TThehe FFolkolk PProjectroject July 2019 www.FolkProject.org TM Fourth of July Picnic Thu., Jul. 4, 1–6pm • Lewis Morris Park, Morristown The Project’s annual July 4th picnic will happen on (yes…) July 4th, at the Sugarloaf A field in beau- tiful Lewis Morris Park, Morristown. We’ll officially party from 1–6pm, and the site is open until dusk. We’ll be grilling burgers, veggie burgers, and hot dogs. Please bring beverages, sides, appetizers, and desserts to share, along with serving utensils and ice-filled coolers. We have an alcohol permit, so you’re welcome to bring wine or beer (we trust that you’ll indulge in moderation). youtube.com/c/FolkProjectVideo You might also want to bring folding chairs, blankets, and other comfort items. The site has real, live restrooms. Mike Agranoff will be drawing names for groups to perform in our annual Troubadour Birthday Show concert during the afternoon. (See below for Birthday Show details). There is plenty of parking right at the site, and two handicapped spaces behind the field. The loca- tion has ample room for Ultimate Frisbee and other swashbuckling games and sports. A lake is nearby, for a $6 charge. And of course, we’ll have music, music, music, featuring you all. Please bring chairs, food, and beverages to share, your instruments, and your July 4th spirit. Instrumentalists, please note: the site does not have electric power. Of course, we need volunteers for pretty much every aspect of the event, from setting up to food prep, grilling, organizing games, tearing down, and handling all of the minor disasters that will happen in a new location. If you can volunteer, even for just an hour or two, please contact Jay at [email protected]. twitter.com/TheFolkProject Lewis Morris Park is located at 270 Mendham Road, Morristown. Follow signs in the park to the Sugarloaf A field. —Jay Wilensky, Event Hosting Chair Come Perform In The Birthday Show An Invitation to all FP Members : Gary Pratt TM We may have changed our name, but we still have the same birthday. And to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Troubadour’s opening night on July 25th, 1975, we still have the same celebra- tory show. And all member musicians and singers are invited to take part. Here’s how it works: The show will take place on Friday, July 26th at the Troubadour in its usual : George Otto location. It will consist of a series of performances by groups comprising Folk Project members (continued on page 6 ) facebook.com/FolkProject QUICK GUIDE TO THE INSIDE www.folkproject.org Evening o’ Music ............................................................................. 2 What’s All This Fuss About Ukuleles? ........................................... 7 Members’ Gigs (& Friends) .............................................................7 [email protected] [email protected] Board Meeting: The Summary .....................................................10 Good o’ the Order .........................................................................11 Guide to Obscure Summer Festivals ...........................................13 Box 41 Mendham, NJ 07945 Newsletter Newsletter submissions E-mail: 582 Long Hill Road, Gillette, NJ 07933 Deadline is the 15th corrections/changes Membership, E-mail: c/o Gary Pratt 69 Lackawanna Blvd. Gillette, NJ 07933 Folk Project Officers: President: Paul Fisher Vice President: Jay Wilensky Secretary: Jean Scully Treasurer: Chris Riemer Trustees: Trustees thru 2019: Ken Brody, Allan Kugel, Evelyn McNally Trustees thru 2020: Christine DeLeon, Dave Heistand, Bob McNally Trustees thru 2021: Todd Dennison, Lois DeRitter, Elizabeth Lachowicz NOTE: web links in the eNewsletter are clickable Evening o’ Music Sat., Jul. 13, 7:30pm • Diane Polledri’s Dance, Dance, Dance 19 Mountainview Road, Verona, NJ • 973/704-6368 We’re thrilled to welcome Diane Polledri to our family of Eve O’ hosts. Diane says, “There’s nothing Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, better than music with friends, a summer night, and cakes. We have room for a few song circles, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.), except July and Aug., www.cdny.org or 212/459-4080 camaraderie, and potluck deliciousness. Plenty of parking on the street.” She adds, “Don’t go to Lambertville Country Dancers: Contra/English Country,1st Friday of every month, American Mountain Road … bigger house, but wrong house.” Legion Hall, 41 Linden Avenue, Newtown, PA,soft soled shoes only! Info 609/882-7733 or Remember to bring instruments, larynxes, food and drink for the table, and a willingness to share. www.LambertvilleCountryDancers.org And an appetite for cakes. Maplewood International Dancers: Thursdays 8pm, $5, Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Directions from Route 280: Take Exit 8B, Route 577 North toward Cedar Grove; merge onto Prospect Avenue; left onto Sunset Avenue; Maplewood, NJ. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Call 973/627-4386 left onto Mountainview Road. or 973/376-7568 or go to NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, 8:30pm (beginners 7:30pm), sup- porters $5, others $6 (first timers: free first visit), Mountain Lakes Community Church, Fall Getaway Registration on July 4 48 Briarcliff Rd. , NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html, 973/787-4614 or 973/228-5966 July 4th is National Getaway Registration Day. Don’t miss it. North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, NJ. $10 members, $15 non-members. More info: 201/657-9956 or 914/476-7102, Oh, you can miss your birthday. You’ll still grow older. You can miss your spouse’s birthday. You can www.NorthJerseyEnglishCountryDancers.org, or [email protected]. celebrate next year—if you manage to live that long. Miss the first day of Hanukkah? Seven days to catch up. How many Flag Days did you miss and not even notice! Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays (except June to Aug.), 3pm, Church of the July 4th is different. Our Spring Getaway sold out way back in February after only ten days. Slackers Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly, NJ, $10, [email protected] and latecomers not only missed a fabulous May weekend—they had three months of misery to Princeton Folk Dance Group: Tuesdays (except school closings), 7:30pm, YWCA All Purpose Room, think about it. 59 Paul Robeson Place (at intersection with Rte. 206), Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonFolkDance.org, Project members and Getaway fans will get an email reminder and a registration link. If you want to 732/230-3755, 609/912-1272, [email protected]. experience “the best three-day music party ever” on October 11–13, 2019, in Stony Point, NY, celebrate Princeton Folk Dancers: Fridays, 9pm (teaching 8pm), Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. and this important holiday with the rest of the country. We’ll set off lots of the fireworks to remind you. Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonFolkDance.org, 609/912-1272, [email protected]. Princeton Country Dancers: Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30pm), $10 SummerSongs Songwriters Retreat Wed., $11 Sat. ($5 seniors & students), Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, Sun.–Sat., July 21–27 • Stony Point, NY NJ behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206, 609/844-0459 or 609/275-7275, e-mail [email protected]. Performer listing at Now Accepting Registrations for Its 21st Season www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, pickup band musicians welcome. Over the past two decades, hundreds of accomplished and aspiring songwriters and musicians of all PCD English Country Dance Series: 2nd Saturday, 8pm (intro/basics at 7:30pm). $10 ($5 seniors levels have attended SummerSongs, a week-long camp for grownups looking to explore and share & students), www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, 609/844-0459 their creativity with like-minded people and to learn from some of the best songwriters in the world. Scottish Country Dancing: most Tuesdays except June through Aug., 7:30–10pm, Fanwood Now in its 21st year, SummerSongs 2019 is currently accepting registrations for one week of song- Presbyterian Church, 74 South Martine Avenue (at LaGrande Avenue), Fanwood, NJ, writing, music, singing, and performance, from July 21–27 on the idyllic grounds of Stony Point www.rscds-nj.org, 732/356-3923 Center, in Stony Point, NY, just 30 miles north of New York City. Swingin’ Tern: see page opposite Campers spend the week learning from a faculty of nationally-known songwriters and touring musicians. Classes and coaching include songwriting, song arrangement, performance/stagecraft, Valley Contra Dance Society: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), Unitarian Church of harmony singing, co-writing, guitar and keyboard instruction, recording, and the creative process. The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $12 ($5 students). www.ValleyContraDance.org, Workshops take place during the day, scheduled so that there’s plenty of time to relax and play 610/868-7432, [email protected] music, compose, or just listen to new friends playing songs for each other. In the evenings, there Village Contra: 2nd Fri. , 7:30pm, gender-role free contra dance in NYC., at LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th are concerts, song circles with optional feedback sessions, “coffeehouse” open mics, and jams that St., open to all. More info at www.VillageContra.org. can go late into