Folk Music Society of Huntington

The Young Novelists + The Whispering Tree
2017-05-18 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York)
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Two husband-and-wife duos share the bill.

— The Young Novelists —

Toronto-based The Young Novelists are known for their beautiful harmonies and songs culled from their small-town roots. Think Johnny & June meets Shovels & Rope.
Sharing a passion for storytelling, Graydon James and Laura Spink sing songs about small towns, redemption, love and loss. Since the release of their second full-length album, made us strangers, they have been touring Canada and the U.S. relentlessly, earning accolades wherever they go. They were recognized as Emerging Artists of the Year at the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards, won the Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition at the 2015 Connecticut Folk Festival, and were recently named as finalists in the NewSong Contest. The Young Novelists also earned coveted official showcases at the Folk Alliance International Conference, as well as at those of its northeast and southeast regional affiliates (NERFA and SERFA).

— The Whispering Tree —

At the heart of The Whispering Tree are singer-songwriter Eleanor Kleiner and multi-instrumentalist Elie Brangbour. With their deep-reaching sound, haunting vocals and vivid lyrics, this Beacon, NY-based Franco-American duo has been captivating audiences since meeting at music school in London in 2004. Full of imagery and stories of the human condition, The Whispering Tree’s songwriting is the backbone of its moody and melodic folk-rock sound and has been heavily influenced by the duo’s travels abroad.
Named as first-place winners in the 2010 Songdoor International Songwriting Competition, The Whispering Tree are finalists in the 2017 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition. Eleanor also was recently named as a finalist in The Philadelphia Songwriters Project’s songwriting contest. The duo has had coveted official showcases at NERFA conferences and has twice performed in the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s Emerging Artist Showcase.

Ellis Paul
2017-06-03 19:30 - 22:30
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Since his emergence on the Boston music scene in 1990, Ellis Paul has earned accolades, awards, and a large fan base in recognition of his well-crafted songs, his high-energy stage presence, and his distinctive voice. As Kristian Bush, of the duo Sugarland, has said: “Ellis has a voice that is so powerful you know who it is the second he comes through your radio.”
Now celebrating 25 years on the road, Ellis Paul has played some 5,000 shows – gracing stages at the Newport Folk Festival, Carnegie Hall, and clubs and coffeehouses the world-over. A prolific songwriter, he’s penned more than 500 songs. “His songs are literate, provocative and urbanely romantic.” (Scott Alarik, The Boston Globe). He’s recorded and released 20 albums, while his music has also been featured in a number of Hollywood film soundtracks – including several by the Farrelly Brothers – as well as commercials, documentaries and TV shows.
“Despite his success and sense of history, Mr. Paul remains an artist with his eye on the future and an interest in discovering the transformative potential in his music.” – The New York Times

The Folk Movement of the 1960s and 1970s
2017-06-13 19:30 - 22:30
Bill Shelley of Shelley Archives Inc. presents a Music Legends Live educational lecture with film clips on The Folk Movement of the 1960s and 1970s at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington). FMSH is pleased to co-sponsor this special event, and its members will be afforded the same discount as Cinema members when purchasing tickets.
Besides the tradition of preserving the songs of anonymous composers whose work was passed on from generation to generation, the folksinger-songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s added their own voices and stories to the folk tradition. From personal stories to political protests, these artists challenged our minds, entertained us, and recorded our history. With guitars in hand, they ruled the coffee houses and airwaves with their songs and struck a nerve with the younger generation.
This program will feature filmed performances of such leading contributors to this genre as Phil Ochs, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Don McLean, Janis Ian, Melanie, Steeleye Span, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez, among others.

The Levins + Christine Sweeney
2017-06-15 19:30 - 22:30
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The Levins are a New York-based, harmony driven acoustic folk-rock duo who seek to make the world a happier place through their warm, spirited and uplifting music without skating over the complexities of life.
Ira and Julia Levin are singer-songwriters who perform their original material with guitar and piano accompaniment, using unexpected harmonies and musical arrangements that make their songs both engaging and infectious. Says WFUV’s John Platt: “The Levins speak to our better selves with their crystalline harmonies and uplifting lyrics.” The duo had a coveted Formal Showcase at the 2016 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference and won the 2011 Connecticut Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. (www.thelevinsmusic.com)
Christine Sweeney is a young bluesy pop musician and singer-songwriter who has been active on the Long Island music scene for a decade. With a voice as powerful as it is sweet, she deftly handles poppy and playful without sacrificing genuine emotion. Her writing style is focused heavily on the feel of the lyrics, but the underlying music structure reveals that she’s no stranger to complexities in harmonies as well.
Christine cites Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor, John Mayer, Rilo Kelly and KT Tunstall among her influences. Her sometimes gritty, occasionally sugary vocals soar over her rhythmic guitar playing. (www.christinesweeney.com)

American Roots Music Festival at Caramoor
2017-06-24 12:00 - 22:00
The American Roots Music Festival at Caramoor is an annual day-long family-friendly celebration of acoustic music. Set on 90 acres of gardens and Italianate architecture in Katonah, Westchester County, NY – 40 miles northeast of New York City — the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is well known for its summer music festivals. The Folk Music Society of Huntington is delighted to again be a Cultural Partner of the festival and will have a presence there.
“Caramoor is a nature paradise and the music takes place in several locations on the grounds so that folks can experience some of the environmental beauty as well,” says Maggi Landau, the festival organizer. She notes that during the daytime artists will be performing acoustic, unplugged sets in the Sunken Garden – “a quiet grove with the audience sitting on the ground literally at the feet of the artist” – as well as on the larger Friends Field. An evening concert featuring Rhiannon Giddens and Sarah Jarosz will take place inside the Venetian Theater, for which there is reserved seating.
Daytime performers include The Mammals (featuring Mike & Ruthy), River Whyless, The Lonely Heartstring Band, Michaela Anne, Kaia Kater, Spuyten Duyvil, Anthony da Costa, Cole Quest & The City Pickers, The Brother Brothers, Eddie Barbash Band, and NERFA presents Young Folk featuring Brian Dunne and more artists TBA.
$25 daytime only tickets (excluding the evening performances) and full-festival tickets, priced at $30-$90 (including reserved seating for the evening concert), may be ordered by visiting www.caramoor.org.
Attendees are advised to bring their own lawn chairs for the daytime performances. Although food and beverages will be available for purchase, folks also can bring their own and enjoy picnicking on Caramoor’s spacious lawns.

