Benefit Concert: A Mix of Music

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1 June org New Jersey s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization Benefit Concert: A Mix of Music Sat., 6/9 8pm Morristown Unitarian Fellowship The Project, our landlords MUUF and the Aktion Club are presenting a benefit concert featuring the Folk Project Valentines Day Boogie Band, Music Town, Bill Buttner and Roia Rafieyan. You ve heard the Boogie Band as the backup band at the Valentines Day Extravaganza, but if you ve never heard them in full rock concert mode, you re in for a spectacular show! Music Town is the Project s premiere country band, with fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass and powerful three-part harmonies. Bill Buttner and Roia Rafieyan are the perfect singer/songwriters to represent our fine organization with sensitivity, humor, insight and a winning presentation. The Benefit: The Aktion Club is a group of young adults living with disabilities. They give back to community the by organizing charities and raising funds. It is absolutely heartwarming and inspiring to see them work together to benefit others. They re joining forces with the teen group from MUUF to present this concert. Come support your friends and our landlords and the wonderful efforts of the great kids at the Aktion Club. Admission $20/adults, $15/students. May Evening o Music Sat., 6/9, 8pm Amy & Brian s Another southern tier E o M! Bring music and food/bev to share to Amy Livingston and Brian Hudson s, 229 South 11th Ave., Highland Park. (732) There is a COP (Cat On Premises) and music space is in the basement (note if you have trouble with steps). Directions: From287: Get off at Exit 9, River Road. Take River Road south to the end and turn left onto Raritan Avenue/Route 27. Head through town, and at the 7th traffic light hang a slight right onto Woodbridge Avenue. At the next light, turn right onto South 11th Avenue. House is in the first block, on the left: a little blue house with red shutters. Park on the street.. FromRoute 1: Get off at Woodbridge Avenue/514. (Coming fromthe south, this is just past Route 18; fromthe north, it s just past the light at Plainfield Avenue.) Follow signs toward Highland Park. At the first light you come to, make a left onto South 11th Avenue and continue as above. Fromthe Turnpike: Get off at Exit 9, Route 18. Take 18 North and keep to the right. Get off onto Route 1 North and continue as above. BONUS Evening o Music! Sat., 6/23, 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: >FromI287 Southbound: exit 36, Ridgedale Ave. Keep right at fork, follow signs for and turn right at Ridgedale Ave., go 0.7 mi. Follow directions fromridgedale-hanover intersection below >FromI287 Northbound: exit 36B, W Lafayette Ave. Right at light onto Ridgedale Ave., go 0.9 mi. >FromRidgedale-Hanover Intersection: Left onto E Hanover (westbound), go 4.6 mi. Turn right at Black Birch Dr. (just past traffic light at ShongumRd.) go 0.8 mi. Turn right at Butternut Rd., second driveway on the right.

