Dalis
sez –
Wow , have we really not emailed since mid December? We
wrote one but the Holidays got in the way…..
Well!!!!
Happy New Year. Mine was quiet and sweet. That’s so nice
sometimes.
Work
weekends will begin this weekend, see note from Rick below.
Commitments are happening for the schedule. Lots of
favorites and a few surprises. We will have a
Memorial/Tribute for Allen Damron on Monday May 29.
More to come on all of that of course.
Songwriting
School
is getting very exciting this year. We have in addition to
Rick Beresford and Dick Goodwin, Pat Pattison from the
Berklee School of Music and Kye Fleming, one of the most
awarded songwriters in country music and half of the team
from www.songjourney.com.
– See more about both below. Sign up for
Songwriting
School
and meet these wonderful folks.
The Harmonica Workshop will be happening again for its
second year. Gary Primich, Rob Roy Parnell and Gary Sapone
have all agreed to come back as faculty. The dates for this
one have been changed to the second midweek June 6 – 8. No
skipping around to camps this year, ya’ll will be in the
Kennedy Theater area with cover and places to work in small
groups.
We are planning some Press Release events to announce this
year’s schedule, Song Camp for youngsters 12 – 18 in
July, Houston International/Kerrville Festival Stage again
this year in April and many more wonderful
Kerrville
related programs. We’ll keep you updated as the details
reveal themselves….
AND we actually had just a bit of rain the other day, need
some more. Beautiful days and chilly nights have been the
norm, we are indeed fortunate.
Hope to see you soon at a work weekend, a concert and /or
fest in May and June.
Love,
Dalis
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WORK
WEEKENDS STARTING THIS WEEKEND!
In
January, we need to start clearing the decks. We’ll
start by cleaning up the Ranch, planting and trimming trees
and, possibly, with the Board’s approvals, we can start
dismantling the Threadgill shade roof (not the stage!).
We will also start the demolition of the oldest crafts
booths. Vehicle maintenance is a plus. We are
expecting nice weather this weekend, but in the event of
rain, there is invariably work that can be done inside.
February will be spent on site prep and contracted work.
There is always a need for helpers as well as skilled
professionals.
Part
of the new arrangement will be a restructuring and
reorganization of work crews and assignments to include
volunteer food, expenses and entertainment. Every
weekend in March, April and May will have some kind of work
party or festival prep to make this, our 35th
festival, the most rewarding and stimulating ever. The
more energy we put in, the greater the return - for
everyone! (but you already know that.)
January 21-22 (This very weekend is the
25th anniversary of the demolition of the
original main stage.)
February 18-19 (alternate Feb 25-26)
Check the KerrStaff website calendar often for updates and
specific projects. Round up your friends and call your
krew. Bring cleanup tools, gloves, all-weather
clothing and camping gear. Carpool. Come visit
anytime and see the progress we’ve already made on the
pavilion, the staff kitchen, the garden and the barn.
For more information on work weekend activities please
contact Rick Wright at rick@kerrville-music.com
PS We won’t be having open campfires
‘til the burn ban is lifted. SeeYaSoon
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2006
SEASON TICKET PACKAGES STILL AVAILABLE!
Join
us for our historic 35th Year! 2006
Kerrville Festival Supporter Packages are available on our
Website. Package prices currently start at just $275.
Prices are scheduled to go up after the first of the year so
Don't Wait! You can find information at www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/2006spon.htm.
You may order on-line at any time or by phone by
calling the festival office at (830) 257-3600, during
business hours Monday through Friday.
2006
Package Prices (prices include sales tax but may be subject
to additional service charges):
-Weekends
Only (for One) - $275 (weekend tickets for both 2006
Kerrville Festivals - $385 value)
-Complete
Package (for One) - $325 (a complete set of tickets for one
person for both 2006 Kerrville Festivals - $490 value)
-Complete
Package (for Two) - $475 (a complete set of tickets for two
people for both 2006 Kerrville Festivals - $890 value)
-Small
Business package - $1000 (four complete sets of tickets plus
advertising for both 2006 Kerrville Festivals – 2,500
value)
Other
Business packages are also available or one can be
customized to meet your needs. Call the festival
office to discuss the possibilities.
General
ticket sales will start in February.
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SONGWRITERS
SCHOOL
FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENT
It
is our pleasure to announce two notable songsmiths who have
agreed to be a part of our Songwriter School Faculty, Pat
Pattison and Kye
Fleming.
Pat
Pattison
is a Professor of lyric writing and poetry at Berklee
College of Music, where he developed the curriculum for
the only Songwriting Major in the country.
Some of Pat’s Students have included: Gillian
Welch; Grammy Nominee, 1997,
Revival, 2002,
Time, The Revelator. Co-producer, O
Brother, Where Art Thou?. Songs recorded by major
artists, including Kathy Mattea, Alison Krauss, Emmy Lou
Harris and Trisha Yearwood. Grammy winner John
Mayer, MCA recording artist Kami
Lyle. Number 1 songwriter Joe
Doyle (BMG). Reprise recording artist Holly
Palmer. Scarlet
Keys and Dillon
Dixon (Warner Chappell) Andrea
Stolpe and Greg
Becker (Almo Irving), Tim
Jenkins (BMG), Neil
Diercks (A&R at Warner Chappell Music), Ben
Groff (A&R, EMI LA), Ted
Lowe (A&R Sony, LA), and many more working in
bands, as professional pluggers and managers, and on the
staffs of major publishing houses and record labels.
