July Evening o’ MusicSat., 7/14 • Callahan/Rogers

Please join FP member Kathy Callahan and her partner Tom Rodgers as they host their first-ever EoM at their lovely home in Pines Lake! There’s a terrific great room for a Round Robin, a big deck out back for hanging out and several rooms suitable for smaller music circles. Bring food and beverages to share and instruments and your larynxes to make their first EoM a rousing success. 573 Pines Lake Drive East, Wayne. (201) 213-7862

Directions: Take 287 to Exit 53 for Pompton Lakes. Head east on Paterson Hamburg Turnpike (toward Pompton Lakes). At the intersection with Wanaque Avenue, bear right to stay on Paterson Hamburg Turnpike. Make a left on Terhune Drive (also US 202). Make the first right onto Colfax Road. Make the second left onto Vale Road. Make the first right onto Pines Lake Drive East and continue about 4/10th of a mile to #573 on the right.

New Jersey’s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization

www.folkproject orgJuly 2012

BONUS Evening o’ Music!Sat., 7/28, 8pm • the Roffmans’

Every month, our 4th Saturday Bonus Evening o’ Music takes place at Eddie and Robin’s place, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742. Bring song, voice, insruments and food/bev to share. Note: Eddie and Robin keep Kosher. Non-kosher items can be shared on the kitchen table; bring serving utensils.Directions: >From I287 Southbound: exit 36, Ridgedale Ave. Keep right at fork, follow signs for and turn right at Ridgedale Ave., go 0.7 mi. Follow directions from Ridgedale-Hanover intersection below >From I287 Northbound: exit 36B, W Lafayette Ave. Right at light onto Ridgedale Ave., go 0.9 mi. >From Ridgedale-Hanover Intersection: Left onto E Hanover (westbound), go 4.6 mi. Turn right at Black Birch Dr. (just past traffic light at Shongum Rd.) go 0.8 mi. Turn right at Butternut Rd., second driveway on the right.

Spring Festival: A Big Success!Fall Festival — Pre-Registration Open!

October 5–7, 2012170 Festattenders enjoyed our Spring Festival on Memorial Weekend. The survey says… it was a huge hit! So many of you helped to put this together and the entire Folk Project community thanks you. And we are working to make the Fall Festival even more delightful.

Speaking of which, pre-registration for fall is under way. Performers include:

• The Jeremy Kittel Band — a multitude of traditional and modern styles with a strong dose of technical mastery.

• Magpie — beautifully-blending harmonies that cover the gamut of folk styles: historical, traditional, topical, modern and sing-along fun.

• Toby Walker — a phenomenal finger-style guitarist playing the blues, ragtime and folk.

• Grover Kemble — A consummate entertainer, blending swing, R&B, Latin and jazz.

Go to www.folkproject.org/festival to learn more and pre-register (which costs nothing and does not write your name in stone). Any questions? Contact Festival@folkproject.org

Robin and Mark Schaffer, Festival Chaircouple

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Members’ Gigs & Friends

The Minstrel is an acoustic music concert series run by the Folk Project, a non-profit folk music and arts organization. We use the facilities of the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. We hold shows almost every Friday, year round, and the second Friday of the month is usually an open stage/audition night. The music we present is “folk” music in its broadest sense. That is, in addition to traditional American and ethnic “folk” music (in its purist definition), we welcome music of contemporary, primarily acoustic songwriters, and other types of music more folkie in attitude than in content. Shows start at 8pm; dress is casual. We serve coffee, teas, and baked goods. There is no alcohol or tobacco on the premises. Admission is inexpensive; on our regular Friday concerts we ask $7.00 on your way in, and, if you feel the show was worth it, an additional amount at your discretion on the way out, which goes to supplement what we pay the feature performer. Children under 12 are free. For travel information or information on shows, call (973) 335-9489 or visit our website at www.folkproject.org.Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

To volunteer email volunteers@folkproject.org

The MinstrelAcoustic Concert Series presented by

July 2012

Mike Agranoff: Fri., 7/20: the Minstrel, split bill with Gathering Time

Circle Round the Sun Sun (Marie Trontell, Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata): Sat., 6/14:

10am, Boonton Farmers’ Market, 808 Main Street, Boonton; Wed., 7/18: 7:30pm, Fine

