Joe Hickerson

PERSONAL APPEARANCES

January-September 2000 Takoma Park Cable TV showed portions of the 1999 Takoma Park Folk Festival, including my 40-minute concert. www.cityoftakomapark.org

January 6, 2000 Public lecture in "EthNoise!" series: "Women Folksong and Ethnic Music Collectors" with taped examples. University of Chicago.

January 8, 2000 In concert with Lee Murdock at his Annual Hometown Concert, Kaneville, IL. [This broke all previous attendance records.] Artists of Note: 630/557-2742; jmurdock@mcs.com

January 29, 2000 28th Annual FSGW Mini-Fest, Silver Spring, MD. I was in "The Soul of a Song" workshop. www.fsgw.org

February 4-6, 2000 40th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival. Once again Ruth and I logged the evening concerts. I also led a parody workshop. University of Chicago Folklore Society: 773/702-9793

February 10-13, 2000 Folk Alliance Annual Conference, Cleveland. I performed at the Hobo Jungle and organized two panels (the folk revival in the 50s-70s and [with Art Thieme] sources for our favorite songs). And thanks for visiting my booth. North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance: 202/835-3655; www.folk.org

March 28-29, 2000 I participated in a recording session in Woodstock, NY, with Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Eric Weissberg, Happy & Artie Traum, Geoff Kaufman, Joanna Cazden for CD of Catskill Mountain folksongs from Camp Woodland collection in memory of Herbert Haufrecht. Released 11/16/01. www.geoffkaufman.com; gkaufman@snet.net; 860/443-2711

May 5, 2000 I did assemblies at 3 elementary schools in Ames, IA.

May 6, 2000 In concert at MoonCookie Cafe, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Ames, IA. [This broke all previous attendance records.] www.uufames.org/mooncookie

May 7, 2000 "Why Should Two (or More) Sing Alone When One Can Sing Together" was my feature presentation in 2 services at above Fellowship. www.uufames.org

May 19, 2000 In concert at 333 Coffee House, Unitarian Church, Annapolis, MD. Max Ochs: 410/647-4275

June 3, 2000 I performed "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" with my brother Jay at the centennial celebration of the Worthington Hooker School of New Haven, CT. [I graduated 8th grade in 1949.] Jay Hickerson: jayhick@aol.com

June-September 2000 I was on the curatorial team for the Woody Guthrie exhibition at the National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. Check with SITES for other venues: www.si.edu/sites

August 6, 2000 In concert at a surprise 60th birthday party, Arlington, VA Private house concert

August 19, 2000 I was interviewed on Rich Warren's "Midnight Special," WFMT, 98.7 FM, Chicago, IL www.midnightspecial.org; folk@midnightspecial.org

August 22, 2000 I was on Bob Janis's "Folk Festival," WDCB, 90.9 FM, DuPage, IL. 630/942-4200

August 25, 2000 In concert for the "Sounds of Our City" series, Harold Washington Library Center Auditorium, Chicago, IL. Chicago Public Library: 312/747-4850; www.chipublib.org

August 26, 2000 In concert at community hall, MacMahan Island, Georgetown, ME. Private event

September 9, 2000 6th Annual Chinquapin Folk Music & Storytelling Festival, Camp Wokanda, Peoria Heights, IL. I did a solo concert and participated in three workshops. Forest Park Nature Center: 309/686-3360; Tom & Chris Kastle: 773/774-7216

October 13-15, 2000 Folk Alliance Midwest Regional Conference, Williams Bay, WI. Art Thieme and I presented some of our favorite resources for folksongs. I also sang here and there. www.farmfolk.org

October 20, 2000 I was 65 years old! I was born 10/20/35 in Highland Park, IL.

October 21, 2000 36th FSGW Getaway, Camp Ramblewood, Darlington, MD. I participated in the sea songs and Irish songs workshops. www.fsgw.org/getaway.htm

October 25, 2000 I delivered the "Lecture in Musicology" on the history of folksong collecting in the United States. Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH. OSU School of Music: 614/292-9440; atkinson.5@osu.edu

October 26-28, 2000 American Folklore Society annual meeting, Columbus, OH. Thanks for visiting me at my table in the exhibits room. www.afsnet.org

October 28, 2000 Other Side Coffeehouse, 1st Universalist Unitarian Church, Columbus, OH. I presented a workshop on resources from the Library of Congress and performed a mini-concert. CFMS: 614/491-0437; www. geocities.com/colsfolk/index.htm

November 2-5, 2000 Annual meeting of Society for Ethnomusicology, Society for American Music, and 13 other music societies. Toronto, ON, Canada. Thanks for visiting me at my table in the exhibits rooms. www.ethnomusicology.org

November 3, 2000 In concert at home of Kate Jarrett, Peterborough, ON, Canada. 705/876-1082

November 5, 2000 In concert at the Flying Cloud Folk Club, Toronto, ON, Canada. 416/410-3655

November 11, 2000 In concert at a surprise 60th birthday party, Silver Spring, MD. Private house concert

December 5, 2000 80-minute documentary on “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” filmed by KIE was broadcast in Japan on NHK BS2 TV channel. It includes an interview with me and my performance of the song. mdoe@frontier.net