SteelDrivers than he could have known, and his initiation into bluegrass infused a convert’s zeal into his performances. While The SteelDrivers 3.0 rehearsed and started playing shows, Tammy amm Rogers, the band’s dynamic fiddle player and harmony vocalist, leaned hard into developing new material for their latest release, “Bad for You.”
The SteelDrivers, known for their hardedged bluegrass sound, have persevered despite a few shakeups in personnel over the last decade. The band had to replace its lead singer twice, the first time in 2010, when Chris Stapleton left and went on to pursue a solo career. By that time, The SteelDrivers had already earned several Grammy nominations. It wasn’t until Gary Nichols stepped in as lead vocalist that the band eventually won its first Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2015 for “The Muscle Shoals Recordings.” In bluegrass and acoustic music circles, respect for this Nashville quintet was so strong that the win
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seemed somehow inevitable, like a box being checked off. For the band though, as well as its passionate audience of Steelheads, it was a much bigger deal. The Grammy validated the vision and collective striving of a string band with a rock and soul heart. Industry recognition and better bookings followed.
Then in 2018, just when the follow-up album was coming together, Nichols left the band and was soon replaced by Kelvin Damrell, a twenty-something rock singer from Kentucky. “I was pretty fresh to bluegrass,” Damrell says. “The only bluegrass I’d heard was couch pickin’ at my
“Having been known as a songwriting band, I felt like it was still what the band needed to do,” she says.
That a quintet could sound so consistent over time, while adding new repertoire and even new lead singers, is a testament to a classically Nashville way of thinking. “I always say we just happen to use traditional instruments, but we’re really a singer-songwriter band,” Rogers says.
One regularly hears the edict to “serve the song” among top tier players in Music City. But because this is bluegrass, and this is The SteelDrivers, the truth is that often, serving the song means you gotta play like hell.
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Saaturdaay, Sept. 5, 2020 7:00 p.m.
Eileen Ivers and Universal Roots Shenandoah Sh henaandoah V Valley Va allley M Music Musi usiic FFestival Feesti val Pres Presents ennts
Eileen Ivers will change the way you think about the violin.
Grammy-Award winner Eileen Ivers, continues to push the boundaries of fiddling tradition from a folk music staple to a fiercely fresh, intensely driving world stage experience. Ivers is hailed as one of the great innovators and pioneers of the Celtic and world music genres. The original musical star of “Riverdance,” Ivers has appeared with more than 40 orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, and her recording credits include more than 80 albums, plus a number of movie scores. A nine-time All-Ireland fiddle champion, Ivers has also performed with many
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famous pop music artists, including Sting, Hall and Oates, The Chieftains, Patti Smith, and Al Di Meola.
Ivers’ masterful skills have also received critical acclaim worldwide. The Los Angeles Times calls Ivers “a York Times brilliant fiddler,” The New York has proclaimed her “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin,” and The Washington Post says: “She suggests the future of the Celtic fiddle.” The Irish Times also says of Ivers: "She electrifies the crowd with a dazzling show of virtuoso playing."
The daughter of Irish immigrants, Ivers grew up in the culturally diverse neighborhood of the Bronx. She was rooted in Irish traditional music since she was 8 years old. Being an Irish-
American, the intrigue of learning more about the multicultural sounds of her childhood took hold. After graduating with a degree in mathematics from Iona College, Ivers immersed herself in the different genres of music that she experienced growing up in New York.
Her most recent release, “Scatter the Light,” reflects upon positive aspects of life and humanity, even in light of life’s struggles −focusing on moments of joy and gratitude. The array of tracks is inspired by everything from meditations on family, faith, gratitude, and loss, to calls-of-action for living in the moment, taking chances, and finding the strength to survive life’s obstacles. This themed album will uplift you − and will dare you not to be moved.
Eileen will be joined on the stage at SVMF with her new, energetic, joyous and passionate band, Universal Roots. The ensemble, with a broad array of instrumentation, features Matt Mancuso (lead vocals, guitar, trumpet, fiddle), Buddy Connolly (button accordion, whistles, piano, vocals), Lindsey Horner (upright and electric bass, baritone sax, vocals), Dave Barckow (lead vocals, percussion, guitar), together with Eileen on fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bodhran, and live looping.
