tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283862692024-03-13T06:27:44.475-07:00My RamblingsOne of my favorite folk singers was "Rambling" Jack Elliot. I had all his albums, learned many of his songs and even had him autograph a guitar once. Now there's "rambling" in terms of going somewhere and there's rambling in terms of talking and just going on and on, not really having anything important to say, but just saying it. This blog is the second kind.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.comBlogger477125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-11133505197143128032015-12-23T09:11:00.001-08:002015-12-23T09:11:04.214-08:00Update 12/23/2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Updating this for the 1st time in 4 years! Since I posted last, I have moved full time to Florida. I now live in Fort Pierce and am continuing to travel as a performing musician. I've updated my gig schedule at (http://blschedule.blogspot.com/) <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-4453846413420629422014-05-12T21:11:00.001-07:002014-05-12T21:11:19.990-07:00Rick Nestler on Sunday<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Heritage Folk Music presents Rick Nestler </span>in a concert of<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> "Songs of the Hudson River School of Folk Music" on Sunday, May 18 at 3 p.m. at the Kiersted House, 119 Main Street, Saugerties. <span style="color:black">Admission is $10. Refreshments will be served.</span></span></p> <p class=""><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dom Pirone of the Hudson River Fishermen calls Rick Nestler "a real Hudson River Troubadour."</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Joe Franklin of WOR-TV calls him "the Hudson River Balladeer."</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pete Seeger called Rick, "the Terror of the River, raffish Rick Nestler."</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><br></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">A Coast Guard licensed Master, an actor, a singer and a songwriter, Rick has learned the arts of the chantyman working aboard large traditionally rigged vessels such as the sloop <i>Clearwater</i>, the schooner <i>Voyager</i> and the square rigged ship <i>HMAV Bounty</i>. He has appeared at folk festivals and coffeehouses throughout the Northeast as well as Mystic Seaport and South Street Seaport Museums. Rick has one album to his credit called, "Spending My Days". One song from that album, "The River That Flows Both Ways", has been recorded by both Joe Heukerott and Pete Seeger while another tune, "Bar Song" was recently recorded by an old friend, Ray Chesna. Rick is now working on a new album of maritime music.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">For more information, email </span><a href="mailto:patla42@gmail.com"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">patla42@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> or call 845-452-4013.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p> </div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-18781719113321840532014-02-19T09:42:00.001-08:002014-02-19T09:42:36.887-08:00Re: Main Street Music<font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Greetings to Heritage Folk Music members:</font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">We recently received a notice regarding some of your events and thought we'd reciprocate and introduce ourselves etc.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Many of you already know us, but for those who do not, we just want to make you aware that Jacob and I have opened up a stringed instrument "folk" music shop at 382 Main Street here in Beacon. We've been open for about four months and are already expanding our display area. We carry a wide variety of new, used and vintage guitars, banjos, mandolins, violins, and ukuleles as well as strings and other accessories. We are currently seeking good quality used instruments and consignments. We also offer music lessons and quality setups and repairs.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">We occasionally have musical events here at the store, and there are currently two scheduled that we'd like to mention:</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">First, we hold a regular Second Saturday Open Song Circle to coincide with the city of Beacon's Second Saturday festivities. We start at 4:00 pm and usually go to about 7:00 so that people can still have their evening plans. Please come by if you are in this neck of the woods and share a song or two. The next song circle will be March 8th.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Second, this Saturday, February 22 at 4:30 pm, we'll be holding a beginners Ukulele Workshop. It will consist of a short mini-concert by Greg Doyle and Wendy Matthews (the "Edukated Fleas") followed by a one-hour lesson and topped off with a jam where you can apply the skills you have learned to a few classic tunes. Refreshments will be served. We'll end around 6:30 pm. Please call 845-765-8548 to reserve a spot. The workshop is $20 in advance, $25 at the door.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Please feel free to share the above with others on your list, and thanks for reading this,</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">David and Jacob Bernz</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"></font></div><span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-51979569810984971292014-02-14T09:15:00.001-08:002014-02-14T09:15:49.385-08:00Heritage Folk Music Concert 3-16-14<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PC0ETd0YNQA/Uv5PRpAJNkI/AAAAAAAAAkg/I47XZOQdWRo/s1600/With%2BLydia%2BAdams%2BDavis%252C%2B2-13-13-749385.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PC0ETd0YNQA/Uv5PRpAJNkI/AAAAAAAAAkg/I47XZOQdWRo/s320/With%2BLydia%2BAdams%2BDavis%252C%2B2-13-13-749385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5980304519677425218" /></a></p><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Contact: Pat Lamanna, 845-452-4013 or <a href="mailto:patla@gmail.com">patla@gmail.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">HERITAGE FOLK MUSIC PRESENTS PAT LAMANNA AND LYDIA ADAMS DAVIS MARCH 16</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">In honor of Women’s History Month, Heritage Folk Music presents Pat Lamanna and Lydia Adams Davis singing songs of the Abolitionist, Temperance and Women’s Suffrage movements on Sunday, March 16, 2014 from 3-5 p.m. at Kiersted House, 119 Main Street, Saugerties, N.Y.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dressed in period garb, Pat and Lydia will sing songs, often to well-known tunes, from each of these movements and relate their histories. Many of the songs were sung in the Hudson Valley by local women espousing the causes of the abolition of slavery, prohibition of alcohol, and the right of women to vote. These seemingly disparate causes were intertwined in many interesting and surprising ways.