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​Canada
Cod Liver Oil       From Rick Polly's latest emailed newsletter, 30/04/2023:
Cod Liver Oil provided much needed essential nutrients for the diets or early and impoverished Newfoundland, where fruits and vegetables were hard to grow or buy.  This 1900 picture of my Great-grandfather, Henry Jones, shows a barrel where the cod livers would be placed, with the Cod Liver Oil slowly rising to the top. Given how noxious and rank it was, one wonders how it was ever discovered to be beneficial when consumed. But potent it was, as told in this 19th Century Newfoundland dance tune about the benefits and perils of too much of Dr. John’s “Cod Liver Oil.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rknUxmGx_1M
Rick Pollay

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Australia

ØØ Australian singer-songwriter BRUCE WATSON 
will be returning to the UK in 2023, 21 gigs lined up so far, including Llantrisant Folk Club for October 2023 ! He writes: 
Dear friends
I am thrilled with my new album, Year of Wonders.
It is available to download on Bandcamp. You can listen/buy here:
https://brucewatsonmusic.bandcamp.com
It was launched 13/12/2022 with a gala concert that was live at Ringwood, Melbourne, and on Zoom.
Cheers
Bruce
Brand new album: Year of Wonders, Bruce's website: www.brucewatsonmusic.com, Facebook: www.facebook.com/brucewatsonmusic


USA 

ØØ NY Rochester GOLDEN LINK   LIVE & ZOOM
Golden Link Folk Singing Society of Greater Rochester, NY has resumed in-person weekly singarounds on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 pm EST, at Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd., Rochester, NY 14626.  Free, everyone welcome.  Zoom online weekly singarounds on Sundays at 2:00-4:00 pm EST.  For info & links, Home - Golden Link Folk Singing Society [https://www.goldenlink.org] click on "singarounds" on the left column. [Jan 2023]
        See Directory below for more details of Live Singarounds & Concerts, Zoom, and the Turtle Hill Folk Festival. 
UPDATE, March 2023
Hi Sam and Eleanor,
Sadly, Golden Link board has voted to stop its Zoom singarounds as of March 26, the last one, and put its energies into the live sessions on Tuesday evenings and the annual Turtle Hill Festival.  If you need info on either of those, please go to the website Home - Golden Link Folk Singing Society  Thanks so much for listing our events.  [March 2023]

 ØØ  ​Canada:  from RICK POLLAY  --- Remembering Mystic Chanteyman Don Sineti
Don Sineti  spent over 25 years as a chanteyman at Mystic Seaport Village, America’s leading Maritime Museum. He had a massive booming voice, and a big smile and heart. His repertoire of traditional chanteys and his ability to involve an audience through storytelling and song were unequalled.
   Like Don, I also grew up in a factory town near Hartford, CT in the 1940s and 1950s, so this is a tribute from one old Connecticut Yankee to another – a chanteyman much beloved by audiences, crew and other singers alike.  His death on January 5, 2023 at the age of 79, is much grieved.
   "Chanteyman Gone Aloft" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfoo_Vkf7uc
Rick Pollay  (March 2023)



2. PERFORMERS added to our Online Directory              International  www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-world.html​
Pf.1c    Folk Music & Song - Solo - International  and Pf.1e    Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo  
USA
ØØ INew Hampshire    CHRIS MADEN  
⇒  http://crism.maden.org/,  http://music.maden.org/
​⊕  Chris Maden, text nerd & chanteyman.    “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me...” — Emma Lazarus   (new listing)


DATES  MA Boston
ØØ  LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.     
2023 schedule:  Sessions on 1st and 3rd Sundays, 2-4pm ET.  Special events as the occasion requires.  

• Sunday, May 21: Chantey and Tavern Sing
• Sunday, June 4: Ballad Sing
• Sunday, June 18: Chantey and Tavern Sing

​Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com

******  For FESTIVAL UPDATES, see   6  FESTIVALS & WORKSHOPS DIARY below

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Our main Directory headings
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List 1:  VENUES (a) live, & (b) Zoom/Virtual
List 2:  FOLK PERFORMERS
           (Music & Song; Dance; Spoken Word) 
List 3:  FOLK MEDIA
List 4:  FOLK SERVICES

List 5:  WORKSHOP PROVIDERS 
            & WORKSHOP SERIES
​List 6:  FESTIVALS & WORKSHOPS DAIRY
List 7:   Folklife Societies:  
            Associations, Trusts, Organisations
List 8:  Folklife Studies & Institutions
List 9:  Seasonal Local Celebrations

Within these main Directory headings, we have a huge list of sub-headings for our UK Directories;  
                    so we thought we'd offer this for international readers too.   Click below for details of our amazing list of categories.

