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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 …
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Sing your heart out
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Fiddle, pick, strum and harmonize
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Share folk songs from different oral traditions
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Listen, and join in
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Meet new and old friends
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Enjoy the food. So good, you’ll lick the plate clean!
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Learn new songs
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Learn new skills
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Perform your songs and tunes
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Jam and improvise
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Be moved and be inspired
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Some great sessions are planned … and more are to come ….
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“When I was a slave: Negro spirituals” multimedia and musical presentation by
Simon Trevelyan
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“Traditional Ballads: 101” with Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat
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“The things we love, but not lovers” song-sharing with Marian Buechert
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“The life and songs of Malvina Reynoldswith Reg Brennan
presentation and song-sharing
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“Songs You Are Embarrassed You Like”Song-sharing with Allan Davison and Cindy
Leitner
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“Shanty Sing-out” Come and bellow with us
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“Rounds” Come and learn some
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“Same song different musical tradition”song-sharing lead by Steve Quattrocchi
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“Re-writes of traditional songs”Contemporary versions of timeless tunespresentation and song-sharing with Lyn
Pinkerton and Jim Edmondson
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“Song writing workshop” with Mary Armitage and Pat Howard
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“Slide guitar workshop” with Henk Piket
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Beginner Banjo workshop with Steve Quattrocchi
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“Lullabies” Song-sharing with Leona Axbey
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“Gospel Sing Out”Song-sharing
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“Sourcing Traditional Songs”Where to find them.
With Allison Campbell
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All Ages Welcome
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Thanks to all the VFSS members whose
music appears on the soundtrack of this video.