August 2012 www.folkproject org New Jersey’s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization Save the Date! Think Cold Weather Trout Fishing Just when you thought the holidays could not get any better we have one more gift for you! Trout Fishing in America will perform at the Minstrel on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at 8:00 pm. This will be a Special Concert that will take the place of our regular Friday night Minstrel concert. For those of you who are not familiar with Trout Fishing in America they perform for both children and adult audiences. This will be an adult performance that will be appropriate for children to attend. Tickets will be $17 in advance and $20 at the door. Advanced tickets can be purchased through our web site at www.folkproject.org. There are no discounted tickets for children. If you have any questions please visit the Special Concerts page of our web site and click on the email icon. Time to Register for Fall Festival... See Page 6! August Evening o’ Music Sat., 8/11 • Steve & Christine Humphreys’ Come on out and make Steve and Christine’s first Evening o’ Music a rousing success! Please bring instruments, voices, and food and/or beverages to share (and extra camp or folding chairs are very welcome, too!). 6 Penn Rise Court, Randolph, NJ (973) 476-6792 Directions: From 287, take Route 10 West to the intersection with Millbrook Avenue. Make a right onto Millbrook, then your first left (immediate!) onto Quaker Church Road. After approximately a quarter of a mile, take your second right onto Quaker Avenue. In approximately 400 feet, take your second right onto Fairfield Avenue, and then your first right onto Penn Rise Court to Number 6. BONUS Evening o’ Music! Sat., 8/25, 8pm • the Roffmans’ Every month, our 4th Saturday Bonus Evening o’ Music takes place at Eddie and Robin’s place, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742. Bring song, voice, insruments and food/bev to share. Note: Eddie and Robin keep Kosher. Non-kosher items can be shared on the kitchen table; bring serving utensils. Directions: >From I287 Southbound: exit 36, Ridgedale Ave. Keep right at fork, follow signs for and turn right at Ridgedale Ave., go 0.7 mi. Follow directions from Ridgedale-Hanover intersection below >From I287 Northbound: exit 36B, W Lafayette Ave. Right at light onto Ridgedale Ave., go 0.9 mi. >From Ridgedale-Hanover Intersection: Left onto E Hanover (westbound), go 4.6 mi. Turn right at Black Birch Dr. (just past traffic light at Shongum Rd.) go 0.8 mi. Turn right at Butternut Rd., second driveway on the right. The Minstrel August 2012 Members’ Gigs & Friends Acoustic Concert Series presented by Russ Kelner: once a week, Delaire Nursing Home, Linden; once a month, ManorCare Rehab, Mountainside. Fri., 8/3: The Minstrel’s 37th Birthday Show Blue Jersey Band (Frank & Ellen Ruck): Mon., 8/6: 5pm, Musikfest, Main Street Stage, For most of its 37 years of existence the Minstrel has celebrated its anniversary with a show put on by its member musicians. Back at our July 4th Picnic, we combined anywhere from 40 to 50 musicians into randomly grouped duos and trios. And each Bethlehem, PA; Sat., 8/18: 10am, Pennington Farmers Market, Rt 31 at Rosedale group then put together one song to perform for the show. It’s an unending surprise what people will come up with, and there Mills, Pennington; Sat., 8/12: 10:30pm (bluegrass starts at 7:30), Albert Hall,131 have been some memorable moments over the years. Please note: For this show only, admission is $8.00, and includes birthday Wells Mills Rd., Waretown cake and other refreshments. ------Fri., 8/10: Open Stage This is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians to perform a 15-minute set on our stage, and for the audience to be treated to Unclassifieds a diverse collection of acoustic musicians. We’ve often seen previews of our regular scheduled acts for the first time at Open Stage. For information on how to secure a performance slot, call 973-335-9489, or go to www.folkproject.org and visit the WEST ORANGE ROOM FOR RENT: Private bedroom/bathroom in large house with Open Stage page. all amenities, relaxed atmosphere, privacy respected, shuttle to train, easy access to 280. Call Tom Picard (848) 219-1868 or Shari Korenstein (201) 306-8744 Friday, 8/17: Bob Malone, Bob Cannon MOONLIGHT CATERING: Catering for many types of events — weddings, gradua- When Bob Malone isn’t occupied as John Fogerty’s (Creedence Clearwater Revival) piano player, he tours as a great solo performer. In that setting he conjures up images of Professor Longhair, or Tom tions, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, special occasions — you name it, Richard can Waits. He mixes literate, sardonic, gutsy songwriting with full-tilt barrelhouse piano for a powerful cater it. www.MoonlightCatering.net stage presence. Opener Bob Cannon is known locally in the Montclair area as the go-to guy when APARTMENT FOR RENT: Available September 1, 2012 — Large first-floor apart- you want a lead guitarist with great chops and taste. But on his own, he shines as well, using those guitar skills to complement great songs and vocals. ment for rent in 1861 historic