North Country Region: New York State Performers, Programmers & Related Resources for Public Libraries & Groups


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
McGrath, Cathy	“ROLLICKING TEAKETTLE” Dig into Reading SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2013	Health & Fitness- Other, Multicultural- Other, Music	Join Cathy McGrath in this highly active program of favorite singing games and songs that relate to story books. This program creates exuberant, wholesome fun! The audience directly performs the games, sings a funny song about library cards, and laughs at the dancing limberjack toys. Everyone will clap, sing and dance in a celebration of creative movement, self expression, and friendly cooperation. This program was created especially for 2013 SUMMER READING PROGRAM Dig Into Reading and ties into that theme. An experienced folk music performer and family literacy teacher, with a specialty in traditional American singing games, Cathy uses guitar, banjo, limberjacks, flute, and penny whistle in her programs which are tailored for specific age groups. She has performed for over 25 years for museums, schools, libraries and festivals. One parent’s response: You can’t help but dance! Another response: As we sang, danced, and clapped our way through a variety of folk music, Cathy's energy and enthusiasm were contagious. What a wonderful way to introduce singing games and our cultural heritage to children. We can't wait to have her back again! (October 2010 Sarah Matthews Children's Librarian Wadsworth Library, Geneseo, NY).	$201- $350
Haynes, Jeff	Listen to the Rhythms of Black History	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	Hear the heart beat of Black American ancestors, through the rhythms of professional percussionist Jeff Haynes. Jeff and his dynamic team of performers take the audience on a rhythmic journey from Africa to their own backyard — in a celebration of the rich culture and heritage of Black Americans. Jeff literally brings in a truckload of drums and hand percussion instruments that he’s studied and collected from all over the world. Jeff weaves the rhythms and colors of these instruments throughout performances by an Urban Spoken Word Artist, a soulful Negro Spiritual vocalist and in the pocket of today’s Hip Hop. Jeff’s showcase embraces his audience with a message that shades light on the past, sharpens their perception on what’s happening today and inspires them to reach for a better future. Listen to the Rhythms of Black History is a performance that will empower and enrich the minds and spirits of students; arming them with a greater awareness and appreciation for Black history, music and the world around them.	$501- $1000
Lynda Folk, Little Folk's Music!	Little Folk's Music	Life Skills- Parenting, Multicultural- Other, Music	Little Folk’s Music is a natural approach to Language Acquisition, through multicultural vocal improvisation with the use of hand instruments comforted by physical rocking that sets a tempo. • Little Folk’s pedagogical based approach, discusses the four steps involved in this technique: (1) develop familiar, routine, singing patterns; (2) use a question and answer format; (3) use of daily motherease sounds (4) begin physical improvisation. • The class activities included yoga breath exercises that are developed around six categories: aural skills, rhythm activities, natural sound, vocal training, body percussion, dance technique. The structure: Beat; melodic phrasing; sound, time organization. • Music is a natural product of physical and intellectual learning. The patterning of a breathe with movement, Sounds become Little Folk’s accelerator. • Analytical of human communicative, sounds and behaviors, Little Folk’s Music guides families together with laughter and joy of family participation. A four-week class, that promotes Language Acquisition, Speech development, through Musical patterning which opens the cognitive window for literacy. Birth thru 5 years old.	$201- $350
Lavender, Carrie	Cubanana Duo - Melodias y danzas de Cuba	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Dance	When Cubanana presents popular Cuban music and dance, such as chachachá and the roots of salsa, everyone loves to join in -- singing, dancing, clapping, & playing instruments! This immersion in Cuban culture is enriched by stories and helps students explore the possibility of dreams. 250 student limit per assembly. Available in Spanish or English. (Keywords: DIGNITY; Cultural Awareness; Diversity; Language Arts; Foreign Language)	$1001- $3000
Shepard, Mark	The Drum of The Elephant King	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	The Drum of the Elephant King is an interactive, magical, musical, multicultural teaching tale from Haiti. It combines AFrican and European story forms. Celebrate the complex and compelling culture of the Caribbean! Feature over 100 cool sound effects instruments played by the audience!	$501- $1000
