Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Newsletter submissions: Liz Pagan Email: newsletter@folkproject.org 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield NJ 07003; deadline is the 15th Membership, corrections/changes: Scott Ross Email: membership@folkproject.org c/o Scott Ross 36 Hilltop Circle Whippany, NJ 07981 Folk Project Officers: President: Ed Roffman Vice President: Pam Robinson Secretary: Lindsey Meyer Treasurer: Rachel Streich Trustees: Trustees thru 2012: Bob McNally, Bob Safranek, Pat Brangs Trustees thru 2013: Allan Kugel, Ed Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten Trustees thru 2014: Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Elizabeth Lachowicz Box 41 Mendham, NJ 07945 www.folkproject.org October 2012 New Jersey s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization October Evening o Music Sat., 10/13, 8pm Lindsey Meyer s www.folkproject org Festival Emergency! Fall Festival Friday through Sunday, October 5 7 It s not an emergency for us. It s an emergency for you, though. You have only a few days left before you miss not only the official make-believe registration deadline, but the actual, real, honest-to-goodness you can t come anymore registration deadline. Day passes are now available, so it s easy for you first timers to make the leap. It is hard to believe how many of our Folk Project friends regret delaying their first festival. Remember, it s more like a music retreat with only 150 guests, and it s a special way to experience acoustic music. That s why we say it s the best darn three-day music party ever. Check out the lineup, the workshops and the fun at FolkProject.org/Festival. Register on line. Call Mark at (201) 207-8696 if you have any questions. Try it. You ll love it. Keep the post-festival spirit jumping at Lindsey s historic home in Peapack. Please bring instruments, voices, food and/or beverages to share (folding chairs are also welcome!) and bring a flashlight so you can find your car. 156 Main St, Peapack. (908) 208-3884. (GPS refers to my town as Peapack and Gladstone.) Directions: From Route 287, take Route 202/206 North and start counting traffic lights. When the road splits, bear left to stay on Route 206 N. At the 5th traffic light, turn right onto Holland Road. At the stop sign, turn left onto Main St. Go 1/2 mile and turn right into the driveway marked Folk Project. PARKING: Park anywhere along the driveway BEYOND the 2 houses. If drive is full, keep going, turn left onto School Street, and park in the municipal lot. NOTE: house is the two-famiily on the right side of the driveway. Enter through any door marked Folk Project. BONUS Evening o Music! Sat., 10/27, 8pm the Roffmans Every month, our 4th Saturday Bonus Evening o Music takes place at Eddie and Robin s place, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742. Bring song, voice, insruments and food/bev to share. Note: Eddie and Robin keep Kosher. Non-kosher items can be shared on the kitchen table; bring serving utensils. Directions: >From I287 Southbound: exit 36, Ridgedale Ave. Keep right at fork, follow signs for and turn right at Ridgedale Ave., go 0.7 mi. Follow directions from Ridgedale-Hanover intersection below >From I287 Northbound: exit 36B, W Lafayette Ave. Right at light onto Ridgedale Ave., go 0.9 mi. >From Ridgedale-Hanover Intersection: Left onto E Hanover (westbound), go 4.6 mi. Turn right at Black Birch Dr. (just past traffic light at Shongum Rd.) go 0.8 mi. Turn right at Butternut Rd., second driveway on the right.
