NEWSLETTER August 2009

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1 Newsletter submissions: Liz Pagan 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield NJ 07003; deadline is the 15th Address corrections and changes: Pat Rolston 50 Wesley Place Box 120, Mount Tabor, NJ (973) Folk Project Officers: President: Mark Schaffer Vice President: Evelyn Maurer Secretary: Rick Thomas Treasurer: Ed Roffman Trustees: Through 2009: Scooter Ferguson, Ruth Wolfish, Jim West Through 2010: Jim King, Allan Kugel, Mark Schaffer Through 2011: Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Brad Pryor Box 41 Mendham, NJ NEWSLETTER August 2009 Festivalapalooza Believe it or not, it s time to register for the Folk Project Fall 09 Festival. Along with this newsletter you will find a registration form for the festival, which runs October 9 11 at Star Lake Camp in Bloomingdale. And a beautiful flyer it is, thanks to the hard work and computer wizardry of Bill Cox. Take a look at the registration form and start anticipating a wonderful weekend filled with nationally known performers like Red Molly, Vance Gilbert and Walt Michael. As well as Folk Project performers Dave Kleiner and Liz Pagan, Martin Swinger and Illegal Contraband, who will also be playing for our dances. Scott Higgs will be calling. In addition to the usual concerts and workshops, we ve got plenty of new features: an amped up program for children, a Next Generation concert featuring Folk Project performers age 25 and under, and a Festival Chorus led by Ken and Pat Rolston. Check this newsletter for additional articles that will give you all the details. You ll also find some news about how what we re doing to improve our food service. We decided to spotlight the Next Generation concert by giving it a premiere spot on the schedule it will be the first performance at the Saturday night concert. To make room for this special event, the skit will be going on hiatus. It will be back next Spring and George Otto is already at work on a concept that I know you are going to enjoy. And now, a word about Commons housing. The Commons was very popular and sold out very uickly for the Spring 09 festival. Continued on page 6 July Evening o Music Sat., 8/8, 8pm Margaret Crowl s Brothers & Sisters! The Right Reverend Margaret Crowl calls you to come and celebrate the joys of music, fellowship, and yummy food and drink (bring something to share) at her home in Somerset. Weather permitting, we'll be enjoying music in her lovely yard, so extra folding chairs would be appreciated! House Rules: Please bring any leftovers home with you. 12 Concord Drive, Somerset. (732) Directions: Take 287 to Exit 10. South on Easton Avenue towards New Brunswick. Turn right on Foxwood (at the Boston Market). Take Foxwood to the end, turn left on Winston. Go four blocks, turn right on Kingsbridge. Make first left on Indiana, then right onto Concord to #12, first house on right.

2 The Minstrel August, 2009 Acoustic Concert Series presented by Fri., August 7: Andy Cohen and Mindy Schmidt Since forever, ANDY COHEN has been a serious student, preserver, and performer of the acoustic country blues traditions from the '20's to the '40's. The fact that he is a kick-ass fingerstyle guitarist and stride piano player hasn't hurt that effort. In addition to the standard 6-string flat-top, he also plays resophonic guitar, banjo, and the Dolceola (a zither-based keyboard instrument). He combines his performance skills and knowledge base to present a show that is at once highly entertaining and informative. Opener MINDY SCHMITT is a recent Folk Project member whose singing, playing, and stage presence have caught the eyes and ears of our Open Stage audiences. She has an easy and confident stage presence, and sings a nice mix of her own songs and those of her contemporaries in the folk field. Fri., August 14: Open Stage The Minstrel provides this service to our local musical community and passing traveling professionals to be heard by the public and maybe to be booked for a future show. Those who wish to perform at the OPEN STAGE should visit hose who wish to see and hear a wide variety of performers should attend. Photo by Anike Robinson Fri., August 21: Guy Davis and Scooter well rooted in early blues tradition, most notably Delta blues, but he can also pull off Piedmont or any other style that is called for at any given time. Guy fits well in the old bluesman s clothes, and yet he is articulate and comfortable with the folk audience, and they with him. Our opening act is our new Open Stage host, SCOOT- ER. Good songs, good voice, charming presentation. The personification of the talented amateur Folk Project member musician that this organization is dedicated to promote. A singer who deserves to be heard by us and by the general public. Fri., August 28: Pat Wictor and Jon Shain (split bill) Tonight brings us a pair of emerging singer-songwriters. PAT WICTOR s name keeps showing up all over the folk world. His name has appeared with honors on the bill of the Falcon Ridge and Kerrville Festivals and at the International Folk Alliance Convention. In addition to his own shows, he can be seen on stage backing up such notables as Susan Werner, Ellis Paul, and Cliff Eberhardt on slide guitar. Established artists such as Amy Speace and Jud Caswell have recorded his songs. And he appears on the recordings of Red Molly, Joe Crookston, and