Historical Press and Media
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Historical Media Publicity
Information and links:
Use this page to find links to Past Press
Releases, Flyers, and Performer Pictures for programs
presented by the Folk Music Society of New York.
Basic details of current events are listed in the
calendar on the Main
FMSNY page.
Click on the thumbnails to open a high resolution
pictures.
To
Current Press Information
rev 2/1/20
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Index to Past Concerts (listed
below, index still under construction)
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- 11 October 2013: Archie
Fisher
- 20 September 2013: Danny
Kalb
- 31 January 2014: New Boys of
Old New York: Dave Ruch and Jeff Davis
- 28 March 2014: Peggy Seeger
- 18 July 2014: John McCutcheon
- 6 – 8 March 2015: Weekend
of Song at Elisabeth Irwin HS
- 20 March 2015: The Murphy
Beds
- 10 April,2015, Legends Series concert:
Martin and Eliza Carthy
- 23 October 2015: Sharp's
Appalachian Harvest
- 9 February 2016: Tom &
Ben Paley
- 10 March, 2016, Dennis
Stroughmatt et l'Esprit Creole
- 7 April, 2016: Plainsong —
Iain Matthews & Andy Roberts
- 24 February 2017: Happy Traum
- 7 April 2017:
Lou & Peter Berryman
- 23 March, 2018 Keith Murphy
- 08 April 2018, Upper
West Side Song Swap featuring Piedmont
Bluz
- Friday
13 April 2018, 7:30 p.m.: Andy
Cohen and Alan Kaufman
- Thursday
26 April 2018, 7:30 p.m.: Martin
Carthy and John Doyle
- Friday
27 April 2018, 7:30 p.m.: Brian
Peters
- Friday, March. 1, 2019:
Happy Traum,
- Friday, March 29, 2019: Tannahill Weavers,
- Friday,
May 3: Hubby Jenkins concert
- Friday,
May 31: Larry Kaplan concert
- Friday,
May 31: Larry Kaplan
workshop
- Thursday,
June 27,2019: Archie
Fisher concert
- Friday,
Sept. 13, 2019: Ben
Paley and Lonely Street Concert
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Many of our series of
concerts take place at 8:00 pm at the office of Organization
of Staff Analysts, 220 E. 23rd Street New York., suite 707
(between 2nd and 3rd Ave’s). (On-street parking is
available after 7pm.) General Admission $20; $10,
Members. Full-time students under 23 admitted
free. Other concerts at various locations around
town. Tickets available at the door or on-line at the
links specified below.
- Friday 12
October 2007, 8PM: Every Tongue Under the Sun
Concert
A Dan Pearl World Music Days Concert. Report of Concert (MS Word
doc, 15K)
- Friday 14
December 2007, 8PM: Sam
Amidon Concert
Appalachian folksongs on banjo and
guitar and American and Irish Fiddle Tunes.
Press
Release (Nov. 1 -MS Word doc, 15K) ... Short
Press Release (Nov.30-MS Word doc, 20K) ... Flyer (MS Word doc, 40K) ... Flyer (pdf, 215K)
- Friday 14
March 2008,8 pm: ...NA Folk Band
(Hungarian/Hungarian-Jewish Music),
Press Release (MS Word,
37KB) . Photo
(jpeg, 175K) ... download
pdf flyer (650K)
- Friday,
11 April 2008, 8pm: A Little of What You
Fancy (Vaudeville and Music Hall)
Songs and recitations from the great Victorian and Edwardian
era of the English Music Hall and the Vaudeville Stage. Murray Callahan, David Jones,
and Heather Wood will provide the bill of fare, with
the infamous Dr. Jerome
at the keyboard. Songs of entertaining sadness, of damsels in
distress (and even sometimes enjoying it), of a bit of bubbly
and fine comradeship, of all those things that made for
popular entertainment in a time a bit more simple it would
seem than what songs are about today. Our performers are as
good as you can find these days at bringing out the soul of
this period, a twinkle and a tear in the eye, and the good
doctor will provide tasteful and sensitive
accompaniment. The performers will perform in an
approximation of the costume of the period,
and we invite the public to dress up for
the occasion. Make it an event, not just a concert.
Let’s recreate a grand old time, since we all know the old
days were much better than they actually were. Click on
thumbnail to download high resolution (300-700K) jpeg.
Press Release 3/12--MS Word
(385K) ... 3/12--PDF
(225K)
- Friday,
16 May 2008, 8pm: Ian Robb “a singer and
occasional writer of old songs”.
The London, England - born singer and
concertina player has spent the last 37 years playing concerts
and festivals Canada and the US, and in that time has been
"instrumental" in spawning a number of well-regarded bands,
including Hang the Piper, Finest Kind, Jiig, and has performed
often in duos, most recently with Alistair Brown.Ian's last
recording, “Jiig” earned him the 2005 Canadian Folk
MusicAward in the “Best Singer – Traditional” category.
Now residing in Ottawa, Canada, Ian Robb's roots are in
the pub-based English folk club scene, and developed a love
for the old songs of that country and "new songs that sound
old". He also started a strong attachment to chorus
songs and harmony singing. Though Ian doesn't consider himself
primarily a songwriter, the handful of songs he has crafted,
such as the pub anthem "The Old Rose and Crown", have in many
cases been adopted and sung all over the world, often by
people who assume them to be “real” folk songs. Press
release not yet available. Click on thumbnail or here
to download high resolution (1.3M) jpeg. ... press
release (MS Word, 75K)
- Friday,
24 October 2008, 8:00pm : Svitanya .
the concert will be preceded by a vocal workshop at
6:30pm
... press release (MS
Word, 250K) click on thumbnails to the right for
higher resolution jpeg images (approx 180K)
Tickets at the door or General admission in advance
on-line at www.folkconcert1.eventbrite.com.
- Fri, Dec.
12, 2008 Nowell Sing We Clear; 7:30 PM at
All Soul’s Church, 1157 Lexington Ave, (at 80 Street),New York
10075. Concert admission is $25 Members admission is
$20. Full-time Students (under 23) are free . Tickets can be
purchased at the door, or on line at:
www.nowell.eventbrite.com. For information call 718-672-6399.
... .. Press Release (MS Word)....
Nowell
Sing We Clear Website ... click to open 2400x1800 jpg picture (1.3M)
. ... printable flier
(pdf, 600K)
- Friday,
February 27, 2009, Andy Cohen 8pm at OSA 220 E. 23rd
Street, suite 707 (between 2nd and 3rdAve).
Admission $20; Members and Full-time students 22 and under are
admitted free. Tickets may be purchashed at the door or
online at: (invalid)... For information call
718-672-6399.
Andy Cohen grew up in a house with a piano and a lot of
Dixieland Jazz records, amplified after a while by a cornet
that his dad got him. At about fifteen, he got bitten by the
Folk Music bug, and soon got to hear records by Big Bill
Broonzy and the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, both of which reminded
him of the music he grew up to. At sixteen, he saw Rev. Gary
Davis, and his course was set. He knew he had it in him
to follow, study, perform and promote the music of the
southeast quadrant, America¹s musical mother lode. Born
in Massachusetts but a Southern boy at heart, he is both
entertaining and true to the bone. His repertoire is
largely from streetsinging geniuses across the South who
spent the first half of the last century cadging among
passers-by for dimes. And although he has
published extensively on certain regional aspects of
guitar picking, it is plain that he picks because it¹s
fun. Andy has traveled around the U.S. and Canada for a
generation and a half, collecting and playing these songs and
tunes. Like his instruments, and like himself, they show
the patina of age and are energetically presented. You
are invited to his website, www.andycohenmusic.net,
for a sample or two. ...press
release (MS Word, 97K): info
from our website ... jpeg
photo (400x268, 80K) ...... Concert
flyer (pdf, 160K)
- Friday 13
March, 2009, 7:30 p.m.: Housetop concert at the
West Side Arts Coalition, Broadway Mall Center Island at 96th
and Broadway, N.Y.C.
