April
2008
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
explores the new trend of Balkan Beat -- MATERIAL CULTURE--RIPS,
CLIPS AND CREASES: Paperfolding Traditions -- CULTURE
BUILDS COMMUNITY: An Interview with Maribel Ruiz, Founder
and Director of Sol Azteca -- TEACHERS CORNER: Hawaiian
Music at Smithsonian Global Sound -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE
SCENES: World Music Project Brings Yellow Springs To Its
Feet -- STAFF PICKS: John Harris reviews Tim O'Brien's
new CD Chameleon -- HAVE YOU READ?: Blogs from
World Music Central, The Bluegrass Blog, Mondomix and
Folk Alley.
February
2008
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
reveals the history of flamenco guitar -- MATERIAL CULTURE--RIPS,
CLIPS AND CREASES: Brief History of Papermaking -- CULTURE
BUILDS COMMUNITY: Despite Winter Weather, Cityfolk &
East End Deliver a Warm and Successful Community Celebration
-- TEACHERS CORNER: Bookmaking -- BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR!
-- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: Cityfolk Board Member Marjorie
McLellan -- STAFF PICKS: Dave Barber admires the work
of Houston Person and Bill Charlap, both together and
apart -- HAVE YOU HEARD?:Scientific American
article on"The Human Instrument", Steve Kuhn
on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, interviews with the
entire band Dervish and with their accordian player Shane
Mitchell
December
2007
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
reveals the roots of South African Mbube singing
-- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE: Joe Mullins expresses his
passion for bluegrass on stage and over the air waves
-- MATERIAL CULTURE: Introducing the theme for the 2008
Cityfolk Festival: Paper -- CULTURE BUILDS COMMUNITY:
UD/Cityfolk Partnership Contributes To Community Building
In East Dayton -- TEACHERS CORNER: Experience 'teachable
moments' at Cityfolk concerts; bluegrass lesson plans
-- SUPPORT CITYFOLK AND TAKE A CHANCE AT WINNING A MARTIN
GUITAR! -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: Yellow Springs
Project Heats Up The Winter Season with the Rhythms of
Cuba -- STAFF PICKS: Holly Underwood's favorite Christmas
albums with a traditional twist -- HAVE YOU HEARD?: NPR's
Holiday Story of the Day podcast, Grammy nominees who
have appeared on Cityfolk's stages
November
2007
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
gives us a brief history of Irish music in the United
States -- CULTURE BUILDS COMMUNITY: Skeletons in October
- CBC gives it new meaning! -- TEACHERS CORNER: Lesson
plans about Celtic tradition and history -- TOP 10 REASONS
TO JOIN CITYFOLK -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: New faces
at Cityfolk -- STAFF PICKS: Tom Perlic loves New Orleans
artist Johnny Adams -- HAVE YOU HEARD?:
More about the Day of the Dead; Vieux Farka Touré
nominated for an award; interview with oud master
Simon Shaheen; interview with Jazz pianist Bill Charlap.
August
2007
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
discusses the blues from Mali to Mississippi -- MATERIAL
CULTURE: Post-Festival wrap-up from Marjorie McLellan
-- CULTURE BUILDS COMMUNITY CORNER: Wrap up of the 9th
annual Twin Towers Community Appalachian Festival -- TEACHERS
CORNER: New feature for area educators -- PROFILE: BEHIND
THE SCENES: Culture Builds Community Coordinator Kelsa
Rieger -- STAFF PICKS: John Harris on João Gilberto's
Live in Montreux -- HAVE YOU HEARD?:
Folkstreams website that preserves documentary
films about American roots cultures; the life of Louis
Armstrong; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in reggae music; interview
with Natalie MacMaster.
June
2007
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
discusses Eastern European tamburitza
-- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE: Doug Roysdon of Mock
Turtle Marionette Theater -- MATERIAL CULTURE: "Our
Ohio" on PBS sheds more light on Ohio foodways
-- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: Cityfolk
Festival volunteer Larry LeMieux -- STAFF
PICKS: Holly
Underwood talks about old-time music on stage
-- HAVE YOU HEARD?: Saving early
recordings on wax cylinders; NPR's Food Page; Hot 8 Brass
Band recovers from tragedy; live concert by the Holmes
Brothers
April
2007
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
discusses Brazilian forro music
-- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE: Randy Vidrine of
the Lafayette Rhythm Devils -- MATERIAL
CULTURE: E.A.T.
for Life, an organic farm in Darke County, will be one
of the participants in the Key Ingredients area -- PROFILE:
BEHIND THE SCENES: Cityfolk's
Director of Programs Dave Barber celebrates 20 years at
Cityfolk -- STAFF PICKS: Dave
Barber admires the talents of jazz guitarist Bill Frisell
-- HAVE YOU HEARD?:
Solas live on the World Cafe; Brazilian singer Ceu; Ghanaian
por por music; Rough Guide to World Music online.
