Sing your heart out

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Come to the Come to the

Vancouver Folk Song Society Winter RetreatVancouver Folk Song Society Winter Retreat Nov 19 – 21, 2010 Crescent Beach Nov 19 – 21, 2010 Crescent Beach

(near the US Peace Arch Border Crossing)(near the US Peace Arch Border Crossing)

and …and …

Sing your heart out

Fiddle, pick, strum and harmonize

Share folk songs from different oral traditions

Listen, and join in

Meet new and old friends

Enjoy the food. So good, you’ll lick the plate clean!

Learn new songs

Learn new skills

Perform your songs and tunes

Jam and improvise

Be moved and be inspired

Some great sessions are planned … and more are to come ….

“When I was a slave: Negro spirituals” multimedia and musical presentation by

Simon Trevelyan

“Traditional Ballads: 101” with Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat

“The things we love, but not lovers” song-sharing with Marian Buechert

“The life and songs of Malvina Reynoldswith Reg Brennan

presentation and song-sharing

“Songs You Are Embarrassed You Like”Song-sharing with Allan Davison and Cindy

Leitner

“Shanty Sing-out” Come and bellow with us

“Rounds” Come and learn some

“Same song different musical tradition”song-sharing lead by Steve Quattrocchi

“Re-writes of traditional songs”Contemporary versions of timeless tunespresentation and song-sharing with Lyn

Pinkerton and Jim Edmondson

“Song writing workshop” with Mary Armitage and Pat Howard

“Slide guitar workshop” with Henk Piket

Beginner Banjo workshop with Steve Quattrocchi

“Lullabies” Song-sharing with Leona Axbey

“Gospel Sing Out”Song-sharing

“Sourcing Traditional Songs”Where to find them.

With Allison Campbell

All Ages Welcome

Application Form atwww.folksongsociety.org

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Vancouver Folk Song Society Winter RetreatVancouver Folk Song Society Winter Retreat Nov 19 – 21, 2010 Crescent Beach Nov 19 – 21, 2010 Crescent Beach Application

Thanks to all the VFSS members whose

music appears on the soundtrack of this video.

Sing your heart out

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