And What a Festival It Will Be!

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1 March org New Jersey s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization And What a Festival It Will Be! We re super-psyched for the Project Spring Festival, and apparently so are you. With 180 pre-registrants, a waiting list 30 people long, and the Memorial Weekend three months away, it s clear that a lot of Minstrel lovers have discovered the best three-day music party ever! If you re feeling left out, don t despair. Get on the wait list by sending an to festreg@folkproject.org and cross your fingers. Or better yet, be the first to sign up this fall for our Columbus Weekend festival. During March, we ll send s to our pre-reg list with registration and payment instructions. And during May we ll share great music, phenomenal workshops and you, the best collection of jammers and joiners that ever attended a festival! Save the Date 4/28: Keith Murphy Workshop/Concert see page 6 March Evening o Music Sat., 3/10, 8pm the Schafferosa hosted by Rick and Cathy Thomas Time marches on, and time keeps marching on. Our friends and longtime FP stalwarts Rick and Cathy Thomas are pulling up stakes and moving to the great state of Washington. That s the sad news. The happy news is that they ll be hosting one last musical blowout, the March evening o music. But since the Thomas domicle is in such pre-move disarray, the party will take place at Mark and Robin Schaffer s, 196 Mount Pleasant Ave., Rockaway. (973) or fid1dler@optonline.net. Come one, come all! Directions: Route 80 to exit 35A (Dover and Shopping Mall). Go 1/2 mile to the Exxon and make a left onto Mt. Pleasant Ave. Ignore street signs for one mile. At one mile, the road starts downhill and there is a metal guardrail on the right. The mailbox has 196 and three reflectors. The driveway is a hairpin turn on the right 10 feet past the 25MPH sign. Yes, there IS parking on the street even though it s scary. BONUS Evening o Music! Sat., 2/24, 8pm the Roffmans Every month, our 4th Saturday Bonus Evening o Music takes place at Eddie and Robin s place, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) Bring song, voice, insruments and food/bev to share. Note: Eddie and Robin keep Kosher. Non-kosher items can be shared on the kitchen table; bring serving utensils. Directions: >From I287 Southbound: exit 36, Ridgedale Ave. Keep right at fork, follow signs for and turn right at Ridgedale Ave., go 0.7 mi. Follow directions from Ridgedale-Hanover intersection below >From I287 Northbound: exit 36B, W Lafayette Ave. Right at light onto Ridgedale Ave., go 0.9 mi. >From Ridgedale-Hanover Intersection: Left onto E Hanover (westbound), go 4.6 mi. Turn right at Black Birch Dr. (just past traffic light at Shongum Rd.) go 0.8 mi. Turn right at Butternut Rd., second driveway on the right.

2 March 2012 The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series presented by Fri., 3/2: The Nuala Kennedy Band,Sharlys Dugan Nuala Kennedy has been steeped in Celtic music since the age of 7. Born and raised in County Louth, Ireland, and educated in Edinborough, Scotland, she has been winning music competitions in both countries since she was 13. Now in her early 20 s, she is in residency in New York under a fellowship founded by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. She tours as a trio along with guitarist Kyle Sanna and fiddler Dana Lynn to complement her flute, whistle, and vocals. There is a palpable joy in this band immediately obvious to anyone who sees them and listens. The Minstrel was fortunate to be included in their schedule. Our opener is a spin-off of the late lamented Dugan s Hooligans family band that gave its farewell performance on our stage back in December. Sharlys Dugan is a gifted 18-year old harper / whistle-player / singer / stepdancer heading off on her own musical career of Celtic music. She ll be playing with accompaniment from her friends, undoubtedly including some former Hooligans. But this will be Sharlys show. Fri., 3/9: Open Stage This is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians to perform a 15-minute set on our stage, and for the audience to be treated to a diverse collection of acoustic musicians. We ve often seen previews of our regular scheduled acts for the first time at Open Stage. For information on how to secure a performance slot, call , or go to and visit the Open Stage page. Fri., 3/16: The Buskin & Batteau Trio, Beau Borrero & His Mom David Buskin (guitar, keyboard) and Robin Batteau (fiddle, guitar) along with percussionist Marshal Rosenberg first played together as Tom Rush s backup