Region: New York State Performers, Programmers & Related Resources for Public Libraries & Groups


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Hopkins, Allen	Songs of the Railroad	History, Music	Songs from the 19th and 20th centuries, describing the construction, operation, and history of America's railroads. Main repertoire source: N. Cohen, The Long Steel Rail, U.of Chicago Press, 1982. Examples: Drill Ye Tarriers, John Henry, Wabash Cannonball, Casey Jones, Wreck of the Old 97, Paddy Works on the Railway, Life's Railway to Heaven, etc. Accompaniment on acoustic stringed instruments (guitar, banjo, Autoharp, etc.). History and background is given for all songs. A program of railroad songs is presented annually for the Brighton schools; this program has recently been performed at the Strong Museum (Rochester), Heritage Square Museum (Ontario), NOMAD folk Festival (New Haven CT). Performed at Cottrell Mem. Library in Atlanta NY, 2011. Many opportunities for audience participation (chorus singing).	$201- $350
Clough, Geoff	The Life & Times of Burt Bacharach	History, Music	This program is full of trivia & history. Includes his workings with Hal David & Dionne Warwick. The music is in a sing along format. Lyric sheets are available. Song titles include: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, Walk On By, The Look Of Love, What Do You Get When You Fall In Love,I Say A Little Prayer & more.	$101- $200
TheatreworksUSA, -	Felix Pitre's STORIES AND SONGS OF LATIN AMERICA	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Felix Pitre shares many of the Hispanic traditions that were passed down to him from his own family, bringing to life the culture of Latin America with puppetry, stories, songs, instruments and dance, performed in English interwoven with Spanish words and phrases.	$501- $1000
Knight, Leonora	Mini Math Music	Life Skills- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Theater	Children come up to perform original songs with full orchestra sound as they learn to count by 10s, 5's, have a pizza party and divide by 8, brush the little paws of their doggie and add to 4. They will count by 3's dressed as chefs from all over the world. Concert will feature Danny Kaye's "INCHWORM" and "LADYBUG PICNIC" from Sesame Street. Costumes and props and a variety of musical styles make the concert a great way to reinforce the connection of math and music.	$201- $350
Ellison, Emily	Children Sing and Celebrate Around the World!	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Children Sing and Celebrate Around the World is the perfect hour long interactive program to help kick off your Summer Reaing Program's theme of One World, Many Stories. Award winning Children's music performer and teacher Emily Ellison spirits children from the shores of South Africa to the villages of Ghana, the countryside of Puerto Rico, the Marketplace in Jamaica, the streets of Philadelphia, to the parks of Paris and the pueblas of Mexico with her hour long celebration of songs and stories from around the world. Ellison is like angels singin(sic) as she delights in English, Spanish, French, Swahili, American Sign Language, Hebrew, and Ghanian. She seamlessly goides between guitar, ukulele, and drum to create an unforgettable, energetic, multidimensional, multicultural experience that will have children singin' swayin' stompin' and boppin' all the way home. Go to www.myspace.com/emilymusic4kids to see pics and listen to some tunes.	$201- $350
Collins, Dawn	World Music - Six Regions	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Other	An overview of traditional music styles from different parts of the world, display of world instruments, listening to music samples, and singing songs from different regions, as well as an opportunity to play rhythm instruments. Regions include: Africa, Latin America, The Orient and Mid-East, Europe and The British Isles, Australia/New Zealand, North America/Native America. This is appropriate for a series of 5-6 sessions, each 1 to 2 hours in length in order to do justice to each region; however, may be shortened for highlights or focus on a particular region, such as, Celtic Contributions to World Music. The program may be adapted for younger children and families, school children (elementary to middle school), or adults. Songs are taught through phonetic pronunciation in relevant languages of the area.	$101- $200
Craig, Shayna	Shayna Craig's Follow Your Dreams Assembly Program	Music, Performing Arts- Magic, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Shayna Craig is partnering with Steve Woyce of Full Effect Productions and will take your students on a musical and magical journey through song and dance covering many important topics including: Teamwork Perseverance Determination Believing in yourself Respecting others differences Shayna will lead by example and dazzle the audience by singing, dancing and acting. She will show how fun and easy it is to follow your dreams and the importance of never giving up. An inspiring experience your students will remember forever!	$501- $1000
!, Spook Handy	America's Ground Breaking Troubadour - Woody Guthrie	History, Music, Performing Arts- Other	Known as the Dust Bowl Balladeer - Woody Guthrie is America's most prolific folk songwriter of the 20th century. Born in 1912, Woody wrote hundreds, if not thousands, of songs that document the history, culture and concerns of 1930's, 40's and 50's America. His songs are highly educational, extremely fun and very sing-alongable. An excellent program for Libraries, Arts Centers, Churches, Schools and other meeting places. Pete Seeger covers some of Spook's songs and the two perform together several times per year. Visit www.spookhandy.com for more info on the artist and other programs and workshops.	$501- $1000
Davis, Lydia Adams	One Earth So Green and Round - Songs of Nature	Music, Nature- Environment, Performing Arts- Puppetry	One Earth So Green and Round - Songs of Nature Lydia Adams Davis is an Arts in Education Specialist , composer/guitarist and recording artist dedicated to environmental education. Lydia is a puppeteer, performs solo, or as a duo with Kathy Byers giving interactive songwriting workshops and entertaining concerts for all ages. Sound clips for all tracks can be heard at their new album website: www.oneearthsogreenandround.com Davis also offers curriculum-based storybook songs and historical programs.	$351- $500
Jones, Dean	Songwriting with the Fleas	Literature- Creative Writing, Music	Dog on Fleas will begin the program by playing some of their original songs and talking about the writing process for the songs. Band members will then divide the audience up into groups and then help the groups write songs. The songwriting will be guerilla-style quick, and will hopefully let audience members take home a template for how to write a song, and most importantly access an outlet for self-expression. The band will then perform the songs with help from audience members. Dog on Fleas will end the program with more of their own music.	$501- $1000

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