Workshops at 2:30 pm; Concert at 7:30 pmOrpheus Supertones
Walt Koken, Clare Milliner, Pete Peterson, Kellie AllenOld Time String BandThe Orpheus Supertones is one of the premier Old Time bands in the country today. They play a mix of traditional American fiddle tunes from Appalachia and beyond, and ballads gleaned from original 78rpm recordings from the 1920?s as well as AFS and LOC field recordings. They are:Clare Milliner, a superb fiddler, has been referred to as "a musical sponge." Indeed, you ask for the most obscure tune and you can see the Rolodex in her head turning, and voila! She has collected and annotated over 1500 traditional tunes currently popular in the Old Time vernacular.Kellie Allen possesses one of the strongest voices in the old-time music scene today. Her tone, vocal dexterity and phrasing are right at the top. Her lively guitar playing is exactly right, and her vocal duets with Pete are incomparable. Pete Peterson has been one of the mainstays of the east coast old-time music scene for over 40 years, though he has never taken the conventional path. While others were learning the banjo styles of Tommy Jarrell, Kyle Creed and Fred Cockerham, Pete was channeling Charlie Poole. His knowledge of this music is encyclopedic. He also plays guitar like many of the old-timers, with a thumb pick and brushing fingers. Walt Koken, first known as a fiddler with the legendary Highwoods String Band in the 1970s, later produced two bar-raising solo banjo albums for Rounder, another solo CD on his own Mudthumper label, a CD of the Fat City String Band (the trio which led to the founding of the Highwoods Stringband), an acclaimed recording of fiddle/banjo duets by Clare and him called "Just Tunes," and the Orpheus Supertones CD "Bound to Have a Little Fun." He played several festivals in late 90s with the Fat City Stringband, including Hiawatha (Marquette MI), Wheatland Music Co-op (Remus MI), Merlefest (North Wilkesboro NC), Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife (Washington DC), and Grassroots several years (Trumansburg NY). He also played thousands of venues across America, Latin America, and Europe, and won numerous awards including a Grammy nomination with the Highwoods Stringband in the 1970s. Their recordings on Rounder are still widely listened to. Workshop at 2:30 pm, until 5:00 pm. Reservations required (contact Doria Howe at 202-986-0683 or doriah@aol.com):
Workshop in string band, with instruction on individual instruments as part of it by:Pete Peterson - Three finger old time banjo (a la Charlie Poole); Kellie Allen - Old time guitar w/ vocal; Clare Milliner - Old Time fiddle; Walt Koken - Frailing banjoPotluck dinner at 5:30 pm. (Contact Doria Howe at 202-986-0683 or doriah@aol.com to coordinate--it's possible everyone will just go out to dinner nearby, instead).Concert at 7:30 pm. (Note early start time!)Admission:
Workshop is $40 without the evening concert; $45 with evening concert for FSGW member; $50 with evening concert for others.
Evening Concert: $15 FSGW or Knox Church members; $20 othersFor further information, see the FSGW website, call the FSGW hotline (202.546.2228). If that doesn't answer your question, ask Doria Howe at 202-986-0683 or doriah@aol.com
