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Spring Getaway LineupIncludes a theatre matinee, how romantic!

WARNING: Skip this paragraph� Go right to the New News. You already know that Getaway regis-tration opens February 14th, 2019, the new weekend is May 17–29, 2019, and the new site is Stony Point Center, near the Tappan Zee.

The New News starts here: We’re excited to offer an all-new Getaway “pre-extension.” Arrive Thursday evening, May 16th and avoid weekend traffic. Enjoy dinner and spend a peaceful overnight in the country with some friends. Friday afternoon, take a two-minute walk to the Penguin Rep Theatre for the matinee. The theatre is a 108-seat converted 1880’s hay barn, and The New York Times dubbed Penguin “the gutsiest little theatre in New York.” The Penguin Rep Theatre will announce its pro-gram before our registration opens. Team Getaway has negotiated a discounted group rate for this wonderful, optional opportunity to extend and enhance your weekend.

And the Spring Lineup includes, but is not limited to, elite, world-famous acoustic jazz guitarists Frank Vignola & Vinnie Raniolo, powerful and sensitive singer/songwriter David Roth, rambunc-tious and persuasive dynamo Irish Mythen, charismatic multi-instrumental bootlegger, entertainer, and singing juggler Zoë Lewis, world-class blues master and master workshop instructor Toby Walker, publisher and Ella Fitzgerald expert Mies Hora, plus two Folk Project Family bands: Two Daves & a Dame and Music Town. We’ll be adding phenomenal performers between now and Getaway. To learn about all the great acts and more, go to getaway.folkproject.org.

What’s Love Got To Do With It? Everything� If you’re an active musician who never attended Getaway because it wasn’t a good fit for your partner, it’s time to reconsider. Besides the comfort-able, private lodging, farm-to-table food selections, and comfortable, convenient surroundings, we’re offering an expanded “Partner Track” with more non-musical workshops. Now “mixed couples” (i.e., musicians who play all weekend and their lovers who are tired of hearing them play all weekend) can share a little vacation time that is mutually and individually fulfilling. Getaway has changed for the better. Bring your Valentine.

Questions? Email getaway@folkproject.org.

Temporary FP Donation OpportunityWe’re excited to announce another bonus donation opportunity for The Folk Project. Through January 31, 2019, AmazonSmile will donate 15% of the purchase price of new print magazine subscriptions to the Folk Project. Visit smile.amazon.com/b?node=18541223011 for details.

To volunteer, e-mail volunteers@folkproject.org

The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series presented by

February 2019

Concerts every Friday at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ

www.FolkProject.org  •  973/335-9489  •  Minstrel@FolkProject.org

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UPCOMING: 3/1 Mike & Ruthy (of The Mammals) with The Asaran Earth Trio; 3/8 OpenStage; 3/15 The Murphy Beds with Tal Naccarato; 3/22 Tom Chapin with Dan Pelletier; 3/29 Phil Ochs Song Night; 4/5 Cheryl Wheeler; 4/12 OpenStage; 4/19 Del Rey with The Green Planet Band; 4/26 RPR with The Annie Donahue Trio; 5/3 The Kennedys with Jaclyn Fraser; 5/10 OpenStage; 5/17 CLOSED for Folk Project Spring Getaway

Evening o’ MusicSat., Feb. 9, 8pm • Elly Faden’s

12 5th Street, Hazlet Twp., NJ • 732/639-3593

There are three spaces for song circles in this lovely house. Join us for some musical fun! Bring your instruments, your larynx, your spirit, and snacks, desserts, and beverages to share. Email elly.faden@folkproject.org for more information.

Directions from Garden State Parkway:Take Exit 117 toward Keyport; take Hwy 35 toward Hazlet; left onto South Laurel Ave.; right onto 5th St. (just past Henry Hudson Bike Trail); 12 5th St. is on right.

Fri., Feb. 1: Valentine’s Day Extravaganza ($12 this show only, includes refreshments)Your hearts will skip some beats at the Valentine’s Day Extravaganza, a wildly popular Folk Project fundraiser event. Folk Project member performers will sing, dance, and/or recite their way into your hearts as they perform their love-themed musical numbers on their own, or backed up by our terrific Lovin’ Hearts Big Boogie Band, or our sophisticated Jazz ensemble. You will be treated to special Valentine sweets (or other more cardiac-friendly snacks if that’s your desire) included in the $12 admission for this very special folk Project event. Come out and have your hearts throbbed!!

Fri., Feb. 8: OpenStage (Admission: $10 general, $5 for age 21 & under, OpenStage only)The Minstrel OpenStage is the place where a diverse collection of acoustic musicians performs for a welcoming, supportive, and attentive audience. We’re a listening room, not a noisy bar. We’ve often seen previews of our regularly scheduled opening acts for the first time at our OpenStage. For infor-mation on how to sign up to perform at our next OpenStage, visit www.OpenStage.FolkProject.org.

Fri., Feb. 15: Quentin Callewaert with Russ RentlerThose who saw 17-year-old Quentin Callewaert’s opening set for Toby Walker last June were singularly impressed. The young singer-guitarist displayed a precocious ability to convincingly play and sing the finger-style guitar classics of such pioneers as Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and Tommy Emmanuel. Driven by the love of these guitar heroes of his parents’ generation, he has continued to grow musically and is now worthy of a night of his own at the Minstrel. And those who catch this

show will long remember the night they saw him when...

Russ Rentler is a talented multi-instrumentalist performing original and traditional songs on ham-mer and Appalachian dulcimers, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, autoharp, and Dobro. His songs have a humorous streak to complement the instrumental virtuosity.