Housetop is a harmony singin', swingin' string band quartet
based in Southern Vermont and here in New York City for a
special appearance. They perform a lively, quirky program of
swingy, bluesy, old time American music. Much of Housetop's
repertoire is from the 30s and 40s -a high point of American
song writing as performed at the time by stars like the Ink
Spots, The Boswell Sisters, Fats Waller, and Fred Astaire. It
was a time of great musical craftiness: close harmonies and
clever, concise lyrics. It's also the music with which
entertainers strove to sing and dance the people's cares away,
and there's an undertone of hard times, treading the line
between sincerity and satire. In the irreverent spirit of
Vaudeville, Housetop makes these songs their own, along with
whatever else scratches their itch, including jug band tunes,
songs penned by Bob Wills, Dan Hicks, the Roches, and their
own originals.
The group consists of Naomi Morse (vocals,
fiddle and mandolin), Erica Morse (vocals
and upright bass), Anna Patton (vocals and
clarinet), and Peter Siegel (vocals, guitar
and mandolin). Naomi Morse is an expressive soprano and a
fiery, lyrical fiddler whose rhythmic Vermont style sparks
with French Canadian and southern old-time influences. Erica
Morse is an expert singer, rendering jazzy harmonies with her
rich, clear tone. Drawing on a musical background of intensive
study of the viola de gamba and cello, these days she can
often be seen thumping out a lovely big fat tone on the
upright bass. Anna Patton is a third generation singer,
musician and arranger of jazz vocal harmonies. An
accomplished, versatile clarinetist, Anna tours regularly,
delighting audiences with her command of numerous genres, her
soulful style and her stunning musicianship. Peter Siegel is a
mainstay of the traditional dance scene of the Pioneer Valley,
as well as a composer and nationally-known singer-songwriter.
His unique brand of "space age vaudeville" features hip-hop,
finger style blues, fiddle tunes from Ireland, Quebec, New
England,Appalachia, swing, funk, and country songs with lots
of yodeling. They'll round out the program with hot
instrumentals: Peter and Erica set the groove for Anna and
Naomi's wild renditions of raggy fiddle tunes and
little-big-band breaks. General Concert Admission $15;
Members, $12. Children and Full-time students $6. Info:
718-672-6399.... press release (MS
Word, 166K) .. Housetop
MySpace
page (incl. music samples) .
- Sunday 15
March, 2009, 2:00pm: Brian Peters blends his
compelling voice with his other instruments—guitar, Anglo
concertina & melodeon. He is a master of all these
instruments. While he is internationally known for his
performance of traditional English ballads, he is equally
wonderful with instrumental dance tunes, ragtime &
blues. He gives homage to modern composers, such as
Richard Thompson, Leon Rosselson & Robin Williamson. His
own compositions are also well worth the hearing. His
renditions of British Music Hall songs are entertaining, as
well. His act bristles with energy & wit.
Accompanying Brian will be Jeff Davis, well known New England
traditional folksinger. This will be Brian’s only
appearance in the New York metropolitan area during his
tour. This concert is being run by the Borderline Folk
Music Club and co-sponsored by the Pinewoods Folk Music
Club. Reservations are recommended e-mail to
solz1@optonline.net or call Sol Zeller at (845)
354-4586. Bring a cold pot luck dessert to share with 4
people.
The concert will take place in the New City Volunteer
Ambulance Corps building at 200 Congers Road in New City
(Rockland County), NY 10956 (directly across the street from
Clarkstown North High School). Directions:
George Washington Bridge (upper level), to Palisades Parkway
to Exit 11 (New Hempstead Road). Make a right turn &
follow New Hempstead Road east until it ends in downtown New
City. Right on Main Street & the very next left on
Congers Road. A little over 1 mile and the Volunteer
Ambulance Corps is on the left.
Transit (We’ll meet the bus if we know in advance): Port
Authority: Coach USA Red & Tan Lines Route 11-AT from gate
220. It departs at 11:55am; & arrives at 1:43pm at Cavalry
Drive Park & Ride. George Washington Bridge Bus
Terminal Coach USA Red & Tan Lines Route 9-AT. It
departs at 11:55am & arrives (same stop) at 1:53 pm.
- Sunday, March 29, 2009,
2:00 pm: The Great Singing Campaign of 1948; Sung byTony
Saletan; at Elisabeth Irwin HS, 40 Charlton
St., NYC (not at OSA) ... tickets may be
purchased at the door or online at: http://folkconcert3.eventbrite.com
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flyer (pdf, 140K)
... Tony Saletan
Picture (350x262, 30K) ... press
release (MS Word, 50K)
- Fri, May 15, 2009, Joe
Jencks. tickets at the door or online at:
www.folkconcert4.eventbrite.com/ ... Press
release (MS Word, 50K) ...photo
(jpeg, 87K) ... flyer
(pdf 145K). Joe
Jencks website incl more pictures
- Friday, May 29, 2009: Nightingale
at the office of
Organization of Staff Analysts, 220 E. 23rd Street
New York., suite 707 (between 2nd and 3rd Ave’s) at
8 pm. (On-street parking is available after
7pm.) . General Admission
$15; Members, $12; children and Full-time
students, $6. Tickets available at the door or
online at www.nightingale.eventbrite.com. Info:
718-672-6399..
Press Release (MS Word,
37K) ... flyer
(pdf, 260K) ...
... Nightingale's
Press
Info Page ... 1200x800
high
res jpeg photo (4.8M) ...
- Saturday, May 30: May Mainia Contra
dance with Nightingdale, at the Church of
the Village, 201 W. 13 St, 4-6pm Experienced Dancing,
8pm General Dancing. For full details download pdf flyer.
Sponsored by Country Dance*New York.
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- Thursday June 18, 2009; 7:30
PM; Martin Graebe Speaks On the Folk Song Collection of
Sabine Baring-Gould; room 3491, Graduate Center,
City University of N.Y., 365 Fifth Avenue, NYC (between 34th
and 35th St.); $12 general admission ...
Press release (MSword, 45K)
- Friday, July 10th, 2009, Beppe
Gambetta; 8 pm. At the West Side Arts Coalition,
Broadway Mall Center Island at 96th and Broadway Tickets
available at the door, General Concert Admission $15;
Members, $12. Children and Full-time students $6. Info
and reservations: 718-672-6399 ... Press
release (MS Word 45K) ... link to picture (jpeg 146K) ... link to
Beppe's picture page
- Fri, April 17, 2009: John
McCutcheon, 7:30pm at Community Church, 40 E. 35 St,
Manhattan. Concert admission is $25 Members
admission is $20. Children (under 18) are $10. John
McCutcheon is a compelling singer whose songs sing of the
nation’s heritage. His words channel the conscience of
our people into streams of poetry and melody. He is an
outstanding instrumentalist, especially renowned for his
hammerd dulcimer playing. He performs original music and
traditional folk music that he learned from the legendary
figures of eastern Kentucky. John has made 31
recordings, has been nominated for six Grammys, toured on
every continent, and served as the president of Local 1000 of
the American Federation of Musicians. McCutcheon’s live
performances have been described by critics as “little feats
of magic,” “breathtaking in their ease and grace...”
Before graduating summa cum laude from Minnesota’s St. John’s
University, this Wisconsin native literally “headed for the
hills,” forgoing a college lecture hall for the classroom of
the eastern Kentucky coal camps, union halls, country
churches, and square dance halls. His apprenticeship
with many of the legendary figures of Appalachian music
embedded a love of not only home-made music, but a sense of
community and rootedness. The result is music – whether
traditional or from his huge catalog of original songs – with
the profound mark of place, family, and strength. .
