Date: Fri 03-Nov-1995

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDREA

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NOMAD Festival

Approximately 1,300 fun-loving individuals travelled through heavy rains to

kick up their heels and sing during The Eighth Annual NOMAD festival held at

Newtown High School on October 27-29. The festival offer more than 100 events

by volunteer performers or dance leaders who specialize in areas such as

Family Song Swap, Concertina and Squeezebox, Blue Ribbon Cloggers Workshop,

Intro To Native American Dance Workshop, Morris Dance For Children, and Songs

As History. One-hour samplings provided an introduction to folk dances and

folk music of cultures throughout the US, parts of Europe, parts of Japan, and

other areas.

Pictured clockwise from upper left are: participants in Old Figures In New

Places - Contras, Balkan Favorites Old and New which was held in the high

school auditorium, Connie Rockman playing "Alligator Pie" during Dulcimer

Tales, two active participants who are trying to come up with verses for the

dulcimer songs, Danbury Senior Center Cellmates in concert with NOMAD

organizer Fran Hendrickson on accordian, vendor Ric Garren of Warm Hearts

Bazaar of Rochester, N.Y. watches as one of his puppets give licks to Spencer

Miller of Sandy Hook., and two dancers of Cellmates.