home in Westfield. Close to train, town, YMCA. Large bedroom (12x21), 2 walk-in closets 1-1/2 modern baths, modern kitchen with eat- Friday, 8/24: Cliff Eberhardt, John Schmitt ing area, washer/dryer, central air, fireplace, front and side porches, two entrances, Cliff Eberhardt is a powerhouse of a singer-songwriter in all aspects of his craft. His voice is a high-liner brick patio. No pets. $1650 per month. Call 908-578-4118 for information. freight train demanding and deserving your undivided attention. The songs that train carries are fraught with emotion and brilliant in their poetry. And the guitar work complements the package perfectly. LOST ’N FOUND: Left at Roffmans’ after July 4th: a Blue floral slip-over type dress, Opener John Schmitt bucks today’s style-over-substance trend with a collection of really good songs. brandname is In-Floral, size M. a Beach towel with light blue background and Songs that tell stories and paint pictures with literate, poetic lyrics and beautiful melodies. Not that he orange surfboards. a Red canvas foldup camping chair, left over from last year. lacks style as well, though. His music has been described as Paul Simon meets Motown. He plays with a Contact [email protected] bassist and percussionist who also provide backup vocals CAT NEEDS HOME: Beautiful three-year-old, show-quality, spayed female Norwegian Friday, 8/31: Grover Kemble, Jacob Johnson Forest cat. Very loving and loyal. Only fault is that she absolutely will not toler- Grover Kemble is a local legend. Since the ‘70’s when his band Za Zu Zaz toured nationally, Grover, ate other cats. If you cannot adopt this cat yourselves, give some thought to my his guitar, and distinctive approach to jazz, Latin, and American standards have wowed his Morris problem, which is that my other cats have been hiding in the basement for almost County neighbors. His guitar and vocal chops and consummate musicality are reinforced by a great sense of style, showmanship, and a rubber face that never fails to charm. Hailing from a year now because Feathers “won’t allow” them access to the house. Thanks, Mari upstate South Carolina, Jacob Johnson is a one-of-a-kind solo acoustic performance artist who (Gittelson) Thelander, (862) 246-1763, (908)-656-1432 or [email protected] specializes in a style of guitar playing he calls “Neo-acoustic folk/funk”. His off-the-cuff sense of humor and tongue-in-cheek sensibility disarm the audience and leave them completely unprepared for the multilayered guitar masterworks he unleashes. His instrumental technique, while unconventional, never loses its balance or control or musicality. His lyrics, thoughtful and realistic, are delivered with the wry sort of charisma that makes you wonder if he isn’t just making “...Horses Sing None of It!” it all up as he goes. And sometimes he is. A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest per- formers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, dancers, UPCOMING: 9/7: Bill Staines, Roger Deitz; 9/14: Open Stage; 9/21: Christine DeLeon, Luke Liddy; 9/28: The April Verch Band, Fiona Tyndall; 10/5: Closed for FP Festival; 10/12: Open Stage; 10/19: Amy Regan; 10/26: Finest Kind; others. Schedule available at www.folkproject.org. Seen on: Cablevision Morris area, Sun. 11/2: Lou & Peter Berryman; 11/9: Open Stage; 11/16: Small Potatoes 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thurs. 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming video on the The Minstrel is an acoustic music concert series run by the Folk Project, a non-profit folk music and arts organization. We use the facilities of the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. We hold shows almost every Friday, year round, and the second web at www.MNN.org (popup players 34/82 http | mms); Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, Friday of the month is usually an open stage/audition night. The music we present is “folk” music in its broadest sense. That is, in addition to PA, Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Thursdays 7:30pm ch. 35; Fargo traditional American and ethnic “folk” music (in its purist definition), we welcome music of contemporary, primarily acoustic songwriters, and other types of music more folkie in attitude than in content. Shows start at 8pm; dress is casual. We serve coffee, teas, and baked goods. There Access (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, is no alcohol or tobacco on the premises. Admission is inexpensive; on our regular Friday concerts we ask $7.00 on your way in, and, if you feel ND; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. Also streams via www.bricartsmedia.org/community- the show was worth it, an additional amount at your discretion on the way out, which goes to supplement what we pay the feature performer. Children under 12 are free. For travel information or information on shows, call (973) 335-9489 or visit our website at www.folkproject.org. media/bcat-tv-network. Mendham TV: Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., Thurs., Sat.: Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same episode all week) on Comcast ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 22 or 25; To volunteer email [email protected] 3 All Venues That’s Fit To Print McLynn’s Restaurant: Open mic Wed., 9pm. 250 Morris Ave, Springfield. (973)258-1600 Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills www.darresstheater.com. Wed., 8/15: Café Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney Rd. (Route 532), Waretown. (609) 971-1593 or www.alberthall.org; Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, Milford, (973) 728-3081, www.musicatthemission.org; (201) 573-0718, www.cafeacoustic.org; Music on Main: 7:30pm, Woodbridge. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com, (732) 634-4500 x6497 Arts off Main Open Mike: every third Thursday, The Lab, 128 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown. [email protected]; www.artsoffmain.com; (908) 684-4728 NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: Turnstile Coffee Bar, 1607 Route 71, Belmar (2 blocks from Rte. 35, 7 from Belmar Train Station), 6:30pm; 37th Annual Festival — Sat., 8/11, Sunset Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury Park, Asbury Park. 11am – 7pm. Featuring Cobra Brothers, Arlan Felles, The Wag, O'Neill United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St., Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA & Martin, Three Mercies, Circle of Song Singers, much more members $5 non-members. Info: www.newjerseybluegrass.org Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair Borderline Folk Music Club: usually at New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., (973) 744-6560. Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. www.outpostintheburbs.org; New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) 354-4586 http://borderlinefolkmusicclub.org; People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th Brennan Coffee House: Justice William Brennan Court House, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City. St., NYC, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or (212) 787-3903; Show starts 7pm, open mike at end. (800) 542-7894, www.brennancoffeehouse.com; Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, Café Zed: Open mic 7:30pm, sign-up 7pm, feature 9pm NEW LOCATION: Oskar Schindler www.folkmusicny.org; Mondays — Irish Session at Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Dr. (Prospect Ave. bet. Eagle Rock & Mt. Pleasant) West at 46th Street, Manhattan; Orange (848) 219-1868 or [email protected]. Good weather – Bring lawn chair/blan- ket and picnic for the hill Sat., 8/18: Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell, Jay Wilensky, The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert in Livingston; RSVP to jamask8@ Chris Bukata) comcast.net or (973) 992-7491; Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series: In Clifton; address given with reservation, Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, (973) 879-8568 or [email protected]. Workshops usually 3:30– 8pm, (609) 799-0944 $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 12. www.PrincetonFolk.org; 5:30pm; concert usually 6:30pm. Concert only $15; workshop only $20; concert and Riverside Rhythm and Rhyme: Skylands Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,1811 State Route workshop combo $30; 57, Hackettstown. 6:30pm, open mic sign-up, 7pm open mic. www.skylandsuu.org. Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at http://www.fasola.org/; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s 908-412-9105, [email protected]; www.coffeewithconscience.org; Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) 293-2848; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for & Gordonhurst. (973) 509-2165; Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7-9:30pm, St. Peter’s tickets/info call 973-539-8008, www.mayoarts.org, shows at 8pm Episcopal Church, |346 W. 20th St. http://nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. Salem Roadhouse Café: Townley Presbyterian Church, 829 Salem Rd., Union. (973) 786-7940 or (908) 879-7739; (908) 686-1028, www.townleychurch.org; Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Monmouth St., Red Bank Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; Dull Music: 7pm, Rutherford Congregational Church, Union and Rutherford Avenues, Rutherford. www.dullmusic.com; Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson 908-850-5772 or [email protected] Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday (except June-Aug.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main and other crafts. run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen. www.essexethical.org or (973) Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm. (609) 924-5353 or visit www.diamondcut. 