, a local ukulele , www.folkproject org www.folkproject After June 15, Friday Night $15, $15, Night Friday 15, June After Morristown Uke Jam Uke Morristown $65 for the entire event! QUICK GUIDE TO THE INSIDE August 2014 August Uke New Jersey Too! Jersey Uke New Lost & Found Department Lost & Found Fall Acoustic Getaway Lineup ...... 2 ...... 2 Special Concert at The Minstrel August Home-Made Music Party ...... 6 NERFA Nuggets ...... 6 Folk Trivia ...... 9 ...... 10 Board Meeting: The Summary ...... 11Good o’ the Order ...... 13Members’ Gigs & Friends NOTE: web links in the eNewsletter are now clickable On Friday and Saturday, August 29-30, we will return to the Mansion in Morristown, NJ Mansion the in Morristown, to will return we 29-30, August and Saturday, On Friday
and Marcy Marxer Fink Cathy and Maura Kennedy) (Pete Stringbusters The Jim and Liz Beloff Stuart Fuchs Honor Finnegan Zac Uncle Following the same basic format as last year, we'll start on Friday night with a movie and a con- a and movie a with night start Friday we'll on year, last as format basic same the Following up and finish Saturday all day camaraderie jams, vendors, mics, open workshops, by followed cert, plan on extending the we an added bonus this year, As night. with another concert on Saturday the by hosted Park, The with a Jam In Sunday into festivities Meetup group! the following: lineup will feature year’s This and much vendors, food on-site an open mic, jams, ukulele vendors, again have will once We from get submissions soon as we as and schedule will be posted descriptions Workshop more. all of the performers and make our choices. It will shortly. coming with info a special rate, for working hotel are out a deal with a nearby We likely $80 per night. be around until June 15, pricing Special early-bird concert-only Saturday spots left, any If are there $75. Event Full and night $65, all day Saturday and all attendees free, 12 and under are Children in early August. tickets will be made available or guardian. a paid parent by 16 and under must be accompanied Our aim is to the utmost consideration. be given will always Special situations and circumstances in doubt When Ofthe Joy is everyone Uke! and our main focus for festival stress-free a fun, have it out. work please call 908/229-1214 and we’ll what, no matter anything, about absolutely at folkproject.org or email [email protected]. info More Tambourine and a folding guitar stand were left at the 4th of July party. Call Eddie 973/997-1162. Eddie Call left at the 4th of July party. guitar stand were and a folding Tambourine
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: Eddie Roffman E-mail: [email protected] c/o Eddie Roffman 11 Butternut Road Randolph, NJ. 07869
Folk Project Officers: President: Elizabeth Lachowicz Vice President: Barrett Wilson Secretary: Rachel Streich Treasurer: Bill Henderson Trustees: Trustees thru 2014: Jim Gartner, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Lois DeRitter Trustees thru 2015: Joanne Cronin, Steve Humphreys, Bob McNally Trustees thru 2016: Lindsey Meyer, Grover Kemble, Allan Kugel Fall Acoustic Getaway Lineup The Fall Acoustic Getaway is officially open for business. Go to the Project webpage (www.folkproject.org/festival) and register for three days of musical magic. The Fall Getaway hap- pens October 10-12. We now present our thrilling and talented lineup.
TOBY WALKER—Internationally renowned blues and ragtime raconteur, and Project favorite.
THE NO FUSS AND FEATHERS ROADSHOW— Acoustic supergroup collaboration featuring award- winning and audience-winning duo The Yayas, mountain chanteuse and Red Molly co-founder Carolann Solebello, and golden-voiced, Nashville Sat. 8/2: DIANE HARTZELL and FINGERPLAY songwriter favorite Karen Oliver. Lisa Bueno: fiddle • Helen White: flute; • Jonathan Brandt: piano—Contras It’s never a hard sell when Hartzell takes the stage—she has us in the palm of her hand. Once in her grip, let your fingers play as Fingerplay strings us along, LIL’REV—the quintessential storyteller, ace uke-ster, and joy-inspiring song- catching tunes in a cat’s cradle of entwined chords to rope us in and band us ster. together. Sat. 8/16: TED CRANE and OFF'N ENSEMBLE Heidi Hammel: concertina, hammer dulcimer • Bob Yarbrough: banjo, bodhran, penny JIM HURST—Southern style guitarist supreme, singer, songwriter and whistle, wooden flute • Elliott Schmuckler: upright bass • Steve Smith: guitar, saxo- extraordinary gentleman and performer. phones—Contras You’ll be whooping it up as Crane macaws high flying contras to make you screech owl night and leave you puffin. As the Terns flock together where they often assemble, Off’n Ensemble feathers the nest with tunes to get CHRIS BUKATA & FRIENDS—This excellent guitar picker and Folk Project down with. After using your spoonbill to swallow some kiwi and magpie at member was selected by you to perform at this fall’s Getaway. He will be the break, cormorant and raven from heron in or you’ll egret it. If you don’t joined by golden-voiced Projectiles Jay Wilensky and Marie Trontell. budgie, you’ll be bittern.
