Welcome to the Tenth Annual Seldovia Summer Solstice MUSIC FESTIVAL June 17, 18 & 19, 2010 Presented by the Seldovia Arts Council with sponsorship assistance from individuals and groups listed on the back cover, plus major funding from the Alaska State Council on the Arts Beautiful sounds in a beautiful place The Seldovia Arts Council thanks its Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival Sponsors The Seldovia Arts Council would like to especially thank the Alaska State Council on the Arts for their continued support of the arts programming in our community! Beluga Star ($1000+) Alaska State Council on the Arts Jerry and Suzie Stranik Precious Earth (Greg Davis) MegaStar ($500+) Linwood Bar, Miller & Miller Tide Pool Café June M. Uminski Trust Michael Webber SuperStar ($200+) F/V Independence (Mike Miller) Mad Fish Restaurant Homer Electric Association Seldovia Village Tribe Uminski Family Trust - Marcia Lew & Jackie Dickinson Star Margie & Byron McCord Andy Criscuolo Alaskan Grace George & Trina Smallwood Mark & Felicia Rowland Sea Parrot Inn Housing donors Seldovia Rowing Club Mike Webber Suzie & Jerry Stranik Alona & Gary Milton Tania & Tobben Spurkland Rebecca & Stan Coleman Carol & Corkey Meyer Val & Zane Henning Savanna & Tim Lethin Other in-kind donations Dancing Eagles (Gospel jam site) Seldovia Village Tribe (printing) Herring Bay Mercantile (ticket pre-sales) Susan B. English School (venue) Seldovia Boys and Girls Club (venue) TidePool Cafe (Song circle site) Seldovia Chamber of Commerce (publicity) Welcome
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Welcometo the Tenth Annual
Seldovia Summer Solstice MUSIC FESTIVAL
June 17, 18 & 19, 2010
Presented by the Seldovia Arts Council with sponsorship assistance from individuals and groups listed on the back cover, plus major funding from the Alaska State Council on the Arts
Beautiful sounds in a beautiful place
The Seldovia Arts Council thanks its Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival
Sponsors
The Seldovia Arts Council would like to especially thank the Alaska State Council on the Arts for their continued support of the arts programming in our community!
Beluga Star ($1000+)Alaska State Council on the Arts Jerry and Suzie Stranik Precious Earth (Greg Davis)
MegaStar ($500+)Linwood Bar, Miller & Miller Tide Pool Café June M. Uminski Trust Michael Webber
SuperStar ($200+) F/V Independence (Mike Miller) Mad Fish Restaurant Homer Electric Association Seldovia Village TribeUminski Family Trust - Marcia Lew & Jackie Dickinson
StarMargie & Byron McCord Andy CriscuoloAlaskan Grace George & Trina SmallwoodMark & Felicia Rowland Sea Parrot Inn
Housing donorsSeldovia Rowing Club Mike WebberSuzie & Jerry Stranik Alona & Gary MiltonTania & Tobben Spurkland Rebecca & Stan ColemanCarol & Corkey Meyer Val & Zane HenningSavanna & Tim Lethin
Other in-kind donationsDancing Eagles (Gospel jam site) Seldovia Village Tribe (printing)Herring Bay Mercantile (ticket pre-sales) Susan B. English School (venue)Seldovia Boys and Girls Club (venue) TidePool Cafe (Song circle site)Seldovia Chamber of Commerce (publicity)
Welcome
Alex DePue and Miguel De Hoyos
Individually, Alex DePue and Miguel De Hoyos have wowed the world—from DePue performing at Carnegie Hall at the age of 14 and touring with rock guitarist Steve Vai in 2007 to De Hoyos entertaining government officials and diplomats in Mexico and performing in Romania by invitation from the Romanian government. Together, they produce an unparalleled sound—music that can speak to anyone’s soul. “There’s really no other way to describe the fiddling of Alex DePue — it stings.” – Andrew McGinn, Springfield News-Sun “I’ve seen the great guitar players up close and in person: Santana, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan… Miguel De Hoyos is among these greats…” – Steve Dryden, Baja Breeze – B.C.N., MX
