~ Politics & Food ~ All members are invited to attend and participate at the Folk Project Annual Meeting

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1 Trustees: Trustees thru 2010: Evelyn Maurer, Jim King, Allan Kugel Trustees thru 2011: Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Brad Pryor Trustees thru 2012: Scooter Ferguson, Ruth Wolfish, Nancy Kelner Folk Project Officers: President: Scooter Ferguson Vice President: Elizabeth Lachowicz Secretary: Chris Riemer Treasurer: Eddie Roffman Newsletter submissions: Liz Pagan 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield NJ 07003; deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Rick Thomas 12 Upper Warren Way, Warren, NJ (908) Box 41 Mendham, NJ NEWSLETTER November, 2010 New Jersey s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization org ~ Politics & Food ~ All members are invited to attend and participate at the Folk Project Annual Meeting Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 8 pm Chimney Rock Inn, 342 Valley Rd., Gillette Wherefore we pat ourselves on the back, vote in next year s suckers er, board members whilst breaking bread and sharing a flagon before we get down to business. If you are joining us for dinner please be sure to RSVP. The cost is only $15, with the FP picking up the rest. There is no charge if you re just coming to the meeting. Dinner is served upstairs at 6:30pm. The annual meeting will start promptly at 8pm. Please RSVP to Scooter (a.k.a. Mr. Ferguson), president@folkproject.org November Evening o Music Sat., 11/13, 8pm Cecilia & Allan s Join Cecilia Rowedder and Allan Kugel for our monthly musicmaking party. Bring voices, instruments and food/bev to share to 511 S. First Ave. Highland Park. (732) Directions: From the Turnpike: to Exit 9. Bear right at fork after toll booths; immediately merge left onto Rt. 18 North. Go roughly 2 1/2 miles (staying in right exit lanes), then exit onto Rt. 27 north towards Highland Park. Cross bridge, turn right at third light onto First Avenue. Follow Directions Below; From I-287: to River Road exit (exit 9). Follow River Road south towards Highland Park all the way (5.2 miles, ~ 9 minutes) until it ends at Raritan Avenue (Rt. 27) in Highland Park. Turn left (up the hill); turn right at second light onto First Avenue. Follow directions below. Directions Below: Go 6 1/2 blocks (counting on the left) on First Ave.; 511 white w/ red trim on the left at crest of slight hill just before the 4-story apt building on corner of Graham). Note: Parking is sometimes limited immediately near the house, due to the next-door apartment building. If you have things to carry, you might want to drop those off first and then park. BONUS Evening o Music! Sat., 11/27, 8pm the Roffmans The 4th Saturday Bonus Evening of Music takes place at Eddie and Robin s place, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) Note: Eddie and Robin keep Kosher. At Evening o Music, non-kosher items CAN be shared on a special tablecloth on their kitchen table. Please bring your own 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, ours is the second driveway on the right.

