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The 4th Saturday Bonus Evening of Music takes place at Eddie and Robin’s place, place, and Robin’s at Eddie of Music takes place Bonus Evening 4th Saturday The and Robin keep Kosher. Eddie Note: (973) 328-7742. Randolph. Rd., 11 Butternut on a special tablecloth CAN be shared non-kosher items Music, o’ Evening At serving own bring your Please utensils. their kitchen table. signs follow Keep right at fork, Ridgedale Ave. exit 36, I287 Southbound: >From Directions: directions Ridgedale-Hanover from Follow go 0.7 mi. and turn right at Ridgedale Ave, for Right at light onto Ave. W Lafayette exit 36B, I287 Northbound: intersection >From below E Hanover onto Left Intersection: Ridgedale-Hanover >From go 0.9 mi. Ridgedale Ave, light at Shongum Rd) (just past traffic Dr, right at Black Birch Turn go 4.6 mi. (westbound), on the right. driveway ours is the second Rd, right at Butternut Turn go 0.8 mi. Please RSVP to Scooter (a.k.a. Mr. Ferguson), [email protected] Ferguson), Mr. (a.k.a. Scooter RSVP to Please All members are invited to attend and participate at the Folk Project Annual Meeting Project and participate attend to at the Folk invited All members are (staying in right exit lanes), then exit onto Rt. 27 north towar Rt. then exit onto in right exit lanes), (staying trim on the left of sl w/ red at crest 511 white Ave.; on the left) Go 6 1/2 blocks (counting on First Directions Below: below. the next-d due to near the house, immediately is sometimes limited Parking Note: the 4-story of Graham). apt building on corner those off first and then park. drop might want to you carry, things to have If you building. Directions Below; From I-287: to River Road exit (exit 9). Follow River Road south towards Highland Park all the way (5.2 miles all the way Highland Park Road south towards River Follow Road exit (exit 9). River to I-287: From Directions Below; Avenu First light onto turn right at second left (up the hill); Turn 27) in Highland Park. (Rt. until it ends at Raritan Avenue Wherefore we pat ourselves on the back, vote in next year’s suckers — er, board board suckers — er, in next year’s vote on the back, pat ourselves we Wherefore to get down we members — whilst breaking and sharing a flagon before bread is only $15, cost The RSVP. to dinner please be sure joining us for are If you business. the meeting. to just coming if you’re is no charge There with the FP picking up the rest. annual meeting will startThe at 8pm. promptly Dinner is served upstairs at 6:30pm. Bring voices, our monthly musicmaking and Allan Kugel for party. Rowedder Join Cecilia (732) 809-2638 Highland Park. Ave. First 511 S. to share to instruments and food/bev Directions:

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Newsletter submissions: Liz Pagan Email: [email protected] 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield NJ 07003; deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Rick Thomas Email: [email protected] 12 Upper Warren Way, Warren, NJ 07059 (908) 647-7517 Folk Project Officers: President: Scooter Ferguson Vice President: Elizabeth Lachowicz Secretary: Chris Riemer Treasurer: Eddie Roffman Trustees: Trustees thru 2010: Evelyn Maurer, Jim King, Allan Kugel Trustees thru 2011: Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Brad Pryor Trustees thru 2012: Scooter Ferguson, Ruth Wolfish, Nancy Kelner The MinstrelNoember 2010 Acoustic Concert Series presented by

Fri., Nov. 5: An evening with Headlong Retreat Headlong Retreat is a musical collaboration involving Bill Neely, Bill Bly and Liz Emmert (whom members may remember from the band known as Left Field) as well as Ken and Pat Rolston (long time Folk Project favorites) and Doug Miles. Their eclectic mix of material, tasty arrangements, ample wit and wisdom, and powerful vocal harmonies make them a memorable experience. Joining them on a number of songs will be the 12-member vocal ensemble, the Ad Hoc Chorale. Unusual for the Minstrel, they will be their own opening act. In the first half of the evening, they will present what they call the ‘Follies’, a motley cruë featuring Cheerful and Lugubrious Songs with various Intimate and Grandiose Arrangements and Stagings, on Diverse and Sundry Themes. The 2nd act will be a themed and narrated presentation called, “ Hymns for Hard Times”. Sat., 11/6: Harvest Hoot —

Fri., Nov. 12: Open Stage Don Flaherty, Brooklyn Swing Ensemble After a hiatus in October for our Fall Festival, the Open Stage returns to its usual 2nd Friday slot. This is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians Sam Zygmuntowicz – fiddle, mandolin; Danny Elias – clarinet, dumbek; Bill Peek – piano; 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 time at Open Stage. For information on how to secure a performance slot, call 973-335-9489, Marco Brehm – bass Contras and Swing Dancing 8pm – Midnight or visit http://www.folkproject.org/fp_minstopen.shtml. oin us for our annual Harvest Hoot of contra and swing dancing! The evening Fri., Nov. 19: Small Potatoes and Caleb Hawley starts with ninety minutes of contra dancing with Don Flaherty and Brooklyn Swing A return of a Folk Project favorite. Small Potatoes is the duo ofRich Prezioso and Jacquie Manning. They call Ensemble, followed by an hour of swing couple dancing with Brooklyn Swing. The themselves “Eclecto-Maniacs”, which is pretty apt, as their musical tastes run from Celtic to cowboy with a large dose of their own writing. What helps them pull all this