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"NAFDA, INC. FRAME DRUM FEST 2009 - NJ, USA!!"

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   About North American Frame Drum Association

NAFDA, INC. FRAME DRUM FEST 2008! - March 26-29, 2009 in NJ, USA!

NORTH AMERICAN FRAME DRUM ASSOCIATION, INC.

501 (c)(3) - not for profit

Board of Directors: N. Scott Robinson, Glen Fittin & Jennifer Caputo.

Resident Agent & Media Contact: Phipps Moran.

Advisory Board: Glen Velez, David Kuckhermann, Andrea Piccioni & Steáfán Hannigan.

CONTACT: nafda1@gmail.com

A new association for professionals and enthusiasts of the frame drum in all styles and locations. NAFDA, Inc. operates within the USA.

The NAFDA, Inc. websites are http://www.nafda1.com & http://www.myspace.com/northamericanframedrumassociation.

Be sure to join the new My Space.com Frame Drums Group for current info - http://groups.myspace.com/framedrums.

Each year NAFDA, Inc. will put on a large frame drum festival for the general public that features concerts, workshops, and presentations from top frame drummers in all styles.

The frame drum festival makes it a point to feature a concentration of frame drummers from the northeast USA area including female frame drummers, national and international frame drum artists, and new and up and coming talent in frame drumming.

The North American Frame Drum Association, Inc.'s FRAME DRUM FEST 2009, our second annual event, will take place on March 26-29, 2009 in Mendham, New Jersey, USA. This special NAFDA, Inc. event is open to all.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

North American Frame Drum Association, Inc.

is proud to offer for Frame Drum Fest 2009, the

Glen Velez Frame Drum Scholarship

1 scholarship to attend Frame Drum Fest 2009 covering the festival’s fee & registration, worth a total of $480.00, will be awarded from a generous fund donated by Glen Velez (this scholarship does not include travel costs). The scholarship is open to deserving non-professional frame drummers only. Applicants should send a typed letter of application stating your background with frame drums along with a 3-5 minutes only DVD-R (minus format in NTSC video only with your name clearly marked) demonstrating your playing ability of either a single frame drum style or a variety of styles. A panel of three judges made up from the Board of Directors and Advisory Board of the North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. will decide upon a winner. Completed applications are due November 15, 2008 and the winner will be announced by mid-January 2009. Send applications to:

Glen Velez Frame Drum Scholarship

c/o North American Frame Drum Association, Inc.

2604 Evergreen Avenue, Apt. 2

Baltimore, Maryland 21214-1731 USA

ARTISTS

Confirmed artists for the festival concerts, workshops, and presentations include:

Glen Velez - http://www.glenvelez.com & http://www.myspace.com/glenvelez

Andrea Piccioni - http://www.andreapiccioni.com & http://www.myspace.com/andreapiccioni

Marla Leigh - http://www.marlaleigh.com & http://www.myspace.com/marlaleighmusic

Glen Fittin - http://www.asimplesound.com/glenfittin.html

Randy Gloss - http://www.randygloss.com

Judith Cohen - http://www.yorku.ca/judithc

Michel Merhej Baklouk - http://www.turath.org/Interviews/Michel.htm

Yousif Sheronick - http://www.yousifsheronick.com & http://www.myspace.com/yousifsheronick

Steáfán Hannigan - http://steafan.com & http://www.myspace.com/steafan

N. Scott Robinson - http://www.nscottrobinson.com & http://www.myspace.com/nscottrobinson

Jonás Gimeno Marín - http://www.pandereta.org

John de Kadt - http://www.johndekadt.com & http://www.myspace.com/johndekadt

Shane Shanahan - http://shaneshanahan.com

Jennifer Caputo - http://www.rasbliutto.net/concerts/7concerts. html

David Kuckhermann - http://www.framedrums.net & http://www.myspace.com/davidkuckhermann

