Newsletter submissions: Liz Pagan Email: newsletter@folkproject.org 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield NJ 07003; deadline is the 15th Address corrections and changes: Pat Rolston Email: membership@folkproject.org 50 Wesley Place Box 120, Mount Tabor, NJ 07878 (973) 586-7061 Folk Project Officers: President: Mark Schaffer Vice President: Evelyn Maurer Secretary: Rick Thomas Treasurer: Ed Roffman Trustees: Through 2009: Scooter Ferguson, Ruth Wolfish, Jim West Through 2010: Jim King, Allan Kugel, Mark Schaffer Through 2011: Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Brad Pryor Box 41 Mendham, NJ 07945 www.folkproject.org NEWSLETTER November 2009 Nov. 7: John McCutcheon Your last chance to be at the biggest, baddest, special concert of a special year! The Folk Project is hosting John McCutcheon America s Balladeer at Drew University on Sat., Nov. 7. This is the most ambitious concert we ve ever booked, featuring a major headliner in a brand new jewel of a performing space. You can save money by getting your ticket in advance It s $25 at the door, only $20 in advance. Contact Pam Robinson: concerts@folkproject.org. or call (908) 591-6491. See page 6 for more details. Hear Ye, Hear Ye, CALLING ALL MEMBERS! FP Annual Meeting & Elections The Folk Project's annual general membership meeting, including election of officers and trustees, is coming up Tues., Dec. 1, 8pm. ALL MEMBERS are invited nay, exhort to attend. This is a great opportunity to meet and mingle, hear about all our many activities over the past year, and to offer additional nominations to the proposed Election Slate (watch for details in next month s Newsletter) For that matter, all members are wlecome to attend any of the monthly board meetings, usually happening on the first Tuesday of each month. If you you d like to become involved with the FP Board πmovers and shakers, please let us know the more the merrier! Evelyn Maurer & Nomination Committee All work and no play makes for dull Folk... join us at 6:3pm for dinner before the meeting. Instead of at a board member s home as the usual board meetings, the annual meeting convenes at the Chimney Rock Inn, 342 Valley Rd., Gillette, upstairs room. People who want to eat will pay $15 each (cash bar); the FP will pick up the rest you don t have to pay if you re just coming to the meeting part. RSVP by Nov. 29 to Mark Schaffer, Mayor of Music Town at president@folkproject.org November Evening o Music Sat., 11/14, 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) 809-2638 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.
The Minstrel October 2009 Acoustic Concert Series presented by Fri., Nov. 6: Just4(KICKS) and the Diane Perry Trio (Split Bill) Tonight, a pair of acts that explore the blurred area where pop music becomes folk music if it s old enough. JUST4(KICKS) is a four-woman acapella group whose name reflects their attitude. Diane Sussuma, Jean Schoenlank, Beth Fulton, and Mary Jo Pardee are long-time pals who met through their participation in Sweet Adelines (female Barbershop) singing. Their repertoire includes many of the standards of 100 years ago, plus more modern material and parodies, sung with animation, spirit, and of course, rich harmonies. Singer and violinist DIANE PERRY explores the music of the 1930 s 50 s American Popular Songbook she fell in love with as a teen. She has successfully applied the violin chops acquired at Julliard to the jazz fiddle, and complements that with smoky and tastefully melodic vocals. Guitarist Flip Peters (who has appeared at the Minstrel) and bassist Kevin Brown form her rhythm section, simulating beautifully the big-band feel of the this music s roots Fri., Nov. 13: Open Stage The Minstrel s OPEN STAGE returns after a month s hiatus. This is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians and singers to perform a 15-minute set. Under the direction of our host SCOOTER, our Open Stages have gained a reputation as a welcoming and respectful venue that has attracted traveling professionals as well as the area s local musicians. For information on performing at the Open Stage, visit http://www.folkproject.org/fp_minstopen.html. Fri., Nov. 20: O Carolan s Farewell to Music a one-man musical play featuring Patrick Ball World renowned Celtic harper PATRICK BALL presents his one-man musical theater piece, O'Carolan's Farewell to Music. In story and music, it brings to life the turbulent times and the captivating music of this most celebrated Irish bard. Interspersed with performances of O'Carolan's tunes played on the wire-strung harp, the play tells the harper's story through the character of Charles MacCabe, O Carolan s life-long friend and traveling companion. The play, enriched by O Carolan s beautiful melodies and the crystalline sound of Patrick's harp, is charged with Irish wit and pathos, and demonstrates both the power of friendship and the vital role of the artist in troubled times. Fri., Nov. 27: The Battle of the Folk Project Bands Over the past few years, we ve developed a tradition for the Friday after Thanksgiving of presenting four Folk Project member acts falling into some theme or category. This year, it s the BATTLE OF THE FOLK PROJECT BANDS. Tonight the Minstrel features some of our favorite member bands, each with a distinct style and repertoire. WSAGNBSCALRME*, use complex harmonies and encyclopedic repertoire to enchant their