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‘Just Wild About Harry’ Chapin Tribute Concert to be Livestreamed, July 21

Michael Kornfeld — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 13:13:32 +0000

Harry Chapin (Photo: Robert Berkowitz/RSBImageWorks.com)

The annual “Just Wild About Harry” Chapin tribute concert performed by primarily Long Island-based artists has a new venue this year: The Chapin Rainbow Stage in Huntington, New York’s Heckscher Park, located off Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue. The free concert is slated for Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET and will also be livestreamed via a number of social media channels. Presented by the Huntington Arts Council, with promotional assistance from the Folk Music Society of Huntington, it is part of the 59th Huntington Summer Arts Festival produced by the Town of Huntington.

“I’ve long thought it would be wonderful and extremely appropriate to do the show in Huntington, where Harry and Sandy lived and raised their family,” said Stuart Markus, the concert’s organizer and emcee. “Harry is still held in such beloved regard by residents of the town and public officials at all levels.”

Eighteen acts — comprised of nearly three dozen of Long Island’s top musicians and songwriters — will take to the stage that bears his name to honor the late Grammy Award-winning songwriter, humanitarian and anti-hunger activist. They’ll perform his breakthrough hit, “Taxi,” his best-known song “Cat’s in the Cradle” (which topped the charts in December 1974), fan favorites like “Flowers Are Red” and “Mr. Tanner,” and some of Chapin’s more obscure songs as well. Concertgoers are asked to bring donations of nonperishable food to support Long Island Cares, Inc., the regional food bank founded by Chapin in 1980.

“All the performers are pro-caliber full-time and part-time musicians who perform regularly at local venues and/or tour on the folk circuit,” Markus said. “Throughout the two decades that we’ve been presenting the show, I’ve always encouraged them to treat the songs as their own — however they imagine them. The results have been some very creative interpretations,” he added.

Click on the image to view the ‘Just Wild About Harry” concert program.

“We’re very excited that the annual Just Wild About Harry concert is being held at Heckscher Park in Huntington this year,” said Paule Pachter, President & CEO of Long Island Cares, Inc. “This event has been held for the past two decades to support Long Island Cares and it’s raised more than a half-million pounds of food and thousands of dollars in donations to support The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank. It’s very meaningful that the concert will take place on The Chapin Rainbow Stage, and our volunteers and staff are looking forward to being there with the talented musicians that have kept Harry Chapin’s legacy alive for all these years.”

Besides Markus and his folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time, this year’s roster of performers includes Akiva the Believer, Karen Bella, John Cardone, Roger Street Friedman, Grand Folk Railroad, Robin Greenstein, Lora Kendall, Mara Levine, Vicky Liotta, Debra Lynne & Lora Kendall, Media Crime, Judy Merrick, Miles & Mafale, Matthew Ponsot, Patricia Shih & Stephen Fricker, Robin Eve, Roger Silverberg, Talya Smilowitz, Christine Solimeno, Hank Stone, Martha Trachtenberg, Frank Walker, Lisa Ann Wharton, and Judith Zweiman & Duane Michael Tucker. Jen Chapin, Harry’s daughter and a touring artist in her own right, also will perform.

Long Island Cares’ staff and volunteers will be collecting donations of non-perishable food at a tent at the entrance to the Chapin Rainbow Stage and also selling t-shirts and Harry Chapin CDs, as well as distributing literature about the nonprofit organization’s programs and services. Concertgoers are advised to bring lawn chairs and blankets.

Where to View the ‘Just Wild About Harry’ Concert Online

For those are unable to attend the concert in-person, it will also be livestreamed via a number of social media channels that follow. Although the concert is set for 7 p.m. ET, viewers are advised to log on earlier since there may be a few pre-show interviews with performing artists and members of the Chapin family.

