February Evening o’ Music Saturday, Feb. 9, 8pm • The Heilbruns’

This month’s party will be a great big LOVEFEST the day after the Minstrel Valentine’s Extravaganza. Bring food and drink to share, plus your voices, instruments and songs, to 99 Morris Ave., Mountain Lakes. Phone: (973) 263-5340

Directions: 287 South— Exit 45, Myrtle Ave. Boonton. Left onto Myrtle Ave. Right at 3rd light Main St. Next left onto Morris Avenue. Pass four-way stop. #99 is third driveway on right. From 287 North — Exit 43, Intervale Road/Mountain Lakes. Left onto Intervale Road. Right at first traffic light Fanny Road. Left at four-way stop. 99 Morris Ave. is the third driveway on the right.

New Jersey’s Premier Acoustic Music and Dance Organization

www.folkproject orgFebruary 2013

New & Improved Valentine’s Extravaganza

Fri., 2/8 • The Minstrel

The Minstrel’s Valentine’s show is always fun, but this year we have an especially great line-up, heavy with talent, and a great after-Minstrel party of sumptuous food. Here’s a first-ever, wonderful bonus: Jersey jazz great Grover Kemble will join our Valentine’s Love Trio under the direction of Frank Sole. Once again we’ll have 24 singers perform 24 songs, accompanied by themselves, the jazz combo and the 10-piece Loving Hearts Club Big Boogie Band. Princess Ruth will pass out chocolates and collect your renowned Messages from the Heart.

And here’s another twist: After the show The Project will serve sandwiches and drinks in the Terrace Room for a sit-down social, and a members meet-and-greet. And we’ll host a late-night jam in the Green Room. This will be the ultimate Valentine’s Day Extravaganza!

BONUS Evening o’ Music!Sat., 2/23, 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.

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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 $8.00 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 12 and under 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

February 2013

Mike Agranoff: Sat., 2/2: 8pm, Hurdy Gurdy (see Venues); Fri., 2/15: Dance Flurry, Saratoga Springs, NY. www.danceflurry.org/

Russ Kelner: Sun., 2/10: w/ NJ Intergeneration Orchestra, 23pm, College of St. Elizabeth, Annunciation Center/Dolan Hall, free.

The Loose Canons (Murray & Randi Spiegel et. al.): Sat., 2/9: 7:30pm, Eclectic folk, original parodies & do wop. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Basking Ridge. TheLooseCanons.org

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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, graduations, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, special occasions — you name it, Richard can cater it. www.MoonlightCatering.net

CALICO KITTEN NEEDS HOME: Local senior citizens have been feeding a family of feral cats. One has become friendly enough to handle: a kitten less than 6 months old. The kitten is beautiful enough to be on a magazine cover. If anyone can give the kitten a warmer home for the winter, please contact Mari Gittelson at (862)-246-1763 or themari@comcast.net

UPCOMING: 3/1: Butch Ross, Mandeville & Richards; 3/8: Pat Donohue, Jef & Michele; 3/15: Open Stage; 3/22: Silk City, Just Left Town; 3/29: Split Bill — Carolann Solebello, Martin Swinger; 4/5: The Berrymans, Dave Kleiner (rescheduled from hurricane washout); 4/12: Open Stage; 4/19: Annie & The Hedonists, Tumbling Bones; 4/26: Christine Lavin, The Lords of Liechtenstein; 5/3: Ellis, Greg Klyma; 5/10: The Stray Birds, Ken & Pat Rolston

Fri., 2/1: Reeds, Rhythm, & All That Brass, Bill BrandonLaunched in 1973, Reeds, Rhythm, and All That Brass is an 18-piece band playing the classic American Songbook repertoire of the Big Band era. Comprised of professional and semi-professional players, they perform original arrangements of the music made popular by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and the like. The band includes Folk Project members Jeff Rantzer and Hen3ry Nerenberg on trombone and Jay Wilensky on vocals. Opener Bill Brandon manages to pack a big band of his own into a single hollow body electric guitar. He specializes in solo guitar arrangements of jazz and swing standards, and it’s amazing how much music he can get out of six strings.