Tickets may be purchased at the door Press
Release (MS WORD,25K) ... download
a pdf flyer (660K) ... John's Website ... photo
gallery
- Sunday,
Oct.25, 2009: Atzilut, 3:30pm at Cong.
Shaare Zedek, 212 W. 93rd St.. Admission $20; Members,
half price, $10; full-time students 22 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be
purchased at the door, or on line at http://atzilut.folkmusicny.org.
For information call 718-672-6399 Press
release (MS Word, 75K) ...
Flyer full page (pdf, 2M) .. A
phone interview with Jack Kessler is possible – please call
Jack at 215-849-9227 to arrange.
.. More background on the Atzilut web site: http://www.atzilutmusic.com/theband.htm
... Daniel Pearl World Music Days website:
http://www.danielpearlmusicdays.org
- Friday, Jan 22, 2010: Simple Gifts,
7:30pm at the 2nd Presbyterian Church, 6 West 96 St (at
Central Park West). Admission $20; Members, half
price, $10; full-time students 22 and under are admitted
free. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or on
line at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/92742 ($2 service
fee). For information call 718-672-6399; press
release (MS Word, 71K). Simple gifts website with
pictures: http://www.simplegiftsmusic.com
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- Friday, February 12, 2010: Johnson Girls,
7:30pm at NYU Polytechnic Institute, Dibner Library, Pfizer
Auditorium, 5 Metrotech Center in Downtown Brooklyn.
Admission $20; Members, $10; full-time students 22
and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased
at the door, or on line at
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/96907 ($2
service fee). For information call 718-672-6399.
download press release
(MSWord, 20K) ..PDF
(105K).
- Fri, Feb.26: Michelle Choiniere, 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
http://choiniere.eventbrite.com . For information call
718-672-6399. download press release:
(MSWord, 18K) .(pdf,
105K) ... Download
flyer (pdf, 300K) -- Cancelled due to weather!
see rescheduled concert on 11/11/11
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Saturday,
March
6, 2010: 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/
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Friday, April 16, 2010:
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/
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Friday,
April 30, 2010: 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, 2010: 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. Tickets are available at the door or online at
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111587
- Saturday 25 September: Sharon Katz and the Peace
Train at Peoples’ Voice Café (co-sponsored by
FMSNY); 8 pm
Sharon created a large multiracial musical group in her native
South Africa in 1992 and traveled throughout the country by
train to promote the first free elections. She and her
Freedom Train group went on to tour Africa, the United States
and Europe, recording with Sting, Paul Simon, Elton John, and
other artists. In the U.S. crowds respond to her
uplifting songs: staccato, twinkling notes fly from the frets
of her guitar, maintaining a muscular rhythm: an uplifting
aural swirl of funk, jazz and African folk music. Those
of you who were at our Spring Weekend will remember her
electrifying performances. At the Community Church of
New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St. (between
Madison & Park). Take the #6 train to 33rd St.; or the B,
D, F, N, Q or R train to 34th Street then the crosstown #34
bus.
(no press release available)
- Friday, October 8: Debby McClatchy; 8pm at OSA,
220 E. 23rd St., suite 707 download
MS WORD Press Release ... download
high res picture of Deby ... Debby's
picture
page
- Friday, October. 22,
2010: Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert;
details tba, 8pm at OSA 220 E. 23rd St., suite 707. download
MS WORD Press release
- Friday 18 March: Sara Grey and Kieron
Means, 8 pm
Sara
Grey is a compelling singer with a sensitive accompaniment style
on the banjo who has been a featured performer of traditional
song in the US and Britain for more than 40 years. Sara
has a rare and extraordinary repertoire of traditional songs,
gleaned from a lifetime steeped in traditional music on both
sides of the Atlantic. Her son, Kieron Means, shares a
deep love and respect for the traditions. He has his own
fine repertoire, a striking voice, and a fine style on guitar
behind Sara or as a solo artist. They will present an
evening of rarely heard gems that is not to be missed.. Press
release (MS Word format). Learn more at their
website: http://www.maclurg.com/saragrey.
More pictures at: http://www.maclurg.com/saragrey/gallery.htm
At OSA, 220 E 23rd St, suite 707, between 2nd and
3rd Ave, Manhattan. Members $10, general public $20, FREE to all
fulltime students under age 23 and to all young people under 18
years of age . Tickets available at the door or online at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/155065
(service charge applies). Info: 212-672-6399
- Friday 20 May 2011: Frank Woerner
plus the Richmond Tavernacle Choir; 8pm at OSA Hall, 220 E.
23 St, Suite 707, 8 pm
This concert is to celebrate and
honor Frank for his pivotal role in promoting, teaching, and
continuing folk music in the NYC Area. The Richmond Tavernacle
Choir (Frank, Norm Pederson, Bob Conroy, Jan Christensen, David
Kleiman, Alison Kelley, Heather Wood, Ken Schatz) performs
annually at the restored tavern in Historic Richmondtown on
Staten Island — hence the name. Expect plenty of rousing
singalongs.
At OSA Hall, 220 E 23rd St, suite 707, between 2nd
and 3rd Ave, Manhattan. Members $10, general public $20, FREE to
all fulltime students under age 23 and to all young people under
18 years of age . Tickets available at the door or online
at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/171241 (service
charge applies). Info: 212-957-8386. Press
release (MS Word, 18K) Click
on the pictures to the left for higher resolution jpeg photo.
- Friday 17 June, 2011: Happy
Traum, in concert. 8 p.m.
Happy Traum began playing guitar and 5-string banjo as a
teenager, and was an active participant in the legendary
Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1950s and ‘60s. Since then
he has performed extensively throughout the U.S., Canada,
Europe, Australia, and Japan, both as a soloist and as a
member of various groups. His avid interest in traditional and
contemporary music has brought him recognition as a performer,
writer, editor, session musician, folklorist, teacher, and
recording artist.
Perhaps Happy's most important and lasting musical
contribution has been Homespun Tapes, which he and his wife
Jane founded in 1967. This dynamic and growing company has a
catalog of more than 500 music lessons on DVD, videotape and
CD, and their products are sold around the globe. Taught by
top professional performing musicians, the lessons cover a
wide variety of instruments and musical styles. Happy produces
all of the lessons, and brings to Homespun over 40 years of
experience as a guitarist, performer, writer, teacher, and
popular member of the music community. Click on picture
to the left to load high resolution jpeg picture (1.1M)
8 p.m. at OSA Hall, 220 E 23rd St, suite 707, between 2nd and
3rd Ave, Manhattan. Members $10, general public $20, FREE
to all fulltime students under age 23 and to all young people
under 18 years of age. Info: 212-957-8386. Tickets
available at the door. Press
release (MS-Word, 1.2M) ... Press
release (pdf, 890K)
- Friday 23 September, 2011: Steve Gillette and Cindy
Mangsen in concert. 8 p.m.
8 p.m. at OSA Hall, 220 E 23rd St, suite 707, between 2nd and
3rd Ave, Manhattan. Members $10, general public $20, FREE
to all fulltime students under age 23 and to all young people
under 18 years of age. Info: 212-957-8386. Tickets
available at the door. Press
release . flyer(pdf,
450K) Click on the thumbnails below for high
resolution pictures or go to Steve and Cindy's Website
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- Friday, November 11: Michele
Choiniere, 7:30pm; East Gallery of Buell Hall,
Columbia University, 116 St. & Broadway. ... download
press release: (MSWord, 18K) ... flyer (pdf, 190K)
- Sunday, December 18, 2011: Nowell
Sing We Clear; 3:30pm at Norman Thomas H.S. 111
East 33rd Street (at Park Avenue), New York 10016. Click
on thumbnail at the left for high resolution picture.
press release (MS Word, 1.2M)
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- Bob Franke: 23
March 2012, at 8:00 pm at OSA Hall, 220 E. 23rd Street, suite
707, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. General Admission is
$20; Members, $10; children, and full-time students under 23
are free. Tickets are available at the door or online
at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/229342
(service charge appiles). More details and information:
212-957-8386. download
flier (pdf, 145K) press
release, including workshop information (MS Word, 20K)
... High Res
picture (jpeg, 800 K) ... more pictures on Bob's
web site,
www.bobfranke.com
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- Friday,
May 4, 2012: Finest Kind, at 8:00 pm at OSA
Hall, 220 E. 23rd Street, suite 707, between 2nd and 3rd
Avenues. General Admission is $20; Members, $10;
children, and full-time students under 23 are free.
