Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

July 2001

Contents

  • Jim Henry to join July 13 Song & Story Swap
  • Country dance links
  • Pioneer Valley Songbag - July update
  • Calendar

Jim Henry will be July 13 Song & Story Swap guest

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

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

Jim HenryJoining the July 13 song & story swap as guest performer will be gifted guitarist and singer-songwriter, Jim Henry. Adept at a variety of stringed instruments and with a style that ranges from sweet country to soulful blues, Jim Henry's recordings and concerts have elicited praise around the country.

Jim has three solo albums to his credit, most recently Jacksonville on the Signature Sounds label, and a collaboration with fellow guitar maestro, Brooks Williams, entitled Ring Some Changes.  On stage and in the studio, he has teamed up with such accomplished folk musicians as Ellis Paul, The Burns Sisters, Craig Eastman, Jennifer Kimball, Maria Sangiolo and Mark Erelli.

Drawing on formative years spent in Kansas and Virginia, Jim Henry captures the essence of Americana in his songs with warmth and feeling. As described in a Tucson Weekly review, "Singer/songwriter/finger-style guitar phenomenon Jim Henry explores musical roots [...] with honesty and precision."

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 Growing. 

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.

NOTE: There will be no Song & Story Swap in August as we break for summer vacation.  The swaps will resume the monthly schedule on September 14. 

Country dance links 


 Photo from cdss.org		 A close cousin to folk music is country dancing, and the Pioneer Valley is home to some of the finest dances and dance musicians going.  "Country dance" embodies a variety of styles, including contra, square, English, Morris, Scandinavian, step and clogging.  Here are a few links to web sites with information on regional dances:

Pioneer Valley Songbag - Recent additions

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

New material ranges from cuts from a rare Vanguard recording by Julius Lester, to a sampling of Grammy Award winner Jimmy Sturr's polka music, to Priscilla Herdman's rendition of Waltzing With Bears, with lyrics by Springfield native, Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel.

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.

July Additions to the Playlist 

Larry Chesky - Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Eastern States Polkas, Rex
Clean Living  - In Heaven There Is No Beer - Dr. Demento 25th Anniversary, 1995, Rhino
Lui Collins - Jealous Lover - Made In New England, 1978, Fretless
Cliff Eberhardt - Ever Since I Lost Your Love - Live At The Postcrypt, 1995, Prime
Cliff Eberhardt - Goodnight - The Long Road, 1990, Windham Hill
Priscilla Herdman - Waltzing With Bears - Stardreamer, 1988, Alcazam
Julius Lester - Mustache Blues - Julius Lester, 1965, Vanguard
Julius Lester - Trying To Make It In - Julius Lester, 1965, Vanguard
Julius Lester - You Can't Make Me Doubt It - Julius Lester, 1965, Vanguard
Maple Ridge Bluegrass Band - Colleen Malone - Forthcoming, Forthwith, Foreshortened, 1997, Signature Sounds
Maple Ridge Bluegrass Band - The Grudge - Forthcoming, Forthwith, Foreshortened, 1997, Signature Sounds
The Nields - I Still Believe In My Friends - If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Now, 2000, Zoe
The Nields - One Hundred Names - If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Now, 2000, Zoe
The Nields - This Town Is Wrong - If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Now, 2000, Zoe
Jimmy Sturr with Myron Floren  - Beer Barrel Polka - The Legends of Polka, 1998, Polka City
Josée Vachon - Comment Ca Va - Entre Moi, 1985, EAB Records
Josée Vachon - Entre Moi - Entre Moi, 1985, EAB Records
Josée Vachon - L'Histoire Est Dans La Vie - Entre Moi, 1985, EAB Records
Woodkerne Celtic Band - The Cuckoo - Woodkerne, 2001, Woodkerne.org
Steven Wright - Introduction - I Have A Pony, 1999, Wea International