off is the fact that they are monster musicians; Rich can make evening finishes at the midnight hour with contra dancing to swing music! Come at the guitar talk, and Jacquie is a great whistle and percussion player. They both sing and their voices blend with 7:30 for contra dance lessons. Admission is $15, $10 for students. the smoothness of years of singing together. Opener Caleb Hawley takes the pejorative out of pop. He’s a young award-winning songwriter with an irrepressible grin in his voice and a jazz approach to his guitar playing. That voice is supremely flexible and expressive after the fashion of Stevie Wonder or Vance Gilbert. The guitar work is also reminiscent of Gilbert’s, with flying chords and tasty licks thrown in seemingly at will. He’s exciting, likeable, and very very good. His opening act this night will be a preview of his headline set coming up on January 21. Sat., 11/20: Steve Holland, WB & Bonnie W. Bruce Reid – fiddle; Bonnie Zahnow – guitar Contras and Squares

Fri., Nov. 26: Jazzmasters of the Folk Project WB and Bonnie play Looney Tunes as Speedy Steve Gonzales has us racing Featuring: Grover Kemble, Diane Perry, Joel Glassman and Tres Sole with Frank Sole down the hall like the Road Runner and spinning round like the Tasmanian Devil. Traditionally, Thanksgiving Friday features Project-member musicians, and this year we bring you an amazing night of sophisticated musical stylings and thrilling improvisation. Grover Tweety Bird and Foghorn Leghorn back up the Merrie Melodies as Porky, Daffy, Kemble is an exceptional and exciting guitarist and singer. He is known and loved throughout Bugs and Sylvester do a hey for four. Th-th-th-that’s all folks! Jersey jazz rooms, he has recorded with John Pizzarelli, played the Newport Jazz Festival, and led the popular jump/swing group Za Zu Zaz. Julliard-trained Diane Perry is a smooth, smoky and sumptuous jazz vocalist with stellar skills on the violin. Fiddler Joel Glassman is the go-to guy when pro bands from Jersey to Maine are looking for an adept improviser in any genre, but Joel’s true love is the American songbook and his true skill is capturing the flavor, eloquence Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. and phrasing of this challenging art form. Tres Sole features three hot improvisers led by Frank Sole, house jazz guitarist for the Minstrel’s yearly Valentines Day Extravaganza. Frank is an accomplished player of standards, a Django stylist and a purveyor of pure picking perfection. The Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. group is rounded out by Frank’s brother and Rock-a-Dilly drummer Mark, and Kevin McCarthy on No partner necessary. Beginner’s workshop, 7:30pm; bass. We’ll end the night with an all-star jam! dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover UPCOMING 12/3: Chorus Song Night; 12/10: Open Stage; 12/17 & 24: Closed; 12/30: (Special Thursday show) Crowfoot: Canadian high energy music.; 1/7: Harmony trio MAD AGNES in their farewell performance; 1/14: Open Stage; 1/21: Caleb Hawley Hot guitar work and great vocals; 1/28: John Parish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936 Roberts & Debra Cowan: Traditional British and American song; 2/4: Great harmonies from Gathering Time 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/Okner Pkway”) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Tight 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 at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. We hold shows almost every Friday, year round, and the second 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 House. From I-78: Exit 48 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles traditional American and ethnic “folk” music (in its purist definition), we welcome music of contemporary, primarily acoustic songwriters, and and turn left onto Hanover Rd. Turn right into the parking lot of the Parish House just before 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 the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website. 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. (973) 551-4441 TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org To volunteer call Sandie at (908) 501-3842 • [email protected] Presented by the Folk Project 15 SteveFeets Holland & Root Don’t Mean Square Fail Me Now! Members’ Gigs & Friends Ken Galipeau: Sat., 11/6, 11am & 12noon: “True Tall Tales of Fishing with Uncle Ish,” State Theatre, Blue Ribbon Cloggers: Meets in Pluckemin, Tuesdays, 7pm. Call Paula Fromen New Brunswick part of free Milk and Cookies Program.Tickets: (732) 246-SHOW (7469). (908) 735-9133 or Heidi Rusch (908) 453-2750 for info. Ken Galipeau/Story Weavers: Fri., Nov. 19 & Sat., Nov. 20: Tellebration at the Bethel, Mount Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th Tabor. Friday night stories for adults; Saturday afternoon storys for families. Storyweavers is Ken St., Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. (971) 991-0597, Galipeau, Carol Titus, Rivka Willick, Pat Wayne, Sahara Lawler, Peter Magnan. Info: (973) 625 8548 (347) 275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc or email [email protected] Russ Kelner: Mon., 11/8: w/ Bloomfield Mandoin Orchestra, 7:30pm, Cranford Community Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat. at Chinatown Y, Houston Street Center, 273 Center; Sat., 11/13: w/ Cream Cheese Ensemble, 6pm, Crossroads Restaurant, Garwood; Sun., 11/4: Bowery (bet. East Houston and Stanton); English Country