Plainsong (Iain Matthews & Andy Roberts), 7:30Pm, O.S.A
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Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. April 2016 vol. 51, No. 4 April Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 3 Sun Chantey & Folk Song & Music Session; 2pm, 44 John St. 3 Sun Triboro , 4-6pm, Good Coffeehouse, Brooklyn 3 Sun 4th Ann. Woody Guthrie Brooklyn Hoot, 7pm at Jalopy 6 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 7 Thur Plainsong (Iain Matthews & Andy Roberts), 7:30pm, O.S.A. Hall 10 Sun Chansons Poétiques - Performance-talk with Helen Levin; Staten Island, 3pm 11 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 13 Wed Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 17 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 25 Mon Newsletter Mailing, 7pm in Jackson Heights, Queens 27 Wed Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 27 Wed Tara O'Grady, 8pm, Sunnyside Singers Club 29 Fri Women and the Sea: Performance-talk by Debra Cowan. 8pm at O.S.A. Hall, 220 East 23 St. May Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 1 Sun Mara Levine & Caroline Cutroneo with Celestial Harmo- nies, 4-6pm, Good Coffeehouse, Brooklyn 4 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 9 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 11 Wed Tanya McKenna, 8pm, Sunnyside Singers Club 11 Wed Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 15 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 21 Sat Ring Garden Sing, 2pm, Inwood 25 Wed Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 27-30 Spring Folk Music Weekend at HVRS, see centerfold Details on pages 2-4 Plainsong Thurs., April 7, 7:30pm, OSA - 1 - Irish Traditional Music Session: Every Monday, 8-11pm Tenor banjo, harmonica and fiddle player Don Meade and friends get together every Monday night for an Irish traditional music session in the back room of this historic Hell’s Kitchen bar/restaurant. Free admission; food and drink are available. Musicians, singers, and listeners welcome. At the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue (on 46th St), Manhattan; co-sponsored with and led by Don Meade; for info 212-247-2562 or www.blarneystar.com/ Sunnyside Singers Club: every Wednesday, 8-11pm Come join us every Wednesday at 8pm for a 3-hour pub style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Co-sponsored with and held at the Auber- gine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Occasionally there is a featured guest performer for part of the evening. Yummy des- serts, sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. A voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local. Information: 718-899-1735. Featured Performer: April 27, Tara O'Grady Chantey & Folk Song & Music Session; Sun., April 3rd; 2-4pm A Community Sing & singalong. Bring voices, instruments, and friends; raise the rafters in this historic downtown venue! Co-sponsored with and at John Street Church, 44 John St. (east of Broadway, 1 block south of & parallel to Fulton), near Fulton St. subway stop. Info: 212-957-8386. Free will donation requested. Please note venue is an historic landmark and NOT handicapped accessible – approx. 13 stairs to reach the downstairs venue (facilities are also located on the same downstairs level). 4th Annual Woody Guthrie Brooklyn Hoot; Sunday, April 3rd; 7-9:30pm Enjoy this 4th Annual round robin songfest featuring Vincent Cross, Mike Glick, Beth Kotkin, Joel Landy, Anne Price, and Steve Suf- fet, performing the songs Woody Guthrie sang. At the Jalopy Theater and School of Music at 315 Columbia Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn, only a few hundred yards from where Woody shipped out when he served in the US Merchant Marine during World War II. The nearest bus stop is at Carroll & Columbia Streets on the B61 line. $10 cover. For venue info call 718-395-3214. Folk Open Sing: Wednesdays, April 6th & May 4th & ; 7-10pm 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, Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Directions: F or Q train to 7th Ave.; 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Ethical Culture Society, Folk Music Society of NY/NYPFMC, Alison Kelley, Frank Woerner, and Tom Weir. Info: 212-695-5924. Continued on next page The Society’s web page: www.folkmusicny.org - 2 - FMSNY Events Details- Continued Triboro: Sunday, April. 