Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

May 2004
 

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  • Max Cohen will join May 14 Song & Story Swap
  • Calendar

Max Cohen will join May 14 Song & Story Swap

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

Max Cohen at the Black Sheep in Amherst on May 14!Friday, May 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, Mass.

Joining us as guest performer will be singer, songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist, Max Cohen. He replaces formerly scheduled guest, Bob Norman, who is unable to appear due to illness.

An accomplished veteran of several folk talent contests, Max was a finalist in the 2001 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition, and won the 1995 Performing Songwriter Competition at Mansfield's Rose Garden Coffeehouse. His impressive fingerwork and musicianship may be heard on two independent recordings; the instrumental Saltwater Color released in 1993, and Places I've gone, People I've Been (1996) which features Max's vocals and songwriting. He has also achieved a reputation as a studio musician, contributing guitar accompaniment to Dar Williams on her The Honesty Room.  Says Guitar Player Magazine of Max's playing, “His relaxed but spirited execution holds true, even at virtuoso speed.”

Find more information about Max Cohen at http://www.tagyerit.com/maxcohen.htm.

The warm-up theme this month is Flying.

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.

Western Mass. Folk Calendar

  • May 12 - Janis Ian.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 13 - Andy Irvine, Niamh Parsons.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 14 - PVFS Song & Story Swap with guest Bob Norman.  Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • May 14 - Bernice Lewis.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street,  Greenfield, MA.  7pm.  413-772-2213.
  • May 14 - Sonya Kitchell Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 14 - Brookfield, Dead Waves.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 15 - Joel Landy.  Bob Blue's Stone Soup Cafe, Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd.,  Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-256-8784.
  • May 15 - Bernice Lewis.  Dream Away Lodge, 1342 Country Rd., Becket, MA.  413-623-8725.
  • May 15 - Darryl Purpose.  Coffee & Soul Coffeehouse, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St.,  Greenfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-773-5018.
  • May 15 - Work o' the Weavers.  Coffee & Soul Coffeehouse, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St.,  Greenfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-773-5018.
  • May 15 - Susan Werner, Zoe Lewis.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 15 - Evelyn Harris.  Shelburne Falls Yoga, Deerfield Ave.,  Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-267-9506.
  • May 15 - Finest Kind.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr.,  Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • May 15 - Jamie Anderson.  House Concert, ?,  West Whately, MA.  7:30pm.  jan.brown@ieee.org.
  • May 16 - The Cowtippers.  1794 Meetinghouse, New Salem, MA.  978-544-5200.
  • May 16 - Marc Cohn.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7&9pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 17 - King Radio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 19 - Steve Forbert.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 19 - Willie Nelson, Los Lonely Boys.  Pines Theater, Look Park,  Northampton, MA. 413-586-8686.
  • May 20 - Golem & Mikvah.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8pm.  413-528-3394.
  • May 20 - Susan Angeletti Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 21 - Mary Gauthier.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8:30pm.  413-528-3394.
  • May 21 - Shawn Fogel - and the Shawn Fogel Rock Music Orchestra - CD Release. Also a special screening of.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 21 - Inner Orchestra, Baroo!.  PA.C.E., 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8:00pm.  413-527-3700.
  • May 21 - Big Fuzz featuring Fuzz and former members of Deep Banana Blackout.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 22 - Chris Pahud.  Bob Blue's Stone Soup Cafe, Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd.,  Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-256-8784.
  • May 22 - Chris Smither.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  9pm.  413-528-3394.
  • May 22 - Girl Howdy.  Energy Park, Miles St., Greendfield, MA.  1:30pm.
  • May 22 - Peter Layton.  1794 Meetinghouse, New Salem, MA.  978-544-5200.
  • May 22 - Patty Larkin.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 22 - Jeff Pitchell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 22 - Louise Taylor.  Shea Theater, 71 Avenue A,  Turners Falls, MA.  8pm.  413-863-2281.
  • May 23 - Kate Taylor, John Coster, Joel Zoss.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 25 - Martin Simpson.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 26 - Jorma Kaukonen & Blue Country.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 27 - PVPAHS Rock Ensemble: Zeppelin.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 28 - Ronnie Earl.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 29 - Northern Lights, Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Rd., Housatonic, MA.  413-528-1955.
  • May 29 - The Innocence Mission.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 30 - Erin McKeown.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St.,  Great Barrington, MA.  8pm.  413-528-3394.
  • May 30 - Odetta, Steve Earle.  Mass. MoCa, 87 Marshall St., North Adams, MA.  413-662-2111.

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

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May 9, 2004