every Tues. at: Philip Coltoff with NJ Intergenerational Orchestra Outreach Ensemble at Wynwood, Florham Park; Sun., 11/21: Center, 219 Sullivan St. (bet. Bleecker and West 3rd). www.cdny.org or 3pm, w/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra, Young People’s Concert, Madison Junior School (212) 459-4080 Rich LaPierre: Sat., 11/6, 7pm: Greenberry’s Coffee, 46 S. Park Place, Morristown, Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Sat., 11/13 (and every second Saturday), 7pm: Drip Coffee, 34 Main St. Madison Info: (609) 882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org Stephanie P. Ledgin: From Every Stage photo exhibition, Nov 1-30. North County Branch, Maplewood International Dancers: Ceation House, 124 Dunnellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays Hunterdon County Library, Halstead St, Clinton NJ, http://hclibrary.us for hours or http://ledgin. 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days (908) com for more details. 273-6468, eves (973) 376-7568. http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Comm. Church, ------48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member Lost: At the Fall Festival, I stayed in Cabin 3. I brought a scarf and belt “loop hanger” with me (973) 539-7020 or (973) 228-5966, http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html (looks just like a regular clothes hanger, only round) to keep my towel within reach in the shower. North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5 pm, Unitarian Society, 113 I left it hanging on the shower rod in the women’s bathroom, and when I went back to the cabin Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) 445-4497 or (201) 447-1136. www. to pack up after the Sunday concert, it wasn’t there. If anyone took it by mistake, or has any infor- maxellute.net/njecd.html; mation about its whereabouts, please contact Amy Livingston at [email protected]. Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly. [email protected]. Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Rd, East Falls, PA. 2nd Sundays, 2–4:30pm (215) 844-2474 “...Horses Sing None of It!” Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7:30pm, Riverside School, Riverside Drive, Princeton. Tuesdays Is a folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest (except school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org (609) 924-6930 performers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of (mainly acoustic) music, storytellers, danc- Princeton Folk Dancers: 8pm Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St.and Monument Dr. ers, others. Schedule available at the Folk Project web page. Seen on: Cablevision Morris (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org area, Sun. 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thurs. Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, Borough Hall, Princeton, Wed. (and 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming some Saturdays) 8pm, beginners 7:40. Pickup band musicians welcome. Usually $6. (609) video on the web at www.MNN.org (popup players 34/82 http | mms); Comcast (formerly 683-7956 or (609) 924-8813, email [email protected]. Band info only: (609) 252-0248 or srl@ Patriot Media/Somerset, NJ) Fri. 3:30pm, ch. 280; Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, mail.princeton.edu performerlisting at www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Community Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Saturdays 6pm, ch. 34; Fargo Dance, www.princetonol.com/groups/pcd/ Sat., 11/27: Cranberry Ball — Ron Buchanan & Access (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fri. Notorious Avant Gardeners 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; LVTV-3, PCD English Country Dance series: Dance 8-11, intro/basics at 7:30. $8 ($4 seniors & students). Adelphia Cable, La Verne, CA at Fri. 6:00pm; BCAT Call for info. (Brooklyn Cable Access TV) Tues., 12:30pm Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info. on Time Warner 34; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Swingin’ Tern: Sat., 11/8: Harvest Hoot — Don Flaherty, Brooklyn Swing Ensemble; Sat., Verizon 42; Also streams via www.bri- 11/20: Steve Holland, WB & Bonnie cartsmedia.org/community-media/ Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, bcat-tv-network. NEW Mendham TV: 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. www.valleycontradance.org, (610) Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., 868-7432 Sat., 11/13: Shane Knudsen/Termite’s Delighte; Fro/. 11/26: Butterball Friday Thurs., Sat.: 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same episode 3–10:30pm; all week) on Comcast ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 22 or 25 14 More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society • www.cdss.org 3 Good of the Order/Community News All Venues That’s Fit To Print This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Rd. you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Please send (Route 532), Waretown. (609) 971-1593 or www.alberthall.org; items to Eddie Roffman, [email protected]. Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, Sandie Reilly reports that she really enjoyed the Fall FP Festival saying, “I even got to (201) 573-0718, www.cafeacoustic.org; Sat., 11/20: Freedy Johnston, Open Book play my guitar! The sound crew was seamless and superb, I look forward to working Arts off Main Open Mike: every third Thursday, The Lab, 128 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown. with all of them again and hope we return to Star Lake.” [email protected]; www.artsoffmain.com; (908) 684.4728. Lori Falco had a good time attending the 2010 NJ Storytelling Festival. Lori reports Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury that at the festival, Rivka Willick publicly thanked the Folk Project for years of help and United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St., Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA members support, nurturing the NJ Storytelling Network until it could spread its own wings, and $5 non-members. Info : www.newjerseybluegrass.org branch out on its own. Lori also reports that old-time FP member Stacy Roth was a Borderline Folk Music House Club: New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New featured performer at the festival, performing in ‘History on the Hoof’. City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) 354-4586, www.borderlinefolkmusic.4themax.com; Sat., 11/13: Evelyn Maurer is busy packing and preparing for her move to Monmouth County at the 6th Anniversary Concert with Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters — house concert in New City, end of November. Evelyn is carefully studying her maps, picking out the best routes NY; reservations [email protected] or (845) 354-4586) from Monmouth to and from FP venues, so she can keep active with FP participation. Brennen Coffee House: Justice William Brennan Court House, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City. Show starts 7pm, evening concludes w/ open mike. (800) 542-7894, Pam Robinson shares good news that her father is home from rehab. He is still getting www.brennancoffeehouse.com; Fri., 11/19: Richard Shindell therapy and some help, but he keeps getting stronger and healthier. Pam also reports that October 12, (the day of our FP Board meeting), was the first day in 9 weeks without City Grind: Open Mic Night, Open Mike hosted by Tom Picard every other Friday at 8 pm, 11 any dizzy spells. Her recent bout with vertigo is getting better! North Avenue East, Cranford. www.citygrindonline.com; Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info Mark Schaeffer missed the last board meeting to see twin-brother friends of his family 908-412-9105, [email protected]; www.coffeewithconscience.org; perform in a special dueling piano show. These same friends will be house-sitting for Mark and Robin when they go on an extended journey to Israel from ‘right after the Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for tickets/info call 973-539-8008, www.mayoarts.org, shows at 8pm Valentines Show’ until Passover. Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. (973) Rick and Cathy Thomas closed on the purchase of their retirement house in Port Ludlow, 786-7940 or (908) 879-7739; Washington (they won’t be moving for another year). Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Monmouth St., Red Bank Thomas Lachowicz (son of Betsy Rose Lachowicz) is having a great time in High School. Dull Music: 7pm, Rutherford Congregational Church, Union and Rutherford Avenues, He is running for class treasurer. We all wish we could vote for him! Rutherford. www.dullmusic.com; Ruth Wolfish took a trip down memory lane, seeing Buskin and Bateau perform at the Folk Friday in Maplewood: Informal 2nd Fri. sing-along with Lucky, Dusty, Rusty & Tio Blind Lemon Café in Cincinnati, reminding her of attendance there during her ‘college Pete. Starts 7:30pm, hosted by Lisa Novemsky. Ethical Culture Center, 516 Prospect St., days’. Ruth said, “It would be great if all my business trips could coincide with a great Maplewood. Call (973) 763-1905 to confirm date, for directions; folk concert.” Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA (610) 867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org. Lois DeRitter went to the Turtle Hill Folk Festival, in a beautiful camp near Rochester, NY. Good Coffeehouse: 53 Prospect Park W. at 2nd St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, doors open at 7:30, Lois says, “There was great music, great workshops and great evening campfires.” Lois music at 8pm, (718) 768-2972 or www.bsec.org; is sad to report the passing of her last remaining pet, her beloved cat, Jingles. The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. We send condolences to Barbara Moo, who lost her sister, Katy, after a battle with pan- (973) 616-0106 or [email protected], www.hillsidecafe.com; Sat., 11/20: Vicky Russell, the creatic cancer. We reach out with warm and caring thoughts to Barb and her family as Whiskey Boys they deal with this tragic loss. Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. Cecilia Zeimetz-Rowedder’s sister, Jean, remains very ill, dealing with stage 4 cancer. We (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; Sat., 11/6: Christine Lavin all continue to send our prayers, meditation and good wishes for healing. MoFiddles/Menzel Violins: 4260 Town Center Way, Livingston, NJ, Bluegrass & Old Time Music We send wishes for continued healing to Alan Bases as he recovers and continues rehab Jam 1st Thursdays 7pm, RSVP to (973) 994-1083 or [email protected]; Acoustic open from knee surgery. mike first Thursday of the month Jim King thanks everybody for all of the cards, calls, and support during his recovery Mountainside Library Folk Music Cafe: www.mountainsidelibrary.org or (908) 233-0115 from a recent hospitalization. Jim says, “It meant a lot to me.”