THE SUNDAY SUNDAE—On Getaway Sunday we finish up your weekend with an extra special Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. treat, the final finale, the big magilla. Stay tuned to these pages next month, and be amazed. Questions? Call Mark at 201/207-8696. Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. No partner necessary. Beginners’ workshop, 7:30pm; Special Concert at The Minstrel dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. Friday, November 21 at 8:00pm First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover Parish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936 From I-287 northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Exit by 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 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto Hanover Rd. 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 Jonathan Edwards with opener Lucy Kaplansky TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org $30 advance, $35 at the door Presented by the Folk Project Tickets available at folkproject.org or at The Minstrel 2 Call or email with questions, [email protected], 908/229-1214 15 Steve Holland & Root Mean Square Feets Don’t Fail Me Now! The Minstrel August 2014 Acoustic Concert Series presented by 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 Fri. 8/1: Reeds, Rhythm and All That Brass with The Bon Temps Brass Band www.lcfd.org/nyc or e-mail [email protected] Launched in 1973, Reeds, Rhythm and All That Brass is an 18-piece band playing the classic American Songbook repertoire of the Big Band era and beyond. Comprised of professional and semi-professional Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of players, they perform the music made famous by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Frank the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.). Sept.–June. cdny.org or 212/459-4080 Sinatra, and the like. The band includes Folk Project members Jeff Rantzer and Hen3ry Nerenberg on trombone, Darrell Courtley on sax, and Jay Wilensky on vocals. Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Our opener is another flavor of Big Band. While RRB plays carefully arranged and charted American Info: 609/882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org Songbook material, The Bon Temps Brass Band plays a less structured, more freewheeling New Orleans- Maplewood International Dancers: Recreation House, 124 Dunellen Rd., Maplewood. style jazz, with lots of improvised solos. Adding their 8 members to RRB’s 18, we will surely break the record for the most musicians on our stage in one night (not counting our Valentines and Birthday Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days shows). 908/273-6468, eves 973/376-7568. njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Community Church, Fri. 8/8: Open Stage 48 Briarcliff Rd., 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member This is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians to perform a 15-minute set on our stage, and for the audience to be treated to a diverse collection of acoustic musicians. We’ve often seen previews of our 973/539-7020 or 973/228-5966, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html regular scheduled acts for the first time at Open Stage. For information on how to secure a performance North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5pm, Unitarian Society, 113 slot, call 973-335-9489, or visit the Open Stage page. Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. 201/445-4497 or 201/447-1136. Fri. 8/15: Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche with Josh Joffen northjerseyenglishcountrydancers.yolasite.com Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche spring from a well respected pedi- Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. gree in the NYC Folk scene. Suzzy is one of the Roches, three sisters whose & Highland Ave., Tenafly. [email protected]. songs and harmonies dominated the Greenwich Village milieu in the 70’s and 80’s. And Lucy’s dad is the legendary Louden Wainwright III. Together Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd., 3820 The Oak Rd., East the mother and daughter’s harmonies are absolutely gorgeous, and their Falls, PA. 2nd Sundays, 2–4:30pm 215/844-2474 songs just sparkle. A veteran of the Greenwich Village “Speakeasy” songwriters’scene of the 80’s, opener Josh Joffen offers Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7pm, Riverside School, Riverside Dr., Princeton. Tuesdays highly crafted songs well sung and well played with spirit and emotion. His song most familiar to local (except school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org; 609/921-9340, 609/912-1272; listeners is “The Girl From The Great Divide” as recorded by Mike Agranoff. Princeton Folk Dancers: 9pm (teaching 8pm) Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. Fri. 8/22: Christine DeLeon with Mike Del Vecchio and Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org Christine DeLeon is perfectly described in Sing Out! Magazine’s review of her Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ debut CD: “This New Jersey artist’s rich soprano is eerily reminiscent of that behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206, of a young Judy Collins: Powerful, crystalline, and assured. And, like a young Judy, she makes her voice the centerpiece of [her performance] by featuring Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30), $8 Wed., $10 Sat. ($5 seniors & sweeping legato ballads accompanied by simple strummed acoustic guitar students), 609/844-0459 or 609/275-7275, e-mail !"