Eastport, Newfoundland
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Showcasing our Culture & Heritage through history, music, drama and visual arts.
Eastport, Newfoundland - August 20 & 21
The Eastport Peninsula Heritage Society announces the "1st Annual Gerald S, Doyle Folk Song Festival".This new summer festival on the Eastport
Peninsula will celebrate the folk music of Newfoundland & Labrador through the work of Gerald S. Doyle, our province's greatest contributor to the preservation
and promotion of our folk music heritage. The festival's major events will take place at The Beaches Heritage Centre in Eastport, NL, August 14 to 16, 2009,
and will include
- Friday, August 20
- 6:30 PM - Opening Reception @ Beaches Heritage Centre (Open to invited guests and tickets holders for this evening's play.)
- 8:00 PM - "An Evening with Gerald S. Doyle"- The premier performance of the play "The Life Of Gerald S. Doyle" written and performed by John Doyle.
A dramatic production with music and film, a one man play.
- Saturday, August 21
- 2:00 PM - Readings and Discussion on the contribution of Gerald S. Doyle to the folk music of Newfoundland and Labrador. Admission: FREE.
Readers: Anna Kearney-Guigne , Neil Rosenberg, Marjorie Doyle.
- 8:00 PM - A Folk Music Concert ,drawing on the province's most prestigious performers, many of whom were
influenced by Doyle's work. Host/performer Anita Best is joined by Pat and Joe Byrne, Roger Bradley, Bob Hallett, Shirley Montague, Neil Rosenberg/Terri Thomson
Linda Slade and Hugh Scott
- - Exhibits of memorabilia, film and photos relating to Gerald S. Doyle's life and our vast folk music heritage which he documented and
preserved for future generations.
- - Related festival events sponsored by the seven communities that make up the Eastport Peninsula.
- Other Local Events - Saturday, August 15, 2009
- 12 Noon - Peas Soup & Dumplings, Holy Cross Church Hall. (Sponsor: ACW)
- 3:00 PM - Hike the Salvage Trails, followed by "Beer & Burgers @ the Breeze". Ocean Breeze Lounge, Salvage. (Sponsor: Salvage Recreation Comm.)
- 4-5-6 PM - Fish Supper @ Royal Canadian Legion, Eastport. Three sittings - one per hour. Cost:$16.00
Why a "Gerald S. Doyle Folk Song Festival"?
- Gerald S. Doyle has not been adequately recognized for his contribution to the preservation of our folk songs.
- Currently, there is no festival dedicated exclusively to the folk song.
- Gerald S. Doyle has a long history on the Eastport Peninsula. He built the first "summer cottage" in Eastport, which still stands as part of The White Sails Inn
- A festival of this nature fits perfectly into the mandate of the Eastport Peninsula Heritage Society, operators of The Beaches Heritage Centre - the premier location
for events promoting our cultural heritage.
For bookings contact
The Beaches Heritage Centre:
Telephone: 709-677-2360
Fax: 709-677-2550
Email: ephs@nf.aibn.com
Website: www.beachesheritagecentre.ca
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