May 2011 www.folkproject org New Jersey’s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization Mark August 12 on your Calendar: The Return of Aztec Two Step For more than three and a half decades, Aztec Two Step — the duo of Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman — has been writing and performing songs that helped make their generation’s musical memories, all the while inspiring a generation of young singer songwriters. They have thrilled Folk Project audiences at The Minstrel and at Festivals past. Now, after producing 15 albums, 2 DVDs, and being the subject of the PBS documentary “No Hit Wonder,” they return to our stage fpr a Special Concert on August 12. Mark your calendars. Save the date. Invite your friends. Look for more details in the June newsletter. FP Evening o’ Music Sat., 5/14, 8pm • Nancy Haslam’s Join Nancy and the gang for our monthly music party; bring instruments, songs voices AND food and drink to share. The hot spot is 6 Park Way, Morris Plains (973) 538-5017. Directions: From the south: 202 north, go through Morristown, Morris Township—make a SLIGHT left in the center of Morris Plains,at the train station (Franklin Ave. but don’t turn onto Franklin). You’ll be parallel to the RR tracks; turn left at the first street, Jaqui; turn right on Park Way; #6 is second house on the left. From the north: 202 south, pass the intersection of route 53, go under the RR bridge and make the hard right, take first left onto Jaqui, first right onto Park Way, #6 is second on the left; from East: take route 10 west to 202 South, follow north directions; from west: take route 10 east to 202 south, follow north directions. Park on either side of the street or in driveway. BONUS Evening o’ Music! Sat., 5/22, 8pm • the Roffmans’ The 4th Saturday Bonus Evening of Music takes place at Eddie and Robin’s place, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742. Note: Eddie and Robin keep Kosher. Non-kosher items can be shared the kitchen table; bring serving utensils. Directions: >From I287 Southbound: exit 36, Ridgedale Ave. Keep right at fork, follow signs for and turn right at Ridgedale Ave, go 0.7 mi. Follow directions from Ridgedale-Hanover intersection below >From I287 Northbound: exit 36B, W Lafayette Ave. Right at light onto Ridgedale Ave, go 0.9 mi. >From Ridgedale-Hanover Intersection: Left onto E Hanover (westbound), go 4.6 mi. Turn right at Black Birch Dr, (just past traffic light at Shongum Rd) go 0.8 mi. Turn right at Butternut Rd, ours is the second driveway on the right.

Extra Music Party Sun., 5/15, 6pm • Doris Woolf’s Doris Pertz Woolf invites FP members to a folk music party at her home on Sun., 5/15, 6pm. Doris lives at Cedar Crest in Pompton Plains. Call (973) 831-9942 for details. The Minstrel May 2011 Members’ Gigs & Friends presented by Mike Agranoff: Sat., 5/14: Park Avenue House Concert, 8pm, Teaneck. Contact [email protected] Acoustic Concert Series for reservations/directions, http://ronrenninger.com/vidmusic.html; Sat. 5/14 & Sun., 5/15: Mid Atlantic Fri., 5/6: Anne Hills and Nick Annis Retro Computing Hobbyists, InfoAge Science Center, 2201 Marconi Rd., Wall Twp. http://www.vintage. org/, email: [email protected] Anne Hills possesses one of the finest voices in folk music. That voice has been heard in combination with Tom Paxton, Michael Smith, and as part of the renowned vocal trio, Herdman, Jennie Avila: Fri., 5/20: with Hot Soup, Princeton FMS (see Venues) Hills, and Mangsen. She is also a fine songwriter and song collector, and her high-spirited and feisty Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky), Kathy Moser, Tom Picard, and the stage presence makes her concerts exciting to watch and listen to. Our opener is soft-spoken Nick Fabulous Furry Harmonica Brothers (Ralph Litwin and Al Podber): Sat., 5/7: 10am-4pm, NJ Audubon Annis. When Nick presented his Formal Showcase at the prestigious NERFA conference last fall, May Day Event, Sherman-Hoffman Sanctuary, Bernardsville. www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/ he owned the room; there was nothing in that audience of presenters, musicians, and press but ears and eyeballs. Nick is a songwriter who taps the power and majesty of the English language SectionScherman/MayDay2011.aspx to ensnare the listener. Whether in his