audiences. BETSY ROSE and THE CHICAGO FIRE delivers the blues, pairing forthright and sensual vocals with superb instrumental improvisations. THE FABULOUS FURRY HARMONICA BROTHERS, Ralph Litwin and Al Podber, bring sheer joy and energy to their upbeat treatments of ragtime, vaudeville, western swing, Delta blues and you name it. Finally, MUSIC TOWN presents its own brand of mountain music that s bullet fast and daisy sweet, with down-home harmonies, fancy flatpicking, and some fine fiddling. This battle of the bands will have only one winner: the audience! *WSAGNBSCALRME = We Still Ain t Got No Band Supper Club And Living Room Music Emporium. Don t bother trying to pronounce it. Call em WSAG for short. UPCOMING: 12/4: CHORUS SONG NIGHT featuring Jean Rohe, Mike Agranoff, Phil Shapiro, Carrie Shore and YOU, THE AUDIENCE: 12/18, 25 & 1/1: CLOSED; 1/15: THE FRANK VIGNOLA TRIO Amazing jazz guitar; 1/22: AZTEC TWO-STEP Classic folk duo from the 70 s; 1/29: DUGAN S HOOLIGANS Family Irish band (rescheduled from October); 2/5: Legendary Scottish songster ARCHIE FISHER; 2/12: FOLK PROJECT VALENTINES SHOW 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 973 335 9489 or visit our website at www.folkproject.org. To volunteer call Sandie at (908) 501-3842 volunteers@folkproject.org Sat., Nov. 7: Don Flaherty and Contrazz Sam Zygmuntowicz-fiddle, mandolin; Marnen Laibow-Koser-fiddle, piano; Bob Jones-bass; Joe DePaolo-percussion Contras Known from Donegal to Donetsk, Don the don of dancing sculpts contras worthy of Donatello. Whether your dance like Don Juan or Don Quixote, dodge this date and a donnybrook may develop. Converge, congregate and connect as Contrazz concocts contra confections consummate, concordant and consonant, conferring convoluted configurations concurrently convivial, contortive and convulsant. Sat., Nov. 21: HARVEST HOOT with Richard Fischer/The Rockadillies/Projectilians Contras and Swing Dancing featuring a multitude of Folk Project all-star musicians and vocalists Richard Fischer calls contras to the Projectilians, then Swing Dancing to the Rockadillies with several Folk Project Premier Vocalists, followed by contras danced to the Swing music of the Swingin Tern Harvest Hoot Big Band. 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 07936 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) 762-4947 or (973) 635-1048 TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org Presented by the Folk Project 15
Steve Holland & Root Mean Square Feets Don t Fail Me Now! Blue Ribbon Cloggers: Meets in Pluckemin, Tuesdays, 7pm. Call Paula Fromen (908) 735-9133 or Heidi Rusch (908) 453-2750 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) 991-0597, (347) 275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc or email AmericanFolkDanceNYC@yahoo.com Country Dance*New York: dances every Saturday, English country dance every Tuesday, at the Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. and 7th Ave., NYC. Soft soled shoes only. www.cdny.org, (212) 459-4080; Contras 11/7, 21, 28; English Country 11/3, 10, 17, & 24 Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) 882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org Maplewood International Dancers: New location: Recreation House, 124 Dunnellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days (908) 273-6468, eves (973) 376-7568 Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Comm. Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member (973) 539-7020 or (973) 228-5966, http://us.geocities.com/njfolkdance/fd_morristown.html North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2 5 pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) 445-4497 or (201) 447-1136. www.maxellute.net/njecd.html; 11/7: Beverly Francis; 11/22: Tom Arnesse 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) 844-2474 Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7:30pm, Riverside School, Riverside Drive, Princeton. Tuesdays (except school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org (609) 924-6930 Princeton Folk Dancers: 8pm Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. & Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, Borough Hall, Princeton, Wed. (and some Saturdays) 8pm, beginners 7:40. Pickup band musicians welcome. Usually $6. (609) 683-7956 or (609) 924-8813, email pcdinfo@aol.com. Band info only: (609) 252-0248 or srl@mail.princeton.edu performerlisting at www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Special Community Dance, www.princetonol.com/groups/pcd/ 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., 11/7: Don Flaherty and Contrazz; Sat., 11/21: HARVEST HOOT with Richard Fischer & The Rockadilies and the Projectilians Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. www.valleycontradance.org, (610) 868-7432 14 More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society www.cdss.org Members Gigs & Friends Mike Agranoff: Sat., 11/7: 7:30pm, World Music House Concerts, West Chester, PA. (610) 793-0511 or knejoseph@comcast.net Laura Bernstein/the Laura Birdsong Project: Fri., 11/13: 9pm, Tierney s Tavern, 136-138 Valley Rd., Montlcair. (973) 744-9785. www.myspace.com/laurabirdsongmusic Russ Kelner: Sat., 11/7, with NJIO Outreach Ensemble, Caregivers Conference at Union County College; Sun., 11/15: 2pm, with NJIO Outreach Ensemble, Fanwood Library; Sun., 11/22: 3pm, with NJ Intergenerational Orchestra, Young People s Concert, Oak Knoll School, Summit Jim King: Wed. 11/11 & Thurs. 