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January 2005 vol 40, No.1 January 2 Sun no Sea Music concert this month 5WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 7pm 9 Sun NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting: noon, info and location: 1-718-575-1906 15 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 16 Sun Gospel & Sacred Harp Sing, 3pm: in Brooklyn 16 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm 23 Sun Riverdale Sing Heat Up the Winter Chill Party, in Yonkers 1:00-4:00 pm 26 Wed Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, 7 pm 28 Fri Many Voices Concert (co-sponsored with PMN); 7:30 pm in Brooklyn 29-30: Peoples’ Music Network Winter Gathering (co-spon- sored with PMN) in Queens February 2WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 7pm 4 - 6 Winter Weekend in Warwick, NY -- see flyer! 6 Sun Sea Music Concert: NexTradition + NY Packet; 3pm South Street Seaport Gallery tba Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 14 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972 (34-35 St), info 1-718-575-1906 17 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church 20 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm Table of Contents Club Events Details .............. 2-3 Office Space needed ................ 8 NYPFMC Club Info ................ 4 Calendar Listings ................... 9 Topical Listing of Club Events .... 5 Repeating Events .................. 11 From The Editor .................... 6 Calendar Location Info ........... 16 30 Years Ago ........................ 6 Pinewoods Hot Line ............... 19 PMN flyer ........................... 7 Membership Application ......... 20 The Nothin’s Happenin’ Home Decoratin’ Blues .............. 8 Winter Weekend flyer ... centerfold John Krumm Review ............... 8 FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesdays, Jan 5th, Feb. 2nd; 7pm Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. 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, 1- 718-636-6341. CHANTEY SING; Saturday, January 15th, 8 PM Come to the Chantey Sing at South St Seaport. Bring instruments, voices and songs. Co- sponsored and hosted by the Seamen’s Church Institute at 241 Water St NYC. Directions A,C trains Broadway/Nassau St., and J.M.Z, 2,3,4,5, Fulton St. Walk down Fulton St and make a left on Water St. A small donation is requested. For Information call 1-718-788- 7563. SACRED HARP SINGING AT ST. BART’S; Sunday, January 16th ; 2:30pm Co-sponsored and hosted by St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan, on the 3rd Sun- day of each month Sept. thru June, 2:30 to 5pm, 109 East 50th St. We continue the colonial American tradition of four-part, unaccompanied gospel singing. Beginners welcome! Books available for loan or purchase. Contributions collected; free parking available. Food and fellowship following. Info: Gail Harper 1-212-750-8977. GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, January 16th; 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). 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 Boerum. Or #2, 3, or 4 to Borough Hall; walk south on Court St. around 8 blocks; turn left on Dean. Other info: Isabel, 1-212-866-2029 RIVERDALE SING "HEAT UP THE WINTER CHILL" PARTY Sunday, January 23rd; 1pm Join us for a pot luck lunch and music party at the home of Marc Beneteau and Rebekah Mulhare, 134 Shonnard Terr. in Yonkers. The pot luck is from 1:00-2:00 PM and then we'll have music from 2:00-4:00 PM. Bring something to eat or drink, plus instruments and voices. The house is one block away from the BX1 bus (which can be taken from the #1 or #9 train,) and 10 minutes from the Glenwood Station on Metro North. For travel direc- tions or information call Marc at (914) 376-4956. NEWSLETTER MAILING; Wednesday January 26th; 7 PM We need your help to mail out the next Newsletter. Join the important band of volunteers that sticks the stamps and labels and staples the pages to mail out this newsletter. At the Club office, 450 7th Ave. (between 34 & 35 St.), rm 972. Info: 1-718-426-8555 MANY VOICES CONCERT; Friday, January 28th, 7:30 PM Featuring Pete Seeger with the Brooklyn Women’s Chorus, Harmonic Insurgence, and other choral groups. Co-sponsored with People’s Music Network, Brooklyn