DePue/De Hoyos have performed throughout North America, opening for the Philadelphia Orchestra at Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall, performing a solo spot with the Ocean City Pops (Ocean City, NJ), and appearing on international television for the Mrs. World Pageant (Tijuana, B.C.S., MX). They were featured at the International Film Festival and Art Walk (Imperial City, CA), and headlined the Clark State University Artist Series. In 2007, the pair presented a standout concert at the Stranahan Theater (Toledo, OH). “The two perform an engaging and often virtuosic combination of classical-tinted takes on popular songs and original compositions, their cohesion and chops often remarkable.” – Todd Clouser, Gringo Gazette – B.C.S., MX
In 2009, the duo was at the National Oldtime Fiddling Championship in Weiser (ID) as instructors, and later that year, appeared as the featured act at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Grand Master Fiddler Championship in Nashville. DePue/De Hoyos have appeared at Sammy Hagar’s Cabo Wabo (Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., MX), and have performed throughout Mexico for Mexican diplomats and government officials. DePue/De Hoyos did a radio show with George Varga, Music Critic for the San Diego Union-Tribune. “What results is a heady mix of virtuosity and sophistication that is even more impressive live”. – George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune The duo currently has two recordings available, “Underground Whispers” and “Twisted Strings”. Alex Depue and Miguel De Hoyos have only been playing together a short time but it seems like they have been playing together for decades. Their CD titled “Underground Whispers” came out on June 13th, 2008. Rock-N-Roll on the fiddle and guitar featuring “Dust In The Wind” by Kansas, “Stairway To Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, and “All I Ask” from The Phantom Of The Opera to name a few.
Seldovia Arts CouncilSummer Solstice Music Festival Crew
Festival Director: Susan Mumma
Masters of Ceremonies: Laurel Hilts, Simone de Biblioteque
Sound: Dan McElrath and Sadi Synn
Festival Committee: Darlene Crawford, Laurel Hilts, Susan Mumma, Tania and Tobben Spurkland, Jerry and Suzie Stranik, Sadi Synn, Rob Rurka, Betsy Scott, Felicia Rowland, and Kathleen George.
Thank you to the many Seldovia Arts Council and other community members who helped plan and stage this festival: City of Seldovia (Tim, Rhonda, Mary), Bob Moser, Happy Schneider, Sherri Burt, Byron McCord, Jackie Graese, Rose McInness, Mike Webber, Monty Hingley and the many others who generously donated their time and support.
A special thank you to
Renee Purpura for cheerfully helping out with the use of the school
Suzie Stranik and Happy Schneider as co-chairs for the performer dinner, and all who helped provide food for the performers
Felicia Rowland and Tobben Spurkland for their help with sponsorships
AND, thanks in advance to all those folks who turn out to help us clean up: Monday 10am (or as announced at Saturday’s performance)
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Chair: Susan MummaVice Chairman: Susan ZerwickTreasurer: Tobben SpurklandSecretary: Tania SpurklandBoard of Directors: Darlene Crawford, Greg Davis, Laurel Hilts, Rob Rurka, Betsy Scott
Program design and layout by Kathleen George. Program content written by individual artists and Susan Mumma.
esther golton
Esther is a singer, flutist, mountain dulcimer player, and composer from Talkeetna, Alaska. She has recorded 2 CDs. Her first CD “Unfinished Houses” spotlights her songs, while her newest project – “Aurora Borealis”, paints a mesmerizing instrumental portrait of Alaska’s Northern Lights.
eric and Sean Braendel
Alaska born singer/songwriter, Eric is joined by his son Sean, who may be young but has already become a fine guitarist in his own right. Their music is heavily influenced by folk and blues. Eric Braendel is often called “Alaska’s Gordon Lightfoot”. He is the winner of the Alaska Song of the Year.
Betsy Scott
Seldovia’s steamy jazz songstress. It is rumored that Betsy has a 20 year history in the theater, having been featured at the Alaska Repertory Theater and Cyrano’s. This gal loves to sing!!! Betsy will be joined by Florentia Scott and Cindy McKenna.