11/12: with Hunterdon Radio Theatre, Lit between the Ears The Plays of Wm. E. Spear, High Bridge United Methodist Church, 40 Church St., High Bridge. 7:30pm. (908) 638-5114 Mike Mitsch/LagansLove: Sat., 11/21: 7:3pm, Morris County Police Pipes Beefsteak Dinner, PAL, 33 Baldwin Rod. Parsippany. Kathy Moser: Thurs., 11/19: featured performer at the Lab Open Mic, 8pm, Arts Off Main, 128 Wilow Grove St., Hackettstown. (908) 684-4278 Odarka Stockert: Thurs., 11/5: 7pm, Bound Brook Memorial Library, 402 E. High St. (732) 356-0043 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FREE TO GOOD HOME: 13' Sailboat, 1979 AMF Alcort "Puffer"dinghy type w/ mainsail & jib. Complete w/ trailer, sails, etc. Both boat and trailer need minor work. Trailer may need new tires. Margaret Crowl, (732)745-4738 or MaggieNJ42@aol.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, Sundays 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thursdays 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming video on the web at www.mnn.org (popup players 34/82 http mms); Comcast (formerly Patriot Media/Somerset, NJ) Fridays 3:30pm, ch. 280; Comcast Cablevision of Northwest NJ, Mondays 3:30pm ch. 21; Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thursdays 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Saturdays 6pm, ch. 34; Fargo Access (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fridays 6:30pm & Mondays 3:00pm Ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; LVTV-3, Adelphia Cable, La Verne, CA at Fridays 6:00pm 3
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) 971-1593 or www.alberthall.org; Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, (201) 573-0718, www.goodacoustic.com/cafe.htm; Sat., 11/21: Sloan Wainwright Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St., Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA members / $5 for non-members. Info : www.newjerseybluegrass.org Borderline Folk Music House Club: New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) 354-4586, www.borderlinefolkmusic.4themax.com; Sat., 11/14: Sparky & Rhonda Rucker special location, seating limited. Email solz1@optonline.net or call for reservations Brennen Coffee House: Justice William Brennan Court House, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City. Show starts 7pm, evening concludes w/ open mike. (800) 542-7894, www.brennancoffeehouse.com; Fri., 11/20: Chuck Brodsky Café Z: Third Saturdays: open mic, 7pm concert. $5 inc. refreshments, Zion Lutheran Church, corner of Elm and Esterbrook Aves., Rahway. (732) 388-3865; City Grind: Open Mic Night, every other Friday at 8 pm, 11 North Avenue East, Cranford. www.citygrindonline.com or JosephStriderCGCH@hotmail.com. Chantey Sing: Seamen s Church Institute, 241 Water St., 2nd fl., NYC 8pm. www.woodenshipsmusic.com/nychanty/nychanty.html Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info 908-412-9105, Concerts4Causes@aol.com; www.coffeewithconscience.com; Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for tickets/info call 973-539-8008, www.mayoarts.org, shows at 8pm Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. (973) 786-7940 or (908) 879-7739; Delaware River Folksong Fellowship: Song circle the 2nd Sunday at the Friends Meeting House in Mount Holly, NJ, www.myspace.com/delawareriverfolksongfellowship Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Dublin House, Monmouth St., RedBank Dull Music: 7pm, Rutherford Congregational Church, Union and Rutherford Avenues, Rutherford. www.dullmusic.com; 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) 763-1905 to confirm date, for directions; Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA (610) 867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org Good Coffeehouse: 53 Prospect Park W. at 2nd St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, doors open at 7:30, music at 8pm, (718) 768-2972 or www.bsec.org; 11/6: Ari Eisinger; 11/13: Paul Rishell & Annie Raine; 11/20: Jen Chapin The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Crescent, Nutley. Doors open at 7:30, show at 8pm. (973) 616-0106 or jrlds@comcast.net, www.hillsidecafe.com; Sat., 11/21: Tripping Lily, Kenny Woods Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; Sat., 11/7: Cheryl Wheeler 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. Rick Thomas has a new job description. He no longer has an administrative title. Now he s a Research Programmer, working with and investigating in technical areas. Rick is happy. His work has gotten even more interesting! Rick recently coordinated a fundraising drive to help a colleague whose life and family had been severely affected by the recent earthquake in Indonesia. They have raised over $1,800 to help evacuate his family before secondary effects of the earthquake become threaten their health. Siobhan Scully participated in two recent marching band competitions and her band won first place and then second place. Siobhan turns 17 on October 26. She wants her drivers license! Elizabeth Lachowitz will be visiting her son, Thomas, who is away at aschool, in mid-october. Thomas says Thank you! for cards and letters sent in the past. He d love to receive Halloween cards and anything else you may send. Carl Croce got a new cat! Dmitri is a rescue cat. The rescue was arranged through Joe Petraitis. Andy Koenig