Volume 43 Edition 11 November 2014 Submit articles to: [email protected] By the 15th of each month FFS Board Of Directors President Denise Sciandra [email protected] Vice President Paul Starcevich [email protected] Secretary Sue Wirt [email protected] Treasurer Jim Ross [email protected] Concert Master Steve Ono [email protected] Membership Patty Bennett [email protected] Lifetime Member Alan Hubbart Members At Large Linda Guerrero [email protected] Bill Lehr [email protected] Karen Starcevich [email protected] Ann Lamb Bill Johnson [email protected] Flyer Editor Bill Johnson [email protected] Calendar Editor Maria Glover HM 559-322-8677 Cell 559-281-8278 [email protected] A N o n - P ro f it C or p or at i o n f o r Tr ad i t io na l A rt s Notes from Board President, Denise Sciandra The month of September closed with birthday celebrations. First up was the clever idea of a 60 plus or minus party for Steve Ono (plus) and Karena Beasley (minus). The date of the party was the exact half birthday for their shared birthdate of March 27th. I'm in awe of Karena being willing to celebrate a "decade" birthday early. Although I have never been sensitive about my actual age, my tendency has been to not recognize my birthday until the last possible moment. My husband is a mere forty-four days older than I am and I like to remind him of that between November 13th and December 31st. When we turned fifty, I made sure to sign him up for AARP before I was eligible. When I turned sixty, I arranged a family reunion that I billed as my twin sister's sixtieth birthday party. I wonder what my strategy will be in 2016 for our seventieth birthdays? Steve and Karena hosted a wonderful party on a beautiful evening in their backyard. Steve grilled chicken. Guests filled out the menu with potluck. Friends sat around amongst the very high raised vegetable beds built especially for Karena. Paul Starcevich was everywhere filming the event. After dinner, Kathyrn Johnsen on Celtic harp and Carl Johnsen on penny whistle, spontaneously performed some beautiful Irish music. Linda Guerrero commented dreamily, "I've been transported to Ireland." Shortly, Linda would join them on fiddle along with Evo Bluestein on mandolin and Bill Lehr on guitar. Lynn and Jim Ross were even "jamming" on autoharp and guitar in the background as they tended the "jam" table. Dick Wolk's 84th birthday was celebrated the following day in the Wolk Garden. Sarah Wallace baked a beautiful cake as she had for Pat in June. Guests sang "Cut the Cake," by John McCutcheon, arranged to chronicle Dick's life by Mike, Abby and Amy. There were many smiles from Dick as he listened. Logo Design by Tom Walzem at Otto Creative The Fresno Folklore Society “Flyer” is a monthly publication. FFS P.O. Box 4617 Fresno, CA 93744 Banjo Frog Art by Jon Adams Submit articles for publication to [email protected] by the 15th of each month President’s Notes (continued) When rain started to fall and the sound system was in danger of getting wet, hosts Pat and Dick graciously invited guests indoors where the Bad Actors, Doug Bremseth and Bruce Honeyman performed. It seems that rain fell at the last concert at Wolk Garden. As Glen Delpit was singing "Rain Come Down," from his album, "After the Rain," some welcome sprinkles appeared. Bruce Honeyman suggested that scheduling more concerts in the Wolk Garden might help our drought conditions in some small way. Rain or shine, the Wolk Garden is always an enjoyable venue. "Be prepared to eat, sing, dance and be merry," said the invitation from Steve and Karena. And that is exactly what we did at these parties. Fresno Folklore members sure know how to celebrate birthda ys. (Denise Sciandra) Help us reach our goal of 150 FLYER email members! The Society Flyer is currently emailed to 98 Society members. An increase of 15 in one month! Save trees and get the following benefits by getting your Flyer by email. -No more ripped or smudged flyers in the mail. -Make as many copies as you want, in color, using your own printer at home. -Get the Flyer “Hot Off the Press” every month so