2004 Performer list

Vance Gilbert

Ellis Paul

John Gorka

Eliza Gilkyson

Lucy Kaplansky

Greg Brown

Eddie From Ohio

Full Frontal Folk

Jeffrey Focault

Carla Ulbrich

George Wurtzbach

Terrence Martin

Oh, Russell Wolff will have yet another CD release party at the Budgiedome this summer.� And he's bringing two guys from his band on snare drum and bass!� It's full band Russell at the Budgiedome!

FFF got a headlining (saturday night) slot at FRFF??? wow. that surprises me.

i guess no one can tell anne she isn't mixing it up this year!

No kidding, eh?

They didn't even go through the new artist showcase thing... and pretty much everyone who has ever been in that is better than them.

;)

word. :)

*runs away*

so true.

FRFF '04 = FRFF on crack ?

I guess we'll find out... if the lineup ends up being FFF, The Nields and the Kennedy's ... we'll know it's just going to go downhill from there.

:)

Don't be dissin' on the FFF!� They were really good!� Heck, my a cappella group has done two of their songs!!� *punch*

Word.

The Kennedys aren't playing this year. Don't go dissing the Kennedys, they rock the Casbah.

not being snarky--this is an honest question:

besides the dona nobis beer song, don't they only do covers/traditionals? (and at that, even the dona nobis beer is still a traditional piece, they just changed the text.) or do you mean you did their arrangements? if they've started to do more originals, my respect for them definitely goes up several notches.

Arrangements.� Since they are traditional pieces, it's really hard to pin down an original of that, so I just say theirs...but I really do enjoy their arrangements.

Remember what Pete Seeger said:� "It's not called stealing, it's called the FOLK PROCESS."

Or it's the dinnertime set. From what I remember from years past they've tossed some... well... interesting acts into the slot right around dinner time.

ahhh.. that could be it.

Would make a lot more sense.

Indeed. What I think FRFF lacks is more people doing trad mateial. Folk has come to mean "Singer-Songwriters" and that is sad because there is plenty of great TRUE folk music out there that should be heard. I got nothing against originals, but I think something that calls itself a "Folk Festival" ought to be at least 50 % Trad music.

ew.

Double ew.

I'd rather fix that problem by renaming the festival. :)

amen, brotha.

w00t!

Well, FFF did say they are fairly sure they'll be getting the slot right after dinner.� The Tracy Grammer slot from last year and the Gandalf Murphy slot from two years ago.� Or perhaps even worse, the Jian slot three years ago? (Opposite the big tribute workshop at the workshop stage)

heh. like jian in 2001? teehee

woooo, russell wolff cd release party!� i'm totally gunna make an appearance at the dome this year, for that at the very least.

damn straight!!

is that still happening? cos we've got the kennedys and wa9 scheduled, but i haven't heard anything more about russell since john made this post back in february.

I'm assuming it is....

I mean, I'd hope that russell would at least be playing a set!

I would guess Russell NEEDS to contact us about this.� He probably doesn't know about the Kennedys and WA9.

And I'm sure your a cappella group has done two of their songs infinitely better than they do themselves.

Geez. No WA9. No Christopher Williams. No Dar Williams. No Chris & Meredith Thompson.

It's like they're trying to get me not to come.

hrm.

We'll have WA9 at the budgiedome with  yes i said yes i will yes opening. Instead of Chris Williams we'll get lots of Ellis Paul (which was to be expected since Chris filled in for Ellis last year).

And I miss Dar and CM Thomson, too.

Well partially it's probably that ban they instituted on People with Chris and/or Williams in their name. Nothin' but trouble, them.I can't explain the rest though. :)

someone should contact russell, then. seeing him is always one of my favorite parts of the festival and hanging out at the budgiedome.

i'm still bouncing around like a loon about this.

i should, like, learn my songs or something. :D

Chris Williams is a FAR better choice, though....at least, in my not so humble opinion. :)

nope. Not at all. ;-P

Well, to each his own... I'm just not at all a fan of ellis.
:)

Well, to each his own

Totally.� I do like Chris (saw him open for Arlo Guthrie last year) but I'd always prefer Ellis Paul :)

I just emailed him. I suggested he go on right after WA9