Songs of the Earth Concert

 

Songs of the Earth

A Special Pasta Dinner and Concert Featuring Evan Pritchard, James Krueger, TG Vanini and Julie Parisi Kirby Saturday December 6.  5 - 6 Dinner; 6 - 7:30 Concert; $10 - $15 suggested donation.

Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, Pine Hill.  845-254-5469 or www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org for more info.

 Celebrate the great beauty of our planet while helping the Pine Hill Community Center raise funds to make our building more energy efficient.  Proceeds from this concert will help the Center do much needed work on our building to help us lower our carbon footprint and save on energy costs.  Less money to the utility companies means more for community programming, so invest in your community today!

 

Native American scholar, author and performer Evan Pritchard, local songwriter James Krueger, and Julie Parisi-Kirby and TG Vanini of the Princes of Serendip will present an early evening of fine music that honors the earth. Evan Pritchard has authored numerous books on Native history and spirituality, including Native New Yorkers and No Word for Time. Described as an "extraordinarily talented writer with a real talent for poetic imagery", James Krueger has released five solo CDs and is a two-time honor award winner in the Great American Song Contest.  Lyrical, whimsical, socially conscious and downright silly, Julie Parisi-Kirby and TG Vanini's music entertains and edifies, conjuring images of an old time cabaret.

 

The Pine Hill Community Center - Serving the People of the Central Catskills

287 Main Street

PO Box 647

Pine Hill, NY 12465

845.254.5469

info@pinehillcommunitycenter.org

www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org

 

You know I don't post a lot of You tube videos, but I liked this on from friend Rik Palieri-

These days you just never know when you are going to pop up on You Tube.
I just came across this by chance. It's a video of a show back in July, when Pete Seeger,
His grandson Tao and Blues man Guy Davis asked me to join them in a song.
Hope you will enjoy this.

Best Wishes
Your Banjo picking Pal
Rik

http://www.youtube.com/v/qBXKzlJmVeg&hl=en&fs=1"

 

From Ray Corona

        From Ray Corona
 

MUSIC INTERVIEWS plus FREE MUSIC @ www.raykorona.com! Our web site now has an INTERVIEWS section where you can hear interviews I've given on radio stations around the country about music related subjects. For example: why perform political songs; racism and music; making a difference in the world; fight-back stories; speaking out; music and activism on the internet; hip hop and other genres; the media and getting the message out; using music in a peace march; musicianship; songwriting techniques; musical inspiration; environmental activism and music, etc. Soon I hope to begin adding a selection of interviews from other musicians as well. www.raykorona.com/interviews.htm Our band continues its tradition of posting songs on current social justice issues for free listening and download @ URGENT SONGS on the web site. Hear songs about electronic voting machines, universal health care and more. www.raykorona.com/urgent%20political%20songs.htm BRIDGES OF PEACE – CONCERT AND MORE! Bridges of Peace is the organization that inspired Pete Seeger and I to write and record Toys for Peace. It's now not only providing toys to children in war-torn countries, but raising money for a "House of Hospitality" to assist women in NJ upon their release from prison, among other projects. To support these efforts, Sharon Abreu and Gina Tlamsa will join me to play some songs in a fabulous benefit concert featuring Gary US Bonds and other great acts on Sunday, Nov 23, at 3 pm, at The Headliner in Neptune, NJ. For details and tickets, go to www.bridgepeace.org. If you live far away or can't make the concert, please consider giving Bridges a tax deductible contribution. You can also support Bridges by purchasing a copy of The Cost of Freedom, the coffee table style book on peace activism endorsed by Noam Chomsky, Ramsey Clark, Harry Belafonte, Ralph Nader, Thom Hartmann, and others. The publisher gives Bridges a substantial contribution for each copy sold on its web site. An article I've written about Bridges and the lyrics to Toys for Peace are included in the book along with scores of accounts and photos of inspiring peace actions. Get it here: www.bridgepeace.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=18 That's it for now. More soon. In Musical Solidarity! Ray

Fwd: "there's no one as Irish as Barack O'bama" Song

From Maya and Preema-

"Theres no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama"  - Hardy Drew Irish Obama Song

this is sweet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xkw8ip43Vk

No one as Irish as Barack Obama

 

O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

 

You don't believe me, I hear you say But Barack's as Irish, as was JFK

His granddaddy's daddy came from Moneygall A small Irish village, well known to you all

 

Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama There's no one as Irish As Barack O'Bama

 

He's as Irish as bacon and cabbage and stew He's Hawaiian he's Kenyan American too

 He's in the white house, He took his chance Now let's see Barack do Riverdance

 

Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama There's no one as Irish As Barack O'Bama

 

From Kerry and cork to old Donegal Let's hear it for Barack from old moneygall

From the lakes of Killarney to old Connemara There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

 

O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

 

From the old blarney stone to the great hill of Tara There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

 

2008 the white house is green, their cheering in Mayo and in Skibereen.

