 "Songwriters in the tradition of tradition"
Traditional music has informed songwriters from Bach to Bob Dylan.
Louise Luger will be performing music by songwriters who found their
roots in the great traditions of folk music - including blues, country,
Appalachian and Celtic tunes; and whatever's been sung on the porch or
the road for generations. When Dylan first transformed a.m. radio songs
from 'moons and junes' to the music of poetry, protest, innovation and
discovery- Louise was led to explore the music that influenced him, and
all the legions of songwriters he influenced. She will be singing songs
by writers who are well known, and some who perhaps should be better
known — including of course, Dylan; and talented musicians like Libba
Cotton, Bill Staines, Jesse Winchester, Hank Williams, Iris Dement,
Ryan Adams, Greg Brown and Utah Bruce Phillips.
Louise sings in a strong, heartfelt and unadorned voice while
accompanying herself on guitar, and occasionally harmonica. There will
be a few sing-alongs and the audience is encouraged to join in. She has
performed solo concerts at many venues, including the Richmondtown
Country Fair, the Perking Latte Cafe, the Art by the Ferry Festival;
and she has won honors in the Bluegrass Competition at Paddy Reilly's.
She's is also known as a songwriter herself, and will perform a few of
her own compositions. The concert will be held in Jackson Heights at
the home of Eileen Pentel and Don Wade. For reservations and address,
contact Eileen at 718-672-6399. Members $12, non-members $15.
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Performance-talk and jam with Prof. Colleen Kattau. 7:30 PM. At OSA
Hall, 220 East 23rd Street, suite 707, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues,
Manhattan. General admission: $15. FMSNY members or full-time
students: $12. Nueva Canción is a movement of folk, folk-inspired, and
socially committed music that originated in the 1960s and continues to
this day. It is to Latin America what the Folk Music Revival of the
1960s is to North America. Colleen Kattau, Associate Professor of
Spanish at SUNY Cortland, is both a scholar and an accomplished
performer of Nueva Canción. In this educational workshop she will
present an overview of the movement, its origins, its development, and
its impact, and she will illustrate her talk with a live performance.
After a short break, Prof. Kattau will lead a one-hour Latin folk jam.
All instruments are welcome. No previous knowledge of either Spanish or
Nueva Canción is required. For information please e-mail Steve Suffet
at steve@stevesuffet.com or call him at 718-786-1533. 
Educational workshop with authors Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman,
discussing and illustrating the great overlap of the folk music and
fantasy fields. Fantasy authors mine the big ballads and other folk
songs and tales for their plots. Ellen weaves together multiple careers
as a writer, radio host, teacher, performer and public speaker. Her
first novel, Swordspoint, which has become a cult classic, hailed as
the progenitor of the “mannerpunk” (or “Fantasy of Manners”) school of
urban fantasy. Swordspoint was followed by Thomas the Rhymer
(World
Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Award). Delia, born in Tokyo but
brought up in New York, is an award-winning writer and a teacher. Love
folk music? Love reading fantasy? This will be a great evening for you.
Upper West Side location. Reservations are essential - call Heather at
(212) 957-8386 for reservations and information. General admission:
$15. FMSNY members or full-time students: $12. 
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