band. The combination was too good to remain in the background. Not only were they brilliant musicians and singers, they both were superb songwriters. (David Buskin is well known as one third of the hilarious Modern Man). They toured into the 90s to great acclaim before going their separate ways, and their loyal fans still remember. They re now back together and coming to the Minstrel. Opener Beau Borrero is a new Folk Project member recently arrived from the state of Washington. One of his great musical influences is his mom, Gretchen Gubelman, who will be flying out to visit. Together they make a charming pair, singing their own original songs. Their music is characterized by skillful wordy lyrics, genetically matched voices in harmony, and occasional vaudevillesque humor. Fri., 3/23: Spuyten Duyvil, Deuces Child Spuyten Duyvil [SPITE-en DIVE-el] might be thought of as Big Band Folk Music. This 8-member group explodes off the stage with infectious energy. Their music is Americana roots, and some originals that sound like Americana roots. They...roll like an old time tent show, but instead of selling worthless snake oil, they deliver a package of gems, well crafted tunes and stories that are pure fun to listen to. Ron Olesko. Opening: We discovered Deuces Child (Gigi Tanglewood and Lou Patrick) at a Minstrel Open Stage. This pair of charmers perform mostly their own songs filled with good harmonies, tongue-in-cheek humor, sparkling acoustic guitar interplay, and contagious fun. Their style centers on country blues and folk rock, but it s mostly their stage personnae that sell this duo. Fri., 3/30: Long Time Courting, Maeve Gilchrist Long Time Courting is a new combination of what reads like a Who s Who of contempory Celtic musicians. Bringing together the talents of Sarah Blair on fiddle/vocals, Liz Simmons on guitar/vocals, Shannon Heaton on flute/vocals, and Ariel Friedman on cello/vocals, this Boston-based band shares a love of traditional Irish, Scottish and American folk music as well as contemporary material. They bring elements of these various genres to their repertoire in a way that is seamlessly innovative, inventively arranged, and skillfully rendered. Opening: Keeping in the Celtic theme, Edinburgh born harper and singersongwriter Maeve Gilchrist will open. She is widely recognized in the Celtic harp world as an innovator on the instrument because of her uniquely chromatic and improvisatory style of playing. Even so, her early immersion in traditional Scottish music shows through, grounding her original songs and tunes with ancient roots. UPCOMING: 4/6: Mark D. Conklin; 4/13: Open Stage; 4/20: Don Henry, Craig Bickhardt; 4/27: Orrin Starr; Thurs., 5/3: A special Thursday movie night at the Minstrel Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune The Minstrel is an acoustic music concert series run by the Folk Project, a non-profit folk music and arts organization. We use the facilities of the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. We hold shows almost every Friday, year round, and the second Friday of the month is usually an open stage/audition night. The music we present is folk music in its broadest sense. That is, in addition to traditional American and ethnic folk music (in its purist definition), we welcome music of contemporary, primarily acoustic songwriters, and other types of music more folkie in attitude than in content. Shows start at 8pm; dress is casual. We serve coffee, teas, and baked goods. There is no alcohol or tobacco on the premises. Admission is inexpensive; on our regular Friday concerts we ask $7.00 on your way in, and, if you feel the show was worth it, an additional amount at your discretion on the way out, which goes to supplement what we pay the feature performer. Children under 12 are free. For travel information, or information on shows call or visit our website at Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. To volunteer volunteers@folkproject.org Members Gigs & Friends Mike Agranoff: Sun, 3/13: 3pm, Longview Cottage House Concerts, Catonsvile, MD. for info svob@comcast.net; Tues., 3/13: 8pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, MD. Sat., 3/24: 8pm, split bill with Gathering Time, Listen Live Music, Zionsville, PA. Sat., 3/13: 7:30pm, Oak Hills House Concert, Boonton Twp. salvat89@gmail.com or (973) Blue Jersey Band: Sat., 3/3: 7pm, Django, Djazz & Bluegrazz, Halo Pub, 4617 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square; Wed., 3/14: 7:30pm, Chico s House of Jazz, 631 Lake Ave., Asbury Park; Sat., 3/31: CDNY (see Feets) Roger Deitz: Sun., 3/11 3pm, Third Annual Garden State Folk