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As well as the events listed below, we have regular Gospel & Sacred Harp Sings and Singing Parties.  Our full newsletter lists these as well as having comprehensive listings of many other events around town.  Request a sample copy of our newsletter sent by mail download full May newsletter (incl around town events listings), pdf 1.2M download mini May newsletter (FMSNY events only) pdf 250K

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FMSNY Events- May

• Tuesday 15 May; Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm
  Wanna JAM?  Alan Friend will lead an old-time jam from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at the Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain every other Tuesday starting Jan. 10, 2012.  Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, etc. and we’ll play old-time music at this warm, friendly venue. Acoustic instruments only--- no electric ones.  Buy some delicious desserts and socialize while you’re here, as well.   The Farmacy is located at 513 Henry St. (at Sackett St.) in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.  Info: alanfriend_music at mindspring.com.
    
• Friday-Sunday, 18-20 May: Brooklyn Folk Festival: 
  This year, the founders of the Brooklyn Folk Festival will transform 27,000 sq ft of raw space in Downtown Brooklyn into a music wonderland in order to showcase the talents of renowned Americana singers, local and national folk bands, and traditional music. Legendary singer, musician and folklorist Alice Gerrard will be performing as well as Brett Ratliff, banjo player and ballad singer of Eastern Kentucky, Michael Daves the well-known bluegrass singer will perform, and Bodoma debuts their traditional Afro-Caribbean Garifuna music from Honduras. The festival opens Friday, with a special tribute to Woody Guthrie who would have turned 100 this year! 
  We are happy to be co-operating with Jalopy in sponsoring the festival this year. It will be held in Downtown Brooklyn at 345 Jay Street, between Metrotech and Willoughby streets. It is easily accessible from the A,C,F,R,2,3,4,5 & G trains. Tickets: $20 per day or $45 weekend (less $5 for FMC members).  See more information at http://www.brooklynfolkfest.com.
   
• Sunday 20 May; Shanty Sing on Staten Island; 2-5pm
  We are co-sponsoring the The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection (to give the official title) on the 3rd Sunday of every month.  from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY. Voluntary donation will be requested.  Refreshments will be available, including beer and wine for sale.   Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. For more info about the Noble Collection, go to http://www.noblemaritime.org/ongoing_programs.html or for directions: http://www.noblemaritime.org/visit.html. For further info, contact Bob Conroy  by e-mail or phone 347-267-9394.   Pictures and videos in our Scrapbook.
    
• Monday 21 May: Irish session at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan. 8 – 11 p.m.. Free, Every Monday; musicians welcome. Co-sponsored by FMSNY.  For more info, (212) 247-2562 or visit The Landmark Tavern.
    
• Tuesday, 22 May: Art Rosenbaum: Old-Time Concert & Jam.  Tues., May  22, 2012, 7:30 PM; Park Slope, Brooklyn.  (Exact location given when you RSVP.)
  Art Rosenbaum, highly respected banjo player and veteran of the New York old-time music scene of the 50s and 60s, now living in Georgia, returns for a house concert.  Bring your instruments because a jam follows! Art also plays guitar, fiddle, and harmonica, and his program will range from tunes to unaccompanied ballads, many of which he collected in the field.  More info about Art is below.  You must RSVP – Space is strictly limited.  Email: education (at) folkmusicny.org or call 718-965-4074.Members of Folk Music Society of NY: $12.  Non-members: $15
  
  Art Rosenbaum has collected, written about, and performed traditional American music for over 50 years. In the 50s and 60s in New York he was part of the Friends of Old Time Music--he organized a New York City ethnic concert for the group that also brought Doc Watson, Mississippi John Hurt, and others to the City. He did concerts and taught at Izzy Young's Folklore Center. Art authored "Old-Time Mountain Banjo" (1968), the first instruction book on traditional banjo styles, and two subsequent banjo books for Kicking Mule. He has taught banjo at the Tennessee Banjo Institute and the Midwest Banjo Camp, among others. He has performed on numerous solo and group LPs and CDs, toured in Europe and America, and performed at festivals like The North Georgia Folk Festival, Mariposa and Philadelphia. As a collector, he has produced or co-produced over 20 LPs, CDs, and documentary films on traditional music ranging from string bands to ballads and blues, and authored two books on Georgia music traditions. His Dust-to-Digital box set, "Art of Field Recording: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum Vol. I" won a Grammy for Best Documentary Recording as well as a nomination for Best Album Notes in 2008. Art lives in Athens, Georgia, where he has retired from teaching painting and drawing at the University of Georgia. He often plays banjo with the present-day Tanners Skillet Lickers band. Besides banjo, he plays guitar, fiddle, and harmonica.
   
