2016 Board MembersPresident: Mary Sanders! ! ! MLSAND123@aol.comVice President: Howard Detamore! ! howde1948@hotmail.comSecretary: Steve Arbuckle! ! ! sarbuckle288@gmail.comTreasurer: Barry Levitt! ! ! balcpg@gmail.comMusic Coordinator: Cathy Platt! ! cpplatt@comcast.net 317-485-5010Member-at-Large: Connie Temm! ! ctemm@iupui.eduPast President: Dave Tucker!! ! dtucker@vinu.eduNewsletter Editor: Susie Kraeszig! ! susankay49@sbcglobal.netWebmaster: Myrna Gray ! ! ! myrna.gray@gmail.comEagle Creek Folk Fest Chair: Morgan Sanders-Jackson amusingcalliope@gmail.com

November 2016 MeetingSunday, November 13, 2016, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PMBethlehem Lutheran Church52nd & Central, Indianapolis, IN1:00 - 2:00 - Yearly Business Meeting & Election2:00 - 3:00 - Performance Hour3:00 - 4:00 - Workshops, Big Band Practice4:00 - 5:00 - Sharing Circle

Volume 2016, Issue 11! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! November 2016

THE CENTRAL INDIANA FOLK MUSIC &MOUNTAIN DULCIMER SOCIETY

NEWSLETTER

November Musical Theme“Gatherings”

November Song of the Month“Sweet Evalina”

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING and ELECTION of 2017 BOARD MEMBERS

On Sunday, November 13th, we will hold our Annual Business Meeting at 1:00 P.M. All Society members are encouraged to attend.

Each Board member will present a summary of their activities as a Board member during 2016. Following this presentation, the Nominating Committee will present their Slate of Board Officers for 2017. Nominations for Board positions will be taken from the floor. Voting for 2017 Board positions will be conducted as follows: if nominations for Board positions are received from the floor, voting by written ballot will be conducted. If no nominations for Board positions are taken from the floor, the Slate of Board Officers will be presented to the Membership via a motion, to be seconded, and a hand vote will be taken to approve the full Slate. Following voting, nominations for the 2017 Nominating Committee will be taken from the floor. Ideally, the Nominating Committee is composed of three persons who have been Society members for at least one year and two persons who have served on the current Board, but who will not be running for re-election.

Following completion of the Business Meeting and 2017 Election, Slow Jam will take place, depending on time available.

October Guest PerformerAllie Burbrink!

What a great time we had at the October meeting with Allie Burbrink as our guest performer. Not only do we enjoy seeing and hearing guest performers, we also learn so much from watching them perform - not to mention what we learn at the workshop after the performance.

If you have any suggestions for future guest performers, please let any member of the Board know. We try to schedule two guest performers a year in addition to the Eagle Creek Festival.

RESOURCE VOLUNTEER INFORMATIONSometimes folks come to the Society meeting interested in learning a new instrument and needing a little guidance. It does not take much time to do this. It is very helpful to just look at their instrument, help them tune it, maybe show them a chord or two. A point in the right direction goes a long way. Please contact Howard Detamore, our vice president, at howde1948@hotmail.com if you can help with this. And thanks to those who have volunteered!

Dulcimer - Janet Lewman, Sharon Day or Lew MastinGuitar - Dave Wensits and Gary ReiterBanjo - Howard DetamoreMandolin - Dave SlatesUkulele - Mary SandersAutoharp - Dan and Christine ReneauFiddle - John PlattBass - Steve KessingerHarmonica - George HeavilinBowed Psaltery - Jean Vance

SNACKS AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING WILL BE PROVIDED BY

ThE HaPPy HaRPers!

