Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

January 2006
 

Contents

  • Donna Hébert & Max Cohen will join January 13 Song & Story Swap guest
  • End of an era! — Song & Story Swaps are moving to The Harp
  • People's Music Network to gather in Amherst Jan. 27-29
  • Calendar of Western Mass. folk events

Donna Hébert & Max Cohen will join January 13 Song & Story Swap

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

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

Please note that this will be the final Song & Story Swap at the Black Sheep.  We will be moving to the 2nd Sunday of the month at The Harp Irish Pub beginning in February (see below).

Guest performers will be Donna Hébert & Max Cohen.

The pair has long been know individually for their instrumental prowess — Donna Hébert as an outstanding fiddle player and teacher and Max Cohen as a stellar guitarist.  Recently they have begun dazzling audiences as a duo.

Donna HébertDonna Hébert is a magic fountain of fiddle music.  She has appeared in more than 2000 performances since 1974 and has played first fiddle for a multitude of bands including contradance specialists Yankee Ingenuity, the Rude Girls, and the Franco-American group, Chanterelle. A highly regarded teacher as well, Donna conducts regular In the Groove fiddling workshops at her Amherst studio and a summer camp devoted to traditional and world music. She has edited and published the fiddle tunebook, The Grumbling Old Woman, and has released a solo album entitled Big Boned Beauty. Donna is currently organizing an Hommage à la famille Beaudoin CD documenting the tunes and settings of her late Franco-American fiddling mentor Louis Beaudoin, and is completing work on a book-CD teaching set called Fiddling Demystified due out in June.Max Cohen

An accomplished veteran of several folk talent contests, guitarist Max Cohen 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’ The Honesty Room CD. Says Guitar Player Magazine of Max's playing, “His relaxed but spirited execution holds true, even at virtuoso speed.”

Learn more about Donna Hébert at http://www.dhebert.com.  Visit Max Cohen's web site at http://www.tagyerit.com/maxcohen.htm.

The warm-up theme this month is . 

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.

The Song & Story Swap is moving to the Harp

Song & Story Swaps move to the Harp, 163 Sunderland Rd., Amherst beginning Feb. 12In 1995 owner Nick Seamon graciously offered the side room of the Black Sheep Café in downtown Amherst as a monthly meeting place for the PVFS Song & Story Swap which had been struggling to attract participants at other venues.  It was a slow start — not until the format was changed to feature a guest performer each month did attendance reach a consistently healthy size.  Now, eleven years and more than 100 performers later we are about to bid a fond farewell to the Black Sheep which will be transforming its performance space to a private function room.

On February 12 the Song & Story Swaps will be moving to the 2nd Sunday of each month and will be held at the Harp Irish Pub, 163 Sunderland Rd. in North Amherst. The Harp has a rich history of hosting Irish music sessions and other musical get-togethers and exudes all the atmosphere of the pubs in Ireland and throughout Europe where gatherings to trade songs and stories are commonplace.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to Nick Seamon who has supported us at the Black Sheep Café for so many years, and to Mark "Harpo" Power for providing us a home at the Harp.

People's Music Network to gather in Amherst Jan. 27-29

People's Music Network Winter Gathering, Jan. 27-79 in Amherst, MAThe nationwide People's Music Network for Songs of Freedom And Struggle (PMN) will be staging its annual winter gathering in Amherst this month.  Named Standing Our Ground, the 3-day event kicks off on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m. with a concert at Amherst College's Johnson Chapel.  The program will include Emma's Revolution, Kim & Reggie Harris, Tom Nielsen, Jay Mankita, Ethan Miller & Kate Boverman, and the nueva canción of Puerto Rican independentista Roy Brown.

Weekend workshops and song swaps focus on topics such as songwriting, the marketing of musicians, funny songs, choral and improvisational singing, rounds, labor, protest, Celtic and peace songs, environmental, gay/lesbian/bisexual and disabilities awareness issues.

On Saturday afternoon there will be a free children's concert at 1:30 pm at the Johnson Chapel, featuring Sarah Pirtle, Tom Neilson, Jackson Gillman and Two of a Kind.

Contact Diane Crowe at 413-584-9394 for information, or visit http://www.peoplesmusic.org for a registration form.

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Western Mass. Folk Calendar

  • Jan 13 - Song & Story Swap with Donna Hebert & Max Cohen.  Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Jan 13 - Cheryl Wheeler.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 14 - Erica Wheeler, Tom Carroll.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street, Greenfield, MA.  7pm.  413-772-2213.
  • Jan 14 - Satinwood.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 14 - Priscilla Herdman.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Jan 14 - Villa Jidiots.  Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Jan 15 - Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds Unplugged.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 17 - Latin Night with DJ Joey Acevedo: Latin music and dancing.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 17 - Lisa Martin.  Bishop's Lounge, 41 Strong Ave., Northampton, MA.  9pm.  413-586-8900 .
  • Jan 19 - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 20 - The Lonesome Brothers with Alastair Moock.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  9pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Jan 20 - Barefoot Truth, Throwback.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 20 - Evan Dando, Slow Runner.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 20 - Huun-Huur-Tu Tuvan Throat Singers.  Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2580 .
  • Jan 21 - Anais Mitchell with Seth Glier.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Jan 21 - Bill Charlap Trio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 21 - Girlyman.  Common Grounds Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St., Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-499-0866.
  • Jan 22 - Bill Morrissey, Rose Gerber & Peter Siegel.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 26 - Rebecca Pronsky, Adam Sweeney & Emily Greene.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Jan 26 - The Steep Canyon Rangers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 27 - People's Music Network Concert.  Johnson Chapel, Amherst College, Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-584-9394.
  • Jan 27 - Rose Polenzani & Meg Hutchinson.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Jan 27 - Sonny Landreth, Sarah Borges Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 27 - Lisa Martin.  Zeke's Barn, 349 Wilbraham Rd., Palmer, MA.  9pm.  413-284-1166 .
  • Jan 28 - Sara Pirtle, Two of a Kind, Tom Nielsen, Jackson Gillman.  Johnson Chapel, Amherst College, Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-584-9394.
  • Jan 28 - Jackie Greene, Brendan James.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 28 - Griffin House Band & Mark Geary.  Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2580 .
  • Jan 29 - Karen Tweed, Rodney Miller, Marko Packard, Mary Cay Brass, and Stuart Kenney .  Guiding Star Grange, 401 Chapman St., Greenfield, MA.  2pm.  413-584-9394.
  • Jan 29 - Abigail Washburn.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jan 31 - Latin Night with DJ Joey Acevedo: Latin music and dancing.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 2 - Calla, Say Hi To Your Mom.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 2 - Julee Glaub, Pete Sutherland, and Christopher Rust.  Blanchard Campus Center, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.  7:30pm.  413-538-2478.
  • Feb 2 - Lowen & Navarro.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 3 - The Kennedys with Rachael Davis.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 3 - SKINJER (featuring members of Addison Groove Project), The 5th Pocket.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 3 - Somebody's Closet.  Bishop's Lounge, 41 Strong Ave., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8900 .
  • Feb 3 - Susan Werner, Kristin Hoffman.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 4 - Vox & Box and The Leah Randazzo Group.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 4 - Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 4 - The Incredible Casuals.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 4 - Lisa Martin.  The Westwood, 94 Elm St., Westfield, MA.  9pm.  413-564-6963.
  • Feb 4 - Woods Tea Company.  Common Grounds Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St., Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-499-0866.
  • Feb 9 - Olu Dara.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 10 - Danny Wright - Valentine's Show.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 10 - The Percy Hill Trio, Rolla (featuring Fuzz).  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 11 - Aztec Two-Step.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 11 - Fear Nuttin' Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 11 - Jodee James Band.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Feb 11 - Martina McBride.  Massmutual Center, 1277 Main St., Springfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-787-6610 .
  • Feb 11 - Blame It On Tina.  Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Feb 12 - Song & Story Swap with guests the Shape Shifters.  The Harp, 163 Sunderland Rd., Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-253-9484.
  • Feb 12 - The Mammals, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion.  Hilltown Folk, Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Feb 14 - Roomful of Blues.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 15 - John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 16 - Frank Morgan Duo.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 17 - Cold Duck Complex.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 17 - Fred Eaglesmith.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 18 - Gabe Lopez with Katie Sawicki & Mark Pires.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 18 - Terry Kitchen.  Echo Lake Coffee House, 9 Montague Road, Leverett, MA.  7:30pm.  413-548-9394.
  • Feb 18 - Ellis Paul, Matthew Hebert.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 18 - Rona Leventhal.  Springfield Museum, 220 State St., Springfield, MA.  2pm.  800-625-7738.
  • Feb 18 - Zoe Darrow and the Fiddleheads.  Music for Music Coffeehouse, St. Mary's HS, 25 Bartlett St., Westfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-562-6569.
  • Feb 19 - Hal Ketchum, Kerri Powers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 20 - Marcia Ball.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 21 - CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 22 - the subdudes, Shannon McNally.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 24 - Bethany Yarrow & Rufus Cappadocia.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 24 - Apollo Sunshine.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 24 - Iron Horse 27th Anniversary Show: Charlie Hunter Trio (with John Ellis and Derek Phillips).  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 24 - Mason Jennings.  Hilltown Folk, Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Feb 24-26 - Great Songs Workshop: Jennifer Armstrong, Jackson Gillman, Sally Rogers, Sarah Pirtle, and Kim Wallach.  Rowe Conference Center, Kings Highway Road, Rowe, MA.  413-339-4954.
  • Feb 25 - Brooks Williams & Paul Asbell with Marjorie Thompson.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 25 - Kudzu.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 25 - The Holmes Brothers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 26 - Tim Van Egmond.  Holyoke Heritage State Park, 221 Appleton St., Holyoke, MA.  2pm.  413-322-5620.
  • Feb 26 - Old School Freight Train.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 27 - Sarah Harmer.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 28 - Trailer Park.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
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