Traditional & Historical Songs of New York State Held At Hudson Valley Resort

The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. invites the public to this free family concert. -Traditional and Historical Songs of New York State at the Eisteddfod Festival of Traditional Music. Dave Ruch is a special musician and performer widely noted for his ability to engage audiences of all ages. Equal parts historian, entertainer, educator, humorist and folklorist, he sings and tells the stories behind the songs of real New Yorkers from days gone by - farmers, lumbermen, children, immigrants, Native Americans, canallers, hop pickers, lake sailors, and more - music from the people who settled and built our state. At the Eisteddfod Traditional Music Festival, this multi-instrumentalist will enchant children and adults with a survey of old songs and ballads - each set within its own historical and cultural context - from all regions of New York State. Dave sings and plays music on an intriguing assortment of instruments including banjo, mandolin, guitar, bones, spoons, washboard, jaw harp and more. His concerts are characterized by a warm rapport with the audience, excellent musicianship, enlightening historical information, and just the right amount of humor.

This event is made possible through Speakers in the Humanities, a program of the New York Council for the Humanities. Speakers in the Humanities lectures are made possible with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York State Legislature, and through funds from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. Since its launch in 1983, the Council's Speakers in the Humanities program has linked distinguished scholars with a diverse audience through the presentation of lectures on a broad range of topics. All Speakers events are free and open to the general public. Each year, hundreds of cultural organizations and community groups take advantage of this program, which offers the very best in humanities scholarship to thousands of citizens in every corner of New York State. The New York Council for the Humanities is a not-for-profit, independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through statewide collaborations, and programs and services that encourage imaginative thinking and critical inquiry, the Council works to ensure that the humanities are present in the intellectual and cultural life of every New Yorker.

The Eisteddfod Festival of Traditional Music is a family friendly weekend of traditional folk/roots music at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa. Attend the entire weekend to meet outstanding performers in 25 workshops and three concerts, plus an open mike, late night singing, a contra dance, and informal socializing, singing, and music making and more. The festival is ideal for the whole family, and provides a very rare chance in New York to hear such diverse, and such high quality, performers all in a single venue. See www.folkfestny.org for more information. Participants are encouraged to register for the entire weekend, stay at the hotel, and experience all the music (as well as the resort itself). Information, including day rates and booking forms is at www.folkfestny.org.

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