1 40 7 https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/994f7263d69d49cba4362038c514dadb.jpg bda11e122e7641e9b4efcf4e1efbe898 https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/29b306a9af46b5d70117b51c547e7531.mp3 6415d4862fbeb549c899184f2428345c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flurry Festival Description An account of the resource The Flurry Festival is a three day music and dance Festival that takes place in Saratoga Springs in February. The festival holds workshops, performances, dances, and jam sessions in the city center and throughout the town. The Flurry first started as a dance festival for contra dancing but has expanded to musicians and spans all genres of music and dance as well as encompassing family friendly events such as storytelling. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource The Flurry Festival Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Davies, Clara-Sophia Daly, Dustin Foote, Amanda Muir, Tess Olcott, Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Amanda Muir Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Paul Rosenberg Location The location of the interview Lucy Scribner Library, Skidmore College Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data digital audio recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 61 minutes Record Contributor Individual who prepared the item and/or edited it. Amanda Muir Record Creation Date Day/Month/Year of record creation/edit 6/12/2016 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview 00:00:00 Introductions. 00:00:52 Flurry hosted Iraq war protests in 2003 and 1989. 00:01:30 Founding of the Flurry Festival in Guilderland, New York, held at Westmere Elementary School 00:05:05 First year of the Flurry Dance Festival was met with a snowstorm. 00:06:12 Drawing in crowds by having good callers, musicians, and word of mouth. Held a dawn dance. 00:08:20 The importance of the president’s day weekend in the Flurry festival 00:10:30 Best memory was watching the children have fun dancing. Wanted more family activities 00:12:00 Inspired by music workshops and jamming of Ashokan camp and worked to incorporate this aspect 00:13:00 Starting the final jam performance at the end of the festival. 00:15:16 Creating the festival name and the impact it had with non dancing participants 00:17:20 Introduction of concerts into the festival 00:18:12 Procrastinating on creating the program, starting committee meetings late. 00:18:50 Influence of the Old Songs Festival and Nancy Gretta in the creation of the Flurry Festival 00:20:00 Difficulty organizing the first Flurry festival with Old Songs Committee members 00:23:45 Adding workshops and dances created difficulty in choosing and organizing 00:25:25 Rising tensions with the school because of wear and tear on soccer field and floor wear as well as cleanup 00:26:43 Adding more committees as jobs were needed 00:27:26 Moved festival at last minute because a broken pipe destroyed the multi-room. Hurried to find a new location Joe Dalton, leader of the Saratoga chamber of commerce, suggested the Saratoga City Center, Saratoga music hall and Skidmore College. 00:29:55 Dislike of the hard floors of the City Center. Had no other options and made due 00:31:06 Success of location, excluding Skidmore College 00:32:21 Difficulty with parking and so used a shuttle 00:33:06 Saratoga downtown changed perspective of hosting dances at schools to city centers. 00:34:10 Working with the Hilton manager on booking rooms the first few years 00:36:05 Deciding to stay in Saratoga 00:36:20 Creation of a video of the festival was made in 1992 00:36:55 Heaviest snowstorm the festival had almost caused the event to fold if not for the community 00:38:25 Decided to get married at the Festival in 1992 and wore a tuxedo. Jim Greggory, created a dance to honor him and his new wife 00:40:54 Informing everyone when the festival moved suddenly to Saratoga Springs 4 weeks away from the day 00:42:23 Finding a welcoming community in Saratoga Springs 00:44:03 Expanding awareness of the Flurry, especially with Mae Banner from the Saratogian 00:46:41 Considering moving to Saratoga 00:47:15 Attempting to date while organizing the Flurry Festival 00:51:00 Effecting relationships with performers 00:52:19 Reflecting on all of his goals being accomplished in bringing a world together 00:55:12 Commenting on the lack of diversity of color 00:56:28 Switching pianos across town 00:57:42 Still getting nervous feelings opening night. 00:59:10 Love of seeing children, jamming, and diversity of offerings 01:00:05 Working on keeping Saratoga Music Hall from becoming court space 01:00:50 End Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Paul Rosenberg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/2/2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available DS113A: Storytelling Interviewing, Skidmore College Description An account of the resource Interview with Paul Rosenberg, founder of the Flurry Festival and director of programs until 2005. Paul discusses the Festival's beginnings at an elementary school and the move to the City Center in Saratoga Springs. Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amanda Muir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 12/2/2016 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Saratoga Memory Project creator dance director Flurry music oral history programs The Flurry Festival https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/d4ee2f6a1e8a827a5672709d7b10507a.jpg abc035b91f081203c0b83bbfffe56736 https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/2517f175df1dd6f0ac7f89d103f9150a.mp3 6cb93cd6036977fb4168abcdb78f2670 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flurry Festival Description An account of the resource The Flurry Festival is a three day music and dance Festival that takes place in Saratoga Springs in February. The festival holds workshops, performances, dances, and jam sessions in the city center and throughout the town. The Flurry first started as a dance festival for contra dancing but has expanded to musicians and spans all genres of music and dance as well as encompassing family friendly events such as storytelling. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource The Flurry Festival Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Davies, Clara-Sophia Daly, Dustin Foote, Amanda Muir, Tess Olcott, Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Amanda Muir Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Peter Davis Location The location of the interview Room 128B, Lucy Scribner Library, Skidmore College Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data digital audio recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 53:34 Record Contributor Individual who prepared the item and/or edited it. Amanda Muir Record Creation Date Day/Month/Year of record creation/edit 8/12/2016 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:32 Discusses role of program director 00:01:28 Relationship to Paul Rosenberg, becoming the flurry program director 00:03:17 Asks wife how to strategize taking on the Flurry organization. Turns to computers 00:04:18 First year directing the festival, a power outage occurred in the city center while the weather became colder 00:07:25 Brought in swing music, the vision of Paul Rosenberg 00:08:30 Restructured the guidelines to increase profit for organization and increase younger attendance 00:10:40 Hired younger bands to increase youth attendance and added more youth oriented programing 00:12:20 Expanded the Flurry festival reach to a national scope, while still including local bands, teachers, and performers 00:14:20 Set up specific event for little kids and teens with help from board members 00:16:05 Remincing of sense of community at first Flurry festival. 00:16:50 Placed in a swing dance workshop at Old Songs Festival, met Jay Unger and Molly Mason who were big influences in the beginning of the Flurry Festival 00:17:30 Early swing dancing at the Flurry. Played the band at the festival and helped spread the word of the festival to more swing dancers 00:19:17 Played as a musician at the Flurry along with his son Ben 00:20:30 Maintained and increased the diversity in music and dance, added techno contra dance along with urban and traditional dance forms 00:23:50 Advertising the amount of music and songs available 00:24:25 Grant outreach through the Flurry Organization to underprivileged organizations to give them attendance to the festival 00:26:14 Increased positivity and support from the Saratoga community, specifically businesses 00:28:05 The flurry festival community. Hired musicians discovering the Flurry for the first time 00:30:07 Support of flurry community through financial troubles 00:31:00 Effects of the cold weather on the festival programmers and participants 00:33:25 Enjoying the Flurry. The difficulty of programming the events 00:36:20 Final performance was a medley of musicians at the festival that jammed including the Midwestern Swing 00:38:30 Watching the new people see the huge contra dances 00:39:30 Explaining the Flurry experience to non participants 00:42:20 The role the Flurry plays in Peter Davis’ life, looking towards the future 00:45:03 Considering the attendance of workshops and events 00:45:40 Positives and negatives of program director, writing a decline to a workshop teacher 00:46:50 The directors and departments on the Flurry Organization board 00:49:30 Desire to have support from local colleges and student performances 00:53:20 End Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Peter Davis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/8/2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available DS113A: Storytelling Interviewing, Skidmore College Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amanda Muir Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Skidmore-Saratoga Memory Project Description An account of the resource An interview with Peter Davis, the program director of the Flurry Festival from 2006- present day. Peter discusses the nuts and bolts of creating the schedule and how it changed from Paul Rosenberg's direction to the current form. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Subject The topic of the resource Saratoga Springs -- Flurry Festival -- History City Center dance director Flurry music oral history Peter Davis programs The Flurry Festival https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/90a510c707aebe80af8fd724e9c253ae.JPG eb80eda24068062ba36cf005b3e2d4c9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Vonnie Estes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/01/2016 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clara-Sophia Daly https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/2da702f6bbad7209be00cc4cd0a0c6eb.mp3 32207a5305495d412280d86899595e9d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flurry Festival Description An account of the resource The Flurry Festival is a three day music and dance Festival that takes place in Saratoga Springs in February. The festival holds workshops, performances, dances, and jam sessions in the city center and throughout the town. The Flurry first started as a dance festival for contra dancing but has expanded to musicians and spans all genres of music and dance as well as encompassing family friendly events such as storytelling. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource The Flurry Festival Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Davies, Clara-Sophia Daly, Dustin Foote, Amanda Muir, Tess Olcott, Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Clara-Sophia Daly Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Vonnie Estes Location The location of the interview Lucy Scribner Library, Room 127, Skidmore College - Saratoga Springs NY Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital audio recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 53 minutes Record Contributor Individual who prepared the item and/or edited it. Clara-Sophia Daly Record Creation Date Day/Month/Year of record creation/edit 06/12/2016 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Vonnie Estes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/01/2016 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Skidmore-Saratoga Memory Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available DS113A: Storytelling Interviewing, Skidmore College Description An account of the resource Interview with Vonnie Estes, musician, dancer, and volunteer at The Flurry Festival, a three-day music and dance festival in Saratoga Springs, NY. Estes speaks about growing up, her evolution as a piano player, the history of The Flurry Festival, and her influence over many folk music events around the Northeast. Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clara-Sophia Daly Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 12/02/2016 Abstract A summary of the resource. 00:0:26 Header 00:0 20 Explanation of The Flurry Festival and types of music there. 00:1:30 Vonnie Estes. Born in Syracuse New York October 12 1953. Grew up in Fabias New York. Played Piano as a child and took private lessons in school. 00:5:22 Volunteered at Boston Spa Historical Society. Attended first contra dance in 1978. 00:10:17 Attended first Flurry Festival Dance in Gymnasium. 00:14:36 People come back to The Flurry Festival year after year for the community. Many relationships are formed from the music and dance community. 00:18:20 Describes why it is so fun to play for dancers as opposed to jamming with other musicians in a house concert setting. 00:20:40 Young Skidmore students attend jam sessions with other local musicians. 00:23:20 Describes music sessions as “welcoming” and inclusive. 00:25:40 Explains other music groups in NY area that Vonnie Estes and husband are members of. 00:29:10 Defines what a hammer dulcimer is 00:32:26 Prefers upright piano to a keyboard. Likes the acoustic sound and tonality of a real piano. 00:35:15 Describes her job at General Electric working with digital equipment and using a genographics machine to digitize images. 00:36:16 Describes the lack of communication today in comparison with when she was young. 00:38:50 Meets volunteers at The Flurry who are also community minded. 00:41:32 Explains a typical day at The Flurry and what she does. Goes from venue to venue around Saratoga to hear music, play music, dance and volunteer. 00:42:21 Added three extra hours to schedule for The Flurry Festival in 2016. 00:42:46 Describes husbands responsibilities in relation the The Flurry. 00:45:40 Calls her husband “tall, dark and handsome” and “a good dancer”. 00:46:36 Losing Saratoga Music Hall as a venue. Talks about new venue possibilities for The Flurry. 00:49:05 Describes contra dancing as easy. You only have to know “your right from your left hand and walk up and down” 00:49:38 Explains what a “figure” is in terms of square dancing. 00:50:04 Talks about how contra dances used to be segregated by gender, but now are not. Used to be called “proper” dances, now they are “improper” - meaning that it is mixed woman and men and not separate. Notable change in contra dance. 00:51:29 When asked about politics in this country as a whole: “We’re in trouble coming up” “I didn’t vote for him” 00:52:13 Invites all Skidmore students and dancers to The Flurry and to other local dances in the area. 00:52:56 Thank you from Interviewer to Interviewee. Subject The topic of the resource Saratoga Springs -- Flurry Festival -- History Contra Dance dance music oral history Piano Quebec The Flurry Festival https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/0760a3d4e07b864ec4806f63eed488a0.png ad92cf235aec9c15623bcb2d4c77c6c8 https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/a34a117f77a095db0c35022d9534cf90.mp3 523c3ff228a1ae1d88556d4d646f4673 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flurry Festival Description An account of the resource The Flurry Festival is a three day music and dance Festival that takes place in Saratoga Springs in February. The festival holds workshops, performances, dances, and jam sessions in the city center and throughout the town. The Flurry first started as a dance festival for contra dancing but has expanded to musicians and spans all genres of music and dance as well as encompassing family friendly events such as storytelling. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource The Flurry Festival Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Davies, Clara-Sophia Daly, Dustin Foote, Amanda Muir, Tess Olcott, Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Colin Liscord Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John Guay Location The location of the interview Skidmore College Library room 128C Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Interviewee: John Guay Interviewer: Colin Liscord Location of Interview: Study Room 128C in Skidmore Library Date of Interview: 12/1/16 00:00:01- Header 00:00:31- Introduction, born September 21, 1944 in Biddeford Maine. Currently resides in Easton New York. 00:01:14- President one Flurry Dance Organization. Runs seventy dances a year. Flurry originated to help fund local dances. Been going for thirty years. 00:02:34- Started small, thirty local performers. Grown to 4700 performers from all around. 00:03:22- Mission statement, to inspire and connect people through traditional music and dance. 