January 2006 vol 41, No.1 January 4WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 6:30pm 6 Fri Singing Party & Potluck; in Yonkers,.7pm, 8 Sun NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting; noon in Queens - see p.5 14 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 15 Sun Gospel and Sacred Harp Singing, 3pm in Brooklyn 15 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm 31 Tue Newsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, 7 pm February 1WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 6:30pm 3 - 5 Winter Folk Music Weekend, Warwick Conference Center, Warwick, NY - see flyer in centerfold 5 Sun Sea Music: Dick Swain +The NY Packet; 3pm, South Street Seaport 13 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office 18 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 19 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm Details next pages Table of Contents Club Events Details ..............2-3 Calendar Listings - NYC ........10 Thanks for 2005 .................... 3 LI & NY State .................11 Weekend Scholarships............. 3 NJ & Conn......................12 NYPFMC Club Info ............... 4 Repeating Events ..................12 Topical Listing of Club Events .. 5 Calendar Location Info ...........16 Sunnyside Song Circle ............ 6 Peoples’ Voice ad .................18 The Folk Pricess ................... 7 Pinewoods Hot Line ..............19 John Langstaff Obituary .......... 8 Membership Application .........20 From The Editor ................... 9 30 Years Ago ......................10 Winter Weekend Flyer . centerfold The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org (Due to computer problems, folkfone is temporatily out of service, we have hopes to restore it before the end of January.) - 1 - FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesdays, January 4th, February 1st; 6:30-10 pm 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 (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. SINGING PARTY & POTLUCK; Friday, January 6th, 7-10 pm Potluck and Singing Party at the Yonkers Morehouse (134 Shonnard Terrace, Yonkers,) hosted by Marc Beneteau and Rebekah Mulhare. Dinner from 7 to 8 PM and music from 8 to10 PM. Please bring your instruments, your voices, your songbooks and something for everyone to eat or drink. Singing will be in round robin format. For directions and train schedules go to http://warriorcoach.com/EN/contact.html For more information or to RSVP call Rebekah at 914-377-8498. CHANTEY SING; Saturday, January. 14nd, 8 PM Come to the Chantey Sing at South St Seaport. Bring instruments, voices and songs. Co- sponsored and hosted by the Seamen’s Church Institute at 241 Water St NYC. Direc- tions: A & C trains Broadway/Nassau St., and J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5, Fulton St. Walk down Fulton St and make a left on Water St. A small donation is requested. Information: 718- 788-7563. GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, Janary 15th; 3pm Glorious music, great words (mostly serious, occasionally humorous). Come raise your voice and experience these rousing pieces, with a group of enthusiastic singers. 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). 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 Boerum. Or #2, 3, or 4 to Borough Hall; walk south on Court St. around 8 blocks; turn left on Dean. Other info: Isabel, 212-866-2029. SACRED HARP SINGING AT ST. BART’S; Sunday, January 15th, 2:30pm Co-sponsored and hosted by St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan, on the 3rd Sunday of each month Sept. thru June, 2:30 to 5pm, 109 East 50th St. We continue the colonial American tradition of four-part, unaccompanied gospel singing. Beginners welcome! Books available for loan or purchase. Contributions collected; free parking available. Food and fellowship following. Info: Gail Harper 212-750-8977. NEWSLETTER MAILING; Tuesday, January 31st; 7 PM We need your help to mail out the next Newsletter. Join the important band of volunteers that sticks the stamps and labels and staples the pages to mail out this newsletter. At the Club office, 450 7th Ave. (between 34 & 35 St.), rm 972. Info: 718-426-8555. SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Sunday; February 5; 3 pm The first Sunday of the month (except January) members of The New York Packet (Frank Woerner, Bonnie Milner, Deirdre Murtha, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Frank Hendricks, David Jones, Jan Christensen, Dan Milner & Bob Conroy) join featured guests. Co- sponsored with the South Street Seaport Museum. At the Museum’s Melville Gallery, 209 Water Street, between Fulton & Beekman. Call 1-212-691-7610 for directions. Continued on next page - 2 - NYPFMC Events Details- Continued Latest details at http://pages.prodigy.net/folkmusic/thenewyorkpacket.htm Donation is $5 (children, $2), pay at the door. February 5 - Dick Swain - Dick possesses a deep knowledge of maritime songs from the Great Lakes, northern New England and Atlantic Canada. His voice is rich and he accompanies himself on many instruments including concertina, guitar and banjo. FOLK MUSIC WEEKEND; February 3-5 What a great weekend; we stay in the comfortable Warwick Center with lots of rooms and spaces for singing and music making of all kinds. It’s in the hills on the NY-NJ Border; a moderate 50 miles drive from NYC (with bus service from Port authority to the village of Warwick). Join us for this loosely structured weekend of informal music and song. See the flyer in the centerfold and sign up now! Thanks for a great year! A resounding “Thank You” to all those who have helped keep the club going for yet another year: • To Don Wade and Eileen Pentel, for producing the newsletter; Isabel Goldstein and her band of helpers who get it out to us; Lenore Greenberg, Harvey Binder, Ruth Lipman, and John Mazza, contributors; Judy Polish our indefatigable proof reader; and to our advertisers, who help defray the costs • To Maddy De Leon, who keeps our mailing list updated • To Anne Price, Membership Chair, who reminds us when we are about to expire • To David Kleiman and the Program Committee, who have given us some great concerts • To all those who worked to make the weekends, parties, house concerts, etc. flourish • To our informal sing leaders: Steve and Marilyn Suffet and Joel Landy, for the Sunnyside Song Circle; Isabelle Goldstein for gospel/sacred harp; Alison Kelly and Frank Woerner for the Brooklyn sing; Gail Harper for the sacred harp at St. Bart’s; and to Evy Mayer and Anne Price, for the Riverdale Sing • To all the board members, for various and sundry contributions to the cause (there’s room for more …) • To the performers who have shared their talents with us • To the other hard working people we have inevitably left off this list • And to all the members, without whom there would be no club. Keep on coming (and bring your friends). Weekend Scholarships Available Applications are now being accepted to the Winter weekend for the George Parker Schol- arship and the Mayer Scholarship. These funds provide either full or half scholarships to individuals who could not otherwise attend and who have a strong interest in folk music, singing, and/or instrumental playing. TO APPLY: Immediately call or e-mail to request an application form. Please send your completed application by January 13th. Request application from: Marilyn Suffet, 41-05 47th Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Phone: 718-786-1533; E-mail: [email protected] The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org - 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 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational corporation; an af- publication (no Dec. or Aug. issue). Space filiate of the Country Dance & Song Society of reservations 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, #972D, NYC, NY 10123; 212-563-4099. Ave, #972D, NYC, NY 10123, or from the Office Editor: Eileen Pentel, 35-41 72 St, Jackson Hts, of Charities Registration, N.Y. Dept. of State, 162 NY 11372; 718-426-8555. Send all Hotlines & ads Washington Av, Albany, NY 12232. (with check made out to FMSNY) and all corre- We have approximately 600 members and run con- spondence & articles ONLY to this address. certs, week-ends, classes, and get-togethers, all with Change of address to Circulation (address at left) an emphasis on traditional music. The Society is run by all volunteers with a Board of Directors, elected Send calendar or listings info directly to the by the membership. The working officers below appropriate person below (no charge for listing): (members of and elected by the board) welcome your Events Calendar: Lenore Greenberg, 120 Boerum help and suggestions.