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Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 6:00 p.m.
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Featuring The Seldom Scene and The Gina Furtado Project
beyond. Fronted by Gina Furtado, critics often remark on the sense that they know the banjoist and singer/songwriter after hearing her songs.
The Seldom Scene
Since forming nearly 50 years ago, The Seldom Scene has brought both freewheeling joy and immaculate musicianship to their inventive take on bluegrass, offering up spirited interpretations of songs from limitless genres. On their most recent album “Changes,” the band sharpens their focus to a highly specific body of work − songs first recorded in the ‘60s and very early ’70s and rooted in the archetypal storytelling of classic singer-songwriters. In taking on the music of iconic artists like Bob Dylan and Townes Van Zandt, The Seldom Scene perform a sort of subtle magic: transforming the most stripped-bare songs into harmony-rich and elaborately arranged compositions, while wholly sustaining the charmed simplicity of each piece. With band member Dudley Connell describing
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the “Changes” recording sessions as “rollicking fun,” The Seldom Scene is now taking their newly recorded songs out on the road in a live show that joyfully balances the band’s most recent work with plenty of fan favorites and audience requests.
The Gina Furtado Project
The Gina Furtado Project lays heavy emphasis on catchy, relatable, original material that spans the gamut from bluegrass to swing to gypsy jazz and
Twice-nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association's Banjo Player of the Year, Gina began touring up and down the east coast in her tween years with her siblings, earning countless ribbons from fiddlers’ conventions, a strong reputation in the regional bluegrass scene, and a stamp from Bluegrass Today as “absurdly talented.” She developed national recognition with her four years playing for Chris Jones and the Night Drivers. Her debut album, “True Colors”, which was released in 2017, debuted at No. 13 on Bluegrass Billboard Charts and boasts two No. 1 songs on the Bluegrass Today Charts. Never one to drop the ball, she followed quickly with a second album, "I Hope You Have a Good Life,” which was released in 2019 and debuted at No. 6 on Bluegrass Billboard Charts. Roots music journal “No Depression” promptly declared the project to be "fun, energetic and riveting." Gina was also featured on the cover of Banjo Newsletter in the December 2017 issue, along with one of her original tunes, "Saylor's Creek."
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Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 7:00 p.m.
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Keep an eye on our website and our social media for another exciting announcement.
Sam Bush
Saaturdaay, Sept. 19, 2020 7:00 p.m.
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and mandolin. He purchased his first mandolin at the age of 11, and in his teens, became a three-time national champion in the junior division of the National Oldtime Fiddler's Contest. It was during his teen years that he also became acquainted with the music of the New Deal String Band, taking notice of their rock-inspired brand of progressive bluegrass. Shortly after graduating high school, he joined the Bluegrass Alliance, which eventually re-organized and became the New Grass Revival.
Inspired by Bluegrass legends, including Ricky Skaggs, Lester Flatt, and Earl Scruggs, Sam Bush spent his childhood learning to play the fiddle
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Shunned by some traditionalists, the New Grass Revival played bluegrass fests, slotted in late-night sets for the "long-hairs and hippies." Quickly becoming a favorite of rock audiences, they garnered the attention of Leon Russell, one of the era's most popular artists. Russell hired the New Grass Revival as his supporting act on a massive tour in 1973 that put the band nightly in front of tens of thousands.
By the early 1990s, Bush broke away from the New Grass Revival and began playing with country stars Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett. Between 1990 and 2007, he won four IBMA A Mandolin Player of the Year awards. In the early 1990s, Bush launched his solo career and has since released seven albums and a live DVD.
In 2009, the Americana Music Association awarded Bush the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist. Bush also will be honored as a member of the New Grass Revival when the band is inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in September.
Bush, known by many as the “Father of Newgrass,� has inspired a whole generation of other progressive bluegrass artists, including the Punch Brothers, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Greensky Bluegrass.
