Nov./Dec. 2005 vol 40, No.10
October 29 Sat Halloween Singing Party, 8 pm in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 30 Sun Sunnyside Song Circle, 2-6 pm in Queens 30 Sun Gospel and Sacred Harp Singing, 3pm in Queens November 2WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 6:30pm 4 Fri Brian Peters, 7:30pm pm at the Community Church ☺ 6 Sun Sea Music: Joe Hickerson + NY Packet; 3pm, South St. 9WedCommunity Sing, 7-10 pm, 9 St YMCA, Brooklyn 12 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 14 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office 17 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church, Bronx 18 Fri Double Trouble, house concert in Manhattan, 8 PM 20 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm December 3 Sat 40th Anniversary Celebration, 5pm The Renaissance School, Jackson Heights, Queens; reservation form on p.7 4 Sun Gospel and Sacred Harp Singing, 3pm in Brooklyn 4 Sun Sea Music: The NY Packet; 3pm, South Street Seaport 7WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 6:30pm 10 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 12 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office 16 Fri Mei-Mei Hammer, house concert in Manhattan, 8 PM 18 Sun Park Slope Pub Sing; 7-10pm in Park Slope, Brooklyn 18 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm 28 Wed Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, 7 pm Details next pages; Table of contents on page 4 ☺=free to members Double Issue-- Covers both November and December. Save for use through December The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org Double Issue-- Covers both November and December. Save for use through December Note: concerts at the Community Church start at 7:30pm.
HALLOWEEN SINGING PARTY; Saturday, October 29th; 8 PM Halloween party at the Brooklyn home of Alan & Rosalie Friend. Bring a song or tune with supernatural overtones, bring instruments and a snack to share. Costumes are fun, but optional. Easiest transportation is the F subway to 7th Avenue. Info. 718-965-4074. SUNNYSIDE SONG CIRCLE; Sunday, October 30th; 2-6 pm Bring instruments, voices, and songs to share. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to share also welcome. At the home of Marilyn & Steve Suffet, 41-05 47th Street, near Skillman Avenue, in Sunnyside, Queens. Info: 718-786-1533.. GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, October 30th; 3pm Join us for singing gospel, plus songs from the Sacred Harp book. This is 4-part har- mony sung from written music, so you should be able to carry a tune; sight-singing help- ful but not required. Bring food for a potluck supper (host is supplying drinks). At the home of Stu Shapiro, 86-15 Broadway, apt.14E, Elmhurst, Queens (718-592-8741). Subways: Take the “G” from Brooklyn or the “R” from Manhattan to Grand Ave, back end of train. Stu is 1 Block North of Queens Blvd on B’way. Look for tall building near subway exit. There is often weekend track work in Queens; you may want to call Transit Information or Stu for last minute changes! Other info: Isabel, 212-866-2029. FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesdays, Nov. 2nd, Dec. 7th; 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. BRIAN PETERS; Friday, November 4th; 7:30 PM ☺ This is a don't miss event! Brian Peters is both an exceptional musician and an expert in traditional music. He studies the history of a ballad or jig, then takes a simple tune and overlays complex harmony and driving rhythms to create something original and mod- ern, but thoroughly grounded in the tradition. He is astounding on the button-box and when his playing is combined with his singing, the listener is transported to the time when a ballad was the MTV hit of the day. At the Community Church Assembly Hall, 40 E. 35 St between Park & Madison Aves., Manhattan, 7:30 p.m. Free to members, Club Series concert – free to members (volun- tary contributions are welcome). General public $18; CD*NY members $15; Seniors or students $10; 212- 957-8386 SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Sundays; November 6, December 4; 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.