2 Noember 2010 The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series presented by Fri., Nov. 5: An evening with Headlong Retreat Headlong Retreat is a musical collaboration involving Bill Neely, Bill Bly and Liz Emmert (whom members may remember from the band known as Left Field) as well as Ken and Pat Rolston (long time Folk Project favorites) and Doug Miles. Their eclectic mix of material, tasty arrangements, ample wit and wisdom, and powerful vocal harmonies make them a memorable experience. Joining them on a number of songs will be the 12-member vocal ensemble, the Ad Hoc Chorale. Unusual for the Minstrel, they will be their own opening act. In the first half of the evening, they will present what they call the Follies, a motley cruë featuring Cheerful and Lugubrious Songs with various Intimate and Grandiose Arrangements and Stagings, on Diverse and Sundry Themes. The 2nd act will be a themed and narrated presentation called, Hymns for Hard Times. Fri., Nov. 12: Open Stage After a hiatus in October for our Fall Festival, the Open Stage returns to its usual 2nd Friday slot. 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 visit Fri., Nov. 19: Small Potatoes and Caleb Hawley A return of a Folk Project favorite. Small Potatoes is the duo ofrich Prezioso and Jacquie Manning. They call themselves Eclecto-Maniacs, which is pretty apt, as their musical tastes run from Celtic to cowboy with a large dose of their own writing. What helps them pull all this off is the fact that they are monster musicians; Rich can make the guitar talk, and Jacquie is a great whistle and percussion player. They both sing and their voices blend with the smoothness of years of singing together. Opener 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. He s exciting, likeable, and very very good. His opening act this night will be a preview of his headline set coming up on January 21. Fri., Nov. 26: Jazzmasters of the Folk Project Featuring: Grover Kemble, Diane Perry, Joel Glassman and Tres Sole with Frank Sole Traditionally, Thanksgiving Friday features Project-member musicians, and this year we bring you an amazing night of sophisticated musical stylings and thrilling improvisation. Grover Kemble is an exceptional and exciting guitarist and singer. He is known and loved throughout Jersey jazz rooms, he has recorded with John Pizzarelli, played the Newport Jazz Festival, and led the popular jump/swing group Za Zu Zaz. Julliard-trained Diane Perry is a smooth, smoky and sumptuous jazz vocalist with stellar skills on the violin. Fiddler Joel Glassman is the go-to guy when pro bands from Jersey to Maine are looking for an adept improviser in any genre, but Joel s true love is the American songbook and his true skill is capturing the flavor, eloquence and phrasing of this challenging art form. Tres Sole features three hot improvisers led by Frank Sole, house jazz guitarist for the Minstrel s yearly Valentines Day Extravaganza. Frank is an accomplished player of standards, a Django stylist and a purveyor of pure picking perfection. The group is rounded out by Frank s brother and Rock-a-Dilly drummer Mark, and Kevin McCarthy on bass. We ll end the night with an all-star jam! UPCOMING 12/3: Chorus Song Night; 12/10: Open Stage; 12/17 & 24: Closed; 12/30: (Special Thursday show) Crowfoot: Canadian high energy music.; 1/7: Harmony trio MAD AGNES in their farewell performance; 1/14: Open Stage; 1/21: Caleb Hawley Hot guitar work and great vocals; 1/28: John Roberts & Debra Cowan: Traditional British and American song; 2/4: Great harmonies from Gathering Time 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 Sat., 11/6: Harvest Hoot Don Flaherty, Brooklyn Swing Ensemble Sam Zygmuntowicz fiddle, mandolin; Danny Elias clarinet, dumbek; Bill Peek piano; Marco Brehm bass Contras and Swing Dancing 8pm Midnight oin us for our annual Harvest Hoot of contra and swing dancing! The evening starts with ninety minutes of contra dancing with Don Flaherty and Brooklyn Swing Ensemble, followed by an hour of swing couple dancing with Brooklyn Swing. The evening finishes at the midnight hour with contra dancing to swing music! Come at 7:30 for contra dance lessons. Admission is $15, $10 for students. Sat., 11/20: Steve Holland, WB & Bonnie W. Bruce Reid fiddle; Bonnie Zahnow guitar Contras and Squares WB and Bonnie play Looney Tunes as Speedy Steve Gonzales has us racing down the hall like the Road Runner and spinning round like the Tasmanian Devil. Tweety Bird and Foghorn Leghorn back up the Merrie Melodies as Porky, Daffy, Bugs and Sylvester do a hey for four. Th-th-th-that s all folks! 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 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