October 2012 The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series presented by Fri., 10/5: Closed for Folk Project Festival Featuring The Jeremy Kittel Band, Magpie, Toby Walker, Grover Kemble, the Lords of Liechtenstein and more. Fri., 10/12: Open Stage This is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians to perform a 15-minute set on our stage, and for the audience to be treated to a diverse collection of acoustic musicians. We ve often seen previews of our regular scheduled acts for the first time at Open Stage. For information on how to secure a performance slot, call 973-335-9489, or go to www.folkproject. org and visit the Open Stage page. Fri., 10/19: Amy Regan, Rachel Marie Amy Regan stands out among singer-songwriters as one who excels in both art of singing and the craft of writing, never letting the art and the craft interfere with each other. Her writing is literate and sophisticated. Her singing is passionate without drawing attention to itself. And her small combo graces her songs with appropriate lead work that does not get in the way of the songs themselves. One can admire her skill and still be swept away. Rachel Marie is a recent addition to the roster of Folk Project performing members. A singer-songwriter and student at Drew University, she shows precocious sophistication in her songs and presentation. Her appearance was a highlight of the Minstrel s Birthday Show in August. Fri., 10/26: Finest Kind, Jody Kruskal Finest Kind is the vocally oriented trio of Ian Robb, Shelly Posen, and Anne Downey. These three singers, each a powerhouse in their own right, combine to produce some of the most beautiful and intricate harmonies in the folk world. Much of their material stems from the traditional repertoire of their respective native countries, England, Canada, and the US. But they also glean from genres from Western Swing to Sacred Harp to Tin Pan Alley to their own formidable pens. You can t do that on the concertina! Well, maybe you or I can t, but tonight s opener Jody Kruskal can. Jody is known in the contra-dance world as a wizard of the Anglo concertina as a member of numerous bands including Grand Picnic and Squeezology. But as a solo performer, he applies the little squeeze box to the most unlikely of songs, including blues, ragtime, jazz, and novelty numbers to marvelous effect. UPCOMING: 11/2: Lou & Peter Berryman; 11/9: Open Stage; 11/16: Small Potatoes, Matthew Broady; 11/23: FP Past Presidents Concert; 11/30: An Agranoff Imperative! Brother Sun,The Sea, The Sea; 12/7: Chorus Song Night; 12/14: Open Stage; 12/21: Closed; 12/28: A Folk Project Special Concert Trout Fishing in America; 1/4: The Kennedys; 1/11: Open Stage; 1/25: Runa An Agranoff Imperative 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. Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. To volunteer email volunteers@folkproject.org Sat., 10/6: Joe DePaolo, Root Mean Square Jo Anne Rocke piano; Paul Morrissett violin; Wes Steenson mandolin, banjo Contras You may root for some mean squares, but calculating contras are the product of the man of figures, Joe DePaolo. Root Mean Square will multiply their rhythms to the power of fun. You ll be feeling prime as Joe adds the ones and twos in triplets resulting in high fives in seventh heaven until 11 o clock. Not to be hyperbolic, but Swingin Tern takes dancing to the nth degree, so dress to the nines, sine your dance card and make all the right angle moves before going off on a tangent for some pi at the break. Sat., 10/20: Ridge Kennedy, Beaver Lake Trio Bill Quern fiddle, mandolin, banjo; Sarah Gowan guitar; Ross Harriss saxophone, whistle Contras & Squares In storybook land, just over the Ridge, you ll find Beaver Lake where Kennedy and the Beaver Lake Trio busily construct the dam to hold in all of the Swingin Terns. Gnawing down trees to lay the floorboards for the dancers, they create their lodge. With a slap of the tail the dancing begins as Ridge calls all eager beavers to the floor and the Trio tears off tunes at a fur-ious pace to the delight of all their forest friends. Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. No partner necessary. Beginners 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. 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) 295-6864 TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org Presented by the Folk Project
