Slim Harrison-Sunnyland Music

SAVE THE BARN at Sugartree Farm is the name of our new venture here in the Catoctin Mountains.  We have a 100 year old Western Maryland Bank Barn on the farm and it is in urgent need of repair.  

The barn has hosted many events including Weddings, Concerts, Reunions, Maryland School for the Deaf, Head Start & Housing Authority Field Trips and numerous Barn Dances.  It has been home to cows, horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and barn cats.  It's a great place to dance & sing, swing on the rope swings, jump in…

Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park – Sweet and Sappy Posted on March 16, 2011 by Elaine Jean Day Trip Destination: Thurmont, Maryland Buckets catch sap the old-fashioned way at the Cunningham Falls Maple Syrup Festival. All photos by Paul Jean. While people tend to think of Vermont and New Hampshire as the maple syrup states, Maryland, Pennsylvania and even Virginia celebrate the transformation of the sap of the sugar maple tree into America’s favorite pancake topper. Step aside,…

Slim Harrison Rocks Rockburn Elementary "Exploring the Roots of American Folk Music" Two Week Residency Program “Shave and a haircut, two bits!” The gang all sang and played along with Slim Harrison the past two weeks at Rockburn Elementary School as he worked with and presented American Folk Music to Kindergarten through 5th grade children. Each child participated in both a Music and Folk dance class during the 8 days that Slim presented his Exploration of American Folk Music Residency. The…

Press Release: The Barnstormers & the Rock Candy Cloggers Slim Harrison and Tom Jolin teamed up as “The Barnstormers” over 28 years ago to perform traditional, old timey, American folk music. Previous performances include the Smithsonian Institute and for former Vice President and Nobel Prize recipient, Al Gore. In 2006 they performed at the Viljandi Folk Music Festival in Estonia. The Frederick Post said, “known for their high energy performances and versatility on many instruments, they are real…

EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC & DANCE by: SHARON MAYR, MICHELE PSORAS, DIANE AMARAL, TRACEY MYLIN April 9, 2003 "Grab your whammydiddle, jaws harp, and limberjack, and do-si-do your partner!" That’s exactly what the students at Hollifield Station Elementary did during the weeks of January 27-February 7. Slim Harrison, renowned musician, educator, and storyteller, took the students on an exploration of the roots of American Folk music and dance. This two-week residency was…

"Exploring the Roots of American Folk Music & Dance" Have you ever played a stumpf fiddle or washtub bass? How about the spoons or limberjack? The students of St. John’s Lane Elementary School (SJLES) have been playing music with all of these instruments while learning about American Folk Culture with Mr. Slim Harrison. Mr. Harrison spent two weeks as an Artist-in-Education Resident at SJLES teaching about the musical instruments and the folk dance traditions that are part of American Folk Culture.…