Festival, Morristown Community Theatre, Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, hosting/performing w/ Country Roots and Rock Group; Citizen s Band Radio, and Louisiana Slide Guitarist Bobby Barth from the SBlackfoot and Axe. (973) , GardenStateFolk.html Toby Fagenson: Sat., 3/31: People s Voice Cafe, (see Venues) Ken Galipeau: Sun., 3/18: 12:30-4pm, County College of Morris Storytelling Festival, Randolph. (973) Spook Handy and Ingrid Heldt: Thurs., 3/15: 6:30pm, NJ Friends of Clearwater s monthly Circle of Song (see Venues) Jim King: Sun 3/25: 3pm with the Hunterdon Choral Union and Hunterdon Symphony. North Hunterdon HS, Annandale. Mozart Requiem. Russ Kelner: Sun., 3/25: 2pm, with NJIO Outreach Ensemble, free concert, Scotch Plains Library Mara Levine: Sat., 5/3: with Caroline Cutroneo opening for Brother Sun, Hurdy Gurdy (see Venues); Sat., 3/10: 7:30: w/ Caroline, Historic Richmondtown tavern concerts, Staten Island; Call (718) , Ext. 270 for reservations. Sun., 3/18: w/ Terry Kitchen, Music in the Gallery, St. John s Lutheran Church, 330 Ferry Street, Easton, PA ;Sat., 3/31: People s Voice Cafe, with Caroline Cutroneo; triple bill with Toby Fagenson and Gathering Time (see Venues.) Mick Mitsch s LagansLove: Sat., 3/10: 7pm, Church of The Saviour, Denville; Sun., 3/11: 4:30pm, Thatcher McGhee s, Denville; Fri., 3/16: 8am, 91.9 FM or WNTI.org; Sat., 3/17: 12 3pm and 9pm midnight, Shenanigans, Rockaway Dave Sherman & Friends (including Dave Kleiner and Liz Pagan): Sat., 3/17: Cafe Zed (see Venues) Toby Walker with Carol Walker: Sat., 3/24: Hurdy Gurdy (see Venues). Kathryn Weidener: Thurs., 3/22: storytelling, 11am Bridgewater Library. kweidener@comcast.net 3

3 4 All Venues That s Fit To Print Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills Rd. (Route 532), Waretown. (609) or Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, (201) , Sun., 3/18: Greg Greenway Arts off Main Open Mike: every third Thursday, The Lab, 128 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown. thelab_openmic@yahoo.com; (908) Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St., Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA members $5 non-members. Info: Borderline Folk Music Club: New City Ambulance Corps Bldg,,200 Congers Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) Sun., 3/25: John Roberts Brennan Coffee House: Justice William Brennan Court House, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City. Show starts 7pm, open mike at end. (800) , Café Zed: Open mic 7:30pm, sign-up 7pm, feature 9pm New Jersey Arts Incubator in the Essex Green Shopping Center, 495 Prospect St., West Orange. (848) or tom@ tompicard.com. Sat., 3/17: Dave Sherman and Friends Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series: In Clifton; address given with reservation, (973) or celebrationhouseconcerts@yahoo.com. Workshops usually 3:30 5:30pm; concert usually 6:30pm. Concert only $15; workshop only $20; concert and workshop combo $30; Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info , Concerts4Causes@aol.com; Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for tickets/info call , shows at 8pm Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. (973) or (908) ; Sat., 3/10: Charlie Jones Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Monmouth St., Red Bank Dull Music: 7pm, Rutherford Congregational Church, Union and Rutherford Avenues, Rutherford. Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday (except June-Aug.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, and other crafts. run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen. or (973) Fri., 3/9 Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA (610) , Good Coffeehouse: 53 Prospect Park W. at 2nd St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, doors open at 7:30, music at 8pm, (718) or The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. (973) or info@hillsidecafe.com, Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) Sat, 2/3: Brother Sun, Mara Levine and Caroline Cutroneo; Sat., 3/24: Toby Walker with Carol Walker McLynn s Restaurant: Open mic Wed., 9pm. 250 Morris Ave, Springfield. (973) Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St, Boonton. (973) , Wed., 3/21, Cafe Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) , Sat., 3/17: Frank Vignola, Renee Lando Music on Main: 7:30pm, Woodbridge. (732) x6497 NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: Turnstile Coffee Bar, 1607 Route 71, Belmar (2 blocks from Rte. 35, 7 from Belmar Train Station), 6:30pm; Thurs., 3/15: Spook Handy Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair (973) Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. People s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., NYC, or (212) ; Sat., 3/31: Toby Fagenson/Mara Levinew & Caroline Cutroneo/Gathering Time Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) , Mondays Irish Session at Landmark Tavern, 62611th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan; The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert in Livingston; RSVP to jamask8@ comcast.net or (973) ; Sun., 3/11: Magpie Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, (609) $15/Members $10/$3 kids under Fri., 3/16: Bruce Molsky Riverside Rhythm and Rhyme: Skylands Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,1811 State Route 57, Hackettstown. 6:30pm, open mic sign-up, 7pm open mic. Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul s Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) ; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park & Gordonhurst. (973) ; Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7-9:30pm, St. Peter s Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. Salem Roadhouse Café: Townley Presbyterian Church, 829 Salem Rd., Union. (908) , Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, Sat., 3/3: Michael Smith; 3/10: Ruthie Foster Soul Salvation Tour featuring Paul Thorn Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson or ajflycasting@optonline.net Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm. (609) or visit com/oldtime/; 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month The Uptown Coffeehouse: New Location: City Island Community Center, 190 Fordham S. lower level, City Island, NY. 5pm,$15, under 12, $5; Sun., 3/4: Simon and Garfunkel: How Terribly Strange to Be 70 Multimedia Program Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) , 3/10: Christine Lavin 5

4 A Full Day of Music Featuring Keith Murphy Saturday, April 28 A guitar workshop that will introduce students to the alternate guitar tuning known as DADGAD (4 pm 5:30 pm) Pot Luck Dinner (5:30 7:00 pm) House Concert (7:00 pm 9:00 pm) Followed by an Evening o Music beginning at 9:00 pm (note this is in place of the regular Bonus Evening o Music at Roffmans ). Guitar Workshop: Beginning at 4:00 pm, Keith Murphy will conduct a guitar workshop that will introduce students to the basic elements of playing in DADGAD tuning, particularly as it pertains to Celtic music. The session will cover some essential chord shapes in DADGAD moving up and down the neck, making use of the beautiful sound possibilities from sustained open strings that are so much part of this tuning. The Scottish song, Jock O Hazeldeen (key of D) will be taught to put those chord shapes in context. The class will also learn a simple dance melody, the march called On the Danforth (key of A, capo 7th fret). This dance melody will be an opportunity to learn a few more chord shapes in DADGAD and introduce the idea of creating textures by means of alternate chord voicings and different strum patterns. A small section of the workshop period will be reserved for general questions from students. No experience in DADGAD tuning is required, though an intermediate level of experience on guitar is recommended. The class will make use of a capo and since we will discuss strumming issues, students should have a pick. Recording devices are welcome. Tickets for the workshop are $25 in advance and $30 at the door (space is limited). Tickets for the House Concert are $15 in advance and $20 at the door Festival of Storytelling & World Music Sun., March 18, 12:30 4:30pm County College of Morris, Randolph Storytelling for all ages on three stages featuring Anne Lemay, Julie Pasqual and Ken Galipeau. 3pm Concert featuring singer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Larry Siegel (hey, he has shared the stage with Dolly Parton and Pete Seeger)and storyteller/ musician Ken Galipeau (you know that guy). $6.00 admission all ages 5 to 95. For details and to register for morning storytelling workshop (973) Unclassifieds West Orange Room for Rent: Private bedroom/bathroom in large house with all amenities, relaxed atmosphere, privacy respected, shuttle to train, easy access to 280. Call Tom Picard (848) or Shari Korenstein (201) MOONLIGHT CATERING: Catering for many types of events weddings, graduations, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, special occasions you name it, Richard can cater it. www. MoonlightCatering.net 6 Concerts! Workshops! Family Activities! Outdoor Fun! Jamming! Open Stages! Song Swaps! 7

