Sonny Ochs Musical Experience

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Sonny Ochs

162 Rockaway Lane
Middleburgh, NY 12122
(518)827-4953
sonnyo@midtel.net

Festivals

Old Songs

1984-1991 - Hospitality Crew
l985-1991 - Crew Chief
1999-2003 - Medical Tent
2006 - Stage Manager & Host of Phil Ochs Workshop
2007 - Stage Manager Crew Chief

Philadelphia Folk Festival

Press Tent
1997-2002 - Stage Manager
1998, 2001- Workshop Leader -- Songs of Phil Ochs

Clearwater Revival

1992-1997 - Food Ticket Sales
1999-2007- Member Booking Committee
1982-1987 - Sang with Sloop Singers
2002-2007- Vendor Coordinator

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

1992-1998 - Showcase Chairperson
1995-1999 - Crafts Coordinator
1993-1999 - Workshop Stage Manager
2002-2007 - Food Vendor Accounting

Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival

2000, 2001, - Emcee at the Wharf stage 2003 - Emcee at Band Shell 2004
2006, 2007- Emcee at St. John's Church

Boston Folk Festival

2000-2002 - Emcee/Stage Manager 2004-2006 - Crew Chief for Performer Check-In
2007 - Performer Interviews

Ottawa Folk Festival

2003 - 2004, 2006, 2007 Emcee/Stage Manager Afternoon Stage/Workshop Host

Great Waters Festival

2005, 2006 - Emcee Main Stage Friday night

Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival

2002, 2003 - Emcee, Sign Hanger, Kitchen Help,
Leader of Phil Ochs Celebration,
Vendor Set-Up

Country Roads Festival

2001-2003 - Emcee, Office Worker, Vendor Set-Up

South Florida Folk Festival

Showcase Judge & Emcee 2003, 2004

Summerfest, New Bedford, MA
2005-2007 - Performer Hospitality

Concerts (All Benefits)

Producer & Organizer Phil Ochs Song Nights 1984-Present
Various venues all around northeast including Albany, NY, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia plus others. Midwest tour of 8 cities in 1996, 1999 & 2002

Northwest tour of 9 cities 2004
Venues include Bottom Line, The Birchmere, Freight & Salvage, Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Village Gate, The Ark

Producer and Organizer of Tribute to Phil Ochs at Rock n Roll Hall of Fame 2000
Featuring Judy Collins, Judy Henske, The Limeliters, Dick Gaughan, Carolyn Hester, Tom Paxton, Janis Ian, Greg Greenway, Pat Humphries, Magpie, Kim & Reggie Harris, and Tom Prasada-Rao

Gates Hill Concert Series 1987-2007
Three to five concerts each summer

Have also produced various benefit concerts for other organizations such as Habitat For Humanity and our local fire department Now called Helping Hands Concert Series

Volunteer at WFMA Benefit Concert, Washington DC 1998-2000 , 2004

Organizations

People's Music Network - member since 1982 (including one term on Steering Comm)
Member of organizing committee for winter gatherings in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Albany.

Hudson River Sloop Singers - member from 1982-1987.
Was an elected member of the first steering Committee. (with Steve Stanne!)

Northeast Folk Alliance

1994-2004 - Chairperson of Showcase Selection Committee
1997-Present - Member of Steering Committee
2003 Member Board of Directors

2004 President of Board of Directors

Southwest Folk Alliance - volunteer from 2000-2003.

National Folk Alliance - volunteer 2003-2005 (worked Registration Desk)

Radio

WFMU, East Orange NJ -- April '82-December '87
Show called Folk Music & Other Stuff - did interviews and aired songs
WRPI, Troy, NY -- August '93- present
Two shows -- Face the Music (through 2007) and Mostly Folk
I do interviews and play songs (cds, lps, tapes)

Miscellaneous

Ran the open mike at Folk City, NYC from 1984-86 (included doing sound)

I have done guest lectures at various colleges on the topic of "Political Music of the '60's" (Still do it from time to time)

Have written several cd reviews for Folk Music Exchange

Judged Rose Garden Coffeehouse Songwriter Contest 2000, 2003

Judged 1st & 2nd annual songwriter contest - Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival 2006, 2007