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QUICK GUIDE TO THE INSIDE September Evening o' Music �� 2 Minstrel Start Time & Show Format �� 2 William Jackson House Concert �� 6 NJ Storytelling Festival �� 6 Board Meeting: The Summary ��10 Good o’ the Order ��11 Senior Management Positions Available ��11 Members’ Gigs (& Friends) ��13

NOTE: web links in the eNewsletter are now clickable September Evening o' Music September 2016 Sat., Sep. 10, 8pm • Liz Pagan and Dave Kleiner's The Minstrel 32 Williamson Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ • 973/429-0288 Acoustic Concert Series presented by Liz and Dave are all set to go for this month’s gathering of musicians and friends. Bring the usual pot luck fare of yummy dishes, beverages, and desserts, and, most importantly, come with voice and Concerts every Friday at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship instruments to light up the night along with the cozy fire out back (weather permitting, of course). 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ Directions: www.FolkProject.org • 973/335-9489 • [email protected] Get to Parkway SOUTH via EITHER Route 3 East OR Route 80 East to Route 19 South. Take Exit 149. Quick left onto Montgomery Street. Third left onto Williamson. #32 is fifth house on left. Fri., Sep. 2: Tracy Grammer with Dixie Lee & Ed Rainey (Show starts at 7:45) FROM PARKWAY NORTH (via Route 280 East)—Take exit 148 (JFK Drive). Make the fourth right onto Montgomery St. Third left onto Tracy Grammer performs original songs and instrumentals, and pays homage to her late Williamson. #32 is the fifth house on left. partner in life and song, Dave Carter, as well as other stellar contemporary songwriters. She has become one of the staples of the contemporary folk scene with her sweet voice, unas- suming and yet commanding stage presence, and great collection of songs. Fall Getaway—Register Now Dixie Lee & Ed Rainey are a charming young duo who play old time country and Appalachian music. Ed’s father Rich Rainey is well known to local bluegrass enthusiasts. Their beautifully matched harmonies, Friends, Members, and Music Lovers One & All, There are only 25 openings left for this Fall’s Acoustic and Ed’s simple yet classy guitar accompaniment, are a joy to listen to. Getaway, and you don’t want to miss it. If you’ve never been to one, it’s an inexpensive, music-filled mini-vacation, and a chance to hear Fri., Sep. 9: Brother Sun (show starts at 7:45) and experience world-class performers in concert, at workshops, and just hanging out. It’s designed The whole of Brother Sun is greater than the sum of its already substantial parts. Greg Greenway, Pat for players, singers, and listeners. Wictor, and Joe Jencks are each well known as strong and successful singers, songwriters, and perform- If you never miss one, here’s why this one’s special: Sloan Wainwright is a world class singer/songwriter, ers. But together, they blossom and explode, putting terrific vocal harmonies, solid guitar and piano Ernie Sites is a cowboy singer and rodeo bull rider, We’re About 9 is a creative and vocal phenom- arrangements, and a passion that is palpable into their already powerful songs. enon, Sleeping Bee is a progressive acoustic tour de force that includes Railroad Earth star Andy Goessling, SONiA disappear fear is a global star and insightful musical conscience, Junior Mack is a Fri., Sep. 16: Bill Staines with Hudson Valley Sally (show starts at 7:45) blues magician who’s shared the spotlight with the famous and greatest of our time, Andrew Dunn For just about as long as anyone currently involved in folk music can remember, Bill Staines is a Minstrel headliner and best friend of the Project, Julie Edelston is our member’s Fest Forward as been the archetypical contemporary folk singer. People have been singing his songs choice, a dynamic and entertaining performer with a great future and a loving Folk Project past. on stage, in recording studios, and around campfires for over 30 years. He is responsible for such classics as “Roseville Fair,” “All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir,” and “River,” The Getaway is October 7–9, 2016. Register soon by visiting FolkProject.org. For questions, answers all with choruses that beg to be sung along to. Come and see a true living legend. and opinions email [email protected]. Hudson Valley Sally is a group that hearkens back to the early days of the Folk Revival when acts like the Weavers were in their heyday—guitar, banjo, bass, and four voices in full throat, singing uplifting songs with great choruses for all to sing. Their material includes some traditional songs, some songs Minstrel Start Time & Show Format written in that era, and some of their own in the same vein. As you are probably aware, the Minstrel has recently changed its starting time from 8pm to 7:45pm in order to comply with a Morristown Zoning Board requirement that the show end at 10:30pm, Fri., Sep. 23: A Folk Project Special Concert—Calan and we vacate the building by 11pm. And in order to fit our show into the shorter available time, $17 in advance/$20 at the door we changed the Opening Act's performance from two 20-minute sets to a single 30-minute set. Calan bring together the remarkable talents of five young musicians Also, to allow for as many performance slots as possible for our Open Stages, we moved the show- giving a fresh and vibrant sound to traditional Welsh music. With a time up to 7:30pm for those Open Stages. contemporary and lively approach they breathe new life into the old traditions through their sparkling melodies, foot tapping tunes, and Now, having a couple of months of shows under our belt we are doing some reevaluation of our spirited and energetic performances of Welsh step dancing. show schedule, and are looking at further tweaks. To wit, in order to have a consistent start time for all shows we're considering moving the start time for our regular shows another 15 minutes Concert begins at 8pm earlier to 7:30pm. If we did that, we would be able to go back to our older Opening Act format of Fri., Sep. 30: Open Stage (NOTE: not the usual 2nd Friday; early start time of 7:30) two 20-minute sets. So we are polling our audience for their opinion on those proposed changes. Any changes would take place at the beginning of 2017. 