- 2 - Continued on next page NYPFMC Events Details- Continued November 6 - Joe Hickerson - The former head of the Archive of American Folklife at the Library of Congress, Joe is fathoms deep in the song tradition of our nation, including many maritime ballads. Joe is also revered as a co-composer with Pete Seeger of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone." December 4 - The New York Packet - South Street Seaport Museum's official maritime music group sings the songs that made the tall ships sail on time. COMMUNITY SING ALONG; Wednesday, November 9th; 7-10 PM Join us with instruments, voice and song at the 9th. St YMCA in Park Slope for a commu- nity sing. This is an opportunity to introduce our club and its music to the Y’s broad based membership. 9th St Y at 357 9 St (between 5th and 6th. Av), Brooklyn. Direc- tions; F train to either 4th. Av or 7th. Av.; RR train to 4th. Av. Information 718-788-7563. CHANTEY SING; Saturdays, Nov. 12nd, Dec. 10nd, 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. RIVERDALE SING; Thursday, Nov. 17th, 7:30-10 pm Bring instruments, voices, and songs to share. In the Bronx at the Riverdale Presbyterian Church, 4765 Henry Hudson Parkway (bet. 246-249 Streets, west side of pkwy). Go down the driveway to the double red doors off the parking area. The sing is in the auditorium. On site parking for the first 18 cars. Donation is $5. Info: 718-549-1344 after 11 AM.. DOUBLE TROUBLE HOUSE CONCERT; Friday, November 18th; 8 PM Jean Farnworth and Evy Mayer were already solo performers when they started perform- ing as “Double Trouble” in 1989. Evy sings and plays ukulele, guitar and various percus- sion instruments, and collects popular songs of the early 1900s, as well as humorous songs, World Music, singer/songwriter and children’s music. Jean sings and plays Celtic harp (32 strings, 45” tall) and 12-string guitars. Her repertoire includes Renaissance, traditional Celtic, vintage blues and original music. It is easy to see why, “What kind of music do you play?” can be a difficult question to answer! This duo will get everyone singing by inviting the audience to join in on choruses. “Lyrical and haunting on one song, rowdy and boisterous on the next, they handle their instruments with authority and project their voices with beauty and clarity.” “Twisted, yet sensitive; multi-cultural; ex- tremely dangerous.” $10.00 members, $13.00 general public. At Mei-Mei Hammer’s, 7 W. 96th St. #3C (just off Central Park W.). Refreshments served. Reservations suggested: (718) 549-1344 (after 11 AM.) SACRED HARP SINGING AT ST. BART’S; Sundays, Nov. 20th, Dec. 18th; 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. GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, December 4th; 3pm Join us for singing gospel, plus songs from the Sacred Harp book. This is 4-part har- mony sung from written music, so you should be able to carry a tune; sight-singing help- ful but not required. Bring food for a potluck supper (host is supplying drinks). At the home of Millicent Browne, 9902 3rd Ave, #6W, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (1718-491-4046). Subway: R train to 95th St (last stop), front end of train. Walk towards St. Patrick’s Church but do not cross 4th Ave. Continue on 4th Ave to 99 St. Turn right and walk to - 3 - Continued on next page NYPFMC Events Details - Continued from previous page 3rd Ave. Cross 3rd Ave. Millicent’s building is really 2 buildings joined by a lobby. Buzzer and elevator are both to the right. Car: Belt parkway, exit 2 near Verrazano Bridge. Call Millicent for parking info and subway shortcuts. Other info: Isabel, 212- 866-2029. THE CLUB CELEBRATES 40 WONDERFUL YEARS; Saturday, Dec. 3rd; 5 PM Who would have thought in 1965 that we would have such a celebration and be looking forward to many more great years of music and community?. . . And food -- including the spectacular pot-luck dessert table! Come join all your friends and extended family for a feast of great food, singing, reminiscing, and reveling in how much the Club continues to mean to us. At The Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights, Queens. The school is right there at the corner, of 37 Avnue and 81 Street, 35-59 81st Street. TRCS has the red door. The meters on 81st Street are 2 hours and end at 7 PM. (Be careful if you take a meter on 37th Avenue; some