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A Folk Project Special Event Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Fri., Mar. 23, 2018, 7:30pm • At the Minstrel Tickets $20 in advance/$25 at the door Jay Ungar and Molly Mason complement each other like a finely crafted fiddle and a superbly drawn bow. They bring to the stage a wealth of skill, knowledge, and talent, pouring out hard-driving Appalachian melo- dies, Cajun and Celtic fiddle tunes, Civil War classics, sassy songs from swing and country, stunning waltzes, and moving original compositions. Jay originally wrote “Ashokan Farewell” for the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps, an institution that is still going strong today. The melody became the signature tune of Ken Burns’ Civil War series on PBS and earned Jay an Emmy nomination. The soundtrack won a Grammy. Jay and Molly have appeared on Great Performances and A Prairie Home Companion, as well as their own radio specials and a host of Ken Burns’ PBS documenta- ries. They have performed at the White House for two sitting Presidents, and they continue to delight audiences in concerts across the country. For more information call 908/591-6491 or go to www.folkproject.org and click on Shows>Special Concerts Fear & Getaway Registration You feel the clock ticking in the middle of a dark and barren winter’s night. A cold fear creeps over you like a dark down blanket of despair. Your heart chills and fills with dread. You yearn for respite. Oh, the anguish, the pain, the agony! The guilt! You put off registering for Getaway, and now it's sold out. Argggghhhhh! You blew it. Everybody is happy but Yooooooou! (Fade to black. Suspenseful pause. The sound of happy people strumming in the distance emerges slowly, and a view of sun- light, trees, and happy hippies swells slowly from the emptiness.) It’s not too late! There is hope. But don’t wait. The Folk Project Acoustic Getaway always sells out, but we’re happiest when it’s filled with our old Project friends and new Project members. Check out FolkProject.org and don’t be afraid to register now. Before it’s too late. Getaway is Friday, May 25–27, 2018, Memorial Weekend. It’s three concerts, 40 workshops, 150 guests, and the best damn three-day music party ever. Its ridiculously-low price is $199, and that includes food, lodging, and all activities. Questions? Email [email protected].
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NOTE: web links in the eNewsletter are now clickable Evening o' Music March 2018 Sat., Mar. 10, 3pm • Nancy and Tim's The Minstrel presented by 79 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ • 732/354-0803 Acoustic Concert Series Please note the early 3pm start time! Concerts every Friday at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 7:30 start We win! Nancy and Tim have the privilege of hosting the March Evening O' Music! There will be great 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ $10 door musicians as well as non-musicians, all wonderful people who love homemade music. It will be still www.FolkProject.org • 973/335-9489 • [email protected] more wonderful if you come. Please bring food, drinks, snacks, and voices & instruments to share. Directions: Take 287 to Easton Avenue towards New Brunswick. Turn right on DeMott Lane. #79 is on the right, a beige house with a black Fri., Mar. 2: Magpie with Rhonda Schuster mailbox. If you see Dellwood Lane, you have gone a bit too far. Plenty of parking on the street. Partners in life as well as music, Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino are celebrating their 45th year of performing as the duo Magpie. It only follows that their music is instinctively tight. Their vocal harmonies blend perfectly. Their instrumental work on guitar, mandolin, and harmonica is top notch. And their music ranges from ‘30s swing to environmentally and socially active folk music. Rhonda Schuster is a new Folk Project member-musician discovered at our November Open Stage. She sings mostly her own songs with a blues influence and a powerful voice. Fri., Mar. 9: Open Stage ($5 admission Open Stage only) Open Stage is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians to perform on our stage, and for listeners to hear a wide variety of great musicians. In its revised format, it has generated a lot of excitement, and now provides a performance opportunity for all who come to An Invitation play on one of two stages running simultaneously. Admission price is only $5, or free to those under 25 years of age. (Free will donations encouraged.) Musicians wishing to perform should visit www.OpenStage.FolkProject.org. This month’s Featured Artist will be Chrissy Roberts, who appeared at the Folk Project Fall Getaway. Fri., Mar. 16: Split Bill—Geoff Bartley and Cosy Sheridan Two excellent Boston area songwriters Geoff Bartley was one of the brightest stars in the Minstrel’s lineup in its formative years. Geoff’s been hanging around his Cambridge home for the past 15 years, but we’re delighted to see him touring again. He’s an insightful songwriter with an expres- sive baritone voice, an exceptionally clean and tasty guitarist, and one of the best damn harmonica players in the country. The first thing that grabs you about songwriter Cosy Sheridan is her sharp, bubbly, almost manic stage presence. You’re