5 FP Calendar: March /Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. See skandinoje.org for dates/info 2/Fri. Minstrel: The Nuala Kennedy Band, Sharlys Dugan 3/Sat. Hurdy Gurdy: Brother Sun, Mara Levine & Caroline Cutroneo, 8pm, Fair Lawn. www. hurdygurdyfolk.org 3/Sat. Swingin Tern: Melanie Axel-Lute and Fish Family Sanctuary Concerts: Michael Smith, 8pm, Chatham. Blue Jersey Band, Django, Djazz & Bluegrazz 7pm, Halo Pub, Hamilton Square EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. 4/Sun. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. EVERY Sunday: T om Picard and Carl Croce, Tapastry, Montclair Uptown Coffeehouse: Simon and Garfunkel: How Terribly Strange to Be 70 Multimedia Program., City Island, NJ. 5/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm, Maplewood. (973) /Tues. FP Board meeting EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Mannion s Somerville. EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist Church, Hopatcong. (973) /Wed. EVERY Wednesday, Straight Morning Drive, featuring Straight Drive 15 minutes after the 7:30am station break. 6 9am, WDVR-FM and EVERY Wed.: Morristown Int l Dancers, 7:30pm, Mountain Lakes. (973) EVERY Wednesday: Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Suzanne Patterson center, Princeton. (609) , EVERY Wednesday: Down Jersey with Jim Albertson, 7:30pm, WSNJ am1240, am1440 and EVERY 1st Wednesday: Folk Open Sing; 7pm, Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. (212) or (718) EVERY Wednesday: 9pm, Open Mike, McLynn s Restaurant, Springfield. (973) /Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, 7pm, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) or daveythek@aol.com 9/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture, 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. org or (973) /Sat. FP Evening o Music: 8pm, the Schafferosa hosted by Rick and Cathy Thomas, 196 Mount Pleasant Ave., Rockaway. (973) Mara Levine & Caroline Cutroneo, Historic Richmondtown tavern concert, Staten Island. (718) , Ext. 270 reservations, Sanctuary Concerts: Ruthie Foster featuring Paul Thorn, 8pm, Chatham. www. sanctuaryconcerts.org 87 Crossroads Coffeehouse: Charlie Jones, 8pm, Flanders. Mick Mitsch s LagansLove, 7pm, Church of The Saviour, Denville 11/Sun. 3pm, Garden State Folk Festival, Morristown Community Theatre. Roger Deitz, Country Roots and Rock Group, Citizen s Band Radio, Bobby Barth.(973) , The Place House Concerts: Magpie, 3pm potluck, 4pm show. Livingston. RSVP (973) or jamask8@comcast.net North Jersey English Country Dance: Beverly Francis, 2pm, Ridgewood. www. maxellute.net/njecd.html Mick Mitsch s LagansLove, 4:30pm, Thatcher McGhee s, Denville 14/Wed. Blue Jersey Band, 7:30pm, Chico s, Asbury Park 15/Thurs. NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song; 6:30 pm, Turnstile Coffee Bar, Belmar, NJ. (732) ; Leader-Performer: Spook Handy Newsletter Deadline Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org 16/Fri. Minstrel: The Buskin & Batteau Trio, Beau Borrero and his Mom Princeton FMS: Bruce Molsky, 8pm, Princeton. Mick Mitsch s LagansLove, 8am on 91.9 FM or WNTI.org 17/Sat. Swingin Tern: Greg Frock and Fingerplay Mick Mitsch s LagansLove, Shenanigan s, Rockaway, 12 3, 9-midnight Café Zed: Dave Sherman and Friends, Open Stage 7:30pm, feature 9pm, West Orange. (848) Music at the Mission: Frank Vignola, Renee Lando, 8pm, West Milford. www. musicatthemission.org 18/Sun. Festival of Storytelling & World Music, County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ. Sunday March 18, 12:30 4pm. Perfomers include Anne Lemay, Julie Pasqual, Ken Galipeau, Larry Siegel Acoustic Cafe: Greg Greenway, 8pm, Park Ridge. 21/Wed. Morris County Center for the Arts Cafe Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney. 7:30 p.m., Darress Theatre, Boonton. (973) , 22/Thurs. Kathryn Weidener, storytelling, 11am, Bridgewater Library 23/Fri. Minstrel: Spuyten Duyvil, Deuce s Child 24/Sat. Hurdy Gurdy: Toby Walker & Carol Walker Runa, 8pm, Fair Lawn. org 25/Sat. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans 8pm, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) /Sun. Jim King: w/ Hunterdon Choral Union and Hunterdon Symphony, 3pm, North Hunterdon HS, Annandale. Russ Kelner w/ NJIO Outreach Ensemble, 2pm, free concert, Scotch Plains Library North Jersey English Country Dance: Tom Arenessé, 2pm, Ridgewood. www. maxellute.net/njecd.html Borderline: John Roberts, 2pm, Suffern, NY. 30/Fri. Minstrel: Long Time Courting, Maeve Gilchrist 31/Sat. People s Voice Cafe: Toby Fagenson/Mara Levine & Caroline Cutroneo/Gathering Time Mike Agranoff, 7:30pm, Oak Hills House Concert, Boonton Twp. salvat89@gmail.com or (973) CD*NY: Contra dance: Blue Jersey Band 8pm. NYC. 9

