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Yankee Notions Folk Music Duo

Years ago, friends and neighbors gathered at community and family events to share stories, play tunes and sing songs. Times have changed, but those songs, tunes and stories continue to delight, especially when performed by Yankee Notions.
Yankee Notions is Jim Douglas and Tim Van Egmond. Both are accomplished singers, storytellers, and musicians (guitar, hammered dulcimer, English concertina, pennywhistle, Appalachian dulcimer). Performing throughout New England for close to 20 years, Yankee Notions has been featured in hundreds of community concerts and festivals, schools, libraries senior centers, and heritage museums (including Old Sturbridge Village (MA), Historic Deerfield (MA), Mystic Seaport (CT), Old Bethpage Village Restoration (NY), and Plimoth Plantation (MA)).

Because of their extensive repertoire and experience in working with audiences of all ages in a wide variety of situations, Yankee Notions can provide a concert program tailored to your audience's interests and needs. (We also provide indoor/outdoor sound system at no extra cost.)




Sample Concert Themes Include:

A PEDDLER'S PACK:
An eclectic mix from New England and beyond. Lively Irish and French Canadian tunes, traditional and contemporary songs sung in two-part harmony.

THE SAILOR'S TRADE:
Shanties (work songs) and fo'c'sle songs (songs for recreation) from the days of "wooden ships and iron men."

THE JOLLY FARMER:
Perfect for agricultural fairs and the like. Songs and tunes from 18th and 19th century New England, when "the farmer was the man."

SEASONAL/HOLIDAY SAMPLERS:
Whether it's a Harvest Festival, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, First Night, Old Home Day, St. Patrick's Day or other special day, here's the entertainment to help celebrate it in style!

For Booking and More Information Contact:

Jim Douglas
53 Whittemore Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Email: jim.douglas@nichols.edu
(508) 213-2333 (weekdays)
(508) 347-2065 (evenings and weekends)

A demo with selections from our new CD is available upon request.
Note: Yankee Notions has been chosen to participate in the New England States Touring (NEST) Program, funded through the New England Foundation for the Arts. Non-profit sponsors outside of Massachusetts may be eligible to receive financial support for up to 50% of the artists' fees. For more information please call 617-951-0010 or go to New England Foundation for the Arts

"Yankee Notions likes to promise that they will 'please the ear, enrich the mind, and enchant the heart'. They've been making good on that promise for the last 20 years, all around New England and beyond it as well."?
– Nicholas Thaw, Director, 1794 Meetinghouse, New Salem, MA

“Your superb music and quiet professionalism not only added much to the over-all celebration – you became the celebration! I believe I speak for everyone present when I say that you provided the best entertainment yet heard in the Fay Park.”
– Andrew Bowers, Littleton, MA Cultural Council

"We have received many compliments from the audience as to your professionalism, and your choice of music selections…. Your interaction with the crowd was very warm and accepting of all age groups. The music, stories, and humor enlightened everyone who attended.”
– Paul Serafini, Longmeadow MA Parks and Recreation Department

“You sound so wonderful together!”
– Cheryl McCabe, East Bridgewater, MA Arts Council

Yankee Notions' CD "Bridges" is available by mail. Please send $17 to:

Jim Douglas
53 Whittemore Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566

YANKEE NOTIONS SCHEDULE: Spring & Summer 2009, Early 2010

Thursday, April 9 at 1 and 1:55 PM, Hadley, MA Elementary School (historic material celebrating Hadley's 350th anniversary).*

Tuesday, April 14th at 7:30 PM, Westwood Historical Society at the Fisher School House, 830 High St. (Rte. 109).*.

Saturday, May 2, 6:30-9:30 PM, Dinner Cruise aboard the Spirit of Ethan Allen II on Lake Champlain near Burlington, VT, entertaining guests from the Association of Vermont Credit Unions conference.

Tuesday, July 7 at 7 PM, Norton, MA Library Summer Performance Series, Library Park. Rain location: Library Community Room.*

Saturday, July 25 at 6:30 PM, Sutton, MA Town Common.*

Tuesday, August 4 at 7 PM, Town Common, N. Attleborough, MA. Rain location: Community School Auditorium next to Town Hall.*

Thursday, August 13 at 6:30 PM, Black Tavern, Dudley,MA. Rain location: Barn.*

Sunday, Aug. 16 at 11 AM, Middlefield, MA Agricultural Fair Pancake Breakfast.

Saturday, Sept. 12 at 8 PM, Dewey Hall Folk Series, Sheffield, MA.*

Saturday, Sept. 19 at 12-2 PM, Leicester Harvest Fair 2009, Leicester, MA Town Common. Rain location: Town Hall.

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1:30 & 2:45 PM, Codman Farm Harvest Fair, Lincoln, MA.*

Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7-8:30 PM, Paxton, MA Public Library.*

Sunday, Nov. 29 at 2-4 PM, Garrison House "Homecoming" celebration, Chelmsford, MA.

Thursday, Dec. 10 at 7-8 PM, Blackstone, MA Public Library.*

Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7-8 PM, Winthrop, MA Public Library.*

2010:

Thursday, February 4, exhibiting at Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association's Annual Entertainment Showcase 9 AM to 3:30 PM, at the East Hartford Community Cultural Center. 10 to 15-minute showcase performance at 2 PM in Auditorium.

Wednesday, February 24 at 7 to 8 PM, Auditorium Foyer at Nichols College in Dudley, MA.

Friday, March 12 at 8 to 9:30 PM, Westford (MA) Museum & Historical Society's Folk Concert Series, Westford Museum, 2 Boston Road. Admission: Museum members $10, non-members $15, teens $5, 12 and under free. For more information, go to www.westford.com/museum/music.htm.*

*These projects are supported in part by grants from their town's Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Please check back for other performances which may develop.

Created on 01/13/2006 04:24 PM by timvan Updated on 01/30/2010 06:46 PM by timvan