end at 7 PM and others end later). There is a parking garage on 82nd Street between 35 and 37 Ave, just before 37th Avenue. By train, take the # 7 to 82nd Street. Go one block north to 37th Avenue and on 37th Avenue, cross the street and turn left. The school is one block on 81st Street. See ad elsewhere in this issue with a full menu and information on signing up. Sign-up in advance is essential. . Infor- mation: 718-426-8555 MEI-MEI HAMMER HOUSE CONCERT; Friday, December.16th; 8 PM Mei-Mei Hammer, singer songwriter, is giving a house concert. Her songs are sweet, ironic and melodious. She sings of love, children leaving home, strange vacations and subway scenes, among other things. She will be accompanied by Dan Blum on the guitar. $10.00 members, $13.00 general public. At Mei-Mei Hammer’s, 7 W. 96th St. #3C (just off Central Park W.). Refreshments served. Reservations suggested: (718) 549- 1344 (after 11 AM.) PUB NIGHT IN BROOKLYN; Sunday, December 18th; 7-10 p.m. The Club is combining with the Park Slope Food Coop to have a great night of rousing informal pub singing (and maybe some morris/sword dancing) at a pub in Park Slope. Admission is free and the selection of brew is excellent. Come and lift your voices, bring a song or two, bring instruments, bring families. All ages are welcome. Let’s make a grand party of it. The Pub is The Tea Lounge, Union Street in Brooklyn, between 6th and 7th Avenue, directly across from the Park Slope Food Coop. Further info: Jerry Epstein (718) 429-3437. NEWSLETTER MAILING; Wednesday, December 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. Table of Contents Club Events Details ...... 2-4 LI & NY State ...... 14 Topical Listing of Club Events .. 5 NJ & Conn...... 15 NYPFMC Club Info ...... 6 Repeating Events ...... 16 Anniversary Dinner Ad ...... 7 Calendar Location Info ...... 19 From The Editor ...... 8 Geoff Kaufman ad ...... 21 30 Years Ago ...... 8 Peoples’ Voice ad ...... 22 WInter Weekend Ad ...... 9 Steve Suffet ad...... 22 Jean Domovs Obituary ...... 10 Special Offer for10/29 ...... 22 Pub Night ad ...... 11 Litma Fall Jamboree ad ...... 22 Brian Peters ad ...... 12 Pinewoods Hot Line ...... 23 Calendar Listings - NYC ...... 13 Membership Application ...... 24
- 4 - Topical Listing of Club Events South Street Seaport Sea Music Concerts Co-sponsored with South St.Seaport Museum. First Sunday of the month (except January), 3-5 PMin the Melville Gallery, 209 Water St. Sun, Nov. 6: Joe Hickerson + NY Packet Sun, Dec. 4: NY Packet; January: no concert Sun, Feb. 5: Dick Swain Series Concerts - Free to Members ☺ Fri, Nov. 4: Brian Peters, 7:30pm at the Community Church Fridays: March 3, April 7, May 5: June 2; performers to be announced House Concerts Fri, Nov. 18 Double Trouble, 8 PM Fri, Dec. 16 Mei-Mei Hammer, 8 PM Special Programs Sat,Dec.3: 40th Anniversary Program, The Renaissance Charter School, Jackson Heights, Queens, 5 PM. See flyer page 7 Sept 15-17,2006: Eisteddfod-NY Weekends Feb. 3-5: Winter Folk Music Weekend, Warwick Conf. Center, Warwick, NY see flyer, page 9 Informal Jams and Sings Sat, Oct.29: Halloween Singing Party in Park Slope, Brooklyn Wed, Nov. 9: Community Sing, 7-10 pm, YMCA, 9 Street Bklyn. Sun, Dec. 18: Pub Sing: 7- 10 pm, at The Tea Lounge, Union Street in Brooklyn. Folk Open Sing; First Wednesday of each month except August: (Nov.2, Dec. 7, etc); 6:30-10 pm at the Ethical Culture Society in Brooklyn. Gospel & Sacred Harp Sing: Sunday, 3pm: Oct. 30, in Queens & Dec. 4 in Bklyn Riverdale Sing; in Riverdale, the Bronx: Thursday: Nov. 17. Sunnyside Song Circle: approx. bimonthly; 2-6pm Sunday in Queens (Oct. 30) Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s in Manhattan, third Sunday Sept.-June (Nov. 20, Dec. 18, etc.). Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, South Street Seaport; usually 2nd or 3rd Saturday, 8pm, Nov. 12, Dec. 10. Business, Meetings, etc. Newsletter Mailing, Wednesday, December 28, 7pm, at the Club office, 450 7th Ave. (between 34 and 35 St.), room #972D. Info: 1-718-426-8555 Executive Board Meeting: 7:15 pm, 2nd Monday (except January) at the Club office, 450 7th Ave., room 972D. (11/14, 12/12). Sunday, January 8 meeting at Joy Bennett’s. Info 1-718-575-1906 Flyers? Can you give out concert or Weekend flyers? We’ll send you a supply: Contact Don Wade, 1-718-426-8555; or e-mail [email protected]..