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Gifts to the Festival Gifts to the Festival
SVMF received contributions from these generous people and organizations between June 16, 2019, and July 31, 2020. Many of these good people contribute more than once. The gift totals and acknowledgements are cumulative.
Conductor's Club ($1,000 +) Dr. Robert and Pamela Karmy, Lake Frederick Robin Koneczny, Winchester; In memory of Conrad Koneczny Glenna and Earle MacKenzie, New Market Susan Rosenberger Grandfield, New Market; In memory of John W. and Audrey H. Rosenberger Karl and Suzanne Roulston, Woodstock Elaine Sylvester, Winchester Kaye A. Wallace, Basye Wade and Mary Zirkle, Woodstock
Benefactor ($500 to $999)
Susan Agnew, Arlington; In memory of Robert F. Agnew Joan Anderson, Maurertown Frederick and Christine Andreae, Bentonville Theodore Bean, Woodbridge Amy J. Brown, Vienna; In memory of Zoro and Pumpkin Brown D. Leigh Devier, Edinburg Gordon and Sue Keehn, Raleigh, N.C.; In honor of many years of great music! John Macleod and Ann Klee, Maurertown Crispina and Ian McDonald, Bethesda Md. Susan and Bob Moose, Woodstock Judith T. Pattee, Winchester Michael and Susan Perry, Winchester Judith V. Powell, Woodstock; In memory of Raymond F. Powell Brenda W. Rawlings, Fort Valley Robin Rinaca, Accomac Alex and Ivy Sinaiko, Alexandria Derrick Tam, Vienna Karen Lerohl Wilson Family Fund, Potomac, Md.
Patron ($250 to $499)
Anonymous Dick and Debbie Banks, Vienna Christopher Beach, Broadway C.J. Borden, Strasburg The Breddie Bunch, Sterling Nancy C. Bryant, Bridgewater; In memory of Nancy Sweet and Mary Nolan
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Rip and Millie Cathcart, Charlottesville James and Karen Costie, Mount Jackson Jane G. Dalton, Madison; In memory of William Harvey Dalton Carl and Vicki Deaton, Fort Valley Laura Denault, Potomac, Md. Amy Fielder, Winchester Diane Gardner, Woodstock; In memory of Jacob Haun Jr. Larry and Robin Helsley, Edinburg Glenn and Sandra Hodge, Rockingham Greg Hoover, Woodstock Roy and Kate Isom, Basye J W Kerns, Stephen City Sherry Mangold, Charlottesville Julie & Ron Moomaw, Orkney Springs; In memory of Julia and Bill Pendleton Joe and Maureen Moore, Williamsburg; In memory of Anna Marie Hanley Thom and Jennifer Newlin, College Park, Md. Lois and Gary Price, Falls Church Steve and Debbie Proctor, Harrisonburg Liz Sollenberger, Woodstock; In memory of Ted Sollenberger John Staelin, Millwood Donna and Ernest Stern, Bethesda Md. James and Kim Stevenson, Mount Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Strite, G&S Strite Family Fund of The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham George and Debbie Swecker, Woodstock Scott and Kathy Truax, Front Royal Jerry and Wendy Weaver, Lebanon, Tenn. Sandra H Welch, Alexandria Jon and Karen Whetzel, New Market Mona M. Wolf, Basye; In memory of Robert O. Wolf Frederick Wynn, Basye; In memory of Brenda Wynn W. Denman Zirkle, Edinburg
Sustainer ($100-$249)
Anonymous Ms. Suzanne Arthur, Strasburg Alexander and Patricia Banks, Harrisonburg Larry and Judy Bennington, Star Tannery Inger Bjerknes, Upper Marlboro, Md.; In memory of Mary Ruane