3rd; 4-6pm Triboro hails from the boroughs of New York, but looks beyond the Hudson, to other places and other times, for songs and inspiration. They are an acoustic vocal trio that applies fine three-part harmony to an eclectic mix of musical genres. Hear great old-time, new-time, Carter Family, country, Western, bluegrass and beyond with Phyllis Elkind (Manhattan), Don Friedman (Brooklyn), and Evy Mayer (The Bronx). Co-sponsored with and at the Good Coffeehouse at the Old Stone House, 336 Third Street, in J.J. Byrne Park, between 4th and 5th Avenues, Brooklyn, 718-768-3195; 4-6pm; $10 contribution. Info: fbanjo(at)aol.com; facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1UxthNr. Old-Time Instrumental Jam: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays: April 13th & 27th; 7:30-9:30pm Wanna JAM? Alan Friend will lead an old-time jam from 7:30 to 9:30pm at the Brook- lyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, etc. and we’ll play old-time music at this small, warm, friendly venue. Acoustic instruments only-- no electric ones. Buy some delicious desserts and socialize while you’re here, as well. The Farmacy is located at 513 Henry St. (at Sackett St.) in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Info: alanfriend_music (at) mindspring.com. Plainsong (Iain Matthews & Andy Roberts); Thurs, Apr. 7; 7:30 pm Iain was a founding member of the British folk rock band, Fairport Convention and appeared on the band's first three recordings . He next formed his own band, Matthews Southern Comfort, and had a European hit with the Joni Mitchell song "Woodstock." Iain is a prolific songwriter, a superb singer, and an accomplished guitarist.Andy has been playing various instruments since he was a kid. He has performed with numerous bands, including The Liverpool Scene, Pink Floyd, and The Albion Band. He and Iain have played together on and off since the early Seventies. At O.S.A. Hall, 220 E 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd & 3rd Avs, Manhattan). Admis- sion: general public $20; FMSNY members $18; full-time students & those under 17 $10. Ian's website: www.iainmatthews.nl; Andy's website: www.andyrobertsmusic. com. Info: 212-957-8386. Chansons Poétiques; Sunday, April 10th; 3 pm The Exquisite French Folksong: Sung, Translated, Shared, with Helen Levin. The focus will be on the genre that emerged in the cafés of Paris following World War II, with particular attention to the songs of Jacques Douai, who is often compared to Pete Seeger. At Helen's apartment on Staten Island (Bay Street Landing, near SI Ferry Terminal). Seating limited to about 16. Suggested contribution: $10 FMSNY members. $12 non-members. All paying attendees will be entered into a raffle to win one of Helen's artworks. For information, location, reservations, and directions: email helevin[at]verizon.net or phone 718-356-5314. Shanty Sing: Sunday, April 17th, 2-5pm We are co-sponsoring the Shanty Sing on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection Continued on next page - 3 - FMSNY Events Details- Continued (to give the official title) are from 2 to 5 pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY. Refreshments are available, including beer and wine for sale. Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. For more information about the Noble Collection, go to http://www.noblemaritime. org -- click on "Visitor Information" for directions and a printable map. For further information contact Bob Conroy: RConroy421(at)aol.com or 347-267-9394. Newsletter Mailing: Monday, April 25th; 7pm We need your help to mail out the next Newsletter. Join the important band of volunteers that sticks the stamps and labels, and seals the pages to mail out this newsletter. At the home of Don Wade and Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72nd Street, Jackson Heights (Queens). Right near the “74th St” Station of the #7 line or the “Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights” Station of the E, F and R trains. (Cat in residence.) Info: 718-672-6399 Women and the Sea; Friday, April 29th; 8 pm Performance-Talk with Debra Cowan Debra Cowan discusses the many different and diverse roles that women play in Maritime songs and stories and sings examples of contemporary and traditional sea-songs in which women are featured as the main characters. Best described as "a singer and interpreter of great songs old and new," Debra now makes a full-time career in folk music. When Debra isn’t touring internationally (sometimes with John Roberts) or busy with her activities as American Federation of Musicians Local 1000 Vice-President (USA), she makes her home near Worcester, Massachusetts with her husband and their two cats, Hazel ‘n Herman.