Makin’ Music & Connections in Monticello


Photo by Gary Schoenberger
The halls are alive with the sound of
music as Jonathan Byrd and Abbie
Gardner jam on at 4 a.m.

Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA) Helps Foster Community Feeling

The once venerable Kutsher’s Resort and Country Club in New York’s Catskill Mountains may have seen better days during the Borscht Belt era when top comedians did their schtick there. But, despite some wear and tear, over the Veterans’ Day weekend, this Monticello mainstay was an acoustic nirvana for nearly 700 folk performers, presenters, promoters and folk DJs who converged there for the 12th annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference.... [ click title above for full article ]

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John Hall, Buffy Sainte-Marie to Keynote Folk Alliance Conference

U.S. Congressman-elect John Hall (D-Dover Plains, NY) and Native American activist and songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie will keynote the 19th Annual International Conference of the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance) in Memphis, Tennessee. More than…

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Strategic Communications Planning for Venues

A sound communications plan, like a good business plan, provides you with a roadmap for where you want to go. It outlines the steps you need to take and the resources you need to get there --including communications vehicles -- and provides opportunities for tune-ups along the way.

Ten steps to help drive your strategic communications planning efforts follow: [To see the entire article, click on the title in red]

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Acoustic Radio Waves

“Traditions” on WFDU-FM (Teaneck, New Jersey) Ron Olesko and Bill Hahn host “Traditions,” a three-hour program airing on WFDU (89.1 FM and online at www.alpha.fd.edu/wfdu/wfdu/fm/traditions.html). Originating from the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey, the…

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Long Island AcoustiCalendar

A compendium of upcoming concerts and coffeehouses Compiled by Michael Kornfeld

Gigs listed in boldface type are highlighted in AcoustiConcerts (LI, NY)


Glen Roethel, Ellis Paul and Sloan Wainwright

January 2007

Wednesday 01/3

Acoustic Long Island, hour-long open mic followed by featured performer Craig D’Andrea (21-year-old guitarist/composer from Connecticut), Cool Beanz Coffee House, 556 North Country Road (Route. 25A), St. James. 8 -10 p.m.

Friday 01/5

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).

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.

Cathy Kreger (LI singer-songwriter), Thyme, 8 Tower Place, Roslyn. 7-11 p.m.

Saturday 01/6

Emerging Artists Spotlight: Liz Carlisle & Beaucoup Blue, Congregational Church of Huntington, Washington Drive, Centerport. 8:30 p.m., preceded by hour-long open mic (sign up by 7:20) Presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925...

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Long Island AcoustiConcerts of Note

While a winter chill fills the air, there’s no shortage of hot acoustic music acts this season – both visiting and home-grown – to help warm your souls.

Although more listings appear in the comprehensive Long Island AcoustiCalendar, here are a few highlights:

Emerging Artists Showcase: Liz Carlisle and Beaucoup Blue

Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 p.m.
preceded by an hour-long open mic
Congregational Church of Huntington, Centerport

The Folk Music Society of Huntington shines the spotlight on three very talented emerging artists who have been making names for themselves on the acoustic scene – 20-something singer-songwriter Liz Carlisle and father and son blues duo Beaucoup ... [ click title above for full article ]

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Open Mics, Blues, Traditions and Pre-schoolers of Fish

Besides playing host to the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly open jam sessions every third Sunday, the Huntington Public Library now hosts an “Open Mic” café once a month. Recent months have featured some talented local musicians (including featured artists Denise Romas and Steve Vitoff), as well as a funny stand-up comedian and even a poker-playing pooch who has appeared on national television. Across the street from the library, a new monthly open mic series also has been launched at the Asta Wine Bar and Art Gallery. See the Long Island AcoustiCalendar for more information on these and other open mic nights on LI.

Ken “the Rocket” Korb and Bruce MacDonald will be heading to Memphis in February to represent Long Island at the International Blues Challenge. Korb, a harmonica player and multi-instrumentalist, and MacDonald, a Ragtime fingerstyle guitarist, have both been performing for decades but just hooked up as a duo recently.

Long Island’s own Little Toby Walker, the 2002 International Blues Challenge winner, who has been drawing well-deserved positive buzz on both sides of the Atlantic, will be recording a new live CD during a January 26 concert at ... [Click title in red to see the entire article ]

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