Britannia Rules the Waves! Songs from the Heyday of the British Empire, Presented by Cliff Haslam, David Jones, Heather Wood, and Friends
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February 2006 vol 41, No.2 February 1WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 6:30pm 3 - 5 Winter Folk Music Weekend, Warwick Conference Center, Warwick, NY - see flyer in centerfold 5 Sun Sea Music: Dick Swain +The NY Packet; 3pm, South Street Seaport 13 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office 18 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 19 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm 28 Tue Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, 7 pm March 1WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 6:30pm 3 Fri Britannia Rules the Waves Concert; 7:30pm at the Com- munity Church, 35 St & Park Ave. ☺ 5 Sun Gospel and Sacred Harp Singing, 3pm in Manhattan 5 Sun Sea Music: Dan Milner & Bob Conroy +The NY Packet; 3pm, South Street Seaport 13 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office 11 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 19 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm ☺= free to members Details next pages; Table of Contents on page 3 Friday 3 March, 7:30 p.m. At the Community Church, 40 E. 35 St between Park & Madison, Manhattan. Britannia Rules the Waves! Songs from the heyday of the British Empire, presented by Cliff Haslam, David Jones, Heather Wood, and friends. Series concert, free to members – details inside. - 1 - FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesdays, February 1st, March 1st; 6:30-10 pm 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 (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. SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Sundays; February 5, March 5; 3 pm The first Sunday of the month (except January) members of The New York Packet (Frank Woerner, Bonnie Milner, Deirdre Murtha, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Frank Hendricks, David Jones, Jan Christensen, Dan Milner & Bob Conroy) join featured guests. Co- sponsored with the South Street Seaport Museum. At the Museum’s Melville 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 5 - Dick Swain - Dick possesses a deep knowledge of maritime songs from the Great Lakes, northern New England and Atlantic Canada. His voice is rich and he accompanies himself on many instruments including concertina, guitar and banjo March 5 - Dan Milner & Bob Conroy. Dan & Bob have sung together from San Francisco Bay to the North Sea including more than a few concerts in Ireland's vibrant singing clubs. In honor of St. Patrick, they'll be featuring their Irish and Irish-American repertoire backed with banjo and guitar. "Strong, keen edged, expressive voices and they sing with an honest simplicity that reveals the meaning at the heart of every song." The Living Tradition, Scotland. FOLK MUSIC WEEKEND; February 3-5 What a great weekend; we stay in the comfortable Warwick Center with lots of rooms and spaces for singing and music making of all kinds. It’s in the hills on the NY-NJ Border; a moderate 50 miles drive from NYC (with bus service from Port authority to the village of Warwick). Join us for this loosely structured weekend of informal music and song. There may still be a space or two available; call Joy Bennett, 718-575-1906. CHANTEY SING; Saturday, February 18nd, 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. Direc- tions: 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. Information: 718- 788-7563. SACRED HARP SINGING AT ST. BART’S; Sunday, February 19th, 2:30pm Co-sponsored and hosted by St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan, on the 3rd Sunday 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 212-750-8977. NEWSLETTER MAILING; Tuesday, February 28th; 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: 718-426-8555. Continued on next page - 2 - NYPFMC Events Details- Continued BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES; Friday, March 3 ☺ Come listen to songs from the British Empire, presented by Cliff Haslam, David Jones, Heather Wood, and friends. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll join in the choruses. At Com- munity Church, 40 E. 35 St between Park & Madison, Manhattan, 7:30 p.m. Contribu- tion: $18; CD*NY members $16; seniors/students $10; kids $6. Free to members. Infor- mation: (212) 957-8386 GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, March 5th; 3pm Glorious music, great words (mostly serious, occasionally humorous). Come raise your voice and experience these rousing pieces, with a group of enthusiastic singers. 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 Charlotte Ehrman, 225 W 70 St., Manhattan (between B’way/Amsterdam intersection and West End Ave.), apt. 4-C, ring intercom 21 (1-212-724-9316). Subway: IRT 1,2, or 3 train to 72 St. or IND “C” train to 72 St, (longer walk). Other info: Isabel, 212-866- 2029. February brings us Dick Swain + the NY Packet at the South Street Seaport, the Chantey Sing and a Sacred Harp Singing. There may still be room at the Winter Weekend, if you haven’t signed up yet, and you get this in time. See page 2 for details. Our series concert is on March 3—Britannia Rules the Waves, with Cliff Haslam, David Jones, Heather Wood, and friends. It will be a great concert. Thank you 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 at events throughout the city. They could always use more help. For the November/December newsletter thank you to, Ruth Block, Herb Feuerlicht, Rosalie Friend, Isabel Goldstein, Marcus Tieman, Tom Weir, and Don Wade who delivered the pages from the printer. Won’t you join us on Tuesday, February 28, and help mail out the March newsletter? (See page 2.) Table of Contents Club Events Details ..............2-3 Camsco Music .....................19 From The Editor ................... 3 Pinewoods Folk Music Week NYPFMC Club Info ............... 4 Questionnaire .................20 Topical Listing of Club Events .. 5 Ralph Stanley Ad ..................21 30 Years Ago ....................... 6 Triboro & Anne Price ad ........21 Rule Britannia flyer ................ 7 Klezmatics Ad .....................22 40 Ann.dinner reports .......... 6, 8 Peoples’ Voice Cafe ad ..........22 Calendar Listings - NYC ......... 9 Singer/Actor Wanted .............22 LI , NY State, & NJ ..........10 Pinewoods Hot Line ..............23 NJ & Conn......................11 Membership Application .........24 Repeating Events ..................11 Calendar Location Info ...........17 The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org - 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 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational corporation; an af- publication (no Dec. or Aug. issue). Space filiate of the Country Dance & Song Society of reservations 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, #972D, NYC, NY 10123; 212-563-4099. Ave, #972D, NYC, NY 10123, or from the Office Editor: Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72 St, Jackson Hts, of Charities Registration, N.Y. Dept. of State, 162 NY 11372; 718-426-8555. Send all Hotlines & ads Washington Av, Albany, NY 12232. (with check made out to FMSNY) and all corre- We have approximately 500 members and run con- spondence & 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- <[email protected]> letter. Regular memberships include one subscrip- Radio & Location Listings:Don Wade, 35-41 72 tion to the newsletter (10 issues yearly), free admis- St, Jcksn Hts, NY 11372; <[email protected]> sion to our approximately 5 series events, and re- duced admission to many events.