3 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) Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) or Maplewood International Dancers: Ceation 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: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2 5 pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) or (201) www. maxellute.net/njecd.html; 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, Sat., 11/27: Cranberry Ball Ron Buchanan & Notorious Avant Gardeners 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., 11/8: Harvest Hoot Don Flaherty, Brooklyn Swing Ensemble; Sat., 11/20: Steve Holland, WB & Bonnie Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. (610) Sat., 11/13: Shane Knudsen/Termite s Delighte; Fro/. 11/26: Butterball Friday 3 10:30pm; 14 More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society Members Gigs & Friends Ken Galipeau: Sat., 11/6, 11am & 12noon: True Tall Tales of Fishing with Uncle Ish, State Theatre, New Brunswick part of free Milk and Cookies Program.Tickets: (732) 246-SHOW (7469). Ken Galipeau/Story Weavers: Fri., Nov. 19 & Sat., Nov. 20: Tellebration at the Bethel, Mount Tabor. Friday night stories for adults; Saturday afternoon storys for families. Storyweavers is Ken Galipeau, Carol Titus, Rivka Willick, Pat Wayne, Sahara Lawler, Peter Magnan. Info: (973) Russ Kelner: Mon., 11/8: w/ Bloomfield Mandoin Orchestra, 7:30pm, Cranford Community Center; Sat., 11/13: w/ Cream Cheese Ensemble, 6pm, Crossroads Restaurant, Garwood; Sun., 11/4: with NJ Intergenerational Orchestra Outreach Ensemble at Wynwood, Florham Park; Sun., 11/21: 3pm, w/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra, Young People s Concert, Madison Junior School Rich LaPierre: Sat., 11/6, 7pm: Greenberry s Coffee, 46 S. Park Place, Morristown, Sat., 11/13 (and every second Saturday), 7pm: Drip Coffee, 34 Main St. Madison Stephanie P. Ledgin: From Every Stage photo exhibition, Nov North County Branch, Hunterdon County Library, Halstead St, Clinton NJ, for hours or com for more details Lost: At the Fall Festival, I stayed in Cabin 3. I brought a scarf and belt loop hanger with me (looks just like a regular clothes hanger, only round) to keep my towel within reach in the shower. I left it hanging on the shower rod in the women s bathroom, and when I went back to the cabin to pack up after the Sunday concert, it wasn t there. If anyone took it by mistake, or has any information about its whereabouts, please contact Amy Livingston at haverwench@gmail.com....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, 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); Comcast (formerly Patriot Media/Somerset, NJ) Fri. 3:30pm, ch. 280; Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Saturdays 6pm, ch. 34; Fargo Access ( on Cable One Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; LVTV-3, Adelphia Cable, La Verne, CA at Fri. 6:00pm; BCAT (Brooklyn Cable Access TV) Tues., 12:30pm on Time Warner 34; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42; Also streams via bcat-tv-network. NEW 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 3

4 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) , Sat., 11/20: Freedy Johnston, Open Book 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 House Club: New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) , Sat., 11/13: 6th Anniversary Concert with Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters house concert in New City, NY; reservations 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) , Fri., 11/19: Richard Shindell City Grind: Open Mic Night, Open Mike hosted by Tom Picard every other Friday at 8 pm, 11 North Avenue East, Cranford. 