Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival Web Site

The Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival web site is now online!
The Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival web site is now online!
The Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival web site is now online!
The Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival web site is now online!
The Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival web site is now online!

Click this journal entry title to check it out. I'd love to have your feedback so look it over and email any questions or comments.

Dan ¶ 3:44 PM 0 comments

Augusta Heritage Festival

Last week was busy but fulfilling teaching at Spring Dulcimer Week on the campus of Davis and Elkins college in West Virginia. The event is sponsored by the Augusta Heritage Center and is under the direction of Maddie MacNeil.

My seven students, Gail, Gail, Pat, Jan, Ken, Bob and Lois made me look good by the end of the week with their hard work in class, practice and determination to 'get it', even if I'm not always the best at 'giving it.'



By the end of the week they were playing II-V-I chord progressions on their hammer dulcimers in three different keys!

They were the hit of the student showcase Friday night and somehow convinced me that I would look even better if I wore a wig to cover my shiny head for the performance.

They were so kind to supply the wig as well. I'm pretty sure they were just getting even. But I think it looked pretty good, wha'da you think?

The whole thing was a blast and we were even joined by Guy George on saxophone and Maddie herself for a little vocal improv.

Thanks to Lois, Jim, Neal and Gail for the photos. If anyone else from Augusta has any potentially career damaging photos you'd like to send me just email them to my dan@danlandrum.com email account. Be sure to destroy the originals after you hit send.

My drive home Saturday was through the line of thunderstorms that pummuled much of Tennessee the prior night.

Chattanooga was fortunate to be spared any serious damage and all the trees around my house were still standing.

Angie and I spend most of the day Sunday and most of today getting the Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival web site online.

Here's the URL:

http://www.web.mac.com/danlandrum/iWeb/CDF/Home.html ¶ 2:33 PM 3 comments

Just 78 days until the CDF!

For those of you wanting to come to the Festival concerts only, the cost of the Friday night concert at the MACC is $10, kids under age 10 are free. Saturday night's concert at Signal Mtn. Presbyterian Church is being sponsored by an anonymous donor, so there's no charge!

If you'd like several Festival brochures to hand out at club meetings or wherever, just drop me a note with your address.

Thanks,
Angie ¶ 3:27 PM 0 comments

Dan's in West Virginia

Dan's teaching at the Augusta Heritage Festival this week in Elkins, WV. The beautiful hills offer plenty of exercise, but little cell phone reception. There are also few locations and little time for internet access. So, let me give you an update.

Dan and I worked furiously on the Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival website, hoping to have it up before Dan left, but to no avail. If he has time this week, he'll finish it up, but don't hold your breath! Designing anything always takes longer than you think.

For now, let me give you the basic information you need to start planning a trip to Chattanooga.

The dates are June 23-25, 2006.

The location is the same as last year, the Mountain Arts Community Center (MACC) in Signal Mtn. TN.

Workshops start at 9:00am Friday and end around 5:00pm. Same time Saturday.

Friday night's concert will be at the MACC. Saturday night's concert will be at the Signal Mtn. Presbyterian Church and will be recorded for a DVD.

Sunday morning we'll tour the TN Aquarium, enjoy a concert in the auditorium, then street perform out on the plaza.

The cost is the same as last year, only better. All workshops, both concerts, and aquarium ticket for $150. One-day workshops and one concert ticket is $100.

Lunch at the MACC will be sub sandwiches ordered in for $5, both Friday and Saturday.

Snacks and drinks available throughout the day are free.

You can stay at the Marriott Courtyard in downtown Chattanooga for $119 a night, $99 for Sunday night. Tell them you're here for the Dulcimer Festival when you register. If everyone stays downtown, you can get together for dinner or share a ride to the Festival, only 15 minutes away.

You can register by emailing me. I can either send you a pay pal bill or you can mail a check.

If you have questions please write.

Thanks,

Angie
angie@danlandrum.com ¶ 6:31 PM 1 comments