From Your President…

Howard suggested I write a column about holiday music, given the upcoming season. I naturally turned to the question, “What kind of music did cavemen use to celebrate their holidays?” Perhaps there were songs entitled, “The Dawn of Time” or “Who Turned Off the Heat?” or “Gonna Make My Brown Grass Green”. Alas, little has been written about this subject, at least from either first-hand knowledge or written historical records. I did, however, find an interesting article from The Economist entitled “Human Evolution. Why Music?” (December 18, 2008). The author proposes ideas about the purpose of music, ranging from the importance of music in attracting mates to music as something that binds groups together. Some famous musicians can attest to the power of music in attracting others. Among several species of birds, the more complex the male song, the more attractive he seems. Being able to produce music and dance also signals greater fitness.

On the other hand, music binds us together. The grooming behavior of groups of monkeys and apes is useful in keeping one’s pelt clean and removing parasites, but this behavior is also useful in being an investment in someone else’s well-being, a way of reaching out and connecting in a meaningful way with others. With expanded social groups, as is true with humans, music may serve as a sort of “remote grooming”.

Music may well be seen as a “transformative technology” that informs and transforms an individual’s perception of his or her world, a technology more complex than talking and somewhat simpler than reading and writing. Music expands what I know and what I say.

Then again, music may simply be an accident, a set of skills that emerge out of natural sounds that, like music, evoke emotions for good reasons, such as the cry of an infant or the howl of a wolf.

“The truth, of course, is that nobody yet knows why people respond to music. But when the carol singers come calling, whether the emotion they induce is joy or pain, you may rest assured that science is trying to work out why.” Happy Holidays!!!

Mary Sanders

2017 Eagle Creek Folk Fest!It’s not too soon to put on your calendar.

The dates are Saturday and Sunday, June 10 & 11, 2017.

Notes from your Music CoordinatorCathy Platt

cpplatt@comcast.net; phone: 317-485-5010

Thanks so much to all who performed with us this year! It has been our most successful year ever, at least as far as I’ve been around. By year’s end, we will have made $1000 more than last year. Wow!

Here are the last two gigs of the year. Please consider joining us.

Sat., Dec. 3, 11 am-12 pm, Mooresville Library Victorian Christmas. Setup 10:30 am. Don’t know about you, but my Christmas season starts when we play this gig. Wear Christmas hats if you’ve got ‘em and plan to join us at nearby Grays Cafeteria after the performance if you can.

Thurs., Dec. 15, 7-8 pm, Westminster Village Christmas Party, Lafayette. Setup 6:30pm. This is a new venue for us and this group is super excited to hear us! Like the Mooresville Library this will be ½ Christmas music and ½ folk music.

Money Bag$ By Barry Levitt – November 2016

Account status for October 2016 as of this writing (prior to reconciliation):

! $  6,259.74 => Checking balance (higher than one year ago).

$  1,850.00 => Net Gig income over the past rolling year ($725 below prior 12 months)

$  1,750.00 => Dues income over the past rolling year ($25 below prior period)

$  6,596.42=> Total expenses over the past twelve months ($2,757.15 above prior 12 months)

$ 206.43 =>  Operating loss for the past twelve months ($1,312.31worse than prior 12 months)

Based on the past rolling year’s experience, we have sufficient funds on hand to cover about 11 months of expenses.

       Membership Status:  In October we had no new members, six renewals, no reinstatements, and three dropped members. Total memberships stand at 73, vs 70 one year ago.

       Membership Dues:  Annual individual and family membership dues are $25/year. The immediate family, living at the same address, of an individual member may be included in a family membership. If your membership is due or past due, please send a check to CIFM&MDS, P.O. Box 1503, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1503, or catch the treasurer at the next meeting.  We are always happy to take your money.

   Songbooks:  Printed (on paper) versions of the songbooks are still available while supplies last. Songbooks will also be available in electronic format on flash drive (memory stick/flash drive) for $10 each. Printed versions of some songbooks are still available to all members in good standing for $30 each. Fiddle tunes are included in the Main Songbook, but a special “Fiddlers Edition” is available as a separate printed supplement for $5 each. See me at the meeting if you are in need of any of these songbooks.

