November Annual Dinner/Meeting Tue., Dec. 4, 2018 Dinner at 6pm, Annual Meeting at 8pm Long Hill Tavern, 632 Meyersville Road, Gillette, NJ

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1 The Folk Project November TM TM Box 41 Mendham, NJ Newsletter submissions: George Otto Long Hill Road, Gillette, NJ Deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Joanne Cronin c/o Joanne Cronin 200 Ross Drive, Apt.23 Boonton, NJ Folk Project Officers: President: Steve Humphreys Vice President: Kathi Caccavale Secretary: Jay Wilensky Treasurer: Chris Riemer Trustees: Trustees thru 2018: Olga Alvarez, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally Trustees thru 2019: Ken Brody, Allan Kugel, Evelyn McNally Trustees thru 2020: Christine DeLeon, Dave Heistand, Steve Humphreys facebook.com/folkproject twitter.com/thefolkproject youtube.com/c/folkprojectvideo 2018 Annual Dinner/Meeting Tue., Dec. 4, 2018 Dinner at 6pm, Annual Meeting at 8pm Long Hill Tavern, 632 Meyersville Road, Gillette, NJ Dear Fellow Folk Project Members: All Folk Project members are invited to attend and participate in our upcoming Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 4. We are changing things up a little this year by moving the meeting location to a new venue, the Long Hill Tavern (formerly the Meyersville Inn) in Gillette, NJ. All FP members are welcome to join us at 6pm for dinner before the meeting at a fixed price of $15/person (not including alcoholic beverages). There is no charge to attend the Annual Meeting, which begins at 8pm sharp. Dinner reservations are required please RSVP to president@folkproject.org or text 973/ , and be sure to list the number of people attending. At the meeting, elections will be held to fill open positions on our Folk Project Board of Directors. These include all four Officer positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary), plus four Trustees. See page 12 for the official Nominations Committee slate. We will also accept nominations from the floor during the voting process. Looking forward to seeing you there. Steven Humphreys, President Evening o Music Sat., Nov. 10, 8pm Elly Faden s 12 5th Street, Hazlet, NJ 415/ Friends, our host for the November EOM will be hosting for the very first time! Elly s home is just 10 minutes off of Exit 117 on the Garden State Parkway, so southern Projectiles, rejoice! Travel time is approximately one hour from Minstrel, so folks may want to carpool. As usual, it s a potluck, so please bring food and drink to share as well as your voices and instruments. If you have any extra folding or camp chairs that you can bring, that would be helpful but not necessary. Directions: Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 117, for Route 36. Take 36 towards Hazlet for approximately 4 miles. At the intersection with Laurel Avenue, make the jughandle to go across the highway (left) and follow Laurel Avenue and make a right onto 5th Street. You can park on the street. Special Announcement/Heads-Up for the December EOM Due to a very special concert with the bluegrass legend Tony Trischka on December 8th, the DECEMBER EOM will take place at Steve and Christine Humphreys home on the first Saturday in December, December 1, instead of the usual second Saturday slot. So save the date! QUICK GUIDE TO THE INSIDE A Holiday Benefit Concert... 2 Members Gigs (& Friends)... 7 Board Meeting: The Summary...10 Good o the Order...11 Nominations Committee Report...12 Remembering Andy Goessling...13 NOTE: web links in the enewsletter are now clickable

2 A Holiday Benefit Concert for The Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Fri., Dec. 21, 7:30pm Pre-Concert Caroling 7pm The Minstrel Suggested Door Donation is a minimum of $15 It s the Fa la la la la, la la la la time of year. Come on out, one and all! The Folk Project is presenting a Winter Holiday Benefit Concert to raise money for the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. The Fellowship has been the long-time host for our Minstrel concert series and numerous other Folk Project events. The festivities will have something for everyone, from soulful holiday ballads, to traditional seasonal classics, choral arrangements, and even some original tunes. Sing along with performers Katherine Rondeau, Mark Dutton, Pamela Zave, Dave Sherman, Randie O Neil, and Kenneth Chin, hosted by Master Elf MC Bob McNally. Arrive early and join Ken Galipeau, who will be caroling in the Terrace Room. Since the Fellowship is a charitable religious organization, your donation is tax deductible. Additional donations are always welcome and The Fellowship will send a written acknowledgment for check donations of $250 or greater. If you will be out of town on the evening of the show, please still consider making a donation to The Fellowship. Checks can be mailed directly to The Fellowship at 21 Normandy Heights Road Morristown NJ Make your check payable to Morristown Unitarian Fellowship and please put Folk Project-Holiday in the memo line. Keep the sleigh bells ringing and jingle bells jingling! See you on the 21st. Pam Robinson, Special Concerts Chair Advance Ticket Sales for the Minstrel If you look at the Minstrel Schedule on the Folk Project website, you ll see a lot of high-powered acts already booked in 2019: Susan Werner, Tom Chapin, Cheryl Wheeler, and Phil Ochs Song Night to name a few, with more to come. To help you avoid being closed out of these popular shows, we will be instituting a program to sell advance tickets to the Minstrel on the web. Advance sales will be available for all regular Minstrel shows, as well as Special Concerts, and perhaps some Member Concerts as well. We expect to have the advance sale program ready sometime in early November, and we will be selling tickets for shows starting in mid-january. We will always have about 