763-8293. No events June-August com/oldtime/; 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA (610) 867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org. The Uptown Coffeehouse: www.uptowncoffeehouse.org New Location: City Island Community Center, 190 Fordham S. lower level, City Island, NY. 5pm,$15, under 12, $5; Good Coffeehouse: 53 Prospect Park W. at 2nd St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, doors open at 7:30, music at 8pm, (718) 768-2972 or www.bsec.org; Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) 949-2146, www.WalkaboutClearwater.org; The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. (973) 667-7055 or [email protected], www.hillsidecafe.com; Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; 5 4 Folk Project Fall Festival FP Summer Weekend “The best three-day music party ever!” August 24–26 • The Silos, Wallkill, NY Leave the city behind and head for the hills (the Shawangunks, that is)! Mark your calendars Columbus Weekend for our traditional weekend-long evening o’ music held at a private home in upstate New York. We all pitch in (and some pitch tents) bringing food and beverages, helping out with Friday – Sunday, October 5 – 7, 2012 meals and cleanup, but otherwise spending the entire time making music and schmoozic. Hunterdon County, NJ Contact Bob to sign up or to find out more details, [email protected]. Featuring: The Jeremy Kittel Band Magpie Toby Walker A surprising variety of great The multi-Award winning show Grover Kemble entertainers in performance and produced and hosted Register Now! conversation by Ralph Litwin This musical getaway combines outstanding www.folkproject.org/festival acoustic concerts with activities for musicians, non-musicians, and music lovers. Comfortable indoor facilities make this festival FOLK MUSIC TV PRESENTING AND PRESERVING OUR MUSICAL HISTORY SINCE 1989 weatherproof. A low price includes all food, z z lodging and activities. This fabulous Local Broadcast Schedule for August mini-vacation of fun, learning, and sharing music is limited to only 180 guests. Cablevision, Morris, NJ, area 7:30 PM Sun., Channel 21 8/5 Andy Scott (AKA Goat) Jazz & Blues, inspired originals 8/12 Mara Levine with Caroline Cutroneo Vocalist/jewelry designer Questions? 8/19 Caroline Cutroneo/Mara Levine award-winner from Staten Island [email protected] 8/26 Red Reyne grass roots folk-rock/eclectic pop influenced songwriter Comcast N.West 21 & Central NJ channel 280 3:30 PM Fridays 8/3 Beau Borrero Generational duo w/Jazz & Blues, inspired originals 8/10 Karen Kamenetsky Haunting melodies w/lyrics of inspiration Earn $25 in your Spare Time 8/17 RUNA Multicultural group plays fresh arrangements of traditionals 8/24 Andy Cohen ragtime/blues fingerpicker, Schroeder's pianist & Support our Fall Festival! 8/31 Cathy Winter belting out gutsy blues and her own touching songs First-Timers! We want ‘em and we’ll pay for ‘em! We’ll actually write a check for $25 to Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), 2:30 PM Thursdays Now on Youtube! 8/2 Chuck Schaeffer Country inspired originals with a splash of folk any Project member for each first-time festival guest you bring to our Fall Festival on 8/9 Robert Hill Award winning Americana, Alt. Country & Roots music Columbus Weekend, Friday through Sunday, October 5 through 7, 2012. 8/16 Lara Herscovitch Skillful blend of acoustic, folk, pop and world See it anytime, from anywhere! 8/23 Eclectic Consort w/Renaissance shawms, krumhorns & synthesizer So many fest lovers have friends that are like-minded, like-hearted and like-talented. They belong at the best three-day music party ever. How many of us regret sitting on the go to: Princeton TV 30 Showtimes are variable. Please go to http://princetontv.org for current schedule. sidelines for years before we took the festival plunge? Do we want our friends to make www.Youtube.com/HSNOI the same mistake? No. We want them to have the share in the music and the magic. Check our Website for listings in Mendham, Staten Island, By the way, if you have never joined in the fest fun, come in October and bring another Brooklyn, Allentown and yes, we’re even in Fargo ND first timer and you you can get a $25 reimbursement, too. Our weekend of music is With Love from our viewers: limited to 180 guests and performers. We want it filled with our Project and Minstrel "Your tapings are such a treasure to the world!" Eve R. “You've collected an amazing array of real music on the show. I think the series belongs in the Smithsonian...” Dave K friends. It is so filled with music and fun that many of us come twice a year, every year. "I tape the show every week and watch it with my kids. It's the only TV show we watch." Rick J Come hang with Minstrel headliners like The Jeremy Kittel Band, Magpie, Little Toby “Great show. I watch it every week and wish it was on more often. Thank you, for GREAT education and entertainment..." Dutch K "I never miss your show! Love it!" Rich L Walker and Grover Kemble. "I discovered your show on Public Access TV this morning... I loved it! It cured my sad & lousy mood. Thanks!" Jodi B What an impressive body of work! ... a fine job of aquainting the general population with an eclectic blend of music!" Nancy H Two notes of consequence: We’ll hand out these $25 checks at the festival. And, because the Project is non-profit, we can only apply this $25 premium deal to a full-weekend “HSNOI” would not be possible without the assistance of our dedicated staff of Most Awesome Volunteers! adult admission. Other than that, go for it! Questions? Contact Mark or Robin Schaffe: [email protected] or 201-207-8696. 6 7

FP Calendar: August 2012