#$%&'()'*+"',. Performer listing at (filled out by backing instruments). Christine’s songs are uniformly upbeat in something of the Dar www.princetoncountrydancers.org, pickup band musicians welcome. Williams style...” PCD English Country Dance series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm; intro/basics at 7:30. Most Folk Projectiles know of opener Mike Del Vecchio either as sound tech extraordinaire or as the man (and husband) behind our headliner, Christine DeLeon. But, he is a fine guitarist and singer from $10 ($5 seniors & students). Info: 609/844-0459, www.princetoncountrydancers.org way back, and is well worth a set of his own. He is also a railroad enthusiast, and some of his repertoire Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info. delves into the rich heritage of train songs in American folk music. Swingin’ Tern: Sat. 7/2: Diane Hartzell and Fingerplay; Sat. 7/16: Ted Crane and Off'n Ensemble Fri. & Sat. 8/29–30: A Folk Project Special Event—Uke New Jersey Too! It’s official. After the smash success of last year’s first Uke New Jersey ukulele festival, we’re doing it Valley Contra Dance Society: 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), 2nd and 4th Saturdays, Unitarian again. Friday evening the 29th and Saturday all day the 30th will be concerts and workshops at our Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $10 ($5 students). usual Minstrel location, and a free Uke Jam in a public park on Sunday Aug. 31 (details to be deter- www.valleycontradance.org, 610/868-7432 mined) in the Morristown area. Performers will include Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, The Stringbusters (Pete and Maura Kennedy), Jim and Liz Beloff, Stuart Fuchs, Honor Finnegan, and Uncle Zac. Tickets for the entire event, or for single days, are available at folkproject.org. We recommend advance purchase, More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society • www.cdss.org as this event is expected to sell out. To volunteer, e-mail 14 [email protected] 3 All Venues That’s Fit To Print “...Horses Sing None of It!” A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest performers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, dancers, oth- Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Rd. ers. Schedule available at www.folkproject.org. Seen on: Cablevision Morris (Route 532), Waretown. 609/971-1593 or www.alberthall.org area, Sun. 7:30pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, 201/573-0718, New York City, Thurs. 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN www.cafeacoustic.org Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming video on the web at Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury www.MNN.org (popup players 34/82 http | mms); Service Electric United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St, Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA members, Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island $5 non-members. Info: www.newjerseybluegrass.org Community TV (SICTV) Thursdays 7:30pm ch. 35; Fargo Access Borderline Folk Music Club: Usually at New City Ambulance Corps Bldg., 200 Congers Rd., New (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One, Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3pm City, NY. 2pm, Info: 845/354-4586, borderlinefolkmusicclub.org; ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. Also streams via Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series: In Clifton; address given with reservation, www.bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. Mendham TV: 973/879-8568 or [email protected]. Workshops usually 3:30–5:30pm; Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., Thurs., Sat.: 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same concert usually 6:30pm. Concert $15; workshop $20; concert and workshop combo $30 episode all week) on Comcast ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 22 or 25; Comcast Central NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Ch. 280; simulcast on Comcast Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County area) ch. 21. Watch archived shows on Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info youtube.com/HSNOI. 908/412-9105, [email protected]; upcoming performers: tinyurl.com/7vyfgrr-. CLOSED for the summer Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for Members’ Gigs & Friends tickets/info call 973/539-8008, www.mayoarts.org, shows at 8pm Mike Agranoff: Sat. Aug. 23 The Henderson Sisters' Concerts at Abundant Haven, a private Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. home in Hopkinton, MA. Email for directions and reservations, www.abundanthaven.com, 973/786-7940 or 908/879-7739 [email protected] Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch Avenue, Roger Deitz: Fri.–Sun. Aug. 15–17 The 53rd Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival, Old Pool Farm, Teaneck, NJ, 8pm (doors open at 7:30pm), $20 online/$25 at door, 201/836-5187, www.ethicalfocus.org/ethicalbrew Schwenksville, PA, Pete Seeger Tribute Songs, Topical Songs, etc. The Philadelphia Folksong Society. For schedule, information, tickets and directions, www.pfs.org or call 215/247-1300 Fanwood Performance Series: 7pm, Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood. www.fanwoodperformanceseries.org, CLOSED for the summer Kirsten Lamb with award winning Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer band: Sun. Aug. 17, 7pm Adath Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday Shalom, 841 Mountain Way, Morris Plains, NJ 07950, 973/539-8549 x106, $10 in advance / $12 at (except June-Aug.