Contents

• Sue Kranz and friends will join April 13 Song and Story Swap
• Bill Staines concert marked for May 11
• Paul Kaplan to celebrate CD release on April 18
• Calendar of Western Mass. folk events

Sue Kranz and friends will highlight April 13 Song and Story Swap

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

Sunday, April 13 , 7:00-9:30 p.m. at the The Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, Mass (see map).

Guest performer for the April 13 Song & Story Swap will be Sue Kranz.

Sue Kranz is a singer, songwriter and flutist, who has been performing for the past 30 years, in coffeehouses, house concerts, weddings, benefits, schools, and classrooms.

An elementary school Spanish teacher by profession, she uses music to build a sense of community as well as a teaching tool. She has recently moved to Western Massachusetts from Boston where she taught in the Cambridge Schools for over 20 years. She is a member of the 6 woman performing group Constellations, and has three recordings including "Long Past the Hour," a collection of original songs.

The warm-up theme this month is Ships.

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.

Bill Staines to perform in concert on May 11

Pioneer Valley Folklore Society presents An Evening with Bill Staines on Sunday, May 11, at the Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst. Bill has recorded more than 20 albums and penned several compositions that have become standards in folksong collections — "A Place in the Choir," "Roseville Fair," and "River" to name just a few.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear one of America's top folksinger-songwriters in the intimate and acoustically superb setting of the Nacul Center. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $12.

This special event will be in place of the Song & Story Swap regulary scheduled for the 2nd Sunday of the month. For additional information and ticket sale locations contact (413) 687-5002 or visit http://www.filbert.com/pvfs.

Paul Kaplan will celebrate The Folk Process release on April 18

Song & Story Swap host Paul Kaplan's new CD The Folk Process is on its way from the pressing plant.  He will be celebrating its arrival with a CD release concert on Friday, April 18 at 7:30 pm at the Nacul Center at 592 Main St. in Amherst.

Paul will be performing all fourteen of the songs on the album, and a little more, assisted by two of my favorite musicians, the brilliant Kate O'Connor and Rico Spence on keyboard, bass and vocal harmonies.

Admission will be $10, $5 for seniors and children under twelve, with a maximum of $25 per family.

If you are not free on April 18, you can also catch Paul at the Montague Book Mill on April 25, when he will be sharing the evening with Amherst's Dan Kennedy.  More information is at http://www.montaguebookmill.com/index-3.html

For more information about either show, call (413) 687-5002.

