Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

February 2004
 

Contents

  • The Boys of the Landfill will join February 13 Song & Story Swap
  • New recordings from Mark Erelli, Brooks Williams, Randal Bays & Dáithí Sproule, Stephen Kellogg
  • Amherst International Folk Dancing
  • Lou's Reviews — Randy Newman, Trio Medićval
  • Calendar

The Boys of The Landfill will be February 13 Song & Story Swap guests

Please come share in an evening of music and stories at the February Pioneer Valley Folklore Society SONG & STORY SWAP.The Boys of the Landfill -- February 13 at the Black Sheep in Amherst

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

Guest performers at the February 13 Song & Story Swap will be the wry and zany string band, The Boys of the Landfill. The Shutesbury-based Boys consist of Geoff Rogers on guitar and mandolin, Rob Hayes on fiddle, and Michael Pattavina on banjo and bass. They are regulars on the Western New England folk and bluegrass circuits, and their bio boasts that they combine smoldering instrumental virtuosity with festering harmonies in as many as two parts.

Please join us on February 13 for a rollicking good time.

The warm-up theme this month is Leadership.

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.

New Releases from the Valley

New releases from Mark Erelli, Brooks Williams, Randal Bays & Dáithí Sproule and Stephen Kellogg

Mark Erelli - Hillbilly Pilgrim

Though he has moved back east to the Boston area, Mark Erelli still makes frequent visits to his former musical stomping ground and last week chose Northampton's Iron Horse as the place to unveil his latest recording on the Signature Sounds label, Hillbilly Pilgrim.  It's a colorful collection of western swing and even rockabilly-style originals, backed up by members of Boston's premier country band, The Spurs.

Brooks Williams - Live/Solo

"I can't believe I almost thew them all away," says Guitarist extraordinaire Brooks Williams of the box of live recordings he had collected over the past several years.  Fortunately he was persuaded to listen through them and compile the best material into a January release, his eighth, entitled Live/Solo.  

Randal Bays & Dáithí Sproule - Overland

Two stalwarts of the celtic music scene, fiddler Randal Bays and guitarist Dáithí Sproule, quietly landed in the Valley in 2001 and began teaming up.  The duo has now collaborated on their first CD together called Overland and will be celebrating its release with a February 20 concert (not the 21st as reported in last month's calendar) at the Unitarian Meetinghouse in Amherst.  Visit their web site at http://home.earthlink.net/~randalbays/bays-sproule.html for more details.

Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers - Bulletproof Heart

After some notable success as a solo singer-songwriter, Stephen Kellogg has assembled a backup band called the Sixers that includes fellow UMass alums, Keith Karlson and Brian Factor.  The band's first disc, Bulletproof Heart, is scheduled to hit the shelves on February 10, with an inauguration at For the Record in Amherst at noon that day, and a release celebration planned at the Iron Horse on 2/28.

Amherst International Folk Dancing

Amherst International Folk DancingEvery Friday night, excepting holidays, international folk dancing is held at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.  The first Friday of each month features the live music of the band Panharmonium.  The public is welcome, with no experience or partner required.

For more information call 413-549-6748 or 413-323-6330, or visit http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~a87m000/folkdance/.

Lou's Reviews — Randy Newman, Trio Medićval

Randy Newman: Sailing Away With Mr. Intimacy

Trio Medićval: Three Europeans You Simply Must See (and Hear)Lou Wigdor has added two new reviews to the website this month.

 

 

Sailing Away With Mr. Intimacy examines the anthology covering four-decades of work from one of the "20th Century’s great art song composers," The Randy Newman Songbook Volume 1.

In Three Europeans You Simply Must See (and Hear), Lou predicts that 3 Scandanavian sopranos, Trio Medićval will soon reign as the world's leading a cappella women's group.

Read both at Lou's Reviews — http://www.filbert.com/pvfs/LousReviews.         

