Highlight: German-American Traditions

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Stage Schedule 2008
Skylands Stage*

Emcees: Jim Albertson & Kathleen McCool

10:45 to 11:00
The Reverend Edwin Achenbach, Invocation  
  Ingrid Heldt, German National Anthem  
Dr. Stephan Grabherr, Deputy Consul General,
German Consulate, Greetings
 
Ingrid Heldt, Somewhere Over the Rainbow (German)  
  Kolleen Whitley, '09, The Star Spangled Banner  
Color Guard:
U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, Rutgers University Queens Guard & Rutgers Army ROTC
 
11:00 to 11:30 
Plenty of Pipes:
  Frank Watson, Scottish Bagpipes
  Philip Mylod, Irish Pipes  
  Rik Palieri, Polish Pipes
11:30 to 12:00
 Gwendolyn Briley-Strand
12:00 to 12:15
Awards and Acknowledgment
12:15 to 1:00 
Jim Murphy & the Pine Barons
1:00 to 1:30
Ong’s Hat String Band
1:30 to 3:00
Bernie’s Orchestra & Bayern Verein Newark Dance Group
3:00 to 3:30
Saul Broudy
3:30 to 4:15
Goschenhoppen Strolling Fiddlers
4:30 to 5:15 
Gospel Ways
5:15 to 6:00
Dukes of Destiny

Shore Stage*

Emcees: Dan O'Dea, Kathy DeAngelo & Heidi Olsen

11:00 to 12:00
Bluegrass Jam 
12:00 to 1:00
Old-Timey Jam
1:00 to 2:00
Irish Seisiun
2:00 to 2:30
Spook Handy
2:30 to 6:00
Singer/Songwriter Showcase
2:35 - Thomas Earl, 3:00 - Annie Crane, 3:25 - Alex Kim,
3:50 - Dave Tutin, 4:15 - Pat Cisarano, 4:40 - Dan Gonzalez,
5:05 - Christine DeLeon, 5:30 - Michael Patrick Phelan

Pinelands Stage*

Faciliators:  Kathy DeAngelo, Ron Olesko & Jim Albertson

11:00 to 11:30
Next Generation of Irish Music
11:30 to 12:00
The Music of Pete Seeger:
Ingrid Heldt, Rik Palieri, Roger Deitz, & Spook Handy
12:00 to 12:30
The Pipes are Calling:
Frank Watson, Rik Palieri, Philip Mylod & Bill Selden
12:30 to 1:00
Roots of Gospel Music in the African American Experience:
Gwendolyn Briley-Strand & Willye Mae Lee
 
1:00 to 1:30
Political Songs in an Election Year: Roger Deitz & Spook Handy
1:30 to 2:00
Country Music Legends: Jim Murphy & Saul Broudy
2:00 to 2:30
Who are the Pennsylvania Germans? Dr. William Donner
2:30 to 3:00
The Music of James Frill: Carl Baron, Goschenhoppen
3:00 to 3:30
The Pennsylvania German Story: Dr. Simon Bronner
3:30 to 4:15
A Hard Day at Work:
Saul Broudy, Jim Albertson, Spook Handy
4:30 to 5:00

Post World War II German Refugees in New Jersey:
Presented by The Fellowship Deaconry

5:00 to 6:00
Good Old Songs Sing-along with Spook Handy,   Jim Albertson,
Saul Broudy, Rik Palieri, Ingrid Heldt & Roger Deitz

*Schedule subject to change
Sound reinforcement by Harry Grant/Eastern Sound.

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