Tincknell, Roger	Children's Songs and Singing Games	Music, Nature- Animals, Performing Arts- Storytelling	CHILDREN’S SONGS & SINGING GAMES Interactive Program for Young Children Sing, move, dance and play rhythm instruments while exploring other cultures with traditional, original and contemporary songs and play-parties! This program includes a variety of traditional, multicultural, contemporary and original songs that stimulate the imagination and inspire singing, moving and dancing. Children imitate animals, take imaginary journeys, create song lyrics and learn Spanish and other languages through call and response singing. Quiet songs and lullabies are interspersed with high energy movement songs. The program is performed on a wide variety of instruments including, guitar, banjo, mandolin, drums and harmonica. Children are often invited to play Latin, African and Native American percussion instruments.	$201- $350
Torgan, Keith	My Story, My Song: a workshop in creativity through songwriting	Music, Other, Performing Arts- Literary Artists	Everybody loves songs but most people have never made one up themselves. Songwriting can be as natural as breathing … or humming – and since we all have plenty to say or should I say sing about this is a no-brainer! In this workshop we learn about the basics of song form and improvising melodies but more importantly we discover all kinds of exciting ways to access our creative impulses and turn them into song! Free-writing exercises, group collaborations, guided meditations and sensory exercises are all part of this inspiring and delightful workshop. Why is it called “My Story My Song?” – well – because it’s the stories – the ones that are central to our everyday existence that fuel the creative process and serve as the centerpiece to this inspiring experience in personal creativity.	$351- $500
Bromka, Sondra & John	Colonial Conviviality: Music for George Washington and His Revolutionary Friends	History, Multicultural- Other, Music	What was musical entertainment like in George Washington’s day? Ballroom jigs, minuets and cotillions, popular songs, meeting-house anthems, and harvest ballads and choruses meet together here in a lively and intruiguing program combining music and history. Introducing the pieces will be anecdotes about the roles of music and dance, and concerning Friends of the Revolution Lafayette, Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington. Sondra and John Bromka’s instrumentation for this program includes historic harp, hurdy gurdy, hammer dulcimer, French & English bagpipes, recorders, Baroque oboe, Spanish guitar, and cittern. The cittern, with 8 wire strings, was also known in Colonial America as the 'English guitar.'	$351- $500
Bady, Robin	Imagine! Dragons, Witches, Fairies, Ogres, Talking Animals and People Like Us!	Literature- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Come along with storyteller Robin Bady to a time long long ago, in a land far far away, filled with creatures large and small, winged or wingless, human and not! Robin uses guitar and song, movement and lots of participation to breathe new life into old stories from world folk and fairylore. She brings her audiences up close and personal, connecting them to stories from long ago, and finding in these stories relevance for our times. Robin entertains and educates, so the messages of the stories ring loud and clear for us today as they did for our ancestors in the past. So join her and go on a journey full of joy and music, life and imagination as you listen, laugh, shiver and have lots and lots of fun! Robin Bady is an acclaimed storyteller who travels the United States and Europe performing her stories and listening to yours!	$351- $500
Powell, Jack	Songwriting Workshops and Performances with RiverJack “Zucchini”	Literature- Creative Writing, Music, Performing Arts- Other	RiverJack’s( comprises one-third of The Zucchini Brothers ) highly engaging style motivates students to participate actively in the creative process. Through dynamic performance, demonstration, and audience participation, RiverJack provides an introduction to the processes of looping, songwriting, and recording, and leaves participants with a finished product that they are proud to call their own. RiverJack uses “loop” (live recording) technology to achieve a full band sound by layering percussion, bass, acoustic guitars, harmonica,trumpet and vocals. During a 60- to 75-minute session, participants will explore the craft of songwriting by writing and recording a song that is uniquely their own, based on a theme or curriculum-related topic. They will work cooperatively to form a musical composition by: brainstorming ideas, writing lyrics, composing a melody, and gaining personal experience with the creative process. The song is then rehearsed and recorded, and the library will receive a CD/mp3 containing the participants’ song.	$201- $350

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* Inclusion in this database does not indicate endorsement of any performer or program by the NYS Education Department, the Office of Cultural Education, the NYS Library or the participating library systems, nor does it eliminate the need for reference checks and appropriate standard screening procedures.