Volume 2018, Issue 8! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! THE CENTRAL INDIANA FOLK MUSIC & MOUNTAIN DULCIMER ... · 2020-03-24 · The Dulcimer Only Group is a group of dulcimer players who play the Appalachian

2018 Board MembersPresident: Mary Sanders! ! ! [email protected] President: Lois Molitor! ! [email protected]: Melanie Blakley ! ! ! [email protected]: Barry Levitt! ! ! [email protected] Coordinator: Cathy Platt! ! [email protected] 317-485-5010Member-at-Large: Maureen Malone-Reed! [email protected] Editor: Susie Kraeszig! ! [email protected]: Myrna Gray ! ! ! [email protected] Creek Folk Fest Chair: Dave Wensits [email protected]

August 2018 MeetingSunday, August 12, 2018Bethlehem Lutheran Church52nd & Central, Indianapolis, IN1:00 - 2:00 Slow Jam1:45 - 2:00 Sign-up for Performance Hour 2:00 - 3:00 Performance Hour3:00 - 4:00 Big Band Jam/Practice4:00 - 5:00 Sharing Circle

Volume 2018, Issue 8! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! August 2018

THE CENTRAL INDIANA FOLK MUSIC &MOUNTAIN DULCIMER SOCIETY

NEWSLETTER

August Musical Theme“Sailing”

MEETING SCHEDULE CHANGE

Your Board is continuing to work on a proposal for a changed meeting schedule. Until we have formulated a changed schedule to propose to you, we will continue with our regular schedule with two modifications. Sign-up for Performance Hour will start at 1:45. We will forego a specific snack time and, instead, have snacks available throughout our meeting. The schedule is:

Slow Jam 1:00 to 2:00 Sign-up for Performance Hour 1:45 to 2:00 Performance Hour 2:00 to 3:00 Big Band Jam/Practice 3:00 to 4:00 Sharing Circle 4:00 to 5:00

NOTE SCHEDULE

CHANGE

From Your President… by Mary Sanders

Hey, Society members, I am taking the month of August off from writing my columns. Please

note, however, that several of our members have recently lost loved ones; remember to give

friends and family around you a hug. I hope I'll see all of you at the Dulcimer Celebration! on

August 25th. Please come out and support us as we carry out our educational mission though

this Celebration!, a day of incredible performers and workshops, with an amazing array of

evening performances by Tull Glazener and Molly McCormack, and Ted Yoder. 

August Newsletter Item from Lois Molitor

Upcoming Workshops

Our September meeting will include a Harmonica Workshop conducted by George Heavilin. George requests that you bring your own harmonica to the workshop. If you are interested in purchasing (or borrowing) a harmonica he recommends a Hohner Bluesband “C” as a good instrument to start with. George is preparing some handout sheets; be prepared to take a few notes as well.

In October Larry Wayt will reprise his Jamming 101 workshop. Originally Larry's workshop was scheduled as part of the Eagle Creek Festival but weather conditions discouraged participation. We are lucky to have a second opportunity.

Another workshop that was canceled because of weather at Eagle Creek was Myra Dworski's Fiddle Technique workshop. Myra has offered to lead a workshop at the November meeting.

Folk Society

News ...

National Play

Music on Your

August Notes from your Music Coordinator Cathy [email protected]; phone: 317-485-5010

Big Band Gigs

8/19/2018 - Indiana State Fair

9/22/2018 - Clearvista Lake

12/1/2018 - Mooresville Library

12/8/2018 - Indiana State Museum

12/17/2018 - Westminster Village

Money Bag$ By Barry Levitt – AUGUST 2018Welcome new members Mick Armbruster, Todd & Jackie Lackey and Beverly Runnels!

Account status for July 2018 as of this writing (prior to reconciliation): $  10,523.48 => Checking balance (higher than one year ago).

$  4,425.00 => Net Gig income over the past rolling year ($375 above prior 12 months)

$  2,275.00 => Membership Dues income over the past rolling year ($175 above prior 12 months)

$  8,072.09 => Total expenses over the past twelve months ($91.33 above prior 12 months)

$ 3,783.69 =>  Operating surplus for the past twelve months ($1,863.24 better than prior 15 months)

Based on the past rolling year’s experience, we have sufficient funds on hand to cover about 15 months of expenses.

       Membership Status:  In July we had three new member households, eleven renewals, no reinstatements, and one dropped members. Total memberships stand at 84, vs 83 one year ago.

       Membership Dues:  Annual individual and family membership dues are $25/year. The immediate family, living at the same address, of an individual member may be included in a family membership. If your membership is due or past due, please send a check to CIFM&MDS, P.O. Box 1503, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1503, or catch the treasurer at the monthly meeting.

   Songbooks:  Songbooks will be available in electronic format on flash drives for $10 each. A few copies of the printed “Fiddlers Edition” of fiddle tunes are available for $5 each. See the treasurer at the meeting if you want to purchase any of these songbooks.

Ukulele LadiesThe Ukulele Ladies are a welcoming group of women of ALL skill levels who want to play the uke. We meet at either Betsy Wilson’s or Lois Molitor’s houses on Thursday nights. If you’d like to join us, call or send me an email and I will set you up with our Yahoo group so that you will get meeting reminders, music and other info. If you’d like to learn how to play, get in touch! Contact Cathy Platt, [email protected]; phone: 317-485-5010.

Happy Harpers HappeningsHappy Harpers is a group for autoharp players of all skill levels. We meet on the fourth Sunday of each month at members’ houses. We have a Yahoo group which you can join that has music and our calendar. If you have any questions about the group, please call or email C a t h y P l a t t a t 3 1 7- 4 8 5 - 5 0 1 0 , [email protected]

The Dulcimer Only Group (AKA DOGs)

The Dulcimer Only Group is a group of dulcimer players who play the Appalachian mountain dulcimer. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights of the month at Robin Run Village, 5354 W. 62nd St., Indianapolis, at 7 P.M. The DOGs is not a closed group. Anyone who wishes to play the Appalachian mountain dulcimer is welcome. Please contact Tull Glazener at [email protected] to get on the mailing list.

