Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

Newsletter Archives

2013

• May - An evening with Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
• April - Banish Misfortune; Coming May 4 - Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen; Theme: Misfortune
• March - John Coster; Theme: Hearts
• February - Raianne Richards & Mark Mandeville; May concert suggestions sought; Jay Mankita/Dean Stevens at Cohousing 2/1; Theme: "Rise Again" Songs
• January - Ben Grosscup; PMN Winter Gathering; Theme: Ecology

2012

• December - Rochelle Wildfong; Theme: Storms
• November - Yankee Notions; Theme: Buying and Selling
• October - Jose and Ahmed Gonzalez; Theme: Immigration
• September - Sean Vernon; Down Home at Watermelon Wednesdays; Lou Reviews Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry; Theme: Great Britain
• June - An evening with Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry
• May - Tim Jennings & Leanne Ponder; Coming June 2 - Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry; Theme: Rogues
• April - Don Dixon; Theme: Wisdom
• March - Davis Bates; Theme: Broken Love
• February - Carrie Fergusson; Theme: Animals
• January - Jackson Gillman; Theme: Teachers

2011

• December - Rona Leventhal; Theme: Foreign Lands
• November - Annie Patterson; Theme: Rebellion
• October - Sarah Pirtle; Dave Mallett workshop; Theme: Friendship
• September - Paul Kaplan with Michael Orlen in Concert
• June - Kate O'Connor & Rico Spence; Theme: Peace
• May - Tim Eriksen; Lou Wigdor reviews Mahmoud Ahmed and the Either/Orchestra; Theme: Flowers
• April - Eva Cappelli & the Watershops Band; uNi Coffeehouse spring schedule; Theme: Fool
• March - Erica Wheeler; Theme: Spring Fever
• February - Michael Silverstone; Theme: Elementary School
• January - Ameri-MF-cana; Theme: Dreams

2010

• December - David Jones; Theme: A funny thing happened...
• November - John Porcino; Theme: Choices
• October - Small Change; Theme: Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple pie
• September - An evening with Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem
• June - Shingle the Roof; Theme: Cats and Dogs; An Evening with Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem on Sept 4
• May - Tim Van Egmond; Theme: Towns and Cities; Lui Collins/Annie Patterson May 29 concert; Wig & Pen
• April - Sue Kranz & Paul Kaplan; Theme: Luck
• March - Charlie King & Karen Brandow; Theme: Strong Women
• February - Lui Collins; Theme: Winter; Panharmonium seeks musicians
• January - Green River String Band; Theme: Good Deeds; Lou's Reviews - Richard Shindell

2009

• December - Song leaders Roger Conant, Elizabeth Farnsworth & Paul Kaplan; Theme: Songs and Stories of the Season
• November - John Currie; Theme: Stuff; Sing Out for Single Payer
• October - Peter Lehndorff; Theme: Black; Connecticut River Song Concert
• September - Motoko; Theme: Houses; September shows: Bread & Puppet, Tom Juravich; Agawam Celtic series
• June - An evening with John Roberts and Tony Barrand
• May - Robin O'Herin; Theme: Blue; Roberts and Barrand to give June 6 concert
• April - Tom Neilson; Theme: The Body
• March - Michael Orlen; Theme: Wind; Music at Munson
• February - Yosl (Joe) Kurland; Theme: Underdogs; Lou's Reviews - Rani Arbo & Andrew Kinsey
• January - Rani Arbo & Andrew Kinsey; Theme: Change

2008

• December (Easy Wind; Theme: The Connecticut River )
• November (Kathy Chapman; Theme: Falling)
• October (Bob Reiser; Theme: Forgetfulness)
• September (Andrew Lawrence; Theme: Love)
• June (Three of Cups; Theme: Disguise, Deception and Trickery)
• May (An evening with Bill Staines; Take Heart in Hard Times in Greenfield)
• April (Sue Kranz; Bill Staines to give concert; Paul Kaplan CD release; Theme: Ships)
• March (Katie Clarke and the Green River Band; Theme: The Sun)
• February (Nancy Rockland-Miller; Theme: Evil)
• January (Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen; Theme: Two)

2007

• December (Katherine Rhoda; Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen coming to town; Theme: Jealousy)
• November (Chris Yerlig; Theme: Age)
• October (Pat & Tex LaMountain; Theme: Texas)
• September (Ben Grosscup & Dan Inglis; Theme: Farming)
• June (Kevin O'Hara; Theme: Travel; Laws threaten folk)
• May (Jennie McAvoy; Theme: Mothers; Echo Lake Coffeehouse; PublicRadioFan.com)
• April (Debra Cowan; Theme: Holidays; Putting the "Public" back in Public Radio)
• March (Terry Kitchen; Theme: Madness; Lighthearted Songs and Music Games; Saving Valley Folk)
• February (Tim Van Egmond; Theme: Pets; Save Valley Folk! organizational meeting)
• January (John Roberts; Theme: The Tropics; WFCR drops folk)

