Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

February 2005

 

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  • Spencer Lewis will join February 11 Song & Story Swap
  • Calendar of Western Mass. folk events

Spencer Lewis will join February 11 Song & Story Swap

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

Spencer Lewis at the Black Sheep in Amherst on Feb. 11!

Friday, February 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, Mass.

Featured artist at the February 11 Song & Story Swap will be folksinger-guitarist Spencer Lewis. Based in Bethel in central Vermont, Spencer Lewis's music epitomizes the rural beauty and simplicity often associated with the Green Mountain State. His 15 CDs, from the 1987 recording entitled Weeding the Garden to last year's Flying Bird Brings Message, have become ubiquitous throughout Vermont's gift shops and general stores.  All have been released by his own independent studio, Quartz Recordings. Come listen and be enchanted by a performer of whom it has been said, “If Woody Guthrie played new age music, this is what he would sound like.”

More information about Spencer Lewis may be found at his web site, http://www.quartzrecordings.com.

The warm-up theme this month is Shyness. 

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

  • Feb 10 - Gregory Douglass & Adrianne.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 11 - Song & Story Swap with guest Spencer Lewis.  Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St.,  Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Feb 11 - Enter The Haggis.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 11 - Antony & The Johnsons, Currituck County.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 11 - Gary Barnett: Andean Sojourn.  Earle Recital Hall, Sage Hall, Smith College,  Northampton, MA.  7:30pm.  413-585-2787.
  • Feb 11 - Lisa Martin.  Zeke's Barn & Tavern, 349 Wilbraham Rd.,  Palmer, MA.  9:30pm.  413-284-1166.
  • Feb 12 - Gideon Freudmann.  Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College,  Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-542-2000.
  • Feb 12 - The 50 Ways and Steve Biegner.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 12 - Wholesale Klezmer Band, Charlie King & Karen Brandow, David Arfa, others - Tsunali Relief Concert.  Temple Israel, 27 Pierce St.,  Greenfield, MA.  7pm.  413-773-5884.
  • Feb 12 - Terry Kitchen.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street,  Greenfield, MA.  8pm.  413-772-2213.
  • Feb 12 - Anne Louise White.  New Moon Coffeehouse, Leverett Town Hall,  Leverett, MA.  7:30pm.  413-548-9394.
  • Feb 12 - Kings of Convenience.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 12 - Arjuna Greist.  Nielson Reading Room, Smith College,  Northampton, MA.  5pm.  413-585-2910.
  • Feb 12 - Galak Tika.  Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall, Smith College,  Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-585-2787.
  • Feb 12 - Youssou Sidibe.  Sirius Community, Baker Rd.,  Shutesbury, MA.  8pm.  413-259-1251.
  • Feb 12 - Sandy & Caroline Paton, Cece Borjeson & Ruth George.  U'n'I Coffeehouse, 245 Porter Lake Dr.,  Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Feb 13 - Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks - celebrating the release of his new CD "Selected Shorts.".  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 14 - Leon Redbone.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 16 - Gideon Freudmann.  Holyoke Community College, 303 Homestead Ave.,  Holyoke, MA.  10am.  413-552-2122.
  • Feb 16 - King Wilkie, Northern Aggression.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 17 - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 17 - Greg Brown & Griffin House.  Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St.,  Shelburne Falls, MA.  7pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Feb 18 - Seth Horan with opener Emily Shore.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 18 - Guitar Shorty, Janet Ryan & Straight Up.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 18 - The Grift, Etherwave.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 19 - Edie Carey with opener Devon Sproule.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 19 - Chris Smither, Nick Plakias.  Coffee & Soul at All Souls Church, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St.,  Greenfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-773-5018.
  • Feb 19 - Lisa Martin.  The People's Pint, 24 Federal St.,  Greenfield, MA.  10pm.  413-773-0333.
  • Feb 19 - Ken Waldman.  Railway Café, St. John's Episcopal Church, 59 Summer St.,  North Adams, MA.  8pm.  413-664-6393.
  • Feb 19 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Anais Mitchell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 19 - Madd Muzik Presents: Barefoot, All Defenses Down, Mike Davis.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 19 - John Gorka.  Berkshire Museum, 39 South St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-443-7171.
  • Feb 20 - The Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 20 - An Evening with Colin Meloy of The Decemberists.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 21 - Buddy Miller, Anais Mitchell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 22 - Chiara Civello.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 23 - Los Amigos Invisibles.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 24 - Chris Ardoin & Nu Step - Iron Horse 26th Anniversary Show!.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 24 - Pat McGee and Friends.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 25 - Kudzu.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 25 - Conway Traditions.  The People's Pint, 24 Federal St.,  Greenfield, MA.  9:30pm.  413-773-0333.
  • Feb 25 - Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 25 - Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra - An 18 Piece Big Band Interpretation of the Music of Bjork.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 26 - Rascal Flatts.  Mullins Center, UMass,  Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-545-0505.
  • Feb 26 - Girlyman & Chris Pureka.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 26 - Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Virginia Coalition.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 26 - The Paperbacks, Peel.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 26 - Ferron.  Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St.,  Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Feb 26 - Reggae Allstars.  Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall,  Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Feb 27 - From The Jayhawks - Mark Olson & Gary Louris: Together Again.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 1 - Madeleine Peyroux Quartet, Sonya Kitchell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 1 - Madeleine Peyroux Quartet, Sonya Kitchell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 2 - Lisa Loeb.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 3 - Slaid Cleaves, JJ Baron.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 3 - Lou Barlow of Sebadoh, Mark Schwaber.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 4 - Panharmonium.  Bangs Community Center, Boltwood Walk, Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-549-6748.
  • Mar 4 - Meg Hutchinson and Anne Heaton.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 4 - Rebecca Hall & Ken Anderson.  The People's Pint, 24 Federal St.,  Greenfield, MA.  9:30pm.  413-773-0333.
  • Mar 4 - Jill Sobule, Martin Sexton.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St.,  Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 4 - Over The Rhine, Kim Taylor.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 4 - M. Ward, Neva Dinova.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 5 - Susan Werner, Phil Roy.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 5 - Northern Lights.  Common Grounds Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-499-0866.
  • Mar 6 - Klezamir.  National Yiddish Book Center, Hampshire College,  Amherst, MA.  2pm.  413-256-4900.
  • Mar 6 - Sarah Pirtle, Lui Collins.  Shelburne Falls Yoga Center, 1 Deerfield Ave.,  Shelburne Falls, MA.  7pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Mar 7 - David Wilcox, Jeremy Wallace.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 9 - Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 10 - Eliza Gilkyson, Ray Bonneville.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 11 - Song & Story Swap with guest Jay Mankita.  Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St.,  Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Mar 11 - Mark Schwaber.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 11 - Bill Charlap Trio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 12 - Joe Belmont with opener Steve Cotton.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 12 - Gideon Freudmann.  Gardner Music Hall, 152 Pleasant St.,  Gardner, MA.  8pm.  978-630-1407.
  • Mar 12 - Don White.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street,  Greenfield, MA.  8pm.  413-772-2213.
  • Mar 12 - Southern Rail.  Common Grounds Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-499-0866.
  • Mar 12 - Atwater-Donnelly.  U'n'I Coffeehouse, 245 Porter Lake Dr.,  Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Mar 13 - Randal Bays, Daithi Sproule & Susan Waters.  Heritage State Park, 221 Appleton St.,  Holyoke, MA.  2pm.  413 534-1723.
  • Mar 13 - Vance Gilbert, Rebecca Correia - please note date change.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 13 - Steve Earle.  Berkshire Music Hall, 30 Union St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-499-5575.
  • Mar 14 - Solas.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 15 - Celtic Fiddle Fest featuring Kevin Burke, Christian LeMaitre and Andre Brunet with Ged Foley.  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 - Broque.  Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 N. Pleasant St.,  Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-253-2848.
  • Mar 18 - Full Frontal Folk.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 18 - Castlebay.  Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St.,  Holyoke, MA.  7pm.  413-322-5660.
  • Mar 18 - Sweet Honey In The Rock.  Mass. MoCA, 375 Church St.,  North Adams, MA.  8pm.  413-662-5120.
  • Mar 18 - John Hammond.  Berkshire Museum, 39 South St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-443-7171.
  • Mar 19 - Charlie King and Karen Brandow with author Robert Ross.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 19 - Patty Larkin plus Bassett, Bartone & Clegg.  Coffee & Soul at All Souls Church, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St.,  Greenfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-773-5018.
  • Mar 19 - Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson & The Magic Rockers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 19 - Dar Williams.  First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St.,  Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-528-3394.
  • Mar 20 - Bill Morrissey, Mark Geary.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 24 - Joshua Meltzer and Nate Altimari.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  7pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 24 - The Holmes Brothers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 25 - The Kennedys with opener Andrea Coller.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 26 - Brooks Williams.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 26 - Seth Glier.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 26 - Apollo Sunshine.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 27 - Celeste Sollod & Zackary Sholem Berger, storytellers.  National Yiddish Book Center, Hampshire College,  Amherst, MA.  2pm.  413-256-4900.
  • Mar 28 - Robyn Hitchcock.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 30 - Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 31 - Naomi Sommers, Jake Armerding, & Chris O'Brien.  PACE, 41 Union St.,  Easthampton, MA.  7pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 31 - John Pizzarelli Trio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St.,  Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.

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February 6, 2005