Grind Coffee Bar, 101 Newark-PomptonTurnpike, Little Falls

Russ Kelner: Wed., 7/18: with accordionist at Westfield Housing Tenant Association

party; once a week, Delaire Nursing Home, Linden; once a month, ManorCare

Rehab, Mountainside

Tommy Mahony: Wed., 7/18: hosting Darress Theatre Cafe Jam (see Venues)

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UnclassifiedsWEST ORANGE ROOM FOR RENT: Private bedroom/bathroom in large house with

all amenities, relaxed atmosphere, privacy respected, shuttle to train, easy access to

280. Call Tom Picard (848) 219-1868 or Shari Korenstein (201) 306-8744

MOONLIGHT CATERING: Catering for many types of events — weddings, gradua-

tions, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, special occasions — you name it, Richard can

cater it. www.MoonlightCatering.net

UPCOMING: 8/3: The Minstrel’s 37th Birthday Show; 8/10: Open Stage; 8/17: Bob Malone; 8/24: Cliff Eberhardt, John Schmitt; 9/7: Bill Staines, Roger Deitz; 9/14: Open Stage; 9/21: Christine DeLeon, Luke Liddy; 9/28: The April Verch Band, Fiona Tyndall; 10/12: Open Stage; 10/19: Amy Regan; 10/26: Finest Kind; 11/2: Lou & Peter Berryman

Fri. , 7/6: Jack Williams, Naomi Sunshine & Grover K embleJack Williams comes to us from a rock background. It shows in the drive of his guitar work, which is clean, exciting, and endlessly full of beautiful and appropriate licks. His songwriting has an unprepossessing understated poetry to it, kind of like a South Carolina version of an acoustic Bruce Springsteen with Jerry Garcia on acoustic lead guitar. And if he holds true to form, catch his astonishing finale of a 15-minute free-association medley of every song from every genre ever written, and never the same as previously. Opener Naomi Sunshine is a phenomenon. In her youth she was a professional singer, singing backup with people like Frank Sinatra, Billie Holliday, Mel Torme, and Nat King Cole, who only worked with the best.

Now at age 87, she’s still a singer who can still belt it out with the best, and a showwoman beyond compare. Accompanied by jazz guitar virtuoso Grover Kemble, she still does admirable credit to the repertoire of the great American Songbook. The lady is a pistol!’

Fri. , 7/13: Open StageThis is an opportunity for all acoustic musicians to perform a 15-minute set on our stage, and for the audience to be treated to a diverse collection of acoustic musicians. We’ve often seen previews of our regular scheduled acts for the first time at Open Stage. For information on how to secure a performance slot, call 973-335-9489, or go to www.folkproject.org and visit the Open Stage page.

Friday, 7/20: Mik e Agranoff and Gathering Time (Split Bill)As the Minstrel’s Program Chairman, Mike Agranoff has been its public face for more than 30 years. But he’s also a regularly touring seasoned performer, and a full set from him can be pretty impressive. His prodigious skills on guitar, concertina, and piano are matched to a wide variety of music. Expect anything from irreverent parodies to traditional ballads; from blazing dance tunes to Joplin piano rags; from great chorus songs to his signature spoken-word recitations. Gathering Time is a vocal harmony-based trio from Long Island, NY that has started to make quite a stir in the Northeast. They put together an exciting program of songs from their own pens, those of their contemporaries in the acoustic singer-songwriter genre, and some classics from the 60’s. Glen Roethal, Stuart Markus, and Hillary Foxsong have voices that blend exquisitely. Mike and GT have become fast musical friends over the past two years. They know each others’ material, and sit in on each others’ sets, supplementing each others’ instrumentation and harmonies to make the collaboration even stronger than the sum of the already strong parts.

Friday, 7/27: Broadside Electric, Buzz TurnerIt’s been four years since Broadside Electric last graced our stage. For almost two decades the band’s mission has been to take

traditional ballads, mostly English and Irish, clothe them in full-bore rock and roll settings, add five-part harmony vocals, and blow us away. The members, Tom Rhoads (guitar, bouzouki, dulcimer), Amy Ksir (whistle, oboe), Jim Speer (Chapman Stick), Helene Zisook (electric violin) and Joe D’Andrea (drums) have become old friends and members of the Folk Project They combine a great knowledge of and respect for the old music with a great inventiveness and musicality in creating the new settings for it. And the result is flat out kick-ass music. Opener Buzz Turner plays solo fingerstyle guitar: no words, just music. His original tunes are gentle, effortless, melodic, and contemplative. You can close your eyes and submerge yourself in his music. A perfect palate-cleanser to match up with Broadside Electric.