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. Run by the door, www.ewklezmer.com Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen, www.essexethical.org or 973/763-8293. Reeds, Rhythm and All That Brass (18-piece jazz/swing band, including Jeff Rantzer, Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA 610/867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org. Darrell Courtley, Henry Nierenberg, Jay Wilensky): Fri., Aug 1 Minstrel Concert Series; Fri. Aug. 8, Good Coffeehouse: The Good Coffeehouse at The Old Stone House; 336 3rd Street; Brooklyn, 6–8pm Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Main Street, Madison (outdoors, free). NY; doors open at 7:30, music at 8pm, 718/768-3195 or www.theOldStoneHouse.org The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. Housemate Wanted 973/667-7055 or [email protected], www.hillsidecafe.com; HOUSEMATE WANTED, TO HOUSE HUNT TOGETHER Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. 201/384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; CLOSED for the summer Quiet, friendly, female professional seeks same to house hunt together in north central NJ. I’m a long-time FP member and librarian with antiques, interesting books, and 2 de-clawed cats. I like Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam: EVERY Thursday, 6pm, Mannion’s, 150 West Main St., Somerville 908/203-9700; meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park housesharing and prefer the space offered by a house rather than a small apartment. I’m actively hunting, so by the time you read this, I might have found a house to share with you. If not, let’s Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St., Boonton. 973/334-9292, look together. Contact Lindsey at [email protected] and let’s talk. www.darresstheater.com Morristown Uke Jam: Ukulele playalong and jam, 7pm every 1st Wed at Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, 47 S Park Pl, Morristown (on the Green in warm weather). Answers to Folk Trivia Questions
Info: meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam; Mark 973/978-0751, [email protected] Here are the answers to the questions asked on page 9:
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4 13 NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: Eatontown Community Center, 72 Broad Street (Route 71), Eatontown, NJ 07724, 732/869-9276; Sun. Aug. 3, 2pm, Rob Lincoln Outpost In The Burbs: At the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair Join the Folk Project 973/744-6560. Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. www.outpostintheburbs.org; CLOSED for the summer Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your membership fee, to Eddie Roffman, 11 Butternut Road Randolph, NJ 07869. People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., Info: [email protected] NYC, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or 212/787-3903; CLOSED for the summer Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, 718/651-1115, Choose at least one: ___ New ___ Renew ___ Skip to my Lou ___ Do Be Do Be Do www.folkmusicny.org; Every Monday: Irish Traditional Music Session, 8-11pm at the Landmark Tavern. Visit web site for details. Name ______The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert in Livingston. sugg. donation Address ______$15–20; RSVP [email protected] or 973/992-7491 The Prallsville Mill: Rte. 29, Stockton, NJ (5 miles north from New Hope and Lambertville). Visit ______www.veryseldom.com or email [email protected] for more information. Home Tel. ______Work Tel. ______Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, E mail 1: ______E mail 2: ______609/799-0944 $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 12. www.PrincetonFolk.org; CLOSED for the summer Do you play or sing music? Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: Flanders United Methodist Church, Park Place and Hillside Avenue, [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally Flanders, 973/584-5426, raywinch.net/Coffeehouse.html Help us save Trees and save Energy! Choose to receive your Newsletter via Email! Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at www.fasola.org; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s Church, 199 Carroll [ ] Receive Monthly Newsletter via Email [ ] Receive Paper Newsletter St., Brooklyn. 718/293-2848; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg., Park & Gordonhurst. 973/509-2165; (Save $5.00 from each membership category with our “GO GREEN eNewsletter” Discount!) Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7-9:30pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. Choose your membership category below: nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html [ ] Individual membership @ $25/yr ($20 for GO GREEN eNewsletter) $ ______Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. [ ] Family membership* @ $30/yr ($25 for GO GREEN eNewsletter) $ ______Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; CLOSED for the summer Names of additional family members: ______Skylands Native American Flute Circle: meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson Or please consider supporting the Folk Project with a Premium (Supporting) membership! 908/850-5772 or [email protected] [ ] ‘Bard’ Premium Membership @ $50/yr ($40 is tax deductible) $______(Receive 1 special DVD featuring blues performances from Horses Sing None of It) Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month. 