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JUNE 29 - JULY 4; JULY 6-9, 2017 LOG SHEET #8 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: DAVID DISHNEAU RECORDER NUMBER (MAIN): CFCH 1 FILE NAME: Story 1-0092.wav RECORDER NUMBER (BACKUP): CFCH 18 FILE NAME: Story 2-0379.wav PRESENTER: DIANA PARKER DATE/TIME: 7/8/17 4:15pm PROGRAM: 50 Year Anniv. STAGE: Story Circle GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED [[table 2 columns and 2 rows]] PARTICIPANTS INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Pete Reiniger CFCH Sound Production Supervisor Barbara LAU Program Coordinator for 5 years - retired Richard Kennedy Program Director 1975-2009 - retired Betty Derbyshire Festival administration - retired CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back) 1. Diana says there's a staff you don't see: participant coordinators 2. Kennedy: staffs are so important, and connections are so important. Starts with selection of the right coordinator 3. Kennedy discusses the logistics of the Silk Road program. 4. Says it was after 9/11, creating need for great sensitivity re Muslims. 5. Derbyshire stated with festival in 1974 or 1975, then was involved in 1976, 12-week festival created a new amalgamated form so participants could sign just one form instead of many. 6. Participants could sign just one form instead of many. 7. Derbyshire discusses carbon copy complications. 8. Derbyshire: Re: technology - we pay people in CASH. Some of S.I. wanted to use cash cards. But we still pay in CASH. 9. PARKER says heat + humidity can play havoc with sound. 10. Reiniger says one of best things to do is listen to an instrument before you try to amplify it.