you won’t miss any important events on the calendar. Add your name to the list by sending your e-mail address to Bill Johnson (The Fresno Flyer Editor) at [email protected] (Bill Johnson) Listen for free to 29 folk music radio interview and music programs from the heyday of the hootenanny, 1963 & 64. (No fees, no ads, no sign-in requested.) The guest artists discuss and play their music for 25 minutes each on a program that was broadcast around the world on commercial shortwave radio station Radio New York Worldwide. And there are special shows like interviews and music recorded live at Gerde's Folk City nightclub in Greenwich Village, NYC and music from Dr. Martin Luther King's historic Civil Rights March on Washington. Here's an index to the shows: •17. John Cohen •18-19. Peter LaFarge •20-21. Robert DeCormier •22. Leon Bibb •23. Paul Evans (2) •24-25. Bob Carey •26. Serendipity Singers •27. Modern Folk Quartet •28. Judy Henske •29. Civil Rights March on Washington (inc. Joan Baez, Marion Anderson, Peter Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan live.) •1. Pete Seeger •2-3. Paul Stookey of Peter Paul & Mary •4-5. Eliezer Adoram •6. Paul Evans (1) •7. Israel Young •8. The Three D's (Mormon) •9-10. Gerde's Folk City Hootenanny •11. The Dillards •12-13. Lou Gottlieb •14-15. Civil Rights Songs •16. Sue Kahn Please check out http://folkmusicworldwide.com/ and tell your members and anyone else you think might be interested. Early Times in the Fresno Folk Scene by Evo Bluestein Virgil Remembers the Mill, Part 2 Excerpts from an interview with Virgil Byxbe by Evo Bluestein, 1990 Jim White 1 came up *to the Mill+ from the college Y2 and gave classes in non-violent protest during the Vietnam War. After a series of classes would finish, they wanted to practice, so they had a weekend in which the class came up to the Mill. They needed to practice with real violence, so they got former National Guardsmen to threaten *them+ and they had to figure out how to handle it. The Guardsmen brought their M-1s and shot ‘em off at all hours of the night, and they made an awful racket. You could hear them clear down to Auberry where the justice court3 was and the constable. Cesar Chavez also used the place. That upset the local constabulary. Doug Rippey4 worked with the Chavez folks, and he told me they were looking for a place to plan a strike and what did I think about using Sweet’s Mill. I invited them up. They came because it was the only place they could think of that wouldn’t already be bugged before they got there. Eastern European Men’s dance There they planned the Gallo strike5, which was the first one they won. They came up two or three more times. That upset the rednecks. It’s a narrow highway going through town. When you have several carloads full of Mexicans going somewhere, the country people wonder where. I don’t know how they traced them– probably some of them stopped for something at the stores *in Prather and Auberry+. The Auberry constable and members of the justice court were told about this place, up in the hills, where there were radical black nationalists parading on the parking lot and practicing shooting guns and that it was a hotbed of sedition. So on a warm spring day, not during camp, they all came up to see what was going on. Nobody but me and Larry White6 were living there. The constable asked me about these radical militants. I told him there was no such thing. Those guys were from the OEO7 and were having meetings about housing. As far as marching on the meadow, I told him to go over and look at it. There were no flowers trampled down at all. It was springtime and it was full of brodea. Then they asked me about the target practice. I said there was no gun shooting up here. I asked him when that was and he told me, and I started laughing. I told him that was the college Y and the National Guard making all that noise. The constable had also heard that we were having rock festivals up here. We hadn’t ever done that yet. I told him none of that was true, and that we were going to have our folk music festival in a