Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

April 2013

Contents

  • Banish Misfortune will join April 6 Song & Story Swap
  • PVFS presents An Evening with Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen on May 4

Banish Misfortune will join April 6 Song & Story Swap

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

Saturday, April 6, 7:00 p.m. at the The Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, Mass (see map).

Guest performers for the April 6 Song & Story Swap will be the Irish band, Banish Misfortune.

Banish Misfortune will join April 6 Song & Story SwapBanish Misfortune plays the traditional music of Ireland, with occasional forays into tunes from Scotland and Cape Breton.  Band members include David Brule on Fiddle, Tim Donoghue on Concertina, former Clean Living manager, Sean Burke, playing Mandolin, fiddler Walter Carlip, Dave Meuser on guitar and T. J. Ezold on accordion.

Their music is traditional and of the type that might be heard in a pub in Ireland.  Their repertoire features instrumental hornpipes, reels, jigs, waltzes, polkas and airs, interspersed with ballads as well as an Irish poem.

Banish Misfortune enjoys playing as a "session" — an informal gathering of musicians playing traditional Celtic music for the sheer enjoyment of it. 

For more information about Banish Misfortune, visit their website, http://www.banishmisfortune.com/.

The theme this month is Misfortune. Misfortune

 

The Song & Story Swap is open to the public, free of charge with donations accepted.  People of all ages gather to share stories and songs that are traditional, newly written, or of personal experiences. You can tell, sing, or lead everyone in singing, or request a song or story.  Listeners are welcome.

For information contact Paul Kaplan, (413)-687-5002 or Jeff Lee, (413)-256-0433 or visit http://www.filbert.com/pvfs.

Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen will present concert on May 4

An Evening with Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen -- May 4, 7pm at the Nacul CenterPioneer Valley Folklore Society is proud to announce a special concert event scheduled for May 4.

An Evening with Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen will take place at the Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The event represents our annual fundraiser supporting the monthly PVFS Song & Story Swap series, now in its 17th year.

Admission for the concert is $18 ($15 for seniors and children under 13).

Advance tickets will be available at Food For Thought Books, 106 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA or at the World Eye Bookshop, 156 Main St., Greenfield, MA.

Learn more about Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen at http://www.compassrosemusic.com/.

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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Pioneer Valley Folklore Society, Amherst, Mass.
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April 2, 2013