TThehe FFolkolk PProjectroject August 2018 www.FolkProject.org TM FP OpenStage at Falcon Ridge Calling all campers! If you are planning to attend the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Aug. 3–5, I am look- ing for fellow FPers who would like to circle the wagons with us and/or help run an FP campsite with a song circle/jam under the FP’s Minstrel OpenStage banner. Thanks to the efforts of Mitch Radler, our Open Stage is going strong and attracting new talent all the time, so we want to build on that success by inviting the Falcon Ridge to get a sample of the FP’s special brand of providing an open, supportive environment for performers, players, and other paisanos. Please let me know if you would be interested in setting up your camp with us and possibly helping youtube.com/c/FolkProjectVideo to staff the circle/jam at various times. I could also use the help of a couple of volunteers, consist- ing of early arrivers who can stake out a space for us and people who can help me set up the camp. The three-pronged goal is to 1) have fun, 2) have more fun, and 3) have even more fun! —Steve Humphreys, FP President Next Getaway To Be Best Ever! Each Getaway is a memory factory, producing a scrapbook-ful of unforgettable songs, concerts, workshops, conversations, and magical musical moments of immeasurable joy and import. The main ingredient of the weekend is the love of music and community that 150 Projectiles bring to this astonishing happening. But the secret ingredient—the one that makes every Getaway uniquely wonderful—is the fantastic array of performing artists we bring into the mix. This Fall’s lineup is beyond special. It’s the Lineup of a Lifetime. twitter.com/TheFolkProject Jackie Bristow is an internationally renowned headliner with an exquisite voice and moving lyrics. Her backup guitarist, Mark Punch, is a Country Music Award winner of Australia’s Musician of the Year. The Murphy Beds are Irish balladeers of the first order whose moving harmonies bring a tra- ditional touch to modern and ancient songs. Joshua Davis, a finalist on The Voice and renowned for his duet with Sheryl Crow, is a writer with a message and a singer with passion. Nikkie Talley’s Southern and Mountain roots bring profound and inspiring meaning to her gorgeous songs, as : Joanne Cronin TM does her beautiful voice, her push-forward banjo frailing, and her accompanist, the amazing Jason Sharp. Old Man Luedecke writes heartfelt songs from the heartland—where the foundations of love, work, and family bring meaning to his music. Diane Perry’s Duo features the nuanced voice, gorgeous writing and stellar violin playing of New Jersey’s and the Folk Project’s ultimate and : George Otto (continued on page 13) QUICK GUIDE TO THE INSIDE facebook.com/FolkProject Evening o’ Music ............................................................................. 2 www.folkproject.org Strummin’ with Toby Walker .........................................................2 New Jersey Uke Fest ....................................................................... 6 Members’ Gigs (& Friends) .............................................................7 [email protected] [email protected] Want to Help Run the Folk Project? .............................................. 7 Board Meeting: The Summary .....................................................10 Good o’ the Order .........................................................................11 Box 41 Mendham, NJ 07945 Newsletter Newsletter submissions E-mail: 582 Long Hill Road, Gillette, NJ 07933 Deadline is the 15th corrections/changes Membership, E-mail: c/o Joanne Cronin 200 Ross Drive, Apt.23 Boonton, NJ 07005 Folk Project Officers: President: Steve Humphreys Vice President: Kathi Caccavale Secretary: Jay Wilensky Treasurer: Chris Riemer Trustees: Trustees thru 2018: Olga Alvarez, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally Trustees thru 2019: Ken Brody, Allan Kugel, Evelyn McNally Trustees thru 2020: Christine DeLeon, Dave Heistand, Steve Humphreys NOTE: web links in the eNewsletter are now clickable Evening o’ Music Sat., Aug. 11, 8pm • Arlene Harcar's Home Feets Don’t Fail Me Now! 34 Field Street, Bridgewater, NJ • 732/356-1341 Bring voices, instruments, song books, and food and/or drink to share to the home of first-time Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St., EOM host Arlene! Please bring a folding chair or two if you can. There will be indoor and outdoor Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. 971/991-0597, 347/275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc spaces to play, weather permitting. or e-mail [email protected] Directions: Take 287 south to Exit 13 for Route 28W. At the first intersection, make a left onto Foothill Road and then an immediate right Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, onto Chimney Rock Road. Make a right onto Main Street and then the third left onto Field Street to #34. 