609/924-5353 [ ] ‘Balladeer’ Premium Membership @ $100/yr ($80 is tax deductible) $______(Receive 2 special Folk DVD’s of great performances from Horses Sing None of It) or visit www.diamondcut.com/oldtime; [ ] ‘Troubadour’ Premium Membership @ $250/yr ($200 tax deductible) $______Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (Receive 5 special Folk DVD’s of great performances from Horses Sing None of It) 914/949-2146, www.WalkaboutClearwater.org [ ] ‘Star Performer’ Premium Membership @ $500/yr ($400 tax deductble) $______(Receive 10 special Folk DVD’s of great performances from Horses Sing None of It) Woodbridge Wednesdays: 7:30pm, free summer concerts at Parker Press Park, 400 Rahway ______Multiple Year Membership (you do the math) $ ______Ave., Woodbridge, NJ, http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org; Wed. 8/6, co-bill featuring Lera Lynn & Bobtown; Wed. 8/13, The Kennedys; Wed. 8/20, co-bill featuring Ryan Tennis & The Total amount enclosed: $ ______Clubhouse Band + El Caribefunk; Wed 8/27, The VooDUDES, ZED Music Series: 1st Saturdays, 7pm pot luck, 7:30pm Open Mic followed by featured per- Make your check payable to: The Folk Project former. CLOSED for the summer. Open Mic spot/seat/directions: Tom 848/219-1868 or Shari *Family membership is one basic or supporting membership plus $3 for each additional family member/banjo. 201/306-8744, [email protected] or [email protected]
Save a Tree—Sign up for E-Newsletters Woodbridge Wednesday Concerts Our monthly newsletter is now available in electronic version. Advantages of receiv- The Woodbridge Wednesday live concert series returns to the Parker Press Park stage, 400 Rahway ing the E-Newsletter? Ave., Woodbridge, NJ, www.woodbridgeartsnj.org. The free concert series—every Wednesday night at 7:30pm—features an eclectic mix of genres: world music, rock n' roll, Americana, reggae, jazz, and You will receive it earlier each month more! You'll find amazing world class talent under the stars, surrounded by tall trees and just steps You will be less likely to misplace it away from convenient parking at the Woodbridge Train Station. Stop for dinner at a Main Street This will save trees, energy, and reduce greenhouse gases restaurant... and it's bound to be a perfect night... So, bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the You will save the Folk Project almost one dollar per month concerts with family and friends! Sign up at enews.folkproject.org
12 5 August Home-Made Music Party Good o’ the Order Sat., 8/9, 7pm • Tom Picard and Shari Korenstein’s (Community News) 120 Beaufort Avenue, Livingston, NJ • 201/306-8744 or 848/219-1868 This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges Please bring homemade snacks, beverages, etc. to share you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Please send items to Barrett Wilson, [email protected] BRING INSTRUMENTS AND BEAUTIFUL VOICES! Park on Harding Place and enter through the back door. Nancy and Russ Kelner report that Russ was honored to perform with the UPAFR Rondalla at the Philippine Consulate in NYC at a memorial concert for composer Bayani Mendoza De Leon Directions: >From the West: Route 10 East to Eisenhower Parkway North; First right turn onto Beaufort Ave; Second right onto Harding in June. Place for parking. >From the East: Mt. Pleasant Avenue (Rt. 10 East) to Eisenhower Parkway North; First right turn onto Beaufort Ave; Long time Folk Project member Jim West is recovering from a recent illness and appreciates Second right onto Harding for parking >From the South: Garden State Parkway North to 280 West; Exit 4A to Eisenhower Parkway being remembered by his Folk Project friends. South; 5th left onto Beaufort Ave; Second right onto Harding for parking >From the North; 287 South to 80 East to 280 East; Exit 4A to Elizabeth Lachowicz reports her son Thomas has recently graduated from High School, and Eisenhower Parkway South; 5th left onto Beaufort Ave; Second right onto Harding for parking. looked awfully good in his graduation gown. Elizabeth threw a family dinner in his honor, and enjoyed the company of her sister Frances and other family members. Grover Kemble has been doing a lot of home renovation lately, and has become good friends BONUS Home-Made Music Party! with the workmen doing the projects. Such good friends, in fact, that he has accepted an invita- Sat., 8/23, 8pm • the Roffmans’ tion from them to visit their families in their homeland of Macedonia. Every month, our Bonus Home-Made Music Party takes place at Eddie and Robin’s place, 11 Lois DeRitter recently flew to Florida to attend her daughter's and future son in law's graduation Butternut Rd., Randolph. 973/328-7742. Bring song, voice, instruments, and food/beverage to from veterinary school. She reports it was a wonderful trip with many great memories. share. Note: Eddie and Robin keep Kosher. Non-kosher items can be shared on the kitchen table; Paul Fisher has a grandson who recently turned one year old. Congratulations to Paul! He said he bring serving utensils. also greatly enjoyed the recent Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival honoring Pete and Toshi Directions: >From I287 Southbound: exit 36, Ridgedale Ave. Keep right at fork, follow signs for and turn right at Ridgedale Ave., go 0.7 Seeger. mi. Follow directions from Ridgedale-Hanover intersection below >From I287 Northbound: exit 36B, W Lafayette Ave. Right at light Jean Scully recently took a trip with her beau Dave to Caramoor in Katonah, NY, and had a onto Ridgedale Ave., go 0.9 mi. >From Ridgedale-Hanover Intersection: Left onto E Hanover (westbound), go 4.6 mi. Turn right at Black wonderful time, and highly recommends the destination for great acoustic music and beauti- Birch Dr. (just