2 June 2012 The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series presented by Fri., 6/1: Beppe Gambetta with AcquAria Beppe Gambetta, the Italian bluegrass flatpicking champion. Sounds like an ethnic joke, but Beppe is no joke. Early in life he was captured by the music of such greats as Doc Watson and Tony Rice, and soon got to the point where he was sharing festival stages as an equal with his heroes. Equally adroit on mandolin, he can blaze through a hot bluegrass tune or croon a lovely Italian traditional ballad. And all with an elegant continental charm that is a joy to witness. Appropriately opening for Beppe this evening is AcquAria, an Italian-American duet that specializes in the traditional music of Sicily. With the sounds of traditional whistles, frame drum, Jews harp, and mandolin, they present songs of the old seafaring and fishing life and dance music of the real Sicily. Fri., 6/8: 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. Friday, 6/15: Diane Perry with Hiroya Tsuk amoto Diane Perry is a natural. One of those performers who, from their very first note, you just know was born to her instrument. Diane s instruments are the violin and her voice. And her genre is the American Popular Songbook she fell in love with as a teen. Classically trained at Juilliard, her violin playing combines the tone of the concert-hall virtuoso with the weighty swing feel of the big bands. And her vocal interpretations are unique and perfect for the material. Our opener tonight, Hiroya Tsukamoto, displays a very different kind of instrumental excellence. He delivers skillful and innovative guitar instrumental solos with the accompaniment of percussionist James Shipp. His music is sometimes contemplative and meditative, and sometimes exciting. Friday, 6/22: Carla Ulbrich, The Loose Canons A fan favorite on the long-running, nationally syndicated Dr. Demento show, award-winning songwriter and general smarty-pants Carla Ulbrich has been compared to the likes of Ray Stevens, Christine Lavin, Jerry Seinfeld, Chet Atkins and Jewel (The guy who said Jewel had been drinking heavily). Note: The Folk Goddesses, originally scheduled to headline this date, have had to cancel. Perhaps the very name of tonight s opener, The Loose Canons, will give you a clue as to their approach to music. This 11-member choral group sings intricate vocal arrangements of folk songs, do wop, classical favorites as well as participatory pieces. But they specialize in parodies, satire, novelty songs, and other bits of musical humor. Friday, 6/29: Caleb Hawley, Chasing June Caleb Hawley takes the pejorative out of pop. He s a young award-winning songwriter with an irrepressible grin in his voice and a jazz approach to his guitar playing. That voice is supremely flexible and expressive after the fashion of Stevie Wonder or Vance Gilbert. The guitar work is also reminiscent of Gilbert s, with flying chords and tasty licks thrown in seemingly at will. His talent won him a spot on American Idol in He s exciting, likeable, and very, very good. Opener Chasing June is the indie folk collaboration of singers and songwriters Judy Aron and Steve Coleman. Their co-written harmony-filled songs and spirited up tempo live performances have been earning the duo spots in venues and on radio throughout the northeast region in the two short years they ve been together. UPCOMING: 7/6: Jack Williams, Naomi Sunshine & Grover Kemble; 7/13: Open Stage; 7/20: Split bill Mike Agranoff and Gathering Time; 7/27: Broadside Electric; 8/3: The Minstrel s 37th Birthday Show; 8/10: Open Stage; 8/17: Bob Malone; 8/24: Cliff Eberhardt, John Schmitt; 9/7: Bill Staines, Roger Deitz; 9/21: Christine DeLeon, Luke Liddy; 9/28: The April Verch Band, Fiona Tyndall 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 (973) 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 Tommy Mahony: Wed., 6/20 hosting Darress Theatre Cafe Jam (see Venues) Blue Jersey Band (Frank & Ellen Ruck): Fri., 6/8: 8:30pm, ArtsQuest, Town Square Stage, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA; Sat., 6/9: 2pm, Bordentown Green Fair, 207 Crosswicks St, Bordentown City; Sat., 6/23: Blue Jersey Contra Band (Frank Ruck, Louise McClure, Ellen Ruck, Mike Sutton), 7:30pm, Valley Contra, Unitarian Church, 424 Center St, Bethlehem, PA Ken Galipeau: Sat., 6/2: 11am, Lake Drive School Festival Day, Boonton; Sat., 6/9: 7pm, Acktion Club Benefit (see below); Sat., 6/16: 8pm, Campfire Stories/Songs, Family School Campout, Mantua. (856) Russ Kelner: Thurs. 