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: Contra every Sat. at Chinatown Y, Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery (bet. East Houston and Stanton); English Country every Tues. at Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.). cdny.org or (212) 459-4080 Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) 882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org Maplewood International Dancers: Recreation House, 124 Dunellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days (908) 273-6468, eves (973) 376-7568. njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Community Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member (973) 539-7020 or (973) 228-5966, http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/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; Sun., 10/14: Tom Arnesse; 10/28: Beverly Francis 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.and 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. Community Dance; Wed., 10/17: Blue Jersey Contra Band with Bob Isaacs. PCD English Country Dance series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm; intro/basics at 7:30. $10 ($5 seniors & students). Info: (908) 359-2642 Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info. Swingin Tern: Sat., 10/6: Joe DePaolo, Root Mean Square; 10/20: Ridge Kennedy, Beaver Lake Trio: 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; Members Gigs & Friends Mike Agranoff: Mon. 10/22: 7:30pm, Port Washington, NY, Public LIbrary. www.pwpl. org/events/ or call (516) 883-4400 Blue Jersey Band (Frank Ruck, Ellen Ruck, Mike Sutton): Sun., 10/14: 3pm, Community Concert Association of Bordentown, Bordentown Middle School, 50 Dunns Mill Rd., Bordentown, NJ, (609) 954-8130; Wed., 10/17: Princeton Country Dance (see Feets) Russ Kelner: w/ Cream Cheese Ensemble, Thurs., 10/18, Cranford Hall Nursing Home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unclassifieds WEST ORANGE ROOM FOR RENT: Private bedroom/bathroom in large house with all amenities, relaxed atmosphere, privacy respected, shuttle to train, easy access to 280. Call Tom Picard (848) 219-1868 or Shari Korenstein (201) 306-8744 MOONLIGHT CATERING: Catering for many types of events weddings, graduations, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, special occasions you name it, Richard can cater it. www.moonlightcatering.net...horses Sing None of It! A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest performers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, dancers, others. Schedule available at www.folkproject.org. Seen on: Cablevision Morris area, Sun. 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thurs. 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming video on the web at www.mnn.org (popup players 34/82 http mms); Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Thursdays 7:30pm ch. 35; Fargo Access (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; Cablevision 67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. Also streams via www. bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcattv-network. Mendham TV: Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., Thurs., Sat.: 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same episode all week) on Comcast ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 22 or 25; Comcast Central NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Ch. 280; simulcast on Comcast Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County area) ch. 21. 14 More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society www.cdss.org 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.cafeacoustic.org; Sat., 10/20: Arlon Bennett CD Release Party, the YaYas Arts off Main Open Mike: every third Thursday, The Lab, 128 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown. thelab_openmic@yahoo.com; www.artsoffmain.com; (908) 684-4728 Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St., Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA members $5 non-members. Info: www.newjerseybluegrass.org Borderline Folk Music Club: usually at New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) 354-4586 http://borderlinefolkmusicclub.org; Sun., 10/14: Linda McRae Café Zed: Open mic 7:30pm, sign-up 7pm, feature 9pm NEW LOCATION: Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Dr. (Prospect Ave. bet. Eagle Rock & Mt. Pleasant) West Orange (848) 219-1868 or tom@tompicard.com. Good weather Bring lawn chair/blanket and picnic for the hill Sat., 10/20: Laible Blu Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series: In Clifton; address given with reservation, (973) 879-8568 or celebrationhouseconcerts@yahoo.com. Workshops usually 3:30 5:30pm; concert usually 6:30pm. Concert only $15; workshop only $20; concert and workshop combo $30; Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info 908-412-9105, Concerts4Causes@aol.com; www.coffeewithconscience.org; 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; Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Monmouth St., Red Bank Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday (except June-Aug.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen. www.essexethical.org or (973) 763-8293. 