whisked along on a joyful madcap ride from Sharon the myths of ancient Greece to an nuanced approach to long-term financial plan- ning. Her wryly insightful songs have been showcased everywhere from Carnegie Hall to The Dr. Demento Show. She supports this charismatic persona with solid Goldman guitar and strong vocals. She performs with her husband, bass player Charlie Koch. Fri., Mar. 23: Special Concert—An Evening with Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Sunday, March 18, 2018 • 2:00pm Tickets $20 advance/$25 door, no Concert Window webcast for this show Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, the heart and soul of American roots music, will grace House Concert at a Folk Project Member Home in New Providence, NJ The Folk Project’s Stage at The Minstrel for a special evening of music and song. Pot Luck to Follow Jay and Molly are musicians of enormous talent who draw their repertoire and inspiration from a wide range of American musical styles—19th-century classics, Sharon Goldman is a New Jersey-based contemporary singer-songwriter known for her intelligent, lively Appalachian, Cajun, and Celtic fiddle tunes, and favorites from the golden inventive storytelling, catchy melodies and pure, precise vocals. She combines heartfelt portraits and age of country and swing—along with their own songs, fiddle tunes, and orches- memorable lyrics with unforgettable melodies, taking a folk/pop sensibility to new artistic heights. tral compositions.
Tickets $20 • Available at www.folkproject.org Fri., Mar. 30: Minstrel CLOSED For more information, email [email protected] or call 908-591-6491. Our show will be preempted by a Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Good Friday/Passover service.
The Folk Project is a non-profit 501C3 corporation whose mission is to present high caliber folk music performances, dances and instructional workshops for the public and members; to encourage development of musicianship, performance, storytelling and dance skills in the Northern New Jersey area; and provide UPCOMING: 4/6 Joe Crookston with Emily Mure; 4/13 Open Stage; 4/20 Special Concert—Doolin’ (Irish music, interesting social and learning activities relating to traditional and participatory folk music and dance. French style); 4/27 Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman; 5/4 The Heather Pierson Trio; 5/11 Open Stage; Funding for this concert has been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. 5/18 Jim Kweskin; 5/25 CLOSED for Spring Getaway; 6/1 Toby Walker with Quentin Callewaert 2 To volunteer, e-mail [email protected] 3 Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam: every Thursday, 6pm, Mannion’s, 150 West Main St., Somerville 908/203-9700, www.meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park All Venues That Fit We Print Morristown Uke Jam: Ukulele playalong and jam, 7pm ,every 1st Wed at Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, 47 Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go S Park Pl, Morristown (on the Green in warm weather. Info: www.meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam, Mark 973/978-0751, [email protected] Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk 7:30 every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Music on Main Street: Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main St., Woodbridge, NJ, 7:30pm, Rd. (Route 532), Waretown, NJ, 609/971-1593 or www.AlbertHall.org www.WoodbridgeArtsNJ.org/music-on-main-street.html, 732/596-4048; Sat. 3/3 Aaron Lee Tasjan & Dylan LeBlanc, $22 advance/$25 door, Woodbridge Middle School Theatre, 525 Barron Ave., Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 7 North Main St., Lambertville, NJ, 8pm, concerts, open folk jams, Woodbridge, NJ song circles, $12, www.BirdhouseCenter.org, [email protected], 609/397-3964; Fri. 3/2 Evie Ladin & Keith Terry, $15, workshop at 6pm for $12 (workshop/concert combo $25); Sat. NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: Eatontown Library, 33 Broad Street (Route 71), Eatontown, 3/24 Blue Wave Ramblers NJ, 2–4pm, audience members can also do a number or two, $3–$7, www.IngridMusic.com, Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury United 732/869-9276; Sun. 3/4 Jim Crawford Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St, Little Silver, NJ. 1–5pm. $4 for BOTMA members, $5 non- The Newton Theatre: 234 Spring Street, Newton, NJ, 8pm, www.TheNewtonTheatre.com, members. Info: www.NewJerseyBlueGrass.org [email protected], 973/383-3700; Sat. 3/3 Pat Metheny, $54–$69 Boonton United Methodist Church: open mic every 3rd Friday, 8pm, 626 Lathrop Avenue (corner Outpost In The Burbs: First Congregational Church, 40 South Fullerton, Montclair, NJ, 8pm, $22 of Vreeland Ave.), Boonton, NJ, free, [email protected], 973/334-8275 advance/$25 door, www.OutpostInTheBurbs.org, 973/744-6560; Sat. 3/10 Allison Pierce with Borderline Folk Music Club: Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church Street, Nanuet, NY, 1:30pm, $15 mem- Robinson Treacher, $25 advance/$30 door bers, $20 non-members, www.BorderlineFolkMusicClub.org, [email protected], 845/510-9630; People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., New Sun. 3/25 Happy Traum, $25/Members $20 York, NY, 8pm, $20 contribution, members $12, www.PeoplesVoiceCafe.org, 212/787-3903; Sat. Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ, 8pm, 3/3 Grassroots Harmony with Chris Seymour; Sat. 3/10 The Herstorians with Lindsey Wilson; Sat. www.MayoArts.org, 973/539-8008; Wed. 3/14 7:30pm, The Chieftains, $49–$79; Sat. 3/31 Charles 3/17 Dian Killian, Alice Farrell, Alison Kelley; Sat. 3/24 Colleen Kattau & Dos XX with John Ziv & Tom Esten and Clare Bowen, $39–$89 Weir; Sat. 3/31 CLOSED for Easter Weekend and Passover Earth Room Concerts: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County (UUCMC), Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, 718/651-1115, 1475 West Front St., Lincroft, NJ, 7:30pm, $20 advance/$25 door, www.EarthRoomConcerts.org, www.FolkMusicNY.org, Every Monday, Irish Traditional Music Session, 8–11pm at the Landmark Tavern. Visit website for details. 732/542-4127; Sat. 3/3 Jesse Terry Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, NJ, 8:15pm, $20, members $15, students 12–22 $10, kids under 12 $5, www.PrincetonFolk.org, 8pm, $20 online/$25 at door, www.EthicalBrew.org, 201/836-5187; Sat. 3/10 Seth Glier with Davey O [email protected], 609/799-0944; Fri. 3/16 Locust Honey Evergreen House Concerts: Plainfield, NJ, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, email for more information Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: Roxbury Performing Arts Center, 72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, and address, $23 per person, advance purchase only, [email protected]; Sun. 3/25 Pat Wictor with NJ, 4pm, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild, $20/members $15/under 18 free, Reggie Harris SkylandsSongwriters.org/rr-r; Sun. 3/18 Craig Bickhardt & Aislinn B with Lynn Hollyfield Fanwood Performance Series: Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 75 North Martine Avenue, Roxbury Arts Alliance: Roxbury Performing Arts Center, 72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, NJ, Fanwood, NJ, 7pm, donation adult $15, seniors/students $10, www.FanwoodPerformanceSeries.org, RoxburyArtsAlliance.org, 862/219-1379; Sat. 3/10 7:30pm, Celtic Music with Charlie Zahm and Tad facebook.com/Fanwood-Performance-Series-303135519706, 908/418-1301; Sat. 3/31 Frances Luke Marks, $20/members $15 Accord with Jason Spiewak Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood, every 2nd Friday (except June– Roy's Hall: 30 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ, 8pm, $25, RoysHall.com, 908/362-1399; Fri. 3/16 Tony Furtado Sep.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. Run by Lisa Novemsky with Richie & Rosie, $25–$30, grassroots and Americana roots music and Anja Moen, www.EssexEthical.org, [email protected], 973/763-8293 Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: Flanders United Methodist Church, 2 Park Place (corner with Hillside Folk Music Society of NY: Folk Project members pay the FMSNY member's price, $20/members Ave), Flanders, NJ, 7pm, raywinch.net/Coffeehouse.html, [email protected], 973/584-5426; $18/kids and full-time students $10, FolkMusicNY.org; Sun. 3/18 2pm, Lois Morton, $15/members Sat. 3/10 Kathy Moser with Scooter Ferguson $12, OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd and 3rd Aves), NYC; Wed. 3/21 7:30pm, Keith Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at www.fasola.org, 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s Church, 199 Carroll St., Murphy, $25/members $20, OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd and 3rd Aves), NYC Brooklyn. 718/293-2848, 4th Sun., 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg., Park & Gordonhurst. 973/509-2165, Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7–9:30pm, St. John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St. (bet. Bleecker Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA, 610/867-2390, www.GodfreyDaniels.org & W. 4th Sts., near 7th Ave. S.), Greenwich Village, www.NYCSacredHarp.org/localsingings.html Good Coffeehouse: The Good Coffeehouse at The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, Songwriting Circle of Central NJ: Every other week in the Edison, NJ area (exact location depends doors open at 7:30pm, music at 8pm, 718/768-3195 or www.theOldStoneHouse.org on weather). Go to facebook.com/groups/songwriting.circle.nj or email [email protected] for Hopewell Theater: 5 South Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ, 8pm, dine-in theater with small plate more information. options, HopewellTheater.com/live/music, 609/466-1964; Sat. 3/3 Dom Flemons, Grammy-award- Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main winning banjo player, performing ragtime, Piedmont blues, spirituals, southern traditional music, Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm, every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. 