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.), except July and Aug., www.cdny.org or 212/459-4080 Lambertville Country Dancers: Contra/English Country,1st Friday of every month, American Legion Hall, 41 Linden Avenue, Newtown, PA,soft soled shoes only! Info 609/882-7733 or Strummin’ with Toby Walker www.LambertvilleCountryDancers.org Sun., Sep. 16, 2018, 2pm • $20 Maplewood International Dancers: Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood, NJ. Thursdays 8pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Call Get ready for another great concert-party-jam session with Mr. Joy & Energy himself, the great Toby 973/627-4386 or 973/376-7568. NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Walker. If you’ve attended our “Strummin’ with” series, you already know what a unique and great time it is. Toby will put on his always-fantastic, high-quality show, followed by an open stage where Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Community Church, audience members perform backed up by the blues master himself. And that’s followed by an awe- 48 Briarcliff Rd., 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. Supporters $5, others $6 (first timers: free first visit), some party, a round-robin sing-along where 973/539-7020 or 973/228-5966, NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html everyone has a chance to jam and perform North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5pm, Unitarian Society, 113 with and for everyone, including Toby. These Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, NJ. $10 members, $15 non-members, 201/445-4497 or 201/447-1136. outstanding events are one of a kind and won- www.NorthJerseyEnglishCountryDancers.org derful—for the audience, for musicians, and for anyone who enjoys a great party. It’s a rare Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays (except June to Aug.), 3pm, Church of the chance to hear, hang out and jam with a very Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly, NJ, [email protected]. special guest. Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7pm, Riverside School, Riverside Dr., Princeton, NJ. Tuesdays (except If you don’t know Toby Walker, you should. He’s school closings) www.PrincetonFolkDance.org, 609/921-9340, 609/912-1272 an internationally-acclaimed and award-win- Princeton Folk Dancers: 9pm (teaching 8pm) Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. and ning fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and songwriter Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonFolkDance.org whose blend of blues, ragtime, country, blue- grass, old-time jazz, and rock results in a terrific, high-energy show that always leaves audiences Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, astounded and on their feet with a roar of applause and acclamation. He’s received numerous NJ behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206, awards, including being the first place recipient of the International Blues Challenge Award in Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30pm), $8 Wed., $10 Sat. ($5 seniors Memphis and the NY Music Award for best instrumental CD. Walker has also been inducted into & students), 609/844-0459 or 609/275-7275, e-mail [email protected]. Performer listing at the NY Blues Hall of Fame. www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, pickup band musicians welcome. “If he doesn’t get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with PCD English Country Dance Series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm, intro/basics at 7:30pm. his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. $10 ($5 seniors & students).Info: 609/844-0459, www.PrincetonCountrydDancers.org Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg has it. And so does Toby. ” Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See www.skandinoje.org for info. —John Platt - WFUV Scottish Country Dancing: most Tuesdays except June through Aug., 7:30–10pm, Fanwood “Flat out... you have to hear this great musician... I’m blown away.” Presbyterian Church, 74 South Martine Avenue (at LaGrande Avenue), Fanwood, NJ, —Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane www.rscds-nj.org, 732/356-3923 “Strummin’ with Toby Walker” is at 2pm on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at The Schafferosa, home Swingin’ Tern: see opposite page of Getaway Chaircouple Mark & Robin. Admission is $20. Seating is limited, but advance tickets are Valley Contra Dance Society: 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), 2nd and 4th Saturdays, Unitarian Church of available at folkproject.org. For detailed information, email [email protected]. The Lehigh