6 Spread the Word! FP Need Publicity Help The Folk Project publicity committee has lost a few members due to the demands of Life and needs more help! A few minutes per month is all that is needed to send information electronically. Please contact chairman Nancy Kelner at nkelner@aol.com for details. So long and thanks for all the fish! Rick and Cathy will be leaving for Washington State on March 29th. Everyone is invited to the March Evening of Music/Going Away Party at Mark and Robin s house (Rick and Cathy s house is in chaos getting packed for the move!) They are also available most days and evenings for visits and/or going out to dinner with friends to talk about old-times and future plans. Their phone number is (908) Prius for sale: Rick and Cathy would like to find a good home for Victoria, their 2003 Prius. Price is negotiable. Free Stuff: Please check out the website for lists and pictures of household stuff that Rick and Cathy need to find homes for. All items there are free. Sing None of It! A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest performers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, dancers, others. Schedule available at Seen on: Cablevision Morris area, Sun. 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thurs. 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming video on the web at (popup players 34/82 http mms); Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Thursdays 7:30pm ch. 35; Fargo Access ( on Cable One Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. Also streams via Mendham TV: Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., Thurs., Sat.: 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same episode all week) on Comcast ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 22 or 25; Comcast Central NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Ch. 280; simulcast on Comcast Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County area) ch. 21. Join the Folk Project Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your membership fee, to Scott Ross, 36 Hilltop Circle, Whippany, NJ Info: membership@folkproject.org Choose at least one: New Renew Skip to my Lou Name Address Home Tel. E mail 1: Work Tel. E mail 2: Do you play or sing music: [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally Basic Individual $20/year $ (You ll receive this personal monthly newsletter.) Supporting $25/year $ (Personal monthly newsletter PLUS our eternal gratitude) Family membership* $ (Additional family $3 each per year) Multiple Year Membership $ number of banjo-tossing years X type of membership. You do the math. DONATION to Folk Project (Tax deductible! We are also eligible for Corporate Matching Donations and banjos.) $ NEW! Please check one: Total amount enclosed: I d like to receive a print newsletter I d like to save trees and receive an Enewsletter $ Make your check payable to: The Folk Project *Family membership is one basic or supporting membership plus $3 for each additional family member/banjo. Please list the names of additional family members: 10 11

7 Folk Project Board Meeting February 2012 Board Meeting: The Summary The February meeting of the Folk Project Board... was called to order at 8:07 pm on February 7, 2012 at the home of Pam Robinson and Bob Safranek in New Providence, following a delicious pot luck attended by some of the Board. Present were Pat Brangs, Lois De Ritter, Nancy Dugan, Jim Gartner, Allan Kugel, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally, Eddie Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten (Trustees), Mike Agranoff, Carl Croce, Howie Goldman, Scooter Ferguson, Lindsey Meyer, Sandie Reilly, Pam Robinson, Scott Ross, Mark Schaffer, Rachel Streich (other board members), Connie Crawford, Bob Safranek, Rick Thomas, and Lori Falco (guests). Absent were Joe Graziano, Gloria Friedman, Nancy Kelner, Kevin Redden, and Jean Scully. The minutes of the January meeting were approved as amended, with apologies to George Leszczuk, who had been inadvertently renamed Dugan. Treasurer Rachel Streich reported that we are doing well financially. President Eddie announced that the Folk Project has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Arts Council of the Morris Area (ACMA) for general operating expenses with a focus on rebuilding our young families audience. All future FP published materials will give credit to the ACMA for the time period of the grant. Festival co-chair Mark Schaffer reported that the festival has sold out through preregistration, a first for the FP, which caused much applause from the Board. The