“...Horses Sing None of It!” A folksy non-commercial public access TV series featuring a surprising variety of guest performers, hosted by Ralph Litwin. All types of mainly acoustic music, storytellers, dancers, others. Schedule available at www.folkproject.org. Seen on: Cablevision Morris area, Sun. 7:300pm ch. 21; Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN), New York City, Thurs. 2:30pm on Time/Warner Cable ch. 34 and on RCN Cable ch. 82; also broadcast via streaming video on the web at www.MNN.org (popup players 34/82 http | mms); Service Electric Cable TV Allentown, PA, Thurs. 9:30pm ch. 50; Staten Island Community TV (SICTV) Thursdays 7:30pm ch. 35; Fargo Access (www.cityoffargo.com/cable) on Cable One Fri. 6:30pm & Mon. 3:00pm ch. 12 in Fargo, ND; Cablevision

67; RCN 82; Verizon 42. Also streams via www.bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. Mendham TV:

Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8am, 2pm & 8pm; Tues., Thurs., Sat.: 7am, 1pm & 7pm (same episode all week) on

Comcast ch. 22 or 25 & Verizon ch. 22 or 25; Comcast Central NJ 2, 3:30pm Friday, Ch. 280; simulcast on Comcast Northwest NJ (Hunterdon County area) ch. 21.

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Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) 728-3081, www.musicatthemission.org;

Music on Main: 7:30pm, Woodbridge. www.woodbridgeartsnj.com, (732) 634-4500 x6497

NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: Turnstile Coffee Bar, 1607 Route 71, Belmar (2 blocks from Rte. 35, 7 from Belmar Train Station), 6:30pm; Thurs., 7/19

Outpost In The Burbs: at the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., Montclair (973) 744-6560. Doors open 7:30pm, concert at 8pm. www.outpostintheburbs.org;

People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., NYC, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org or (212) 787-3903;

Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, www.folkmusicny.org; Mondays — Irish Session at Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan;

The Place: House Concerts, 3pm pot luck, 4pm concert in Livingston; RSVP to jamask8@comcast.net or (973) 992-7491;

Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 8pm, (609) 799-0944 $15/Members $10/$3 kids under 12. www.PrincetonFolk.org; Sat., 7/14: Woody Guthrie Birthday Bash (his 100th Birthday): Hillel Arnold, Don Friedman, Beth Kotkin, Joel Landy, Anne Price, Steve Suffet, Gina Tlamsa 7pm, Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, Manhattan

Riverside Rhythm and Rhyme: Skylands Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,1811 State Route 57, Hackettstown. 6:30pm, open mic sign-up, 7pm open mic. www.skylandsuu.org.

Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at http://www.fasola.org/; 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn. (718) 293-2848; 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg, Park & Gordonhurst. (973) 509-2165; Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7-9:30pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, |346 W. 20th St. http://nycsacredharp.org/localsingings.html

Salem Roadhouse Café: Townley Presbyterian Church, 829 Salem Rd., Union. (908) 686-1028, www.townleychurch.org;

Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org;

Skylands Native American Flute Circle meets at a home in Panther Valley. Info: Allan Johnson 908-850-5772 or ajflycasting@optonline.net

Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville. Starting around 7:30pm. (609) 924-5353 or visit www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/; 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month

The Uptown Coffeehouse: www.uptowncoffeehouse.org New Location: City Island Community Center, 190 Fordham S. lower level, City Island, NY. 5pm,$15, under 12, $5;

Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) 949-2146, www.WalkaboutClearwater.org;

RANDOM FESTIVALS IN JULY:

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival: July 19–21 — www.greyfoxbluegrass.com

Falcon Ridge: July 27–29 — www.falconridgefolk.com

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All Venues That’s Fit To PrintAlbert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk every Saturday. 125 Wells Mills

Rd. (Route 532), Waretown. (609) 971-1593 or www.alberthall.org;

Acoustic Café: Our Lady of Mercy Church, 2 Fremont Ave, Park Ridge, NJ, 8pm, (201) 573-0718, www.cafeacoustic.org;

Arts off Main Open Mike: every third Thursday, The Lab, 128 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown. thelab_openmic@yahoo.com; www.artsoffmain.com; (908) 684-4728

Bluegrass & Old Time Music Assoc. (BOTMA): Every 3rd Sun. from Sept. thru May, Embury United Methodist Church Hall, 49 Church St., Little Silver, NJ. 1-5pm. $4 for BOTMA members $5 non-members. Info: www.newjerseybluegrass.org