few weeks, and invited him to come up, walk around and see what’s happening. The festival date came around and people were having a good time. I happened to be out near the gate when a bunch of cars drove up, all up close together. They told me who they were–from the Auberry justice court, and I told them to park their machines in the parking lot and come back to the house. While they were doing that, I found Barry Olivier8 and asked him to introduce himself *to the Auberry contingent+ and talk to them. Then I went around the lake, and stopped at the tree house. The guy who built that two to three-story tree house was an architect. I told him what was happening–that the grand jury was coming around–and I was going to have them come by and meet him. Then I went around to the end of the lake and there was David Bradley 9 building that little dock in front of the sweathouse, and I told him what was happening. I kept going around and by the time I got back, they *Auberry contingent+ were talking to Barry, who used to run the Berkeley Folk Festivals. He was very savvy, politically, and he handed them over to me. I took them around the lake. We got to the tree house and the architect engaged them in conversation. He explained what he was doing and that his real job was as an architect working for the city of Oakland, where he determined which houses should be torn down and which were historical monuments. They kept on going and they came to David and he told them what he was doing, what a good time he was having and that he was an engineer. We got to the dam and one of them *Auberry contingent+ asked me why did all these people come up here? I said, I didn't know and that I had wondered Anonymous Concert or Workshop that, myself, for a long time. I suggested we stop people and ask them, so that's what we did. It was just terrific because everyone had practically all the same reasons. They come because they meet old friends, people they've known and trusted a long time; they can talk freely about problems they can’t talk about in other places and because the music was great. Every one of them said the same thing. In the process of asking folks what they did for a living, I, too, discovered they were a bunch of professionals! That surprised the hell out of me because I knew in a blurry kind of way that was true, but it was bad form up there to ask anybody what they did for a living. Nobody knew what anyone did! In the hippy movement, you didn’t dress like a lawyer or an engineer, so you had to be taken as you appeared–before that guy–at the very second. Nobody really cared what you did. Even before we got to the dam, one of the *Auberry+ ladies says, “I don’t think you’ll have any more trouble *from us+. I think it was just political.” Which it was. You know these redneck Republicans didn’t want anything liberal to Dave Ricker, fiddle happen in their jurisdiction, so they went away happy, I’m pretty sure. They had come up expecting to see a bunch of hippies. They were seeing hippies, but they didn’t know it. They expected them all to be bleary-eyed on dope. After that, the constable was pretty nice to me. Every time he’d see me on the street he’d wave at me. I was coming down the hill, one time, and I got drowsy and pulled over and went to sleep. He stopped and asked, “Are you okay Mr. Byxbe?” I think, in general, the attitude changed after that. Word got around that people going up to the Mill are all right and, if you think otherwise, don't mess with them because downtown *the local officials+ thinks they are. (Photos courtesy of E.Z. Smith) Notes: 1 Jim White worked with the College Religious Center (American Baptists) and was on staff at the YMCA-YWCA. A joint student YMCA-YWCA was once located across the street from CSUF. 3 Auberry was the seat of a Fresno County Court of Justice. 