preregistrations are all for the full weekend, including 40 people who are new to the festival. FP members got first crack at registering, so there was no need to reach out to Jay & Molly s or Shockenaw Mountain Boys fan lists. Registrar Elizabeth Lachowicz will begin the actual registration on March 1. Day passes will become available if pre-registered people back out. A number of children and their parents have registered and Big Jeff DeSmedt has been added for children s workshops. In keeping with our goal to increase family audiences, part of the ACMA grant is being applied to Festival. In other committee news: Minstrel Chair Mike Agranoff gave kudos to Nancy Kelner s proactive and enthusiastic publicity work. With input from the Board, Mike decided to make the May 3 Phil Ochs movie night free to the public. As it is a Thursday night, this should encourage people to attend and will relieve staffing needs. The movie will be hosted by Phil s sister, Sonny. Special Concerts Chair Howie Goldman reported a successful first meeting of his committee. The April 28 Keith Murphy house concert at Mark and Robin Schaffer s will be a mini-festival with a workshop and concert by paid admission, followed by a free Evening of Music. Swingin Tern Chair Leigh Walker reported that at the recent Volunteer Recognition Night, ST roasted Joel Remde for his many years of fine service. Well done! Membership Chair Scott Ross noted that members who receive electronic newsletters don t get renewal notices. Many suggestions were offered by the Board, including s and postcards. Lori and Ed said Constant 12 Continued on next page... Good of the Order/Community News This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Please send items to Eddie Roffman, eroffman@optonline.net. Michael Mitsch finally got to hear his daughter Elizabeth play his favorite classical piece: Braham s Hungarian Dance #5 at her recent violin recital. (He also accompanied her on clarinet at the recital.) Their family musical bond was recently amplified through many evenings of family singing and fiddling during a recent Christmas visit to Ireland. Mark Schaffer greatly enjoyed getting together with members of the band and performers to rehearse for the Valentine s Day show. On rehearsal day, people came and hung out together, enjoying the pleasure of each other s company. Mark said, It felt like a family reunion on Thanksgiving. Mike Agranoff, as MC of the recent SCAN benefit concert at MUF, got to perform a song with backup by Frank Vignola and his trio. Mike says, It was great to be part of an entity performing at that level. I could musically do anything and they followed with precision and support, they enhanced my music. It was a great experience. Connie Crawford, in her professional life as a Transportation Engineer, has been consulting to IMAX Movie producer Steven Low, on production of a trilogy of films about railroads. The first of these films, currently being shown in IMAX, is Rocky Mountain Express about the history, steam-restoration and excursion on the Trans-Canada railroad. Upcoming films will be about high-speed rail and urban rail. Connie is enjoying the project! Our new FP membership chairperson, Scott Ross, proudly reports that he won the first quarter and first half sections of his company s Super bowl pool. It seems that Scott seriously enjoyed the game and he is enjoying his winnings. Pam Robinson thanks FP friends who called her when her dad fell and broke his ankle at Princeton Country Dancers January dance. Pam wasn t there, but friends who were there called from the dance. She was able to go directly and met her dad at the emergency room. Pam says her dad is doing okay with rehab and healing well. She hopes he ll make a full recovery. Contact could take care of this and encouraged all to use CC whenever possible to avoid duplication and maximize committee efficiency. Sandie Reilly, Chair of Horses Sing None of It, reported that Ellen Schwartz has found several new outlets for our cable show. Unfortunately, HSNOI sometimes disappears from local cable access. Sandie suggested that Horse-less viewers call their cable providers and express their desire. The more interested fans who call, the better the chances of improving access. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 pm. Next month s meeting is on March 6 at Gloria Friedman s in Florham Park. Board meetings are open to all Folk Project members. If you d like to sit in, send a note to secretary@folkproject.org to get directions to the meeting. 13