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 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; 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 jrlds@comcast.net, Sat., 11/20: Vicky Russell, the Whiskey Boys Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) Sat., 11/6: Christine Lavin MoFiddles/Menzel Violins: 4260 Town Center Way, Livingston, NJ, Bluegrass & Old Time Music Jam 1st Thursdays 7pm, RSVP to (973) or mo@mofiddles.com; Acoustic open mike first Thursday of the month Mountainside Library Folk Music Cafe: or (908) 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. Sandie Reilly reports that she really enjoyed the Fall FP Festival saying, I even got to play my guitar! The sound crew was seamless and superb, I look forward to working with all of them again and hope we return to Star Lake. Lori Falco had a good time attending the 2010 NJ Storytelling Festival. Lori reports that at the festival, Rivka Willick publicly thanked the Folk Project for years of help and support, nurturing the NJ Storytelling Network until it could spread its own wings, and branch out on its own. Lori also reports that old-time FP member Stacy Roth was a featured performer at the festival, performing in History on the Hoof. Evelyn Maurer is busy packing and preparing for her move to Monmouth County at the end of November. Evelyn is carefully studying her maps, picking out the best routes from Monmouth to and from FP venues, so she can keep active with FP participation. Pam Robinson shares good news that her father is home from rehab. He is still getting therapy and some help, but he keeps getting stronger and healthier. Pam also reports that October 12, (the day of our FP Board meeting), was the first day in 9 weeks without any dizzy spells. Her recent bout with vertigo is getting better! Mark Schaeffer missed the last board meeting to see twin-brother friends of his family perform in a special dueling piano show. These same friends will be house-sitting for Mark and Robin when they go on an extended journey to Israel from right after the Valentines Show until Passover. Rick and Cathy Thomas closed on the purchase of their retirement house in Port Ludlow, Washington (they won t be moving for another year). Thomas Lachowicz (son of Betsy Rose Lachowicz) is having a great time in High School. He is running for class treasurer. We all wish we could vote for him! Ruth Wolfish took a trip down memory lane, seeing Buskin and Bateau perform at the Blind Lemon Café in Cincinnati, reminding her of attendance there during her college days. Ruth said, It would be great if all my business trips could coincide with a great folk concert. Lois DeRitter went to the Turtle Hill Folk Festival, in a beautiful camp near Rochester, NY. Lois says, There was great music, great workshops and great evening campfires. Lois is sad to report the passing of her last remaining pet, her beloved cat, Jingles. We send condolences to Barbara Moo, who lost her sister, Katy, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. We reach out with warm and caring thoughts to Barb and her family as they deal with this tragic loss. Cecilia Zeimetz-Rowedder s sister, Jean, remains very ill, dealing with stage 4 cancer. We all continue to send our prayers, meditation and good wishes for healing. We send wishes for continued healing to Alan Bases as he recovers and continues rehab from knee surgery. Jim King thanks everybody for all of the cards, calls, and support during his recovery from a recent hospitalization. Jim says, It meant a lot to me. 13

5 Folk Project Board Meeting October, 2010 Board Meeting: The Summary The Directors of The Folk Project came to something like order at 8:00 PM on October 11, at the home of Bobbie Rosengarten. The leaves were beginning to turn, and many post-festival hugs were exchanged. Present were Lois DeRitter, Scooter Ferguson, Jim King, Jim Gartner, Alan Kugel, Evelyn Maurer, Brad Pryor and Ruth Wolfish (Trustees), Mike Agranoff, Pat Brangs, Connie Crawford, Carl Croce, Lori Falco, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Chris Riemer, Pam Robinson, Ed Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten, Bob Safranek, Mark Schaffer and Rick Thomas (Other Board Members) and Joanne Cronin (Guest). Absent were Nancy Kelner, Sandie Reilly and Jean Scully, Chris made some minor wording tweaks in last month s Publicity report, and the minutes were approved as amended. Eddie summarized the current financial situation, which he characterized as running on eight cylinders. He expects us to finish the year in the black. We made a couple of business decisions, moving to approve Nancy Kelner s suggestion to place an ad (and possibly an article) in The Hometown Quarterly, something we haven t done before. We also approved the slate of directors submitted by the Nominating Committee, which readers should be able to find elsewhere in this newsletter. The December Meeting will again be held at the Chimney Rock Inn, and there should be some details on that in the newsletter too. Otherwise, in the committee reports, we learned that: September was a good month for the Minstrel, both artistically and financially. Good for the performers, too, with