Tickets are available at the door or online at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/238604
(service charge appiles). More details and information:
212-957-8386. press
release, ... High Res picture (jpeg, 240 K) ...
more
photos ... Finest
Kind web page
- Fri, March 1, 2013: Bruce
Molsky, 8pm at Saint John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher
Street, NYC 10014; Suggested donation: $22, members
$18. Information 212-957-8386. Bruce Molsky stands
today as the premier old-time fiddler in the world, the
defining virtuoso of Appalachia's timeless folk music
traditions. press release: MS
Word
(85K)...
PDF (150K) ... jpeg photo (2M) ....
Bruce's website: http://www.brucemolsky.com ... half-size
mini-flier
(pdf 540K)
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- Fri, Sept. 14,
2012: BIll Staines, 8pm at OSA Hall, 220 E.
23rd Street, suite 707, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues (Press release: MS Word)
.... Click here or on picture to go to Bill's
picture pages.... Bill Staines website: http://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/
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- Friday 26 April, 2013: Brian
Peters Concert, 8pm
Brian Peters is one of the English folk scene’s leading solo
performers. He’s a compelling singer, one of the
country’s best anglo-concertina and button accordion players,
and a skilled guitarist as well. Brian loves traditional
songs and specializes in the Child Ballads, but he has an
eclectic repertoire with plenty of variety, including lively
jigs and hornpipes, newer songs, and occasional squeezebox
wildness. This concert will be at OSA Hall, 220 E 23rd
St, suite 707, Manhattan 10010. Members $12, general public
$15, Tickets at the door or online at http://brianpeters.bpt.me (service
charge applies). Info: 212-957-8386. press release (pdf) ... high resolution picture
- Friday 2 August,
2013, 8 pm: Young Ireland — Patrick &
Michael O'Hara, a father-son duo performing original songs
reflecting the spirit of the Irish struggles and traditions in
both Ireland and America from the 1600s to the present day. At
Two Moon Art House and Cafe in Park Slope at 315 4th Ave,
Brooklyn, NY. Tickets $15 ($12 for FMSNY members). See Young Ireland Music for more info.
Press
release
(MS Word) ... Hi-resolution picture
- Friday 20 September 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Legends: Danny Kalb. Danny is a
brilliant and innovative blues guitarist. He was a founder
member of the influential Sixties group, the Blues Project and
has since performed in various groups as well as solo. He has
recorded with Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, and Dave Van Ronk,
among others. On 4 August, he will be inducted into the B.B.
King Blues Hall of Fame. Concert is at St John's Lutheran
Church, 81 Christopher St, NYC. Subway: Christopher Street on
the #1, West 4th Street on others. Suggested donation $22,
members $18. Information: (212) 957-8386. Danny's website. Tickets at the
door or online: http://kalb.bpt.me. Press
release (MS Word)
- Friday 11 October, 2013, 8 pm
Legends:
Archie Fisher at John Street Church, 44 John St.,
Suggested donation $22, members $18. Information: (212)
957-8386. Tickets at the door or online at:
http://fisher.bpt.me ...press
release: (MS Word, 160K) (pdf,
130K). Information page about Archie: http://www.woodenshipproductions.com/index.php/arch
... hi-res
picture (6M jpeg)
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- Friday, 31 Jan, 2014: New Boys of
Old New York: Dave Ruch and Jeff Davis press
release
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Friday 28 March 2014, 8pm: Legends
Series: Peggy Seeger in concert
At the
historic Second Presbyterian Church ("The Scotch Church,"
founded 1756), 6 W 96th St, New York, NY 10025 (South corner
of 96th Street & Central Park West). Subway: 96th Street
on A, B, and C lines. General admission $22; members $18;
Kids under 12 and full-time students $10. TIckets available
at the door or online:http://peggy.bpt.me
. Information 212-957-8386.
Press Release (MS Word) ... Artist’s website: www.peggyseeger.com
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Friday 18 July, 2014; 8 pm:
John McCutcheon in concert
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click for high res pictures |
press release.
download flier (pdf, 210K)
At St John's Church, 81 Christopher Street, Manhattan,
between Bleecker St and 7th Avenue South. Take the #1
train to Christopher Street. Contribution: $22 general
public; $18 members of FMSNY; $10 full-time students
and those under 17. Tickets available at the
door or online at: johnmccutcheon.bpt.me
(service charge applies) |
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Friday 6 – Sunday 8 March 2015: Weekend
of Song at Elisabeth Irwin HS, 40 Charlton St.
(south of Houston)
See complete information, pictures and performer description,
including tickets in advance, at
http://www.folkmusicny.org/wos.html. Concerts Friday and
Saturday nights, 7:30 PM. Workshops Saturday and Sunday at 10
AM, 11:15 AM, 1:45 PM, 3:00 PM and 4:15 PM. press
release (MS WORD, 28K)
Suggested contribution: Concert only $20.00, Workshops only
$25.00, All-day Saturday $40.00, All-weekend $75.00. Full-time
students half price. Tickets available online or at the door.
Information: President [at] folkmusicny.org
- Friday,
23 October 2015: The Folk Music Society of NY
presents Sharp’s
Appalachian Harvest, a multi-media folk music show, Friday 23
October, 8 - 10 pm, featuring Jeff Davis and Brian
Peters at St. John's Church, 81 Christopher Street,
Manhattan. Contribution: $20; members: $18; fulltime
students and children under 15: $10. Tickets are
available at the door or online at: http://sharp.bpt.me
(service charge applies). Press release (MS
Word, 85K) (PDF,
152K)
Brian Peters Website
Jeff Davis website
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- Friday 20 March, 8:00 pm: concert
with The
Murphy
Beds
The
Murphy Beds (Jefferson Hamer and Eamon O’Leary) present
traditional and original folk songs with close harmonies and
deft instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and
mandolin. They have performed and collaborated with artists
across the folk spectrum including Beth Orton, Bonnie ‘Prince’
Billy, Anais Mitchell, and Sam Amidon. Press
Release (MS Word, 43K)
Murphy
Beds
website
NOTE change in location from original announcement:
venue is: Pearl Studio, 500 8th Ave, #404, Manhattan (between
35-36th Sts)
- Friday 10 April,
8 pm: Legends Series concert featuring Martin and
Eliza Carthy
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Martin
Carthy
is one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its
best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most
quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage
presence and natural charm have won him many admirers,
not only from within the folk scene, but also far
beyond it. His daughter, Eliza, is a truly inventive
and innovative singer and fiddle-player, and a gifted
musical conceptualist. She is arguably, the most
impressive and engaging performer of a generation.
Last year, they released a CD together, The
Moral
of the Elephant.
