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Traditional Music is Alive and Well in New York We run concerts, weekends, classes, singing parties, and get-togethers, some streaming or via Zoom, some in-person, all with an emphasis on traditional folk music of all flavors. For more information, including how to join or get a free newsletter, see About Us. On November 1, WNYC host Alison Stewart interviewed our board members Jules Peiperl and Heather Wood about NY's Fall Folk Music Scene on "All of It". Listen here Our Facebook page / Our MeetUp group: Folk Music NYC

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 newsletter sent by mail (include your postal address). Download the March newsletter (pdf .6M) To get on our e-mail notification list, please send your name and e-mail address to maillist (at) folkmusicny.org The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization

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2023 - our 58th year

Club Events Calendar: March * April * May * Upcoming * Other Live and Online Events, Radio, etc.
Here is some Zoom Help that you can also download in pdf format

March

• Wednesday March 22, 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, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
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• Saturday March 25, 4:00 pm EDT: Bob Fox and Billy Mitchell in concert (Live stream from England, co-sponsored)
  Bob is a long-time singer and guitarist with several CDs. He is one of the Pitman Poets. Billy started playing the guitar in the early sixties when they were all made of wood and mostly the same colour. He has been a member of Lindisfarne, Jack the Lad, and is one of the Pitman Poets.
  Tickets from Eventbrite (small fee applies.
  Bob's website * Billy's website
• Monday March 27, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday March 29, 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, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
• Friday, March 31 at 7:30 pm EDT, Joe Jencks, live and streaming, co-sponsored with Old Songs.
  Joe is a great singer and songwriter, firmly rooted in the tradition. Get tickets and further info
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April

• Saturday April 1, 8:00 pm: Pete & Woody: An Unlikely Friendship with Pat Lamanna, Steve Suffet, and Richard Mattocks. (Co-sponsored; a PVC Benefit)
  Created by folksingers Pat Lamanna and Steve Suffet, Pete & Woody: an Unlikely Friendship is a multimedia presentation that explores the relationship between Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. Comprising 14 songs performed live by Pat and Steve, 18 historic slides, and a 3,500 word narration read by Richard Mattocks, Pete & Woody starts with this premise: When they first met in 1940, Woody Guthrie became Pete Seeger's mentor, inspiration, and guide who set him on a journey that continued to the day Pete died in 2014. Over time, however, their relationship changed, and after about ten or twelve years Pete Seeger became Woody Guthrie's champion, helping to promote Woody's songs and story even as Woody's mental and physical health began to deteriorate. Pete continued to play the role of Woody's champion after Woody passed away in 1967 at the age of 55, and much of Woody's worldwide popularity today is a result of Pete's efforts. This presentation will be followed by a Q&A and discussion. Pat's website * Steve's website
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• Sunday April 2, 2:00-4:00 pm ET: Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music at South Street Seaport (Hybrid, co-sponsored, free)
  This Winter, each of our sea chantey events will include a 45-minute performance by various local artists singing a variety of traditional maritime work songs and ballads. April’s Chantey Sing includes a performance by The Ranzo Boys (Lafayette Matthews and Jules Peiperl) plus Heather Wood, featuring traditional chanteys from around the world, as well as maritime songs and ballads — with plenty of opportunity for singing along. Attendees are invited to sing along with the featured guests or just sit back and enjoy their performance. Folowing the set, the stage will open for a round-robin where attendees — in-person and virtual — can sing and share a chantey of their choice that will be heard by all. Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the event, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just listen. Those joining in-person, before or after the Sing, are invited to enjoy free access to the Seaport Museum galleries at 12 Fulton Street, and visit tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose on Pier 16. The event is FREE, and advance registration is required. Visit the Chantey Sing website to sign up.
  
  
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• Monday April 3, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday April 5, 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, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
• Monday April 10, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday April 12, 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, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
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• Saturday April 15, 3:00 pm EDT: Archie Fisher (Livestreamed from England, co-sponsored)
  

  Archie was born in Glasgow into a large singing family, which yielded three professional singers—Archie and his sisters Ray and Cilla Fisher. His father’s appreciation of many musical styles (opera, vaudeville, traditional ballads) proved to be a heavy influence on Archie’s music while his mother, a native Gaelic speaker from the Outer Hebrides, influenced the lyrical quality of his songwriting. Tickets from Eventbrite.

  
  
• Saturday April 15, 7:30 pm EDT: The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc live and streaming, co-sponsored with Old Songs
  A fiddle trio from Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Islands who swiftly gained a reputation for their gripping and unique blend of fiddle music. Their website. Get tickets and further info.
  
  
• Sunday April 16, 2:00 - 5:00 pm: Shanty Sing Session (co-sponsored, in person, FREE)
  Go to Noble Maritime Events for details.
  Watch Streaming videos. Also see the Old Salt Blog for info. And see the documentary of this event:https://vimeo.com/23887195.
  
  
• Sunday April 16, 7:00pm EDT: John McCutcheon: Hammer Dulcimer! (livestreamed, co-sponsored)
  John was one of the early champions of the hammer dulcimer revival and is considered one of the world masters on this beautiful instrument. Through the years his audiences have often asked for an all-dulcimer concert and, finally, here it is. Join John for an evening of traditional and original dulcimer music, from jigs & reels, to ragtime, to classical, to lovely Irish harp compositions and see just why he is held in such high regard.
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• Monday April 17, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday April 19, 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, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
• Saturday April 22, 7:30 pm EDT: Nicolas Boulerice with Frédéric Samson — Confiné aux voyages. live and streaming, co-sponsored with Old Songs
  Nicolas (founding member of Le Vent du Nord) and double bassist Frédéric join forces to bring you this mesmerizing show. Get tickets and further info.
  
