FSGW 2023 Getaway Schedule of Events for All Rooms

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Key to the Types of Sessions
% Children: A session designed for the partcipation of children.
* Master Class: An instructional session in which a number of pre-registered people will receive direct coaching, and others may observe.
Concert: A musical oerformance by one or more artists.
Presentation: A session in which one or more recognized experts will educate us in their chosen field.
# Singaround: A participatory session where, time allowing, everyone has a chance to sing.

Saturday Schedule

As of 9/27/2023 10:11 subject to change
Saturday, September 30
Retreat CenterNature CenterEhlers Memorial HallPeace LodgePaz Lodge
8:30 to 9:15 Breakfast Serving line open (Dining Hall open 8:30 to 9:30)
10:00 AM
Historical Songs #
Martha Burns
Accompanying Songs with Instruments †
Kevin Elam and Sara Grey
Stagecraft for Dummies †
Dave Rowe
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Only Remembered/ In Memoriam #
Jocelyn Day and Kathie Mack
Songs of the Ozarks #
Julie Henigan
Shanties/Sea songs #
Brad Graham, Lafayette Matthews, Deirdre Murtha, Sean Murtha and Jules Peiperl
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 to 12:45 Lunch Serving line open (Dining Hall open 12:00 to 1:00)
1:00 PM
Julie Henigan ‡
Tragedies and Disasters #
Judy Cook and Lynn Title
Duets & Trios #
Darriel Day, Jocelyn Day, Brian Dolphin and Elizabeth LaPrelle
Vocal Production †
Dave Rowe
Ballads #
Heather Livingston and Sarah White
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
Ranzo Boys ‡
2:00 PM
Crime & Criminals #
Charmion Chaplin-Thomas and Nancy King
Celtic Session #
Deirdre Murtha and Sean Murtha
DADGAD Fingerstyle Guitar †
Will Brown
Ballads #
Bea Lehman and Lorraine Van Buren
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Songwriters Showcase #
David Diamond and Bev Praver
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Medieval and Renaissance Music #
Kevin Elam and Julie Henigan
Pub Songs/Drinking songs #
Darriel Day and Brad Graham
Supernatural #
Lafayette Matthews, Jules Peiperl and Sarah White
Ballads #
Elizabeth LaPrelle
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
Sara Grey ‡
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Humorous Songs #
David Diamond and Bev Praver
Sound Systems, Setting Up & Running †
Dennis Cook
Short Songs and Rounds #
Laura Sailer and Steve Woodbury
Ballads #
4:15 PM
Dave Rowe ‡
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:30 to 6:15 Dinner Serving line open (Dining Hall open 5:30 to 6:30)
6:30 to 7:30 Meeting on Future of Getaway in Dining Room Annex
7:30 to 10:30 Concert in Ehlers Hall

Sunday Schedule

As of 9/27/2023 10:11 subject to change
Sunday, October 1
Retreat CenterNature CenterEhlers Memorial HallPeace LodgePaz Lodge
8:30 to 9:15 Breakfast Serving line open (Dining Hall open 8:30 to 9:30)
10:00 AM
Gospel #
Kathie Mack and Flawn Williams
Inland Waterways #
Deirdre Murtha, Sean Murtha and Severn Savage
Amazing Variety of Irish Singing Traditions †
David Ingerson
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Foreign Language Songs #
Charlie Baum and Brian Dolphin
G-Rated Songs on R-Rated Topics #
Darriel Day and Liz Milner
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 to 12:45 Lunch Serving line open (Dining Hall open 12:00 to 1:00)
1:00 PM
Elizabeth LaPrelle & Brian Dolphin ‡
Songs of Social Justice #
Dave Rowe and Dan Schatz
Ozark Ballads and Songs †
Sara Grey
Gender Fluidities and Ambiguities #
Lafayette Matthews, Liz Milner and Jules Peiperl
Lead Your Own Sessions #
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
Deirdre & Sean Murtha ‡
2:00 PM
Irish traditional/ Sean-nos #
Kevin Elam and David Ingerson
Old-Timey Jam #
Martha Burns, Amy Davis and Jon Newlin
How to Find/Research Songs in Collections †
Charlie Baum and Steve Woodbury
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Civil War Songs #
Judy Cook and Sue Mathieu
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Hope in Troubled Times #
Will Brown and Dan Schatz
Doo-Wop #
Al Kehs and Flawn Williams
Lullabies #
Brian Dolphin and Elizabeth LaPrelle
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
Kevin Elam ‡
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Parting Songs #
Joanne Laessig and Susannah Hills Rose
Songs of Love & Courtship #
Heather Livingston and Liz Milner
4:15 PM
Will Brown ‡
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:30 to 6:15 Dinner Serving line open (Dining Hall open 5:30 to 6:30)
7:00 to 10:00 Concert in Ehlers Hall