At St. John's Church, 81 Christopher
Street, Manhattan. Contribution: general public, $25;
members, $20; fulltime students and children under 15,
$15. Press Release not yet available. |
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Photos, click on photo below for high resolution
pictures |
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- Tom & Ben Paley in concert,
Tuesday 9 February, 2016, OSA Hall (7th floor), 220 E
23rd St. in Manhattan -- Press
release (MS Word)
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thumbnail to download higher resolution picture |
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Dennis
Stroughmatt et l'Esprit Creole in concert
Thursday 10 March 2016; 7:30pm. at OSA Hall, 220 E. 23 St,
7th Floor
Press Release (MS Word,
170K) Photo
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Thursday, 7 April 2016:
Plainsong — Iain Matthews & Andy Roberts at OSA
Hall 7:30pm. at OSA Hall, 220 E. 23 St, 7th Floor
press release (MS
Word, 2.4M)
(click on image to download higher res pic. )
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Friday 24
February 2017, 7:30 pm: Happy
Traum — Coming of Age in the Greenwich Village Folk
Revival and the Woodstock Scene (1954 - 1971)
Happy Traum Now
Happy Traum then
(click for hi res picture) |
With
colorful
anecdotes and incisive memories, and the aid of
vintage photos and music clips, Happy Traum relates
some of his adventures as an active member of the New
York folk revival; his arrest for civil disobedience;
his participation in what has become known as the
"Great Folk Singers Riot"� in Washington Square; and
his friendships with some of the leading folk artists
of the day. Happy was a regular in the Washington
Square Park jam sessions, studied blues guitar with
Brownie McGhee, and met, among many others, a young
Bob Dylan. Happy punctuates his remembrances with
powerful renditions of songs and guitar solos from the
folk era� and beyond.
At St. John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher Street,
Manhattan. Info: (646) 628-4604. St John's Church is
half a block west of the #1 train - Christopher Street
stop or a short walk from the West 4th St. station on
the A, C, D, E, or F trains. Contribution: $25 general
public, $20 FMSNY members, $15 fulltime student/child. Book
tickets on Eventbrite:
https://happytraum.eventbrite.com/
or pay at the door. |
- Friday 7 April 2017, 8:00 pm: Lou
& Peter Berryman
Press
release (PDF) available shortly.
The Berrymans' web site:
https://www.louandpeter.com/
(Pictures below) |
Lou
and
Peter Berryman began their musical partnership in high
school inAppleton, Wisconsin, way back in the sixties.
By the late seventies, they had established themselves
as a prominent feature of thesongwriting subculture of
Wisconsin's capital, playing their original material
every week for almost ten years in the run-down but
trendymusic room of Madison's Club de Wash. Gradually
expanding their circuit, they began crisscrossing the
continent and gaining nationalattention with
appearances on such programs as Public Radio's A
Prairie Home Companion and NPR's Weekend Edition.
Regular appearances atfestivals and folk music clubs
all across the country now serve as venues for the
songs contained in their eighteen recordings and
foursongbooks, which have been performed by everyone
from Garrison Keillor to Peggy Seeger.
The popularity of Lou and Peter Berryman — whose
friendship survived abrief marriage in the seventies —
is a testiment to their intelligent and wickedly funny
material which is never bawdy or risqué but is
richwith wordplay and witty images. This duo is not to
be missed.
Contribution: general public $25; members of FMSNY
$20. You can book online at
berrymans.eventbrite.com (small fee is
charged).
At the Community Church, 40 East 35th Street. Take the
#6 train to 33rdSt. (2-1/2 blocks to the church) or
the B, D, F, N, Q, R trains to 34th Street/Herald
Square (3-1/2 blocks)
The venue is wheelchair accessible (including
bathrooms). |
click for
high resolution picture |
Click on the pictures above for high resolution
pictures |
- Friday 23
March 2018, 7:30 pm: Keith
Murphy in concert
At OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St, suite 707, between 2nd and 3rd
Aves. Contribution: $25 general public; $20 members. For more
information, visit Keith's
website.
Press
Release (MS Word) Tiickets at the door.
- Sunday
8 April 2018, 5-8pm: Upper
West Side Song Swap featuring Piedmont
Bluz
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Our
new series on the Second Sunday of the month! FMSNY
and People's
Music Network have joined up
to start a new sing around on the Upper West Side.
Piedmont Bluz is the duo of Valerie and Ben Turner,
who have been performing Country and Piedmont Blues
just about everywhere, and are now coming to the Upper
West Side Song Swap organized by FMSNY and PMN. Bring
your voices and your songs, poems, stories, jokes,
etc., because there will be plenty of time for our
regular round robin. Place: Hostelling International
New York, 891 Amsterdam Avenue at 103rd Street.
Contributions welcome to help cover costs. Everyone is
welcome. For more information call John Ziv at
212-662-6575. |
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Friday 13 April 2018, 7:30 p.m.: Andy
Cohen and Alan Kaufman
At OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St., 7th floor (between 2nd and 3rd
Aves). Contribution: general public $25, members $20. Tickets
at the door or online at:
https://cohen-kaufman.eventbrite.com. Press
Release: MS
Word ... PDF
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Martin Carthy and John Doyle
Martin's
website |
Martin
Carthy |
John
Doyle
At Second Presbyterian Church, 6 West 96th St at
Central Park West, Manhattan. Contribution:
general public $25, members $20. Buy tickets at
door or online
at https://carthy-doyle.eventbrite.com/
Press release: MS
Word ... PDF
click on
pictures to download
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John's
website |
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Friday 27 April 2018,
7:30 p.m.: Brian
Peters
|
Brian's
website.
Press release: MS
Word ... PDF
At Gibney Dance Studio U – Agnes Varis Center
for the Performing Arts, 280 Broadway (entrance at 53A
Chambers St.), Manhattan 10007. Contribution: general
public $25, members $20.
Buy tickets at door or online
at https://brianpeters.eventbrite.com./
NOTE NEW LOCATION (changed from 23rd Street
previously announced)
click on picture to download high resolution
More
hi-res Brian Peters photos
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- Friday, January 18, 2019: Tim
Eriksen. On Friday, January 18th, at 7:30, the Folk
Music Society of New York presents Tim Eriksen at St. John’s
Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St., New York, NY.
Contribution: general public $25, members $20.
press release: word document (40K) or pdf (140K)
- Friday,
March. 1: Happy Traum, 7:30pm at St John's Church, 81
Christopher St.
Press release MSWord
, pdf. Pictures on
Happy's website
- Friday, March 29: Tannahill
Weavers, 7:30pm at Second Presbyterian Church, 6 West 96th
Street.
Press release MSWord,
pdf,
pictures
on Tannahill Weavers website
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- Friday, May 3:
Hubby Jenkins, 7:30pm, 500 Eighth Avenue, Room 304,
Press release MSWord
, pdf.
pictures coming soon
- Friday, May 31,
2019: Larry Kaplan concert, 7:30pm, 500 Eighth Avenue,
Room 304,
Press release: MSWord
, pdf
pictures: https://www.larrykaplanmusic.com/photos
- Friday, May 31:
Larry Kaplan workshop, 7:30pm, 500 Eighth Avenue, Room
304,
Press release: MSWord
, pdf
pictures: https://www.larrykaplanmusic.com/photos
- Thursday, June
27,2019: Archie Fisher concert, 7:30pm, second Psby
Church, 95 St & CPW
Press release: MSWord,
pdf
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on thumbnails for higher resolution Archie Fisher picture
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Concert
with Ben Paley and Lonely Street (Bill Christophersen
& Aron Weinbach); Friday September 13, 7:30 pm
. At St. John's Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher
St, Manhattan (near Christopher St. on the #1 line).
General public $25; members $20. online:
https://benpaley.eventbrite.com
Press
release (MS Word) |
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Past House Concerts----
These are informal concerts held in various homes throughout
the city. Call the indicated number for location
information and reservations.
- Tuesday, 1 April, 2008, 7:30pm; Dean
Windemuller house concert
Dean Windemuller is a singer/songwriter and fingerstyle
guitarist who was born and raised in West Michigan. For
this very exciting concert, Dean will present a mix of folk,
gospel, blues and some of his own songs. His
diverse musical studies include time spent in Chicago, New
York City, and India. His vision is to incorporate his
experience with jazz, Irish traditional, Western classical and
Indian classical music within the singer/songwriter framework
that he grew up with. Dean writes thoughtful and
well-crafted tunes. This is a house concert
in Jackson Heights, Queens. A contribution of $15 is
asked for, space is limited so reservations are required.
