Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

May 2005

 

Contents

  • Bob Norman will join May 13 Song & Story Swap
  • Calendar of Western Mass. folk events

Bob Norman will join May 13 Song & Story Swap

Please come share in an evening of music and stories at the May Pioneer Valley Folklore Society SONG & STORY SWAP.

Folksinger Bob Norman

Friday, May 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, Mass.

Guest performer this month will be multi-faceted folk musician Bob Norman.

Bob Norman’s gentle wit, intricate guitar and harmonica work, and passionate singing have charmed folk audiences across the country for more than 25 years. The roster of artists who have performed Bob Norman's songs is a diverse group which includes folk great Pete Seeger, blues and gospel singer Eric Bibb and Argentinian poet Bernardo Palombo.  Says the Princeton Packet: “His songs and voice are warm and inviting, autobiographical but universal; they celebrate life’s simple pleasures while tackling bigger issues.”

Bob is former editor of Sing Out!, the folk song magazine.

Find more information about Bob Norman at http://www.bobnorman.com/.

The warm-up theme this month is Incredible. 

The PVFS Song & Story Swap happens the 2ND FRIDAY of every month.  For information contact Paul Kaplan, (413)-253-9484 or Jeff Lee, (413)-256-0433 or visit http://www.filbert.com/pvfs.


