FRFF 2008 Lineup

[Notlob]

dar williams has announced an appearance at frff on her website!

Verified by her newsletter!

but just one day

Dear Dar Fan,

Dar has started to gear up for spring and has added a bunch of new
shows. A tour schedule follows as well as an entertaining (as always)
BLOG from Dar. Happy Almost Spring


Tour Schedule
03/28/08 Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center - Poughkeepsie NY (Benefit
for The Randolph School)
03/30/08 Town Crier Cafe Pawling, NY (John Hall Fundraiser)
http://www.townecrier.com/
04/12/08 Calvin Theatre - Northampton, MA www.IHEG.com
04/16/08 Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH phone: 603-437-5100
www.tupelohall.com/music_hall/Shows/041608.htm
04/17/08 Higher Ground - Burlington, VT phone: 802-652-0777
www.highergroundmusic.com
04/18/08 Center for the Arts - Lake Placid, NY 518-523-2512:
www.lakeplacidarts.org
4/20/08 Rosendale NY - Fundraiser for Utah Phillips w/ Pete
Seeger
05/9/08 Landmark on Main St. - Port Washington, NY
516-767-6444 http://www.landmarkonmainstreet.org/
05/16/08 Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, PA 215-257-5808
http://www.st94.com/
05/28/08 Robert Norcross Memorial Dell - Haddon Heights, NJ
07/26/08 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival - Hillsdale, NY
ttp://www.falconridgefolk.com/
08/9-08/10/08 Edmonton Folk Festival - Edmonton, AB CAN
http://www.edmontonfolkfest.org/
10/04/08 Emelin Theatre - Mamaroneck, NY http://www.emelin.org/

[TyteFystedFolkie]

[quote="photoneefy"]dar williams has announced an appearance at frff on her website![/quote]

Ohhhh?? That means two years IN A ROW for her cell-phone-flashlight thang.....that would be a first. Please, let's avoid the triviality.

[TyteFystedFolkie]

[quote="derek"]The websites for both Chris Smither and Crooked Still list appearances upcoming at Falcon Ridge this year.[/quote]

I see that he's booked for New Bedford's Summerfest, as well. I hope that they include a set in the intimate Whale Room.

[TyteFystedFolkie]

[quote="derek"]The websites for both Chris Smither and Crooked Still list appearances upcoming at Falcon Ridge this year.[/quote]

Well, it's Thursday that Crooked Still's website indicates that they'll be in attendance.....I DO hope that they won't be closing, which is to say that I hope/TRUST that there will be a 'bigger' headliner. There WAS, IMNSHO, a dramatic diminution in closing acts (for Thursady and Saturday nights) in 2007....at least compared to the likes of Richie Havens, Richard Thompson, David Bromberg, Railroad Earth, Arlo Guthrie, and Shawn Colvin from years previous. Marshall Crenshaw just did NOT 'get it done'!! And though I enjoyed The Strangelings, I think they did little to increase attendance figures....they just weren't/aren't known. I hope/trust that 2008 will reverse that trend.

[photoneefy]

.at least compared to the likes of Richie Havens, Richard Thompson, David Bromberg, Railroad Earth, Arlo Guthrie, and Shawn Colvin from years previous. Marshall Crenshaw just did NOT 'get it done'!! And though I enjoyed The Strangelings, I think they did little to increase attendance figures....they just weren't/aren't known. I hope/trust that 2008 will reverse that trend.

Dan Bern not worth a mention?? I would be happy to see Dar headline this year. i was surprised she didn't last year. I do agree with you about Crenshaw. not only do i not see him as folk.. he just didn't do a great job..

[TyteFystedFolkie]

[quote="photoneefy"][quote="TyteFystedFolkie"].at least compared to the likes of Richie Havens, Richard Thompson, David Bromberg, Railroad Earth, Arlo Guthrie, and Shawn Colvin from years previous. Marshall Crenshaw just did NOT 'get it done'!! And though I enjoyed The Strangelings, I think they did little to increase attendance figures....they just weren't/aren't known. I hope/trust that 2008 will reverse that trend.[/quote]


Dan Bern not worth a mention?? I would be happy to see Dar headline this year. i was surprised she didn't last year. I do agree with you about Crenshaw. not only do i not see him as folk.. he just didn't do a great job..[/quote]

Well, Dan was a headliner, as were Hot Tuna, but, by the end of Bern's set, the number of people remaining on the slope was a TINY fraction of those who started the evening there. IMHO, Dan is an acquired taste, and, although he does have his following, I don't think he 'drew' many fans to The Ridge.

On Fridays, the Summer's Evening Song-Swap is CLEARLY the drawing card, and one might guess that the 'closers' on Thursdays and Saturdays are, likewise, performers who bring in the crowds. Such was the case with Richard Thompson, Richie Havens, Arlo, and David Bromberg. We can debate whether having headliners perform at midnight impacts their ability to draw, but it's not debatable that some acts draw while others simply supplement.

WADR, having Dar Williams either headline or close is without merit. As it stands now, she unfairly always gets an evening slot simply because of her illumination thang....you'll never see her (scheduled to) perform when the audience is sitting under the hot afternoon sun....and that's a scammitization situation. Not only does/will she not draw, especially as a soloist, but she needs to get some voice training....her voice is growing thin, and is at times, discordant.

Thinking outside-of-the-box.....that's what I do.