1/Wed. EVERY Wednesday, Straight Morning Drive, featuring Straight Drive EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist Church, 15 minutes after the 7:30am station break. 6–9am, WDVR-FM and www. Hopatcong. (973) 770-0179 wdvrfm.org 9/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, 7pm, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) 429-0288 EVERY Wed.: Morristown Int’l Dancers, 7:30pm, Mountain Lakes. or [email protected] (973) 539-7020 10/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage EVERY Wednesday: Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Suzanne Patterson 11/Sat. FP Evening o’ Music: 8pm, Steve & Christine Humphreys, 6 Penn Rise Court, center, Princeton. (609) 799-2073, http://www.princetoncountrydancers. Randolph. (973) 476-6792 org/ NJ Friends of Clearwater Festival, Asbury Park EVERY Wednesday: “Down Jersey” with Jim Albertson, 7:30pm, WSNJ Annual Princeton FMS Sing/Pot Luck, Sumneytown, PA. Contact hannahk309@ am1240, am1440 and www.wsnjam.com; http://members.aol.com/ gmail.com for info downjerseyjim/ 12/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Dorothy Cummings, 2pm, Ridgewood. EVERY 1st Wednesday: Folk Open Sing; 7pm, Ethical Culture Society, 53 www.maxellute.net/njecd.html Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. (212) 636-6341 or (718) 788-7563 15/Wed. Newsletter Deadline Send stuff to [email protected] EVERY Wednesday: 9pm, Open Mike, McLynn’s Restaurant, Springfield. (973) 258-1600 Morris County Center for the Arts Cafe Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney. 7:30 p.m., Darress Theatre, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, www.darresstheatre.com 2/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. See skandinoje.org for dates/info 17/Fri. Minstrel: Bob Malone, Bob Cannon 3/Fri. Minstrel: The Minstrel’s 37th Birthday Show 18/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Dave Colestock, Druckenmillers 4/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Open Mike, Party of Three Blue Jersey Band, 10am, Pennington Farmers Market EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. www.cdny.org Café Zed: Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell, Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata) — NEW LOCATION: Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive, West 5/Sun. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; Orange. Open Stage 7:30pm, feature 9pm www.wprb.com 24/Fri. Minstrel: Cliff Eberhardt, John Schmitt EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. FP Summer Weekend Contact [email protected] to register EVERY Sunday: Tom Picard and Carl Croce, Tapastry Restaurant, Montclair 25/Sat. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans’ EVERY Sunday: Radio Nowhere, 7–10pm, WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at www.wmscradio.com or www.live365.com/wmsc. Blue Jersey Band plays Bluegrazz, 10:30pm (music starts at 7:30pm), Albert Hall, Waretown 6/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm, Maplewood. (973) 376-7568 26/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Judy Rivkin, 2pm, Ridgewood. www. maxellute.net/njecd.html Bethlehem Musikfest, Main Street Stage: 5pm, Blue Jersey Band plays 31/Fri. Minstrel: Grover Kemble, Jacob Johnson “Django, Djazz, and Bluegrazz” 7/Tues. FP Board meeting, 8pm, Joe and Laura Graziano’s EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Mannion’s Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/

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Princeton FMS Annual Folk Sing/Potluck • Sat., 8/11 Join the Folk Project Starts 1pm, potluck at 4. Contact [email protected] for info. Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your membership fee, to Scott Ross, 36 Hilltop Circle, Whippany, NJ 07981. Bethlehem, PA Musikfest • Aug. 3–12 Info: [email protected] Every possible kind of music you can think of, and it’s free! www.musikfest.org. Choose at least one: ___ New ___ Renew ___ Skip to my Lou New Jersey State Fair • Aug. 3–12 Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ www.newjerseystatefair.org Name ______Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival • Aug. 31– Sept. 2 Address______Woodstown, NJ. www.delawarevalleybluegrass.org ______------Home Tel. ______Work Tel. ______Charlie’s Still on the MTA E mail 1: ______E mail 2: ______Do you play or sing music: Did he ever return? No, he never returned. And his fate is still unlearned. [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally

In folk music circles, one of the songs that have become a standard is Charlie on the ______Basic Individual membership @ $20/year $ ______MTA, popularized by the Kingston Trio in 1959. Written to protest a five-cent exit fare (You’ll receive this personal monthly newsletter.) increase, the song tells the story of Charlie, a fictional character who is trapped forever ______Supporting membership @ $25/year $ ______in the Boston subway system (then known as the MTA) because he doesn’t have a nickel (Personal monthly newsletter PLUS our eternal gratitude) to exit the train. ______Family membership* $ ______Several months ago I visited Boston for the first time in many years and had occasion (Additional family members @ $3 each per year) to ride on the aforementioned subway. The system is very up-to-date, with electronic ______Multiple Year Membership $ ______kiosks where you buy a smart card to pay your fare and then pay for your ride by number of banjo-tossing years _____ X type of membership. You do the math. tapping it against a target. No more nickels needed. DONATION to Folk Project (Tax deductible! We are also eligible for Corporate Matching Donations and banjos.) $ ______I looked like a hapless newbie as I tried to negotiate the kiosk and figure out how much money to load in and which buttons to push. Noticing my plight, a friendly lady wearing Total amount enclosed: $ ______an official uniform sidled up to me and offered me a CharlieCard. A CharlieCard? Yup. NEW! Please I’d like to receive a print newsletter It’s a smart card for use on the subway, similar in size and weight to a credit card, clearly labeled “CharlieCard” with a stylized drawing of people riding on the train and the logo check one: I’d like to save trees and receive an Enewsletter of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. I gratefully accepted the lady’s help Make your check payable to: The Folk Project with inserting the card into the kiosk and loading it with cash to pay for my ride. *Family membership is one basic or supporting membership plus $3 for each additional family member/banjo. As I waited for the train, I couldn’t help but wonder if the CharlieCard had a connection Please list the names of additional family members: to that oh so familiar song? I couldn’t imagine any other explanation. When I next had the opportunity, I consulted Wikipedia. Sure enough – folk music history is alive and well at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: NJ Friends of Clearwater Festival The CharlieCard is named after a fictional character in a folk music song often called "Charlie on the MTA”, which concerns a man Sat., August 11 • Sunset Park, Asbury Park trapped forever on the Boston subway system (then known as the The 37th Annual New Jersey Friends of Clearwater Festival is free and includes Metropolitan Transit Authority, or MTA) because he can't pay the performances and opportunities for everyone to play and sing, so bring your 5-cent surcharge required to leave the train. instruments. The card was introduced in 2004. At the dedication ceremony, The Kingston Trio was on Also featuring the 5th Annual NJ ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ROUNDTABLE at 2pm. hand to sing about poor ol’ Charlie. You can also help the Friends of Clearwater by going to the website and clicking on the Lori Falco “donate” link on the bottom of the page. http://www.mcclearwater.org/festival.php 10 11 Folk Project Board Meeting • July 2012 Good o’ the Order/ Board Meeting: The Summary Community News The monthly meeting of the Folk Project Board was called to order at 8:12 pm on July 3, 2012 at the This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges home of Joe and Laura Graziano in Wayne. you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Present were Pat Brangs, Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Allan Kugel, Elizabeth Lachowitz, and Eddie Please send items to Presideddie Roffman, [email protected]. Roffman (Trustees); Carl Croce, Lori Falco, Gloria Friedman, Joe Graziano, Lindsey Meyer, Kevin Redden, Sandie Reilly, Jean Scully, Rachel Streich (Other Board Members); and Laura Graziano (Guest). Absent Pat Brangs is a major force in the planning, and organization of her 50 year high school reunion being held this summer. Pat says, “It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it.” Before the reunion, Pat will were Mike Agranoff, Nancy Dugan, Scooter Ferguson, Howie Goldman, Nancy Kelner, Bob McNally, spend a week as a volunteer sous-chef for 20 sailors, for the Appalachian Mountain Club Fire Island Pam Robinson, Bobbie Rosengarten, Scott Ross, Mark Schaffer, Robin Schaffer, and Leigh Walker. Cabin Sailing Week. The May minutes were approved as written. The June minutes’ approval was postponed to the August Evelyn Maurer is home, healing and fighting lymphoma with all her strength. She is undergoing a meeting due to an incomplete correction from Michael, who was absent. Treasurer Rachel reported chemotherapy regimen that is hard, but she’s doing okay. She is hoping for a full recovery. Evelyn that our tax return will be mailed out this week. is extremely grateful for the support and well wishes she gets from our FP community. Send email In new business: to [email protected] for Evelyn’s contact information. The Board voted to accept Robin Schaffer’s resignation as chair of the ad hoc Email Policy Committee Jean Scully has recovered from an ‘epic case’ of poison ivy. She was completely careful not to touch and to appoint Lori Falco as its new chair. In a second vote, the committee’s status was elevated from while removing the vine from her yard, and she carefully placed it into her wastebasket. But then ad hoc committee (temporary) to standing committee (permanent) and its name was changed to she forgot it was there 2 days later, while putting the trash out! Siobhan Scully