609/924-5353 or visit etc.; Fri. 3/16 7:30pm, Jameson's Revenge www.DiamondCut.com/oldtime Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, Fair Lawn, NJ, 8pm, $20, member $17, Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., www.HurdyGurdyFolk.org, 201/384-1325; Sat. 3/3 Joe Jencks & Si Kahn White Plains, NY, 7:30pm, Walkabout Chorus "Teachabout" at 6:45pm, $18 advance/$23 door, 4 www.WalkaboutClearwater.org, 914/949-2146; Sat. 3/10 Guy Davis 5 Open Stage Update Members’ Gigs (& Friends) The February Minstrel Open Stage was once again a huge success with a record-breaking 83 attend- Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go ees. Our awesome team of volunteers really made it happen. Thirty performers played on two separate stages and the Terrace Room finished the evening with an exciting open jam session led Mike Agranoff (www.MikeAgranoff.com, [email protected]): Sat. 3/3 8pm, Got Music!, a private home, by Scotty Rovner and Glen Coleman. And, in what will surely become an Open Stage tradition, over Newtown, PA, www.facebook.com/GotMusicNewtown, [email protected], 267/566-5699, call or a dozen regulars including Andrew Dunn, Diane Perry, Bob McNally, Todd Dennison, Ken Galipeau, email for reservations and directions; Sun. 3/18 4pm, Middleburgh Library Concerts, Main Street, John Mahon, Billy Tanglewood, Steve Humphreys, Bill Hall, and Mitch Radler got together for an Middleburgh, NY, [email protected], 518/827-4953, suggested donation $10, hosted by well-known after-party jam session which didn't break up until after 3am. folk impressario Sonny Ochs And, on another note, I'm very proud to announce that the Minstrel Open Stage and The Acoustic Blue Jersey Band (www.BlueJerseyBand.com, [email protected], 609/921-7837): Wed. 2/28 8pm, Princeton Country Getaway have joined forces to produce a special Spring Getaway Extension program for families. Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Bldg, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, Participants will experience the fun and excitement of a getaway experience geared for students $10 and their families. The family program will include concerts, dance, workshops, campfire sing, crafts, Dolce Trio (Kris Lamb, Liz Cabrera, Lynn Siebert, [email protected]): Sun. 3/18 2pm, Macculloch Hall, "Sunday and camp activities. Give the gift of the Getaway to your kids, and your grandkids. in the Parlour with George (and Louisa): Music from the Macculloch Era," 45 Macculloch Avenue, —Mitch Radler, Open Stage Chair Morristown, NJ, MaccullochHall.org, 973/538-2404 Ken Galipeau (www.storyNsong.com, [email protected], 973/983-6611): Sun. 3/11 12:30pm, County College of Morris Storytelling Festival, featuring New Jersey storytellers, Student Community Center, Randolph, All New! Acoustic Kids Getaway NJ, www.ccm.edu/NewsEvents, 973/328-5076, $6, with Judy England-McCarthy, Linda Howe and Memorial Day & “Eve” Sharon Taksler The Acoustic Kids Getaway is a fun-packed overnight family retreat for musical kids age 6–16 and Michael Mitsch (www.LagansLove.com, [email protected], 973/328-0675, LagansLove mostly-Irish band): Sat. 3/17 5pm, their parents. Students will build competence and confidence in their musical and performance Morris Tap & Grill, 500 Route 10 West, Randolph, NJ, www.MorrisTapAndGrill.com, 973/891-1776 skills through the lens of traditional American and world song and dance in workshops and con- Kathy Moser (KathyMoser.com, [email protected]): Sat. 3/10 7pm, Sacred Bean Coffeehouse, with Scooter certs. It’s an exciting and bonding mini-vacation for the entire family. Ferguson, Flanders United Methodist Church, 2 Park Place (corner with Hillside Ave), Flanders, NJ, Imagine our nationally recognized Getaway program geared for kids, throw in some interesting raywinch.net/Coffeehouse.html, [email protected], 973/584-5426 workshops for parents, and add some camp activities for siblings. Share the gift of Getaway with Diane Perry (www.DianePerryFolk.com): Sat.–Sun. 3/3–3/4 New Jersey Festival Orchestra, production of your kids and grandkids, and you’ll share a musical and family experience that is enriching, wonder- Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, www.NJFestivalOrchestra.org; Fri. 3/16 Salon 33 House Concert, Princeton ful, and unique. The Acoustic Kids Getaway starts Sunday, May 27 at 5pm and runs through Monday, Junction, NJ, [email protected], 908/447-1395; Fri. 3/16 7:30pm, Bach in the Subways, with Kris May 28 at 4pm. It’s at the same Getaway site—a rural Y camp near Hackettstown, New Jersey—and Lamb, Annunciation Hall, The College of St. Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ it costs a phenomenally low $99 per person. Each child—not more than two children—must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Questions? Email [email protected] or call Mark at 201/207-8696. Borderline Folk Music Club presents Happy Traum Concert & Lecture The Princeton Folk Music Society presents “Coming of Age in the Greenwich Village Folk Revival” Locust Honey Sun., Mar. 25, 1:30pm • Nanuet Public Library, Nanuet, NY Fri., Mar. 16, 8:15pm • Princeton, NJ Tickets $22 advance online, $25 at the door. Members $20 The Princeton Folk Music Society presents folk duo Locust Honey The Borderline Folk Music Club will present renowned American folk musician Happy Traum both in an evening of quintessentially American music—heartbreak- in concert and with a multi-media presentation. ing country harmonies and raging old-time fiddle tunes. Chloe As a teenager, Happy Traum was smitten by American folk music and began playing guitar and five- Edmonstone and Meredith Watson, the duo at the center of Locust string banjo. He was an active participant in the legendary Washington Square/Greenwich Village Honey, perform Old-Time, Bluegrass, Pre-War Blues, original mate- folk scene of the 1950s and ‘60s and studied guitar with famed