Contents

• Elizabeth Farnsworth will sing at June 8 Song & Story Swap
• Bill Domler Memorial Benefit Concert
• Nearby summer folk festivals
• Dirty Linen Gig Guide 
• Pioneer Valley Songbag - June additions to the playlist
• Calendar

Elizabeth Farnsworth will be June 8 Song & Story Swap guest

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

Friday, June 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, Mass.

June's guest performer, Elizabeth Farnsworth, sings songs with folk, Celtic, rock, and blues tinges that celebrate the earth's beauty, life's foibles, and everyday miracles.  

She is a member of the Amandla Chorus, and has recently co-founded a duo with Jill Friedman called "Whish" that performs throughout the area. 

Elizabeth revels in harmonies and the joy of getting whole roomfuls of people singing together.  Bring a clear, strong voice, as she is sure to encourage singing along.

The Song & Story Swap is an event where people of all ages gather to share stories and songs that may be traditional, newly written, or of personal experiences. You can tell, sing, or lead everyone in singing, play an instrument or request a song or story.  Listeners are welcome, too.  Admission is free, with donations accepted.

The warm-up theme this month is The Moon.

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 or visit http://www.filbert.com/pvfs.

Bill Domler Memorial Benefit Concert 

Folk followers throughout the Northeast and beyond were saddened by the passing of Bill Domler on April 2 from injuries sustained in a fall at his printing business.  An energetic coffeehouse founder, concert producer, folk DJ and music promoter, Bill was a central figure in the Hartford-area folk scene for more than 25 years.  

On Sunday, June 10, a memorial benefit concert organized by Bill's parents will be held at King Philip Middle School in West Hartford, CT.  Lui Collins, Tony Barrand & John Roberts, Nerissa Nields, Sally Rogers, Amy Gallatin, Priscilla Herdman, and Gideon Freudmann are among those who will be performing.  Call Len Domler at 860-632-7547, or see http://members.home.net/bshall/Folknote.htm for more information.

Nearby summer folk festivals 

When you are planning this summer's excursions, 
don't forget these folk music festivals, all within an easy 
drive:

• June 1-Sept. 1 - Troubadour Series, Great Barrington, MA

• June 3-Sept. 10 - Stanley Park Sunday Concerts, Westfield, MA

• June 7-10 - Sea Music Festival, Mystic, CT

• June 23 - Pickin' In The Pines, Northampton, MA

• June 23 - Western Mass. Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Brimfield, MA
• June 22-24 - Old Songs Festival, Altamont, NY
• July 20-21 - Green River Festival, Greenfield, MA.
• July 21-28 - Pinewoods American Music & Dance Week, Plymouth, MA
• July 27-29 - Noppet Hill Bluegrass Festival, Lanesboro, MA
• July 27-29 - Lowell Folk Festival, Lowell, MA
• July 27-29 - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale, NY
• Aug. 3-5 - Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI
• Aug. 3-5 - Winterhawk, Hillsdale, NY 
• Aug. 25-Sept. 1 - Pinewoods Folk Music Week, Plymouth, MA
• Sept. 14-16 - Eli Whitney Folk Festival, New Haven, CT
• Sept. 22 - Irish 2001 Fest, Albany, NY
• Sept. 22-23 - Boston Folk Festival, Boston, MA

Dirty Linen -- Gig guide and magazine

For a lengthy list of festivals, concerts and other folk events around the world, consult the Dirty Linen Gig Guide.  The complilation is part of the web site for Dirty Linen, the bi-monthly magazine of folk and world music.

Incidentally, the June/July issue includes articles about two recent residents of the Valley -- Mark Erelli and Dar Williams.

Pioneer Valley Songbag - June additions to the playlist

June brings twenty more tracks uploaded to Pioneer Valley Songbag, our web radio station featuring forty years worth of music by Pioneer Valley artists.

Artists new to the playlist include Debra Cowan, Fiddle Hill, John Coster, Susannah Keith, Edith O, and Peter J. Newland.  The spirit of activism of the early eighties is recalled in a couple cuts from Bright Morning Star's Arisin' album.  From the PVFS tape archives are live recordings of Raintree, Lyn Hardy & Jay Ungar, and Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer.  We've also added covers of songs written by Paul Kaplan, Tex LaMountain and Cliff Eberhardt.