As your member-at-large, I’m here to share your thoughts with the rest of the Board. Let me know if you have ideas or suggestions! You can talk to me at the meeting, or drop a card in the suggestion box, or email me at [email protected]

Maureen’sMusings

OUR WEBSITEhttp://www.indianafolkmusic.org/index.html

OUR FACEBOOK PAGEhttps://www.facebook.com/indianafolkmusic

OUR YAHOO GROUPhttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DulSoc/info

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAMWe are now registered as a Non Profit Organization with Kroger. A percentage of every purchase made at Kroger, after registration, will go towards supporting our Society. To register, have your K r o g e r P l u s c a r d r e a d y, g o t o h t t p s : / /www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewards NowFollow the directions, and when they ask for an NPO number, type in AG647. More information will be available at the Society meeting.

Na Skylark, a Celtic music trio, will host an Irish Tea and House Concert on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at 3:00 pm at The Music Room in the Butler-Tarkington area of Indianapolis. Na Skylark is Lorinda Jones on Irish harp, mountain dulcimer, Irish whistle; Cathy Wilde on Irish uilleann pipes, flutes and whistles; and Jannell Canerday on Irish fiddle and vocals. Join us for a lovely summer afternoon of beautiful music and a spot of tea! For reservations, email [email protected] or call 317-251-7789. You will receive address upon reservation confirmation. $15.

4th AnnualOhio Dulcimer Players

Picnic & JamSaturday, Aug 18, 2018

9 am till 9 pmTed Lewis Park, Shelter #3

443 N. Court St.Circleville, OH 43113

If you are a mountain dulcimer player or play hammered dulcimer, autoharp, guitar, fiddle or other acoustic instrument, you are invited to attend this free event. Come and join us for a day of music, food and socializing. Meet folks you may have heard of but have never met. We have had as many as 16 clubs/groups represented in the past and we want to improve on that number this year. Folks from other states are welcomed to attend as well.

Please bring your dulcimer or other acoustic instrument, playing chair, your own drinks (no alcohol please) and a potluck dish. It is usually fairly warm so bring plenty of drinking water.

For more information, contact Gary Sager at 740-941-1271 or [email protected] .

Nearby Hotels:Holiday Inn Express & Suites 740-420-7711 4 StarsQuality Inn 740-477-6116 3.5 StarsRelax Inn 740-474-8884 3.5 StarsRodeway Inn 740-474-6006

For camping reservations at nearby AW Marion State Park , go online to : https://tinyurl.com/Picnic-Jam-Camping

PERFORMERS AT THE JULY MEETING

Bill Kissling - Battle of New Orleans

Allan Gross - Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier

Kim Wade & Mike Raab - The Banks of the Dee

Sugar Cream Pie - Barbra Allen

Susie Kraeszig & Kim Wade on the Courting Dulcimer -

Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine

Joy Held - Makin’ Whoopie

Mick Armbruster - Orphan Girl

August 25th is National Play on Your Porch Day!

Play Music on the Porch Day is an international day of music that originated in Highland Park, California in 2014 w hen commun i t y members got together to play music and asked their friends to do the same.  Since then, it has expanded a n d b e c o m e a n I n t e r n at i o n a l d a y o f Playing on the Porch.

From Gary Sager

in Ohio

Dulcimer Celebration!Saturday, August 25, 2018

Irvington Public Library and Irvington Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis IN 46219

10:00 to 10:15 Welcome – Library Conference Room

10:30 to 11:15

Library Conference Room – Demonstrative Lecture: The History of the DulcimerLibrary Children’s Area – Michelle Fife – Workshop: Meet the Mountain DulcimerLibrary Storytelling Room – Kim Wade – Workshop: Beginner Hammered Dulcimer11:30 to 12:00 Church Fellowship Hall – Acoustic Folk Jam led by Tull Glazener and Molly McCormack 12:00 to 1:00 Lunch Break

1:00 to 1:45

Library Conference Room – Ted Yoder – Hammered Dulcimer “Woodshed” Workshop, all levels Library Children’s Area – Kim Wade and Mike Raab – Performance (hammered dulcimer and guitar) Library Storytelling Room – Tom Harleman – Performance (mountain dulcimer)

2:00 to 2:45

Library Conference Room – Ted Yoder – Hammered Dulcimer “Woodshed” Workshop, all levels Library Children’s Area – DOGs (Dulcimer Only Group) performance (MD ensemble)Storytelling Room – Molly McCormack – Workshop: Singing with Your Instrument (all instruments)

3:00 to 3:45

Library Conference Room – Tull Glazener – Mountain Dulcimer Multi-Part Arrangements, all levels Library Children’s Area – Resonate150 – Performance (featuring hammered dulcimer)Library Storytelling Room – Dulcimerry – Performance (MD ensemble)

4:00 to 4:45

Library Conference Room – Tull Glazener – Mountain Dulcimer Multi-Part Arrangements, all levels Library Children’s Area – Greenfield Dulcimer Connection – Performance (MD ensemble)Library Storytelling Room – Toby Raab -- Performance (hammered dulcimer)

4:45 to 5:45 Dinner Break

6:00 to 8:00 Church Sanctuary – CONCERT – Tull Glazener and Molly McCormack, and Ted Yoder

Sponsored by the Irvington Council and The Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society www.indianafolkmusic.org

SCHEDULE FOR THE DULCIMER CELEBRATION!

All members of the Society and their friends and family are invited to attend this event.