Borderline Folk Music Club: usually at New City Ambulance Corps Bldg, 200 Congers Rd., New City, NY. 2pm, Info: (845) 354-4586 http://borderlinefolkmusicclub.org;

Brennan Coffee House: Justice William Brennan Court House, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City. Show starts 7pm, open mike at end. (800) 542-7894, www.brennancoffeehouse.com;

Café Zed: Open mic 7:30pm, sign-up 7pm, feature 9pm NEW LOCATION: Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Dr. (Prospect Ave. bet. Eagle Rock & Mt. Pleasant) West Orange (848) 219-1868 or tom@tompicard.com. Good weather – Bring lawn chair/blan-ket and picnic for the hill Sat., 7/21: Ken Galipeau

Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series: In Clifton; address given with reservation, (973) 879-8568 or celebrationhouseconcerts@yahoo.com. Workshops usually 3:30–5:30pm; concert usually 6:30pm. Concert only $15; workshop only $20; concert and workshop combo $30;

Coffee With Conscience: 1st United Methodist Church of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St. 8pm info 908-412-9105, Concerts4Causes@aol.com; www.coffeewithconscience.org;

Community Theater at Mayo Center for Performing Arts: 100 South St., Morristown, NJ, for tickets/info call 973-539-8008, www.mayoarts.org, shows at 8pm

Crossroads Coffeehouse: 8pm, Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Rd., Flanders. (973) 786-7940 or (908) 879-7739;

Dublin House: Irish Session, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 6-9pm, Monmouth St., Red Bank

Dull Music: 7pm, Rutherford Congregational Church, Union and Rutherford Avenues, Rutherford. www.dullmusic.com;

Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday (except June-Aug.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, and other crafts. run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen. www.essexethical.org or (973) 763-8293. No events June-August

Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA (610) 867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org.

Good Coffeehouse: 53 Prospect Park W. at 2nd St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, doors open at 7:30, music at 8pm, (718) 768-2972 or www.bsec.org;

The Hillside Cafe Coffee House: 45 Hillside Cres., Nutley. Doors open 7:30, show at 8pm. (973) 667-7055 or info@hillsidecafe.com, www.hillsidecafe.com;

Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; McLynn’s Restaurant: Open mic Wed., 9pm. 250 Morris Ave, Springfield. (973)258-1600

Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, www.darresstheater.com. Wed., 7/18: Café Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney

76Questions? Contact Mark or Robin Schaffe: festival@folkproject.org or 201-207-8696.

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The Folk Project’sANNUALFOURTH o’ JULY

PIC-A-NIC,

MUSIC JAM

& POOL PARTY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

Wed., July 4 • 2pm • Roffmans’11 Butternut Road, Randolph • (973) 997-1162from 2pm to whenever Eddie and Robin drain the pool and throw us all out

Please join your fellow Projectiles at the FP Presidential Mansion for a lovely afternoon of music, swimming, grilling and chilling, as well as the drawing of names for performers who want to take part in the Birthday Party Show in August. The drawing will take place around 3:30; write your name and contact info on an index card and Mike Agranoff will pull names in twos and threes to form groups to perform at next month’s show. Please contact Mike Agranoff at (973)335-9489 and/or see article in last month’s newsletter for more details.

FP will supply grillables (burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, etc); you bring side dishes, salads, beverages, desserts, etc. Please bring your own serving utensils.

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A Minstrel Opener to RememberOn Fri., July 6, the Minstrel will present one of my favorite guitarist/songwriters, Jack Williams, as its headline act. But I wanted to shed a little light on the openers that night, Naomi Sunshine and Grover Kemble.

Naomi no longer sings publicly. She’s 87 years old and hasn’t actually gigged in years, maybe decades. But in her day, she worked as a studio backup singer for Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, and other great singers of the era. She has always been a great fan of Grover Kemble’s.

Grover, for those unfamiliar with him, is a local legend; a great acoustic jazz guitarist who toured nationally with Za Zu Zazz and others throughout the 70s and beyond.

Last year, the story goes, for her birthday, someone introduced the two of them. They hit it off instantly, and began playing together for fun. Then last October, as a lark they took their music to our Open Stage. We didn’t expect much when this little old lady took the stage. But she opened her mouth, and blew us all away. It was obvious that she still had the chops; her voice was strong and accurate, her interpretations of American Standards were brilliant, imaginative, and wonderfully musical. And she and Grover were obviously in perfect synch. We were watching a master performance.

