Febuary, 2002 vol 37, No.2
February 1 - 3 Winter Weekend at Holiday Hills -- see info last month 3 Sun Sea Music Concert: Jan Christensen+NY Packet, 3 pm 6WedFolk Open Sing; 7pm in Brooklyn 8 Fri Roustabout; Music at Metrotech, 8pm in Brooklyn 10 Sun Old Time String Band Get-together; 1:30pm in Bklyn 11 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting, 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, info (718) 575-1906 17 Sun Sunnyside Song Circle, 2 pm at Joel Landy’s 17 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s; 2:30 pm 20 Wed Traditional Music Open Mike & Folk Music Jam; 7 pm. 21 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church. 24 Sun Gospel & sacred Harp Sing; 3 pm in Brookyn 27 Wed Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7 Ave, #972, 7 pm March 3 Sun Sea Music Concert: Sean & Deirdre Murtha+NY Packet, 3 pm 6WedFolk Open Sing; 7pm in Brooklyn 8 Fri Debra Cowan; Music at Metrotech, 8pm in Brooklyn 10 Sun Old Time String Band Get-together; 1:30pm in Bklyn 11 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting, 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, info (718) 575-1906 15 Fri Stambandet & Nzinga’s Daughters, Advent Church ☺ 17 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s; 2:30 pm 20 Wed Traditional Music Open Mike & Folk Music Jam; loca- tion tba 21 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church. 26 Tue Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7 Ave, #972, 7 pm Details Inside - Table of Contents on page 3 The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org Folk Fone: (212)563-4099 SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Sundays, Feb. 3 & Mar.3, 3-5 PM First Sunday Sea Music Concerts at South Street Seaport Museum, Fulton Street and the East River. Members of The New York Packet (including Frank Woerner, The Johnson Girls and Dan Milner & Bob Conroy) join featured guests. Co-sponsored with the South Street Seaport Museum. At the Museum Gallery, 209 Water Street between Fulton & Beekman. Call 212-691-7610 for directions and to confirm location. Donation is $3, pay at the door. Featured guests are: Sunday, February 3 -Jan Christensen. Bursting out in song from behind his big 12- string guitar, Jan Christensen will deliver a varid program of ballads from his native Hudson River Valley to the Caribbean. Expect songs new and old but bring your voice to sing along with one of South Street’s true favorites. Sunday, March 3 - Sean & Deirdre Murtha. FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesday, February 6 & March 6; 7pm Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, children and a snack to share. At the Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West (basement), Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Directions: F train to 7th Ave.; Q train to 7th Ave.; 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Ethical Culture/Good Coffeehouse, Pinewoods Folk Music Club, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. For info: Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.
ROUSTABOUT; Friday, February 8th; 8pm Roustabout has been around since 1984. The band currently comprises Jim Bollman, Lars Hanslin, Bruce Hutton, Chris Romaine, and Susan Trammell. Together they per- form songs and tunes from the rural South from the1920s and earlier. Roustabout’s dedication to keeping old-time country music alive and well seems second only to the good times they have and inspire while making the music happen. If you are looking for a non-medical cure for depression, Roustabout is as close as you can get. Old-time country music, though often associated with melancholy themes, has a way of lifting spirits above the rough and tumble routines of life. Presented with the cooperation of Polytechnic University: Admission: $10 (members, $9, Polytech students & staff free). At: Polytechnic University, Wunsch Hall, just over the Brooklyn or Manhattan bridges in Brooklyn; right off the Tillary St. exit from the BQE. (See map, page 8.) By train: A, C, F (Jay St.–Borough Hall) and M, N, R (Lawrence Street) are closest. #2, 3, 4, 5 are five min. walk (Borough Hall). All are 1st or 2nd stop in Brooklyn, 15-20 min.from midtown Manhattan. Go into the open Metrotech Commons—right across from the back of the Marriott. The student center (Wunsch Hall) is at the far end of the Commons, beyond the trees, looks like an old brown church (which it once was). Street parking is free after 7 on Jay St., Tillary St., or Flatbush Ave. Flatbush Ave 2 blocks south of Tillary Street has lots of meters which are legal after 7:00 (but tow-away before 7pm). If you park on Flatbush, walk 2 blocks West past the Chase Bank building into the open Commons; the student center (Wunsch Hall) is at the near side of the Commons, looks like an old brown church. Call for info or direc- tions: (718) 549-1344 (after 11 AM).
OLD TIME STRING BAND GET-TOGETHER; Sunday, Febuary 10th; 1:30 pm Musicians are invited to play music in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Join us on the second Sunday of the month. Call David Stevens, 718-369-3319, for details.
- 2 - Details Continued on next page SUNNYSIDE SONG CIRCLE; Sunday, February 17th; 2-6 pm A place to share music with friends and neighbors. All musical styles welcome, tradi- tional and contemporary. Bring instruments, voices, and songs to share. Snacks and beverages also welcome. At the home of Joel Landy, 41-08 43rd Street, apt. 4F, in Sunnyside, Queens. Near Skillman Avenue, 2 blocks north of Queens Blvd. No pets, no smoking. For information or directions, call (718) 937-2240.
