1999 PERFORMERS
- 12:00 - Olaibo (drumming)
- 12:30 - Women with Wings (women's vocal group)
- 1:00 - Kathleen Kolman (Jazz)
- 2:00 - Olaibo (drumming)
- 2:30 - Heidi Batchelder (Folk/Rock)
- 3:30 - Barbara Benham (Blues)
- 4:30 - Cheryl Wheeler
Sound and lights by …
Myrna Johnston Audio
Here's some more info about our wonderful performers!
Olaibo
We are very happy to have Olaibo back again. Olaibo is an ensemble that performs original and traditional
African drum and song selections. Olaibo, meaning "Come to the festival," is comprised of a group of women
who are dedicated to sharing the rhythms of the drum with those who want to listen, dance and enjoy.
Women with Wings
Women with Wings are a women's community ensemble weaving a combination of
songs and stories -- African, Folk, Gospel, Swing, and much more ...
Kathleen Kolman
Kathleen Kolman's new CD is described on her website as, "The dreamer is a CD that swings hard,
has the bossa nova in the native language, ballads that bring a tear to your eye and blues that
let you know that Kathleen Kolman doesn't take any grief from anyone. Her voice can be soft and sweet,
she can growl and howl, or be breathy, but ALWAYS full of feeling!
Listen to some clips from Kathleen's latest CD at Kathleen's Website.
Heidi Batchelder
Heidi Batchelder is a New Hampshire native from the seacoast area.
Heidi writes, plays, and performs as a solo artist and with her three piece band all over
New England and beyond. "Heidi Batchelder has a passion is her music that grabs the listener immediately. That passion and her
energetic and exciting performances are gaining her a reputation as a promising young songwriter in the
New England area. Her debut CD Wash It Away, produced by The Scharff Brothers, has been called 'one
of the best local releases heard in years'." - Rock Bottom Records.
Check out Heidi's Website.
Barbara Benham
Barbara Benham's most recent writing projects include a lot of songwriting in the blues
genre. With her band, The Barbara Benham Blues Band, Barbara writes and performes songs that
offer a female perspective of the blues, a genre that once was heavily influenced by
women in the 1920s and 30s. Alarmingly, this American roots music which was
crafted and expressed by so many eloquent women nearly disappeared from the blues
during the 50s and 60s when the genre began to cry out misogynist themes as well
as keep its doors closed to women performers and writers. Barbara writes, "The
pendulum, thank goddess, is finally beginning to swing back to include women's
voices, and this gives me great hope because the blues is such an elemental,
spiritual genre---like water or air."
Cheryl Wheeler
The New Hampshire Women's Music Festival is quite excited to be able to present Cheryl Wheeler at our
1999 Festival. Cheryl has been a much loved performer for years. Her beautiful music and her
wonderful wit combine to provide an unforgetable performance you won't want to miss.
Did you happen to see the The Feminist Majority Action Alert posted earlier this year?
"Feminist folk singer/songwriter Cheryl Wheeler and her record label, Rounder Records,
are under attack by pro-gun forces because of a powerful song that Wheeler wrote in response
to last year's deadly shooting at a Jonesboro, AR school. The two male students charged in the
shooting killed 4 girls and a female teacher, and injured another female teacher, 8 girls, and a
boy. Go to the Feminist Majority Action Alert
website to find out how you can support
Cheryl Wheeler and help stop gun violence!"
Don't forget to check out Cheryl's Website. at
Fleming / Tamulevich and Associates Online.