(Cats in Residence.) Call for info and location:
718-672-6399. Click on thumbnail to download high
resolution (1.3M) jpeg. Flyer
(MS Word doc, 300K)
- Fri, Sept.19, 2008: Jeff Warner, 8pm in Forest
Hills, Queens; 718-718-575-1906
- Sun, Sept.21, 2008: Jeff Warner, 2pm in Sparrowbush,
NY; 212-662-6575 or 845-858-7890
- Fri, Oct. 10, 2008: Bob Malenky, 8pm on the upper
West side; 212-662-6575
- Sunday, November 23: Carolina
Jug Stompers, 7:30pm in Suffern, NY. Carolina
Jug Stompers website
- Friday, 5 December 2008: Carrie and
Michael Kline house concert, 8
PM. FMSNY members $12, non-members $15, children and F/T
students $6, Seniors $10. Space is limited so reservations are
required: call 718-859-5440. In the Midwood section of
Brooklyn. Carrie
&
Michael Klein's MySpace page ... Flyer
(MS Word, 155K) ... Flyer
(pdf, 300K)
- Saturday, 28 February 2009, 8 pm DOUBLE TROUBLE 20th
Anniversary House Concert. Jean Farnworth and Evy
Mayer were already solo performers when they started
performing as Double Trouble in 1989. Evy sings and plays
ukulele, guitar, dumbek and other percussion instruments, and
collects popular songs of the early 1900’s as well as rounds,
humorous songs, world music, singer/songwriter and children’s
music. Jean sings and plays Celtic harp (32 strings, 45”
tall), and 12-string guitar. She includes Renaissance,
traditional Celtic music, vintage blues, as well as songs she
has written, in her repertoire. It is easy to see why “What
kind of music do you play?” can be a difficult question for
Double Trouble to answer. Lyrical and haunting on one song,
and boisterous on the next, they handle their instruments with
authority and project their voices with beauty and clarity.
Twisted, yet sensitive; multi-cultural; extremely
dangerous. This duo will get everyone singing by inviting the
audience to join in on choruses. FMSNY members $12,
non-members $15, children and F/T students $6,. In Brooklyn --
Reservations suggested. (718) 549-1344 (after 11 AM.)
- Wed., June 10, 2009; 8pm: Two Black Sheep & a
Stallion house concert; in Forest Hills, Queens
11375; Information: 718-575-1906
- Thursday, 17 September: Gwilym Davies, Carol Davies, and
Terry Brenchley
This talented trio of British Folk Artists will be back in the
USA this fall. Terry Brenchley fiddle, Gwilym and Carol
Davies melodeon, concertina, pipe & tabor, banjo and
keyboard, and some fine vocal harmonies. The trio bring
to their music a rare background of research into traditional
music and song. Gwilym lived in the USA in the 1990s,
and did some folksong collecting in the Appalachian and
Adirondack Mountains. His recordings have been placed in the
Library of Congress. Terry now resides in Britttany,
where he has made a special study of Breton and other French
folk tunes. Be prepared for a fine evening of English, Welsh,
American and even some continental European songs and
tunes. Seating is limited so register quickly for
this house concert to be held on the upper West Side (98 St).
Call 212-662-6575 for reservations.
- Friday, October 30: Pamela Goddard house concert in
Park Slope, Brooklyn. Details to be announced.
FMSNY members $12, non-members $15, children and F/T students
$6,. Call 212-662-6575 for reservations
- Sunday,
September 18, 2011: Joy Bennett and Chris
Koldewey, Sparrowbush, NY (Free Admission)
Contact: 845-858-7890 or 212-662-6575;
rte97music@earthlink.net press release ...
for high resolution pictures, click on thumbnails below.
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Joy & Chris |
Chris |
- Friday 19 September 2014; 7:30 pm: Talk Like A Pirate
Extravanganza
at OSA Hall, 220 E. 23rd Street, suite 707, between 2nd and
3rd Avenues (Press
release: MS Word) ....
- Friday 17 October 2014, 8 pm: Magpie
in
Concert
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Press
release
(MS Word) This is a Daniel
Pearl
World Music Days event.
At OSA Hall, 220 E 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd
& 3rd Aves, Manhattan).Admission: general public
$22; members of FMSNY and PMN $18; full-time students
and those under 17 $10. |
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Special Programs and Workshops:
- Sunday, 2 March: Pete Seeger Memorial
Sing; 2-5pm
Hosted by The New York Packet. Special
guests will join us in honoring this giant of a man whose
music penetrated our very souls. Bring your friends and
voices to raise the rafters on this historic acoustic
venue in downtown Manhattan. A unique afternoon to honor
the life and legacy of a unique human being. Co-sponsored
with and at the John Street Methodist Church, 44 John
Street - New York, NY. Near the Fulton Street subway stop
(A, C, J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5 trains). One block south of
Fulton - one and a half blocks east of Broadway. Free will
donation to benefit the Clearwater.
- Saturday 29 March, 2 – 4pm: Workshop: The Image of
Women in Anglo-American Traditional Song with Peggy Seeger
In this intimate workshop, Peggy will explore the ways in
which women have historically been portrayed in traditional
Anglo-American folk songs, and then she will present some of
the ways she has responded to those portrayals through her own
songs. At Pearl Studios, 519 8th Avenue, between W. 35th &
W. 36th Streets, 12th Floor, Studio H, Midtown Manhattan. $15
FMSNY members, $20 non-members. Seating is limited; advance
reservations recommended. For reservations or additional
information, call Steve Suffet at 718-786-1533. (Link to
pictures is above in her concert
information.) Press
release
- Saturday 18 October, 2014, 2 - 4 pm: Songs
of
the Abolitionists, Underground Railroad, John Brown, and the
Civil War: Performance-Talk with Magpie
Press
release
(MS Word) . This is a Daniel
Pearl
World Music Days event.
Location: Pearl Studios,12th Floor, Studio H, 519 8th
Avenue, between W.35th & W.36th Streets,
Manhattan. Seating limited, reservations strongly
recommended. For reservations e-mail Steve Suffet at
steve(at)stevesuffet.com or call him at 718-786-1533.
General admission: $12. FMSNY or PMN members,
children, full-time students: $10. |
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Past Special Events
- Saturday, July 14, 2012: Woody Guthrie Centennial Birthday
Bash; 7-9:30pm
Come celebrate Woody Guthrie's 100th birthday with a round
robin songfest featuring Hillel Arnold, Don Friedman, Beth
Kotkin, Joel Landy, Anne Price, Steve Suffet, and Gina Tlamsa.
Held at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery between Bleecker
and Houston Streets in Lower Manhattan. $10 admission + one
drink minimum purchase (can be a soft drink). Net proceeds go
to the FMSNY scholarship fund. For info: 212-614-0505.
press Release (MS
Word)
- Friday, July 20, 2012: Ice Cream Social and Song Swap/Jam ,
at 7:30 pm at OSA Hall, 220 E. 23rd Street, suite 707, between
2nd and 3rd Avenues. General Admission is
$10; children under 12, $5 free. The song
swap will be hosted by Frank Woerner. Tickets are
available at the door. Reservations are requested,
so we are sure to have enough ice cream. E-mail:
DW(at)folkmusicny.org or call 718-672-6399. press
release (MS Word), ... High Res picture of song leader Frank
Woerner (jpeg,)
- Saturday, October 22, 2011: North
American Urban Folk Music of the 1960s at Elisabeth
Irwin High School, 40 Charlton Street. 1-10pm
Complete Performer list
including brief bios ... schedule.
press release: MS
Word (20K) ... pdf (140K)
...
