The Michigan Daily--Sunday, sep em er eit --rager- English balladeers triumph at Ark Bowling Leagues Now Forming MENS, WOMENS and MIXED SIGN UP NOWI UNION LANES Bowling for leagues 504 regular rates 654 Open: 10 a.m. Mon.-Fri.; I p.m. Sat. 8 Sun. 0 By WENDY GOODMAN and MIKE TAYLOR Traditions flourish - even in the everchanging, inconstant Ann Arbor. The Ark coffee house on Hill Street, just entering its thirteenth year as a haven for local folk music buffs, is such a tra- dition, as are John Roberts and Tony Barrand, two proponents of old English folk culture who have visited Ann Arbor twice a year for the past seven years. Friday night brought his fascinating pair of transplanted Britishers to the Ark once again. Although the stage appeared clut- tered with instruments, many songs were sung unaccompanied, in the tra- ditional pub fashion. "Usually you'd have a pint in your hand," explained Barrand. Thus the focus was often on Barrand and Roberts' strong, harmoni- ous voices. Without instrumentation, the words took on a truly stirring char- acter. From time to time, however, they turned to a variety of instruments to achieve a more colorful effect. To tunes ranging from "The Legend of the Danc- ing Bear," and "Foggy Dew," to an ob- scure version of "Waltzing Matilda," the pair played accordion, concertina, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bones, drum, and an occasional set of spoons. "The song dictates the kind of instruments we use," stated Roberts. Most of the songs Barrand and Rob- erts perform originated in the seven- teenth century and were updated and changed as time passed, marking these tunes as true folk songs. The first ones collected were written down by educa- tedomen and "little old ladies on bi- cycles." "Whenever we get interested in a certain theme or area we research it to find out as' much about it as we can," remarked Barrand. Roberts claimed to have a folk library rivaling that of the University of Michigan. As the songs were passed on, their melodies were often altered. In addi- tion, varying styles of instrumentation "a 9j~A ar aCJP I JFJ CJ001FJ JP Ia-FJ~,J§ " Introduction to StainedGas ii FREE 2 HOUR DEMONSTRATION CONDUCTED BY Roy DarwinArt Worlds RoyDarin213 SO. Main St. Wed. Sept. 149- 7:00 pm IJC JC [7 , 1 E i I John Roberts and Tony Barrand relax before their Saturday per- formance at the Ark. The English music hall balladeers appeaed Friday and Saturday nights. _ r I I I t r r I1 "I I -re '1 1* became part of the songs themselves. Barrand and Roberts are part of this folk process themselves. Reflecting upon this, Roberts noted, "Many of the songs we do we learned from artists who sing them unaccompanied: We added the instrumentation ourselves." Through their investigation into old English folk music the pair have un- covered a wealth of material that is not music at all. Barrand the storyteller is as captivating as Barrand the singer. For example, during "The Story of Sam Small," the hero of the battle of Water- loo, Barrand portrayed characters ranging from privates to the Duke of Wellington, with each taking on a unique but believable personality. The two of them, who first met doing graduate work at Cornell, teach psy- chology of art in Vermont when not traveling with their music. As "profes- sional Englishmen," Roberts, and Bar- rand have tried to maintain their native dialects, even though both are now U.S. citizens. All the songs and stories the two per form are from cultures whose language Barrand and Roberts are comfortable and familiar with. "I'd never do a Scot-. tish song," Barrand emphasized. "I just don't know enough about their lan- guage. If you don't know the language and the people, you can't portray their songs with any meaning." Before each song, Barrand and Rob- erts taught the audience the chorus. Traditionally, according to Barrand, "This allowed the singer to drink bet- ween verses." Like most crowds at the Ark, this was a most willing one; at times th- room filled with soaring, voices. Before concluding the first set, Bar- rand calmly announced, "during the second set, please ignore the TV cam- eraman walking around stepping on your hands and filming." The film crew from Channel 2 News wanted everyone to act naturally when they added thousands of watts of light to the nor- mally dim rooms. The thought of out-of- town publicity and perhaps some reve- nue for the financially distraught Ark boosted the audience's enthusiasm ad- ditionally. Roberts and Barrand have made a number of albums, including one soon to be released on the Folkways Legacy label. Each record has its own thematic focus due to the pair's changes of inter- est and knowledge. Barrand's clog dancing, wiich open- ed the third set, was one highlight of the evening. Another highlight was the sur- prise appearance, shortly after mid- night, of the Highwoods String Band. The band, on their way to a festival, had time to do only a few numbers, but the crowd loved them. Percy Danforth, Ann Arbor's master of the bones, joined them for a couple of tunes, making the evening all the more special. It was a warm, informative, and en- tertaining way to spend a few hours, but that's nothing out of the ordinary for the Ark. As Barrand noted, "Linda and David Siglin, operators of the Ark, un- derstand two things: first, traditional music, and second, entertainment. They offer a little bit of everything here." MUSEUM GUIDE TOLEDO,-Ohio (AP) - The To- ledo Museum of Art has published a new "Guide to the Collections," in honor of its 75th anniversary. This 96-page book contains over 400 black and white and 38 color illustra- tions of the paintings, sculpture, furniture, glass and ceramics from the museum's collection. The book is arranged chronologically by culture. MARSHALL'S LIQUORS BEER-IMPORTED & DOMESTIC WINES-IMPORTED 8 DOMESTIC CHAMPAGNE-ICE COMPLETE LINE OF PARTY ITEMS DRUG ITEMS-COSTEMICS OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 9 A.M.-11 P.M. - SUNDAY 11 A.M.-7 P.M. NO 2-1313 235 S. STATE ATE. LIBERTY Iftill ii Bac-kAlley Playe rs reaidy newproduction JBy-JOE IAUN4)S .which will.. be performed this week We con help you get the best possible score. To many aspiring actors,. the Univer- sity stages are no place to be anybody. Frequently students cannot find roles in the theater department productions, and -so many groups have formed to c r eate their own theater, presenting works of Albee, Sam Shepard, and Irmamu Baraka. The Back Alley Players, 'originally the Streetpeople Players, were put to- gether by Ron "OJ" Parson as, a via- able alternative to University theatre productions. In the past, the group has performed experimental pieces, such as Baraka's Dutchman. This winter, they are planning a production of his The Toilet, a work set in a junior-high school john. Also on the boards are pri- son dramas such as The Poison Tree aid Manuel Pinero's Short Eyes. Students need experimental drama and theater as a testing ground for their ideas and an outlet for frustrations. Parson is not frustrated, however, when it comes to casting. "Everyone just said they'd be so-and-so," he guf- faws. The Arena, the University's most inti- mate histrionic setting, makes the house part of the action. The Back Alley Players are happy to oblige with what Parson describes as "gut-level" .heater. Parson is well-acquainted with Charles Gordone's Pulitzer-Prize-win- ning work, No Place to Be Somebody, Wed.2'Sun., Sept. 14-18 at the Arena Theater. He acted in the 1976 University production, and assisted,! as artist-in- residence, in another mounting at the University of Delaware. 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