two more acts moving into the Comma Club by taking home more than $1,000 for the night. Mark Schaffer thinks Scooter Fergusson has done a great job building an Open Stage community over the past 18 months. The Publicity Committee is continuing to expand its membership, with Joanne Cronin and Pat Brangs working on a kind of virtual scrapbook of prior performers. Work on the website continues apace, and Alan Kugel is putting the finishing touches on his Content Management System. Mark thanked everyone for their hard work and commitment. Lori Falco got a hearty round of applause for what everyone considered to be a great Festival. She will be stepping down as chair at this point, so she certainly went out with a bang. The Festival s future is somewhat cloudy, since Star Lake is reconsidering its decision that October 2010 would be our last date there. Maybe we re not homeless after all. Lori is not certain that the dance will be sustainable as part of the Festival, though, since we continue to have trouble attracting enough dancers to justify the cost and effort. (All dancers are encouraged to submit their thoughts to festival@folkproject.org.) Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:15. Next month s meeting is on November 9th at the home of Mark and Robin Schaffer, in Rockaway. Please remember that board meetings are open to all general members. If you d like to sit in, send a note to secretary@folkproject. org to get the details. 12 Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) , Sat. 11/20: Red Molly and New Found Road Music on Main: United Methodist Church, 69 Main St., Woodbridge. All shows $20. 7:30pm. Summer outdoor concerts (rain location Woodbridge Middle School) Wed., 11/3: Willie Nile, Richard Barone; 11/17: John Sebastian NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: First United Methodist Church, 906 Grand Avenue, Asbury Park, every third Thursday, 6:30pm; Thurs, 11/18: led by Spook Handy, Mike Meade and Ingrid Heldt Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair (973) Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. Fri., 11/5: James Maddock,Megan Reilly; 11/12: Vance Gilbert & Dala People s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., NYC, or (212) ; Sat., 11/6: Roy Zimmerman, Harmonic Insurgence; 11/13: Judy Gorman, David Laibman; 11/20: Anne Price, Steve Suffet, Hillel Arnold Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) , www. folkmusicny.org; Fri. Sun. Nov 5-7: Eisteddfod see page 6; Sat., 11/13: workshop with Gabriel McArdle: Songs of the Ulster Tradition. Reservations required, (212) Mondays Irish Session at Landmark Tavern, th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan The Place: House Concerts, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert. 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 Fri., 11/19: Roy Book Binder 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 Wednesday,s 7-9:30pm, St. Peter s Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. Salem Roadhouse Café: Townley Presbyterian Cruch, 829 Salem Rd., Union. (908) , Sat., 11/13: TBA Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, Sat., 11/20: Jonathan Edwards, Nora Jane Struthers; 11/27: The Roches, Lucy Wainwright Roche 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: info@ secondsaturdays.org; 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 oldtime/; 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) , Sat., 11/13: The Kennedys Watchung Arts Center: 18 Sterling Road (on the Watchung Circle) Watchung, NJ, 8pm, (908) ; Sat., 11/6: Zoe Mulford 5

6 Eisteddfod Festival of Traditional Music Fri. Sun. Nov. 5 7 Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY The Folk Project will once again be an official cosponsor of the Festival of Traditional Music, Eisteddfod. Eisteddfod is a Welsh word that means gathering of bards. Our bards are 23 outstanding musicians the entire list of performers and their background is available at Presented by Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. / New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club, Eisteddfod is a fabuluos weekend gathering of musicians and singers, with lots of audience participation. There will be three concerts, 22 workshops, a ballad swap, a contra dance, an open mike, a camper concert and more inlcuing lots of jamming and opportunity meet up with friends new and old. Accommodations include newly renovated rooms, an indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, a game room and a golf