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; The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. (973) 667-7055 or info@hillsidecafe.com, www.hillsidecafe.com; Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; Sat., 10/6: Carla Ulbrich, Chasing June McLynn s Restaurant: Open mic Wed., 9pm. 250 Morris Ave, Springfield. (973)258-1600 Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, www.darresstheater.com. Wed., 10/17: Café Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney Good o the Order/ Community News This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Please send items to Presideddie Roffman, eroffman@optonline.net. Jan Viehman invites her Folk Project friends to take a look at what she s been doing for most of 2012. Look at her website, janclareviehman.com, to view her 36 Christmas Poinsettia wall quilts! Howie Goldman saw three moose and rafted two rivers on his recent trip to Maine with his daughters. On one of the rapids, seven of the eight people in his raft fell out! But they all agreed that Maine was beautiful. Mike Agranoff took an astonishing vacation train trip across western Canada. He was inspired to plan the trip after watching the IMAX film that Connie Crawford consulted on, the Rocky Mountain Express. Mike enjoyed the first class service, especially the pillow concierge. Deb O Hanlon s brother, Jim, passed away in late August after a six-week bout with cancer. Deb was able to share his last days and hours along with his wife and his son. Jim was a black powder shootin champion, a 21st century cowboy, and beloved by his family. Elizabeth Lachowicz had a great time on her recent trip to Chicago to celebrate the wedding of her sister Carla, and to Boston for her nephew s wedding. Tom reports that Carla s ceremony took place right where Muddy Waters was buried. Cecilia Rowedder and Allan Kugel had a great time in Vienna and Prague. Vienna was amazing, and they were glad that so many people there spoke English. Cecilia had a memorable birthday on her last day in Vienna, and she has now decided to provide all future reports of her age in hexadecimal. Bob McNally informs us joyously that his partner Sandie became a grandmother during the past month. Bob is hoping that, with luck, he will be purchasing a house in Mount Tabor soon; it is close to Ken and Pat Rolston s. 13
Folk Project Board Meeting September 2012 Board Meeting: The Summary The monthly meeting of the Folk Project Board was called to order at 8:12 pm on a rainy September 4, 2012 at the home of Allan Kugel and Cecelia Rowedder in Highland Park. Several Board members dined out in advance at a delicious local restaurant. Present were Pat Brangs, Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Allan Kugel, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally, Eddie Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten, and Bob Safranek (Trustees); Mike Agranoff, Lori Falco, Howie Goldman, Joe Graziano, Lindsey Meyer, Pam Robinson, and Leigh Walker (Other Board Members); Cecelia Rowedder and Tom Taylor (Guests). Absent were Carl Croce, Gloria Friedman, Nancy Kelner, Sandie Reilly, Kevin Redden, Scott Ross, Mark Schaffer, Robin Schaffer, Jean Scully, and Rachel Streich. The minutes of the August meeting were accepted as written. In Rachel s absence, President Eddie reported that we remain in good financial shape. In new business: The Board regretfully accepted the resignation of Trustee Nancy Dugan, due to personal reasons. Many thanks to Nancy for her valuable input to the Board and for her lively spirit. Bob Safranek was unanimously elected to complete her term, which ends in December 2012. Eddie then called for Board volunteers to serve on the nominations committee for the December elections. Many members are term-limited, so there will be some necessary turnover. He would like nominees who are peacemakers and are willing to compromise. The nominations committee will be formed at the October meeting. In committee reports: The Festival Committee says that fall fest is half-filled as of Sept. 2 and that they re running PSAs (public service announcements) on radio station WNTI s folk radio show. Electronic Communications Chair Lori reported sending out electronic renewal notices to everyone, regardless of whether they receive paper or electronic newsletters. The Board discussed when and how to send renewal notices and agreed that sending welcome letters to new members is a good idea. A motion was made to accept a proposed FP privacy policy but after discussion, the Board voted to table it until next month s meeting. The Board voted to commend Lori for all her hard work on this policy. Minstrel Chair Mike Agranoff reported a slow August, with an average attendance of 71.0 paid for regular shows and 64.8 when he added in the Birthday Show and Open Stage. The $25/show rent increase has also taken a bite out of income. Swingin Tern Chair Leigh