SACRED HARP SINGING; Sunday, February 17h; 2:30pm Co-sponsored and hosted by St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan, on the 3rd Sun- day of each month through June, 2:30 to 5:30pm, 109 East 50th St. We continue the colonial American tradition of lively (high-volume, up-tempo) four-part, unaccompa- nied gospel singing. Shaped notes, indicating fa-so-la intervals, make sight-reading easy. Instruction provided; beginners welcome! Sacred Harp hymnals available for loan or purchase. No fee; contributions collected. Free parking (Distinctive Parking, 51st between Lexington and 3rd Avenues; your church ticket is good until midnight)! Ques- tions: Gail Harper 212-750-8977.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC OPEN MIKE; Wednesday, February 20th; 7-10 pm Third Wednesday of each month is an acoustic open mike and jam circle (if time) night for traditional music. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm. Admission is $5 plus 2 drink minimum. At the Triad Lounge, 158 W. 72nd Street (between Broadway & Columbus Ave); info: 212-721-9382, March 20 at a new location, call Folk Fone, 212-563-4099 dor info.
RIVERDALE SING; Thursday, February 21st; 7:30-10 pm We’re starting a new sing in the Bronx one Thursday a month! Bring instruments, voices, and songs to share. At the Riverdale Presbyterian Church, 4765 Henry Hudson Parkway (between 246-249 Streets, west side of parkway). Go down the driveway to the double red doors off the parking area. The sing is in the auditorium. On site parking for the first 18 cars. Admission is $2. Information: 718-549-1344.
GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, February 24th ; 3PM Join us for singing gospel, plus songs from the Sacred Harp book. This is 4-part harmony sung from written music, so you should be able to carry a tune; sight-singing helpful but not required. Bring food for a potluck supper (host is supplying drinks). At the home of Lenore Greenberg, 120 Boerum Place, #1J, Brooklyn (718-403-0347). (Allergic folks note: cat in residence) Subways: “F” or “G” train to Bergen St. (rear of train from Manhattan or Queens). Do not cross Smith Street; walk one block on Bergen to Boerym. Or #1, 2, or 4 to Borough Hall; walk south on Court St. around 8 blocks; turn left on Dean. Other info: Isabel, 212-866-2029.
NEWSLETTER MAILING; Wednesday, Februry 27th; 7 PM We need your help to mail out the next Newsletter. Join the important band of volun- teers that sticks the stamps and labels and staples the pages to mail out this newsletter. At the Club office, 450 7th Ave., #972. Info: 718-426-8555. Table of Contents Events Details ...... 2-3 Calendar Listings -NYC ...... 11 NYPFMC Club Info ...... 4 Repeating Events ...... 13 Topical Listing of Club Events ... 5 Calendar Location Info ...... 17 From The Editor ...... 6 Dance Listings ...... 20 Treasurer Wanted...... 6 World Music Ad ...... 22 Reviews ...... 8-9 Pinewoods Hot Line ...... 23 30 Years Ago ...... 9 Membership Application ...... 24 Roustabout Map ...... 10 - 3 - The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc./NY Pin- NEWSLETTER INFORMATION (ISSN 1041-4150) ewoods Folk Music Club was started in 1965 and is a DEADLINE: the 12th of the month prior to 501c(3) non-profit, educational corporation; an af- publication (no Aug. issue). Space reservations filiate of the Country Dance & Song Society of should be in by the 10th of the month. America, a member of the Folk Alliance and a mem- ber of the NY-NJ Trail Conference. A copy of our Publisher: Folk Music Society of N.Y., Inc., 450 annual report is available from our office at 450 7th 7th Ave, #972, NYC, NY 10123; 212-563-4099. Ave, #972, NYC, NY 10123, or from the Office of Editor: Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72 St, Jackson Hts, Charities Registration, N.Y. Dept. of State, 162 Wash- NY 11372; 718-426-8555. Send all Hotlines & ads ington Av, Albany, NY 12232. (with check or MO made out to FMSNY) and all We have approximately 700 members and run con- correspondence & articles ONLY to this address. certs, week-ends, classes, and get-togethers, all with Change of address to Circulation (address at left) an emphasis on traditional music. The Society is run by all volunteers with a Board of Directors, elected Send calendar or listings info directly to the by the membership. The working officers below appropriate person below (no charge for listing): (members of and elected by the board) welcome your Events Calendar: Lenore Greenberg 120 Boerum help and suggestions. Place, #1J, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718-403-0347; Membership fees are listed on the back of this news-
The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org
Radio Note: WKCR (89.9FM)Country Music Festival will be holding its annual Country Music Festival from Thursday, Feb. 14, 9pm through Sunday Feb. 17. To get the schedule call 212-854-9920. - 5 - Eileen Pentel We invite you to check out our new Board of Directors and the officers. We are fortu- nate that everyone has decided to remain, and we welcome Alice Backer back onto the board. We still have some openings available, and we have a special need for a treasurer (see blurb in this newsletter). If you are interested in being treasurer or in joining the board, call Joy Bennett, our President. We’d love to have you. February starts out with our winter weekend. If you didn’t get a chance to come, it’s not too soon to think about our Spring weekend. We also have our concert with Roust- about as well as our Sea Music concert. Don’t forget about our Folk Open Sing, the Old-time String Band Get-together, the Sunnyside Song Circle, the Riverdale Sing, the Gospel and Sacred Harp Sing and the Sacred Harp Singing and the Traditional Music Open Mike and Folk Music Jam. Have you noticed that there are more chances lately to make your own music throughout the four boroughs? We haven’t had one in Staten Island yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone starts one there as well. It’s a real sign that folk music is alive and well. Special thanks go to the volunteers who help to put out the newsletter each month and ensure that you get the word about what’s going on in the club and in events throughout the city. They could always use more help. For the January Newsletter thank you to: Isabel Goldstein, Brenda Peña, Eileen Pentel, Anne Price, Wayne Price, and Morey Weisman. Won’t you join us on Wednsday February 27th and help mail out the March newsletter? (See page 3 for details.)
