YANKEE NOTIONS
Treat yourself and your audience to the best in traditional and contemporary New England folk music!
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
"Their performances make you want to tap your toes and shout with joy. It's truly music at its best."
– Christina M. Silpe, Executive Director of Elder Affairs, Auburn MA
Tim & Jim in a concert sponsored by the Boxborough, MA Cultural Council
Yankee Notions' CD "Bridges" is available by mail. Please send $17 to:
Jim Douglas
53 Whittemore Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
To listen to a two minute audio clip from our album,
Click Here
To see our full listing on Matchbook.org,
Click HereYANKEE NOTIONS SCHEDULE: 2011
Saturday, May 14 at 11:30 to 12:15 AM and 1 to 1:45 PM, Springfield (MA) Museum and Library Quadrangle, Spirit of Springfield 375th Anniversary celebration.
Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 PM, Greenville (NY) Cultural Arts Center, All Arts Matter concert series..
Wednesday, July 6 at 6 to 8 PM, Fitchburg (MA) Recreation Dept. Concert Series, Upper Common next to City Hall. Rain date - late August, date TBA if needed.
Tuesday, July 19 at 7 to 8:30 PM, Norton, MA Library Park. Rain location: Library Meeting Room.*
Tuesday, August 3 at 6:30 PM, Mendon, MA Town Beach, ABMI Concert Series.*
Thursday August 11, New Bedford (MA) Whaling National Historical Park. 2 PM maritime program for children in "Something Fishy" camp, 6:30 PM public concert, Songs of the Sea at Visitor's Center Garden (rain location; Visitor's Center Auditorium).
Sunday Aug. 14 at 12:30 to 2:30 PM, Alternatives Heritage Market in Whitinsville, MA.*
Thursday August 21 at 7 PM, Winthrop Cultural Center, "Songs of the Sea" sponsored by Winthrop Public Library.*
Saturday, Sept. 17 at 12 to 2 PM, Leicester Harvest Fair 2011, Leicester, MA Town Common. Rain location: Town Hall.
*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 08/21/2011 01:59 PM by timvan
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