February 2005 vol 40, No.2 January 28 Fri Many Voices Concert (co-sponsored with PMN); 7:30 pm in Brooklyn 29-30: Peoples’ Music Network Winter Gathering (co-spon- sored with PMN) in Queens February 2WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 7pm 4 - 6 Winter Weekend in Warwick, NY -- see flyer! 6 Sun Sea Music Concert: NexTradition + NY Packet; 3pm South Street Seaport Gallery 14 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972 (34-35 St), info 1-718-575-1906 17 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church 19 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 20 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm 22 Tue Ed Miller house concert; upper West Side Manhattan; 7:30 27 Sun Gospel & Sacred Harp Sing, 3pm: in Manhattan March 1TueNewsletter Mailing; at Club office, 450 7th Ave, #972, 7 pm 2WedFolk Open Sing; Ethical Culture Soc., Brooklyn, 7pm 6 Sun Sea Music Concert: Stout + NY Packet; 3pm South Street Seaport Gallery 12 Sat Chantey Sing at Seamen’s Church Institute, 8pm 14 Mon NYPFMC Exec. Board Meeting 7:15pm at the club office, 450 7th Ave, #972 (34-35 St), info 1-718-575-1906 17 Thur Riverdale Sing, 7:30-10pm, Riverdale Prsby. Church 20 Sun Sacred Harp Singing at St. Bart’s, Manhattan; 2:30 pm Table of Contents Club Events Details .............. 2-3 The Folk Process.................... 9 NYPFMC Club Info ................ 4 Calendar Listings .................. 10 Topical Listing of Club Events .... 5 Ritchie PArty Prictures ........... 12 Office Space needed ................ 5 Repeating Events .................. 14 From The Editor .................... 6 Calendar Location Info ........... 19 30 Years Ago ........................ 6 Pinewoods Hot Line & ads ... 22-23 Winter Weekend sign-up ........... 7 Membership Application ......... 24 PMN flyer ........................... 8 MANY VOICES CONCERT; Friday, January 28th, 7:30 PM Featuring Pete Seeger with the Brooklyn Women’s Chorus, Harmonic Insurgence, and other choral groups. Co-sponsored with People’s Music Network, Brooklyn Women’s Chorus, and Peoples’ Voice Cafe as part of the PMN Winter Gathering. Brooklyn HS for the Arts, 345 Dean Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues, Downtown Brooklyn. Subway to Atlantic Avenue or Pacific Street. B65 bus stops near school. Tickets $20 at the door. For tickets or information, contact Bev Grant at 1-718-230-4999. E-mail: <[email protected]> PEOPLE’S MUSIC NETWORK WINTER GATHERING Saturday-Sunday, January 29th-30th Two full days of music, friendship, delicious food, and more. Participatory workshops, performances, presentations, discussions, song swaps, jam sessions, and an open Round Robin concert. Also, a Saturday morning (10:45 AM) children’s concert featuring Pete Seeger and others. Co-sponsored with People’s Music Network and others. Saturday 8:00 AM to 11:30 PM, Sunday 8:15 AM to 2:00 PM. Meals included. Childcare available. At The Renaissance Charter School, 35-59 81st Street, Jackson Heights, Queens. No. 7 train to 82nd Street; Q32 bus stops in front of school. Registration fees on sliding scale; scholarships available. Three-day registration available, including Friday night concert ticket. TRCS students, staff, and parents admitted free Saturday and Sunday. For infor- mation, schedules, directions, and registration forms, visit the PMN website: <www.peoplesmusic.org> or call Marilyn or Steve Suffet at 1-718-786-1533. E-mail: <[email protected]> FOLK OPEN SING; Wednesdays, Feb. 2nd, Mar. 2nd; 7pm Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. 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, 1- 718-636-6341. WINTER FOLK MUSIC WEEKEND; February 4-6 Join us for a great weekend of music making in nearby Warwick, NY. Continous informal music with lots of different places to make all types of music. See the flyer in last month’s newsletter or on our web site, www.folkmusicny.org.There may still be places available, call the registrar Alice Baker at (914) 366-0037. SEA MUSIC CONCERTS; Sunday, Feb. 6; 3-5 pm On the First Sunday of each month (except January) members of The New York Packet (Frank Woerner, Bonnie Milner, Deirdre Murtha, Mark Maniak, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Maggie Bye, Frank Hendricks, David Jones, Jan Christensen, Dan Milner & Bob Conroy) join featured guests. Co-sponsored with the South Street Seaport Museum. At the Museum Gallery, 209 Water Street between Fulton & Beekman. Call 1-212-691-7610 for directions. Latest details at http://pages.prodigy.net/folkmusic/thenewyorkpacket.htm Donation is $5 (children, $2), pay at the door. February. 