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June 2014

• Sunday, June 22, 2-5pm: We are co-sponsoring the Shanty Sing on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection (to give the official title) are from 2 to 5 pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY. Refreshments are available, including beer and wine for sale. Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. See more information about the Noble Collection — click on "Visitor Information" for directions and a printable map. For further information contact Bob Conroy: RConroy421(at)aol.com or 347-267-9394.
  
  
• Tuesday 24 June: Alan Friend will lead an old-time jam
  from 7:30 to 9:30pm at the Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain every other Tuesday as indicated. Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, etc. and we’ll play old-time music at this small, warm, friendly venue. Acoustic instruments only — no electric ones. Buy some delicious desserts and socialize while you’re here, as well. The Farmacy is located at 513 Henry St. (at Sackett St.) in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Info: alanfriend_music (at) mindspring.com.
    
• Tuesday 24 June, 7 –9 pm: Anita Best in concert
  Anita is well known in the Newfoundland traditional scene. Her involvement in research, teaching, broadcasting and her position as one of Newfoundland's most talented traditional singers puts her at the heart of this scene. She was born in a small fishing village with the fairytale name of Merasheen, in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, just before circumstances contrived to bring her native country into union with Canada. Her people came to Merasheen from Somerset in the late 1700s and were engaged in the inshore and bank fishery until Merasheen was depopulated by government in 1968. On both sides of the family there were wonderful singers of old ballads, tragic sea songs and comical ditties, and the occasional storyteller who gathered everyone around on the long winter nights.
  Co-sponsored with and at the John Street Church, 44 John St. (east of Broadway and one block south of and parallel to Fulton), near Fulton St. subway stop. Contribution: General public $12, members of the Folk Music Society and of the NY Folklore Society $10. Info: 212-957-8386.
  Anita's website.
  
  
• Wednesday 25 June, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Monday 30 June, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  

July 2014

• Because so many people go on vacation in July and August, and there are so many outstanding music festivals, the old-time jams at the Brooklyn Farmacy will also go on vacation during those months. Jams will resume in the fall. Enjoy your summer!
  
  
• Wednesday 2 July, 7 – 10 pm: Folk Open Sing

  Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for a family-friendly open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening. At the  Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (basement), Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Directions (pdf format). Take F train to 7th Ave.; Q train to 7th Ave.; 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Ethical Culture/Good Coffeehouse, FMSNY, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: : 212-636-6341, or Laura, 718-788-7563.

  
  
• Wednesday 2 July, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Monday 7 July, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 9 July, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club with featured guest Heather Wood.

  A pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Heather is noted for traditional British songs and some irreverent self-penned compositions. Heather's website. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. A voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.

• Saturday 12 July, 2pm: Ring Garden Sing in the award-winning Ring Garden in Inwood, also known as the Lt. Wm. Tighe Triangle. Join us in this beautiful garden for an afternoon of singing and jamming. Bring voices, instruments, and snacks to share. Garden is located at the confluence of Riverside Drive, Broadway, Dyckman Street (200th) and Seaman Avenue. Take the A train to 207th Street
• Monday 14 July, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 16 July, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Friday 18 July; 8 pm: John McCutcheon in concert
  

  With John's deep roots in American traditional music, his approach to writing reflects both a simplicity and a layered complexity that creates songs that are always more than they seem. “He is a master at the difficult craft of the ballad,” touted the Boston Globe. “Storytelling with the richness of fine literature,” added the Washington Post. “One of our country’s best songwriters,” said Pete Seeger. As an instrumentalist, John is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor including seven Grammy nominations. He has produced over twenty albums of other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works. His books and instructional materials have introduced budding players to the joys of their own musicality. And his commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues important to communities and workers.  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)

• Sunday, July 20th, 2-5pm: We are co-sponsoring the Shanty Sing on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection (to give the official title) are from 2 to 5 pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY. Refreshments are available, including beer and wine for sale. Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. See more information about the Noble Collection — click on "Visitor Information" for directions and a printable map. For further information contact Bob Conroy: RConroy421(at)aol.com or 347-267-9394.
  