Just Wild About Harry – Annual Tribute to Harry Chapin
2017-07-17 19:00 - 21:00
LI Musicians Pay Tribute to Harry Chapin During July 17 Concert at Eisenhower Park
The music of Harry Chapin will once again fill the summer night at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Monday, July 17, as multiple Long Island musicians, led by singer-songwriter Stuart Markus, perform the songs of the late singer-songwriter and social activist at the annual “Just Wild About Harry” tribute concert. The show will feature numerous songwriters and bands performing some of Chapin’s classic songs — including “Taxi,” “W.O.L.D.,” and “Cat’s in the Cradle.” Concertgoers are asked to bring donations of nonperishable food to support Long Island Cares, Inc., the regional food bank and humanitarian organization founded by Harry Chapin in 1980.
“The annual Harry Chapin Tribute Concert in Eisenhower Park is always a very special event for all of us at Long Island Cares because so many of Harry’s fans attend and are extremely supportive of Long Island Cares and the work we do to assist the more than 316,000 Long Islanders struggling with domestic hunger and high food insecurity,” said Paule Pachter, its chief executive officer. “It’s hard to believe it’s been 36 years since Harry’s untimely passing, and Stuart Markus and the other talented performers featured have been keeping Harry’s musical legacy very much alive on Long Island for so many years.”
Besides Markus and his group Gathering Time, this year’s roster of performers includes Frank Walker, Robin Eve, Lisa Itts, Grand Folk Railroad, Friends on the Journey, Robin Greenstein, Sid Cherry & Helene Schreier Pandal, Patricia Shih, MediaCrime, Karen Bella, Christine Solimeno, Josh Joffen, Jerry DeMeo, the Joe Iadanza Band, and the Folk Goddesses, plus newcomers Chelsea Takami, Cass House and Christine Sweeney. “I’m very excited to be able to bring in some new talent that caught my ear in the past couple of years, and to welcome back a few people that haven’t been in the show for a half decade or more,” Markus said. The event is co-promoted by the Folk Music Society of Huntington, of which Markus is a board member.
Long Island Cares’ staff and volunteers will be collecting donations of non-perishable food at a tent at the entrance to The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. They also will be selling t-shirts and Harry Chapin CDs, as well as distributing literature about the organization’s programs and services. The program begins at 7:30 pm and is free and open to the public. Concertgoers are advised to bring lawn chairs. The concert will be held rain or shine, precluded only by thunderstorms. For more information, visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/1767/Parks-Recreation-Museums.
Photo of Harry Chapin by Robert Berkowitz/RSBImageWorks.com

Huntington Folk Festival
2017-07-29 12:00 - 22:00
Sarah Lee Guthrie and The Mammals (featuring Mike & Ruthy) will co-headline the 12th Annual Huntington Folk Festival on Saturday, July 29, at Heckscher Park, located off Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, in Huntington Village. Extending from 12 noon to 10:30 p.m., the free festival – co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Huntington Arts Council – is part of the 52nd Huntington Summer Arts Festival.
The theme for the evening concert is Generations. Performing on the park’s [Harry] Chapin Rainbow Stage at 8:30 p.m. will be Sarah Lee Guthrie and The Mammals (featuring Mike & Ruthy). Talented artists in their own right, Sarah Lee is the daughter of Arlo Guthrie and granddaughter of Woody Guthrie, while Ruth Ungar is the daughter of Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. A special on-stage song swap — NERFA Presents Young Folk: Alice Howe and Mike Tedesco – is set for 8 p.m. [NERFA is an acronym for Northeast Regional Folk Alliance.]
Prior to the evening concert, Michael Kornfeld, who is president of both FMSH and NERFA and editor & publisher of AcousticMusicScene.com, and Joe Pszonek of Joltin Joe’s Radio Nowhere Internet Radio (streaming @ radionowhere903.com), will host unplugged showcases and song swaps from 1-6 p.m. These will take place near canopy tents on the upper lawn area overlooking the stage and will feature some three-dozen artists/acts from New York and several other states. The day’s musical festivities begin with an open mic at noon.
Artists slated to perform during the afternoon include Jeremy Aaron, Clint Alphin, Alexis von Aulock, Emily Barnes, Tucker Bickell, Bill Buttner, Chris J. Connolly, Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers, Vincent Cross, Karen Dahlstrom, Folkapotamus, Marci Geller, Cosby Gibson & Tom Staudle, He-Bird, She-Bird, Gina Holsopple, Josh Joffen, Susan Kane, Judy Kass, Colleen Kattau, Rorie Kelly, Ray Lambiase, Mara Levine, Lori Llyn, Stuart Markus, Catherine Miles and Jay Mafale (The YaYas), Lois Morton, Emily Mure, Nico Padden, Steven Pelland, Katherine Rondeau, John Sonntag, Hank Stone, Christine Sweeney, Sweet Little Bloodhound, Toby Tobias, and The Whispering Tree. Schedules will be posted online at AcousticMusicScene.com, FMSH.org and huntingtonarts.org.
Here are the afternoon schedules for the AcousticMusicScene.com and Radio Nowhere tents:
AcousticMusicScene.com
(Host: Michael Kornfeld)
Open Mic at 12 noon
1:00 Opening Round: Jeremy Aaron, Chris J. Connolly, Hank Stone
1:30 NOOM: Ray Lambiase, Lori Llyn, Toby Tobias
2:00 Hudson Valley Voices: Susan Kane, Judy Kass
2:30 I’m From New Jersey: Mara Levine, Katherine Rondeau, John Sonntag
3:00 Folk from Upstate New York: Bill Buttner, Gina Holsopple, Colleen Kattau
3:30 Hard Luck Café @ 25: Marci Geller, Josh Joffen, Steven Pelland
4:00 Huntington’s Own: Annie Mark, Lois Morton
4:30 2017 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artists: Clint Alphin, Emily Mure, Christine Sweeney
5:00 2017 Kerrville New Folk Finalists: Emily Barnes, Catherine Miles and Jay Mafale (The YaYas), The Whispering Tree
5:30 Bluegrass & Roots: Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers with Cole Quest, Vincent Cross, He-Bird, She-Bird
Joltin Joe’s Radio Nowhere
Streaming @ Radionowhere903.com
(Host: Joe Pszonek)
1:00 Rorie Kelly
1:15 Emily Barnes
1:30 Tom Staudle
1:45 Cosby Gibson
2:00 Alexis Van Aulock
2:15 Folkapotamus
2:30 Karen Dahlstrom
2:45 Nico Padden
3:00 He-Bird, She-Bird
3:15 Christine Sweeney
3:30 Katherine Rondeau
3:45 Judy Kass
4:00 Susan Kane
4:15 John Sonntag
4:30 Bill Buttner
4:45 Sweet Little Bloodhound
5:00 Mara Levine
5:15 Stuart Marcus
5:30 Alice Howe
5:45 Marci Geller
Festivalgoers are advised to bring lawn chairs and blankets and a picnic supper (or walk into Huntington Village and enjoy a meal at one of its many restaurants).
The Huntington Folk Festival highlights a folk and Americana weekend at Heckscher Park that also features concerts by Long Island-based indie folk-rock band Miles to Dayton (Friday July 28) and The Sweet Remains, a nationally touring act with harmonies reminiscent of CSN, The Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel (Sunday, July 30). The Huntington Summer Arts Festival is produced by the Town of Huntington, presented by the Huntington Arts Council, and sponsored in part by the New York State Council for the Arts, the County of Suffolk and Canon U.S.A.