00:11:36- Contra dance evolved for the dancers. 00:12:06- Flurry has evolved, started techno contras. Draws youth in, happens at midnight. 00:19:47- Plays hammer dulcimer. 00:23:28- Important historic and community event. More than just music and dance, brings community together. 00:25:05- During the Flurry have different rooms in hotel have music lessons, historic lessons and dances. 00:27:05- Added more dances over the years. Jamming together in the halls. 00:28:04- Started to see high school kids come and play instruments and dance. 00:32:04- Revitalization of music. 00:35:20- would like to see more Skidmore students come play and dance. 00:36:31- Flurry more about dance. 00:37:27- Would never consider moving. Saratoga has a nice community feel for the Flurry. 00:38:34- Only dancing and music art forms. 00:41:01- Flurry unique, has beginning and experienced dancers. Organization needs to keep more experienced dancers around for this experience. 00:43:18- End. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Audio Recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 43 minutes Record Contributor Individual who prepared the item and/or edited it. Colin Liscord Record Creation Date Day/Month/Year of record creation/edit 06/12/2016 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with John Guay Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/1/2016 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. The Flurry Festival Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available DS 113A: Storytelling Interviewing, Skidmore College Description An account of the resource Oral History interview with John Guay, president, musician and dancer of the Flurry Festival. Guay talks about how the Festival has changed over the years and the problems they have today. Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Colin Liscord Subject The topic of the resource Saratoga Springs -- Flurry Festival -- History Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original Recording wav file. 16 bit 44.1KHz Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 12/1/16 oral history https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/715dfe378e724755269c14479a0ed997.jpg c0cfe1a3511d9eb1ea6a72868979dad4 https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/2a64abe0904f1b23ab55f655b1a1d5f9.mp3 3181ae5dc23a0fb0a868739603a20c1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flurry Festival Description An account of the resource The Flurry Festival is a three day music and dance Festival that takes place in Saratoga Springs in February. The festival holds workshops, performances, dances, and jam sessions in the city center and throughout the town. The Flurry first started as a dance festival for contra dancing but has expanded to musicians and spans all genres of music and dance as well as encompassing family friendly events such as storytelling. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource The Flurry Festival Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Davies, Clara-Sophia Daly, Dustin Foote, Amanda Muir, Tess Olcott, Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Dustin Foote Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Douglas C. Haller Location The location of the interview Residence of Interviewee Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Audio Recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 41:14 Record Contributor Individual who prepared the item and/or edited it. Dustin Foote Record Creation Date Day/Month/Year of record creation/edit 06/12/2016 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview Interviewer: Dustin Foote Interviewee: Doug Haller Log Notes 00:00-00:29 Header 00:30-02:30 Doug talks about background in Schenectady 03:00-04:17 After Doug divorces his first wife, he discovers his passion of contra dancing 04:20-08:24 Description and history of contra dancing 08:32-10:10 Describes his first experience at the flurry 10:25-10:56 “contradancing was a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends” 11:15-12:45 Pervasiveness of contradancing across the country 12:53-14:09 Doug meets his second wife contradancing 14:10-17:36 Diverse styles of dancing at the flurry; Paul Rosenburg mentioned 17:47-20:40 Doug speaks of the different roles he has had on the flurry administration 20:40-21:59 Current administrative roles in the flurry 22:00-24:17 What kind of people attend the flurry? 24:36-26:54 What keeps Doug coming back to the flurry? “I think the flurry helps the world become a better place, just for a little bit of time.” 27:19-31:43 Doug gives a personal anecdote on why the flurry is so significant. “It would be nice if the world were more like the flurry the rest of the year.” 31:44-32:31 What would you tell your 1992 self about this festival 32:37-38:55 Doug talks about being the administrative director of the flurry during a power outage, mentions the community response. “these people are not going to let you fail, and they didn’t” 36:20-37:07 How the flurry ended up in Saratoga 39:05-40:00 What do you want the future of the flurry to look like? 40:23-41:09 Doug’s final thoughts on involvement in the flurry festival Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Doug Haller Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/3/2016 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. The Flurry Festival Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available DS113A: Storytelling Interviewing, Skidmore College. Description An account of the resource Interview with Doug Haller, ex-Administrative Director of the Flurry Festival. Topics include the development of the festival and Doug's experiences organizing the Flurry. 