Pre-registration: call Howie Eskin  518/882-6809 or Bruce Pomeroy 518/355-7330. (optional-discount) advance admission form (pdf). (needs acrobat) Discount before early-mid May.
 The Public is welcome. Kids under 12 are free with paying adult. Early registration discount is available.
You don't have to be a member of PSG.  Tickets are also available at the gate. Prices below

	Gotta Get Gon . . .  1) a community that comes together for music and fun on one magical weekend each year.   2) a folk festival with an old fashioned small town atmosphere   3) some of the best acoustic music you'll ever hear! "The GottaGetGon is just a little bit of Heaven"
		May  22-25, 2009	Saratoga County Fairgrounds Ballston Spa, NY. Camping available and encouraged
		Friday, May 22 '09 7:00pm (gate opens 3:00pm)	Pot Luck Dinner Share a meal with old or new friends ... enjoy the singing and picking and gathering 'til the wee hours. Bring something. Special: a new generation folk concert in the evening (approx 8pm) featuring:  Ilusha Tsinadze, Kristine Teets and Adah Hetko.
		Saturday May 23, 2009 (see traffic note below)	10:25am - 5:00pm Concerts & Workshops Sampler concert at 10:25am - Don't miss it. Don't be late. There will also be a special brief awards presentation at the Sampler. (check the 2009 schedule) a "final" draft of 2009 schedule has been posted   Concerts and Workshops during the day and Informal music and social stuff after dark. 8:00 pm -- Family Country Dance        (The Alex Mitchell band, Paul Rosenberg Caller)
		Sunday, May 24, 2009	11:00am - 4:00pm  Concerts and Workshops *see the 2009 schedule      and come back later for schedule updates 4:15 - 6:00    Open Stage After Dark   A capella Sing - a special tradition
		all weekend, Music ... on-stage and off  schedule for 2009 Check back later for revisions	FEATURED PERFORMERS  in GGG2009 Del Rey Alexander Mitchell Band, Debra Cowan Jean Rohe with Liam Robinson   ...    and more . . . like these ...
		Monday May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day)	Breaking Camp & "Hanging out" (The Fairgrounds will close at 2:00pm, Monday)

2007-9 Gate Prices:

Adults (22yrs+) $38/weekend* $20/day
Students (12-21yrs) $19/weekend*  $10/day,  under 12 free with paying adult
Evening only: $5/night. 
You don't have to be a member of The Pickin' & Singin'  Gatherin' (PSG) to come to the GGG.

Adults (22yrs+) $34/weekend* $18/day
Students (12-21yrs) $16/weekend*  $9/day - younger kids free with an adult.
For a pre-registration form call  (518) 674-8646 or 882 6809 - leave a message.
Or click here for an adobe acrobat format pre-reg form, Print it, fill out the information, and send it to the address indicated on the  FORM, with a check made out to "The Picking & Singing Gathering" or just "the PSG".  Include a self-addressed, stamped return envelope - for your badges. 
You don't have to be a member of PSG to come to the GGG, but we hope you will join; just indicate it on the form.

For further Information send e-mail to Howie.  Volunteers are needed.

since 1970  we
"Gotta get to the country for a weekend of music and fun"
Come join in the fun. Bring an instrument if you play one. Bring your dancing feet and singing voice or just your warm body.

Directions to Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa NY

• From Albany, take I-87 (the northway) to exit 12. Take route 67 west to the junction of route 50. Turn right. Go through the village of Ballston Spa (through 3 traffic lights) and make a left onto Prospect Street. Go up the hill to Saratoga County Fairgrounds. (Saturday morning use the alternate route)
• From Scotia, Glenville, Burnt Hills, Charlton, Amsterdam, Saratoga Springs, Cambridge, Glens Falls, Vermont, etc. - you must know the way already.
• www.saratogacountyfair.org/Directions.htm
  
• Try: MapQuest : Ballston Spa  or Fairgrounds Ave & Prospect St, Ballston Spa, NY or just Zip:12020