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 a diverse collection of acoustic musicians. We’ve often seen previews of our In order to register your opinion and offer comments, please point your browser to regular, scheduled acts for the first time at Open Stage. For information on how to secure a performance FolkProject.org/MinstrelPoll. Many thanks for your input. slot, call 973/335-9489, or visit the Open Stage page on the website. —Mike Agranoff, Program Chair, The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series UPCOMING: 10/7 Closed for the Folk Project Fall Getaway; 10/14 Open Stage; 10/21 Christine Lavin with David & Sophie Buskin; 10/28 Folk Project Halloween Show; 11/4 John Forster with Mike Agranoff; 11/11 Open Stage; 11/18 Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore with Fendrick & Peck; 11/25 Toby Walker; 12/2 Chorus Song Night; 12/9 Open Stage; 12/16 Folk Project Holiday Show 2 To volunteer, e-mail [email protected] 3 Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St., Boonton. 973/334-9292, All Venues That Fit We Print www.DarressTheater.com Morristown Uke Jam: Ukulele playalong and jam, 7pm every 1st Wed at Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, 47 Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go S Park Pl, Morristown (on the Green in warm weather. Info: www.meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam, Mark 973/978-0751, [email protected] Acoustic Cafe, Pascack Valley: Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 25 Fremont Road, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, Music on Main Street: Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main St., Woodbridge, NJ, 7:30pm, $20 advance/$23 door, www.CafeAcoustic.org, 201/573-0718; Sat. 9/24 The End of America with www.WoodbridgeArtsNJ.org/music-on-main-street.html, 732/596-4048; Wed. 9/14 Martin Sexton, Kirsten Maxwell $32 advance/$35 door, this show at Parker Press Park, 400 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Rd. NJ Friends of Clearwater Festival: Brookdale Community College, Larrison Hall Commons, 765 Newman (Route 532), Waretown. 609/971-1593 or www.AlbertHall.org Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ, 11am–7pm, on three stages, free, www.mcClearwater.org/festival.php; Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 7 North Main St., Lambertville, NJ, 8pm, concerts, open folk jams, Sat. 9/10–9/11 11–7 Saturday, 10–5 Sunday song circles, $12, www.BirdhouseCenter.org, [email protected], 609/397-3964; Sat. NJ Storytelling Festival: Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton NJ, timed tickets required, 9/3 Hoot & Holler, $10, fiddle-guitar duo; Fri. 9/30 The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc free with park admission, adults $18, seniors $15, students 6–17 $10, www.groundsforsculpture.org, Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury United 609/586-0616; Sun. 9/18 12 noon–6pm, featuring FP storytellers and musicians, open mic story Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St, Little Silver, NJ. 1–5pm. $4 for BOTMA members, $5 non- slam "Out of the Frying Pan" members. Info: www.NewJerseyBlueGrass.org The Newton Theatre: 234 Spring Street, Newton, NJ, 8pm, www.TheNewtonTheatre.com, Borderline Folk Music Club: Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church Street, Nanuet, NY, 1pm, bring a [email protected], 973/383-3700; Fri. 9/23 Altan, $24–$39 potluck dish to share, $15 members, $20 non-members, www.BorderlineFolkMusicClub.org, Outpost In The Burbs: Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair, NJ, 8pm, $22 [email protected], 845/510-9630; Sun. 9/18 No Fuss and Feathers Road Show advance/$25 door, www.OutpostInTheBurbs.org, 973/744-6560; Fri. 9/16 Dan Bern with Jason Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St., Westfield, NJ, 8pm, Darling, $25 advance/$28 door; Fri. 9/23 David Bromberg Quintet, $42 $20 online/$25 door, www.CoffeeWithConscience.org, [email protected], 908/412-9105 People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., New Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ, 8pm, York, NY, 8pm, $18 contribution, members $10, www.PeoplesVoiceCafe.org, 212/787-3903; Sat. www.MayoArts.org, 973/539-8008; Thu. 9/1 Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers, $39–$69; Wed. 9/17 Hudson Valley Sally with Terry Kitchen & Mara Levine; Sat. 9/24 Owens Brothers Band with 9/14 Gordon Lightfoot in Concert, $39–$79, the legend lives on Filthy Rotten System Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, 718/651-1115, 973/786-7940 or 908/879-7739 www.FolkmusicNY.org, Every Monday, Irish Traditional Music Session, 8–11pm at the Landmark Earth Room Concerts: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County (UUCMC), Tavern. Visit website for details. 