said that a last-minute band cancellation in August triggered a quick response from contra dance friends, resulting in an excellent replacement band, named Unbowed. Networking works! Community Services Chair Joe said he received a request for performers from a community organization. When he connected them with our FP Performers List, he heard they were shy about asking performers to play for free. We hope no one hesitates to approach our performers. Some work for pay and some for free it never hurts to ask. ADJOURNMENT The next meeting will be on October 2 at the home of Lindsey Meyer in lovely downtown Peapack. Board meetings are open to all Folk Project members. If you d like to attend, email Lindsey at secretary@folkproject.org to get directions to the meeting. 12 Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) 728-3081, www.musicatthemission.org; Sat., 10/20: Ryan Montbleau Music on Main: 7:30pm, Woodbridge. http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org, (732) 634-4500 x6497 Thurs., 10/4: Iaian Matthews, Cliff Eberhardt, United Methodist Church Thurs., 10/11: David Johanson Duo, Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave.; Thurs., 10/18: Emerging Artist Showcase: Caitlin Canty, Jann Klose, Carsi Blanton, Barnaby Bright, United Methodist Church; Thurs., 10/25: James Maddock, Barron Arts Center NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: Turnstile Coffee Bar, 1607 Route 71, Belmar (2 blocks from Rte. 35, 7 from Belmar Train Station), 6:30pm; 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; Sat., 10/6: Nellie McKay; Fri., 10/19: Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely People s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., NYC, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or (212) 787-3903; Sat., 10/6: Jolie Rickman Tribute Concert; 10/13: The Raging Grannies, the Occuponics; 10/20: Marie Mularczyk O Connel & Friends, David Laibman; 10/27: Jenny Hurwitz & Talbot Katz, Jay Byrd & the Blue Jays Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, www.folkmusicny.org; Every Monday: Irish Traditional Music Session, 8-11pm at the Landmark Tavern; Tues., 10/2, 16 & 20: Old Timey Music Jam; Fri, Oct. TBA: Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert; location tba visit web site for details The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert in Livingston; RSVP to jamask8@ comcast.net or (973) 992-7491; Sun., 8/7: Freebo 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., 10/19: David Roth Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at http://www.fasola.org/; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul s Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) 293-2848; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park & Gordonhurst. (973) 509-2165; Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7-9:30pm, St. Peter s Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. http://nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; Sat., 10/6: Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools, Daniella Cotton; 10/13: Felix Cavaliere, Danny Kalb; 10/27: Al Stewart, Dave Nachmanoff 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: www.uptowncoffeehouse.org New Location: City Island Community Center, 190 Fordham S. lower level, City Island, NY. 5pm,$15, under 12, $5; Sun., 10/7: Drew Nelson Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) 949-2146, www.walkaboutclearwater.org; Sat., 10/13: Woody Guthrie Night Peter Siegel, Lissa Shneckenberger, David Bernz, Carolann Solebello, Hope Machine, Rick Nestler 5
Folk Project Fall Festival The best three-day music party ever! Columbus Weekend Friday Sunday, October 5 7, 2012 Hunterdon County, NJ Register Now! www.folkproject.org/festival Featuring: The Jeremy Kittel Band Magpie Toby Walker Grover Kemble This musical getaway combines outstanding acoustic concerts with activities for musicians, non-musicians, and music lovers. Comfortable indoor facilities make this festival weatherproof. A low price includes all food, lodging and activities. This fabulous mini-vacation of fun, learning, and sharing music is limited to only 180 guests. Questions? festival@folkproject.org Join the Folk Project Cut out this handy dandy membership form and mail it, with your membership fee, to Scott Ross, 36 Hilltop Circle, Whippany, NJ 07981. Info: membership@folkproject.org Choose at least one: New Renew Skip to my Lou Name Address Home Tel. Work Tel. E mail 1: E mail 2: Do you play or sing music: [ ] For fun [ ] Occasionally perform in public [ ] Professionally or semi-professionally Basic Individual 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: Fanwood Performance Series The Fanwood Performance Series hosted at the Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center in Fanwood welcomes Eric Harrison and Roia Rafayien on October 13 and Robert Bruey and the Blue Jersey Band on November 10. Doors open at 6PM and shows start at 7PM. Suggested donation is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. www.fanwoodperformanceseries.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 11