When the applause finally died down Naomi said, “OK. Now I’ll answer the three questions obviously on all of your minds before you ask. 1: Eighty-six. 2: Clairol. 3: No, Grover and I are not an item.” The woman was not only a singer, but a consummate entertainer as well. The pair continued to charm the pants off us for the rest of their all-too-short set.

So I had to give her a call and ask if she’d do a show for us. She said she would be in Florida for the winter, but she would be really delighted to do an opener when she returned. Jack Williams seemed the perfect match. July 6 is going to be a brilliant evening from beginning to end.

Mike Agranoff, Minstrel Program Chair

PS: Grover will be doing a headline set at the Minstrel on August 31.

Horses for Everyone!Now you can enjoy “ ...Horses Sing None of It!” on your computer! If you don’t have cable, you probably have long longed to view our long-running musical TV show, hosted and produced by our own Ralph Litwin. Full episodes are now available on youtube. New episodes are being added daily. Our channel is HSNOI.

The plan is to work backwards in time, so the songs from 2009 to the present are all available now. You can subscribe at www.youtube.com/HSNOI, or search youtube for Horses Sing None Of It. Feel free to share these videos with your friends on facebook. Spread the word about our excellent archive of traditional and original music!

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FP Calendar: July 20121/Sun. EVERY Sun.: Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio, 7pm, WPRB 103.3FM;

www.wprb.com

EVERY first & third Sunday: Open Irish session, 6pm, Dublin House, Red Bank.

EVERY Sunday: Tom Picard and Carl Croce, Tapastry Restaurant, Montclair

EVERY Sunday: Radio Nowhere, 7–10pm, WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or

streaming at www.wmscradio.com or www.live365.com/wmsc.

2/Mon. EVERY Monday: Maplewood International Dancers, 7:30pm, Maplewood.

(973) 376-7568

3/Tues. FP Board meeting, 8pm, Joe and Laura Graziano’s

EVERY 1st & 3rd Tuesday: Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam,

7:30pm, Mannion’s Somerville. www.diamondcut.com/oldtime/

EVERY Tuesday: Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam, 7pm, Westside United

Methodist Church, Hopatcong. (973) 770-0179

4/Wed. FP 4th o’ July Pic-a-Nic: 2pm, Roffmans’, 1 Butternut Road, Randolph,

NJ, (973) 997-1162 (see Bonus E o M on cover for directions)

EVERY Wednesday, Straight Morning Drive, featuring Straight Drive

15 minutes after the 7:30am station break. 6–9am, WDVR-FM and www.

wdvrfm.org

EVERY Wed.: Morristown Int’l Dancers, 7:30pm, Mountain Lakes.

(973) 539-7020

EVERY Wednesday: Princeton Country Dancers, 8pm, Suzanne Patterson

center, Princeton. (609) 799-2073, http://www.princetoncountrydancers.

org/

EVERY Wednesday: “Down Jersey” with Jim Albertson, 7:30pm, WSNJ

am1240, am1440 and www.wsnjam.com; http://members.aol.com/

downjerseyjim/

EVERY 1st Wednesday: Folk Open Sing; 7pm, Ethical Culture Society, 53

Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. (212) 636-6341 or (718) 788-7563

EVERY Wednesday: 9pm, Open Mike, McLynn’s Restaurant, Springfield.

(973) 258-1600

5/Thurs. Alternate Thursdays: Scandinavian couple dancing, 7:30 pm, Bound Brook.

See skandinoje.org for dates/info

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6/Fri. Minstrel: Jack Williams with Naomi Sunshine & Grover Kemble

7/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: David Rupp, Kruskal-Phillips-Harriss

EVERY Saturday: CD*NY: Contra dances, 8pm. NYC. www.cdny.org

8/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Paul Ross, 2pm, Ridgewood. www.

maxellute.net/njecd.html

12/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle, 7pm, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield. (973) 429-0288

or daveythek@aol.com

13/Fri. Minstrel: Open Stage

14/Sat. FP Evening o’ Music: 8pm, Kathy Callahan/Tom Rodgers’, 573 Pines Lake Drive

East, Wayne. (201) 213-7862

Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell, Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata), 10am, Boonton

Farmers’ Market

NY Pinewoods: Woody Guthrie Centennial Birthday Bash, 7pm, Bowery Poetry

Club, NYC

15/Sun. Newsletter Deadline Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org

18/Wed. Morris County Center for the Arts Cafe Jam hosted by Tommy Mahoney. 7:30

p.m., Darress Theatre, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, www.darresstheatre.com

Circle Round the Sun (Marie Trontell, Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata), 7:30pm,

Fine Grind Coffee Bar, Little Falls

19/Thurs. NJ Clearwater Circle of Song: Tony DeSantis, Turnstile Coffee Bar, Belmar,

6:30pm.

