Febuary, 2002 vol 37, No.2 February 1 - 3 Winter Weekend at Holiday Hills -- see info last month 3 Sun Sea Music Concert: Jan Christensen+NY Packet, 3 pm 6WedFolk Open Sing; 7pm in Brooklyn 8 Fri Roustabout; Music at Metrotech, 8pm in Brooklyn 10 Sun Old Time String Band Get-together; 1:30pm in Bklyn 11 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting, 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, info (718) 575-1906 17 Sun Sunnyside Song Circle, 2 pm at Joel Landy’s 17 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s; 2:30 pm 20 Wed Traditional Music Open Mike & Folk Music Jam; 7 pm. 21 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church. 24 Sun Gospel & sacred Harp Sing; 3 pm in Brookyn 27 Wed Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7 Ave, #972, 7 pm March 3 Sun Sea Music Concert: Sean & Deirdre Murtha+NY Packet, 3 pm 6WedFolk Open Sing; 7pm in Brooklyn 8 Fri Debra Cowan; Music at Metrotech, 8pm in Brooklyn 10 Sun Old Time String Band Get-together; 1:30pm in Bklyn 11 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting, 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, info (718) 575-1906 15 Fri Stambandet & Nzinga’s Daughters, Advent Church ☺ 17 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St.Bartholomew’s; 2:30 pm 20 Wed Traditional Music Open Mike & Folk Music Jam; loca- tion tba 21 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church. 26 Tue Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7 Ave, #972, 7 pm Details Inside - Table of Contents on page 3 The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org Folk Fone: (212)563-4099 SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Sundays, Feb. 3 & Mar.3, 3-5 PM First Sunday Sea Music Concerts at South Street Seaport Museum, Fulton Street and the East River. Members of The New York Packet (including Frank Woerner, The Johnson Girls and Dan Milner & Bob Conroy) join featured guests. Co-sponsored with the South Street Seaport Museum. At the Museum Gallery, 209 Water Street between Fulton & Beekman. Call 212-691-7610 for directions and to confirm location. Donation is $3, pay at the door. Featured guests are: Sunday, February 3 -Jan Christensen. Bursting out in song from behind his big 12- string guitar, Jan Christensen will deliver a varid program of ballads from his native Hudson River Valley to the Caribbean. Expect songs new and old but bring your voice to sing along with one of South Street’s true favorites. Sunday, March 3 - Sean & Deirdre Murtha. FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesday, February 6 & March 6; 7pm Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, children and a snack to share. 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, 718-636-6341. ROUSTABOUT; Friday, February 8th; 8pm Roustabout has been around since 1984. The band currently comprises Jim Bollman, Lars Hanslin, Bruce Hutton, Chris Romaine, and Susan Trammell. Together they per- form songs and tunes from the rural South from the1920s and earlier. Roustabout’s dedication to keeping old-time country music alive and well seems second only to the good times they have and inspire while making the music happen. If you are looking for a non-medical cure for depression, Roustabout is as close as you can get. Old-time country music, though often associated with melancholy themes, has a way of lifting spirits above the rough and tumble routines of life. Presented with the cooperation of Polytechnic University: Admission: $10 (members, $9, Polytech students & staff free). At: Polytechnic University, Wunsch Hall, just over the Brooklyn or Manhattan bridges in Brooklyn; right off the Tillary St. exit from the BQE. (See map, page 8.) By train: A, C, F (Jay St.–Borough Hall) and M, N, R (Lawrence Street) are closest. #2, 3, 4, 5 are five min. walk (Borough Hall). All are 1st or 2nd stop in Brooklyn, 15-20 min.from midtown Manhattan. Go into the open Metrotech Commons—right across from the back of the Marriott. The student center (Wunsch Hall) is at the far end of the Commons, beyond the trees, looks like an old brown church (which it once was). Street parking is free after 7 on Jay St., Tillary St., or Flatbush Ave. Flatbush Ave 2 blocks south of Tillary Street has lots of meters which are legal after 7:00 (but tow-away before 7pm). If you park on Flatbush, walk 2 blocks West past the Chase Bank building into the open Commons; the student center (Wunsch Hall) is at the near side of the Commons, looks like