If your computer has an MP3 player and a 56Kb or faster internet connection you should be all set to tune in.  Just visit http://www.filbert.com/pvsongbag and click on the speaker icon.

PVFS and Friends Upcoming Event Calendar

• Jun. 2 - Brooks Williams, Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA. 7:30pm.  978-544-8330.
• Jun. 6 - Viva Quetzal, Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.
• Jun. 8 - PVFS Song & Story Swap with guest Elizabeth Farnsworth.  Black Sheep Cafe, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
• Jun. 8 - Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem.  Montague Bookmill, Montague, MA.  7:00pm.  413-367-9206.
• Jun. 9 - Jim Henry.  Montague Bookmill, Montague, MA.  7:00pm and 9:00pm.  413-367-9206.
• Jun. 9 - Donna Hebert & Ron Grosslein.  "In the Groove" Fiddle Workshop.  Amherst, MA.  10:30am.  413-253-4058.
• Jun. 9 - Gideon Freudmann.  Fire & Water Cafe, 5 Old South St., Northampton, MA.   9:00pm.  413-586-8336.
• Jun. 10 - Betty & the Baby Boomers.  Art Bank, 22 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  6:00pm.  413-625-2580.
• Jun. 10 - Northern Lights.  Stanley Park, Westfield, MA.  6:00pm.  413-568-9312.
• Jun. 10 - Bill Domler Memorial Benefit Concert.  King Philip Middle School, 100 King Philip Dr., West Hartford, CT.  1:00pm.  860-632-7547.
• June 12 - Pete Seeger, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, The Mammals, Mahaiwe Theatre, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington, MA. 7:30pm.  413-528-3394.
• Jun. 13 - Chanterelle, Porter- Phelps- Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.
• Jun. 14 - Erica Wheeler, Iron Horse, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA. 7:00pm.  413-586-8686.
• June 15 - Mark Erelli, Club Helsinki, 284 Main St., Great Barrington, MA. 9:00pm.  413-528-3390.
• Jun. 16 - Sanders, Cass & White, Unitarian Society, 121 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA. 8:00pm.  413-253-2848.
• June 16 - Fred Wilhem, Jackson Hall, 605 Salmonbrook St. (10/202), Granby, CT. 7:30pm.  860-653-3800.
• June 16 - Jonathan Edwards/Lisa McCormick.  All Soul's Church, 399 Main St., Greenfield, MA. 413-773-5018.
• Jun. 17 - Viva Quetzal.  Stanley Park, Westfield, MA.  6:00pm.  413-568-9312.
• Jun. 20 - Tony Vacca & World Rhythms, Porter- Phelps- Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.
• Jun. 23 - Gideon Freudmann, Synthesis Center, 274 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA.   413-256-0772.
• Jun. 24 - Jonatha Brooke, Taste of Amherst, Amherst Common, Amherst, MA.   413-253-0070.
• Jun. 27 - Wholesale Klezmer Band, Porter- Phelps- Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.
• Jun. 29 - Bob Franke, Stone Soup Coffeehouse.  at Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm. 413-256-8784.
• Jun. 29 - Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Rd., Housatonic, MA.  8:00pm. 413-528-1955.
• Jun. 30 - Davis Bates & Roger Tincknell, Mason Library, 231 Main St., Great Barrington, MA.  10:00am. 413-528-2403.
• Jul. 8 - The Mammals.  Art Bank, 22 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  6:00pm.  413-625-2580.
• Jul. 11 - Libana, Porter- Phelps- Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.
• Jul. 11 - The Bobby Darling Show, Agawam Summer Concert Series, Veteran's Green, 700 Main St., Agawam, MA. 7:00pm.  413-789-7393.
• Jul. 12 - Gypsy Wranglers, Summit House Concert Series, Skinner State Park, Route 47, Hadley, MA. 7:30pm.  413-586-6304.
• Jul. 13 - PVFS Song & Story Swap with guest Jim Henry.  Black Sheep Cafe, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
• Jul. 18 - Horace Clarence Boyer & The Year of Jubilee III, Porter- Phelps- Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.

If there is a folk event you'd like included in the calendar, please forward information to pvfolk@yahoo.com.

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