6 - The NexTradition. Ken Schatz of The Cartoon Network’s Sheep in the Big City and Alison Kelley-Kraan of the Johnson Girls make great music together, a panorama of American history from plantations, railroad gangs and clipper ships. March 6 - Stout Fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass and guitar. Their wide-ranging repertoire includes deepwater shanties, Stephen Foster pieces and songs from 19th century New York’s waterfront pubs.. - 2 - Continued on next page NYPFMC Events Details - Continued from previous page RIVERDALE SING; Thursday, February 17th; 7:30-10 pm Bring instruments, voices, and songs to share. At the Riverdale Presbyterian Church, 4765 Henry Hudson Parkway (between 246-249 Streets, west side of parkway). Go down the driveway to the double red doors off the parking area. The sing is in the auditorium. On site parking for the first 18 cars. Donation is $3. Info: 1-718-549-1344 after 11 AM.. CHANTEY SING; Saturday, February 19, 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. Directions 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. For Information call 1-718-788- 7563. SACRED HARP SINGING AT ST. BART’S; Sunday, February 20th ; 2:30pm Co-sponsored and hosted by St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan, on the 3rd Sun- day 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 1-212-750-8977. ED MILLER HOUSE CONCERT; Tuesday, February 22nd; 7:30pm The next in Pinewoods’ series of house concerts will be held on Manhattan’s Upper Westside featuring Ed Miller, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, now living in Austin, Texas. Ed, a product of the 1960s folk revival in Scotland, moved to the United States in 1968 to complete his graduate work in Geography, and later Folklore, at the University of Texas at Austin. He recently released his sixth CD, Generations of Change, and actively performs in festivals, workshops and clubs throughout the world. In addition to his singing career, Ed is the host of a folk music program on Austin’s NPR station, KUT-FM. According to reviewer Steve Winick, “Ed Miller is one of the best singers to emerge from the Scottish folk revival, a guitar-wielding folkie who wins his audiences over with a sweet but powerful voice, a great ear for material, and equal doses of populist politics and wry humor. Miller is also a scholar with a deep curiosity about history and culture, and his multiple roles and approaches to music and song make his performances and record- ings that much more rewarding.” Please call 1-212-721-9382 for reservations and location details. GOSPEL & SACRED HARP SING; Sunday, February 27th; 3pm 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 Charlotte Ehrman, 225 W 70 St., Manhattan (between B’way/Amsterdam intersection and West End Ave.), apt. 4-C, ring intercom 21 (1-212-724-9316). Subway: IRT 1,2, or 3 train to 72 St. or IND “C” train to 72 St, (longer walk). Other info: Isabel, 1-212-866-2029 NEWSLETTER MAILING; Tuesday February 1st; 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: 1-718-426-8555 The Club’s web page: http://www.folkmusicny.org Folk Fone: 1-212-563-4099 - 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 501c(3) non-profit, educational corporation; an affili- publication (no Dec. or Aug. issue). Space ate of the Country Dance & Song Society of America, reservations should be in by the 10th of the month. a member of the Folk Alliance and a member of the NY-NJ Trail Conference. A copy of our annual re- Publisher: Folk Music Society of N.Y., Inc., 450 port is available from our office at 450 7th Ave, #972, 7th Ave, #972D, NYC, NY 10123; 212-563-4099.