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Events that missed the June Flyer

(Please send your listings by the 15th of the previous month to include them in our calendar listings. The next issue will be a combination July/August – plan ahead!)

Friday, June 2
Not 2 Much presents “Noite Brasileira: featuring Adriana Giordano” Northwest favorites Marina Albero (Synths/Keys) and D’Vonne Lewis (Drums) create a powerful soundscape of rhythm and textures while opening space for some unique players to join and take us on a musical journey. 10:30pm, The Royal Room Tickets: $20 advance, $25 doors https://theroyalroomseattle.com/

Jim Page and Grant Dermody in Concert 7pm at the Couth Buzzard
Seattle’s Bard, guitarist Jim Page, and harmonica legend Grant Dermody — together in an intimate coffeehouse setting. Masks strongly encouraged.
http://www.jimpage.net
http://www.grantdermody.com

Saturday, June 3
Celebrating Stew Hendrickson, 2-5pm at the Couth Buzzard
Stewart Hendrickson has long been a valued member of the Seattle folk scene, and a treasured friend to the Couth Buzzard. His work in reviving the Pacific Northwest Folklore Society brought many talented artists to our venue over the years, and his hosting abilities shone during the monthly concerts he organized. Weekend visitors were occasionally lucky enough to catch a solo show, highlighting Stew’s own fiddle and ukulele playing and powerful voice. Come by between 2:00 and 5:00pm on Saturday to wish Stew well and visit with him as he leaves Seattle for his next chapter. We will miss him greatly!

Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival
Saturday, June 3 | 11:00am – 6:00pm PT
Sunday, June 4 | 12:00pm – 6:00pm PT
Seattle Center Armory & Mural Amphitheatre, FREE | In-Person
Bring the whole family to observe the anniversary of Philippine independence at the largest Filipino art and cultural festival in the Pacific Northwest.

Traditional and Contemporary Dance Performances
Variety of Classical and New Music
Film Festival
Tattoo Exhibit and Demonstration
Workshop about the Ancient Writings of the Philippines
Culinary Arts and Cooking Demos
Art, Photography, and Artifacts Exhibits
Children’s Activities

Sunday, June 4

New England Jam, 6-8:30pm at the Couth Buzzard
hosted by Laurie Andres & WB Reid

Wednesday, June 7

Alan Hirsh concert at the Greenwood Senior Center, 1-2pm
Join music historian and veteran performer Al Hirsch as he plays and discusses favorite American folk tunes.
Info: 206.297.0875

Combined July/August Flyer

As in years past, there will only be one Flyer for the months of
July and August. The deadlines for the combined issue are
June 10 for articles and June 15 for events and advertising.
The issue should arrive in mailboxes around July 1. Please
make a note of it, and send your calendar listings in early!

Events that missed the November Flyer

These calendar items were submitted too late to make it into the November Flyer, but we don’t want you to forget them!

Nov 3, 2022- Lake City Contra Dance at the Seattle Latvian Center – “Bandwidth” (Keith Moe, Gordy Euler, Carl Thor); Rich Goss & Elizabeth Bretschneider callers – Portland & Olympia Info at http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity or https://facebook.com/groups/LakeCityContraDance/ or (206)525-0932.

Nov 10, 2022- Lake City Contra Dance at the Seattle Latvian Center – “The Engine Room”: Noah VanNorstrand (of Great Bear & Buddy System – VT), Alex Sturbaum (of Countercurrent, One Dollar Whiskey, Lobsters of Destiny, & Natterjack), & Kelsey Wells (of Turnip the Beet – VT) – fiddles, banjo, guitar); George Marshall caller (W MA) Info at http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity or https://facebook.com/groups/LakeCityContraDance/ or (206)525-0932.

Nov 17, 2022- Lake City Contra Dance at the Seattle Latvian Center – “La Famille Léger” (Devon, Louis, & Dejah Leger – fiddle, accordion, piano); Amy Wimmer caller Info at http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity or https://facebook.com/groups/LakeCityContraDance/ or (206)525-0932.

