Southern Tour

A noted artist in Ft Pierce Florida no relation to Saugerties Henry Backus

Southern tour

Sure a little bit of heaven

Southern Tour

Stuart Baptist Church Xmas Concert

Southern Tour

Treasure Coast Classical Guitar Society

SoutherTour

Chatham Va

Southern Tour

On the road again

Southern Tour

Last look at my driveway in November 2011

Monster Guita

This was at the Woodstock Guitar Show last fall

Chatham 57 Express

Museum of Folk Music

Does anyone know about a museum of folk music coming to Newburgh?

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Great Show

Home

So many interesting things I could do tonight but I just want to stay home and keep warm.

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Phil Ochs

I love it. WHVW 950 AM is playing Ochs Crucifixion

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Current Schedule!

10/8/2011 Saugerties Farmer's Market with the Kingston Sea Chantey Singers

10/9/2011 Forsyth Park Zoo. Animal songs with Jim Donnelly.

10/10/2011 Monday lunchtime 12-1 at the Inquiring Mind Bookstore in Saugerties, NY Instrumentals and folksongs on guitar and cittern.

10/15/2011 Woodstock Historic Society 2-4 pm. Solo performance of regional and historic songs and tunes.

10/21/2011 Amenia Historical Society with Veteran's in a New Field - regional civil war era music.

11/6/2011 Half Moon Bookstore, Kingston, NY with Veteran's in a New Field. - regional civil war era music.

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.

Concert and Presentation: “Juneteenth” -The Dutchess Antislavery Singers, June19th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Organization: Heritage Folk Music

Telephone: (845) 594-4412

Email: heritagefolkmusic@gmail.com

Website: http://heritageconcerts.blogspot.com/

           

Heritage Folk Music presents "Juneteenth" -The Dutchess Antislavery Singers

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  program will use music to trace the history of antislavery,  with special emphasis on the Mid-Hudson Valley and the Underground Railroad.

 

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.  Although originating in Texas, the celebration has spread all over the country.  (It is reported that there were Juneteenth celebrations in Albany, NY.)  For a complete history of Juneteenth, go to http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm

 

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.

 

The concert will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY 12401 on Sunday June 19^th. 3-5 pm. Admission is $8. 

   

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.  For more information contact Bob Lusk at (845) 594-4412 or visit http://heritageconcerts.blogspot.com/

When Jesus came to India!

When Jesus came to India! Soumitra Chatterjee and Aparna Sen on the sets of The Unknown Story of the Messiah. Picture by Aranya Sen Did Jesus Christ come to India and die in Kashmir? No way, most would say. But a ?yes? is now being heard from a not so insignificant section. On Wednesday afternoon, the answer in the affirmative resonated through NT-1 where archaeologist Soumitra Chatterjee and novelist Aparna Sen discussed Jesus?s life in India, for a documentary film. Subhrajit Mitra?s The Unknown Story of the Messiah lives off the popular alternative theory that Jesus had travelled to India after crucifixion, along with Mother Mary, studied Hinduism and Buddhism, and died in Kashmir where he was entombed. The plan is to make a ?docu-feature? of around 100 minutes in the fiction format ? ?to avoid boredom? ? and recreating this intriguing chapter through conversations between Soumitra and Aparna. ?I knew the theory that Jesus had survived crucifixion and come to India and it?s very interesting. Though it is just a theory and not the gospel truth, this documentary may lead to the truth and I want to know the truth,? says Aparna, a novelist researching Jesus. ?It?s a popular theory and has been around for a long time. I had heard about it but didn?t know the details that are there in the script (by Subhrajit). It is somewhat controversial but there are several stories surrounding this theory. This documentary is a depiction of all these myths,? says Soumitra, an archaeologist and an authority on the topic. An empanelled scriptwriter-director for National Geographic and Discovery Channel, Subhrajit has been largely influenced by German scholar Holgar Kersten?s best-sellers, Jesus Lived in India and The Jesus Conspiracy. Kersten dwells on Jesus?s life beyond Central Asia. The India angle is currently gaining ground among experts, though Russian scholar Nicolas Notovich was the first to suggest this, in his book The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ. ?My docu-feature is an assimilation of all these myths and stories,? says Subhrajit, aware that his work will kick up a controversy. ?There is so much supporting evidence in favour of this theory in the Hindu and Buddhist scriptures and the courtroom records of Indian kings. There are references in the Quran too. But no scientific work has been done on this as yet? .? Subhrajit, who moved to documentary film-making after working as a production assistant to Shyam Benegal, has sourced references from the Bhavishya Mahapurana, which records an encounter between King Shalivahana and Jesus near Srinagar, long after crucifixion. This would be enacted by Kushal Chakraborty and Paran Bandyopadhyay. Faculty members of Islamic Studies and Sanskrit literature of Calcutta University, and of the pharmacology department, Jadavpur University, an ex-director of Buddhist Studies, Benares Hindu University, a Maharaj from Ramakrishna Mission and a forensic expert will provide glimpses of the theory. The crew has already shot footage in Kashmir, Kerala, Ladakh, Varanasi and Puri (?where Jesus supposedly studied Hinduism for six years?). ?We will prepare the film and submit it to National Geographic or Discovery Channel,? says Subhrajit. Indranil Mukherjee is behind the camera, while Arghyakamal Mitra supervises the editing. RESHMI SENGUPTA

May Celebration

I will be playing songs of May, including Robin Hood ballads at the Half Moon bookstore in Kinston on North Front St. this Friday, May 7th from 5-7. Free admission.

Fwd: Kevin Burke in Rosendale 4/15

From Sarah Underhill

 

Mark your calendars now:

 

Irish Fiddle master Kevin Burke will be performing at the Rosendale Café, www.rosendalecafe.org

Friday April 15, 8 pm. $15. 

 

Please spread the word. Hope to see you there!

; )

Sarah U

Help Golden Hill

Musicians are needed to support the Golden Hill Health Care Faciltiy.  There hopefully will be a rally this Sunday on the green in Woodstock from 1-3.  I will be away myself, but if anyone is interested in playing, e-mail me at bobluskmusic@gmail.com and I will put you in touch with the coordinators.  Bob

Arkville Jam

YIPPPEEE!!!!
 
IT'S "JAMMIN AT THE CABOOSE" TIME AGAIN…
 
GONNA GIVE TUESDAY A TRY AND START AT  7:00
 
 
TUESDAY  MARCH 8TH                      
 
 
           A MUSICAL JAM FEST/PARTY TO BUGGER OFF WINTER
 
 
                                                                              
           PLAY OLD TIMEY/BLUEGRASS/JUG/JAZZ/CELTIC/BLUES
 
                        HAVE A BEER, CHIPS AND DIPS, MAYBE ANOTHER BEER
 
 
                              SINGING, DANCING AND STOMPING ENCOURAGED
 
 
AT "BREAD AND BREAKFAST"
 
IN THE RED CABOOSE IN ARKVILLE ON ROUTE 28 (just 23 minutes from Phoenicia)
 
ON YOUR RIGHT JUST AFTER THE RAILROAD TRACKS
 
STARTS AT 7:00 PM   A NEW TIME  **********
 
ANY ???????????????????????S
 
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