Todd Isler - http://www.toddisler.com & http://www.myspace.com/toddisler

Murat Coşkun - http://www.murat-coskun.eu & http://www.murat-coskun.com & http://www.myspace.com/muratcoskunpercussion

Salokhiddin Fakhriev - http://people.tribe.net/bdc1ad72-8295-40bc-b29d-c3f9b9747c8b

Mark Katsaounis - http://www.myspace.com/markkatsaounis

Guest Artists: K. S. Resmi - Carnatic vocals - http://www.myspace.com/ksresmi

Lori Cotler - voice & konnakol - http://www.loricotler.com & http://www.myspace.com/loricotler

Saskia Tomkins - fiddle & nykelharpa - http://www.myspace.com/saskiatomkins & http://www.steafan.com/saskiatomkins

MORE INFO COMING SOON!

SPONSORS

Cooperman - http://www.cooperman.com

Anklang Musikwelt - http://www.anklang-musikwelt.de

Meinl Percussion - http://www.meinlpercussion.com

Underground Concert Series - http://www.undergroundconcerts.com

LOCATION:

The Community of St. John Baptist & St. Marguerite's Retreat House

82 West Main Street

Mendham, New Jersey 07945 USA

TRAVEL INFO:

If flying, you should fly to Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. See http://www.orbitz.com

If taking trains, take North Jersey Coast Line from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to Hoboken, New Jersey, change to Morristown Line and get off at Morristown, New Jersey, taxis are available from Morristown train station to the NAFDA location. See NJ Transit information http://www.transitcenter.com/transitguide/hub_nyp.htm

If you need a car rental: Try internet sites for:

Enterprise http://www.enterprise.com

Hertz http://www.hertz.com

If you need a hotel: Try http://www.hotels.com to book in Parsippany, New Jersey or Morristown, New Jersey.

COST:

Festival is all inclusive on site: 2 concerts, 2 presentations, 11 workshops, 3 nights lodging, and 9 meals for $450.00 + $30.00 registration per person.

Limited space for 30 participants for on site room & board! Registration info will appear on http://www.nafda1.com soon! For reservations and info contact nafda1@gmail.com

Artists' booth will have frame drums, CDs, DVDs, and books for sale.

Private lessons with individual artists available (extra charge per lesson).

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change):

North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. - Frame Drum Fest 2009 in Mendham, NJ - USA. March 26-29, 2009

Thursday, March 26, 2009

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Arrival & Registration

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Dinner

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Orientation

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Workshop - Marla Leigh - Tar

8:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Workshop - Murat Coşkun - Traditional Turkish Rhythms for Riqq and Frame Drum

11:00 pm - Evening hang / practice / jam sessions

Friday, March 27, 2009

8:00 am - 8:45 am - Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:20 am - Workshop - Glen Fittin - Sound Production & Compositional Techniques for Frame Drums

10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Workshop - Steáfán Hannigan - Irish Bodhrán Techniques

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm - Break

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Presentation - Judith Cohen - "Adufe in Spain & Portugal"

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Break

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Workshop - Jonás Gimeno Marín - Spanish Pandereta Styles

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Break

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Dinner

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Break

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Concert 1 featuring

Judith Cohen - (adufe, voice)

Todd Isler - (kanjira, frame drums & looping pedal)

Glen Fittin (frame drums)

Yousif Sheronick (frame drums)

Shane Shanahan (frame drums, ocean drum)

John de Kadt (bodhran, voice, hang)

Steáfán Hannigan (Irish bodhrán, uillean pipes) & Saskia Tomkins - (fiddle, nyckelharpa)

Randy Gloss - (pandeiro)

Salokhiddin Fakhriev - (Uzbek doyra)

11:00 pm - Evening hang / practice / jam sessions

Saturday, March 28, 2009

8:00 am - 8:45 am - Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:20 am - Workshop - N. Scott Robinson - Indian Kanjira Techniques & Adaptation to Modern Bodhran

10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Workshop - Randy Gloss - Brazilian Pandeiro Techniques