20/Fri. Minstrel: Mike Agranoff, Gathering Time (Split bill)

21/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Melanie Axel-Lute, Laura Winslow & Fingerpyx

Café Zed: Ken Galipeau — NEW LOCATION: Oskar Schindler Performing Arts

Center, 4 Boland Drive, West Orange. Open Stage 7:30pm, feature 9pm

22/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Melissa Running, 2pm, Ridgewood.

www.maxellute.net/njecd.html

27/Fri. Minstrel: Broadside Electric, Buzz Turner

28/Sat. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans’

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FP Summer WeekendAugust 24–26 • The Silos, Wallkill, NY

Leave the city behind and head for the hills (the Shawangunks, that is)! Mark your calendars for our traditional weekend-long evening o’ music held at a private home in upstate New York. We all pitch in (and some pitch tents) bringing food and beverages, helping out with meals and cleanup, but otherwise spending the entire time making music and schmoozic. Contact Bob to sign up or to find out more details, bobrosensweet@optonline.net.

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NJ Friends of Clearwater FestivalSat., August 11 • Sunset Park, Asbury Park

The 37th Annual New Jersey Friends of Clearwater Festival is free and includes performances and opportunities for everyone to play and sing, so bring your instruments.

Also featuring the 5th Annual NJ ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ROUNDTABLE at 2pm.

You can also help the Friends of Clearwater by going to the website and clicking on the “donate” link on the bottom of the page.

http://www.mcclearwater.org/festival.php

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Good o’ the Order/Community News

This is a place to share news about memorable events and challenges you have faced in the past month with your Folk Project Community. Please send items to Presideddie Roffman, eroffman@optonline.net.

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Folk Pr oject B oar d Meeting • June 2012

Board Meeting: The Summary The monthly meeting of the Folk Project Board was called to order at 8:09 pm on June 5, 2012 at the home of Eddie & Robin Roffman in Randolph.

Present were Pat Brangs, Lois DeRitter, Jim Gartner, Allan Kugel, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bob McNally, Eddie Roffman, Bobbie Rosengarten (Trustees); Mike Agranoff, Carl Croce, Scooter Ferguson, Howie Goldman, Sandie Reilly, Pam Robinson, Scott Ross, Mark Schaffer, Robin Schaffer, Jean Scully, and Rachel Streich (Other Board Members). Absent were Nancy Dugan, Gloria Friedman, Joe Graziano, Nancy Kelner, Lindsey Meyer, Kevin Redden, and Leigh Walker.

Approval of May minutes was postponed due to the absence of the secretary. Treasurer Rachel Streich reported that, minus some expenses, Festival should break even.

In administration reports:

• V.P. Pam Robinson spearheaded the search to replace Scooter as Volunteer Coordinator and found Jean Scully willing to fill in until the end of 2012. Thankful cheers to both Pam and Jean. And BIG thanks to Scooter for his excellent service.

In committee reports:

• Festival Co-chairs Mark & Robin Schaffer said the surveys from 63 people (so far) are quite positive, with high scores from newcomers. They thanked the many volunteers for all their work. To keep folks coming back for future festivals, they will bring in local talent who instruct and inspire, offer different styles to attract new people, and provide quality workshops. Mark & Robin were commended on their collective spirit, Mark’s good humor, and Robin’s exceptional organizational skills. The Board voted to acclaim, commend and acknowledge the “Core Four” and all their cohorts for a resoundingly successful festival.

• Minstrel Chair Mike Agranoff reported 50 – 60 people on Movie Night and a very successful Phil Ochs Night. Mike has booked RUNA for January 25 using the AIS Fund, and feels it will be well worth it. A special Past Presidents Concert is being planned for Thanksgiving Friday and will feature many former FP Presidents. All are invited to post-show gatherings on 7/6 and 8/3 at the Fellowship for sandwiches & schmoozin’ & making music. This opportunity will give new-comers and old-timers a chance to experience the FP spirit by participating in our community and not just hearing about it from the stage.