Fri., Feb. 22: Todd Dennison with Julie Parker EdelstonFor the past 4 years, Todd Dennison has been the go-to guy when it came to supporting his fellow musicians’ performing careers. His prodigious guitar and vocal skills and instinctive musicality made him a valuable musical partner to any number of member performers. But he’s also a skilled songwriter, and it’s time he had a show of his own at the Minstrel. So he and his various musical col-laborators will make this a brilliant evening of music

The youngest member of the Folk Project’s vaunted Edelston clan, Julie Parker Edelston embarks on her songwriting career. She combines the sounds of musical theater and rock on piano, remi-niscent of Sara Bareilles and Queen. She wrote her first song in 6th grade and graduated from Berklee College of Music, majoring in Songwriting and minoring in Musical Theater Writing. She has been working closely with Livingston Taylor to perfect her songwriting and performance skills.

The Valentine’s Day ExtravaganzaFri. Feb. 1, 2019, 7:30pm • The Minstrel

One of many great Folk Project events, the Valentine’s Day Extravaganza has grown to become a crowd favorite. Come see fellow FP members perform their love-themed songs, many backed up by the nine-piece powerhouse Valentine’s Day Loving Hearts Club Band, or the sophisticated Jazz duo of Frank Sole and Hen3ry Nerenberg. Since there will be a good dose of heart-shaking music, we provide enhanced desserts (and plenty of cardiac-friendly CoQ10!).

So come out Friday, Feb. 1, bring your “Message from the Heart” to be read by our experienced MC duo and enjoy the fun! Snow Date: Friday, Feb. 8.

Send a Song-Gram to a Loved One!As they have been doing for the past several years, The Highland Park Community Chorus is offer-ing a great Valentine’s gift you can send to your loved ones: song-grams sung over the phone to a sweetheart, child, parent, relative, or friend. They cost $10 each and will be sung to anyone in the continental US on Feb. 13 and 14, from 7–9pm. These have been a big hit in years past. Surprise your loved ones with the gift of song.

For more information or to order a song-gram, go to www.HPChorus.org or send email to HPCChor@aol.com.

Walt Michael in ConcertFri., Feb. 15, 8:15pm • Christ Congregation Church

50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ • www.PrincetonFolk.org

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents an evening with hammered dulcimer virtuoso Walt Michael. In his quietly revolutionary and exploratory music and performance, Michael combines an Old World roots advocacy with global and 20th-century influences. His music, like that of Bela Fleck, Mark O’Connor, Edgar Meyer, and the Punch Brothers, relaxes the boundaries of folk music

“… allowing in airs of 20th-century Minimalism (for which the hammered dulcimer is delightfully right) and a broad sense of global sourcing.”—John Burdick, Hudson Valley One. Like many folk musicians, Michael plays a variety of instruments, including guitar, mandolin, and banjo.

Admission at the door: $20 ($15 members, $10 students under 22, $5 children). Doors open at 7:30pm. Show starts at 8:15pm. Ample free parking. For more information: www.princetonfolk.org.

7:30 start $10 door

All Venues That Fit We PrintPlease use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go

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Creamery, 146 South Street, Morristown (on the Green in warm weather). Info: www.meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam, Mark 973/978-0751, MorristownUkeJam@gmail.com

NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: Eatontown Library, 33 Broad Street (Route 71), Eatontown, NJ, 2–4pm, audience members can also do a number or two, $3–$7, www.IngridMusic.com, 732/869-9276; Sun. 2/3 Rosemarie Wright, storyteller; Sun. 3/3 Rob Lincoln

NJ Songwriters Circle: 32 Williamson Ave, Bloomfield, NJ, 7pm, schmoozing, sharing songs, support-ing each other’s creative efforts, daveythek@aol.com, 973/429-0288; Tue. 2/12 home of Liz and Dave

NJAMP Acoustic Jams: in Somerville every Thursday, 6pm, Mannion’s,150 West Main St., Somerville, in Matawan every other Wednesday, 6pm, Maloney’s, 119 Main Street, Matawan, 908/203-9700, www.meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park

The Newton Theatre: Skylands Performing Arts Center, 234 Spring Street, Newton, NJ, 8pm, www.TheNewtonTheatre.com, info@thenewtontheatre.com, 973/383-3700

Outpost In The Burbs: First Congregational Church, 40 South Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, 8pm, $22 advance/$25 door, www.OutpostInTheBurbs.org, info@outpostintheburbs.org, 973/744-6560; Fri. 2/8 Marcia Ball, $35 advance/$40 door; Fri. 2/22 David Bromberg Quintet, $40 advance/$45 door

People’s Voice Cafe: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., New York, NY, 8pm, $20 contribution/$12 members, www.PeoplesVoiceCafe.org, 212/787-3903; Sat. 2/2 Pamela Jean Agaloos, Twa Corbies; Sat. 2/9 Rod MacDonald, Joe Jencks; Sat. 2/16 Cole Quest & the City Pickers, Piedmont Bluz; Sat. 2/23 Terry Kitchen & Mara Levine, Robin Greenstein; Sat. 3/2 Women’s Voices—Beth DeSombre, Bev Gran

Prallsville Mill: 33 Risler St (Route 29), Stockton, NJ, 5 miles north of New Hope and Lambertville, $35 in advance, www.PrallsvilleMills.org, concerts@veryseldom.com, 609/397-3586; Sat. 3/2 8pm, Tim Grimm

Princeton Folk Music Society: Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, 8:15pm, $20, members $15, students 12–22 $10, children $5, www.PrincetonFolk.org, info@princetonfolk.org, 609/799-0944; Fri. 2/15 Walt Michael, virtuoso of the hammered dulcimer

Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: Roxbury Performing Arts Center, 72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, NJ, 4pm, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild, $20 advance/$15 members/free under 18/$22 door, SkylandsSongwriters.org/rr-r; Sun. 2/17 E’lissa Jones

Roy’s Hall: 30 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ, 8pm, $25, RoysHall.com, 908/362-1399; Fri. 2/22 Driftwood, $25–$30, folk, old-time, country, punk, and rock

Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: Flanders United Methodist Church, 2 Park Place (corner with Hillside Ave), Flanders, NJ, 7pm, raywinch.net/Coffeehouse.html, sqwinch@optonline.net, 973/584-5426; Sat. 2/16 Mike Herz, Loretta Hagen, George Marinich

Sacred Harp Singings: Much info at www.fasola.org, 2nd Sun.: 2pm, St. Paul’s Church, 199 Carroll St., Brooklyn. 718/293-2848, 4th Sun., 2pm, Montclair Friends Mtg., Park & Gordonhurst. 973/509-2165, Midweek singing Wednesdays, 7–9:30pm, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St. (bet. Bleecker & W. 4th Sts., near 7th Ave. S.), Greenwich Village, www.NYCSacredHarp.org/localsingings.html

Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam: Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant, 140 West Main Street, Somerville, 7:30pm every 1st Tuesday., 609/924-5353 or visit www.DiamondCut.com/oldtime

Voices in the Heights: First Unitarian Congregational Society, 119–121 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, NY, 7:30pm, coffee, tea, and gourmet desserts available, $15, VoicesInTheHeights.com; Sat. 2/9 Serena Jost, Jeff Jacobs, Skye Steele

Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, NY, 7:30pm, Walkabout Chorus “Teachabout” at 6:45pm, $20 advance/$25 door, www.WalkaboutClearwater.info, info@WalkaboutClearwater.info, 914/949-2146; Sat. 2/9 Christine Lavin, $25 advance/$30 door

Watchung Arts Center: 18 Stirling Rd, Watchung, NJ, 8pm, $18 advance/$22 door/$10 students, www.WatchungArts.org, WAcenter@optonline.net, 908/753-0190; Sun. 2/3 3pm, Tracy Grammer, $25, with Jim Henry, dessert reception after the concert; Sat. 2/9 Rio Clemente, a Valentine tribute from The American Songbook; Sat. 2/23 Leonieke Scheuble and Friends, jazz piano

Albert Hall/Sounds of the NJ Pines: Country/bluegrass/folk 7:30 every Saturday. GPS address: 131 Wells Mills Rd. (Route 532), Waretown, NJ, 609/971-1593 or www.AlbertHall.org

Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 7 North Main St., Lambertville, NJ, 8pm, concerts, open folk jams, song circles, $15, www.BirdhouseCenter.org, birdhousecenter@gmail.com, 609/397-3964; Sat. 2/2 Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Irish music on fiddle, guitar, and tenor banjo; Fri. 3/1 Hoot & Holler

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

Boonton United Methodist Church: open mic every 3rd Friday, 8pm, 626 Lathrop Avenue (corner of Vreeland Ave.), Boonton, NJ, free, office@boontonumc.com, 973/334-8275

Borderline Folk Music Club: Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church Street, Nanuet, NY, 1:30pm, $25/$20 members/$3 online discount, www.BorderlineFolkMusicClub.org, intrend@yahoo.com, 845/510-9630; Sun. 2/24 Mara Levine with Gathering Time, $20/members $15, CD release show

Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ, 8pm, www.MayoArts.org, info100@mayoarts.org, 973/539-8008; Fri. 2/1 The Havana Cuba All-Stars, $29–$59

Earth Room Concerts: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft, NJ, 7:30pm, $20 advance/$25 door, www.EarthRoomConcerts.org, 732/542-4127

Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, 687 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, NJ, 8pm, $20 online/$25 at door, www.EthicalBrew.org, 201/836-5187; Sat. 2/9 The End of America; Fri. 3/1 Ellis Delaney with Katherine Rondeau

Evergreen House Concerts: Plainfield, NJ, 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, $23 per person, advance pur-chase only, ahrre@verizon.net; Sun. 2/24 David Roth

Fanwood Performance Series: Kuran Cultural Arts Center, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ, 7pm, donation adult $15, seniors/students $10, www.FanwoodPerformanceSeries.org, info@fanwoodperformanceseries.org, 908/418-1301

Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood, every 2nd Friday (except June–Sep.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. Run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen, www.EssexEthical.org, lnovemsky@comcast.net, 973/763-8293

Folk Music Society of NY: OSA Hall, 220 East 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd and 3rd Aves), NYC, 7:30pm, Folk Project members pay the FMSNY member’s price, $25/members $20, FolkMusicNY.org; Fri. 3/1 Happy Traum with Kenny Kosek, at St John’s Lutheran Church, 81 Christopher St, Manhattan; Sun. 3/3 Pete Seeger Memorial Sing, free-will donation, at John Street Church, 44 John St. (east of Broadway, 1 block south of & parallel to Fulton), near Fulton St. subway stop

Godfrey Daniels: 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA, 610/867-2390, www.GodfreyDaniels.org

Good Coffeehouse: The Good Coffeehouse at The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, doors open at 7:30pm, music at 8pm, 718/768-3195 or www.theOldStoneHouse.org

Hopewell Theater: 5 South Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ, 8pm, dine-in theater with small plate options, HopewellTheater.com, info@hopewelltheater.com, 609/466-1964; Sat. 2/16 Hot Club of Philadelphia, acoustic jazz quartet; Sat. 2/23 Willie Nile with Marc Jonson & Company of Dreams Unlimited

Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ, 8pm, $20 advance/$23 door, www.HurdyGurdyFolk.org, info@hurdygurdyfolk.org, 201/384-1325; Sat. 2/2 Fink, Marxer & Gleaves, $25 advance/$28 door; Sat. 3/2 Tret Fure

Morristown Uke Jam: Ukulele playalong and jam, 7pm, every 1st Wed at South Street

Members’ Gigs (& Friends)Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go

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Mike Agranoff (www.MikeAgranoff.com, mike@mikeagranoff.com): Fri. 2/1 8pm, Two Meeps House Concert, a co-housing residence, North Cambridge, MA, MabelAndBob@twomeeps.com, 617/491-5496, $15–$20 suggested donation, call or email for reservations and directions; Sat. 2/2 7:30pm, OCC Coffeehouse, Original Congregational Church of Wrentham, 1 East Street, Wrentham, MA, www.MusicAtOcc.org, occmusic99@gmail.com, 508/384-8084, $20 advance/$25 door, opening for Don White; Sun. 2/10 8pm, Music at Maltby’s, a private home, 128 Stone Cliff Road, Princeton, NJ, LMaltby@workrights.org, $20 suggested donation, RSVP is requested by email

Christine DeLeon (www.ChristineDeLeon.com, christine@christinedeleon.com): Fri. 2/8 1pm, Chester Public Library, “Song and Dance of the Roaring Twenties,” 250 West Main Street, Chester, NJ, ChesterLib.org, 908/879-7612, free

Nancy and Russ Kelner: Sun. 1/27 3pm, Temple Beth O’r/Beth Torah, with PetroGrass band, 111 Valley Road, Clark, NJ, 732/381-8403, $5 advance/$7 door

Mara Levine (www.MaraLevine.com, marablevine@gmail.com, 732/549-9722): Sun. 1/27 noon, South Florida Folk Festival, performing with Jerry Wicentowski and friends and also selling her jewelry, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL, www.SouthFloridaFolkfest.net, 954/564-4521; Mon. 1/28 7pm, Delray Beach House Concert, performing songs from her new CD, split-bill with Jerry Wicentowski and friends, Delray Beach, FL, $15 suggested donation, private home; Sat. 2/23 8pm, People’s Voice Cafe, with Terry Kitchen, split bill with Robin Greentein, Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., New York, NY, www.PeoplesVoiceCafe.org, 212/787-3903, $20 suggested contribution; Sun. 2/24 1:30pm, Borderline Folk Music Club, CD release party, split bill with Gathering Time, Germonds Park, 185 Germonds Road, West Nyack, NY, BorderlineFolkMusicClub.org, intrend@yahoo.com, $20

Tracy Grammer ConcertSun., Feb. 3, 2019, 3pm • Watchung Arts Center

18 Stirling Road, Watchung, NJ • 908/753-0190

Folk Project member Bob Cole will be hosting a concert with the wonderful Tracy Grammer and her friend Jim Henry, guitarist par excellence, at the Watchung Arts Center. Tickets and infor-mation are available through the Arts Center website or through Eventbrite. Suggested donation of $25 per person at the door includes a Valentine’s Day Dessert Reception at the conclusion of the performance.

Tracy has recently released her new album “Low Tide” composed of original music, which is fast on its way to becoming a milestone on the contemporary Folk and Singer-Songwriter scene. Of course, her earlier work with the beloved Dave Carter will also be showcased in this performance. This concert sold out last year, and Bob would love to share Tracy’s warmth and talent and Jim’s legendary musicianship with everyone! For info or questions call The Watchung Arts Center or access their website at www.WatchungArts.org, or contact Bob Cole at 908/642-2439.

Minstrel Advance Sales ProgramOff to a Good Start

On January 4, the Minstrel ran its first concert for which tickets were available for online advance sales. It was a smashing success, with a sold-out house of 180 paid, including 110 tickets sold in advance. The fact that the show featured Susan Werner with Zoe Mulford opening probably had something to do with that. (The audience, given the opportunity to vote Zoe into a feature set of her own with at least 25 votes swept her in with a landslide of 50. Her return appearance is set for November 1.) Gary Pratt (the roly-poly guy in a scooter with the Santa Claus beard* you may have noticed at the Minstrel lately) was instrumental in helping to design and administer the advance sale program.

For a first roll-out, the program went very smoothly. There was one minor glitch, however. After the room’s capacity was reached, we closed off sales and turned people away, even though there were empty seats for advance ticket holders who had not yet arrived. However, the word that we were at capacity did not reach the entire staff, and later on, additional patrons were admitted. For that slip up, we apologize to those who were turned away. And we have a fix planned for future sold-out shows. We will be setting up an overflow room where patrons who arrive after we’ve reached capacity may watch the show broadcast on Concert Window on a large video screen. And after the opening act is finished, we will scan the auditorium for any empty seats and fill them in with people from the overflow room. But, if you want to assure a seat in the auditorium, you’d be safer buying your tickets in advance. The next show likely to sell out will be Tom Chapin on March 22.

—Mike Agranoff, Minstrel Program Chairman

*This description has been reviewed and approved by Gary himself.

Hawaiian Musicians Come to ChathamTue., Feb. 12, 7pm • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church200 Main Street, Chatham, NJ • $25 advance/$30 door

Long-time Chatham resident Andy Wang is bringing The Masters of Hawaiian Music Tour—featuring Grammy award-winning artists George Kahumoku, Jr., Nathan Aweau, and David “Kawika” Kahiapo—to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chatham. Tickets can be purchased at hawaiian.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800/838-3006. The proceeds benefit St. Paul’s programs and outreach.

