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December January December 2002 vol 37, No.11 December 4 Wed Folk Open Sing; 7pm in Brooklyn 8 Sun Tom Paley & friends; Music at Metrotech, in Brooklyn 9 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting, 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972 (34-35 St), info (718) 575-1906 15 Sun Sunnyside Song Circle: 2pm in Queens 15 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s; 2:30 pm 19 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church. (no Gospel & Sacred Harp Sing in December) January (no Folk Open Sing in Brooklyn this month) 2 Thur Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7 Ave, #972, 7 pm 5 Sun Sea Music Concert: Anne Price + NY Packet; South Street Seaport Gallery; 3 pm 10 Fri Jacqueline Schwab house concert, 8pm in Manhattan 12 Sun NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting in Tarrytown, info (718) 575-1906 16 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church. 17 Fri Kossoy Sisters concert; 8pm, Advent Church 18 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s; 2:30 pm 26 Sun (or Feb 2)-to be announced:Gospel & Sacred Harp Sing, 3pm Details Inside Table of Contents Events Details ....................... 2 From The Editor .................... 3 Calendar Location Info ...........15 NYPFMC Club Info ............... 4 Triboro Adv. .......................17 Topical Listing of Club Events ... 5 30 Years Ago .......................18 Folk Process ......................... 6 Pinewoods Hot Line ...............19 Weekend Jobs & Scholarships .... 7 Membership Application .........20 Tom Paley Concert Flyers ......... 8 Calendar Listings ................... 9 Winter Weekend flyer ... centerfold Repeating Events ................... 11 The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org Folk Fone: (212)563-4099 FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesdays, Dec.4 & Feb. 5 (no sing Jan.1); 7pm Join us on the first Wednesday of each month (except Jan.1) 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.). Direc- tions: 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. TOM PALEY, KENNY KOSEK, & ALLEN FELDMAN Sunday, December 8; 12:30 PM Tom Paley fell in love long ago with traditional folk music. He began playing guitar and 5-string banjo and was soon well-known for his instrumental skill. For a time, he performed in a duo with the legendary Woody Guthrie. Tom was later a founding mem- ber of the New Lost City Ramblers, the group that generated a great wave of interest in the traditional string band music of the rural South. After the breakup of the original NLCR, Tom Paley formed the short-lived Old Reliable String Band. He then moved to Sweden, residing there for three years before moving to England, where he has lived ever since. Banjo and guitar are still his main instruments and American old-time music still makes up the bulk of Tom’s performance material, but Swedish fiddle music now ranks high in his affections, and he plays it whenever he gets a chance. Kenny Kosek is one of America’s finest fiddlers. He has played and recorded with numerous bluegrass and new acoustic bands, including Country Cooking and Breakfast Special. In addition, he has worked with artists as diverse as Bill Keith, Tony Trischka, Laurie Anderson, Steve Goodman, John Denver, James Taylor, Jerry Garcia, Loudon Wainwright III, and The New Blue Velvet Band. Kenny has played in several Broadway musicals, including “Big River,” “Foxfire,” and “The Robber Bridegroom,” and he is the author of the book “Bluegrass Fiddle Styles.” Allen Feldman has been playing American old time music and Northern Irish music on the clawhammer banjo, mandolin, and cittern since the 1960s. Along with Eamonn O’Doherty, he compiled “The Northern Fiddler,” the definitive work on the master fiddlers of Counties Donegal and Tyrone. Presented with the cooperation of Polytechnic University: Adm: $13 (members, $10, Polytech students and 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. 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 Jay St.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 was); next to a new building under construction. 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 pm (but tow-away before). If you park on Flatbush, walk into the commons 2 blocks West past the Chase Bank building. The Bank will be on your left, and a new building will be on your immediate right. Turn right at the corner of the new building and continue to the next building. That is the student center. See map, p.8. Info: (718) 549-1344 (after 11 AM). SUNNYSIDE SONG CIRCLE; Sunday, December 15th; 2-7 pm We are friends and neighbors who come together to share music in western Queens. Please bring instruments, voices, and songs to share. All acoustic styles welcome, Details Continued on next page - 2 - traditional and contemporary. Snacks and beverages to share are also welcome. This upcoming session will take place at the home of Marilyn & Steve Suffet, 41-05 47th Street, Sunnyside, Queens. It’s a private house close to Skillman Avenue and just two blocks north of Queens Boulevard. The nearest subway stop is 46th-Bliss Street on the #7 (Flushing) line. Ring the lower bell. For info: (718) 786-1533. SACRED HARP SINGING AT ST. BART’S; Sunday, December 15th; 2:30pm Co-sponsored and hosted by St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan, on the 3rd Sunday of each month through June, 2:30 to 5pm, 109 East 50th St. We continue the colonial American tradition of lively (high-volume, up-tempo) four-part, unaccompanied 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 Lex. & 3rd Av; ticket is good until midnight)! Info: Gail Harper 212-750-8977. RIVERDALE SING; Thursday, December 19th; 7:30-10 pm A sing in the Bronx the third Thursday each 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. Donation is $3. Information: 718-549-1344. NEWSLETTER MAILING; Thursday, January 2nd; 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 (between 34 & 35 St.). Info: 718-426-8555. SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Sunday, January 5th; 3pm First Sunday Sea Music Concerts at South Street Seaport Museum, Fulton Street and the East River. Members of The New York Packet (Frank Woerner, Bonnie Milner, Deirdre Murtha, Mark Maniak, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Maggie Bye, Frank Hendricks, Al Cuenin, Jan Christensen, 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. Latest details at http://pages.prodigy.net/folkmusic/thenewyorkpacket.htm Donation is $4, pay at the door. January 5: Anne Price will sing angel-voiced ballads about sailors and their lady-loves, accompanying herself with guitar. Eileen Pentel December is a month of holidays, starting with Hanukah (very early this year) and ending with Christmas and Kwanza. It also leads into the New Year, another time of beginnings. May it be one of peace and joy! It will also be the beginning of the year for the new Board of Directors. You will be receiving a ballot. Please be sure to send in your votes. If you are interested in being on the board, we still have openings. If you don’t want to commit to the board, you can still join a committee. Your help and input is greatly needed. Call our president, Joy Bennett, 718-575-1906. What is a month of holidays without music?? Never fear! We have a concert with Tom Paley, Kenny Kosek and Allen Feldman. We’re trying something new, by holding a concert on a Sunday afternoon. Let us know if you like this idea. Don’t forget our Continued on page 7 - 3 - The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc./NY NEWSLETTER INFORMATION (ISSN 1041-4150) Pinewoods Folk Music Club was started in 1965 DEADLINE: the 12th of the month prior to pub li- and is a 501c(3) non-profit, educational corporation; cation (no Aug. issue). Space reservations should an affiliate of the Country Dance & Song Society be in by the 10th of the month. of America, a member of the Folk Alliance and a member of the NY-NJ Trail Conference. A copy of Publisher: Folk Music Society of N.Y., Inc., 450 our annual report is avail able from our of fice at 450 7th Ave, #972, NYC, NY 10123; 212-563-4099.
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