Kye
Fleming has
been awarded over 45 BMI awards in her career making her one
of the most awarded songwriters in country music.
Other awards include: 3 time BMI Country Songwriter of the
Year, 2 time BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year, 2 time NSAI
Songwriter of the Year, 2 time Billboard Song of the Year,
10 BMI Millionaire Awards, BMI Burton Award for Song of the
Year, CMA, ACM, DOVE and GRAMMY nominations for various
songs,and CMA Triple Play Award.
Her songs have been recorded by artists such as Ronnie
Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Tina Turner, Bette Midler Joe
Cocker, Willie Nelson, Wynonna, The Judds, Vince Gill, Amy
Grant, Janis Ian, Kennedy Rose, jazz artist Dianne Schuur,
and flutist James Galway.
As a publisher she has 8 ASCAP and BMI awarded songs
including the 2002 ASCAP song of the year recorded by Faith
Hill.
She
was "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and
"Wouldn't have Missed It for the World", wrote
"Give Me Wings", "Some Peoples Lives",
Smokey Mountain Rain." "All Roads lead to
You" and "Nobody". Country when Country
Wasn't Cool".
It
will be a real treat for you songwriters to learn from these
masters. On-line registration will be available
shortly on www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/songwritersschool.htm
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FULL
RV HOOK-UP SITES SOLD OUT FOR 2006!
The
“Main” section of the Quiet Valley Ranch RV facilities
are currently sold out for the 2006 Kerrville Folk Festival.
We still have plenty of room in the “Meadow” section
however. The Meadow sites have water and electricity
only and will accommodate smaller trailers (24 ft. or less),
pop-up campers, and conversion vans. These sites are
$20 per day with a three day minimum. Call the
festival office at (830) 257-3600 to make reservations.
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DEADLINE
FOR LIFETIME TICKET HOLDER UPGRADES IS JANUARY 31
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NOW
ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR THE 2006 GRASSY HILL
KERRVILLE
NEW FOLK COMPETITION
We
started taking entries for New Folk on December 1.
Songwriters are given two options for submitting their
songs. They may send their tape/CD directly to the
festival office or they may submit electronically by using
Sonicbids. Either way, the official guidelines MUST be
followed.
The
official guidelines for the 2006 Grassy Hill Kerrville New
Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters are posted on our
website at www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/newfolk.htm.
There are a few significant changes to the guidelines
so be sure to read them carefully.
We
will accept the first 800 entries we receive prior to March
15, 2006.
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DEADLINE
FOR “MUSIC TO LIFE” ENTRIES APPROACHING!
Another
songwriting contest scheduled for the 2006 Kerrville Folk
Festival is the Public Domain Foundation’s MUSIC
TO LIFE contest. The Public Domain
Foundation, in conjunction with the Kerrville Folk Festival,
has now produced two MUSIC
TO LIFE contests and concerts (2001 and 2003) and
will conduct its third in 2006. This third MTL series once
again seeks original or previously unpublished compositions
dedicated to a social or political issue of concern.
Finalists receive travel stipends and free passes to the
Kerrville Folk Festival, and top award winners receive
donations of up to $1,000 to the charitable organization(s)
of their choice. The MTL contest solicits and receives
entries from songwriters domestically and abroad.
Subsequently, MTL judges choose ten finalists to perform
their compositions on June 3, 2006 at the Kerrville Folk
Festival. Finalists typically each represent a different
state from around the country and offer songs which speak to
such issues as the emotion of children in foster care, the
vitality of volunteers, and the brutal impact of war.
All MTL entries should be received by the PD Foundation by
February 4, 2006.
The
Public Domain Foundation promotes and facilitates the
creation of cause-related music and furthers its impact upon
issues and organizations of social and political justice.
To learn more about the Public Domain Foundation or to
obtain MTL guidelines and an entry form for the 2006 MUSIC
TO LIFE contest, visit www.pdfoundation.org/mtl/2006.cfm.
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NORTH
AMERICAN FOLK
ALLIANCE
CONFERENCE COMING TO
AUSTIN
NEXT MONTH
The
North American Folk Alliance Conference is coming up in
Austin
February 10 – 13, 2006 at the Hilton downtown. The
Kerrville Folk Festival will have an exhibit hall booth and
will present a showcase of
Kerrville
artists in the Fox Run room on Sunday Feb 12 from 9PM –
2AM.
Check
out all of the conference info and everything else the Folk
Alliance has to offer at www.folkalliance.net
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ATTENTION
KERRVILLE
AREA RESIDENTS – JACK WILLIAMS HOUSE CONCERT
Our
dear friend and guitar ace JACK WILLIAMS will be performing
a House Concert on Friday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. at
Slacker Manner, one of our Kerrville Folk Festival partners.
Reserved seats are just $15. General admission tickets
will also be available for $12 at the door. Visit www.musicoffice.com
for tickets and further information.
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LOST
AND FOUND
We
found a money clip, silver (not sterling) with the letters
JMS in a gold oval on the front. There is an inscription on
the back. If this is yours, give us a call and we’ll send
it to you or you can pick it up when you come out for Fest.
Sorry, there wasn’t any cash in the clip
