Compiled by Michael Kornfeld
With the advent of fall, live music on
Tuesday, 9/2
Steve Cardenas and Jim Campilongo Acoustic Duo play guitar duets on a mix of standards, originals and cowboy tunes at Barbes,
Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, LI bluegrass stalwarts, Checkmate Inn,
Wednesday, 9/3
Acoustic
Folk Open Sing, sponsored by the Good Coffeehouse and the Pinewoods –Folk Music Society of New York, Ethical Cultural Society building (basement), 53 Prospect Park West (near 2nd Street), Brooklyn. For information, call Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.
Open Mic, Cool Beanz,
Open Mic, The Cup,
Open Mic, Life Café,
Open Mic, Spike Hill,
Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy,
Thursday, 9/4
Phil Minissale, the finger-pickin’ good Long Island Blues Boy who’s now 21 and touting his debut CD, plays Toast Coffeehouse,
Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug band music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s
Friday, 9/5
First Friday Bluegrass Night at Jalopy, features South Slope String Band and Y’All Stars,
Island Songwriters Showcase, Border’s Books, Jericho Turnpike, Syosset. 8 p.m. Featured performers Tornado Alley are followed by an open mic. Those wishing to perform must sign-up with Vinny Crici at 7:30 p.m. (www.islandsongwriters.org).
Jack’s Waterfall an eclectic, high-energy, LI-based acoustic ensemble fronted by composer and multi-instrumental Jack Licitra, whose music fuses jazz, blues, folk, pop and global rhythms — performs at the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. 7 p.m. Free.
Stuart Markus, LI-based singer-songwriter and member of the folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time, performs solo at Tquilla Sunrise, 3457 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, Queens. 10 p.m.
Hank Stone, LI-based singer-songwriter, Once and For All,
Saturday, 9/6
Gathering Time, folk-rock harmony trio (featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong) that has been capturing attention and fans with its spirited blend of folk and acoustic originals, stylistic interpretations of choice covers, and wonderful three-part vocal harmonies, plays the Common Ground Bandshell at Rotary Park, between Gillette an Candee Avenues, Sayville. 4 p.m. Free. (Tentatively rescheduled for 10/5).
An evening of Mexican folk music featuring Semilla (a collective of young musicians and dancers) and Rana Santacruz, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. $10 cover.
Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s,
Sunday, 9/7
Ponkiesburg Pickin’ Party, weekly traditional acoustic music jam features dashes of country, old-time, bluegrass, blues and folk at Kili, 81 Hoyt Street (between State & Atlantic), Brooklyn. 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Vocal Harmony Workshop, featuring a repertoire taken from the old-time and bluegrass traditions, Jalopy,
Stephane Wrembel presents The Django Experiment, French virtuoso guitarists plays in Reinhardt’s style, Barbes,
Monday, 9/8
Country Blues Jam at Jalopy,
Open Mike with Dave Drew, Bartini Bar,
Wednesday, 9/10
The Long Island Fingerstyle Guitar Club presents Celtic fingerstyle guitarist Glenn Weiser in concert at Westbury Friends Meeting House,
Open Mic, Cool Beanz,
Open Mic, The Cup,
Open Mic, Life Café,
Open Mic, Spike Hill,
Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy,
Thursday, 9/11
Open Mic Night, hosted by talented singer-songwriter and percussive fingerstyle guitarist Joe Iadanza, with featured performer Jay Scott (LI-based singer-songwriter, whose new album, Homegrown, meshes folk, rock, blues, country and jazz), Canvas Gallery,
Andy Statman (a noted mandolinist and clarinet player who helped to revive interest in Klezmer music) plays at Barbes,
Friday, 9/12
Fifth Annual Port Jefferson American Music Festival kicks off with performances by Peter Tork (of The Monkees fame) & Shoe Suede Blues on the Pac’s – Ruvo parking lot stage in Port Jefferson. 8 p.m. For more information, contact the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce at 631-473-1414 or via e-mail at info@portjeffchamber.com.
Stuart Markus, LI-based singer-songwriter and member of the folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time, performs solo at Tequilla Sunrise, 3457 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, Queens. 10 p.m.
James Reams and the Barnstormers present an evening of old-school bluegrass to kick off the 11th Annual Park Slope Old-Time & Bluegrass Jamboree that features a day and a half of workshops, jamming and concerts of traditional American music. The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West,
Sloan Wainwright, a talented Westchester-based singer-songwriter and part of a highly acclaimed musical family, opens the 2008-2009 concert season for The Garden Stage at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau,
Saturday, 9/13
Eastbound Freight plays bluegrass as part of the Harvest Festival at Palmer Vineyards,
The Eclectic Café presents a double-bill of unique, Americana-style singer-songwriters –Greg Klyma
, the “Rust Belt Vagabond” from
The Folk-Groovin’ Café, St. Lawrence of
11th Annual Park Slope Old-Time & Bluegrass Jamboree features concerts, jamming all day, and workshops in harmony singing, banjo, fiddle, guitar and more. Bring your acoustic instrument or just your ears to the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West,
Fifth Annual Port Jefferson American Music Festival continues. Its East Main Stage features Larry & Mary on dulcimer and fiddle at noon, bluesy keyboardist and singer Gail Storm at 1 p.m., husband and wife duo Princess Peapod at 2 p.m., folk guitarist and singer Glenn Pettit at 3 p.m., singer-songwriters Martha Trachtenberg and Tom Griffith at 4 p.m., and folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time at 5 p.m. Buckwheat Zydeco performs on the Ferry Dock Stage at 8 p.m. For more information, contact the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce at 631-473-1414 or send an e-mail to info@portjeffchamber.com.
Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s,
Sunday, 9/14
Best of Virginia (featuring finger-picking guitarist Wayne Henderson, fiddler Jimmy Edmonds, guitarist Gerald Anderson and mandolinist Spencer Strickland, as well as bluegrass band No Speed Limit) at Jalopy,
Eastbound Freight plays bluegrass as part of the Harvest Festival at Palmer Vineyards,
Aimee Mann, singer-songwriter with an angelic voice that carries, Westhampton Beach Performing
Ponkiesburg Pickin’ Party, weekly traditional acoustic music jam features dashes of country, old-time, bluegrass, blues and folk at Kili, 81 Hoyt Street (between State & Atlantic), Brooklyn. 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Fifth Annual Port JeffersonAmerican Music Festival continues. Its East Main Stage features Bruce McDonald at noon, singer-songwriter Cecilia Kirtland at 1 p.m., Tobacco Roadies Bob Westcott’s folk-blues group) at 2 p.m., chapman stick player Steve Adelson at 3 p.m., and singer-songwriter-keyboardist John Flor at 4 p.m. Also of note, Miles to Daytonm plays the Main Harbor Stage at 1 p.m. For more information, contact the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce at 631-473-1414 or via e-mail at info@portjeffchamber.com.
Monday, 9/15
Country Blues Jam at Jalopy,
Open Mike with Dave Drew, Bartini Bar,
Wednesday, 9/17
Open Mic, Cool Beanz,
Open Mic, The Cup,
Open Mic, Life Café,
Open Mic, Spike Hill,
Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy,
Thursday, 9/18
Long Island’s Own series presents “Lucky 13” featuring three female singer-songwriters who just released an album jointly — Cathy Kreger, Marci Geller and Susan DeVita — Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC), 370 New York Avenue, Huntington. 8 p.m. (www.imactheater.org). 631-599-ARTS. $37.50; $28.50 for members.
Friday, 9/19
Joe Crookston (a gifted singer-songwriter from Ithaca, who was among the artists voted “Most Wanted to Return” during the 2007 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival) kicks off the 2008-2009 concert season for Our Times Coffeehouse, Ethical Humanist Society building, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. 8 p.m.. (www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org). 516-541-1006. $15.
Return to the Dream (acoustic quartet comprised of Martha Trachtenberg, Tom Griffith, Diane Garisto and Andy Huenerberg) plays the Grounds and Sounds Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook on Nichols Road (just north of Route 247, near the university). 8:45 p.m. performance is preceded by an open mic at 8 p.m. (www.groundsandsounds/uufsb.org). $10.
The Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass & vocals and Douglas Baldwin on guitar & vocals), Grey Horse Tavern, Bayport Avenue, Bayport.
Jeff Warner, traditional American folksinger, performs a house concert in Forest Hills,
Saturday, 9/20
The Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café features Friction Farm 
(a talented husband & wife duo who recently moved to New York from Georgia) and gifted LI-based multi-instrumentalist Dee Harris at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A), Centerport. 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an hour-long open mic at 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $10; $7 for FMSH members.
Miller’s Crossing, a LI-based bluegrass group whose repertoire is comprised primarily of originals, performs during the Harvest Festival at Palmer Vineyards,
Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s,
Hank Stone, LI-based singer-songwriter, Spoon Café,
Sunday, 9/21
Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, LI’s Jackofsky family has been performing trad. music and lively originals together for more than a decade), Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn. 2 p.m. (www.harborfieldslibrary.org). 631-757-4200. Free.
Jim Dawson, singer-songwriter, Mirelle’s, 170 Post Avenue, Westbury. 4 p.m. $20.
Miller’s Crossing, a LI-based bluegrass group whose repertoire is comprised primarily of originals, performs during the Harvest Festival at Palmer Vineyards,
Ponkiesburg Pickin’ Party, weekly traditional acoustic music jam features dashes of country, old-time, bluegrass, blues and folk at Kili, 81 Hoyt Street (between State & Atlantic), Brooklyn. 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Stephane Wrembel presents The Django Experiment, French virtuoso guitarists plays in Reinhardt’s style, Barbes,
Monday, 9/22
Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange features Maia MacDonald, Mieka Pauley and Greta Gertler, Union Hall,
Country Blues Jam at Jalopy,
Jez Lowe, a British troubadour who was among the nominees for Folksinger of the Year in the 2008 BBC2 Folk Awards, performs a special house concert for the Folk Music Music Society of Huntington at a
Open Mike with Dave Drew, Bartini Bar,
Wednesday, 9/24
Acoustic Strings n’ Things, a new series with featured LI-based singer-songwriters and an open mic, Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St. James. 8-9:30 p.m.; open mic sign-up at 7:30 p.m. Free.
Open Mic, Cool Beanz,
Open Mic, The Cup,
Open Mic, Life Café,
Open Mic, Spike Hill,
Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy,
Friday, 9/26
Judy Collins, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, Brookville. (www.tillescenter.org). 516-299-3100.
The Subdudes “Subdued,” an evening of acoustic rock, blues and New Orleans r & b, at the Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC), 370 New York Avenue, Huntington. 8 p.m. (www.imactheater.org). 631-599-ARTS. $40; $30 for members.
Saturday, 9/27
Danny Kalb, folk and blues guitarist who founded The Blues Project during the 1960s, performs at Barbes,
Buddy Merriam and Back Roads play bluegrass at Palmer Vineyards,
Phil Minissale, the finger-pickin’ good Long Island Blues Boy, now 21 and sporting his debut CD, opens the new season for the Last Licks Cafe (on a double-bill with Nina and Her Band), Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Browns Road, Huntington. Open mic precedes concert at 7:30 p.m.; sign up at 7 p.m. ( www.lastlickscafe.org). $15.
Return to the Dream (Martha Trachtenberg, Tom Griffith, Diane Garisto and Andy Huenerberg) perform in a basement studio in a private residence in
Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s,
Sunday, 9/28
Buddy Merriam and Back Roads play bluegrass at Palmer Vineyards,
Ponkiesburg Pickin’ Party, weekly traditional acoustic music jam features dashes of country, old-time, bluegrass, blues and folk at Kili, 81 Hoyt Street (between State & Atlantic), Brooklyn. 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Stephane Wrembel presents The Django Experiment, French virtuoso guitarists plays in Reinhardt’s style, Barbes,
Monday, 9/29
Country Blues Jam at Jalopy,
Open Mike with Dave Drew, Bartini Bar,
Wednesday, 10/1
Acoustic Long Island triple-play series features 30-minute sets by singer-songwriters Ron Renninger, Gretchen Witt and Andrew Fortier inside the
Folk Open Sing, sponsored by the Good Coffeehouse and the Pinewoods –Folk Music Society of New York, Ethical Cultural Society building (basement), 53 Prospect Park West (near 2nd Street), Brooklyn. For information, call Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.
Open Mic, Cool Beanz,
Open Mic, The Cup,
Open Mic, Life Café,
Open Mic, Spike Hill,
Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy,
Thursday, 10/2
Phil Minissale, the finger-pickin’ good Long Island Blues Boy who’s now 21, plays Toast Coffeehouse,
Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s
Friday, 10/3
First Friday Bluegrass Night at Jalopy,
Freebo, singer-songwriter and former bass player-band member with Bonnie Raitt, performs for the Garden Stage at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau,
Island Songwriters Showcase, Border’s Books, Jericho Turnpike, Syosset. 8 p.m. Featured performer followed by an open mic. Those wishing to perform must sign up at 7:30 p.m. (www.islandsongwriters.org).
PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry and Whatever Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway/Route 110 (southernmost end near Merrick Road/Montauk Highway), Amityville. 8 p.m. (www.peacesmiths.org). 631-798-0778. $7 suggested donation.
Brett Ratliff, Appalachian traditional singer & musician, performs as part of the Traveling Troubadour Concert Series at The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West,
Saturday, 10/4
Little Toby Walker, masterful fingerstyle country blues guitarist and all-around entertainer, returns to Long Island to celebrate the release of both a new CD and DVD as he opens the 40th season of the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturdays Series, Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A), Centerport. 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an hour-long open mic at 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $20; $15 for FMSH members. Tickets available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets. Toby, who teaches at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp, also will conduct a guitar workshop from 3-5 p.m. Participation is limited and advance registration is necessary. $35.
Miller’s Crossing, a LI-based bluegrass group whose repertoire is comprised primarily of originals, performs during the Harvest Festival at Palmer Vineyards,
Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s,
Sunday, 10/5
Folk Jam & Sing-Along sponsored by the Folk Music Society of Huntington — a monthly gathering for mostly amateur musicians and those who love to sing, during which everyone joins in on songs primarily from the songbook ,Rise Up Singing — at the Huntington Public Libary, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 1-4:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). Free.
Miller’s Crossing, a LI-based bluegrass group whose repertoire is comprised primarily of originals, performs during the Harvest Festival at Palmer Vineyards,
Sunday Street Acoustic Series at the University Café features Eilen Jewel and her band performing a mix of originals and timeless folk, country, jazz and blues standards (Phil Minissale, the Long Island Blues Boy, opens), Stony Brook Union building, Stony Brook University. 2 p.m. (www.universitycafe.org). Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door (if available).
Ponkiesburg Pickin’ Party, weekly traditional acoustic music jam features dashes of country, old-time, bluegrass, blues and folk at Kili, 81 Hoyt Street (between State & Atlantic), Brooklyn. 4:30-7:30 p.m.
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