• Newsletter Chair Carl Croce is making a procedural change to ensure members receive paper newsletters in a more timely fashion. E-Newsletters are available to all.

• In Community Service news, we had a very successful Wayne Day with a FP star studded cast. The Morristown Unitarian Fellowship is hosting “A Mix of Music” on 6/9 to benefit the Aktion Club, a group of young adults living with disabilities.

• “Horses Sing None of It” Co-Chair Sandie Reilly acknowledged Dave Kleiner for uploading complete HSNOI shows to YouTube.

• Special Concerts Chair Howie Goldman reported that he booked Trout Fishing in America for a Dec. 28 show.

ADJOURNMENT The next meeting will be on July 3 at Joe and Laura Graziano’s home in Wayne. Board meetings are open to all Folk Project members. If you’d like to sit in, send a note to secretary@folkproject.org to get directions to the meeting.

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Liz Pagan and Dave Kleiner’s 2007 Prius performed admirably on impact with a deer on Route 15 in Sparta. No one was injured; the car was not totaled. It was difficult find transport on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend. No taxi service was answering in Sussex county, but an FP member was poised to come to their rescue, it ended up being unecessary as the tow truck driver’s brother was able to drive Liz and her parents to Hackensack and the tow truck took Dave and the car to Bloomfield. Liz and Dave are appreciative of the FP community.

Please send prayers and messages of healing to Evelyn Maurer who recently was diagnosed with Lymphoma. She will be getting chemotherapy in hospital and rehab before she gets to go home. Evelyn says she knows it will be long and difficult fight, but she has a good attitude and is hopeful for a full recovery. Send email to president@folkproject.org for Evelyn’s contact information.

Although Sandie Reilly’s daughter Shannon ended up with poison ivy after the FP festival, she’s now on the mend. They finally got a new car for son Matt, which is now running well after needing new injectors. Sandie is currently looking for a reliable, reasonably priced van, after her car was recently rear-ended.

Mike Agranoff has completed building the platform for his replacement generator. He reports that when viewed from a certain angle, its profile resembles a gallows.

Leslie Ross, wife of FP Membership Chairman, Scott, finished a great harmony choral performance season during the same weekend that their daughter Zoey had a great viola recital at Mo Fiddles in Livingston. That’s a musical family! Not to be outdone, Scott rode his bicycle 80 miles on Memorial Day weekend.

Siobhan and Jean Scully are planning to enter a 5K running race next year on Mother’s Day weekend.

Howie Goldman’s daughter, Felice and a friend, while back from their first year at college, are organizing a benefit concert for the sick wife of their High School orchestra teacher. They are strong musicians themselves, but seeking extra talent to round out the show, Howie put them in touch with FP members: Carolyn Messina, Karen Kamenetsky, and Joe Petraitis who will add their talents to the mix.

Rachel Streich is glad to report that her mother is doing well, after recovering from encephalopathy. Her mom is settling in well in an assisted living facility in Redding CA, near to her brother’s home. Rachel is planning a visit in mid-July.

Bob and Evelyn McNally’s daughter, Heather, recently climbed 14,505 foot high Mount Whitney, the highest summit in the lower 48 states!

Rick and Cathy Thomas report that Eastern Jefferson County, WA, where they live, gets 20-30 inches of rain per year, approximately the same amount as Seattle. This is thanks to the so-called “Olympic Rain Shadow.” (NJ gets, on average 42 inches per year.) Check out Cathy’s belated holiday letter at www.rcthomas.org/familynews/

Mark Schaffer had a wonderful birthday, going on adventures with FP friends. Mark also says that his mother, Ruth, had a great time at the FP Festival. Mark thanks everyone for helping his mom and making her feel welcome in our community.

Elizabeth Lachowicz says, “Gardening is hell on the manicure, but it’s worthwhile to be eating fresh homegrown strawberries!”

As of press time, Liz Pagan’s mom, Julia, is recovering from having her football-sized infected left kidney removed.

Steve Holland & Root Mean Square

Feets Don’t Fail Me Now!Blue Ribbon Cloggers: Meets in Pluckemin, Tuesdays, 7pm. Call Paula Fromen

(908) 735-9133 or Heidi Rusch (908) 453-2750 for info.