5 months worth of tickets at all times once we start the program. Many thanks to Gary Pratt, a new member of the Minstrel team, who will be administering the program, and to Treasurer Chris Riemer, Electronic Communications Director Lori Falco, and Webmaster John Lamb who have all been extremely helpful in setting up all the logistical arrangements of instituting this program. Mike Agranoff, Minstrel Program Chair Getaway Does It Again! The Fall Acoustic Getaway fulfilled its promise a three-day community filled with music and friendship, on a mission of entertainment, education, self-expression, and joy. Thanks to the dozens and dozens of volunteers that contributed their time, energy, love, skill, hard work, and talent to this superb event that crystalizes and spreads the Folk Project message to so many. Thanks to everyone who attended. You are the Getaway. You all added to the music, the mission, and the weekend collective bent on bonding, celebrating, and having a great musical time together. Mark down May 17 19, It s a new date, the weekend BEFORE Memorial weekend. Plus, we re totally thrilled about our new venue, Stony Point Center. It makes the best damn 3-day music party ever even better. We ll tell you more about it in future newsletters. 2 Feets Don t Fail Me Now! Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.), except July and Aug., or 212/ Lambertville Country Dancers: Contra/English Country,1st Friday of every month, American Legion Hall, 41 Linden Avenue, Newtown, PA,soft soled shoes only! Info 609/ or Maplewood International Dancers: Thursdays 8pm, $5, Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood, NJ. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Call 973/ or 973/ or go to NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, 8:30pm (beginners 7:30pm), supporters $5, others $6 (first timers: free first visit), Mountain Lakes Community Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd., NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html, 973/ or 973/ North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2 5pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, NJ. $10 members, $15 non-members. More info: 201/ or 914/ , or rbnrussell@gmail.com. Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays (except June to Aug.), 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly, NJ, $10, hal2dial@gmail.com Princeton Folk Dance Group: Tuesdays (except school closings), 7:30pm, YWCA All Purpose Room, 59 Paul Robeson Place (at intersection with Rte. 206), Princeton, NJ, 732/ , 609/ , tuesdaynightfolkdance@gmail.com. Princeton Folk Dancers: Fridays, 9pm (teaching 8pm), Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. and Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, NJ, 609/ , friday@princetonfolkdance.org. Princeton Country Dancers: Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30pm), $10 Wed., $11 Sat. ($5 seniors & students), Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206, 609/ or 609/ , pcdinfo@aol.com. Performer listing at pickup band musicians welcome. PCD English Country Dance Series: 2nd Saturday, 8pm (intro/basics at 7:30pm). $10 ($5 seniors & students), 609/ Scottish Country Dancing: most Tuesdays except June through Aug., 7:30 10pm, Fanwood Presbyterian Church, 74 South Martine Avenue (at LaGrande Avenue), Fanwood, NJ, 732/ Swingin Tern: see page opposite Valley Contra Dance Society: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), Unitarian Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $12 ($5 students) / , valleycontradance@verizon.net Village Contra: 2nd Fri., 7:30pm, gender-role free contra dance in NYC., at LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St., open to all. More info at More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society 15

3 14 Sat., Nov. 3: Diane Hartzell & Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes Wes Steenson: guitar Mike Rovine: fiddle, banjo, mandolin Jill Smith: piano You won t be able to resist the hard sell by Hartzell as she calls out the earworm let loose by Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes. 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. Diane will scramble your brainwaves with cerebral contras, schizophrenic squares, hippocampal heys and psychedelic petronellas. CAUTION: This is your brain on contras. Sat., Nov. 17: Tom Amesse & Blue Jersey Frank Ruck: mandolin, banjo Louise McClure: fiddle Ellen Ruck: guitar John Burton: bass Toms River of contras sweeps up all the towns of Blue Jersey to Hanover a real Deal. Tom s Collingswood be enough, but with a band to Rockaway the night, you ll Wanaque up in the center line. Ewing seen nuthin yet as those born to be Wildwood go Alloway over Andover. So Ironia your Oxford, use your Gillette, put on your Cologne and grab a guy from Manville, a Lacey lady of Verona or your Palmyra. If life Hazlet you down, you re crying Mahwah and you ve given up Hope, come Sea Bright talent at the Summit of entertainment for just a Little Silver. Orange you glad Swingin Tern will have you saying thank you Allamuchy as you land in Pleasantville? Save the Dates Sat., Dec. 1: DOUBLE DANCE: Will Mentor & Pete s Posse Sat., Dec. 31: New Year s Eve Dance: Bob Isaacs & The Organic Family Band Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. No partner necessary. Beginners lesson, 7:30pm; dance at 8pm. $12, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only. First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover Parish House 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ From I 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. Right 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 Presented by the Folk Project The Minstrel November 2018 Acoustic Concert Series presented by 7:30 start $10 door Concerts every Friday