6/14: w/ NJ Outreach Ensemble, Trinity Hospital, Elizabeth; every Wed., Delaire Nurshing Home, Linden; once a month, Manor Care Rehab, Mountainside Michael Mitch/Laganslove: Sun., 6/3: Wayne Day Festival; Sat., 6/30: Freedom Festival Parade, Randolph The Rockabillities, Musictown (featuring a host of Folk Project luminaries): Sat., 6/9: 7pm, Aktion Club Benefit, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 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. Summit Schools looking for a new communications specialist. Full-time, 10-month position. IPosition starts 9/1/12. Go to and click on Employment and then click on Job Postings. Applications must be made online....horses 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 (www. cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. Also streams via org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. 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

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) , Sat., 6/9: Songwriters By the Sea, Special Edition Dan Bern / Marah / Joe Rapolla 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: usually at New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) Sun., 6/3: Travers Chandler and Avery County, Terry Kitchen & Mara Levine house concert, call/ for reservations 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., 6/16: Mara Levine call to confirm -- may be a special location! 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) ; 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) No events June-August 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, Sat., 6/16: Roy Schneider Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) Sat, 6/2: Diana Jones, Meg Braun 4 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., 6/20: Café Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) , 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., 6/21: Tony DeSantis 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) ; Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) , Mondays Irish Session at Landmark Tavern, th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan; The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert in Livingston; RSVP to jamask8@ comcast.net or (973) ; Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, (609) $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 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. 6/2: Year-End Ice-Cream Social, $1 CD Sale, and Concert, featuring Treasa Levasseur 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., 6/3: Rod MacDonald Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) , Sat., June 16 17: Cleawater s Great Hudson Revival, Croton Point, NY. 5

4 The Minstrel Presents YOU! Minstrel Birthday Show Fri., Aug. 3 Every year, the Minstrel celebrates its anniversary with The Birthday Show, a show comprised of the Folk Project s member musicians. We have a lot of new membermusicians this year, and they can join our longtime veteran performers in one of our highlight shows of the year. You also get to meet some of the other member musicians and get to know us. The date of the show is Friday, August 3rd, which will culminate 37 years of running a show every Friday year round. (Our actual opening night was Friday, July 25, 1975.) Here s how it works: Musical groups are set up at the Folk Project s Independence Day picnic, which takes place on Wednesday, July 4 in Randolph. (More details on the picnic will appear in the July newsletter.) Everyone who wants to take part in the show puts their name on an index card. The cards are shuffled, and then dealt out to form randomly selected duos and trios. The groups then have the next 4 weeks to work up one number per group, to be performed at the Minstrel on Friday, August 3. We will again be providing the services of Dave Rimeles, an experienced fiddler, guitarist side man and studio musician. Dave will be available to any group to do instrumental work. He can provide accompaniment for non-instrumental singers who are paired up with each other, or be available for an instrumental break when you say, Take it, Dave! Details: YOU MUST BE A CURRENT FOLK PROJECT MEMBER SIGNING UP: You can either sign up at the picnic on July 4 (recommended) or reserve a spot ahead of time by contacting me at or Minstrel@ FolkProject.org. AS FAR AS MUSICAL ABILITY, That s a matter of your own judgment. If you re reasonably comfortable in playing or singing a song in front of friends, well that s what you ll be doing. YOU CAN BE IN AS MANY GROUPS AS YOU WISH Simply put your name in the hat as many times as the number of groups you wish to be in. One or two