6-8 p.m. Dinner Break
8:00 p.m. NERFA Presents Young Folk: Alice Howe and Mike Tedesco — on the Chapin Rainbow Stage
8:30 p.m. Generations: Sarah Lee Guthrie and The Mammals (featuring Mike & Ruthy) — on the Chapin Rainbow Stage

FMSH Co-Sponsors Picnic & Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2017-08-27 12:00 - 17:00
Hundreds of folk, roots and bluegrass music fans from throughout the New York metropolitan area are expected to converge on Germonds Park in West Nyack, NY on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27, for the eighth annual, picnic, concert and jam presented by the Borderline Folk Music Club and the Town of Clarkston. The Folk Music Society of Huntington is pleased to again co-sponsor the picnic, along with AcousticMusicScene.com, The Folk Music Society of New York (aka Pinewoods Folk Music Club), and Tribes Hill.
The free event, extending from noon to 6 p.m., at the park located at 185 Germonds Road, will feature a musical tribute to Leonard Cohen, the influential and much-revered singer, songwriter and poet who died last November at age 82.
Main stage performers (in order of appearance) include The Whispering Tree, Acoustic Apple, The Palisades, Loretta Hagen, Peter Calo, Ron Renninger, Josh Joffen, Terry Kitchen, Mara Levine, Jerry Korobow, Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches, Judy Kass, Kate Copeland, Jeremy Aaron, Pat Harpe, Tom Cardullo, John Guth, and Leo Harmonay. Each artist will perform a mix of songs by Cohen and their own selections, while many are expected to join in singing Cohen’s classic “Hallelujah” during the finale.
AcousticMusicScene.com’s Michael Kornfeld, who also serves as president of the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA), joins Joltin’ Joe Pszonek, host of the Internet radio shows “Radio Nowhere” and “Finnigan’s Wake” (streaming online at www.radionowhere903.com), and Perry Stein of Ethical Brew Coffee House in Teaneck, NJ in emceeing the event.
Aside from the pre-selected artists, there will be opportunities for people of all skill levels to participate in a jam and song circle led by Jerry Korobow and FMSH Board Member Gary Schoenberger -– so folks are encouraged to bring their instruments.
The event is open to the entire community. Attendees are advised bring their own picnic lunch, lawn chairs and/or blankets. There also are shade trees and picnic tables in the park. Alcohol and pets are not permitted. Ample free parking is available in two lots.
The Borderline Folk Music Club, a nonprofit organization that bills itself as the home of folk and roots music in Rockland County, has previously paid tribute to Tom Paxton, Si Kahn, Pete Seeger, Jean Ritchie, and Music of the Sixties during its annual picnics.
Additional information, including driving directions, is available online at www.borderlinefolkmusicclub.org.

Huntington’s Own – Three Generations: Lois Morton, Annie Mark, Kirsten Maxwell
2017-10-07 19:30 - 22:30
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Lois Morton has been delighting audiences in the New York metropolitan area with her abundant charm and humorous songs of social commentary. Reinventing herself in retirement, Lois has gone from being an educator and therapist to a singer-songwriter with a rapier wit and surprisingly contemporary approach. Her show “As I See It” highlights Lois’ original, often hilarious songs that encourage us to laugh at ourselves, while she also brings to life the legendary Edith Piaf in a lecture-cabaret program featuring songs and stories. For more information, visit www.loismorton.com.
Annie Mark has shared her country-tinged Americana-roots music with audiences from Nashville to Ireland. A New York native, she moved to the South at age 10, where she nurtured a life-long love of old-style country music and of songs that convey slice-of-life stories about people’s lives. Sung in her richly textured voice, her songs explore life’s journey and universal themes of love and loss, struggles and triumphs, shadows and light. Annie plays a mix of folk and country, with a little bit of blues-rock, accompanying herself on a strong, steady rhythm guitar.
Kirsten Maxwell has been earning accolades and winning over audiences across the country. She was a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition (2016) and an audience-voted “Most Wanted” artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. She took first place in a contest sponsored by the Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) in 2015 and was a winner in the 2016 South Florida Folk Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition. She has had official juried showcases at several conferences hosted by regional affiliates of Folk Alliance International, has a coveted Formal Showcase at this fall’s Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference, and was part of NERFA Presents Young Folk showcases at the Mariposa and Philadelphia Folk Festivals. For more information, visit http://www.kirstenmaxwell.com.

Freddy & Francine + Miles & Mafale (formerly The Yayas)
2017-10-19 19:30 - 22:30
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Freddy & Francine is an Americana-soul duo comprised of Lee Ferris & Bianca Caruso. With voices reminiscent of Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin, their songs blend soul, R&B, folk, and Americana with a modern, yet timeless, appeal.
The duo has released two EPs and three full-length CDs since 2008 and has performed at NYC’s Madison Square Park and at such notable festivals as Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Sister’s Folk Fest, and this year’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
“Ferris and Caruso have found their respective vocal soulmates, the kind of perfect harmonies that send a gripping shiver down the backbone of the listener”
-The Deli Magazine
“There is definitely a palpable chemistry between these musicians, with their vocals blending like milk and honey.”
– No Depression
Miles & Mafale (formerly The YaYas) are three-time finalists in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition, were audience-voted “Most Wanted” artists at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, have had official juried showcases at several music conferences hosted by regional affiliates of Folk Alliance International.
Catherine Miles and Jay Mafale have spent much of the last few years concentrating on the collaborative project No Fuss and Feathers and touring in support of Traveling Circus (#22 Top Album of 2016 on the international Folk DJ chart). Miles & Mafale are now back in the studio, putting the finishing touches on a new duo album that’s slated for release later this year.

