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April 2010
Concert Schedule &
Information
Announcements
Links & Contacts
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BONUS
NEWS We made the cover of
the Tempo Magazine again. Tempo is the entertainment section of the Sierra
Vista Herald. You can read the article (and see the two photos used)
online That beautiful and
inviting photo of the folklore center says “courtesy of Bonnie Brock.” I
did provide it to the paper, but asked them to credit Donna Bowman, one of
our newer volunteers. We became aware of
Donna’s talent as a photographer soon after she joined the volunteer
staff. She has an eye for unusual perspectives. The photo the Herald used
was taken from a different angle than any I had ever seen before and makes
me want to traverse that bridge and see what’s inside the
building. Donna’s photos are
available at the AFP gift shop as note cards and as matted and sleeved
8x10s, and she generously gives 50% of the profits to the AFP. Additional
samples are below (and please be aware that the resolution on these photos
was lowered drastically to keep the newsletter from being too large—the
actual products are beautiful).
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CONCERT SCHEDULE
AND INFORMATION (click on a date
for more information about the AFP event; click on a name for the artist’s
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They’ll take the
AFP stage again on Easter weekend, with a presentation of special Easter
music. Kip was one of four top female Western musicians who recently
recorded a CD of gospel music, Covered in Crimson. Kip sings
lead on three of the tracks, and provides harmony vocals on the others.
Kip’s voice is so
strong and beautiful that she is often asked to sing with other artists,
both in recordings and at live performances. She has won two major awards
from the Western Music Association as well as being named Female Vocalist
of the Year by the Photo
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Jim is actually a
native of Jim won the 2008
Will Rogers Cowboy Award for Male Vocalist of the Year, Western Category,
presented by the Jim has now become
a Western novelist and was a finalist in 2009 for two New Mexico Book Awards. The book is set in
Photo © Lori Faith
Merritt, www.photographybyfaith.com
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Visual art is
another of Sid Hausman’s many talents, which he expresses in sculpture and
illustrations. He has combined storytelling and illustration to write two
very popular children’s books Sid collaborated
fairly recently on a CD titled Border Town at Midnight with Erik
Darling, who has since passed away. Erik was with the famous 1960s group,
The Rooftop Singers, who had a huge hit with his “Walk Right
In”—a song Dolan Ellis quoted on the screen door entrance
of the AFP’s Moffett House Several songs from
Sid’s Geronimo’s Land
CD were used in the critically acclaimed DVD documentary Photo courtesy of
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In case you haven’t caught a concert by Dolan yet,
his large-screen photography is one of the features that sets him apart
from the rest. Pair that with the baritone voice with incredible
resonance, his melodic 12-string guitar, and diversity as a
songwriter…then add his exceptional storytelling capabilities and his
humor…and it’s easy to understand why he has now served as Dolan Ellis was one of the original members of The New Christy
Minstrels®,
the folk group that took the country by storm in the early 1960s and won
the Grammy for Best Group in 1963. Dolan and four other original members
are touring nationally
once again, and will be joined by a 6th original
teammate, Barry McGuire, for two concerts in Photo
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Always a major draw, Ted has brought several
configurations of the Santa Cruz River Band to our stage, beginning with
the Red Rooster Ruckus in 2001. One weekend in October 2003, Ted Ramirez played
solo concerts, and they were wonderful. Until then, he had often opened
for his band as a solo with 2 or 3 songs. Recently Ted has been performing mostly solo,
going back to his original roots, as he reconfigures the band. Those who
have caught the solo act have been impressed, as always, with his
incredibly soulful voice, his prowess on several different instruments,
and his knowledge of the Southwest and Southwestern music.
Ted’s repertoire is an exciting mix of his
original music in English and Spanish, and well-chosen cover songs. Listen
for songs by his musical and lyrical heroes Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie,
as well as his great fellow Photo
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Coming
Events Check
the Performance Schedule
page on the AFP site for the latest information.
May
8-9 Please check www.arizonafolklore.com/events.htm to see the beginning of the 2010-2011 schedule. | ||||||||||
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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
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AFP
Posters AFP posters are available on
the Internet. We began creating them in mid-January 2009, and will
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Lodging If you
need lodging for your
visit (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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On the
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Links and
Contacts Arizona Folklore Preserve (home
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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