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bowen, Staunton Billy Burford, Powhatan Adelaide Cannata, Basye Bill and Lynne Carper, Strasburg John and Gail Carten, Arlington Brian H. Chollar, Falls Church Frank Cihlar, Woodstock John and Suzanne Conrad, Winchester Neil Conner, Woodstock; In honor of Lynne Taylor Skip Constable, New Market Kevin and Patricia Cox, Reston Julianne Craig, Basye Donald and Gail Crigler, Star Tannery Shirley L. Dellinger, Mount Jackson; In honor of Stephen E. Dellinger and Sally Dellinger Christine Di Lapi, Herndon Robert E. Driver and Barbara L. Driver, Chesterfield Joe, Tamera and Jakob Drozd, Vienna Judith Edstrom, Washington D.C. Barbara and James Fagan, Basye David and Marcie Finnell, Charlottesville Mrs. Sue Flory, Springfield James and Alice Flynn, Edinburg Bill and Sue Foster, Strasburg MG (Ret) J. E. Freeze, Annandale David and Rachel Frye, Penn Laird Steve and Jennifer Garrett, Basye John Gaunt, Fort Valley Jerry and Vicky Germroth, Edinburg Kathy Gilliam, Front Royal Tim and Denise Gray, Alexandria; In memory of Bill Larson Donna and Bob Gregg, Arlington Bobby and Robin Grubbs, Woodstock Martha Hallowell, Alexandria Reed and Lorraine Halsted, Basye Warren and Barbara Halvorson, Woodstock Chris and Phyllis Hamilton, Harrisonburg Ed and Ellen Hardy, Richmond Floyd and Amy Heater, Edinburg Laurence and Beverly Heine, Rockingham Mr. and Mrs. Paul Helm, Huntingtown, Md.; In memory of Florence Young Bob and Susie Hill, New Market Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hinger, Williamsburg
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Gifts to the Festival Virgil Johnson, Basye Allen D. Johnson, Inc., New Market Carolyn Jones, Berryville Thomas Kelly, Springfield Kibler Farms LLC, Edinburg Michael and Theresa Knight, Alexandria Eleanore M. Kobetz, Berryville; In memory of James Payne Ed and Suzie Koller, Fort Valley Ronald Landis, Basye; In memory of Karen Landis Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Layman Jr., Penn Laird Brian LeBlanc, Falls Church Dan Lee, Dayton Linda and Bo Lindberg, Arlington Sarah S. Lock, Harrisonburg John and Sue Low, Maurertown Kemper and Sharon Loyd, Steeles Tavern Mr. and Mrs. Lundberg, Front Royal Robert Markwell, Sagamore, OH Judy Marshall, Goochland Carol Lynn Maxwell-Thompson, Charlottesville Maggie McElhone, Marshall Donna McGrath, Herndon Karen McInteer, Mount Jackson Peggy McKee, Winchester Bob and Suzanne McIlwee, Edinburg Bob and Patty Mecaughey, Basye Susan Meeks-Versteeg, Woodbridge Roger and Linda Milburn, Winchester James Moore, Glasgow Bill and Shirley Moyers, Woodstock Stephen and Anne Murphy, Massapequa, N.Y. Bonnie and Ronnie Muth, Winchester Elaine Nunnaly, Leesburg Claudette and Richard Obenschain, Mount Sidney Sandy O'Shell, Linden
Donald Owens, South Riding Rodney Page, Reston Judy Paige-Grim, Winchester Mary Panetta, Washington, D.C. Janet Parker, Milford Drew Patterson, Cross Junction Edward and Beth Pease, Harrisonburg Peter Phillips, Rockingham Mark Pierce, Maurertown Joan and Bob Polson, Alexandria Suzanne Praill, Sugar Grove, W.Va. Leonard Rausch, Roanoke Peter and Betsy Reddaway, McLean Deborah Rice, Sterling Marty Rinard, Wardensville, W.Va. Susan Gail Roberts, Basye Allen and Rachel Roby, Newport News; In memory of John and Rachel Butts Celia Rodgers, Harrisonburg John Rogers, Rockingham Hubert and Judy Roop, Luray Donald and Bobbie Ross, Singers Glen Sharon Ruggieri, Hamilton Candace Sams, Lorton Al and Phyllis Saufley, McGaheysville Diane M. and James W. Saunders, Burke Kyle and Gerry Schilling, Fort Valley Susan Schuckman, Harrisonburg Robert Schwenger, Basye Lois Shaffer, Luray Stephen Shaver, Winchester Ms. Meghan Sheperd, Gambrills, Md. Stuart and Ann Shirkey, Edinburg; In memory of John H. Thompson, Sr Pattye Sites, Harrisonburg Helen Jean Smith, Woodstock Victor and Cheryl Smith, Harrisonburg Stephen and Merlelynn Snarr, Dumfries Steve Sones, Crewe