The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org Folk Fone: 1-212-563-4099 Call for last minute updates; a recorded listing of folk music events in NYC - 5 - 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 600 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-
Bring instruments and voices, bring a song, bring a fond memory, bring a photo — and bring a potluck dessert — to share.
Dinner will be served around 6:00 p.m. The menu: Appetizers: Gravlax with sweet dill mustard & rye bread Baked goat cheese in phyllo, spiced hazelnuts Entree Rib roast of beef with horseradish cream on the side (choice of): OR Roast half chicken OR Vegetarian Option Served with: Wild mushroom risotto (with a vegetable stock) Seasonal Vegetables; Salad with a vinaigrette dressing. Bread with extra-virgin olive oil & balsamic vinegar to dip. Desserts: Potluck — bring a dessert to share Coffee (regular & decaf), teas various, soft drinks Reservations Required – by 21 November 2005. $25 per person; under 12, $10. You MUST reserve ahead of time...... Please mail form with check, made out to FMSNY, to Heather Wood, 444 West 54th St. #7, NYC 10019. Call (212) 957-8386 for info. Name(s) ...... Phone / email ...... Enclosed $...... for...... adults ...... kids Entree: Beef ……………..Chicken…………..Vegetarian ...... - 7 - We want to wish you a happy November and December. I mention both months because this is a double issue. Remember to save it for our upcoming and exciting events. Folk Music concerts include Brian Peters, Joe Hickerson + NY Packet, Double Trouble, and Mei-Mei Hammer. We will also have a Halloween Singing Party, Folk Open Sings, Community Sings, Chantey Sings, Gospel and Sacred Harp Sings, the Riverdale Sing and the Sunnyside Song Circle. As you can see, there will be lots to do. One of the special events you won’t want to miss is our 40th Anniversary Celebration on Dec 3rd— good food, good music, and old friends. Feel free to bring guests—both those who haven’t come for awhile and those who might like to join us. See the flyer on page 7 for details. You will also be receiving in the mail a ballot for our board of directors. Please vote— even better, join the board. We still have vacancies; if you are interested in joining, contact Joy Bennett, 718-575-1906. If you can’t join the board, consider being on a committee to help the club continue to provide these wonderful events. On a sad note, one of the founding members of the club, Jean Domovs, has passed away. See the obituary written by her husband Kelvin—another founding member. I hope it is some comfort to know that the club continues to sing and meet, 40 years later. 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 October newsletter thank you to, Herb Feuerlicht, Isabel Goldstein, Brenda Pena, Mariann Perseo, Anne Price, Marcus Tieman, and Don Wade who also delivered the pages from the printer. Won’t you join us on Wednesday, December. 28, and help mail out the January newsletter? (See p.4). 30 Years Ago This Month compiled by Harvey Binder Here are some club happenings in the November , 1975 newsletter: •The club presented the following concerts: -Kevin Roth at the Museum of American Folk Art -Cliff Haslam at Metropolitan Duane Hall -Happy Traum at Our Lady Of Peace church -Flying Cloud at Rene Lawless’ home -Bruce Hutton at Wayne Hollingsworth’s home •Club member Lorna Sass’ cookbook, To The King’s Taste, was published by The Met- ropolitan Museum Of Art •Sheila Ewall was wished a speedy recovery from surgery •Marcus