Compiled by Michael Kornfeld
March 2007
Friday 03/2
Bob Franke (singer-songwriter), Garden Stage at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (corner of Nassau Blvd.), Garden City. 8 p.m. $15. (516) 248-8853 (www.uuccn.org).
Island Songwriters Syosset Showcase, Border’s Books, Jericho Turnpike, Syosset. 8 p.m. Featured performer followed by an open mic. Hosted by Bill Ryan and Vinny Crici. (www.islandsongwriters.org).
Cathy Kreger (LI singer-songwriter), Thyme, 8 Tower Place, Roslyn. 7-11 p.m.
Peacesmith’s monthly “Topical-A-Typical Folk Music, Poetry & Whatever Coffeehouse,” First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway (Route 110), Amityville. 8:30 p.m. $7 suggested donation.
Saturday 03/3
Susan McKeown, The Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive, Centerport. 8:30 p.m, preceded by an hour-long open mic (sign-up by 7:20). Presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925.
Sunday 03/4
John Corr performs traditional Irish music, Brentwood Public Library, Second Avenue and Fourth Street, Brentwood. 2 p.m. Free. (631) 223-7883.
Fiddler’s Green (Irish music with Larry Moser, Mary Nagin and Patrick O’Rourke), North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. 2 p.m. Free. (631) 929-4488
Sampawams Creek performs sea shanties and whaling songs, Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor. 2:30-3:30 p.m. (631) 367-3418.
Wednesday 03/7
Acoustic Long Island, hour-long open mic followed by a featured performer, Cool Beanz Coffee House, 556 North Country Road (Rte. 25A), St. James. 8 -10 p.m.
Thursday 03/8
Glen Roethel (LI singer-songwriter and song stylist with a positive bent), Fiddleheads American Fish House & Grill, Oyster Bay. 7:30 p.m. No cover. (www.glenroethel.com)
Friday 03/9
David Wilcox (an engaging singer-songwriter who has been on the scene for 20 years and drawn comparisons to James Taylor), Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101.
The Wolfe Tones (Irish folk), Molly Malone’s Pub & Restaurant, 124 Maple Avenue, Bay Shore. 8:30 p.m. 631-969-2232
Saturday 03/10
Catie Curtis (a gifted singer-songwriter who co-wrote a song with fellow Bostonian Mark Erelli in response to Hurricane Katrina that won the grand prize in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition) and The Chapin Sisters (Tom’s harmonizing daughters), Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. $25-$35. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444.
The Eclectic Café at the Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk, 28 Brentwood Road, Bay Shore. 8:30 p.m., an hour-long open mic precedes featured performers Lora Kendall and Denise Romas (LI singer-songwriters) at 7:30 p.m. $10, $8 for members. (www.eclecticcafe.org).
Sunday, 03/11
Fiddler’s Green (Irish music with Larry Moser, Mary Nagin and Patrick O’Rourke), Oceanside Public Library, 30 Davison Avenue, Oceanside. 2 p.m. Free. (516) 766-2360.
Folk Jam and Sing-Along sponsored by the Folk Music Society of Huntington. Monthly gathering for mostly amateur musicians and those who love to sing, during which everyone joins in on songs primarily found in the book “Rise Up Singing.” Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 1-5 p.m. Free.
Wednesday 03/14
Acoustic Long Island, hour-long open mic followed by a featured performer John-Flor Sisante (young LI-based singer-songwriter), Cool Beanz Coffee House, 556 North Country Road (Rte. 25A), St. James. 8 -10 p.m.
Thursday 03/15
"Fresh Air" at the Art-trium: Glen Roethel, LI singer-songwriter and guitarist, provides music for the opening reception of a free art exhibit in a large, brightly lit office atrium at 25 Melville Park Road, Melville, beginning at 5:50 p.m.
Friday 03/16
Donna the Buffalo (Americana jam band), Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC), 370 New York Avenue (Route 110),Huntington. 9 p.m. $37.50, $28.50 for members. (www.imactheater.org). 631-549-2787.
Christine Lavin’s performance at the Our Times Coffeehouse in Garden City has been postponed until Saturday, March 23. (See the listing under that date for details).
Open Mic, Batata Cafe, 847 Fort Salonga Road, Northport. 7:30 – 10 p.m.; sign-up starts at 7 p.m.
The Roches (three delightfully harmonizing sisters from New York), Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m. $35. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101.
Saturday 03/17
Fiddler’s Green (Irish music with Larry Moser, Mary Nagin and Patrick O’Rourke), Islip Public Library, 71 Monell Avenue, Islip. 2 p.m. Free. (631) 581-5933.
Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Cafe series features Akiva and John Bechhoff, Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive, Centerport. 8:30 p.m., preceded by an hour-long open mic (sign up by 7:20). $8, $6 for members. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925.
The Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, LI’s Jackofsky family is now marking its 10th anniversary of performing together), South Huntington Public Library, 2 Melville Road, Huntington Station. 2 p.m. Free. (631) 549-4411.
Cathy Kreger (LI singer-songwriter), Thyme, 8 Tower Place, Roslyn. 7-11 p.m.
Sunday 03/18
Terence Martin (Connecticut-based singer-songwriter) with Dan Bonis on a shared bill with Beaucoup Blue (Philly-based father and son acoustic blues & roots duo that puts on a rousing performance), University Café, Stony Brook Union, Stony Brook. 2 p.m.. $20, $15 for students. Reserve by sending an e-mail to SundayStreetWUSB@aol.com. (www.universitycafe.org).
Fiddler’s Green (Irish music with Larry Moser, Mary Nagin and Patrick O’Rourke), Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 3 p.m. Free. (631) 427-5165
Miller’s Crossing (LI-based bluegrass band), North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. 2 p.m. (631) 929-4488.
Wednesday 03/21
Acoustic Long Island, hour-long open mic followed by a featured performer Debra Fotheringham (young singer-songwriter from Utah), Cool Beanz Coffee House, 556 North Country Road (Rte. 25A), St. James. 8 -10 p.m.
John Hammond plays the blues, The Brokerage Comedy Club, Merrick & Bellmore Avenues, Bellmore, NY.
Thursday 03/22
Glen Roethel (LI singer-songwriter and song stylist with a positive bent), Fiddleheads American Fish House & Grill, Oyster Bay. 7:30 p.m. No cover.
Friday 03/23
Christine Lavin (a very entertaining, talented, prolific and incredibly funny NYC-based singer-songwriter who also has helped some of her contemporaries immensely by showcasing their works on compilation discs she’s produced – in addition to her own 17 solo releases and several with the Four Bitchin’ Babes), Our Times Coffeehouse at the Long Island Ethical Humanist Society, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. 8 p.m. $20. (www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org).
“Open Mic” Café, Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 7:30 p.m. Free. Individuals wishing to perform must sign up at least several days in advance by calling 631-427-5165, ext. 222.
Saturday 3/24
Howard Fishman & band (Fishman’s latest release is a reworking of songs from Bob Dylan & The Band’s Basement Tapes; his music fuses jazz, blues, swing and folk), Last Licks Cafe at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Browns Road, Huntington. 8:30 p.m. concert preceded by half-hour open mic (sign-up at 7:30 p.m.). $15, $13 for students & seniors. (www.lastlickscafe.org). (631) 427-9547.
Cathy Kreger (LI singer-songwriter), Elijah Churchill’s, 1031 Route 25A, Fort Salonga. 8-11 p.m.
The Song Box presents Gerry McKeveney (LI-based finger-style acoustic guitarist) and Johnny Cuomo (LI-based folk-rocker with an Irish twist), held in a recording studio at a private residence in Seaford. 8 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Advance reservations required by sending an e-mail to songbox@optonline.net or calling (516) 579-5365.
Sunday 03/25
The Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, LI’s Jackofsky family is now marking its 10th anniversary of performing together), South Country Public Library, 22 Station Road, Bellport. 2 p.m. Free. (631) 286-0818.
Wednesday 03/28
Acoustic Long Island, hour-long open mic followed by a featured performer Stephanie Smith (twenty-something Salt Lake City-based singer-songwriter seeks to make "Waves" out east), Cool Beanz Coffee House, 556 North Country Road (Rte. 25A), St. James. 8 -10 p.m.
Saturday 03/31
Cathy Kreger (LI singer-songwriter), Jameson’s Bar & Grill, 157 Tulip Avenue, Floral Park. 7-11 p.m.
Livingston Taylor (superb singer-songwriter brings his melodic tunes and mellifluous vocals to LI), Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m. $35. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101.
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