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Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. June 2015 vol 50, No. 6 June Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 3 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 7 Sun Maritime Music & Song Session; 2pm, South St. Seaport 8 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 10 Wed Hudson River Rose 8pm; Sunnyside Singers Club 21 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 29 Mon Newsletter Mailing; 7pm in Jackson Heights, Queens July Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 1 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 10 Fri Ice Cream Social at OSA Hall, 220 E. 23 St 13 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 19 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm Details on pages 2-3 TradMaD Camp (Trad Music and Dance Camp) From August 29 to September 4, 2015, we'll be singing, picking, dancing, jam- ming, swimming, relaxing -- all the things we love about Pinewoods Camp. Staff list includes Sheila Kay Adams, Anita Best, Eliza Carthy, Andy Cohen, Amy Conley, Bob Dupré, Sue Dupré, Craig Edwards, Grand Picnic, Bennett Ham- mond, Lorraine Hammond, Scott Higgs, Allen Hopkins, Hubby Jenkins, John Kirk, Chris Koldewey, Jen Larson, Trish Miller, Emily O’Brien,Caroline Paton, Linnea Paton, John Roberts, Jacqueline Schwab, Ryan & Brennish Thomson, Bob Walser, Elissa Weiss, and more See the flier sent out with the March newsletter and/or check the website: www.tradmadcamp.org. Note that scholarships are available and those wanting financial assistance are encouraged to apply for them. Table of Contents Events at a Glance .................. 1 Festival Listings ....................13 Society Events Details ...........2-3 Folk Music Society Info ..........20 From The Editor ................... 3 CDSS Summer Camps Ad .......21 Topical Listing of Society Events 4 Mark S. Hamburgh Ad ...........22 Calendar Listings ................... 5 Falcon Ridge Ad ...................22 Repeating Events .................... 7 Pinewoods Hot Line ...............23 Calendar Location Info ...........10 Membership Form - Join Us! ... 24 - 1 - Irish Traditional Music Session: Every Monday: 8-11pm Tenor banjo, harmonica and fiddle player Don Meade and friends get together every Monday night for an Irish traditional music session in the back room of this historic Hell’s Kitchen bar/restaurant. Free admission; food and drink are available. Musicians and singers and listeners welcome. At the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue (on 46th St), Manhattan; co-sponsored with and led by Don Meade; for info 212-247-2562 or www.blarneystar.com/ Sunnyside Singers Club: every Wednesday; 8-11pm Come join us every Wednesday at 8pm for a 3-hour pub style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Co-sponsored with and held at the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Occa- sionally there is a featured guest performer for part of the evening. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. A voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local. Information: 718-899-1735. Featured Performers: June 10, Hudson River Rose. Maritime Music & Song Session; Sunday, June 7th; 2-4:30pm We are delighted to again be at South Street, where we have held so many great events over the years. The Seaport is still struggling back after Hurricane Sandy, and we are glad to be helping. There will be two exquisite performers from Brittany: Yuna Léon, is a young fiddler of note who plays in dance bands and prestigious line- ups. She leads regular Irish sessions in Rennes and near Lorient. She is equally at ease with both Breton and Irish traditions. Brigitte Kloareg is a multilingual peddler of songs around the Celtic world and be- yond. Brought up in Brittany, she then spent 20 years in Wales, travelling extensively through the British Isles listening to traditional singers. She is also a storyteller and sets contemporary poetry to music. A voluntary donation will be collected for the performers. Co-sponsored with and at the South Street Seaport, 12 Fulton Street, Manhattan. Info: 212-957-8386. Folk Open Sing: Wednesdays, June 3rd & July 1st; 7-10pm Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening. At the Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Directions: F or Q train to 7th Ave.; 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Ethical Culture Society, Folk Music Society of NY/NYPFMC, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: Frank, 212-533-2139. Shanty Sing: Sunday, June 21st; 2-5pm We are co-sponsoring the Shanty Sing on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection (to give the official title) are from 2 to 5 pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY. Refreshments are available, including beer and wine for sale. Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. For more information about the Noble Collection, go to http://www.noblemaritime. - 2 - FMSNY Events Details- Continued org -- click on "Visitor Information" for directions and a printable map. For further information contact Bob Conroy: RConroy421(at)aol.com or 347-267-9394. Newsletter Mailing: Monday, June 29th; 7pm We need your help to mail out the next Newsletter. Join the important band of volunteers that sticks the stamps and labels, and seals the pages to mail out this newsletter. At the home of Don Wade and Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72nd Street, Jackson Heights (Queens). Right near the “74 St” Station of the #7 line or the “Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights” Station of the E, F and R trains. (Cat in residence.) Info: 718-672-6399. Eileen Pentel Spring has finally Sprung and Summer is close upon us. This month the Irish Tradi- tional Music Sessions, the Sunnyside Singers Club, and the Folk Open Sing continue. The Maritime Music & Song Session and the Shanty Sing are also happening. Now is a great time to sign up for the TradMaD Camp at Pinewoods Camp in Mas- sachusetts at the end of the summer. What a special way to go into the fall, with the memories of the music and the lakes and the wonders of the program and the camp. Scholarships are available - see this issue, page 4. This issue also has the festival listings for the summer. It is an issue you will want to keep. Thank you to the volunteers who help get the newsletter out: Irv Landau, Brenda Pena, Betsy Mayer, Sonja Savig, Marilyn and Steve Suffet, Eileen Pentel, and Don Wade. We always have a great time and welcome all to help out...Don't miss the next mailing on Monday, June 29th (see above). Ice Cream Social; Friday, July 10 At OSA Hall, 220 E. 23 St. Full details will be printed next month but you can help; please tell us how many are coming, what's your favorite flavor, and if you need non- dairy; e-mail: DW(at)folkmusicny.org or call 718-672-6399. Folk Alliance - Membership Benefits Because FMSNY is a member of the Folk Alliance, our members are entitled to certain benefits, including instru- ment insurance, health insurance, and more. The complete list can be found at http://www.folkalliance.org/membership/all-membership-services/ However, only nine of our members can be signed up to receive those benefits. If you are interested, contact Heather Wood, hwood50(at)aol.com, (646) 628-4604. PRENEWAL Your membership expiration date is printed on your newsletter mailing label. If you send in your renewal before it expires, you will save wear and tear on Tom, our Mem- bership Chair, and also save the club the cost of mailing you a reminder. Address to send to is on the back cover membership blank. Thank you. The Society’s web page: www.folkmusicny.org - 3 - Topical Listing of Society Events For details of current events see pages 2-3 Weekends Nov. 6-8: Fall Folk Music Weekend Concerts Fri, Sept. 11: Sara Grey and Kieron Means, 8pm at OSA Hall Fri, Oct. 23: J. Davis & B. Peters, location TBA TradMaD Camp Aug. 29-Sept. 4: Six days at Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, Mass: www.tradmadcamp.org or see flier sent out with March newsletter Workshops and Special Programs Sun, Aug. 23: Borderline Folk Music Club Annual Picnic. Rockland County, NY. Fri, Sept. 18: Talk Like A Pirate Eve. 7:30pm, at OSA Hall Sun, Feb. 21, 2016: Overview of Contemporary Political Folk Music, perfor- mance-talk by Ben Grosscup. Upper West Side location Sings and Informal Jams Fri, July 10: Ice Cream Social at OSA Hall, 220 E. 23 St Folk Open Sing: First Wednesday of each month (June 3, July 1, etc.), 7-10 pm; Ethical Culture Society in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Irish Traditional Music Session: every Monday, 8-11 pm, Landmark Tavern, 11th Avenue and 46th Street; free. Old-Time Instrumental Jam: Suspended for the Summer; will resume in the Fall every other Tuesday at the Farmacy in Brooklyn. Shanty Sing: on the 3rd Sunday, 2-5 pm on Staten Island (June 21, July 19, etc.) Sunnyside Singers Club: every Wednesday, 8-11pm, Aubergine Cafe, Woodside. Guest Performers are: June 10, Hudson River Rose Business Meetings, etc. Newsletter Mailing: Monday, June 29th, 7pm in Queens -- see p.