Fri., 2/8: Valentine’s Day ExtravaganzaThis all-Folk Project show is a perennial favorite. Twenty-four different members perform songs extolling the joys and woes of love in all its grandeur, foolishness, heartbreak and comedy. Many singers are backed by Project pros, either our ten-piece Valentine’s Day Loving Hearts Club Big Boogie Band or Frank Sole’s Valentine’s Love Trio. This year the trio will feature guest artist and Jersey jazz great Grover Kemble. Audience-composed “Messages from the Heart” and delicious desserts make this a unique community event. Special admission price of $9 includes refreshments. NOTE: No open stage this month

Fri., 2/15: Hub Hollow, Dave RimelisIn our ongoing commitment to showcase the the best of local musicians as well as the touring acts, The Minstrel is proud to present Hub Hollow. This Somerset County based quintet stands with the top national bluegrass bands featuring guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro and four-part vocal harmonies, all done with class and musicality. We’ve seen opener Dave Rimelis many times as a side man backing up other acts, and as our “designated lead player” for our Birthday Shows. He’s shown his multi-instrumental talent on guitar, fiddle and mandolin making other acts sound great. But now we get to see him up front in his own show.

Fri., 2/22: Jacob Johnson, Blue JerseyWhen Jacob Johnson finished his opening set for Grover Kemble last July the immediate cry from everyone there was “Get that man back for a headline set!” Well here he is, a one-of-a-kind solo acoustic performance artist playing a style of guitar he calls “Neo-acoustic folk/funk,” characterized by virtuosic chops played at blinding speed enhanced by electronic looping. His off-the-cuff sense of humor and tongue-in-cheek sensibility provide an endearing counterbalance to his technical brilliance, leaving the listener to wonder if he isn’t just making it all up as he goes. And sometimes he is. Opener Blue Jersey is a staple of the South Jersey bluegrass scene. Frank and Ellen Ruck and Mike Sutton have been part of the area’s musical community for years in this and other bands. In addition to bluegrass, the band also plays swing, gypsy jazz and tunes from the contra dance repertoire.

“...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.

Now you can watch archived shows on youtube.com/HSNOI

NEW ADMISSION PRICE: $8.00

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Morris County Center for the Arts: Darress Theatre, 615 Main St, Boonton. (973) 334-9292, www.darresstheater.com. Next open mike — Wed., March 20

Music at the Mission: West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, (973) 728-3081, www.musicatthemission.org; Sat., 2/16: The Kennedys

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

NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: First Sundays, 1:30pm, Turnstile Coffee Bar, 1607 Hwy 71, Belmar, NJ; (732) 894-9012 (2 bl. from Route 35 – 7 fr. Belmar Train Station); Sun., 2/3: Leader-Performer: Rosemary Wright

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; 2/2: 4th Annual Concert for Haiti (see Calendar for lineup); 2/22: John Lennon Reimagined by the Nutopians

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

Pinewoods Folk Music Club: 444 W. 54th St., #7, New York, NY 10019, (718) 651-1115, www.folkmusicny.org; Every Monday: Irish Traditional Music Session, 8-11pm at the Landmark Tavern; Wed., 2/2: Folk Open Sing Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture; Fri.–Sun. Feb. 8-10: Winter Weekend

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; Fri., 2/15: Beppe Gambetta

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

Sanctuary Concerts: The Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham. Most concerts 8pm, www.sanctuaryconcerts.org; Sat., 2/9: One Child Born (a tribute to Laura Nyro), Barnaby Bright, Chocolate Festival; 2/15: Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Shindell

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; Feb: TBA

Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave., White Plains, (914) 949-2146, www.WalkaboutClearwater.org; Sat., 2/9: Garnet Rogers

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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; Sat., 2/9 Aztec Two-Step

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; Sun., 2/17: Craig Bickhardt

club ZED: “Fireside” on Fairway! Cozy up to the fire for the winter months with us! 7pm PotLuck Dinner & Dessert, 7:30pm Open Mic followed by our featured performer, Reserve an Open Mic Spot & Seat by emailing CafeZedHead@gmail.com . 40 Fairway Drive West Orange. Sugg. donation $8. Info: Tom Picard at (848) 219.1868 or Shari (201) 306-8744. Sat., 2/2: The Baron/ Montemurro Duo

Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series: In Clifton; address given with reserva-tion, (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; Sat., 2/16: Beaucoup Blue

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

Folk Arts Fridays at Ethical Culture: 516 Prospect St., Maplewood. 2nd Friday (except June-Aug.). Bring instruments and voices for singing, playing, quilting, crafts. run by Lisa Novemsky and Anja Moen. www.essexethical.org or (973) 763-8293.

