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Zoltar — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:17:01 +0000

New Raffle Instrument Videos!

Tickets for the Bill Bussman Melon Octave Mandolin and the G.D. Armstrong Electric Bouzouki are still available, and new video demos by Chipper Thompson are available at the ZoukFest YouTube video channel, as well as right here at ZoukFest.com!

Attention U.S. Taxpayers!

As you receive your “economic stimulus” checks, please remember how stimulating ZoukFest will be — you can spend it with us. Lodging & meals reservations are now closed, but you can still register for all classes! Beef up the economy while you brush up your own “bouzoukonomy.” Or, to donate a part of it, click here.

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2008 Class Schedule Announced!

Subject to change, of course, but here it is. Click on the image to see a larger version. You can also download a PDF version here>> (NOTE: This image shows an “Advanced Irish Fiddle” class, but that should read “Intermediate.” You’ll see the correct title on the registration form, however, and we’ll correct it here as well ASAP.)

We Have a Winner!

Greg Bramhall of Needham Heights, MA is the winner of our Free Tuition Raffle. Congratulations, Greg! Thanks to everyone else who registered early in order to be eligible, and we look forward to seeing all of you in Santa Fe!

Andy Irvine at ZoukFest 2008, June 8-14th

We are very pleased to announce that Andy Irvine will be on staff at ZoukFest 2008 next June at the College of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Since his early days with Sweeney’s Men in the 1960s to Planxty, Patrick Street, and Mozaik, Andy has been at the forefront of the revival of Irish traditional music. His virtuosity on the mandolin, mandola and bouzouki, as well as his unique approach to arranging, have made him one of the most influential musicians of his generation. For more information about Andy, please visit his website: http://andyirvine.com.

JUST POSTED: Be sure to read the exclusive interview with Andy by Roger Landes!

Don’t forget, the dates for ZoukFest 2008 are June 8-14th. In addition, we’ll be hosting the 2nd Annual New Mexico Luthiers Showcase on Sunday, June 8th.

New Staff

ZoukFest 2008 welcomes Eliot Grasso, Steve Paxton, Moira Smiley, and Steve Smith as full-time staff members. And former staff member Randal Bays is back with us again! (Read all staff bios here.)

List of Classes

More than ever before! Complete details on all classes are here. You can also click on any class in the list below and go directly to its description.

1. Introduction to Irish Fiddle Randal Bays
2. Intermediate Irish Fiddle Randal Bays
3. Irish Guitar Accompaniment (DADGAD) Randal Bays
4. Fingerstyle Guitar in Open Tunings Mason Brown
5. Irish Tenor Banjo Dave Cory
6. Irish Guitar Accompaniment (Standard Tuning) Dave Cory
7. Balkan & Middle Eastern Percussion I Polly Tapia Ferber
8. Balkan & Middle Eastern Percussion II Polly Tapia Ferber
9. Exploring Turkish & Greek Music: A Multi-Faceted Approach Kaila Flexer
10. Structured Improvisation Kaila Flexer
11. Rhythm Challenge Douglas Goodhart
12. Long-Bow Fiddling of West Virginia Douglas Goodhart
13. Cajun Ensemble Douglas Goodhart
14. Irish Flute/Whistle Eliot Grasso
15. Variation in Irish Traditional Music Eliot Grasso
16. Fest Breizh: Music of Brittany Stanley Greenthal
17. Kafana: Music of the Balkans & Beyond Stanley Greenthal
18. Jump Start Bouzouki Roger Landes
19. Bodhran Roger Landes
20. Early English Song Angela Mariani
21. Introduction to Medieval Music Angela Mariani
22. Folk Song/Vocal Ensemble Workshop Steve Paxton
23. Celtic Mandolin Luke Plumb
24. Planxty II: More of the Sound of 16 Strings Luke Plumb with Roger Landes
25. Andy Irvine Bouzouki Seminar Luke Plumb
26. Getting Your Music past the Fear Performance Workshop Don Richmond
27. Songwriting Workshop Don Richmond
28. Anglo-Celtic Song Moira Smiley
29. Balkan Voice Moira Smiley
30. Voice Seminar Moira Smiley
31. Celtic Back-Up for All Instrumentalists I Chris Smith
32. Celtic Back-Up for All Instrumentalists II Chris Smith
33. Americana Mandolin Steve Smith
34. Americana Guitar Steve Smith
35. Basic Music theory for Traditional Music Steve Smith
36. Jump Start Mandolin Chipper Thompson
37. Introduction to Blues Guitar Chipper Thompson
38. Audio Production for Acoustic Music Instructor TBA

Continuing Education Credit

3 CEUs (Continuing Education Credits) in World Music Performance Studies are offered through the College of Santa Fe’s Contemporary Music Program for an additional Continuing Education tuition of $150. To register, please contact Steven Paxton at spaxton@csf.edu.

ROUND TWO of our Instrument Raffle for 2007: One ticket, two more chances to win!

The first two ZoukFest 2007 raffle instruments (Herb Taylor flattop bouzouki & G.D. Armstrong resophonic bouzouki) are with their lucky winning owners, but now you have a chance to win two more custom beauties. Only 100 tickets at $40 each will be sold. Drawings will be double blind — after a winning ticket is drawn from the pool of 100 raffle tickets, a lot will be drawn to determine which of the instruments is awarded. Then a second winning raffle ticket will be drawn from the remaining 99 tickets for the next instrument. Be sure to read the rules! Order raffle tickets online >>