1475 West Front St., Lincroft, NJ, 7:30pm, $15 advance/$20 door, www.EarthRoomConcerts.org, Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, 732/542-4127; Sat. 9/24 The Nields 8:15pm, $20, members $15, students 12–22 $10, kids under 12 $5, www.PrincetonFolk.org, Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, [email protected], 609/799-0944; Fri. 9/16 John Roberts & Deb Cowan NJ, 8pm (doors open at 7:30pm), $20 online/$25 at door, www.EthicalBrew.org, 201/836-5187; Sat. Roxbury Arts Alliance: Roxbury Performing Arts Center, 72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, 9/17 Matt Nakoa with Efrat Shapira NJ, RoxburyArtsAlliance.org, 862/219-1379 Fanwood Performance Series: Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 75 North Martine Avenue, Roy's Hall: 30 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ, 8pm, (was Blairstown Theatre), $25, RoysHall.com, Fanwood, NJ, 7pm, donation $15, seniors/students $10, www.FanwoodPerformanceSeries.org, 908/362-1399 908/418-1301; Sat. 9/10 Claude Bourbon Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at www.fasola.org, 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s Church, 199 Carroll Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday (except June–Aug.). St., Brooklyn. 718/293-2848, 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg., Park & Gordonhurst. 973/509-2165, Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. Run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7–9:30pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. Moen, www.EssexEthical.org or 973/763-8293. www.nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html Folk Music Society of NY: 8pm, $20, members $18, kids and full-time students $10, FolkMusicNY.org; Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham, NJ, 8pm, Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA 610/867-2390, www.GodfreyDaniels.org. www.SanctuaryConcerts.org, [email protected], 973/376-4946; Sat. 9/17 Judy Good Coffeehouse: The Good Coffeehouse at The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, Collins, $45, SOLD OUT doors open at 7:30pm, music at 8pm, 718/768-3195 or www.theOldStoneHouse.org Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, The Hillside Cafe: Franklin Reformed Church, 45 Hillside Crescent, Nutley, NJ, 8pm, limited seating, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month. 609/924-5353 or visit includes refreshments at intermission, $25, [email protected]; Fri. 9/16 Joe Jenks www.diamondcut.com/oldtime Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, Fair Lawn, NJ, 8pm, $20, member $17, Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., www.HurdyGurdyFolk.org, 201/384-1325; Sat. 9/10 Aztec Two-Step, $28 advance/$31 door, "45th White Plains, NY, 7:30pm, Walkabout Chorus "Teachabout" at 6:45pm, $18 advance/$23 door, Anniversary Concert" www.WalkaboutClearwater.org, 914/949-2146 Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam: EVERY Thursday, 6pm, Mannion’s, 150 West Main St., Somerville Woodbridge Wednesdays: Parker Press Park, 400 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge, NJ, 7:30pm, bring 908/203-9700, www.meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park a lawn chair, free, www.WoodbridgeArtsNJ.org/woodbridge-wednesdays.html; Wed. 9/7 Martin Barre (Jethro Tull guitarist) 4 5 William Jackson House Concert Scott Ainslie Workshop Sun, Sep. 11 • Princeton, NJ Sat., Sep. 10, 2–5pm • Montclair, NJ Judit Stenn, a member of the Princeton Folk Music Society, is having a house concert featuring Announcing an acoustic blues workshop at a private residence in Montclair, NJ, with master blues Scottish musician William Jackson on September 11. The event includes a workshop for interested player Scott Ainslie, who learned this music from legendary Piedmont and Delta blues players. musicians, dinner for ticket holders, and a session after the concert. Scott is a remarkable player, a scholar, and a Great Instructor at various camps and weekends; he Concert: harp, whistle, bouzouki, small pipes, 6–8pm ($25) can handle a group with mixed skill levels easily. The price of $45 includes free coffee, soft drinks, Workshop: small pipes, 4–5pm ($25 for workshop) and cookies. E-mail [email protected] or call/text 201/388-2936 for details on payment, location, what to bring. Dinner: 5–6pm (for concert ticket holders) Session: 8–11pm (free of charge, open to ticket holders only) Where: 46 Bayard Lane. Princeton, NJ 08540, home of Judit and Buzz Stenn, 609/252-0320, Roy Book Binder House Concert [email protected] Sun., Sep. 25 • Sold Out Tickets: All tickets to be reserved by advance payment only (see fees above). Checks to be written to William Jackson and sent to Judit at 46 Bayard Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540. As a Folk Project member who judiciously pours over every syllable of every email we send, you E-mail Judit ([email protected]) to sign up and to say you have sent the check. know about the Roy Book Binder House Concert on September 25th. That concert sold out in one day and no more tickets are available. Fortunately, this newsletter has plenty of other fantastic William Jackson of Glasgow has been at the forefront of Scottish traditional music for more than Project events to attend. Keep reading. 