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; Sun., 2/16: Carolann Solebello and Paul Sachs

Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club: Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th St., Fair Lawn 8pm. (201) 384-1325. www.hurdygurdyfolk.org; Sat., 2/2: Mike Agranoff

McLynn’s Restaurant: Open mic Wed., 9pm. 250 Morris Ave, Springfield. (973)258-1600

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Be Part of the Political Process

All Folk Project Board of Trustees meetings on the first Tuesday of each month are open to the general membership. Dropping in as a guest is a great way to start getting involved. Following is a listing of 2013 dates and location.

2/5/13 at Grover Kemble’s (Morris Plains)

3/5/13 at Pam and Bob’s (New Providence)

4/2/13 at Nancy and Russ Kelner’s (Cranford)

5/7/13 at Lindsey Meyer’s

6/4/13 at Mark and Robin Schaffer’s (Rockaway)

7/2/13 at Eddie and Robin Roffman’s (Randolph)

8/6/13 at Lindsey Meyer’s

Meeting locations for September through December 2013 to be determined.

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Winter Weekend 2013Fri. – Sun., March 8–10 • Shawangunk, NY

This is the perfect occasion not only for jamming with talented, friendly fellow Folkies but, also, for inviting your favorite musical collegues to come along and join the fun at a very affordable cost. Good food, good fellowship and, of course, good home-made music.

The Projects all-weekend-long jam session, Winter Weekend, will convene at a private home in upstate New York (a converted barn an hour from the NY/NJ border). Activities include board games, knitting, snoozing on the sofa, hiking and cross country skiing, weather permitting. Attendance for sleeping over is limited by the amount of heated areas in the house. Privacy is for sissies, but some people stay at local motels or B&Bs. Day trippers are encouraged.

To register, please email both Patty at publicleaningpost@earthlink.net and Bob at bobrosensweet@folkjammers.com. If you don’t do email, call Liz and (973) 429-0288 and she’ll hook you up.

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I’m watching you.

Department of Filler

Poetry SlamMy friend Jenny Holan was down for Thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago. We were listening to the radio, WNYC, the New York City public radio station. They came out with their latest pitch for sustaining memberships in the form of a haiku. I mentioned to her that, while I could count syllables, I never could feel a haiku the way I could instinctively feel the meter of a limerick. The conversation continued, but a couple of minutes later, she reached for a piece of scrap paper, and started scribbling. And she handed me the following gem: There once was a man from Nantucket who preferred haiku to limericks.I just burst out in laughter and applause. I found that so clever and so funny that I had to spread it around. (Never mind that you would have to spell it “lim’ricks” to follow haiku form properly.) I quoted it to friends, and added it to my signature block on my emails, crediting her, of course. Ever the modest genius, she told me she would prefer not to have her name attached to it. And now I’m finding that among my circle of friends people are telling me that they’ve just heard it recently when I recite it to them. It’s going locally viral. I got numerous kudos in reply to my emails, which I forwarded to her. So, yesterday, in response to one of those forwards, she sent me the following: When they ask if the rumors are true, I’ll say I had nothing to do-- whatever you’ve heard from a “tweet” little bird-- with the Man From Nantucket haiku.Not to be outdone, I then composed this response: Shall I compare this to thy new haiku? My sonnet’s longer, and it rhymes much better. And an apostrophe is needed to Conform with haiku meter to the letter In that most clever verse thou lately penned About the well-hung fellow from Nantucket, Whose preferential verse form, I’d contend, Hath not the value of a wooden ducat. The haiku form hath little hold on me. I cannot get the sense or feel the meter. The limerick is better for off-key Burlesques about the length of someone’s peter. The Bard might not approve of this, I fear. But he who wrote this verse is no Shakespeare.On the theory that anything worth doing well is worth doing to excess, I thought I’d try a double dactyl (A.K.A. “higgledy-piggledy”) as long as I was on a roll: On-and-off Stroganoff M. Jacob Agranoff Finds that a haiku won’t Fit in his head. Sonnets and limericks Don’t hack it either. Tries Hexasyllabical Dactyls instead.I thought it was kind of lame. But Jenny liked it. I trust her judgement over mine in all things literary.

Mike AgranoffOccasionally, Your Humble Newsletter finds herself with blank pages to fill. She often calls on the redoubtable Pelvis Burlapp, but sometimes opens the call to the wider Folk Project community, mostly the Board of Directors and committee chairs. If any regular member has a hankering to see his or her thoughts in print, email lizpagan@verizon.net. All material published at the Newsleditor’s discretion.

FP Calendar: February 20131/Fri. Minstrel: Reeds, Rhythm, & All That Brass, Bill Brandon

Hurdy Gurdy: Mike Agranoff, 8pm, Fair Lawn. www. hurdygurdyfolk.org.