Harry Chapin Fans Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/954037953400184/

Harry Chapin Foundation YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/dFZjPTrpqLo

Harry Chapin Foundation Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/488328867019092/

Harry Chapin Memories Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/835691325191299/

Harry Chapin Music Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/812448574320945/

Hey Long Island, Do You Remember…? Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/889951243173302/

I Grew Up in Huntington Township NY USA 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/1731745810691338/

Just Wild About Harry (The Harry Chapin Tribute Show) Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/1495851031039195/

L.I. Fans & Friends of Folk Music Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/1029824552128240/

Long Island Cares Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1604518290389306/

Long Live Harry Chapin Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/849747593717608/

Editor’s Note: A public relations and strategic communications professional, as well as the longtime president of the Folk Music Society of Huntington, I have been helping to promote the annual “Just Wild About Harry” tribute concerts pro bono for many years.

I first met Harry Chapin some 50 years ago at a Long Island rally for the United Farm Workers during the lettuce and grape boycott of the early 1970s. I was 12 years-old at the time, and I remember joining hands with him and Richard Chavez (brother of the late UFW leader Caesar Chavez) as we marched, chanted and sang. Several years later, Harry led the winning delegate slate for the late Rep. Mo Udall in the 1976 Democratic Presidential primary in my Congressional district, while my late dad coordinated the campaign. Over the next few years, I saw Harry many times — in concert, at various events, and around town with his wife, Sandy. While studying abroad and working in the British House of Commons, I was Harry’s guest at what turned out to be his last concerts in London, England in February 1981. He was in top form, and I had looked forward to seeing him again that July 16 in concert at Eisenhower Park here on Long Island. Tragically, Harry died in an auto accident on the Long Island Expressway while en route there. He was just 38 and has now been gone for longer than he lived.

I still have fond memories of Harry’s concerts. Yet as much as I appreciated him as a singer-songwriter who helped to forge my love of folk and folk-rock music, I so respected him for his activism, his community involvement, and his commitment to making this “A Better Place to Be.”

Long Island AcoustiCalendar for November 2009

Michael Kornfeld — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:33:17 +0000

Compiled by Michael Kornfeld

Detailed listings for nearly 100 concerts, festivals, open mics, jam sessions and musical workshops slated for November in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties appear in this installment of AcousticMusicScene.com’s Long Island AcoustiCalendar.

Sunday, 11/1

Rod Picott and Amanda Shires (Ana Egge opens), play the Sunday Street Acoustic Concert Series at The University Café in the Student Union Building at Stony Brook University. 631-632-1093. (www.universitycafe.com). 2 p.m.

Ponkiesburg Pickin’ Party, weekly traditional acoustic music jam features dashes of country, old-time, bluegrass, blues and folk at Kili, 81 Hoyt Street (between State & Atlantic), Brooklyn. 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Danny Schmidt, a truly authentic and gifted, Austin, Texas-based troubadour, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

Sunday Night Sinner’s Club, featuring folk and country music, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m. to midnight.

Stephane Wrembel presents The Django Experiment, French virtuoso guitarist plays in Reinhardt’s style, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Monday, 11/2

Island Songwriters Showcase monthly workshop at Five Town College (Room 217), Burr’s Lane, Dix Hills. (www.islandsongwriters.org). 8-11 p.m. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 11/4

Acoustic Long Island features Jann Klose (adult contemporary with world music influences) and Dan Mills, Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A (just west of Moriches Road intersection, St. James. (www.acousticlongisland.com). 8-10 p.m. Free.

Folk Open Sing, sponsored by the Good Coffeehouse and the Pinewoods –Folk Music Society of New York, Ethical Cultural Society building (basement), 53 Prospect Park West (near 2nd Street), Park Slope, Brooklyn. For information, call Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.

Long Island Fingerstyle Guitar Club monthly meeting, Westbury Friends Meeting House, 550 Post Avenue., Westbury. (www.lifgc.com). 8 p.m.

Buddy Merriam and Back Roads, Long Island-based bluegrass stalwarts, play the Checkmate Inn, North Country Road, Setauket. 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 11/5

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Free Grass Union, LI –based bluegrass band, plays Live in the Lobby at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main Street, Patchogue. (www.patchoguetheater.com). 631-207-1313. 7:30 p.m. $10.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 11/6

Tony DeMarco, folk fiddler, Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

Ari Eisinger, a finger-picking guitarist who specializes in 1920s-30s blues and ragtime, performs as part of the Traveling Troubadour Concert Series for The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture building, 53 Prospect Park West at 2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn. (www.bsec.org). 718-768-2972. $15.