past traffic light at Shongum Rd.), go 0.8 mi. > Turn right at Butternut Rd., second driveway on the right. ful grounds. Jean and Dave are looking forward to lots of plans and spending a great summer together. Jean also reports that her son Von has had to leave his job milking goats because of developing carpal tunnel syndrome (from goats—who knew?). NERFA Nuggets Bob McNally has finally played at the Metropolitan Opera! On one of his ubiquitous Strumsticks! OK, it was at the gift store, and for free, but who's counting…. Actually, the Met Gift Store is now On April 5th, the Folk Project helped organize and run the NERFA (Northeast Regional Folk Alli- stocking Bob's Strumsticks, so next time in NYC, stop in. ance) One-Day Conference in Chatham. Here are excerpts from the workshop notes. Joanne Cronin has been following a viral YouTube vid by fellow Folk Project member Sam Marketing and Promotion Workshop—from Razzi and Michael Kornfield Edelston, playing his Mountain Dulcimer in somewhat unusual ways. If stretching boundaries is All graphics should look the same: (speaking of a CD launch) CDs, logos, any graphics used for promo- your thing, do a YouTube search on Sam. tion. Mark Schaffer reports that his grandson has reached the one year mark. Provide good quality video and photos with the information you're sending to venues and the media. Venues look for and will use them. Have a headshot and a performance photo. Do not take photos And Another Grandson report. Andrew Hines and his wife Barbara are expecting their first with a dark background. Have a photo with your instrument. No fashion photos. No photos with name grandson in early Sept. Congratulations. embedded. No black and white photos. Mike Del Vecchio recently visited the original Woodstock concert site, and found it perfectly Try to control what they see. Prevent them from having to do a search. Avoid having them find unflat- restored as if…. as if there still lingered faint strains of Jimi, playing the Star Spangled Banner one tering images and videos of you. No cell phone videos! Caution: We love fans! If they post poor quality last time…. images, show appreciation and be prepared to most graciously, most kindly ask them to take it down if need be. And if they have a great shot of you—be prepared to show your appreciation and ask to use. Unclassified Ad Do NOT link your website to Facebook. Do not redirect your website address to your Facebook page. For sale: Cheap. Two computers. Rather, drive traffic from Facebook to your website. Drive traffic to your website, not to CD Baby, etc. Get I have two old computers that I am selling for $120 plus tax each, which is the cost of restoring people to sign up to receive your newsletter, etc. them to as-purchased condition. Both are Windows XP machines. The newer one is also Windows Panelists suggested buying Google Ad Words to drive traffic to your website. 7 compatible, and that could be installed for an additional $90 plus tax. To promote your events—post your event on media outlets that have Facebook pages. Before posting, 2010 Dell Inspiron 546: 320 GB hard drive, 4GB memory ask the admin for permission. Post locally, DO NOT post on a Facebook page that belongs to media that 2005 Dell Dimension E510: 160 GB hard drive, 1GB memory is geographically far away. These come without keyboard, monitor, mouse, or speakers. If your computer is on the fritz, they Best times to post—When using social media to promote your events, post early morning through would be good replacements. They were both working fine when I took them out of service, and early evening. Tweets and Facebook posts have a 4 hour shelf life. If you post at 1am no one will see your post. replaced them with newer machines. 6 Contact Mike Agranoff, 973/335-9489, [email protected]. 11 Folk Project Board Meeting • July 1, 2014 EPKs are very important. Bookers and presenters want everything in one place, easy to access. Include bios of different sizes giving them the option to use what they need &/or have room for (if 1: shorter is Board Meeting: The Summary better). Be truthful. Write in the third person. Avoid words like wonderful and unique; be specific about style, influences, etc. Include causes that are important to you if applicable. Have a second pair of eyes look at your bio. Do not include in your bio who opened for you, where you played. Do include what Meeting called to order at 8:01pm at the home of Mark and Robin Schaffer in Rockaway, NJ. you do, if you sing, what instruments you play & perhaps something personal about yourself. Quotes from others are taken into account. Ask for quotes from DJs, presenters, etc. if you don't have Present: Rachel Streich, Bill Henderson, Grover Kemble, Mike Agranoff, Lori Falco, Barrett Wilson, any. Allan Kugel, George Otto, Mark Schaffer, Robin Schaffer, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Paul Fisher, Joanne Write your own newsletters, include personal info, e.g., currently reading or listening, your views in addi- Cronin, Jim Gartner, Lis DeRitter, Lindsey Meyer, Bob McNally, Jean Scully, and Shari Korenstein. tion to your music activities. Use links, your website, etc. Look at others’. Be personable. Absent: Eddie Roffman, Leigh Walker, Dave Sherman, Sandie Reilly, and Tom Picard. Guests: Pat Brangs, Deborah Graham, Andrew Hines. Key Points for Marketing & Promotion: NEW BUSINESS Social media is important, but the web site is the focus. Newsletters and social media should drive traffic to your web site. ENTERTAINMENT AT GREYSTONE: Don Sternecker, who is a music therapist at Greystone, has Most Important: Integrate all communication