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

ZED Fireside Open Mike: The Baron/ Montemurro Duo, 7pm, West Orange. (848) 219-

1868 or (201) 306-8744

People’s Voice Cafe: Emma’s Revolution, NYC. www.peoplesvoicecafe.org/

2/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Melanie Axel-Lute and Hog Wild

Outpost in the Burbs: Fourth Annual Concert for Haiti: James Maddock / Earthman

Experience with Jephté Guillaume also participating Big Mamou / Jazz House

Kids / Stephen Bryant / Passing Notes / Meredith Greenberg and Leora Perlman /

Oxygen Box Band, 8pm, Montclair. www.outpostintheburbs.org

3/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.

NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song: Leader-Performer Rosemary Wright, 1:30 pm,

Turnstile Coffee Bar, Belmar. (732) 894-9012

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

(973) 376-7568

5/Tues. 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

6/Wed. 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 Community

Church. (973) 539-7020, njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html

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

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

See skandinoje.org for dates/info

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8/Fri. Minstrel: Valentine’s Day Extravaganza (no open stage this month)

9/Sat. FP Evening o’ Music: The Heilbruns’, 99 Morris Ave., Mountain Lakes.

(973) 263-5349

The Loose Canons (Murray & Randi Spiegel et. al), 7:30pm, St. Mark’s Church, Basking

Ridge, TheLooseCanons.org

Acoustic Cafe: Aztec Two-Step, 2pm, Park Ridge. www.cafeacoustic.org

Sanctuary: One Child Born (A Theatrical Tribute to Laura Nyro), Barnaby Bright ,

Chocolate Festival, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org/

People’s Voice Cafe: Rod MacDonald, NYC. www.peoplesvoicecafe.org/

10/Sun. Magevet (ale University’s Jewish a cappella group), 3pm, Temple Beth O’r/Beth Torah,

Clark. (732) 381-8403 Ext. 11

Russ Kelner w/ NJ Intergenerational Orchestra, 3pm, College of Saint Elizabeth

North Jersey English Country Dance: Orly Krasner, 2pm, Ridgewood.

www.maxellute.net/njecd.html

12/Tues. FP Board meeting, 8pm, Grover Kemble’s, Morris Plains

14/Thurs. NJ Songwriters Circle 7pm, Dave Kleiner’s, 32 Williamson Ave., Bloomfield.

(973) 429-0288

15/Fri. Minstrel: Hub Hollow, Dave Rimelis

Newsletter Deadline Send stuff to newsletter@folkproject.org

Sanctuary: Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Shindell, 8pm, Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.

org/

Princeton FMS: Beppe Gambetta, 8pm, Princeton. http://princetonfolk.org/

People’s Voice Cafe: Storytelling, Harmonic Insurgence, NYC. w

ww.peoplesvoicecafe.org/

16/Sat. Swingin’ Tern: Don Flaherty & Off’n Ensemble

Hillside Cafe: Carolann Solebello and Paul Sachs Nutley. www.hillsidecafe.com, (973)

667-7055

Coffee with Conscience: Beaucoup Blue, 8pm, Westfield.

www.coffeewithconscience.org

Music at the Mission: The Kennedys, 8pm, West Milford. www.musicatthemission.org

17/Sun. Borderline: Craig Bickhardt, 2pm, New City, NY. Reservations (845) 354-4586

http://borderlinefolkmusicclub.org

22/Fri. Minstrel: Jacob Johnson, Blue Jersey

Outpost in the Burbs: John Lennon Reimagined by the Nutopia, 8pm, Montclair.

www.outpostintheburbs.org

23/Sat. Bonus EoM at the Roffmans’, 8pm, 11 Butternut Rd., Randolph. (973) 328-7742

People’s Voice Cafe: Hawaiian Music/Dance Night, NYC. www.peoplesvoicecafe.org/

24/Sun. North Jersey English Country Dance: Melanie Axel-Lute 2pm, Ridgewood.

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House Concert featuring

www.rainarose.com

Sunday, April 21, 7 pm$10 • Rockaway NJTo reserve your spot and get directions,contact Robin Schaffer robin.schaffer@nice.com or (908) 421-5315

Raina Rose revels in sharing with you her beautifully twisted, yet refreshingly optimistic perspective on the world. Her unique voice and exceptional guitar playing transcend age, gender, generation, and even catch the ears of those who aren’t typically into acoustic guitar-driven songwriting. Her “no holds barred, lay it on the line” brand of Americana secures Raina’s place in music history as more than a mere footnote or a passing trend.