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Break

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Presentation - Glen Velez - "Tambourines and Frame Drums in Ancient History"

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Break

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Workshop - Glen Velez – New Techniques for Frame Drums

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Break

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Dinner

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Break

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Concert 2 featuring

Jennifer Caputo - (tammorra, voice)

Jonás Gimeno Marín - (pandereta, voice)

Marla Leigh (tar, bodhran, voice)

N. Scott Robinson (Mediter-Asian tambourine, ghaval, riqq, kanjira, bodhran, bendir) & K. S. Resmi - (Carnatic vocals)

Andrea Piccioni (tamburello, frame drums, voice) & Murat Coşkun (riqq, frame drums, voice)

David Kuckhermann (riqq, frame drums)

Glen Velez (bodhran, tar, riqq, voice) with Lori Cotler (voice, konnakol), Shane Shanahan (tar, riqq, voice), Yousif Sheronick (tar, riqq, voice), and Mark Katsaounis (tar, riqq, voice)

11:00 pm - Evening hang / practice / jam sessions

Sunday, March 29, 2009

8:00 am - 8:45 am - Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:20 am - Workshop - Michel Merhej Baklouk - Arabic Riqq Techniques & Style

10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Workshop - David Kuckhermann - Persian Rhythms & Techniques for Frame Drums

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm - Break

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Workshop - Andrea Piccioni - Italian Tamburello Techniques

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Pack up and Disperse


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Malik Adda





Jul 3 2008 10:21 AM

Hello... It's just a "hello" from France...Takitatan.Tan.Takitatan.
nerkunam sankar





Jul 1 2008 10:23 PM

its nice to be here..with u all.....
Tengwar





Jun 28 2008 9:43 PM

Greetings from Argentina!
Keep on Folkin'

TENGWAR - Epic Folk Metal - Argentina
Mike Crain





Jun 27 2008 11:05 PM

Thanks for the add and inspiration!!!!

Peace.

mc
CHEMBY





Jun 27 2008 3:29 PM

Thanks for the add. We keep in touch. God bless you all...
ORO





Jun 26 2008 8:22 AM

Its a pleasure to be here with all of you. Thanks
BluesElephant





Jun 24 2008 12:07 PM

Hi Scott !
Thanks for the kind messages and hope the article will be ok (aren't the pictures good enough ?)
Wish you all success !
Kisses from Paris, France
Sylvie
Mala





Jun 23 2008 12:41 AM

heppa frame drum freaks
thanx for finding us and your friendship;-) i love your page with all this great drumers;-)
greetings from the swiss-mountains
peace and love for all
martin
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Jun 23 2008 12:47 AM

thanks for the add
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Jun 23 2008 2:28 AM

Hello !
thank you ...
Pascale Scarabin
Steve Bentley





Jun 22 2008 3:04 PM

A rare pleasure of a friend request.
I Curtigghiu





Jun 22 2008 2:01 AM

Thank you very much for the req,kisses from Sicily
Livio Greco





Jun 22 2008 12:13 AM

Hi! Thanks for the add! Greetings from South Apulia in South Italy!
VLADISWAR NADISHANA - multi-instrumentalist





Jun 21 2008 4:51 PM

Hi Scott, how are you man, what's up?
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Jun 20 2008 4:49 AM

Grooving Greetings
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Jun 17 2008 11:09 AM

welcome!!!!!!!!!!
good music!!!!
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Jun 16 2008 3:11 PM

Thanks a lot. Ciao from Puglia.
McNando





Jun 15 2008 3:09 AM

Many CIAO from McNando!!!
All the best!!!
Mike Shimmin





Jun 12 2008 7:40 AM

can't wait for the conference!
Peter Phippen





Jun 10 2008 9:51 PM

Great site here.
Thank you,
Peter
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Jun 10 2008 2:33 AM

Thanks and all the best
Charlie
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Jun 9 2008 1:15 AM

Thanks for your request.