Greg Greenway. His songs are uplifting, his singing strong and soulful, and his guitar work exuisite. One of Pat s recent collaborators is his co-bill, JON SHAIN. Jon is a veteran singersongwriter who's been turning heads for years with his words, his fiery acoustic guitar work, and his evolved musical style - combining improvised piedmont blues with bluegrass, swing, and ragtime. Jon and Pat will be sharing the stage this evening, matching each other lick for lick, and singing backup for each other in what looks to be a very exciting evening. Above: Pat; Left: John UPCOMING: Aug. 7: Ragtime and blues wizard ANDY COHEN; Sept 18: Dynamic folk-rockers THE KENNEDYS; Sept 25: Songwriter TRACY GRAMMER; Oct.2: MALINKY: Scotland s Celtic supergroup; Oct. 9: CLOSED for the FOLK PROJECT FALL FESTIVAL, featuring VANCE GILBERT, RED MOLLY, WALT MICHAEL, & more; Oct. 16: Songwriter split bill with ZOE MULFORD and KEVIN NEIDIG; Oct. 23: Guitarist and songwriter BROOKS WILLIAMS; Oct. 30: Family Celtic band DUGAN S HOOLIGANS; NOV 20: Celtic harper PATRICK BALL presenting his one-man musical play, O CAROLAN S FAREWELL TO MUSIC; Nov. 27: THE BATTLE OF THE FOLK PROJECT BANDS 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 To volunteer call Sandie at (908) volunteers@folkproject.org Members Gigs & Friends Jennie Avila: Thurs., 8/6: Avalon Folk Festival with Hot Soup. clothing optional event, Paw Paw, WV. Fri., 8/7: Jennie leads sing-a-long, 9:30pm. (304) Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell & Jay Wilensky): Sat., 8/1: 6pm, Old Riverhouse, Clinton, (908) ; Sat., 8/8: 4pm: Music On Main, Main Street, Somerville; Sun., 8/9: 10am, Friendly Grounds, Flemington, (908) ; Sat. 8/22: Boonton Farmers' Market, Main Street, Boonton. Ken Galipeau: Sat., 8/1: 8pm, Pocono Einvronmenta, Center Family Nature Weekend, Dingman s Ferry. Sat., 8/8: 1pm, Grey Towers Nat l Historic Site s Festival of Wood, Milford, PA. Wed., 8/12: 2pm, w/ Carol Titus, Tinton Falls Library; (732) Nancy Kelner: Fri., 8/7: Pre-Sabbath performance, Clark synagogue band Russ Kelner: Fri., 8/7: with Wayne Mandolin Orchestra, Atrium of Wayne; Fri., 8/7: Pre-Sabbath performance, Clark synagogue band; Fri., 8/14: with Cream Cheese Ensemble, Canterbury Village, West Orange; Wed., 8/26: Cranford Nursing Home Odarka Stockert: Sat., 8/15: Celtic Harp and Guitar duo Slight Imperfection, 7pm, Twisted Tree Cafe, 609 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park; Sun., 8/16: Skylands Music and Arts Festival, Celtic Harp/poetry, Hunter s Lodge Field, Delaware, NJ. Every Sunday: 6pm, Cafe Monet, 309 Millburn Ave., Milburn Elaine Silver: Sat., 8/1: 7:30pm, The Salon For Living Music, Philadelphia Society for Art, Lit. and Music; 5841 Overbrook Ave. Sun., 8/2: 1:45pm, Awakened Heart Spiritual Center, Wilmington, DE. Wed., 8/5: Full Moon Evening Concert, Moravia, NY. Thurs., 8/6: Musical Full Moon Circle, Soul Journey; 194 Main St., Butler. Fri., 8/7: Concert & Gathering of Divin Beings, Nottingham, MD. Sun., 8/9: 10am service, Unity Life Ceenter, Chantilly, VA. Sat., 8/15: 7:30pm concert, Unity of Albany, NY. (518) Sun., 8/16, 10am service same place; Sun., 8/16: Gathering of Divine Beings, Delmar, NY. ( ; Sat., 8/22 & Sun., 8/23: 5:30 & 8:30pm: Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Bridgeport, CT, opening for The Kingston Trio with John Guth. Mon, 8/24: 5:30 & 8:30pm: Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, opening for The Kingston Trio with John Guth. Sat., 8/29: 7:30pm, concert w/ Deva Troy, Pebble Hill Church, Doylestown, PA. (215) Sun., 8/30: 10:30am service, same place. (215) Phil Weir: Every 1st and 3rd Sunday, 6pm, open session, Dublin House, Monmouth Street, Red Bank; with Trinity Celtic Band: 7:30 pm, Tuesdays, 8/11 & 25, Dublin House Jim West: Wed., 8/12: 8pm, playing for Princeton Country Dancers contra, w/ Barbara Goldstein, Kirsten Erwin, Paul Prestopino, and Adlai Waksman....Horses Sing None of It! Is 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 the Folk Project web page. Seen on: Cablevision Morris area, Sundays 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thursdays 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); Comcast (formerly Patriot Media/Somerset, NJ) Fridays 3:30pm, ch. 280; Comcast Cablevision of Northwest NJ, Mondays 3:30pm ch. 21; Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thursdays 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Saturdays 6pm, ch. 34; Fargo Access ( on Cable One Fridays 6:30pm & Mondays 3:00pm Ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; LVTV-3, Adelphia Cable, La Verne, CA at Fridays 6:00pm 3