“...bursting with talent” - John Platt, WFUV-FM

“You jumped on every song like a cat, broke my heart, made me laugh and I knew that I could brag about you to anyone and feel completely justified.” — Jonathan Byrd

Magevet, In Concert

On Sun., Feb. 10 at 3pm, Yale University’s Jewish a cappella group, Magevet, will perform at Temple Beth O’r/Beth Torah, 111 Valley Road, Clark, NJ. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call (732) 381-8403 Ext. 11.

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Watchung Arts Center NJ Idol

Vocal competition open to NJ residents ages 15–29 performing all genres of music. The mission of the event is to provide young vocal talents a venue to perform and an avenue in which to further their careers. A paenl of judges will evaluate based on singing, musicality, appearance the stage presence. Winner will receive $500, two runner-ups will receive industry professional services prizes. Promo material says entries must be postmarked January 28 (but our Lois DeR says they’ll be flexible).

Visit www. watchungarts.org for more details.

Raina Rose

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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 Eddie Roffman, eroffman@optonline.net.

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Folk Project Board Meeting • January 2013

Board Meeting: The Summary

The January Meeting of the Folk Project Board was called to order at the home of Gloria Friedman in Florham Park.

Present were: Lindsey Meyer, Lois DeRitter, Joanne Cronin, Barrett Wilson, Jim Gartner, Grover Kemble (trustees), Gloria Friedman, Mike Agranoff, Rachel Streich, Nancy Kelner, Elizabeth Lachowicz, Bill Henderson, Pam Robinson, Pat Brangs, Scooter Ferguson, Eddie Roffman, Mark Schaffer, Jean Scully, Mike DelVecchio, Leigh Walker (other Board members), Robin Roffman, Christine DeLeon (Guests). Absent were Bob McNally, Robin Schaffer, Joe Graziano, Carl Croce, Sandie Reilly, Lori Falco, Allan Kugel, and Bobbie Rosengarten.

The Minutes of the December meeting prepared by outgoing Secretary Lindsey Meyer, were accepted. Outgoing Treasurer Rachel Streich reported that FP finances were sound as of 12/31/12.

New Business: The schedule for upcoming board meetings was approved (see page 6).

Mike Agranoff was asked to be on the nominating committee for the Jersey Acoustic Music Awards. He nominated the Folk Project for an award, along with nominating Grover Kemble, Christine DeLeon, Jean Rohe, and several other performers. Voting will be at the end of this month, Mike will let us know the results.

Minstrel Booking: Average attendance for 2012 regular shows was 87.0 compared to 91.2 for 2011, but we are off to a good start for 2013 with 160+ paid admissions for The Kennedys on 1/4/13. Admission price has gone up to $8 as of this month. On May 10, Ken and Pat Rolston will be opening for The Stray Birds; on Sept 6, Frank Vignola will be returning to the Minstrel.

Festival: Registration will open 2/1/13; there will be no pre-registration. The lineup for Spring Festival so far includes Brother Sun, Cliff Eberhardt, Mike and Ruthy, Jacob Johnson, Ian Hicks, and more to be announced.

Special Concerts: There were approximately 170 attendees for the recent Trout Fishing in America concert. New committee chair Scooter is looking for ideas for 2013.

Swingin’ Tern: Leigh reports there were 3 successful dances since the last Board meeting – 12/15, 12/31 and 1/5/13. The 1/5/13 dance was the anniversary dance, when the committee recognized their team of volunteers. Connie Crawford sponsored this dance by paying for the band to commemorate her 10th anniversary of dancing. As a coincidence, the Committee had decided to surprise former ST committee chair Connie with a certficate of appreciation and a life time pass.

HSNOI taped 2 shows in December —The Whiskey Spitters (blues, rags, and jugband music, and the Four O’Clock Flowers, a duo performing country blues, gospel-blues, old-time and jazz classics as well as original compositions.

Internal Affairs: Jean reports that several performer slots are still available for those wishing to perform in the Valentine’s Day Show. Following the Valentines Day show there will be an after-party with sandwiches and socializing — or as Joanne Cronin put it “Valentines Show and schmoosic party!”

Electronic Communications: Having sent an initial email about the Trout Fishing concert in November, we sent a second reminder in December, resulting in a noticeable increase in advance ticket sales on Paypal.

The meeting adjourned at 10:01pm. Next meeting will be on 2/5/13 at Grover Kemble’s home in Morris Plains.