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Western Mass. Folk Calendar

  • May 12 - Steve Poltz, Lisa Martin.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 12 - U-Melt, Revision.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 13 - Song & Story Swap with guest Bob Norman.  Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484 .
  • May 13 - Rebecca Hall & Ken Anderson.  The People's Pint, 24 Federal St., Greenfield, MA.  9:30pm.  413-773-0333 .
  • May 13 - Brookfield.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 13 - The Stone Coyotes.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 13 - Lisa Martin.  Zeke's Barn, 349 Wilbraham Rd., Palmer, MA.  9:30pm.  413-284-1166.
  • May 14 - Jeff Lee.  Stone Soup Café, Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-256-8784.
  • May 14 - Bernice Lewis.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street, Greenfield, MA.  7pm.  413-772-2213.
  • May 14 - Jim Scott, Peter Siegel, Charlie King, Karen Brandow.  Coffee & Soul at All Souls Church, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St., Greenfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-773-5018.
  • May 14 - Butch Walker.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 14 - The David Rosenthal Quartet.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 14 - Judy Polan.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • May 15 - Marsia Shuron Harris w/ Mother Turtle.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 15 - Mother Turtle.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 17 - Eugene Mirman, Cars Can Be Blue, Shawn Fogel.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 18 - Lisa Beth Weber with Maggie Marshall, Alastair Moock, Meg Hutchinson, Ned Massey.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  7pm.  413-527-3700.
  • May 18 - Academy of Charlemont Senior Chorus.  All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St., Greenfield, MA.  12:15pm.  413-773-5018.
  • May 19 - Alison Krauss and Union Station.  Mullins Center, UMass, Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-545-0505.
  • May 19 - Jacuie Barnaby & Brian Joseph.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  7pm.  413-527-3700.
  • May 19 - Rodney Crowell, Danny Michel.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 20 - Lui Collins, Sarah Pirtle.  House Concert, , Conway, MA.  .  413-625-9959.
  • May 20 - The 50 Ways and Rachel Davis.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • May 20 - Jen Toby, Lisa Martin.  The People's Pint, 24 Federal St., Greenfield, MA.  9:30pm.  413-773-0333 .
  • May 20 - Emily Lord.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 20 - The Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 21 - Emily Greene & Mara Levi .  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • May 21 - Lisa Martin.  The Elevens, 140 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-9155 .
  • May 21 - Lyle Lovett.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 21 - Northern Lights.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 21 - The Samples.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 21 - Airborne Comedians.  Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  8pm.  978-544-8339.
  • May 22 - Joe Sallins.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 24 - The Saw Doctors.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 25 - Limited Edition.  All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St., Greenfield, MA.  12:15pm.  413-773-5018.
  • May 25 - The Saw Doctors.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 26 - Bob Moynihan & Bruce King, Jocelyn Arem, and Teresa Storch.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  7pm.  413-527-3700.
  • May 26 - Suzanne Vega.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7 & 9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 27 - Dana Robinson, Susan Robinson.  Montague Grange, 34 Main St., Montague, MA.  8pm.  413-367-9380.
  • May 27 - Matt Haimovitz with David Sanford and The Pittsburgh Big Band Collective.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 27 - The Gordon Stone Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 28 - Matthew Hebert, Jay Johnson.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 28 - The Bruce Katz Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 28 - Rory Block + Elric Walker .  Memorial Hall Theatre, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2581.
  • May 29 - Isle of Klezbos.  National Yiddish Book Center, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.  2:00pm.  413-256-4900 .
  • May 29 - David Bromberg & Angel Band.  Mass MoCa, 375 Church St., North Adams, MA.  8pm.  413-662-5120.
  • May 29 - Dick Dale, The Downbeat 5.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • May 31 - Madeleine Peyroux Quartet.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7 & 9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 1 - Juke Joint Jam, Blues Open Mic.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 2 - Mad Agnes.  1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jun 2 - The Cowboy Junkies.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7 & 9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 3 - Dan Bern.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 4 - Folk Icons of the '60s.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm .  413-527-3700.
  • Jun 4 - John Fogerty.  Pines Theatre, Look Park, Florence, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 4 - The Amity Front.  1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jun 4 - Charlie Hunter Trio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 4 - Bob Franke & Sally Rogers.  Common Grounds Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St., Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-499-0866.
  • Jun 5 - Joe Belmont.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 6 - 5-Alone Jazz A Cappella.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 7 - Culture featuring Joseph Hill.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 8 - Viva Quetzal.  Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA.  7pm.  413-584-4699.
  • Jun 8 - Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 9 - Arjuna Greist.  Apollo Grill, Eastworks Bldg., 116 Pleasant St., Easthampton, MA.  .  413-517-0031.
  • Jun 9 - Kaki King.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 10 - Song & Story Swap with members of Panharmonium.  Black Sheep Café, 79 Main St., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-253-9484 .
  • Jun 10 - Christopher Williams & Brian Webb.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm .  413-527-3700.
  • Jun 10 - Duncan Sheik.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 10 - M.I.A..  Pearl Street Nightclub, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  .  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 10 - Patiokings.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 11 - Lui Collins.  New Moon Coffeehouse, Leverett Town Hall, Leverett, MA.  7:30pm.  413-548-9394.
  • Jun 11 - Elizabeth Mitchell & Daniel Littleton.  Mass MoCa, 375 Church St., North Adams, MA.  3pm.  413-662-5120.
  • Jun 11 - Nancy Rockland-Miller.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 11 - Running With Karma, The Big Apology.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 11 - Steven Wright.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 11 - Lui Collins.  Riverfest, Villagewide, Shelburne Falls, MA.  10am.  413-625-6628.
  • Jun 12 - Indigo Girls.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 12 - Oliver Mtukudzi + Black Spirits.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 13 - Hamell On Trial, Julie Loyd.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 14 - Edwin McCain, Jeffrey Gaines.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 14 - Lisa Martin.  Bishop's Lounge, 41 Strong Ave., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8900 .
  • Jun 15 - Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams.  Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA.  7pm.  413-584-4699.
  • Jun 15 - Nerissa Nields.  Broadside Books, 247 Main St., Northampton, MA.  4pm.  413-586-4235.
  • Jun 16 - Battlefield Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 17 - Teddy Goldstein & Zoe Lewis.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm .  413-527-3700.
  • Jun 17 - Lisa Martin.  The People's Pint, 24 Federal St., Greenfield, MA.  9pm.  413-773-0333 .
  • Jun 17 - Balkan Beatbox, So Called.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 17 - Kris Delmhorst.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 18 - Amy Rigby.  Amherst Common, So. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA.  10am.  413-253-0700.
  • Jun 18 - Lui Collins, various artists.  Bicentennial MusicFest, Town Center, Florida, MA.  1pm.
  • Jun 18 - Dessert Singers.  1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jun 18 - Chris Whitley.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 18 - Kudzu.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 19 - Howard Schwartz, Storytelling.  National Yiddish Book Center, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.  2pm.  413-256-4900 .
  • Jun 19 - Gary Rosen.  1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA.  2pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jun 19 - Norman Schell & Youth Well Spent and The Peter J. Newland Duo.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 21 - Comets On Fire, Growing.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 22 - Sonya Kitchell.  Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA.  7pm.  413-584-4699.
  • Jun 22 - Arlo Guthrie.  Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Rd., Housatonic, MA.  7:30pm.  413-528-1955.
  • Jun 23 - Laura Siersema.  Greenfield Energy Park, Miles St., Greenfield, MA.  6pm.  413-774-6051.
  • Jun 23 - Seth Glier.  1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jun 23 - The Mammals.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 23 - The Motet.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 24 - Larry Berger Band, Gideon Freudmann with Mark Herchler, and Steve Biegner.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm .  413-527-3700.
  • Jun 24 - John Hiatt & the North Missippi Allstars.  Calvin Theatre, 19 King St., Northampton, MA.  8pm .  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 24 - Laura Cantrell, Paul Burch.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 24 - Lisa Martin.  Zeke's Barn, 349 Wilbraham Rd., Palmer, MA.  9:30pm.  413-284-1166 .
  • Jun 25 - Jami Sieber.  1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jun 25 - Tarbox Ramblers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 25 - Nerissa & Katryna Nields.  Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  9pm.  413-625-2580 .
  • Jun 25 - Lisa Martin.  Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, MA.  7pm.  413-732-4188.
  • Jun 25 - Mark Erelli.  Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  8pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Jun 25 - Zoe Darrow and te Fiddleheads.  Majestic Theater, 131 Elm St., West Springfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-747-7797.
  • Jun 26 - Quabbin Valley Pro Musica.  1794 Meetinghouse, Town Common, New Salem, MA.  2pm.  978-544-5200.
  • Jun 26 - Allan Holdsworth Trio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 28 - Blue Merle, Kyle Riabko.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 28 - Davis Bates & Roger Tincknell.  Merriam-Gilbert Public Library, 3 West Main St., West Brookfield, MA.  6:30pm.  508-867-1410.
  • Jun 29 - Inner Visions.  Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Dr., Hadley, MA.  7pm.  413-584-4699.
  • Jun 29 - Slaid Cleaves, Eliza Gilkyson.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 30 - Doug Ratner & Friends.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Jun 30 - Davis Bates & Roger Tincknell.  Lenox Library, 55 Pittsfield Rd., Lenox, MA.  10:30am.  781-270-1692.

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