groups is common. THE DRAWING WILL BE DONE AT 3:30 PM AT THE PICNIC, and you can use the rest of the afternoon to get a head start on choosing your music and rehearsing. (Start thinking of good ensemble songs now, so you can have some suggestions for your groups when they re chosen.) YOU MAY ADD ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO YOUR RANDOM GROUP at your choice instead of or in addition to Dave Rimeles. However, everyone in the group must be a member in good standing of the Folk Project. So put the following dates on your calendar right now: Wednesday, July 4 for the picnic to choose up sides, and Friday, August 3 for the show. Shortly after the picnic, I ll send out a confirmation notice to everyone in the show, including the contact information for Dave Rimeles in case you want to use his services. See you there! Mike Agranoff, Minstrel Programming Chairman 6 (973) Minstrel@FolkProject.org. Pelvis Burlapp s Festival Guide Many of you have just returned from the Folk Project s wonderful Spring Festival. We had such a great time, it s time to plan for more summer festival fun. Here are some of my lesser-known favorites: DWAITN FEST: Dwaitn, an acronym for Dudes With Adjectives In Their Names, features the best performers in that ever-growing category. Scheduled to appear: Mumblin Pete Whatzysayin, Droolin Dave Drippstein, Shiverin Joe Penguin, and Burpin Bob the Human Soda Machine. Scheduled workshops: Ramblin, Wanderin, and Usin adverbs, eventually. June 23 25, Bowling Green Center for Grammar and Pluck. Gathering of the Vibes: This festival features vibraphone players in all genres. Workshops include Good VIBErations: Beach Boys on the Vibes, and The Songs of Marcel Marceau. June 27 32, Oshkosh Studebaker Memorial Apothecary. SWCS Festival: The Songwriters Who Can t Sing is one of the most interesting festivals. There are no concerts. People who attend are requested not to sing at any point. Bring sheets of paper with lyrics, and chords (optional). Participants ramble aimlessly in a large field for the first day. On the second day, some build up the courage to approach another songwriter. After making several disclaimers, they haltingly read the lyrics on their paper. The listener makes one of several suggested responses, such as: I like the first verse, You really should send that to Ben Vereen, or Tell me what you were feeling when you wrote that. July 1 3, Barth Marklow s Wheatfield, Cornrow, Iowa. Old Thongs Festival: The name pretty much sums it up. Not for the squeamish. Aug , Speedo Raceway Park, Buttcrease, NY. Summer WeekenD: This is a Folk Project event. A small group of musicians and those who tolerate music descend upon a former barn in the shadow of the Shawangunks. There are no scheduled events, though meals sometimes break out at random times throughout the weekend. One of the highlights is the John Prine Marathon, which is never scheduled but always happens. Other activities which happen despite being unplanned: the tripping over the guitar cases in the middle of the room, the claiming of the couch, the road trips to the store, the barking of the dog, the spiralling of the staircases and the waiting for the shower. And always, a spectacular musical moment may erupt at any time. August Remember, check with each festival before traveling. Often they are cancelled or rescheduled due to unforeseen or foreseen circumstances. Bring plenty of sunblock, earplugs, and copies of Rise Up Singing for the campfire, if you can t find firewood. See you there! Time to do some travelin Clearwater s Great Hudson River Revival June Crouton-On-Hudson, NY Many performers include Ani DiFranco, Béla Fleck, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Osborne, Holly Near, The Klezmatics, Tom Chapin, Tim O Brien, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Kim & Reggie Harris, Tom Paxton... Questions? Contact Mark or Robin Schaffe: festival@folkproject.org or