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• Lois DeRitter’s daughter has become engaged! Her and her veterinarian fiance both live in Florida, although they may (and Mom’s hoping!) relocate to the NorthEast at some time. During her recent visit, Lois helped her daughter shop for and choose her beautiful wedding dress. Lois also updated us on her friend Evelyn Maurer’s flood relief efforts at the Union Beach Middle School in south Jersey. The most needed donation is musical instruments and sheet music. Contact Evelyn at (973) 713-0584.

• Nancy Kelner has become involved in managing the gift shop for the Sisterhood at her Synagogue. She tells us that already sales have surpassed last years total.

• Joanne Cronin did First Night with a photographer friend, and already some of his First Night pics have been published!

• Pat Brangs mentioned that one of her favorite bands, Ezekiel’s Wheels (Kirsten Lamb’s band), won a second place award at the recent International Jewish Music Festival.

• Mike Del Vecchio announced that his wife, Christine De Leon, received not one, but two McNally Strumsticks for Christmas, and Christine has already written a new song on the instrument!

• Gloria Friedman announced that today (Jan. 8) is her daughter’s birthday.

• Jim Gartner celebrated his birthday Sunday, Jan. 6. He celebrated at one of his favorite restaurants in Red Bank.

• Grover Kemble attended his Board Meeting in his new capacity as Trustee. He had a recent run in with a group of flying squirrels who had taken up residence in his roof. Their irritating chatter was finally relieved when on 12/31, they broke into a beautiful rendition of “Auld Lang Syne.”

• Jean Scully celebrated her birthday Fri., Jan. 4. She enjoyed her surprise birthday party on the Saturday after. She’s also still busy volunteering down at the Shore with Hurricane Sandy restoration. Jean also announced that her good friends Brian Kauffman and Martin Swinger got married!

• Scooter has officially joined the 21st. Century — he’s now the proud owner of an iPhone! Heavens t’Mergatroid— what will be next?

• Mark Schaffer has been dealing with the age old (old age?) question - What to do when we retire? His current solution? Online courses at Udacity and Coursera! Between offerings from Princeton and several other universities, he’s studying Entrepreneurship and other oddities.

• Mike Agranof shared Christmas with Chris Reimer and his family, where he met and befriended a wonderful little girl who imprinted on him like a little duck. Mike thoroughly enjoyed her company. And Mike has made his own foray into 21st Century living — he’s joined Face Book!! As they say — Heavens t’Mergatroid....

• Barrett Wilson has taken on the job of chairman of his town’s Shade Tree Commission, and reports that there’s a lot more that goes into this gig than just planting and pruning trees. All in all a great move, and he’s happy to be learning all the necessary administrative skills to be a successful chairman.

• Elizabeth Lachowicz spent some holiday time in her hometown of Chicago. She spent New Years Eve listening to Wanda Jackson live in concert, who blew her away, and made the evening memorable.

• William A. Stoever has published an adventure-travel memoir, “Hitchhike the World.” Bill hitchhiked some 50,000 miles in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. He recounts the triumphs and discomforts, the glorious adventures and lonely miseries, the dangers, diseases and detentions, the nice guys, weirdos and women that he experienced in 86 countries.

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. njfolkdance.tripod.com/fd_morristown.html

Morristown International Dancers: Wednesdays, Mountain Lakes Community 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; Sun., 2/10: Orly Krassner; 2/24: Melanie Axel-Lute

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., 2/2: Melanie Axel-Lute, Hog Wild; 2/16: Don Flaherty, Off’n Ensemble

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. Beginners’ 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. 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.

(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., 2/2: Melanie Axel-Lute and Hog WildTom Phillips – fiddle; Jody Kruskal – Anglo concertina; Marnen Laibow-Koser – piano Contras

Cast not ye pearls before swine but cast your partner before Hog Wild and you’ll be living the life of Swine and Roses. Don’t buy a pig in a poke, but live high on the hog as Melanie calls choice contra cuts. When terns dance and pigs fly, you’ll be in hog heaven.

Sat., 2/16: Don Flaherty and Off’n EnsembleHeidi Hammel - concertina, hammered dulcimer; Bob Yarbrough - bodhran, banjo, flute; Elliott Schmuckler - bass; Steve Smith - guitar, saxophone Contras

Off’n Ensemble gives an off and on semblance of off-beat beats and on-going goings-on to keep us off the wall and on cloud nine. Don keeps us on our toes as he knocks our socks off with on target and off the cuff calls. You better be on your deathbed or off your rocker to blow off what’s on stage.

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