Western Mass. Folk Calendar

  • Feb. 9 - Rona Leventhal.  Amherst Women's Club, 35 Triangle St., Amherst, MA.  1:30pm.
  • Feb. 10 - Stephen Kellogg.  For The Record, 104 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA.  4:30pm.  413-256-6134.
  • Feb. 12 - Arlo Guthrie.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 13 - PVFS Song & Story Swap with guests Boys of the Landfill.  Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Feb. 13 - Edie Carey with Chris Pureka.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb. 13 - Arlo Guthrie.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 14 - Barenaked Ladies.  Mullins Center, UMass,  Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-545-0505.
  • Feb. 14 - Zoë Darrow and the Fiddleheads.  White Church Community Center, Memorial St., Deerfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-848-1401.
  • Feb. 14 - Brooks Williams, Jennie McAvoy.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street,  Greenfield, MA.  7:15pm.  413-772-2213.
  • Feb. 14 - Ellis Paul.  Railway Café, St. John's Episcopal Church, 59 Summer St., North Adams, MA.  8:00pm.  413-664-6393.
  • Feb. 14 - Susan Angeletti Band, Blue Illusion - My Blue Valentine.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 14 - Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr.,  Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Feb. 15 - Tribute to Johhny Cash.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8:30pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Feb. 15 - Fab Faux - Local Bands Cover the Beatles.  Academy of Music, 274 Main St.,  Northampton, MA.  2pm.  413-587-1269.
  • Feb. 15 - Radical Harmonies - June & Jeannie Millington, Toshi Reagon.  Sage Hall, Smith College,  Northampton, MA.  4pm.  413-585-2787.
  • Feb. 15 - Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 16 - Hunger Mountain Boys.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Feb. 16 - Habib Koite & Bamada.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 17 - Future Man, The Isaiah Williams Project.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 17 - Chris Whitley.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 18 - Leon Russell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 19 - Guster, Graham Colton.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St.,  Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 19 - Ferron, Pamela Means.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 19 - People's Poetry Theatre featuring Arjuna Greist, Gooselove and Lenelle Moise.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb. 20 - Randal Bays & Daithi Sproule. CD Release Party. Unitarian Society, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-210-0471.
  • Feb. 20 - Lonesome Brothers, Shiftless Rounders.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb. 20 - Tarbox Ramblers.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  9pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Feb. 20 - Tony Vacca & World Rhythms.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 20 - Jackson Gillman.  Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA.  1:30pm.  413-263-6800.
  • Feb. 20 - Patty Larkin, Bernice Lewis.  Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown, MA.  8:00pm.  413-458-2303.
  • Feb. 21 - Vance Gilbert, Bobby Darling.  Coffee & Soul Coffeehouse, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St.,  Greenfield, MA.  6:30pm.  413-773-5018.
  • Feb. 21 - Dougie MacLean.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 21 - Black Rebels.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 21 - Tom Rush.  Berkshire Museum, 39 South St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8:00pm.  413-443-7171.
  • Feb. 22 - Celtic Fiddle Fest - Kevin Burke, Christian Lamaitre.  Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St.,  Shelburne Falls, MA.  4pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Feb. 24 - Mark Erelli, Nanci Griffith.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 25 - Buckwheat Zydeco.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8:30pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Feb. 25 - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 26 - Villa Jidiots hosting Improv Comedy Jam.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  7:30pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb. 26 - Moya Brennan (formerly Maire Brennan of Clannad).  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 27 - Lonesome Brothers.  Ashfield Lake House, Buckland Rd., Ashfield, MA.  8:45pm.  413-628-0158.
  • Feb. 27 - Mercy Brothers.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  9pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Feb. 27 - David "Fathead" Newman with The Bruce Katz Trio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 27-29 - Jackson Gillman.  Rowe Camp & Conf. Ctr, Kings Highway Road,  Rowe, MA.  413-339-4954.
  • Feb. 28 - Flora Reed, Steve Biegner, Antara - Tribute to the Muppets.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  7:30pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb. 28 - Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer.  Mass. MoCa, 87 Marshall St., North Adams, MA.  8:00pm.  413-662-2111.
  • Feb. 28 - Ziggy Marley, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Beth Hart.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St.,  Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 28 - Stephen Kellogg, David Berkeley.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 28 - Sol y Canto.  Symphony Hall, 34 Court St.,  Springfield, MA.  7pm.  413-733-2291.
  • Feb. 29 - Jay Goldspinner.  Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 14 Boltwood Ave., Amherst, MA.  4pm.
  • Feb. 29 - Matty Charles & the Valentines.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Feb. 29 - Lui Collins, Polly Fiveash & Anand Nayak, Tim Van Egmond, Tom Neilson.  Montague Grange, 34 Main St., Montague, MA.  7pm.  413-628-0197.
  • Feb. 29 - Really Big Show - Various Artists.  Academy of Music, 274 Main St.,  Northampton, MA.  2pm.  413-587-1269.