at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 973/ Minstrel@FolkProject.org Fri., Nov. 2: Magpie with Hal Guitarist Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino have been married and performing together as Magpie for over 25 years. Their vocal harmonies blend perfectly. Their instrumental work on guitar, mandolin, and harmonica is top notch. And their music ranges from 30s swing to environmentally and socially active folk music. Hal Guitarist is a young singer who channels the songwriters who, at his age, formed the backbone of the socially conscious Folk movement of the early 60s. From Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan to Phil Ochs, he convincingly delivers the classic songs with the freshness and fervor of those early pioneers of the movement, along with a few of his own compositions as well. Fri., Nov. 9: OpenStage ($5 admission OpenStage only) The Minstrel OpenStage is the place where a diverse collection of acoustic musicians perform for a welcoming, supportive, and attentive audience. We ve often seen previews of our regularly scheduled opening acts for the first time at OpenStage. Admission is $5 at the door but is free for anyone under the age of 25. For information on how to sign up to perform at our next OpenStage, visit Featured act: Late Night Pizza featuring Rich Baron. Fri., Nov. 16: CANCELED The Shockenaw Mountain Boys with Russ Rentler On October 12, Andy Goessling, key member of The Shockenaw Mountain Boys succumbed to cancer. Consequently, the band will not be able to appear and the Minstrel will be dark this night, as we all mourn Andy s passing. Instead, everyone is invited to share music and friendship at the home of Mark & Robin Schaffer starting at 8pm. Bring your instrument, your voice, and your good spirits. This is a music party not a memorial but friends of Andy are especially welcomed to come and sing songs and tell stories that honor our beautiful friend. Address: 196 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Rockaway, NJ. Phone: 201/ (Program your GPS for 197.) Fri., Nov. 23: Windborne with Maia McCormick You may remember Windborne from their stellar opening set for Frank Vignola last spring. Conjuring up echoes of Finest Kind, Windborne is a harmony-driven quartet of 20-somethings who revel in the vocal traditions of the British Isles and early American folk song. To this, they add vocal harmony traditions around the world from the Balkans to South Africa. They sing either a capella, or with spare accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, and percussion. Maia McCormick came to folk music through the unaccompanied song tradition. Her wide repertoire, gleaned from years of pub sings and song swaps, encompasses both the classic and contemporary; she performs touching ballads, rousing shanties, and some songs more ridiculous than sublime. Maia with her warm, resonant voice offers her listeners choruses in abundance to sing along with. Fri., Nov. 30: Reeds, Rhythm, And All That Brass with Frank & Hank Launched in 1973, Reeds, Rhythm, and All That Brass is an 18-piece band playing the classic American Songbook repertoire of the Big Band era and beyond. They perform the music made famous by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, and the like. The band includes Folk Project members Jeff Rantzer and Hen3ry Nerenberg on trombone, Darrell Courtley on sax, Frank Sole on guitar, and Jay Wilensky on vocals. Tonight s opening act is composed of two members of our headline act, Frank Sole and Hank (Hen3ry) Nerenberg. Frank is a skilled guitarist both in lead flatpicking styles and in Django-inspired jazz. Hen3ry (the 3 is silent) has one of the widest ranging musical minds in the Project and is a genius at innovative and appropriate arrangement. UPCOMING: 12/7 Chorus Song Night; 12/14 OpenStage; 12/21 Benefit Concert for MUF; 12/28 Karyn Oliver with Pepper & Sassafras; 1/4 Susan Werner with Zoe Mulford; 1/11 OpenStage; 2/1 Folk Project Valentines Day Extravaganza; 2/8 OpenStage; 3/1 Mike & Ruthy (of The Mammals); 3/8 OpenStage; 3/22 Tom Chapin; 3/29 Phil Ochs Song Night; 4/5 Cheryl Wheeler; 4/12 OpenStage; 4/19 Del Rey To volunteer, volunteers@folkproject.org 3

4 All Venues That Fit We Print Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk 7:30 every Saturday. GPS address: 131 Wells Mills Rd. (Route 532), Waretown, NJ, 609/ or Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 7 North Main St., Lambertville, NJ, 8pm, concerts, open folk jams, song circles, $12, birdhousecenter@gmail.com, 609/ 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 nonmembers. Info: Boonton United Methodist Church: open mic every 3rd Friday, 8pm, 626 Lathrop Avenue (corner of Vreeland Ave.), Boonton, NJ, free, office@boontonumc.com, 973/ Borderline Folk Music Club: Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church Street, Nanuet, NY, 1:30pm, $25/$20 members/$3 online discount, intrend@yahoo.com, 845/ Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ, 8pm, info100@mayoarts.org, 973/ ; Tue. 11/6 The Wood Brothers, $29 $49; Wed. 11/7 Boz Scaggs Out of the Blues Tour, $63 $103; Wed. 11/28 Celtic Woman The Best of Christmas Tour, $59 $129 Earth Room Concerts: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft, NJ, 7:30pm, $20 advance/$25 door, 732/ ; Sat. 11/17 Alice Howe, Kirsten Maxwell, Freebo Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, NJ, 8pm, $20 online/$25 at door, 201/ Evergreen House Concerts: Plainfield, NJ, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, $23 per person, advance purchase only, ahrre@verizon.net; Sun. 11/18 Zoë Lewis, for tickets and more info go to zoe-lewis. eventbrite.com Fanwood Performance Series: Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ, 7pm, donation adult $15, seniors/students $10, info@fanwoodperformanceseries.org, 908/ Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood, every 2nd Friday (except June Sep.