songs or in the spoken interludes between them, there is a Lorraine Dash/Water Gap Band: Sun., 5/1: 2pm, Warwick Valley Winery, 114 Little York Rd., Warwick, NY natural theatricality to his presentation that rivets the attention and conveys his message. Ken Galipeau: Sun., 5/29: 8:30pm, Campfire Stories/ongs, PEEC Pocono Environmental Education Center’s Fri., 5/13: and Barry & Tessa Mitterhoff Family Nature Weekend, Dingmans Ferry. www.peec.org; Mon., 5/16: 4pm, “Singin in Spring” Library of The No open stage this month. Chathams, Chatham,. (973) 635-0603; at., 5/7: 11am, with Carol Titus Valley Shepherd Creamery, sheep David Mallett has been one of the most respected songwriters over the past two decades. His shearing, 50 Fairmount Rd., Long Valley. (908) 876-3200 classics, ‘The Garden Song’ and ‘I Knew This Place’ have passed into the category of ‘traditional’ Russ Kelner: Every Wed., Delaire Nursing Home, Linden; once/month, Manor Care Rehab, Mountainside; folk songs, in that the songs themselves have become more widely sung and known than their Sun., 5/1: w/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra, 3pm, Summit HS; 5/3: with Cream Cheese Ensemble, Hadassah author. His songs have been sung and recorded by Arlo Guthrie, , , meeting, Metuchen; Wed., 5/18: w/ Cream Cheese Ensemble, 7pm, Garwood Library. Kathy Mattea, and the Muppets. Opener Barry Mitterhoff’s name is well familiar to any aficionado of the mandolin, and to fans of Hot Tuna, Silk City, Bottle Hill, and other great Carolyn Messina: Sun., 5/1: A Night of Swing Dancing with Swingman. Bliss, 955 Allwood Road, Clifton. bands he has been in over the decades. He’s now introducing his 15 year old daughter Tessa, Doors open at 5PM, free swing lessons at 5:45pm, show 6:30.; Sat., 5/7: 8pm, featured performer at singer/ who has been studying the ukulele & performing for three years. Tessa mixes ukulele classics songwriter round, Rest Stop Rejuvenate. 21 Maple Ave. Rockaway Boro. with songs from contemporary singer-songwriters while Dad provides accompaniment on The Folk Project presents [Type a quote from theBarry document Rodin/Orpheus or the Club Chorus: Sun., 5/15, 3pm, 4 Madison Ave., Madison; 3pm, 787 Franklin Lakes mandolin and tenor guitar. (Barry & Tessa rescheduled from snowed-out January show.)summary of an interesting point. You can ‘70’s Super Group in Rare Reunion position the text box anywhereRoad, Franklin in the Lakes Odarka Stockert/Slight Imperfection: Sun., 5/22: Carmel Retreat Center, Concert SpecialFri., 5/20: Event Susan at Wernerthe Minstrel and Rich Deans document. Use the Textat Box 5pm, Tools optional tab to dinner 4pm, 1071 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, www.carmelretreat.com It is rare performer who covers all the bases the way Susan Werner does. She scores off the change the formatting of the pull quote Martin Swinger Fri., 5/6: CD Release Party/fundraiser for ArtsCAP, 7pm, Synaxis Bar, 660 Cookman Ave, chart in intelligence, heart, instrumental and vocal chops, and enough charisma to make text box.]

Radio City Music Hall feel as intimate as your local coffeehouse. She writes with the stylish Asbury Park, www.artscap.org; Fri., 5/13, Grounds and Sounds Cafe, Stonybrook, NY, www.groundsand- sounds.org. craft of a Cole Porter and the spirituality of a Bob Franke. She plays sophisticated, effortless ZAand perfectly Z tastefulU accompaniment ZA on pianoZ and guitar. And she makes you feel a better ------person for having spent the evening in her presence. Opener Rich Deans is a most fascinating Outdoor Art Show w/ works by Pat Flaherty, Sat., 5/14, downtown Caldwell, 10am – 5pm. Pat will be Friday,songwriter, May writing 27, songs 2011 that are more 8:00 like novellas pm set to haunting melodies evocative of days past. They are story and character-driven, and often find their settings in historical fiction. showing landscape paintings done on location in New Jersey and beyond, including a special pastel This show will be celebrating the release of his 2nd CD, “Living In The World Today”, and will drawing of night time on Bloomfield Avenue. Come bring a friend and enjoy yourself on the streets of feature a small band backing him up. Caldwell — look at art, eat something, pass a few beautiful spring hours with us at “Art on the Avenue”.