3 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) , Back again on Sept. 26 w/ Toby Walker 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 for non-members. Info : Borderline Folk Music House Club: New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) , Sun., 8/30: Picnic, Jam & Singing Party, 2-7pm, New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 200 Congers Road, New City, NY. solz1@optonline.net or (845) Brennen Coffee House: Justice William Brennan Court House, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City. Show starts 7pm, evening concludes w/ open mike. (800) , Reopening in September Café Z: Third Saturdays: open mic, 7pm concert. $5 inc. refreshments, Zion Lutheran Church, corner of Elm and Esterbrook Aves., Rahway. (732) ; Call for info Chantey Sing: Seamen s Church Institute, 241 Water St., 2nd fl., NYC 8pm. Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info , Concerts4Causes@aol.com; Closed for the summer: 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) ; Delaware River Folksong Fellowship: Song circle the 2nd Sunday at the Friends Meeting House in Mount Holly, NJ, Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Dublin House, Monmouth St., RedBank Folk Friday in Maplewood: Informal 2nd Fri. sing-along with Lucky, Dusty, Rusty & Tio Pete. Starts 7:30pm, hosted by Lisa Novemsky. Ethical Culture Center, 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. Call (973) to confirm date, for directions; Fri., 7/10 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 Hand Made Music: Open mic 3rd Saturday, The Community Presbyterian Church, 145 Carletondale Road, Ringwood, jim1962@verizon.net; On Hiatus The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Crescent, Nutley. Doors open at 7:30, show at 8pm. (973) or jrlds@comcast.net, Closed until September Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) Closed for the Summer MoFiddles/Menzel Violins: 4260 Town Center Way, Livingston, NJ, Bluegrass & Old Time Music Jam 1st Thursdays 7pm, RSVP to (973) or mo@mofiddles.com, $12; Mountainside Library Folk Music Cafe: or (908) Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) , Music on Main Street: United Methodist Church, 69 Main St., Woodbridge. All shows $20. 7:30pm. Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair (973) Doors open 8pm, concert at 8:30. Coming Sept. 26: Shawn Colvin People s Voice Cafe: The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St. (bet. Madison & Park), NYC, 8pm, or (212) ; Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) , The Place: House Concerts, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert. RSVP to jamask8@comcast.net or (973) for info; Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, (609) $15/Members $10/$3 kids under Coming Sept. 25: Claudia Schmidt Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul s Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) ; 3rd Sun.: 2:30pm, St. Bart s Church, 109 E. 50th St., NYC. (212) ; 4th Sun. (except July & August): 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park & Gordonhurst. (973) ; 1st Sat. (except July/August): 3pm, Living Room, 154 Ludlow St., NYC Salem Roadhouse Café: Townley Presbyterian Cruch, 829 Salem Rd., Union. (908) , Sat., Aug. 8: Carrie Jackson Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, Summer vacation Second Saturdays Coffee House/Open Mic: Summit Unitarian Church, 4 Waldron Ave. Sign up at 7:30pm, shows at 8pm. If you are a singer/songwriter & would like to host one, call (908) Concerts4Causes@aol.com; Second Saturday Music Cafe: (formerly Mine Street), First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ, , Starting with an Open Mike, Sign up at 7:30pm. $10 for FP members; South Street Seaport Sea Music Concerts: South Street Seaport Gallery, 3pm, NYC. (212) Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm. (609) or visit 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month The Uptown Coffeehouse: Soc. for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Rd., Bronx, NY, 5pm, $15/$3 kids <12. (718) ; Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) , Watchung Arts Center: 18 Sterling Road (on the Watchung Circle) Watchung, NJ, 8pm, (908) ; Summer vacation NEW Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. All welcome. Info: Allan Johnson or ajflycasting@optonline.net 4 Lotsa Jams listed at 5

4 Festivalapalooza Continued from Page 1 If that s where you want to stay, I suggest you get your registration in as close to August 1 as possible. But please be aware that while the Commons is convenient, it is not the uietest place to sleep. Being in the same building as the kitchen, dining hall and concert hall you are in a prime location to hear music into the wee hours and kitchen noises at the crack of dawn when Richard and his crew start preparing breakfast. If uiet is what you crave, I d like to suggest the Lodge as an alternative. It is very uiet and private and we have reduced the cost so that a Lodge double room is the same price as a Commons room. It s only a mile from the dining hall and we ve set aside reserved parking spots for you right near the building. I stayed there myself last festival and thought it was an ideal place to find peace and privacy when I wanted to finally turn in. You won t want to miss this festival. Attendance is limited to 225 and we expect to sell out. Registration for weekend tickets opens on the web and by mail August 1. Registrations received before August 1 will be handled as if they were postmarked on August 1. Also, please note that registration for day passes does not open until September 1. If you want to be sure that you won t be closed out of this festival, your best bet is to sign up for the full weekend. Hope to see you there! Lori Falco, Festival Chair Exciting Opportunity for Singers at Festival A new kind of workshop will be offered this fall come and learn powerful harmony singing from community traditions around the world in two hour-long sessions, the first held on Saturday morning and the second on Sunday, then perform the songs together at the Sunday afternoon concert. Don t think you can do all that in such