is heading back to Star Lake Camp for the upcoming Electronic Music Festival during Halloween weekend. Andy has a performance scheduled that will be webcast at electro-music.com. Jim King will star in a repeat performance of his Orson Wells theatrical show at the Middletown Arts Center. Sandie Reilly was invited, and joined a bicycle racing team called the Montclair Cyclists. Elaine Silver recently got married to someone she met at Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp. Dave Kleiner, having insulted St. Patrick and thereby bringing upon himself heavenly wrath in the form of a broken ankle on the holy mountain of Ireland two years ago, has further offended the great spirit in the sky and will require removal of his Irish-imported plates, screws and pins. He will be recuperating over the winter holidays. Meanwhile, Liz and Dave have completed a round of home renovations including exterior painting and new windows (which proved effective in keeping out the gusts of the recent nor easter), but are still anticipating the installation of solar panels. FP Gen Next/recent college grad Maxwell P. Cooke, son of JoAnn and Dana, is established in a fifth-floor walkup in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He is pursuing a career in film and has worked on a production with Chloris Leachman and dates famous peoples daughters. He admits to leading a charmed existence. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pelvis Burlapp says, Eat local! We all know that our food is transported to us from all over the world. We live in the Garden State! We will do the Earth a foavor by eating food that was grown, bred, or manufactured close to home. It s healthier, better for the local economy, and reduces our carbon footprint (I m a size 11). So what better time than Thnaksgiving to start a local food tradition in your family. Here are some tips: 1. When you visit your local fast food outlet, ask the clerk where each item on the menu was grown. They will look at you and scowl. Grown? This food was GROWN? Point toward the refineries of Linden and Elizabeth, and say Here! In Jersey! 2. Catch your own turkey in the wilds of Sussex. That free Shop-Rite turkey is not free! Ask the turkey! 3. New Jersey is a leading producer of cranberries. Make sure you buy local. Sweeten it with pure South Jersey sugar. Replace your morning orange juice with sparkling Jersey cranberry juice. 4. There are no lemons ot limes grown here in Jersey, so find suitable Jersey-grown replacements, such as Lemon Pledge or lemon-flavored pharmaceuticals. Your guests will be so clean and happy! 5. Why not turn your backyard into a cranberry bog or swine farm? Doesn t get much more local than that, and you ll get to know those standoffish neighbors at last. 6. Eating less is much better for you. And what better way to reduce your calorie intake than to eat nothing but fresh, delicious, Jersey-grown and/or -manufactured products? 7. Groundhog instead of turkey this year! 13
Folk Project Board Meeting October, 2009: Board Meeting: The Summary A Ruth Wolfish s, Oct. 13, 2009. The meeting was called to order at 8:03pm by President Mark Schaffer. ATTENDANCE: Trustees: Lois De Ritter, Scooter Ferguson, Jim Gartner, Jim King, Allan Kugel, Jim West, Ruth Wolfish. Presiding: (Pres) Mark Schaffer. Officers: (VP) Evelyn Maurer, (Treas) Ed Roffman, (Sec) Rick Thomas. OTHERS: (Mins) Mike Agranoff, (S'n'T)Connie Crawford, (News) Carl Croce, (Fest)Lori Falco, (Fin) Andy Koenig, (Comm Affairs) Elizabeth Lachowicz, (Staff/HSNOI) Sandie Reilly, (SpeCon)Pam Robinson, (Memb) Pat Rolston, (Sound) Bob Safranek, (Int Affairs) Jean Scully. Guests: Judy Bubar, (Huntington s Disease Society) Kristie Rokicki. Absent: Brad Pryor, (Story) Rivka Willick, (Merch0) Bobbie Rosengarten. Acceptance of the minutes: the minutes of September were accepted. Treasurer s Report: Eddie says that he and Lori have been working on Festival numbers. After Festival bills are all paid, all departments are doing well financially. Key Dates: We need to publish the Annual Meeting date and location in the November Newsletter, the deadline for which is the 15th, so that needs to be taken care of ASAP. OLD BUSINESS: Workers Comp: The Pro Bono lawyer is studying the materials that Mark has provided to him, including the all emails on the subject that went to the Board mailing list. NEW BUSINESS: ACMA Grant: Pam reports that for 2010 the grant amount will be $1000. This is less than last year but, considering the economic situation in NJ, it s still good to know they still like us. Annual Meeting: George has indicated that he still wants to be involved. Connie will work with George to get it done. Nominating Committee: Mike, Evelyn, Eddie, and Mark Schaffer volunteered to be on the committee. Evelyn will chair. Nominations must be reported in the December Newsletter. Concert Proposal and Guest: Eddie introduced Kristi Rokicki, Executive Director of the NJ Chapter of the Huntington s Disease Society of America, who was here to answer questions about the HDSA in connection with his proposal for the Folk Project to co-sponsor a concert of Woody Guthrie songs and story material with the HDSA. All profits from the concert will be donated to support research in finding a cure for Huntington s Disease. A motion was passed (18 for, 1 against, 1 abstention) to set up an ad-hoc committee, chaired by Eddie, for this project. The