PINEWOODS CLUB NEEDS A NEW TREASURER. We are seeking a competent, organized, and responsible member of the Club to take over the critically important position of Treasurer. It is a position without which the Club cannot function. Our current Treasurer, Helen Pinto, will be moving away from New York in the next few months. The Club’s financial record keeping is all computer- ized, and thus the entering of information and reporting is quite easy. There is abundant help available as needed from current members of the Board who know the system. Once a year the Treasurer prepares our reporting form to the IRS. This is a very simple form, since we are a non-profit and pay no taxes. The Treasurer receives checks from Club functions, makes deposits, and writes checks to pay bills. Helen will be happy to work with an incoming person to familiarize him/her with the system. The Treasurer is a member of the Board of Directors and attends the monthly meeting. Our by-laws allow the board of directors to vote additional members of the board to any vacant spots. Since we currently have open positions on the board, anyone interested in being treasurer can be voted onto the board. If you are such an organized and responsible person, and you can use a computer, and if you would like to really help out the Club with a major need, please consider talking to us about this office. You can get more information by calling the Finance Committee convener, Jerry Epstein, at (718) 429-3437, or Helen directly for more information on how the position actually works at (718) 426-5484. The Club is absolutely dependent on the help of those members who can contribute their time to keep it going. Think about it.
Looking for other nearby Folk Societies? Look in the Events Listing Location Information starting after the repeating events. They’re included with the listings of other locations; those which publish a newsletter have a “%” in their listings. - 6 - by Ruth Lipman
MOREY WEISMAN writes an annual holiday greetings “newsletter” that he sends out in December. This one was 10 pages long. Morey has a way with words. Here are a few excerpts: On music: “My late wife and I were members of a recreation group. The refrain of a folk song [written by Malvena Reynolds -Ed] heard by our children at group functions resounds: ‘Love is something, if you give it away.... Give it away....Give it away.... Love is something, if you give it away, You end up having more.’ “ Here’s one of Morey’s poems: Ode to An Octogenarian Now Plus Five YO! Made it to 85! I did arrive Very much alive Mishaps - no hives Nothing contrived No nose dive Plenty of drive Able to survive Munch on endive Like a native Helps won thrive Plan to survive Ready to jive With a Hi-5 Unto age 105? YO!
My apologies to BOB WITTE. Bob wrote to me in October from Maine, where he now lives. I saved the letter but somehow overlooked it when it was time to write the folk process column. I’m really sorry, Bob. I just came across it. Bob was thinking about us on September 11th. Here is a poem that he wrote on September 12th: In my fields, blue asters bespeak fall’s coming. In the City, gray ash flowers billow down. Can I begin to comprehend Hiroshima Beneath this clear blue sky? Bob writes, “the important thing is to tell my friends is that I miss them, though I love the life of a retiree, and one of these days I’ll pay them all a visit when I’m able to travel.” He’s been busy growing an impressive garden up in Maine. He froze about 40 pounds of home gown string beans as well as peas and corn-on-the-cob. And he makes blueberry jam and apple butter as well as French-Canadian crepes called “ployes” which are delicious with spicy apple butter. In addition, there is contra-dancing and folk music in the area. Regrettably, Bob missed the fall weekend because a shingles condition makes it difficult for him to drive long distances. Please send in news about YOU to me at 372 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025; 212-663-6309. - 7 - Review: The Tamburitzans October 20, 2001, The Fashion Institute of Technology by Heidi Getzoff The delay in the writing of this review is in no way a reflection of my enormous enjoy- ment of this performance of The Tamburitzans! They are an extremely talented group of 35 young singers, dancers, and instrumentalists who perform the music and dance of Central and Eastern Europe. The “Tammies”, as they are affectionately known, are students from Duquesne University located in Pittsburgh, PA. They come from all over the U.S. and Canada, and from Central and Eastern European countries as well. According to background information distributed with the concert program, “most of their training takes place at a three-and-a half week ‘summer camp’ before the begin- ning of the school year.” It is hard to believe that the exquisite dancing and excellent musicianship of the Tammies is acquired simply through these three-and-a-half weeks of training! (The program did point out that they maintain “a rigorous rehearsal and performance schedule, as well as a full academic program throughout the year!”) You’ve got to see (and hear) this group to experience their explosive excitement and energy, their powerful, yet graceful movement, the brilliant colors and details of their authentic costumes, the variety of their traditional instruments, their melodious voices, and stunning musicianship! It’s impossible to sit motionless in your seat during the performance. The Tamburitzans will be returning to NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology for their next annual performance on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 8 PM. Don’t miss what I’m sure will be another unforgettable event! Tickets will be available from (1) American Hungarian Folklore Centrum, PO Box 262, Bogota, NJ 07603; Tel: 201-836-4869; fax: 201-836-1590; email: [email protected]; (2) Molnar Travel Agency, 245 E 81 St., NYC 10028; Tel: 212-535-3681; (3) Blue Danube Hungarian Book Store, 225 E 83 St, NYC 10028; Tel: 212-794-7099. For additional info on their recordings, videos, other area performances, etc, contact The Tamburitzans of Duquesne University, 1801 Blvd of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-5992; Tel 412-396-5185, Fax 412-396-5583 or their web site, www.duq.edu/Tamburitzans
