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• Online ECD - Caller: Andrea Nettleton

  • When
    22 Sep 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.
  

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance (online) page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller (turns out it is more work to prepare an evening of dances for people dancing solo, or in pairs, in their homes).  To contribute to this week's caller, please use the link below:

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• Online ECD - Caller: Kappy Laning

  • When
    29 Sep 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.
  

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance (online) page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller (turns out it is more work to prepare an evening of dances for people dancing solo, or in pairs, in their homes).  To contribute to this week's caller, please use the link below:

  Online ECD caller contribution

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• FSGW Board Meeting by video conference

  • When
    05 Oct 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Video conference meeting

  On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, the FSGW Board will meet from 8pm to 10pm in a video conference meeting. Please contact the FGSW President via this link or the FSGW WebMaster via this link to get the video conference information if you wish to attend.

  Board meetings are open to members. If you have agenda items you wish to have considered, please contact the FSGW President at: president@fsgw.org

  
  

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• Online ECD - Caller: Ann Fallon

  • When
    06 Oct 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance (online) page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller (turns out it is more work to prepare an evening of dances for people dancing solo, or in pairs, in their homes).  To contribute to this week's caller, please use the link below:

  Online ECD caller contribution

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• 2021 Virtual Getaway online

  • Start
    08 Oct 2021
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    11 Oct 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • Location
    online

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  The FSGW Getaway will be online again this year via Zoom from Friday, October 8 through Monday, October 11.

  Enjoy four days of singing circles, concerts, instructional workshops, and presentations.

  Admission to the Getaway will be free again this year!   A donation of $25 (or any amount) is suggested, but not required. Donations will support the FSGW Getaway scholarship fund and FSGW's programming.  Donate to Getaway

  Registration provides the Zoom link which will allow you to attend all the sessions. The Zoom link will be sent via email shortly before the start of the Getaway. Registration will also allow you to register for the sign-up events. Zoom has evolved a lot since we did this last year, and our tech skills have gotten better! 

  Details are on the Getaway page.

  
  

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• Getaway workshop- SummerQuest Led by George Rathbone

  • Start
    08 Oct 2021
  •  
  • End
    10 Oct 2021
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    FSGW Getaway Online
  • Spaces left
    16

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  Sign up to be one of the kids participating in SummerQuest

  Remote interactive adventures with real-life treasures, maps and group challenges. For any age that enjoys storytelling, role play, fantasy and magic (age 6-adult, younger with adult support). Please pre-register in order to receive materials for three sessions on three consecutive days.
  

  If you have not yet registered for the Getaway, you will need to do so before you can sign up for this event. The code word you need in order to sign up for this event is in the confirmation letter you receive when you register for the Getaway.  Register for the Getaway

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• Getaway workshop - Vocal Clinic Led by Ken Schatz

  • When
    09 Oct 2021
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    FSGW Getaway Online
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Sign up to be one of the four students in the Vocal Clinic.

  Ken Schatz is a master singing and acting coach who specializes in coaching folk performers. He will coach four pre-registered students while the rest of us watch, listen, and learn. Q&As. (You do not need to register for the Vocal Clinic, if you just plan to watch, listen, and learn.)

  If you have not yet registered for the Getaway, you will need to do so before you can sign up for this workshop. The code word you need in order to sign up for this workshop is in the confirmation letter you receive when you register for the Getaway.  Register for the Getaway

  
  

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• Getaway - Saturday Evening Concert

  • When
    09 Oct 2021
  •  
    7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    FSGW Getaway Online
  • Spaces left
    27

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  Sign up to perform in the Saturday Getaway evening concert

  The evening concerts on Saturday and Sunday consist of performances by Getaway attendees who sign up for one of 30 slots each night. They begin at 7:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday nights. Please keep your performance to one song, story or thing--5 minutes maximum, including commentary. If it fits your schedule, please consider signing up for the Sunday concert (as opposed to the one on Saturday) to give as many people as possible an opportunity to participate. (You do not need to sign up unless you wish to perform in the concert. Anyone registered for the Getaway may join the Zoom session to watch and listen to the concert without advance sign-up.)