full text of the motion and supporting materials are available from the Secretary. Folk Project Banner: Carl has a design for a banner that can be used at all of our events. He will do a mock-up and present it at the next meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Sound: Bob reports that a speaker processor was purchased at a cost of about $550, and used for the first time at Festival. Andy says that, in his personal and unscientific opinion, it helped a lot in making the song lyrics more intelligible. Finance: Andy notes that the market recovery has gained us back much of our previous loss. The usual caveats apply regarding trends and their tendency to change eventually. Minstrel: Mike reports that it was a good month at the Minstrel, but not as good as it might have been. The Kennedys and Tracy Grammer were expected to draw well, and did. However, the scheduling of the Kennedys on the eve of Rosh Hashanah probably had a negative effect on their attendance. Another result of the coincidence between Rosh Hashanah and the Kennedys' show was that we were presenting the show against an unusual Friday night service at MUF in the Terrace Room. They had indicated that if they had their druthers, they would have been in the Meeting Room, and us in the Terrace Room. That of course would not have been possible with the expected crowd for the Kennedys. We went through some major efforts to have our activities be non-disruptive to the service, and that was acknowledged and appreciated by MUF. Staffing: Sandie reports that they have been restructuring this job so that it will be easier and less stressful to do. She still intends to step down at the end of December. Anybody who is interested in taking on the job should contact Sandie. HSNOI: Ralph gave a report on the cable television providers and the many communities they serve in NJ that carry Horses Sing None of It! They have made a successful transition to recording masters on mini-dv tape (with a back-up master copy on SVHS). It s easy to dub from the mini-dv tapes to the DVD recorder for our archival copies. If you want to be part of the volunteer audience for an upcoming show, contact Sandie. Special Concerts: Gearing up for the McCutcheon concert on Nov 7th. Tickets are still available. Special Concerts has a deal with The Best Western hotels of Morristown and New Providence. In exchange for them hosting SC performers free of charge, the FP will provide a link on our website to their website. For any concert where they host the performer they will get advertising space on the back cover of the program and up to 5 pairs of tickets. Best Western will also give us a code for our website so that any of our concert attendees can get a discount if they stay at the Morristown or New Providence Best Western's. Tickets are now on sale for Tern Swings! featuring Reeds, Rhythm & All That Brass. Proceeds will benefit the NJ Jazz Society's Educational Scholarship Fund. Tickets will soon be on sale for a Michael Manring concert on Thurs. Feb. 4, 2010. Michael is an amazing bass guitar player and even has his own listing on Wikipedia. Festival: Lori received a standing ovation in recognition of a wonderful Fall Festival. She reports that our attendance numbers were similar to the spring '09 festival. The financial results are not yet finalized as she and Eddie are still crunching the numbers. All in all, it looks like the festival broke even. We'll have more precise numbers next month. The boutique did a brisk business, and Red Molly sold over 80 CDs an FP festival record. The FP mugs were very popular and we took in about $300 from the sale of FP merchandise. On the down side, we are seeing declining attendance at the dances. Swingin Tern: Connie reports that they are doing well enough financially at the new location that they are thinking about raising the fees paid to their callers and bands. The Harvest Hoot is Nov. 21. Web&Publicity: We need to plan for renewing the registration of our FolkProject.org domain name before it expires in August, 2010. Internal Affairs: Jean reports that the November EoM will be at Cecilia s house in Highland Park. December will be at Judy Hagan s. She s starting to book next year, so give her a call if you want to have a party! Good of the Order is reported in the newsletter. Talk to Eddie if you ve had or know about someone who s had a significant event in their lives recently. Adjournment: 10:30pm. The next meeting will be on Nov. 10 at Pam & Bob s. 12 MoFiddles/Menzel Violins: 4260 Town Center Way, Livingston, NJ, Bluegrass & Old Time Music Jam 1st Thursdays 7pm, RSVP to (973) 994-1083 or mo@mofiddles.com; Mountainside Library Folk Music Cafe: www.mountainsidelibrary.org or (908) 233-0115 Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) 728-3081, www.musicatthemission.org; Sat., 11/21: Richard Shindell Music on Main Street: United Methodist Church, 69 Main St., Woodbridge. All shows $20. 7:30pm. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com Wed., 11/18: Susan Werner & Cheryl Wheeler Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair (973) 744-6560. Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. www.outpostintheburbs.org; Fri., 11/6: Willy Porter Trio, Luke Doucet: Fri., 11/13: Red Molly, Joe Crookston People s Voice Cafe: For info/locations, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or (212) 787-3903; 11/7: Peter Siegal; Joe Jencks; 11/21: Terry Kitchen; Richard Berman; Carla Ulbrich Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, www.folkmusicny.org; Sat., 11/21: Joanne Davis house concert; Sun., 11/21: The Washington Square Harp & Shamrock Orchestra sea music concert, 3pm, Seaport Museum South Street Seaport, 12 Fulton St. The Place: House Concerts, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert. RSVP to jamask8@comcast.net or (973) 992-7491 for info; Sun., 11/21: John Wort Hannom Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, (609) 799-0944 $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 12. www.princetonfolk.org; Fri., 11/20: The Jamcrackers Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at http://www.fasola.org/; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul s Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) 293-2848; 3rd Sun.: 1pm, St. George's Episcopal Church, Rutherford Place and East 16th St., Manhattan; 4th Sun. (except July & August): 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park & Gordonhurst. (973) 509-2165; 1st Sat. (except July/August): 3pm, Living Room, 154 Ludlow St., NYC Salem Roadhouse Café: Townley Presbyterian Cruch, 829 Salem Rd., Union. (908) 686-1028, www.townleychurch.org; Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; Sat., 11/7: John Sebastian; 11/14: Slaid Cleaves; 11/21: Livingston Taylor, Seth Glier; 11/28: Richie Havens Second Saturdays Coffee House/Open Mic: Summit Unitarian Church, 4 Waldron Ave. Sign up at 7:30pm, shows at 8pm. If you are a singer/songwriter & would like to host one, call (908) 412-9105, Concerts4Causes@aol.com; Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson 908-850-5772 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) 924-5353 or visit www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/; 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month The Uptown Coffeehouse: Soc. for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Rd., Bronx, NY, 5pm, $15/$3 kids <12. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org, (718) 885-2498; Sun., 11/1: Work o the Weavers Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) 949-2146, www.walkaboutclearwater.org; Sat., 11/14: Dave Rowe Trio Watchung Arts Center: 18 Sterling Road (on the Watchung Circle) Watchung, NJ, 8pm, (908) 412-9105; Sat., 11/7: Lucky 13 Lotsa Jams listed at http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/jam.htm 5
Join the Folk Project Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your membership fee, to Pat Rolston, membership@folkproject.org or 50 Wesley Place Box 120, Mount Tabor, NJ 07878 (973) 586-7061 Choose at least one: New Renew Doo be doo Name folk music s rustic renaissance man The Washington Post Dorothy Young Center for the Arts Presented by John McCutcheon is America s balladeer. Think of him as an incarnation of Pete Seeger, Mr. Rogers, Will Rogers, Bruce Springsteen, and everyman. In Australia, he was called the most overwhelming folk performer in the English language. A Russian critic hailed him as the most versatile and compelling performer this reviewer has ever seen. And Johnny Cash noted he was the most impressive instrumentalist I ve ever heard. John recorded his first album, How Can I Keep from Singing in 1974. Since then he has recorded 31 albums, collected six Grammy nominations, won many Parent s Choice and American Library Association awards, developed hammer dulcimer instructional videos, authored books, and amassed a faithful and ever-growing army of fans. He is, in the words of Sing Out! Magazine, the perfect example of the modern folk musician. His best-known songs include Christmas in the Trenches, Simple Man, Hope Dies Last, and the hilarious Oprah Seat. John s performances feature a wide variety of instruments including 12-String and 6-String Guitars, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Concertina, Autoharp, Banjos, Piano, Nyckelharpa and Jaw Harp. This notion of telling stories of ordinary people who have done great things, and carrying those stories from one place to another, of telling people this is where I ve been, these are the stories I can bring you is the heart of what I do. That s my goal. If you can recognize yourself in my songs, then I ve done my job. John McCutcheon Address Home Tel. Work Tel. E mail 1: E mail 2: Do you play or sing music: [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally Basic Individual membership @ $20/year $ (You ll receive this personal monthly newsletter.) Supporting membership @ $25/year $ (Personal monthly newsletter PLUS our eternal gratitude) Family membership* $ (Additional family members @ $3 each per year) Multiple Year Membership $ number of banjo-tossing years X type of membership. You do the math. DONATION to Folk Project (Tax deductible! We are also eligible for Corporate Matching Donations and banjos.) $ NEW! Please check one: Total amount enclosed: I d like to receive a print newsletter $ I d like to save trees and receive an Enewsletter Make your check payable to: The Folk Project *Family membership is one basic or supporting membership plus $3 for each additional family member/banjo. Please list the names of additional family members: Funding for this event 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. Lake Wobegon... still coming to NJ! Garrison Keillor and A Prairie Home Companion will be broadcasting live on NPR from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, in Newark, on Saturday, April 15, 2010 starting at 5:45pm. Tickets: 1-888-GO-NJPAC (1-888-5722) or njpac.org 6 11
