Swannanoa '99 Photo Gallery
This is collection photos from the 1999 Swannanoa Gathering (Contemporary Folk Week and Guitar Week). As you may be able to tell (if you looked at the past two year's photo galleries), my photographic productivity keeps going up!. You're gonna be spending a lot of time looking at these (I left the photos kinda large and with only moderate compression so they are of pretty high quality).
Scenes from Daily Life at the Swannanoa Gathering
 | Bathrooms in Sunderlan were segregated (the men kept the toilet seats up at all times!). |
| CDs from faculty (and lots more!) were on sale |
| Ah, the Beloved (?) Cafeteria. The food was actually pretty good. |
| Wednesday night sing-along, with (among others) ChuckPyle, Reggie Harris, Tom Paxton, and Eric Garrison. Kerensa and her Dad attempt to photograph the photographer. |
| Second-Generation Swannanoa Gatherer Daniel Stevens before his haircut |
| Various techniques for eating grapes at the mid-morning break are demonstrated, including the Eric Garrison direct approach (he couldn't get anyone to peel them for him), and one of many failed attempts by Freddy Bradburn to catch grapes tossed by Mae Rorbertson |
| Lindsay Ayliffe (the prince of voice-overs) caught in a rare moment in the open air |
| Pete Kennedy showing off his prize-winning "Best T-Shirt" (but he fared poorly in the wet T-shirt contest). |
| Scott Petito hangin' around before the Tuesday Open Mike |
| Some ole-time music filled the room with (among others) Robin Bullock on mandolihn and Scott Ainslie ripping up on the fiddle |
| Shosha Capps, Tom Liener, and Sue McClelland caught the photographer trying to take a candid photo, and decided to mug for the camera instead. |
| Tom and Midge Paxton survey the scene |
| Cyd Ward gets in a little practice time. Can anyone help me identify who she is with? |
| Karen Reavis catches a few quiet moments of practice |
| Tim Wampler crashing. Too much beer, or too little sleep (or both!)? |
Scenes from Some of the Classes
| Al Petteway and his patented (copyrighted?) smile |
| In a tragic accident, Amy White and Preston Reed get stuck together when their respective hair mousses get a bit over-active. |
| Amy and Preston mug it up for the camera with Kaki King, Hedges-style guitarist (and manic drummer!). |
| Bob Franke and his ever-present laptop. |
| Cosy Sheridan teaches songwriting. Shosha, take my advice and don't pull that finger! |
| Doc and Jean Russel, our resident wire-and-pliers experts, and also taught an excellent Recording Class |
| Preston Reed taught a more traditional "thumb-style" fingerpicking class in addition to his percussive approach |
| Robin Bullock taught Celtic fingerstyle, and an introductory class. |
| Scott Ainslie teaching blues guitar |
| Scott Petito during "Song Demolition". Can you figure out the song on the blackboard? It's "Yesterday" by the Beatles (Paul McCartney) |
| Sloan Wainwright's vocal class. I also took a great picture of Sloan during warm-up and stretching exercises, but my wife advised not to risk my deep voice by showing it, and instead, stick with a safer photo of Sloan in class. |
| Steve Seskin. HHhhmmm, I think I'll let you provide your own caption for this one! |
| Tom Paxton's songwriting class attacted celebrity drop-ins, as usual! |
| Bill Mize taught an awesome class in fingerstyle arranging |
| Jim Brown (and his lovely koa Taylor; I wonder if John Denver ever figured out where it went?), taking in an outdoor session with Roy Book Binder |
| Mae Robertson teaching Marketing |
Folk Open Mike Nights
Guitar Faculty Concert (Thursday Night)
| Thursday night was the concert put by the Guitar Faculty. Wow! Al Petteway (organizer of the Guitar Week) was our Fearless MC, and also performed along with Amy White. |
| Featured faculty members included: Preston Reed., Robin Bullock, Roy Book Binder, Scott Ainslie, Pete and Maura Kennedy, and Bill Mize. |
Folk Faculty Concert (Friday Night)
| The week ended with an awesome concert from the Folk faculty. Warren Wilson College President Doug Orr welcomed us, then turn the mike over to the organizer of the Swannanoa Gathering, Jim Magill. Eric Garrison (organizer of Contemporary Folk Week) was our MC. |
| Wandu Lu Greene, Mae Robertson, and Tom Paxton performed that night , but their photos were lost when my camera back broke open during the concert (I think it just wore out!). Thanks to Doc's handy duct tape, I was able to capture the rest: Bob Franke, Caroline Aiken, Chuck Pyle, Cosy Sheridan, Eric Garrison, Leslie Ritter, Melissa Holland, Reggie Harris, Scott Petito, Sloan Wainwright, and Steve Seskin. |
