Folk Society Directory

 

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M A R Y L A N D

Name of organization: Second Story Coffeehouse

Name of contact person: Jeff Nuttle
Address: 215 Market Street, Denton, Md. 21629
Phone Number: 410-479-0132
E-mail: jeffn@shore.intercom.net

Venue: Caroline County Public Library
Address: 100 Market Street, Denton, Md. 21629

Primary focus of the organization:
(x) Folk music fans
( ) Musicians' society

Number of members:10

Day and time of meetings: Once a month Sept-April



N E W
J E R S E Y

Name of organization: Outta Sights & Sounds

Address, city and state of meetings:

Address, city and state of venue (if different than above): Grace Norton Rogers School Theater, Stockton Street & Oak Lane, Hightstown NJ (DO NOT CALL OR SEND MAIL TO THIS ADDRESS)

Web address: http://users.aol.com/osnsnews/

Name of contact person: Tay Mueller

Phone Number: (609) 448-4711 (machine always on)

E-mail: powzie@erols.com

Address: PO Box 1272, Hightstown NJ 08520

 

Primary focus of the organization: Outta Sights & Sounds is a small organization with big dreams. We are a totally not-for profit group of volunteers who produce professional quality concerts in our local community, Hightstown, New Jersey, though patrons regularly travel from New York and Philadelphia, and occasionally from Connecticuit, Washington or Alaska. We like to think of ourselves as a small band of beaux-arts guerrillas who are working to bring culture and music to the masses.

( X ) Folk music fans

( ) Musicians' society

Number of members: 24 ±10

 

Newsletter contact person: Tay Mueller
Phone Number: (609) 448-4711 (machine always on)
e-mail: powzie@erols.com
Address: PO Box 1272, Hightstown NJ 08520

Day and time of meetings: we usually put on at least one concert a month in our main 400 seat venue, with smaller house concerts added as possible.

Travel Directions: To G. N. ROGERS SCHOOL THEATER:
FROM THE NJ TURNPIKE: Get off the turnpike at Exit 8 (Hightstown). Bear left out of the toll plaza. At the second light, (facing Hightstown Engine Company No. 1) make a left. At the first light (Stockton Street, less than half a block) make a right. The school is about 4 or 5 blocks down and will be on your right. It has a big Marquee out front that we are not permitted to use, but which you can't miss anyway. There is PARKING in the lot behind the school and some on the street. There is also parking behind the Walter C. Black school which is across Stockton Street. The entrance to the lobby is around front, facing Stockton Street.

FROM ROUTE 130 NORTH:
Make a right into Hightstown at Route 571- Princeton Hightstown Road (by the Mobil Station and the Dunkin' Donuts on your left, Carduners Liquor Store ahead left, Carpet store ahead right, Weichart Realtors on your right) This becomes (is) Stockton Street. The Rogers school is ahead on the left hand side of the road at the first corner (see description, above).

FROM ROUTE 130 SOUTH:
Make a left onto Route 571- Princeton Hightstown Road and follow the directions above.


Name of organization: Mine Street Coffeehouse

Address of meeting place: First Reformed Church, Neilson & Bayard St, New Brunswick NJ

Name of contact person: Bob Yahn
Phone Number: 732-828-1945
E-mail: RYahnphoto@aol.com
Address:141 Townsend St, New Brunswick NJ 08901

Primary focus of the organization: To bring local and regional talent to Central New Jersey, with an emphasis on traditional. Oldest all acoustic coffeehouse in NJ. Concerts held every Saturday night Sept. thru June, annual open stage on Thanksgiving weekend

(x) Folk music fans
( ) Musicians' society

Number of members:

Newsletter contact person:$5 per year to be on mailing list.
Phone Number:
E-mail:
Address:

Day and time of meetings and concerts: tba

Travel Directions: off Rt 18, Rt 27 South Princeton exit to Neilson St,
turn left, go 3 blocks, church on right at corner of Neilson & Bayard. OR
I-287 to exit 10, Easton Ave-New Brunswick, all the way to end of Easton
Ave, turn left on to Albany St, to Neilson St, turn right, go 3 blocks to
church on right.


Name of organization: The Folk Project

Address of meeting place: Northern New Jersey

Web address: http://www.research.att.com/psa/folkproject

Name of contact person: Mike Agranoff
E-mail: MAgranoff@aol.com

Primary focus of the organization: Runs the Minstrel Coffeehouse, a weekly concert series, Swinging Tern Dances and Highland Park Dances, two contra dance series, and two festivals a year.



R H O D E
I S L A N D

Name of organization: 1 of 52 Hunger Program
Address, city and state of meetings: PO Box 9, Clayville, RI 02815

Name of contact person: Steve Maciel
Phone Number: 1-888-HUNGER-0
E-mail: ENDHUNGER@aol.com

Primary focus of the organization: We're a grassroots hunger effort that any artist can participate in. We've got some great names in folk music involved. Please visit our web site to see if youd be interested in helping us with this simple program to end hunger.