blues master Brownie McGhee. Over rial, and traditional songs and tunes of the American Southeast. the past five decades Traum has performed extensively throughout the U.S. and internationally as With a rotating instrumentation of fiddles, open-back and resona- a soloist, a member of various groups, and with his late brother Artie. His avid interest in traditional tor banjos, acoustic and resonator guitars, they set an emphasis and contemporary music has earned him recognition as a performer, writer, editor, session musi- on lively arrangements that showcase their signature vintage cian, folklorist, teacher, and recording artist. Happy has appeared and recorded with a long list of vocal harmonies. They have been touring the US, UK, and Ireland legends that include Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, John Sebastian, Eric Andersen, and other major figures since 2012. in the folk music world. His 2015 release, "Just For the Love of It," received rave reviews, including Admission at the door: $20 ($15 members, $10 students under 22, $5 children). four stars in Rolling Stone Magazine. Address: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ. Along with his performance, Happy will present his multi-media “Coming of Age in the Greenwich More information: 609/799-0944,[email protected], www.princetonfolk.org. (continued on page 13) 6 7 FP Calendar: March 2018 For venue addresses & contact information, see Venues, Feets, or Gigs Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: 8pm, Seth Glier with Davey O, $20 online/$25 at door Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, Allison Pierce with Robinson Treacher, $25 advance/$30 door People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, The Herstorians with Lindsey Wilson, $20, members $12 1/Thur. EVERY Thursday: 6pm, Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Somerville. 908/203-9700; Roxbury Arts Alliance: 7:30pm, Celtic Music with Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks, $20/$15 meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: 7:30pm, Guy Davis, $18 advance/$23 door EVERY Thursday: 8pm, Maplewood International Dancers. Maplewood, 11/Sun. Ken Galipeau: 12:30pm, County College of Morris Storytelling Festival, Student Community njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Center, Randolph, NJ, www.ccm.edu/NewsEvents, 973/328-5076, $6 Alternate Thursdays: 7:30pm, Scandinavian couple dancing. Bound Brook. See 14/Wed. EVERY 2nd Wednesday: 6:30pm, Central NJ Song Circle. Mara's Cafe & Bakery, 250 South www.skandinoje.org for dates/info Ave, Fanwood, NJ. www.facebook.com/CentralNjSongCircle 2/Fri. Minstrel: Magpie with Rhonda Schuster Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 7:30pm, The Chieftains, $49–$79 Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 8pm, Evie Ladin & Keith Terry, $15, workshop at 6pm for $12 15/Thur. Newsletter Deadline: Send stuff to [email protected] 3/Sat. Swingin' Tern: Bob Isaacs & A Joyful Noise EVERY 3rd Thursday: 6:30–8pm, Thursday Night Sing Along, Sussex-Wantage Library, EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: 8pm, Contra dances. NYC, www.cdny.org Wantage, NJ, www.FriendsOfSWlibrary.org Mike Agranoff: 8pm, Got Music!, a private home, Newtown, PA, 16/Fri. Minstrel: Split Bill—Geoff Bartley and Cosy Sheridan www.facebook.com/GotMusicNewtown, [email protected], 267/566-5699, Diane Perry: Salon 33 House Concert, Princeton Junction, NJ, [email protected], Earth Room Concerts: 7:30pm, Jesse Terry, $20 advance/$25 door 908/447-1395 Hopewell Theater: 8pm, Dom Flemons, Grammy-award-winning banjo player Diane Perry: 7:30pm, Bach in the Subways, with Kris Lamb, Annunciation Hall, The College Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: 8pm, Joe Jencks & Si Kahn, $20, member $17 of St. Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ Music on Main Street: 7:30pm, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Dylan LeBlanc, $22 advance/$25 door, Hopewell Theater: 7:30pm, Jameson's Revenge, dine-in theater with small plate options Woodbridge Middle School Theatre, 525 Barron Ave., Woodbridge, NJ Princeton Folk Music Society: 8:15pm, Locust Honey, $20 The Newton Theatre: 8pm, Pat Metheny, $54–$69 Roy's Hall: 8pm, Tony Furtado with Richie & Rosie, $25–$30, grassroots and Americana roots People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Grassroots Harmony with Chris Seymour, $20, members $12 music 4/Sun. EVERY Sunday: 7pm, Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio. WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com 17/Sat. Swingin' Tern: Ben Sachs-Hamilton & The Tunicators EVERY Sunday: 7–10pm, Radio Nowhere. WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at Michael Mitsch: 5pm, Morris Tap & Grill, 500 Route 10 West, Randolph, NJ, www.wmscradio.com or www.live365.com/wmsc www.MorrisTapAndGrill.com, 973/891-1776 EVERY 1st & 3rd Sunday: 6pm, Open Irish session. Dublin House, Red Bank People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Dian Killian, Alice Farrell, Alison Kelley, $20, members $12 NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: 2–4pm, Jim Crawford, $3–$7 18/Sun. Mike Agranoff: 4pm, Middleburgh Library Concerts, Main Street, Middleburgh, NY, 6/Tues. FP Board Meeting: 8pm, at Mitch Radler's in Rockaway [email protected], 518/827-4953, suggested donation $10, EVERY Tuesday: 7pm, Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam. Westside United Methodist Church, Dolce Trio: 2pm, Macculloch Hall, "Sunday in the Parlour with George (and Louisa): Music Hopatcong. 