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Participants, Presenters & Staff

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Key: Participants who only attended the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival are displayed with "*"
Participants who only attended the 2000 Celebrate NH Festival are displayed with "+"

Musical Traditions

African-American Gospel & Spirituals

• Wilmerlee Findlay, pianist/vocals; Amherst
• Minister Lydia Mann, vocals; Manchester
• Minister Olga Tines, vocals; Nashua

Contra Dance, Country Dance & Square Dance Music

Blake Mountain Band

• David Bradley, bassist; Woodstock
• Lester Bradley, guitarist/caller; Thornton
• Ginny Loring, pianist; Campton +
• George Loring, guitar; Campton +

Old New England

• Bob McQuillen, pianist; Peterborough
• Jane Orzechowski, fiddler; Newport
• Deanna Stiles, flutist; Deerfield

Two Fiddles

• Dudley Laufman, fiddler/caller; Canterbury
• Jacqueline Laufman, fiddler; Canterbury
• Laura Gilman, fiddler; Canterbury

Individual Musicians & Dance Callers

• Mary DesRosiers, contra dance caller; Harrisville
• R.P. Hale, musician; Concord +
• Rodney Miller, fiddler; Antrim
• David Millstone, contra dance caller; Lebanon
• Sylvia Miskoe, accordionist; Concord
• Jared Moreau, fiddler; Dover +
• Francis Orzechowski, pianist; Newport
• Conor Sleith, fiddler; Harrisville +
• David Surrette, guitarist; Portsmouth
• Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki, fiddler; Canterbury
• Harvey Tolman, fiddler; Nelson
• Ryan Thomson, fiddler & guitarist; Newmarket
• Timm Triplett, pianist; Newmarket
• Steve Zakon-Anderson, contra dance caller; Hancock
• Bill Zecker, fiddler/guitarist/pianist; Durham

Franco-American Music

• Elwin "Shorty" Boulet, bones player; Whitefield
• Alan Cote, soiree singer; Auburn
• Fabienne Cote, soiree singer/accordionist; Londonderry
• Rick Cote, soiree singer; Londonderry
• Anne (Cote) McManus; soiree singer; Londonderry
• Monica (Cote) Porter; soiree singer; Concord
• Earl Porter, guitarist; Concord +
• Wilson Langlois, fiddler; Nashua +
• Rejeanne Letourneau, soiree singer; Rochester
• Maria Perreault, soiree singer; Rochester +
• Gary Pomerleau, fidder; Rochester
• Joe Pomerleau, fiddler; Rochester
• Henry Riendeau, fiddler; Rochester
• Larry Riendeau, fiddler; Rochester
• Richard Riendeau, guitar & fiddler; Berlin +
• Lucie Therrien, songs; Portsmouth
• Jeanne Trepanier, soiree singer; Rochester

Irish Music & Dance

• Sarah Bauhan, flutist; Dublin
• Alana Callendrello, step & ceili dancer; Exeter +
• Regina Delaney, harpist/vocals/step and ceili dancer; Exeter
• Micheal Serpa, bodran/whistle player; Ossipee
• Jake Stewart, fiddler; Bow

Klezmer Music

The Raymond Street Klezmer Band

• Sandra Dickens, vocals, Nashua
• Nelson Frisselle, percussionist; Manchester
• Alan Green, clarinetist/vocals; Nashua
• Ruth Winer Harris, accordionist; Hollis
• Alan Karlsberg, clarinetist/saxophonist; Nashua
• Frederick Malkin, pianist/vocals; Londonderry
• Bruce Smith, bassist; Merrimack

Mexican Music

• Bernardo Guzman, guitarist/vocals; Somersworth
• Bernardo F. Guzman, vocals; Somersworth
• Maria Guzman, vocals; Somersworth
• Monica Guzman, vocals; Somersworth

Polish Music & Dance

• Daniel Blajda, fiddler; Manchester
• Michael Oliszczak, fiddler; Manchester
• Gary Sredzienski, accordionist; Greenland

Scottish & Cape Breton Music & Dance

• Brendan Carey Block, fiddler; Antrim +

New Hampshire School for Scottish Arts – Manchester

• Megan Marsh, step dancer
• Maggie Meffen, step dancer
• Gordon Webster, bagpiper
• Lezlie Webster, bagpiper