“I’m excited to welcome the return of one of my favor-ite lineups. I think people will be blown away by the musicianship and storytelling,” said Andy Wang, organizer of the show. These three masters, who per-formed in Chatham two years ago, regularly appear at the renowned “Slack Key Show®” on Maui, featuring Hawai‘i’s unique folk styles with origins in the early 19th-century Hawaiian paniolo (cowboy) culture.

Hawaiian slack key guitar is one of the world’s great acoustic guitar traditions. Relatively unknown outside of Hawai‘i, slack key guitar is often confused with and actually pre-dates the more well known Hawaiian lap steel that developed in the late 1880s. Slack key was developed by Hawaiian cowboys who “slacked” the strings of guitars brought by Mexican cowboys hired by King Kamehameha III to teach Hawaiians better ranching methods. Slack key is a fingerpicked style, and the tradition continues to evolve from techniques and tunings handed down through the generations.

For additional information, contact Andy Wang at 973/400-9264 or visit www.andywangmusic.com/masters.

Lifetime Achievement VideosEach year, Folk Alliance International presents its Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Awards to honor the cultural impact of legendary Living, Legacy, and Organizational/Academic folk music figures. Visit tinyurl.com/FAI-award-videos to access the full video archive of past honorees.

FP Calendar: February 2019For venue addresses & contact information, see Venues, Feets, or Gigs

Please use contact information to verify dates and times of shows before you go

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Ethical Brew Coffeehouse: 8pm, The End of America, $20 online/$25 at door

People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Rod MacDonald, Joe Jencks, $20 contribution/$12 members

Voices in the Heights: 7:30pm, Serena Jost, Jeff Jacobs, Skye Steele, $15, coffee, tea, and gourmet desserts available

Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: 7:30pm, Christine Lavin, $25 advance/$30 door, Walkabout Chorus “Teachabout” at 6:45pm

Watchung Arts Center: 8pm, Rio Clemente, $18 advance/$22 door/$10 students, a Valentine tribute from The American Songbook

10/Sun� Mike Agranoff: 8pm, Music at Maltby’s, a private home, 128 Stone Cliff Road, Princeton, NJ, LMaltby@workrights.org, $20 suggested donation, RSVP is requested by email

12/Tues� NJ Songwriters Circle: 7pm, home of Liz and Dave, schmoozing, sharing songs, supporting each other’s creative efforts

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7pm, The Masters of Hawaiian Music Tour, Chatham, NJ, $25 advance/$30 door (see page 6)

15/Fri� Minstrel: Quentin Callewaert with Russ Rentler

Newsletter Deadline: Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject�org

Princeton Folk Music Society: 8:15pm, Walt Michael, $20, members $15, students 12–22 $10, children $5, virtuoso of the hammered dulcimer

16/Sat� Swingin’ Tern: Paul Morris & Wry Bred

Hopewell Theater: 8pm, Hot Club of Philadelphia, acoustic jazz quartet

People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Cole Quest & the City Pickers, Piedmont Bluz, $20 contribution/$12 members

Sacred Bean Coffeehouse: 7pm, Mike Herz, Loretta Hagen, George Marinich

17/Sun� Riverside Rhythm & Rhyme: 4pm, E’lissa Jones, $20 advance/$15 members/free under 18/$22 door, an activity of the Skylands Songwriters Guild

21/Thur� EVERY 3Rd ThuRsdaY: 6:30–8pm, Thursday Night Sing Along, Sussex-Wantage Library, Wantage, NJ, www.FriendsOfSWlibrary.org

22/Fri� Minstrel: Todd Dennison with Julie Parker Edelston

Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, David Bromberg Quintet, $40 advance/$45 door

Roy’s Hall: 8pm, Driftwood, $25–$30, folk, old-time, country, punk, and rock

23/Sat� aLMOsT EVERY 4Th saTuRdaY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $11 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page.

Mara Levine: 8pm, People’s Voice Cafe, with Terry Kitchen, split bill with Robin Greentein, Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, 40 East 35th St., New York, NY, www.PeoplesVoiceCafe.org, 212/787-3903, $20 suggested contribution

Hopewell Theater: 8pm, Willie Nile with Marc Jonson & Company of Dreams Unlimited, dine-in theater with small plate options

People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Terry Kitchen & Mara Levine, Robin Greenstein, $20 contribution/$12 members

Watchung Arts Center: 8pm, Leonieke Scheuble and Friends, $18 advance/$22 door/$10 students, jazz piano

24/Sun� EVERY 4Th sundaY (ExcEpT JuLY and augusT): 2–5:30pm, Sacred Harp Singing, Montclair Friends Meeting House, 289 Park Street, Upper Montclair, NJ; gssh.hostoi.com

Mara Levine: 1:30pm, Borderline Folk Music Club, CD release party, split bill with Gathering Time, West Nyack, NY, BorderlineFolkMusicClub.org, intrend@yahoo.com, $20

Borderline Folk Music Club: 1:30pm, Mara Levine with Gathering Time, $20/members $15, CD release show

Evergreen House Concerts: 3pm potluck, 4pm concert, David Roth, $23 per person, advance purchase only

1/Fri� Minstrel: Valentine’s Day Extravaganza

Mike Agranoff: 8pm, Two Meeps House Concert, North Cambridge, MA, MabelAndBob@twomeeps.com, 617/491-5496

Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center: 8pm, The Havana Cuba All-Stars

2/Sat� Swingin’ Tern: Ron Blechner & Raise the Roof

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

Mike Agranoff: 7:30pm, OCC Coffeehouse, Wrentham, MA, www.MusicAtOcc.org, occmusic99@gmail.com, 508/384-8084, $20 advance/$25 door, opening for Don White

