Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. September 2013 vol 48, No. 8 September Mondays (except 9/2): Irish Traditional Music Session; Landmark 4 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 9 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:30pm; see p. 5 15 Sun Shanty Sing, 2-5pm on Staten Island 20 Fri Legends: Danny Kalb; at St. John's Church, Manhattan 22 Sun Singing Party in Sheepshead Bay, Bklyn; 1-6 pm 27-28 Park Slope Bluegrass & Old Time Jamboree, Brooklyn 29 Sun Medieval Festival-booth, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan October Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm 1 Tue Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 1 Tue Newsletter Mailing, 7pm in Jackson Heights (Queens) 2 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 11 Fri Legends: Archie Fisher; at John St. Church, John St. 12 Sat Bernice Silver Centennial Concert at Peoples' Voice Cafe 14 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 8pm; see p. 5 15 Tue Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 18 Fri Martyn Wyndham-Read; Upper West Side location 20 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 25 Fri Ice Cream Social; 220 E. 23rd St., 7th floor 29 Tue Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn Details on pages 2-3 Danny Kalb: Friday, Sept. 20 8pm; St.John's Church, Christopher St Fall Weekend, November 1-3 reserve now -- see pages 5-7 Table of Contents Events at a Glance .................. 1 Calendar Listings ..................10 Society Events Details ...........2-3 Calendar Location Info ...........12 Topical Listing of Society Events 4 Repeating Events ...................14 Fall Weekend info & registration 5-7 Folk Music Society Info ..........21 Weekend Scholarship Info ......... 7 Peoples' Voice ad ..................22 Louisa Killen Rememberd ......8-9 Pinewoods Hot Line ...............23 Folk Process ......................... 8 Membership Form - Join Us! ... 24 From The Editor ..................10 - 1 - Irish Traditional Music Session: Mondays: 8-11pm (no session Sept. 2, Labor Day) 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; Sept. 4th, & Oct. 2nd; 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: Sunday, September 15th; 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 Legends: Danny Kalb Concert, Friday, September 20th; 8pm Legends – a concert series showcasing some of the great performers in various folk fields. Danny is a brilliant and innovative blues guitarist. He was a founder member of the influential Sixties group, the Blues Project and has since performed in various groups, including Blood, Sweat & Tears, as well as solo. He has recorded with Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, and Dave Van Ronk, among others. On August 4th, he will be inducted into the B.B. King Blues Hall of Fame. At Saint John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street, NYC 10014; Subway: Chris- topher Street on the #1, West 4th Street on others. Suggested donation: $22, members $18. tickets at the door or on-line at: http://kalb.bpt.me/. Information 212-957-8386. Singing Party in Sheepshead Bay, Bklyn: Sunday, September 22nd Singing Party, 1-6pm in Brooklyn. Bring along your instruments, your voices and your listening ears. If you can, bring something to contribute to pot luck. Hunger for sound, food and drink will be satisfied. At Rhoda Cohen's in Sheepshead Bay (but not in the water). Near Nostrand Avenue, between Ave. Z and Voorhies Ave. RSVP and call for directions: 718-891-4950 (cats in residence) Continued on next page - 2 - FMSNY Events Details- Continued Park Slope Bluegrass & O-T Jamboree, September 27-28. For more than a decade, Park Slope has become the focal point of American traditional music, when the Park Slope Bluegrass & Old-Time Jamboree, now in its 13th year, takes place. The sounds of banjos, fiddles, mandolins, guitars and big upright basses echo through the “hills and hollers” of Brooklyn in this celebration, conference and music festival. The Jamboree, held at the historic meeting house and surrounding gardens of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture starts off with a bluegrass concert on Friday night, September 27th, by James Reams & The Barnstormers. The concert begins at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm, and admission is $10 for adults and $6 for children). The next day’s schedule, Saturday, September 28th, includes a full day of activities, with workshops in banjo, fiddle, harmony singing, whistling, and more, plus all day jamming and an evening concert featuring many fine performers. Delicious food will be offered on site at Saturday’s festivities. Saturday’s activities run from 12:30 to 10:30pm (admission is only $5) and feature workshops, all-day jamming (with acoustic instruments only: acoustic guitars, fiddles, mandolins, banjos, Dobros, upright basses, dulcimers, autoharps, harmonicas, etc.,) and an evening concert. Some of the participating performers are: Jen Larson and Deep River, Blast from the Pasture, The Rejewvenators, David Laibman, Harry Bolick & Joel Wennerstrom, and the Barn- stormers Celebration Jam. This year’s Jamboree includes several special events, including a Fiddling Round Robin. Friday and Saturday’s events are held at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture Meeting House, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd Street) in Park Slope, Brooklyn. For further info. call the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture at 718-768-2972 or the Jamboree staff at 718-374-1086 or at jamesreams.com. Directions: Q train to 7th Av station in Brooklyn; F train to 7th Av; 2 or 3 train to Grand Army Plaza; B69 bus to 2nd St; B75 bus to Prospect Park West; B41 or B71 bus to Grand Army Plaza; B67 bus to 2nd St. Detailed schedule for the Jamboree is on www.jamesreams.com,. FMS booth at the Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park, near the Cloisters; Sunday, Sept. 29; 11:30am-6pm Come and sing medieval songs and enjoy the jousting, hawking, medieval crafts, food (mostly not medieval!), etc. Sport your medieval togs (remember, rags are always in period). It’s a great day out for the whole family. And it’s FREE. www.whidc.org/ home.html. If you can help to hand out flyers and promote the club, (volunteers must be in medieval togs), call Rosalie Friend at 718-565-4074. Old-Time Instrumental Jam: Alternate Tuesdays: October 1st, 15th, & 29th; 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 every other Tuesday as indicated. 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. Newsletter Mailing: Tuesday, October 1st; 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. 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, 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 Sep. 27-28: Park Slope Bluegrass & Old Time Jamboree, Brooklyn, NY Sun, Sep. 29: Medieval Festival - FMSNY booth Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan Sun., Nov. 24: Kenny Kosek - fiddle styles followed by old-time instrumental jam.