October 2012 www.folkproject org New Jersey’s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization Festival Emergency! Fall Festival – Friday through Sunday, October 5 – 7 It’s not an emergency for us. It’s an emergency for you, though. You have only a few days left before you miss not only the official make-believe registration deadline, but the actual, real, honest-to-goodness “you can’t come anymore” registration deadline. Day passes are now available, so it’s easy for you first timers to make the leap. It is hard to believe how many of our Folk Project friends regret delaying their first festival. Remember, it’s more like a music retreat with only 150 guests, and it’s a special way to experience acoustic music. That’s why we say it’s the best darn three-day music party ever. Check out the lineup, the workshops and the fun at FolkProject.org/Festival. Register on line. Call Mark at (201) 207-8696 if you have any questions. Try it. You’ll love it. October Evening o’ Music Sat., 10/13, 8pm • Lindsey Meyer’s Keep the post-festival spirit jumping at Lindsey’s historic home in Peapack. Please bring instruments, voices, food and/or beverages to share (folding chairs are also welcome!) and bring a flashlight so you can find your car. 156 Main St, Peapack. (908) 208-3884. (GPS refers to my town as “Peapack and Gladstone”.) Directions: From Route 287, take Route 202/206 North and start counting traffic lights. When the road splits, bear left to stay on Route 206 N. At the 5th traffic light, turn right onto Holland Road. At the stop sign, turn left onto Main St. Go 1/2 mile and turn right into the driveway marked “Folk Project”. PARKING: Park anywhere along the driveway BEYOND the 2 houses. If drive is full, keep going, turn left onto School Street, and park in the municipal lot. NOTE: house is the two-famiily on the right side of the driveway. Enter through any door marked “Folk Project”. BONUS Evening o’ Music! Sat., 10/27, 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 October 2012 Members’ Gigs & Friends Acoustic Concert Series presented by Mike Agranoff: Mon. 10/22: 7:30pm, Port Washington, NY, Public LIbrary. www.pwpl. org/events/ or call (516) 883-4400 Fri., 10/5: Closed for Folk Project Festival Blue Jersey Band (Frank Ruck, Ellen Ruck, Mike Sutton): Sun., 10/14: 3pm, Featuring The Jeremy Kittel Band, Magpie, Toby Walker, Grover Kemble, the Lords of Liechtenstein and more. Community Concert Association of Bordentown, Bordentown Middle School, 50 Fri., 10/12: Open Stage Dunns Mill Rd., Bordentown, NJ, (609) 954-8130; Wed., 10/17: Princeton Country Dance (see Feets) 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 regular scheduled acts for the first Russ Kelner: w/ Cream Cheese Ensemble, Thurs., 10/18, Cranford Hall Nursing Home 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 Open Stage page. Unclassifieds Fri., 10/19: Amy Regan, Rachel Marie WEST ORANGE ROOM FOR RENT: Private bedroom/bathroom in large house with Amy Regan stands out among singer-songwriters as one who excels in all amenities, relaxed atmosphere, privacy respected, shuttle to train, easy access to both art of singing and the craft of writing, never letting the art and the craft interfere with each other. Her writing is literate and sophisticated. Her singing 280. Call Tom Picard (848) 219-1868 or Shari Korenstein (201) 306-8744 is passionate without drawing attention to itself. And her small combo graces MOONLIGHT CATERING: Catering for many types of events — weddings, gradua- her songs with appropriate lead work that does not get in the way of the tions, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, special occasions — you name it, Richard can songs themselves. One can admire her skill and still be swept away. cater it. www.MoonlightCatering.net Rachel Marie is a recent addition to the roster of Folk Project performing members. A singer-songwriter and student at Drew University, she shows precocious sophistication in her songs and presentation. Her appearance was a highlight of the Minstrel’s Birthday Show in August. “...Horses Sing None of It!” Fri., 10/26: Finest Kind, Jody Kruskal A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest Finest Kind is the vocally oriented trio of Ian Robb, Shelly Posen, and Anne Downey. These three singers, each a performers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, powerhouse in their own right, combine to produce some of the most beautiful and intricate harmonies in the folk dancers, others. Schedule available at www.folkproject.org. Seen on: Cablevision Morris world. Much of their material stems from the traditional repertoire of their respective native countries, England, Canada, area, Sun. 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, and the US. But they also glean from genres from Western Swing to Sacred Harp to Tin Pan Alley to their Thurs. 