We're working on 2010 information.
We're in the early planning stages of the 2010 festival; as soon as we have final information, we'll put it up here. In the meantime, we've left the 2009 information up so you can get a feel for the fun you'll have at the Albuquerque Folk Festival.
Storytelling
Thanks to Diane Rossbach for coordinating our storytelling venue.
Friday
| Time | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 PM | Mark Maravetz | Book Mark and puppet Digby Bobcat from the San Pedro Branch library will tell a scary story of New Mexico. Ask them about the libraryÕs Summer Reading Program! |
| 7:30 PM | The Green Woman | The Green Woman will set the mood for the ghost stories to follow. |
| 8:30 PM | Ghost Stories (Open Mic for Storytellers) |
Saturday
| Time | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | Roberta Meyers | Meyers will conjure up people from Taos' rich past, one of Kit Carsons wives, Frieda Lawrence, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Brett, Frida Kahlo & Sacajewea and a few suprises of mystery and magic and joy. |
| 12:00 PM | David Mraz | Southwestern folk-tales, accompanied by guitar and song. |
| 1:00 PM | Walter Sala | Walt brings stories to life in a natural way Ð humorous, sad, scary, exhilarating Ð but always leaving audiences feeling good. Stories are multicultural folk- tales, legends, and literary tales from America and all over the world. |
| 2:00 PM | Dianne Rossbach | A few years ago, a Santa Fe museum curator contacted me about an unmarked and undated picture he'd received of elephants being led past the Governor's Palace in Santa Fe. That sparked my imagination! I knew I need to find out whaty I could. What year? What circus? Come join us to hear this clown's inside story. |
| 3:00 PM | Steven Pla | Stories from Africa and stories of African descent, from several different new- and old - world countries, including some featuring Ananse the Spider. |
| 4:00 PM | Margaret Edmundson | ÒTales for the Times.Ó While these personal tales unfold, the audience gets a birdÕs eye view of the connections between history and current events. |
| 5:00 PM | Johanna and Scott Dharsee | Stories from Far Away Islands, Deep Forests and Magical Gardens. Johanna and Scott take you on a journey of Ballads and Runes, Myths and Legends with traditional and non-traditional storytelling techniques. The art of storytelling is universal and as ancient as humanity; our dreams of a distant common past. Stories travel and have always traveled. On their way they pick up bits and pieces of different cultures and landscapes but the heroes and heroines, the villains and the mysterious creatures often stay familiar. We tell stories using music, song, masks, dance and mime. Johanna studied Mime and Dance in France and in India and is using stories and inspiration from both these cultures as well as her native Finland. Scott has composed music that reflects these stories and their background. |
| 7:00 PM | Jaw Harp Workshop | New Mexico Symphony musician Ken Dean will go over basic techniques for this ancient mouth resonated instrument. Feel free to bring your own instruments. There will be a very limited number of bamboo instruments available. |