4 Doug Rippey, Fresno attorney and activist, knew Virgil Byxbe since the early 1960s through the CCFMC (Central California Folk Music Club). Below, he provides clarification regarding two different Fresno County legal bodies that Virgil refers to: 2 (1) The Grand Jury was a group of citizens impaneled by the presiding Superior Court Judge to investigate "crime and malfeasance" either on their own, or when the District Attorney brings a case and asks for an indictment. In those days, the Superior Court was a higher court above the municipal and justice courts. Since then, the lower courts consolidated into the Superior Court. (2) The Ponderosa Justice Court was in Auberry, and had a Clerk, a Constable and a Judge, who was not required to have a law degree until sometime in the early 1970s when the CRLA lawyers got tired of their poor clients being screwed by non-lawyer judges and took a case to the Colorado Supreme Court, which decided that Due Process required all cases to be tried before a judge who was a member of the bar. A reference to Gallo and the infamous United Farm Workers strike of 1973. 6 Office of Economic Opportunity 7 Larry White is a musician, who created a garden at the Mill. 8 Barry Olivier directed the Berkeley Folk Festivals and teaches guitar in the Bay Area. 9 David Bradley is musician and an engineer, who lives in Arcata. 5 Berkeley Old Time Music Convention If you did not attend this year's Berkeley Old Time Music Convention (BOTMC), you need to re-think your mid-Septembers in coming years. Just ask David and Katzi Engle who were there. I'd bet my last gold dollar that they'll recommend it as a good time with perks galore. This past September 16 to 22, 2014, marked the 11th annual BOTMC. Mark Olson and I, Penny Critchlow, have participated for several years in one capacity or another. This year we were honored to be invited by Suzy Thompson, the event's director, to perform as the opening act of the 2 night concert series which takes place at the Freight and Salvage venue in Berkeley, CA. In our duet, Twice As Nice, we sang a sweet set of Old Time songs we've learned from recordings of the 1920s and 1930s. Our music was enthusiastically received by the audience which included such stellar Old Time Music figures as Paul Brown, John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers, and Franklin George, elder statesman of fiddlefame. The concert was broadcast via Concert Window which made it possible for anyone anywhere to enjoy the show. To find us on U-Tube, use key words "twice as nice BOTMC 2014". Every year at BOTMC, director Suzy Thompson brings great players and singers to the festival. In years past she has presented Mike Seeger, Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwartz, Pharis and Jason Romero, Alice Gerrard and Beverly Smith, Foghorn String Band and scores of others. Check out the BOTMC website, www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org for a full picture of the scope of the event and put it on your calendar for next year. In addition to the above, we want to thank Pat Wolk for the great Mini Mill and 80th birthday week-end at her home last June 28-29. On Saturday evening, June 28th. Mark and I enjoyed performing a set of Carter Family songs with singing along for Pat's Birthday Concert. Music is always twice as nice when everyone joins voices and raises up the love. (Penny Critchlow), twiceasniceoltimemusic.net, (559) 877-4527 WILPF PEACE COMMUNITY CRAFT FAIR Here we are and it is November already. What happened to the year? Fall has decided to arrive, finally, and craft fairs have started. In my humble opinion, the WILPF (Women's International League of Peace and Freedom) Peace Community Craft Faire is the fair in Fresno that should not be missed. Saturday, December 6, 2014, from 10 am to 4 pm, the Big Red Church at 2131 N Van Ness Blvd (just north of Fresno High School) is alive with crafts, information booths, music and food. Crafts, to name a few, will be Lynn's Jam for the Musicians' Project; Emily Johnsen with her hand crafted glass beads; Ann Lamb's critter and bird houses and other fantastical items; Margaret Hudson Studio clay items such as angels, lions, birds, lambs, bears, etc.; Linda Dryden will have dichroic glass jewelry; Amber Cross has her reclaimed flannel shirts with song lyrics embroidered