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. Run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen, lnovemsky@comcast.net, 973/ Folk Music Society of NY: OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd and 3rd Aves), NYC, 7:30pm, Folk Project members pay the FMSNY member s price, $25/members $20, FolkMusicNY.org; Fri. 11/9 Matthew Byrne; Fri. 11/30 Geoff Kaufman Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA, 610/ , Good Coffeehouse: The Good Coffeehouse at The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, doors open at 7:30pm, music at 8pm, 718/ or Green Light Music Series: Studio Yoga, 2 Green Village Road, 3rd Floor, Madison, NJ, 4pm, $10 advance/$15 door/$10 students & seniors, staff@studioyogamadison.com, 973/ ; Sun. 11/4 Christine DeLeon Hopewell Theater: 5 South Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ, 8pm, dine-in theater with small plate options, HopewellTheater.com/live/music, info@hopewelltheater.com, 609/ ; Thu. 11/1 Dar Williams with Seth Glier; Sat. 11/10 Johnny Irion Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ, 8pm, $20 advance/$23 door, info@hurdygurdyfolk.org, 201/ ; Sat. 11/3 Dave Rowe & Kendall Morse 4 Good of the Order (cont d) (continued from page 11) days of training courses and gave his first presentation at the Raritan River Festival. He loves what he s doing! Jean is very proud. Dave Heistand chimes in that Von is now the proud possessor of five-foot waders. Dave is heading out to Southern California after Getaway to visit his brother and family, and to see Southern California again, where he grew up. It s been thirty or forty years since he s been there. Evelyn McNally: Ditto what Bob said. Heather and Ross just loved every minute of their trip, and it was beautiful. Robin Schaffer: My oldest daughter is expecting in January another grandchild is on the way! Mark Schaffer: The three sisters are throwing a French-themed baby shower. Mark and Robin just got back from a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park with former FP President Ed Ludlow and wife Judy Richterman: One of the best parts of the trip was before flying out of Las Vegas they saw a Rat Pack impersonation show that was outrageously fun and wonderful. Getaway is going to be phenomenal! Lois DeRitter: My daughter Lauralyn, who was done out of her professorship in the spring because her college failed financially, has found a great job in clinical veterinary medicine. The people love her and she loves them. She negotiated a great salary, and it s only minutes from her house. Lois is very proud. Joanne Cronin is reacquainting herself with reading music after she joined the local choir in Boonton, Clarum Sonum, which performed at the MUF benefit two years ago. It s really challenging, but fun. Diane Perry is excited about her upcoming Semi-Formal official showcase at the 2018 NERFA conference. Her slot is Saturday night, Nov. 9 at 11:05pm in the International Ballroom (the same room as the formals), Crowne Plaza, Stamford, CT. She is grateful to Mark and Robin Schaffer for the opportunity to perform at the Fall Getaway, and to her Folk Project family for their overwhelming response to her set and continued support, and thanks her band, FP member bassist/guitarist Frank Sole and pianist Ted Brancato! Bill Hall (who was also to appear with Diane) is recovering from his bout with double pneumonia and is doing considerably better. Diane is in preproduction on her first folk CD, with some brand new original material as well as some Folk Project favorites. Remembering Andy Goessling I met Andy in 1979 when he was playing with the amazing Blue Sparks from Hell at the Stanhope House, and we became friendly over the years. After I married in 1988, he and his wife Alison Goessling formed a band with my then-husband Patrick Regan, with Alison on bass, Akire Bubar (and later Shannon Anderson) on vocals, and Patrick and Andy on every other instrument under the sun. They played local gigs, including the Minstrel. Andy and Alison were frequent visitors, and my sons, Wyatt and Miles Regan, grew up thinking that it was normal to hear great music in our home, seeing Andy s instruments floating in and out of the house, and being treated like musical grownups. Wyatt wrote this about Andy, I credit Andy with my resolve to never give up working towards being a professional musician, advising me to write actual endings to my songs, and never failing to blow me away every time he picked up any sort of instrument. The world has lost a great man who always had time to really listen, to be kind to everyone, to encourage people to pick up an instrument, explore a song, and gleefully push beyond what you already know. I once asked him how he was able to play so many genres and styles so effortlessly. He answered in his usual modest Andy way: You just channel a great musician and let them speak through your instrument. I know musicians everywhere are trying their darndest to channel you, Andy. 