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via own formidable pens. streaming video on the web at www.MNN.org (popup players 34/82 http | mms); Service You can’t do that on the concertina! Well, maybe you Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) or I can’t, but tonight’s opener Jody Kruskal can. Jody Thursdays 7:30pm ch. 35; Fargo Access (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fri. is known in the contra-dance world as a wizard of the 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; Cablevision Anglo concertina as a member of numerous bands including Grand Picnic and Squeezology. But as a solo 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. Also streams via www. performer, he applies the little squeeze box to the bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat- most unlikely of songs, including blues, ragtime, jazz, tv-network. Mendham TV: Mon., Wed., and novelty numbers to marvelous effect. Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., Thurs., Sat.: 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same epi- UPCOMING: 11/2: Lou & Peter Berryman; 11/9: Open Stage; 11/16: Small Potatoes, Matthew Broady; 11/23: FP Past sode all week) on Comcast Presidents Concert; 11/30: An Agranoff Imperative! Brother Sun,The Sea, The Sea; 12/7: Chorus Song Night; 12/14: Open Stage; 12/21: Closed; 12/28: A Folk Project Special Concert —Trout Fishing in America; 1/4: The Kennedys; ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 1/11: Open Stage; 1/25: Runa —An Agranoff Imperative 22 or 25; Comcast Central 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 NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Ch. Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. We hold shows almost every Friday, year round, and the second 280; simulcast on Comcast 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 traditional American and ethnic “folk” music (in its purist definition), we welcome music of contemporary, primarily acoustic songwriters, and Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County 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 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 area) ch. 21. 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. 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. To volunteer email [email protected] 3 All Venues That’s Fit To Print Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) 728-3081, www.musicatthemission.org; Sat., 10/20: Ryan Montbleau Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Music on Main: 7:30pm, Woodbridge. http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org, (732) 634-4500 Rd. (Route 532), Waretown. (609) 971-1593 or www.alberthall.org; x6497 Thurs., 10/4: Iaian Matthews, Cliff Eberhardt, United Methodist Church Thurs., Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, 10/11: David Johanson Duo, Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave.; Thurs., 10/18: (201) 573-0718, www.cafeacoustic.org; Sat., 10/20: Arlon Bennett CD Release Party, Emerging Artist Showcase: Caitlin Canty, Jann Klose, Carsi Blanton, Barnaby Bright, the YaYas United Methodist Church; Thurs., 10/25: James Maddock, Barron Arts Center Arts off Main Open Mike: every third Thursday, The Lab, 128 Willow Grove St., NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: Turnstile Coffee Bar, 1607 Route 71, Belmar (2 blocks from Hackettstown. [email protected]; www.artsoffmain.com; (908) 684-4728 Rte. 35, 7 from Belmar Train Station), 6:30pm; Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St., Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA (973) 744-6560. Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. www.outpostintheburbs.org; members $5 non-members. Info: www.newjerseybluegrass.org Sat., 10/6: Nellie McKay; Fri., 10/19: Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely Borderline Folk Music Club: usually at New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) 354-4586 http://borderlinefolkmusicclub.org; Sun., St., NYC, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or (212) 787-3903; Sat., 10/6: Jolie Rickman Tribute 10/14: Linda McRae Concert; 10/13: The Raging Grannies, the Occuponics; 10/20: Marie Mularczyk O’Connel Café Zed: Open mic 7:30pm, sign-up 7pm, feature 9pm NEW LOCATION: Oskar Schindler & Friends, David Laibman; 10/27: Jenny Hurwitz & Talbot Katz, Jay Byrd & the Blue Jays Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Dr. (Prospect Ave. bet. Eagle Rock & Mt. Pleasant) Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, West Orange (848) 219-1868 or [email protected]. Good weather – Bring lawn www.folkmusicny.org; Every Monday: Irish Traditional Music Session, 8-11pm at the chair/blanket and picnic for the hill Sat., 10/20: Laible Blu Landmark