Special Offer for Club Members Camsco Music (Dick Greenhaus): If any members buy recordings from Camsco Music via the internet or the toll-free line, 800-548-FOLK, and identify themselves as Pinewoods Club members, Camsco will donate 3% of the gross sales price of recording(s) to the Pinewoods Club. If a member buys a $15.00 CD, $0.45 will be sent to NYPFMC. Camsco carries many traditional and hard-to-find CDs, etc. and can supply recordings that are not in their catalog. Camsco Music, 28 Powell St, Greenwich, CT 06831; http://www.camsco.com E-Mail? Dear members: E mail is a great way for us to get in touch with you, and for you to get in touch with us. Many of you have given us your e-mail addresses, but many have not. If you would like to be on the club’s e-mail address list, please send a message to [email protected]. Also, if you think you gave us your e mail address but you haven’t gotten any messages, maybe it was illegible or we got it wrong for some reason. If so, send it to us again on line. E-mail addresses of board members are also listed in this newsletter. Let us hear from you.
Folk-Fone: 212-563-4099 Call for last minute updates; a recorded listing of folk music events in NYC - 8 - 30 Years Ago This Month compiled by Harvey Binder Here are some club happenings as reported in the February, 1972 newsletter: • The executive board met at the home of David Krevat. • The 2nd annual Brick Town Folk Fair, under the guiding hands of David and Mimi Jones, took place with many Pinewoods members taking part. • Congrats were offered to Roslyn Silberstein on the occasion of her marriage to a Mr. Perlmutter. • The club presented, in concert, Jean Ritchie at Our Lady Of Peace Church. • John Roberts and Tony Barrand performed in a house concert at the Wades’. • New members included Alice Backer. • Folk music around town included Kris Kristofferson (Philharmonic Hall), Don McLean (Carnegie Hall), Bill Monroe/Roger Sprung/Paul Cadwell (Universalist Church), Robbie Basho (Folklore Center), Zev Feldman (FC), Larry Sanberg/Eric Frandzen (FC), David and Mimi Jones (FC), Canarsie Boys (Rosebud), Barbi & Valerie (Rosebud), Bergerfolk (Rosebud), WNYC Folk Festival (Cooper Union), Grant Rogers/Larry Older (92 St. Y), Oscar Brand (Gaslight), Jack Elliot/Dwaine Story (Gaslight), Doc Watson (Gas- light), Shenandoah Valley Cut-ups (McBurney Y), Woody Mann/Roy Bookbinder/Rory Block/Peter Berley (Washington Square Methodist Church), Bill Williams and Richard “Hacksaw” Harney (WSMC), Jim Kweskin (WSMC), David Bromberg (WSMC), Jake and the Family Jewels (WBAI Free Music Store), Rual Yarbrough and the Dixiemen/ Allan Block (Ste. Catherine’s Church)
Book Review: A Book of Party Songs by Oscar Brand Oscar Brand has been around all of our lives — all those albums, books, documentaries, etc — and of course the Folksong Festival on radio since 1945! I’m told he’s received just about every award except (ironically) an “Oscar.” He’s fun to have around — I fondly remember his Camp Freedman visit on a Club weekend some years ago — but in between it’s handy to have all those great recordings, and more. As I enjoy saying, “Good taste is timeless, but a good time can be tasteless.” Oscar does sing a lot of fine, respectable songs, for which this unique book, his per- sonal collection, is a savory antidote. It’s an attractive large-format lie-flat illustrated volume that includes 52 classic racy songs, with lively commentary by Oscar. There photo by George Picow are many favorites — “Seven Old Ladies Locked in the Lavat’ry”; “No Hips at All”; “The Money Rolls In”; “Bell Bottomed Trousers”; “Hang Too Low”; “The Hermit”; “Indian Maid”; “Roll Your Leg Over”; “Sweet Violets”; and on and on, songs your mother may have known but probably didn’t teach you. Many are anonymous, and some are by “folks” like Kipling, Ogden Nash, Ben Franklin, and William O. Douglas. Many of the songs are also available on his tapes and CDs, some more innocent than the book, some even more bawdy. For orders and info: Oscar Brand, Box 1362, Manhasset, NY 11030 or at www.OSCARBRAND.com. The book is $30 plus $4 shipping. For any questions you might have on his music, his other books, or anything else, you can email him at [email protected] (and yes, there’s no ‘a’ in the email “Oscr”). —Sol Weber - 9 - New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. http://www.folkmusicny.org in cooperation with Polytechnic University presents Music at Metrotech; a Folk Off-Broadway Concert... ROUSTABOUT performing Old-timey folk music
Friday • February 8, 2002 • 8 PM sharp Wunsch Student Center • Polytechnic University, Metrotech Center • Brooklyn, NY Admission: $10 • NY Pinewoods Members: $9 Polytechnic students and staff free.
