Festival of Traditional Music, Eisteddfod 2010 Held the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa

The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. invites you to join leading singers/musicians in a weekend of traditional folk/roots music at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa. Meet outstanding performers in 25 workshops and three concerts, plus an open mike, late night singing, a contra dance, and informal socializing, music making, and outdoor walks plus convenient hotel rooms, good food, a spa, an indoor pool, and more. The festival is ideal for the whole family, and provides a very rare chance in New York to hear such diverse, and such high quality, performers all in a single venue.

Featured artists include Paul Brown, Martha Burns, Jerry Epstein, Howard Glasser, Benny Graham, Alan Friend, Lorraine & Bennett Hammond, Sharon Katz, Alison Kinnaird, John Kirk & Trish Miller, Vic Legg, Bob Malenky, Val Mindel, Robin Morton, Joe Newberry, Caroline Paton, Steve Suffet, Dwayne Thorpe, Triboro, Mickey Vandow, Eric Weissberg, Heather Wood, and more. For a full list and details of the performers go to www.eisteddfod-ny.org.

Participants can come for individual days but are encouraged to register for the entire weekend to stay at the hotel and experience all the music. A web page has been set up with information and a booking form at www.eisteddfod-ny.org. Information on day rates is also available at www.eisteddfod-ny.org. You can reserve online directly at: http://eisteddfod-ny.eventbrite.com.

For information go to www.eisteddfod-ny.org or call 718-672-6399

[The word "Eisteddfod" is Welsh. It connotes a gathering of poets and musicians, and there is a large Eisteddfod every year in Wales. The name was adopted by Howard Glasser, the founder of this festival, when he began these gatherings of singers and musicians four decades ago.]