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HERITAGE DAY FESTIVAL September 26th 9AM-4PM Downtown New Market
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FREE ADMISSION REBEL PARK 9186 John Sevier Road New Market, VA 22844
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SUMMER’S END PUPPY POOL PARTY September 13th 1PM-4PM New Market Community Pool
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2019 Volunteers and Brochure Distributors Shenandoah Valley Music Festival
Autumn Aardsma, Mount Jackson Stewart Brown, Winchester John and Gail Carten, Arlington Nancy Carr, Fulks Run Donna Crossman, Midlothian Pete and Maureen Crisman, Edinburg Carol Maureen DeHart, Harrisonburg Kimberly Donohoe, Basye Mitch Earle, Asheville, N.C. Amy Fielder, Winchester Katherine Freeman, Woodstock Maureen Gallagher-McLeod, Broadway Jennifer Garrett, Basye Debbie Gorman, Basye
Chalmers and Melody Goshorn, Stuarts Draft Mike and Colleen Gray, Timberville Beck Halsted, Winchester Bob and Susie Hill, New Market Beth Huddleston, Winchester Barbara Huss, Warrenton Cindy Huss, Woodstock Roy and Kate Isom, Basye Rovin and Vivian Karki, Alexandria George and Wanda Kirchoff, Mount Jackson Eleanore Kobetz, Berryville Sharon Koontz, Mount Jackson
Bettie Leonard, Shenandoah Karen Lam, Harrisonburg Judy Miller, Winchester Sharon Music, Wardensville, W.Va. Bill Nabers, Basye Patricia O’Leary, Strasburg Judy Paige-Grimm, Winchester Valencia Ross, Woodstock Barbara Plitt, Strasburg Jane and James Shumway, New Market Elizabeth Smoot, Edinburg Persepjone Stanovich, Quicksburg Bobbie Wilinski, Broadway Mona Wolf, Mount Jackson
This summer's gold level sponsors are Crescent Cities Charities, Inc., First Bank, Loudoun Mutual, and LD&B Insurance & Financial Services. Silver level sponsors are Holtzman Corporation and Stephens City Chiropractic. Bronze level sponsors are BotkinRose PLC, Brad Pollack, Mountain Valley Management – Steve Stein, ShelRand Enterprises, Rodney Shepherd – Voya Financial Advisors Inc., Route 11 Potato Chips and Turkey Knob Apples.
FM, The River WZRV 95.3 FM/WFTR 1450 AM, Image Grafx and Printing, Q102 Shenandoah Country and VPM PBS.
Kevin Moomaw and the staff of Shrine Mont. What else can we say about this great team?
Special Acknowledgements
The host hotel is Hampton Inn and Suites of Woodstock. This summer's media partners are WSIG 96.9 FM, WBTX 102.1 FM/1470 AM, The Northern Virginia Daily, The Winchester Star, The Daily News Record, 92.5 WINC
In addition to our sponsors, our media partners, our granting organizations, the SVMF Guild, our donors and our dozens and dozens of volunteers, these great folks deserve a round of applause and a standing ovation: John Burns, publication designer, great artist, bluegrass bass player and record producer. Jeff Hess, our Web dude.
Kemp Miller, with the velvet-toned voice, creator of our radio ads (and our real estate consultant)
Larry Roberson, light guy, tech director for years, current official golf cart mover and artist whisperer.
Jason Misterka and the outstanding crew from Southard Audio, without question the region’s best audio team, with a shoutout to Pete Katz, of Katz Audio, who joins the Southard team on Labor Day weekends. We wholeheartedly apologize for any omissions.
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Banjo Workshop at SVMF
Gina Furtado is offering a free banjo workshop before the concert,
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