Music at the Prallsville Mill Sat., 10/27: Harvey Reid Concerts in a beautiful historic mill, Route 29, Stockton, five miles north of Lambertville and New Hope. Info and Tickets at: www.veryseldom.com. Tickets also available by mail: Send a check payable to the Mill Folk Concerts and SASE to: Mill Folk Concerts, 79 Rittenhouse Road, Stockton, NJ 08559. Questions: Concerts@veryseldom.com or call (609) 397-3586 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pelvis Burlapp s Guide to Autumn It s that time of year again! Leaves are falling, kids back to school, colorful gourds gather on porches. Each season has its unique problems, which is why Pelvis was born. Let me lessen your troubles, reduce your worries, and recline in your Laz-E-Boy. Gather round folkies and you shall hear the answer to all your troubles. You expected a rhyme there? 1. How to Make a Banjo from a Pumpkin: There are many excellent videos on youtube to show you each step in detail. Here s the Pelvis shortcut: Empty the pumpkin of fruit and seeds. Steal a banjo neck from the dumpster of a local music store. Jab the banjo neck into the pumpkin. String and tune. 2. How to Make a Pumpkin from a Banjo: Turn your banjo upside-down and fill with pumpkin seeds. Plant the banjo in a rich, tone-deaf soil, neck facing up, preferably near Earl Shrubs. Water viciously for several hours. Sing The Green Grass Grows All Around while hopping on the soil. Wait watchfully, or watch waitfully. Your should have nice pumpkins within weeks, though they might be a bit stringy, and may taste twangy. 3. Going Green Department: Uses for Fallen Leaves: What a waste to see all those leaves just being put into bags and hauled off to who knows where! (Put your hand down, it s just an expression.) Leaves that are still a bit green make an excellent salad. Brown, red, or blue leaves can be smashed into liquid, and used as shoe polish or hair dye. Fill your old clothes with leaves, and you have a new companion. Remember tracing leaves and making beautiful art projects when you were a kid? (Hey, I told you to put your hand down. I can t see you right now. I m sitting at a computer typing these words in a high tower, surrounded by flying monkeys and beautiful princesses.) Leaves make excellent compost, and can be wonderfully repurposed as toilet paper. 4. Fall Festival Time: I have addressed festival etiquette in previous columns, so I suggest you search through your pile of old newsletters (see #3 above for repurposing old newsletters). If you are a new member, and have never been to festival, I ll give you the short answer: earplugs, patience, antacids, hand sanitizer, sea chanteys, sleep deprivation. As an extra bonus, try to guess which banjos were made from pumpkins. It s okay to ask the banjo player, Was that banjo made from a pumpkin? It will not offend the banjo player. Actually, it s pretty near impossible to offend a banjo player, though people continue to try. 5. Locution: This fall, it s very stylish to use the word fixin, as in, I m fixin to tell you. See if you can work it into every few sentences. Okay, I m fixin to end this article, so have a great fall, eat lots of gourds and candy corn, and play lots of sad lonesome eerie songs for Pelvis. (Who still has their hands up? I m fixin to answer questions now.) Pelvis will answer your question via email to pburlapp@aol.com. 10 The Folk Project presents: A Special Concert at The Minstrel Trout Fishing in America Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood ~ Music for people who take their fun seriously ~ Friday, December 28, 8:00pm Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ Tickets: $17.00 in advance $20.00 at the door Trout Fishing In America is known for folk/pop music that s sophisticated and original... but not inappropriate for childen. In other words, fun for all ages! One plays guitar, the other plays bass, and most of their repertoire is comic and original. Think of Trout Fishing in America... as The Smothers Brothers for the new millennium Parents Magazine Infectious indie folk-rock with a strong sense of humor St. Petersburg Times Somewhere between Raffi and the Spice Girls...there exists a sliver of time when parents and children can love the same music. We call it The Trout Years. More information: www.folkproject.org or 732-841-1348 Tickets available in advance via paypal on www.folkproject.org or at the Minstrel Acoustic Music Series every Friday night. 7