2006

• December (Annie Patterson & Peter Blood; Theme: Home)
• November (Agnes Zsigmondi; Theme: Water)
• October (Henry Lappen; Theme: Drinking)
• September (Peter Siegel; Theme: Art; New home at The Nacul Center)
• June (Paul Kaplan; Theme: Cars; Summer music fests)
• May (Levin Schwartz; Theme: Flowers; 1794 Meetinghouse series)
• April (Remembering Bob Blue; Ysaye Barnwell workshop May 6-7)
• March (Katie Green; Lou & Peter Berryman coming to Northampton; Theme: Ireland)
• February (The Shapeshifters; Theme: Travel)
• January (Donna Hébert & Max Cohen; Theme: Fire; Adieu to the Black Sheep; PMN Winter Gathering)

2005

• December (David Sharpe; Theme: Peace)
• November (Kate Mesmer; No more postcards; Theme: Middles)
• October (Adam Sweeney; Theme: Rivers)
• September (Margaret MacArthur; Theme: Tradition)
• July (Dáithí Sproule; Theme: Blame; July shape note sings)
• June (Members of Panharmonium; Theme: Creation; Summer folk festivals and series)
• May (Bob Norman; Theme: Incredible)
• April (Ken Perlman; Theme: Discovery; Amherst concertina workshop; Recent recordings by Zoe Darrow, José Gonzalez, Polly Fiveash & Anand Nayak, Jeff Snow, Brooks Williams, Signature Sounds artists)
• March (Jay Mankita; Theme: Happy Endings; Ysaye Barnwell workshop; New PVFS Google Group; Lou's Reviews - Habib Koite & Bamada)
• February (Spencer Lewis; Theme: Shyness)
• January (Geoff Kaufman; Theme: Lies; Calendar)

2004

• December (Jackson Gillman; Theme: Truth; Where's the Calendar?)
• November (Laura Wood; Theme: Disappointment / Vindication)
• October (Late Bloomers; Theme: Rulers; Lou & Peter Berryman Concert; Bob Blue wins Magic Penny Award)
• September (Gordon Hellegers; Theme: School; Two House Concert Series Schedules; Help Wanted Concert Organizers)
• July (Tom Neilson; Theme: Freedom; New recordings by April Grant, Francisco Hernandez, Gordon Hellegers, Chris Pureka, Susan Bassett, Tom Neilson and Richard Docker)
• June (Daniel Keene; Theme: Wishes; Summer folk festivals and series; Paul Kaplan in concert)
• May (Max Cohen; Theme: Flying)
• April (Laura Siersema; Theme: Transformation; New England Folk Festival; Montague Bookmill series)
• March (Chris Pahud; Theme: Adventure; Folklorist John Cohen at Hampshire; Clean Living Reunion & Benefit)
• February (The Boys of the Landfill; Theme: Leadership; New recordings by Mark Erelli, Brooks Williams, Randal Bays and Dáithí Sproule, Stephen Kellogg; Amherst International Folk Dancing; Lou's Reviews - Randy Newman, Trio Mediæval)
• January (April Grant; Theme: Togetherness; Valley music alums in the movies; PMN Winter Gathering; Lou's Reviews - Works in progress)

2003

• December (Erik Balkey; Theme: Death; WUMB artist poll; A Net Station Antarctic folk radio; Lou's Reviews - Norman Schell)
• November (Norman Schell; Theme: Birth; Lou & Peter Berryman; Liza Constable releases In My Girlish Days; Lou's Reviews - La Bottine Souriante)
• October (Chris Brashear; Theme: Money; Lou & Peter Berryman; New Valley Recordings - Cliff Eberhardt; Lou's Reviews - La Bottine Souriante)
• September (Judy Polan; Theme: Hope; New Valley recordings by Norman Schell, Underbelly, Chris Brashear; Lou's Musical Musings)
• July (Polly Fiveash & Anand Nayak; Theme: Struggle; New recordings by José González, Rani Arbo; More summer music series)
• June (Jacqueline Steiner; Theme: City Streets; Porter-Phelps-Huntington concert series; 2003 summer folk festivals)
• May (Katie Green; Theme: Bloomers; Lyn Hardy on WAMC; 1794 Meetinghouse Series; Lou's Reviews - Greg Brown)
• April (Thea Hopkins; Theme: Games; Keepers of the Word Festival; Springfield Storytellers Association; Lou's Reviews)
• March (Tom McCabe; Theme: Betrayal; Parents' Choice awards to Roger Tincknell, Motoko and Dennis Caraher; Lou's Reviews - John Coltrane's masterwork, A Love Supreme)
• February (Jack Kid; Theme: Cold; Hootenanny at P.A.C.E.; Paul Kaplan After the Fire CD Release Show; Lou's Reviews - Top 10 2002 CDs plus Catie Curtis at Stone Soup)
• January (Cath Oss; Theme: My Favorite Things; Local Sacred Harp sings; Stone Soup Café 2003 schedule; Lou's Reviews - 2 CDs from Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project)