   Jean Vance has been a great help providing treasury service assistance at our CIFM&MDS meetings the last several years.

The Dulcimer Only Group (AKA DOGs)The Dulcimer Only Group is a group of dulcimer players who play the Appalachian mountain dulcimer. They meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at Robin Run Village, 5354 West 62nd Street, at 7 P.M. They are led by Tull Glazener and work on his arrangements for the mountain dulcimer. Please contact Susie Kraeszig for more information at susankay49@sbcglobal.net.

Happy Harpers HappeningsHappy Harpers is a group for autoharp players of all skill levels. We meet on the fourth Sunday of each month at members’ houses. We have a Yahoo group you can join that has music and our calendar. If you have any questions about the group, please call Cathy Platt at 317-485-5010 or email: cpplatt@comcast.net

Ukulele LadiesThe Ukulele Ladies are a welcoming group of women who want to play the uke. We are a group of all skill levels. We meet at Betsy Wilson’s on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Thursday, and Mary Sanders’ on the 2nd Thursday. If you’d like to join us, send me an email and you will be set up with our Yahoo group to receive meeting reminders, music and other info. If you’d like to learn how to play, get in touch! Contact Cathy Platt, cpplatt@comcast.net; phone: 317-485-5010.

October Performance Hour PerformersThe Theme of the Month was “Friendship”

Gary Reiter ! ! ! ! “Friend of the Devil”Katherine Nagy with Gary Reiter ! “What I Didn’t Know”Susie Kraeszig and Dave Wensits “You’ve Been that Friend to Me”Sugar Cream Pie ! ! ! “He Was a Friend of Mine”Dave Wensits ! ! ! ! “You’ve Got a Friend”Sidetracked ! ! ! ! “If I Needed You”George Babbitt ! ! ! ! “What a Friend”Ukulele Ladies ! ! ! ! “With a Little Help from My Friends”Mario Joven ! ! ! ! “Crazy Mary”

Eagle Creek Folk Festival 2016 Pictures are uploaded to Flickr! Check them out!Dave Wensit’s Flickr Page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29471731@N06/albums/72157670476016776Susie Kraeszig’s Flickr Page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/susankay49/albums/72157670491871445

A copy of the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society Procedures, By-Laws, and Standing Rules  will be available for review at the information table during our meeting for anyone interested in learning more about our committees and by-laws.

OUR WEBSITEhttp://www.indianafolkmusic.org/

index.html

OUR YAHOO GROUPhttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DulSoc/

info

MANDOLIN WORKSHOPDave Slates will be holding his third and final mandolin workshop from 3:00 - 4:00 at the Dulcimer Society meeting in November.

GUITAR WORKSHOPGary Reiter will be offering a guitar workshop from 3:00 - 4:00 at the Dulcimer Society meeting in November.

Notes from our Member-at-Large, Connie Temm:

Back in July, several of our Society members worked at the Morgan County Fair at the Beef Booth with the Sertoma (Service to Mankind) Club. Thanks to those members and the Sertoma Club, we raised $268 for the Society! Thanks to all those who helped out. Every activity we participate in is a way to broadcast our mission. Thanks again to the Reiters for the refreshments at the October meeting. And thank you to the Happy Harpers for providing refreshments at the November meeting. We will be taking sign-ups for the coming year at the next two meetings. I would like to suggest that each sub-group of our Society take over refreshments for one meeting (e.g. the Board, DOGs, Ukulele Ladies, Side-Tracked, etc). It would be a good opportunity to perhaps perform at Performance Hour and gain publicity for your group. You will be seeing and hearing from two new members of the “Cheer Committee” in the future - Lois Molitor and Maureen Malone-Reed. Look for their smiling faces as you enter. Please pass on any information regarding our members that the Cheer Committee can respond to - illness, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Thanks for making this a welcoming group!Your Member-at-Large,Connie Temm

Rare Pete Kappes Dulcimer For SalePete and Nancy Kappes were “founding members” of the Dulcimer Society back in the ‘70’s. Pete was an exce l l en t woodworke r and h i s instruments were nationally known. Please contact Kate@macgillteam.com if interested. Price is $300

NAMETAGS!