Susan Werner
2017-11-04 19:30 - 22:30
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“Susan Werner, a clever songwriter and engaging performer, brings literacy and wit back to popular song,” according to The New Yorker, while the Chicago Tribune has aptly hailed her as “one of the most innovative songwriters working today.”
A favorite of FMSH audiences, Werner has never been one to adhere to just one musical style. A gifted singer-songwriter, who accompanies herself on both guitar and piano, she is known for her musical versatility and for her witty repartee during live performances. The classically trained and jazz-inspired Iowa native, who now calls Chicago home, has been delighting concert and festival audiences for more than two decades.
Besides her live performances, Werner is known for iconoclastic concept albums in which she updates traditional styles of music with sharp, witty, incisive lyrics. Her September 2017 release, An American In Havana, Werner’s 13th studio recording, is a collection of original songs inspired by two recent trips to Cuba and blends Cuban rhythms with Werner’s signature storytelling, trademark songcraft, humor, and poetry.
Werner also is the composer and lyricist for a forthcoming Broadway musical based on the film Bull Durham.

Bettman & Halpin + The Belle Hollows
2017-11-16 19:30 - 22:30
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The Belle Hollows is a Nashville-based contemporary folk trio comprised of siblings Jeremy and Rachel Johnson and their friend Robert Phaneuf.
Launched in early 2016, the trio had the #2 album on the international Folk DJ chart for August 2016 and shared the month’s most-played song (“A Different Kind of Rain”), while several other tracks from Miller’s Creek, its debut album, were in the top 20. The three previously spent the better part of a decade developing a unique vocal blend featuring tight harmonies as part of the newgrass band The Barrel Jumpers. As a reviewer for Maverick Magazine (UK) wrote, the “tasteful acoustic” music of The Belle Hollows “ought to appeal to fans of the likes of Nickel Creek and Alison Krauss.”
Bettman & Halpin play original folk/Americana. The Colorado-based acoustic duo’s performances combine high-energy upbeat bluegrass/roots-inspired compositions, beautiful ballads with soaring vocals and heartfelt lyrics, and groovy feel-good songs.
Touring as a duo since 2008, Stephanie Bettman (singer-songwriter and fiddler) and Luke Halpin (multi-instrumentalist) are known for their storytelling and playful banter between songs, as well as for their hooky whole-hearted songwriting and instrumental prowess. Bettman & Halpin have been Falcon Ridge Folk Festival “Most Wanted” artists, grand prize-winners in the So Cal Live Acoustic Music Competition, and two-time featured artists at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. Their CDs have received much radio airplay and critical acclaim.

Steady On: Celebrating Lilith Fair at 20
2017-12-02 19:30 - 22:30
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In a collaborative performance, a talented quintet of female singer-songwriters — Sloan Wainwright, Trina Hamlin, Sharon Goldman, Lara Herscovitch and Amy Soucy (along with Stephen Murphy on guitars) — carry the torch sparked by the groundbreaking 1997-1999 Lilith Fair tour.
Two decades after Sarah McLachlan founded the all-female festival, the women will join forces on tunes penned by Lilith Fair luminaries (Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls, Emmylou Harris, Tracy Chapman, Joan Osborne, Suzanne Vega and many more) plus original songs inspired by the spirit of Lilith Fair.
Sharon Goldman: NJ-based singer/songwriter Sharon Goldman captivates audiences whether she is fingerpicking her acoustic guitar, gently tinkling the piano keys, or showing off her “beautiful voice and compelling stage presence” (Joe Jencks, Brother Sun). Honored as a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist and NERFA Showcase artist, her latest album release, KOL ISHA (A Woman’s Voice) is a bold, unique song journey that has been called “an extraordinary effort” (Wanda Fischer, WAMC). “Sharon Goldman has truly found her voice,” says WFUV’s John Platt.
Trina Hamlin: Trina Hamlin combines gentle understanding with raw emotion in a way that is, quite simply, captivating from the first note. She seamlessly moves from guitar to piano with self accompaniment on harmonica leaving many who have seen her wondering what she can’t do. Regarded as one of the best harmonica players around, she presents a driving, sensuous rhythm in her performance reawakening audiences to the art of the instrument. “Trina Hamlin’s music smolders sweetly just before it sets the place on fire. Add in that irresistibly twinkling grin and you’ve got the foundation for a wonderful time.” –Marilyn Rea Beyer, WUMB Boston
Lara Herscovitch: “Pure musical poetry” (The Courier), Herscovitch is an “extraordinarily talented” (smother.net) singer-songwriter and former Connecticut State Troubadour, blending modern folk with blues, jazz, and pop influences into “marvelous, inventive and thought-provoking songs” (NJ.com). “A rising talent who is truly someone to watch for” (Acoustic Live in NYC), she has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor and tours regularly from Maine to Miami.
Amy Soucy: Beacon, NY-based Amy Soucy was the winner of the 2016 CT Folk Songwriting Competition and a 2016 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist. She is well-known for her vocal talents (“as comforting as a walk in the autumn woods” — Joe Pszonek, Radio Nowhere) and her timeless, poetic songwriting. Amy has a lifetime of varied singing experiences (choral, musical theater, even opera) and has performed, recorded, written and harmonized with a wide range of musical artists.
Sloan Wainwright: Defying standard categorization, singer/songwriter Sloan Wainwright consistently demonstrates her easy command of a variety of American musical styles — pop, folk, jazz and blues — held together by the melodious tone of her rich contralto, with the end result being a unique and soulful hybrid. Her family tree (brother and folk-music luminary Loudon Wainwright, nephew Rufus Wainwright, nieces Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche) reads like a who’s who of contemporary folk music, while media has praised her as “…one of those singers whose performance is a force of nature.” –Sing Out Magazine

Carolann Solebello + Rich Lanahan & Gerry McKeveny
2017-12-21 19:30 - 22:30
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Singer-Songwriters Carolann Solebello and Rich Lanahan & Gerry McKeveny share the bill during the monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, Dec. 21. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.
An award-winning, New York City-born and bred performing songwriter, Carolann Solebello is best known to folk audiences as a founding member of the Americana trio Red Molly. She now tours as both a solo artist and with the modern folk quartet No Fuss and Feathers.
Rich Lanahan is a Long Island-based folk-rock and Americana style singer-songwriter who also has played lead guitar for other performing songwriters and for various alt-country bands – including Fourteen Feet and The WellDiggers. Gerry McKeveny is an acoustic singer-songwriter and guitarist who has also been part of the popular Long Island-based folk harmony trio Gathering Time for the past five years. Rosanne Cash once commented on the “beautiful, emotionally potent lyricism” of his work.