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pictures
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Happy Traum |
Bev Grant
and the Dissident Daughters |
Peter Stampfel |
Luke Faust |
Jeff Davis |
QR 60s
Celebration code: Http/www.folkmusicny.org/60s ... png
(1,2K)
- Pub sing, Sunday, December 19, 2010; 7pm at Bar Four, 444 7
Ave, Brooklyn, NY ... Press
release (MS Word)
- Saturday, 28 February, 2009: Blues Guitar Workshop w/
Andy Cohen, 2:30-5pm, ADVANCE REGISTRATION
REQUIRED!
This is an intermediate level workshop. It will be
helpful for participants to have an understanding of
finger-picking with an alternating bass. Andy will go
into detail about playing blues with and without an
alternating thumb-bass while finding melody notes with finger
or thumb, going up and down the neck, how syncopation works,
and several other guitaristic secrets. He will walk the
participants through a couple of complete songs and (without
promising miracles) leave them with an ability to
knowledgeably understand and play blues guitar.
Andy Cohen is a truly amazing blues guitar player and singer,
and has given countless concerts and workshops. He grew
up hearing Dixieland jazz and “got bitten by the folk
bug.” At sixteen, he saw Rev. Gary Davis, and his
course was set. He knew he had it in him to follow, study,
perform and promote the music of the southeast quadrant,
America¹s great musical fountainhead.
- January 29-31, 2010: People’s Music Network
Winter Gathering in NYC, co-sponsored with the
Peapoles' Voice Cafe; press release not avaiable: click on the
image to the right to download pdf half sheet flyer (290K)
info: http://pmnnyc.home.att.net
- Saturday, March 13, 2010: 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 ... press Release (MS
Word)
- Ice Cream Social; Thursday 25 March:
6pm dinner; 7pm join us for singing and ice cream and
more
The party starts at 7:00PM with Joy Bennett, Alan
Friend, Jerry Epstein, Anne Price, Steve Suffet, and Heather
Wood, from the club, and Suzanne Arnold, Everett Boyd, Rebekah
Oakes, Rebekah Slotnick, from TRCS. Look for some other
surprises, including students from the school, Bob Malenky,
and Professor Louie. At 6pm there will be a
dinner made by the high school students available for
purchase. Then, from 7-10 PM we’ll have an ice cream
social with entertainment by those listed above. press
release (MS Word)
- Sunday, 8 August 2010, 7 p.m. on: Songs of Many Waters.
From oceans to puddles, songs of the seas, lakes, canals, and
the ships and sailors who sail them. A singalong evening
aboard an historic tanker, the Mary Whalen. Bring voices,
instruments, and ears. Bring the kids. Bring a picnic.
When: TankerTime aboard the Mary Whalen starts at 5:00
p.m. Come early and hang out before the music starts
Where: Pier 11, Atlantic Basin, Red Hook, Brooklyn. See
Portside New York and get directions (pdf format).
Who: Singers and musicians from the Folk Music Society of New
York and friends
How much: Free Press
Release
(MS Word)
- Singing Party, Sunday March 11, 2012, 2-5pm in
Washington Heights
Led by Anne Price, at the Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort
Washington Ave, Washington Heights, NY ... press
release ... flier (pdf 230K)
Click for high resolution photo of Anne
- Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25, 2012: Bob
Franke, songwriting workshops; CANCELED
press release, including workshop
information (MS Word, 20K)
picture available in concert information, above. ... flyer (pdf, 110K)
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Fri 24 to Mon 27 May: 2013 Spring Folk Music
Weekend -at the Hudson Valley Resort
and Spa, 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson, NY. (15
miles west of New Paltz, NY) map.
- see www.hudsonvalleyresort.com
for hotel details. Performers include Danny
Spooner, John Kirk & Trish Miller, Joy Bennett &
Chris Koldewey -- See the flier
(pdf, 470K). Press release available soon,
Both day & full weekend rates are available
and everyone is encouraged to come for the full weekend and
enjoy comfortable hotel rooms; plenty of opportunity for
informal jamming and singing, socializing, hiking, swimming
(indoor and outdoor pools), and relaxing. For
rates and scholarship information see the weekend
page, wwwlfolkmusicny.org/weekends.html
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Friday-Sunday, 8-10 February, 2013: Winter Folk
Music Weekend
Click to download flier (pdf
500K) with information about this exceptional informal
weekend of music. press
release (MS Word) ... click on thumbnail to the right
for high resolution picture.
- Fri 27 to Mon 30 May: 2011 Spring Folk Music
Weekend Hudson Valley Resort and Spa,
Kerhonkson, NY
Press release (MS Word, 20K)
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resolution pictures
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Larry Hanks and Deborah Robins Hanks |
Emma's Revolution |
John Krumm |
- Winter Folk Music Weekend, February
1-3, 2008: at Warwick Conference Center, Warwick, NY
Price information and printable order blank: html
format (11K) ... pdf
format (110K).
- 23-26 May: 2008 Spring
Weekend of Music at Kiskak Adult Center, Lake
Como, PA. With Lissa Schneckenburger,
Serre l'Écoute, David Harvey, Robbie
Wedeen, and Chris Koldewey.
Preliminary Press Release (MS Word, 35K) ...
Downloadable Pictures of
performers... .. Printable
pdf flyer (320K) ... Flyer
without pictures (MS word, 95K)... registration
form
with rates, etc. (3K). ... Directions
to
Kislak (PDF, 140K).
- October 17-19: 2008 Fall Weekend of Music
at Honor’s Haven Resort, Ellenville, NY
See description on our weekends
information page
Press Release (MS
Word-80K) ..
- Winter Folk Music Weekend, February
6-9, 2009: at Warwick Conference Center, Warwick, NY
See description on our weekends
information page
Press release (MS Word)
- May 22-25, 2009: Spring
Weekend of Music at Kislak Adult Center, Lake Como, PA
Press Release (MS Word)
Flyer with more performer
information and prices (240K pdf), (no
pictures flyer, MS Word, 35k)
- 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
Sharon Katz – creator of electrifying jazz-folk-rock fusion
with South African roots, Paul Kaplan - captivating American
singer-songwriter, Ralph Bodington –– old-time singer and
banjo player, and others to be announced.
Press release -MS Word (20 K) or pdf
(120K)
Paul Kaplan
is a super-talented singer/songwriter, with a fine
repertoire of serious and funny songs -- he has a
rare gift for writing and singing songs in the old
troubadour tradition. He has been an enthusiastic
participant in the folk music world since the late 1960s
when his early anti-Vietnam war songs were published in
the protest magazine Broadside. He has appeared at
numerous festivals and his songs have been recorded by
such artists as Sharon, Lois, and Bram, Claudia Schmidt,
and Jay Ungar and Molly Mason as well as on his own
albums. He and Dan Milner authored the book The
Bonny Bunch of Roses, a compilation of traditional music
of England, Ireland & Scotland. Paul's Website including song samples
Sharon Katz
created a large multiracial musical group in her native
South Africa in 1992 and traveled throughout the country by
train to promote the first free elections. She and her
Freedom Train group went on to tour Africa, the United
States and Europe, recording with Sting, Paul Simon, Elton
John, and other artists. In the U.S. crowds respond to
her uplifting songs: staccato, twinkling notes fly from the
frets of her guitar, maintaining a muscular rhythm: an
uplifting aural swirl of funk, jazz and African folk music.
Sharon's
Website (including sound clips)
Ralph Bodington
is a superb performer of banjo tunes and ballads from the
old-time Southern mountain tradition. Ralph is deeply
respected by musicians who have devoted their lives to
Southern Mountain Music. A 2009 tour introduced him to
audiences in Britain who were as enthusiastic as those who
have flocked to his performances at the New England Folk
Festival and the Eisteddfod. His newly released
CD, Old Paint is treasured by musicians & singers.
samples of songs:
John Henry ...
