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Table of Contents Events at a Glance Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. July/August 2015 vol. 50, No. 7 July Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 1 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 10 Fri Ice Cream Social at OSA Hall, 220 E. 23 St 13 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 18 Sat Singing Party in Sheepshead Bay; 2-6pm 19 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 22 Wed Mickey Coleman & Erin Loughran 8pm; Sunnyside August Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 5 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 16 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 19 Wed Martin Daly & Steve Suffet 8pm; Sunnyside Singers Club 23 Sun Borderline Folk Music Club Annual Picnic, Rockland County, NY. 25 Tue Newsletter Mailing; 7pm in Jackson Heights, Queens 29-9/4 TradMaD Camp at Pinewoods Camp September Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 2 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn (tentative) 11 Fri Sara Grey and Kieron Means, 8pm at OSA Hall 14 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 16 Wed Brendan O'Shea; 8pm; Sunnyside Singers Club 18 Fri Talk Like A Pirate Eve. 7:30pm, at OSA Hall 20 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm Details on pages 2-3 Table of Contents Events at a Glance .................. 1 Festival Listings ....................14 Society Events Details ...........2-3 Folk Music Society Info ..........19 Topical Listing of Society Events 4 CDSS Summer Camps Ad .......20 Fall Folk Music Weekend ......... 5 MCNY Folk City Exhibit ad ....21 From The Editor ................... 6 Mark S. Hamburgh Ad ...........22 The Folk Process ................... 6 Falcon Ridge Ad ...................22 Calendar Listings ................... 7 Pinewoods Hot Line ...............23 Repeating Events ...................10 Membership Form - Join Us! ....24 Calendar Location Info ...........12 - 1 - Irish Traditional Music Session: Every Monday: 8-11pm Tenor banjo, harmonica and fiddle player Don Meade and friends get together every Monday night for an Irish traditional music session in the back room of this historic Hell’s Kitchen bar/restaurant. Free admission; food and drink are available. Musicians and singers and listeners welcome. At the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue (on 46th St), Manhattan; co-sponsored with and led by Don Meade; for info 212-247-2562 or www.blarneystar.com/ Sunnyside Singers Club: every Wednesday; 8-11pm Come join us every Wednesday at 8pm for a 3-hour pub style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Co-sponsored with and held at the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Occa- sionally there is a featured guest performer for part of the evening. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. A voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local. Information: 718-899-1735. Featured Performers: July 22: Mickey Coleman & Erin Loughran August 19: Martin Daly & Steve Suffet Folk Open Sing: Wednesdays, July 1st & August 5th; 7-10pm Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening. At the Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Directions: F or Q train to 7th Ave.; 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Ethical Culture Society, Folk Music Society of NY/NYPFMC, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: Frank, 212-533-2139. Ice Cream Social and Song Swap; Friday, July 10th; 7:30pm Ice cream and music, what could be better? We’ll supply the ice cream (and non-dairy product) which comes with toppings of all sorts. You bring your appetite for frozen delights and melodious sounds for a DIY (Do It Yourself) song swap hosted by Frank Woerner, leader of our Brooklyn Open Sings. Bring instruments, voices, kids, friends and songs; and have a great time. Prepare a song or tune to lead, sing/play along, tap your feet, or relax and listen. Harmonies and chorus songs appreciated. At OSA Hall, 220 E. 23rd Street, suite 707, (2nd and 3rd Ave). Admission $10; children, under 12, $5. ASAP: Please tell us that you are coming, what's your favorite flavor, and if you want non-dairy; e-mail: DW(at)folkmusicny.org or call 718-672-6399. Singing Party in Sheepshead Bay, Bklyn: Saturday, July 18th Singing Party, 2-6pm in Brooklyn. Bring along your instruments, your voices and your listening ears. If you can, bring something to contribute to pot luck. Hunger for sound, food and drink will be satisfied. At Rhoda Cohen's in Sheepshead Bay (but not in the water). Near Nostrand Avenue, between Ave. Z and Voorhies Ave. RSVP and call for directions: 718-891-4950 (cats in residence) Shanty Sing: Sundays, July 19th & August 16th; 2-5pm We are co-sponsoring the Shanty Sing on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection - 2 - Note: July/Aug edition, next is September FMSNY Events Details- Continued (to give the official title) are from 2 to 5 pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY. Refreshments are available, including beer and wine for sale. Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. For more information about the Noble Collection, go to http://www.noblemaritime. org -- click on "Visitor Information" for directions and a printable map. For further information contact Bob Conroy: RConroy421(at)aol.com or 347-267-9394. Borderline Picnic; Sunday, August 23rd; Rockland County; noon-6pm We will again be co-sponsoring the annual Borderline Picnic which this year will be a tribute to Tom Paxton at our new venue, Germonds Park, 185 Germonds Road in West Nyack, Ny 10994. This event, which will run from 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM. is FREE and open to the entire community. The main stage performers are: Lew Abramson, Barry and Brooks, Lydia Adams Davis, James Durst, Robert and Susan Gelb, John Guth, Josh Joffen, Terry Kitchen, Larry Kolker, Mara Levine, Dennis Mcdonough, Kerri Powers,Anne Price, Maggie Seligman, Steve Suffet, John Whoever, Bob Wright (with Bill Doerge and Bob Conroy). There will also be a separate jam area for those wanting to jam and sing, led by Bob Wright. Co-sponsoring this year's festival are the Town of Clarkstown, Folk Music Society of NY (aka Pinewoods), AcousticMusicScene.com, Folk Music Society of Hunting- ton, and Tribes Hill. FREE admission; bring your own lawn chairs, food and drink. Those who don't can purchase it from the park concessionaire. Alcohol and pets are not permitted on premises. Unfortunately, there is no public transportation available to the park on Sundays. Driving: Palisades Parkway to Exit 10. Make a right on to Germonds Road (County Route 27) and follow it east for 3 miles. Park will be on your right. For further information Greta Inowlocki; intrend(at)yahoo.com They are also seeking vendors. Contact: 914-589-8250. Newsletter Mailing: Tuesday, August 25th; 7pm We need your help to mail out the next Newsletter. Join the important band of volunteers that sticks the stamps and labels, and seals the pages to mail out this newsletter. At the home of Don Wade and Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72nd Street, Jackson Heights (Queens). Right near the “74 St” Station of the #7 line or the “Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights” Station of the E, F and R trains. (Cat in residence.) Info: 718-672-6399. TradMaD Camp (Trad Music and Dance Camp) From August 29 to September 4, 2015, we'll be singing, picking, dancing, jamming, swimming, relaxing -- all the things we love about Pinewoods Camp. Staff list includes Sheila Kay Adams, Anita Best, Eliza Carthy, Andy Cohen, Amy Conley, Bob Dupré, Sue Dupré, Craig Edwards, Grand Picnic, Bennett Hammond, Lorraine Hammond, Scott Higgs, Allen Hopkins, Hubby Jenkins, John Kirk, Chris Koldewey, Jen Larson, Trish Miller, Emily O’Brien,Caroline Paton, Linnea Paton, John Roberts, Jacqueline Schwab, Ryan & Brennish Thomson, Bob Walser, Elissa Weiss, and more See the flier sent out with the March newsletter and/or check the website: www.tradmadcamp.org. Note that scholarships are available and those wanting financial assistance are encouraged to apply for them. The Society’s web page: www.folkmusicny.org - 3 - Topical Listing of Society Events For details of current events see pages 2-3 Weekends Nov. 6-8: Fall Folk Music Weekend; see page 5 Concerts Fri, Sept. 11: Sara Grey and Kieron Means, 8pm at OSA Hall Fri, Oct. 23: Brian Peters & Jeff Davis "Sharp's Appalachian Harvest" at St John's, Christopher St (a Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert) Fri Nov. 20: *Legends concert with Heather Wood and assorted miscreants, also at St John's (tentative) *Legends–a series showcasing some great performers in various folk fields TradMaD Camp Aug. 29-Sept. 4: Six days at Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, Mass: www.tradmadcamp.org or see flier sent out with March newsletter Workshops and Special Programs Sun, Aug. 23: Borderline Folk Music Club Annual Picnic. Rockland Co., NY. Fri, Sept. 18: Talk Like A Pirate Eve. 7:30pm, at OSA Hall Sun, Feb. 21, 2016: Overview of Contemporary Political Folk Music, perfor- mance-talk by Ben Grosscup.
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