Countryfolk Music Theatre

Country Jamboree Schedule Saturday, July 30, 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011 – Youth Music Scholarships

US route 2, East Dixfield, Maine

Contact: Larry Bisbee

207-645-4411

Country Jamboree Performers Schedule – Saturday, July 30, 2011

Youth Scholarship Weekend / Music & Minerals

10-11:30am – Open Mic

11:30 – 12 – Aubrey Farrington

12 – 12:30 – Pat Healy & Friends

12:30 – 1 - Norm & Trudy Crowley

1 – 1:30 – Sandy Waite Haskell AKA “Arizona Rose & Ric Rich

1:30 – 2 – “The Pinkhams”

2 – 2:30 – Herman Leblanc and Becky Law

2:30 – 3 – Rockin’ Country w/ Art Ploof & Lorelie Dodge

3 – 3:30 – Mary & Maurice Belanger

3:30 – 4 – “The Bloods” (Gospel)

4:00pm Pot Luck Meal

4 – 4:30 – “Off The Hill’

4:30 – 5 – The Owen Donnell & Larry “BUCK” Bisbee Show

5 – 5:30 – Seminole Wind w/ Jeff & Donna Wells

5:30 – 6 – Becky Haskell

6 – 6:30 – Terry Moore

6:30 – 7 – Christine LaPointe

7:00 – 9:00pm – Country Dance w/ “The Pinkhams”

9-? – Campfire Pickin’

Sunday , July 31, 2011 – Country Music & Youth Music Scholarships

8 – 10 am – Campfire breakfast (on your own )

10:00 - 11 AM – Cowboy Church w/ Ginger Mae Dyer

12noon – Country Music (stage 1 & 2 )

1:00pm – Countryfolk youth music scholarship awards

1:15pm – “Clogging” Dance Demo w/ “In-Clog-Neato” demonstrating

1:30pm – Special Guest performer, Ginny Palmer vocals and bass, w/ Terry Moore, lead guitar, Bill Scott, fiddle, Owen Donnell, drums and Alan Rich, mandolin (Main Stage)

2:00 -6:00pm – Country music on stages one and two

6:00pm: LOAD THE WAGONS AND HEAD EM OUT !

PHOTO: Musicians gather by the recently donated 10 foot tall chainsaw carved statue in front of the Countryfolk Music Theatre on route 2 in East Dixfield.. Front row L-R: C.J. Walo of South Paris, Sally Latham of Norway, Larry Bisbee, Wilton, Alan Rich, Livermore

Back Row; Art Ploof, Poland, Lorelie Dodge, South Paris, , Margaret Arsenault, Jay, Paula Kaiser , Fayette and Jim Littlefield, Jay. They are some of the more than 40 country entertainers who will perform to raise youth music scholarship donations on July 30 & 31 at Countryfolk. 25 plus Exhibitors from around Maine will also be displaying antique autos, gems and minerals, gold panning, wool spinning demos as well as many others all day during the Saturday Country Jamboree and Ol’ Prospector Day event. Countryfolk is always free and for families and operated by volunteers.

Other displays include: Plumbago Mtn. Rock display; Minerals of th World Chart; Rock Tumbler display; Arizona mini-rock display; Exhibit by Rocky Mountain Terrain Park (Mud Run/off road Facility; Mountain Man display; Barefoot COuntry Girl (the movie) exhibit and movies available; Vountryfolk vintage photos;Carved walking canes; Scotish flags and flyers; Flourescent rocks; Maine Mineral Adventures exhibit; Gilead Historical Society; Local artwork (weather permitting); Basket-making; Glass butterflies; Antique radios; 1928 Ford Truck; Coos Canyon Rock & Gift Shop; Chainsaw Art; Conestoga wagon; Gold Panning Demos; Spinning wheel and wool display/operational on site; Prospector statue; Gems & Minerals w/ Charlie Kowalzyk; Antique shomaking benches; Gems & Minerals w/ Gary Hutchinson (Touch Table)

