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The Folk Calendar is compiled by me for WPSU, Penn State's local
public radio station.  The calendar is read on the air during
WPSU's Folk Show, which airs at the following times:

     Saturday  6AM-11AM
     Sunday    8AM-11AM
     Wednesday 8PM-midnight

Where possible, I've included a phone number you may call for more
information on each event.

If you have information you'd like included in the calendar, send
it to me at lrl@psuvm.psu.edu or lrl@psuvm.bitnet.

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                     ****  LOCAL EVENTS  ****


The Acoustic Brew Coffeehouse has announced its fall schedule.  Acoustic
Brew provides a place to hear folk music in an intimate smoke and alcohol
free environment.  Shows are held at the Center for Well Being in Lemont.

The first concert of the season will be 8PM on Friday, September 18 and
will feature Cormac McCarthy, with local favorite Rene Campbell opening
the show.  Cormac McCarthy, one of New England's most clever and gifted
songwriters, will fill you with everything from laughter to melancholy
images of growing up in a failing New Hampshire mill town.  McCarthy
was named Best Folk Performer, Best Songwriter, and Best Solo Artist
during the recent New Hampshire Music Awards.  Don't miss Cormac
McCarthy and Rene Campbell on September 18 at the Acoustic Brew
Coffeehouse, 123 Mt. Nittany Road in Lemont.

Future performances at Acoustic Brew:

   Sat Oct 17:        Hugh Blemenfeld
                      Ben Click opening

   Sat Nov 21:        Barby Holder

   Sat Dec 5:         Susie Burke

(John Walls 867-2358)

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The Central Pennsylvania Country Dance Association sponsors contradances
at Radio Park Elementary School in State College.  The next dance will
be Friday, September 25 at 7:30 PM with caller Dick Cole and music by
Crooked Stovepipe.  Future dances will be held October 24, November 20,
and December 4.  Beginners are welcome; no partner is necessary; dress is
casual.       (814-466-7758)

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Interlandia is Penn State's folk dance club.  They meet for European and
Israeli folk dancing every Friday night at 7:45 in 133 White Building on
the Penn State campus.  Beginners are welcome; no partner is necessary.
(Katie 238-1404 or Alex 234-3704)


                      **** HARRISBURG AREA ****

Concerts in Harrisburg:        (717-234-1571 evenings)

  Ray, Cilla, & Archie Fisher                        Thu, Sep 17
    (tradition-based singers from Scotland)

  Pricilla Herdman                                   Fri, Oct 9
    (singer and song-finder of traditional & contemporary songs)

  Other performances planned later in the season:
    Dougie MacLean, Clayfoot Strutters, Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers

The Susquehanna Folk Music Society sponsors monthly contradances at
Penn State Harrisburg.  The next dance will be Saturday, September 26
and will feature Kate Charles calling to the music of Fiddlestyx.
(717-232-1502 or 717-761-1362)


                     **** PHILADELPHIA AREA ****

The Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival is being held this weekend,
September 4-6.   (302-475-3454)

The Philadelphia Ceili (KAY-lee) Group will sponsor their annual
Irish Music and Dance festival all day on September 12.
(215-848-8899)

The Heritage Dance Festival will be held September 26 & 27 and will
feature many varieties of folk dancing.    (215-849-5384)

Holly Near will perform on the University of Pennsylvania campus on
Friday, October 9.   (215-993-9332)


                  **** NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA ****

Schedule for Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem:   (215-867-2390)

  Rory Block                                 Sep 12
  Southern Rail (bluegrass)                  Sep 18
  Preston Reed (guitar wizard)               Sep 19
  John Gorka                                 Oct 6 and 7
  Chris Smither                              Oct 9

Schedule for Chicory House in Wilkes-Barre:  (215-675-8843)

  Utah Phillips                                      Sep 10
  Schuylkill (SKOO-kill) Bayou Ramblers  (Cajun)     Sep 25
  Ed Miller (sings Scottish songs)                   Oct 9


                     **** PITTSBURGH AREA ****

Sep 12  Ligonier Highland Games         (412-238-3666)
        (an annual day of Celtic music and workshops)

Sep 18  Barley Bree - Irish folk trio   (412-781-1666)

Sep 26  Allegheny River Singers and Stephan Fadden   (412-687-7713)

Other performers coming to Pittsburgh this season include Mark O'Conner,
The Fairfield Four, and Michael Cooney.  We'll have details as the
events get closer.    (412-687-7713)