The same entries (but with description up to 40 words max) are copied to our amazing online FOLKLIFE DIRECTORY on a separate website www.folklife-directory.uk

DIRECTORY INDEX  (headings WE USE)                          ( CLICK TO OPEN! )

We can help -   email your details (see examples below) and we'll draft new entries for you to approve or change.

LIST 1:  VENUES live and Zoom

•  ​​​For Venues layout - see below under   --------1. VENUES live and Zoom-----------------------   

LISTS 2 to 9 - click on category line, eg LIST 3: FOLK MEDIA  <M>, for a drop-down list of catgeories.  Feel free to suggest more!​

LIST 2:  FOLK PERFORMERS --- MUSIC & SONG     <PF.1>

Pf.1a   Music/Song - Bands/Groups
Pf.1b   Music/Song - Duos
Pf.1c   Music/Song - Solo
Pf.1d   Choirs & Quires (and see List 5)
Pf.1e   Community & Street Bands
Pf.1f    Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo

LIST 2:  FOLK PERFORMERS --- DANCE     <PF.2>

Pf.2a   Folk Dance Callers
Pf.2b   Folk Dance Bands
Pf.2c   Ceremonial & Display (Clog, Morris, Sword)

LIST 2:  FOLK PERFORMERS --- SPOKEN WORD     <PF.3>

Pf.3a   Folk Shows,Theatre, Mummers
Pf.3b   Poetry & Monologuists
​Pf.3c   Storytellers

LIST 3:  FOLK MEDIA     <M.>

M.1  Online Folk Magazines & Listings
M.2  Printed Folk Magazines & Listings
M.3  Folk Radio

LIST 4:  FOLK SERVICES     <S.>

S.1  Folk Journalists
S.2  Agents, Managers, Promoters, MCs and Stage Management
S.3  Technical:  PA  &  Sound  Hire,  Engineers,  Studios
S.4  Website Design and Services
S.5  Print, Design, Illustration
S.6  Crafts and Makers 
S.7  Shops & other sales
S.8  Tourist Information Centres

LIST 5:  WORKSHOP PROVIDERS & WORKSHOP SERIES     <W.>

W.1   Workshop Providers  --- Study Centres, Folk Teachers, Tutors, Development Workers, Workshop Organisers
W.2  Members’ Continuing (longer-term) Workshop Series (eg termtime)  
<>    For 1-off workshops (whether 1 day or 1 week), see our FESTIVALS & WORKSHOPS DIARY webpage

LIST 6:  FESTIVALS & WORKSHOPS DIARY

You are welcome to send in festival diary entries - free.  
Please email at least 3 weeks in advance (we cannot easily copy Zoom chats), they will appear on this page.
A separate list of UK Festivals on webpage 🄵🅆  Festivals, workshops  is restricted to paid-up Members of Folklife and advertisers - currently we have no Festival-members outside the UK.

You may find it useful to include the following information.   ⊕ Note 200 word limit.
DATE - FESTIVAL / WORKSHOP NAME - Website
    →  VENUE up to 14 words eg City, State, other venue details
     ⌂   CONTACT As you wish, eg Contact Name, Phone, Cellphone, Address, Email
     ⊕   MORE DETAILS As you wish, eg guests, comments. ---- up to 200 words

List 7:  Folklife Societies:  Associations, Trusts, Organisations

List 7: Folklife Societies:  Associations, Trusts, Organisations
             - will also be copied to https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/directory-societies.html
 
      • A1-A2, general •  A3-A13, specific
A.1     General: National Societies
A.2    General: Regional and Local Societies
        •  A3-A13, specific
A.3    Cerdd Dant Societies
A.4    Folk Song Societies
A.5    Folk Music Societies
A.6    Folk Dance Societies
A.7    Folk Drama Societies
A.8    Folklore Societies
A.9    Storytelling Societies
A.10  Oral History Societies
A.11   Language & Dialect Societies
A.12  Folk Life Generally - Societies
A.13  Folk Life Specific Groups
• Yahoo web discussion groups are under appropriate [A.] category

