The Summer Hoot at Ashokan

notloB Parlour Concerts is on Summer hiatus, so where can one go for notloB-caliber entertainment? Spend three days in the beautiful Catskills at the Ashoken Fiddle and Dance Camp with multi-time notloBBers and good friends Mike+Ruthy, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Chris Merenda, Lyn Hardy (and her band, the Cupcakes), their family, the "usual suspects" from Woodstock / Hudson River valley and friends!

The stellar lineup below was current as of a couple days ago but new artists are being added. For example, a local guy named Pete Seeger was added just today.

The Summer Hoot at Ashokan
August 23-25, 2013

 

Come to the Hoot and enjoy three days of world-class music, local food and beer, plus fun art activities and nature programs for all ages! Camp out, reserve indoor lodging or just come in for the day.

Weekend passes and lodging on sale above. Volunteers and kids under 12 get in free with an accompanying adult.

The gate opens Friday at 3pm with music beginning at 5pm.
The gate opens Saturday & Sunday at 9am with music beginning at 10am.
Music ends Friday & Saturday around midnight, Sunday at around 6pm.

The Hoot is organized by Mike + Ruthy and supports Ashokan's important environmental education programs which give children a chance to get out of the classroom and connect with nature and each other. We are proud to help the Ashokan Center as they nurture these future stewards of our earth, water and sky!

This year's performers include, (alphabetically) . . .
The Big Takeover, Robert Sarazin Blake, Burnell Pines (aka: Jeremy Bernstein), The Cupcakes, The Dirt Farmer Band (featuring Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Amy Helm, Byron Isaacs and Justin Guip), Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine, Greg Humphreys, The Ivy Vine Players, Natalie Merchant, Chris Merenda, Mike + Ruthy, The Murphy Beds, Adrien Reju, The Stacks, Richie Stearns & Rosie Newton w/caller Kristin Andreassen, Story Laurie and Friends, Happy Traum, Uncle Rock, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Lindsey Webster, The Wiyos, Zucchini Brothers, plus a few more artists still tba!

More fun stuff . . .
• Kid Zone activities and evening movie lounge.
• Indoor all-ages craft area by FiberFlame.
• Guided hikes, blacksmith demos, and more.

Fill your bellies . . .
• Hot breakfast in the dining hall by Chef Jill Freiberg
• Local food vendors with delicious lunch, dinner, snacks, treats, ice cream, and beer

Don't forget . . .
• Bring sunscreen, umbrella, water bottle, a blanket and your biggest smile!

See you at the Hoot!!!!!!

Love,
Mike and Ruthy

Website 
Facebook page
Tickets
notloB Parlour Concerts goes to the Summer Hoot (Facebook event)

Ashokan Music & Dance Camps
477 Beaverkill Road
Olivebridge NY 12461
http://www.ashokan.org/ashokan/camp.shtml

"A Fiddler's Holiday", Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band Holiday TV Special

"A Fiddler's Holiday", Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band Holiday TV Special 

The Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band, who performed in a notloB concert 7/10/09, will be in a nationally televised holiday special. Mike and Ruthy have been presented by notloB on several other occasions.

What is it they say about the family that plays together?
Well, even if they don't all live under the same roof, this family makes terrific music and has a rip-roarin' good time while they're at it. The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band features Jay, Molly, Jay's daughter Ruth Ungar, and her husband Mike Merenda. And Mike & Ruthy's two children Will, born January 2008, and Opal born June 2012 also join them on the road, though rarely onstage.
With exceptional musicianship and a vast knowledge of numerous musical styles, Jay & Molly are one of the most celebrated duos in American acoustic music. They achieved international acclaim in 1990 when their performance of Jay's composition Ashokan Farewell became the musical hallmark of Ken Burns' The Civil War on PBS.
You may know Mike & Ruthy from The Mammals. Ruthy cut her teeth on traditional music, and grew up to be a top-flight performer. She brings fiddle, ukulele, guitar and deeply moving vocal performances to the Family Band. Mike Merenda favored rock and ska before being drawn into the world of acoustic music and brings those sensibilities to his playing on old-time banjo, guitar, percussion and his own compelling vocals.
Four terrific musicians. Put them together and the sum really is greater than its parts. Double fiddles, sweet vocal harmonies and rhythmic energy abound as two generations collaborate to entertain you with music from the heart and soul of America.

Sourced from notloB  Folk Concerts' facebook page

notloB Folk Concerts shared Jay Ungar and Molly Mason's photo.
From Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
Announcing "A Fiddler's Holiday" our Family Band Holiday Special on PBS-TV. Check local listings.
http://ymlp.com/zmZBBg

NE connection to "The National Parks" film score

Jay Ungar (l.), Molly Mason and Jaqueline Schwab (m.), Ken Burns (r.)