5 FP Calendar: June /Fri. 2/Sat. 3/Sun. 4/Mon. 5/Tues. Minstrel: Beppe Gambetta, AcquAria Swingin Tern: Jan Alter, Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. Hurdy Gurdy: Diana Jones, Meg Braun, 8pm, Fair Lawn. www. hurdygurdyfolk.org Sanctuary Concerts: Year-End Ice-Cream Social, $1 CD Sale, and Concert, featuring Treasa Levasseur, 8pm, Chatham. Ken Galipeau, 11am, Lake Drive School Festival Day, Boonton Borderline: Travis Chandler & Avery County, Terry Kitchen & Mara Levine, 2pm, New City, NY. Reservations (845) 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: Tom Picard and Carl Croce, Tapastry Restaurant, Montclair EVERY Sunday: Radio Nowhere, 7 10pm, WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at or Wayne Day Festival: Michael Mitch/LagansLove, the Loving Hearts Club Band (or is it the Rockabillies?) Uptown Coffeehouse: Rod MacDonald, City Island, NJ. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm, Maplewood. (973) FP Board meeting, 8pm, Roffman s 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 8 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. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. See skandinoje.org for dates/info 8/Fri. 9/Sat. 10/Sun. Minstrel: Open Stage Blue Jersey Band, 8:30pm, ArtsQuest, Bethlehem, PA FP Evening o Music: 8pm, Amy Livingston & Brian Hudson s, 229 South 11th Ave., Highland Park. (732) Acktion Club Benefit Concert: 8pm, The Folk Project Valentines Day Boogie Band, Music Town, Bill Buttner and Roia Rafieyan. Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Acoustic Cafe: Special Edition Songwriters by the Sea: Dan Bern / Marah / Joe Rapolla, 8pm, Park Ridge. Fanwood Performance Series: MazzMuze, Blue Jersey Band, 2pm, Bordentown Green Fair, 207 Crosswicks St., Bordentown City North Jersey English Country Dance: Tom Arnessé, 2pm, Ridgewood. net/njecd.html 14/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, 7pm, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) or daveythek@aol.com 15/Fri. 16/Sat. 16/Sat. Minstrel: Diane Perry, Hiroya Tsukamoto Newsletter Deadline Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org Swingin Tern: Steve Holland, Rumpus Hillside Cafe: Roy Schneider, 8pm, Nutley. (973) Ken Galipeau, Campfire Stories and Songs, Family School Out Campout, Mantua. (856) Café Zed: Mara Levine, Open Stage 7:30pm, feature 9pm or so, West Orange. (848) may be at a differen location this month. Clearwater Festival, Croton Point, NY. 20/Wed. Morris County Center for the Arts Cafe Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney. 7:30 p.m., Darress Theatre, Boonton. (973) , 21/Thurs. NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: Tony DeSantis,Turnstile Coffee Bar, Belmar, 6:30pm. 22/Fri. 23/Sat. 29/Fri. 30/Sat. Minstrel: Carla Ulbrich, The Loose Canons Bonus EoM at the Roffmans North Jersey English Country Dance: Annual Play-ful Ball, 2pm, Ridgewood. www. maxellute.net/njecd.html Blue Jersey Contra Band (Frank Ruck, Louise McClure, Ellen Ruck, Mike Sutton), Valley Contra, 7:30pm- 10:30pm, Unitarian Church, 424 Center St, Bethlehem, PA Minstrel: Caleb Hawley, Chasing June Michael Mitch/LagansLove, Randolph Freedom Festival Parade 9

6 Old Songs Festival June 22 24, 2012 Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY This Project favorit is a family-friendly festival of folk, traditional, Celtic and world music and dance, known for its relaxed atmosphere, interactive sessions and workshops,handson experience and participatory nature. In addition to three concerts there are 120 daytime workshops given by performers. Also featured are a juried craft show, food and instrument vendors, and a well-run children s activity area. Too many great performers to list. Go to The FPublicity Hound It s been 50 years since Karl Dieterichs, proprietor of the Bucks County Folk Music Shop, Chalfont, PA, started up Bucks County Folk Song Society with some friends. BCFSS is planning a celebration on Nov. 10 at the Newtown, PA Presbyterian Church. Workshops in the afternon, a potluck dinner and an evening showcase and circle sing. For more information, Sharon Abbott, vice president, at vicepresident@bucksfolk.org. Open mic with featured performer at Cafe 420, First Presbyterian Church, 420 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. 2nd Friday of the month. 7:00 pm. Wendy Huber at giduly@ juno.com for more information. Free will offering. Tuckerton Seaport many music related events throughout the year. 120 West Main Street, Tuckerton. (609) Has many music-related events during the year. June 9 Pirate Festival; June Seafood and Music Festival. Nancy Kelner, FP Publicity Chair and Roving Music Maven 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.) $ Total amount enclosed: $ NEW! Please check one: 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 SUMMER WEEKEND WILL BE AUGUST