The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
2018-01-06 19:30 - 22:30
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Formed in Sleepy Hollow, NY in the late 1990s, The Slambovian Circus of Dreams has achieved near legendary status as a pioneering alt-folk/Americana jam band, while remaining on the fringes of the music industry. The Slambovians’ lively late-night musical extravaganzas have made the band Falcon Ridge Folk Festival favorites for more than a decade.
The music of The Slambovian Circus of Dreams has been variously described as “hillbilly-Floyd,” “folk-pop,” “alt-country, roots-rock,” and “surreal Americana” — a clear indicator of its singularly indescribable uniqueness. Dancing freely between all existing religious and philosophical mythologies, the music is uplifting, empowering, at times haunting, and a lot of fun. Elements of The Incredible String Band, Dylan, Bowie, Neil Young and the Decemberists are all part of the musical mix.
Fronted by songwriter Joziah Longo (vocals/guitar/harmonica), the band features guitarist/mandolin player Sharkey McEwen, multi-instrumentalist Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, uke, theremin, melodica); and Felipe Torres (percussion).
It’s impossible to capture in writing what the experience of seeing the Slambovians live is really like. Come see for yourselves.
“The Slambovians cast a wide net … (their) music seems to energize anyone who hears it.” – Relix Magazine
“One of Americana’s most original ensembles.” – Sing Out!
“Mightily impressive and hugely original” – Maverick Magazine – UK
“This band reminds me to write and perform with my whole heart and soul.” – Dar Williams

Music Legends! – Folk Music from Greenwich Village: 1960s
2018-01-16 19:30 - 21:30
ShowingsCinema Arts Centre – Cinema 1
Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 7:30 PM
MUSIC LEGENDS LIVE!
Shelly Archives Inc
CoSponsored by the Folk Music Society of Huntington
FOLK MUSIC FROM GREENWICH VILLAGE: 1960s
Cinema Arts or FMSH Members $11 | Public $16 | Includes reception
Get cozy in Greenwich village, the stomping ground for several folk music greats in the 60s, such as Richie Havens, Janis Ian, and more!
The cold winter season seems a perfect time to celebrate some of the talents who brought their special insights and energy to the folk movement by performing in Greenwich Village, making New York City a Mecca for the folk music performers, especially those just starting their careers.
This program will showcase such artists as Richie Havens, Janis Ian, Chad Mitchell Trio, Melanie, Carly Simon, and more. Approx. 120 minutes.

Sophie Buskin + Joshua Garcia
2018-01-18 19:30 - 22:30
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Up-and-coming New York City-based singer-songwriters Joshua Garcia and Sophie Buskin will share some of their songs — preceded by an open mic.
Tickets for this event are available at the Cinema Arts Centre on the day of the performance. Prices are $10 for FMSH and Cinema Arts Centre Members / $15 for Nonmembers. There are no advance tickets for this event.

Abbie Gardner/Craig Akin + Goodnight Moonshine (Molly Venter/Eben Pariser)
2018-02-03 19:30 - 23:15
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Abbie Gardner, the fiery dobro player with an infectious smile, is a founding member of the all-female Americana trio Red Molly. After gracing stages from Denver to Denmark, and from Australia to Austin, the band took an indefinite hiatus in 2015. Although the trio has slated some gigs for this year, Abbie is also having a blast doing gigs with different bands, backing up her friends and stepping out into the spotlight on her own. No stranger to solo performing, she has three CDs to draw from — each with award-winning songs. Tales of love and loss, both gritty and sweet, ride the back of her by-now familiar and formidable slide guitar licks. She channels Lucinda and Bonnie, but remains pure Abbie. Her first songbook was published in December 2016, while a new solo release is slated for this winter. Abbie’s husband, Craig Akin, who performs with the Americana-roots quartet Roosevelt Dime, will accompany her on upright bass.
Goodnight Moonshine features Molly Venter and her husband Eben Pariser — consummate performers who have traveled nationally and internationally, performing 100+ shows a year with their respective bands Red Molly and Roosevelt Dime. Co-writing often, Eben and Molly explore what it means to be in a healthy authentic relationship; both wholesome and irreverant, they sing of joy and grief in equal measure. Molly’s voice bends from a sweet moan to a gritty shout and back into a playful run in the space of a few bars, and “ it all goes down like silk,” according to American Songwriter Magazine. “Few singers turn first-time listeners into eternal fanatics as effortlessly as Molly Venter.” The emotional potency of her voice is surrounded and supported by a lush landscape of harmonies and minimalist orchestrations conceived by Eben on vocals and electric guitar.

Ray Lambiase & Bill Lauter
2018-02-15 19:30 - 22:30
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Ray Lambiase has been writing and performing his own songs for a number of years. His 2016 release, The Ballad of Three-Finger Brown, received considerable folk radio airplay.
Bill Lauter, who accompanies his distinctive baritone voice on guitar, has a repertoire of songs and instrumentals from folk and popular musical traditions.
More information on the artists can be found on their respective websites: raylambiase.com and billlauter.000webhostapp.com.

Tom Paxton and The Don Juans
2018-03-03 19:30 - 22:30
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Tom Paxton and The Don Juans
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and folk icon, Tom Paxton, has celebrated 80, and now he teams up with the Grammy winning singer/songwriter duo The Don Juans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner.
Collectively, their songs have been covered by: Harry Belafonte, John Mellencamp, Miranda Lambert, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, Nancy Griffith, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea, John Denver, Faith Hill, B.J. Thomas, Blake Shelton, Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan … just to name a few! Within days of writing and playing together, they knew they were onto something. Now they’re taking it on the road! … to FMSH !
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Tom Paxton’s career has taken him from his days as a drama student at the University of Oklahoma to thousands of concerts in venues ranging from coffee houses in Greenwich Village to the Albert Hall in London and Carnegie Hall in New York. He has done over fifty concert tours in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland and has recorded more than fifty albums of his own songs.
GRAMMY-winning songwriter Jon Vezner is a tunesmith of rare sensitivity and dry wit. His catalog of songs reads like a songbook itself, interpreted and recorded by some of the greats in the business, such as Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Steve Wariner, the Wiggins, Clay Walker, Diamond Rio, BJ Thomas, Janis Ian, John Mellencamp, Nancy Griffith, and Judy Collins.
Don Henry is another GRAMMY-winning writer whose songs have been recorded by Lonestar, Rosie Flores, the Thompson Brothers Band, Bryan White, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, and many more.
“Thirty years ago Tom Paxton taught a generation of traditional folk singers that it was noble to write your own songs, and, like a good guitar, he just gets better with age.” — Guy Clark
“Jon Vezner writes about the ‘details,’ the details of our hearts and feelings. . . . And in recognizing their simple beauty, he transforms them into something extraordinary.” — Mary Chapin Carpenter