List 8:  Folklife Studies & Institutions

List 8:   Folklife Studies & Institutions  
             - will also be copied to https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/directory-folklife-studies.html
​*** specialist folklife institutions, or general
Fs.1   Researchers and Authors
Fs.2   Lecturers and Speakers
Fs.3   Archives  *** 
Fs.4   Museums  *** 
Fs.5   Libraries  *** ​
Fs.6   Academic Courses & Research
Fs.7   Music Publishers & Recording Companies
Fs.8   Print Book Publishers & Booksellers
Fs.9   Print Journals
Fs.10 Online Resources (websites, & blogs with articles)

List 9:  Seasonal Local Celebrations

List 9:  Seasonal Local Celebrations   - local traditions - see also https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/directory-seasonal.html​

• England, mainly from Doc Rowe;
• Wales, from our Bwywd Gwerin website
• ​occasionally elsewhere

This covers the full year, online.
Also, in FW, every issue, we print the current 4 months, with photos and notes.

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​(a) LIVE VENUES   
​OUR FIRST OVERSEAS LIVE VENUES !    MORE WELCOME - free entry form on  www.folklife-directory.uk/v-world.html

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ØØ Day Varies  USA    NY   ROCHESTER   GOLDEN LINK CONCERTS   www.goldenlink.org 585-857-9265
→ Various addresses, usually Greece Baptist Church,1230 Long Pond Rd., Rochester, NY 14626.  Check website.
. Times vary, see below ⊕ more details.
⇒ www.facebook.com/GoldenLinkFolk/, Email via www.goldenlink.org
⊕ Oct-May monthly concerts; several Members Showcase concerts per year; unique Potpourri Jam concerts (groups of musician in impromptu bands).  [Jan 2023]

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ØØ  Weekly Tuesday  USA  NY ROCHESTER  GOLDEN LINK SING AROUNDS  www.goldenlink.org 585-857-9265
→ Parlor Room, Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd., Rochester, NY 14626.  7:30 to 10pm EST
⇒ www.facebook.com/GoldenLinkFolk/, Email via www.goldenlink.org
⊕ Free, everyone welcome. Bring your voice, and instrument if desired, and non-alcoholic refreshments.
For info & links, Home - Golden Link Folk Singing Society click on "singarounds" on the left column.  [Jan 2023]

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(b) ZOOM / VIRTUAL SESSIONS  For our full list (mostly UK), & for free entry form, see  www.folklife-directory.uk/zoom.html

DAY VARIES - USA
ØØ Varies.   Massachusetts.  BOSTON  LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN EVENTS.   sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern​
           Special events such as concerts, ballad workshop, MayDay sing, masterclass. Details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern​   Transparent tech so we don’t waste valuable singing time. Zoom links emailed to mailing list for security. Newsletter/blog links to other online sings and session calendars.  Watch live events, and view recordings of live events, on facebook.com/digitalheritageconsulting/live Lynn Noel
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SUNDAY - Israel

(??) 2x Month   JERUSALEM.  LET’S SING TOGETHER (Virtually!) Jerusalem Folk Music Evening   www.facebook.com/pg/JM.Folk.Music.Evenings/posts/
            We open at 8:00 pm and the singing starts at 8:15 (Israeli time) [6.00-6.15 UK time].
We usually finish around 11pm ish Israeli time.  For the link please send an email to pgbacal <at> gmail.com We are changing our schedule, but not our link, to meeting twice a month (week will vary).  It is good we are getting back to our lives, carefully, and mostly outdoors, BUT we want to continue meeting everyone and also new people. The zooms this year have saved us, and actually created lots of new friendships and opportunities to listen to wonderful performers and music and make many new friends. When this is all over and we are able to travel, we hope to visit our new friends and hope they will come to visit us.  Regards to everyone, and don't forget to join us to "Sing Together Virtually from Jerusalem" [updated 17/5/2021]

SUNDAY - USA

ØØ   Weekly Sunday.  NY.  ROCHESTER  GOLDEN LINK  ZOOM SING AROUNDS
→ 2:00-4:00 pm EST (so UK usually 7-9pm - Ed) 
⇒ ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87586137865          Meeting ID: 875 8613 7865
⊕ For info & links, Home - Golden Link Folk Singing Society  www.goldenlink.org  click on "singarounds" on the left column.   [Jan 2023]