973/770-0179 from the Macculloch Era," Morristown, NJ, MaccullochHall.org, 973/538-2404 EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: 7:30pm, Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam. Mannion’s Folk Music Society of NY: 2pm, Lois Morton, $15/members $12, NYC Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: 4pm, Craig Bickhardt & Aislinn B with Lynn Hollyfield, $20/ 7/Wed. EVERY Wednesday: 7:30pm, Morristown Int’l Dancers. Mountain Lakes Community Church. members $15/under 18 free, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild 973/228-5966, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html 21/Wed. Folk Music Society of NY: 7:30pm, Keith Murphy, $25/members $20, NYC EVERY Wednesday: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $8 ($5 seniors & 23/Fri. Minstrel: Special Concert—An Evening with Jay Ungar & Molly Mason students). More info on Dance page. 24/Sat. ALMOST EVERY 4th Saturday: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $10 ($5 EVERY Wednesday: 7:30pm, “Down Jersey” with Jim Albertson. WSNJ am1240, am1440 and seniors & students). More info on Dance page. www.wsnjam.com; members.aol.com/downjerseyjim Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 8pm, Blue Wave Ramblers, $12, Lambertville EVERY 1st Wednesday: 7pm, Folk Open Sing. Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Colleen Kattau & Dos XX with John Ziv & Tom Weir, $20 Brooklyn. 212/636-6341 or 718/788-7563 contribution, members $12 EVERY 1st Wednesday: Morristown Uke Jam; meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam; Mark 25/Sun. EVERY 4th Sunday (except July and August): 2–5:30pm, Sacred Harp Singing, Montclair 973/978-0751, [email protected] Friends Meeting House, 289 Park Street, Upper Montclair, NJ; gssh.hostoi.com 9/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage Borderline Folk Music Club: 1:30pm, Happy Traum, concert & lecture, $25/Members $20 10/Sat. FP Evening o' Music: 3pm, at Nancy and Tim's in Somerset (note early start time) Evergreen House Concerts: 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, Pat Wictor with Reggie Harris, $23 EVERY 2nd Saturday: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, English Country Dance, $10 ($5 30/Fri. Minstrel CLOSED for Good Friday/Passover seniors & students). More info on Dance page. 31/Sat. Fanwood Performance Series: 7pm, Frances Luke Accord with Jason Spiewak, donation Kathy Moser: 7pm, Sacred Bean Coffeehouse, with Scooter Ferguson, Flanders, NJ, adult $15, seniors/students $10 8 raywinch.net/Coffeehouse.html, [email protected], 973/584-5426 9 Folk Project Board Meeting • February 6, 2018 of major decisions. A [lively and productive, sec’y] discussion concerning Board-chair relations ensued, with President Steve noting that requiring early advice may conflict with the need to support the chairs Board Meeting: The Summary and Secretary Jay Wilensky noting that the increasing complexity of Project venues may make detailed or advance advice more difficult. The February 6, 2018, meeting was called to order at 8:01pm, at President Steve Humphreys’ Northern White House. Valentine’s Show: The meeting closed with rousing applause for the efforts of Chris Bukata in making the Valentine’s show a success on every level. Present: Steve Humphreys, Dave Heistand, Christine DeLeon, Ken Brody, Allan Kugel, Evelyn McNally, Olga Alvarez, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally, Kathi Caccavale, Jay Wilensky, Chris Riemer (officers and ONWARD! trustees); Lois DeRitter, Mark Schaffer, Sandie Reilly, Jean Scully, Joanne Cronin, Mike Agranoff, George The meeting was adjourned at 10:23pm. The next meeting will be held on March 6, 2018, at the home Otto, Paul Fisher, John Mahon, Pam Robinson, Lindsey Meyer, Mitch Radler (committee chairs). Absent: of Mitch Radler. All members are welcome; e-mail [email protected] for directions and details. Leigh Walker. Guests: Pat Brangs, Lori Falco, Tom Taylor. MOTIONS The minutes of the January 18, 2018, Board meeting were accepted. Good o’ the Order The Board formed an ad hoc committee, chaired by Dave Heistand, to make recommendations for improv- A place to share news with your Folk Project Community about memorable events and challenges. ing civil discourse by the Board, internally and externally. Please send items to Joanne Cronin, [email protected] ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Legal Housekeeping/Insurance: Lori Falco reported that the Project’s new general liability policy, The Project notes with sadness the passing of Man Mohan Sandi. Mohan and his wife Ev Simpson effective February 1, will provide increased coverage at an annual cost savings of $400. Also, Directors were Minstrel regulars for three decades and in the ‘90s warmly and graciously hosted our 4th of July and Officers coverage has been in effect since January 1. Christine DeLeon led applause for Lori, for her parties and Evenings of Music in their beautiful Mt. Lakes home. Our hearts are with Evelyn and her family at the loss of this wonderful man. “wonderful” work. President: Steve Humphreys