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason (with Mike and Ruthy Merenda) were notloB's guests in June. Stay tuned, good things are in the works for a return, this time with additional friends.......

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Originally posted to NEFolknRoots


If you have been watching and listening to the new Ken Burns documentary film "The National Parks", the music may strike you as having a New England / Hudson River Valley flavor.

Here's why (a partial listing of the musicians).

Extracted from Music in the Film.

The Musicians

JAY UNGAR and MOLLY MASON have been providing music for Ken Burns's films for more than a quarter of a century. Jay's haunting composition, "Ashokan Farewell," became the acclaimed theme song of the epic The Civil War and its Emmy-winning soundtrack, and is now considered an American classic. Their music spans two continents and two centuries, from Appalachian, Cajun, and Celtic fiddle tunes to swing, country and waltzes. They performed at the wedding of Ken and Julie Burns in October 2003. www.jayandmolly.com

JOSEPH FIRE CROW was born in Montana and raised on the Northern Cheyenne reservation until he was nine years old, when he was placed with a foster family in Seattle as part of the Mormon Indian Placement program. After three-and-a-half years at Brigham Young University, he returned to his reservation and became a respected flute player. He shares his music and tribal history through lectures and workshops, which include lessons in flute making. Joseph now makes his home in Winsted, Connecticut. www.makoche.com

MATT GLASER is the first and only recipient of the Stephane Grappelli Memorial Award, "in recognition of his significant contribution to the teaching and playing of improvised string music in America." Matt has played for sixteen of Ken Burns's films and also appeared in Jazz in some memorable interviews. He has been chair of the String Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston for 27 years.

Pianist JACQUELINE SCHWAB's improvisational playing has been heard on the soundtrack of more than a dozen of Ken Burns's documentaries. Jacqueline also performs solo concerts of vintage American and Celtic and English traditional music and has recorded with many traditional musicians. She lives in Chatham, Massachusetts. www.jacquelineschwab.com, or listen to sound clips on myspace.com/jacquelineschwab.

LISA NARDI writes music for documentary and independent films. She is particularly excited about this film, as she has a passion for this country's national parks and for the continuing preservation of its undeveloped land. It is this passion combined with the opportunity to work with Ken Burns again that inspired her composition "In Nature's Hands". She lives in Port Washington, NY.

WILL DUNCAN of Walpole, New Hampshire, has been a member of ASCAP since he was 12 years old, when two of his compositions became part of the soundtrack for Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip. His compositions for The National Parks are drawn from a collection of his melodies originally inspired by themes from Homer's Odyssey. He enters Swarthmore College in the fall of 2009.

And today from Jay and Molly an audio gift arrived!

Jay composed this tune for the marriage of Ken Burns & Julie Brown in 2003.

FREE download of "The Love of My Life" to commemorate the wonderful @PBS NationalPark @PBS series!

Preview Download

...and a tip o' the hat to Dan Wasserman of the Boston Globe.

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band

notloB Folk Concerts

Bringing traditional American, Canadian, British, and Celtic folk, folk revival, world, blues, roots and bluegrass/newgrass music to

Arlington, Newton and Somerville.

"In this era of pop-driven acoustic music, notloB is keeping the folk tradition alive."

~ Jack Hardy

presents...

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band

at the Unity Church of God

6 Williams Street (3 blocks east of Davis Square)

Somerville

Friday, July 10

Doors 7:45, Concert 8:00

Suggested Donation $20 @ door

$18 w/ advanced reservation to notlobreservations (at) comcast.net

at least 24 hours in advance

What is it they say about the family that plays together?

Well, even if they don't all live under the same roof, this family makes terrific music and has a rip-roarin' good time while they're at it. The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band features Jay, Molly, Jay's daughter Ruth Ungar Merenda, and her husband Michael Merenda. The band travel's with Ruthy and Mike's son Will, born January 28, 2008. He's not playing an instrument yet but is sometimes heard none the less.

With exceptional musicianship and a vast knowledge of a number of music styles, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason are one of the most celebrated duos in American acoustic music. They achieved international acclaim in 1990 when their performance of Jay's composition Ashokan Farewell became the musical hallmark of Ken Burns' The Civil War on PBS.

You may know Ruth and Mike Merenda from their band, The Mammals. Ruth Merenda cut her teeth on traditional music, and grew up to be a top-flight performer. She brings fiddle, ukulele, guitar and deeply moving vocal performances to the Family Band. Mike Merenda favored rock and ska before being drawn into the world of acoustic music. He adds old-time banjo, guitar and percussion to the mix.

Four terrific musicians. Put them together and the sum really is greater than its parts. Double fiddles, sweet vocal harmonies and rhythmic energy abound as two generations collaborate to entertain you with music from the heart and soul of America.

www.mikeandruthy.com

www.jayandmolly.com