[Notlob]

[TyteFystedFolkie]

[quote="Notlob"]:?:[/quote]

I meant scammittization....glad you caught that.

[sharongp524]

IMHO the reason for the "tiny fraction" on the "slope" at the end of Dan Bern's set was because of the weather not the musician.

[photoneefy]

IMHO the reason for the "tiny fraction" on the "slope" at the end of Dan Bern's set was because of the weather not the musician.

i agree.. dan is one of my favorite artists and the rain made me miserable by the end of his set.. i think it affected him too.... he came out in a great mood and it kind of drifted away toward the end.

[TyteFystedFolkie]

It's been almost a day since I (and presumably others) received my sixteen blue (four-day with camping) tickets in the mail, and I'm the FIRST to make mention of the enclosed information regarding scheduled performers....Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Grammer, Janis Ian, David Massengill with Jack Hardy, Railroad Earth, Nerissa and Katryna?? Sound like any Thursday or Saturday headliners in there?? My money says Railroad Earth repeats as one of 'em.....they were really good in 2005.

I'm still looking forward to the announcement(s) regarding Levon Helm, Gordon Lightfoot, and John Fogerty.....I've already selected which checkered flannel shirt that I'll bring.

[Notlob]

“Most wanted "emerging” artists: Anthony da Costa, Lindsay Mac, Joe Crookston and Randall Williams

Dance tent: The Sevens (and please!!!!!!!!! Gandalf Murphy? - http://youtube.com/watch?v=i-ihZa9ElLM)

Workshop and main stages: The Strangelings, John Gorka, Clayfoot Strutters, Vance Gilbert, Lowen & Navarro, Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Eddie From Ohio, Chris Smither, Crooked Still, Dar Williams, Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Grammer, Janis Ian, David Massengill, Jack Hardy, Railroad Earth, Nerissa and Katryna Neild



Jan 28, 2008

The festival attendees have spoken, and over 1,100 surveys were completed and returned. The top three Showcase vote-getters were, in order:

1. Anthony da Costa, with just over 40% of the votes,
2. Lindsay Mac, with 20% of the votes,
3. Joe Crookston and Randall Williams, virtually tied at 18% of the votes.

These musicians will be invited to participate in the "Most Wanted Song Swap" and workshop appearances at the 2008 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and will also be invited to participate in our annual Spring Preview Tour in May of 2008.

Jan 28, 2008

Jul 24 2008 8:00P
The Strangelings @ Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Hillsdale, New York
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
The Strangelings @ Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Hillsdale, New York
Jul 26 2008 8:00P
The Strangelings @ Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Hillsdale, New York
Jul 27 2008 8:00P
The Strangelings @ Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Hillsdale, New York

Jan 28, 2008 10:37

Jul 24 2008 8:00P
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (w/ The Sevens) Hillsdale, New York
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (w/ The Sevens) Hillsdale, New York
Jul 26 2008 8:00P
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (w/ The Sevens) Hillsdale, New York
Jul 27 2008 8:00P
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (w/ The Sevens) Hillsdale, New York

Feb 03, 2008

We're pleased to announce the first group of confirmed performers for this year's festival: The Strangelings, John Gorka, Clayfoot Strutters, Vance Gilbert, Lowen & Navarro, and Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams. More will be announced soon, and a complete performance schedule will be available in early summer.

Mar 01, 2008

Sat 07/26/08 Eddie From Ohio

Mar 06, 2008

The websites for both Chris Smither and Crooked Still list appearances upcoming at Falcon Ridge this year.

Mar 06, 2008

dar williams has announced an appearance at frff on her website!

Sat Mar 08, 2008

Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Grammer, Janis Ian, David Massengill with Jack Hardy, Railroad Earth, Nerissa and Katryna Neild

[TyteFystedFolkie]

[quote="Notlob"]

Sat Mar 08, 2008

Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Grammer, Janis Ian, David Massengill with Jack Hardy, Railroad Earth, Nerissa and Katryna Neild[/quote]

Yikes....do you have some inside information regarding the day-to-day, stage-by-stage schedule?? Is THAT the SCHEDULE for Saturday night?? If so, it's a no-brainer for me.....ear-plugs and early to bed....for the FIRST time in my fifteen years at The Ridge.

[rflevepost]

I saw it on Dar's schedule -- good enough for me.

[Notlob]

Just received from Vance

Benefit Concert at the Arlington Center for the
Arts, 41 Foster Street
General admission tickets are $20.00.

This event is a benefit for the humanitarian aid group No More Victims. www.nomorevictims.org Is working to provide medical sponsorships for war-injured Iraqi children. No More Victims founder Cole Miller will speak briefly at the event.

Advance Tickets are available at
Wood and Strings, 493 Mass. Ave.,
Arlington, 781-641-2131.
Tickets will also be available at the door.

Organized by Arlington/Lexington United for Justice with Peace www.arlingtonujp.org, and co-sponsored by Cambridge United for Justice with Peace.

Wheelchair accessible. Parking lot at Arlington Center for the Arts off of Tufts Street.

Oh, by the way, I'm in the midst of recording my new album, slated for a August/September release. That said I will have it at Falcon Ridge, I promise.

And thanks in advance for coming to (this show)!!

Spring, Yay!

Vance

If you are in the Boston area please consider coming, or make a donation.

You can also support the event by helping the publicity. Go to http://boston.going.com/event-266871, click I'm going and forward the link to friends.