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• Apr 10 - Dana Fuchs, Swati.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 11 - Funny Men of Folk: Peter Siegel, Teddy Goldstein & Eric Schwartz .  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
• Apr 11 - Umphrey's McGee, U-Melt.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 11 - Eilen Jewell Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 12 - Mya Elaine CD Release with Adam Sweeney.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
• Apr 12 - Vance Gilbert.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street, Greenfield, MA.  7:15pm.  413-772-2213.
• Apr 12 - Dar Williams, Shawn Mullins, The Nields.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 12 - Winterpills , Tyler Ramsey.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 12 - Lynn Noel, Ken Mattsson.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
• Apr 12 - Like a Mighty Stream.  Westfield Congregational Church, 18 Broad St. , Westfield, MA.  4pm.  .
• Apr 13 - Sue Kranz.  PVFS Song & Story Swap, Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-687-5002.
• Apr 13 - Brooks Williams - CD Release Show for "The Time I Spend With You".  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 14 - The Kin, Steve Biegner and Julia Suriano.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 15 - Vusi Mahlasela.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 16 - Marcia Ball.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 16 - Mark Rust.  Building 2 Gymnasium, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA.  11:30am.  .
• Apr 17 - The Refugees, Cliff Eberhardt - Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, and Wendy Waldman.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 18 - Paul Kaplan CD Release Celebration.  Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-256-8025.
• Apr 18 - Buffalo Tom, Mean Creek.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 18 - The Breakfast.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 18 - Kevin Devine, Baker Brian Bonz.  Pearl Street Nightclub, 1 Pearl St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 19 - Jerry Douglas Band, The Wrights.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 19 - Gandalf Murphy and The Slambovian Circus of Dreams.  Unitarian Society of Northampton, 220 Main St., Northampton, MA.  7:30pm.  413-584-1390.
• Apr 19 - Motoko and Eshu.  Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
• Apr 20 - Lou Reed.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 20 - Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater, Stewart James & The Juke Joint Allstars.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 21 - Dead Meadow, Problem With Dragons, Dark Oars.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 22 - Avi and Celia, David Jacobs-Strain - Co-Bill.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 23 - American Music Club, The Figments.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 24 - Tom Paxton, The Kennedys.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 25 - Paul Kaplan, Dan Kennedy.  Montague Bookmill, 440 Greenfield Rd, Montague, MA.  8pm.  413-367-9206 .
• Apr 25 - Hanson, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 25 - Fred Eaglesmith, Audrey Auld Mezera.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 25 - Feist, Ingrid Michaelson.  John M. Greene Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA.  7:30pm.  413-585-4967.
• Apr 26 - Third Eye Blind, Absentstar.  Le Frak Gym, Amherst College, Amherst, MA.
• Apr 26 - Kris Delmhorst, Dennis Crommett.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 26 - Stepanian - CD Release Show.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 26 - Tokyo Police Club.  Pearl Street Nightclub, 1 Pearl St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 27 - Northern Lights.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 27 - Sonya Kitchell.  Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2580 .
• Apr 28 - Colin Hay (of Men at Work), Janet Robin.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 29 - Too Human.  Chicopee Library, 449 Front St., Chicopee, MA.  7pm.  413-594-1800.
• Apr 29 - Hayes Carll, Corb Lund.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• Apr 30 - the everybodyfields, Sometymes Why - Co-Bill.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 1 - Liz Carroll and John Doyle.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 2 - Habib Koite & Bamada.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 3 - The Waifs.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7 & 10pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 4 - Holly Near, Emma's Revolution.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 5 - PVPA's Absolute Jazz perform the music of Steely Dan.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 6 - Ben Taylor, David Saw.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 6 - Too Human.  Wilbraham Public Library, 25 Crane Park Drive, Wilbraham, MA.  7pm.  413-596-6141.
• May 7 - Shearwater, Jennifer O'Connor.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 8 - The Hunger Mountain Boys, The WIYOS.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 9 - Joe Crookston.  Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  .  413-527-3700.
• May 9 - Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, Daisy May Erlewine.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 9 - Pete and J, Kirsten Price.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 10 - Patty Larkin, Julie Loyd.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 10 - Mad Agnes - Mark Saunders, Adrienne Jones, Margo Hennebach.  U'N'I Coffeehouse, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
• May 11 - An Evening with Bill Staines.  Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-687-5002.
• May 12 - Chris Difford (of Squeeze).  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 13 - Too Human.  Adams Free Library, 92 Park Street, Adams, MA.  7pm.  413-743-8345.
• May 13 - The Wood Brothers, Pieta Brown.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 14 - Bruce Cockburn, Catherine MacLellan.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 15 - Bruce Cockburn, Catherine MacLellan.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 16 - Corinne West & the Posse.  Old Soda Shop, Main St., Leeds, MA.  7:30pm.  413-584-7646.
• May 16 - David Bromberg Quartet, Angel Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 17 - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 17 - Rob Rosser, Lisa Martin, Joe Laur.  Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
• May 18 - John Cowan Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 19 - The Northamptones , The Dadz .  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 21 - Allan Holdsworth Trio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 22 - King Wilkie.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 23 - Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 24 - Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Tao-Rodriguez-Seeger.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 28 - Li'l Ed and The Blues Imperials.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 29 - Red Molly, Jim Henry.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 30 - Mark Erelli.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
• May 31 - Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.

Pioneer Valley Folklore Society, Amherst, Mass.
Web site - http://www.filbert.com/pvfs/
Newsletter archives - http://www.filbert.com/pvfs/news/
Email - pvfolk@yahoo.com
Discussion forum and announcements - http://groups.google.com/group/PVFS
Director/Host: Paul Kaplan
Webmaster: Jeff Lee
April 8, 2008