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make music the old-fashioned
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Traditional
Music is Alive and Well in
New York
We run concerts, weekends,
classes, singing parties, and
get-togethers, some via Zoom,
some in-person, all with an
emphasis on traditional folk
music of all flavors. Some
For more information,
including how to join or get a
free newsletter, see About
Us.
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As well as the
events listed below, we have
occasional Singing Parties and
other social events. Our full
newsletter lists these as well
as having comprehensive
listings of many other events
around town. Request
a
sample copy of our
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(include your postal
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full May newsletter
(pdf 6M)
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2022 - our 57th
year
May
- Monday May 16, 8:00 - 11:00 pm:
Irish Traditional Music
Session (co-sponsored,
in person)
at the Landmark Tavern,
626 11th Avenue at 46th Street,
Manhattan, led by Don Meade. Food
and drink available.
- Wednesday May 18, 6:00 - 8:00
pm: Gowanus Dredgers
Boathouse Jam
(co-sponsored)
The Boathouse Jam, led by musician
Christian Apuzzo, is open to
everyone with an acoustic
instrument and/or a voice. Come on
down, lead a song and play along.
The jam is held in a pretty spot
outdoors by the Gowanus Canal at
165 2nd Street, Brooklyn, between
Bond St. & the canal, near the
Carroll St. station of the F
train. Free tickets required; go
to Eventbrite
and select the desired date.
Audience seating is not guaranteed
and performer participation is
limited to 36 until restrictions
are lifted. Further info.
- Wednesday May 18, 8:00 - 11:00
pm: Sunnyside Folk Club
(co-sponsored, in person )
The Sunnyside Folk Club (formerly
the Sunnyside Singers Club) is a
weekly in-person session inside
Sanger Hall, an Irish-American pub
at 48-20 Skillman Avenue (corner
of 4person9th Street) in
Sunnyside, Queens, NY. Come bring
voices and songs to share.
Acoustic instruments are also
welcome. Traditional songs are
especially welcome. About once a
month there will be a featured
guest performer for part of the
evening. There is never an
admission charge, but we do
request a voluntary contribution
when we have a guest performer.
Also, a purchase of food or
beverage is expected. Facebook page.
- Sunday May 22, 2:00 - 4:00 pm:
Workshop Old-Time Songs
for Singers with Phyllis
Elkind & Jen Larson
(Online)
This is an
online workshop for people
who like to sing! The
songs will be from the
Old-Time repertoire of the
1920s and 1930s. Groups
like The Carter Family,
Coon Creek Girls, Charlie
Poole and more. Some songs
will be familiar, some
will have harmony, and
some will be new additions
to your repertoire. You
will also learn more about
the history of the genre
and its artists. |
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Phyllis Elkind
is a long-time member of
FMSNY, where she met
bandmates Evy Mayer and
Don Friedman for Triboro,
an Americana trio with two
CDs to its name. She and
Alice Backer formed
CrossStitch, a duo focused
on fiddle tunes and
brother duets. Her most
recent group is Grand
Central Breakdown, an
all-woman band, which
plays bluegrass and
country covers. Phyllis
also has a passion for
teaching. She has taught
harmony for the past ten
years at Jalopy Theatre,
and do woo at the McBurney
YMCA for six years.
Jen Larson
is a Nashville-based
vocalist and the Archives
Manager for the Grand Ole
Opry Archives. Jen draws
deeply from the early
country and bluegrass
music catalogs; she has
garnered critical praise
for her work with the
former band, Straight
Drive. She has performed
widely, with appearances
at New York City’s Town
Hall for several live
broadcasts of Garrison
Keillor’s “A Prairie Home
Companion”, at the
Wheeling Jamboree,
Carnegie Hall, and many
other regional and
national festivals and
concerts. |
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Contribution: FMSNY
members $12, general
public $15. Tickets via Eventbrite.
Download the Handout
of lyrics and info
(pdf format). |
- Monday May 23, 8:00 - 11:00 pm:
Irish Traditional Music
Session (co-sponsored,
in person)
at the Landmark Tavern,
626 11th Avenue at 46th Street,
Manhattan, led by Don Meade. Food
and drink available.
- Wednesday May 25, 6:00 - 8:00
pm: Gowanus Dredgers
Boathouse Jam
(co-sponsored)
The Boathouse Jam, led by musician
Christian Apuzzo, is open to
everyone with an acoustic
instrument and/or a voice. Come on
down, lead a song and play along.
The jam is held in a pretty spot
outdoors by the Gowanus Canal at
165 2nd Street, Brooklyn, between
Bond St. & the canal, near the
Carroll St. station of the F
train. Free tickets required; go
to Eventbrite
and select the desired date.
Audience seating is not guaranteed
and performer participation is
limited to 36 until restrictions
are lifted. Further info.
- Wednesday May 25, 8:00 - 11:00
pm: Sunnyside Folk Club
(co-sponsored, in person)
The Sunnyside Folk Club (formerly
the Sunnyside Singers Club) is a
weekly in-person session inside
Sanger Hall, an Irish-American pub
at 48-20 Skillman Avenue (corner
of 49th Street) in Sunnyside,
Queens, NY. Come bring voices and
songs to share. Acoustic
instruments are also welcome.
Traditional songs are especially
welcome. About once a month there
will be a featured guest performer
for part of the evening. There is
never an admission charge, but we
do request a voluntary
contribution when we have a guest
performer. Also, a purchase of
food or beverage is expected. Facebook page.
- Saturday May 28, 2:00 - 6:00
pm: Spring Weekend Chat,
Sing, and Play (online,
free)
Since
we cannot have a Spring Weekend
in person (but we will have a Fall
+ Winter Weekend, October
21-23), here is an opportunity
to meet old friends and make new
ones online.
Eileen Pentel will host an
informal gathering where people
are encouragaed to sing or play,
listen, or just chat.
Sign up with Eventbrite
to be sent the Zoom link.
- Monday May 30, 8:00 - 11:00 pm:
Irish Traditional Music
Session (co-sponsored,
in person)
at the Landmark Tavern,
626 11th Avenue at 46th Street,
Manhattan, led by Don Meade. Food
and drink available.
June
Other
Online Events, Radio, etc.
- Our friends at Old
Songs have a
variety of concerts and workshops.
- The World-famous Kronos Quartet
Salutes
Pete Seeger
- Folk
Music Notebook
runs a radio folk festival 24/7
hosted by Ron Olesko and others.
- Folk Music is back on
WBAI! Thursdays,
10:00 pm to midnight. An eclectic
program which delves into the wide
array of folk music, with rotating
hosts including Richard Barr and
Ed Haber. 99.5 FM on your radio
dial. You can see playlists
on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/WBAI-Folk-Radio
or catch the show streaming at WBAI.org
archives.
- Scott Ainslie,
who has performed for the Club at
TradMaD and elsewhere, is offering
Live-Streamed
Concerts
- Our friends at Jalopy
Theatre have a
bunch of online concerts, sings,
and workshops scheduled. Check
them out.
- Folk Alliance has a listing of
online live streaming concerts: FAI
Community Live-Stream Concerts.
(Artists: you do not have to be a
Folk Alliance member to submit
your concerts).
- Dale Adamson and Judith English
(thank you) are publishing a
calendar of online
folk dance sessions
for people who want to dance,
watch, and to help schedule new
sessions (to know about
conflicts).
- The Augusta
Heritage Center
has online classes. To stay posted
on what's happening, join its
Facebook group by doing a search
on 'Augusta 2020'
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