**Updated version as of 2/28/13 -- see also calendar listings on p. 9 ** Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. March 2013 vol 48, No. 3 March Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm 1 Fri Bruce Molsky concert, 8pm at St. John's Lutheran Church 5 Tue Old-Time Instrumental Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 6 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 11 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 16 Sat Big Road in Chelsea 17 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 19 Tue Old-Time Instrumental Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 24 Sun Woody Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Traveling with Will Kaufman. 5pm on Upper West Side April Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm 2 Tue Newsletter Mailing, 7pm in Jackson Heights (Queens) 2 Tue Old-Time Instrumental Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 3 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 8 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 16 Tue Old-Time Instrumental Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 21 Sun Shanty Sing, 2-5pm on Staten Island 26 Fri Brian Peters, 8pm at OSA Hall. Details on pages 2-3; =members $10 Bruce Molsky, Friday March 1 see page 4 Table of Contents Events at a Glance .................. 1 Calendar Listings ................... 9 Society Events Details ...........2-3 Repeating Events ...................12 Bruce Molsky Flier ................ 4 Calendar Location Info ...........18 Topical Listing of Society Events 5 Folk Music Society Info ..........21 Spring Weekend registration form 7 Peoples' Voice Ad .................22 From The Editor ................... 8 Pinewoods Hot Line ...............23 Future Eisteddfod information .... 8 Membership Form - Join Us! ....24 The Society’s web page: www.folkmusicny.org - 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 Bruce Molsky Concert, Friday, March 1st; 8pm Bruce Molsky, plays the timeless traditional music of Appalachia. A virtuoso per- former on fiddle, guitar, and banjo, Bruce is recognized as one of the most influ- ential traditional fiddlers of his generation. This is Molsky’s only appearance in the NYC area, sandwiched between extensive tour dates in the UK and the Boston area, and then a string of West Coast performances. It will be a superb evening of foot tapping music in a charming venue in the West Village -- don't miss the chance to see a brilliant interpreter of our musical heritage. Samples online: www.bruc- emolsky.com/, www.facebook.com/brucemolsky & www.youtube.com/brucemolsky 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. Information 212-957-8386. Folk Open Sing: Wednesdays, Mar. 6th & April 3rd 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. Old-Time Instrumental Jam: Alternate Tuesdays: March 5th & 19th; 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. Big Road in Chelsea: Saturday, March 16th, 7 pm FMSNY is cooperating in the opening celebration of this affordable music performance space/coffeehouse where the global diversity of cultures in the New York area will be shared and celebrated with monthly “world music mini-festivals” for a $10 suggested contribution. Refreshments will be available. Located at 235 West 23rd Street, 2nd Floor (elevator) --between 7th & 8th Avenues, across from the Chelsea Hotel. Info: www.bigroadinchelsea.org; (802)829-8174 This program will consist of: Continued on next page - 2 - FMSNY Events Details- Continued David Bennett Cohen: Master of blues, boogie-woogie, stride and New Orleans piano styles. Keyboardist and guitarist with Country Joe and the Fish. Plena Sin Fronteras: A NY-based Bomba and Plena Ensemble dedicated to pre- serving and promoting the Afro Boricua roots music of Puerto Rico. Heart-pump- ing, foot-stomping dance music. Pork Chop Willy: Dance to a form of blues that has been called “trance-inducing:” music from the North Mississippi Hill Country, heavy on rhythm and influenced by the regional fife and drum tradition. Big Road Blues: Acoustic blues and ragtime-blues Shanty Sing: Sunday, March 17th; 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 Woody Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Traveling , a Performance-Talk; Sunday, March 24th, 5 pm Presented by Will Kaufman, Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK, Hard Times and Hard Traveling is a captivating "live documentary" that sets the songs of Woody Guthrie in the context of the 1930s and 1940s. Professor Kaufman is a well respected expert on the life and music of Woody Guthrie, and the author of the biography Woody Guthrie, American Radical, published by the University of Illinois Press. In addition, he is a talented singer and multi- instrumentalist, who combines his talks with live performances. He has given Woody Guthrie presentations at such major events as the Glastonbury Festival, the Bath International Music Festival, the Chester Literature Festival, the Big Session, the Whitby Folk Festival, and the Pia- cenza Literature and Blues Festival, as well as on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now radio program. Fee: $10. Reservations are required and seating is limited, so register quickly for this program. Reservations and info: e-mail [email protected] or call Steve Suffet at 718-786-1533. Held at the home of John Ziv & Deborah Rubin, 243 W. 98th St., apt 6A, just west of Broadway, Manhattan. The intercom code is 22 plus the bell symbol on the bottom right side of the key pad. (Their phone number is 212-662-6575.). Newsletter Mailing: Tuesday, April 2nd; 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. - 3 - The Folk Music Society of NY The Folk Music Society of NY presents presents BRUCE MOLSKY BRUCE MOLSKY old-time fiddler, in concert old-time fiddler, in concert Friday, March 1 @ 8 pm Friday, March 1 @ 8 pm doors open 7:30 doors open 7:30 Suggested donation Suggested donation $22 general public $22 general public $18 Folk Music $18 Folk Music Society members A virtuoso performer on Society members A virtuoso performer on fiddle, guitar, and banjo, fiddle, guitar, and banjo, recognized as one of the recognized as one of the most influential traditional most influential traditional fiddlers of his generation. fiddlers of his generation. This March 1 This March 1 concert is Molsky's concert is Molsky's only appearance in only appearance in Greenwich Village the NYC area. Greenwich Village the NYC area. Sanctuary of Sanctuary of Saint John's Lutheran Church Saint John's Lutheran Church 81 Christopher Street, NYC 81 Christopher Street, NYC Folk Music Society of NY, Inc / NY Pinewoods Folk Music Club - 3/1/13 Folk Music Society of NY, Inc / NY Pinewoods Folk Music Club - 3/1/13 www.folkmusicny.org - 212-957-8386 - www.meetup.com/Folk-Music-NYC www.folkmusicny.org - 212-957-8386 - www.meetup.com/Folk-Music-NYC - 4 - Topical Listing of Society Events For details of current events see pages 2-3 Weekends May 24-27: Spring Folk Music Weekend, at Hudson Valley Resort & Spa, Kerhonkson, NY; with Danny Spooner, Joy Bennett & Chris Koldewey, & others.