Center Contra: Gender-role free contra dance in NYC. LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Room 301, 7:30pm. Usually 2nd Fri. Open to all. (971) 991-0597, (347) 275-7983, or www.lcfd.org/nyc or email AmericanFolkDanceNYC@yahoo.com

Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat. at Chinatown Y, Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery (bet. East Houston and Stanton); English Country every Tues. at Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.). cdny.org or (212) 459-4080

Lambertville Country Dancers: Soft soled shoes only! Contra/English country. Info: (609) 882-7733 or www.lambertvillecountrydancers.org

Maplewood International Dancers: Recreation House, 124 Dunellen Rd., Maplewood. Mondays 7:30pm, $5. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Days (908) 273-6468, eves (973) 376-7568. http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html

Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Comm. Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd, 8:30pm, 7:30pm beginners. $4 member/$5 non-member (973) 539-7020 or (973) 228-5966, http://njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html

North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5 pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood. $8 members, $10 non. (201) 445-4497 or (201) 447-1136. www.maxellute.net/njecd.html; Ice Cream Sundays: 7/8: Paul Ross; 7/22: Melissa Running

Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays, 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly. GinnyandHallB@cs.com.

Philly Family Folk Dances: Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 The Oak Rd, East Falls, PA. 2nd Sundays, 2–4:30pm (215) 844-2474

Princeton Folk Dance Group: 7:30pm, Riverside School, Riverside Drive, Princeton. Tuesdays (except school closings) www.princetonfolkdance.org (609) 924-6930;

Princeton Folk Dancers: 8pm Fridays, Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St.and Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, www.princetonfolkdance.org

Princeton Country Dancers: Suzanne Patterson Center, Borough Hall, Princeton, Wed. (and some Saturdays) 8pm, beginners 7:40. Pickup band musicians welcome. Usually $6. (609) 683-7956 or (609) 924-8813, email pcdinfo@aol.com. Band info only: (609) 252-0248 or srl@mail.princeton.edu performerlisting at www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Community Dance;

PCD English Country Dance series: Second Saturday of the month, 8pm; intro/basics at 7:30. $10 ($5 seniors & students). Info: (908) 359-2642

Scandinavian Folk Dancing: Bound Brook. Alt. Thursdays, See skandinoje.org for info.

Swingin’ Tern: Sat., 7/7: David Rupp & Kruskal-Phillips-Harriss ; 7/21: Melanie Axel-Lute With Laura Winslow & Fingerpyx

Valley Contra Dance Society: 7pm, 2nd and 4th Saturdays, UU Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $9/$5 students. www.valleycontradance.org, (610) 868-7432;

More on dancing at the Country Dance and Song Society • www.cdss.org14

Contra and Square Dancing to Live Music. All dances taught. No partner necessary. Beginner’s workshop, 7:30pm;

dance at 8pm. $10, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only.

First Presbyterian Church of East HanoverParish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936

From I-287 northbound or southbound: Exit 39, travel East on Route 10 for approx. 3.5 miles. Exit by the Ford dealership (“To River Road/Okner Pkway”) onto Mount Pleasant Ave. Tight at the second light onto Hanover Rd. then immediate left into the parking lot of the Parish House. From I-78: Exit 48 (Route 24 West) to Exit 2B, Route 510 East/Florham Park. Go 1.9 miles and turn left onto Hanover Rd. Turn right

into the parking lot of the Parish House just before the road ends at Mount Pleasant Ave. Additional directions are on our website.

(973) 295-6864

TERN ON THE NET! find us at dance.folkproject.org

Presented by the Folk Project

Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times.

Sat., 7/7: David Rupp, Kruskal-Phillips-HarrissJody Kruskal – Anglo concertina; Thomas Phillips – fiddle; Ross Harriss – piano Contras

Once there was a caller who claimed his band and he could spin random notes into contras of gold. Night after night this happened but no one could guess his name. Was it Kruskal, was it Phillips, was it Harriss, was it Rumpelstiltskin? No, it was the caller singing:

Today I call, tomorrow I dance,

The Terns will spin around and prance,

For no one knows my little game,

That David Rupp is my name!

Sat., 7/21: Melanie Axel-Lute, Laura Winslow & FingerpyxWes Steenson - guitar, banjo, percussion; JoAnn Rocke - piano; Jason Wendell - fiddle, mandolin, octave mandolin; Enid Diamante – fiddle Contras and Squares

Our hands down favorite in this digital age get a thumbs-up as Fingerpyx nails down touching tunes. Melanie has us in the palm of her hand while Laura points out dances to tickle our fancy. Cuticle women and handsome men will be tendon to knuckle into the joint.

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