www.folkproject.org March 2018 TM A Folk Project Special Event Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Fri., Mar. 23, 2018, 7:30pm • At the Minstrel Tickets $20 in advance/$25 at the door Jay Ungar and Molly Mason complement each other like a finely crafted fiddle and a superbly drawn bow. They bring to the stage a wealth of skill, knowledge, and talent, pouring out hard-driving Appalachian melo- dies, Cajun and Celtic fiddle tunes, Civil War classics, sassy songs from swing and country, stunning waltzes, and moving original compositions. Jay originally wrote “Ashokan Farewell” for the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps, an institution that is still going strong today. The melody became the signature tune of Ken Burns’ Civil War series on PBS and earned Jay an Emmy nomination. The soundtrack won a Grammy. Jay and Molly have appeared on Great Performances and A Prairie Home Companion, as well as their own radio specials and a host of Ken Burns’ PBS documenta- ries. They have performed at the White House for two sitting Presidents, and they continue to delight audiences in concerts across the country. For more information call 908/591-6491 or go to www.folkproject.org and click on Shows>Special Concerts Fear & Getaway Registration You feel the clock ticking in the middle of a dark and barren winter’s night. A cold fear creeps over you like a dark down blanket of despair. Your heart chills and fills with dread. You yearn for respite. Oh, the anguish, the pain, the agony! The guilt! You put off registering for Getaway, and now it's sold out. Argggghhhhh! You blew it. Everybody is happy but Yooooooou! (Fade to black. Suspenseful pause. The sound of happy people strumming in the distance emerges slowly, and a view of sun- light, trees, and happy hippies swells slowly from the emptiness.) It’s not too late! There is hope. But don’t wait. The Folk Project Acoustic Getaway always sells out, but we’re happiest when it’s filled with our old Project friends and new Project members. Check out FolkProject.org and don’t be afraid to register now. Before it’s too late. Getaway is Friday, May 25–27, 2018, Memorial Weekend. It’s three concerts, 40 workshops, 150 guests, and the best damn three-day music party ever. Its ridiculously-low price is $199, and that includes food, lodging, and all activities. Questions? Email [email protected]. QUICK GUIDE TO THE INSIDE Evening o' Music ............................................................................. 2 All New! Acoustic Kids Getaway .................................................... 6 Members’ Gigs (& Friends) ............................................................. 7 Happy Traum Concert & Lecture ................................................... 7 Board Meeting: The Summary .....................................................10 Good o’ the Order .........................................................................11 NOTE: web links in the eNewsletter are now clickable Evening o' Music March 2018 Sat., Mar. 10, 3pm • Nancy and Tim's The Minstrel presented by 79 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ • 732/354-0803 Acoustic Concert Series Please note the early 3pm start time! Concerts every Friday at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 7:30 start We win! Nancy and Tim have the privilege of hosting the March Evening O' Music! There will be great 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ $10 door musicians as well as non-musicians, all wonderful people who love homemade music. It will be still www.FolkProject.org • 973/335-9489 • [email protected] more wonderful if you come. Please bring food, drinks, snacks, and voices & instruments to share. Directions: Take 287 to Easton Avenue towards New Brunswick. Turn right on DeMott Lane. #79 is on the right, a beige house with a black Fri., Mar. 2: Magpie with Rhonda Schuster mailbox. If you see Dellwood Lane, you have gone a bit too far. Plenty of parking on the street. Partners in life as well as music, Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino are celebrating their 45th year of performing as the duo Magpie. It only follows that their music is instinctively tight. Their vocal harmonies blend perfectly. Their instrumental work on guitar, mandolin, and harmonica is top notch. And their music ranges from ‘30s swing to environmentally and socially active folk music. Rhonda Schuster is a new Folk Project member-musician discovered at our November Open Stage. She sings mostly her own songs with a blues influence and a powerful voice. Fri., Mar. 9: Open Stage ($5 admission Open Stage only) Open Stage is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians to perform on our stage, and for listeners to hear a wide variety of great musicians. In its revised format, it has generated a lot of excitement, and now provides a performance opportunity for all who come to An Invitation play on one of two stages running simultaneously. Admission price is only $5, or free to those under 25 years of age. (Free