Fri., 5/27: A Folk Project Special Concert featuring ZaZuZaz A rare reunion of the great New Jersey swing band featuring Grover Kemble that was all the rage in the northern NJ area, as well as touring nationwide. “...Horses Sing None of It!” Please note that this is not a Minstrel event, but rather a Folk Project Special Is a folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest Concert. Tickets are $20 for Folk Project members and $25 for non-members, and are being sold in advance through http://www.folkproject.org/fp_ performers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of (mainly acoustic) music, storytellers, danc- special.shtml and at the Minstrel. This concert is likely to sell out. ers, others. Schedule available at the Folk Project web page. Seen on: Cablevision Morris area, Sun. 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thurs. 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming UPCOMING 6/3: Reeds, Rhythm & All That Brass: 16-piece big band; 6/10: Open Stage; 6/17: Josh Joffen and The YaYas Songwriter — split bill; video on the web at www.MNN.org (popup players 34/82 http | mms); Comcast (formerly 6/24: David Kleiner & Liz Pagan — Folk Project favorite songwriter duo; 7/1: The Jean Rohe Band — Welcoming back a FP alumna; 7/8: Open Stage; 7/15: The Shockenaw Mountain Boys — The acoustic subset of Railroad Earth; 7/29: The Minstrel’s Birthday Show Patriot Media/Somerset, NJ) Fri. 3:30pm, ch. 280; Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, One of Jersey’s All-Time Great Swing & Jive Bands Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Change: Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Thursdays 7:30pm

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 ch. 35; Fargo Access (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm 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 ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; LVTV-3, Adelphia Cable, La Verne, CA at Fri. 6:00pm; BCAT (Brooklyn Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Za Zu Zaz’s nationally acclaimedtraditional brand Americanof high and ethnic “folk” music (in its purist definition), we welcome music of contemporary, primarily acoustic songwriters, and Cable Access TV) Tues., 12:30pm on Time Warner 34; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. 21 Normandy Heights Road energy jumpin’ ‘n’ jivin’ features astoundingother types vocals, 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. AdmissionMorristown, is inexpensive; NJ 07960 on our regular Friday concerts we ask $7.00 on your way in, and, if you feel Also streams via www.bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. Mendham drum-tight harmonies and top-of-the-crop 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. TV: Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., Thurs., Sat.: 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same episode all instrumentals. The group has performedChildren at under the 12 are free. For travel information, or information on shows call 973 335 9489 or visit our website at www.folkproject.org. Newport Jazz Festival, The Bottom Line, Wolftrap General Admission $25 week) on Comcast ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 22 or 25; Comcast Central NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Jazz Festival, LA’s The Roxy, and a joyously-frenzied Folk Project members $20 Ch. 280 & simulcast on Comcast Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County area) ch. 21. sold-out show at the Community Theatre in To volunteer email [email protected] Morristown. We expect to sell out in advance and For tickets: leave hundreds of people clamoring for unavailable http://concerts.folkproject.org 3 tickets. or at the Minstrel Friday nights For Info: Band leader Grover Kemble has toured with Sha [email protected] Na Na and performed with Bucky Pizzarelli. Vocalist 908-591-6491 and Guitarist Machan Taylor has toured with Sting, George Benson, Pink Floyd, Foreigner and more.

Music on Main: United Methodist Church, 69 Main St., Woodbridge. All shows $20. 7:30pm. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com. Wed., 5/4: Roger McGuinn; 5/11: The Nu-Utopians: Songs of All Venues That’s Fit To Print John Lennon; 5/18: Chad & Jeremy; 5/25: Raul Malo Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Rd. NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: First United Methodist Church, 906 Grand Avenue, Asbury Park, (Route 532), Waretown. (609) 971-1593 or www.alberthall.org; every third Thursday, 6:30pm; Thurs, 5/19, led by Jim Crawford and Ingrid Heidt Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair (201) 573-0718, www.cafeacoustic.org; Sat., 5/21: Jen Cpahin, Marc Von Em (973) 744-6560. Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. www.outpostintheburbs.org; Arts off Main Open Mike: every third Thursday, The Lab, 128 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown. People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th [email protected]; www.artsoffmain.com; (908) 684-4728 St., NYC, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or (212) 787-3903; Sat., 5/7: Sally Campbell; Bruce Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury Markow; 5/14: Raise Your Banners! Songs of Struggle Throughout the Ages (w/ United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St., Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA members Finewoods members); 5/21: New York City Labor Chorus $5 non-members. Info: www.newjerseybluegrass.org Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, www. Borderline Folk Music House Club: New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New folkmusicny.org; Mondays — Irish Session at Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) 354-4586, www.borderlinefolkmusic.4themax.com; reservations Street, Manhattan; Sea Music Concerts: 3pm, South Street Seaport Museum (212) 691-7610 [email protected] or (845) 354-4586 Sun., 5/22: Stout, Mara Levine The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert; RSVP to [email protected] or Brennan Coffee House: Justice William Brennan Court House, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City. (973) 992-7491; Show starts 7pm, evening concludes w/ open mike. (800) 542-7894, Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, www.brennancoffeehouse.com; Fri., 5/20: Ari Hest (609) 799-0944 $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 12. www.PrincetonFolk.org; Café Zed: Open mic 7pm, concert 8, New Jersey Arts Incubator in the Essex Green Shopping Fri., 5/20: Hot Soup Center, 495 Prospect St., West Orange. (848) 219-1868 or [email protected]. NEW! Riverside Rhythm and Rhyme: Skylands Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,1811 State Sat., 5/21: Laura(Bernstein) Birdsong Route 57, Hackettstown. 6:30pm, open mic sign-up, 7pm open mic. www.skylandsuu.or. Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at http://www.fasola.org/; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s Church, 908-412-9105, [email protected]; www.coffeewithconscience.org; 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) 293-2848; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park & Gordonhurst. Sat., 5/21: Brother Sun (Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor & Joe Jencks) (973) 509-2165; Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7-9:30pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, |346 Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for W. 20th St. http://nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html tickets/info call 973-539-8008, www.mayoarts.org, shows at 8pm Salem Roadhouse Café: Townley Presbyterian Church, 829 Salem Rd., Union. (908) 686-1028, Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. (973) www.townleychurch.org; 786-7940 or (908) 879-7739; Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Monmouth St., Red Bank Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; Sat., 5/14: Peter Yarrow, Bethany & Rufus; Sat., 5/21: Audience Appreciation Concert: Dala Dull Music: 7pm, Rutherford Congregational Church, Union and Rutherford Avenues, Rutherford. www.dullmusic.com; Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson 908-850-5772 or [email protected] Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA (610) 867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org. Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Good Coffeehouse: 53 Prospect Park W. at 2nd St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, doors open at 7:30, Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm. (609) 924-5353 or visit www.diamondcut.com/ music at 8pm, (718) 768-2972 or www.bsec.org; oldtime/; 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. (973) The Uptown Coffeehouse: Soc. for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Rd., Bronx, NY, 5pm, $15/$3 616-0106 or [email protected], www.hillsidecafe.com; kids <12. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org, (718) 885-2498; Sun., 5/1: Antje Duvekot Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; Sat., 5/7: Lucy Kaplansky (914) 949-2146, www.WalkaboutClearwater.org; Sat., 5/14: John McCutcheon McLynn’s Restaurant Open mic Wed., 9pm. 250 Morris Ave, Springfield. (973) 258-1600 Watchung Arts Center: 18 Sterling Road (on the Watchung Circle) Watchung, NJ, 8pm, (908) MoFiddles/Menzel Violins: 4260 Town Center Way, Livingston, NJ, Bluegrass & Old Time Music 412-9105; Sat., 5/7: Anne Heaton/Rose Cousins Jam 1st Thursdays 7pm, RSVP to (973) 994-1083 or [email protected]; Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) 728- 3081, www.musicatthemission.org; Sat. 5/21: Buskin & Batteau, Loretta Hagen