ØØ ​1st.   Massachusetts.  BOSTON  MERMAID'S TAVERN: BALLAD SING.   sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern​
             Monthly on Sundays, 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm] 
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern​ Ballad sing: a ballad is a song that tells a story. Bring us your ballads from renowned collections, local history, family tradition, or just ripping good yarns.  Transparent tech so we don’t waste valuable singing time. Zoom links emailed to mailing list for security. Newsletter/blog links to other online sings and session calendars.  Watch live events, and view recordings of live events, on facebook.com/digitalheritageconsulting/live Lynn Noel 

ØØ 3rd.   Massachusetts.  BOSTON  MERMAID'S TAVERN: CHANTY & TAVERN SING.  sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern​
             Monthly on Sundays, 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm]  
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern​ Chanty sing: sadly, latency limits harmony, so we will gather in a song circle for solo chanteys, sea songs, maritime poetry, and entertainments at least faintly damp and salty.  Transparent tech so we don’t waste valuable singing time.  Zoom links emailed to mailing list for security. Newsletter/blog links to other online sings and session calendars.  Watch live events, and view recordings of live events, on facebook.com/digitalheritageconsulting/live Lynn Noel 

(??)  1st.  New York.  NEW YORK CITY.    SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM’s SEA CHANTEYS & MARITIME MUSIC, 
                                                        southstreetseaportmuseum.org/chanteysing
                        Continues - virtually.  1st Sundays, 2-4pm EST, this is 7-8pm UK time.  From our living rooms and kitchens, and even from the deck of Wavertree, join us for our round-robin of shared sea songs, featuring members of The New York Packet and friends. Listen in, lead or request a song, and belt out the choruses for your neighbors to hear. Hosted by singers from the New York Packet. The event is FREE. Sign up on southstreetseaportmuseum.org/chanteysing to receive the Zoom link 24 hours prior. The song-leader's list fills up in advance, but of course you are still welcome to register and enjoy singing along. If you'd like to lead a song, be sure to register at least a week before the sing. [added 2 Aug 2020]
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TUESDAY - Australia
ØØ Weekly.    MELBOURNE                     VICTORIAN FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Zoom       www.vfmc.org.au
               Zoom session, hybrid with live event (tunes and songs, with an emphasis on Australian repertoire, but not exclusive)  Every Tuesday, 7.30-9.15pm Australian Eastern Summer Time (11 hours ahead of UK until 3 April 2022). Concert (hybrid) every 2nd Tuesday  Website: www.vfmc.org.au  Contact: www.vfmc.org.au

TUESDAY - USA
ØØ ​1st & 3rd.  California. SAN FRANCISCO              SAN FRANCISCO FOLK MUSIC CLUB'S SINGS  www.sffmc.org
                  1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 1pm - 3 pm PDT = 9pm - 11pm UK time.  Whether you sing traditional songs or newer songs, a cappella or with your guitar, whether you play Old-Time, Irish, or other instrumental tunes, whether you dance contra, Irish, or swing, we’re always thrilled to meet new musicians!​ To receive an invitation to the meeting: subscribe to our Harmony email list, via the website www.sffmc.org  The SAN FRANCISCO FOLK MUSIC CLUB is one of the leading folk music organizations in the Bay Area, is dedicated to the enjoyment, preservation and promotion of acoustic music in individual, family, and community life. Our members include singers, instrumentalists, performers, song writers, dancers and listeners.We have musical meetings twice a month. We put on two folk festivals and four camps every year. We publish the folknik folk music newsletter and we host the Harmony e-mail group and a Facebook page. www.sffmc.org [added 19 Jun 2021]
ɸ  San Francisco.  SF Folk Music Club https://www.sffmc.org  have a lot of virtual events, see their website
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THURSDAY - USA
ØØ 3rd   Massachusetts.  BOSTON   MERMAID'S TAVERN CONCERTS.   sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern​
             7:30 EDT [= UK 12.30 at night ....]
House concerts. For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern​  Transparent tech so we don’t waste valuable singing time. Zoom links emailed to mailing list for security. Newsletter/blog links to other online sings and session calendars.  Watch live events, and view recordings of live events, on facebook.com/digitalheritageconsulting/live Lynn Noel 
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SATURDAY - USA