  
• Monday 21 July, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 23 July, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Monday 28 July, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 30 July, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  

August 2014

• Because so many people go on vacation in July and August, and there are so many outstanding music festivals, the old-time jams at the Brooklyn Farmacy will also go on vacation during those months. Jams will resume in the fall. Enjoy your summer!
  
  
• Monday 4 August, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 6 August, 7 – 10 pm: Folk Open Sing

  Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for a family-friendly open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening. At the  Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (basement), Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Directions (pdf format). Take F train to 7th Ave.; Q train to 7th Ave.; 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Ethical Culture/Good Coffeehouse, FMSNY, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: : 212-636-6341, or Laura, 718-788-7563.

  
  
• Wednesday 6 August, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Monday 11 August, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 13 August, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club with featured guests Joy Bennett & Chris Koldewey.
  A pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Joy (of the Johnson Girls) and husband Chris (Mystic shantyman, currently crewing on the Charles W. Morgan) offer a varied program of sea and land songs, ballads, and shanties, ranging from the sentimental to the bawdy. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. A voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Sunday, 17 August, 2-5pm: We are co-sponsoring the Shanty Sing on the 3rd Sunday of every month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection (to give the official title) are from 2 to 5 pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY. Refreshments are available, including beer and wine for sale. Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. See more information about the Noble Collection — click on "Visitor Information" for directions and a printable map. For further information contact Bob Conroy: RConroy421(at)aol.com or 347-267-9394.
  
  
• Monday 18 August, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 20 August, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Monday 25 August, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 27 August, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  

September 2014

• Monday 1 September, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 3 September, 7 – 10 pm: Folk Open Sing

  Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for a family-friendly open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening. At the  Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (basement), Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Directions (pdf format). Take F train to 7th Ave.; Q train to 7th Ave.; 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Ethical Culture/Good Coffeehouse, FMSNY, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: : 212-636-6341, or Laura, 718-788-7563.

  
  
• Wednesday 3 September, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Monday 8 September, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 10 September, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club with featured guest Sean Tyrrell.

  A pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Longtime traditional musician, renowned storyteller and performance artist since the 1960s, Sean has traveled extensively all over the world, collaborating with folks such as Tommy Peoples and Paddy Keenan. Siobhan Long of the Irish Times Review writes: "Here be folk music as it was meant to be: pugilistic at times, all embracing at others. Tyrrell's appetite for telling it like it is is as unquenchable as ever." Sean's website. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. A voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.

• Sunday, 14 September, 2 pm: Marxophone & Beyond, Performance-Talk with Katherine Rhoda.
  

  Explore the whimsical world of play-by-numbers, vintage musical instruments, some ridiculous, some sublime. Among them are the Marxophone, tremoloa, ukelin, violin-guitar, Apollo harp, dolceola, phonoharp, harmolin, celestaphone, and more. Spawned by mass manufacturing, these instruments were sold dooor-to-door and through mail order catalogs as the ultimate in do-it-yourself music making. Folksinger Katherine Rhoda hails from rural Maine, where she grew up steeped in community and church music. She got her first ukelin in the late 1970s, soon followed by her first Marxophone, and she has since become the foremost authority on these instruments. See Kathy's website for more information. General admission $12. FMSNY members $10. Upper West Manhattan location. For information, reservations, and location e-mail steve (at) stevesuffet.com or call Steve Suffet at 718-786-1533.

• Monday 15 September, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 17 September, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Friday 19 September, 7:30 pm: Talk Like a Pirate Extravaganza
  

  Aarrrgh me hearties!. Don yer finest pirate togs (optional, but we will have a small prize for the best costume) and join us for an evening of Pirate Songs, potluck, and general fun. Location: OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St, suite 707, Manhattan (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). Contribution: pieces of eight (pay what you wish). See the Official Talk Like a Pirate website.

• Monday 22 September, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  
• Wednesday 24 September, 8-11pm: Sunnyside Singers Club, a pub-style sing-around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. At the Aubergine Cafe, 49-22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission. The nearest subway stop is 52nd Street on the #7 Flushing Local.
  
  
• Monday 29 September, 8 pm – 11 pm Irish Traditional Music Session
  at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, led by Don Meade.
  
  

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