Altamont is a village located in the town of Guilderland in Albany County, New York. The village is in the western part of the town. The population was 1,720 at the 2010 census. The name means "high mountain."
International folk dance is a term loosely used to describe clubs that practice ethnic dance genres that are non-professional and danced by people for entertainment. Examples of these genres include Balkan dance, Middle Eastern dance, contra dance, Hungarian dance, polka, Chinese dance, Japanese dance, etc. The term can be used to describe any club practicing a collection of ethnic dance done by regular people, and there are no set rules other than this. Many clubs that use collections of ethnic folk dances will use the term "international folk dance" in their name, or something alike.
The music of the Isle of Man reflects Celtic, Norse and other influences, including those from its neighbours, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales. The Isle of Man is a small island nation in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland.
Old-time music is a genre of North American folk music. It developed along with various North American folk dances, such as square dancing, clogging, and buck dancing. It is played on acoustic instruments, generally centering on a combination of fiddle and plucked string instruments, as well as the mandolin.
The Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków is an annual cultural event organized since 1988 in the once Jewish district of Kazimierz by the Jewish Culture Festival Society headed by Janusz Makuch, a self-described meshugeneh, fascinated with all things Jewish. The main goal of the festival is to educate people about Jewish culture, history and faith (Judaism), which flourished in Poland before the Holocaust, as well as to familiarize them with modern Jewish culture developing mostly in the United States and Israel, and finally, to provide entertainment.
Vermont is a state in the United States. Some of the state's most well-known bands include Blowtorch, Death, Phish, Twiddle, Madaila, Drowningman, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Mellow Yellow, 8084, Steady Betty, Rough Francis, Waylon Speed, The Wards, The Cancer Conspiracy and Prydein. Burlington also has a thriving music scene with folk artists like Eric George, Cricket Blue, the DuPont Brothers, Hannah Fair, and Addie Herbert. The city also hosts jam bands, including the Jellies, Preserve, and Chutney Alice. Phish's Trey Anastasio attended the University of Vermont and Goddard College.
The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival is an American annual folk-oriented music festival and dance festival held at Dodds Farm in Hillsdale, New York.
Israeli folk dancing is a form of dance usually performed to songs in Hebrew, or to other songs which have been popular in Israel, with dances choreographed for specific songs. Israeli dances include circle, partner, line, and individual dances. As almost all dances are intentionally choreographed, and the choreographers are known and attributed, the reference to these dances as "folk dances" is sometimes controversial among the general folk dance community. The recent trend of dances becoming much more complex and "professional" has led some to use the alternative term "Recreational Israeli Dancing".
The New England Folk Festival is an annual weekend festival of traditional dance and music. It takes place in the Boston, Massachusetts region each spring. It is conducted by the New England Folk Festival Association. Both the festival and the association are colloquially known by the abbreviation NEFFA. NEFFA is a participatory festival; attendees are encouraged to participate in dancing, singing, musical jam sessions, and other activities. It is run by volunteers and all the performers are volunteers as well.
Jean Ritchie was an American folk music singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player. Her career formed a kind of bridge between the traditional and modern forms of folk music: in her youth she learned folksongs in the traditional way ; and in adulthood she became a successful modern folksinger, promulgating songs in public through concerts and recordings. She was called by some the "Mother of Folk".
The National Folk Festival is an Australian family-oriented celebration attended by over 50,000 people.
The New Jersey Folk Festival is an annual folk music and cultural festival held on the Great Lawn of the Eagleton Institute of Politics on the Douglass Campus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is a free, non-profit family event held every year on the last Saturday in April from 10am - 6pm, rain or shine. It coincides with Rutgers Agricultural Field Day held on the adjacent Cook Campus. Beginning in 2009, both the New Jersey Folk Festival and Ag Field Day are held as a major part of Rutgers Day.
Electric Daisy Carnival, commonly known as EDC, is an annual electronic dance music festival, with its flagship event held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lark Camp World Music, Song & Dance Celebration, originally called Lark in the Morning Music Celebration, is an American annual week-long world music and dance celebration that includes instructional workshops for professional and beginner musicians and dancers.
Sean-nós dance is an older style of traditional solo Irish dance. It is a casual dance form, as opposed to the more formal and competition-oriented form of Irish stepdance.
The Boxwood Festivals and Workshops are a series of music and dance festivals and workshops produced by Boxwood Festivals, Ltd., which "aims to provide opportunities for the dissemination, sharing, presentation and celebration of traditional music." There are three multi-day festivals scheduled annually, and other one-off workshops throughout the world. During these three festivals participants are joined by the local community for music, concerts, dances, classes, and informal music sessions. The music workshops are open to players of any instrument and skill level. The three annual events include classes lead by Boxwood's Director, wooden flute player Chris Norman, for which he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and Cape Breton fiddle and Baroque violinist David Greenberg. Other artists are invited to lead classes at the Boxwood Canada and Boxwood Williamsburg festivals.
Estelle Klein (1930-2004) was an advocate and supporter of folk music in Canada and held numerous influential positions with cultural and heritage organizations during her lengthy career.
