Passing Down the Music

Dulcimer Festival

November 6-8, 2009

 in Beautiful Historic Granbury, Texas

Get ready to tap your toes and clap your hands as the Brazos Valley Dulcimer Club in conjunction with Tarleton University’s Langdon Center presents a music festival with the purpose of passing down to future generations the wonderful sweet-strings of the hammer and mountain dulcimer mixed with fiddles, guitar and other acoustical instruments.

1.Bring your lawn chairs and hear free concerts all day.

2.Shop venders selling fine handcrafted instruments and music related items.

3.Sign-up for workshop – Small workshops offering great instruction.

4.Jam sessions 6p-8p Friday November 6^th.   Free concerts and jam with old time family dance on Saturday 7^t.h.  Concert 11:00am - 4:30pm  Sunday 8^th, 2009.  

Friday night Jam 6-8 at the plaza

Other jams may take place at Bennets RV Park or the 144 campground.  These are the two campgrounds most people are using.

Saturday Concerts

11:00  Brazos Country Strings

11:45  David Ellison (State Mountain Dulcimer Champion 07)

12:30  Scott Jackson/Todd Noyes

1:15 The Wright Family

2:00 Leta Sage  Texas (State Hammer Dulcimer Champion 09)

2:45  Ann Norris Autoharp

3:45  (to be announced)

4:55   Sweet Song String Band

6:00  Jam session and family dancing games

Saturday Night Jam - If you play an instrument, bring it along and join in the Jam.   EVERYBODY is welcome to play, dance or just listen. No alcohol, please.

Sunday Schedule

10:00 Gospel Music sing-a-long and share

12:00 Sacred Harp

12:30 Ann Norris

1:15 David Ellison Texas (State Mountain Dulcimer Champion 07)

2:00 Sweet Song String Band

2:45  Salt Rock Rounders

3:30 Mike Price/Harris Kirby

4:15 Brazos Country Strings

Saturday Workshops

$15 each or $30 for all weekend pass /$50 for a family/ $75 for family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids)

 

Saturday Workshops $15 each or $30 for all weekend pass /$50 for a family/ $75 for family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) Print out and mark the workshops you want to attend and mail to Peggy Freeman 9106 Bellechase Granbury, Texas76049 214 675 5752 Checks payable to: Brazos Valley Dulcimer Club of Granbury Cost of Workshops $15 each or $30 for all day pass /$50 for a family/ $75 for family of 4(2 adults and 2 kids) Please pre register.                                      http://brazosvalleydulcimerclub.tripod.com Name __________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________ City _______________________State______________Zip________ Phone ___________________Email ________________ List workshops wanted.  Times and location are subject to change. _____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ _______________________________________ ______________________________________ Total price included ________________________________

Time	Carriage House	Concert Hall	Plaza
Friday 3:00p	Autoharp Ann Norris	Mountain Dulcimer –  chords and more Annette Lindsey
Friday 4:00p	Hammer Dulcimer Beginners- David Lindsey	Mountain Dulcimer Beginners  Margaret Wright
Friday 5p			Sacred Harp Margaret Wright Open no charge
Saturday 9:00	Autoharp Ann Norris	Mountain Dulcimer Finger Picking Annette Lindsey
Saturday 10:00	Hammer Dulcimer  AdvanceBeginners   David Lindsey	Mountain Dulcimer AdvanceBeginner Margaret Wright
Saturday 11:00a	Canjo for Kids – Scott Jackson	Percussion –(Includes folk drum(bodhran), dancing man, bones, spoons) Karel Wheat	Sacred Harp Open no charge