Birdhouse Center for the Arts: 8pm, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, $15, Irish music on fiddle, guitar, and tenor banjo

Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: 8pm, Fink, Marxer & Gleaves, $25 advance/$28 door

People’s Voice Cafe: 8pm, Pamela Jean Agaloos, Twa Corbies, $20 contrib/$12 members

3/Sun� EVERY sundaY: 7pm, Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio. WPRB 103.3FM; www.wprb.com

EVERY sundaY: 8–10am, Radio Nowhere. WMSC 90.3FM Montclair or streaming at www.wmscradio.com

NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: 2–4pm, Rosemarie Wright, $3–$7, storyteller

Watchung Arts Center: 3pm, Tracy Grammer, $25, with Jim Henry, dessert reception after

5/Tues� FP Board Meeting: 8pm, at Mark & Robin Schaffer’s in Rockaway, NJ

EVERY TuEsdaY: 7pm, Northwest NJ Acoustic Jam. Westside United Methodist Church, Hopatcong. 973/770-0179

EVERY 1sT TuEsdaY: 7:30pm, Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music Jam, Mannion’s, Somerville, www.DiamondCut.com/oldtime, 609/924-5353

aLTERnaTE TuEsdaYs: 7pm, Open Mic, Daddy Matty’s BBQ Restaurant, 6 Elmer St., Madison. 973/845-8711; www.DaddyMattysBBQ.com

6/Wed� EVERY WEdnEsdaY: 7:30pm, Morristown Int’l Dancers. Mountain Lakes Community Church. 973/228-5966, NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html

EVERY WEdnEsdaY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, Contra Dance, $10 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page.

EVERY 1sT WEdnEsdaY: 7pm, Folk Open Sing. Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 212/636-6341 or 718/788-7563

EVERY 1sT WEdnEsdaY: 7pm, Morristown Uke Jam; meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam; Mark 973/978-0751, MorristownUkeJam@gmail.com

aLTERnaTE WEdnEsdaYs: 6pm, Maloney’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam, Matawan. 908/203-9700; meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park

7/Thur� EVERY ThuRsdaY: 6pm, Mannion’s NJAMP Acoustic Jam. Somerville. 908/203-9700; meetup.com/NJ-Acoustic-Music-in-the-Park

EVERY ThuRsdaY: 8pm, Maplewood International Dancers. Maplewood, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html

8/Fri� Minstrel: OpenStage

Christine DeLeon: 1pm, Chester Public Library, “Song and Dance of the Roaring Twenties,” 250 West Main Street, Chester, NJ, ChesterLib.org, 908/879-7612, free

Outpost In The Burbs: 8pm, Marcia Ball, $35 advance/$40 door

9/Sat� FP Evening o’ Music: 8pm, at Elly Faden’s in Hazlet Twp�

EVERY 2nd saTuRdaY: 8pm, Princeton Country Dancers, English Country Dance, $10 ($5 seniors & students). More info on Dance page.

Folk Project Annual Board Meeting • January 8, 2019Board Meeting: The Summary

Good o’ the OrderA place to share news with your Folk Project Community about memorable events and challenges.

Please send items to Christine DeLeon, christine@christinedeleon.com

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The meeting was called to order at 8pm at the home of Mark & Robin Schaffer in Rockaway, NJ.

Present: Jean Scully, Dave Heistand, Steve Humphreys, Mark & Robin Schaffer (telephonically), Bob McNally, Mike Agranoff, Mitch Radler, Gary Pratt, George Otto, Lindsey Meyer, Allan Kugel, Paul Fisher, Lois DeRitter, Todd Dennison, Christine Del Vecchio, Joanne Cronin, Pat Brangs, Dara Diamant. Sandie Reilly, Ken Brody, Evelyn McNally, Jay Wilensky.

Meeting began with a singalong, Don’t Think Twice, led by Bob McNally.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTSPresident’s Report: Paul stood by his written report.

COMMITTEE REPORTSMinstrel Booking: Started off the year with a bang with Susan Werner, sellout with $566 profit although she had a $2100 flat fee. Demonstrated that we can book acts with a $2000 guarantee if it’s a full house. Also, our biggest Concert Window due to a $5 CW ticket price. First show with advance sales; some glitches with sellout logistics but they’ve been addressed going forward. MUF repaving of parking lot is coming, and Mike is working logistics. Ken asked that folks make sure teardown doesn’t all fall on Bill Henderson. We had a very successful joint holiday concert w/MUF folks, and Bob suggested another joint event with MUF and FP musicians.

Community Service: Busy month! Pat is working on the database of musician members and sent out a request for more performers for the Memory Café. It appears the existing performer data-base is too archaic and needs to be completely reworked; it’s in the queue for the Web committee.

Newsletter: Paper copy last month was late due to holiday mail delays. George will talk to Webmaster John Lamb re getting the newsletter venue list and performers’ list on the website as well.

HSNOI: Still some ongoing problems with the software editing, but shooting one or two shows a month in our beautiful new digs. All are welcome to be a studio audience; Sandie was encouraged to write an article for the newsletter soon.

Minstrel Staffing: Jean met with Gary and Mike A to hammer out a plan for sellout crowds with advance sales.

Publicity: Elly has created online files in Google Docs for pictures and documents, and has talked to John Lamb about listing venues on the website. Paul noted it would be a great place for people to upload pictures of Getaway and FP events for future use. It would be good to have a list of job descriptions for FP jobs in the Back Office. Anyone contacting Elly, please put your committee name in the subject line as she’s still learning who does what.

Archives: Lindsey emphasized we do have a permanent home at Rutgers, she’s just hoping for sorting space, which may be at Rutgers.