Danny Schmidt
Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter, Danny Schmidt has been building an enthusiastic (nearly cult-like) following while simultaneously inspiring the admiration of his fellow artists and critical acclaim from industry professionals. He is the real deal, an authentic timeless troubadour in the tradition of Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Dave Carter, who delivers his craft with a quiet power, a level of complexity, and an underlying humanity that is truly rare in this age of sound bite marketeering.
It’s his songwriting which won him the prestigious Kerrville New Folk award, but it’s his intense live performances that leave listeners with a sense that each of his songs is necessary, plain and simple. His guitar work is effortless and sparkling, his arrangements are fresh and unpredictable, his voice ageless. Stylistically and musically, Danny’s writing spans an impressively diverse reach, from deeply-rooted Appalachian mountain gospel to haunted English balladry, from syncopated Piedmont country blues to vagabond 60’s protest folk-stumpery.
He tackles universal themes of love, loss, and longing . . . restless discontent and grateful joy. And he captures both the sorrow and the beauty inherent in our everyday lives with the wisdom of a perceptive, compassionate elder and with the innocent awe and tenderness of a child.
In the words of Sing Out Magazine: ”He is perhaps the best new songwriter we’ve heard in the last 15 years.” And in the words of Texas Monthly: ”With seductive simplicity, his music simply demands your attention.”
Love Life Music
Milo Matthews, an Alaskan Groovlicious bass driven soloist, takes you on an edgy soulful journey that speaks a simple truth that will rock you back into life. Milo’s full mastered sound contains many layers of rhythms, textured effect, and rocking vocal, and if you close your eyes, you would think you were listening to a full band. He is currently living his dream as a Producer, Recording Engineer, Musician and Husband at Love Life Music Productions, a humble and highly creative recording studio residing in the forested woods of Homer, Alaska. He is joined by the spiritually lifting harmonies and vocals of Shawn Zuke.
Billy goat
Seldovia’s own “old timey” group, has been honing their skills by playing at various Seldovia and Girdwood venues and is a town favorite. The group consists of Kari Hendrick, Kirby Corwin, Jeff Snedgen, and Chris Lillo.
Liz Malys
Liz is an Anchorage songwriter who is facile on both the piano and cello. She performs original songs with a breathy, bluesy sound. As a young singer/songwriter blossoming into her own, pianist Liz Malys is drawing comparisons to early Joni Mitchell and Tori Amos. Her piano themes and improvisations with ethereal vocals on top are “expressive and evocative with uncommon depth ... luxurious and dreamy...” allowing her to draw “a certain power over an audience that few performers can ever hope to possess.”
Carrie elton
A troubadour in the most classic fashion, Elkin has ridden a Gypsy breeze of serendipity for the last ten years, landing for a time in Cleveland, Athens, Taos, Steamboat Springs, Colorado Springs and Boston, finally coming to settle in Austin, TX in the summer of 2007. Carrie is a rising star in the world of soulful songwriting.
Matt Hammer
Matt Hammer has been a popular and busy Alaskan entertainer since he moved here in the early “80’s.
He has written and performed in The Great Alaskan Opry, made a CD with Loren Arment called “Alaska Songs” which is still a best seller, performed with Dr Shultz and recorded “Surreal Sessions” his third CD at Kirt Reimann’s Surreal Studio. He formed the Matt Hammer Band more recently and has opened for Terry Fader of “America’s Got Talent” and many more such as Commander Cody, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Goodman, and Hoyt Axton to name a few. He is performing for the Seldovia Summer Solstice Music festival with his wife Lona.
Acoustic Banana
A group of friends and relations, some former Flaming Pastries, morphed into a new arrangement. Shimery harmonies and danceable folk rock with a few ballads in the mix. They are Lisa Jamieson, Kevin Cassity, Peter Crimp, Kippy Lanz, Mari Jamieson, and Matt Crimp.