Crafts, Occupations & Food

Theme: Home, Town & Community

Sub-Theme: Comfort in the Home

• Lisa Carpenter, decorative painter; Barrington
• Karen Cook, spinner & knitter; Grantham
• Vivian Eastman, quilter; Glen
• Barbara Fisher, rug braider; Mount Sunapee
• Dona Larsen, Norwegian knitter; Berlin
• Daithi Martin, spinner; Concord
• Dorothy Towle, quilter/rug hooker; Intervale
• Sandra Yacek, wreath maker; Milan
• Wayne Yacek, gardener/toolmaker; Milan

Sub-Theme: Images of Community

• Andre Belanger, sign maker; Berlin
• Jairo Gil, Colombian casa woodcarver; Manchester
• Sara Glines, doll maker; Randolph
• Greg Glines, assistant doll maker; Randolph

Sub-Theme: Crafts of Worship and Celebration

• Marjorie "Moocho" Salomon, tallitot weaver; Bethlehem
• Galina Tregubov, Russian Orthodox icon embroiderer; Claremont
• Kung Tai Tsay, Chinese knot tier; Nashua

Sub-Theme: Our Shared Border – Franco American Traditions

• Albert Hamel, genealogist; Chester
• Constance Hamel, genealogist, Chester
• Gerald Brunnelle, woodcarver; Laconia
• Reverend Bob Morin, woodcarver; Berlin
• Edmond Demers, woodcarver; Farmington +

Sub-Theme: Community Voice – Political Traditions in New Hampshire

• Georgi Hippauf; Nashua
• Donna Soucy; Manchester *
• Trina Purcell, Concord +

Sub-Theme: Hearth & Home – Foodways Traditions

• Chrysanthe Nagios, Greek cook; Bedford
• Rebecca Parker, Yankee cook; Randolph
• Helen Pervanas, Greek cook; Bedford
• Estelle Gamache Ross, Franco-American cook

Theme: Seasonal Work & Recreation

Sub-Theme: Weather

• Barry Keim, Climate Change Research Center, University of New Hampshire; Durham
• Greg Zielinski, Glacier Research Group, University of New Hampshire; Durham

Sub-Theme: Spring

• Tim Levesque, Appalachian Mountain Club; Jackson
• Peter Limmer III, hiking-boot maker; Intervale
• Clare Long, Appalachian Mountain Club; Glen
• Chris Thayer, Appalachian Mountain Club; Jackson

Sub-Theme: Summer Camp

• Dotty Burrows, children's activities; Center Ossipee
• Lynn Garland, Cooperative Extension & 4H; Brentwood
• Lisa Kelly, farm crafts & children's activities; Westmoreland +

Sub-Theme: Fall

• Mark Favorite, fly tier; Rochester
• Fred Kretchman, rod maker; Nashua
• Ryan Nicholson, assistant flintlock rifle builder; Contoocook
• David Price, flintlock rifle builder; Contoocook
• Jay Trayner, canoe builder; Warner

Sub-Theme: Winter

• Scott Barthold, snow-making technology - Sno.matic Controls and Engineering, Inc.; Lebanon *
• Treflee Bolduc, snow shoe maker; Conway +
• Charles Coffin, ice fishing; Rumney +
• Paul Doherty, snowmobiler; Gorham *
• Walter Elander, ski resort design – sno.engineering; Littleton
• Ken Hammerle, ski resort design – sno.engineering; Littleton
• George Lemerise, ski search and rescuer – Attitash Bear peak; Jackson
• Joel Nordholm, dog sled maker; Tilton
• Matthew Purcell, snow making technology – Sno.matic Controls and Engineering, Inc; Lebanon
• Alan Smith, snowmobiling; Concord +
• Henri Valliancourt, snowshoe making; Greenville
• Bruno Vallieres, ski-slope groomer – Attitash Bear peak; North Conway

Theme: Ingenuity & Enterprise

Sub-Theme: Craft Guilds

• League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
• Fred Dolan, decoy carver; Strafford
• Anne Winterling, rug hooker; Concord