Tieman was promoted to supervisor at the post office •Helga Katz conducted a seminar on “Women In Folk Music” at schools on Long Island. •New members included Bernie Stolls, Alan Lapidus, Tom Stern, and John Lee. •Folk music around town included: Harpo’s>Mellow Down Easy; Focus> Alan Corby/ Gail Peterson and John Borfman/Ed Trickett, Red Clay Ramblers, Maggi Pierce, Joan Sprung ; Dynamic>Robbie Wedeen/Paul Kaplan, Fred Gee/Eliot Glick, George and Marilyn Paige, Eleanor Glick; Bottom Line>David Bromberg, Don McLean; AYH>Patsy Margolin/Bob Hyman; Pit>Kathy Kurs, Bill Polaksowski, Ken Laufer/Dick Pinkston; Lincoln Center>Chieftains; NYU>Ralph Stanley Sending us a check? Please be sure to make it out to our official corporate name: Folk Music Society of New York, Inc, or just FMSNY. The bank doesn’t like checks made out to Pinewoods. Thanks. - 8 - WINTER FOLK MUSIC WEEKEND February 3-5, 2006 at Warwick Conference Center, Warwick, NY “A” rooms: member non-member“B” rooms: member non-member Adult Double $197 $217 Adult Double $157 $177 Adult Single $296 $316 Adult Single $226 $246 Adult Triple/Quad $175 $195 Adult Triple $142 $162 4-12 years* $112 (under 4-free*) 4-12 years* $ 91 (under 4 free*) *Children sharing with 2 adults (adults pay standard double rate) “A” rooms have private bath; “B” rooms have separate toilets and showers on the same floor or may share bathrooms between two rooms. We cannot guarantee a request for a specific room. There are a limited number of single rooms available. They are avail- able on a first come, first-served basis. We return to the Center in the rural hills northwest of New York’s Greenwood Lake area, just 50 miles northwest of New York City. Set on 465 acres with 7 miles of hiking trails, the conference center is a cluster of 3 buildings joined by indoor and covered outdoor walkways. There is a central gathering room with fireplace and several other smaller gathering areas suitable for a plethora of informal music making. (Which is what this weekend is all about!) Note that the weekend will start after Friday dinner and go through Sunday lunch. More information? Call Joy Bennett, (718) 575-1906 A full weekend flyer will be sent out with next month’s newsletter but here is your chance to get a jump on registration! Send this with a Stamped, Self-Addressed Envelope and check payable to FMSNY to: Joy Bennett, 111-39 76th Rd, #A9, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Note: payment in full is required with registration. (Members price reservations must be received by January 6th.) All but $10 is refundable until 1/10/06. All but $45 is refund- able until 1/21/06. No refunds after that date unless we fill the space Here is my full payment for the 2006 Winter Weekend for [ ]A [ ]B room: ___adults, double at $______each ; ___children, age_____, at $______ea. ___adults, triple at $______each; ___adults, single at $______each [ ] prefer double but willing to triple if it would prevent turning someone away. Name______Phone day ( )______Address______eve ( )______City______State _____ ZIP ______E-Mail: ______Emergency contact during weekend:______Other Names in Party:______Requested room or roommate?______I am willing to be in a room near a [ ]late night; [ ]morning; singing area. [ ] I don’t eat beef. [ ] I don’t eat any meat. [ ] I don’t eat fish. [ ] I will be driving from ______at _____AM/PM and can take ___ additional passengers. [ ] I need a ride, from ______, if possible. - 9 - Jean Domovs 1923-2005—Pinewoods Folk Music club founder.