10 Saturday, November 21 8pm Midnight Admission: $15/$10 Students Caller: Richard Fischer Music: The Rockadillies and the Projectilians Contras and Swing Dancing featuring the Swingin Tern Harvest Hoot Big Band and a legion of Folk Project all-star musicians and vocalists The Harvest Hoot is a unique and special Swingin Tern event that combines contra and swing dancing with music provided by a huge contingent of Folk Project musicians and singers. This year we ve added two special features: we re spotlighting the enormous talents of Maine fiddle phenom and Project alumni Joel Glassman, an outstanding jazz fiddler with an amazing grasp of traditional, contra and swing styles. And in another Hoot first, we re recreating the three-part swing harmonies of the 30 s and 40 s that were featured in the 80s Project supergroup Harvest Swing. The Hoot will start with an hour and a half of hot contras played by the Projectialians and called by Richard Fischer. We ll have extra special desserts, while we set up for an hour of swing dancing to the music of our very own Rockadillies.A selection of premiere Project vocalists will front this hot swing segment. We ll finish up the night with an hour of contras danced to the big band swing music. The Projectilians are Kris Tootie Lamb on flutes, Liz Tickles Kozack on keyboard, Big Jeff DeSmedt on bass, Mark The Spark Schaffer on fiddle, Robin Cool Robin Schaffer on percussion, and special guest Joel Glassman on fiddle and electric mandolin. The Rockadillies are Joey Sticks D Andrea on drums, Frank Soul Man Sole on bass, David Davey the K Kleiner on guitar, Liz Tickles Kozack on keyboards, Andy The Wiz Koenig in synth sax, Jeff Big Bone Rantzer on trombone, Mark The Spark Schaffer on electric fiddle, and special guest Joel Glassman on swing fiddle. This Hoot s featured vocalists are Christine DeLeone, Big Jeff DeSmedt, Lynda Wright, Mark Schaffer, Jean Songbird Scully, Jay Wilensky and a special appearance by the Harvest Swingers Vocal Trio. The dance will be held at Swingin Tern s usual site in East Hanover. See Page 15 for more info/directions. Keep on dancin! The Fall Festival is history, but the memories linger on What a lovely festival we had! We had stellar performances by Red Molly, Vance Gilbert and Walt Michael and our younger members entertained us during a Next Generation concert set. We were treated to the awe inspiring harmonies generated by the Folk Project chorus, put together over the course of the weekend by Ken and Pat Rolston. We danced to Illegal Contraband with caller Scott Higgs and enjoyed concert sets by the Folk Project s own Martin Swinger and Dave Kleiner and Liz Pagan. We also had our first ever kid s program with a kidfriendly activity in every workshop slot. There were 191 in attendance and although we re still analyzing the numbers, it looks like we will break even financially. We did a brisk business at the boutique, where Red Molly racked up record CD sales. The Festival is a group effort and it wouldn t be possible to hold one without the volunteer efforts of a large group of people. Unfortunately, there isn t space to thank everyone personally here, but I would like to mention the following people who devoted countless hours to making this festival a success: Barbara Moo, Jim King, Bobbie Rosengarten, Bill Cox, Ruth Wolfish, Pam Robinson, Kathy Haynie, Liz Pagan, Bob Safranek, Sandie Reilly, Matt Reilly, Mike DelVecchio, Scooter Ferguson, Alice Weimer, Greg Moore, George Otto, Roger Kintish, Dave Sherman, Ken Rolston, Pat Rolston, Judy Richterman, Ed Ludlow, Pat Brangs, Carol Titus, Rick Thomas, Connie Crawford, Chris Jacoby, Lois DeRitter and Scott Sheldon. Special thanks to all of our workshop leaders. And a big thank you to everyone else who pitched in to help out where needed. We re going to do it all over again this spring, May 14 16, 2010, the weekend after Mother s Day. Be there or be square! Yours in folk, Lori Falco, Festival Chair And more thanks... A great big THANK YOU to each and everyone of the participants in the Festival Chorus Workshops! We have loved singing this music for years and were so happy to finally be able to share a sampling of perhaps not-so-familiar harmony traditions with a group of singers. (When we re by ourselves, there are always missing parts.) Our enthusiasm may have gotten the better of us we attempted a lot of material in a really short period of time. Your willingness to tackle anything we threw out on the table, your persistence and your spirit were outstanding. When I said our hearts were full of joy, even though our faces might not always show it, I was pretty near to bursting with happiness myself. Special mention has to be made of the core members who met throughout the summer to familiarize themselves with the songs, the better to be able to communicate the pleasure of singing them to others: Karyn Grunwald, Kathy Haynie, Wendy Keilin, Jim Gartner, Pat Hickey and Bob McNally. They should have really been called Angels, rather than Part Captains. Pat & Ken Rolston Music at the Prallsville Mill Sat., 11/7: Reilly and Maloney Sat., 11/14 Howard Fishman and His Band Route 29, Stockton (5 miles north of New Hope and Lambertville) TICKETS: $25 in advance; $30 day of show. Order at www.veryseldom.com or call (609) 397-3586 Presented by Music You Can't Hear On The Radio 7