a short period of time? Oh yes you can! Ken and Pat Rolston have been participating in programs like this at Old Songs Festival and Village Harmony camps for several years; you ve probably heard us raving about the experience when we come back home. This is highly doable. There will be at least two people in each part who already know the songs (currently called the Part Captains; they need a grander title). If you really read music or sort of sight read, that s a bonus but it s not necessary; you can learn all the material by ear. Few things are as much fun as singing great music with friends. We hope you will join the Chorus and sing with us! 6 Family Friendly Fall Festival! Folks of ALL ages are warmly invited to join us for this upcoming Fall Festival. We are kicking off a new and exciting kids program activities that blend fun, music, nature, and creativity. There will be a kid or all-age activity in nearly every timeslot, all weekend long! Our program will include an all-ages capture-the-flag game led by Jim Speer, a sing-a-long led by Ken Galipeau (bring your favorite songs), and a game night (on Friday) led by Connie Crawford. Your fearless leader (Kathy) will run two workshops themes in a backpack for our 18 and younger crowd (just like themes in a hat, but with slimy and weird topics) and party line dancing for all ages (do YOU know the Amos Moses?) Jeff Loy will lead a nature scavenger hunt for everyone, and has been instructed NOT to feed any campers to the bears. Dave Sherman is planning a repeat of his wildly successful young person s concert with performance slots for people 25 and under. Finally, Helene Zisook will lead two children s arts and crafts activities which are sure to be really cool. We hope you will join in the fun!! To find out more, please call Kathy Haynie at (609) Next Generation Concert Set The Folk Project is looking forward to presenting a NEXT GENERATION: 25 and Under Concert at our upcoming Fall Festival. The first edition of this event, at our final Fairview Lake Festival, was a huge success, and this time promises to be spectacular as well. We have lots of talented younger folks in the Folk Project and we want to give put them in the spotlight. So this is an invitation for all the young folksters out there to be be featured in the SATURDAY NIGHT MAIN EVENT CONCERT. The time slot will be 7:30 to 8:30pm. We ask that you be 25 years of age or younger (but if your parents are in the 75- to 100-year-old range, being in the next generation might put you a little over the limit. So we'll make considered judgement calls). Anyway, we can accommodate up to 12 performers for the concert. To reserve your spot in the show call (732) or at Shermnotes@aol.com. Dave Sherman, Oldie-But-Goodie Nextgenmeister Food, Wonderful Food Spring festival was our first with food prepared and presented by the oh-socapable Richard and his coherts from Moonlight Catering. We ve processed the input from festivalgoers and will be making some adjustments this fall to help things run more smoothly. In the works are fresh oatmeal, salad at every meal, and better signage to tell you where to go and what we re serving. And no styrofoam! The helpful Foodie Crew behind the counter will serve you with a smile (and happy to add more to your plate if you ask them). Slow Food is a worldwide trend of eating better food, prepared with more care and personal attention that s something Richard does well. We d like to encourage people join the trend. We ll tyr to provide something to make everyone happy. So take your time, play another song, enjoy the outdoors, and don t worry about rushing to get to the front of the line. Liz Pagan, Food Maven 7

5 FP Calendar: August /Sat. 2/Sun. Swingin Tern: Mark Widmer & Ross Harriss and Friends EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell & Jay Wilensky): 6pm, Old Riverhouse, Clinton, (908) Ken Galipeau: Campfire stories & Songs, PEEC Family Nature Weekend, 8pm, Dingmans Ferry. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; EVERY Sun.: 6pm, Odarka Stockert plays Celtic harp, Cafe Monet, Millburn, (973) EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. Elaine Silver, 10:30am service at Unity by the Shore, Neptune. (732) /Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm. New location: Recreation House, 124 Dunnellen Road. (973) EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Mannion s Somerville. EVERY Monday: Odarka Stockert plays Celtic harp, 6pm, Cafe Monet, Millburn. 4/Tues. EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist Church, Hopatcong. (973) Folk Project Board Meeting 5/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 6/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. See skandinoje.org for dates/info. Elaine Silver: Musical Full Moon Circle, Soul Journey, Butler. (973) ; 7/Fri. Minstrel: Andy Cohen, Mindy Schmidt Russ Kelner/Wayne Mandolin Orchestra, Atrium of Wayne Russ and Nancy Kelner w/ Clark synagogue band, pre-sabbath performance 8/Sat. FP Evening o Music: 8pm Margaret Crowl s, 12 Concord Drive, Somerset (732) Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell & Jay Wilensky): 4pm, Music On Main Street, Somerville Ken Galipeau, 1pm, songs & stories, Grey Towers National Historic Site Feestival of Trees, Milford, PA. Salem Roadhouse Cafe: Carrie Jackson, 8pm, Union. 