course. Featured artists include Paul Brown, Martha Burns, Jerry Epstein, Howard Glasser, Benny Graham, Alan Friend, Lorraine & Bennett Hammond, Sharon Katz, Alison Kinnaird, John Kirk & Trish Miller, Vic Legg, Bob Malenky, Val Mindel, Robin Morton, Joe Newberry, Caroline Paton, Steve Suffet, Dwayne Thorpe, Triboro, Mickey Vandow, Eric Weissberg, Heather Wood, and more Being a cosponsor means that Folk Project members get in for a reduced rate, whether you are going just for the day or you are staying overnight. So be sure to indicate you are a Folk Project member when you register. Sign up online and pay by credit card: Info: or (718) Minstrel Spotlight There are a couple of events at The Minstrel this November worth special mention and large circles on your concert calendar. Come early; bring friends. November 5: Headlong Retreat Folk Project old timers will remember fondly Left Field, a dazzingly talented group of performers and songwriters that graced our stage many times. Bill Bly, Liz Emmert and Bill Neely from Left Field, have joined the Folk Project s own Ken Rolston and Pat Rolston and added Doug Miles and Bryan Gerhab to form Headlong Retreat, an ensemble of seven talented singers and instrumentalists performing original songs, traditional material and a sampling of the best of contemporary songwriting. They will be showcasing their new album Hymns for Hard Times. When the going gets tough, the tough get singing. Come prepared to have a special evening. 6 November 26: Jazz Masters of the Folk Project Mark Schaffer is our own blend of P.T. Barnum, Ed Sullivan, and a dash of Phil Spector*. His Folk Project extravaganzas are legendary. For our Thanksgiving weekend, Mark has produced Jazz Masters of the Folk Project, an amazing night of sophisticated musical styling and thrilling improvisations. The menu includes: Grover Kemble. Known and loved throughout NJ jazz rooms, Grover has recorded with Bucky Pizzarelli and performed at the Newport Jazz Festival. Julliard-trained Diane Perry is a smooth, smoky and sumptuous jazz vocalist and violinist. Fiddler Joel Glassman is well remembered on our stage. His true love is the American Songbook and his true skill is capturing eloquence and flavor of the art form. Frank Sole, house guitarist for our Valentines Day shows, will lead Mooshoo Mojo in a blend of standards, Django stylings, and pure picking perfection. We will end our evening in spectacular fashion, when all four stars take the stage for an exciting super jam. What better way to end a Thanksgiving holiday than celebrating with our Folk Project family! *Without the homocidal mania, we hope! Join the Folk Project Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your membership fee, to Rick Thomas, 12 Upper Warren Way, Warren, NJ Info? 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7 What a fabulous Festival! As we watch the Fall 2010 Festival recede in the rear view mirror, I have to admit that this was a Festival that made a lot of people happy. Everywhere I looked on Sunday afternoon I saw smiling faces. The weather was great miles of sunshine, a cloudless blue sky, and the temperature just right. We were treated to some marvelous performances by Anne Hills, Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers, and Aca-Perco, the John Mina Group, Joe Petraitis and Jean Scully. Donna Hunt called for the dances, with Joel Remde and Loretta Holtz providing instruction for the Scandinavian dance workshop. The Folk Project skit came roaring back on Saturday night with an intriguing, provocative piece written and directed by Andy Koenig, produced by Lindsey Meyer and starring Bob McNally, Cody Chase, Siobhan Scully, Mark Schaffer and Ken Galipeau. It takes a lot of volunteers to run our Festival, and this one was no exception. In particular, I would like to thank Bobbie Rosengarten, Jim King, Lindsey Meyer, Robin Edelston, Bill Cox, Pam Robinson, Andrew Dunn, Liz Pagan, Bob Safranek, Sandie Reilly, Matt Reilly, Wyatt Regan, Greg Moore, George Otto, Roger Kintish, Kathy Haynie, John Lamb, Carol Titus, Rick Thomas, Alex Adams, Connie Crawford, Chris Jacoby, and Lois DeRitter. Rachel Streich and Scooter Ferguson did a great job dealing with a less than ideal parking situation and many volunteers stepped forward to help out, taking on everything from standing outside to direct traffic to hopping into their own cars to provide on-the-spot shuttle service. To all of you who volunteered some time to run a workshop, or arrange chairs or help park cars or wash dishes at the potluck