- 10 - For addresses, times, phone numbers, and other details, see the location information following this and the repeating events. (NYC events are in Manhattan unless other- wise indicated.) Repeating events, Irish sessions, etc. are listed by day on the pages following these chronological listings. For Dance information, see page 20. The events with an asterisk (*) are run by the club and more information is on pages 2-3; other events in the listings below are not run by the Club, and the information given is the best available at press time. Everyone is encouraged to send complete information for listing to: Lenore Greenberg, 120 Boerum Place, #1J, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718-403-0347; E-mail: [email protected] [NOTE NEW E-MAIL!]. DEADLINE: the 12th of the preceding month (no August issue). Around NYC — February 17 Su* Sunnyside Song Circle - see p.3 1Fr Fiddles of Norway & Sweden: 20 We* Traditional Music Open Mike WMI; Washington Sq. Church & Folk Music Jam: 7pm. see 1Fr The Patty Furlong Band: p.3 Blarney Star 21 Th* Riverdale Sing: 7:30-10pm , 2Sa Ubaka Hill & The Riverdale Presbyterian Church Shapeshifters: Peoples’ Voice 21 Th Bob Green & Co.: Northeast 3Su The Kennedys: Uptown CH Bronx Senior Center; 2968 3 Su* Sea Music Concert: Jan Bruckner Blvd.; 10am. 718 892- Christensen+NY Packet: South 6090 St. Seaport. See p.2 22 Fr American Folk Roots Festival; 3Su Geno Delafose & French Upland South & Heartland Rockin’ Boogie: Hungarian Fiddlers: WMI; Haft Aud. FIT House 23 Sa American Folk Roots Festival; 6We*Folk Open Sing in Brooklyn: Cajun & Old-Time, Beausoleil/ 7pm; See p.2 Tony Ellis: WMI; LaGuardia 8Fr Mary Rafferty: Blarney Star HS, 8pm 8Fr*Roustabout: Music at Metro- 23 Sa Juan Aviles, Klezmatics & tech, Brooklyn, 8pm. See p.2 King Django Roots & Culture: 9Sa 2nd Annual New York Fla- Amnesty International Benefit; menco Festival w Vicente Peoples Voice Amigo: WMI; Town Hall 23 Sa Manta Gowani; Music of the 9Sa Thelma Thomas & Lorijo Southern Philippines: CTMD; Manley: Peoples’ Voice FIT, 8pm 9Sa Bob Green & Co.: Forest Hills 24 Su* Gospel and Sacred Harp Sing in Branch, QBPL; 108-19 71st Ave.; Brooklyn: 3pm, see p.3 2pm. 718 268-7934 24 Su American Folk Roots Festival; 10 Su C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Old-Time & Bluegrass; Louisiana Band: Hungarian Longview/Eddie Pennington: House WMI; FIT, Haft Aud., 7pm 10 Su Joe Beasley Sacred Harp Sing 28 Th Cecil Taylor: WMI; Alice Tully 10 Su* Old Time String Band Get- Hall, 8pm Together: 1:30pm, Bklyn, see Around NYC — March p.2 1Fr Celtic Fiddle Fest (Kevin Burke, 10 Su Flute Workshop w Ivan Goff: Johnny Cunnningham, Christian Irish Arts Center; 11am-2pm Lemaitre): WMI-FIT 15 Fr Mick Maloney & Friends: 2Sa American Folk Roots Festival WMI; LaGuardia HS, 8pm — Old Time & Bluegrass; 16 Sa The Soul of Mali; Kandia Lynn Morris Band/Whitetop Kouyate: WMI; FIT, 8pm Mountain Band: WMI; FIT, 16 Sa Fred Stanton & NYC 8pm Streetsingers: Peoples’ Voice 3 Su* Sea Music Concert: Sean & 17 Su* Sacred Harp Sing: St. Bar- Deirdre Murtha+NY Packet: tholomew’s; 2:30pm. See p.2 - 11 - Continued on next page Continued from previous page 14 Th Valentines Day W/ Jill Sobule: South St. Seaport. See p.2 Turning Point 3Su Nathan & The Zydeco Cha- 15 Fr Cliff Eberhardt: Turning Point Chas: Hungarian House 16 Sa Phil Roy w/ Tom Pacheco: 6We*Folk Open Sing in Brooklyn: Mainstage CH 7pm; See p.2 16 Sa Jim Weider & The Honky 8Fr*Debra Cowan: Music at Metro- Gurus: Towne Crier tech, Brooklyn, 8pm. 16 Sa Massenkoff Russian Folk 10 Su* Old Time String Band Get- Festival: Academic Arts Together: 1:30pm in Brooklyn Theatre; Westchester CC,8pm. 10 Su Irish Nights; Martin Hayes & 914 785-6262 Dennis Cahill: WMI; Cooper 16 Sa N R B Q: Turning Point Union, 7pm 17 Su Roomful of Blues: Towne Crier 10 Su Laura Wetzler: Uptown CH 17 Su Bruce Molsky, Old-Time 10 Su Joe Beasley Sacred Harp Sing Fiddling Workshop: 35 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison; Long Island — February 12 — 5pm. 845 797-1540 or 1Fr Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer: [email protected] IMAC; 8 & 10:30pm 20 We Open Mike Night With Rick 2Sa Members’ Concert: FMSOH Ilowite: Turning Point 9Sa Gearoid O hAllmhurain & 22 Fr David Mallett/Lowen & Patrick Ourceau: Big Grey Navarro: Bodles, 8pm 16 Sa Mike Agranoff: LITMA 22 Fr Celtic Jam Session w 16 Sa Rachael B. Davis w/Brett Banshanachie & Friends. Hartenbach + Princess Clove Café, High Falls. 