9/Sun. Sacred Harp Singing, 2pm, Brooklyn. (718) Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell & Jay Wilensky):10am, Friendly Grounds, Flemington. (908) /Tues. Phil Weir/Trinity Celtic Band, 7:30pm, Dublin House, Red Bank 12/Wed. Jim West et. al, playing for Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Princeton. Ken Galipeau, Carol Titus, stories and songs, 2pm, Tinton Falls Library. (732) /Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, 7pm, Dave Kleiner s. (973) , daveythek@aol.com 14/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage Russ Kelner/Cream Cheese Ensemble, Canterbury Village, West Orange 15/Sat. Swingin Tern: Tori Barone & The Evil Twins Odarka Stockert Celtic harp & guitar duo, 7pm, Twisted Tree Cafe, Asbury Park 16/Sun. NO Sacred Harp Singing, 2pm, St. Bart s Church, NYC, (212) Skylands Music and Arts Festival, Delaware, NJ. Performers include Odarka Stockert. 21/Fri. Minstrel: Guy Davis, Scooter 22/Sat. Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell & Jay Wilensky), Boonton Farmers Market 23/Sun. Sacred Harp Sing, 2pm, Montclair Friends Meeting. (973) /Mon. Elaine Silver with John Guth, opening for the Kingston Trio, 5:30 & 8:30pm, Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven. (609) ; 25/Tues. Phil Weir/Trinity Celtic Band, 7:30pm, Dublin House, Red Bank 26/Wed. Russ Kelner/Cream Cheese Ensemble, Canterbury Village, West Orange 28/Fri. Minstrel: Split Bill Pat Wictor, Jon Shain Summer Weekend: Contact Bob to register, bobrosensweet@optonline.net 30/Sun. Dave Kleiner & Liz Pagan, MusicTown, Little Toby Walker: Breast Cancer Benefit Concert, 7pm Rockaway. robin.schaffer@nice.com or (973) Borderline Folk Music Club Picnic, Singing Party, and Jam, noon-7pm, New City, NY. solz1@optonline.net (845)

6 Save the Ta-Tas! Benefit Mark & Robin Schaffer once again ask for your yearly support in the fight against Breast Cancer and then we thank you with a truly uniue and amazing house concert featuring: LITTLE TOBY WALKER DAVE KLEINER & LIZ PAGAN MUSIC TOWN Sunday August 30, :00 pm 196 Mt Pleasant Avenue Rockaway NJ Before we describe the show, let s remember why we ask for your contribution yearly, whether or not you attend: Statistically, one out of every seven women you know will be diagnosed with breast cancer. This year s concert has special meaning to all of us. It marks the end of Robin s chemotherapy and her fresh start, free of cancer and free of worrisome treatments. This year Robin, her daughters, and friends will participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in NYC. The race raises funds for research grants and community-based outreach projects that focus on breast health education, screening and treatment for the medically underserved. About The Concert Thanking You for your Contributions: Little Toby Walker: We are extremely fortunate this year to feature our friend, neighbor and international blues star Little Toby Walker. Toby is a uniue, accomplished fingerstyle guitar virtuoso. He is adept at blues, rags, hot country picking, and coaxes more out of a guitar than anyone can imagine. But the originality doesn't end there. He is also a skilled singer and songwriter. Dave Kleiner & Liz Pagan: Whether insanely funny or heartbreakingly poignant, David s lyrics are always insightful, creative and well-crafted. This husband and wife are wonderful singers, delightful performers and treasured friends. Music Town: This may be Robin s favorite local band because Mark is a member, but there are other reasons, honest! Music Town is a mountain harmony band, with some kick-butt guitar, banjo and fiddle playing. Their music is bullet fast, daisy sweet and a boatload of fun. The suggested donation is $25 per person, but please give what you can. For those wonderful souls who can t attend but would like to support this great cause, thank you! To attend or contribute, robin.schaffer@nice.com or call We will send you the link to the website for your donations, directions to the house, and/or information for contributing by check. We thank you for your generosity, Mark & Robin Schaffer Join the Folk Project Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your membership fee, to Pat Rolston, membership@folkproject.org or 50 Wesley Place Box 120, Mount Tabor, NJ (973) Choose at least one: New Renew Doo be doo Name Address Home Tel. Work Tel. E mail 1: 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: It s Time To Sign Up For Summer Weekend! Fri. Sun. August The Folk Project s weekend-long jam at a converted barn near Pine Brook, NY. Tent or floor sleeping available, food and chores shared by all. Space is limited; day trippers are welcome. Contact Harmonica Bob to register, bobrosensweet@optonline.net FPlea Market Free: Eureka Timberline tent, 7' x 9' green with fly cover, vestibule, and aluminum poles. Sleeps 3-4, everything included, no holes or tears. Brad (201)