40 years. Besides his stature as one of the leading harpers and multi-instrumentalists in Scotland, William has gained an international reputation as a composer. His "Land of Light" won the international competition in 1999 as the new song for Scotland. William was a founding member and creative tour de force of Ossian in 1976 that became one of Scotland's best-loved traditional bands. The Central NJ Song Circle The band, whose music influenced a generation of musicians, extensively toured the U.S. and Europe. The Central NJ Song Circle is a monthly gathering of folks who love to play folk, blues, rock, pop, For the past 10 years he has been touring with noted Irish harper Grainne Hambly as the Masters and jazz standards as well as original songs. We follow a round-robin approach so that everyone of the Celtic Harp. Besides harp, he also plays tinwhistle, small pipes, and bouzouki. gets a chance to play. We welcome players of all levels/ability as well as audiences that share our passion for this music. The Central NJ Song Circle meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 6:30pm to 9pm, except for holidays, at Mara's Cafe & Bakery, 250 South Ave, Fanwood, NJ. NJ Storytelling Festival More information at the Song Circle Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CentralNjSongCircle. Sun., Sep. 18, noon–6pm • Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ Feast your ears and eyes! Come enjoy stories of fantasy, heartbreak, wisdom, and whimsy in a fab- ulous sculpture park setting on Sunday, September 18, 2016 from noon to 6pm. More than forty Farewell to Music at the Mission New Jersey storytellers and musicians, including Folk Project folks Mike Agranoff, Ken Galipeau, Unfortunately, we have received word that another folk music venue is closing down. Here is their Kathryn Weidener, and Carol Titus, will regale listeners with tales for all ages at sites throughout a announcement: 42-acre sculpture park with more than two hundred and seventy sculptures with works by J. Seward It is with sadness, but a great feeling of accomplishment, that the Board of Music at the Johnson and other international artists. Mission announces that we are “closing the doors.” Music at the Mission was one of the A story slam with the theme “Out of the Frying Pan” will begin the fun at noon; contestants will best venues for concerts that featured International and National performers, Showcases be chosen at random to recount their personal story in five featuring regional performers, and Open Mics for some of the “best” to the “just getting minutes or less. The event’s signature close, the Lightning started” performers. Round, will polish off the afternoon with ten tellers who per- The lack of financial sustainability in the past few years, due in part to increased enter- form two-minute tales in rapid succession. Prior to the festival, tainment options, have led to our decision. For those that supported Music at the Mission workshops are offered from 9:45–11:45am for educators and since 2002 we want to say “Thank You.” Whether audience members or volunteers, we others interested in storytelling techniques. have great memories and stories to last us quite a while. For information visit www.njstorynet.org. The event will be at The Grounds For Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton NJ 08619 (GPS use 126 Sculptors Way) 609/586-0616. The Festival is free with park admission. The Triangle Fire Opera Grounds opens at 10am. Timed Tickets are required and are issued for a specific date & arrival time. On Sunday, September 4th, 2016 at 3pm, the American Labor Museum/Botto House National Admission tickets are available for purchase online www.groundsforsculpture.org. Landmark proudly welcomes the general public to a performance of the new Triangle Fire opera with music by Leonard Lehrman and libretto by Ellen Frankel. This presentation of the Triangle Fire opera will be performed by members of the Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus and the New Halloween Show This Way Comes Jersey Industrial Union Council (IUC) “Solidarity Singers.” Come one, come all! Get you spooky costume or your alter ego ready! Anyone interested In addition, the Annual Labor Day Parade steps-off at the Museum at 1:30pm. The parade will in participating in the Halloween Show on October 28th, please contact Deborah Graham at finish at the Great Falls Historic District in the City of Paterson. [email protected] or call 908/687-4560. The American Labor Museum is located at 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ. 6 7 FP Calendar: September 2016 14/Wed. EVERY 2nd Wednesday: 6:30pm, Central NJ Song Circle. Mara's Cafe & Bakery, 250 South For venue addresses & contact information, see Venues, Feets, or Gigs Ave, Fanwood, NJ. www.facebook.com/CentralNjSongCircle Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 8pm, Gordon Lightfoot in Concert, $39–$79, the legend lives on 1/Thur. EVERY Thursday: 6pm, Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Somerville. 908/203-9700; Music on Main Street: 7:30pm, Martin Sexton, $32 advance/$35 door, this show at Parker meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park Press Park, 400 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge Alternate Thursdays: 7:30pm, Scandinavian couple dancing. Bound Brook. See 15/Thur. Newsletter Deadline: Send stuff to [email protected] www.skandinoje.org for dates/info Christine DeLeon: 4:45pm, Madison Farmers' Market, Central Avenue, Madison, NJ, Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 8pm, Bruce Hornsby and The www.rosenet.org/380/Madison-Farmers-Market, [email protected]., free Noisemakers, $39–$69 Sharon Goldman: 8pm, Old Franklin Schoolhouse, full-band show to celebrate the release 2/Fri. Minstrel: Tracy Grammer with Dixie Lee & Ed Rainey of KOL ISHA (A Woman's Voice), Metuchen, NJ, tickets at Eventbrite.com 3/Sat. Swingin' Tern: Alex Deis-Lauby & Crossing The Millstone 16/Fri. Minstrel: Bill Staines with Hudson Valley Sally EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: 8pm, Contra dances. NYC, www.cdny.org The Hillside Cafe: 8pm, Joe Jenks, $25, limited seating, includes refreshments at Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 8pm, Hoot & Holler, $10, fiddle-guitar duo intermission 4/Sun. EVERY Sunday: 7pm, Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio. WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com; Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, Dan Bern