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Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. November 2008 vol 43, No.10 November 1 Sat Singing Party in Manhattan; 3:30 pm 2 Sun Gospel and Sacred harp Sing; 3pm in Queens 2 Sun Sea Music: Donal Maguire + NY Packet; 3pm,South St 5 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 10 Mon FMSNY Exec. Board Meeting; 7:15pm location tba 14-16: Festival of Traditional Music: Eisteddfod-NY, Queens. 15 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm. 16 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s in Manhattan 22-23: Traditional Singing Workshop; details on page 6 23 Sun Carolina Jug Stompers, 7:30pm in Suffern, NY. 26 Wed Newsletter Mailing, 7pm in Jackson Heights (Queens). December 3 Wed Folk Open Sing 7 pm in Brooklyn 5 Fri Carrie & Michael Kline house concert in Brooklyn 7 Sun Sea Music: NY Packet+ tba; 3pm,South St 8 Mon FMSNY Exec. Board Meeting; 7:15pm location tba 12 Fri Nowell Sing We Clear; 7:30pm, All Soul’s Church, Lexing- ton Ave, bet 79th and 80th Streets 13 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm. 21 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s in Manhattan Details next pages -- Table of Contents below Eisteddfod November 14-16 -- see flyer in Centerfold Table of Contents Society Events details ............2-4 Repeating Events ..................13 From The Editor .................... 4 30 Years Ago ......................18 Topical Listing of Events ......... 5 Peoples’ Voice Cafe Ad ..........18 Folk Music Society Info ........... 6 Pinewoods Hot Line ..............19 Eisteddfod-NY help wanted ...... 7 Membership Form .................20 Calendar Listings .................. 7 Calendar Location Info ...........10 Eisteddfod Flyer ......... centerfold The Society’s web page: www.folkmusicny.org - 1 - SINGING PARTY; Saturday, November 1st; 3:30PM Bring voices, instruments, and a snack to share for some singing in the Union Square Area. Space is limited: please call Christy Burke for reservations and directions: 917- 623-5096 GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, November 2nd; 3pm Glorious music, great words (mostly serious, occasionally humorous). Come raise your voice and experience these rousing pieces, with a group of enthusiastic singers. Join us for singing gospel, plus songs from the Sacred Harp book. This is 4-part harmony sung from written music, so you should be able to carry a tune; sight-singing helpful 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; call Transit Information or Stu for last minute changes! Other info: Isabel, 212-866-2029. SEA MUSIC CONCERT; Sundays, Nov. 2nd, December 7th; 3pm 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 212-691-7610 for directions. Donation, $5 (child, $2), pay at the door. November 2 - Donal Maguire, From Drogheda, Ireland via Haslingden, England, Donal is a fine singer and instrumentalist. December 7 - Rick Nestler, singing sea captain and troubador. Rick will delight you with his humor and clever songs FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesdays, Nov.5th; and Dec. 3rd; 7-10 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, 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, Folk Music Society of NY/PFMC, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: Frank, 212-533-2139, or Laura, 718-788-7563. EISTEDDFOD, Friday-Sunday, November 14-16 Our Festival of Traditional Music See the flier in the centerfold and don’t miss this chance to see an exceptional cadre of traditional musicians and singers. CHANTEY SING; Saturdays, November 15th; 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. Directions: 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. small donation. 718-788-7563 SACRED HARP SINGING AT ST. BART’S; Sunday, November 16th; 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 sacred singing. Begin- Continued on next page - 2 - FMSNY Events Details- Continued ners welcome! Books available for loan or purchase. Contributions collected; reduced rate parking available. Nearest trains: 51 St. on #6; Lexington Ave. on E; 47-50 Sts. on B, D, or F. Food and fellowship following. Info: Gail Harper 212-750-8977, www. manhattansing.org. TRADITIONAL SINGING WORKSHOP; Saturday - Sunday, Nov. 22-23 Advance Registration Required Jerry Epstein will give an intensive workshop for singers at all levels, in every aspect of the singing of folk songs covering using the voice with freedom and power, holding pitch, and stylistic aspects that make a song memorable. Jerry has been leading these workshops for more than 30 years in the U.S., England, Scotland, and Australia. Registrants should be able to carry a tune and should have a few songs to work on. The sessions are informal, individualized, and supportive. Each participant will work on a song in each of the four sessions. Other attendees give their immediate reactions, enabling the participant to remove obstacles to the most immediate and effective de- livery, the most natural sound, and the best narrative. The sessions will be morning and afternoon of each day. The location is the upper West side of Manhattan. Full weekend registration is $75 for FMSNY members, $85 non-members. (Registration for one day is possible only on a space-available basis.) For questions, call Jerry at 718-429-3437. Register in advance by sending your phone number, email address and a check made out to ‘FMSNY’ to Alan Friend, Education Chair, 440 Fifth STREET, (NOT AVENUE), Brooklyn, NY 11215. Other questions, Alan’s phone is 718-965-4074. CAROLINA JUG StompeRS, House Concert, Sunday, Nov. 23rd, 7:30 pm The Carolina Jug Stompers this all-star quartet, presents a feast of classic jug band songs on topics from gin to chickens, spiced with rare ragtime pieces and more modern jazz tunes retro-arranged into an earlier form. Fine singers all, they offer a rich blend of vocal harmonies backed by improvised acoustic instrumental work. And they love the music and making it together, making for an infectious energy and all around good time wherever they perform. Luke Faust, wizard of the mysterious art of jug blow- ing, has been a musician’s musician around New York City for decades, playing with The Holy Modal Rounders, among other groups, and in the legendary 60s Greenwich Village folk scene. Ron Cole, called “the maven of Hokum”, plays a slippery fiddle style steeped in his vast collection of rare 78 rpm records. Known for his mastery of all strings old-timey, Randy Johnson, defines versatility while setting the standard for the band on both vocals and instrumentals. WB Reid adds his unparalleled driving touch on the banjo-guitar, a largely forgotten instrument once played by Papa Charlie Jackson and Django Reinhart At the home of Susan Sterngold and Mike Resnick, Suffern, NY--reachable by NJ transit or Short Line bus. For info: email banjolady. [email protected] or call 845-519-4890. FMSNY members $12, non-members $15, children and F/T students $6, Seniors $10. NEWSLETTER MAILING; Wednesday, November 26th; 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 home of Don Wade and Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72nd Street, Jackson Heights (Queens). Right near the “74 St” Station of the #7 line or the “Roosevelt-Ave-Jackson Heights” Station of the E,F,V, and R trains. (Cats in residence.) info: 718-426-8555 CARRIE & MICHAEL KLINE, House Concert, Friday, December 5th, 8 PM Join Michael and Carrie as they celebrate life, love, friendship, and their CDs Eyes of a Painter and Patchwork. This harmony-weaving duo will present a wide variety of material – from traditional music of the southern Appalachian Mountains to the contemporary country ballads of songwriters such as Kate Wolf, David Norris and Continued on next page - 3 - FMSNY Events Details- Continued Hazel Dickens. Take time out for this intimate evening of duet singing backed by Michael’s distinctive guitar style. Join us for an evening of living room music. To hear the Klines go to www.Myspace .com/carriemichaelkline or www.folktalk.org/ wc.html. House Concert at the Home of Helen Engelhardt, South Midwood, Flatbush, Brooklyn . (Near Brooklyn College, served by Q&B and #2 subway lines.) RSVP to Helen by calling 718-859-5440. FMSNY members $12, non-members $15, children and F/T students $6, Seniors $10.