• Thursday 24 May: Washington Heights Open Sing, 7-10 pm
  Held on the fourth Thursday of the month.  Bring voices, instruments, friends, and neighbors to sing and play along at a cozy inviting venue, with good food and drink available.  Free admission.  At Le Chéile, 839 West 181st Street (at Cabrini Boulevard),  NYC 10033.  (“Le Chéile.” \leh ‘kāy-lah\. It’s a Gaelic phrase that literally means “together.” http://lecheilenyc.com)  Directions: Take the A Subway to 181 St. and walk west to Cabrini Blvd.  Discounted parking is available at GMC Garage Castle Village, at the corner of 186 St & Cabrini Blvd.   Info: 212-740-3111 or e-mail Anne or Arthur ... flier (pdf, 220K)
   
• Monday 28 April: Irish session at the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan. 8 – 11 p.m.. Free, Every Monday; musicians welcome. Co-sponsored by FMSNY.  For more info, (212) 247-2562 or visit The Landmark Tavern.
    
• Friday-Monday 25-28 May: Spring Folk Music Weekend:
  Our music-filled weekend.  At the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY  (West of New Paltz, NY) with Elizabeth & Sandy LaPrelle, Bill Christophersen & Dave Howard, Triboro (Phyllis Elkind, Don Friedman & Evy Mayer), and John Krumm    Download flier and registration blank .  Online Registration (service fee applies):   Weekend online registration (both members and non-members):  Day online rates (no ovenight hotel); Special Friends' online Rate for groups of 3 or more ages 21-35.
     
• Tuesday 29 May; Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm
  Wanna JAM?  Alan Friend will lead an old-time jam from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at the Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain every other Tuesday starting Jan. 10, 2012.  Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, etc. and we’ll play old-time music at this warm, friendly venue. Acoustic instruments only--- no electric ones.  Buy some delicious desserts and socialize while you’re here, as well.   The Farmacy is located at 513 Henry St. (at Sackett St.) in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.  Info: alanfriend_music at mindspring.com.

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June

• Friday 1 June; Larry and Deb Hanks house concert on Upper West Side, 8 pm
  Larry Hanks and Deborah Robins Hanks bring warmth, charm and depth to cowboy and work songs, topical and political songs, and traditional American ballads.  Deborah’s lovely alto and rhythm guitar compliment Larry’s resonant bass voice, his spare tasteful guitar playing (six and twelve string guitars), and his amazing Jew’s harp.   Their straightforward presentation embodies the best of traditional folk/roots music. Seating is limited so register quickly for this house concert.   FMSNY members $12, non-members $15, children and F/T students $6.  Reservations and Information, call 212-957-8386.
   
   
  
• Tuesday 5 June; 6 pm; Sea Music Concert:
  Funi, Icelandic/English duo, Bara Grimsdottir & Chris Foster join members of The New York Packet (Frank Woerner, Bonnie Milner,  Deirdre Murtha, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Frank Hendricks, David Jones, Jan Christensen, Dan Milner & Bob Conroy) join featured guests.  Co-sponsored with and at the John Street Church, 44 John St. (east of Broadway and one block parallel to and south of Fulton).  Info: 212-957-8386.  Donation, $5 (child, $2), pay at the door.    concerts are every Tuesday night in June at 6pm. 
   
  
• Wednesday 6 June: Folk Open Sing, 7-10 pm
  Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening. At the  Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (basement), Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Directions:http://www.folkmusicny.org/FMC1201.pdf F train to 7th Ave.; Q train to 7th Ave.; 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Ethical Culture/Good Coffeehouse, FMSNY, Alison Kelley, and Frank Woerner. Info: : 212-636-6341, or Laura, 718-788-7563.
   
   
  
• Tuesday 12 June; Old-Time Music Jam, 7:30-9:30pm 
  Wanna JAM?  Alan Friend will lead an old-time jam from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at the Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain every other Tuesday starting Jan. 10, 2012.  Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, etc. and we’ll play old-time music at this whttp://www.folkmusicny.org/#aprilarm, friendly venue. Acoustic instruments only--- no electric ones.  Buy some delicious desserts and socialize while you’re here, as well.   The Farmacy is located at 513 Henry St. (at Sackett St.) in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.  Info: alanfriend_music at mindspring.com.
   
  
• Tuesday 12 June; 6 pm; Sea Music Concert:
  Lee Murdock joins members of The New York Packet (Frank Woerner, Bonnie Milner,  Deirdre Murtha, Joy Bennett, Alison Kelley, Frank Hendricks, David Jones, Jan Christensen, Dan Milner & Bob Conroy) join featured guests.  Co-sponsored with and at the John Street Church, 44 John St. (east of Broadway and one block parallel to and south of Fulton).  Info: 212-957-8386.  Donation, $5 (child, $2), pay at the door.    concerts are every Tuesday night in June at 6pm. 
   
  
• Rest of June will be listed shortly or see our Summary of events page
   
  

Future Events  are listed on our Summary of events page

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