channels. asked Mike A. about FP providing entertainment for the patients. The FP will be paid a minimum The look and feel of all channels should be the same. of $500 for a 1-hour show. This could become an annual event. Use Google Analysis to understand traffic. Elizabeth thought performers should be paid, not FP; Scooter suggested FP could pay performers Use key search words to drive traffic to your site. out of the payment received from Greystone. Shari will coordinate with Greystone. Meta tags to generate free web trafficking. COMMITTEE REPORTS Use Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Meetup groups and media outlets that allow posting. Know PUBLICITY: We are up to 985 “likes” on FaceBook and 272 followers on Twitter. FP events are their criteria before you post on their site. These will reach people beyond your own audience. being covered on the Morris County Tourism Board and NJ Skyline websites. Andrew Hines Make friends with other venues in your neighborhood. suggested we make ourselves known to concierges at local hotels, so they can recommend the Search Google for key words, plus your town, county, state, and neighborhood to discover other Minstrel to hotel guests with nothing to do on a Friday night? “Good idea!” local venues to study and share publicity. INTERNAL AFFAIRS: July 4th Picnic at the Roffman’s, starting at 2pm. 7/12/14 Music Party at the Develop a re-posting system, so your venue’s post gets distributed farther and wider. home of Dave and Anne Marie Schwartz in Sussex County, 7/26/14 Music Party at the Roffman’s. Give the artist’s publicist or agent your local outlets so they can arrange interviews, etc. They want Dave is resigning as committee chair for 2015. We are looking for a replacement! the publicity, but they don’t know your local media, and you do. ZED MUSIC: Shari reported that Zed will be on hiatus for July and August so that she and Tom can If someone asks for it, be sure to have that up on your website a.s.a.p. attend various music festivals, but they may host an open jam (no featured performer) in August. ESPECIALLY FOR ARTISTS Elizabeth suggested they host a Home Made Music Party in August. Scooter asked about average Use Bandzoogel, Wordpress, Wix and Squarespace ($8/mo) so you can keep your web site up-to- performer fees; Shari said they ask attendees for a $10 donation, which goes to the performer. date by yourself without hiring designers and programmers. SPECIAL CONCERTS: UkeFest tickets are now on sale, Scooter will be posting info about work- Google Image search is totally driven by tags, not the images themselves. shops. Jonathan Edwards/Lucy Kaplansky tickets will be going on sale soon—$30 in advance, Make your posts entertaining and interesting first; sell second, later in the post. $35 at the door. He expects them to sell out. Archive newsletters and blog posts so people can refer to old ones and spend more time on your Meeting adjourned, at 10:04pm. site. Next meeting will be at Mark and Robin Schaffer’s (again!) in Rockaway, NJ, on August 5, 2014. Making Music and Money Workshop—Tips from Ruthie, Amy, & Wendy Sell Yourself (from Ruthie) Do other jobs that are related, e.g., turn face-painting into family music and entertainment. See oppor- Want to Learn TV Production? tunities to work in the publicity field, provide sound or technical services, etc. ... Horses Sing None of It! Looking for Cablevision-Area Volunteers Each gig could lead to 1 or more other gigs. Ask audience what else is going on, who’s looking for The Folk Project TV series, Horses Sing None of It, needs volunteers who have an address in one entertainment. Ask yourself how you can present this same exact show somewhere else, e.g., tribute of the following towns: Allamuchy, Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Chatham, Denville, Dover, to Joni Mitchell at a few different venues. East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Hopatcong, Jefferson, Madison, Mine Hill, Montville, Morris Seek out fundraising events – usually have an entertainment budget and are open to negotiations. Township, Morris Plains, Morristown, Mt. Arlington, Mountain Lakes, Mt. Olive, Netcong, Parsippany Go to School (from Amy) Troy-Hills, Picatinny, Randolph, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, Roxbury, Stanhope, Offer to teach the songwriting process as part of a regular class, English, History, Science, etc. Have the Victory Gardens, and Wharton. kids “write” the song. Record it and leave them an MP3 or CD. Get local DJ to play the song, &/or have Residence in the Morris Cablevision service area qualifies you to receive Cablevision's free techni- local paper run a story about the experience. Parents, Teachers, Administration and the kids will love cal training in video production which is required before you can handle the equipment to be a it. Once in the door, providing such a positive experience, they will find the funds to have you back for technical volunteer and help produce the show. Interested? Please contact one of the producers: other grades, your name is known, other opportunities may present if you look. Sandie Reilly [email protected] or Ralph Litwin [email protected]. Leverage Technology (from Wendy) Look at what the successful people are doing & follow their lead. Niche Marketing – Partner with others who do different things for the same market as you. 10 7 FP Calendar: August 2014