Getaway: Mark & Robin phoned in from sunny Florida to report that they’re hoping for a Thursday night extension to help folks avoid Friday night traffic. We have an arrangement with a nearby theater to allow us to see a play on Thursday night. Hoping the new venue’s creature comforts will encourage non-playing spouses to come. Stony Point will not charge us a fee for Sunday concert attendees, so they will be pure profit.

OpenStage: New things for the new year, including the possible return of performer showcases and a song circle on Sunday nights. The Park School special needs school in Rockaway will be send-ing audience members for Open Stage. We’ve had up to 30 performers between two rooms. Now working to improve recordings.

Future Planning: Committee is still drilling down to next level of detail. But, volunteers are the heart of FP, and we must nurture them before anything.

NEW BUSINESSNew Business: Jean suggested we move meetings to an accessible location rather than members’ homes; a motion was carried to try the Long Hill Tavern for the February meeting. [Please note the tavern rejected this—still looking for an ongoing venue.]

Kathi C is getting info out to new board members re e-mail policy, BackOffice, and wiki.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:12pm. February meeting will again be at the home of Mark & Robin Schaffer in Rockaway while we search for an ongoing venue.

Mike Agranoff highly recommends watching “Bruce Springsteen on Broadway” on Netflix. It’s an all acoustic guitar and piano performance with storytelling and Bruce is brilliant, literate, and poetic ... “he’s like a male Susan Werner.”

Jean Scully made it through her first cardiac rehab session. Twenty minutes on the treadmill and fifteen minutes on the bike were tough, but she made it!

Lois DeRitter had a wonderful Christmas with her daughter who gave her a lovely Christmas gift ... a key chain with the geographic coordinates of Meadowlark Music Camp and Old Songs, two of her happy places. Mom and daughter now have matching keychains and coordinates to share great memories together.

Cecilia Rowedder had a small mass removed from her lung and is expected to make a complete recovery.

Steve Humphreys’ brother passed away on January 6th. He’s headed to San Diego for a memo-rial service.

Elizabeth Lachowicz spent Christmas with her son the sailor here in NJ along with family and friends. It was special and lovely. Thomas is in Texas now.

Lindsey Meyer’s son Miles received an Assistant Engineer credit on a National Geographic docu-mentary set in Africa. It’s virtual reality so you can watch it on YouTube, but it’s much better with Oculus Go so you see it in 360-degree format.

Paul Fisher had planned on taking the end of the year off to catch up on some overdue projects but instead, he had to spend much of his free time fixing a broken down car, replacing a broken down furnace, air conditioning, water heater, flooded basement… all accompanied by a lot of money down the drain. But on the bright side, he led a fun pub crawl in New York.

Mark and Robin Schaffer have a new grandson! Xander is healthy, happy, and the whole family is thrilled–especially Robin since this is her first grandchild! Also, please attend the Cliff Eberhardt house concert to support the Getaway in our new digs. Reservation info on folkproject.org. Let’s keep it going as the best music party EVER.

Christine Del Vecchio is currently immersed in a four-week compact and intense college history course which requires about 2–3 hours of reading a day and a weekly exam and research paper. She plans to be able to see the light of day (not to mention all her friends and family) once again around the end of January.

Diane Perry is excited to announce she will be performing at Club Passim Saturday afternoon March 23 from 12–4pm. The concert will be live streamed on concert window from the legendary Harvard Square listening room as part of a special show featuring performers who, like Diane, were juried showcase artists at NERFA 2018.

Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky report that Katherine Rondeau and Andrew Dunn were terrific at Katherine’s Godfrey Daniels CD release party.

Jay Wilensky reports that after neck surgery, his numb hands seem to be waking up, and he looks forward to taking his trusty D16R out of cold storage.

Cleo Battle’s brother William J Battle passed away on October 6, 2018.

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The Piano Tuner’s TaleDavid Thomson (no “p”) is a piano technician I have used for decades. Back in December, I had asked MUF to have the piano tuned for the Susan Werner concert, and they said it had been done recently and we would have to pay for it, although there had been some reports from people who used it for the Open Stage that tuning was needed. So I agreed for the Folk Project to cover the cost. But then I thought to ask David if he might do that service as a donation to the Folk Project in the future. He agreed, initially assuming it would be a tax-deductible donation. That proved not to be the case, but he agreed anyway and asked if there was some way we could publicize the fact that he was donating his services to the Project. So I thought perhaps an ongoing ad in the Newsletter, or an endorsement, or other spot on our web page.

—Mike Agranoff, Minstrel Program Chair

Thomson Piano WorksPiano tuner of choice to the

Folk Project Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series63 N Summit Ave, Chatham, NJ 07928 • 973/701-1177

ThomsonPianoWorks.comWith complete piano service from in-home tuning and repair, to full restoration of early 20th century instruments, Thomson Piano Works is dedicated to customer

service and fine, detailed work of the highest quality.

Songwriters ProjectThe Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project is a weeklong intensive for emerging profes-sional songwriters in all genres held annually each June on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The highly competitive program attracts applicants from around the world and invites 12 songwriters or songwriting teams, aged 18 to 30, to spend a week in residence working with award-winning professional master teachers.

The program honors the legacy of Johnny Mercer by fostering the tradition of mentorship that Johnny was committed to throughout his career. Thanks to the generosity of the Johnny Mercer Foundation, the program is free of charge to invited participants, on-campus housing is provided, and a stipend is available to help cover travel & living expenses.

The weeklong program culminates in an intimate concert that features the program’s participants, providing an opportunity for them to share new songs they’ve worked on throughout the week.

More information about the project and the application can be found at www.mercersongwriters.com. Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 1.

Unclassified AdsTwo tickets to Tom Chapin’s March 22 concert! Purchased but unable to attend, and would love for them to be used! They are $10 each. The concert is at 7:30 on March 22nd, at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. Please contact hannahrlucas96@gmail.com if interested!

After many years of joy, will be giving up my home workshop Hand tools, woodworking tools, small power tools, large power tools (incl band saw, scroll saw, bench sander, radial arm saw, wood router, wood-turning lathe, table saw); also Hamilton drafting table. Jars of nuts, bolts, nails, and screws. Reasonable prices; many items free. Photos of some items available. Email Russ Kelner at nkelner@aol.com. (Located in Cranford, NJ)

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

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

dance at 8pm. $12, $5 with student I.D. Soft soles only.First Presbyterian Church of East Hanover

Parish House • 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ 07936From 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. Right 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.

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Country Dance*New York: Contra every Sat., English Country every Tues., Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St. (NW corner of 7th Ave.), except July and Aug., www.cdny.org or 212/459-4080

Lambertville Country Dancers: Contra/English Country,1st Friday of every month, American Legion Hall, 41 Linden Avenue, Newtown, PA,soft soled shoes only! Info 609/882-7733 or www.LambertvilleCountryDancers.org

Maplewood International Dancers: Thursdays 8pm, $5, Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood, NJ. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary, refreshments served. Call 973/627-4386 or 973/376-7568 or go to NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_maplewood.html

Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, 8:30pm (beginners 7:30pm), sup-porters $5, others $6 (first timers: free first visit), Mountain Lakes Community Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd. , NJFolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html, 973/787-4614 or 973/228-5966

North Jersey English Country Dancers: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 2–5pm, Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, NJ. $10 members, $15 non-members. More info: 201/657-9956 or 914/476-7102, www.NorthJerseyEnglishCountryDancers.org, or rbnrussell@gmail.com.

Palisades Folk Dancers: Twice a month on Sundays (except June to Aug.), 3pm, Church of the Atonement, Engle St. & Highland Ave., Tenafly, NJ, $10, hal2dial@gmail.com

Princeton Folk Dance Group: Tuesdays (except school closings), 7:30pm, YWCA All Purpose Room, 59 Paul Robeson Place (at intersection with Rte. 206), Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonFolkDance.org, 732/230-3755, 609/912-1272, tuesdaynightfolkdance@gmail.com.

Princeton Folk Dancers: Fridays, 9pm (teaching 8pm), Susan Patterson Center, Stockton St. and Monument Dr. (behind Borough Hall), Princeton, NJ, www.PrincetonFolkDance.org, 609/912-1272, friday@princetonfolkdance.org.

Princeton Country Dancers: Wed. (and most 4th Saturdays) 8pm (intro/basics 7:30pm), $10 Wed., $11 Sat. ($5 seniors & students), Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ behind the former Borough Hall/police station, near intersection of Routes 27 & 206, 609/844-0459 or 609/275-7275, e-mail pcdinfo@aol.com. Performer listing at www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, pickup band musicians welcome.

PCD English Country Dance Series: 2nd Saturday, 8pm (intro/basics at 7:30pm). $10 ($5 seniors & students), www.PrincetonCountryDancers.org, 609/844-0459

Scottish Country Dancing: most Tuesdays except June through Aug., 7:30–10pm, Fanwood Presbyterian Church, 74 South Martine Avenue (at LaGrande Avenue), Fanwood, NJ, www.rscds-nj.org, 732/356-3923

Swingin’ Tern: see page opposite

Valley Contra Dance Society: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 7:30pm (lesson at 7pm), Unitarian Church of The Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. $12 ($5 students). www.ValleyContraDance.org, 610/868-7432, valleycontradance@verizon.net

Village Contra: 2nd Fri. , 7:30pm, gender-role free contra dance in NYC., at LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St., open to all. More info at www.VillageContra.org.

Sat., Feb. 2: Ron Blechner & Raise the RoofMat Clark: fiddle • Bob Pasquarello: bass • Judi Stellar: hammered dulcimer • Kathy Talvitie: guitarRon will floor you with his calls as you hit the wall and go through the ceiling with the band to Raise the Roof, raising the bar to raise a ruckus. When the sun’s rays raise you up, eat your raisin bran to raise your energy to raise Cain. If contras are your rai-son d’être, let Ron raise his voice and Raise the Roof raise the rafters to raise you to your feet and raise your spirits.

Sat., Feb. 16: Paul Morris & Wry BredJulie Sorcek: flute, saxophone • Mickey Koth: fiddle • Robert Messore: guitarAny way you slice it, when Paul and his Morris dancers meet Wry Bred, it’s a Wonder we don’t get Caraway and sandwich in as many contra carbs until we become toast. As the band jams, it rises to the occasion playing a Panettone on the Crumpet second to Naan. Challah Paul gives you what you knead with a basket full of no-loaf dances. Seagulls and Bagels join the Terns as they Zwieback and forth. We won’t Pumpernickel and dime you or take your Sourdough: it’s really not a lot of bread. Don’t tortilla yourself by missing this: it would be a pita. Papadum’s got a brand new Baguette!

Sat., Mar. 2: Free Double Dance—Donna Hunt & CoracreeJane Rothfield: fiddle • Bill Quern: tenor banjo, mandolin, melodeon • Sarah Gowan: guitar • Allan Carr: bass

Afternoon Advanced Contras 4–6pm / All-Level Evening Dance 8–11pmFREE Dance sponsored by Doug Heacock and Brian Buckley in celebration of Doug’s birthday and his 35 years with Swingin’ Tern.

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