with Jason Darling, $25 advance/$28 door www.veryseldom.com Princeton Folk Music Society: 8:15pm, John Roberts & Deb Cowan, $20, members $15, EVERY Sunday: 7–10pm, Radio Nowhere. WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at students 12–22 $10, kids under 12 $5 www.wmscradio.com or www.live365.com/wmsc 17/Sat. Swingin' Tern: Sue Gola & Gotham Groove EVERY 1st & 3rd Sunday: 6pm, Open Irish session. Dublin House, Red Bank Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: 8pm (doors open at 7:30pm), Matt Nakoa with Efrat Shapira, EVERY 1st Sunday: 2–4pm, NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song $20 online/$25 at door 5/Mon. EVERY Monday: 7:30pm, Maplewood International Dancers. Maplewood, People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Hudson Valley Sally with Terry Kitchen & Mara Levine, $18 njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html contribution, members $10 6/Tues. FP Board Meeting: 8pm. At Jay Wilensky and Marie Trontell's in Whitehouse. Sanctuary Concerts: 8pm, Judy Collins, $45, SOLD OUT EVERY Tuesday: 7pm, Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam. Westside United Methodist Church, 18/Sun. Borderline Folk Music Club: 1pm, No Fuss and Feathers Road Show, $15 members, $20 Hopatcong. 973/770-0179 non-members, bring a potluck dish to share EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: 7:30pm, Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam. Mannion’s NJ Storytelling Festival: 12 noon–6pm, featuring FP storytellers and musicians, free with Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/ park admission, adults $18, seniors $15, students 6–17 $10 7/Wed. EVERY Wednesday: 7:30pm, Morristown Int’l Dancers. Mountain Lakes Community Church. 20/Tues. Christine DeLeon: 7pm, Millburn Public Library, Brass Fedora Duo with Jeff Rantzer, 200 973/539-7020, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html Glen Avenue, Millburn, NJ, MillburnLibrary.org, 973/376-1006, free EVERY Wednesday: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $8 ($5 seniors & 23/Fri. Minstrel: A Folk Project Special Concert—Calan students). More info on Dance page. The Newton Theatre: 8pm, Altan, $24–$39 EVERY Wednesday: 7:30pm, “Down Jersey” with Jim Albertson. WSNJ am1240, am1440 and Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, David Bromberg Quintet, $42 www.wsnjam.com; members.aol.com/downjerseyjim 24/Sat. ALMOST EVERY 4th Saturday: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $10 ($5 EVERY Wednesday: 9pm, Open Mic, McLynn’s Restaurant, Springfield. 973/258-1600 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. EVERY 1st Wednesday: 7pm, Folk Open Sing. Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Mike Agranoff: 8pm, Song Box, split bill with Josh Joffen, a private home in Seaford, NY Brooklyn. 212/636-6341 or 718/788-7563 Christine DeLeon: 3pm, Washington Festival in the Borough, Skylands Acoustic Stage at EVERY 1st Wednesday: Morristown Uke Jam; meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam; Mark Gaia Gifts, 76 East Washington Avenue, Washington, NJ, www.WashingtonBid.org, free 973/978-0751, [email protected] Acoustic Cafe, Pascack Valley: 8pm, The End of America with Kirsten Maxwell, $20 Woodbridge Wednesdays: 7:30pm, Martin Barre (Jethro Tull guitarist), free, bring a lawn advance/$23 door chair Earth Room Concerts: 7:30pm, The Nields, $15 advance/$20 door 9/Fri. Minstrel: Brother Sun People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Owens Brothers Band with Filthy Rotten System, $18 10/Sat. FP Evening o' Music: 8pm. At Liz Pagan and Dave Kleiner's in Bloomfield contribution, members $10 EVERY 2nd Saturday: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, English Country Dance, $10 ($5 25/Sun. EVERY 4th Sunday (except July and August): 2–5:30pm, Sacred Harp Singing, Montclair seniors & students). More info on Dance page. Friends Meeting House, 289 Park Street, Upper Montclair, NJ; gssh.hostoi.com Fanwood Performance Series: 7pm, Claude Bourbon, donation $15, seniors/students $10 30/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: 8pm, Aztec Two-Step, $28 advance/$31 door, "45th Mike Agranoff: 7:30pm, Eastern Monroe Public Library, Stroudsburg, PA, Anniversary Concert" www.MonroePL.org/bookhouse.html, [email protected], 570/421-0800, free NJ Friends of Clearwater Festival: through 9/11, free, 11–7 Saturday, 10–5 Sunday Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 8pm, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, $12, concerts, open folk jams, 8 song circles 9 Folk Project Board Meeting • August 2, 2016 Good o’ the Order Board Meeting: The Summary A place to share news with your Folk Project Community about memorable events and challenges. Please send items to Joanne Cronin, [email protected] The August 2nd meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order at 8pm at the home of Pamela Zave and Yolanda Fundora in Summit. Mike Agranoff reports that Garnet Rogers has a memoir out called Night Drive, about his ten years on the road with his brother Stan Rogers. It's available through Garnet's website and at his Present: Joanne Cronin, Lois DeRitter, Grover Kemble, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally, Lindsey gigs. Mike says he enjoyed reading about familiar places, festivals, and people through Garnet's Meyer, Chris Riemer, Jay Wilensky, and Barrett Wilson (officers and trustees); Mike Agranoff, Pat eyes, and it's a really good read. Brangs, Ken Brody, Mike Del Vecchio, Lori Falco, Paul Fisher, Deborah Graham, George Otto, and Leigh Walker (committee chairs). Guests: Yolanda Fundora, Nancy Kelner, and Pamela Zave. Absent: Kathi Nancy Kelner says that the longtime adult education chair at her