7 Folk Project Board Meeting July 7, 2009: Board Meeting: The Summary At the home of Mark Schaffer. Call to order: The meeting was called to order at 8 PM by President Mark Schaffer. ATTENDANCE: TRUSTEES: Lois De Ritter(11), Scooter Ferguson(09), Jim Gartner(11), Jim King(10), Brad Pryor(11), Jim West(09), Allan Kugel(10). PRESIDING: (President) Mark Schaffer(10). OFFICERS: (Vice President) Evelyn Maurer, (Treasurer) Ed Roffman,. OTHERS: (Minstrel)Mike Agranoff, (Newsletter)Carl Croce,, (Finance)Andy Koenig,, (Publicity & Webmaster)George Otto, (Storytelling)Rivka Willick, (Staffing & HSNOI)Sandie Reilly, (Special Concerts)Pam Robinson, (Membership)Pat Rolston, (Sound)Bob Safranek, (Internal Affairs)Jean Scully. GUESTS: Judy Bubar. ABSENT: (Secretary) Rick Thomas, (Festival)Lori Falco, (Community Affairs, )Elizabeth Lachowicz,, (S'n'T)Connie Crawford,, (Merchandise)Bobbie Rosengarten, Ruth Wolfish(09). Acceptance of the minutes: the minutes of June were accepted without correction. Treasurer s Report: Eddie says good second uarter! Net profit of $5K Swingin' Tern has lowered their expenses and increased their income, and Festival is also showing a profit. Discussion of insurance. Key Dates: Mike filed for a continuance on our incorporation as a charitable organization. NEW BUSINESS: NoneCOMMITTEE REPORTS: Sound: Nothing to report. Finance: Andy reported our Vanguard balance as of the end of June is $61,439.69, including a dividend of $ The wild swings n the market have been reflected in our Vanguard balance as well. Festival: The first slot of the Saturday night concert will be a Next Generation concert. Performers age 25 and under. There will not be a skit at the fall festival, since there was not one ready to go. George Otto is currently working on a script for Spring Registration for fall festival will begin on August 1. A Lodge double is now the same price as a double in the Commons. If uiet is a priority, the Lodge is your best bet; we expect Lodge to sell out early. Storytelling: Storytelling Festival is October 18. Folks wanting to practice their storytelling skills are welcome to come to Open Stage. Minstrel: Another lackluster month in attendance average paid for regular shows for the month. 58 if we include open stage (regular) for the year. July should be better with some strong booking scheduled. $183 loss for the month. Still $602 in the black year to date. May 29, 2010 MUF is not available due to a tag sale. Mike has asked them to move the tag sale to May 5 to coincide with our Festival when we won't be there anyway; they are considering it. Electronic tally sheet is ready and will be introduced this week. Mike has 50 people volunteer to hang up Minstrel fliers which he will them each month. Staffing: As always, we can use more volunteers! An appeal for Open Stage attendees to volunteer has been sent out. Scooter's been happy with how the Open Stage has been going; the music has been exceptional. HSNOI: Only one show taped in June due to Amy Speace having car trouble. She has been rescheduled. Swingin Tern: The new dance hall at First Church in East Hanover is working out well for us. Paid attendance for the first three dances has been significanly higher than the same period last year (average 52 vs 43), and with the adjustment in rent, we are coming out ahead financially. Many thanks to the Folk Project Community for the large turn-out at the first dance on June 6! We are attracting new dancers who show enthusiasm. After applying for a fire permit we were told that we needed a $650 zoning permit in addition to other fees. Upon advice from our pro bono attorneys (and Mark's cousin), we submitted a letter reuest for an informal review by the Town Planning Board on the argument that we do not represent an unanticipated use of a church parish hall rated for a capacity of 300 people. We haven't heard back yet, and it would suit us fine if we never do. Special Concerts: Beppe Gambetta concert was pulled together in 2 weeks after Beppe had a hole in his schedule. It really showed FP at its best in the level of coordination, efficiency and cooperation. Beppe was thrilled and made a very tidy profit and had a lovely time. A 400-seat venue at Drew University has been booked for the 11/7 John McCutcheon concert; tickets on sale 8/1. Tern Swings combo of contra and swing dance is on track for 1/30. Newsletter: Newlsetter was held up this month by late contributions. Please get info in as early as possible so Carl and Liz are not caused disttress. E-newsletter is growing, especially among new members, although it is only a pdf of the print version at this point. Active content with links is the goal. Membership: Pat mailed a copy of the latest roster to the Board. Web&Publicity: As reported by , George was able to capture the design from the old ceramic mug using technology at his job; he has sent the design to Margaret for future use. Swingin' Tern directions to the new site are up on the website, and directions to the old site are down. There are directions from the old site to the new site as well. The web company is no longer providing George with the detailed data on website data that they once were; however, he could report that 32 of 63 attendees at Beppe Gambetta used PayPal. As George is going to be transitioning out of the webmaster job, the future webmasters will be contacting Board members in the next few weeks to get feedback on what they like and dislike about the current website and what they'd like to see in the future. Merchandise: Pam got a lot of great feedback on the black mandala-patterend shirt recently. Perhaps we can add the list of venues to the back of that design and recycle it? Internal Affairs: Many thanks to Eddie & Robin Roffman for hosting a lovely July 4th picnic. July EOM is at Mark & Robin Schaffer's; August party is at the home of Margaret Crowl. September thru December are open and Jean would love to get those booked as soon as possible. Community Affairs: No report. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 9:45 PM. The next meeting will be on August 4 at Mark Schaffer s (to be confirmed). 12 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. Dave Kleiner and Liz Pagan have signed the papers to be the first on their block to go solar. Installation of solar panels is expected to begin once the voluminous rebate and tax credit applications are processed. Russ Kelner is feeling better! After physical therapy and good old healing, Russ says that he s back to normal with no more back pain. Hooray! Lori Falco and her sisters did close on the sale of her mother s house in June, and everything went smoothly. Thank you to all for kind words and support. Projectile Rich Faschan recently published Before You Find Cool. A Fantastically Cool Combination of Lyrics and Illustrations. You can check it out on the Barnes and Noble website using their see inside feature. (It s a cool book!) George Otto formed his own LLC. His LLC has a 5-year contract to supply digital media to Mercedes Benz Corp. What a good way to start a business! Jim King recently hit the significant milestone of three score and ten years. Jim s granddaughter, Kendra, graduated from High School in June. (Many of us remember his announcement of Kendra s birth, at what seems like a recent FP board meeting.) For his first time in 10 years, Jim West is putting music together for a contra dance in Princeton on August 12. He ll be playing with Paul Prestopino and others. Sandie Reilly remarks that her beach is open and she has been going swimming regularly with her family. Carl Croce helped his mother celebrate her 80th birthday in June. Carl and his family are also celebrating that Carl s daughter s boyfriend, Rob, has returned home safely from his Marine tour in Ira. Ken Galipeau, Carol Titus and Rivka Willick are telling stories of nature at the Grey Towers National Historic Site s Literary Arts Weekend in Milford, PA. Additionally Rivka s daughter just returned from Israel and her older son just moved out on his own. Jean Scully recently saw the WIYO s at Bodles Opera House in Chester, NY. She recommends Bodles for good food and great shows. Jean also notes that the WIYO s will be opening for the summer tour of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp. Brad Pryor notes that he is looking forward to seeing Red Molly when they perform at the upcoming Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival. Brad recommends seeing Red Molly perform several upcoming shows for FREE: at Somerset County Concert Series in Bridgewater, NJ, on August 2; at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA, on August 3; and at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, NJ on August 20. Brad is lamenting the fact that he wants to see the Rowan Brothers for FREE at the Huntington Summer Arts Festival, in Huntington NY on August 1st, but he may not be able to get there. Pam Robinson and Bob Safranek had a great time on their annual trek to West Virginia. Pam doubled the amount of hiking that she did from last year. Pam s dad and sister are flying to Albuuerue to meet with her sister s husband and kids for a multi-state tour including visits to several national parks. Evelyn Maurer is greatly relieved that after spending 7 weeks in two different hospitals, her mother came home on July 1. Her mom is still recovering, but it is good to get her home! Scooter Ferguson took his father-in-law to a Phillies home game at their almost-new ballpark. The Phillies lost the game, but they both had a great time. Andy Koenig and Barb Moo took will be taking their younger cousin to see South Pacific in NYC. Andy has been grooving with a bunch of electronic musicians, each sharing several electronic audio clips with many members of the group. They ve put together a bunch of clips of various sounds that Andy is morphing into new sounds. One of Andy s sound-clips is that of an electronic toilet flushing. We can t wait to hear the compilation! Mark Schaffer s uncle Albert passed away recently. Mark says he will especially miss his uncle s great sense of humor. Mark s daughter, Rebecca and her boyfriend Joe recently bought a house together. Mark s in-laws are sharing space in Mark and Robin s house for the summer, and Mark, Robin and their kids have been enjoying the big family dinners and the togetherness of having extended family at hand. 13

8 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: dances every Saturday, English country dance every Tuesday, at the Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. and 7th Ave., NYC. Soft soled shoes only. (212) ; July 9 Aug. 13: 6-week course, Historical Social Dance with a Modern Flair; Sat., July 18: 1pm dusk, Picnic & dance at Alpine Boat Basin, w/ Donna Hunt, Ten Gallon Cat. Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) or Maplewood International Dancers: New location: Recreation House, 124 Dunnellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days (908) , eves (973) 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: 2-5pm, Unitarian Church, Cottage Place, Ridgewood, potluck, $8/members, $10/non-mem. (201) , (201) 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. & 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 Special Community Dance, PCD English Country Dance series: Dance 8-11, intro/basics at 7:30. $8 ($4 seniors & students). Call for info. Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info. Swingin Tern: Sat., 8/1: Mark Widmer & Ross Harriss and Friends; Sat., 8/15: Tori Barone & The Evil Twins Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. (610) More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society Sat., August 1: Mark Widmer & Ross Harriss and Friends Ross Harriss-piano, saxophone; Doug Healy-guitar, bass, drums; Victor Velasco-fiddle Contras Mark marks time before marking his mark remarking Hark, on a lark I embark my ark on a dark aardvark as the landmark patriarch. Boss Ross will toss a tuneful gloss on his albatross as we cross the hoss like a dancing rhinoceros. Sat., Aug. 15: Tori Barone & The Evil Twins David Knight-fiddle; Laurie Fisher-piano, guitar Gory Tori will take The Stand to drive us Psycho as we Carrie on with The Evil Twins. As Children of the Dance we enter The Ring for a Poltergeist petronella and an Alien allemande with The Other before passing through to a Sixth Sense swing with our Phantom partner. Ladies in White put on The Shining Damien tiara and ladies Chain Saw Mascara as their Predator partner dons his Cape Fear for a Night of the Living Dead. Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Contra and Suare 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) or (973) TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org Presented by the Folk Project 15

9 October S ta r l a k e c a m p ] N E W! ] T h e N e x t G e n e r a t i o n C o nc e r t ( 2 5 b l o o m i n g d a l e and N J A weekend-long celebration of music, dance, good times with old friends you ve met before and those you re going to meet Great Concerts Jams Song Swaps Dancing Good Conversation A weekend to look forward to and to remember U n d e r ) ] F e s t i v a l C h o r u s ] F a m i l y - O r i e nt e d K i d s A ct i v i t i e s ] S E E W E B S I T E ] F e a t u ri n g n a t io n a l p e r f orm e rs Red Molly Vance Gilbert Walt Michael The trio of Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner, Carolann Solebello have taken the music world by storm. Stunning harmonies, multi-instrumental versatility and a warm engaging stage presence The voice of an angel, the wit of a devil and the guitar of a god. (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram). Vance has been a featured performer since the early 90 s. He combines humor, a virtuosic tenor voice and an accomplished guitar style in every performance. Walt is legendary as a prime mover in the revival of the hammered dulcimer. For 37 years, from Appalachia to Lincoln Center to the Winter Olympics and beyond, he has brought his multiinstrumental talents and his vocal skills to a world wide audience. w i t h Ta l e n t e d F o l k P r o j e c t p e r f o r m e r s Dave Kleiner and Liz Pagan Dave Kleiner is a guitar wizard and a writer of intelligent, hilarious, songs. Liz Pagan combines guitar skills with a compelling vocal style. As a duo, they produce a kaleidoscopic variety of humor, heart-wrenching ballads, rock n roll, solo artistry and skilful harmonies. www. davidkleiner.com illegal Contraband Our dance band is also a stage band! (Below) Martin Swinger Martin focuses 40 years of performing experience into award-winning original songs, traditional and contemporary Americana music, swing and jazz standards. A veteran of Boston and Kerrville Folk Festivals, Martin is known for his sterling performance and vocal range, surprisingly diverse repertoire and engaging stage presence. C o n t ra D a n c e, C o u n t r y da n c e, a n d mor e Scott Higgs and Illegal Contraband Scott Higgs will be our dance caller. Scott Higgs began dancing in 1975, and started teaching soon thereafter. For 25 years, traveling through 25 states and 6 foreign countries, he has been calling contras and English country dances. Scott s contras are high-energy and swingy. His English dance programs span the spectrum from exuberant to elegant. He will be leading workshops and dances for all experience levels during the weekend. All of Illegal Contraband s players (Peter Blue, Tom Wetmore, A. J. Bodnar, Liza DiSavino) are multi-instrumentalists. The traditional keyboard, bass, guitar and fiddle palette is augmented by synthesizer, accordion, percussion, bodhran, pennywhistle, cornet, and French horn. They will be bringing their original blend of traditional, Cajun, English, original material, klezmer, swing and jazz to our dances and concert hall. What makes this festival D i f f e r e n t? Attendance limited to 225 including performers and staff. Workshops all weekend for musicians, non-musicians, dancers, listeners, and enthusiasts of all ages. We celebrate our performers and enthusiasts: 25-and-under Next Generation Concert and FP Festival Chorus Family friendly Children s activities offered all weekend. Check the website for more. Food and lodging is included in full weekend overnight price. Indoor concert, workshop, and dance locations make this festival weatherproof. A buffet of accommodations, from commons to cabins to the private rooms and comfort of the Lodge, or commute from home. Attendance is BY REGISTRATION ONLY! Registration information on other side. Online registration available at festival.folkproject.org. For more information visit festival.folkproject.org or contact registrar Barbara Moo at FestReg@folkproject.org or call Preliminary workshop schedule and updates at the web site.