(??) Monthly.  ​California.  SAN FRANCISCO                 Virtual SF MARITIME ASSOCIATION CHANTEY SING.     https://maritime.org/chantey-sing/
               Monthly on a Saturday Noon to 1:30pm, Pacific time; 8pm- 9.30pm UK time.  
Event information at https://maritime.org/evernts-home/chantey-sing/ If not leading a chantey, no registration needed.  Day of event link to enter for live streaming: https://GikveButter.com/ChanteySing  To pre-register to lead a chantey (fills up fast!): https://maritime.org/sea-chantey-sign-up/ Donations to the Association will be accepted during the event, which will be used to buy virtual technologies to broadcast more events from the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

ØØ  2nd.   Massachusetts.  PORTSMOUTH           .  ​PMFF CHANTEY SING.            http://www.pmffest.org/
         2nd Saturdays, 8-10 PM London time  
An open chantey & maritime zoom-based sing with organizers and regulars of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival.  Shortly before each sing, we'll post zoom info on our website (http://www.pmffest.org/) and in the corresponding calendar entry at https://www.bostonsongsessions.org/virtual-sessions

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RICHARD ADRIANOWICZ

PERFORMERS - Pf.1 MUSIC & SONG
Pf.1a   Music/Song - Bands/Groups
Pf.1b   Music/Song - Duos
Pf.1c   Music/Song - Solo
Pf.1d   Choirs & Quires (and see List 5)
Pf.1e   Community & Street Bands
Pf.1f    Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
PERFORMERS - Pf.2 DANCE
Pf.2a   Folk Dance Callers
Pf.2b   Folk Dance Bands
Pf.2c   Ceremonial & Display (Clog, Morris, Sword)
PERFORMERS - Pf.3 SPOKEN WORD
Pf.3a   Folk Shows,Theatre, Mummers
Pf.3b   Poetry & Monologuists
​Pf.3c   Storytellers

LIST 2:  FOLK PERFORMERS --- MUSIC & SONG     <PF.1>

Pf.1c   Music/Song - Solo

​DETAILS

IRELAND              (??)    BRENDAN KENNEDY  ​ 
has been singing traditional/folk songs for many years and is well known in the singing clubs in and around Dublin, such as “An Góilín”, “The Clé Club”, “Croonerista” and many others. Originally from Dublin but now living in Maynooth, he was introduced to folk singing by Phil Callery of The Voice Squad in the 1990’s when Phil was a regular attender at traditional sessions in Áras Chrónáin Cultural Centre, where Brendan was a member.
       In 2019 he recorded his first CD “In Good Company” which includes a mixture of folk songs from Ireland, England and Scotland. Older, traditional songs such as “Matty Groves” and “The Limerick Rake” are included alongside more recent songs such as “The Lifeboat Prayer” and 2 original songs, “One More Day With You” and ”Mary Woods”. A host of talented musicians that he has met over the years provide accompaniment on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, flute and bodhrán while he is also joined on vocals on 2 tracks by Niamh Parsons.
      For further information contact Brendan at  brendan12k34kennedy <at> gmail.com

​​USA   California    ØØ   RICHARD ADRIANOWICZ  www.walkashore.com
We were impressed by Richard's fine performance of quite a number of shanties previously unknown to us. His website www.walkashore.com includes very comprehensive notes about individual songs, and lyrics.
I've been singing and playing since the late 1960s. Born in Germany, grew up in Chicago, moved to California in the late 1970s. Folk music is such a broad description - I am mainly interested in traditional song although I do some more modern stuff. I used to play a lot of Irish music, something I've given up recently. I play guitar, tinwhistle, and fiddle. I've performed with several bands over the years. Around 2000 I started focusing on sea shanties, recorded a solo shanty album in 2002, Time Ashore is Over. After that Peter Kasin and I formed a duet and we recorded four shanty albums together: Boldly From the Westward, Cast Off Each Line, With Shipmates All Around, and We'll Haul & Sing Together. Peter Kasin leads our local shanty (chantey) sing at Hyde Street Pier, part of the San Francisco National Historic Park. Peter and I have performed at Mystic Seaport several times and we have performed all around the SF Bay Area. Oh, and I've been to the Chicago Maritime Festival - if you search YouTube for Richard Adrianowicz you will find a video of me leading the shanty Mister Stormalong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8LT0sBg1Y
www.walkashore.com