Thank you. Your labor is what makes Festival possible and it is appreciated. I d like to offer a special thank you to Barbara Moo. From the beginning of my time as Festival Chair, Barbara has put in a lot of hard work to make each Festival well-run and enjoyable. Unfortunately, she had to miss this Festival due to the illness of her sister, who passed away on Festival weekend. Barbara deserves a lot of credit for her dedication and my heart goes out to her and Andy and the rest of her family at this sad time. With the close of this Festival, I am retiring and Carl Croce will become the new Festival Chair. Carl has an infectious enthusiasm that is sure to lead us on to some great Festivals in the future. As to the location for the next Festival, we learned quite recently that Star Lake is open to the idea of having us return. Carl and the Festival Committee will consider the options and decide what makes the most sense for the Folk Project, be it Star Lake or a different location. Someday in the not-too-distant future I am confident that you will be learning the particulars of the next Folk Project Festival. That s all for now. It s been an amazing run. Lori Falco, Festival Chair (Lamus Duckus) NYC World Music Afternoon We have just discovered that Village Harmony Pat and Ken Rolston and Karyn Grunwald s musical home away from home is offering a singing workshop in New York City from 1 5pm on Sunday, Nov. 7! This is a great opportunity to learn South African, Georgian and Corsican songs from two master teachers. The venue is Lipton Hall in D Agostino Hall at NYU, 108 West 3rd Street, and the cost is only $25. Please go to the Village Harmony website ( for more details and an online registration form. We strongly encourage anyone who has enjoyed participating in (or listening to) the recent Chorus Workshops at Festival to attend. 10 Department of Etty-kett Thanks to Lois DeRitter for the following submission, reprinted with permission from the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield: To use or not, that is the question. Does this sound familiar? Sometimes we have so many things to do that we want to find efficient ways to move through the to-do list and check things off as quickly as possible. However, sometimes this drive to have things done and under control can inadvertently lead to ineffective or problematic communication when we choose to send a quick . While it is perfect for some situations, is not always the best way to communicate! Many times we need a face-to-face conversation what professional communication studies call a rich medium because the topic is complex and we want to accurately convey emotions or caring. This is harder to do well in an because we lose all the meaning carried by our facial expressions and the tone of our voices. Tone and expression change in real-time in response to our listeners, and consequently conversation is the most sensitive and responsive way to communicate, especially about tricky or controversial subjects. If interaction will be required to solve a problem, for example, remember that a conversation creates a rich space for the give and take you will need. A leaner medium refers to a method of communicating that doesn t have the face-to-face interpersonal dimension. Telephone conversations, for example, have some of the immediacy of a face-to-face conversation, but lack the visual dimension, and so they are leaner. With we can still have an exchange, but the potential for misunderstanding and unintended consequences exists. For example, a person may send an she thinks is just a straightforward, simple message that could strike a recipient as harsh and abrupt. Consider these disadvantages of s: Hastily written remarks may lack tact and cause tension. We can t respond as quickly to a perceived slight when it goes out through . The messages get lost in the information overload of jammed inboxes. They don t necessarily remain private. They can be forwarded and shared, and words you may have wished to express more carefully and explain can be passed around freely. Think about when and how to use s. They are good in certain situations: Communicating straight-forward, routine, and informational messages or questions Reaching many people at once who are on different schedules about something straightforward and informational Giving recipients precise directions or steps, in which case the written format creates an ideal resource or record Before you send an , pause to ask yourself whether it is the best way to reach out to a person