Richie Havens, the legendary singer-songwriter, guitarist and song interpreter who opened Woodstock 40 years ago, plays the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 631-969-1101. (www.boultoncenter.org). 8 p.m. Sold out.

Island Songwriters Showcase at Border’s, Jericho Turnpike (Route 25), Syosset. 8 p.m. Those wishing to perform must sign-up with Vinny Crici at 7:30 p.m. (www.islandsongwriters.org).

Peacesmiths’ Topical, A-typical, Folk Music, Poetry & Whatever Coffeehouse features Sonny Meadows and Bob Westcott, First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway (southern end of Route 110), Amityville. 631-798-0778. 8 p.m. $7 suggested donation includes refreshments.

Saturday, 11/7

Joe Iadanza & His Beautiful Band and David Jacobs-Strain share a bill as part of the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturdays Series. Iadanza, who also has secured a couple of coveted showcase slots during this month’s Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference, is a storyteller and a sophisticated folkie with a strikingly unusual tenor voice, a foot-stomping Euro-jazz-schooled band, and a growing repertoire of smart, witty, warm, and stick-in-your-ear hummable songs that span the genres of folk, rock, roots and Americana – at times harkening back to a bygone era with its European jazz feel. A consummate fingerstyle and slide guitarist/singer, David Jacobs-Strain is a gifted young bluesman and modern roots musician who is steeped in the country blues tradition but isn’t from it. The Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off 25A at the Welcome to Centerport sign), Centerport. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. An hour-long open mic precedes the concert at 7:30 p.m. $20; $15 for members.

Folk Groovin’ Café hosted by Jim Frazzitta, St. Lawrence of Canterbury Church, 665 Old Country Road, Dix Hills.

Two Man Gentlemen Band play a mix of jazz, old-time country, Tin Pan Alley and vaudevillian swing, Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 10:30 p.m. $10 cover.

Sunday, 11/8

John Wesley Harding performs for the Sunday Street Acoustic Concert Series at The University Café in the Student Union Building at Stony Brook University. 631-632-1093. (www.universitycafe.com). 2 p.m. Tickets are available online for $20 until Nov. 5 and for $25 at the door (if available).

Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, Long Island’s Jackofsky family has been performing traditional and neo-traditional acoustic American roots music and lively originals together for more than a decade), performs at the Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport. 631-261-6930. 2 p.m. Free.

Sunday Night Sinner’s Club, featuring folk and country music, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m. to midnight.

Pat Wictor, a gifted roots musician, songwriter and song stylist, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 8 p.m. $10 cover.

Monday, 11/9

“Music from the Hive,” a monthly singer-songwriter series with four featured artists and an all-originals open mic, Mirelle’s Restaurant, 170 Post Avenue. Westbury. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 11/10

Mike & Ruthy (Mike Merenda & Ruth Ungar Merenda), Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

Wednesday, 11/11

The Infamous Stringdusters — IBMA Album of the Year winners mix bluegrass, jazz, folk, rock, blues and country – at The Bell House, 149 7th Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn. 718-643-6510. 7:30 p.m. $12 in advance; $15 at the door.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 11/12

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Babylon Village Arts Council Second Thursdays Concert Series presents John Wort Hannam, a gifted rootsy troubadour from the prairies of southern Alberta who is the real deal and a must-see live performer, at Astoria Federal Savings Bank, 180 West Main Street, Babylon. (www.babylonvillagearts.org). 7:30 p.m. Free.

Gaucho, San Francisco Bay Area gypsy swing band mixes Django, Klezmer, choros and American roots music at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Green Palate Open Mic Night, an evening of music and poetry with a featured performance plus an open mic, Cold Spring Harbor Public Library, Main Street (Route 25A), Cold Spring Harbor. 6:30-9:30 p.m.; performer sign-up at 6 p.m. $5 admission includes healthy snacks.

Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts play a raucous blend of jug band, old time, Tin Pan Alley, early jazz and blues at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 11/13

The Flatlanders (comprised of talented Texas-Americana artists Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock) play the Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 631-969-1101. (www.boultoncenter.org). 8 p.m. $40; $35 for members.

Ken “The Rocket” Korb (a gifted harmonic player) and Friends play the Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 8 p.m.

W.C. Handy Award winners Paul Rishell and Annie Raines perform an evening of country blues as part of the Traveling Troubadour Concert Series for The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture building, 53 Prospect Park West at 2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn. (www.bsec.org). 718-768-2972. $15.

Saturday, 11/14

The Eclectic Café presents local artists Dee Harris and Greg Fine at the Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk, 28 Brentwood Road, Bay Shore. (www.eclecticcafe.org). 631-661-1278. 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. $10; $8 for members.

Grand Folk Railroad (duo featuring Susan Cohen and Mike Christian) plays the CMNY Café, 2945pstead Turnpike, Levittown. 7 p.m.

Miles to Dayton, LI-based ensemble performs a mix of folk, rock, classical and funk, for the Homegrown Music Café, a new monthly series, at St. Gerard Majella Church, 300 Terryville Road (just south of Route 347), Port Jefferson Station. Also performing will be Rich Russo, Liza Coppola and Downward Dogz. (www.homegrowncafe.com). 8 p.m.

Denise Romas, a performing songwriter whose beautiful voice and guitar accompaniment bring a special sound to well-known songs and her own well-written and often poignant originals, performs at Long Island’s Best Desserts, 104 Main Street, Port Jefferson. 631-403-4316. 7-10 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 11/15

Gathering Time, folk-rock harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong, performs stylistic interpretations of choice covers of songs by Crosby, Stills & Nash, Peter, Paul & Mary, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell and others in “TheGreat Folk-Rock Revival Show” at the Port Washington Public Library, One Library Drive, Port Washington. 2 p.m. Free.

Grand Folk Railroad (duo featuring Susan Cohen and Mike Christian) plays The Village Lanterne restaurant, 143 N. Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst. 2 p.m.

Matt and Shannon Heaton, Irish folk duo from Massachusetts featuring two voices, guitar and Irish flute, Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m. $10 cover.

Sunday Night Sinner’s Club, featuring folk and country music, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m. to midnight.

Monday, 11/16

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange features three songwriters performing in-the-round — host Rebecca Pronsky, Matt Keating and Pittsburgh’s Emily Rodgers – at Union Hall, Union Street at 5th Avenue, Park Slope Brooklyn. 718-638-4460. 8 p.m. Free.

Open Mic, The Village Lanterne, 143 N. Wellwood Avenue Lindenhurst. 631-225-1690. Sign-up begins at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 11/17

William Elliott Whitmore, Philadelphia’s Hoots & Hellmouth and The Lorax play Union Hall, Union Street at 5th Avenue, Park Slope Brooklyn. 718-638-4460. 7:30 p.m. $10 cover.

Wednesday, 11/18

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Joe Purdy, folk singer-songwriter from Arkansas, performs at The Bell House, 149 7th Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn. 718-643-6510. 7:30 p.m. $15 cover.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 11/19

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Grant Lee Phillips and Winterpills play Union Hall, Union Street at 5th Avenue, Park Slope Brooklyn. 718-638-4460. 7:30 p.m. $18 in advance; $20 at the door.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 11/20

Dala, a young female duo from Toronto with beautiful vocal harmonies, plays the Sunday Street Acoustic Concert Series at The University Café in the Student Union Building at Stony Brook University. 631-632-1093. (www.universitycafe.com). 7 p.m. Tickets are available online for $15 until Nov. 19 and for $20 at the door (if available).

Greg Greenway, a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter with a powerful voice, returns to the Our Times Coffeehouse at the Ethical Culture Society building d Country Road in Garden City. (www.ourtimescoffeehouse.com). 8 p.m. $15.

Buddy Merriam and Back Roads, Long Island-based bluegrass stalwarts, Eastport American Legion Hall, 478 Montauk Highway, Eastport. 631-325-1976. 7-10 p.m. $20.