7 Folk Project Board Meeting May 2012 Board Meeting: The Summary The monthly meeting of the Folk Project Board...was called to order at 8:01 pm on May 1, 2012 at the home of Lindsey Meyer in bucolic Peapack. Present were Pat Brangs, Lois DeRitter, Nancy Dugan, Jim Gartner, Elizabeth Lachowitz, Eddie Roffman, and Bobbie Rosengarten (Trustees); Mike Agranoff, Carl Croce, Scooter Ferguson, Gloria Friedman, Howie Goldman, Nancy Kelner, Lindsey Meyer, Kevin Redden, Sandie Reilly, Pam Robinson, Mark Schaffer (Other Board Members); and Lori Falco (Guest). Absent were Allan Kugel, Bob McNally, Rachel Streich, Joe Graziano, Scott Ross, Robin Schaffer, Jean Scully, and Leigh Walker. The April minutes were approved as written. Rachel was absent but Eddie distributed the financial information showing continued solvency. In administration reports: V.P. Pam Robinson has agreed to lead the search for a new Minstrel Staff Head to replace Scooter, who is resigning for personal reasons. This position oversees the Minstrel staff and isn t the same as Head Staff, which generally rotates weekly. Trustee Elizabeth Lachowitz summarized a training session she attended on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance for non-profits. Many non-profits, such as the FP, don t own their own property and are somewhat limited in their ability to comply, as they can t make structural changes. Luckily, the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship is wheelchair accessible and Elizabeth outlined many other ways in which we can welcome people with disabilities. Awareness and sensitivity are prime, said Elizabeth. In committee reports: Festival co-chair Mark Schaffer reported that although the Festival sold out during pre-registration, the actual registration left some gaps, especially among families with children. He s disappointed, since they d made an effort to attract families. There are now 15 openings, although Festival has already broken-even financially. Mark announced that they ve hired the high-energy Jeremy Kittell Band to headline fall festival. Minstrel chair Mike Agranoff reported that with the funds voted to his committee last month, he approached a performer who is currently beyond the reach of the normal Minstrel budget. The performer responded favorably but that brought up an interesting dilemma: in all likelihood, he d bring in a sellout crowd which would obviate the need for the funds. How to avoid a sellout? While Mike ponders this unique question, Special Concerts chair Howie Goldman agreed to run the show as a Special Concert. President Eddie reminded us that the idea for the funds is to give committees confidence to take risks they wouldn t ordinarily take. Sound Reinforcement chair Kevin Redden reported the possibility of a grant for capital purchases for sound. There was no lack of suggestions from the crowd and Scooter quipped, iphones for all! Special Concerts chair Howie Goldman reported a low turnout for the Keith Murphy concert/workshop/evening of music, which sparked discussion. He s working on booking a band between Christmas and New Year s. Merchandise chair Gloria Friedman showed us a beautiful new Swingin Tern tote bag, now for sale at FP events. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 pm. Next month s meeting is on June 5 at Ed Roffman s home in Randolph. 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. 12 Good o 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 Presideddie Roffman, eroffman@optonline.net. Joe Graziano s loving mother, Gloria, passed away on May 3. Please be sure to send condolences with Joe when you see him. The NY-NJ area lost an important member of its music community when DJ Pete Fornatale passed away at the end of April. Pete was a pioneer of the Folk-Rock radio scene from the 60s. He played top hit records, but also gave a lot of airtime to and helped promote local folk performers. His long-running radio show, Mixed Bag, was wonderful. FP member Mike Agranoff was invited to perform The Ballad of the Sandman, on a memorial Mixed Bag show in mid-may. Mark Schaffer s mom, Ruth, is recovering after having been hospitalized with pneumonia. Mark is thankful that she s feeling better and he s also thankful to Jean and Siobhan Scully for visiting her in the hospital. FP member Roger Dietz received a 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award given at the New Jersey Folk Festival, in recognition of Roger s long-time efforts to promote folk music in New Jersey and around the country both as a musician and singer as well as a writer for Sing Out! and other publications. Sandie Reilly got a job at the Madison Bike Shop. Sandie says, It s the perfect job for me. It s awesome! She happy to talk about, sell, ride, teach and work on bikes, while getting paid. Sandie is also studying for certification as a coach with USA Cycling. Check out her picture and bio on the store webpage at Bob Safranek missed the April board meeting for a good