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5 Nominations Committee Report The Nominating Committee is happy to announce a very strong slate of candidates for Board positions that will open in The election will take place at the annual meeting in December. The candidates are: (officers) President, Paul Fisher; Vice President, Jay Wilensky; Secretary, Jean Scully; (trustees, through 2021) Lois DeRitter, Todd Dennison. We have also nominated Bob McNally for a trustee position through 2020, to replace Steve Humphreys, who will be stepping down. All members are welcome to attend the annual meeting and vote. Jay Wilensky, Nominations Committee Chair 12 Nominations Slate* Position Currently Proposed 2019 (Changes from last year in bold) Trustee Through Dec 2021 Trustee Through Dec 2020 Official Nominations Elizabeth Lachowicz Bob McNally Olga Alvarez Automatically Continuing Steve Humphreys Dave Heistand Christine DeLeon Continue Todd Dennison Lois DeRitter Bob McNally Ken Brody Trustee Through Dec 2019 Allan Kugel Evelyn McNally Unofficial Recommendations President Steve Humpreys Paul Fisher Vice President Kathi Caccavale Jay Wilensky Secretary Jay Wilensky Jean Scully Treasurer Chris Riemer Continue Archives Lindsey Meyer Continue Community Services Pat Brangs /Lois DeRitter Pat Brangs/(No Co-Chair) Event Hosting Christine DeLeon Jean Scully Getaway Mark Schaffer & Elizabeth Lachowicz Continue Horses Sing None of It Sandie Reilly Continue Membership Joanne Cronin Gary Pratt Minstrel Booking Mike Agranoff Continue Minstrel Staffing Jean Scully Continue Newsletter George Otto Continue OpenStage Mitch Radler Continue Publicity/Web Paul Fisher Elly Faden Sound Reinforcement John Mahon Continue Special Concerts Pam Robinson Continue Swingin Tern Leigh Walker Continue * This slate is conditioned upon the Board s approval of an amendment to the Bylaws eliminating the requirement that the President also be a trustee. Morristown Uke Jam: Ukulele playalong and jam, 7pm, every 1st Wed at South Street Creamery, 146 South Street, Morristown (on the Green in warm weather). Info: Mark 973/ , MorristownUkeJam@gmail.com NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: Eatontown Library, 33 Broad Street (Route 71), Eatontown, NJ, 2 4pm, audience members can also do a number or two, $3 $7, 732/ ; Sun. 11/4 Cliff Bloodgood; Sun. 12/2 Sharleen Leahey NJAMP Acoustic Jams: in Somerville every Thursday, 6pm, Mannion s,150 West Main St., Somerville, in Matawan every other Wednesday, 6pm, Maloney s, 119 Main Street, Matawan, 908/ , The Newton Theatre: Skylands Performing Arts Center, 234 Spring Street, Newton, NJ, 8pm, info@thenewtontheatre.com, 973/ Outpost In The Burbs: First Congregational Church, 40 South Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, 8pm, $22 advance/$25 door, info@outpostintheburbs.org, 973/ ; Sat. 11/3 The Lone Bellow with Naia Izumi, $40 advance/$45 door; Fri. 11/9 Willie Nile, $28 advance/$32 door; Fri. 11/16 Lucy Kaplansky with The End of America, $33 advance/$36 door People s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., New York, NY, 8pm, $20 contribution/$12 members, 212/ ; Sat. 11/3 Ivy & Miranda with Magpie; Sat. 11/10 NYC Labor Chorus; Sat. 11/17 Judy Kass with Patricia Shih; Sat. 11/24 CLOSED for Thanksgiving; Sat. 12/1 Kristin Lems with Sally Campbell Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, 8:15pm, $20, members $15, students $10, children $5, info@princetonfolk.org, 609/ ; Fri. 11/16 James Keelaghan, Canadian singer-songwriter Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: Roxbury Performing Arts Center, 72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, NJ, 4pm, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild, $20 advance/$15 members/free under 18/$22 door, SkylandsSongwriters.org/rr-r Roy s Hall: 30 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ, 8pm, $25, RoysHall.com, 908/ ; Sat. 12/1 Peter Karp and The Roadshow, $25 $30, a master of the blues and an Americana aficionado Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: Flanders United Methodist Church, 2 Park Place (corner with Hillside Ave), Flanders, NJ, 7pm, raywinch.net/coffeehouse.html, sqwinch@optonline.net, 973/ ; Sat. 12/1 Christmas Coffeehouse with Moderately Bright Four Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul s Church, 199 Carroll St., Brooklyn. 718/ , 4th Sun., 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg., Park & Gordonhurst. 973/ , Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7 9:30pm, St. John s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St. (bet. Bleecker & W. 4th Sts., near 7th Ave. S.), Greenwich Village, Songwriting Circle of Central NJ: Every other week in the Edison, NJ area (exact location depends on weather). Go to facebook.com/groups/songwriting.circle.nj or neilfein@gmail.com for more information. Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville, 7:30pm every 1st Tuesday., 609/ or visit Voices in the Heights: First Unitarian Congregational Society, Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, NY, 7:30pm, coffee, tea, and gourmet desserts available, $15, VoicesInTheHeights.com; Sat. 11/17 Joshua Garcia, Belle-Skinner, Robinson Treacher Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, NY, 7:30pm, Walkabout Chorus Teachabout at 6:45pm, $20 advance/$25 door, info@walkaboutclearwater.info, 914/ ; Sat. 11/10 Rev. Robert Jones & Matt Watroba Unclassified Ad Free Printer, Canon PIXMA MP530, all-in-one printer. Contact franksole@comcast.net, 973/

6 Green Light Music Series Studio Stud St Stu dio Y Yoga oga ga M Madison ad diso son n iis pleased l d tto announce another event in the acoustic Green Light Music Series. Experience live music in an intimate venue, up close with the performers. NEW BUSINESS Amendment to Bylaws: Secretary Jay introduced an amendment to the bylaws that would eliminate the requirement that the President be a trustee as well. Chris Riemer asserted that the requirement serves no purpose but questioned the reason for the change. President Steve stated that the purpose is to enable the Board to infuse new blood by opening up a Trustee position. Pam R. strongly opposed the amendment, stating that it would create an electoral college and permit the surprise election of an outsider to the Presidency. Steve authorized discussion of the issue by before the next meeting, when the proposed change will be voted on. Board Retreat: Elizabeth Lachowicz reported that she has discussed the concept of a Board retreat with Bill Hector, a local consultant (and musician), and will continue to investigate. ONWARD! The meeting was adjourned at 10:11pm. The next meeting will be held on November 13, 2018, at 8pm, at the home of Yolanda Fundora and Pamela Zave. All members are welcome; secretary@folkproject.org for directions and details. Good o the Order A place to share news with your Folk Project Community about memorable events and challenges. Sun., Nov. 4, pm Christine DeLeon 2 Green Village Road, 3rd Floor (opposite The Museum of Early Crafts) Madison, NJ CHRISTINE DELEON is a musical gem, often compared to the likes of Judy Collins and Joan Baez. The impact of her pure and impressive voice is immediate and transporting. The range of emotions she instills in every note in every song for every audience is expansive and thrilling, a venue director has noted. It is clear why Christine was a finalist in the 2015 Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition, a winner in the 2014 Recording Artists Development Singing Contest, a three-category nominee in the 2013 Jersey Acoustic Music Awards and a winner in the 2008 New Jersey Folk Festival Songwriting Competition. Christine will be joined by songwriting partner and jazz guitarist extraordinaire, FRANK SOLE. As a duo, aptly named Del Sol, they will enjoy sharing some new co-written songs. Admission is $10/advance and $15/door. For more information, staff@studioyogamadison.com, call , or visit MUF Holiday Fair 6 Please send items to Joanne Cronin, joannelcronin@optonline.net The Folk Project mourns the death of Andy Goessling, a beloved world-class multi-instrumentalist who graced the Minstrel and Getaway stages over the years as a solo artist, a member of the Shockenaw Mountain Boys (a subset of Railroad Earth), and as a collaborator with other performers. He ll be remembered as a genuinely warm-hearted man who always had time to listen and talk to fans and friends, and for his disarming humor, and as a mentor to young musicians. Andy was a founding member of the Blue Sparks from Hell, Kings in Disguise, Secret Admirers, the hugely popular Railroad Earth, and played with countless other musicians. Andy is survived by his wife, Alison Boardman Goessling, who has been instrumental in training Minstrel staff to use the soundboard over the years. Elizabeth Lachowicz s son Thomas is going into the Navy on October 9 and bids a loving farewell to all. Elizabeth asks for good wishes, prayers, etc., for him, and also for her brother Donald, the Brother, who is having open-heart surgery October 10. She s going to Chicago for business right after Getaway, and then again later in October for her sister s 50th wedding anniversary. Elizabeth now has two new grandnephews, Ricky and Christian. And Betsy Rose had a gig in September that Elizabeth is still glowing over. Mike Agranoff had a very disheartening experience recently. He went to the tailor and had all his trousers shortened by an inch to inch and a half. Bob McNally reports that his kids, Heather and Ross, spent the last three weeks hiking the John Muir Trail, part of the Pacific Crest Trail in California, through Yosemite to Mount Whitney. When they got to Mount Whitney, they decided to climb it by moonlight so they could reach the top to see the sunrise. They accomplished it and it was gorgeous. Very hardy kids. Pam Robinson: On Sunday a week ago she recreated a picture that was taken of her in the mid1970s, steering the Clearwater. Paul and Gloria Fisher went to a concert last month at the People s Voice Cafe in memory of the 45th anniversary of the death of Victor Jara. It was very moving. Jean Scully: Von Scully is working for AmeriCorps (like the Peace Corps, but domestic) as one of twenty-one Watershed Ambassadors in the state of New Jersey. He will be testing the health of waterways in the Raritan River Watershed. He will also be presenting and teaching about watershed health, pollution, and ecology to schools and civic organizations. He just completed eight (continued on page 13) 11

7 10 Folk Project Board Meeting October 2, 2018 Board Meeting: The Summary The October 2, 2018, meeting was called to order at 8pm, in Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky s Western Outpost and Saloon. Present: Steve Humphreys, Christine DeLeon, Dave Heistand, Ken Brody, Allan Kugel, Evelyn McNally, Olga Alvarez, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally, Kathi Caccavale, Jay Wilensky, Chris Riemer (officers and trustees); Mark Schaffer, Jean Scully, Joanne Cronin, Mike Agranoff, George Otto, Paul Fisher, John Mahon, Pam Robinson, Lindsey Meyer (committee chairs). Absent: Sandie Reilly, Mitch Radler, Lois DeRitter. Guests: Robin Schaffer, Lori Falco. MOTIONS The Board approved the September 2018 minutes, as amended. The Board authorized holding the December meeting and dinner at Long Hill Tavern, and to subsidize the charge for members meals, including soda, above $15. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS President: Steve Humphreys compiled and presented a list of Best Practices, with the aim of fostering a culture of greater cooperation and collegiality among the Board. Steve noted that the list can be incorporated into the Board Book which he intends to assemble. Chris Riemer, while noting the similarity of the list to the Rules of Engagement recently formulated by the Board, agreed that the list is important as a constant reminder of Board members obligations to one another. The specific items on the list will be further discussed by the Board. Steve also announced that, for personal reasons, he will be stepping down from the Board at the completion of his term. He added that it was an honor and privilege to serve as the Project s President. After prolonged applause, Secretary Jay Wilensky stated that the Project is far better for Steve s service. Steve also mentioned, again