4 13 Folk Project Board Meeting • October, 2010 Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) 728-3081, www.musicatthemission.org; Sat. 11/20: Red Molly and New Found Road Board Meeting: The Summary Music on Main: United Methodist Church, 69 Main St., Woodbridge. All shows $20. 7:30pm. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com. Summer outdoor concerts (rain location Woodbridge Middle The Directors of The Folk Project… came to something like order at 8:00 PM on October 11, at the home of Bobbie Rosengarten. The leaves were beginning to turn, and many School) Wed., 11/3: Willie Nile, Richard Barone; 11/17: John Sebastian post-Festival hugs were exchanged. NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: First United Methodist Church, 906 Grand Avenue, Asbury Park, every third Thursday, 6:30pm; Thurs, 11/18: led by Spook Handy, Mike Meade and Ingrid Present were Lois DeRitter, Scooter Ferguson, Jim King, Jim Gartner, Alan Kugel, Evelyn Heldt Maurer, Brad Pryor and Ruth Wolfish (Trustees), Mike Agranoff, Pat Brangs, Connie Crawford, Carl Croce, Lori Falco, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Chris Riemer, Pam Robinson, Ed Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair (973) 744- Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten, Bob Safranek, Mark Schaffer and Rick Thomas (Other Board 6560. Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. www.outpostintheburbs.org; Fri., 11/5: James Members) and Joanne Cronin (Guest). Absent were Nancy Kelner, Sandie Reilly and Jean Maddock,Megan Reilly; 11/12: Vance Gilbert & Dala Scully, People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., NYC, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or (212) 787-3903; Sat., 11/6: Roy Zimmerman, Chris made some minor wording tweaks in last month’s Publicity report, and the minutes were approved as amended. Eddie summarized the current financial situation, which he Harmonic Insurgence; 11/13: Judy Gorman, David Laibman; 11/20: Anne Price, Steve characterized as “running on eight cylinders.” He expects us to finish the year in the black. Suffet, Hillel Arnold Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, www. We made a couple of business decisions, moving to approve Nancy Kelner’s suggestion to folkmusicny.org; Fri.–Sun. Nov 5-7: Eisteddfod see page 6; Sat., 11/13: workshop with place an ad (and possibly an article) in The Hometown Quarterly, something we haven’t Gabriel McArdle: Songs of the Ulster Tradition. Reservations required, (212) 957-8386. done before. We also approved the slate of directors submitted by the Nominating Mondays — Irish Session at Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan Committee, which readers should be able to find elsewhere in this newsletter. The December Meeting will again be held at the Chimney Rock Inn, and there should be some The Place: House Concerts, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert. RSVP to [email protected] or (973) details on that in the newsletter too. 992-7491; Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, Otherwise, in the committee reports, we learned that: (609) 799-0944 $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 12. www.PrincetonFolk.org; • September was a good month for the Minstrel, both artistically and financially. Good Fri., 11/19: Roy Book Binder for the performers, too, with two more acts moving into the “Comma Club” by taking Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at http://www.fasola.org/; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s Church, home more than $1,000 for the night. Mark Schaffer thinks Scooter Fergusson has 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) 293-2848; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park & Gordonhurst. done a great job building an Open Stage community over the past 18 months. (973) 509-2165; Midweek singing Wednesday,s 7-9:30pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 346 • The Publicity Committee is continuing to expand its membership, with Joanne Cronin W. 20th St. http://nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html and Pat Brangs working on a kind of virtual scrapbook of prior performers. Work Salem Roadhouse Café: Townley Presbyterian Cruch, 829 Salem Rd., Union. (908) 686-1028, on the website continues apace, and Alan Kugel is putting the finishing touches on www.townleychurch.org; Sat., 11/13: TBA his Content Management System. Mark thanked everyone for their hard work and Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. commitment. Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; Sat., 11/20: Jonathan Edwards, Nora • Lori Falco got a hearty round of applause for what everyone considered to be a great Jane Struthers; 11/27: The Roches, Lucy Wainwright Roche Festival. She will be stepping down as chair at this point, so she certainly went out Second Saturdays Coffee House/Open Mic, Summit Unitarian Church, 4 Waldron Ave. Sign up with a bang. The Festival’s future is somewhat cloudy, since Star Lake is reconsidering at 7:30pm, shows at 8pm. If you are a singer/songwriter & would like to “host” one: info@ its decision that October 2010 would be our last date there. Maybe we’re not secondsaturdays.org; homeless after all. Lori is not certain that the dance will be sustainable as part of the Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson Festival, though, since we continue to have trouble attracting enough dancers to 908-850-5772 or [email protected] justify the cost and effort. (All dancers are encouraged to submit their thoughts to [email protected].) 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.com/ Adjournment oldtime/; 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month The meeting was adjourned at 10:15. Next month’s meeting is on November 9th at the The Uptown Coffeehouse: Soc. for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Rd., Bronx, NY, 5pm, $15/$3 home of Mark and Robin Schaffer, in Rockaway. Please remember that board meetings are kids <12. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org, (718) 885-2498; open to all general members. If you’d like to sit in, send a note to secretary@folkproject. Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, org to get the details. (914) 949-2146, www.WalkaboutClearwater.org; Sat., 11/13: The Kennedys Watchung Arts Center: 18 Sterling Road (on the Watchung Circle) Watchung, NJ, 8pm, (908) 5 12 412-9105; Sat., 11/6: Zoe Mulford Eisteddfod Festival of Traditional Music Join the Folk Project Fri. – Sun. Nov. 5–7 • Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your The Folk Project will once again be an official cosponsor of the Festival of Traditional Music, Eisteddfod. Eisteddfod is a membership fee, to Rick Thomas, 12 Upper Warren Way, Warren, NJ 07059. Welsh word that means “gathering of bards.” Our bards are 23 outstanding musicians —the entire list of performers Info? (908) 647-7517 or [email protected] or and their background is available at www.eisteddfod-ny.org. Choose at least one: ___ New ___ Renew ___ Skip to my Lou Presented by Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. / New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club , Eisteddfod is a fabuluos week- Name ______end gathering of musicians and singers, with lots of audience participation. There will be three concerts, 22 workshops, a ballad swap, a contra dance, an open mike, a camper concert and more — inlcuing lots of jamming and opportunity meet up with friends new and old. Accommodations include newly renovated rooms, an indoor swimming pool, tennis Address ______courts, a game room and a golf course. ______Featured artists include Paul Brown, Martha Burns, Jerry Epstein, Howard Glasser, Benny Graham, Alan Friend, Lorraine Home Tel. ______Work Tel. ______& Bennett Hammond, Sharon Katz, Alison Kinnaird, John Kirk & Trish Miller, Vic Legg, Bob Malenky, Val Mindel, Robin E mail 1: ______E mail 2: ______Morton, Joe Newberry, Caroline Paton, Steve Suffet, Dwayne Thorpe, Triboro, Mickey Vandow, Eric Weissberg, Heather Wood, and more Do you play or sing music: Being a cosponsor means that Folk Project members get in for a reduced rate, whether you are going just for the day [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally or you are staying overnight. So be sure to indicate you are a Folk Project member when you register. ______Basic Individual membership @ $20/year $ ______Sign up online and pay by credit card: http://eisteddfod-ny.eventbrite.com/ (You’ll receive this personal monthly newsletter.) ______Supporting membership @ $25/year $ ______Info: www.eisteddfod-ny.org or (718) 672-6399 (Personal monthly newsletter PLUS our eternal gratitude) ------______Family membership* $ ______(Additional family members @ $3 each per year) Minstrel Spotlight ______Multiple Year Membership $ ______There are a couple of events at The Minstrel this November worth special mention and large circles number of banjo-tossing years _____ X type of membership. You do the math. DONATION to Folk Project on your concert calendar. Come early; bring friends. (Tax deductible! We are also eligible for Corporate Matching Donations and banjos.) $ ______

November 5: Headlong Retreat Total amount enclosed: $ ______Folk Project old timers will remember fondly Left Field, a dazzingly talented group of performers and songwriters that graced our stage many times. Bill Bly, Liz Emmert and Bill Neely from Left Field, have joined the Folk Project’s own Ken Rolston and Pat Rolston NEW! Please I’d like to receive a print newsletter check one: and added Doug Miles and Bryan Gerhab to form Headlong Retreat, an ensemble of seven talented singers and instrumentalists per- I’d like to save trees and receive an Enewsletter forming original songs, traditional material and a sampling of the best of contemporary songwriting. They will be showcasing their new album Hymns for Hard Times. When the going gets tough, the tough get singing. Come prepared to have a special evening. Make your check payable to: The Folk Project *Family membership is one basic or supporting membership plus $3 for each additional family member/banjo. November 26: Jazz Masters of the Folk Project Please list the names of additional family members: Mark Schaffer is our own blend of P.T. Barnum, Ed Sullivan, and a dash of Phil Spector*. His Folk Project extravaganzas are legendary. For our Thanksgiving weekend, Mark has produced Jazz Masters of the Folk Project, an amazing night of sophisticated musical styling and thrilling improvisations. The menu includes: Grover Kemble. Known and loved throughout NJ jazz rooms, Grover has recorded with Bucky Pizzarelli and performed at the Newport Jazz Festival. Julliard-trained Diane Perry is a smooth, smoky Save a Tree — Sign up for E-Newsletters and sumptuous jazz vocalist and violinist. Fiddler Joel Glassman is well remembered on our stage. His true love is the American Our monthly newsletter is now available in electronic version. Advantages of receiv- Songbook and his true skill is capturing eloquence and flavor of the art form. Frank Sole, house guitarist for our Valentines Day ing the E-Newsletter are: you will receive it much earlier each month; you will be less shows, will lead Mooshoo Mojo in a blend of standards, Django stylings, and pure picking perfection. We will end our evening in likely to misplace it; this will save trees, energy and reduce greenhouse gases; you will spectacular fashion, when all four stars take the stage for an exciting super jam. What better way to end a Thanksgiving holiday save the Folk Project almost one dollar per month. than celebrating with our Folk Project family! *Without the homocidal mania, we hope! Sign up at enews.folkproject.org

