Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. April 2015 vol 50, No. 4 April Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 1 Wed Folk Open Sing, 7pm in Brooklyn 7 Tue Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 10 Fri Martin & Eliza Carthy; 8pm; St. John's Church, Christopher Street 12 Sun Woody Guthrie Brooklyn Hoot; 7 pm at Jalopy 13 Mon FMSNY Board of Directors Meeting, 7:15pm; see p. 5 15 Wed Matt & Deirdre Connolly, 8pm at Sunnyside Singers Club 19 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 20 Mon Matthew Byrne, 8pm, Landmark Tavern 21 Tue Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 28 Tue Newsletter Mailing; 7pm in Jackson Heights, Queens May Mondays: Irish Traditional Music Session at the Landmark, 8pm Wednesdays: Sunnyside Singers Club in Woodside, Queens, 8pm 3 Sun Maritime Music & Song Session; 2pm, South St.Seaport, 5 Tue Old-Time Music 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 13 Wed Valerie Seal, 8pm at Sunnyside Singers Club 17 Sun Shanty Sing on Staten Island, 2-5 pm 19 Tue Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm in Brooklyn 22-25 Spring Folk Music Weekend, register now, see centerfold. 30 Sat Annie & the Hedonists at Christ Church, Riverdale Details on pages 2-3; Table of Contents p. 5 Martin & Eliza Carthy; Friday, April 10, 8pm St. John's Church, Christopher St Spring Weekend, May 22-25 reserve now! see flier in centerfold - 1 - Irish Traditional Music Session: Every Monday: 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 and listeners welcome. At the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue (on 46th St), Manhattan; co-sponsored with and led by Don Meade; for info 212-247-2562 or www.blarneystar.com/ Guest Performer: Monday, April 20: Matthew Byrne Sunnyside Singers Club: every Wednesday Come join us every Wednesday at 8pm for a 3-hour pub style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Co-sponsored with and held at the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Occa- sionally there is a featured guest performer for part of the evening. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. A voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local. Information: 718-899-1735 Featured Performers: April, 15, Matt & Deirdre Connolly Old-Time Instrumental Jam: Alt. Tues., Apr. 7 & 21; 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. Legends Series concert: Martin & Eliza Carthy; Friday April 10, 8 pm: Martin Carthy is one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it. His daughter, Eliza, is a truly inventive and innovative singer and fiddle-player, and a gifted musical conceptualist. She is arguably, the most impressive and engaging performer of a generation. Last year, they released a CD together, The Moral of the Elephant. At St. John's Church, 81 Christopher Street, Manhattan. Contribution: general public, $25; members, $20; fulltime students and children under 15, $15. Since we expect this concert to be a sellout, we recommend booking ahead. You can order online at http:// carthy.eventbrite.com (service charge applies) or send a check (made out to FMSNY) to FMSNY, 444 West 54th Street #7, New York NY 10019. Info: (646) 628-4604. Third Annual Woody Guthrie Brooklyn Hoot Round Robin Songfest Sunday April 12th, 7 pm: Featuring Don Friedman, Alan Friend, Beth Kotkin, Joel Landy, Anne Price, and Steve Suffet in a concert of Woody's songs, familiar and not-so-familiar, with plenty of op- portunities to sing along. Co-sponsored with and at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Jalopy is located in Red Hook, just a few hundred yards from where Woody shipped out when he served in the US Merchant Marine during World War II. Cover $10. Venue information 718-395-3214. - 2 - Continued on next page FMSNY Events Details- Continued Folk Open Sing: Wednesdays, April 1st; & May 6th; 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 Society, Folk Music Society of NY/NYPFMC, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: Frank, 212-533-2139. Shanty Sing: Sunday, April 19th; 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 from 2 to 5 pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, 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. Newsletter Mailing: Tuesday, April 28th; 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. Maritime Music & Song Session; Sunday, May. 3rd; 2-4:30pm An open community sing with a lot of singalongs. We are delighted to be going back to South Street, where we have held so many great events over the years. The Seaport is struggling back after Hurricane Sandy, and we are glad to be helping. Note: no sing in April. A freewill offering will be collected to benefit the museum. We will also take up a collection for the health expenses of Don Sineti, Mystic Seaport chanteyman. Hosted by The New York Packet. Co-sponsored with and at the South Street Seaport, 12 Fulton St, near Fulton St. subway stop on the A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4, & 5 lines. Info: 212-957-8386. I hope that by the time you receive this newsletter, spring will truly be here! Fortu- nately the music continues. Martin & Eliza Carthy will be performing this month, as will Matt & Dierde Connolly at the Sunnyside Singers Club, and Matthew Byrne at the Landmark Tavern. Both the Sunnyside Singers Club and the Landmark Tavern meet once a week where the participants all have a chance to sing and play. The Folk Open Sing, the Old-time Music Jams, and the Shanty Sing continue. This month we can also enjoy the Woody Guthrie Brooklyn Hoot. And of course, we have our fabulous Newsletter mailing. Thank you to last month’s volunteers--Don Wade, Eileen Pentel, Marilyn Suffet and Sonja Savig! More help is always welcomed..Don't miss the next mailing on Tuesday, April 28th. (see above) The Society’s web page: www.folkmusicny.org - 3 - Weekend Scholarships Available Applications are now being accepted for the Spring weekend for the George Parker Scholarship, the Mayer Scholarship and the Lil & Lou Appel Scholarship. These funds provide either full or partial scholarships to individuals who could not otherwise attend and who have a strong interest in folk music, singing, and/or instrumental playing. TO APPLY: Please download an application from the website www.folkmusicny. org or request an application form from the address below. The most important considerations are financial need and interest in folk music. The candidates will be considered and notified by mail. Please send it in, via mail or e-mail, before April 10, 2015 to: Marilyn Suffet, 41-05 47th Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Phone: 718-786-1533; E-mail: [email protected] To make our weekends available to more members there are several scholarship funds: George Parker Scholarship - provides one full scholarship per fall or spring weekend to a club member otherwise unable to attend. The fund was established in memoriam by George’s parents, the New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club, and other contributors.