FP Calendar: November 2009 1/Sun. Mike Agranoff, 7:30pm, broadcast on WVBR, 93.5 FM, Ithaca, NY, webcast at www.wvbr.com EVERY Sun.: Music You Can t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com EVERY Sun.: 6pm, Odarka Stockert plays Celtic harp, Cafe Monet, Millburn, (973) 376-8555 EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. Uptown Coffeehouse: Work o the Weavers, 5pm, the Bronx. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org 2/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm. New location: Recreation House, 124 Dunnellen Road. (973) 376-7568 EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Mannion s Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/ EVERY Monday: Odarka Stockert plays Celtic harp, 6pm, Cafe Monet, Millburn. 3/Tues. EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist Church, Hopatcong. (973) 770-0179 4/Wed. EVERY Wednesday, Straight Morning Drive, featuring Straight Drive 15 minutes after the 7:30am station break. 6 9am, WDVR-FM and www.wdvrfm.org EVERY Wed.: Morristown Int l Dancers, 7:30pm, Mountain Lakes. (973) 539-7020 EVERY Wednesday: Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Suzanne Patterson center, Princeton. (609) 799-2073, http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/ EVERY Wednesday: Down Jersey with Jim Albertson, 7:30pm, WSNJ am1240, am1440 and www.wsnjam.com; http://members.aol.com/downjerseyjim/ 5/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. See skandinoje.org for dates/info. Odarka Stockert Celtic Harp and Song, 7pm, Bound Brook Memorial Library. (732) 356-0043 6/Fri. Minstrel: Just(4)Kicks, Diane Perry Trio (Split Bill) Outpost in the Burbs: Willy Porter Trio, Luke Doucet, 8pm, Montclair. www.outpostintheburbs.org 7/Sat. Swingin Tern: Don Flaherty and Contrazz EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. www.cdny.org Hurdy Gurdy: Cheryl Wheeler, 8pm, Paramus. (201) 836-5500 Watchung Arts Center: Lucky 13, 8pm, Watchung. (908) 412-9105 Russ Kelner with NJIO Outreach Ensemble, Caregivers Conference at Union County College Sanctuary:John Sebastian, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org Music You Can t Hear on the Radio Concert at Prallsville Mill: Reilly and Maloney, 8pm, Stockton. www.veryseldom.com or (609) 397-3586 8/Sun. Sacred Harp Singing, 2pm, Brooklyn. (718) 793-2848 North Jersey English Country Dancers, 2pm, Ridgewood. (201) 447-1136. www.maxellute.net/njecd.html 10/Tues. FP Board meeting, 8pm, Pam & Bob s, 20 Fairmount Rd., New Providence. (908) 771-0187 11/Wed. Jim King with Hunterdon Radio Theatre, Lit between the Ears The Plays of Wm. E. Spear, 7:30pm, High Bridge United Methodist Church, 40 Church St. (908) 638-5114 8 12/Thurs. Jim King with Hunterdon Radio Theatre, Lit between the Ears The Plays of Wm. E. Spear, 7:30pm, High Bridge United Methodist Church, 40 Church St. (908) 638-5114 12/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, 7pm, Dave Kleiner s. (973) 429-0288, daveythek@aol.com 13/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage Laura Bernsteing/The Laura BIrdsong Project, Tip Canary, 9pm, Tierney s Tavern, Montlciar. (973) 744-9785 Outpost in the Burbs: Red Molly, Joe Crookston, 8pm, Montclair. www.outpostintheburbs.org 14/Sat. Borderline: Sparky & Rhonda Rucker (house concert), 8pm, New City, NY. Reservations: solz1@optonline.net or b(845) 354-4586 Sanctuary:Slaid Cleaves, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org Music You Can t Hear on the Radio Concert at Prallsville Mill: Howard Fishman and his band, 8pm, Stockton. www.veryseldom.com or (609) 397-3586 15/Sun. Newsletter deadline. Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org Russ Kelner with NJIO Outreach Ensemble, 2pm, Fanwood Library 18/Wed. Music on Main Street: Steve Forbert, 7:30pm, Woodbridge. (732) 602-6015 19/Thurs. Kathy Moser featured at The Lab Open Mic Night, 8pm, Arts off Main, Hackettstown. (908) 684-4278 20/Fri. Minstrel: Patrick Ball: O Carolan s Farewell to Music Princeton FMS: The Jamcrackers, 8:15pm, Princeton. (609) 799-0944 Brennan Coffeehouse: Chuck Brodsky, 8pm, Jersey City. www.brennancoffeehouse.com Hillside Cafe: Tripping Lily, Kenny Woods, 8pm, Nutley. (973) 667-7055 Mike Mitsch/LagansLove: 7:30pm, Morris County Police Pipes Beefsteak Dinner, Parsippany The Place House Concerts: John Wort Hannom, 8pm, Livingston. RSVP (973) 992-7491 Acoustic Cafe: Sloan Wainwright, 8pm, Park Ridge.www.goodacoustic.com/cafe.htm, (201) 573-0718 Refreshments. Sanctuary:Livingston Taylor, Seth Glier, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org 21/Sat. Swingin Tern: HARVEST HOOT with Richard Fischer & The Rockadilies and the Projectilians Music at the Mission: Richard Shindell, 8pm, West Milford. www.musicatthemission.org 22/Sun. Sacred Harp Singing, 1pm, Manhattan, NYC, (212) 750-8977 Russ Kelner with NJ Intergenerational Orchestra, 3pm, Young People's Concert, Oak Knoll School, Summit North Jersey English Country Dancers, 2pm, Ridgewood. (201) 447-1136. www.maxellute.net/njecd.html 27/Fri. Minstrel: Folk Project Battle of the bands featuring WSAG, Fabulous Furry Harmonica Bros., MusicTown and Betsy Rose & the Chicago Fire 28/Sat. Sanctuary:Richie Havens, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org 29/Sun. Sacred Harp Sing, 2pm, Montclair Friends Meeting. (973) 779-8290 9