Women’s Chorus, and Peoples’ Voice Cafe as part of the PMN Winter Gathering. Brooklyn HS for - 2 - Continued on next page NYPFMC Events Details - Continued from previous page the Arts, 345 Dean Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues, Downtown Brooklyn. Subway to Atlantic Avenue or Pacific Street. B65 bus stops near school. Tickets $15 for member if purchased in advance. $20 at the door. For tickets or information, contact Bev Grant at 1- 718-230-4999. E-mail: <[email protected]> PEOPLE’S MUSIC NETWORK WINTER GATHERING Saturday-Sunday, January 29th-30th Two full days of music, friendship, delicious food, and more. Participatory workshops, performances, presentations, discussions, song swaps, jam sessions, and an open Round Robin concert. Also, a Saturday morning (10:45 AM) children’s concert featuring Pete Seeger and others. Co-sponsored with People’s Music Network and others. Saturday 8:00 AM to 11:30 PM, Sunday 8:15 AM to 2:00 PM. Meals included. Childcare available. At The Renaissance Charter School, 35-59 81st Street, Jackson Heights, Queens. No. 7 train to 82nd Street; Q32 bus stops in front of school. Registration fees on sliding scale; scholarships available. Three-day registration available, including Friday night concert ticket. TRCS students, staff, and parents admitted free Saturday and Sunday. For infor- mation, schedules, directions, and registration forms, visit the PMN website: <www.peoplesmusic.org> or call Marilyn or Steve Suffet at 1-718-786-1533. E-mail: <[email protected]> SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Sunday, Feb. 6; 3-5 pm On the First Sunday of each month (except January) members of The New York Packet (Frank Woerner, Bonnie Milner, Deirdre Murtha, Mark Maniak, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Maggie Bye, Frank Hendricks, David Jones, 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 1-212-691-7610 for directions. Latest details at http://pages.prodigy.net/folkmusic/thenewyorkpacket.htm Donation is $5 (children, $2), pay at the door. February. 6 - The NexTradition. Ken Schatz of The Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and Alison Kelley-Kraan of the Johnson Girls make great music together, a panorama of American history from plantations, railroad gangs and clipper ships. Special Offer for Club Members Lone Star Love! Through February 6: The Club is pleased to offer members special discount prices to Lone Star Love, or, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Texas! With a cast of 23, Lone Star Love transports William Shakespeare’s beloved rogue, Sir John Falstaff, to post-Civil War Texas. The Red Clay Ramblers lend their special brand of bluegrass, country blues, traditional folk and cowboy ballads. No stranger to Broadway, The Red Clay Rambers have contributed to theatrical productions dating back to Diamond Studs in 1975. Two tracks from The North Carolina string band’s most recent album, Yonder, made it to top ten of the folk charts of Rolling Stone. Come hear the Ramblers and experience a rousin’, rockin’ show To take advantage of our Special Discount Offer now through February 6th: Call Telecharge at 212 947-8844 and mention the code: LSLFL35 to receive $35 tickets (Reg. $50). Or bring the code to the box office of The John Houseman Theater on 450 West 42nd Street in New York City (between 9 and 10 Ave). Lone Star Love is playing at The John Houseman Theater: Tue-Thurs at 8 pm; Fridays & Saturdays. at 7 pm; Matinee shows Sat. at 2 pm and Sun. at 3 pm. For more information visit their web site: www.LoneStarLoveTheMusical.com. - 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 affili- publication (no Dec. or Aug. issue). Space ate of the Country Dance & Song Society of America, reservations should be in by the 10th of the month. a member of the Folk Alliance and a member of the NY-NJ Trail Conference. A copy of our annual re- Publisher: Folk Music Society of N.Y., Inc., 450 port is available from our office at 450 7th Ave, #972, 7th Ave, #972, NYC, NY 10123; 1-212-563-4099. NYC, NY 10123, or from the Office of Charities Reg- Editor: Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72 St, Jackson Hts, istration, N.Y. Dept. of State, 162 Washington Av, NY 11372; 1-718-426-8555. Send all Hotlines & Albany, NY 12232.