USA   California    ØØ   RIGGY RACKIN: SIMPLE    www.riggy.com
A fine singer that we’ve “met” on Zoom; his website www.riggy.com contains some interesting and thoughtful writings, as well as details of his recordings etc. His latest album is "Simple” - simple, well-chosen and relatively unfamiliar folksongs, with sparse concertina accompaniment. Here’s the tracks:
Up in the Morning Early. Scots parlor song, from Nancy Koch. Drown it in the Bowl. Art song (W. D. Biggs, 1802), good advice: if you’re sick or sad, get drunk. Erin Grá Mo Chroí. I love this Irish emigration song set in New Yawk. NY Mining Disaster. Barry Gibb never told us why his song was called that. My Resting Place. “Mayn Rue Plats”, Morris Rosenfeld (1862-1923), translated by June Tabor, now synonymous with the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire deaths of 146 textile workers. Lassie with the Yellow Coatie. The Elliots of Birtley. Not a girl wearing a yellow coat; she had blonde hair ! English Ale. Harvey Andrews hit the target square in the middle. Do Li A. A well-known and loved Newcastle camp-follower. Louie Killen. Drink Puppy Drink from Bill Crawford, I thank him heartily! The Bohemian Dreams. Marla Fibish: Robert Service poem (a lazy life in 1920s Paris) with a Quebecois waltz clog. Storms Out on the Ocean. Eternal love that lasts in spite of it all. The Carter Family. We Shall Overcome. A gospel song became a protest song. All the Good People. Ken Hicks, then beautifully re-written by Carol Holdstock.
Download available by PayPal, details see website www.riggy.com

USA   California    ØØ  BEV PRAVER  ​
​is another talented American we've met whilst out a-Zooming. Jerry, who was Bev’s late husband, originally came from Cleveland Heights, Ohio (as did Eleanor!), and Bev from nearby Euclid; well known as harmony leaders and songwriters - one of their songs is on Pete Seeger's "Swords into Plowshares" album. No folk website, but if you need cheering up, we recommend the YouTube video of their song "Velcro"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK9NV0DdaSI&t=61s

USA New Hampshire    ØØ  CHRIS MADEN  
⇒  http://crism.maden.org/,  http://music.maden.org/
​⊕  Chris Maden, text nerd & chanteyman.    “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me...” — Emma Lazarus

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​USA   California    ØØ   RICHARD ADRIANOWICZ  www.walkashore.com        DETAILS see Pf.1c Solo
USA   California    ØØ   RIGGY RACKIN                  www.riggy.com                  DETAILS see Pf.1c Solo
USA New Hampshire  ØØ   CHRIS MADEN            http://music.maden.org/   DETAILS see Pf.1c Solo

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IRELAND    (??)   FONN TRADITIONAL MUSIC & SONG   https://fonn.online
USA            (??)   CALENDAR of VIRTUAL SONG SESSIONS    bostonsongsessions.org​/virtual-sessions  
USA            ØØ    COUNTRY DANCE & SONG SOCIETY'S ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR https://www.cdss.org/community/events-calendar
USA            ØØ​   SOME ALTERNATIVE ROOTS: DIARY, LISTINGS, AND MORE      www.somealternativeroots.com
USA            ØØ ​  AMERICELTIC   https://americeltic.net
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(??)   FONN TRADITIONAL MUSIC & SONG   https://fonn.online
                                  Primarily, but not excusively, from Ireland.  
The fonn website covers traditional music and song --  fonn is the Irish for an air or a tune. But it can also mean desire or enthusiasm. This website is enthusiastic about airs and tunes – traditional music and song.
   fonn is an online magazine devoted to traditional music and song – primarily, but not excusively, from Ireland.
The magazine includes news, reviews and essays along with images and videos.