WEDNESDAY Nov 23, 2022- Lake City Contra Dance at the Seattle Latvian Center – Thanksgiving eve – “Chicken Feathers” (WB Reid, Bonnie Zahnow, & Laurie Andres) host an open band night – musicians are welcome to sit in! Lindsey Dono caller PLUS the fabulous ContraCrafters will be showing & selling their creations! Info at http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity or https://facebook.com/groups/LakeCityContraDance/ or (206)525-0932.

Nov 24 – No Lake City Contra Dance – Happy Turkey Day!

Dec 1, 2022- Lake City Contra Dance at the Seattle Latvian Center – “Click Bait” (Ryan McKasson, Dave Bartley, Anita Anderson – fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, piano); caller TBA Info at http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity or https://facebook.com/groups/LakeCityContraDance/ or (206)525-0932.

Corrections and additions to the September 2021 Flyer

We regret that a printing error caused the front page and back page of the September Flyer to have the June issue contents substituted – perhaps we are not quite ready to acknowledge the end of summer! (All interior pages are the current issue) If you regularly receive a paper issue, a replacement copy will be mailed soon, or you may request that a .pdf be sent by email.

Late Breaking News! (events that missed the Flyer deadline)

January 23-25 – The Bellingham Folk Festival has a great line-up: workshops, socializing, concerts! It may not be too late to sign up. Some concerts will be streamed on the Quarantine Happy Hour facebook page. http://www.thebellinghamfolkfestival.com/schedule

January 24 – Windborne free community sing (1 – 2pm PST) , and concert 4:30pm PST, $15 suggested donation) presented by the Susquehana Folk Music Society. https://sfmsfolk.org/info/home.html

Menucha “Lunch and Learn” workshops with Mary Flower, Pat Donohu, more. Menucha.org/programs/lunch-learn Conducted by Zoom, prices vary

Streamed Concerts, Workshops, and other events (updated for late September/October)

Please send us your events and we will continue updating our web listing! Check earlier posts for archived concerts. E-mail concerts@seafolklore.org

On-line Concert Series:
Abbey Arts (Fremont Abbey & Ballard Homestead): fremontabbey.org
Alberta Rose Theater (Portland, OR): albertarosetheatre.com
Kenyon Hall Saturday night series: kenyonhall.org
Quarantine Happy Hour (programmed by alternating moderators Gabrielle Macrae and Barry Southern, Riley Calgagno, Charmaine Slaven, and WB Reid) has been presenting wonderful online concerts for a few months. Every evening at 5:30, find a different live-stream concert (or view many past concerts archived.) It includes a virtual tip jar for the artists (follow link above to Facebook page)
Early Music Seattle plans free online concerts with donations encouraged.
Oct. 17 (7PM) Coming Together: Music from Moravia – Concert/documentary featuring Kris Kwapis, trumpet; Curtis Foster, oboe; Christine Wilkinson Beckman, violin; Nate Helgeson, bassoon; and Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichord
Nov. 7 (7PM) Randal Bays – The Irish Baroque, with Clint Dye (guitar)

Festivals & Special Events:
Oct 9 – 17 Celtic Colours International Festival (Cape Breton) – nightly concerts

Oct.23-25 – Brooklyn Folk Festival on-line Performances are free (donations encouraged!); Workshops are ticketed.

Oct 24-25 – From Home to Home – Northwest Childrens Festival Live 11 AM – 1 PM
On-demand all weekend – Online at nwfolklifestreaming.org, Facebook, and Twitch, Committed to Access for All | Suggested Donation: $20 per family

Workshops and lessons On-line:
CDSS (Country Dance and Song Society) on-line calendar includes virtual dances, workshops, sessions, and more
Dusty Strings – many instrumental and singing workshops, as well as a virtual Harp Festival during the month of October

Andrew Finn Magill is offering various fiddle technique workshops this fall, including chopping/syncopation and backing up singers on fiddle.