Saturday, 11/21

Folk Music Society of Huntington Hard Luck Café series features Angelo M (a gifted and earthy fingerstyle guitar and slide dobro-playing roots and blues artist from Pennsylvania
and Meg Braun (a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter) at The Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive, Centerport. 631-425-2925. (www.fmshny.org). A one-hour open mic, beginning at 7:30 p.m., precedes the concert. $10; $7 for FMSH members.

Patchogue Folk Festival features acclaimed nationally touring artists Judy Collins, John Gorka and Susan Werner in the evening, preceded by a free special edition of “Live in the Lobby” beginning at noon and featuring local artists Caroline Doctorow, Johnnie Lee Jordan, Claudia Jacobs, James O’Malley, Hank Stone, Nina Et Cetera, Jay Scott, Johnny Cuomo and Miles to Dayton at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 East Main Street, Patchogue. (www.patchoguetheater.com). 631-207-1313. Tickets for the evening concert range from $35-$75.

Sunday, 11/22

Pat Conte and Joe Bellulovich, Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 8 p.m. $10 cover.

Anthony da Costa and John Elliott, two gifted emerging talents on the folk scene, share a bill and their music in an intimate house concert setting in Merrick. (www.courthouseconcerts.com). 3 p.m. concert is preceded by a pre-show gathering at 2 p.m. $20 suggested donation. Reservations required via email to courthouseconcerts@yahoo.com.

Folk Jam & Sing-Along sponsored by the Folk Music Society of Huntington, a monthly gathering for mostly amateur musicians and those who love to sing, during which everyone joins in on songs primarily from the book “Rise Up Singing,” Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 1-4:30 p.m. Free.

Sunday Night Sinner’s Club, featuring folk and country music, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m. to midnight.

Susan Werner, a wonderful and witty singer-songwriter and all-around entertainer, performs as part of the Finch Mountain House Concerts series held in a private residence in Babylon Village. Singer-songwriter Julia Joseph opens. 2 p.m. $25 suggested donation for the artist plus a dish for a potluck meal. Reservations and payment in advance required. Call 631-661-1278 or email kfinken@suffolk.lib.ny.us for further information and reservations.

Monday, 11/23

Open Mic, The Village Lanterne, 143 N. Wellwood Avenue Lindenhurst. 631-225-1690. Sign-up begins at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 11/25

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 11/26

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Saturday, 11/28

Maria Fairchild, a Long Island-based banjo player and singer, performs for the Last Licks Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Browns Road, Huntington. ( www.lastlickscafe.com). 631-427-9547. A 7:30 p.m. open mic precedes the concert. $15.

Open Mic Night at Soul Growth, 50 West Montauk Highway, Lindenhurst. 631-957-4692. 8 p.m.

Little Toby Walker may have left Long Island but he returns to play the blues at the Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, 18 Peconic Avenue, Riverhead. (www.vail-leavitt.org). 8 p.m. $20; $15 in advance.

Sunday, 11/29

Ellis Paul, a talented singer-songwriter from Massachusetts, returns to play the Sunday Street Acoustic Concert Series at The University Café in the Student Union Building at Stony Brook University. 631-632-1093. (www.universitycafe.com). 2 p.m. Tickets are $22 if purchased online by Nov. 24 and $27 at the door (if available).

Sunday Night Sinner’s Club, featuring folk and country music, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m. to midnight.

Monday, 11/30

Open Mic, The Village Lanterne, 143 N. Wellwood Avenue Lindenhurst. 631-225-1690. Sign-up begins at 7:30 p.m.

Long Island AcoustiCalendar for July-August 2009

Michael Kornfeld — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:26:35 +0000

Compiled by Michael Kornfeld

Detailed listings for nearly 200 concerts, festivals, open mics, jam sessions and musical workshops slated to take place during July and August in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties appear in this installment of AcousticMusicScene.com’s Long Island AcoustiCalendar.