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(??)   CALENDAR of VIRTUAL SONG SESSIONS    bostonsongsessions.org​/virtual-sessions  
               An invaluable resource for USA, UK, & more  (as pictured above) 
​​    A calendar of online (mostly zoom-based) pub sings, chantey sings, & ballad sessions that have started up under the Coronavirus lockdown. 
    Unless your browser is confused, times should display in your timezone. Note that some of the sessions require registering in advance. 
    Some of them also have an associated tip jar of some sort. The location listed for an entry is a rough indication of where the founders are based. It's maintained jointly by Clara Jordan (Sheffield, UK) & Jeff Keller (Somerville, MA, USA). For individual session queries, contact  that session.
        Please send corrections, additions, and suggestions to:  virtualtradsession <at> gmail.com

ØØ   COUNTRY DANCE & SONG SOCIETY'S ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR https://www.cdss.org/community/events-calendar
              CDSS, mainly USA and Canada 
Check out the Country Dance and Song Society’s online events calendar There are dozens of virtual events posted every week for traditional singers, musicians, and also dancers. Most of the events are hosted by Americans & Canadians but anyone can join and there are some events hosted by enthusiasts from other parts of the world as well. 
Country Dance and Song Society’s online events calendar (https://www.cdss.org/community/events-calendar)

ØØ  ​  SOME ALTERNATIVE ROOTS: DIARY, LISTINGS, AND MORE      www.somealternativeroots.com
               Resources: USA and world
      Resources website, with webpages ‘Listen’, ‘Watch’. ‘Support’, ‘Participate’, ‘Learn’.
The ‘Participate’ webpage includes virtual events: www.somealternativeroots.com/participate
and is a gateway to more pages, including virtual ‘Dance’, ‘Play’, ‘Sing’, “Festivals’, ‘Concert Calendar’.

ØØ    AMERICELTIC    www.AmeriCeltic.net / www.facebook.com/AmeriCeltic 
                 West Coast of U.S. and more.
AmeriCeltic is a user supported, non-profit service organization. Our Mission is to restore awareness, celebrate and preserve the culture and history of Celtic Americans by promoting live Celtic music, festivals, history & ancestry as well as report and comment on related current events. 
       We maintain a public Calendar of related events here: AmeriCeltic Calendar, and a weekly newsletter here: AmeriCeltic Newsletter
       A weekly newsletter needs NEWS!  Please submit your relevant news to us at americeltic<at>gmail.com.
       Read more about all our work on our About page here: www.AmeriCeltic.net/about

ØØ ​   AMERICELTIC CALENDAR  AmeriCeltic Calendar  
                 West Coast of U.S. and more.  Live and Zoom listings 
AmeriCeltic is a user supported, non-profit service organization. Our Mission is to restore awareness, celebrate and preserve the culture and history of Celtic Americans by promoting live Celtic music, festivals, history & ancestry as well as report and comment on related current events.  As well as this public Calendar, we have a weekly newsletter: AmeriCeltic Newsletter   Read more about all our work on our About page here: www.AmeriCeltic.net/about


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USA:  Sep 23 -24   Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival  http://pmffest.org/​
       PMFF: headliners announced! Plus chantey sings and more! 
       Start thinking about our SONGWRITING COMPETITION. Have you written a maritime song, or would you like to? Enter our songwriting competition; reply to this e-mail for details.
       We are also looking for entries in our LOGO CONTEST. We liked the 2022 logo so much that we are using it this year, as well — but we will announce the 2024 logo at the 2023 festival. Stay tuned for more details.
     And finally… OUR HEADLINERS: John Roberts, the Johnson Girls, and Steve Turner! We are so excited to have these fantastic performers back in Portsmouth.
   John Roberts has been enthralling audiences for quite a while, on his own, in a duo with the dearly missed Tony Barrand, with Nowell Sing We Clear, and more recently working with Debra Cowan. His wonderful voice, concertina, and banjo have been a highlight of PMFF several times before, and for those of you who are new to our community, you are in for a real treat.
   The Johnson Girls bring spectacular vocal harmonies and powerful energy to some of our favorite sea songs, as well as bringing some more obscure songs into the spotlight. Like John, they’ve graced our stage before, and we are always happy to have them back.
    Steve Turner is, perhaps, a bit less well-known than these other two acts, but we are hoping to change that. HIs virtuosic concertina playing and evocative voice are a true delight, and while he has been part of our festival previously, we are extremely pleased to bring him to our main stage for the first time.
    Fair winds and following seas, The PMFF Board
To join the mailing list, just write to info<at>pmffest.org to be added to the list. (April 2023)