Tavern; Tues., 10/2, 16 & 20: Old Timey Music Jam; Fri, Oct. TBA: Daniel Pearl Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series: In Clifton; address given with reserva- World Music Days concert; location tba visit web site for details tion, (973) 879-8568 or [email protected]. Workshops usually The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert in Livingston; RSVP to jamask8@ 3:30–5:30pm; concert usually 6:30pm. Concert only $15; workshop only $20; concert comcast.net or (973) 992-7491; Sun., 8/7: Freebo and workshop combo $30; Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info 8pm, (609) 799-0944 $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 12. www.PrincetonFolk.org; Fri., 908-412-9105, [email protected]; www.coffeewithconscience.org; 10/19: David Roth Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at http://www.fasola.org/; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s tickets/info call 973-539-8008, www.mayoarts.org, shows at 8pm Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) 293-2848; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. & Gordonhurst. (973) 509-2165; Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7-9:30pm, St. Peter’s (973) 786-7940 or (908) 879-7739; Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. http://nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Monmouth St., Red Bank Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; Sat., 10/6: Southside Johnny and the (except June-Aug.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. Poor Fools, Daniella Cotton; 10/13: Felix Cavaliere, Danny Kalb; 10/27: Al Stewart, Dave run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen. www.essexethical.org or (973) 763-8293. Nachmanoff Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA (610) 867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org. Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson 908-850-5772 or [email protected] 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; Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm. (609) 924-5353 or visit www.diamondcut. The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. com/oldtime/; 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month (973) 667-7055 or [email protected], www.hillsidecafe.com; The Uptown Coffeehouse: www.uptowncoffeehouse.org New Location: City Island Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn Community Center, 190 Fordham S. lower level, City Island, NY. 5pm,$15, under 12, $5; 8pm. (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; Sat., 10/6: Carla Ulbrich, Chasing June Sun., 10/7: Drew Nelson McLynn’s Restaurant: Open mic Wed., 9pm. 250 Morris Ave, Springfield. (973)258-1600 Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, Plains, (914) 949-2146, www.WalkaboutClearwater.org; Sat., 10/13: Woody Guthrie www.darresstheater.com. Wed., 10/17: Café Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney Night — Peter Siegel, Lissa Shneckenberger, David Bernz, Carolann Solebello, Hope Machine, Rick Nestler 5 4 The Folk Project presents: Folk Project Fall Festival A Special Concert at The Minstrel “The best three-day music party ever!” Trout Fishing in America Columbus Weekend Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood ~ Music for people who take their fun seriously ~ Friday – Sunday, October 5 – 7, 2012 Hunterdon County, NJ Friday, December 28, 8:00pm Featuring: Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Road The Jeremy Kittel Band Morristown, NJ

Magpie Tickets: $17.00 in advance $20.00 at the door Register Now! Toby Walker Trout Fishing In America is www.folkproject.org/festival known for folk/pop music that’s Grover Kemble sophisticated and original... but not inappropriate for This musical getaway combines outstanding childen. In other words, fun acoustic concerts with activities for musicians, for all ages! non-musicians, and music lovers. Comfortable “One plays guitar, the other plays bass, and most of indoor facilities make this festival their repertoire is comic and original. Think of Trout weatherproof. A low price includes all food, Fishing in America... as The Smothers Brothers for the new millennium” Parents Magazine lodging and activities. This fabulous “Infectious indie folk-rock with a strong sense of humor” mini-vacation of fun, learning, and sharing St. Petersburg Times music is limited to only 180 guests. “Somewhere between Raffi and the Spice Girls...there exists a sliver of time when parents and children can Questions? love the same music. We call it ‘The Trout Years.’” [email protected] More information: www.folkproject.org or 732-841-1348 Tickets available in advance via paypal on www.folkproject.org or at the Minstrel Acoustic Music Series Fanwood Performance Series every Friday night. The Fanwood Performance Series hosted at the Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center in Fanwood welcomes Eric Harrison and Roia Rafayien on October 13 and Robert Bruey and the Blue Jersey Band on November 10. Doors open at 6PM and shows start at 7PM. Suggested donation is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. www.fanwoodperformanceseries.org/ ------