2002

• December (John Porcino; Theme: Light; Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton; Winter Solstice Celebration in Colrain; Local music & storytelling books; Lou's Reviews)
• November (Molly Scott; Theme: Politics; Broque, Dana Robinson and Markamusic CD releases; Welcome Yule in 18th season; Lou's Reviews - Aimee Mann's Lost in Space)
• October (Donna Hébert; Theme: Mystery; John Roberts concert; Wholesale Klezmer Band 20th anniversary; Lou's Reviews - Josquin Des Prez / The Clerks)
• September (Kate O'Connor; Theme: Wild Things; Lou's Reviews - Márta Sebestyén and Muzsikás)
• July (Richard Evers; Theme: Roots; G.A.I.A. summer drum circles; Amandla Chorus seeks basses; Lou's Reviews - Wayne Shorter Quartet)
• June (Eliot Bronson; Theme: Fears; Lou & Peter Berryman concert review; Swimming to the Other Side profile; Summer Folk Festivals; Lou's Reviews - Kate Rusby; Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer; Richard Shindell)
• May (Bob Norman; Theme: Colors; Lou & Peter Berryman; Fast Folk Magazine Retrospective)
• April (Terry Kitchen; Theme: Food; Lou & Peter Berryman; Club 47 and the early Cambridge folk scene; Pete Seeger; Lou's Reviews - Lewis Spratlan's Life Is a Dream)
• March (Jerry Bryant; Theme: Women; Children's Music Network; Bob Blue concert photos; Lou's Reviews - Anonymous 4)
• February (Rona Leventhal; Theme: Survival; Spinning Tales, Weaving Hope; Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse; Buddy & Julie Miller's song, Rachel)
• January (Francis Doughty; Theme: Resolutions & Revolutions; Bob Blue Concert; Lou's Reviews - Taj Mahal, Lucy Kaplansky, Best albums of 2001;  New Pioneer Valley releases)

2001

• December (Hugh Blumenfeld; Theme: Gifts; New CDs from Signature Sounds and Josee Vachon;  Taj Mahal visits home)
• November (Judy Polan; Theme: Birds; 2nd Sunday Cofeehouse 2002 Schedule;  Ghazal Concert Review)
• October (Debra Cowan; Theme: Transitions; Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen concert; Northampton Music Festival; Music Review by Lou Wigdor)
• September (Marge Bruchac; Theme: Beginnings; Stone Soup Coffeehouse Schedule; Connecticut Open Mic List)
• July (Jim Henry; Theme: Growing; Country dance links; Pioneer Valley Songbag update)
• June (Elizabeth Farnsworth; Theme: The Moon; Bill Domler Memorial Benefit Concert; Summer Folk Festivals; Dirty Linen Gig Guide; Pioneer Valley Songbag update)
• May (Sue Kranz & Ben Tousley; Theme: Land; Peter Berryman's Whither Zither columns; Clowning workshop; Pioneer Valley Songbag update)
• April (Tom Juravich; Theme: Smells; W.A.M! Festival; Banjo Camp North; Pioneer Valley Songbag)
• March (The Blarney Pilgrims -- Van Kaynor and Paul Kaplan; Theme: Reptiles and Amphibians; Debra Cowan releases The Long Grey Line; PVFS Happenings back issues)
• February (Susan Conger; Along the River release; Theme: Sweethearts; 2nd Sunday Coffeehouse; Pioneer Valley entertainment guides)
• January (Davis Bates; Montague Bookmill series; Theme: Childhood Memories; People's Music Network Winter Gathering; Best of Broadside Grammy nomination)

2000

• December (Kelly Erwin and Warren Graham; Theme: Weather/Solstice; Welcome Yule; Winter celebrations)
• November (Tim Van Egmond; Theme - Gratitude; Dana Robinson concert; Stone Soup Coffeehouse; Orrin Starr Bluegrass guitar workshop; Rise Up Singing with Harmony)
• October (Richard Berman; Theme: The Supernatural; Dana Robinson; Leon Rosselson)