FP Calendar: 1/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm, Maplewood. (973) 376-7568 2/Tues. FP Board meeting, Lindsey Meyer s EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, 7:30pm, Mannion s Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/ EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United Methodist Church, Hopatcong. (973) 770-0179 3/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 Community Church. (973) 539-7020, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html 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/ EVERY 1st Wednesday: Folk Open Sing; 7pm, Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. (212) 636-6341 or (718) 788-7563 EVERY Wednesday: 9pm, Open Mike, McLynn s Restaurant, Springfield. (973) 258-1600 4/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook. See skandinoje.org for dates/info Woodbridge Music on Main: Iain Matthews, Cliff Eberhardt, 7:30pm, United Methodist Church. http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org 5/Fri. Minstrel: Closed for Festival 6/Sat. Swingin Tern: Joe DePaolo, Root Mean Square EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. www.cdny.org Outpost in the Burbs: Nellie McKay 8pm, Montclair. www.outpostintheburbs.org Hurdy Gurdy: Carla Ulbrich, Chasing June, 8pm, Fair Lawn. www. hurdygurdyfolk.org People s Voice Cafe: Jodie Rickman Tribute Concert, NYC. www.peoplesvoicecafe.org/ Sanctuary Concerts: Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools, Daniella Cotton, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org 7/Sun. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank. EVERY Sunday: Tom Picard and Carl Croce, Tapastry Restaurant, Montclair EVERY Sunday: Radio Nowhere, 7 10pm, WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at www.wmscradio.com or www.live365.com/wmsc. Uptown Coffeehouse: Drew Nelson, City Island, NJ. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org The Place House Concerts: Freebo, 3pm, Livingston. (973) 992-7491 or jamask8@ comcast.net 11/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, 7pm, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) 429-0288 or daveythek@aol.com Woodbridge Music on Main: David Johanson Duo, 7:30pm, Barron Arts Center. http:// 8 www.woodbridgeartsnj.org October 2012 12/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage 13/Sat. FP Evening o Music: 8pm, Lindsey Meyer s, 156 Main St, Peapack. (908) 208-3884. (GPS: Peapack and Gladstone.) Fanwood Performance Series: Roia Rafayien, Fanwood. http://www.fanwoodperformanceseries.org/ People s Voice Cafe: The Raging Grannies, The Occuponics, NYC. www. peoplesvoicecafe.org/ Sanctuary Concerts: Felix Cavaliere, Danny Kalb, 8pm, Chatham. www. sanctuaryconcerts.org 14/Sun. Blue Jersey Band, Community Concert Association of Bordentown, (609) 954-8130 Borderline: Linda McRae, 2pm, New City, NY. Reservations (845) 354-4586 http://borderlinefolkmusicclub.org 28/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Tom Arnesse, 2pm, Ridgewood. www.maxellute. net/njecd.html 15/Mon. Newsletter Deadline Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org 17/Wed. Morris County Center for the Arts Cafe Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney. 7:30 p.m., Darress Theatre, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, www.darresstheatre.com Princeton Country Dancers: Blue Jersey Contra Band with Bob Isaacs. 18/Thurs. Woodbridge Music on Main: Caitlin Canty, Jann Klose, Carsie Blanton, Barnaby Light 7:30pm, United Methodist Church. http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org 19/Fri. Minstrel: Amy Regan, Rachel Marie Outpost in the Burbs: Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely, 8pm, Montclair. www. outpostintheburbs.org Princeton FMS: David Roth, 8pm, Princeton. http://princetonfolk.org/ 20/Sat. Swingin Tern: Ridge Kennedy, Beaver Lake Trio Café Zed: Open Mike & Liable Blue, Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive, West Orange. Open Stage 7:30pm, feature 9pm Acoustic Cafe: Arlon Bennett CD Release Party, The YaYas, 2pm, Park Ridge. www. cafeacoustic.org Music at the Mission: Ryan Montbleau, 8pm, West Milford. www.musicatthemission.org People s Voice Cafe: Marie Mularczyk O Connell & Friends, David Laibman, NYC. www. peoplesvoicecafe.org/ 25/Thurs. Woodbridge Music on Main: David Maddock, 7:30pm, Barron Arts Center. http://www. woodbridgeartsnj.org 26/Fri. Minstrel: Finest Kind, Jody Kruskal 27/Sat. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans 8pm, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742 People s Voice Cafe: Jenny Hurwitz & Talbot Katz, Jay Byrd & the Blue Jays, NYC. www. peoplesvoicecafe.org/ Sanctuary Concerts: Al Stewart, Dave Nachmanoff, 8pm, Chatham. www. sanctuaryconcerts.org Music at the Prallsville Mill: Harvey Reid, 8pm, Stockton. www.veryseldom.com 28/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Beverly Francis, 2pm, Ridgewood. www. maxellute.net/njecd.html 9