6 7 FP Calendar: October 2012

1/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm, Maplewood. 12/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage (973) 376-7568 13/Sat. FP Evening o’ Music: 8pm, Lindsey Meyer’s, 156 Main St, Peapack. (908) 208-3884. (GPS: 2/Tues. FP Board meeting, Lindsey Meyer’s “Peapack and Gladstone”.) EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Fanwood Performance Series: Roia Rafayien, Fanwood. http://www.fanwoodperformances- Mannion’s Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/ eries.org/ EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist People’s Voice Cafe: The Raging Grannies, The Occuponics, NYC. www. Church, Hopatcong. (973) 770-0179 peoplesvoicecafe.org/ 3/Wed. EVERY Wednesday, Straight Morning Drive, featuring Straight Drive 15 minutes after Sanctuary Concerts: Felix Cavaliere, Danny Kalb, 8pm, Chatham. www. the 7:30am station break. 6–9am, WDVR-FM and www.wdvrfm.org sanctuaryconcerts.org EVERY Wed.: Morristown Int’l Dancers, 7:30pm, Mountain Lakes Community 14/Sun. Blue Jersey Band, Community Concert Association of Bordentown, (609) 954-8130 Church. (973) 539-7020, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html Borderline: Linda McRae, 2pm, New City, NY. Reservations (845) 354-4586 http://bor- EVERY Wednesday: Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Suzanne Patterson center, derlinefolkmusicclub.org Princeton. (609) 799-2073, http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/ 28/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Tom Arnesse, 2pm, Ridgewood. www.maxellute. EVERY Wednesday: “Down Jersey” with Jim Albertson, 7:30pm, WSNJ am1240, net/njecd.html am1440 and www.wsnjam.com; http://members.aol.com/downjerseyjim/ 15/Mon. Newsletter Deadline Send stuff to [email protected] EVERY 1st Wednesday: Folk Open Sing; 7pm, Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect 17/Wed. Morris County Center for the Arts Cafe Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney. 7:30 p.m., Park West, Brooklyn. (212) 636-6341 or (718) 788-7563 Darress Theatre, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, www.darresstheatre.com EVERY Wednesday: 9pm, Open Mike, McLynn’s Restaurant, Springfield. Princeton Country Dancers: Blue Jersey Contra Band with Bob Isaacs. (973) 258-1600 18/Thurs. Woodbridge Music on Main: Caitlin Canty, Jann Klose, Carsie Blanton, Barnaby Light 4/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. 7:30pm, United Methodist Church. http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org See skandinoje.org for dates/info 19/Fri. Minstrel: Amy Regan, Rachel Marie Woodbridge Music on Main: Iain Matthews, Cliff Eberhardt, 7:30pm, United Methodist Church. http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org Outpost in the Burbs: Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely, 8pm, Montclair. www. outpostintheburbs.org 5/Fri. Minstrel: Closed for Festival Princeton FMS: David Roth, 8pm, Princeton. http://princetonfolk.org/ 6/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Joe DePaolo, Root Mean Square 20/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Ridge Kennedy, Beaver Lake Trio EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. www.cdny.org Café Zed: Open Mike & Liable Blue, Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Outpost in the Burbs: Nellie McKay 8pm, Montclair. www.outpostintheburbs.org Drive, West Orange. Open Stage 7:30pm, feature 9pm Hurdy Gurdy: Carla Ulbrich, Chasing June, 8pm, Fair Lawn. www. hurdygurdyfolk.org Acoustic Cafe: Arlon Bennett CD Release Party, The YaYas, 2pm, Park Ridge. www. People’s Voice Cafe: Jodie Rickman Tribute Concert, NYC. www.peoplesvoicecafe.org/ cafeacoustic.org Sanctuary Concerts: Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools, Daniella Cotton, 8pm, Music at the Mission: Ryan Montbleau, 8pm, West Milford. www.musicatthemission.org Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org People’s Voice Cafe: Marie Mularczyk O”Connell & Friends, David Laibman, NYC. www. 7/Sun. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; peoplesvoicecafe.org/ www.wprb.com 25/Thurs. Woodbridge Music on Main: David Maddock, 7:30pm, Barron Arts Center. http://www. EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. woodbridgeartsnj.org EVERY Sunday: Tom Picard and Carl Croce, Tapastry Restaurant, Montclair 26/Fri. Minstrel: Finest Kind, Jody Kruskal EVERY Sunday: Radio Nowhere, 7–10pm, WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at 27/Sat. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans’ 8pm, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742 www.wmscradio.com or www.live365.com/wmsc. People’s Voice Cafe: Jenny Hurwitz & Talbot Katz, Jay Byrd & the Blue Jays, NYC. www. Uptown Coffeehouse: Drew Nelson, City Island, NJ. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org peoplesvoicecafe.org/ The Place House Concerts: Freebo, 3pm, Livingston. (973) 992-7491 or jamask8@ Sanctuary Concerts: Al Stewart, Dave Nachmanoff, 8pm, Chatham. www. comcast.net sanctuaryconcerts.org 11/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, 7pm, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) 429-0288 or Music at the Prallsville Mill: Harvey Reid, 8pm, Stockton. www.VerySeldom.com [email protected] 28/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Beverly Francis, 2pm, Ridgewood. www. Woodbridge Music on Main: David Johanson Duo, 7:30pm, Barron Arts Center. http:// maxellute.net/njecd.html 8 www.woodbridgeartsnj.org 9

Music at the Prallsville Mill Sat., 10/27: Harvey Reid Join the Folk Project Concerts in a beautiful historic mill, Route 29, Stockton, five miles north of Lambertville Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your and New Hope. Info and Tickets at: www.VerySeldom.com. Tickets also available by membership fee, to Scott Ross, 36 Hilltop Circle, Whippany, NJ 07981. mail: Send a check payable to the “Mill Folk Concerts” and SASE to: Mill Folk Concerts, Info: [email protected] 79 Rittenhouse Road, Stockton, NJ 08559. Questions: [email protected] or Choose at least one: ___ New ___ Renew ___ Skip to my Lou call (609) 397-3586 Name ______------Address______

Pelvis Burlapp’s Guide to Autumn ______It’s that time of year again! Leaves are falling, kids back to school, colorful gourds gather Home Tel. ______Work Tel. ______on porches. Each season has its unique problems, which is why Pelvis was born. Let me lessen your troubles, reduce your worries, and recline in your Laz-E-Boy. Gather round E mail 1: ______E mail 2: ______folkies and you shall hear the answer to all your troubles. You expected a rhyme there? Do you play or sing music: 1. How to Make a Banjo from a Pumpkin: There are many excellent videos on youtube [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally to show you each step in detail. Here’s the Pelvis shortcut: Empty the pumpkin of fruit ______Basic Individual membership @ $20/year $ ______and seeds. Steal a banjo neck from the dumpster of a local music store. Jab the banjo (You’ll receive this personal monthly newsletter.) neck into the pumpkin. String and tune. ______Supporting membership @ $25/year $ ______2. How to Make a Pumpkin from a Banjo: Turn your banjo upside-down and fill with (Personal monthly newsletter PLUS our eternal gratitude) pumpkin seeds. Plant the banjo in a rich, tone-deaf soil, neck facing up, preferably near ______Family membership* $ ______Earl Shrubs. Water viciously for several hours. Sing “The Green Grass Grows All Around” (Additional family members @ $3 each per year) while hopping on the soil. Wait watchfully, or watch waitfully. Your should have nice ______Multiple Year Membership $ ______pumpkins within weeks, though they might be a bit stringy, and may taste twangy. number of banjo-tossing years _____ X type of membership. You do the math. DONATION to Folk Project 3. Going Green Department: Uses for Fallen Leaves: What a waste to see all those leaves (Tax deductible! We are also eligible for Corporate Matching Donations and banjos.) $ ______just being put into bags and hauled off to who knows where! (Put your hand down, it’s just an expression.) Leaves that are still a bit green make an excellent salad. Brown, red, Total amount enclosed: $ ______or blue leaves can be smashed into liquid, and used as shoe polish or hair dye. Fill your NEW! Please I’d like to receive a print newsletter old clothes with leaves, and you have a new companion. Remember tracing leaves and check one: making beautiful art projects when you were a kid? (Hey, I told you to put your hand I’d like to save trees and receive an Enewsletter down. I can’t see you right now. I’m sitting at a computer typing these words in a high Make your check payable to: The Folk Project tower, surrounded by flying monkeys and beautiful princesses.) Leaves make excellent *Family membership is one basic or supporting membership plus $3 for each additional family member/banjo. compost, and can be wonderfully repurposed as toilet paper. Please list the names of additional family members: 4. Fall Festival Time: I have addressed festival etiquette in previous columns, so I suggest you search through your pile of old newsletters (see #3 above for repurposing old newsletters). If you are a new member, and have never been to festival, I’ll give you