6 11 What a fabulous Festival! Department of Etty-kett As we watch the Fall 2010 Festival recede in the rear view mirror, I have to admit that this was a Festival that Thanks to Lois DeRitter for the following submission, reprinted with permission from made a lot of people happy. Everywhere I looked on Sunday afternoon I saw smiling faces. The weather the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield: was great — miles of sunshine, a cloudless blue sky, and the temperature just right. We were treated to To use email or not, that is the question. some marvelous performances by Anne Hills, Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers, and Aca-Perco, Does this sound familiar? Sometimes we have so many things to do that we want to find efficient ways to move the John Mina Group, Joe Petraitis and Jean Scully. Donna Hunt called for the dances, with Joel Remde through the to-do list and check things off as quickly as possible. However, sometimes this drive to have things done and Loretta Holtz providing instruction for the Scandinavian dance workshop. The Folk Project skit came and under control can inadvertently lead to ineffective or problematic communication when we choose to send a quick roaring back on Saturday night with an intriguing, provocative piece written and directed by Andy Koenig, e-mail. While it is perfect for some situations, email is not always the best way to communicate! produced by Lindsey Meyer and starring Bob McNally, Cody Chase, Siobhan Scully, Mark Schaffer and Ken Many times we need a face-to-face conversation —what professional communication studies call a “rich medium” Galipeau. — because the topic is complex and we want to accurately convey emotions or caring. This is harder to do well in an email because we lose all the meaning carried by our facial expressions and the tone of our voices. Tone and expression It takes a lot of volunteers to run our Festival, and this one was no exception. In particular, I would like change in real-time in response to our listeners, and consequently conversation is the most sensitive and responsive to thank Bobbie Rosengarten, Jim King, Lindsey Meyer, Robin Edelston, Bill Cox, Pam Robinson, Andrew way to communicate, especially about tricky or controversial subjects. If interaction will be required to solve a problem, Dunn, Liz Pagan, Bob Safranek, Sandie Reilly, Matt Reilly, Wyatt Regan, Greg Moore, George Otto, Roger for example, remember that a conversation creates a “rich” space for the give and take you will need. Kintish, Kathy Haynie, John Lamb, Carol Titus, Rick Thomas, Alex Adams, Connie Crawford, Chris Jacoby, and A “leaner medium” refers to a method of communicating that doesn’t have the face-to-face interpersonal dimension. Lois DeRitter. Rachel Streich and Scooter Ferguson did a great job dealing with a less than ideal parking Telephone conversations, for example, have some of the immediacy of a face-to-face conversation, but lack the visual situation and many volunteers stepped forward to help out, taking on everything from standing outside to dimension, and so they are “leaner.” With email we can still have an exchange, but the potential for misunderstanding direct traffic to hopping into their own cars to provide on-the-spot shuttle service. and unintended consequences exists. For example, a person may send an email she thinks is just a straightforward, To all of you who volunteered some time … to run a workshop, or arrange chairs or help park cars or wash simple message that could strike a recipient as harsh and abrupt. dishes at the potluck … Thank you. Your labor is what makes Festival possible and it is appreciated. Consider these disadvantages of emails: I’d like to offer a special thank you to Barbara Moo. From the beginning of my time as Festival Chair, Barbara • Hastily written remarks may lack tact and cause tension. We can’t respond as quickly to a perceived slight when it goes out through email. has put in a lot of hard work to make each Festival well-run and enjoyable. Unfortunately, she had to miss this Festival due to the illness of her sister, who passed away on Festival weekend. Barbara deserves a lot • The messages get lost in the information overload of jammed inboxes. of credit for her dedication and my heart goes out to her and Andy and the rest of her family at this sad • They don’t necessarily remain private. They can be forwarded and shared, and words you may have wished to express more carefully and explain can be passed around freely. time. Think about when and how to use emails. They are good in certain situations: With the close of this Festival, I am retiring and Carl Croce will become the new Festival Chair. Carl has an • Communicating straight-forward, routine, and informational messages or questions infectious enthusiasm that is sure to lead us on to some great Festivals in the future. As to the location • Reaching many people at once who are on different schedules about something straightforward and informa- for the next Festival, we learned quite recently that Star Lake is open to the idea of having us return. Carl tional and the Festival Committee will consider the options and decide what makes the most sense for the Folk • Giving recipients precise directions or steps, in which case the written format creates an ideal resource or record Project, be it Star Lake or a different location. Someday in the not-too-distant future I am confident that Before you send an email, pause to ask yourself whether it is the best way to reach out to a person or group. Take a moment you will be learning the particulars of the next Folk Project Festival. to imagine the best case vs. worst-case outcome of sending an email. Whenever something is tricky or complex or sensitive That’s all for now. It’s been an amazing run. it is a good idea to slow down long enough to consider whether a conversation would be more effective. Lori Falco, Festival Chair (Lamus Duckus) Pete Seeger & Friends NYC World Music Afternoon with the Dull Music Band We have just discovered that Village Harmony — Pat and Ken Rolston and Karyn Sat., 11/20 • William Carlos Wiliams Center, Rutherford Grunwald’s musical home away from home — is offering a singing workshop in New Featuring Kim and Reggie Harris, Spook Handy,The RJ Storm Project, Dan O’Deam Scott York City from 1–5pm on Sunday, Nov. 7! This is a great opportunity to learn South Petitom Alex Zetelskim Martin Dullm Ted Clancy. Sponsored by WFUV 90.7 fm Radio African, Georgian and Corsican songs from two master teachers. The venue is Lipton Hall and the South Bergenite. Info/tickets: www.dullmusic.com in D’Agostino Hall at NYU, 108 West 3rd Street, and the cost is only $25. Please go to the Village Harmony website (http://www.villageharmony.org/index.html) for more details and an online registration form. We strongly encourage anyone who has enjoyed partici- NJ Clearwater Circle of Songs pating in (or listening to) the recent Chorus Workshops at Festival to attend. At the First United Methodist Church, 906 Grand Avenue, Asbury Park, every third 10 Thursday, 6:30pm. Nov. 18 led by Spook Handy and Tom Picard. 