on the cuffs; Sue Wirt will have soft fleece pillows and lap robes; and Frank Saxton has flutes and photos. There will be booths with fair trade items available as well. There are enough craft and information booths to fill the social hall, the side rooms, the inner courtyard, some classrooms and the covered entrance, which usually has fresh produce for purchase. Raffles and a silent auction go on all day. Several information booths will be present, representing Peace Fresno, KFCF, etc. Bring you appetites as the WILPF members have homemade soups, bread, and deserts for sale, along with some tables and chairs for seating and eating. The music line-up for the stage will be Roscanna, Amber Cross Band, The Raging Grannies, Pipe on the Hob, Jacinda Potikan and Jemmy Bluestein, and Wild Mountain Thyme. Emcee for the show is Mrs. Claus and her faithful elf. I know people who don't have a booth who come and stay all day long because it is fun and they get to see a lot of their friends as well as supporting a lot of good causes and picking up some gifts. (Sue Wirt) At the forefront of experimental music, Hamed Nikpay’s passion for his innovative genre is embedded in his solid knowledge of fundamentals of Persian music, his ability to perform numerous Persian instruments masterfully, and his incisive interpretation and selection of Persian poetry for his songs. He learned to sing at a very young age, studying under the tutorship of some of the Masters of classical Persian music. His love of Persian Music motivated him to learn and play many musical instruments revered in the Persian culture -- Tar & Setar, Tanbour, Oud, and Daf, which he plays expertly and soulfully. He has recorded two albums in Iran, performing as a fusion vocalist, and has produced two albums” Solo Passage”, and “All Is Calm” in the US. Hamed has performed in numerous concerts before enthusiastic audiences throughout Iran, Asia, Europe and U.S. His mesmerizing voice has earned him the reputation of being 'One of Iran's Best Young Vocalists' among both American and Iranian audiences. He was one of the first and few artists who showed his solidarity with the Iranian men and women who have put their lives in the harms way for freedom and democracy. The song entitled “The Owner of this Land—Maaleke een Khaak” written and performed by him for this occasion, has received much popularity for its originality and its soulful rendition. Les Garcons Trottoirs with Accordion Babe Renee Nov 14 Full Circle Brewing. Les Garcons Trottoirs is an Acoustic Boy Band featuring one of the finest gut bucket bass players on the planet (according to the Accordion Babe Renee) and hot club swing string band music with that French twist. Accordion Babe Renee De La Prade will open. 8PM, Doors open at 7PM. $8 ADV/FFS $12 Door Advance tickets at National Hardware, Patrick's Music and fresnofolkconcerts.com All Ages (with adult supervision) Kids under 12 free. 620 F Street 93706 in Fresno's historic Chinatown Fresno Folklore Society. Steve Ono 559-307-3610 lesgarconstrottoirs.com Arto and Antti Järvelä Dec 5 Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno The famous musical Järvelä family hails from Kaustinen, Finland. The male line of Järvelä fiddlers have been fiddling since Juho Järvelä (1794-1837) This is bested only by their grandma Martta's side with ancestor Juho Wirkkala. Juho got a 5 mark fine for playing fiddle in a dance one Sunday eve in 1726. 7:30 PM Doors open at 7PM $15 ADV/FFS $20 gate Advance tickets at National Hardware, Patrick's Music and fresnofolkconcerts.com 2672 E. Alluvial Ave. (between Willow and Chestnut) All Ages Kids under 12 free 559-307-3610 https://myspace.com/artoandantti John McCutcheon Jan 16 2015, Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno (2672 E. Alluvial Ave., between Willow and Chestnut). John McCutcheon has an eclectic catalog of ballads, historical songs, children’s songs, love songs, topical satire, fiddle and hammer dulcimer instrumentals, and even symphonic works. His thirty-six albums have earned 6 Grammy nominations. His song, “Christmas in the Trenches” was recently named one of the 100 Essential Folk Songs. 