I will post a detailed follow-up in a few days, but the immediate news is that the today's Hootenanny/Auction made $1,000 for "Heritage Folk Music". There was a phenomenal feeling of support from the performers and audience. The money will be used to pay the fee's and expenses associated with becoming a non-profit corporation. Their are several people working on our behalf to get grant money to fund concert projects. Thanks especially to Les Herring, Michelle Rosenbaum, Dave Howells, Penny and Roberto for pulling everything together and allowing me to be in six places at once.
Redwood Moose greetings
From Redwood Moose (Michael Dmoch)
As most of you know, we are on performing hiatus due to health. Reb continues to progress well--she is in the Benedictine for the 4th time--MVP keeps sending her home or to the nursing home, and ends up having to pay to readmit her. Overall, the cancer is gone, she is just about fully healed from the surgery, and a little more time will let her heal from the effects of the surgery. We thank our well wishers on this list.
Our dear friend Don Haynie phoned me from the Hawaiian Islands last night to tell me Sheryl Samuel is in the ICU of a hospital there and after being kept in an artificial coma for 3 days, has been brought out speaking and responding, but very very slowly.
He asked for our prayers, and he has them, and I asked his permission to spread the word, so please send your prayers, best wishes, in whatever form you do out to a dear friend Sheryl to bring her back to us intact. Don's e-mail is haysam@compuserve.com but he may not have computer access at this time.
I of course continue on hospice care with my wonderful hospice team
peace and love
the Moose
Freeman Article
Pardon if you don't know me - I'm sending this to my entire e-mail list.
Most important -Please come to the Hootenanny/Auction on Sunday from
And - There was an article about me in The Kingston Freeman today. It was a wonderful article and the reporter, Rochelle Riservato did a wonderful job but a few mistakes of fact crept in – not her fault. The article is at http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19011252&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=81974&rfi=6 (And yes, I know that these things won't really matter to anyone but me.)
1. I have never taught a class in Gaelic. I also have never taught at Winterbear, The D&H Canal Society or Shelbark Farm, although I have performed at these places.
2. The point I was making about "city music" was that in spite of radio, recordings and TV, our area has kept alive our own indigenous folk music.
3. The event on the Kingston Art bus and the Phil Och's nite are not related to the Heritage Folk Music organization. All of the HFM events can be found at http://heritageconcerts.blogspot.com/
Yours in folk music,
Bob Lusk
Hootenanny Auction
The donations are rolling in for the Hootenanny Auction! (11/18 at the UU Fellowship in Kingston) Barcones Music in Kingston just donated a new acoustic electric, cutaway dreadnaught guitar. A real player. I have gigged with worse guitars than this. For a listing of all the other items, check out http://heritagemusicauction.blogspot.com/
Fw: Eisteddfod-NY A festival of traditional music 11/16-18, Jackson Heights, NY
To: fmsny1@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject: Eisteddfod-NY A festival of traditional music 11/16-18, Jackson Heights, NY
The advance ticket rate extended to November 12!! Get your tickets on-line now! See below.
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to hear many great performers under one roof!! The possibilities are endless!
The Folk Music Society of NY, Inc. (aka) NY Pinewoods
presents
Eisteddfod-NY
A Festival of Traditional Music
November 16-18, 2007 in Jackson Heights, NY
A fabulous, family-friendly gathering of musicians and singers, plenty of opportunity to listen to concerts and participate in workshops, a ballad swap, open mic, Festival Marketplace, and much more. The performers, local, national, and international, are steeped in their respective traditions which include Black Southern Mountain String Band tradition, Southern Mountain music, Sea Music, Blues, Gospel, Irish-American, Work Songs, urban folksongs, ballad tradition of Bulgaria, Traditional songs of Wales, Music of Russian Republic of Karelia, Music and dance from Greece, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, French Canada, and much more. The list of performers, presenters and worshop leaders is vast, and includes:
Norris Bennett ~ Colleen Cleveland ~ Jeff Davis ~ Jerry Epstein ~ Margaret Farrell ~ Alan Friend ~ Julia Friend ~ Martin Grosswendt ~ Jodee James ~ Johnson Girls ~ David Jones ~ Karelian Ensemble ~ Keith Kendrick ~ Evy Mayer ~ Dan Milner ~ Anne Price ~ Jean Ritchie ~ Ricki Schneyer ~ Steve Suffet ~ Ken Sweeney and Craig Edwards ~ Triboro ~ Bill and Livia Vanaver ~ Jeff Warner ~ Tzvety Weiner ~ Heather Wood ~ Director Emeritus – Howard Glasser; MC's: Ron Olesko ~ Mary Cliff ~ Oscar Brand
Of special interest to those who work with children will be a free family concert and a workshop on using music with children. See schedule and detailed information at www.eisteddfod-ny.org.
Please forward this information to your friends and family and anyone you think may be interested in attending.
For tickets:
For tickets:
FMSNY members: http://eisteddfod-members.eventbrite.com/
FMSNY non-members: http://eisteddfod-ny.eventbrite.com/
For more information, go to the Eisteddfod-NY web page:
http://www.eisteddfod-ny.org
--
Joy Bennett
President, Folk Music Society of NY, Inc
aka NY Pinewoods
FMSNY non-members: http://eisteddfod-ny.eventbrite.com/
For more information, go to the Eisteddfod-NY web page:
http://www.eisteddfod-ny.org
--
Joy Bennett
President, Folk Music Society of NY, Inc
aka NY Pinewoods
Hootenanny Auction on 11/18
There are a lot of wonderful donations of Folk Music memorabilia coming in for Heritage Folk Music's Hootenanny Auction on 11/18. An updated list can be found at http://heritagemusicauction.blogspot.com/
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