or group. Take a moment to imagine the best case vs. worst-case outcome of sending an . Whenever something is tricky or complex or sensitive it is a good idea to slow down long enough to consider whether a conversation would be more effective. Pete Seeger & Friends with the Dull Music Band Sat., 11/20 William Carlos Wiliams Center, Rutherford Featuring Kim and Reggie Harris, Spook Handy,The RJ Storm Project, Dan O Deam Scott Petitom Alex Zetelskim Martin Dullm Ted Clancy. Sponsored by WFUV 90.7 fm Radio and the South Bergenite. Info/tickets: NJ Clearwater Circle of Songs At the First United Methodist Church, 906 Grand Avenue, Asbury Park, every third Thursday, 6:30pm. Nov. 18 led by Spook Handy and Tom Picard. 7

8 FP Calendar: November /Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm. New location: Recreation House, 124 Dunnellen Road. (973) Nov. 1 30, Stephanie P. Ledgin, From Every Stage photo exhibition, Hunterdon County Library, Clinton. or 2/Tues. 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) Music on Main: Willie Nile, Richard Barone, 7:30pm, Woodbridge. 4/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. See skandinoje.org for dates/info Mo Fiddles: Acoustic Open Mike, 7:30pm, Livingston. (973) /Fri. Minstrel: an evening with Headlong Retreat Outpost in the Burbs: James Maddock, Megan Reilly, 8pm, Montclair. 6/Sat. Swingin Tern: Harvest Hoot Don Flaherty, Brooklyn Swing Ensemble EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. Ken Galipeau, 10am &12noon: Milk and Cookes program, State Theatre, New Brunswick. Free. Tickets: (732) 246-SHOW (7469) Hurdy Gurdy: Christine Lavin, 8pm, Fair Lawn. Watchung Arts Center: Zoe Mulford, 8pm, Watchung. (908) Rich LaPierre, 7pm, Greenberry s Coffee, 46 S. Park Place, Morristown 7/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. NYC World Music Afternoon, 1 5pm, 8/Mon. Russ Kelner w/ Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, 7:30pm, Cranford Community Center 9/Tues. FP Board meeting: 8pm, Mark & Robin Schaffer s 11/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, Dave Kleiner s, 8pm, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) /Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage 8 Outpost in the Burbs: Vance Gilbert & Dala, 8pm, Montclair. 13/Sat. Evening o Music: 8pm, Cecilia & Allan s, 511 S. First Ave. Highland Park. (732) The Borderline Folk Music Club of Rockland County 6th Annivesary Concert: Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters, 8pm, New City. Reservationss: solz1@optonline.net or (845) Rich LaPierre. 7pm, Drip Coffee, Madison Valley Contra Dance: Shane Knudsen/Termite s Delight, 7:30pm, Bethlehem, PA. Russ Kelner/Cream Cheese Ensemble, 6pm, Crossroads Restaurant, Garwood Russ Kelner/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra Outreach Ensemble, Wynwood, Florham Park 14/Sun. Sacred Harp Singing, 2pm, Brooklyn. (718) /Mon. Newsletter deadline. Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org 17/Wed. Music on Main: John Sebastian, 7:30pm, Woodbridge. 18/Thurs. NJ Clearwater Circle of Songs, 6:30pm, Asbury Park, led by Spook Handy and Tom Picard 19/Fri. Minstrel: Small Potatoes and Caleb Hawley Brennan Coffeehouse: Richard Shindell, 8pm, Jersey City. Princeton FMS: Roy Book Binder, 20/Sat. Swingin Tern: Steve Holland, WB & Bonnie 20/Sat. Pete Seeger & Friends with the Dull Music Band, 7:15pm, William Carlos Williams Center, Rutherford. Hillside Cafe: Vickey Russell, the Wiskey Boys, 8pm, Nutley. (973) Music at the Mission: Red Molly and New Found Road, 8pm, West Milford. Acoustic Cafe: Freedy Johnston, Open Book, 8pm, Park Ridge. Sanctuary: Johnathan Edwards, Nora Jane Struthers, 8pm, Chatham. Tellabration: Stories for grownships with Story Weavers (Ken Galipeau, Carol Titus, Rivka Willick, Pat Wayne, Sahara Lawler, Peter Magnan). Mount Tabor, (973) Telebration: An afternoon of stories for the whole family w/ STory Weavers. Mount Tabor, (973) /Sun. Russ Kelner/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra Outreach Ensemble, 3pm, Young People s Concert, Madison Junior School Minstrel: Jazzmasters of the Folk Project Valley Contra Dance Butterball Friday: 3 6pm: Notorious; 7:30 10:30pm: Avant Gardners, Ron Buchanan calling, Bethlehem, PA. 27/Sat. Princeton Country Dancers: Cranberry Ball w/ Ron Buchanan/Notorious Avant Gardeners, 8pm, Princeton. (609) , Sanctuary: The Roches, Lucy Wainwright Roche, 8pm, Chatham. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans 8pm, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973)