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FP Calendar: May 2011 1/Sun. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com 13/Fri. Minstrel: David Mallett, Barry & Tessa Mitterhoff Carolyn Messina/Swingman, 5:45pm free swing lesson, show 6pm. Bliss, Clifton. 14/Sat. FP Evening o’ Music: 8pm, Nancy Haslam’s, 6 Park Way, Morris Plains (973) 538-5017 Lorraine Dash/Water Gap Band: 2pm, Warwick Valley Winery, Warwick, NY Vocal Improvisation worksho with Martin Swinger Uptown Coffeehouse: Antje Duvekot, 5pm, the Bronx. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org Mike Agranoff, Mid Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists, Wall Twp. www.vintage.org; Russ Kelner/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra, 3pm, Summit High School email:[email protected] 2/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm. New location: Recreation Outdoor Art Show w/works by Pat Flaherty, 10am–5pm, Caldwell House, 124 Dunnellen Road. (973) 376-7568 Sanctuary: Peter Yarrow, Bethany & Rufus, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts. EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. org 3/Tues. EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Mannion’s Park Avenue House Concert Series: Mike Agranoff, 8pm, Teaneck. songtrek@ Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/ optonline.net EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist Church, Valley Contra Dance: Gaye Fifer, Firefly, 7:30pm, Bethlehem, PA. www.valleycontradance.org Hopatcong. (973) 770-0179 15/Sun. Newsletter deadline. Send stuff to [email protected] FP Board meeting: Chris Riemer’s, Morrristown. (973) 292-2715 Princeton FMS: Hot Soup, 8:15pm, Princeton. http://princetonfolk.org 4/Wed. EVERY Wednesday, Straight Morning Drive, featuring Straight Drive 15 Mike Agranoff, Mid Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists, Wall Twp. www.vintage.org; minutes after the 7:30am station break. 6–9am, WDVR-FM and www.wdvrfm.org email:[email protected] EVERY Wed.: Morristown Int’l Dancers, 7:30pm, Mountain Lakes. (973) 539-7020 Barry Rodin/Orpheus Club Chorus, 3pm,t 4 Madison Avenue, Madison EVERY Wednesday: Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Suzanne Patterson center, Princeton. Music Party at Doris Pertz Woolf’s, 6pm, Pompton Plains. (973) 831-9942 (609) 799-2073, http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/ 16/Mon. Ken Galipeau, 4pm, Library of The Chathams, Chatham. (973) 635-0603 EVERY Wednesday: “Down Jersey” with Jim Albertson, 7:30pm, WSNJ am1240, am1440 and 18/Wed. Music on Main: Chad & Jeremy , 7:30pm, Woodbridge. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com www.wsnjam.com; http://members.aol.com/downjerseyjim/ Russ Kelner/Cream Cheese Ensemble, 7pm, Garwood Library EVERY 1st Wednesday: Folk Open Sing; 7pm, Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, 19/Thurs. NJ Clearwater Circle of Song, Asbury Park, 6:30pm. Led by Jim Crawford and Ingrid Heldt. Brooklyn. (212) 636-6341 or (718) 788-7563 20/Fri. Minstrel: Susan Werner, Rich Deans EVERY Wednesday: 9pm, Open Mike, McLynn’s Restaurant, Springfield. (973) 258-1600 Brennan Coffeehouse: Ari Hest, 8pm, Jersey City. www.brennancoffeehouse.com Music on Main: Roger McGuinn, 7:30pm, Woodbridge. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com 21/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Steve Holland, Root Mean Square 5/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. Café Zed: Open Mic, Laura Birdsong, 7pm, West Orange. (848) 219-1868 See skandinoje.org for dates/info Music at the Mission: Buskin & Batteau, Loretta Hagen , 8pm, West Milford. 6/Fri. Minstrel: Anne Hills, Nick Annis www.musicatthemission.org Martin Swinger — 7pm, Synaxis Bar, Asbury Park. www.artscap.org Sanctuary: Audience Appreciation Concert w/ Dala, 8pm, Chatham. www. 7/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Rock ’n Reel with Donna Hunt, Rockadillies sanctuaryconcerts.org Songwriting workshop with Anne Hills Acoustic Café: Jen Chapin, Marc Von Em, 8pm, Park Ridge. (201) 573-0718, EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. www.cdny.org www.cafeacoustic.org Carolyn Messina, featured at Singer/Songwriter Round, 8pm, Rest Stop Rejuvenate, Coffee with Conscience: Brother Sun (Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor & Joe Jencks), 8pm, Rockaway Boro. Westfield. www.coffeewithconscience.org NJ Audubon May Day Event: Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky), Kathy 22/Sun. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans’ 8pm, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742 Moser, Tom Picard, and the Fabulous Furry Harmonica Brothers (Ralph Litwin and Al Odarka Stockert/Slight Imperfection, Carmel Retreat Center, concert 5pm, optional Podber), 10am–4pm, Sherman-Hoffman Sanctuary. Bernardsville. www.njaudubon.org/ dinner 4pm, Mahwah. www.carmelretreat.com/ SectionCenters/SectionScherman/MayDay2011.aspx Borderline: Stout, Mara Levine, 2pm, New City, NY www.borderlinefolkmusic.4themax. Hurdy Gurdy: Lucy Kaplansky, 8pm, Fair Lawn. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org com Watchung Arts Center: Anne Heaton/Rose Cousins, 8pm, Watchung. (908) 412-9105 Barry Rodin/Orpheus Club Chorus, 3pm, 787 Franklin Lakes Road, Franklin Lakes Ken Galipeau, 8:30pm, Campfire Stories and Songs, PEEC Pocono Environmental 25/Wed. Music on Main: Raul Malo , 7:30pm, Woodbridge. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com Education Cente, Dingmans Ferry. www.peec.org. 27/Fri.. Minstrel: Folk Project Special Concert — ZaZuZaz 10/Sun. Sacred Harp Singing, 2pm, Brooklyn. (718) 793-2848 28/Sat. Valley Contra Dance: Donna Hunt, Andrea Beaton, 7:30pm, Bethlehem, PA. 11/Wed. Music on Main: The Nu-Utopians: Songs of John Lennon , 7:30pm, Woodbridge. www. www.valleycontradance.org woodbridgeartsnj.com 29/Sun. Ken Galipeau, 8:30pm, Campfire Stories and Songs, PEEC Pocono Environmental Education 12/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle —Dave Kleiner’s, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) 429-0288 Centee Family Nature Weekend. Dingmans Ferry. www.peec.org. 8 9 Songwriting Contest Deadline May 3 Join the Folk Project I have decided to run a little songwriting competition on the kickstarter website, to raise money for my debut CD as a leader, singer, and violinist. The songwriting contest is open Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your to anyone who contributes a dollar or more (per submission) to the project by May 3. membership fee, to Rick Thomas, 12 Upper Warren Way, Warren, NJ 07059. Info? (908) 647-7517 or [email protected] or You will then have until May 30 to submit either song lyrics, music, or a complete song to me for consideration. Any genre is welcome. The prize is that the selected submission Choose at least one: ___ New ___ Renew ___ Skip to my Lou (or submissions) will be arranged by me (lyrics will have music composed for, and music Name ______will have lyrics written to) we will record it, and send a copy to all the other backers of my CD project. Go to kickstarter.com/profile/dianeperryjazz. Diane Perry Address______------______Home Tel. ______Work Tel. ______All-Day Contra Dance Marathon E mail 1: ______E mail 2: ______The Folklore Society of Greater Washington will be holding an all-day Contra Dance Do you play or sing music: marathon on Sun., 5/22, 1–11pm. Swallowtail headlines, followed by two other great [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally favorite bands, Pepetual e-Motion and Giant Robot Dance. All three bands will take the stage simultaneously for the last hour and half. Callers are George Marshall, Tim Van ______Basic Individual membership @ $20/year $ ______Egmond, Nils Fredland, and Will Mentor. (You’ll receive this personal monthly newsletter.) ______Supporting membership @ $25/year $ ______The venue is the GORGEOUS Spanish Ballroom in the beautiful and historic Glen Echo (Personal monthly newsletter PLUS our eternal gratitude) Park. $30, $20 for 17 years to 7. Kids under 7 free. Potluck Dinner in the park’s picnic ______Family membership* $ ______grove. The Denzel Carousel will be operating. Go to www.fsgw.org, for more details or (Additional family members @ $3 each per year) contact Linda at [email protected] or (202) 386.8252 ______Multiple Year Membership $ ______Linda Goodman number of banjo-tossing years _____ X type of membership. You do the math. DONATION to Folk Project ------(Tax deductible! We are also eligible for Corporate Matching Donations and banjos.) $ ______Message from Presideddie Total amount enclosed: $ ______Have you seen the new FP website? Isn’t it WONDERFUL. If you haven’t seen it yet, NEW! Please I’d like to receive a print newsletter look now at: www.folkproject.org.... you will be amazed! With heartfelt thanks, we check one: I’d like to save trees and receive an Enewsletter acknowledge the outstanding work, dedication, creativity, technical abilities and overall goodness of the most excellent group who worked so incredibly hard to make Make your check payable to: The Folk Project *Family membership is one basic or supporting membership plus $3 for each additional family member/banjo. it happen. Please list the names of additional family members: This was no small task. In today’s world, our website is perhaps the most important channel that we have to connect with the outside world, and boy, are we now connecting! We send our heartfelt appreciation to the team that did and continues to do an incredible job on this project: John Lamb, Cathy Thomas (and Rick too), Liz Pagan, Allan Kugel, Mark Schaffer, Lori Weiss, and also to George Otto (who developed and ran our previous website). THANK YOU ALL! Eddie Roffman, FP President

10 11 Folk Project Board Meeting • March Good of the Order/Community News Board Meeting: The Summary This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Please send The March Meeting of the Folk Project… was called to order at 8:07 on a seasonable April items to Eddie Roffman, [email protected]. 5th, at the home of President Eddie Roffman. There was no quorum this evening, but there Longtime NJ folk music friend and folk radio host, George Mahlberg (aka Dr. Cosmo) passed was no important business either. No one was calling us up for favors, and no one’s future away on April 2. George hosted “Nocturnal Transmissions” on WPRB, which has run since to decide. 