Sub-Theme: Furniture Masters

• Omar Clairmont, furniture maker; Gilmanton
• David Lamb, furniture maker; Canterbury
• Russell Pope, blacksmith; Newmarket
• Jonathan Siegel, furniture maker; Franklin

Sub-Theme: Hearts to God, Hands to Work – Shaker Crafts in New Hampshire

• Steve Allman, oval box maker; Canterbury
• Barbara Beeler, oval box maker; Contoocook
• Norma Badger George, Shaker poplarware maker; Concord
• Robert Verity, Shaker broom maker; Bradford +

Sub-Theme: Business & Community

• Arthur Anderson, loom maker – Harrisville Designs; Marlow
• Terry Lontine, cooper – Spaulding & Frost; Newton *
• Polly Pinkham, firefighting suit maker – Globe Firefighting Suits; Northwood
• Rob Roy Robb, weaver; Laconia

Sub-Theme: Business & Family

• Betty Blanchard, chair reseater; Concord
• Peter Blanchard, chair reseater; Concord
• Bob Taylor, welder; Alstead
• Jim Taylor, welder; Alstead
• Newt Washburn, ash basket maker; Bethlehem

Sub-Theme: Innovation & Invention

• Bill Latva, precision machinist; Sunapee
• Charles Lawrence, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; Stratham *
• E.D. Miller, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; Stratham *
• Christopher Hill Morse, etching; Grafton
• Dave Packard, precision machinist; Hillsboro *
• Adam Taylor, precision machinist; Claremont
• Frank E. Wiggins, precision machinist; Guild

Theme: Farm, Forest, Mountain & Sea

Sub-Theme: Farming

• Richard Dionne, beekeeper; Hudson +
• Mary Ellen Hutchinson, maple sugaring/apple orchards; Canterbury
• Roy Hutchinson, maple sugaring/apple orchards; Canterbury
• Alden Marshall, orchard keeper; Hudson
• Betty Moulton, maple sugaring/dairy farmer; New Hampton
• Robert Moulton, maple sugaring; dairy farmer; New Hampton
• Hank Peterson, apple orchards; Londonderry
• Peter Wagner, apple grower; Hampton *

Sub-Theme: Skills & Crafts of Work Animals

• Bob Boynton, yoke maker; Dunbarton
• Hugh Fifield, draft horse worker/storyteller; Canterbury
• Bob Graves, oxen teamster/dairy farmer; Walpole
• David Kennard, sheepdog trainer; Harrisville
• Colin Kennard, assistant sheep dog trainer; Harrisville
• Cliff McGinnis, draft horse worker/veterinary medicine; Pembroke
• Brian Patten, oxen teamster; Springfield +
• Kim Patten, oxen teamster; Springfield +
• Andy Westover, working steers; Walpole
• Leah Wilson, working steers; Walpole

Sub-Theme: Forest & Lumber Traditions

• Tom Chrisenton, tree farm/forestry management; Lyndeborough
• Ginny Chrisenton, tree farm/forestry management; Lyndeborough
• Doug Jackson, sawmill operator; Prospect, ME
• Barry Kelley, sawmill management; Berlin
• Stan Knowles, tree farm inspector; North Hampton
• Brian Lamarre, chainsaw carving; Shelburne

Sub-Theme: The Arts of Historic Restoration

• David Adams, historic buildings conservationist; Portsmouth
• Arnold Graton, Sr., covered bridge conservationist; Concord
• Arnold Graton, Jr., covered bridge conservationist; Ashland
• Austin Graton, Sr., covered bridge conservationist; Ashland
• Austin Graton, Jr., covered bridge conservationist; Plymouth
• Stephen Roy, historic buildings conservationist; Portsmouth

Sub-Theme: Timber Framing

• Tedd Benson, timber framer; Alstead *
• Joel McCarty, timber framer; Alstead
• Tom Southworth, timber framer; Lancaster +

Sub-Theme: Granite & Stone:

• Doug Faxon, stone wall builder; Walpole
• Kevin Fife, stone wall builder; Northfield
• Hans Kaufhold, monument carver; Peterborough
• Niels Neilsen, Old Man of the Mountain maintenance; Belmont +
• David Neilson, Old Man of the Mountain maintenance; Belmont +

