NEWS ABOUT
SARATOGA FAIRE
AND OUR BAND MEMBERS
CALL FOR PHOTOS
Members of Saratoga Faire often notice people taking photographs at the concerts. Please consider sending them to webmaster Jim at jim@grovecomputerservices.com for possible inclusion in the band's web photo gallery or for a photo essay. You are also welcome to send your comments about a particular concert. Please remember to include your name and the year the photos were taken so that we can properly give you credit on the website. To avoid being taken for spam please also write "concert photos" in the subject line. Thank you!
AUGUST 2007
Saratoga Faire is now listed on Songs of the Celts website. Saratoga Faire is also listed in the Saratoga Springs web directory.
Saratoga Faire continues work in the recording studio with John Kribs to finish up their CD project.
WARNING
Warning to other musicians about a scammer named "Dipson Koiki" (also goes by "Ben Sleeves"). Read here for details.
MAY 2007
Saratoga Faire is listed in Troy Music Hall's top friends on its MYSPACE page! Check it out!
Also Lise wrote a blog about Saratoga Faire's troy Music Hall gig. You can see that on her website here.
MARCH 2007
Saratoga Faire now has a MYSPACE page! You'll notice that there are a lot of other musicians in the friends column at this time. Those are musicians that the band knows (or a member of the band knows) personally (well, except for "default Tom", and he's an automatic friend when a band signs up for MYSPACE MUSIC) .
And The Spirites Consort (which Lise, Jeff and Jim belong to) also have a MYSPACE page.
Check it out!
FEBRUARY 2007
A new photo gallery has been installed on the website of Saratoga Faire's performances at Saratoga First Night and Troy Music Hall. Thank you to Ray Bedard and Tania Susi for sending them in. We also hope to have a video up soon, so come back soon.
SEPTEMBER 2006
Saratoga Faire
is proud to announce that they will be performing at Troy
Music Hall on January 9. Troy Music Hall is noted for being one of the best
acoustic halls in the country (as well as being beautiful!) and is the location
for many recordings of classical and acoustic CDs, including many recordings
done for the Dorian
label including The Baltimore Consort.
AUGUST 2006
Saratoga Faire will again be performing for Kribstock on August 6, 2006. Following is the tentative schedule for this event. This is an "invitation only" festival and a fund-raiser for the Southern Adirondack Musicians' Fund (for more information on the charity click here and scroll down to “The SAM Fund”). If you are interested in attending, please contact Jim or John for an invitation. The invitation states: "John Kribs and Liz Arabadjis present an afternoon of GREAT acoustic music, SUNDAY August 6, 2006, 11:30-sundown on our land. 1) BRING YOUR OWN EVERYTHING you might want to have there (lawn chairs, blankets, refreshments, bug spray: you get the idea!) 2) WE SUPPLY GREAT MUSIC ALL DAY!!!!! 3) And there will be some FOOD VENDORS includes water 4) THIS YEAR we've added some really cool RAFFLES/ GOOD and unique stuff! 5) Don't forget the artists CD table. Most of the performers will have their CDs for sale at special prices!"
Note that Saratoga Faire performs at 12:25:
11:30: John
Kribs
Opening: Orion Kribs
11:30: The Racquette River Rounders
12:10: Danny Gotham
12:25: Saratoga
Faire
12:45: Matt McCabe & Friends
1:10: Idette & The Sun Runners
1:30: Kate Blain
1:55: Gary Moon
2: 20: Delia w/Gwen
Tracy
2:45 Joan Crane
3:05: Joanna D'Ascoli
3:20: Sue Hamlin
3:45: Johnny & The Triumphs
4:00: Michael Jerling and Terri Huxtable
4:20: Bob Warren
4:40: Mallory O' Donnell
5:00: NO OUTLET
5:25: Addie & Olin (UNLEASHED!)
5:45: George Fletcher & Pete Pashoukos
6:10: Nancy Walker
and Lani Richards (with Larry Clyman)
6:30: Lost Wages
6:50: The Racquette River Rounders
AFTER THE RACQUETTE RIVER ROUNDERS PERFORM: The Stragglers Jam (these last 2 are interchangeable)
Also appearing/performing:
Tony Markellis, Doug Johnson, and from WAMC, Wanda Fischer and
Nick Barr
MAY 2006
Please note that the
Cobleskill Arts In The Park Concert has been changed from August 24 to August 3rd.
NOVEMBER 2005
Jim's band SKUTTLEBUTT
disbands. Click here for more details.