The Irish in Kenya, and in Yokahama, Are cheering for President Barack O'Bama

 

O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

 

The Hockey Moms gone, and so is McCain They are cheering in Texas and in Borrisokane,

In Moneygall town, the greatest of drama, for our Famous president Barack o Bama

 

Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama There's no one as Irish As Barack O'Bama

 

The great Stephen Neill, a great man of God, He proved that Barack was from the Auld Sod

They came by bus and they came by car, to celebrate Barack in Ollie Hayes's Bar

 

O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

 

Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama There's no one as Irish As Barack O'Bama

Toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a loo, toor a lama There's no one as Irish As Barack O'Bama

Used Guitar String Project

In the current issue of "the folknik," Faith Petric wrote:

When visiting a restaurant in Cuba, we noticed that the entertainer's guitar had strings with knots tired in them to repair breaks. One of our members gave the player a set of new strings, which he received with tears of gratitude. And even at home, I have seen Doc Watson recover and rewind to take home mandolin strings that we discarded by someone who had changed them.

Used guitar strings (complete sets) can be sent to Kevin Deame, 28 Lad Road, Ellington, CT 06029. These are truly needed and appreciated. Project  organized by Darryl Purpose and Kevin. More information at  <http://secondstringsproject.org.>http://secondstringsproject.org.

Hoot Wings!

BOB - many are not aware of this technicality: A Hootenanny during the day is called a Wing Ding. I learned this from Pete around 1947 when I used to go to his apartment on Macdougal street for Saturday morning wing dings and sit at the feet of and listen to the likes of Woody, Leadbelly, Brownie and Sonny, Cisco Houston etc.   Eric Weissberg

Hootenanny/Auction November 16th

NEWS RELEASE

Media Contact: Bob Lusk

Email: Heritagefolkmusic@gmail.com Phone: 845-594-4412

 

 Gathering of Regional Folk Singers to Highlight Heritage Music at Hootenanny

Hootenanny Scheduled for November 16,  3-6 pm

 

KINGSTON, NY (November 5, 2008)Over 30 notable regional  folk singers will be jamming together in one place this week. A Hootenanny, scheduled for November 16 at the Unitarian Fellowship on Sawkill Road will be celebrating the art of singing together. 

 

"It's a Hoot, not a concert" said Bob Lusk, from Heritage Folk Music. "Many wonderful performers can only perform solo or when their material is tightly rehearsed.  The magic of a Hootenanny is that performers are coming together to spontaneously share their folk traditions on stage in front of a live audience, who is also singing (and perhaps playing) along with them."

 

According to Lusk, the event will include notable singers and musicians including, Mark Anderson, Rich Bala, Karen Brooks, Jim Donnelly, Denise Jordan Finley, Bob Horan, Pat Keating, Terri Masardo, Melissa Ortquist, Norm Wennet, the Virginia Wolves, and special guest the Woodstock Pipes and Drums bagpipers.

 

In addition to the music, the event will include an auction with many of the artists donating instruments, CD's, vintage folk music magazines and other memorabilia.

 

An amazing variety of donations have come in for this event including instruments, songbooks and recordings. Most recently, local musician Mark Anderson donated an antique 12-string bowl-back mandolin built by the famous Franz Schwarzer zither company in Washington, Missouri.

http://franzschwarzer.blogspot.com/

 

Many local music stores have made donations to the auction including Alto Music, Barcones Music, Saugerties Music Works, Reservoir Music, Ernie Sakar Guitars , and Woodstock Music

 

Two websites have been established for this event which includes a full list of performers along with items for auction and can be found at

http://heritagemusicauction.blogspot.com/

http://hootenannyperformers.blogspot.com/

 

The Hootenanny/Auction is scheduled for November 16 from 3-6 pm at the Unitarian Universal Church Hall on Sawkill Road in Kingston. For more information you can reach Bob Lusk at (845) 594-4412 or heritagefolkmusic@gmail.com.

 

 

Performer's e-mails

Cavanaugh & Kavanaugh  music@cavandkav.com music@cavandkav.com

Jim Daniels  Applause MusicDJs@aol.com

 

Bob Horan   BHoran0002@aol.com

David Howells  twosword@earthlink.net

Denise Jordan Finley and Daniel Pagdon backwatermusic@yahoo.com 

Pat Keating  tigzig48@yahoo.com

Bob Lusk  boblusk@gmail.m

Ernie Mortuzans and Jean Weiss  ernie_mor@yahoo.com   AMB372000@yahoo.com

Melissa Ortquist  mortquist@hvc.rr.com

Norm Wennet  norme@earthlink.net

Elly Wininger  ellywin@hvc.rr.com

Folk Auction 11/16! update

Auction item list as of 11/4/08
Bruce Ackerman - Autographed poster (vintage)

Alto Music - item coming

Mark Anderson - 12-string bowl-back mandolin built by the famous Franz Schwarzer zither company (needs restoration). For more details go to http://franzschwarzer.blogspot.com/ Mark is also donating his CD.