Emily Barnes + Emily Mure
2018-03-15 19:30 - 22:30
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Singer-songwriters Emily Barnes and Emily Mure share the bill during the monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, March 15. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($10 for Cinema Arts Centre and Folk Music Society of Huntington members) and will be available at the door.
Barnes, who lives in Colorado, and Mure, of New York City, both performed during the 2017 Huntington Folk Festival last summer at Heckscher Park and also had coveted juried semi-formal showcases during last November’s Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference in Stamford, CT. Barnes also was a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters last year, while Mure was part of the 2017 Falcon ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artists Showcase and also opened concerts for and sang harmonies with singer-songwriter Joe Crookston last year. More information on the artists may be found on their respective websites: www.emilybarnesmusic.com and www.emilymure.com.

The Boxcar Lilies + Low Lily
2018-04-07 19:30 - 22:30
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April showers usually bring May flowers. But the Lilies are coming to Long Island a month early. Touring artists The Boxcar Lilies and Low Lily share an April 7 bill as part of the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturday Concerts series. The 8:30 p.m. concert at the Congregational Church of Huntington (30 Washington Drive, off Route 25A, Centerport) will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.
The Boxcar Lilies, an Americana duo from Massachusetts, has been wowing audiences with its vocal harmonies since forming as a trio in 2009. Combining spine-tingling harmony and exceptional songwriting, The Boxcar Lilies have made a name for themselves with their signature mix of folk, country, blues, and bluegrass-tinged Americana music.
Jenny Goodspeed (electric bass, guitar, vocals) and Stephanie Marshall (washboard, guitar, vocals) deftly weave their voices into a delicious whole—a sound that is sometimes delicate, sometimes gritty, but always innovative and soul stirring.
Their trademark harmonies may have put The Boxcar Lilies on the Americana music map, but their genuine and charming stage presence and off-the-cuff banter have helped keep them there.
Low Lily, a New England-based string and vocal trio, explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration. Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin), and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle) are masterful players with deep relationships to traditional music styles — ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, New England, and old-time Appalachian sounds. When you combine this with stellar composition skills and inventive arrangements, you get music that is rooted yet contemporary. As PopMatters notes, Low Lily has “an incredible knack for putting a little pop twist on a traditional folk/Americana sound.”
In March, Low Lily released 10,000 Days Like These, its first full-length CD. The trio’s previous self-entitled EP was released in 2015. This will be Low Lily’s first LI concert appearance.
Here’s a link to a video of Low Lily performing the new album’s title track live at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Scotland earlier this year:

LOW LILY “10,000 Days Like These”, LIVE at Celtic Connections
Low Lily performs the title track from their new album at Celtic Connections 2018. The CD releases March 16th.
And here’s a link to a video of Low Lily performing “House Carpenter,” the opening track on its self-titled EP. It debuted as the most-played song on the international Folk DJ charts in 2015.

Roger Street Friedman + Ari & Mia
2018-04-19 19:30 - 22:30
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New England’s Americana sister act Ari & Mia (featuring award-winning songwriters Ariel and Mia Friedman) share a concert bill with Sea Cliff, NY-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Roger Street Friedman (their uncle) during the monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, April 19. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.
More information on the featured artists, as well as music and videos, may be found on their respective websites: ariandmiamusic.com and rogerstreetfriedman.com
Singer-Songwriter Toby Tobias, host of the weekly NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM) in Huntington, FMSH’s newest Acoustic Ally, will be the guest emcee for the open mic that precedes the concert.

Lucy Kaplansky
2018-05-05 19:30 - 22:30
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Hailed as “the songwriter laureate of modern city folk” (The Boston Globe), Lucy Kaplansky is a New York City-based contemporary folk singer-songwriter whose recordings have frequently topped the folk and Americana radio charts.
A Chicago native, Lucy began singing in bars while still a teenager – even traveling to Norway to perform as a country singer. After high school, she headed to NYC– where she immersed herself in the then-flourishing Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1980s before opting to pursue a doctorate in psychology and start a private practice. Shawn Colvin, her frequent duo partner during the 1980s, and on whose Grammy Award-winning album Steady On she harmonized, lured Lucy back into music and produced her debut album, The Tide (1994). Two of Lucy’s subsequent recordings – Ten Year Night and Every Single Day – were cited as Best Pop Album of the Year by the Association for Independent Music.
In 1998, Lucy teamed up with Richard Shindell and Dar Williams to form the folk supergroup Cry Cry Cry. The trio embarked on a national tour of sold-out concerts in support of its critically acclaimed and commercially successful self-titled album and recently regrouped for a series of concert and festival gigs. She and Shindell also reunited a few years ago to record and perform as The Pine Hill Project. Lucy also has toured and recorded an album as part of Red Horse with her Red House Records labelmates Eliza Gilkyson and John Gorka.
An in-demand harmony singer, Lucy may be heard on albums by such artists as Bryan Ferry, Nanci Griffith and Suzanne Vega, while her luminous voice has been featured in films and on television. She also sings on tribute albums to Greg Brown and Bob Dylan.
Lucy Kaplansky has previously wowed FMSH audiences. Join us as we welcome her back to help celebrate our 50th anniversary.

Alice Howe + Freebo
2018-05-17 19:30 - 22:30
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Freebo, a veteran singer-songwriter and musical sideman (best known as Bonnie Raitt’s bass player for 10 years), was impressed upon first hearing Alice Howe perform during the 2016 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. After reconnecting with the young, up-and-coming artist a few months later at the 2017 Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City, Freebo invited Alice to record a few songs with him in California – and a musical partnership was forged. They have been touring together and backing each other on their respective songs in concert, while Freebo is producing Howe’s forthcoming debut full-length album.
Alice Howe:
With her soulful, impeccably tuned voice and well-crafted poetic lyrics, Boston area-based singer-songwriter Alice Howe is “at once of the moment and timeless, personal and universal,” writes Mark Walton in Americana UK. Her pure, distilled sound reflects a musical sensibility rooted in 1960s folk and 1970s Southern California songwriters.
Alice’s 2017 EP You’ve Been Away So Long features her original song “Homeland Blues,” which debuted at #1 on the international Folk DJ top songs chart in April 2017. She participated in last year’s Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase and has performed at such venerable Northeast venues as Club Passim, Caffè Lena, and Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.
“…I could listen to her sing for hours. Her voice is beautiful as a bell, classic in that Joan Baez way, transporting, wistful…her vocal mastery and musicality are beyond her young years and her songs stay in my head for days.” -Antje Duvekot, singer-songwriter
“Up there with the very best of Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gretchen Peters and Dar Williams” – Folking.com.
Freebo:
Freebo is a genuine folk, rock and blues icon who, after more than 40 years of recording and touring with many of the great artists of our time (Bonnie Raitt, CSN, Maria Muldaur, John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, Neil Young, and more) is regarded as one of today’s most gifted singer-songwriters. A multi-award winner and finalist in numerous songwriting contests, Freebo was recognized as the Best Folk Artist – 2007 in the Los Angeles Music Awards. He has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Muppets Show, The Midnight Special, and in concert with the legendary Spinal Tap.
Freebo’s compassionate concern for the world and people around him, as evidenced both in his lyrics and his open stage banter, has helped him connect with listeners worldwide. With “Standing Ovation,” he provides insights about what kind of positive mark we hope to leave on the world upon our own passing. Where you stand with your pets and your partner is explored in “She Loves My Dog More Than Me.” A musical evening with Freebo will be astute, clever, and truly melodic.
“Freebo is more than one of LA’s best players, he’s also a richly gifted and distinctive songwriter, as expressive in his writing as on a bass” – Paul Zollo, Songwriters On Songwriting
“Freebo’s intimate and go-down-easy personable vocals tie in light-hearted fare, social commentary and spiritual quest with love-sweet-love, and make it sound seamless.” – Janet Goodman, Music News Nashville

James Maddock
2018-06-02 19:30 - 22:30
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Since 1999, James Maddock’s boldly vulnerable songwriting, honeyed rasp, and distinct folk and Americana aesthetic have garnered acclaim from icons, peers, and taste-making media outlets like NPR, American Songwriter Magazine, Relix Magazine, and CMT Edge.
“James Maddock possesses the kind of lived-in, craggy voice that would sound authoritative if he were singing the sports pages,” notes Relix. “Fortunately, he doesn’t need to do that because his compositional skills are a match for his delivery.” His consistency as a recording artist and a captivating live performer has attracted a devoted fan-base.
A gifted songwriter, raspy voiced crooner and guitarist, Maddock first gained attention with the band Wood, whose debut recording, Songs from Stamford Hill, was featured prominently on the TV show Dawson’s Creek. After fronting the band, he moved from England to New York City 15 years ago. His 2009 release Sunrise on Avenue C won a New York Music Award for Best Americana Album, while its follow-up, Wake Up And Dream, ranked among the top albums of 2011 in WFUV’s Listener Poll.
Maddock has earned the respect of masterful songwriters Bruce Springsteen and Willie Nile, with whom he’s also performed. He has been a guest on major national TV shows, an artist in residence at Rockwood Music Hall (the Manhattan club at which he also recorded a live album) and had a coveted official showcase at this year’s Folk Alliance International Conference.
Just as he is elegantly spare in conveying his songs and sentiments in the most direct possible way on some of his albums, so too will Maddock do that as he graces our stage for a second time after previously wowing a large FMSH audience in 2013.

Quarter Horse + Cassandra House
2018-06-21 19:30 - 22:30
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Long Island-based indie-folk singer-songwriter Cassandra House and LI-based Americana band Quarter Horse will swaps songs as they share the stage.
Cassandra House, who released her debut full-length CD, The Roam, earlier this month, writes largely introspective songs and delivers them in her soulful and mellifluous voice. She’s drawn comparisons to Patty Griffin, Kathleen Edwards and Neko Case.
Quarter Horse, a six-member ensemble, has been rapidly building a following on LI and beyond. Elements of folk, rock, alternative, country, blues, and jazz are all part of its Americana sound.
More information on the featured artists, as well as music and videos, may be found on their respective websites: www.cassandrahouse.net and www.quarterhorseband.com .
The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.
Note: Tickets to this summer’s Falcon Ridge Folk Festival also will be raffled off during this concert.

Caramoor – American Roots Music Festival
2018-06-23 12:00 - 22:00
The American Roots Music Festival at Caramoor is an annual day-long family-friendly celebration of acoustic music. Set on 90 acres of gardens and Italianate architecture in Katonah, Westchester County, NY – 40 miles northeast of New York City – the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is well known for its summer music festivals. The Folk Music Society of Huntington is delighted to again be a Cultural Partner of the festival and will have a presence there.
“Caramoor is a nature paradise and the music takes place in several locations on the grounds so that folks can experience some of the environmental beauty as well,” says Maggi Landau, the festival organizer. She notes that during the daytime artists will be performing acoustic, unplugged sets in the Sunken Garden – “a quiet grove with the audience sitting on the ground literally at the feet of the artists” – as well as on the larger Friends Field.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, named one of the top-10 living songwriters by NPR Music, headlines the festival, now in its eighth year. She performs an evening concert inside the Venetian Theater, for which there is reserved seating. Opening for her will be multi-instrumentalist Valerie June, whose music blends Appalachian tradition, gospel, and blues.
The musical festivities at Caramoor begin at noon. Daytime performers include Anthony da Costa, Ali Dineen, Feral Foster, Front Country, Lily Henley, Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons, Amythyst Kiah, Night Tree, Ryanhood, and The Alexis P. Suter Band.
$30 daytime only tickets (excluding the evening performances) and full-festival tickets, priced at $35-$90 (including reserved seating for the evening concert) may be ordered by visiting http://www.caramoor.org/events/american-roots-music-festival-2018/ .
Attendees are advised to bring their own chairs for the daytime performances. Although limited food and beverages will be available for purchase, folks also can bring their own and enjoy picnicking on Caramoor’s spacious lawns.

Harry Chapin Tribute
2018-07-23 19:45 - 22:00
Several dozen of Long Island’s top folk and rock musicians will take to the stage in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Monday, July 23 to once again fill the air with the music of Harry Chapin, the late singer, Grammy Award-winning songwriter and social activist at the annual “Just Wild About Harry” tribute concert. The Folk Music Society of Huntington is pleased to again be a cultural partner and in-kind co-sponsor of this concert.
Slated to begin at 7:30 p.m., the free show will feature 17 acts — including concert organizer Stuart Markus and his group Gathering Time — performing such Chapin classics as “Taxi” and “Cat’s in the Cradle,” plus many lesser hits and fan favorites like “Flowers Are Red” and “The Rock.”
Concertgoers are asked to bring donations of nonperishable food to support Long Island Cares, Inc., the regional food bank and humanitarian organization founded by Chapin in 1980. “The annual Harry Chapin Tribute Concert in Eisenhower Park is always a very special event for all of us at Long Island Cares because so many of Harry’s fans attend and are extremely supportive of Long Island Cares and the work we do to assist the more than 316,000 Long Islanders struggling with domestic hunger and high food insecurity,” said Paule Pachter, the nonprofit organization’s chief executive officer. “It’s hard to believe it’s been 37 years since Harry’s untimely passing. Stuart Markus and the other talented performers featured have been keeping Harry’s musical legacy very much alive on Long Island for so many years.”
Besides Gathering Time, this year’s artist roster includes newcomers Toby Tobias, Robinson Treacher, and Mike Barry; as well as “Just Wild About Harry” veterans Frank Walker & Robin Eve, Grand Folk Railroad, Friends on the Journey, Robin Greenstein, Sid Cherry & Helene Schreier Pandal, Patricia Shih, MediaCrime, Karen Bella, Christine Solimeno, Jerry DeMeo, Debra Lynne & Melanie Fink, and Joe Iadanza, “I’m always very happy to be able to bring in some new talent I’ve had my eye on for the past couple of years, and to welcome back people who have been in and out over the years,” Markus said.
Long Island Cares’ staff and volunteers will be collecting donations of non-perishable food at a tent at the entrance to The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. They also will be selling tee shirts and Harry Chapin CDs and distributing literature about the nonprofit organization’s programs and services.
Guests should bring their own lawn chairs or picnic blankets to the park, which is located off Merrick and Stewart Avenues in East Meadow. The concert will be held rain or shine –precluded only by thunderstorms. More information may be found online at www.nassaucountyny.gov/1767/Parks-Recreation-Museums.

Huntington Folk Festival
2018-07-29 12:00 - 22:00
Legendary folksinger-songwriter Tom Rush (accompanied by up-and-comer Matt Nakoa) headlines the 13th Annual Huntington Folk Festival on Sunday, July 29, at Heckscher Park, located off Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, in Huntington Village. Extending from 12 noon to 10:30 p.m., the free event — co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Huntington Arts Council — is part of the 53rd Huntington Summer Arts Festival.
An on-stage song swap featuring Long Island’s own Miles & Mafale and Carolann Solebello will precede Rush’s evening performance on the park’s [Harry] Chapin Rainbow Stage. Prior to the featured concert at 8 p.m., FMSH President Michael Kornfeld’s AcousticMusicScene.com and Joltin’ Joe Pszonek’s Radio Nowhere will host unplugged showcases and song swaps from 12 noon to 6 p.m. These will take place near canopy tents on the upper lawn area overlooking the stage and will feature more than three-dozen artists/acts from New York and several other states. Daytime schedules have been posted online at www.AcousticMusicScene.com, www.FMSH.org and www.HuntingtonArts.org and appear below.
Artists who will showcase their talents during the afternoon include:
AcousticMusicScene.com
(Host: Michael Kornfeld)
12:00: Huntington’s Own: Cathy Kreger, Lois Morton, Toby Tobias
12:30: LI Guys: Steve Robinson, Les Stoller, Hank Stone, Bob Westcott
1:15: LI Women’s Voices: Karen Bella, Rorie Kelly, Anne O’Rourke, Nico Padden
2:00: NYC: Ed Romanoff, Eugene Ruffolo, Kate Vargas & the Reckless Daughters
2:30: I’m From New Jersey: Loretta Hagen, Mara Levine, Dennis MC DoNoUgh!
3:00: Acoustic Roots: Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers, The Meadows Brothers
3:30: Upstate New York Voices: Gina Holsopple, Austin MacRae, Open Book
4:00: New Englanders: Kala Farnham, Allison Rose, Belle of the Fall
4:30: Mass. Appeal: The Lied To’s, The Promise Is Hope, Sparrow Blue
5:00: Connecticut State Troubadours: Kate Callahan, Lara Herscovitch
5:30: Keystone Staters: Antonio Andrade, Meghan Cary (with Peter Farrell)
Radio Nowhere
(Host: Joe Pszonek)
12:00: Christine Sweeney
12:20: Dennis MC DoNoUgh!
12:40: Acoustic Apple
1:00: Randie O’Neill
1:20: Rick Barth
1:40: Kate Callahan
2:00: Belle of the Fall
2:20: Hank Stone Band
2:40: Katherine Rondeau
3:00: Rorie Kelly
3:20: The Promise Is Hope
3:40: Nico Padden
4:00: Lara Herscovitch
4:20: Ed Romanoff
4:40: Marion Halliday
5:00: Austin MacRae
5:20: Loretta Hagen
5:40: Mara Levine
Festivalgoers are advised to bring lawn chairs and blankets and a picnic supper (or walk into Huntington Village and enjoy a meal at one of its many restaurants).
The Huntington Folk Festival caps a weekend of folk, roots and Americana concerts and musical events. Long Island talent is spotlighted on Friday night, July 27, with a shared bill featuring folk-harmony trio Gathering Time and singer-songwriter Kirsten Maxwell. On Saturday afternoon, July 28, from 2-5 p.m., Phil LoFaso and the duo Acoustic Apple host two hours of open song circles, followed by an hour-long audience participatory set of Pirate Tunes and Sailor Songs with Scuttlebutt Stu (Stuart Markus) on the hill overlooking the Chapin Rainbow Stage. The Jeremy Kittel Trio, fronted by the acclaimed fiddler, takes the stage at 8 p.m.
The Huntington Summer Arts Festival is produced by the Town of Huntington, presented by the Huntington Arts Council, and sponsored in part by the New York State Council for the Arts, the County of Suffolk and Canon U.S.A.