I am sad to inform you that my wife Jean died of multiple myeloma cancer on last June 28. As Jean Ashley Roorbach, she was a founder of the Pinewoods Folk Music Club at CDS Folk Music Week in 1965. She served as Treasurer. Along with Bernie and Lottie Klayman, she ran the first Camp Freedman weekends. (As President, my only job was to see that others did all the work.) Jean had been a pianist and recorder player, sang with the M.I.T. chorus in Cam- bridge, and studied violin briefly. She practiced piano seriously and thought of making a career of it. Although she preferred classical music, she especially liked Jack Langstaff, the Revels and, fortunately, some of my own singing. For about 60 years, Jean has been a member of the Country Dance & Song Society. Jean loved art, plus crafts, which she used in much of her work as an occupational therapist. Seeing a need for a wheelchair commode seat for paraplegics, she in- vented and patented one. She taught over 30 crafts to patients and others. She graduated from the Boston School of O.T., Tufts U., and N.Y.U. For about 50 years, Jean belonged to the Appalachian Mt. Club, and, at times, many other hiking and conservation (both natural and historical) organizations, and had been President of the Morris Nature Club. She was interested in biology as it related to her work, her art and her love of plants and animals, especially cats. Although she was an enthusiastic athlete, her favorite pastime may have been read- ing. She owned hundreds of books on history, art, etc., and actually read them! Jean was President of the Morris County Historical Society, and founded the Council of Local Historical Societies. She learned that her Hubble ancestors were prob- ably Normans serving William I, and that one was given land in Canada for serving King George III. Her Roorbach ancestors fought for Presidents George and Abraham. Jean chaired many committees at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. She was a life-long member of the First Parish of Cambridge, MA. To help people plan af- fordable funerals and relieve their families of financial and emotional burdens, Jean served for 14 years as President of the Memorial Society of North Central NJ, and organized the Council of NJ Memorial Societies. She donated her body for a better use, medical research and teaching. While personally very frugal, she was very generous with her time, money, energy and body. After Jean moved to N.Y.C. to work and study at N.Y.U., I met her in 1965 at a C.D.S. English dance workshop in NJ. Long after we married six months later, I realized she was the same pretty, redhead I had danced with at the New England Folk Festival 13 years earlier! --Kelvin Domovs (another cat lover) - [email protected]; 22 Dayton Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950-2425; 973-267-2241
40th ANNIVERSARY Party Volunteers Needed The Club needs a few people willing to help out at the 40th anniversary inner celebra- tion, December 3rd at the Renaissance Charter School in Queens. One person is needed to work with the chef most of the day on food preparation. This will require getting to the school by 11:00. This volunteer will receive free admission to the event (including the dinner). Two persons are needed by 5:00 to help with serving the food, and two more who will help with the clean-up. Please call Jerry Epstein at 718-429-3437 to volunteer. . - 10 - Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. The Pinewoods Folk Music Club
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The Fun’Raising Committee of The Park Slope Food Co-op jointly and proudly present Pub Night
A night of informal singing, partying, food and drink, with your friends old and new Sunday, December 18, 2005 — 7:00 Bring voices, instruments, friends, family, good cheer at The Tea Lounge, 837 Union St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, between 6th & 7th Aves., directly across from the Park Slope Food Coop. Free Admission!
All ages welcome, All songs—tunes—stories welcome
The Tea Lounge has a choice selection of food and drink including Guinness and Bass on draught! Yes, they have a huge selection of fine tea also.
M, R train to Union Street (walk uphill almost to 7th Ave.); B, Q to 7th Avenue (walk to Union St., turn right); 2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza (walk on 8th Avenue to Union St. turn right); Parking is relatively easy on Sunday.