PVFS and Friends Upcoming Event Calendar

  • Jul. 11 - Mark Erelli & Jim Henry (opening for Gillian Welch), Pearl Street, 1 Pearl St., Northampton, MA. 7:00pm.  413-586-8686.
  • 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. 11-15 - National Storytelling Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI.  800-525-4514.
  • 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. 13 - Austin Lounge Lizards.  Memorial Hall Theater, Shelburne Falls, MA.  8:00pm.  413-625-2082.
  • Jul. 14 - Isle of Klesbos, David Arfa, 1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA. 7:30pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jul. 14 - Sandy Pliskin, Stone Soup Coffeehouse.  at Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm. 413-256-8784.
  • Jul. 18 - Horace Clarence Boyer & The Year of Jubilee III, Porter- Phelps- Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.
  • Jul. 18 - Roger Tincknell.  Town Carnival, Enfield, CT.  12 & 7:30pm.  860-253-6421.
  • Jul. 20 - Village Harmony.  Congregational Church, Ashfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2082.
  • Jul. 20 - Lui Collins & Dana Robinson, Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Rd., Housatonic, MA.  8:00pm. 413-528-1955.
  • Jul. 20-21 - Green River Festival, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA.  8:00pm. 413-528-1955.
  • Jul. 21 - Sol Y Canto, 1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA. 7:00pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jul. 21 - Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, Stanley Park, Western Ave., Westfield, MA. 9:00am.  413-848-2816.
  • Jul. 21 - Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters, Bryant Homestead Crafts Festival, 207 Bryant Rd., Cummington, MA. 2:00pm.  413-634-2244.
  • Jul. 21 - The Mammals, Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Rd., Housatonic, MA.  8:00pm. 413-528-1955.
  • Jul. 25 - Los Pleneros del Coco, Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.
  • Jul. 26 - Gideon Freudmann.  Summit House, Rt. 47, Hadley, MA.  7:30pm.  413-586-6304.
  • Jul. 27-29 - Noppet Hill Bluegrass Festival, Steele Family Farm, Lanesboro, MA.  413-499-2805.
  • Jul. 27-29 - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale, NY.  860-364-0366.
  • Jul. 28 - Roger Tincknell.  Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA.  10:30am.  413-259-1146.
  • Jul. 28 - Dennis Caraher, Stone Soup Coffeehouse.  at Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm. 413-256-8784.
  • Jul. 28 - Bruce Hornsby.  Pines Theater, Look Park, Northampton, MA.  6:00pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Aug. 1 - Cordelia's Dad, Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA. 7:00pm.  413-584-4699.
  • Aug. 3 - Viva Quetzal, Iron Horse, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA. 7:00pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Aug. 3-5 - Winterhawk Festival, Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale, NY.  860-364-0366.
  • Aug. 5 - David Mallett.  Stanley Park, Westfield, MA.  6:00pm.  413-568-9312.
  • Aug. 10 - Roger Tincknell.  Crown Center, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.  7:00pm.  508-867-5735.
  • Aug. 12 - Lui Collins & Dana Robinson.  Second Sunday Coffeehouse, Art Bank, 22 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  6:00pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Aug. 13-17 - GrooveCamp Music Camp with Liza Constable, Donna Hébert and Diane Sanabria.  Amherst, MA.  413-253-4058.
  • Aug. 15 - Lyle Lovett.  Pines Theater, Look Park, Northampton, MA.  7:00pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Aug. 17 - Brooks Williams.  Montague Bookmill, Montague, MA.  7:00 and 9:00pm.  413-367-9206.
  • Aug. 17-19 - Prospect Mountain Bluegrass Festival.  Prospect Mt. Campground, Rt. 57, Granville, MA.  888-550-4762.
  • Aug. 18 - Larry Milder, Stone Soup Coffeehouse.  at Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm. 413-256-8784.
  • Aug. 24 - Dayna Kurtz.  Montague Bookmill, Montague, MA.  7:00 and 9:00pm.  413-367-9206.
  • Aug. 25 - Charlie King & Karen Brandow, Stone Soup Coffeehouse.  at Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm. 413-256-8784.
  • Aug. 25 - Gideon Freudmann, Long Hollow Bison Farm, Rt. 9, Hadley, MA  6:00pm. 413-584-4550.
  • Aug. 26 - Mark Erelli, Iron Horse, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA. 7:00pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Aug. 27 - Chaisson Family.  Stanley Park, Westfield, MA.  6:00pm.  413-568-9312.
  • Sep. 6 - The Bobby Darling Show, Franklin County Fair, Greenfield, MA. 6:30pm.  413-774-4282.
  • Sep. 7 - Aloha Steam Train.  Montague Bookmill, Montague, MA.  8:00pm.  413-367-9206.
  • Sep. 8 - Debra Cowan, Bernice Lewis.  U'n'I Coffeehouse, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA. 8:00pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Sep. 9 - Lynn Miles, Steven Kellogg.  Second Sunday Coffeehouse, Art Bank, 22 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  6:00pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Sep. 9 - Annie Wenz.  The Old Meeting House, Granville, MA.  3:00pm.  413-529-0853.
  • Sep. 14 - PVFS Song & Story Swap with guest Marge Bruchac.  Black Sheep Cafe, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Sep. 14 - Woodkerne.  Montague Bookmill, Montague, MA.  8:00pm.  413-367-9206.
  • Sep. 15 - Eric Kilburn, Stone Soup Coffeehouse.  at Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm. 413-256-8784.

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