synagogue stepped down, and Caccavale, Christine DeLeon, Allan Kugel, Mitch Radler, Ed Roffman, Pam Robinson, and Mark Schaffer. Nancy was the only person she thought could do the job justice, so Nancy is now the new adult education chair at her synagogue. The July minutes were approved as corrected. The treasurer assured us of our continued solvency. Deborah Graham is thrilled to be going out west to see her son and his family, especially her new OLD BUSINESS grandchild who was born in December. Due to the foot issues, this is the first time she has been NERFA: The board will again subsidize all or part of the cost for three board members to attend able to visit. The foot is almost healed—Deborah had on matching shoes at the board meeting! the annual fall conference of NERFA, the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance. This conference offers Tom Taylor and Elizabeth Lachowicz spent the weekend in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains valuable opportunities to learn the business of folk music, to network with other folk music pro- at a lovely outdoor wedding during the torrential rains, so there were 150 people under tents ducers, to attend showcases, and to hire performers. The conference will be held in November in watching the rain and the thunder and lightning and the rainbow. Everybody laughed about it, Stamford, CT and is open to all. and enjoyed themselves hugely in spite of the weather. COMMITTEE REPORTS Bob McNally celebrated his birthday on August 2, and the Board serenaded him. Horses Sing None of It: Ken reported that Cablevision’s studio rules have changed and Pamela Zave has a brand new knee, and August 3 is her 35th service anniversary at AT&T Research. that volunteers no longer need to be residents of Randolph Township. If you’ve ever Yolanda Fundora has been trying to talk Pamela into running for President, because she wants to dreamed of helping to produce these high-quality music shows, contact Ken or Sandie at be First Lesbian Lady. (First the FP, later...?) folkproject.org/library/internal.php?id=cSh&sid=1 . Barbara Hall announces the completion of her tenth publication and the fourth book in her Electronic Communications: Lori reported some eye-popping statistics since we began using Stuffy the Cat series: Cattitude—Stuffy's Autobiography, for children ages 4–104 (adults get a kick Constant Contact in 2010: we have 4,316 contacts and have sent a total of 772,000 emails, includ- out of the stories). For more information: [email protected], www.OurNatureMatters.net, or ing 75,000 emails in just the past 3 months. She announced that she will step down as chair at the www.StuffyTheCat.com. end of the year and is training Barrett as her replacement. The board gave her a hearty round of applause for her and the committee’s exceptional achievements. Minstrel Booking: Mike A. reported that July was a good and eventful month, with John Gorka Sunflower Party! playing to a packed house and taking home the second largest fee in our history. The eventful Mari Gittelson has an annual party to celebrate the blooming of her sunflowers. It's a backyard part happened when a tree fell, knocking out power to the Fellowship and causing cancellation of garden party with vegetarian potluck supper. It's not specifically a folkie party, but it could become the July 15 show. The Minstrel, Publicity, and Web teams all scrambled to get the word out to the one if enough people bring instruments! It's at 7 North St., Summit on Sunday, September 4th, 6pm public about the closure. Mike also reported that the new Minstrel start time of 7:45pm is going until about 1am. Go down the alleyway to the right of the house and let yourself in through the “reasonably well.” During transition, audience members may have noticed varying start times for gate to the backyard. (Try to bring your own folding-chairs.) Mari has no working phone at the regular shows, Open Stages, and Special Concerts. Some of that will clear up in time. Due to the awk- moment, but if more info is needed, call or text to tenant David at 973/907-0798. wardness of 7:45pm, Mike is considering eventually moving to 7:30pm but questions the ability of volunteers to arrive earlier. Regular volunteers will be polled before any further changes take place. Getaway: Elizabeth said that so far, 125 people have registered for the fall Getaway, out of 150 to 160 maximum. The committee is concerned that people who’ve been shut out of previous Getaways Senior Management Positions Available may think this one is sold out when it’s not. Board members suggested pushing it at Minstrel, reach- ing out to the Meetup group, and sending a Constant Contact blast. To those members who would like to help with the running of the Folk Project, there are a num- ber of positions in our Board that will be opening up in 2017 due to the current holders of those The meeting was adjourned at 9:31pm. positions being term-limited at the end of the year. If you have a spot in your heart for the Project, Next month’s meeting is at 8pm on September 6 at the Whitehouse home of Jay Wilensky and Marie and some skills, and would like to offer your time, we can use your help. Here are the positions: Trontell. If you’re a FP member and would like to sit in, drop Lindsey a note at [email protected] ¤¤ Secretary: Someone to take notes at our monthly meetings, put them into a written record, to get directions. and upload them to the website. Also make an abbreviated version for the Newsletter. ¤¤ Treasurer: Someone to handle our books, pay bills, and do various other financial operations. Prepare monthly reports to be presented at meetings. Familiarity with Quickbooks or other Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. bookkeeping software would be a plus. —Henry Ford The current holders of those positions would help you in the transition. If you have any interest, please contact Elizabeth Lachowicz at 908/230-2280. 