an old brown church. Call for info or direc- tions: (718) 549-1344 (after 11 AM). OLD TIME STRING BAND GET-TOGETHER; Sunday, Febuary 10th; 1:30 pm Musicians are invited to play music in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Join us on the second Sunday of the month. Call David Stevens, 718-369-3319, for details. - 2 - Details Continued on next page SUNNYSIDE SONG CIRCLE; Sunday, February 17th; 2-6 pm A place to share music with friends and neighbors. All musical styles welcome, tradi- tional and contemporary. Bring instruments, voices, and songs to share. Snacks and beverages also welcome. At the home of Joel Landy, 41-08 43rd Street, apt. 4F, in Sunnyside, Queens.  Near Skillman Avenue, 2 blocks north of Queens Blvd. No pets, no smoking. For information or directions, call (718) 937-2240. SACRED HARP SINGING; Sunday, February 17h; 2:30pm Co-sponsored and hosted by St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan, on the 3rd Sun- day of each month through June, 2:30 to 5:30pm, 109 East 50th St. We continue the colonial American tradition of lively (high-volume, up-tempo) four-part, unaccompa- nied gospel singing. Shaped notes, indicating fa-so-la intervals, make sight-reading easy. Instruction provided; beginners welcome! Sacred Harp hymnals available for loan or purchase. No fee; contributions collected. Free parking (Distinctive Parking, 51st between Lexington and 3rd Avenues; your church ticket is good until midnight)! Ques- tions: Gail Harper 212-750-8977. TRADITIONAL MUSIC OPEN MIKE; Wednesday, February 20th; 7-10 pm Third Wednesday of each month is an acoustic open mike and jam circle (if time) night for traditional music. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm. Admission is $5 plus 2 drink minimum. At the Triad Lounge, 158 W. 72nd Street (between Broadway & Columbus Ave); info: 212-721-9382, March 20 at a new location, call Folk Fone, 212-563-4099 dor info. RIVERDALE SING; Thursday, February 21st; 7:30-10 pm We’re starting a new sing in the Bronx one Thursday a month! Bring instruments, voices, and songs to share. At the Riverdale Presbyterian Church, 4765 Henry Hudson Parkway (between 246-249 Streets, west side of parkway). Go down the driveway to the double red doors off the parking area. The sing is in the auditorium. On site parking for the first 18 cars. Admission is $2. Information: 718-549-1344. GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, February 24th ; 3PM 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 Lenore Greenberg, 120 Boerum Place, #1J, Brooklyn (718-403-0347). (Allergic folks note: cat in residence) Subways: “F” or “G” train to Bergen St. (rear of train from Manhattan or Queens). Do not cross Smith Street; walk one block on Bergen to Boerym. Or #1, 2, or 4 to Borough Hall; walk south on Court St. around 8 blocks; turn left on Dean. Other info: Isabel, 212-866-2029. NEWSLETTER MAILING; Wednesday, Februry 27th; 7 PM We need your help to mail out the next Newsletter. Join the important band of volun- teers that sticks the stamps and labels and staples the pages to mail out this newsletter. At the Club office, 450 7th Ave., #972. Info: 718-426-8555. Table of Contents Events Details .....................2-3 Calendar Listings -NYC ......... 11 NYPFMC Club Info ............... 4 Repeating Events ..................13 Topical Listing of Club Events ... 5 Calendar Location Info ...........17 From The Editor ................... 6 Dance Listings .....................20 Treasurer Wanted................... 6 World Music Ad ...................22 Reviews ............................8-9 Pinewoods Hot Line ..............23 30 Years Ago ........................ 9 Membership Application .........24 Roustabout Map ................... 10 - 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 501c(3) non-profit, educational corporation; an af- publication (no Aug. issue). Space reservations filiate of the Country Dance & Song Society of should be in by the 10th of the month. America, a member of the Folk Alliance and a mem- ber of the NY-NJ Trail Conference. A copy of our Publisher: Folk Music Society of N.Y., Inc., 450 annual report is available from our office at 450 7th 7th Ave, #972, NYC, NY 10123; 212-563-4099. Ave, #972, NYC, NY 10123, or from the Office of Editor: Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72 St, Jackson Hts, Charities Registration, N.Y. Dept. of State, 162 Wash- NY 11372; 718-426-8555. Send all Hotlines & ads ington Av, Albany, NY 12232.