Hanneke Cassel is teaching fiddle on-line. She is also offering free access to a lesson teaching “Cali’s Wedding” :

Free FiddleVideo.com lesson – Cali’s Wedding

A little over a year ago my sweet friend and beloved member of our music community, Cali McKasson Kovin, passed away. I wrote a tune for Cali and her husband Chris on their wedding day and then recorded this lesson for FiddleVideo.com while Cali was still with us. We’ve just gotten around to editing it and wanted to share it with you as a free lesson. If you have a chance, check out Cali’s beautiful music with her brother Ryan McKasson and family at the Seattle Folklife Festival 2019.

Streamed concerts and other events – July update

(Please send us your events and we will continue updating our web listing! Check earlier posts for archived concerts. E-mail concerts@seafolklore.org )

July 8 (5pm PDT) – Faculty-Artists of the Mike Block String Camp will be performing LIVE online, presented by the Vero Beach International Music Festival, and serving as a scholarship fundraiser for our students at camp. We hope you can join us!
Performers include multiple Grammy Award-Winning and Nominated artists, representing an array of string styles:

Natalie MacMaster – Cape Breton Fiddle
Casey Driessen – Progressive Bluegrass Fiddle
Darol Anger – Jazz/Bluegrass Violin
Arun Ramamurthy – Indian Carnatic Violin
Rushad Eggleston – Sneth Cello/Vocals
Hanneke Cassel – Scottish Fiddle
Michael Thurber- Jazz/Pop Bass
Lauren Rioux – Old-Time Fiddle
Natalie Haas – Celtic/Scandinavian Cello
Trina Basu – Multi-Style Violin
Zach Brock – Jazz Violin
Joe K. Walsh – Bluegrass Mandolin/Vocals
Melissa Brun – Fiddle on Cello
Colin Cotter – Singer/Songwriter
Taylor Morris – Multi-Style Fiddle
Mike Block – Multi-Style Cello/Voice

WHERE TO WATCH:

FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/MikeBlockStringCamp
https://www.facebook.com/VeroBeachInternationalMusicFestival

YOUTUBE:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MikeBlockStringCamp/live

Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music – “Virtual” Film release May 15th

Filmmaker Michael Murphy is presenting his new award-winning film, Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music, in an effort to raise money for Louisiana musicians who have lost income amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A celebration of the music and culture of New Orleans over the decades, it features performances by Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Neville Brothers and Preservation Hall, archival footage of Louis Armstrong and other jazz legends as well as interviews with Wynton Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt, Sting and Robert Plant. The film will begin showing in more than 50 “virtual cinemas” on May 15th.

Tickets avialable from this link after May 15: https://watch.eventive.org/upfromthestreets

An intricate study and celebration of a quintessential cultural epicenter, Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music is a definitive look at one of the most influential components of American music. . The film was directed by Michael Murphy and produced by Robin Burgess and Cilista Eberle.
**Nominated for Best Feature Louisiana Documentary at 2019 New Orleans Film Festival
**Nominated for Best Feature Documentary at 2020 Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival
**Nominated for Best Feature Documentary at 2020 DC Independent Film Festival
**Received Award of Excellence at Indie Fest Film Festival for Documentary Feature
**Juried Gold Award Winner for Best Feature Documentary at Houston WorldFest Film Festival, the world’s largest and 3rd oldest film festival.

About The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation:
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is the non-profit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. In response to the devastating effects that COVID-19 has left on Louisiana’s music community, the Foundation has established the Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund – a statewide relief fund created to support Louisiana musicians and music industry workers whose livelihoods have been adversely impacted by this unprecedented crisis.

Virtual Jams!

May 2, 10 – 11:30am – The Skandia Jam is alive and well . . . and virtual! Join us for a session of music making on Saturday, May 2, 10:00-11:30am.

If you would like to attend the jam session, send an email to music@skandia-folkdance.org to get the Zoom link. We will send you the link, provide instructions for sound settings, suggest a couple of Zoom etiquette pointers, and ask if you’d like to lead any tunes. We hope to see you there!

