The festival has concerts, 20+ workshops, participatory sessions, a marketplace, and a free family concert, all with a spirit of warmth and openness. It begins with a concert Friday night at 7:30, runs all day Saturday, Sunday morning, and ends with a concert Sunday afternoon, finishing at 5:30. A special free family concert will be on Saturday, 12:30 -1:30 PM.
Information can be found at http://www.eisteddfod-ny.org or by calling 718-429-3437 or 718-672-6399.
This year among the featured performers are:
--Old Time Southern Mountain: Norris Bennett, Pat Conte, Phil Zimmerman, Ralph Bodington, Dave Kiphuth, Neil Rossi, Phil Zimmerman, & more. --Irish: Len Graham, Donal Maguire, Dan Milner, and Barry O'neill.
--New York State: Colleen Cleveland, Dave Ruch, and George Ward.
--English: John Roberts & Tony Barrand, Dave Webber & Annie Fentiman, David Jones, Heather Wood, & more.
--International: Atl-Tlachinolli (Aztec), DisCanto (Italian), Bill & Livia Vanaver (Balkan), Toby Weinberg (Norwegian), Jodee James (Welsh).
--Uncategorizable: Oscar Brand, Jeff Davis, Ken Sweeney, Triboro, Basket Landing, and more.
Official Website: http://www.eisteddfod-ny.org
Added by DonWade on November 3, 2008