8 Steve Holland & Root Mean Square Feets Don t Fail Me Now! Blue Ribbon Cloggers: Meets in Pluckemin, Tuesdays, 7pm. Call Paula Fromen (908) or Heidi Rusch (908) for info. Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. (971) , (347) , or or AmericanFolkDanceNYC@yahoo.com Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat. at Chinatown Y, Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery (bet. East Houston and Stanton); English Country every Tues. at: Philip Coltoff Center, 219 Sullivan St. (bet. Bleecker and West 3rd). or (212) /31: Blue Jersey Band Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) or Maplewood International Dancers: Recreation House, 124 Dunellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days (908) , eves (973) fd_maplewood.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Comm. Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member (973) or (973) , North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2 5 pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) or (201) /11: Beverly Francis; 3/25: Tom Amessé Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly. GinnyandHallB@cs.com. Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Rd, East Falls, PA. 2nd Sundays, 2 4:30pm (215) Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7:30pm, Riverside School, Riverside Drive, Princeton. Tuesdays (except school closings) (609) Princeton Folk Dancers: 8pm Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St.and Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, Borough Hall, Princeton, Wed. (and some Saturdays) 8pm, beginners 7:40. Pickup band musicians welcome. Usually $6. (609) or (609) , pcdinfo@aol.com. Band info only: (609) or srl@mail.princeton.edu performerlisting at Community Dance, PCD English Country Dance series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm; intro/basics at 7:30. $10 ($5 seniors & students). Info: (908) Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info. Swingin Tern: Sat., 3/3: Melanie Axel-Lute, Fish Family; 3/17: Greg Frock, Fingerplay Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. org, (610) ; 14 More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society Sat., 3/3: Melanie Axel-Lute, Fish Family Tom Phillips fiddle; Bill Christopherson fiddle; Cynthia Shaw piano; Vicky Gould accordion Contras and Squares Who says you can t tunafish? Mako Melanie takes the bait from Fish Family to net this catch of piscine tunes: I Cod Have Danced All Night, That s a Morey, Clam Every Mountain, It Haddock Be You, Carp and Sole, Oyster Parade, Crabaret, Stingray to Heaven, You Don t Send Me Flounders Anymore, Oh Them Golden Kippers, Thanks for the Manta Rays, Billy the Squid, Piranha Happy Face, Like a Sturgeon, The Lobster Mash and Oh What a Beautiful Marlin. Sat., 3/17: Greg Frock, Fingerplay Lisa Bueno fiddle; Helen White flute; Jonathan Brandt piano Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Contras Whether you favor a fascinator or a fedora, you ll be fashion forward with a Greg Frock, made of Contra, the fabric of our lives. Enter the digital age with Fingerplay, our hands down favorite. They will have you in the palm of their hand as they nail down touching tunes while cuticle women and handsome men will be tendon to knuckle in on the joint. Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. No partner necessary. Beginner s workshop, 7:30pm; dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover Parish House 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ From I-287 northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Exit by the Ford dealership ( To River Road/ Okner Pkway ) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Tight at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish House. From I-78: Exit 48 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto Hanover Rd. Turn right into the parking lot of the Parish House just before the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website. (973) TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org Presented by the Folk Project 15

9 Box 41 Mendham, NJ Newsletter submissions: Liz Pagan 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield NJ 07003; deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Scott Ross c/o Scott Ross 36 Hilltop Circle Whippany, NJ Folk Project Officers: President: Ed Roffman Vice President: Pam Robinson Secretary: Lindsey Meyer Treasurer: Rachel Streich Trustees: Trustees thru 2012: Bob McNally, Nancy Dugan, Pat Brangs Trustees thru 2013: Allan Kugel, Ed Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten Trustees thru 2014: Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Elizabeth Lachowicz Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.