to applause, that the Board s nominee as the next President will be Paul Fisher. COMMITTEE REPORTS Event Hosting: Chair Jean Scully noted the good turnout for the September Evening of Music at Kleiner-Pagan World Headquarters. A host is still needed for the November Eve O, but President Steve has graciously agreed to host the December Holiday Evening. Pam Robinson noted that the December Eve may be moved to the first Saturday. Mike Agranoff objected to conflicting with a Swingin Tern dance, but Pam replied that there is a possibility that an exceptional concert can be staged on the regular night [Tony Trischka Special Concert now confirmed, sec y]. Horses Sing None of It: Representative Ken Brody noted that Horses continues to experience minor technical problems but is working through them. Special Concerts/Uke Fest: Chair Pam Robinson noted the success of this year s Uke Fest, including attendance of 160 for the Saturday concert, and a strong financial showing. Pam already has a date and venue for next year. To applause, President Steve noted that Pam is doing a fantastic job. Minstrel Staffing: Chair Jean Scully is looking into ways to reduce the Minstrel s ecological footprint, including the use of compostable utensils. Jean thanked soundies John Mahon and Bob Safranek for their efforts in developing Concert Window and the sound feed into the lobby. Minstrel Booking: Chair Mike Agranoff noted that the recent slump in Minstrel attendance has ended. He also announced that he is formulating plans for advance ticket sales for Minstrel and that Gary Pratt will administer the program. E-Communications: Robin Schaffer reported on her efforts to maximize exposure to Project events for recipients of FP s. Her plan is to include a link within the Project banner of all FP s to a page that summarizes all activities offered by the Project. Members Gigs (& Friends) Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go Mike Agranoff ( mike@mikeagranoff.com): Thu. Sun. 11/8 11/11 NERFA, weekend packed with workshops, seminars, and showcases, Crowne Plaza Stamford Hotel, 2701 Summer St., Stamford, CT, info@nerfa.org, 215/ ; Sat. 11/17 7:30pm, Mama s Coffeehouse, Birmingham Unitarian Church, Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI, mamascoffeehouse@bucmi.org, 248/ ; Sun. 11/18 5pm, Caileigh House Concerts, a private home, Ann Arbor, MI, houseconcerts@outlook.com, 734/ , suggested donation $15, call or for directions and reservations FiL Wisneski (FilWisneski.com): Thu. 11/1 7pm, First Thursday Music Club, with Carla Ulbrich and Mark Mayer, Espresso Joe s, 50 W Front St, Keyport, NJ, 732/ Nancy and Russ Kelner: Sat. 12/1 St. Joseph s Nursing Home, with PetroGrass, Woodbridge, (not open to the public) Dave Kleiner & Liz Pagan: Sat. 11/17 7pm, Stosh s, with Michael Aquino and many others, Maple Ave, Fair Lawn, NJ, CocotazoMedia.com, free but monetary donations accepted, Thanksgivingthemed benefit concert Diane Perry ( Fri. 11/2 8pm, The Jazz Cafe, with Frank Sole, Ted Brancato, and Carol Hamersma, South Brunswick Municipal Complex, 540 Route 522, Monmouth Junction, NJ, $6 admission at door includes snacks, there are tables to eat at if you wish to bring food Improvisation Lessons Frank Sole is offering classes in Improvisation and Ear Training for all instruments. The instruction is based on traditional methods as taught by many of the greatest Jazz improvisers. The skills learned are applicable to all styles of music. Some of the techniques taught include chord tone and guide tone exercises, scale tone exercises, motif development, and ear training. The guiding principle of this curriculum is If you can sing it, you can play it. Being able to improvise means being able to hear and sing what you are going to play. Therefore, all exercises are both sung and played. This is how we begin to connect our ears to our fingers. Learning to improvise is a skill that takes time and effort to develop, but the rewards are great. Being able to create a spontaneous melody is great fun and can be very entertaining to an audience as they can get a sense of being in the moment with you as new music is being created. Contact: franksole@comcast.net, 973/ Tony Trischka Presents Of a Winter s Night A FOLK PROJECT SPECIAL CONCERT Sat., Dec. 8, :30pm Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown, NJ Tickets: $20 advance/$25 door Available online at Info: concerts@folkproject.org or A celebration of Americana, sometimes lively, sometimes stately. Washington Post Of a Winter s Night is Tony Trischka s acoustic celebration of the holiday season. Based on his 2015 CD release of the same name, this show features Trischka s considerable melodic inventiveness on a wide variety of seasonal tunes. He turns this inventiveness loose on Bluegrass and Americana music for the holidays. Tony will joined by multi-instrumentalist and shape-note singer Tim Eriksen, fearless fiddler Phoebe Hunt, Sean Trischka on percussion and other guest performers. Funding for this event has been made possible in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. 7

