About Us
The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. / New York Pinewoods Folk
Music Club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational corporation is an
affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society of America.
It is run by a volunteer Board of Directors, elected by the membership.
It runs concerts, weekends, classes, singing parties, and
get-togethers, all with an emphasis on traditional folk music of all
flavors. A copy of our annual report is available from our
office at 444 W. 54th St, #7, NYC, NY 10019 or
from the Office of Charities Registration, N.Y. Dept. of State, 162
Washington Av, Albany, NY 12232. (See some more history at the bottom of the page.)
Bylaws
Current Bylaws are availablel as a pdf format download.
Become a member
You can print out and mail the Membership Form. Not sure you want to join just now? To get a free copy of our monthly newsletter, with information on becoming a member, send an email with your name and postal address or call (718) 672-6399, and leave your name and postal address.
We participate in the TDF (Theatre Development Fund) Voucher Program for our major concerts, as noted. Call their 24-hour Arts Information Line (212) 768-1818
Many of our programs are eligible for New Teacher Certification Credit
The New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club (Folk Music Society of New York, Inc.) endorses the aims of the Fair Folk program of Local 1000, American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO.
Advertise in our Newsletter
Newsletters are sent by first class mail to members and others on or
about the first of each month (except August &
sometimes December). The deadline for inclusion is the 12th of the
month preceding publication. Full payment must accompany copy. For details on where to send, etc., please send an email.
Newsletter Display Ad Rates
| Ad Size |
Cost |
Width |
Height |
| Full Page |
$120 |
4-5/8" |
7-3/4" |
| Half Page |
$60 |
4-5/8" |
3-3/4" |
| Quarter Page |
$30 |
2-1/4" |
1-3/4" |
| Eighth Pagae |
$15 |
2-1/4" |
1-3/4" |
(less 10% for repeating ads paid in advance)
- Sizes are actual print size for camera-ready copy and will be reduced if oversize.
- Preferably ads should be supplied on disk, in MS Word, Pagemaker 6
or 7, TIF, PCX, BMP, or WMF format or laid out camera-ready; delivered,
and paid before the deadline.
- The Editor has no facilities for doing artwork and ads which are sloppily laid out will be refused!
- Ads are subject to the approval of the Advertising Committee.
- Page or position placement cannot be guaranteed.
Newsletter Hotline Rates
Anyone may place Hotline Advertisements of 40 words or less (because
we use proportional spaced type, please avoid all-caps). For details on
where to send, etc., please send an email.
RATES: $10 each Hotline per month ($5 for members),
1/2 year for $30 ($15 for members). Members please include mailing
label for discount. (Lost & Found ads are free.) List your events in our Newsletter
Our newsletter includes events calendar listings. Send information for a free listing of an event. (Deadline is the 12th of the preceeding month.) A (very brief) History of the Society:The
Society started in 1965 as a headquarters area committee of the Country
Dance & Song Society of America (CDSS) by a group of enthusiasts
who had been to Folk Music Week at Pinewoods Camp. The group started as
“The Pinewoods Folk Music Club”, a name by which we are still widely
known. We incorporated separately in the mid 1970s when CDSS moved to
Massachusetts. Our mission rested on two pillars: The presentation of
the finest traditional music by source artists and modern performers
steeped in the tradition, and community music making open to all with
an interest in the old songs and tunes. From the start we have
presented concerts small and large, residential weekends, classes and
teaching workshops, community singing events and other social events
–around the music. We are run by a Board of Directors who are entirely
volunteers. We have no permanent paid staff. We produce a monthly
Newsletter which lists all the events within 50 miles of New York that
we can find information for. We have close working relations with other
tradition oriented folk societies throughout the Northeast, the nation,
Canada, and as far away as Britain. We brought the Eisteddfod-NY
(a festival of traditional music) to New York for the first time in
2003 in order to continue what had been among the finest events in
traditional music in the nation. We are continuing the
Eisteddfod-NY as a residential weekend after combining it with our
existing Fall Music Weekend.
|
