DAFF. Danish American Folkmusic Society

[deleuran]

I think this is the place to show a link to DAFF. An organisation, that for about twenty years have arranged an annual gathering in Kattinge Vaerk, where dancers and musicians from Denmark and Sweden meet a weekend for dancing and playing, and jamming old time music mostly. This year an american band was invited. Troublesome Creek Stringband.
I participated for the first time, and it was the best weekend I have experienced for years. And can hardly wait for next years gathering.
My friend Tobias. Banjo in Big Hungry Joe, and a member of this forum, has become the new webmaster for the site which can be seen here: www.oldtime.dk/#
I guess I'm not the right person to post it here, but I have thought about posting it for a long time. So, Tobias, John, Lasse and Susi, who were there. Protest if you think I am too busy here!
There are photos from several gatherings, including this year, and there are recordings from some jams, from this year.

[nickp]

Good site - please can you put more English translations on there. I can guess some of it but...

[Susi]

Why wouldn't you be the right person to post this link?? I'm glad you did. It's a very nice gathering, I was there for the first time last year and soooo much enjoyed it, despite having a horrible cold. And, of course, all people are invited, not only Danes and Swedes!! I'm going to invite Rosie and Gordon from Clonakilty to come with us next year!

[deleuran]

Well when I said that I might not be the right person to bring it up, I just meant, I was there for the first time in 2007, and so many people have been working on this for about 20 years.
I am happy to see, that two more members of DAFF has joined this forum, since I wrote the above.
John and Axel, who are much older in this game than I am. Not that I am younger, I'm not, but I haven't been playing this kind of music, for as long as they have.
I am proud to have become a member of DAFF and had the pleasure of playing for dance and jamming at Kattinge.