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SATURDAY,
September 11:
Capital Fund Lasagna
Dinner & Concert
 Songs of Malvina
Reynolds
6:00 PM
featuring
Addie & Olin,
Annie & the Hedonists,
Debra Burger,
Roger
Mock,
Bill Spence
and George Ward
Malvina
Reynolds was born Malvina Milder on August 23, 1900, to a Jewish socialist immigrant
family in San Francisco, California. In the late forties
(which were also her late forties) Malvina and husband Bud Reynolds worked
together
on
progressive
political
campaigns and she performed at folk music events in the Los Angeles area. She
had
been writing the occasional popular or political song since her late thirties;
by her fifties, she had increased
her output and added children’s songs to the mix. By the time the folk
protest movements of the 1960s came along, she had honed her skills and was ready
to take on the issues of the day: civil rights, opposition to the war in Vietnam,
and the right of workers to organize. Overall she wrote hundreds of songs, some
of great beauty and many displaying a sense of humor and wit that has endeared
her to performers and listeners the world over.
Tickets:
Adults $25
Children 12 & under: $12
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 FRIDAY,
September 24:
Acoustic Eidolon
8:00 pm
Acoustic Eidolon,
featuring Joe Scott on double neck guitjo and Hannah Alkire
on cello are from Colorado
and have captivated audiences throughout
the world with their signature “new acoustic” sound
and boundless possibilities in blending Celtic, Folk, World & Latin
music influences, something that Dirty Linen Magazine praises
as “a sumptuous musical feast.” Their
original sound is created by the mixing of their diverse
musical backgrounds and their unusual
instrumentation including
the one-of-a-kind 14-string double neck guitjo. Joe plays both
necks simultaneously! Classically-trained cellist Hannah
Alkire is recognized internationally
for her stunning tone and emotional, impeccable playing and for
taking the cello places it’s never been before.
www.acousticeidolon.com
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| OCTOBER |
 SATURDAY,
October 9:
Sword of the Spirit
performed by Magpie
8:00 pm
A one-act play based upon
the life and letters of John Brown & Mary Brown
by Greg Artzner, Terry Leonino, and Richard Henzel
Sword of the Spirit is a singular opportunity for the audience
to participate as spectators, as witnesses, to this telling of
the story of the famed radical abolitionist, this last session
before Brown is taken to the gallows.
Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino have researched
the stories of these dedicated and controversial figures in American
History
for three years, culminating in this moving and compelling work
of theatre. Their portrayals of the Browns give audiences an opportunity
to see them from a new perspective, not as mythical, fanatical
icons, but as human beings, people with human feelings, human strengths
and weaknesses, but with absolute dedication to radical, direct
action for a cause, a cause which would soon embroil the entire
nation in Civil War. More info at www.magpiemusic.com/spiritsword.html
LISTEN to Greg and Terry's interview about
the show on NPR's "Public
Interest" with Kojo Nnamdi. Real
Audio from WAMU-FM's audio archive
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 FRIDAY,
October 15:
Jez Lowe
8:00 pm
One of our very favorite
performers returns for a solo show this time. For the last
twenty-five years, Jez has toured the world, building up a
formidable reputation in the USA, Australia
and Europe, and gaining the respect of his peers and his audience
alike. Folk supremo Richard Thompson called him "the best
songwriter to emerge from the UK in a long time", and
his songs are among the most widely sung by
folksingers and bands around the country’s clubs and
festivals. He has a new
album just out, his 15th set of original songs of the North
Country,
and
the
BBC’s "Radio Ballads" - to which he contributed
twenty-odd songs won 2 Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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 SATURDAY,
October 23:
Lisa Gutkin
8:00 pm
Grammy award winning
fiddler/composer/ singer/songwriter LISA GUTKIN is one of NYC's
busiest musicians. Her varied musical
palette has led to collaborations with a wide array of artists
in the United States and Europe, the founding of the 'Downtown
Celtic' group, Whirligig, to joining world-reknowned superstars
of the klezmer world, The Klezmatics, and to becoming a fellow
of the MacDowell Artist Colony.