7:30 PM, Doors open at 7PM. $20 ADV/FFS $25 gate (All ages, kids under 12 free). Advance tickets at National Hardware, Patrick's Music and fresnofolkconcerts.com. Steve Ono 559-307-3610 folkmusic.com November FFS EVENTS 2014 Every Wednesday: Kenny Hall’s Friends Old Time Music Jam @ Santa Fe Basque Restaurant, 5:30 to 7:30 pm – Free Every Thursday except Thanksgiving Day: Honky Tonk Jam hosted by EZ Mark Poschman @ Full Circle Brewery, 5-7 pm. 620 F St., Fresno, CA, (559) 264-6323. - FREE Monthly Events: 1st Sunday: Kelley’s Corner Jam @ Pizza Factory in Madera Ranchos, 2-5 pm. st 1 Saturday: Chris & Tina Galfo’s English Country Dance @ Auberry Library, 7 to 9 pm. Live music with Sherron Brown and Jean Kilpatick. Donation. st 1 Saturday: Sacred Harp Singing is scheduled twice a month, with some variability in dates and times. Call Linda Booth for details at 292-6469. nd 2 Sunday: Irish Jam @ La Boulangerie, Fig Garden Village at 2:30 to 4:30 pm. nd 2 Monday: FFS Board Meeting @ Sante Fe Basque Restaurant, 7:30 pm. nd 2 Saturday: Contra Dance @ Cal Arts Academy, caller Evo Bluestein, live music by Barry Shultz and Karana Hattersley-Drayton, 6:30-9:00 pm, $6 donation. 4750 N Blackstone Ave, Fresno, CA, Studio E. rd 3 Saturday: English Country Dance @ California Arts Academy, caller Evo Bluestein, no partner required in advance, live music by Sherron Brown and Sam Cunningham, 6:30 to 9 pm, $6 donation. FFS and related Events (FFS in Bold) Nov. 1, Sat., Hamad Nikpay @ Unitarian Universalist Church 2672 E. Alluvial Fresno, CA 93720 7:30 PM See concert page Nov. 6, Thu., Steve Ono Trio @ the Chris Sorensen Gallery 2223 S Van Ness Ave Fresno, CA 93721 on Nov 6 Arthop for Nudes in November from 5 to 8 PM. Nov. 14, Fri., Les Garcons Trottoirs with Accordion Babe Renee @ Full Circle Brewing, 8 pm, $8 Adv/FFS, $12 Door. Accordion Babe Renee De La Prade will open. All Ages (with adult supervision) Kids under 12 free. Full Circle is at 620 F Street, 93706 in Fresno's historic Chinatown. Info: Steve Ono 559-307-3610. Advance tickets @ National Hardware, Patrick’s Music and fresnofolkconcerts.com Nov. 15, Sat., Evo Bluestein’s String Band Class @ California Arts Academy, 4750 N. Blackstone. 9 am to 3 pm. Info [email protected]. 559-297-8966 UPCOMING: Dec. 5, Fri., Arto and Antti Järvelä at Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno. The church is at 2672 E Alluvial Ave. between Willow and Chestnut, Fresno. Advance tickets at National Hardware, Patrick’s Music and fresnofolkconcerts.com. See concert page. Dec. 6, Sat., The annual WILPF Holiday Peace & Crafts Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 pm at the First Congregational Church, at Van Ness and Yale, 2131 N Van Ness Blvd. For more information, call 224-1738. FFS musicians and Holiday gifts for the discerning shopper since 1970 Dec. 7, Sun., Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands KFCF Annual Banquet Fundraiser @ Wedgewood Hall, 5:30 pm. See notice in newsletter. Jan. 16, Fri., John McCutcheon @ UU (Unitarian Universalist) Church. See concert page. FRESNO FOLKLORE SOCIETY Sun Mon Tue November 2014 Wed FRESNO FOLKLORE SOCIETY Thu Fri Sat 1 English Country Dance @ Auberry Lib. 7 -9 pm, FREE Sacred Harp Singing 35 pm, call to confirm 292-6469 Hamad Nikpay @UU Church 7:30PM See Concert Page 2 Kelly’s Corner Jam 3 @Madera Ranchos Pizza Factory 2-5 pm Daylight Savings Time Ends 5 Kenny Hall’s 6 Art Hop w/ 7 8 Contra Dance @ Cal Friends @ Steve Ono Trio @ Arts, 6:30-9:30 pm, Election Santa Fe Chris Sorenson $6 donation Day Basque, 5:30 to Gallery, 5-8 pm. V O T E 7:30 pm FREE FREE Honky Tonk w/ EZ Mark @ Full Circle Brewery, 57 pm. FREE 9 Tea Dances @ 10 FFS 11 12 Kenny Hall’s 13 Honky Tonk 14 Les Garcons 15 English Country Frank’s Place, 2-5 pm Board Friends @ w/ EZ Mark @ Trottoirs with Dance @ Cal Arts 6:30 $10 Meeting, Veterans Santa Fe Full Circle Accordion Babe pm $6 donation. @ Santa Fe Day Basque, 5:30 to Brewery, 5-7 pm. 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