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Savannah Folk Music Festival
2012 Festival
October
12-14, 2012
The Savannah Folk Music Society proudly announces the events
and highlights of the 23rd
Annual Savannah Folk Music Festival, October 12, 13, and 14,
2012. The festival’s signature event, the Sunday Concert from 2:00 to 7:30
PM on Oct. 14, will be held in GRAYSON STADIUM, starring
internationally-acclaimed folk musicians and singers : DOUG MACLEOD, Al PETTEWAY and AMY WHITE, CURLEY MAPLE,
and DEIDRE MCCALLA. Each of the
performers will present two sets, one in an early and one in a later
rotation. The Sunday 14 concert also includes a performance by the winner
of the Youth Songwriting Competition and the second half of the “Noteworthy
Art” silent auction. The three-day,
five-event festival is presented by the Savannah Folk Music Society and the
City of Savannah’s Cultural Affairs Department, Bureau of Leisure Services.
The entire festival is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
On Friday, Oct. 12, the festival begins with its traditional Folkfest in
Ellis Square from 7:00 to 11:00 PM. The Folkfest features a variety of Savannah’s top folk
performers making joyful sounds in a number of folk music styles and genre.
The evening also features part one of the annual “Noteworthy
Art” silent auction, the sale of several GRETSCH
guitars, some signed by celebrities and others transformed into unique art
objects by leading Savannah artists. The Folkfest is an open-air event, but
should the rains fall, provisions have been made to hold it at nearby
Trinity United Methodist Church on Telfair Square.
On Saturday, Oct. 13 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM will be the finals of the Youth
Song Writing Competition held at STEWART HALL, First Presbyterian Church, 520
Washington Avenue Savannah GA 31405. This
is the culmination of a contest between youth (under 20 years old) from
Savannah-Chatham County and Georgia counties adjacent to Chatham as well as
Jasper and Beaufort Counties in South Carolina for the best original song
in the acoustic folk tradition. Winners divide $1,000 in prizes from event
sponsor, Portman’s Music. The
first place winner is also given the opportunity to present the winning
song on Sunday, October 14 at the festival’s grand finale concert.
A second special
event, kind courtesy of headliner, country acoustic-blues legend DOUG
MACLEOD will be a two-hour workshop for
blues enthusiasts, young and old, to attend and learn from
one of THE best acoustic blues players in the world. The workshop will take place from 3:30 to 5:30
PM at STEWART HALL, First Presbyterian Church, Washington Avenue, Savannah
GA 31405, after the conclusion of the songwriting competition. Space is
limited and details regarding reservations will be made known later.
The third event on Saturday
is the Old-Time Country Dance from 7:30 to 11:00 PM at SAVANNAH
ARTS ACADEMY gymnasium, 500 Washington Avenue ,Savannah GA
31405. The parking lot is accessible from ATLANTIC Avenue .
Athens,GA-based band "CURLEY MAPLE" will play the
tunes, and a guest caller will teach and call the dances in various set
formations. Beginners and contra dance veterans are welcome to have a great
time. Not a dancer? The music alone is well worth the visit!
On Sunday,
Oct. 14, is our final event of the festival. From 2:00 till 7:30 PM, the
“Concert in GRAYSON STADIUM” features : DOUG MACLEOD, AL PETTEWAY and
AMY WHITE, CURLEY MAPLE and DEIDRE MCCALLA, as well as the winner of the
Youth Songwriting Competition.
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