February
2007
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
describes the non-classical music
of north India -- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE: Caoimhín
Vallely, pianist with the Karan Casey Band -- MATERIAL
CULTURE: Family-owned
restaurants thrive across Ohio --PIN: Vote for your favorite
theme for the next cityfolk Festival Pin -- PROFILE:
BEHIND THE SCENES: The
seedling Foundation supports arts education at
Stivers School for the Arts -- STAFF PICKS: Tom
Perlic loves the album What's Going On--both
the original by Marvin Gaye and the newer version by the
Dirty Dozen Brass Band -- BORN
IN DAYTON: BILLY STRAYHORN: Dave Barber looks at this
Jazz great -- HAVE YOU HEARD?: Afropop Worldwide podcasts;
MySpace pages for upcoming artists; food traditions of
the Jewish holiday Purim; Storycorps.
December
2006
ORIGINS: Cityfolk staff writer Jon Fox
puts Rwanda's music and dance into context -- PROFILE:
ARTIST ON STAGE: Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley Receives
National Medal of Arts -- MATERIAL CULTURE: Lebanese food
in Dayton -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES:Cityfolk is enjoying
a growing partnership with the University of Dayton --
STAFF PICKS: Mahalia Jackson's Silent Night, Holy
Night is part of John Harris' Christmas soundtrack
-- BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR!: Donate to
Cityfolk just by shopping at Dorothy Lane Market! -- HAVE
YOU HEARD?: New music for children resembles punk
rock; ‘A Jazzy Christmas from Lincoln Center’
featuring Cityfolk favorites Andy Bey and Ray Vega; podcasts
from Los Lobos and more
October
2006
ORIGINS: A Short
History of Piano Jazz -- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE:
Jean Paul Samputu -- MATERIAL CULTURE: Introducing "Key
Ingredients" -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES:Last year's
Jazz Artists-in-Residence made a difference to Jazz students
in the Dayton Schools -- PHOTOS FROM THE CULTURE BUILDS
COMMUNITY RESIDENCY -- STAFF PICKS: In the last few months,
Holly Underwood has seen some exciting new bands at area
festivals -- HAVE YOU HEARD?
August
2006
ORIGINS: Celtic Music of Canada's Ottawa
Valley -- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE: Contra dance caller
Kathy Anderson -- MATERIAL CULTURE: "Out of the Fire"
wrap-up -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: new partnership
with East End Community Services Corporation -- STAFF
PICKS: Dave Barber features two examples of local Jazz
talent -- HAVE YOU HEARD?
June
2006
ORIGINS: Celtic Music in Spain -- PROFILE:
ARTIST ON STAGE: This year's Ohio Heritage Fellows --
MATERIAL CULTURE: Cast Metal Guitars -- PROFILE: BEHIND
THE SCENES: Room With A View -- STAFF PICKS: Mark Jackson
weighs in about one of his favorite guitarists:Mississippi
John Hurt -- HAVE YOU HEARD?
April
2006
ORIGINS: Traditional Music of the Andes -- PROFILE: ARTIST
ON STAGE: Anupama Bhagwat -- MATERIAL CULTURE: Metalworking:
Ohio gunsmith Willie Boitnott -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES:
Cityfolk announces changes to the way we sell tickets
-- STAFF PICKS: John Harris shares what he recently learned
about the rich mix of traditional music and dance in Salvador,
Brazil -- IN MEMORIAM: Dave Barber bids farewell to Oscar
Treadwell -- HAVE YOU HEARD?
February
2006
ORIGINS: New Orleans Piano Traditions -- PROFILE: ARTIST
ON STAGE: Liz Carroll -- MATERIAL CULTURE: Metalworking,
blacksmith Bob Zeller -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: City
of Dayton music teachers George Balog and Joy Jones --
STAFF PICKS: Holly Underwood tells about the Quebecois
group Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer
December
2005
ORIGINS: Tuvan Throat Singers -- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE:
King Wilkie -- MATERIAL CULTURE: Metalworking -- PROFILE:
BEHIND THE SCENES: Cityfolk office volunteer Hayward Jones
-- STAFF PICKS: Dave Barber reviews Peter Guralnick's
new biography Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
-- CITYFOLK NOMINATED for Non-Profit Business of
the Year
October
2005
ORIGINS: The Likembe Today -- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE:
Mavis Staples -- ON TRADITION by Marjorie McLellan --
PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: Cityfolk recently received
a national award from Chamber Music America -- STAFF PICKS:
John Harris reaches into the past to honor the contributions
of the Louvin Brothers.