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Admission is $10. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">For more information contact Pat Lamanna at 845-452-4013 or <a href="mailto:patla42@gmail.com">patla42@gmail.com</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Attached is a flier to print out and post, and a picture for the media.</p></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-73286614964980797142013-01-26T13:22:00.001-08:002013-01-26T13:22:58.559-08:00Southern Tour 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wow, I realize I haven't updated this since last year. Facebook has taken over what I used to post here. I'm currently in Florida doin my Johnny Cash show in care facilities. I'm also participating in Kirtan (Hindustani praise music) and will be singing Irish music at Sassey OSheas in Port New Richey on March 17th - St. Patrick's Day. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-61028827359510955752012-02-21T19:36:00.001-08:002012-02-21T19:36:46.426-08:00Southern Tour<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-clW1dfhA-bQ/T0RizlgKdhI/AAAAAAAAAgY/D5MNhnd3XZk/s1600/photo-706427.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-clW1dfhA-bQ/T0RizlgKdhI/AAAAAAAAAgY/D5MNhnd3XZk/s320/photo-706427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711798865792497170" /></a></p>Lovers LeapAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-57273070892873232562012-02-21T19:35:00.001-08:002012-02-21T19:35:43.737-08:00Southern Tour<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWWggETgZHI/T0RikKYy6TI/AAAAAAAAAgM/jMafJLw_mFU/s1600/photo-743738.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWWggETgZHI/T0RikKYy6TI/AAAAAAAAAgM/jMafJLw_mFU/s320/photo-743738.JPG" border="0" alt="" 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alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711795192083971570" /></a></p>Last look at my driveway in November 2011Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-1215449447469630532012-02-21T18:41:00.000-08:002012-02-21T18:42:08.188-08:00Monster Guita<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-juKTJ4iT5dQ/T0RWAZpl-AI/AAAAAAAAAeI/arXJ8NwfIcU/s1600/photo-728189.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-juKTJ4iT5dQ/T0RWAZpl-AI/AAAAAAAAAeI/arXJ8NwfIcU/s320/photo-728189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711784792297961474" /></a></p>This was at the Woodstock Guitar Show last fallAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-74376702655653335442011-12-01T19:12:00.001-08:002011-12-01T19:12:24.153-08:00Chatham 57 Express<p class="mobile-photo"><a 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WHVW 950 AM is playing Ochs Crucifixion <p>Sent from my iPhoneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-29022861831920154502011-10-04T18:23:00.000-07:002011-10-04T18:24:31.723-07:00Current Schedule!10/8/2011 Saugerties Farmer's Market with the Kingston Sea Chantey Singers<br /><br />10/9/2011 Forsyth Park Zoo. Animal songs with Jim Donnelly.<br /><br />10/10/2011 Monday lunchtime 12-1 at the Inquiring Mind Bookstore in Saugerties, NY Instrumentals and folksongs on guitar and cittern.<br /><br />10/15/2011 Woodstock Historic Society 2-4 pm. Solo performance of regional and historic songs and tunes.<br /><br />10/21/2011 Amenia Historical Society with Veteran's in a New Field - regional civil war era music.<br /><br />11/6/2011 Half Moon Bookstore, Kingston, NY with Veteran's in a New Field. - regional civil war era music.<br /><br />11/23/2011 Elsie's Place, Corner of Route 208 & Route 300, (845) 895-8975 Wallkill, NY. With Jim Donnelly. It's the night before Thanksgiving, so we'll be playing a mix of harvest music.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386269.post-34601994058046204452011-06-15T06:31:00.001-07:002011-06-15T06:31:41.122-07:00Concert and Presentation: “Juneteenth” -The Dutchess Antislavery Singers, June19th<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Organization: Heritage Folk Music </font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Telephone: (845) 594-4412 </font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Email: <a href="mailto:heritagefolkmusic@gmail.com">heritagefolkmusic@gmail.com</a> </font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Website: <a href="http://heritageconcerts.blogspot.com/">http://heritageconcerts.blogspot.com/</a> </font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span></font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Heritage Folk Music presents "Juneteenth" -The Dutchess Antislavery Singers</font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">On June 19th, from 3-5 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY 12401. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>program will use music to trace the history of antislavery, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with special emphasis on the Mid-Hudson Valley and the Underground Railroad.</font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Although originating in Texas, the celebration has spread all over the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(It is reported that there were Juneteenth celebrations in Albany, NY.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For a complete history of Juneteenth, go to </font><a href="http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm"><font color="#473624" size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm</font></a></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The Dutchess Antislavery Singers are part of the Mid Hudson Anti-Slavery Project and perform abolitionist music written between 1833 and 1863. Set to hymns, patriotic and popular tunes, these pieces were sung at abolitionist conventions and rallies around the North. The Singers perform in period clothing, circa 1860. Their program will trace the rise of the inter-racial antislavery movement from its religious origins to its political clout in the 1850s, drawing in turn on hymns, patriotic tunes, parlor music, and even minstrel tunes.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The concert will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY 12401 on Sunday June 19<sup>th</sup>. 3-5 pm. Admission is $8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Heritage Folk Music, Inc. is a non-profit organization with a mission to collect, preserve, document, display and interpret the regional and historic folk music, folklore and oral history of New York State, including specifically the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For more information contact Bob Lusk at (845) 594-4412 or visit <a href="http://heritageconcerts.blogspot.com/">http://heritageconcerts.blogspot.com/</a> </font></font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098605081137866865noreply@blogger.com0