Further Info: (718) 429-3437 - 11 - Brian Peters November 4th, 2005, Community Church Assembly Hall, 40 E. 35th Street, NYC 7:30 PM Club Series concert – free to members (voluntary contributions are welcome). General public $18; CD*NY members $15; Seniors or students $10.
Brian Peters is a traditional folk music performer who combines virtuosity on three different instruments with a great voice and an energetic stage presence. He’s a leading English squeezebox player, doubling on melodeon (button accordion) and Anglo concertina. Brian believes strongly in the power and relevance of the old songs and bases his set around them, but he’s no diehard, and covers the work of writers from Leon Rosselson to Lyle Lovett and Robin Williamson, as well as contributing songs of his own. He specializes in the great ballads of the British Isles and his versions of the Child ballads bring new life to those old tunes.
Office Space Needed The Club continues to look for more appropriate office space. We need space for a desk (with our computer and phone), file cabinet and 2 storage cabinets in a place that is accessible evenings, nights and weekends so our volunteers can get there after their “day” jobs. We also need access to an area that we can use 2 evenings a month for our board meetings (20 people) and our newsletter mailings. We’re looking for a Manhattan loca- tion with no cats; something shared with another nonprofit might be ideal. This is a continuing search; if you have any ideas, contact Don Wade, 1-718-426-8555 or e-mail
This list gives more detailed information for locations listed in the chronological Events Listings. It does not generally include information about locations in the Repeating Events listings Space requirements force this info to be AN ABRIDGED LIST. For a complete listing of locations not in the calendar and out of town repeating events, see the July/August issue. For a listing of Dance events, see the September 2002 issue. Most of the events in the listings are not run by the Club, and the information given is the best available at press time. Additions and Corrections to this list are most welcome! Send location info.n to: Don Wade, 35-41 72nd St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372; E-Mail: [email protected] #=new information or listing % = Folk Society with a newsletter which lists area events. AROUND TOWN (The 5 boroughs of NYC); FOLKFONE: 1-212-563-4099 Baggot Inn, 82 West Third St bet Sullivan & Thompson, 212-477-0622 Blarney Star Productions at Glucksman Ireland House at New York University, 1 Washington Mews (enter on 5th Ave off Washington Square); 9pm 1-212-998-3950, www.blarneystar.com Community Church; 40 E. 35 St, Manhattan; used by various organizations; NYPFMC info pages 2-3. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, between 34 & 35 St. Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor; Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, B’klyn 11215 (at 2nd St); 1-718-768-2972; Fridays, 8pm; $10+. http://www.bsec.org/events/ coffeehouse/ - 18 - Continued on next page Calendar Listings information Continued from previous page Joe Beasley Sacred Harp Singing: 2nd Sun at St.Paul’s Church, 199 Carroll St (cr. Clinton), Brooklyn; 1-718-793-2848; 2pm followed by Pot-Luck supper. Living Room, 154 Ludlow St. (between Stanton and Rivington; F train to 2nd Ave.), 1-212- 533-7235, www.livingroom.com; shape note singing 1st Saturday 3-6 pm; free Parkside Lounge, 317 E Houston (at Attorney); info:
Continued on next page - 20 - Calendar Listings information Continued from previous page CONNECTICUT (Southern New England-WWUH FOLKFONE: 860-768-5000) Acoustic Cafe, 2926 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, 06605; Tuesdays open mic; 1-203-355-3655, www.acousticcafe.com Audubon Society, 1361 Main St.(rt.17), Glastonbury: on Fri, 7:30Pm; 860-633-8402, www.ctaudubon.org/centers/glastonbury/glastonbury.htm. BFMS Coffeehouse, Branford Folk Music Society, FIrst Cong. Ch, 1009 Main St, Branford, 8pm; 1-203-488-7715,