Sub-Theme: Maritime Traditions:

• Jim Antanavich, Sr., gill net maker; Seabrook *
• Trudy Antanavich, gill net maker; Seabrook *
• Nate Hanscom, lobster fisherman; Rye
• Mike Kozlowski, lobster fisherman; Rye
• Brenda Robichaud, gill net maker; Gonic +
• Robert Robichaud, gill net maker; Gonic +
• Arthur Splaine, lobster fisherman; Rye
• Carl Widen, lobster fisherman; Rye
• Carol Ann Widen, lobster fisherman; Rye

Presenters

(Folklorists & Community Scholars who assisted tradition bearers with presentations):

• Jack Beard, music; Candia
• Lynn Bly, foodways, Concord
• Betty Belanus, foodways, Washington, DC
• Drew Conroy, oxen; Berwick (ME) +
• JB Cullen, forestry; Concord
• Linda Dolan, decoy carving; Strafford
• Burt Feintuch, music; Portsmouth
• Stephanie Gardner, canoe building; Warner
• Sue Hawkins, crafts; Lancaster
• John Hutton, oxen & draft horses; Stratham
• Susan Jasse, foodways; Walpole
• Roberta Kaufhold, stone cutting; Peterborough
• Lynn Martin (Graton), music; Concord
• Louis Mazzari, ingenuity & enterprise; Medford, MA
• Kathy Neustadt, foodways; Lexington, MA
• Julien Olivier, Franco-American traditions; Barrington
• Derek Owen, stone; Hopkinton
• Esther Price, flintlock gun building; Contoocook
• Diane Souther, foodways; Concord
• Andrew Stewart, music; Enfield
• Jeff Warner, ,music; Portsmouth +
• Patryc Wiggins, precision machining; Newport

The 2000 Celebrate New Hampshire Festival was an expanded recreation of the New Hampshire program for the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. A variety of new organizations and individuals concerned with New Hampshire's cultural heritage joined the event. A listing follows:

New Themes for Celebrate New Hampshire Festival

Celebrate Our History:

• Concord Coach Society
• Flying Yankee
• Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council
• Heritage New Hampshire
• Winnipesaukee Antiques Association
• Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum
• New Hampshire Farm Museum
• Fort @ No. 4 Associates
• R.P. Hale

Partnerships for Community Service:

• Citizens for New Hampshire
• Land & Community Heritage
• Department of Resources & Economic Development
• NHDES & Governor's Office of Energy and Community Services
• New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources
• New Hampshire Office of State Planning
• New Hampshire Department of Transportation
• New Hampshire State Prison for Women
• New Hampshire State Prison for Men
• New Hampshire Conservation Partnership
• New Hampshire Department of Agriculture
• New Hampshire Agriculture in the Classroom
• Granite State Dairy Promotion
• University of New Hampshire
• New Hampshire Sweepstakes Commission
• UNH Cooperative Extension
• New Hampshire College & University Council

Exhibitors & Organizations Integrated into the major theme areas from 1999 Festival:

Seasonal Work & Recreation:

• New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
• New Hampshire Wildlife Federation
• Ski New Hampshire
• Search and Rescue Groups in New Hampshire

Farm, Forest, Mountain & Sea:

• New Hampshire Christmas Tree Promotion Board
• New Hampshire State Grange
• New Hampshire Tree Farm Program
• Society of New Hampshire Foresters
• UNH Cooperative Extension Forestry & Wildlife Program

Ingenuity & Enterprise:

• Academy of Applied Science
• The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen

Special Event Performers (evening concerts & day-time):

• Angel Band
• Tom Burrack
• D'accord
• Carolyn Parrott
• Enfield Shaker Singers
• Femme`amie
• Kevin Koo
• Lamprey River Band
• McGonagle School of Irish Dance
• Hawkeye Express - The Hopkinton Middle School Jazz Band
• Newmarket Laotian Ensemble
• Northern Spy
• Shaw Brothers
• Smoked Kielbasa Emergency Polka Unit
• Special Guest from Quebec: Luc Bosse
• R Brothers
• Ryan Thompson
• "On Stage"
• Justine Paul
• Power of the Past
• Strings N' Things
• Josee Vachon
• Ziema Krakowska Polish Folk Dance Company

