Saturday, June 20, 2015 @ 12 noon to 10 pm
Cyprian’s Center
2097 Turk Boulevard (at Lyon)
San Francisco
The festival is a full day of music and dance workshops,
concerts, crafts, vendors, and just plain fun for the whole family. All ages
and musical interests are welcome. All events and workshops are open to anyone
who wants to drop in and participate or just listen.
List of performers:
* Al'Azifoon featuring Monica Berini and the Zakiyya
Dancers
* Alida McKeon
* Dirty Cello
* Don Burnham & Jeremy Cohen
* Halfpence and Haypenny
* Ken Hayes and Friends
* Possum Family Singers
* Redmond O’Colonies
* Strange Angels Blues Band
* Yes M’am
Highlights:
* Al’Azifoon featuring Monica Berini and the Zakiyya
Dancers accompanied by Al’Azifoon playing classical and modern Arabic music
* Jestival Joke-Sharing Session – After many years
dormant, this hysterical event will resound with raucous rusticana and bawdy
badinage. Bring your best jokes, stories, limericks and anecdotes to share.
In Harmony’s Way Song Session – Come lead a song, request
a song, or just sing along to drinking songs, gospel songs, sea shanties, camp
songs, silly songs, sad songs, or anything else with a good chorus or refrain.
* Halfpence and Haypenny – From Medieval Europe to the
back cabins of Appalachia, Halfpence and Haypenny will transport you to another
time and place.
* Irish Set Dancing Workshop – Learn the traditional
social dance of Ireland, combining interesting patterns of movement among the
four couples in each set with simple footwork that complements the different
rhythms of reels, jigs, polkas or hornpipes to which each figure is danced.
* Dirty Cello – Starting with a bang and never stopping,
Dirty Cello takes you on a wild tour of uptempo music featuring down home
blues, Eastern- European dance music, a bit of bluegrass, and some classic
rock.
Cost: Free