If you're in need of a name tag, check the bulletin board at the next meeting. There will be new badges for members who haven't received one yet, and for those whose offices have changed. If you don't find yours on the board, see Jean Vance at the Treasurer's table. And don't forget to return your name tag to the board at the end of every meeting so it will be there for you next time!

Holiday Pitch-in Dinner, Entertainment and Silent AuctionDecember 11, 2016

 We will be having our annual Christmas dinner at the December meeting.  We will also have the Silent Auction again this year.  Look for more information in the December newsletter. Auction Info: There are a couple of ways for you to donate to the auction:1. Bring your treasures to the meetings on November 13th or December 11th.2. If you can’t attend and would like to donate, contact Cathy Platt (317-485-5010, cpplatt@comcast.net) for a pick up.  All auction items will be considered donations.  This will not be a venue to sell items privately.  So clean out your attic, dig around in your garage and shoo those white elephants out of your closets! 

MEET OUR MEMBERSby Mary Sanders

Patty Brown, member of CIFM&MDS since December 2015, and a comparatively recent fiddle player, has spent years as an artist, art Pattyron, sivilculturist (tree planter), collector of antiques, and community organizer. Born in Ohio, her family moved to Connecticut, Chicago, and Bloomington because of her father’s work. Carroll “Jake” Van Schoyck, Patty’s father, coached various high school and college football teams. He was offensive backfield coach for the 1967-1968 IU Bloomington team that went to the Rose Bowl. Patty attended high school in Bloomington, a member of the first class to graduate from Bloomington North High School (1973), and attended college at Indiana University, first in Bloomington, and then at the Medical Center in Indianapolis, where she graduated from the School of Nursing. She worked as a nurse, part-time, for twenty years, at various local hospitals, insisting that she work only in NICU, and then taught art to four and five year olds at Trinity Lutheran School.

Patty has done enormous things for her community. She and six others sat in Patty’s house, a charming home built in 1932 by architects Edward James and his partner, Lee Burns, and started A Gathering of Artists, an annual event that has brought together artists with unique offerings. Now approaching its 25th and final gathering on Friday, November 18th, this event was initially held at the Benton House, and subsequently at Bona Thompson Memorial Center. Patty has planted, or “pushed people” to plant, over 350 native trees. She helped design and plant trees at the cloverleaf at Washington and Shadeland, and then helped water those trees for three years. She has attained grants (including from INPAWS, Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society), and planted wild flowers. Part of a very active crime watch group for Irvington Terrace, where she and her husband, Gary, reside, Patty has done numerous things to maintain their neighborhood, among them, street tree planting and sponsoring garden walks.

Patty and Gary have three children, Jen, Joe and Jon, and four grandchildren (Jakey, six, and three girls who are two and under) who keep Patty busy. Gary’s passion is barbecuing. He also has an incredible ability to match colors without using a computer and is handy around the house.

Patty played flute for two years (junior high and high school). She started playing her son’s old violin a few years ago, and eventually started taking lessons from various teachers. She gave up classical violin for bluegrass. She started attending “Bluegrass in the Garden” at Arthur’s Music on Tuesday nights, sitting in the back taking notes, bringing those notes home, and learning the songs on her own. After about six months, when she had a few songs she could play, she started joining in. The group w a s , a n d i s , v e r y supportive. Patty attended one of Dr. Banjo’s three-day camps and learned etiquette related to jamming. She has enjoyed lessons at Arthur’s and through an Irish Fiddle class at the Irish Arts Academy.

Patty has many interests, including antiques and family history (some Dutch and Icelandic ancestry), and a remarkable ability to reach out and gain information from multiple sources. She appreciates many kinds of music. An emerging project is to learn to play Misirlou. We are lucky to have such a multifaceted member!