7-10pm. Peapod: Hard Luck Cafe 687-7911 23 Sa Ladysmith Black Mambazo: 22 Fr Dennis Gruenling & Jump IMAC, 8 & 10:30pm Time: Turning Point Long Island — March 23 Sa Jimmie Dale Gilmore w guest 2Sa John Whelan Band: FMSOH Josh Ritter: Towne Crier 9Sa Christina Harrison: Big Grey 23 Sa George Kirlby Jr. Blues Band: Turning Point New York State — February 28 Th Woody Mann: Turning Point 2Sa Steve Forbert: Towne Crier New York State — March 3Su Benefit Concert for Dave Van 1Fr Felix And The Havanas: Ronk; Christine Lavine, Oscar Turning Point Brand, Steve Katz, Danny 1Fr Out To Lunch + Silk City: Kalb: Towne Crier; 2pm Towne Crier 3Su Alan Chartock & The Berk- 1Fr John Hammond / Nicky shire Ramblers: Rosendale; Martin: Bodles 3pm 2Sa Popa Chubby: Towne Crier 8Fr Robin Spielberg also James 3Su Na Dorsa (Irish) : Turning Point Lee Stanley: Towne Crier 3Su Solas from Ireland: Towne Crr 8Fr Chuck Pyle/Michael Johnson: 5Tu Al Stewart “Year Of The Cat”: Bodles, 8pm Turning Point 8Fr Big Jim Wheeler And His 8Fr The Kinsey Report: Turning Pt Wheels Of Fire: Turning Point 8Fr Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: 9Sa The Commander Cody Band: Towne Crier Bodles, 8pm 8Fr The McKrells / The Bridge: 9Sa C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Bodles Louisiana Band: Towne Crier 9Sa Bar-B-Que Bob And The 9Sa Deni Bonet: Turning Point Spareribs: Turning Point 9Sa Peter Karp’s Road Show: 9Sa Richie Havens: Towne Crier Turning Point 10 Su The Bobs: Towne Crier New Jersey — February 10 Su Kenny Rankin: Turning Point 1Fr The Johnson Girls: Minstrel 14 Th Amy Fradon: Rosendale; 8pm 2Sa Oscar Brand: Hurdy Gurdy - 12 - Continued on next page Continued from previous page 16 Sa Atwater-Donnelly: Sounding Brd 8Sa Folk Project Valentines Day 16 Sa Kent Aldrich, Cece Borjeson: Show: Minstrel CH Roaring Brook 8Fr Toshi Reagon: Outpost CH 21 Th Kasim Sulton: Acoustic Cafe 15 Fr Bryan Bowers: Minstrel CH 22 Fr Nerissa & Katryna Nields: U. 22 Fr Roger Deitz: Minstrel CH of Hartford. 860 768-4228 22 Fr Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Outpost 23 Sa Donna Martin: Roaring Brook New Jersey — March 23 Sa Lui Collins: Sounding Board 1Fr Mad Agnes: Minstrel CH 23 Sa Artisan: Good Folk CH 2Sa Amy Fradon & Band: Hurdy Connecticut — March Gurdy 1Fr Na Dorsa: U. of Hartford; Wilde Aud. Connecticut — February 2Sa Artisan: Trinity CH 2Sa The Ravin’ Mavens: Audubon 2Sa Dave Van Ronk: Roaring Brook 2Sa Gideon Freudmann: Sounding 2Sa Lorraine & Bennet Hammond: Board CH Sounding Board 2Sa Joseph Fire Crow: Roaring Brk 2Sa Shipping News: Audubon CH 3Su John Gorka:Acoustic Café;5pm 2Sa Lucy Kaplansky: U. of Hartford 9Sa Ed Gerhard: Roaring Brook 3Su Mustards Retreat: Acoustic 9Sa Dave Massengill: Sounding Brd Café 9Sa Local Artists Showcase: Trinity 8Fr Mad Agnes: U. of Hartford 10 Su Alejandro Escovedo: Acoustic 8Fr Hieroglyph: Acoustic Café Café; 5pm 9Sa Rick Lee & Bob Zentz: 15 Fr Fridays Child: Acoustic Café Sounding Board 16 Sa Lara Herscovitch: Acoustic Café Repeating Events Note: all are subject to change; it is wise to call and check. (Locations listed in the Events Calendar are not generally included below.) SAVE THIS LIST, the complete list is printed only when there is space available. NYC BLUEGRASS & OLD-TIMEY Thursdays: (also try http://www.banjoben.com) Freddies, Dean St & Sixth