( ) Folk music fans
(X) Musicians' society

Number of members: 28

Newsletter contact person: SAME

Other Links:http://members.aol.com/hungerzero/index.html Grassroots Music Hunger Program



W A S H I N G T O N

Name of organization: Seattle Folklore Society

Name of contact person: Bruce Baker, President
Phone Number: (206) 528-8546
E-mail: inbox@seafolkore.org
Address: P.O. Box 30141, Seattle, WA 98103

Web Page: http://www.seafolklore.org

Primary focus of the organization:
(X) Folk music fans
( ) Musicians' society

Number of members: 1,100

Newsletter contact person: Melanie White
Phone Number: (206) 517-0808
E-mail: flyer@seafolklore.org
Address: P.O. Box 30141, Seattle, WA 98103

Day and time of meetings: No regular meetings.



W I S C O N S I N

Name of organization: Fondy Acoustic Music Alliance, Inc. (FAMA)
Address, city and state of meetings: Varied

Address, city and state of venue: Windhover Arts Center,51 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Name of contact person: Tom Otte

Phone Number: Tom--920-921-7813
E-mail: fondyacoustic@yahoo.com
Address: P.O. Box 1875, Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1875

Primary focus of the organization:
(X) Folk music fans
(X) Musicians' society

Number of members: approx. 100
Newsletter contact person: Mary Park
Phone Number: 920-7488-6104
E-mail: dulcify@itol.com or fondyacoustic@yahoo.com
Address: P.O. Box 1875, Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1875

Day and time of meetings: 2nd Sunday of every month, 6:30 pm

Travel Directions: Coming from Milwaukee-Take Hwy 41 North to Fond du Lac, Head east on Hwy 23 to Main Street, Right onto Main to Sheboygan St., Left on Sheboygan to address



Name of organization: Green Apple Folk Music Society
Address, city and state of meetings and venue: Bubolz Nature Preserve, 4815 N. Lynndale Drive Appleton, WI 54913
Web address: http://www.focol.org/~grapple/
Name of contact person: Dan Geddes
Phone Number: (920)738-0254
E-mail: dgeddes@yahoo.com
Address: P.O. Box 5164, Appleton, WI 54912

Primary focus of the organization:
(X) Folk music fans
(X) Musicians' society

Number of members: 200

Newsletter contact person: Dan Geddes
Phone Number: (920)738-0254
E-mail: dgeddes@yahoo.com
Address: 816 S. Pierce Ave., Appleton, WI 54914

Day and time of meetings: Board meetings are normally 7:00 PM, first monday of
the month. Check the website for other events.

T
ravel Directions: County Hwy. A from Appleton, 1.5 miles north of U.S. 41.



Name of organization: SongCycleS Music Studio
Address, city and state of meetings:  1425 W. Mason St./ Green Bay, Wisconsin
Web address: www.songcycles.net
Name of contact person: Benjamin Smeall
Phone Number: 920-490-8793
E-mail: bsmeall@berklee.net
Address: 1425 W. Mason St.

Primary focus of the organization:
(X) Folk music fans
(X) Musicians' society

Number of members: 60-80

Newsletter contact person: Benjamin Smeall
Phone Number: 920-490-8793
E-mail: bsmeall@berklee.net
Address: 1425 W. Mason St.

Day and time of meetings: Flexible

Travel Directions: On Mason St. between Fisk and Ridge, south side of the street.



A L B E R T A

Name of organization: Uptown Folk Club
Address, city and state of meetings: Christ Church Anglican Parish Hall, 12116 - 102 Ave., Edmonton, AB. Canada

Name of contact person: Bob Kenyon
Phone Number: (403)462-0463
E-mail: uptownfc@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
Address: 10411 - 84 St., Edmonton, AB., Canada, T6A 3R3

Web page: http://www.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/uptownfc/index.html

Primary focus of the organization:
(X) Folk music fans
( ) Musicians' society

Number of members: 30

Newsletter contact person: As above
Phone Number: As above
E-mail: As above
Address: As above

Day and time of meetings: varies

Travel Directions: One block north of Jasper Avenue and three blocks east of 124 Street. Lots of on-street parking and main bus lines within a block of the hall.



N O R T H
W E S T
T E R R I T O R I E S

Name of organization: Yellowknife House Ceilidhs
Address, city and state of meetings: Yellowknife, North West Territories, Canada
Name of contact person: Moira Cameron or Steve Lacey
Phone Number: (867) 920-2464 or (867) 873-6580
E-mail: moirakc@internorth.com or steve_lacey@learnnet.nt.ca
Address: 4505 School Draw Ave, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, X1A 2K3

Primary focus of the organization: Song circle
(X) Folk music fans
(X) Musicians' society

Number of members: varies month to month, and year to year

Day and time of meetings: Last Saturday of every month

Travel Directions: phone ahead of time to find out the location (hosted by different people every month



O N T A R I O

Name of organization: Georgian Bay Folk Festival
Address, city and state of meetings: 1235 3rd Avenue East, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Name of contact person: Steve Briggs
Phone Number: 519-371-2995
E-mail: sbriggs@log.on.ca
Address: RR2 Kemble, Ontario N0H 1S0

Primary focus of the organization: Annual Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival
(X) Folk music fans
(X) Musicians' society

Number of members: 200

Newsletter contact person: Steve Briggs
Phone Number: 519-371-2995
E-mail: sbriggs@log.on.ca
Address: RR2 Kemble, Ontario

Travel Directions: 2 hours north of Toronto and Kitchener

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