reason. He was at a rehearsal, cause he was requested to perform in the recent Music in Bloom concert at MUF. Bob played on two songs, one on guitar and one on mandolin. We hear that he was great. The concert backdrops were floral photographs by photographer Elaine Boucher. Longtime FP volunteer, C.W. Hartmann, is doing well in Maryland, where he relocated about a year ago. He s now in the process of moving to a new place that will be closer to his job, and very close to the Renaissance Fair he loves. Hartmann wants us to know that even though he s no longer living in our area he still loves the Folk Project, and he plans to attend a couple of Minstrel concerts this summer. In the proud mom department, Nancy Dugan reports that daughter, Sharlys, was accepted into every college she applied to (even Berklee, which made brother Connor jealous). She s decided to go attend Hofstra, for a B.S. in Music Marketing. Meanwhile Connor, busy studying at Berkelee has been performing in a hot countfy-western band. Carl Croce was privileged to attend the first Holy Communion of his Godson, Daniel Croce. Carl said, It was wonderful, and we enjoyed a great family party afterwards. On a recent cycling weekend in the Pine Barrens, Gloria Friedman took Saturday evening off to go to Albert Hall in Waretown. She had a great time enjoying the Bluegrass and Piney music show presented weekly by the Pinelands Cultural & Historical Preservation Society. Gloria said they are a great organization, staffed by volunteers (just like us). These wonderful Saturday evening concerts, with admission of only $5.00, have been running in Albert Hall since Nancy and Russ Kelner s bluegrass band: Petrograss played at a recent Minstrel Open Stage. They loved performing and the audience loved them. Nancy says, It was a thrill to be on stage at the Minstrel! Blue Jersey Band (Frank Ruck, Ellen Wolff-Ruck and Mike Sutton) enjoyed recent performances at the New England Folk Festival and Communiversity in Princeton. They showcased their repertoire of Django, Djazz, and Bluegrazz including Minor Swing, Lady Be Good, a special rendition of I m a Woman, and a quodlibet of Pennies From Heaven along with I Can t Give You Anything But Love. Check out their website for video at Michael Mitsch is getting his head shaved on June 2nd to benefit children with cancer. To support go to 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 Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.). cdny.org or (212) 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) /10: Tom Amessé; 6/23: Annual Play-ful Ball 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., 6/2: Jan Alter, Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes; 6/16: Steve Holland, Rumpus 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) ; Sat., 6/23: Blue Jersey Contra Band 14 More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society Sat., 6/2: Jan Alter & Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes Mike Rovine fiddle, Jill Smith piano, Henry Koretzky guitar Contras and Squares Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes and Jan Alter your mind. Dr. Twamley s tunes insidiously enter your ear and commence to snake through your brain like a Roto-Rooter. An MRI will reveal that a Multi Rhythm Interface has been implanted to leave you hooked on symphonics. Jan will jam your brainwaves with cerebral contras, schizophrenic squares, hippocampal heys and psychedelic petronellas. CAUTION: This is your brain on contras. Sat., 6/16: Holland and Rumpus Bill Quern fiddle, mandolin; Sarah Gowan guitar; Michael Hearn harmonica; Steve Epstein clarinet Contras and Squares In a salute to Sendak, Steve and Rumpus tell the story of the night Steve wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another. He sailed off through the night and day, crossing the ocean wave to where the wild things are and he was made king of all wild Terns. And now, cried Steve, let the wild Rumpus start. And the wild Terns roared their terrible roars and swung their terrible swings and heyed their terrible heys and cornered their terrible contras. And Steve danced back into the night of his very own room where he found his supper waiting for him and it was still hot. Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. 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 FromI-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. FromI-78: Exit 48 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/FlorhamPark. 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

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.