Rich Bala - Complete set of autographed recordings including CD's.
Oscar Brand's "Bawdy Songs and Backroom Ballads" (Vol. 2) LP
"Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makem" songbook from 1968.

Barcones Music - item coming

Joan Castka - LP's

Cavanaugh & Kavanaugh - CD

Jim Daniel - Santa Claus collectable figures from the "Clothtique" collectables.

James Krueger - Live in Denver, NY CD

Bob Lusk - One beginning lesson in guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, cittern, vocal toning or autoharp.

Rebecca Martin - LP's

Ira & Laurie McIntosh - CD

Music Works - item coming

Reservoir Music - item coming

Ernie Sakar Guitars - A new "A" style mandolin!

Woodstock Music - item coming

Anonymous Donors - Large collection of vintage 45's, songbooks, LP's, cassettes, CD's, artwork and instruments.

1000 sitarists - 20th, 21st & 22nd November, 2008

Utsav + Brahmnaad + Pranayam Dhyan: Sitarists wanted for Guiness Rec

Posted by: "Gurpreet Singh" gurpreetsingh147@gmail.com   gurpreetsingh147

BRAHMANAAD

For the first time in the world, a grand symphony of 1000 sitarists… (In aid of Bihar relief & rehabilitation)
Titled Brahma Naad, the concert is based on the ancient ragas mentioned in the rare Gandharva Veda, which says that classical music has the power to transform and harmonise lives through its ragas. Ragas mean colours; and that which brings colour to life is music.
The concert, steeped in the science of musical vibrations believed to soothe and heal and to spread the message of peace across the world, hopes to raise funds which shall be employed in the rehabilitation of lakhs of people who are braving the fury of the Kosi. This Anahad Naad - the soundless sound, has been mentioned by Guru Nanak, Kabir, Raidaas, Bulle Shah, and Meera as the music that exists in and can be heard from the depth of one's being.
On the authority of the ancient texts, it is accepted that music and chants embody positive energy. The creation of the universe and all its creatures, comes from the primordial sound – Brahm Naad.

VISION

His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation, which is the largest volunteer based Non-Government Organisation (NGO) in the world, has conceptualized this concert to capture the very essence of the universe and reinforce the supreme energy of music.In keeping with His vision and mission of a stress-free, violence-free planet, where ndividuals  contribute towards the goal of a One-World Family, this initiative resonates with a two-fold purpose. It endeavors to uplift the practitioners of the musical discipline, and to simultaneously revive this ancient legacy of India. Moreover, it is intended to epitomize the universality of music, a discipline that can cut across boundaries and countries, to spread the message of peace and harmony through the unifying power of its vibrations.

THE EVENT: 2 DAYS – 1000 SITARS – 1 STAGE

For the first time ever, 1000 sitarists will play together, on one platform, in a two-day concert. This 1000-piece sitar orchestral ensemble will have the participation of national and international sitar players from all over the country and the world. The initiative is being spearheaded by Art of Living singer, Ms. Chitra Roy, M.Phil in classical music from Delhi University with a gold medal, who has also received advance training at the Gwalior gharana.
The instrument of emphasis in this symphony, the sitar, embodies the rich ad regal musical heritage of India. A 1000 sitarists, accompanied by musicians on the flute, tabla, dholak, sarod, sarangi, pakhawaj, veena, keyboard, mrudangam and ghatam, will fuse skillful composition with artistic expression to create a potent symphony.
OBJECTIVE

This live concert will provide a platform for world-renowned as well as budding, international as well as local exponents of this Indian art, on a platform that will facilitate enhanced exposure, awareness and appreciation of the rich legacy of India's ancient and diverse culture. Through the sheer energy and power of music, this first-ever 1000 sitar ensemble shall endeavour to transcend narrow prejudices, to overcome chaos, to celebrate the joy and the power of the multi-ethnic cultural vitality of India, and to spread the message of peace and harmony throughout the world.

DATES & VENUE
*20th, 21st & 22nd November, 2008
Sector 32 Grounds, Noida, Delhi NCR.

http://www.artoflivingfaridabad.org/missiongreen.html
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http://www.utsavdelhi.blogspot.com
http://www.help-biharfloodvictims.blogspot.com
http://www.bawandinesh.name

Message from Pete Seeger to Vote Row E

I received this too late to post it timely for the election, but my instincts must have been working because when I was standing in the voting booth, I voted Row E!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD6mUc2FTkI

Vote for Obama and our local candidates on Row E, the Working Families Party (WFP).