S&L Prospecting Exhibit with ol' prospectors tent set-up; 1948 Jeepster; Antique gold panning sign; Treasure Hunterz of Augusta and Wiscasset (operating sluice)

Maine Prospecting Books; Countryfolk Labor Day "ELVIS" display; Antlers & Animals (stuffed0

Special Guest Performers Clog Dancers & A Country Singer

Sunday at Countryfolk - July 31, 2011

Maine Big Band Vocalist To Headline Countryfolk Three Day Weekend

From Maine, Al Corey’s Big Band vocalist and former Rumford area resident, Ginny Palmer, will be a guest performer at the Countryfolk Music Theatre in East Dixfield, Maine during the Music and Minerals weekend, July 29, 30, 31, 2011. The weekend features a Friday jam, Saturday Country Jamboree, Maine craft, antique and Gem & Mineral exhibits and displays and pot luck supper / country dance and on Sunday a Cowboy Church, youth scholarship awards, a “Clogging” dance demo by “In-Clog-Neato” and lots of Country Sunday music

Palmer, who says she grew up on country music in western Maine as a child says she loves it and it comes from her heart, even though she has been the lead vocalist for Al Corey’s Big band sounds for the past fifteen years she is looking forward to performing at Countryfolk. “I just love what they do for the community and their youth music scholarship program” , said Palmer.

She will appear as part of the Countryfolk youth music scholarship weekend according to Countryfolk operator, Larry Bisbee. Of Wilton whose theatre is in the East Dixfield section of that western Maine community. Bisbee said, “ We are so happy to have Ginny appearing to help raise donations for youth music scholarships this year”,. More details about the music weekend by calling Bisbee at 207-645-4411 or stopping by Countryfolk Music Theatre on US route 2 in East Dixfield any Sunday during the Country Sundays of music from 12noon-1pm.thru the summer. Countryfolk is always free and for families. Any donations support the youth music scholarships.

Ginny Palmer has been a professional Jazz Vocalist for nearly three decades. She received a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Maine at Augusta. During her time there she was chosen by the Polish American Youth Jazz Foundation to travel with a group of American music educators to Krakow and Warsaw Poland where she taught vocal jazz and also performed with many Polish and American Jazz Musicians throughout the country. Her Jazz vocal stylings have been heard from Maine to Florida. She currently performs with the Al Corey Big Band (a fifteen year veteran) and the Pat Michaud Jazz Quintet. She also free-lances with other groups and has most recently formed her own Jazz Combo entitled “Jazz in Blue”.

Ginny taught music in a private school for fifteen years and also returned to UMA to conduct the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band and give private vocal instruction. Throughout this time, she has also had many private vocal, piano and music theory students and is proud to say that some have stayed with her for up to ten years.

She is a veteran adjudicator for Maine Jazz All State, KV, and other Music festivals. She has also visited many schools throughout the state conducting clinics and concerts with Middle and High School students.

Bisbee said he is very pleased to offer the music of Palmer to folks in western Maine , a rare opportunity to hear her country vocals. She’ll be accompanied by several local musicians including Terry Moore of Livermore Falls; Owen Donnell of Leeds; Alan Rich of Livermore and possibly a well-known fiddler from the Oxford County area.

For more info about the free exhibitor space and Countryfolk youth scholarship weekend details contact Larry Bisbee at 207-645-4411 or email mainebiz@localnet.com

Remember, our Friday night jam is a small gathering of campers and a few local musicians pickin' by the campfire. If you plan to camp with us, please let me know as space is limited. Mostly tents, vans and smaller campers will fit right up to the last minute. Call Larry at 207-645-4411 as soon as possible. Exhibitors, musicians and campers ae welcome to stay all weekend free of charge. We sell nothing, but there is the Rt. 2 Variety store a half mile east of Countryfolk for your food and beverage needs. We are rustic, but musician and family friendly. We look forward to seeing you on July 29, 30, 31, 2011. Lots of country music all weekend. Countryfolk is operated by volunteers and is always free and for families. Donations accepted and they support our youth music scholarships project.

Thanks and welcome..