and her girlfriend have adopted two baby goats; the backstory is they saved the goats from being sent to market Electronic Communications Committee. The new committee crosses over many other committees from the farm where Siobhan works. and will enable centralized, consistent communications policies and procedures. Thanks go to Robin, who’s been serving as our capable Festival co-chair, and congratulations to Lori, who’s happy to return Rachel Streich’s mother’s health continues to improve. Her mom is moving out of ‘assisted’ and into ‘independent’ living, in Redding, CA, where Rachel’s brother lives. Rachel is taking a trip west to the Board in an official capacity. to visit both mother and brother in mid-July. In committee reports: Eddie and Robin Roffman are going on a cruise to Bermuda in July along with Robin and Larry • Mike bought two additional copies of FileMaker Pro for the FP, then created a database for Kaufman. The Roffman’s had a GREAT time hosting the FP July 4th holiday party. They plan to Minstrel Staffing to keep track of volunteers. The software will make life easier for Minstrel Staffing share a house rental with Pat and Paul Brangs on Long Beach Island from August 11-18. Visitors Chair Jean Scully and co-chair Amy Livingston just as soon as the bugs are worked out. are welcome! • Swingin’ Tern welcomed new booker Suzanne Patnaude and assistant booker Xander Kastan, who Mark Schaffer announces with joy, the engagement of his daughter Rebecca to her longtime replace the outgoing Dan Black. Many thanks to Dan. boyfriend, Joe. The Schaffer’s had a great vacation in Nova Scotia. On the way, they visited and fiddled with FP alum Joel Glassman at his and Lynda’s ‘hobbit house’ in Maine. • The FP’s Facebook page had an amazing 1,025 unique viewers for the week ending 6/26. If you haven’t looked lately, check out the festival photos. Sandie Reilly loves doing her sessions as an officially licensed and certified cycling coach. She says, “It’s fun to do and it’s rewarding!” • Horses Sing None of It chair Sandie Reilly gave kudos to Dave Kleiner for uploading numerous Jim Gartner participated in a retreat for combat veterans with PTSD. It was a moving and rewarding shows to YouTube. If you’ve never seen it on cable TV, go to the HSNOI channel and enjoy: http:// experience. Jim (a vet himself) played and sang for the vets, his music was well received. www.youtube.com/HSNOI or search YouTube for “Horses Sing None of It”. Jeff Saxton proudly announces that his daughter Jasmine Desiree’ graduated from the University • Minstrel attendance was so-so for Beppe Gambetta but that was off-set by the crowd that showed of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Italian. She also sang with the UP Choral Society, up for Carla Ulbrich. Headliners are fully booked through the end of the year. The Minstrel is $2,870 performing Beethoven’s Ninth in April. Jeff is very proud of Jasmine’s accomplishments! Contact in the black for the past 12 months but $330 in the red for the month of June, mostly from the [email protected] with job ideas for Jasmine’s extensive Italian skills. annual ASCAP fee of $245. Miriam Libove has been rehearsing and performing in ‘Edison Plays in the Park’ July production • Electronic Communications chair Lori Falco reported that in future, monthly notifications will be of Damn Yankees. With a full 22-piece professional orchestra, original choreography from the sent to alert members when the e-newsletter is available, so no more missed newsletters. She’s Broadway production, and great sets & costumes, Miriam is lovin’ it. We hear the audiences are working on sending members multiple notices when they’re about to expire so they don’t expire lovin’ it too! accidentally. Many people have already renewed after receiving notification via Constant Contact. Blue Jersey Band (Frank Ruck, Ellen Wolff-Ruck, Mike Sutton) enjoyed recent performances at Membership, Minstrel, and other committees are working to update member lists, closing gaps Pennington Farmer Market, West Windsor Farmer Market, Valley Contra, Princeton Country Dancers, and eliminating duplication. and a lovely House Concert in Princeton where they tried out a whole new set. On Sunday, October 14, @ 3pm, they will open the 32nd season of the Community Concert Association of Bordentown. ADJOURNMENT The next meeting will be on August 7 at Mark & Robin Schaffer’s in Rockaway. Board meetings are open to all Folk Project members. If you’d like to sit in, send a note to secretary@ Barbara Moo has finished writing her book! Perhaps now she and Andy will come out of hiding... http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321714113 folkproject.org to get directions to the meeting. Liz Pagan’s mom, Julia, is finally out of hospital/rehab recovering from a nephrectomy and settling 12 in at home. 13 SteveFeets Holland & RootDon’t Mean Square Fail Me Now! Blue Ribbon Cloggers: Meets in Pluckemin, Tuesdays, 7pm. Call Paula Fromen (908) 735-9133 or Heidi Rusch (908) 453-2750 for info. Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. (971) 991-0597, (347) 275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc or email [email protected] Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat. at Chinatown Y, Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery (bet. East Houston and Stanton); English Country every Tues. at Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.). cdny.org or (212) 459-4080 Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) 882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org Sat., 8/4: Open Mike, Party of Three Maplewood International Dancers: Recreation House, 124 Dunellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments Callers contact Dan Black at [email protected] served. Days (908) 273-6468, eves (973) 376-7568. http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/ Lilly Pearlman – fiddle; Neil Pearlman – piano; Joe De Paolo – drums, percussion fd_maplewood.html Contras Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Comm. Church, The maître d’ will be showing the Party of Three to the stage while several 48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member guest chefs serve up a full menu of culinary contras. The epicurious will (973) 539-7020 or (973) 228-5966, http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html delight in demi-glazed dosidos, butterfly whirl lamb chops, figure eight flambé, promenade purée, twirl tartare and swing sauté. Even the two bovine couples North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5 pm, Unitarian Society, will be happy with some basic hey for four. So come be our guest! 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) 445-4497 or (201) 447-1136. www.maxellute.net/njecd.html; Ice Cream Sundays: 8/12: Dorothy Cummings; 8/26: Judy Rivkin Sat., 8/14: Dave Colestock, Druckenmillers Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Tom Druckenmiller – banjo; Betty Druckenmiller – fiddle; Nathan Druckenmiller – Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly. [email protected]. guitar, mandolin Contras & Squares Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Rd, Drunken millers are sure to be attracted to Druckenmillers when they play East Falls, PA. 2nd Sundays, 2–4:30pm (215) 844-2474 their fiddle tunes Whiskey Before Breakfast, Miller’s Reel, Coming Through the Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7:30pm, Riverside School, Riverside Drive, Princeton. Rye, Beer Barrel Polka, Four Night Drunk and Take a Drink on Me. Not to be Tuesdays (except school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org (609) 924-6930; outdone, Dave favors the tunes Turkey in the Hey, Dance All Night, Fiddler’s Waltz and Heel and Toe. Princeton Folk Dancers: 8pm Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St.and

Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, Borough Hall, Princeton, Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Wed. (and some Saturdays) 8pm, beginners 7:40. Pickup band musicians welcome. Usually $6. (609) 683-7956 or (609) 924-8813, email [email protected]. Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. Band info only: (609) 252-0248 or [email protected] performerlisting at No partner necessary. Beginner’s workshop, 7:30pm; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Community Dance; dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. PCD English Country Dance series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm; intro/basics at First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover 7:30. $10 ($5 seniors & students). Info: (908) 359-2642 Parish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936 Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info. From I-287 northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Exit by the Ford dealership (“To River Road/ Swingin’ Tern: Sat., 8/4: Open Mike, Party of Four; 8/18: Dave Colestock, Druckenmillers Okner Pkway”) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Tight at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish House. From I-78: Exit 48 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto Hanover Rd. Turn right Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh into the parking lot of the Parish House just before the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website. Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. www.valleycontradance. org, (610) 868-7432; (973) 295-6864 TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org Presented by the Folk Project 14 More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society • www.cdss.org Box 41 Mendham, NJ 07945 www.folkproject.org Newsletter submissions: Liz Pagan Email: [email protected] 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield NJ 07003; deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Scott Ross Email: [email protected] c/o Scott Ross 36 Hilltop Circle Whippany, NJ 07981 Folk Project Officers: President: Ed Roffman Vice President: Pam Robinson Secretary: Lindsey Meyer Treasurer: Rachel Streich Trustees: Trustees thru 2012: Bob McNally, Nancy Dugan, Pat Brangs Trustees thru 2013: Allan Kugel, Ed Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten Trustees thru 2014: Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Elizabeth Lachowicz Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.