Streamed Concerts and “Festivals” – Listings for April

Please send notices about on-line concerts and other virtual events to concerts@seafolklore.org, and we will try to keep this space updated. Some of the past events may also be available to view after the live stream is done. Tips and donations are very much encouraged for the performers offering their music!

Saturday, April 11, 4pm PDT : Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy CD Release Concert on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/becky.tracy.7330

Tuessday, April 14, 4pm – Thompsonia on Facebook Live Suzy, Eric, & Allegra Thompson: “From our living room to your home – and we’ll do a few songs related to our current worldwide situation, like “50 Miles of Elbow Room”. Originals, old-time & bluegrass, blues, probably some Cajun…Admission is free but tips are appreciated (PayPal.me/fiddlingsuzy) – we know that many people are out of work right now and we hope this will lift your spirits.”

April 14, 5:15pm – Pure Dead Brilliant Fiddle Livestream Fiddleshow! (from Hanneke Cassel: “Join us at 8:15pm EST on Tuesday, April 14 for a big night of fiddle music. We will be streaming on Facebook and Instagram and the link will be at www.hannekecassel.com…on the home page. And… it’s my birthday that day. DOUBLE reason to be festive. Check out the poster for the full lineup. )

Tuesday, April 12, 7:00 – 8:30pm – Bill Davis & Heidi Muller play on Facebook Live for the Couth Buzzard

Friday, April 17, 4:30pm PDT – Alice Wallace performs as part of Americana Highways Facebook Quarantine concerts.

Every Wednesday, 4-7pm PDT (7-10 Eastern time zone), Jonathan Byrd http://www.jonathanbyrd.com/livestream

Every Thursday, 7-8pm (starting at 7:05pm PDT), Tony Furtado and Stephanie Schneiderman will give a house concert from their living room.
“Sidewalk Serenade Socially Distant” Special Guests:
Apr 16 – Casey Neill
Apr 23 – “Dean” (Luke & Rachael Price)
Apr 30 – Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin
Here’s where to view from:
www.facebook.com/TonyFurtadoMusic/

Sunday, April 26, Birds of Chicago (The Ark Family Room Series) 4:30 – 6:30pm PDT (Join the live stream from the Ark’s webpage – no Facebook account needed! See other on-line concerts listed on the Ark’s Facebook Page.

Every Sunday, 1pm – Banjo/slide guitar session with Tony Furtado https://www.facebook.com/TonyFurtadoMusic/
A free, weekly Facebook-LIVE session with Tony Furtado – He will play banjo and slide guitar based songs/tunes, talk about other players and gear… and answer questions!

Cafe Lena streams nightly concerts as part of their Stay at Home Sessions. Coming up on Tuesday April 14th they will feature a Don White concert, just recorded in Nov. 2019. Don plans to be on the Chat that night. Alaisdair Frasier and Natalie Hass are scheduled fo April 16. On April 19th Cafe Lena will air a show with Peter Yarrow, and again, he plans to participate in the Chat. This is a great chance to see some marvelous concerts. After they air, they will be up on Lena’s site to view. See the full upcoming lineup, and the previously released concerts now available to view ( John Gorka, Joe Jencks, and others) at the Cafe Lena YouTube home page.
There is a tip jar available if you so desire, with the proceeds being split between the artist and Lena’s. It helps the artist, and the club in these difficult times.

Live Facebook concerts: Musicians of many genres are sharing performances on The Quarantine Sessions . Many local musicans have also been performing through the Quarantine Happy Hour Group.

(This event has passed, but check their website for new offerings!) Stay at Home Festival #2 – April 3, 4, & 5 Live stream features Laurie Lewis, John McCutcheon, Anders Hall, Alex Hargreaves, and many more. Access through their webpage https://www.stayathomefestival.com/ or view on Instagram. See the schedule here.

Anders Hall, who is part The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, whose Seattle April 4th concert was cancelled, will play Sunday morning – listed at 8AM PST, it may be at 7AM with daylight savings)