8 FP Calendar: November 2018 For venue addresses & contact information, see Venues, Feets, or Gigs Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go 1/Thur. EVERY THURSDAY: 6pm, Mannion s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Somerville. 908/ ; meetup.com/nj-acoustic-music-in-the-park EVERY THURSDAY: 8pm, Maplewood International Dancers. Maplewood, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html FiL Wisneski: 7pm, First Thursday Music Club, with Carla Ulbrich and Mark Mayer, Espresso Joe s, 50 W Front St, Keyport, NJ, 732/ Hopewell Theater: 8pm, Dar Williams with Seth Glier 2/Fri. Minstrel: Magpie with Hal Guitarist Diane Perry: 8pm, The Jazz Cafe, with Frank Sole, Ted Brancato, and Carol Hamersma, Monmouth Junction, NJ, $6 admission at door 3/Sat. Swingin Tern: Diane Hartzell & Dr. Twamley s Audio Snakes EVERY SATURDAY: CD*NY: 8pm, Contra dances. NYC, Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: 8pm, Dave Rowe & Kendall Morse, $20 advance/$23 door Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, The Lone Bellow with Naia Izumi, $40 advance/$45 door People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Ivy & Miranda with Magpie, $20 contribution/$12 members 4/Sun. EVERY SUNDAY: 7pm, Music You Can t Hear on the Radio. WPRB 103.3FM; EVERY SUNDAY: 8 10am, Radio Nowhere. WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at Green Light Music Series: 4pm, Christine DeLeon, $10 advance/$15 door NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: 2 4pm, Cliff Bloodgood, $3 $7, audience members can also do a number or two 6/Tues. FP Board Meeting: next week due to election EVERY TUESDAY: 7pm, Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam. Westside United Methodist Church, Hopatcong. 973/ EVERY 1ST TUESDAY: 7:30pm, Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, Mannion s, Somerville, 609/ Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 8pm, The Wood Brothers, $29 $49 7/Wed. EVERY WEDNESDAY: 7:30pm, Morristown Int l Dancers. Mountain Lakes Community Church. 973/ , NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html EVERY WEDNESDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $10 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY: 7pm, Folk Open Sing. Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 212/ or 718/ EVERY 1ST WEDNESDAY: 7pm, Morristown Uke Jam; meetup.com/morristownukejam; Mark 973/ , MorristownUkeJam@gmail.com ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS: 6pm, Maloney s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Matawan. 908/ ; meetup.com/nj-acoustic-music-in-the-park Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 8pm, Boz Scaggs Out of the Blues Tour, $63 $103 8/Thur. Mike Agranoff: NERFA, through Sun. 11/11, weekend packed with workshops, seminars, and showcases, Crowne Plaza Stamford Hotel, 2701 Summer St., Stamford, CT, info@nerfa.org, 215/ /Fri. Minstrel: OpenStage Folk Music Society of NY: 7:30pm, Matthew Byrne, $25/members $20, Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, Willie Nile, $28 advance/$32 door 8 10/Sat. FP Evening o Music: 8pm, at Elly Faden s in Hazlet EVERY 2ND SATURDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, English Country Dance, $10 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. Hopewell Theater: 8pm, Johnny Irion, dine-in theater with small plate options People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, NYC Labor Chorus, $20 contribution/$12 members Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: 7:30pm, Rev. Robert Jones & Matt Watroba, $20 advance/$25 door, Walkabout Chorus Teachabout at 6:45pm 13/Tues. FP Board Meeting: 8pm, at Yolanda Fundora and Pamela Zave s in Summit 14/Wed. EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY: 6:30pm, Central NJ Song Circle. Railside Café (formerly Mara s), 250 South Ave, Fanwood, NJ. 15/Thur. Newsletter Deadline: Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org EVERY 3RD THURSDAY: 6:30 8pm, Thursday Night Sing Along, Sussex-Wantage Library, Wantage, NJ, 16/Fri. Minstrel: CANCELED, see page 3. Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, Lucy Kaplansky with The End of America, $36/$33 advance Princeton Folk Music Society: 8:15pm, James Keelaghan, $20, members $15, students $10, children $5, Canadian singer-songwriter 17/Sat. Swingin Tern: Tom Amesse & Blue Jersey Mike Agranoff: 7:30pm, Mama s Coffeehouse, Bloomfield Hills, MI, mamascoffeehouse@bucmi.org, 248/ Dave Kleiner & Liz Pagan: 7pm, Stosh s, with Michael Aquino and many others, Maple Ave, Fair Lawn, NJ, CocotazoMedia.com, free but monetary donations accepted, Thanksgiving-themed benefit concert Earth Room Concerts: 7:30pm, Alice Howe, Kirsten Maxwell, Freebo, $20 advance/$25 door People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Judy Kass with Patricia Shih, $20 contribution/$12 members Voices in the Heights: 7:30pm, Joshua Garcia, Belle-Skinner, Robinson Treacher, $15, coffee, tea, and gourmet desserts available 18/Sun. Mike Agranoff: 5pm, Caileigh House Concerts, a private home, Ann Arbor, MI, houseconcerts@outlook.com, 734/ , suggested donation $15, call or for directions and reservations Evergreen House Concerts: 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, Zoë Lewis, $23 per person, advance purchase only, for tickets and more info go to zoe-lewis.eventbrite.com 23/Fri. Minstrel: Windborne with Maia McCormick 24/Sat. ALMOST EVERY 4TH SATURDAY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $11 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page. People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, CLOSED for Thanksgiving 25/Sun. EVERY 4TH SUNDAY (EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST): 2 5:30pm, Sacred Harp Singing, Montclair Friends Meeting House, 289 Park Street, Upper Montclair, NJ; gssh.hostoi.com 28/Wed. Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 8pm, Celtic Woman 30/Fri. Minstrel: Reeds, Rhythm, And All That Brass with Frank & Hank Folk Music Society of NY: 7:30pm, Geoff Kaufman, $25/members $20 1/Sat. FP Evening o Music: 8pm, at Steve and Christine Humphreys in Randolph People s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Kristin Lems with Sally Campbell, $20 contribution/$12 members Roy s Hall: 8pm, Peter Karp and The Roadshow, $25 $30, a master of the blues Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: 7pm, Christmas Coffeehouse with Moderately Bright Four NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: 2 4pm, Sharleen Leahey, $3 $7, audience members can also do a number or two 9