Ave, Brooklyn, Sundays: 718-622-7035; Old-Time Jam, 8-11pm first Thursday; http://www. Paddy Reilly’s. 519 2 Ave, Manhattan (29 freddysbackroom.com; http:// St) 212-686-1210; bluegrass jam 4- members.aol.com/freddysbrooklyn 7pm; (see also Irish multi-day Fridays: listings); 212-686-1210; http:// Sonny’s in Red Hook www.bigapplebluegrass.com NYC GENERAL Repeating Music: Mondays: #Baggot Inn, 82 West Third St bet Sullivan & multi-day: Thompson, 9pm Dixie Trixies (OT), 10pm Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic ave (Boerum Pl & Greg Garing & Alphabet City Opry; Court St), Brooklyn; 718-488-0430;
This list gives more detailed information for locations listed in the chronological Events Listings. It does not generally include information about locations in the Repeating Events listings # = new listing or information (since last listed). % = Folk Society with a newsletter which lists area events. Space requirements force this to be AN ABRIDGED LIST. For a complete listing of locations not in the calendar and out of town repeating events, see the December issue. For Dance information, see page 20. Additions and Corrections to this list are most welcome! Send all location information to: Don Wade, 35-41 72nd St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372; Phone: 718-426-8555; E-Mail: [email protected] AROUND TOWN (The 5 boroughs of NYC); FOLKFONE: 212-563-4099 Locations usually in the listings: Blarney Star; 43 Murray St, (west of Church): Fri- Irish cncrt, 9 & 10:30pm, $10adm; info: 212-732-2873; http://www.blarneystar.com; (closed in August) $10 adm, no minimum, dining available CTMAD: Center for Traditional Music & Dance, 200 Church St, rm. 303; NYC 10013; 212- 571-1555; concerts & programs at many locations; www.ctmd.org. FIT: Fashion Institute of Technology, Haft Auditorium. 227 W. 27 St. (between 7 & 8 Ave) Good Coffeehouse; Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, B’klyn 11215 (at 2nd St); 718-768-2972; (closed 6/18/99 thru Aug.) various Fridays, 8pm; $8 ($7 adv tkts at Soundtrack, 119 7th Ave). Hungarian House, 213 E. 82nd St (bet 2 & 3 Ave); Zydeco dance/concerts 7:30-8:30pm wkshps, 8:30-mdnte music; $15; 212-685-7597 or
- 20 - Continued on next page Dance Info - Continued from previous page Saturdays: Country Dance * New York (CD*NY; see Tuesday listing): 8-10:45 (teaching basics 7:45-8). Usually at Metro-Duane Church, sometimes elsewhere -live music LONG ISLAND (LITMA FolkPhone {tones needed}: 516-589-2055) Hayground Music & Dance; Incarnation Lutheran Church, Montauk Hwy & Hayground Rd., Bridgehampton-Water Mill; 2PM alt. Sun’s; $4 adult, $3 seniors, $2 child; 516-537-1685 or 516-537-1187. LITMA % (LI Trad. Music Assn., P.O. Box 991, Smithtown, N.Y. 11787). Smithtown events at Smithtown Historical Society Brush Barn, 211 Main St (Rte 25 east of rte 111), Smithtown.; Community contra dances 8pm 2nd and 4th Fridays (631-369-7854); English Country Dance 3rd Sun 2pm (631- 673 5177); Clog dance workshops 10:30 am 3rd Sat (631-744-4265); Ceili/Set dance 12:30 pm 1st and 3rd Sat (631-422-7854); Orchestra rehearsals (516-433-4192); Music workshops and slow jams (631-427-7542); Tin whistle workshops 1st and 3rd Sat (631-261-8842); Annual Fiddle, Dance and Song Festival in August. Other locations: Contra dances 8pm 1st Fri American Legion Post in Plainview (516-922-5922); Contradances 8pm 1st Sat Watermill Community Center (631-283-0554); Info about events or LITMA: http://www.LITMA.org UPSTATE NEW YORK (Albany Area dance hotline: 518-292-0133) Country Dancers of Westchester; most Thursdays 7:30-10PM, Live music, beginners welcome w/wo partner. Adm $7. Church in the Highlands, Bryant & Grandview Ave’s, White Plains; info: 914-693-5577 or 914-946-1835. Fiddle & Dance News is a bi-monthly dance & music calendar for the Mid-Hudson region; $8 to PO Box 49, Saugerties, NY 12477; 845-246-2121;
