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June 2015 NEWS & NOTES 44th Annual Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention Saturday, June 13 The Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention is better than ever with performance, instrument and cash prizes! Bluegrass, old-time and Celtic music are showcased. Southern Appalachian clog dancing competition. Food vendors, beer/wine garden, juried arts, children's area, and LOTS of shade tree picking. PRIZES:  Bluegrass Band 1st Prize: mainstage performance at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, Aug. 13-16, 2015   Old-Time, Celtic and Clogging 1st Prizes: performance at the Common Ground on the Hill Festival, July 11-12, 2015 Instrumental 1st Prizes: Eastman Guitar; Eastman Mandolin; Eastman Fiddle Pack; GoldTone Banjo; Caswell Banjo   PLUS $3,000 in cash prizes! Tickets $12/$10 at the gate. Children under 12 FREE Registration: 9 - 10:30 AM Competition begins at 11 AM Location: Carroll County Farm Museum 500 S Center Street, Westminster, MD  21157   map MORE INFO  Sponsored by: Maryland State Arts Council; Carroll County Arts Council; Appalachian Bluegrass; Eastman; Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival; Gold Tone; Caswell Banjos; Beard  Guitars; Zauner & Mtimet, P.A.; Sea King Seafood Markets. Traditions Weeks Highlights: International Connections Traditions Week 1: June 28-July 3 Traditions Week 2: July 5-July 10 SWEDEN Master of nykelharpa Peter 'Puma' Hedlund Traditions Week 2 Scandinavian Music including nykelharpa, Scandinavian song, fiddle, and guitar. With Bara Grimsdottir, Chris Foster, and Ryan Koons. Click HERE to see a video! ICELAND FUNI is  Icelandic singer/composer Bara Grimsdottir and English guitarist Chris Foster Traditions Week 1: Icelandic Knitting Ballads from the British Isles Canons, Madrigals & More Traditions Week 2: Scandinavian Music NOVA SCOTIA Dancers and musicians Cassie & Maggie MacDonald Traditions Week 1 Novia Scotia Guitar & Fiddle Nova Scotia Piano Nova Scotia Dance Click HERE to see a video! SCOTLAND Recording artist Wendy Stewart:  Traditions Week 2 Scottish & Gaelic Slow Airs Scottish & Gaelic Songs Scottish Dance Tunes Touring artist Frank McGuire:  Traditions Weeks 1 & 2 Bodhran,  Bodhran Construction Tin Whistle 2 Multi-instrumentalist and World Peace Tartan recipient Paul Creighton: Traditions Week 2 Songs of Scotland  Peace Education in the Schools HUNGARY Quaker counselor and teacher Berne Weiss and Quaker peace activist Roman Branberger Traditions Week 1 Imagining the World without War PALESTINE Musician and Musical Director, Palestine National Arabic Music Ensemble, and peace activist Ramzi Aburedwan and percussionist Tareq Rantisi Traditions Week 1 Keynote Lecture: Laying Down Stones and Picking Up Instruments Search for Common Ground Coordinator, Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Program at McDaniel College Carol Zaru Traditions Week 1 Learning Arabic ITALY Traditions Week 2 World-renowned ceramic artists Daviel Cavey Developing Decorative Imagery for Ceramics Angelica Tulimiero Exploring Sculptural Forms Don't miss the paper kiln firing event on Friday, July 10! CZECHOSLOVAKIA The only place to learn overtone flutes! Internationally recognized teacher of fujara, koncovka and other Slovak overtone flutes Bob Rychlik  Traditions Week 1 Overtone Flutes CHINA Instructors from mainland China and Taiwan Traditions Weeks 1 & 2 Teaching Communication and Culture in Chinese Language Programs (NOTE: This program begins in Week 1 and concludes in Week 2) Traditions Week 2 Exploring China via Chinese NEW CLASS! Wushu Chinese Martial Arts Donate Today ~ Help Us Make it Happen ~ Did you know that one-quarter of Traditions Weeks attendees come on scholarship, including Native Americans; children at risk; Appalachian, inner-city and migrant students; single parents; and military veterans? Your donation makes it happen! Common Ground on the Hill is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and your donation is tax-deductible. Stay Connected 2 College Hill, McDaniel College  · Westminster, MD  21157  · 410.857.2771 commonground@commongroundonthehill.org

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