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June-July
2009 Concert Schedule &
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BONUS
NEWS Dolan
Ellis and the Arizona Folklore Preserve lost a friend and the world lost a
music icon, Travis
Edmonson, on May
9th, when Travis succumbed to cancer complicated by other
medical problems. Travis, who achieved his greatest fame as half of the
Bud &
Travis duo from 1958 through
1965, was a frequent visitor to the AFP from 2001 through early 2004. He
was an important mentor to Dolan and many of the AFP guest
artists, as well as the Kingston
Trio and others. A
testament to his greatness: the numerous unique articles written about him
by the Arizona Daily
Star, Los
Angeles Times, and the New York Times, as well as the
Associated
Press article that was
carried in papers throughout the nation. An article in the
Nogales
International provided an intimate
look at Travis, who grew up in the border town where he developed his love
for Mexican music that was so much a part of his subsequent fame. A public
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June
6-7 The
Desert Sons are celebrating more than 20 years of making music together,
as well as numerous appearances at the Arizona Folklore Preserve, where
they always play to adoring audiences who appreciate their tight 3- and
4-part Western harmonies and their beautiful
instrumentals. Buck
Ryberg is the lead vocalist, and the others take their turn in that role.
Their music spans the traditional Western genre, to lesser known Western
songs, to their own compositions. The
Sons have introduced us to otherwise little known songs by great writers
such as Marty Robbins (his prophetic “Man
Walks Among Us”)
and Ian Tyson (“50
Years Ago”
and his tribute to Western painter Charles Russell,
“The
Gift.” | |||||
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Photos
and graphics by Bonnie Brock` |
June
13-14 Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s Official State
Balladeer Presents
“Summer’s Song” Dolan’s
theme this weekend covers the good and bad points of summers in The
good points come through in songs about “Lake
Powell”
and Havasu Canyon (“Nature’s
Children”),
and “The
Old Homestead”
(all with photographs), and songs such as Dolan’s recent composition,
“I’m
Home,”
about camping in the high desert. | |||||
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L-R In
the inset photo at left, Dawn, Gale, and Audrey are shown with their 2008
Trio Harmony Award from the Western Music Association. Photo © Lori Faith
Merritt, photographybyfaith.com The
inset photo at the right is of Joe Baer. |
June
20-21 Journey West with Joe
Baer If
you like beautiful Western harmonies, you’ll love Journey West, and their
recent Trio Harmony Award from the Western Music Association means you
won’t be alone. Their
repertoire includes Western (and Western Swing) classics. Journey West
also likes to showcase the best of Western music being written today, by
the likes of Joyce Woodson, Dave Stamey, and
others. Marvin
O’Dell, host of the Internet radio program “Around
the Campfire,”
says This
weekend, Journey West will be joined by cowboy singer Joe
Baer. | |||||
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Image
courtesy of the Santa Cruz River Band |
May
30-31 Ted
Ramirez and Michael Ronstadt return this weekend with more of their
wonderful multicultural Southwestern Folk
music. Cover
songs you may hear include the Mexican cowboy song,
“La
Vaquilla Colorado,”
Travis Edmonson’s “Vamos
al Baile (Come to the Dance),”
or Lalo Guerrero’s hilarious lament “There’s
No Tortillas.”
You may also hear songs from beyond the Southwest such as
“East
Virginia Blues”
or “Forever
Young.” Both Ted and Michael
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One
Concert Weekend in July to Close the 2008-2009 Season
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Photo
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July
4-5 Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s
Official State
Balladeer Presents
“Independence
Day Our
founder and artist-in-residence closes the 2008-2009 season with a salute
to American independence, with a special Dolan
also sings “America
the Beautiful” (all
verses, in a wonderfully unique arrangement) and other songs that express
his pride as an American and an Arizonan. Dolan’s AFP concerts always
include his famous large-screen
photography. | |||||
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Coming in
the 2009-2010 Season Many dates for the
coming season have already been scheduled. We have an exciting lineup with
the return of favorites and some brand new talent (new only to the AFP)
such as the Tumbling Tumbleweeds and the Yampa Valley
Boys. Check
the Performance Schedule
page on the AFP site for the latest information.
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About our
Concerts Our concerts are held
on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2 From time to time we
make a last-minute schedule change. The Performance Schedule
page on the AFP site is always up to date. If you already have
reservations, we will contact you to let you know about the
changes. | ||||||
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Newsletters
and Printable Program Schedules Please
note that the next issue of the AFP Newsletter will be published in August
and will cover both August and September. After that issue, we’ll go back
to publishing the newsletter monthly. Subscribers are encouraged to
forward the newsletter to their friends. We
publish a program schedule which is available at the AFP and other select
locations. You can also find it (in printable form) on the
Web. | ||||||
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AFP
Posters If you
have been to the AFP in the last few months, you may have noticed the
posters we’re displaying for the concerts. These posters are available on
the Internet. We began creating them in mid-January 2009, and will
maintain all in our online archives. | ||||||
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Lodging If you
need lodging for your (or your guests’) visit to the AFP, we hope you’ll
consider the following, both very generous sponsors of the
AFP.
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page) Map, Directions,
General Information Performance Schedule
(always up-to-date) Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s Official State
Balladeer Guest
Artists Email
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