7 FP Calendar: November 2010 1/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm. New location: Recreation Outpost in the Burbs: Vance Gilbert & Dala, 8pm, Montclair. www.outpostintheburbs.org House, 124 Dunnellen Road. (973) 376-7568 13/Sat. Evening o’ Music: 8pm, Cecilia & Allan‘s, 511 S. First Ave. Highland Park. (732) 809-2638 Nov. 1 – 30, Stephanie P. Ledgin, From Every Stage photo exhibition, Hunterdon County The Borderline Folk Music Club of Rockland County 6th Annivesary Concert: Amy Gallatin & Library, Clinton. http://hclibrary.us or http://ledgin.com. Stillwaters, 8pm, New City. Reservationss: [email protected] or (845) 354-4586 2/Tues. EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Mannion’s Rich LaPierre. 7pm, Drip Coffee, Madison Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/ Valley Contra Dance: Shane Knudsen/Termite’s Delight, 7:30pm, Bethlehem, PA. EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist Church, www.valleycontradance.org Hopatcong. (973) 770-0179 Russ Kelner/Cream Cheese Ensemble, 6pm, Crossroads Restaurant, Garwood 3/Wed. EVERY Wednesday, Straight Morning Drive, featuring Straight Drive 15 Russ Kelner/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra Outreach Ensemble, Wynwood, Florham Park minutes after the 7:30am station break. 6–9am, WDVR-FM and www.wdvrfm.org 14/Sun. Sacred Harp Singing, 2pm, Brooklyn. (718) 793-2848 EVERY Wed.: Morristown Int’l Dancers, 7:30pm, Mountain Lakes. (973) 539-7020 15/Mon. Newsletter deadline. Send stuff to [email protected] EVERY Wednesday: Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Suzanne Patterson center, Princeton. 17/Wed. Music on Main: John Sebastian, 7:30pm, Woodbridge. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com (609) 799-2073 , http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/ 18/Thurs. NJ Clearwater Circle of Songs, 6:30pm, Asbury Park, led by Spook Handy and Tom Picard EVERY Wednesday: “Down Jersey” with Jim Albertson, 7:30pm, WSNJ am1240, am1440 and www.wsnjam.com; http://members.aol.com/downjerseyjim/ 19/Fri. Minstrel: Small Potatoes and Caleb Hawley EVERY 1st Wednesday: Folk Open Sing; 7pm, Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brennan Coffeehouse: Richard Shindell, 8pm, Jersey City. www.brennancoffeehouse.com Brooklyn. (212) 636-6341 or (718) 788-7563 Princeton FMS: Roy Book Binder, http://princetonfolk.org/ Music on Main: Willie Nile, Richard Barone, 7:30pm, Woodbridge. 20/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Steve Holland, WB & Bonnie www.woodbridgeartsnj.com Pete Seeger & Friends with the Dull Music Band, 7:15pm, William Carlos Williams Center, 4/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. Rutherford. www.dullmusic.com See skandinoje.org for dates/info Hillside Cafe: Vickey Russell, the Wiskey Boys, 8pm, Nutley. (973) 667-7055 Mo Fiddles: Acoustic Open Mike, 7:30pm, Livingston. (973) 994-1083 Music at the Mission: Red Molly and New Found Road, 8pm, West Milford. 5/Fri. Minstrel: an evening with Headlong Retreat www.musicatthemission.org Outpost in the Burbs: James Maddock, Megan Reilly, 8pm, Montclair. Acoustic Cafe: Freedy Johnston, Open Book , 8pm, Park Ridge. www.cafeacoustic.org www.outpostintheburbs.org Sanctuary: Johnathan Edwards, Nora Jane Struthers, 8pm, Chatham. 6/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Harvest Hoot — Don Flaherty, Brooklyn Swing Ensemble www.sanctuaryconcerts.org EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. www.cdny.org Tellabration: Stories for grownships with Story Weavers (Ken Galipeau, Carol Titus, Rivka Ken Galipeau, 10am &12noon: Milk and Cookes program, State Theatre, New Brunswick. Free. Willick, Pat Wayne, Sahara Lawler, Peter Magnan). Mount Tabor, (973) 625 8548. Tickets: (732) 246-SHOW (7469) 20/Sat. Telebration: An afternoon of stories for the whole family w/ STory Weavers. Mount Tabor, Hurdy Gurdy: Christine Lavin, 8pm, Fair Lawn. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org (973) 625 8548. Watchung Arts Center: Zoe Mulford, 8pm, Watchung. (908) 412-9105 21/Sun. Russ Kelner/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra Outreach Ensemble, 3pm, Young People’s Concert, Madison Junior School Rich LaPierre, 7pm, Greenberry’s Coffee, 46 S. Park Place, Morristown Minstrel: Jazzmasters of the Folk Project 7/Sun. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com Valley Contra Dance Butterball Friday: 3–6pm: Notorious; 7:30–10:30pm: Avant Gardners, Ron Buchanan calling , Bethlehem, PA. www.valleycontradance.org EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. 27/Sat. Princeton Country Dancers: Cranberry Ball w/ Ron Buchanan/Notorious Avant Gardeners, NYC World Music Afternoon, 1–5pm, http://www.villageharmony.org/index.html 8pm, Princeton. (609) 799-2073 , http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/ 8/Mon. Russ Kelner w/ Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, 7:30pm, Cranford Community Center Sanctuary: The Roches, Lucy Wainwright Roche, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org 9/Tues. FP Board meeting: 8pm, Mark & Robin Schaffer’s Bonus EoM at the Roffmans’ 8pm , 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742 11/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, Dave Kleiner’s, 8pm, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) 429-0288 12/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage

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