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WELCOME to the Pacific Northwest Folklore Society’s e-zine the NW HOOT (as in hootenanny). We will announce upcoming events and include articles on folk music, folklore and the traditional music scene in the Pacific Northwest.
 

APRIL/MAY, 2012    Vol. 4, No. 4

Molly Bauckham - UndergroundSwing - Tania Opland
The coffeehouse concerts featured Molly Bauckham, a Celtic harp player and singer in February, and Underground Swing, a local gypsy-jazz band in March. Upcoming concerts will feature the Canote Brothers on April 13, and Heidi Muller on May 11. The new Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at the Everett Public Library began on March 25 with Tania Opland. Future concerts at Couth Buzzard Books include Alice Stuart on June 8, Pretty Little Feet on July 13, and Curtis & Loretta, a traditional singing and instrumental duo on tour from Minnesota on Sept. 14. The Sunday Afternoon Concert Series at the Everett Public Library will feature Sarah Comer on April 22, and Squirrel Butter on May 20. In this issue is a remembrance of Harry Stamper, and articles on Folk Songs Sung at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, and The Seattle Song Circle. Let the authors know what you think about their articles - writers love (need) feedback. And of course, a new Featured Video of the Week, each week usually beginning on Friday). The Events page lists some great concerts through the next few months. We are still looking for more writers for the NW HOOT (send us your ideas and articles). Keep tuned and revisit the NW HOOT as new articles, CD reviews, and videos may appear during the next two months.
   

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ARTICLE
Harry Stamper
HARRY STAMPER (1944-2012): FOLKSINGER
by Nathan Moore

“The woods are full of wannabe, wouldbe, and hopetobe songwriters who write songs that will never be sung because they are no good. I wasn’t holding my breath while I waited for Harry Stamper’s cassette. When it arrived and I got around to listening to it, however, I was blown over. Stamper was good, very good.” ~Joe Glazer (p261, Labor’s Troubador, 2001)

On Friday, March 9th, 2012 folksinger Harry Stamper passed away at his home in Charleston, Oregon. Harry Stanford Stamper, Jr. was born September 20th, 1944 to Harry and Viola Stamper in Roanoke, Virginia. Harry wrote prolifically on a range of subjects, although he was best known for his labor songs and his work with the ILWU, his union for 37 years..

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Folk Songs of the World LP
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
THE 1962 SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR
FOLK SONGS SUNG AT THE UN PAVILION
by Stewart Hendrickson
 
During the 1962 Seattle World's Fair local folk singers would gather every Sunday afternoon in front of the UN Pavilion in the Seattle Center and sing. It was a spontaneous gathering of folk singers and a forerunner of the Northwest Folklife Festival, which began about ten years later in the Seattle Center. A live LP recording was made of some of these singers - the tracks can be heard below.

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Song Circle 0 Rainy Camp
 THE SEATTLE SONG CIRCLE
the old days
by Bob Nelson
 
As I write this, I am listening to a recording made in 1979 of a Seattle song circle. The music I am hearing is breathtaking. It is group and solo singing at it’s finest. I am hearing a verve and robustness to the singing that brings back many pleasant memories. This recording gives audio evidence to the many strong singers that started the Seattle song circle some forty years ago. Listen to one song, Take Me Back To The Bay, led by Don Firth:

 



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FEATURED VIDEO OF THE WEEK
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Leaving Friday Harbor - Michael McGoldrick Trio
John Doyle - Guitar, John McCusker - Fiddle, Michael McGoldrick - KerryPro Low D. Written by John McCusker while waiting for the ferry at Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA.