Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

November 2007

Contents

  • Mime artist Chris Yerlig will join November 11 Song and Story Swap
  • Calendar of Western Mass. folk events

Mime artist Chris Yerlig will join November 11 Song & Story Swap

Please come share in an evening of music and stories at the Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Song & Story Swap.

Sunday, November 11, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the The Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, Mass (see map).

Chris Yerlig, aka Hoopoe, will join the Nov 11 Song & Story Swap in AmherstGuest performer for the November 11 Song & Story Swap will be mime and comic Chris Yerlig.

Chris Yerlig, also known by the stage name of Hoopoe, has been delivering mime, clown and magic shows for more than twenty years.  He studied at the Fool Time Circus School in his native England and has performed all over the world, including the Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Benin and Japan, as well as being featured at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and appearing seven times at Northampton First Night.  Chris is a member of the local theater company, Enchanted Circle.

His art is a brilliant blend of pantomime comedy, movement illusions, sleight-of-hand and balloon wizardry.   Audiences of all ages will be amused and beguiled by this English Fool's antics.

Learn more about Chris Yerlig at http://www.mimealot.com/.

The warm-up theme this month is Age. Age

The PVFS Song & Story Swap happens the 2ND SUNDAY of every month.  For information contact Paul Kaplan, (413)-687-5002 or Jeff Lee, (413)-256-0433 or visit http://www.filbert.com/pvfs.

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Western Mass. Folk Calendar

  • Nov 8 - Carolina Chocolate Drops, Avi and Celia.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 8 - Cass McCombs, Ariel Pink.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 9 - Ciderhouse.  Paper City Brewery, 108 Cabot St., Holyoke, MA.  .  413-535-1588.
  • Nov 9 - 1964 Beatles Tribute.  Calvin Theater, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 9 - Richard Shindell, Lucy Wainwright Roche.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 10 - Jeff Snow.  The Captain Charles Leonard House, 663 Main Street, Agawam, MA.  7:30pm.  413-786-9421.
  • Nov 10 - Yo La Tengo.  Mass Moca, 375 Church St., North Adams, MA.  8pm.  413-662-5120.
  • Nov 10 - Girlyman.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 10 - Sparky and Rhonda Rucker.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Nov 11 - Chris Yerlig.  PVFS Song & Story Swap, Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-256-8025.
  • Nov 11 - Local Vocal Chord Bowl.  Academy of Music, 274 Main St., Northampton, MA.  3pm.  413-584-8435.
  • Nov 11 - Marcia Ball, David Jacobs-Strain.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 12 - Marc Cohn, Amy Correia.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 13 - Girl Talk.  Campus Center Carroll Room, Smith College, Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-585-4801.
  • Nov 13 - The Samples, Shannon McNally , Porter Block.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 14 - the subdudes.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 15 - Eric Hutchinson.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 15 - CMT on Tour: Sugarland.  MassMutual Center, 1277 Main St., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-787-6610 .
  • Nov 16 - American Beauty Project.  Fine Arts Center, University of Mass., Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-545-2511.
  • Nov 16 - Peter Siegel & Jay Mankita.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Nov 16 - Lucy Kaplansky, Rebecca Correia.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 16 - The Eclectic Collective.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 16 - The amity front.  The Rendezvous, 78 Third St., Turners Falls, MA.  .  413-863-2866.
  • Nov 17 - River City Slim And The Zydeco Hogs.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Nov 17 - Melissa Ferrick.  The Institute for Musical Arts, Rt. 112, Goshen, MA.  8pm.  413-268-3074.
  • Nov 17 - Derrik Jordan .  Echo Lake Coffeehouse, 9 Montague Road, Leverett, MA.  7:30pm.  413-548-9394.
  • Nov 17 - Aztec Two-Step.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 17 - Patrick Street with Kevin Burke.  Hilltown Music, Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-6878.
  • Nov 18 - Crooked Still, Mike and Ruthy (of The Mammals).  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 20 - Tegan and Sara, Northern State.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 21 - Andrew Jones and Spirithouse, Frank Manzi Band, Us.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 23 - Albert Cummings Blues Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 24 - Mad Agnes.  Pioneer Valley CoHousing, Pulpit Hill Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-549-3722.
  • Nov 24 - John Eddie.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 24 - Ciderhouse.  Theodore's, 201 Worthington St., Springfield, MA.  .  413-736-6000.
  • Nov 24 - Maria Gillard.  Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Nov 26 - Tony Trischka’s Double Bluegrass Banjo Spectacular.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 27 - Ween.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 28 - Will Dailey, George Stanford.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 28 - Sisters Catechism Christmas.  Citystage, One Columbus Center, Springfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-788-7033.
  • Nov 29 - Tom Rush, Brian O'Connor.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 29 - Lara Herscovitch.  Mocha Maya's, 47 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7pm.  413-625-6292.
  • Nov 29 - Sisters Catechism Christmas.  Citystage, One Columbus Center, Springfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-788-7033.
  • Nov 30 - Blind Boys of Alabama.  Fine Arts Center, University of Mass., Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-545-2511.
  • Nov 30 - Libana.  Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Elm St., Northampton, MA.  7:00pm.  41-585-2750.
  • Nov 30 - Shemekia Copeland.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 30 - Mobius Band, Tigercity, Middle Distance Runner - CD Release Show.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Nov 30 - Sisters Catechism Christmas.  Citystage, One Columbus Center, Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-788-7033.
  • Dec 1 - The Kennedys, present, The Stringbusters,.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Dec 1 - Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, The Alternate Routes.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7&10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 1 - Sisters Catechism Christmas.  Citystage, One Columbus Center, Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-788-7033.
  • Dec 2 - Klezammir & XOPO.  National Yiddish Book Center, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.  2pm.  413-256-4900 .
  • Dec 2 - Hot Buttered Rum, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 2 - Sisters Catechism Christmas.  Citystage, One Columbus Center, Springfield, MA.  3pm.  413-788-7033.
  • Dec 3 - Elvis Perkins In Dearland.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 4 - Chris Pureka, Katie Sawicki.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 6 - The Colt Thompson Project.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 7 - Evanescence.  Mullins Center, UMass, Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-545-0505.
  • Dec 7 - Son Flamenco 2007 featuring flamenco dancer Ines Arrubla and her cuadro flamenco of three dancers and her band of Flamenco, Latin and Jazz musicians.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 8 - Matt & Shannon Heaton.  The Captain Charles Leonard House, 663 Main Street, Agawam, MA.  7:30pm.  413-786-9421.
  • Dec 8 - James Delnero & Lost Mountain and Appalachian Still.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Dec 8 - Son Flamenco 2007 featuring flamenco dancer Ines Arrubla and her cuadro flamenco of three dancers and her band of Flamenco, Latin and Jazz musicians.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 8 - Bill Staines.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Dec 9 - Katherine Rhoda.  PVFS Song & Story Swap, Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-256-8025.
  • Dec 9 - Kelly Joe Phelps, Brooke Brown-Saracino.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 9 - Jimmy Sturr: Holiday Magic Christmas Show.  MassMutual Center, 1277 Main St., Springfield, MA.  3pm.  413-787-6610 .
  • Dec 10 - Wishbone Ash.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 12 - Cherish the Ladies.  Fine Arts Center, University of Mass., Amherst, MA.  .  413-545-2511.
  • Dec 13 - The Bad Plus.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 14 - Pioneer Valley Gay Men's Chorus .  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Dec 14 - Abbacadabra-The Ultimate Abba Concert.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 14 - Chris Smither.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 15 - Dennis Caraher.  Echo Lake Coffeehouse, 9 Montague Road, Leverett, MA.  7:30pm.  413-548-9394.
  • Dec 15 - PACE CD Release Party with Julia Suriano & Many Special Guests .  Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Elm St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  41-585-2750.
  • Dec 15 - Todd Rundgren.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 15 - Chris Smither.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 15 - Black Rebels .  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 15 - Kim Zombik.  Hilltown Music, Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-6878.
  • Dec 15 - Full Moon Follies.  Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Dec 16 - David Mallett, Stewart Lewis.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 20 - The Bittersweets, John Kuhn.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 21 - Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 22 - The Commander Cody Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 23 - Susan Angeletti, Hope Keenan .  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 28 - Alejandro Escovedo, Haunt.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 28 - Alejandro Escovedo, Haunt.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 29 - Roomful of Blues.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 29 - Leah Randazzo.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Dec 31 - The Kennedys.  Academy of Music, 274 Main St., Northampton, MA.  .  413-584-8435.
  • Dec 31 - Mad Agnes.  First Night, Various locations, Northampton, MA.  413-584-0784.
  • Dec 31 - Big Al Anderson.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7&10pm.  413-586-8686.
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November 7, 2007