is preparing initiatives for 2018, to be presented at the next meeting. They We are also sad to note the passing of Roy Everett, who, for the past 22 years, has been the president include pursuing opportunities for growth, capitalizing on a resurgence of interest in folk music; and of Albert Music Hall. Roy was a brilliant, accomplished, and truly sweet man who nurtured Albert Hall continuing to improve the quality of discourse [resulting in the ad hoc committee on discourse, sec’y]. into the cultural institution that it is today. Donations may be made in Roy’s memory to Albert Hall, PO Box 657, Waretown NJ, 08758, and a tribute show will be held in the spring. COMMITTEE REPORTS Steve Humphreys’ nephew, Josh Butner, is running for Congress as a Democrat in San Diego against Future Planning: Chair Bob McNally reported that the Committee is halfway through its work. Its essen- Duncan Hunter, a Tea Party favorite under criminal investigation. He is visiting for a fundraiser. Come on tial task is to suggest options for the survival and development of the Project over the next 5–20 years. over if you want to meet him. (Josh was in town until Saturday, 2/10.) Its insights thus far are that the Project’s survival will depend on connections made between existing and new members, and how well the Project anticipates and serves the interests of new members. Bob Mitch Radler says, Come on out and support the Open Stage! noted that innovations by Mitch Radler to Open Stage and Mark Schaffer to Getaway represent move- Mark Schaffer: “We are going to be traveling less. Instead of living places for months on end, we’ll prob- ment in that direction. Jean Scully noted the “wonderful vibe” of Open Stage, and Mark noted that the ably just take vacations like normal people Also, when they were in Florida, Evelyn McNally and Jeff “synergy” of Open Stage has increased attendance at Evenings of Music and the Valentine’s show. Loy visited and took me birding and I saw a painted bunting—it was thrilling, and I can never make fun of birders again.” Bob, echoed by President Steve, noted that the basic structure of FP is a “confederation” of committee chairs and event champions supported by volunteers, pointing to the necessity of supporting those Jean Scully: “My son is moving back to the United States!
Make your check payable to: The Folk Project. If membership in the Folk Project is important to you Happy Traum (cont'd) and you feel that you cannot afford our membership dues, please contact [email protected] for arrangements. The Folk Project is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit. Donations to the Folk Project are Tax Deductible. (continued from page 7) Village Folk Revival,” an insider’s view of a vibrant era in the history of American music. With col- orful anecdotes, incisive memories, and the aid of vintage photos and music clips, Happy relates “...Horses Sing None of It!” some of his adventures as an active member of the New York folk revival. He shares tales of music A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest performers, and friendships with folk icons such as Bob Dylan, Peter Seeger, Brownie McGhee, and Dave Van hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, dancers, oth- Ronk, as well as his association with Allen Ginsberg & the beat poets, George Harrison and many ers. Schedule available at www.folkproject.org. Watch archived shows on other notables on the scene. He punctuates his remembrances with powerful renditions of songs www.youtube.com/HSNOI. Seen on: Cablevision Morris (Ch.21), from the “folk era” and beyond. Bergen (Ch.77), and Oakland (Ch76), NJ, 7:30pm Sun.; Manhattan Address: Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church St, Nanuet, NY Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City 2:30pm Thurs. For more info contact Greta at [email protected] or go to www.borderlinefolkmusicclub.org on Time/Warner Cable Ch.56 & 1996, RCN Cable Ch.83 & FIOS Ch.33; also broadcast via streaming video on the web at www.MNN.org; Service Electric Cable TV, Allentown, PA (air- ing in 84 towns) Thurs. 9:30pm, Ch.50; Fargo Community Access Unclassified Ad 68 www.CityOfFargo.com/CityInfo/AccessTV/Access99schedule After 30 years of being a landlord, I have grown weary, or just too old, to continue landlording. So on channel 68 at 6:30pm Fridays & 3pm Mondays in Fargo, North I am selling my condo in Twin Rivers (that is East Windsor) after January 31st when the final lease Dakota; Comcast Central NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Ch.280, Simulcast on is over. Wish me luck. And if anyone is interested in a 2BR two-bath condo, it is available and they Comcast Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County area) Ch.21. can contact me. —Ellen Ruck, [email protected], 609/921-7837 12 13 Feets Don’t Fail Me Now! Sat., Mar. 3: Bob Isaacs & A Joyful Noise Barbara Greenberg: violin • Daniel Beerbohm: clarinet, flute, whistle • Kathy Talvitie: piano Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St., I've got the joy, joy, Joyful Noise as my band Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. 971/991-0597, 347/275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc My contra band! or e-mail [email protected] My contra band! Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, I've got the joy, joy, Joyful Noise as my band 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.), except July and Aug., www.cdny.org or 212/459-4080 Dancing at Swingin’ Tern. Lambertville Country Dancers: Contra/English Country,1st Friday of every month, American And I'm so happy Legion Hall, 41 Linden Avenue, Newtown, PA,soft soled shoes only! Info 609/882-7733 or So very happy www.LambertvilleCountryDancers.org I've got Bob calling contras at my dance Maplewood International Dancers: Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood, My contra dance! NJ. Thursdays 8pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Call And I'm so happy 973/627-4386 or 973/376-7568. NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html So very happy Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Community Church, With Bob and Joyful Noise at Swingin’ Tern. 48 Briarcliff Rd., 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. Supporters $5, others $6 (first timers: free first visit), Sat., Mar. 17: Ben Sachs-Hamilton & The Tunicators 973/539-7020 or 973/228-5966, NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html Danny Elias: clarinet • Lauren McDonald: fiddle • Norma Castle: percussion, flute • Robin North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5pm, Unitarian Society, Russell: keyboard 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, NJ. $8 members, $10 non. 201/445-4497 or 201/447-1136. The Tunicators not only tunicate, they orchestrate, fabricate, innovate and www.NorthJerseyEnglishCountryDancers.yolasite.com generate tunes that titillate, resonate, syncopate, and radiate. Ben will facili- Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays (except June to Aug.), 3pm, Church of the tate and propagate contras that captivate, animate, and elevate to stimulate the dancers to oscillate, circulate, levitate, and celebrate. Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly, NJ, [email protected]. Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7pm, Riverside School, Riverside Dr., Princeton, NJ. Tuesdays (except school closings) www.PrincetonFolkDance.org, 609/921-9340, 609/912-1272 Our admission will rise to $12 for adults in April Princeton Folk Dancers: 9pm (teaching 8pm) Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. and Student admission will remain at $5 Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonFolkDance.org This increase will allow us to continue to provide exceptional talent for our Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, dances. The standard admission price for our March dances remains at $10 NJ behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206, ($5 students), as it has been for a dozen years. Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30pm), $8 Wed., $10 Sat. ($5 seniors & students), 609/844-0459 or 609/275-7275, e-mail [email protected]. Performer listing at www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, pickup band musicians welcome. Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. PCD English Country Dance Series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm, intro/basics at 7:30pm. $10 ($5 seniors & students).Info: 609/844-0459, www.PrincetonCountrydDancers.org Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See www.skandinoje.org for info. No partner necessary. Beginners’ lesson, 7:30pm; dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. Scottish Country Dancing: most Tuesdays except June through Aug., 7:30–10pm, Fanwood Presbyterian Church, 74 South Martine Avenue (at LaGrande Avenue), Fanwood, NJ, First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover www.rscds-nj.org, 732/356-3923 Parish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936 Swingin’ Tern: see opposite page From I-287 northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Exit by Valley Contra Dance Society: 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), 2nd and 4th Saturdays, Unitarian Church of the Ford dealership (“To River Road/Okner Pkway”) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Right at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish House. From I-78: Exit 48 The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $10 ($5 students). www.ValleyContraDance.org, (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto Hanover Rd. 610/868-7432, [email protected] Turn right into the parking lot of the Parish House just before the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website. 973/295-6864 TERN ON THE NET! Find us at http://dance.folkproject.org Presented by the Folk Project
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Box 41 Mendham, NJ 07945 www.folkproject.org Newsletter submissions: George Otto E-mail: [email protected] 582 Long Hill Road, Gillette, NJ 07933 Deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Joanne Cronin E-mail: [email protected] c/o Joanne Cronin 200 Ross Drive, Apt.23 Boonton, NJ 07005 Folk Project Officers: President: Steve Humphreys Vice President: Kathi Caccavale Secretary: Jay Wilensky Treasurer: Chris Riemer Trustees: Trustees thru 2018: Olga Alvarez, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally Trustees thru 2019: Ken Brody, Allan Kugel, Evelyn McNally Trustees thru 2020: Christine DeLeon, Dave Heistand, Steve Humphreys
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