7:30 pm Esther Golton/Liz Malys dulcimer and piano
8:00 pm Betsy Scott, Florentia Scott, and Cindy McKenna singer/songwriter
8:30 pm Eric and Sean Braendel singer/songwriter
9:00 pm INTERMISSION
9:15 pm DePue/De Hoyos fiddler/guitarist
9:45 pm DePue/De Hoyos fiddler/guitarist
10:15pm Danny Schmidt singer/songwriter
10:45pm Love Life Music dance tunes
Collaboration Milo Matthews all performer pieces
All evening performances will be in the Susan B. English School Commons. The gate opens for seating at 6:00 pm; admission is by ticket only. Proceeds from t-shirt sales benefit the Seldovia Arts Council and help fund the solstice festival; sale of CDs benefits the artists and performers.
Restrooms for festival attendees are in hallways adjacent to the school Com-mons; ask at the gate for directions. Food and drink are not permitted in the Commons or classrooms. The school is a non-smoking area. Lost & Found is at the gate during the festival; after the festival lost items may be retrieved from the Seldovia Police Dept. (907-234-7640)
Festival ScheduleFree event: Thursday afternoon ferry jam on “ Tustumena” en route to Seldovia.
No host volunteer/performer dinner at the “Linwood” 6PM
Free event: Thursday evening 8 PM for “open mike” at SBE School Commons
Yoga Friday and Saturday 9 AM SBE School
Performance Workshop at 10 AM Friday morning SBE School Commons - Performance Techniques with Matt Hammer
Free event: Saturday Morning 10 AM for a song circle at the “Tide Pool” restaurant.
Free event: Sunday afternoon 2 PM for the Gospel jam at Dancing Eagles with Judith Lethin.
The Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival formal events will be: Friday and Saturday nights, 7-10:30 PM
Performers: Billy Goat, Carrie Elkin, Danny Schmidt, Matt Hammer, The Banana Acoustic, Esther Golton, Liz Malys, Betsy Scott, Eric and Sean Braendel, Alex DePue, Miguel De Hoyos and Love Life Music.
Join us!The Seldovia Arts Council needs your support to present arts programming such as you are enjoying at the festival. You can join the Arts Council as an individual or business member by filling out this application and dropping it off at the festival gate.
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Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival
FriDAy eVening PerFOrMAnCeS
Welcome Keith Gain, Mayor of Seldovia, & Simone de Biblioteque
7:00 pm Liz Malys singer/songwriter
7:30 pm Billy Goat Bluegrass
8:00 pm Milo Matthews singer/songwriter
8:30 pm Carrie Elkin singer/songwriter
9:00 pm INTERMISSION
9:15 pm Danny Schmidt singer/songwriter
9:45 pm Danny Schmidt singer/songwriter
10:15pm DePue/De Hoyos fiddler and guitarist
10:45pm Matt Hammer singer/songwriter
All evening performances will be in the Susan B. English School Commons. The gate opens for seating at 6:00 pm; admission is by ticket only. Proceeds from t-shirt sales benefit the Seldovia Arts Council and help fund the solstice festival; sale of CDs benefits the artists and performers.
Restrooms for festival attendees are in hallways adjacent to the school Com-mons; ask at the gate for directions. Food and drink are not permitted in the Commons or classrooms. The school is a non-smoking area. Lost & Found is at the gate during the festival; after the festival lost items may be retrieved from the Seldovia Police Dept. (907-234-7640)
Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival
SATurDAy AFTernOOn WOrkSHOPS
1:00 PMSlow Jam .................................................................. Kevin Cassidy (Otter Room)
Base Techniques ............................................. Milo Matthews (Beluga Room)
Time TBACollaboration .................................................................................Milo Matthews
Admission to workshops is via the main festival gate and is by ticket only. Purchase workshop tickets at the gate. Admission to workshops will not begin until the previous workshop has concluded. Restrooms for festival attendees are in hallways adjacent to the school Commons or individual venues; ask at the gate for directions. Food and drink are not permitted in the Commons or workshop areas; all festival areas are non-smoking.
