Richard Berman to join October 13 Song & Story Swap

Please come share in an evening of music and stories at the October Pioneer Valley Folklore Society SONG & STORY SWAP.

Friday, October 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Black Sheep Cafe, 79 Main St., Amherst, Mass.

Come to sing, or tell, or listen. All types of storytelling and singing are welcome. People of all ages gather to share stories and songs that are traditional, newly written, or of personal experiences. You can tell, sing, or lead everyone in singing, or request a song or story. Listeners are welcome.

Richard BermanOctober’s guest performer is award-winning songwriter Richard Berman. Richard’s songs, which will touch both your heart and your funny bone, have made him a winner or finalist in a long list of songwriting contests. His concert tours have taken him across the US and across the ocean to England and Wales. Come hear why legendary folksinger Utah Phillips has said of Richard, “He has the gift.”

Learn more about Richard's music at http://songs.com/rberman/index.html.

This month's warm-up theme is The Supernatural.

The PVFS Song & Story Swap happens the 2ND FRIDAY of every month.  For information contact Paul Kaplan, (413)-253-9484 or Jeff Lee, (413)-256-0433.

Dana Robinson at the Black Sheep, November 3

The Trade, Dana RobinsonAfter a two-month tour of coffeehouses across America, Dana Robinson returns home to the Valley where we'll be able to catch up with him at the Black Sheep Cafe in Amherst.  Dana will be celebrating the recent release of his CD, The Trade.  The show is on Friday, November 3, beginning at 8:00 p.m.  Admission is $8.  Contact (413)-256-0433 for info, or see http://robinsongs.com.


Leon Rosselson - "Britain's Finest Songwriter"

Said the New York Times, "Rosselson creates some of the most literate and well-made topical songs now being written." Making possibly his final trip to this country, Leon Rosselson appears at the Unitarian Society, 121 No. Pleasant St. in Amherst on October 26 at 7:30 p.m.  For ticket information call (413)-369-0312.


PVFS and Friends Upcoming Event Calendar

  • Oct. 8 - Lou & Peter Berryman.  Black Sheep Cafe, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA. 7:00pm.  413-256-0433.
  • Oct. 13 - PVFS Song & Story Swap w. guest Richard Berman.  Black Sheep Cafe. 7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Oct. 22 - Anne Dodson,  House Concert.  at Roger & Shirley Conant's, 153 N. Valley Rd., Pelham, MA.  4:00pm.  413-256-4827.
  • Oct. 26 - Leon Rosselson.  Unitarian Society, 121 No. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-369-0312.
  • Oct. 28 - Verne McArthur, Stone Soup Coffeehouse.  at Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm. 413-256-8784.
  • Nov. 3 - Dana Robinson, Concert & CD Release Celebration.  Black Sheep Cafe, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA. 7:00pm.  413-256-0433.
  • Nov. 10 - PVFS Song & Story Swap w. guest Tim Van Egmond.  Black Sheep Cafe. 7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Dec. 8 - PVFS Song & Story Swap w. guests Kelly Erwin & Warren Graham.  Black Sheep Cafe. 7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Jan. 12 - PVFS Song & Story Swap w. guest Davis Bates.  Black Sheep Cafe. 7:30pm.  413-253-9484.

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October 7, 2000