Town Bands:

• Hopkinton Town Band
• Kearsarge Community Band
• Nevers Band
• Temple Band
• Upper Valley Community Band
• Windham Community Band

Others Special Presentations:

• Hopkinton Friends of Fire King 2
• New Hampshire Writer's Project
• North American Class C Firemen's Muster Association
• Spoof Gambling Circus
• Woodsmen's Demonstration by Ed Naile
• Woodsmen's Demonstration by Don Quigley and Granite State Lumberjack Association

Animal Presentations:

• Carroll County Kennel Club
• Draft Horse & Pony Association
• 4-H Working Steers
• Governor's Horse Guards
• New Hampshire Dairy Goat Association
• New Hampshire 4-H
• Dairy Goats New Hampshire
• State Police Canines

Foodways:

• Tom Curren – Bean Hole Beans

Workshop Instructors:

• Art Anderson, Wooden Toys
• Todd Aubertin, Native American Flutes
• Peter Blanchard, Chair Reseating
• Elwin "Shorty" Boulet, Franco-American Bones Playing
• Fred Dolan, Duck Decoys
• Mark Favorite, Fly Tying
• Sara Glines, Doll Making
• Robert Holzhauser, Bow Making
• Christopher Hill Morse, Engraving
• Alice Ogden, Black Ash Wall Baskets
• Carolyn Parrott, Singing
• Lucie Therrien, Frano-American Culture, History & Music
• Pam Weeks Worthen, Quilting
• Sandra Ann Yacek, Wreathmaking

Major Staff for 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival – June 23 to July 4, 1999:

• Director Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Studies – Dr. Richard Kurin
• Deputy Director – Dr. Richard Kennedy
• Festival Director – Diana Parker
• Administrative Officer – Barbara Strickland
• Festival Curators – Dr. Betty Belanus and Lynn Martin (Graton)
• Technical Director – Pete Reiniger
• Program Coordinator – Arlene Reiniger
• Designer – Kristen Fernekes
• Art Director – Kenn Shrader
• Archivist – Jeffrey Place
• Assistant Archivist – Stephanie Smith

Major Staff for 2000 Celebrate New Hampshire Festival – June 7 to 11, 2000:

• Festival Director – John Gfroerer
• Curator – Lynn Martin Graton
• Technical Director – Gary Crane
• Program Coordinator – Jennifer McLean
• Hopkinton State Fairgrounds Site Coordinator – Alan Hardy
• Designer – Nikki Bonenfant (Savramis) Good Idea Design & Marketing Group
• Consulting provided by Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage

Organizations Assisting with Festival Production:

• Festival Information – New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development

Festival Volunteers:

• Granite State Ambassadors
• New Hampshire Department of Corrections
• New Hampshire Office of Volunteerism

The Festival Presentations were underwritten by public and private funds and overseen by:

• New Hampshire Commission on the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (1997-2001):
  • Chairman – Merv Stevens
• Department of Cultural Resources:
  • Commissioner Van McLeod
• New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, Department of Cultural Resources:
  • Chairman – Chris Dwyer
  • Director – Rebecca L. Lawrence

Celebrate New Hampshire Culture (1997-2002):, affiliated non-profit organization that spearheaded fundraising and served as fiscal agent for the Smithsonian and Celebrate New Hampshire festivals

• Director during preparations for the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival – Rona Zlokower
• Director during preparations for the 2000 Celebrate New Hampshire Culture festival – Michael Chaney
• Chairman – Van McLeod

Private Funders:

Presenting sponsor – Bell Atlantic (Verizon). Other major sponsors – Fleet Bank NH; Healthsource NH, A CIGNA Healthcare Company; Public Service of New Hampshire; Sanders, A Lockeed Martin Company; Tyco International Ltd.; Fidelity Investments; Fisher Scientific International Inc.; The Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Funds, and the New Hampshire National Guard.

For a complete listing of staff, Board members, Commission members, and others, contact the Traditional Arts Program of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.