  
• Monday April 24, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday April 26, 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 guest performer for part of the evening, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
• Saturday April 29, 7:30 pm EDT: Rhythm Future Quarter (live and streaming, co-sponsored with Old Songs
  An acoustic jazz ensemble, Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. Their website. Get tickets and more info.
  
  
• Saturday April 29, 8:00 pm: Steff Reed and Marie Mularczyk O'Connell & the Mountain Maidens (live and streaming at Peoples' Voice Cafe)
  Steff is a a singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, educator, and activist. By sharing his story, Reed shows others that they are not alone. He inspires audiences with his spiritual, uplifting energy, blending folk rock, alternative, and pop to culminate in humanitarian messages of resilience, healing, and self-betterment. Reed has gained national acclaim as a producer and songwriter, working with Trey Songz, Jhene Aiko, Eric Roberson, Swizz Beatz, Kenny Lattimore and Gordon Chambers on songs that made it to the Billboard Charts. In 2013, he was nominated for the GRAMMY Music Educator Award. Reed is currently building a Brooklyn-based non-profit, Power of Love, in partnership with Judson Memorial Church. Steff's website
  Marie Mularczyk O'Connell & the Mountain Maidens — three dynamic voices blended in splendid ancient and modern harmonies that will lift your spirit, excite your senses and warm your heart. They sing ballads, folk songs, Medieval, Irish Traditional music, love songs, country and gospel songs including themes of social justice. Marie plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, Irish Bouzouki, dumbec, bones and spoons, and sings British and American folksongs and Jewish music. Candice (Candy) Baranello is a member of the Long Island group Wild Ginger. She plays dulcimer, washboard, and bodhran and sings traditional, Old Timey, classical and gospel. Lorraine Berger is a member of the Huntington Choral Society, plays guitar and flamenco castanets, and sings in a beautiful alto. Check out their CD Mountain Maidens and their Facebook Group.
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May

• Monday May 1, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday May 3, 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 guest performer for part of the evening, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
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• Friday May 5, 7:30 pm EDT: North Sea Gas (Live and streaming from Old Songs, co-sponsored)
  Forty years and stronger than ever! “North Sea Gas” is one of Scotland’s most popular folk bands with great vocals and tremendous three part harmonies. Guitars, Mandolin, Fiddle, Bouzouki, Harmonica, Whistles, Bodhrans, Banjo and good humour are all part of the entertainment. Get tickets and info.
  Their website
  
  
• Monday May 8, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday May 10, 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 guest performer for part of the evening, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
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• Saturday May 13, 7:00 pm EDT: John McCutcheon: Jackpot! (livestreamed, co-sponsored)
  This is a wild card show. John will be singing some old favorites but will also bring out instruments and songs sure to surprise and delight. Expect the unexpected and there might even be a surprise guest or two. Finish off the Winter/Spring online season with this fun show!
  Get tickets from Mandolin.
  
  
• Saturday May 13, 8:00 pm: Sam Gleaves and Carrie & Michael Kline (live and streaming at Peoples' Voice, co-sponsored)
  Sam played for four years with the Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble. After graduating, Sam performed and taught in a variety of settings, including festivals, colleges, universities, and public schools. With five studio recordings to his credit, Sam has shared music in the U.S., Canada, Italy, Ireland, England, and Japan. Appalachian author Lee Smith called Sam, "courageous as hell and country to the bone--the best young songwriter around." Sam currently serves as Bluegrass Ensemble Director and Appalachian Instruments Instructor at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. Sam's website.
  Michael and Carrie perform country harmony duets from coal mining songs to gospel, family songs and front porch music. Listeners may find themselves dancing a waltz to "Fiddler Jones," the song that celebrates the role of music and old-time fiddlers in our lives and our communities, those who play for family and friends or local dances, or those who play for no one at all. Carrie and Michael's voices carry the songs with truth and authenticity, and their guitars and haunting harmonies get you where you live, evoking the times that really matter, time with family and friends, wrapped in a patchwork quilt of vivid imagery. Kitchen songs. You can smell the biscuits baking. Their website, Folktalk.org
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• Monday May 15, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday May 17, 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 guest performer for part of the evening, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
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• Sunday May 21, 2:00 - 5:00 pm: Shanty Sing Session (co-sponsored, in person, FREE)
  Go to Noble Maritime Events for details.
  Watch Streaming videos. Also see the Old Salt Blog for info. And see the documentary of this event:https://vimeo.com/23887195.
  
  
• Monday May 22, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday May 24, 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 guest performer for part of the evening, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
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• Monday May 29, 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 with occasional special guests. Food and drink available.
  
  
• Wednesday May 31, 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 guest performer for part of the evening, when a voluntary contribution is asked.. No added admission charge, but purchase of food and/or drink expected.Facebook page.
  
  
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Other Live and Online Events, Radio, etc.

• Our friends at Old Songs have a variety of workshops, in addition to the concerts, which we are now co-sponsoring listed above.
• 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 and instruction
  
• 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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