Press and Media
Information
Concerts
Saturday,
March 6: Jay Ungar &
Molly Mason,
7:30pm at the 2nd Presbyterian Church, 6 West 96 St (at Central Park
West). Admission $25; Members, $20;
full-time
students 22 and under are $10. Tickets can be
purchased at
the door, or soon available on line at
www.brownpapertickets.com/event//97127 ($2 service fee). For
information call 718-672-6399 Rress Release: MSWord, 38K ... Release in PDF (117K). Lots of
photos and more info on Jay
& Molly's web page: http://www.jayandmolly.com/

- Friday, April 16: Bill Staines, 8pm,
at OSA 220 E. 23rd Street, suite 707 (On-street
parking is
available
after 7pm.). Admission $20; Members,
half price;
full-time students 22 and under are admitted
free. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or on line
at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/92241 .
For
information call 718-672-6399 Press information not yet
available. Click on picture for 300dpi high res picture (1.5M jpeg).
Press Release (MSWord, 20K) ... Bill Staines website: http://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/
Friday,
April 30: Brian Peters
,7:30pm; West Side Arts Coalition, 96 St & B’way Center Mall.
Admission $15; Members, $12;
full-time students 22 and under and children, $6. Tickets can be
purchased at the door, or on line
at www.brianpeters.eventbrite.com . For
information call 718-672-6399. Press release (MS Word, 17K) ... Click on picture to the right to open higher resolution picture. ... Brian Peters website: http://www.harbourtownrecords.com/peterspromoters.htm

- Friday, June 18: Nordet – Music of
Brittany - songs of the sea, 8pm at OSA 220 E.
23rd Street, suite 707 (On-street
parking is
available after 7pm.) . Admission $20; Members,
$10; children and
full-time students 22 and under are admitted free. Nordet Fact Sheet
Special Programs and Workshops
- Saturday, March 13: New York, NY -- Its Traditions. A Festival of Traditional Music:
11AM children's
concert (free); 12:30-5:30 workshops and mini-concerts: 7:30pm concert.
At the Renaissance School, 35-59 81 Street, in
Jackson Heights, Queens Tickets at the door or online at:
www.brownpapertickets/event/98896. The Renaissance Charter School is at the corner of 37th Avenue and 81st Street, in
Jackson Heights,
Queens. It is 2 blocks from the 82nd Street
Station of
the #7 Line. Detailed Description Sheet ... Preliminary press Release (MS Word)
House Concerts
These
are informal concerts held in various homes throughout the city.
Admission $15 (FMSNY members $12), children and
F/T students $6. Call the indicated number for location
information and
reservations. No press releases available unless indicated.
- Friday, April 9: Martin
Wyndham-Read, upper West Side
Weekends
- 5-7 February 2010:
2010 Winter Folk
Music
Weekend

at Warwick Conference Center, Warwick, NY (only 50 miles northwest of
NYC) This weekend is less formal than our Spring and Fall
weekends which have planned workshops, concerts, etc. It is a
weekend filled with informal music. ... press
release (MS Word, 17K) ...
pdf flier (224K) ...
... Pictures
from 2009 WInter Weekend Online registration
(surcharge applies): members;
non-members
- Fri
28 to Mon 31 May: 2010
Spring Folk Music
Weekend
at Kiskak Adult Center,
Lake Como, PA
Enjoy a friendly music-filled weekend at bucolic Camp Kislak. Concerts,
workshops, and classes; performers to be announced. Comfortable
motel-style rooms; plenty of
opportunity for informal jamming and singing, socializing, hiking,
swimming (heated outdoor pool), and relaxing.. Performers
include Paul Kaplan and others to be announced.
Eisteddfod:
A festival of traditional
folk music
November 5-7, 2010 at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY preliminary press release (MS Word)
Sings
- Monthly
Chanty Sings at the Seaport
One Saturday each month, 8-11 PM: Jan 16,2010,
Feb.13; and March 13, rest to be announced
At
the Seamens’ Church Institute, 241 Water Street, at the South Street
Seaport. Admission is free but donations are requested to
defray
expenses. Refreshments available.
Press release, 4/7/09 (MS Word, 40K )
- Monthly Sacred Harp Sing
at location to be announced in, Manhattan
We
continue the colonial American tradition of four-part, unaccompanied
sacred singing. Beginners welcome! Books available for loan
or
purchase.
usually on the 3rd Sunday of each month Sept. thru June, 1
to
4pm:
Press
Release not available. Locations to be
announced
Info: www.manhattansing.org
- Monthly Folk Open Sing, 7-10 pm
on first Wednesday of the month at the Ethical Culture Society, 53
Prospect Park West, Brooklyn (near 2nd St.).
Bring
your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for
a couple of songs or the whole evening. Jan. 7,
Feb. 4, Mar. 4, April 1, May 6, etc.
Press
Release not available
- Informal Sacred Harp and Gospel Singing
one Sunday a month at various location around the city as announced in
our newsletter.
Press
information not available
Press
Contacts: (These
are not public information numbers unless so indicated on the press
release.)
General
Press information: Rosalie
Friend, 718-965-4074, e-mail;
or Don Wade, 718-672-6399, e-mail
The
Society's Program Charperson (for concerts): Eileen
Pentel, 718-672-6399, e-mail
The
Eisteddfod-NY Chairperson: Jerry Epstein, 718-429-3437,
e-mail
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