For venue addresses & contact information, see Venues, Feets, or Gigs 13/Wed. Woodbridge Wednesdays: 7:30pm, free summer concerts; The Kennedys 1/Fri. Minstrel: Reeds, Rhythm and All That Brass with The Bon Temps Brass Band 14/Thur. NJ Songwriters Circle: 7pm. Dave Kleiner’s, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. 973/429-0288 2/Sat. Swingin' Tern: Diane Hartzell and Fingerplay 15/Fri. Minstrel: Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche with Josh Joffen) Newsletter Deadline: Send stuff to [email protected] EVERY SATURDAY: CD*NY: 8pm, Contra dances. NYC, www.cdny.org Music at the Mission: 7:30pm, Open Mic Night Roger Deitz: The 53rd Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival, Old Pool Farm, Schwenksville, PA 16/Sat. Swingin' Tern: Ted Crane and Off'n Ensemble 3/Sun. EVERY SUNDAY: 7pm, Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio. WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com; www.veryseldom.com 17/Sun. Kirsten Lamb with award winning Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer band: 7pm, Adath Shalom, 841 Mountain Way, Morris Plains, NJ 07950, 973/539-8549 x106, $10 in advance / $12 at the EVERY SUNDAY: 7–10pm, Radio Nowhere. WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at www. wmscradio.com or www.live365.com/wmsc door, www.ewklezmer.com 20/Wed. Woodbridge Wednesdays: 7:30pm, free summer concerts; co-bill featuring Ryan Tennis & EVERY 1ST & 3RD SUNDAY: 6pm, Open Irish session. Dublin House, Red Bank The Clubhouse Band + El Caribefunk EVERY 1ST SUNDAY: 2-4pm, NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song 22/Fri. Minstrel: Christine DeLeon with Mike Del Vecchio NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: 2pm, Rob Lincoln, Eatontown, NJ 23/Sat. Bonus Home-Made Music Party: 8pm, at the Roffmans’, 11 Butternut Rd., 4/Mon. EVERY MONDAY: 7:30pm, Maplewood International Dancers. Maplewood, njfolkdance. Randolph. 973/328-7742 tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html ALMOST EVERY 4TH SATURDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $10 ($5 5/Tues. FP Board Meeting: 8pm. At Mark and Robin Schaffer's in Rockaway, NJ. seniors & students). More info on Dance page. EVERY TUESDAY: 7pm, Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam. Westside United Methodist Church, Mike Agranoff: The Henderson Sisters' Concerts at Abundant Haven, a private home in Hopatcong. 973/770-0179 Hopkinton, MA. EVERY TUESDAY: 7-9:30pm, Open Mic, Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, 47 S Park Pl, Morristown, 24/Sun. EVERY 4TH SUNDAY (EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST): 2-5:30pm, Sacred Harp Singing, Montclair 973/285-5464 Friends Meeting House, 289 Park Street, Upper Montclair, NJ; gssh.hostoi.com EVERY 1ST & 3RD TUESDAY: 7:30pm, Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam. Mannion’s 27/Wed. Woodbridge Wednesdays: 7:30pm, free summer concerts; The Voodudes Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/ 29–30/Fri.–Sat. A Folk Project Special Event: Uke New Jersey Too! 6/Wed. EVERY WEDNESDAY: 7:30pm, Morristown Int’l Dancers. Mountain Lakes Community Church. 973/539-7020, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html EVERY WEDNESDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $8 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. Folk Trivia EVERY WEDNESDAY: 7:30pm, “Down Jersey” with Jim Albertson. WSNJ am1240, am1440 and www.wsnjam.com; members.aol.com/downjerseyjim Test your folk music knowledge. Answers on page 13. EVERY WEDNESDAY: 9pm, Open Mic, McLynn’s Restaurant, Springfield. 973/258-1600 1. "Shave his belly with a rusty razor/Shave his belly with a rusty razor/Shave his belly with a EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY: 7pm, Folk Open Sing. Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, rusty razor/Early in the morning!" Name the song. Brooklyn. 212/636-6341 or 718/788-7563 2. What was Donovan's first and only US Number One hit? EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY: Morristown Uke Jam; meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam; Mark 973/978-0751, [email protected] 3. "As I walked down through Chatham Street, a fair maid I did meet/She asked if I would see her home, she lived in Bleeker Street." Name the song. Woodbridge Wednesdays: 7:30pm, free summer concerts; co-bill featuring Lera Lynn & Bobtown 4. Before they were in the Weavers, Pete Seeger and Lee Hays were in another well-known folk 7/Thur. EVERY THURSDAY: 6pm, Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Somerville. 908/203-9700; meetup. group. What was its name? com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park 5. Which successful folk group had John Denver as a member? ALTERNATE THURSDAYS: 7:30pm, Scandinavian couple dancing. Bound Brook. See skandinoje. 6. 'I never eat cookies because they have yeast, and a man who eats cookies turns into a beast, org for dates/info O can you imagine a sadder disgrace, than a man in the gutter with crumbs on his face?' Roxbury Arts Alliance: 7:30pm, Open Mic Night, Investors Bank Theater, 72 Eyland Ave, Name the song. Succasunna, NJ 07876 7. What was the name of the folk duo in Christopher Guest's mockumentary "A Mighty Wind" 8/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage played by Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara? 9/Sat. FP Home-Made Music Party: 8pm. At Tom Picard and Shari Korenstein’s in 8. What well-known folk duo originally performed as Tom and Jerry (Jerry Landis and Tom Livingston, NJ Graph)? EVERY 2ND SATURDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, English Country Dance, $10 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. 9. During the first month of 1963 a folk group took a song titled "Walk Right In" to Number One in the US. Which Folk trio released the single? 8 9