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Title A name given to the resource Photo: Trish at Arches National Park, Moab UT https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/af2d61a9aa474a3b66da98ca7292879c.mp3 59e8e837133886fd596a6c1eca6cb52f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Trish Miller Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flurry Festival Description An account of the resource The Flurry Festival is a three day music and dance Festival that takes place in Saratoga Springs in February. The festival holds workshops, performances, dances, and jam sessions in the city center and throughout the town. The Flurry first started as a dance festival for contra dancing but has expanded to musicians and spans all genres of music and dance as well as encompassing family friendly events such as storytelling. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource The Flurry Festival Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Davies, Clara-Sophia Daly, Dustin Foote, Amanda Muir, Tess Olcott, Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Jennifer Davies Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Trish Miller Location The location of the interview Lucy Scribner Library, Room 128b, Skidmore College Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Audio Recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 43 minutes Record Contributor Individual who prepared the item and/or edited it. Jennifer Davies Record Creation Date Day/Month/Year of record creation/edit 06/12/2016 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview Log: Interview with Trish Miller 0:28 – Discusses her early background with music and dance, how she first became interested in dancing and folk music 2:55 – Becomes a member of touring dance troupe The Green Grass Cloggers, which is how she met her husband John Kirk because he was one of the troupe’s musicians 4:20 – Trish discusses what brought her to Saratoga Springs, and what the town was like when she first came here, Paul Davis 7:00 – how Saratoga Springs has affected The Flurry and vice versa 9:20 – how interest in folk music has evolved over the past few decades 12:00 – Trish’s first experience at the Flurry Festival, Paul Rosenburg 15:50 – Ways that the festival has changed, Hudson Mohawk Traditional Dancers 18:35 – sense of community from within and beyond the festival 21:55 – what a participant/visitor of the Flurry could expect to experience (both positive and negative), the energy/atmosphere of the festival’s environment 28:06 – discusses some various styles of folk music and dance at the festival, Jay Ungar, Pierre Chartrand 32:00 – discusses some of the international participants in the festival 34:20 – discusses Bosnian performers at festival and speaks a bit about the Bosnian culture present in nearby New York state 35:35 – discuses hip-hop stomp dance group from Albany and how the group expresses ideas of social justice and politics 37:55 – recollects on the year that Saratoga lost power due to snow right as the festival was starting and how the dedicated participants overcame this obstacle 41:20 – Trish’s hopes for Skidmore to become more involved in the Festival Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Trish Miller Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/05/2016 Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Davies Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 12/05/2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available DS 113A: Storytellling Interviewing, Skidmore College Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Description An account of the resource Trish Miller, dedicated Flurry participant and teacher of banjo at Skidmore College, describes her background in folk music and traditional dance and discusses her experiences with the annual Flurry Festival in Saratoga Springs. Subject The topic of the resource Saratoga Springs -- Flurry Festival -- History dance music oral history The Flurry Festival https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/8bf985724d4cbdd8cabcfdc04440301f.jpg b1858738feacce97cbe9ef03da28c89c https://www.ssmp.mdocs.skidmore.edu/files/original/927357b49e8def38608dad5e360999fc.mp3 af9a9d36a298344fefa7f1073ac0b79f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flurry Festival Description An account of the resource The Flurry Festival is a three day music and dance Festival that takes place in Saratoga Springs in February. The festival holds workshops, performances, dances, and jam sessions in the city center and throughout the town. The Flurry first started as a dance festival for contra dancing but has expanded to musicians and spans all genres of music and dance as well as encompassing family friendly events such as storytelling. Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource The Flurry Festival Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jennifer Davies, Clara-Sophia Daly, Dustin Foote, Amanda Muir, Tess Olcott, Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Tess Olcott Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John Kirk Location The location of the interview Arthur Zankel Music Building, Room 325 at Skidmore College Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital audio recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 58 minutes Record Contributor Individual who prepared the item and/or edited it. Tess Olcott Record Creation Date Day/Month/Year of record creation/edit 06/12/2016 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview Interviewee: John Kirk Interviewer: Tess Olcott Location of Interview: Zankel Music Building, Room 325 Date of Interview: 12/2/2016 00:00:00 Header 00:00:18 Introduction – Born in New Finland, Canada, father in the Air force so grew up around the world. Moved to the states when he was 11. Grew up in turbulent times. 00:01:32 The 1960s were a time of great music, his sisters music collection got him started in music, and she taught him guitar. He got his own guitar at age 9. It was organic from there, self-taught. In college he got his first banjo for $40, led to listening to more banjo recordings which had mandolin and fiddle so he learned those also. 00:4:47 Came to Skidmore when wife started teaching banjo, still teaches in Vermont – music history and instrumental music, has been teaching for 9 years at Skidmore. Loves teaching college students because of their enthusiasm, likes to teach how to learn music. Being able to teach and having students show appreciation gives great joy. In the 1950's you could not study jazz because of its stigma, enjoys seeing the growth of music. 00:10:21Playing in a group near Albany and was asked to play in the Flurry Festival at a junior high school. Calls contra dancing while playing the fiddle. The festival was on a much smaller scale. It was 1987, the first year it started. 00:12:30 Calling dancing is very common in traditional music and many international dances. In America, it started with dancing masters. There was different organized dances for English, Irish, etc. that colonists brought here. Masters would travel around calling dances, still happens today. The tradition is held. There are several different formations and music types. There is a huge contra dancing society, one of the main reasons for the Flurry. Explains how contra dancing works. Recent Flurry now have gender free dances. 00:18:12 Changes to the Flurry after the move – More space, more variety, more performers, more people. All new dances, new workshops, new instruments. Talks about each new dance, especially international dances. Having it in the middle of winter brings people out and about. 00:22:21 Going to the flurry – overwhelming, sounds from everywhere in every move. Explains the process of looking at a program and deciding which events to go to because there are so many events, you have to plan ahead or else you may miss something amazing. Endless opportunities even for beginners. Always something to do throughout the whole weekend. Young people people now outnumber the people who have been going for years. 00:27:36 Being part of the community – people that go that he plays with that he has known for 40 years. Great to get to visit with old friends. It is always fun to go to the big sessions where a lot of things come together. 00:29:22 How the younger generation effects the feel of the festival – Higher energy level, great to see the change in music. There are always new ways of playing music. Seeing new innovative ways of playing music. 00:32:37 – Big changes to the festival – change happens gradually, but seeing all new forms of international music is exciting. Sometimes get so caught up in appreciating the music and don't notice all of the change until later. Contra dance is still the big social dance. At the very first flury, the danced the finish write off of the gym floor, including the logo. 00:35:34 Doing the festival with wife is priceless. They get to do all of the events together is always fun. 00:36:20 Favorite things to go to at the Festival – Loves the impromptu sessions in the hallway, the percussive dance, and several of the international dances. Went on a tour around the world and got used to hearing music in a new way. 00:38:56 The changing community – mostly in numbers. Incredible population. Diversity has also increased. Especially with gender. Also talks about Irish set dancing. People are coming from farther away, the social media presence is expanding. They have a house full every year which has turned into a tradition. 00:41:53 Affect on Saratoga – Had to battle for space every year. Main street and downtown businesses have been really supportive. Brings in a lot of people to the city. 00:43:20 Other traditions – At the end of the festival, the next conference is a Baptist gospel revival conference. People at flurry are all tired and a mess by the end and the Baptist group is all dressed very nicely. Its funny to compare the two. People make friends very quickly at the Festival. Political, social, plans and networking talked about. There are struggles too, but they all disappear post partum 00:46:37 Other challenges – Staying hydrated and nourished. Trying to get everywhere. Deciding where to go. Very few artistic problems 00:47:59 Favorite memory/story - Lots of favorite things, playing with legendary mandolin players and Peter Davis. Every percussive dance performance is worth seeing. To be a part of the final dance on stage in the big band. 00:52:18 What advice would you give – Print out a schedule and highlight what you want to do. Look forward to it and fear nothing. Fear not. Go to the dances and try to participate. Stay hydrated and dress in layers. 00:55:05 Favorite workshop – percussive dance festival, or funny songs and sing along. Maybe a yoga class! Come to the festival – it’s a great tradition. 00:58:12 End of interview Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with John Kirk Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/02/2016 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Skidmore-Saratoga Memory Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available DS 113A: Storytelling Interviewing, Skidmore College Description An account of the resource Oral History interview with John Kirk, musician and contra dance instructor for The Flurry Festival. Talks about the changes to the festival that have occurred over the years in terms of audience, music types and dance styles. Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tess Olcott Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original recording 16 bit 44.1KHz Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 12/2/2016 Subject The topic of the resource Saratoga Springs -- Flurry Festival -- History John Kirk oral history The Flurry Festival