will donations encouraged.) Musicians wishing to perform should visit www.OpenStage.FolkProject.org. This month’s Featured Artist will be Chrissy Roberts, who appeared at the Folk Project Fall Getaway. Fri., Mar. 16: Split Bill—Geoff Bartley and Cosy Sheridan Two excellent Boston area songwriters Geoff Bartley was one of the brightest stars in the Minstrel’s lineup in its formative years. Geoff’s been hanging around his Cambridge home for the past 15 years, but we’re delighted to see him touring again. He’s an insightful songwriter with an expres- sive baritone voice, an exceptionally clean and tasty guitarist, and one of the best damn harmonica players in the country. The first thing that grabs you about songwriter Cosy Sheridan is her sharp, bubbly, almost manic stage presence. You’re whisked along on a joyful madcap ride from Sharon the myths of ancient Greece to an nuanced approach to long-term financial plan- ning. Her wryly insightful songs have been showcased everywhere from Carnegie Hall to The Dr. Demento Show. She supports this charismatic persona with solid Goldman guitar and strong vocals. She performs with her husband, bass player Charlie Koch. Fri., Mar. 23: Special Concert—An Evening with Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Sunday, March 18, 2018 • 2:00pm Tickets $20 advance/$25 door, no Concert Window webcast for this show Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, the heart and soul of American roots music, will grace House Concert at a Folk Project Member Home in New Providence, NJ The Folk Project’s Stage at The Minstrel for a special evening of music and song. Pot Luck to Follow Jay and Molly are musicians of enormous talent who draw their repertoire and inspiration from a wide range of American musical styles—19th-century classics, Sharon Goldman is a New Jersey-based contemporary singer-songwriter known for her intelligent, lively Appalachian, Cajun, and Celtic fiddle tunes, and favorites from the golden inventive storytelling, catchy melodies and pure, precise vocals. She combines heartfelt portraits and age of country and swing—along with their own songs, fiddle tunes, and orches- memorable lyrics with unforgettable melodies, taking a folk/pop sensibility to new artistic heights. tral compositions. Tickets $20 • Available at www.folkproject.org Fri., Mar. 30: Minstrel CLOSED For more information, email [email protected] or call 908-591-6491. Our show will be preempted by a Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Good Friday/Passover service. The Folk Project is a non-profit 501C3 corporation whose mission is to present high caliber folk music performances, dances and instructional workshops for the public and members; to encourage development of musicianship, performance, storytelling and dance skills in the Northern New Jersey area; and provide UPCOMING: 4/6 Joe Crookston with Emily Mure; 4/13 Open Stage; 4/20 Special Concert—Doolin’ (Irish music, interesting social and learning activities relating to traditional and participatory folk music and dance. French style); 4/27 Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman; 5/4 The Heather Pierson Trio; 5/11 Open Stage; Funding for this concert has been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. 5/18 Jim Kweskin; 5/25 CLOSED for Spring Getaway; 6/1 Toby Walker with Quentin Callewaert 2 To volunteer, e-mail [email protected] 3 Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam: every Thursday, 6pm, Mannion’s, 150 West Main St., Somerville 908/203-9700, www.meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park All Venues That Fit We Print Morristown Uke Jam: Ukulele playalong and jam, 7pm ,every 1st Wed at Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, 47 Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go S Park Pl, Morristown (on the Green in warm weather. Info: www.meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam, Mark 973/978-0751, [email protected] Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk 7:30 every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Music on Main Street: Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main St., Woodbridge, NJ, 7:30pm, Rd. (Route 532), Waretown, NJ, 609/971-1593 or www.AlbertHall.org www.WoodbridgeArtsNJ.org/music-on-main-street.html, 732/596-4048; Sat. 3/3 Aaron Lee Tasjan & Dylan LeBlanc, $22 advance/$25 door, Woodbridge Middle School Theatre, 525 Barron Ave., Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 7 North Main St., Lambertville, NJ, 8pm, concerts, open folk jams, Woodbridge, NJ song circles, $12, www.BirdhouseCenter.org, [email protected], 609/397-3964; Fri. 3/2 Evie Ladin & Keith Terry, $15, workshop at 6pm for $12 (workshop/concert combo $25); Sat. NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: Eatontown Library, 33 Broad Street (Route 71), Eatontown, 3/24 Blue Wave Ramblers NJ, 2–4pm, audience members can also do a number or two, $3–$7, www.IngridMusic.com, Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): every 3rd Sun.