August
2005
ORIGINS: A Short History of Jazz Guitar -- PROFILE: ARTISTS
ON STAGE: Jim Hall and Pat Metheny -- THREADS AND YARNS:
Wrap Up -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: Al Turnbull --
STAFF PICKS: Holly Underwood was drawn to Indian singer
Kiran Ahluwahlia.
June
2005
ORIGINS: The Guitar in West Africa -- PROFILE: Cityfolk
Festival Volunteer Sunni Russo -- THREADS AND YARNS: Millinery
(hat making) -- STAFF PICKS: Dave Barber picks Ry Cooder's
newest recording, Chavez Ravine.
April
2005
ORIGINS: Music of Columbia -- PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE:
Hula dancer Leilani Duteil -- THREADS AND YARNS: Rug hooking
-- PROFILE: BEHIND THE SCENES: K-12 Gallery for Young
People -- STAFF PICKS: John Harris has recently discovered
paranda music of Central America, and one modern
interpreter of this music, Aurelio Martinez.
February
2005
ORIGINS: Music of Brittany, France's Celtic region --
PROFILE: ARTIST ON STAGE: Celtic guitarist Ged Foley --
THREADS AND YARNS: Navajo weaving -- PROFILE: BEHIND THE
SCENES: Center for Traditional Music and Dance in New
York City -- STAFF PICKS: Holly Underwood loves the voice
of Christina Branco, Portuguese fado singer
Summer
2007
Cityfolk Festival Returns With Great Music and More Free
Family Activities -- Dave Barber: Still Going Strong Two
Decades On -- Support the Cityfolk Festival By Volunteering
-- Recent Features in the Cityfolk E-News -- Last of the
Line: Big Joe Duskin
Winter
2007
Rwandan Residency Deeper Than Music and Dance -- Cityfolk
Music on Film Series Highlights Blues and Jazz -- Key
Ingredients: Material Culture to Feature Food -- Be a
Good Neighbor! -- Recent Features in the Cityfolk E-News
-- New Member Campaign Progresses Into 2007
Autumn
2006
April Verch Deeply Rooted in Rich Traditions of Canada's
Ottawa Valley -- Cityfolk Begins Membership Campaign --
New Community Partnership Enlivens Long-Standing Goals
-- Rhythm Man -- Recent Features in the Cityfolk E-News
-- Fred Bartenstein Honored by IBMA
Summer
2006
Announcing Cityfolk's 25th Anniversary Season! -- New!
One Stop Shopping for Tickets to All Cityfolk Shows --
Exciting New Changes are in Store for the Cityfolk Festival
-- Festival Volunteers -- Cityfolk Festival Wish List:
Can You Help? -- Recent Features in the Cityfolk E-News
-- Enjoy the Cityfolk Festival from Room with a View
Autumn
2005
Nothing But the Soul: Mavis Staples Kicks Off American
Roots Series -- Cityfolk Receives National Award from
Chamber Music America -- Sound on Site -- Konono No. 1
Brings Modern African Music to the World Music Series
-- Cityfolk's Annual Fund Needs YOUR Support -- 2005 Cityfolk
Festival Photo Gallery
Summer
2005
Big Party, Big Family Fun! It's the 2005 Cityfolk Festival
-- What is American Roots Music? -- SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT:
Lexis Nexis -- An Affair of the Arts -- 2005-2006 Celtic
Series Features the Best in Scottish, Irish, French-Canadian
Music!
Winter
2005
How Does Cityfolk Pay the Bills? -- Jazz Warms Up January
with Latin Heat -- Cityfolk Partners with Filmmaker George
Goehl -- SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Healthcare Interventions --
Duncan Scheidt Exhibit Sets Scene for Wynton Marsalis
-- From Baghdad to Dayton: World Music Series Features
Rahim AlHaj
Autumn
2004
How Does a Cityfolk Season Come Together? -- Cityfolk
Joins the Dayton Foundation's Legacy Partnership Program
-- Things are Jazzing Up at Cityfolk -- SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT:
Compunet Clinical Laboratories -- Outstanding Cityfolk
Volunteer Receives National Award -- A Note from Executive
Director John Harris -- There's a New Face at Cityfolk!