the short answer: earplugs, patience, antacids, hand sanitizer, sea chanteys, sleep deprivation. As an extra bonus, try to guess which banjos were made from pumpkins. It’s okay to ask the banjo player, “Was that banjo made from a pumpkin?” It will not offend the banjo player. Actually, it’s pretty near impossible to offend a banjo player, though people continue to try. 5. Locution: This fall, it’s very stylish to use the word “fixin’,” as in, “I’m fixin’ to tell you.” See if you can work it into every few sentences. Okay, I’m fixin’ to end this article, so have a great fall, eat lots of gourds and candy corn, and play lots of sad lonesome eerie songs for Pelvis. (Who still has their hands up? I’m fixin’ to answer questions now.) Pelvis will answer your question via email to [email protected]. 10 11 Folk Project Board Meeting • September 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 a rainy This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges September 4, 2012 at the home of Allan Kugel and Cecelia Rowedder in Highland Park. Several you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Board members dined out in advance at a delicious local restaurant. Please send items to Presideddie Roffman, [email protected]. Present were Pat Brangs, Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Allan Kugel, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally, Eddie Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten, and Bob Safranek (Trustees); Mike Agranoff, Lori Falco, Jan Viehman invites her Folk Project friends to take a look at what she’s been Howie Goldman, Joe Graziano, Lindsey Meyer, Pam Robinson, and Leigh Walker (Other Board doing for most of 2012. Look at her website, janclareviehman.com, to view Members); Cecelia Rowedder and Tom Taylor (Guests). Absent were Carl Croce, Gloria Friedman, her 36 Christmas Poinsettia wall quilts! Nancy Kelner, Sandie Reilly, Kevin Redden, Scott Ross, Mark Schaffer, Robin Schaffer, Jean Scully, and Rachel Streich. Howie Goldman saw three moose and rafted two rivers on his recent trip to The minutes of the August meeting were accepted as written. In Rachel’s absence, President Maine with his daughters. On one of the rapids, seven of the eight people in Eddie reported that we remain in good financial shape. his raft fell out! But they all agreed that Maine was beautiful. In new business: Mike Agranoff took an astonishing vacation train trip across western Canada. The Board regretfully accepted the resignation of Trustee Nancy Dugan, due to personal reasons. Many thanks to Nancy for her valuable input to the Board and for her lively spirit. Bob Safranek He was inspired to plan the trip after watching the IMAX film that Connie was unanimously elected to complete her term, which ends in December 2012. Eddie then called Crawford consulted on, the Rocky Mountain Express. Mike enjoyed the first for Board volunteers to serve on the nominations committee for the December elections. Many class service, especially the pillow concierge. members are term-limited, so there will be some necessary turnover. He would like nominees who are “peacemakers” and are willing to compromise. The nominations committee will be Deb O’Hanlon’s brother, Jim, passed away in late August after a six-week bout formed at the October meeting. with cancer. Deb was able to share his last days and hours along with his In committee reports: wife and his son. Jim was a ‘black powder shootin champion’, a 21st century • The Festival Committee says that fall fest is half-filled as of Sept. 2 and that they’re running PSAs (public service announcements) on radio station WNTI’s folk radio show. cowboy, and beloved by his family. • Electronic Communications Chair Lori reported sending out electronic renewal notices to Elizabeth Lachowicz had a great time on her recent trip to Chicago to everyone, regardless of whether they receive paper or electronic newsletters. The Board celebrate the wedding of her sister Carla, and to Boston for her nephew’s discussed when and how to send renewal notices and agreed that sending welcome letters to new members is a good idea. A motion was made to accept a proposed FP wedding. Tom reports that Carla’s ceremony took place right where Muddy privacy policy but after discussion, the Board voted to table it until next month’s meeting. Waters was buried. The Board voted to commend Lori for all her hard work on this policy. Cecilia Rowedder and Allan Kugel had a great time in Vienna and Prague. • Minstrel Chair Mike Agranoff reported a slow August, with an average attendance of 71.0 paid for regular shows and 64.8 when he added in the Birthday Show and Open Stage. Vienna was amazing, and they were glad that so many people there spoke The $25/show rent increase has also taken a bite out of income. English. Cecilia had a memorable