- 21 - WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE PRESENTS Fri Feb 1 Wash Sq Ch $20 or TDF/V FIDDLES OF NORWAY & SWEDEN Hauk Buen/Bruce Sagan + guest dancers
Fri Feb 15 LaGuardia HS Concert Hall $25 FAR FROM THE SHAMROCK SHORE: Mick Moloney, Robbie O’Connell, Golden School of Dance, Saul Broudy, Martin Reilly, and more
Fri Mar 1 Haft Aud/F.I.T. $26 CELTIC FIDDLE FESTIVAL Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham & Christian Lemaitre
Sun Mar 10 The Great Hall at Cooper Union $26 IRISH NIGHTS: Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill ************************************************ AMERICAN FOLK ROOTS FESTIVAL Cajun * Old-Time * Bluegrass Fri Feb 22 Haft Aud/F.I.T. $26 Charlie Walden / Eddie Bond
Sat Feb 23 LaGuardia HS Concert Hall $30 Beausoleil with Michael Doucet/Tony Ellis
Sun Feb 24 Haft Aud/F.I.T. $26 Longview/Eddie Pennington
Sat Mar 2 Haft Aud/F.I.T. $26 Lynn Morris Band /Whitetop Mountain Band
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INFORMATION / TICKETS (212) 545-7536 www.WorldMusic Institute.org
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Collegium Sound, Inc.; Don Wade or Jerry Epstein, 718-426-8555 or 1800-356-1779; [email protected] [1-03] Guitar Lessons. If you would like to play better... Taught by excellent, patient teacher. Jane Babits, (212) 861-7019 [1-05] Everybody can Sing—and I can prove it! For private or group lessons, “...a wonderful, patient, sensitive teacher who makes everyone feel more confident in their abilities.” Elissa Weiss, 212-874-6447. http://www.everybodycansing.com [12-02] Attorney with practice in real estate, wills/estates, elder law, contracts. Pinewoods member— reasonable rates. Mariann Perseo, 212-684-4289/fax-4229 or [email protected] [11-02] We buy Mortgages, Trust Deeds, Notes, Accounts Receivable, Judgements, Lottery Winnings, etc. Dancis Funding Co., Douglas E. Dancis, CMI, owner. Member APMP. (301)- 593-3722. Cost of call refundable. [11-02] Minstrel Records: Bob Coltman, David Jones, Jack Langstaff, Almeda Riddle, Frank Warner, Jeff Davis, Jerry Epstein, Dwayne Thorpe, Sonja Savig. On LP, newer releases on CD & cassette. Visit our website at www.minstrelrecords.com or write for a listing: Minstrel Records, 35-41 72 St, Jackson Hts, NY 11372 [1-03] Having a webpage and marketing your recordings on the internet is essential for today’s independent artist. If you are computer-illiterate, techno-shy, or just haven’t got to it, let me set it up for you. Frank Glaz, 732-509-6131 [2-02] Country Dance*New York, Inc. Sponsoring English and American Country Dancing in New York City for over 50 years. Live music. All dances taught. Beginners & Experienced dancers welcome. No partners necessary. September to June. ENGLISH dancing, Tuesdays, 7:00-10:15 p.m. AMERICAN dancing Saturdays, 8:00 -10:45p.m. (beginner basics at 7:45 p.m.) Metropolitan-Duane Hall, 201 W. 13th St (NW corner of 7th Ave, side entrance). For current information, visit our website: www.cdny.org or call the Dancephone: 212-459-4080. [3-02x2] John Langstaff sings The Jackfish and more songs for singing children, Jack Langstaff’s new Revels CD features 35 delightful folk songs, dance tunes and singing games for young children. $14.95 plus shipping. Call 617-972-8300 x31. [2-02] Fiddle Workshop with Bruce Molsky Sunday, February 17, 2002, Noon - 5 p.m., Garrison, NY (dir. across street from Garrison R.R. station). Hands-on instructional workshop for fiddlers/violinists interested in Appalachian “old-time” style. Cost: $50, payable in advance. Info & enrollment: [email protected] or phone 845.797.1540 [2-02] Performers needed; single or small groups, for Sunday Afternoon Social Hour at Nursing Home in North Bergen, NJ (near Lincoln Tunnel). contact Amy Bolz, 914-793-9010. If you are the proud parent of one of the hotlines above, please check the ending date. 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