Lisa began writing fiddle tunes in her
late teens, then larger instrumental pieces, and most recently
songs with lyrics. Perhaps the most highly acclaimed composition
of Lisa's career is Gonna Get Through This World, her first published
song, written in 2003 to Woody Guthrie's lyrics. It is being covered
by several singer/songwriters, used by dance companies, arranged
for chorus, and appeared on the album: Wonder Wheel with lyrics
by Woody Guthrie, which won the 2006 Grammy Award for "Best
Contemporary World Music Album of the Year." http://www.lisagutkin.com/
Lisa will also offer 2 one-hour workshops on
Saturday:
Irish Fiddle, 3:00 pm
Klezmer Fiddle, 4:00 pm
call Old Songs to register: 518-765-2815 or email oldsongs@oldsongs.org
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| NOVEMBER |
THURSDAY,
November 11:
Sheila Stewart
* * CONCERT CANCELLED
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 FRIDAY,
November 12:
Finest Kind
8:00 pm
Finest Kind is the
remarkable folk trio from Ottawa, Canada whose exquisite harmony
singing and brilliant
vocal arrangements bring a fresh sense of excitement
and discovery to the performance of old songs. The trio's glorious
sound, served up with easy-going humour, has won a devoted
following across North America.
Finest Kind's vocal arrangements are
a creative tour de force. Tradition-based, yet curiously modern,
the
trio's harmonies are
an enchanting feast of opulent chords and ever changing textures.
The trio's amazing vocal blend has been called "molecular
bonding" by one reviewer: "Any closer," he says, "and
they wouldn't be allowed to do it in public." Audiences
invariably mention "goosebumps."
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SATURDAY,
November 20:
The Visitors
the history, music & songs of the Adirondacks
8:00 pm
featuring
DAN BERGGREN • PEGGY
LYNN •
JOE BRUCHAC • JOHN KIRK • TRISH MILLER • GEORGE WARD • GEORGE
WILSON •
BILL SPENCE • TOBY
STOVER
in an encore performance of our very popular production!
Songs, music and poetry illuminate the past, present and
future of life in the Adirondack Mountains.
MORE
about The Visitors
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| DECEMBER |
 SATURDAY,
December 11:
Nowell Sing We Clear
3:00 pm • $20 (age 12 & under, $5)
LOCATION: St. John's Lutheran Church,
142 Maple Ave., Altamont
John Roberts, Tony Barrand, Fred
Breunig and Andy
Davis return
for the 36th touring season of their delightful and spirited
program of unusual songs, carols, stories, and customs. The songs
come from an age when the midwinter season was a time for joyous
celebration, commingling ancient pagan observances of the winter
solstice with the rites and folklore of the Christmas story.
It’s all done with much panache, good humor and rousing
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Directions
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To 37 South Main St.,
Voorheesville
From Route 20/Western Ave.
take Route 155 south toward Voorheesville 3.2 miles; turn
right
at the 3rd stoplight on Route 306/Voorheesville Ave. Follow
into village (about 1/2 mile); turn right on S. Main St.
(look for Stewarts Shop at that corner). 37 S. Main is
across from Stewarts. For evening events, parking is available
behind Voorheesville Carpet Co. and Phillips Hardware,
down the street on your right.
From Route 85/New Scotland Ave.
follow southwest from Albany/Slingerlands to Route 85-A.
Follow
85-A into Voorheesville 2.2 miles. Take right on Voorheesville
Ave., and first left onto S. Main St. (look for Stewarts
Shop at that corner). 37 S. Main is across from Stewarts.
For evening events, parking is available behind Voorheesville
Carpet Co. and Phillips Hardware, down the street on your
right.
From Route 156/Altamont-Voorheesville
Rd. follow Route 156
to Route 85-A in Voorheesville; left on 85-A. Go 0.2 miles
and turn left on Voorheesville Ave., and then take first
left onto S. Main St. (look for Stewarts Shop at that corner).
37 S. Main is across from Stewarts. For evening events,
parking is available behind Voorheesville Carpet Co. and
Phillips Hardware, down the street on your right.
Krumkill Rd. and Johnston Rd. (near
Crossgates Mall) offer other possible approaches. Either
will lead to Normans Kill Rd. which becomes Voorheesville
Ave. See map.
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