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Kerrville Newsletter - 1998




SUMMER EDITION

Five Star Caribbean Cruise January 9
SOLD OUT!To get on the cruise mailing list for January 2000, call 1-800-435-8429.

    TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA will be joined on our January 9-16, 1999, Folk Cruise of the Eastern, Caribbean by Israel's DAVID BROZA, SARA HICKMAN, BUDDY MONDLOCK and CAROL ELLIOTT aboard the Holland America's ms WESTERDAM, one of the loveliest ships we've ever seen. We sale out of Ft. Lauderdale to NASSAU, SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, ST. THOMAS in the American Virgin Islands, and finally to Holland America's own island HALF MOON CAY. The ship offers Holland America's tradition of excellence. From bow to stern she offers one beautiful venue after another. Each room studded with fine art and museum quality antiques. There are seven lounges, three fine restaurants, and spacious staterooms which are priced for three budgets at a considerable discount off the published rates as we have bought 40 cabins a year in advance. The ship is small enough that you will see your friends and get to know personally the staff who serve you. Up on deck, the ship has been painstakingly designed for passenger comfort. Lots of open sunlit spaces, wide teak decks, polished brass and all of the touches that make for a feeling of well being. The food is superb and there is a wide choice at every meal, plus complimentary room service by just picking up the phone. Buffets, ice cream bars, and a beach party and barbecue on Half Moon Cay are all part of having what you want when you want it. The on board entertainment, in addition to the two two-hour concerts by our five folk stars and the informal picking parties, is excellent with lively revues produced by numerous Emmy, Tony, Grammy and Oscar nominated Professionals. It is a different world from Kerrville, with amazing illusionists, top-name vocalists, hilariously funny humorists, and, on our recent inspection cruise, a company of eight remarkable dancers Then, there is the casino where I won repeatedly on the slot machines.

    Going ashore at our four ports is an invigorating adventure! NASSAU, capital of NEW PROVIDENCE ISLAND, with its colonial architecture, the QUEEN'S STAIRCASE, FORT-FIN CASTLE; SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, with its lovely harbor dominated by SAN FILIPE DEL MORRO FORTRESS, OLD SAN JUAN, and carefully preserved buildings such as CHURCH OF SAN JOSE and HOUSE OF THE BUTTRESSES; ST. THOMAS, once home port for infamous pirates, whose warehouses are now shops lining the harbor; and HALF MOON CAY, a spectacular crescent-shaped, white sandy beach island with snorkeling among the brilliant tropical fish.

Taylor Guitar Kerrville Campfire Special Edition Guitar ...
    The Special Edition of 25 Taylor three-quarter-size Kerrville Campfire model guitars were well-received as they were introduced at the Folk Festival. The laser-etched soundhole rosette proudly proclaims this special edition and this beautiful baby dreadnought comes with an excellent Taylor hardcase. With only two remaining, you may order yours by calling our 800 number! They are priced at $399 (Texas residents add sales tax). We will ship it UPS/insured for $12. It's a beautiful professional instrument!
25th Anniversary CD Getting Rave Reviews ...
    During the 1998 Folk Festival, Silverwolf released our Anniversary CD with Kevin Welch on the front cover . It is selling well across the U.S. and is available at many record stores. If you want to order it direct from us you may do so using VISA, MasterCard or Discover at $15. We pay tax and postage. Also available are the limited edition 10 CD set "The Early Years " (1972- 198 1) for $99, the first volume of "The Women of Kerrville", and the "1995 Highlights" CDs at $15 each. Call 1 (800) 435-8429 to order.

Elixer Guitar Strings Continues Their Support ...
    We have been greeted with enthusiastic response to our festival's introduction of the remarkable guitar strings from Gore which outlast all others, are quiet and stress-free to the touch, especially playing long hours which were fatiguing with traditional strings. The Gore PolyWeb Elixir coating, developed after extensive field research and testing by thousands of players and lab technicians, not only reduces friction but also resists skin acids which shorten the life of the strings. The strings themselves were also developed by Gore after extensive development Gore does not simply buy a standard string and coat it as some string makers would lead you to believe. ELIXIR STRINGS are being played by an estimated 60,000 musicians now (in just one short year) and more than 2,000 stores are stocking them. If your favorite store does not, you can either call 1-888-367-5533 or you can buy them from Kerrville Festivals for $15 per set. Specify electric or acoustic and your string weight preference. Call 1-800-435-8429 to order. We pay the tax and postage. We are proud to carry the ELIXIR banner!

1998 New Folk Award Winners Shine ....
    Three of the six 1998 New Folk Award Winners have been scheduled to play the 1999 Folk Festival! SUSAN CLARK (Albuquerque, NM), JACQUIE MANNING (Small Potatoes, Cary, IL) and CINDY GREENE (Franklin, TN) are scheduled to play in 1999 plus finalist MARY COPPIN (Riverside, CA). Additional winners are MIKE BRANDON (Joplin, MO), GREG BEATTIE (Alameda, CA), and DAVE CARTER (Portland, OR). Many thanks to judges BETTY ELDERS, STEVEN FROMHOLZ and KEITH GREENINGER for their services. To put yourself on the mailing list to receive the 1999 New Folk Rules for entering, call 435-8429.

Music From The Heart Tour Continues ....
    The tour to introduce the new 400 page/500 photo-illustrations (EAKIN PRESS) autobiography "MUSIC FROM THE HEART" is continuing. The book in Dallas-Ft. Worth for the month of May and has been selected by a syndicate of 200 newspapers as one of the top ten books for Christmas this year in the oversize book category . "Music From The Heart" may be mail ordered from the Kerrville Festivals office in any one of three editions:

    1) Limited Edition in linen box, signed and numbered with the 25th Anniversary Poster by Mary Doerr and the 25th Anniversary Silverwolf CD @ $75 (edition of 100)
    2) Hardback First Edition signed by the author $39.95
    3) Paperback First Edition signed by the author $29.95

    Add $5 for first class or $2.50 for third class mailing. If paying by check, make the check payable to Rod Kennedy. You may also order the book using VISA, MasterCard or Discover Card by calling 1-800-435-8429.


Foundation Donates Directory to Folk Alliance
    Many of you have already purchased the 1998 Kerrville Directory. It is a 312 page guide, now in it's 9th year, to US Performance Venues (80 pages), Canadian Performance Venues (4 pages), US radio stations (40 pages), Foreign radio stations (4 pages), Radio shows, producers, TV shows and stations (4 pages), Commercial press and entertainment editors (5 pages), Folk press, newsletters, organizations and publications (10 pages), Songwriter organizations and services (4 pages), Record companies, manufacturers, studios and services (4 pages), plus retail sales, instrument books, music lessons, performers, writers, agents, managers, publicists, foreign press publications, world performance venues, and an index ... all designed to assist the touring singer song writer and other acoustic musicians. It costs $25 including shipping and tax. We have turned the whole project over to the North American Folk Alliance along with a $2,500 donation to allow them to consolidate our listings with theirs and those of several other directories. The new Alliance Directory will probably be out shortly after the national convention in Albuquerque in February.

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