$12 - more if you choose, less if you Contact Bernie for info. can't; TDF accepted; member discounts [email protected] Info: 212-787-3903 www.peoplesvoicecafe.org
Old Fashioned Folksinger Special Last Minute Steve Suffet Offer: Anchiskhati with MacDougal Street Rent Party Ensemble, 10/29 Club members are being offered half price Steve’s new CD to be released tickets for the Anchiskhati Ensemble in Now the Wheel Has Turned concert at Saint Peter's Church 54th & Lexington, Saturday, October 29th, at 7:30 Also appearing pm. Regular admission is $25 at the door; Voices of Shalom club members are half-price (Students/ Music in the African-Hebrew Seniors,$12). For tickets or information Tradition contact [email protected]. The traditional vocal music of Georgia (the Peoples’ Voice Cafe country not the state) with its mind-bend- ing harmonics has been declared by the at the Workmen’s Circle UNESCO to be "one of the intangible spiri- 45 East 33rd Street • New York City tual treasures of humanity." Rowdy drink- between Park & Madison Avenues ing songs, war chants and love songs con- trast with hymns of breathtaking spiritual- Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005 • 8 PM ity. Anchiskhati is the real thing, an au- thentic folk group touring the US for the Admission: $12 or TDF voucher. first time from Tblisi, Georgia. Peoples’ Voice Cafe or Workmen’s Circle members: $9. More if you choose, less if you can’t. The Club’s web page: Call for information: 212-787-3903. www.folkmusicny.org
- 22 - Anyone may place Advertisements of 40 words or less (because we use proportional spaced type, please avoid all-caps). RATES: $10 each Hotline per month ($5 for members), 1/2 year for $30 ($15 for members). Members please include mailing label for discount. (Lost & Found ads are free.) Send all materials to: Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72nd St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. We will be happy to accept ads on disk (MS-DOS ASCII format is best but we can deal with others) or by E-mail with the text as part of the message (coincident with mailing your check) to [email protected]. All ads must be prepaid make checks payable to: Folk Music Society of N.Y., Inc. (FMSNY). [Last run date is in brackets.] Sound reinforcement: Your program deserves the best, whether it’s a concert or a large festival. Location recording: Direct to stereo or Digital 8-track recording and editing. Acoustic Folk and Classical are specialties. Collegium Sound, Inc.; Don Wade or Jerry Epstein, 718-426-8555 or 1800-356-1779; [email protected] [1-06] Guitar Lessons. If you would like to play better... Taught by excellent, patient teacher. Jane Babits, (212) 861-7019 [1-07] Everybody can Sing—and I can prove it! For private or group lessons, “...a wonderful, patient, sensitive teacher who makes everyone feel more confident in their abilities.” Elissa Weiss, 1-212-874-6447. http://www.everybodycansing.com [1-07] Attorney with practice in real estate, wills/estates, elder law. Pinewoods member—reason- able rates, confidential. Mariann Perseo, 276 Fifth Ave, Suite 306, NYC, NY 10001, 1-212-684-4289/fax-4299 or [email protected] [3-06] Minstrel Records: Bob Coltman, David Jones, Jack Langstaff, Almeda Riddle, Frank Warner, Jeff Davis, Jerry Epstein, Dwayne Thorpe, Sonja Savig. On LP, newer releases on CD & cassette. Visit our website at www.minstrelrecords.com or write for a listing: Minstrel Records, 35-41 72 St, Jackson Hts, NY 11372 [1-06] Singing Books/Albums: Popular Rounds Galore, recommended by Pete Seeger and others, plus the great Rounds Galore...and More CD/cassette (vol 1 & 2), recommended by Christine Lavin, Peter Schickele, Bob Sherman, Jean Ritchie, Oscar Brand,... Book, $15 + $2.50 shipping; CD/cassette, $15/10 + $1.50 shipping. Also, rounds book Sequel ($6 + $1.50); Sight Singing Guide ($2 + $1.25); Rise Up Singing (good price); new Joanne Hammil rounds albums and books, Bob Blue Songbook/albums/video; John Krumm books/CD (rounds, songs); gospel books and more. Sol Weber, 25-14 37th St, Astoria, NY 11103.
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