**Updated version as of 7/8/13 -- see also calendar listings on p. 8** Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. July/August 2013 vol 48, No. 7 July Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm 3 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 8 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 21 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm August Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm 2 Fri Young Ireland, Two Moon Art House, Brooklyn, 8pm 7 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 10 Sat Ring Garden Sing, Inwood, Manhattan 18 Sun Shanty Sing, 2-5pm on Staten Island 25 Sun Borderline Folk Music Club Picnic; Rockland County 29 Thur Newsletter Mailing, 7pm in Jackson Heights (Queens) September Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm 4 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 9 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 TBA Ice Cream Social date and location to be announced 15 Sun Shanty Sing, 2-5pm on Staten Island 20 Fri Legends: Danny Kalb; at St. John's Church, Manhattan 27-28 Park Slope Bluegrass & Old Time Jamboree, Brooklyn 29 Sun Medieval Festival-booth, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan Details on pages 2-3 Fall Weekend, November 1-3 reserve now -- page 5 Table of Contents Events at a Glance .................. 1 Calendar Location Info ........... 11 Society Events Details ...........2-3 Repeating Events ...................12 Topical Listing of Society Events 4 Festival listings .....................14 Fall Weekend registration ......... 5 Folk Music Society Info ..........21 From The Editor ................... 6 Falcon Ridge Festival ad ..........22 Folk Process ......................... 6 Pinewoods Hot Line ...............23 Calendar Listings ................... 8 Membership Form - Join Us! ... 24 - 1 - Irish Traditional Music Session: Mondays: 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 and singers welcome. At the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue (on 46th St), Manhat- tan; co-sponsored with and led by Don Meade; for info 212-247-2562 or http://www. thelandmarktavern.org/events.php Folk Open Sing: Wednesdays; July 3rd, Aug. 7th, Sept. 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/Good Coffeehouse, Folk Music Society of NY/NYPFMC, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: Frank, 212-533-2139. Shanty Sing: Sundays, July 21st & Aug. 18th; 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 (to give the official title) are held on the third Sunday of the month, from 2 to 5 PM at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Ter- race, 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 Young Ireland; Friday, Aug. 2nd; 8pm Young Ireland - Patrick & Michael O'Hara, a father-son duo performing original songs reflecting the spirit of the Irish struggles and traditions in both Ireland and America from the 1600s to the present day. Co-sponsored with and at Two Moon Art House and Cafe (315 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY). Tickets $15 ($12 FMSNY members). http:// www.youngirelandmusic.com Singing Party in The Ring Garden in Inwood, Sat., Aug. 10th; 2pm At Dyckman Street and Broadway in the Inwood section of Manhattan. Bring instru- ments, voices and light snacks to share. Cups, plates, utensils, a small cooler with ice and a canopy for shade will be provided. There are many places within the garden to sing /jam so all can have fun doing what they like most. Admission is free. Subway: "A" train to Dyckman – 200th Street: Garden is due West across B'way with the Butterfly sign on the wrought iron fence. "#1" train to Dyckman – 200th Street, walk 4 blocks West to Broadway. Car: Henry Hudson Pkway to Dyckman St exit, then head East 3 blocks to Seaman Ave. Garden is on the corner with the iron fence around it. (Parking is on street and a little difficult to find, but easier than many parts of the city.) Bring a lunch bag or there are convenient stores nearby to purchase food and drinks. Clean water fountain on premises. Bring folding chairs and blanket. There is a small lawn area to stretch out on. About half the area is sunny, half moderate shade. Rest Continued on next page - 2 - FMSNY Events Details- Continued rooms are in the park across the street, about 100 yards away. Call for more explicit directions: Arthur Sherry 212-569-2629, In case of rain, we will move indoors to Arthur's apartment nearby. Signs will be posted at the garden. Borderline Folk Music Club Picnic; Sunday, August 25th; Rockland County; noon-6pm On Sunday, August 25th we will again be co-sponsoring the Borderline Folk Music Club's annual Picnic which will take place at the New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps., 200 Congers Road, New City (Rockland County), NY 10956. The program starts promptly at 12:00 noon and ends at 6:00 PM. This year the theme of the Picnic will be "Folk Music Of The '60s" and will feature 2 interesting workshops. One panel will be composed of older musicians who were actually there at the time and were part of the scene. The other panel will be made up of younger musicians who were not there at the time but whose music was influenced by the artists of the'60s. There will be 20 musicians performing on the mainstage and they will be required to do one song from the '60s as part of their set. In addition there will be a separate area for singing and jamming that all can participate in. Bring whatever food you want for yourself; the Borderline will be selling soft drinks, water, soda, & juices at a nominal fee, Note that alcoholic beverages are not permitted. The Picnic is FREE but we ask that you make reservations by e-mail to solz1(at)optonline.net or by calling Sol Zeller at 845- 354-4586 so that we know how many to prepare for. Those coming by car can get off the Palisades Parkway at Exit 11 and make a right on to New Hempstead Road. Take it all the way until it ends at Main St. in New City. Make a right and the immediate next left and you will be on Congers Road. Follow it for one mile and the Ambulance Corps will be on your left. There is plenty of free parking on site as well as at the high school parking lot across the street. Those coming by public transportation should take the Coach USA Red & Tan Lines (Rockland Transit) bus Route 9A from Port Authority to New City. Ask the driver to let you off in front of the Ambulance Corps at 200 Congers Road which is on his route. In case of rain we will move indoors at the same location. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! If you can help out on August 25th, please contact Sol Zeller at the e-mail address or phone number shown in the preceding paragraph. Newsletter Mailing: Thursday, August 29th; 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 “74 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. Help Wanted: Sunday, September 29 Come volunteer at the FMSNY booth at the Medieval Festival September 29 11:30- 4:30. Put on a medieval type costume (essential) and join us for an hour or two giving out fliers and telling people about our programs. Contact Rosalie Friend, 718-965-4074, or e-mail a.friend(at)mindspring.com Help Wanted: September 27-28 Come volunteer to help at the Park Slope Bluegrass & Old Time Jamboree. Contact Rosalie Friend, 718-965-4074, or e-mail a.friend(at)mindspring.com The Society’s web page: www.folkmusicny.org - 3 - Topical Listing of Society Events For details of current events see pages 2-3 Weekends Nov. 1-3, 2013: Fall Folk Music Weekend, at HVRS Concerts Fri, Aug. 2: Young Ireland, Two Moon Art House, Brooklyn Fri, Sept. 20: Legends*: Danny Kalb; at St. John's Church, Christopher St. Fri, Oct. 11: Legends*: Archie Fisher; at John St. Church, John St. Sat, Oct. 12: Bernice Silver Centennial Concert at Peoples' Voice Cafe *Legends–a series showcasing some great performers in various folk fields Workshops and Special Programs Sun, Aug. 25: The Borderline Folk Music Club picnic Sep.