1991. George’s warm presence and playful manner brought many years of entertainment Present were Lois DeRitter, Gloria Friedman, Allan Kugel, Bobbie Rosengarten and Ed and warmth to the NJ folkie community. We will miss him. Roffman (Trustees), and Pat Brangs, Carl Croce, Nancy Kelner, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Chris Gerry Woolf, husband of longtime NJ folkie Doris Pertz Woolf, passed away in March. Riemer, Pam Robinson, Bob Safranek, Rachel Streich, Rick Thomas and Jean Scully (Other Several Folk Project members attended the funeral in Clifton and the ‘shiva services’ at Board Members). Absent were Mike Agranoff, Connie Crawford, Scooter Ferguson, Jim Doris’ residence at Cedar Crest in Pompton Plains. Doris, who says she wants to always Gartner, Carolyn Messina, Brad Pryor, Sandie Reilly, Robin Schaffer and Ruth Wolfish. keep folk music in her life, invites FP members to a folk music session at her home on Sun., 5/15 at 6pm. Call Doris at (973) 831-9942 for details. The minutes were reviewed and amended, but their official approval will have to wait for Joe Petraitis was in an auto accident. He was rear-ended with his car totaled. Thankfully, next month. Treasurer Rachel Streich confirmed that we’re still solvent, with slightly more except for a few bruises and some minor discomfort, Joe escaped mostly unscathed and cash on hand than we had in March. says he’s fine. Eddie has gotten a few expressions of interest in his proposal for a program that would Pam Robinson’s father continues to heal and moved to a continuing care residence in attract more young families and children to our events (as described in last month’s Hightstown, NJ, where he’s been making friends, participating in programs and enjoying newsletter). No one has yet stepped forward to take on the running of such an effort, himself. Pam and husband Bob coordinate monthly slow-jam sessions and a bunch of the though, so he plans to keep working on it. Some felt that our Evenings of Music might be ‘slow-jammers’ recently performed at her father’s residence. Pam has her father’s house a good platform for this. under contract for sale and she is working on all the details involved. As chairperson of our Otherwise we heard that: special concerts committee, Pam has been running a bunch of shows and workshops this spring. Pam says, “This sure is a busy time for me!” • The Craobh Rua special concert was a knockout success, with 133 paid (108 in advance) As Siobhan Scully prepares for high school graduation, she is busy applying and interviewing and 150 in the hall. We had lots of great pre-show publicity, too. Many, many thanks for lots of scholarships. Siobhan enjoyed her recent fencing team banquet, one of many of to Debbie Roeder-Shaw, Liz Pagan, Rick Thomas, the publicity committee and all the senior year benchmarks and awards from this exciting time. Her mom, Jean Scully, recently volunteers. Special thanks to Bill Henderson for video recording, and the production of switched real estate offices: she’s now with Coldwell Banker in Mountain Lakes (gratefully DVDs. The band was very happy, since they earned almost double their guarantee. accepting referrals from folkies interested in real estate). Jean says, “It’s a great office with • The Minstrel’s Open Stage is drawing larger crowds, and Pam Robinson credits that to lots to offer for her customers.” MC Scooter Fergusson’s flexibility, enthusiasm and willingness to innovate. He’s happy Thomas Lachowicz has been enjoying being a member of his high school lacrosse team. to stray from the traditional set structure if it means another person gets to play. Nancy and Russ Kelner celebrate their 30th anniversary this month. They are planning a romantic dinner out together. Be sure to give them your warm congratulations on reaching • Community Services chair Pat Brangs thanked Kathy Moser and Ken Galipeau for saving the day when Jim Gartner had to cancel a gig because of illness. And she’s happy to this milestone! announce that the Furry Harmonica Brothers (Ralph Litwin and Al Podber) will be Mike Mitsch finally got his wish and heard his daughter Elizabeth sing “Danny Boy” live like among the performers at the upcoming Audubon May Day concert. she does on his new CD. It was on “Voice of Ireland” radio show, NJs weekly broadcasting from Rutgers when she also fiddled while his whole band was on the air playing and being • Rick Thomas has not yet launched his two-years-for-one membership promotion, and interview for the whole hour. that may be the cause for a slight decline in the total membership this month. He also has an impression that we’re getting more new members from New York City. He can’t prove that out statistically, but it’s interesting. • Eddie made special mention of the redesigned Web site, which went live last month. Many thanks to the Web team, which includes John Lamb, Liz Pagan, Alan Kugel, Cathy Thomas, Lori Falco and others too numerous to mention. Also thanks to Mark Schaffer, who was the prime mover for this project when it first began, and who deserves a lot of credit for both the content and the architecture. The meeting was adjourned at 9:45. Next month’s meeting is May 3, at the home of Chris Riemer, in Morristown. Please remember that board meetings are open to all general members. If you’d like to sit in, send a note to [email protected] to get the details. 12 13 SteveFeets Holland & Root Don’t Mean Square Fail Me Now! Blue Ribbon Cloggers: Meets in Pluckemin, Tuesdays, 7pm. Call Paula Fromen (908) 735-9133 or Heidi Rusch (908) 453-2750 for info. Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. (971) 991-0597, (347) 275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc or email [email protected] Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat. at Chinatown Y, Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery (bet. East Houston and Stanton); English Country every Tues. at: Philip Coltoff Center, 219 Sullivan St. (bet. Bleecker and West 3rd). www.cdny.org or (212) 459-4080 Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) 882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org Sat., 5/7: Rock ’n Reel Maplewood International Dancers: Recreation House, 124 Dunnellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days Donna Hunt and the Rockadillies (908) 273-6468, eves (973) 376-7568. http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Mark Schaffer – fiddle; Kris Lamb – flute, whistles; Liz Kozack – keyboard; Jeff DeSmedt – bass; Robin Schaffer – percussion; Joel Glassman – fiddle, electric Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Comm. Church, mandolin Contras & Rock ‘n’ Roll 48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member (973) 539-7020 or (973) 228-5966, http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html Swingin’ Tern spins the long play format with a mix of conventional contras, contras danced to rock and roll tunes and plain ol’ rock ‘n’ roll dancin’. Bring a dessert for the North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5 pm, Unitarian Society, 113 break. 8pm – Midnight $15/students $10. Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) 445-4497 or (201) 447-1136. www. maxellute.net/njecd.html; Sat., 5/21: Steve Holland and Root Mean Square Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. Wes Steenson – guitar, banjo, and percussion; JoAnne Rocke – piano; Paul Morrisett – fiddle & Highland Ave., Tenafly. [email protected]. Contras & Squares Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Rd, East Always good with figures, Holland gets to the root of some mean squares and calculating Falls, PA. 2nd Sundays, 2–4:30pm (215) 844-2474 contras as Root Mean Square multiplies their rhythms to the power of fun. You’ll be feeling Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7:30pm, Riverside School, Riverside Drive, Princeton. Tuesdays prime as Steve adds the ones and twos in triplets resulting in high fives in seventh heaven (except school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org (609) 924-6930 until 11 o’clock. Not to be hyperbolic, but Swingin’ Tern takes dancing to the nth degree, so Princeton Folk Dancers: 8pm Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St.and Monument Dr. dress to the nines, sine your dance card and make all the right angle moves before going off (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org on a tangent for some pi at the break. Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, Borough Hall, Princeton, Wed. (and some Saturdays) 8pm, beginners 7:40. Pickup band musicians welcome. Usually $6. (609) Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. 683-7956 or (609) 924-8813, email [email protected]. Band info only: (609) 252-0248 or srl@ Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. mail.princeton.edu performerlisting at www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Community No partner necessary. Beginner’s workshop, 7:30pm; Dance, www.princetonol.com/groups/pcd/ dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. PCD English Country Dance series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm; intro/basics at 7:30. $10 ($5 seniors & students). Info: (908) 359-2642 First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info. Parish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936 Swingin’ Tern: 5/7: Rock ‘n Reel — Donna Hunt and Rockadillies; 5/221: Steve Holland and- From I-287 northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Root Mean Square Exit by the Ford dealership (“To River Road/Okner Pkway”) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Tight at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish hhValley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, House. From I-78: Exit 48 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. www.valleycontradance.org, (610) 868- and turn left onto Hanover Rd. Turn right into the parking lot of the Parish House just before 7432 Sat., 5/14: Gaye Fifer, Firefly; 5/21: Donna Hunt, Andrea Beaton the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website. (973) 551-4441 TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org

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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: Ed Roffman Vice President: Elizabeth Lachowicz Secretary: Chris Riemer Treasurer: Rachel Streich Trustees: Trustees thru 2011: Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Brad Pryor Trustees thru 2012: Carolyn Messina, Ruth Wolfish, Gloria Friedman Trustees thru 2013: Allan Kugel, Ed Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten