Irish Traditional Music Session: Mondays, 8-11pmTenor banjo, harmonica and fiddle player Don Meade and friends get together every Monday night for an Irish traditional music session in the back room of this historic Hell’s Kitchen bar/restaurant. Free admission; food and drink are available. Musicians, singers, and listeners welcome. At the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue (on 46th St), Manhattan; co­sponsored with and led by Don Meade; for info 212­247­2562 or www.blarneystar.com/ See website for featured performers

Sunnyside Singers Club: every Wednesday, 8-11pmCome join us every Wednesday at 8pm for a 3­hour pub style sing­around. All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Co­sponsored with, and held at the Aubergine Cafe, 49­22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Occasionally there is a featured guest performer for part of the evening. Yummy desserts, sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission; a voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights. The nearest subway is 52nd St. on the #7 Flushing Local. Info: 718­899­1735. www. facebook.com/sunnysidesingersclub. Featured Performers: April 17, Marie Mularczyk O'Connell & the Mountain Maidens; May 8, Gabriel Donohue.

Folk Open Sing: Wednesdays ,April 3rd & May 1st; 7-10pmJoin us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening. At the Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). (If door is locked, ring the BSEC bell.) Directions: F or Q train to 7th Ave.; 2 or 3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Tom Weir. Info: 212­695­5924.

Brooklyn Folk Festival, Apr. 5th-7th

We are pleased to be one of the sponsors of the 11th Annual Brooklyn Folk Festival. Three days, 40+ bands, workshops, film screenings, banjo toss contest, and more.

All seating is General Admission. All concerts will be in the main hall and parish hall of St. Ann’s Church, 157 Montague St., Brooklyn 11201 (718­875­6960). St. Ann’s Church and Parish Hall are ADA wheelchair accessible. More information, performer list, and ticket sales at http://brooklynfolkfest.com.

Schedule and Advance Ticket Prices ($5 more at door): Individual sessions, $25 ea:Fri. Eve., 8pm­12:30am; Sat. Aft., 12pm­7:00pm; Sat. Eve., 8pm­midnight; Sun. Aft., 1pm­7:15pm; Sun. Eve., 7:30pm­11:15pm. Sat. & Sun. passes, $40/day; 3­Day All Festival Pass: $85This is an all ages event. Children age 5 and under, free; age 6­12, 1/2 priceQuestions: lynette(at)Jalopy.biz or 718­395­3214

Anne Price & Steve Suffet, Saturday. April 6th, 8pmNewYork City native Anne Price's repertoire includes everything from traditional folk ballads to country songs, songs of the sea, cowboy songs, songs about work and the labor movement, and love songs. She sings many songs from folk based

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songwriters, and she writes a few fine songs of her own. Her voice is strong, rich, and expressive (www.anneprice.com). Steve Suffet has been described as an old­fashioned folksinger. His repertoire is a mixture of railroad songs, trucker songs, miner songs, union songs, old­time country music, ballads, blues, ragtime, Gospel songs, bluegrass, topical­political songs, Woody Guthrie songs, and whatever tickles his fancy, including songs he has written himself in folk styles. (www.stevesuffet.com).

At and cosponsored with the Peoples' Voice Cafe at Community Church of New York. 40 East 35th Street. New York NY 10016. Suggested contribution: $20. PVC subscribers, FMSNY members, students, or youth: $12. No one turned away for lack of money. Doors open 7:30pm. Info: 212­787­3903. peoplesvoicecafe.org

Chantey & Folk Song & Music Session; Sunday, April 7th; 2-4pmJoin the New York Packet for a rousing afternoon of songs, music and friendship. Bring your voices, instruments and friends. A freewill donation is greatly appreciated. At John Street Methodist Church ­ 44 John St. ­ New York City ­ lower Manhattan; close to Broadway/Nassau/Fulton Street Subway station ­ A,C,J,Z,2,3,4,5 trains. Located 1 block south of Fulton St. and 1­1/2 blocks east of Broadway PLEASE NOTE: The venue is an historic landmark and NOT disabled accessible ­ there are three stairs to get into the building and approx. 13 stairs to reach the venue. Hosted by The New York Packet and co­sponsored by the Folk Music Society of New York.

Lindsey Wilson & The Human Hearts + Vincent Cross: The Life & Times of James "The Rooster" Corcoran

Saturday, April 13th; 8pmLindsey Wilson is a singer­songwriter with a flair for nostalgia and a memorable mix of 70s­style urban folk­rock and conscious lyrics. She embraces issues of the heart and mind through love songs, protest tunes, and lyrics of empowerment. Her influences include Odetta, Richie Havens, Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, Carole King, and Karen Carpenter. Lindsey's two sidemen, The Human Hearts, will accompany her. web page: www.lindseywilsonmusic.com

Vincent Cross will perform both traditional and recently composed songs about the infamous 19th century Irish­American gang leader (and Vincent's distant relative)James "The Rooster" Corcoran. Known for his "caustic tongue and ready wit," Corcoran was often stereotyped tabloid fodder for the newspapers of the 1800s. If you've seen Gangs of New York, this would be a musical accompaniment to the rogues, pimps, murderers ,and thieves that inhabited NYC in the 19th century. www.vincentcross.com

Cosponsored with and at the Peoples' Voice Cafe. Community Church of NY. 40 E. 35th St. (lower level), New York, NY 10016. Suggested contribution $20. FMSNY members, PVC subscribers, students, and youth $12. No one turned away for lack of money. Doors open 7:30pm. Show time 8pm. More info: 212­787­3903.

Upper West Side Song Swap, Sundays April 14th & May 12th; 5-8pm4/14: Guest: Alan Podber with Big Road Blues; 5/12 regular Swap

Alan Podber and Big Road Blues will be special guest performers at the Upper West Side Song Swap Sunday, April 14. Alan’s resume is too long to touch on anything but the few highlights that follow, so the best way to find out more is to come to the Song Swap. Alan was a founding member of the Delaware Water Gap and Wretched Refuse string bands, the host of "A Taste of the Blues" on WBAI­FM, and a member of the

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NYC Labor Chorus. During the 1980's and 90's, he played string band music with Harmony, Grits and Jam, and Jewish music in the duo Tsvei Klezmorim. He provided music for the play "Wholly Mother Jones," which was broadcast over the Pacifica radio network in 2000. Between 2000 and 2009, he was the accompanist for labor singers George Mann and Julius Margolin. From 2001 to the present, he’s played pre­war blues with Big Road Blues, which presently includes Myriam Valle, Ken Ficara and Jim Porter, who will be joining him along with a bunch of their friends. The Upper West Side Song Swap is organized by FMSNY and PMN. Bring your voices and your songs, poems, stories, jokes, etc., because there will be plenty of time for our regular round robin. Place: Hosteling International New York, 891 Amsterdam Avenue at 103rd Street. Contributions welcome to help cover costs. Everyone is welcome. For more information call John Ziv at 212­662­6575.

Shanty Sing: Sundays, April 21st & May 19th; 2-5pmWe co­sponsor the Shanty Sing on the 3rd Sunday of the month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection (to give the official title) are from 2 to 5pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island. Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. For more information about the Noble Collection, go to http://www. noblemaritime.org ­­ click on "Visitor Information" for directions. For further information contact Bob Conroy: RConroy421(at)aol.com or 347­267­9394. See the documentary made of this event: vimeo.com/250883513; Password: harbortown.

Hubby Jenkins: Friday, May 3rd; 7:30pmHubby Jenkins is a talented multi­instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old­time American music. He is best known as a part ofthe Carolina Chocolate Drops since 2010. Hubby's website is: http://www. hubbyjenkins.com. At Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Ave, room 304. Contribution: general public $25; members $20. info: www.folkmusicny.org.

Maritime Song Session on the Wavertree: Sun, May 5th; 2-4:30pmWe are back singing at South Street Seaport, aboard the Wavertree, on the first Sunday of May to September. Shanties, ballads, songs of the sea — come sing along, lead a song, or just listen and enjoy. Special $5 Chantey Sing ticket includes entrance to the Seaport Museum’s Wavertree. (Other South Street Seaport Museum activities not included.) Tickets at seaportmuseum.org/calendar, Code: Chantey2019 or at seaportmuseum.org/chantey2019 to have the code automatically applied.

Larry Kaplan: Friday, May 31st; 7:30pmLarry's songs have been performed and recorded by many respected artists and audiences around the world—compositions respectful of tradition, poignant stories in song, honest, highly singable, always memorable. Larry's website is, www. larrykaplanmusic.com. At Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Ave, room 304 Contribution: general public $25; members $20. info: www.folkmusicny.org.

This is a listing of our events only. Membership includes a 24­page monthly newsletter listing not only our activities but many other events in the N.Y. metropolitan area. See our website: www. folkmusicny.org.

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