Lorraine teaches Intermediate Mountain Dulcimer at the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, www.folkschool.org
Mt. Dora Dulcimer Festival
Mt. Dora Dulcimer Festival, Mt. Dora, FL features Lorraine on dulcimer and harp. http://www.fldulcimer.com/festival/us/florida/mount-dora/central-florida-dulcimer-and-autoharp-festival
Hancock NH
Lorraine and Bennett in Concert, Music on Norway Pond
Contact Jody Simpson, 603/525-9303 for details
SAMW Jam Session at UMass Boston
Lorraine and Bennett lead the annual SAMW reunion jam session, starting at noon.
http://www.wumb.org/samw/
Museum of Fine Arts Presentation
Lorraine will speak about the history, construction, and playing technique of the American zither called the Appalachian dulcimer. She will demonstrate two historical examples from the Museum’s collection, including one by legendary maker John Edward Thomas, of Bath, Kentucky, made in 1913. http://www.mfa.org/index.asp
Nameless Coffeeehouse
Lorraine and Bennett, with Cindy Kallett and Grey Larsen at the Nameless, First Parish UU, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
http://www.namelesscoffeehouse.org/pages/home.shtml
Lorraine and Bennett in Monster Benefit Jam
With Alan Kaufman, Martin Grosswendt and Many Celebrated Others in a special event at the Skellig Pub, Moody Street in Waltham, for the benefit of flood victim Tim Rowel and his Minuteman Music.
December Gigs
Well, we have ’em, but except for the Minuteman benefit, all our gigs this month are private affairs, not open to the general public, so I won’t tantalize you with descriptions. There are corporate gigs where our real job is to look good in an atrium, dressed to the nines in velvet smoking jackets and lacy gowns, and one or two special gigs at parties ‘n’ stuff. We’ll do Welsh Christmas music here and Irish Christmas music there, and generally carry on with the wass’ling and feasting, picking and singing until the Season grinds mercifully to a close on Old Christmas, 12th Night, January sixth.
Mansfield Congregational Church
Lorraine and Bennett present their folk-music service, Mansfield, MA Congregational Church, 17 West Street, Mansfield, MA http://www.occmansfield.org/
Music by the Bay
Lorraine and Bennett teach and perform in Waretown NJ at the Lighthouse Center for Natural Resource Education. Fabulously beautiful setting for a folk festival, in the woods by the water.