Falls of Richmond ...
Little Sadie ...
Old Paint
Heather
Wood
is a veteran singer from the English revival for some 40+
years, dating from her days with The Young Tradition. She
has a great repertoire of ballads, historical
songs, love and agricultural songs, and a lot from the
humorous side. In addition to the old songs, she has written
some dynamite new ones. ...
Heather's website
Ted Crane
Ted has been organizing weekly dances in Ithaca, NY, his
hometown and a hotbed of Old-Time and Celtic music, since the
early 1980s. These musical influences fed Ted's
interest[is]in the energetic rhythm of dancing and music. His
characteristic style, a high-energy fusion of dry New England
calls with lively, rapid patter, follows the flow of the music
as it fuels the dancers. He composes, "dances with a
difference," often crafted to a specific tune, yet grounded in
traditions that allow them to blend with all kinds of music.
His dances feel good to dancers.. Ted's website
- Winter weekend, February 11-13, 2011: An
informal weekend at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa,
Kerhonkson, NY. Participants are invited to register for
the whole weekend or a day or part...
press release (MS Word) ... pdf
flyer with rates and registration form.
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photo by Kehren Barbour |
- Spring Weekend of Music, May 25-28, 2012:
Spring Weekend at Hudson Valley Resort & Spa, Kerhonkson,
NY with Elizabeth & Sandy LaPrelle, Bill Christophersen
& Dave Howard, Triboro, and John Krumm Press
release. flier
with details
Friday, February 7 to Sunday February 9: 2014
Winter Folk Music Weekend -at the Hudson
Valley Resort and Spa, 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson, NY. (15
miles west of New Paltz, NY) map.
- see www.hudsonvalleyresort.com
for hotel details. Both day & full
weekend rates are available and everyone is encouraged
to come for the full weekend and enjoy comfortable hotel
rooms; plenty of opportunity for informal jamming and
singing, socializing, hiking, swimming (indoor and outdoor
pools), and relaxing. Press
release (MSWord). Flier(pdf)
pictures shortly
Fri 1 November to Sunday 3 November, 2013: 2013
Fall Folk Music Weekend -at the Hudson
Valley Resort and Spa, 400 Granite Road, Kerhonkson, NY. (15
miles west of New Paltz, NY) map.
- see www.hudsonvalleyresort.com
for hotel details. Both day & full
weekend rates are available and everyone is encouraged
to come for the full weekend and enjoy comfortable hotel
rooms; plenty of opportunity for informal jamming and
singing, socializing, hiking, swimming (indoor and outdoor
pools), and relaxing. Press
release (MSWord). Flier(pdf) For
rates
and scholarship information see the weekend
page,
wwwlfolkmusicny.org/weekends.html
Performer
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The Down Hill Strugglers:
Walker
Shepard - fiddle, banjo, guitar, harmonica, voice;
Jackson Lynch - fiddle, banjo, guitar, voice;
Eli Smith - banjo, guitar, mandolin, harmonica,
Jews harp, pump organ, voice.
http://downhillstrugglers.blogspot.com/p/press.html
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Julia Friend
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Erica Weiss
http://ericaweiss.com
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Joanne
Davis
www.joannedavismusic.com
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- Friday 8 to Sunday 12, February 2019; 2019
Winter Folk Music Weekend at Honor’s Haven Resort,
Ellenville, NY, 1195 Arrowhead Road, Ellenville, NY 12428.
Both day & full weekend rates are available
and everyone is encouraged to come for the full weekend and
enjoy comfortable hotel rooms; plenty of opportunity for
informal jamming and singing, socializing, hiking, swimming
(indoor and outdoor pools), and relaxing. More
information and a mail-in reservation form are available
on-line at bit.ly/folkweekend.
Press release: word
document (22K) or pdf (110K)
- CANCELED--Fri 25 May to Monday 28 May, 2018: SPRING
FOLK MUSIC WEEKEND at Hudson Valley Resort &
Spa, Kerhonkson, NY
Past Sings
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Anne Price |
Arthur Sherry |
- Washington Heights open Sing: (was the fourth
Thursday every month)
An open sing held on the fourth Thursday of the month and
led by Anne Price and Arthur Sherry. Bring voices,
instruments, friends, and neighbors to sing and play along at
a cozy inviting venue, with good food and drink available.
Free admission. At Le Cheile, 839 West 181st
Street (at Cabrini Boulevard), NYC 10033 ...
- Thursday 24 April, 2008, 8pm: Folk Music Night
at the Yippie Museum
Join in a participatory sing-around at one of New York's
hippest venues. Bring songs to share, especially songs
with choruses or refrains. The Yippie Museum is located
at 9 Bleecker Street (between Elizabeth Street and the Bowery)
in Lower Manhattan, 212-677-5918. Free admission, bring
your own refreshments. Info: 212-957-8386. press
release (MS Word, 73K)
- Sing Back the Sun: Pub Sing, 7-10 PM Sunday, January
11, 2009 at Freddy's Back Room, 485 Dean Street Brooklyn, NY,
at Sixth Avenue; 718-622-7035 (near Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn.
Press release (MS Word, 15K)
... flyer (pdf,
100K)
- Monthly Chanty Sings at the Seaport
One Saturday each month, 8-11 PM: February 16,
March 8, April 12, May 17, June 21, July 12, August 23
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 (MS Word, 37K,
2/15/08)
- Monthly Sacred Harp Sing at Saint
Bartholomew’s Church, 109 East 50th Street, Manhattan
We continue the colonial American tradition of four-part,
unaccompanied sacred singing. Beginners welcome! Books
available for loan or purchase. Co-sponsored and hosted by St.
Bartholomew’s Church, usually on the 3rd Sunday of each
month Sept. thru June, 2:30 to 5pm: Mar. 16, April
20, June 15
Press Release not yet available
- Monthly Sacred Harp Sing, Second sunday of
the month.
We continue the colonial American tradition of four-part,
unaccompanied sacred singing. Beginners welcome! Books
available for loan or purchase. We are
co-sponsoring the Joe Beasley Sing on the 2nd Sunday of every
month. Fourpart choral singing for those who just love to
sing, beginners and proficient alike. Based on a book designed
to teach people to read music and sing. Sing ancient melodies,
traditional folk, gospel, and hymn tunes, soaring masterworks
of Western hymnology. In St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Hall, 199 Carroll St. at Clinton in Brooklyn (F train).
Complete directions and info: 718-793-2848 or BJPub (at)
Prodigy.net or www.brooklynsing.vocis.com.
Press
Release
not available. -- please see our events
calendar on our main page
- 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.
Press Release not yet 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
Eisteddfod-NY
- The Eisteddfod is taking a vacation this year.
- November 2-4, 2012 at the
Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY Press release (MS-Word) ...
For performer information please go to the Eisteddfod
web
site.
[The word “Eisteddfod” is Welsh. It
connotes a gathering of poets and musicians, and there is a
large Eisteddfod every year in Wales. The name was
adopted by Howard Glasser, the founder of this festival,
when he began these gatherings of singers and musicians over
four decades ago.]
- Eisteddfod: A festival of
traditional folk music
November 4-6, 2011 at the
Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY
General Press release
... Free Concert PR
... Award: Ancy Cohen PR
For performer information see the web site performer
page
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Ralph Bodington (jpeg,600K) |
Andy Cohen |
Dave Ruch (link has more photos) |
Matt Brown
Photo © Tim Brown |
Matt Brown
Photo © Tim Brown |
- November 5-7, 2010 at the Hudson Valley Resort and
Spa, Kerhonkson, NY
general press release (MS Word) ...
Press release announcing Eisteddfod Award (MS word)
- November 14-16, 2008. link
to 2008 Press Information
- 2007: Link
to 2007 Press Information
- 2006 performer
information
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, 718-426-8555, 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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