  • Feb. 29 - Pamela Means.  Harry's, 1 Pearl St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb. 29 - Bill Morrissey, Tom Juravich.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 1 - Fat Possum Juke Joint Caravan with T-Model Ford, Spam, Kenny Brown, Cedric Burnside, Paul Jones.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 2 - Michelle Shocked.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 3 - Jonatha Brooke.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 4 - Jonatha Brooke.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 4 - Louise Taylor.  Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St, Pittsfield, MA.  12:15pm.  413-499-4660.
  • Mar. 5 - Diana Jones with Marc Von Em.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar. 5 - Jonatha Brooke.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 5 - Bitch and Animal.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 6 - Mark Binder - Tales From Chelm.  Nat'l Yiddish Book Center, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.  2pm.  413-256-4900.
  • Mar. 6 - Bernice Lewis.  Dream Away Lodge, 1342 Country Rd., Becket, MA.  413-623-8725.
  • Mar. 6 - Jake Armerding.  Montague Book Mill, 440 Greenfield Rd,  Montague, MA.  413-367-9206.
  • Mar. 6 - Nerissa and Katryna Nields.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7 & 9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 6 - Atwater-Donnelly.  Common Grounds Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8:00pm.  413-499-0866.
  • Mar. 6 - Charles Neville.  Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St.,  Shelburne Falls, MA.  4pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Mar. 6 - Craig Eastman.  Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall,  Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Mar. 9 - Coco Montoya.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 10 - Mark Rust.  Blake Student Commons, Bay Path College,  Longmeadow, MA.  11:30am.
  • Mar. 10 - Lisa Martin, Rebecca Correia.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 11 - Chris Pureka, Casey Holford.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar. 11 - Tara's Thistle.  Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St., Agawam, MA.  7pm.  413-789-1550.
  • Mar. 11 - David Wilcox, Jim Infantino.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 12 - PVFS Song & Story Swap with guest Chris Pahud.  Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Mar. 12 - Chris & Meredith Thompson, Amy Fairchild.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar. 12 - Mary Black.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St.,  Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 12 - Gaelic Storm.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7 & 9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 13 - Jeree Small.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar. 13 - Carol Noonan with Kevin Barry.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street,  Greenfield, MA.  7pm.  413-772-2213.
  • Mar. 13 - Karsh Kale & Realize.  Mass. MoCa, 87 Marshall St., North Adams, MA.  8:00pm.  413-662-2111.
  • Mar. 13 - Karan Casey, Tim Eriksen.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 13 - John Roberts, Tony Barrand.  uNi Coffeehouse, 245 Porter Lake Dr.,  Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Mar. 13 - Mark Erelli, Flying Garbanzos, more - New England Sampler.  Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown, MA.  1pm.  413-458-2303.
  • Mar. 13 - Gordon Bok.  Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown, MA.  8pm.  413-458-2303.
  • Mar. 14 - Di Bostoner Klezmer.  Nat'l Yiddish Book Center, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.  2pm.  413-256-4900.
  • Mar. 14 - Spider John Koerner.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Mar. 14 - Bill Cosby.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St.,  Northampton, MA.  5 & 8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 14 - Maura O'Connell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 15 - Judy Collins.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7 & 9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 16 - The Glengarry Bhoys.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 17 - The Big Bad Bollocks.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 18 - Wolfstone.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 19 - Full Frontal Folk, All About Buford.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar. 19 - Dave Brubeck Quartet.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7 & 9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 19 - Broque - Cellists for Peace Concert. Center for the Arts, 17 New South St., Northampton, MA. 7:30pm.  413-584-2740.
  • Mar. 20 - Louise Taylor.  Coffee & Soul Coffeehouse, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St.,  Greenfield, MA.  6:30pm.  413-773-5018.
  • Mar. 20 - Through the Garden Gate - Victorian Stories & Songs.  Norman Rockwell Museum, Rt. 183, Stockbridge, MA.  1:30pm. 413-298-4100.
  • Mar. 20 - Dave Brubeck Quartet.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7 & 9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 20 - Steve Forbert.  Berkshire Museum, 39 South St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8:00pm.  413-443-7171.
  • Mar. 21 - Neil Young.  Mullins Center, UMass,  Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-545-0505.
  • Mar. 21 - The Bobs.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 25 - Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, Phil Roy.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 26 - Trina Hamlin, Sam Shaber.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar. 26 - Ellis Paul, Anais Mitchell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 26 - Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem.  Northampton Survival Center Benefit, 265 Prospect St,  Northampton, MA.  7:30pm.  413-586-6564.
  • Mar. 26 - Richard Shindell.  Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown, MA.  8pm.  413-458-2303.
  • Mar. 27 - Peter Mulvey, Casey Holford.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 28 - Eddie from Ohio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar. 30 - Dan Bern.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Mar. 30 - Keb' Mo'.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St.,  Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.

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