July-August 2005 vol 40, No.7 July 11 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972D (34-35 St), info 1-718-575-1906 12 Tue Sea Music Concert: David Kincaid + NY Packet; 6pm 16 Sat Sing and Swim Party at the Cohen’s, 2 pm Jamaica, Queens 16 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 17 Sun No Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s- (listed in error last month) 19 Tue Sea Music Concert: Dick & Carol Holdstock + NY Packet; 6pm, South Street Seaport Melville Gallery 26 Tue Sea Music: Don Sineti with Steve Roys + NY Packet August 13 Sat Manhattan All Day Sacred Harp Singing, Holy Trinity Church, 10am-4pm 14 Sun Picnic and Sing at the Ritchie/Pickow’s, Port Washington 25 Thur September Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7th Ave, #972D, 7 pm 27 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm September 7WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 6:30pm 12 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972D (34-35 St), info 1-718-575-1906 17 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 18 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm 30 Fri Moira Craig, Carolyn Robson, Sara Morgan; check Sept. Newsletter to confirm location Details Inside; table of contents, page 3 The Club’s web page: http:// www.folkmusicny.org SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Tuesdays in July, 6-8 pm Tuesdays through July, members of The New York Packet (Frank Woerner, Bonnie Milner, Deirdre Murtha, Mark Maniak, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Maggie Bye, 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 (chil- dren, $2), pay at the door. July 12 -David Kincaid. NY's famed 69th Regiment marched through South Street Sea- port en route to the Civil War. Dave Kincaid is extremely well known throughout America for his authentic renditions of "Fighting Irish" Civil War songs (guitar, mandolin). July 19 -Dick & Carol Holdstock - From California, Dick and Carol perform a wide variety of maritime songs including many associated with the Gold Rush. Dick is originally a Londoner so you will hear plenty of “Lime Juice” shanties as well (mandolin, guitar). July 26 - Don Sineti with Steve Roys - Don is a founder of the Cetacean Society Interna- tional and an expert on whales and whaling songs. A Mystic Seaport chanteyman, Don’s imposing figure and warm personality are a magnet for kids and adults alike (banjo, button accordion, harmonica, concertina). CHANTEY SING; Saturday, July 16th and August 27th , 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. A small donation is requested. Information: 1-718-788-7563. SWIM & MUSIC PARTY; Saturday, July 16th; 2 pm Join us for a sing and swim party at the home of Neil and Kathy Cohen, 80-75 Tryon Place, Jamaica Estates, Queens. Bring food to share. Grill available for cooking. Guitarists should bring an armless chair, unless they don't mind one with arms. We are negotiating for good weather. >By train and bus: Take E or F train to Union Turnpike station in Queens. Stay at the rear of the train and exit the station towards the Northeast corner of Queens Boulevard. Take the Q 46 bus (This is the first stop and it will only go in one direction) to Utopia Parkway. Get off the bus in front of Citibank, walk towards Utopia Parkway. Without crossing any streets at this point, make a left turn onto Utopia Parkway and walk two blocks to 80th Drive. Turn left on 80th Drive, walk one block to Tryon Place, turn right, look for our house on the left side of the street. >From LIE: From Manhattan go to Utopia Parkway exit. Turn right on Utopia Parkway and go about 2 miles to Union Turnpike. Go two blocks past Union Turnpike to 80th Drive; turn left. Go one block; turn right onto Tryon Place. Look for house on left. >From Long Island go to Utopia Parkway exit and turn left onto Utopia Parkway.Follow directions above. Questions or need other directions? Call: 1-718-969-7554. ALL DAY SACRED HARP SINGING; Saturday, Aug. 13th;10am-4pm Sacred Harp singing, featured in the film, Cold Mountain, is a living tradition of four-part a cappella American Hymnody. The singing is participatory and hearty and cathartic. Co-sponsored with The Manhattan Sacred Harp Singers, it will take place at at Holy Trinity Church 213 West 82nd Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues) Take the 1 train to 79th St. (then up 3 blocks and turn right) or 86th St. (then down 3 blocks and turn left) or the C train to 81st St. (then walk up 1 block and west 2 + blocks No charge; Pot luck lunch on the grounds; All are welcome. Details at www.manhattansing.org. More info: 1-646-251-2866 - 2 - Continued on next page NYPFMC Events Details - Continued from previous page SINGING PARTY; Sunday, August 14th; noon Pot luck picnic on the front lawn of Jean Ritchie & George Pickow’s home. Party starts at noon, goes to whenever we get tired of singing or Jean throws us out. Bring instruments, voices, and a dish to share for about six people. The club will supply paper goods. If anyone would like to contribute drinks, or needs other information, please call Barbara Mehlman at 516-829-5833 Directions to Jean’s house, 7A Locust, Port Washington (516) 767-0757 By Train: The LIRR goes to Port Washington (last stop on the line). Library Drive is about one mile west on Main Street. Library Dr. is one short block and forms a T with Locust. You can walk, take a cab, or call and we will try to pick you up. By Car: From lower- and mid-Manhattan: Take Long Island Expressway to Exit 36 “Searingtown Road”. Left on Searingtown Road toward Port Washington. Pass rte 25A (road changes name to Pt. Washington Blvd) then approx. 2 miles into town of Port Washington. Left on Main St. (traffic light; gas station on far left corner and Post Office on far right). Go about one mile to Library Drive and turn right. Library Drive is one short block and forms a T with Locust. Jean’s house is 7A Locust. Park on Locust wherever you find a spot. The driveway of Jean’s home is located between #5 and #7; walk up this driveway to her home. From the Bronx and Westchester: Take Whitestone or Throggs Neck Bridge to Cross Island Parkway. [Get off at exit for Northern Blvd. East Rte. 25A (2nd No. Blvd. Exit). Take No. Blvd. About 5.5 miles to Port Washington Blvd. (Chase, Benihana, and gas station on left corners). Make a left onto Port Washington Blvd. and proceed as above. From New Jersey: GW Bridge to Deegan South to Triboro Bridge toward Long Island. Over bridge, continue on Grand Central Parkway, past LaGuardia Airport to exit 10, Long Island Expressway (495) EASTBOUND. Continue as from lower Manhattan. From Upper Manhattan: Triboro Bridge toward Long Island. Over bridge, continue on Grand Central Parkway, past LaGuardia Airport to exit 10, Long Island Expressway (495) EASTBOUND. Continue as from lower Manhattan. NEWSLETTER MAILING; Thursday, August 25th; 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: 1-718-426-8555. FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesdays, Sept. 7th,6:30-10 pm Join us on the first Wednesday of each month (except August) 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, 1-718-636-6341. Table of Contents Club Events Details .............. 2-3 - LI .................................. 14 NYPFMC Club Info ................ 4 - Upstate NY ...................... 15 Topical Listing of Club Events.... 5 -NJ, & CT ........................ 16 Folk Process ......................... 6 Calendar Location Info ........... 17 Cajun Workshop ..................... 6 Festival Listings ................... 25 30 Years Ago ........................ 7 Folk Music Week at Pinewoods .. 31 From The Editor .................... 7 Planting Fields ..................... 32 Keith Kendrick Flyer .............. 8 Clarence Darrow Show ........... 33 Weekend Help Wanted ............. 9 Falcon Ridge ....................... 34 Balkan Singing Workshop .......... 9 Housing Wanted .................... 34 Calendar Listings .................. 10 Pinewoods Hot Line ............... 35 Repeating Events Membership Application ......... 36 Fall Weekend Flyer...... Centerfold -NYC .............................. 12 - 3 - 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.