Producers’ Notes
EMU BEN LINDER ROOM
Working as the Co-Producer for
the 34th Annual Willamette Valley
Folk Festival has been an amazing
experience. It is a blessing to work
with all of the gifted event produc-
ers, musicians and artists it takes to
pull off this event. Without the talent
and energy of my co-workers and
friends at the UO Cultural Forum,
the Folk Festival would be impossi-
ble. Therefore, I would like to thank
WVFF Co-Producer William
Reischman, Cultural Forum Office
Manager Mandy Chong and the
entire 2003-04 Cultural Forum staff for their hard work. Secondly, I
would like to thank my family and close friends (you know who you
are) for all their love and support in the past year while I have been
working for the Cultural Forum and completing my B.A. degree: Mom,
Dad, Alex, Daniel, David, Mary, Gloria, I love you. Thank you for every-
thing. And finally, I would like to thank Eugene, Oregon and all of the
people in my life here. Eugene has been a wonderful place to live, work
and develop my talents. I hope you enjoy this year’s Willamette Valley
Folk Festival.
Ariel Zimmer
Welcome to the Willamette Valley
Folk Festival. I hope you enjoy this
great event. It is a tough task to
please everyone involved in this
34-year tradition, but we tried our
best. We sacrificed our blood,
sweat, and tears in order to pull
everything together, but we had fun
during the process, too. I am thank-
ful that I had the opportunity to take
on such a huge task, and grateful
for the friends I have made this
year. Thanks to everyone who
helped in any way; it wouldn’t get
done without your efforts. I am very excited about this year’s lineup
and I think that Eugene should be proud to showcase such a fun event
that is still free. I hope to see everyone there.
Will Reischman
Saturday May 22
12pm New song contest – Festival competitors line up!
2pm New song contest final round – And the winners are …
Sunday May 23
1pm Dakota’s Groovalicous Poetry Slam - Featuring the 2004 Eugene
poetry slam team.
EUGENE FOLK ALLIANCE STAGE
EMU BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE
Saturday May 22
1pm Chico Schwall - New Songs,
gnarly roots.
1:50pm Michael & Aya Cochram –
Award-winning songwriter with his
daughter on fiddle.
2:40pm Rob Tobias & Friends -
Rootsy world folk that’ll lift your spir-
CHICO SCHWALL
its.
Saturday, 1pm, Buzz
Saturday, 3pm, EMU Fir Room
3:30pm Paul Safar & Nancy Wood
Sunday, 3pm, Amphitheatre
– It’s musical poetry, folks.
4:20pm Vocal Tangent – Heart and humor in five-voice a cappella harmony.
5:10pm Red Pajamas – Acoustic rock originals
EUGENE FOLKLORE SOCIETY STAGE
EMU BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE
Sunday May 23
1pm Children of the Gael Kids sing traditional Celtic songs w/Debbie
Diedrich.
1:40pm The Ukulanees Lane Co. Ukulele Club plays tin pan alley and more.
2:20pm Eugene Harp Circle Traditional tunes and airs.
3pm Old Time News Diane Dugaw, Will and Jean Marcotte play traditional
and originals on banjo, guitar, autoharp and mandolin.
3:40pm Eider Tony Wright and friends fiddle their way through the British
Isles.
4:20pm Dennis Smith and Albert Wilkowski perform folk classics and
originals acoustically.
5pm Dick Gunn and Rich Spence Country classics and more with two
guitars.
General Information
AMPHITHEATRE STAGE
Hours:
Saturday May 22
Friday, May 21 4-10pm
Saturday, May 22 noon-10pm
Sunday, May 23 noon-6pm
12pm The Hershal Bloom
12pm John Shipe and The
Experience – Annual Folk Fest
Scapegoats – High impact acoustic
poetic tradition.
rock.
1pm Ballet Joli – Local West
1pm Nicole Sangsuree Barrett – Be
African drum and dance
lulled by this bluesy and emotive
troupe.
folk/rock vocalist.
2pm Funktifyno – Local
2pm Americanistan – Middle Eastern
fusion of everything under the
and Mediterranean bellydance music.
sun.
3pm The Chico Schwall Band –
3pm Moksha - Soul, funk,
Rootsy songs and textured instrumen-
JOHN SHIPE
hip-hop with Latin percussion
Sunday, noon, Amphitheatre
tals.
influences.
4pm Eleven Eyes – A Eugene blend of jazz, funk, drum
4pm Samba Ja – Thirty-piece mobile percussion
‘n’ bass, electronica and more.
ensemble.
5pm Samba Ja - Dancin’ till the crowd drops!
Free Admission
Rain or Shine!
No drugs, no drugs,
no alcohol
Wheelchair Accessible
No bike valet this year,
but plenty of bike racks
are available.
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Sunday May 23