  If you have not yet registered for the Getaway, you will need to do so before registering for the concert. The code word you need in order to sign up for this concert is in the confirmation letter you receive when you register for the Getaway. Register for the Getaway

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• Getaway workshop- Slide Guitar Basics Led by Elly Wininger

  • When
    10 Oct 2021
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    FSGW Getaway Online
  • Spaces left
    5

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  Sign up to be one of six students in Slide Guitar Basics

  Join NY Blues Hall of Fame artist Elly for a hands-on slide guitar workshop that will have you playing 2-3 tunes.  Learn techniques that will help you develop your own style. Bring a guitar, and a slide that stays on your ring finger and covers the 6 strings of your guitar. A tuner – even one on your phone – will be helpful. (You do not need to sign up for the  Slide Guitar Basics session, if you just plan to watch, listen, and learn.)

  If you have not yet registered for the Getaway, you will need to do so before you can sign up for this workshop. The code word you need in order to sign up for this workshop is in the confirmation letter you receive when you register for the Getaway.  Register for the Getaway

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• Getaway - Sunday Evening Concert

  • When
    10 Oct 2021
  •  
    7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    FSGW Getaway Online
  • Spaces left
    24

  Register

  Sign up to perform in the Sunday Getaway evening concert

  The evening concerts on Saturday and Sunday consist of performances by Getaway attendees who sign up for one of 30 slots each night. They begin at 7:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday nights. Please keep your performance to one song, story or thing--5 minutes maximum, including commentary. If it fits your schedule, please consider signing up for the Sunday concert (as opposed to the one on Saturday) to give as many people as possible an opportunity to participate. (You do not need to sign up unless you wish to perform in the concert. Anyone registered for the Getaway may join the Zoom session to watch and listen to the concert without advance sign-up.)

  If you have not registered for the Getaway will need to do so before you can sign up for this concert. The code word you need in order to sign up for this concert is in the confirmation letter you receive when you register for the Getaway. Register for the Getaway
  

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• Online ECD - Caller: April Blum

  • When
    13 Oct 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance (online) page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller (turns out it is more work to prepare an evening of dances for people dancing solo, or in pairs, in their homes).  To contribute to this week's caller, please use the link below:

  Online ECD caller contribution

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• Schweinhaut Song Circle Online and perhaps In Person (Song Circles)

  • When
    20 Oct 2021
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  The monthly Schweinhaut Song Circle provides a daytime opportunity to enjoy delightful songs, old or new, humorous or serious, timeless or topical. Free!

  If CDC classifies the Covid-19 Community Transmission level as "Low" in Montgomery County, the Song Circle will be held in person as well as online. (Check back here for updates.)
  

  Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or experience. Come for informal group singing or just to listen.

   If you can't come in person, you can join us on Zoom with any Internet-connected device--computer, tablet, or smartphone--or you can join by dialing a phone number.

  The Zoom link and phone number will be sent Wednesday morning to those who have attended the Schweinhaut Song Circle using Zoom and to others who register at https://forms.gle/jr4sR9tmu6VRMBdN8 by Tuesday, October 19.

  Bring or request your favorite songs related to Indigenous Peoples Day/Columbus Day, and spooky songs for Halloween, or any other songs! We'll go around the room as many times as we can, giving everyone a chance to request a song (or just pass) during each round. 

  If you wish to request particular songs, it's helpful if you let us know in advance using the registration form linked above. 

  Wendy Lanxner will lead songs with guitar accompaniment, and any participant may lead any song, a cappella or self-accompanied. 

