FOFF - Friends of Florida Folk

MEMBERSHIP MEETING DETAILS:
Membership meeting & Keynote Speaker. The business part of the membership meeting will be from 12:30 - 2:00 and will consist of annual reports from FOFF Officers and Committee Chairs, feedback from FOFF members, and a report on the 2010 Florida Folk Festival.    From 2:00 - 2:30 our Keynote Speaker AMY CAROL WEBB will talk to us about The Life & Times of a Florida Folksinger.

MINI-FOLK FEST DETAILS:   From 3pm until closing (approx 9:30)

From 3:00 - 5:30 Featured Artists performing approx 45 minute sets:   From 5:30 to approx 9:30 Multiple Fast-Pitch Showcase Artists performing 12 minute sets.  (See Below Fast-Pitch Lineup)

FEATURED ARTISTS:  AMY CAROL WEBB; JUBAL'S KIN; A Tribute to Florida Fiddlers with ELAN CHALFORD & PETE GALLAGHER .

Amy Carol Webb: www.amycarolwebb.com The Dynamic Award Winning Amy! She could sing the phone book & get a standing ovation.  Known as  "beloved song weaver," she's passionate, powerful, and poignant.  Born and reared in Oklahoma - but now living in Florida,   Amy traces her heritage back to Native Americans through her Great-Grandmothers who settled Oklahoma when it was still a territory.  Amy's music reflects the same pioneering spirit, tenacity, integrity and never-quit grit.

Julbals Kin: www.jubals-kin.com http://alocalfolkus.com/ (scroll down the page & watch the video from the Winter Park Library).    Young - Talented - Award Winning - Family Folk & Gospel Band from Orlando - making a big splash around Florida & beyond.   Siblings Roger, Gailanne & Jeffrey Amundsen ages 21,15 and 11 respectively.

Elan Chalford & Pete Gallagher: www.thefloridafiddler.com Master Violinist and  Florida State Fiddle Champion Elan Chalford and Guitarist Pete Gallagher will present a unique and lively musical journey through Florida fiddle history, with stories and songs in the style and repertoire of famed Florida fiddlers Vassar Clements, Chubby Wise, Arthur Smith, Chubby Anthony, Ervin T. Rouse and others.

FAST-PITCH SHOWCASE ARTISTS: Roy Schneider;  Keith Hope;  Rebecca Zapen;   Hannah's  Whirl;   Sunset Bridge;   John French;  Carl Wade & Something Special;  Patchouli;   Malcolm McKinney;  Larry Mangum;  Ishmael Katz;  Linda Darlin &The Literate League;  Triad

The idea behind the Fast-Pitch Showcase concept is to give as many musicians as possible a chance to perform in front of an audience;  and, of course, to give an audience a chance to experience multiple artists in an abbreviated time span. The showcase time will be  limited to 12 minutes each.  Per well-known musician Jack Williams who witnessed similar (only shorter) fast-pitch showcases at a SE Region Folk Alliance Conference:  "It's a bit like a test of the artists' skill at taking control of an onstage situation - which provides a great deal of insight into his or her ability to perform and hold an audience in spite of less-than-ideal circumstances. It was very interesting to watch and gratifying to see how many of the SERFA artists rose to the challenge and did a great job."