10 11 Save a Tree—Sign up for E-Newsletters Members’ Gigs (& Friends) Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go Our monthly newsletter is now available in electronic version. Advantages of receiv- ing the E-Newsletter? Mike Agranoff (www.MikeAgranoff.com, [email protected]): Sun. 9/18 1pm, NJ Storytelling Festival, ¤¤ You will receive it earlier each month presenting a program entitled "Ballads—Stories in Song," Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculptors ¤¤ The web and email links will be clickable Way, Hamilton, NJ, njStorynet.org/wpnjStory/events, [email protected], 800/780-4805, NOTE: ¤¤ You will be less likely to misplace it Purchasing tickets in advance at www.groundsforsculpture.org/Visit/Buy-Tickets is highly rec- ¤¤ This will save trees, energy, and reduce greenhouse gases ommended to avoid a potential long wait at the ticket booth; Sat. 9/24 8pm, Song Box, split ¤¤ You will save the Folk Project almost one dollar per month bill with Josh Joffen, a private home in Seaford, NY, call or email for directions and reservations, Sign up at enews.folkproject.org [email protected], 516/579-5365, $15 suggested donation, rescheduled date from snowed- out concert in January; Fri. 9/30 7:30pm, Eastern Monroe Public Library, Birdhouse music series,

Mail with payment to: 1002 N 9th St, Stroudsburg, PA, www.MonroePL.org/bookhouse.html, [email protected], FP Membership 570/421-0800, free Join the Folk Project c/o D L Graham 886 Ray Ave. Christine DeLeon (www.ChristineDeLeon.com, [email protected]): Thu. 9/15 4:45pm, Choose at least one: q New q Renew q Skip to my Lou Union, NJ 07083 Madison Farmers' Market, Central Avenue (between Main and Cook), Madison, NJ, Name: ______Home Phone:______Cell Phone______Address: ______www.rosenet.org/380/Madison-Farmers-Market, [email protected]., free; Tue. 9/20 7pm, Millburn E-mail 1: ______E-mail 2: ______Public Library, Brass Fedora Duo with Jeff Rantzer, 200 Glen Avenue, Millburn, NJ, MillburnLibrary.org, Do you play or sing music? 973/376-1006, free; Sat. 9/24 3pm, Washington Festival in the Borough, Skylands Acoustic Stage at q For fun q Occasionally perform in public q Professionally or semi-professionally Gaia Gifts, 76 East Washington Avenue, Washington, NJ, www.WashingtonBid.org, free, three stages Help us save Trees and save Energy! Choose to receive your Newsletter via Email! offer music for every taste q Receive Monthly Newsletter via Email q Receive Paper Newsletter (Save $5.00 from each membership category with our Go Green eNewsletter Discount!!!) Folk Project Outreach Musicians: Sat. 9/24 11am–4pm, "Music of Bygone Eras" in the Tabernacle, Please consider supporting the Folk Project with a Premium membership! Mount Tabor Victorian House Tour, 26 Simpson Ave Mount Tabor, NJ, music free with tour admis- Choose your (fully tax deductible) membership category below: sion, $25 advance, $30 door, parking info at www.mounttabornj.org, 973/975-0001 q Individual membership @ $25/yr. ($20 for Go Green eNewsletter!) $ ______q Family membership @$30/yr. ($25 for Go Green eNewsletter!) $ ______Sharon Goldman (with Stephen Murphy, Cheryl Prashker, Craig Akin, Efrat Shapira, and Amy Soucy, www.SharonGoldmanMusic.com): Names of additional family members: Thu. 9/15 8pm, Old Franklin Schoolhouse, full-band show to celebrate the release of KOL ISHA (A ______Woman's Voice), 491 Middlesex Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, $15 at the door, $12 advance tickets at q ‘Bard’ Premium Membership @ $50/yr. ($40 is tax deductible) q ‘Troubadour’ Premium Membership @ $250/yr. ($200 is tax Receive 1 special DVD featuring blues performances from deductible) Receive 5 special DVD featuring blues performances Eventbrite.com Horses Sing None of It from Horses Sing None of It Russ Kelner: Sat. 9/10 Brighton Gardens Assisted Living, with UPAFR, Edison, NJ q ‘Balladeer’ Premium Membership @$100/yr. ($80 is tax deductible) q ‘Star Performer’ Premium Membership @ $500/yr. ($400 is tax Receive 2 special DVD featuring blues performances from deductible) Receive 10 special DVD featuring blues performances Horses Sing None of It from Horses Sing None of It ______Multiple Year Membership – (You do the math!) Unclassified Ads Make your check payable to: The Folk Project. If membership in the Folk Project is important to you and you feel that you cannot afford our membership dues, please contact [email protected] for arrangements. Cat Home Needed: We are looking for a new home for our two dashingly handsome cats. We love The Folk Project is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit. Donations to the Folk Project are Tax Deductible. them very much, and they are both a delight. They do not need to go to the same home, but they could. Anyone interested in adopting either or both, please contact [email protected] For sale: Antique Roll Top Desk with Civil War History and DuraCraft 1:12 Scale Victorian Doll house, “...Horses Sing None of It!” furniture, wall paper, and electrical wiring also. Contact Barbara Hall, email [email protected], land- A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest per- line 973/839-8586, or cell 201/615-6904. formers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, dancers, others. For Fun & Enlightenment: Collage Workshops or Creativity (writing prose or poems) Workshops Schedule available at www.folkproject.org. Seen on: Cablevision Morris by appointment—your place or mine! Contact Barbara Hall, email [email protected], landline (Ch.21), Bergen (Ch.77), and Oakland (Ch76), NJ 11pm; Manhattan 973/839-8586, or cell 201/615-6904. Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City 2:30pm Thurs. on For Rent/Share: Room or mini-apartment in my home, must have own transportation, no pets. Time/Warner Cable Ch.56 & 1996, RCN Cable Ch.83 & FIOS Contact Barbara Hall, email [email protected], landline 973/839-8586, or cell 201/615-6904. Ch.33; also broadcast via streaming video on the web at www.MNN.org; Service Electric Cable TV, Allentown, PA (airing in 84 towns) Thurs. 9:30pm, Ch.50; Fargo Community Access 68 www.CityOfFargo.com/CityInfo/AccessTV/Access99schedule Want to Learn TV Production? on channel 68 at 6:30pm Fridays & 3pm Mondays in Fargo, North Dakota; ... Horses Sing None of It! is Looking for Volunteers Comcast Central NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Ch.280, Simulcast on Comcast The Folk Project TV series Horses Sing None of It is looking for a few people to volunteer 1 or 2 Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County area) Ch.21. Watch archived shows on nights/month as camera operators, computer graphics operator, audio engineer, even director or www.youtube.com/HSNOI. host. No experience needed. We will train on the job. If interested, please email [email protected]. 12 13 Feets Don’t Fail Me Now! Sat., Sep. 3: Alex Deis-Lauby & Crossing The Millstone Michael Bell: fiddle • Larry Koplik: piano • John MacDonald: mandolin, recorder • Jane McCarty: Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St., whistles Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. 971/991-0597, 347/275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc Alex has us cross trails through to find Crossing the Millstone crossing their T’s for or e-mail [email protected] tunes. Don’t get caught in the cross fire and find yourself at cross purposes but Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, cross the Rubicon to cross paths with contra crossovers. Cross your fingers that you don’t get your wires crossed and cross this off your list or it will be your cross 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.). Sept.–June, www.cdny.org or 212/459-4080 to bear. Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: 609/882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org Maplewood International Dancers: Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days 908/273-6468, eves 973/376-7568. njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Community Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd., 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. Supporters $5, others $6 (first timers: free first visit), 973/539-7020 or 973/228-5966, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. 201/445-4497 or 201/447-1136. www.northjerseyenglishcountrydancers.yolasite.com Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly. [email protected]. Sat., Sep. 17: Sue Gola & Gotham Groove Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd., 3820 The Oak Rd., East Falls, Norma Castle: flute, percussion • Julia Hartman: fiddle • Robin Russell: piano • Marnen Laibow- PA. 2nd Sundays, 2–4:30pm 215/844-2474 Koser: fiddle Gola and the Gotham Groove give us the global Gestalt, going from graceful glis- Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7pm, Riverside School, Riverside Dr., Princeton. Tuesdays (except sando to a gnarly, gothic, gigawatt gala. Gola goes for gold gathering gems to school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org, 609/921-9340, 609/912-1272 gypsy and glide. Guilty of getting glum and gloomy? Get your gluteal in gear and Princeton Folk Dancers: 9pm (teaching 8pm) Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. and grin and giggle as you gallop and gyrate Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206, Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30pm), $8 Wed., $10 Sat. ($5 seniors & students), 609/844-0459 or 609/275-7275, e-mail [email protected]. Performer listing at Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. www.princetoncountrydancers.org, pickup band musicians welcome. PCD English Country Dance Series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm, intro/basics at 7:30pm. Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. $10 ($5 seniors & students).Info: 609/844-0459, www.princetoncountrydancers.org No partner necessary. Beginners’ workshop, 7:30pm; dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See www.skandinoje.org for info. Scottish Country Dancing: most Tuesdays from September through May, 7:30–10pm, First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover Fanwood Presbyterian Church, 74 South Martine Avenue (at LaGrande Avenue), Fanwood, NJ, Parish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936 www.rscds-nj.org, 732/356-3923 From I-287 northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Exit by Swingin’ Tern: see page opposite the Ford dealership (“To River Road/Okner Pkway”) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Right at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish House. From I-78: Exit 48 Valley Contra Dance Society: 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), 2nd and 4th Saturdays, Unitarian Church of (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto Hanover Rd. Turn right into the parking lot of the Parish House just before the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $10 ($5 students). www.valleycontradance.org, Additional directions are on our website. 610/868-7432 973/295-6864 TERN ON THE NET! Find us at http://dance.folkproject.org More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society • www.cdss.org Presented by the Folk Project 14 15 TM

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