  If this will be your first use of Zoom, go to https://zoom.us, click on " Sign Up, It's Free " and follow the prompts (entering your email address when asked for "your work email"). Do this ahead of time so that you'll be all set to "join the meeting" when it's time to do so. Information about getting started with Zoom is at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

  If you installed Zoom on your computer before September 10, and your operating system is Windows, go to zoom.us/download to download and install Version 5.7.8 of Zoom Client for Meetings before you want to join any Zoom session. (For Android, 5.7.7 is the latest version; for other operating systems, 5.7.6 is the latest.) For a smartphone or tablet, update the Zoom app from your App Store (iOS update may be delayed a few days) or equivalent source.

  Join us on October 20 via Zoom. Especially if you're just getting started with Zoom, please try to join the Zoom session 5 or 10 minutes before 1 p.m. so that we can help with any technical issues before the session begins.

  For more information see the Song Circles page.

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• Online ECD - Caller: Dan Gillespie

  • When
    20 Oct 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance (online) page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller (turns out it is more work to prepare an evening of dances for people dancing solo, or in pairs, in their homes).  To contribute to this week's caller, please use the link below:

  Online ECD caller contribution

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• Concert (online): John Roberts and Jeff Warner

  • When
    24 Oct 2021
  •  
    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    On-line

  Register

  Doors open at 7:00, concert starts at 7:30
  

  Concert (online):  John Roberts and Jeff Warner

  Two of this country’s great delvers and presenters of traditional music

  Join us via Zoom for the new FSGW concerts season, kicking off with two of this country’s greatest delvers and interpreters of traditional music, John Roberts and Jeff Warner.

  John Roberts was born in Worcestershire, England, but came to the United States to go to graduate school at Cornell, where he met his long-time musical partner Tony Barrand. Their love of music making enticed John away from his academic field, and he became one the great finders and singers of traditional music from both Britain and America. Sometimes a cappella, or accompanying himself with the anglo concertina or banjo, his encyclopedic knowledge of songs is second only to his skill at making memorable performances.

  Jeff Warner comes by his performing and interpreting of American traditional music from his upbringing as the son of Frank and Anne Warner, two of America’s most renowned folksong collectors. He plays concertina, banjo, guitar and several “pocket” instruments, including bones and spoons. His songs from the lumber camps, fishing villages, and mountain tops of America connect 21st century audiences with the everyday lives–and artistry–of 19th century Americans. Not only does he inhabit his songs, but he sets them into historical and social context, a habit learned in his youth.

  Each of these two artists will have a chance to play off the ideas and performances of the other. Expect a sing-around afterward, and we've invited our performers to join us.

  Register by clicking on the registration button, and we'll give you the Zoom link.

  Cost to register: free; Suggested donation: $20 per listener. (If you feel generous and can afford it, a higher amount will help support the performers.)

  Donate to performers (link will work correctly starting a week before the concert)

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  General information on the 2021/2022 Sunday evening concert series is on the Concerts page. 

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• Online ECD - Caller: Andrea Nettleton with LIVE MUSIC (Steinberg/Krasowska)

  • When
    27 Oct 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers. Tonight we have live music: Andrea will be joined by Francine Krasowska (piano) and Jeff Steinberg (fiddle). Accordingly, donations go to caller and musicians this evening.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller--this week, for both caller and musicians.  To contribute to this week's crew, please use the link below:

  Online ECD caller contribution

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• Concert (online): Dillon Bustin & Bob Lucas

  • When
    07 Nov 2021
  •  
    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    On-line

  Register

  Doors open at 7:00, concert starts at 7:30
  

  Concert (online):  Dillon Bustin & Bob Lucas

  Creative souls in music & theatre

  write-up to come

  Expect a chat or sing-around afterward, and we've invited our performers to join us.

  Register by clicking on the registration button, and we'll give you the Zoom link.

  Cost to register: free; Suggested donation: $20 per listener. (If you feel generous and can afford it, a higher amount will help support the performers.)

  Donate to performers (link will work correctly starting a week before the concert)

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  General information on the 2020/2021 Sunday evening concert series is on the Concerts page. 

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