The Pickin' & Singin' Gather'n  presents the 38th annual
		Memorial Day Weekend - May 25,26,27, 2007 at the Saratoga Co. Fairgrounds - Ballston Spa NY

Jeff Warner	Jeff Warner With warmth, humor and understated scholarship, Jeff Warner connects  21st century audiences with the music and everyday lives of 19th century people. He presents musical traditions from the Outer Banks fishing  villages of North Carolina, to the lumber camps of the Adirondack Mountains and the whaling ports of New England. His songs have "the stamp of authority and real experience." Warner is a Folklorist and Community Scholar for the New Hampshire Council on the Arts, has been named an Arts Council Fellow for 2007, and is on the Speaker's Roster for the New Hampshire Humanities Council. He has toured nationally for the Smithsonian Institution (but don't let that stop you. tee hee :-) www.jeffwarner.com
Raisin Pickers	The Raisin Pickers are a distinguished string band that draws on a vast array of traditional influences, with fine instrumentals and a well-blended vocal focus. “A band with great talent and the rare ability to please all musical tastes” (Great American Music Festival). The Raisin Pickers are three musicians who understand completely where their music comes from and what their role is in carrying it forward. And they do this in the most entertaining way. Group consists of:  Carol Palms (upright bass, fiddle, vocals)  Mark Palms (clawhammer banjo, guitar, vocals)  David Mosher (mandolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals)   www.raisinpicker.com
Maria Gillard	Maria Gillard is a wonderful singer whose music is a mix of folk, blues, and swingy jazz propelled by a rich alto voice. Her original songs invoke universal themes like love, family, and relationships through personal stories and are a perfect mix of warmth and craft. Maria's energy on stage is inviting and contagious. She leaves audiences laughing, crying, and wanting more. She employs a natural approach to singing based on Bel Canto principles of singing. Bel Canto means "beautiful voice" and began in the Italian schools of opera study.   (This is folk music, so don't tell  www.mariagillard.com
Beaucoup Blue	Beaucoup Blue is a blues lover's fix. From the delta classics to hard driving, electric fusion blues, this is one band not to miss. They are a Philadelphia based guitar playing father and son duo of David and Adrian Mowry. The two have been performing their acoustic, blues based folk music up and down the Eastern Seaboard since Adrian was a teenager. The pair soulfully mix up  top notch originals with inventive, distinctively styled covers of songs by Benny Goodman , blues singers John Lee Hooker and Elmore James, and Kid Ory and others. "Their voices work superbly together, frequently attaining a mesmeric panache that must be thrilling to view in person." - Sing-Out www.beaucoupblue.com
Special Workshops (in addition to those by the Featured Performers above) offered by familiar faces.  John Dickson with an African drumming workshop. It's for young and old alike. Authentic drums are supplied. Dave Crump - Swing workshop - for Instrumentalists, Singers, Dancers and "Gatherers" Paul Strausman, a folk music workshop for kids (even tall old ones)

Hear and see all these folks in concerts Saturday and Sunday and have closer interaction in workshops during the day. In the evening expect to find them in jam sessions throughout the fairgrounds. Saturday night we have the Country Dance and Sunday night our special a capella sing (a truly grand experience).
Friday night we have a "New Generation Folk" concert at 8pm, this year featuring several impressively talented folks who have grownup in or near PSG (The Pickin' & Singin' Gather'n) and the GottaGetGon. Monday morning is for long goodbyes, and a little more homemade music.

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The secret, need-to-know, behind closed doors, Performer Selection Committee -- Don't tell 

Bill Bracken	Annie Rosen	Amanda Fry	Bill Kelsey

Known  Event Perpetrators

Betsy  Prez of The Pickin' & Singin' Gatherin'	Howie Pre-Event Coordinator	Don Burger on-site Host	John Mark Geritz Sound

Contact Howie Eskin for any planning issue.

Keepers of the Coffee.  Performer Hosts. 

Connie Hume	"watched pot"	Michael Slik