The Black Feathers, a UK-based husband and wife duo, is the featured act during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s virtual First Saturday Concert on June 5. The show will stream live from the duo’s home in Wales from 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. via FMSH’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FMSHLongIsland) and YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJ9zJQXl2ml128-TIPRFLg/about).
Singer-Songwriters Claudia Nygaard and Rupert Wates will share their songs during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s virtual Hard Luck Café concert series, held in partnership with the Cinema Arts Centre, on Thursday night, June 17. They will showcase their talents live from 8-9:30 p.m. via FMSH’s YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJ9zJQXl2ml128-TIPRFLg/about) and Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FMSHLongIsland).
More than two dozen of Long Island’s top folk and rock musicians will take to the stage in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow to perform the music of Harry Chapin, the late singer, Grammy Award-winning songwriter and social activist. The rescheduled “Just Wild About Harry” tribute concert on Monday night, July 26, will feature multiple acts, including concert organizer Stuart Markus and his trio Gathering Time, performing some of Chapin’s classics including “Taxi” and “Cat’s in the Cradle,” plus many lesser hits and fan favorites like “WOLD” and “Mr. Tanner.” The concert, set for 8:00 p.m., is free, but concertgoers are asked to bring donations of nonperishable food to support Long Island Cares, Inc., the regional food bank founded by Chapin in 1980.
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This year’s Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) conference is taking place online only, Nov. 11-14, and its music showcases (through which we have discovered and booked many talented artists to perform for our audiences) are being opened to folk music fans.
You can purchase a "Music Only" virtual ticket for $20 (plus a $2.97 processing fee) and enjoy hours of music by artists from across the U.S. and Canada from the comfort of your own homes over this Veterans Day weekend and for 30 days afterwards (since all of the showcases are being recorded for later viewing). Although the conference also includes panel discussions and workshops, keynote speakers, peer group sessions, and awards presentations, the $20 "Music Only" ticket enables music lovers to enjoy curated online showcases only. These include all juried Formal Showcases, the Suzie Wollenberg Folk DJ Showcase, a BIPOC Showcase, open mics, and late-night guerrilla showcases.
For information on the conference and to purchase a virtual "Music Only" ticket, visit www.nerfa2021.com/tickets .
This year's Harry Chapin tribute concert and food drive has been rescheduled for Monday, September 12. More than three dozen of Long Island’s top musicians and songwriters will take to the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at 7:00 p.m. to perform the music of the late Grammy-Award-winning singer-songwriter and social activist. The concert will also be livestreamed via the "Just Wild About Harry” (The Harry Chapin Tribute Show) Facebook group and will be available for later viewing.
A film screening, discussion, and Q & A with legendary guitar
maker John Monteleone and filmmaker Trevor Laurence
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Neil Young’s best-selling album, Harvest, the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) will screen Neil Young: Harvest Time on Thursday, December 1, at 7 p.m., with a second screening on Sunday, December 4, at 2:45 p.m.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Neil Young’s best-selling album, Harvest, the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY) will screen Neil Young: Harvest Time on Sunday, December 4, at 2:45 p.m.
The Folk Music Society of Huntington and the organizers of the annual "Just Wild About Harry" Chapin tribute show are teaming up to honor the famed singer-songwriter, social activist and humanitarian, who would have turned 80 years old on December 7. A special livestream event is set for Monday, December 5, at 8:30pm ET, and can be viewed online via the "Just Wild About Harry" Facebook page and others.
Friday, February 3, at 7:00 PM and Tuesday, February 7, at 7:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY)
Members $10 | Public $15
The brand-new feature-length concert documentary, Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park, presents musical icon Carole King’s triumphant May 26, 1973 homecoming concert on The Great Lawn of New York City’s Central Park before an estimated audience of 100,000.
Tuesday, February 7, at 7:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY)
Members $10 | Public $15
The brand-new feature-length concert documentary, Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park, presents musical icon Carole King’s triumphant May 26, 1973 homecoming concert on The Great Lawn of New York City’s Central Park before an estimated audience of 100,000.