ØØ ​2023 Sep 29 - Oct 2     FSGW GETAWAY   https://fsgw.org/getaway
→MD, near Annapolis. West River United Methodist Center.
⌂  Registration is not yet open, but we would appreciate knowing if you are interested in coming and what workshops you would like to see available by sending an e-mail to getawaychair<at>fsgw.org.
⊕ After a 3-year hiatus, the Folklore Society of Greater Washington's 58th Getaway is returning, in person.
    The Getaway is a weekend-long party of folks who love to sing, play and listen to folk music in a lovely riverside retreat. At the Getaway, we make, learn, and share music with friends, old and new. Participation is encouraged at any level comfortable to you in a supportive and welcoming environment. For more than half a century, workshops, sign-up concerts, and casual sing-arounds have filled the Getaway, along with conversation and laughter. Come and be a part of the fun!
     Pricing will be confirmed once we have a better idea of attendance. The price for 2 nights will be in the range of $220-$345 depending on the number of attendees. The third night would be about $55. 
Please help us out by spreading the word! We are a community with a shared belief in the power and importance of preserving the living traditions of music and we know that each generation must rely on the next to continue and enhance this heritage. We hope that we canwith your help reach out to a broader crowd of multi-generational peers in the folk tradition who may not know of the Getaway. Folks of all ages and orientations are most welcome to join us! [Feb 2023]

2022 festival to be updated for 2023:  
ØØ ​    2022 Jun 10 - 12       CONNECTICUT SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL,  USA              http://ctseamusicfest.org/    
→    ESSEX, CT, USA.  Various venues including the historic Griswold Inn and the Connecticut River Museum.
⌂   Contact: Faye Ringel fayeringel@hotmail.com 860-608-3494.
Ticketed evening concerts https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecticut-sea-music-festival-evening-concerts-tickets-301879318167
For more information, and to purchase advance sale tickets, visit 2022 Festival – Connecticut Sea Music Festival (ctseamusicfest.org)
⊕   The first Connecticut Sea Music Festival is free to the public (daytime events), the family-friendly maritime music festival presents  performers from a variety of musical traditions, steeped in the lore of the sea. Activities include a Family Stage, workshops, concerts, demonstrations of sailor skills, and a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, plus Evening concerts (ticketed, see above). 
       The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex will ring with sea chanteys, as the Festival presents concerts, workshops, and demonstrations of traditional maritime skills. It  begins with a Symposium on the Music of the Sea from 9-5 on Friday, followed by an Evening Concert of traditional maritime music at 7 under the mainstage tent at  the Museum. On Saturday, music and workshops run from 10-5 at multiple venues, with an Evening Concert at 7. Sunday morning begins at 9:30 with a traditional maritime hymn sing- revival style!- under the big tent, and continues with music and workshops from 11- 3. The Festival concludes with an all-in concert on Sunday afternoon. 
       Online: only the Symposium will be livestreamed; we hope that Friday and Saturday night concerts will be available as audio only through an Internet radio station: iCRV  ICRVRadio.com


2023 festivals to be updated for 2024:  

ØØ ​2023 March 10 - 12, SPRING HARMONY ONLINE 2023
⌂  Registration now open via https://www.sffmc.org/spring-harmony-online-2023/⊕ Friday afternoon through Sunday.  The San Francisco Folk Music Club is happy to announce the third year of our annual online spring gathering to share music and friendship.  Starting on the afternoon (Pacific time) of Friday, March 10th, the weekend will unfold with scheduled workshops, open mics—including a morning-in-California international-friendly one—and unscheduled online spaces for spontaneous interactions.  Registration for Spring Harmony is free.
ØØ ​  2023  tba (typically Sept: weekend after Labor Day)  TURTLE HILL FOLK FESTIVAL   www.facebook.com/groups/421972757869566/
→ NY, RUSH. Rotary Sunshine Campus, 809 Five Points Road, RUSH , NY 14543, USA
⌂ Visit www.goldenlink.org for complete festival information, and to purchase tickets
⊕  The Turtle Hill Folk Festival, is an annual event presented by the Golden Link Folk Singing Society. The festival features evening concerts, late night singarounds, afternoon workshops, informal jam sessions. The audience not only gets to see the performers on stage, but also interact with them during workshops and small presentations during the day on Saturday.  Rough camping is available, or you can reserve a bed in the rustic, heated bunkhouses. [new, Jan 2023]

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