birthday on her last day in Vienna, and she • Swingin’ Tern Chair Leigh said that a last-minute band cancellation in August triggered a has now decided to provide all future reports of her age in hexadecimal. quick response from contra dance friends, resulting in an excellent replacement band, named “Unbowed”. Networking works! Bob McNally informs us joyously that his partner Sandie became a • Community Services Chair Joe said he received a request for performers from a community grandmother during the past month. Bob is hoping that, with luck, he will be organization. When he connected them with our FP Performers List, he heard they were purchasing a house in Mount Tabor soon; it is close to Ken and Pat Rolston’s. shy about asking performers to play for free. We hope no one hesitates to approach our performers. Some work for pay and some for free – it never hurts to ask. ADJOURNMENT The next meeting will be on October 2 at the home of Lindsey Meyer in lovely downtown Peapack. Board meetings are open to all Folk Project members. If you’d like to attend, email Lindsey at [email protected] to get directions to the meeting.

12 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., 10/6: Joe DePaolo, Root Mean Square Maplewood International Dancers: Recreation House, 124 Dunellen Rd., Maplewood. Jo Anne Rocke – piano; Paul Morrissett – violin; Wes Steenson – mandolin, banjo Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments Contras served. Days (908) 273-6468, eves (973) 376-7568. You may root for some mean squares, but calculating contras are the product of njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html the man of figures, Joe DePaolo. Root Mean Square will multiply their rhythms to Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Community Church, the power of fun. You’ll be feeling prime as Joe adds the ones and twos in triplets 48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member resulting in high fives in seventh heaven until 11 o’clock. Not to be hyperbolic, (973) 539-7020 or (973) 228-5966, http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html but Swingin’ Tern takes dancing to the nth degree, so dress to the nines, sine your North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5 pm, Unitarian Society, dance card and make all the right angle moves before going off on a tangent for 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) 445-4497 or (201) 447-1136. some pi at the break. www.maxellute.net/njecd.html; Sun., 10/14: Tom Arnesse; 10/28: Beverly Francis Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Sat., 10/20: Ridge Kennedy, Beaver Lake Trio Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly. [email protected]. Bill Quern – fiddle, mandolin, banjo; Sarah Gowan – guitar; Ross Harriss – saxophone, Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Rd, whistle Contras & Squares East Falls, PA. 2nd Sundays, 2–4:30pm (215) 844-2474 In storybook land, just over the Ridge, you’ll find Beaver Lake where Kennedy and the Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7:30pm, Riverside School, Riverside Drive, Princeton. Beaver Lake Trio busily construct the dam to hold in all of the Swingin’ Terns. Gnawing Tuesdays (except school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org (609) 924-6930; down trees to lay the floorboards for the dancers, they create their lodge. With a slap of the tail the dancing begins as Ridge calls all eager beavers to the floor and the Trio tears Princeton Folk Dancers: 8pm Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St.and off tunes at a fur-ious pace to the delight of all their forest friends. Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, Borough Hall, Princeton, Wed. (and some Saturdays) 8pm, beginners 7:40. Pickup band musicians welcome. Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Usually $6. (609) 683-7956 or (609) 924-8813, email [email protected]. Band info only: (609) 252-0248 or [email protected] performerlisting at Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Community Dance; Wed., 10/17: Blue Jersey No partner necessary. Beginners’ workshop, 7:30pm; Contra Band with Bob Isaacs. 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., 10/6: Joe DePaolo, Root Mean Square; 10/20: Ridge Kennedy, Beaver Okner Pkway”) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Right at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish Lake Trio: 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 into the parking lot of the Parish House just before the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website. Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. www.valleycontradance. (973) 295-6864 org, (610) 868-7432; 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, Bob Safranek, 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.