AcousticMusicScene.com is pleased to be hosting unplugged showcases featuring artists from LI and the Hudson Valley area during the Huntington Folk Festival at Heckscher Park on Saturday afternoon, August 1, as well as late-night song swaps featuring artists from New York and beyond during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 23-26, on Dodds Farm in Hillsdale, New York.

Wednesday, 7/1

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Open Mic Night presented by the Long Island Fingerstyle Guitar Club, Westbury Friends Meeting House, 550 Post Avenue, Westbury. (www.lifgc.com). 8-10 p.m. Snacks and beverages will be served. $10 suggested donation; free for club members.

Folk Open Sing, sponsored by the Good Coffeehouse and the Pinewoods –Folk Music Society of New York, Ethical Cultural Society building (basement), 53 Prospect Park West (near 2nd Street), Brooklyn. For information, call Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.

Return to the Dream – an acoustic quartet featuring Martha Trachtenberg, Tom Griffith, Diane Garisto and Andy Huenerberg performs as part of the new, weekly Picnic Supper Concerts series presented by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council. Harborside Park on the water, next to the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson. (www.gpjac.org). 30-8 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or chairs.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 7/2

Acoustic Thursdays, hosted by Dave Drew, Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m.

Michael Daves, NYC-based bluegrass singer and guitarist, who hails from Georgia, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

Strings n’ Things Open Mic Night, presented by the Smithtown Township Arts Council, at the Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, Smithtown. (www.stacarts.org). 631-862-6575. 8-10:30 p.m. Sign-up begins at 7:30 p.m. Free.

Nora Jane Struthers, Americana-style singer-songwriter, Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214.10 p.m.

Friday, 7/3

Acoustic Long Island presents its Fourth Annual Summer Concert on the lawn outside the Deepwells Mansion, featuring up-and-coming singer-songwriters Tim Blane, Liz Longley, Andrew Fortier and Mieka Pauley. Route 25A (just west of Moriches Road intersection), St. James. 7-10 p.m. Bring lawn chairs. Free.

Annie Mark, LI-based singer-songwriter, performs as part of the “Happenings on Main Street” series near the village park in Northport. (www.northportarts.org). 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Saturday, 7/4

Happy Independence Day!

Sunday, 7/5

Sunday Night Sinner’s Club, featuring folk and country music, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737.

Monday, 7/6

Open Mic with Dave March, Once & For All, 8 East Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 7/7

Brasil Guitar Duo, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Freedy Johnston, singer-songwriter, The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3117. 8 p.m. $15; $25.

Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, LI bluegrass stalwarts, Checkmate Inn, North Country Road, Setauket. 631-751-9240. 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 7/8

Acoustic Long Island features an hour-long open mic, followed by a featured artist TBA, Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A (just west of Moriches Road intersection), St. James. (www.acousticlongisland.com). 8 p.m. Free.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

The Tobacco Roadies (featuring Bob Westcott) perform as part of the new, weekly Picnic Supper Concerts series presented by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council at Harborside Park on the water, next to the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson. (www.gpjac.org). 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or chairs.

Thursday, 7/9

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Acoustic Thursdays, hosted by Dave Drew, and featuring local performers Lewd Buddha, Tami Rac, Roger Silverberg and Pete Manalakis, and Phil Kennelty at Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m. No cover.

Green Palate Experience Open Mic Night, an evening of music and poetry hosted by talented singer-songwriter and percussive fingerstyle guitarist Joe Iadanza, with a featured performance by RJ Cowdery, a Columbus, Ohio-based singer-songwriter and Grassy Hill/Kerrville New Folk Winner, Cold Spring Harbor Public Library, Main Street (Route 25A), Cold Spring Harbor. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5 admission includes healthy snacks.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 7/10

Judy Collins, The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3117. 7 p.m. $100; $115.

Caroline Doctorow, roots-oriented, LI-based singer-songwriter, performs at Peconic Bay Winery, 31320 Main Road, Cutchogue. 5:30 p.m.

Great South Bay Music Festival features American rock, jam, folk, blues and brews. Among the 40 acts on three stages over the weekend are Tom Paxton, Sonny Landreth, Sonya Kitchell, Ryan Montbleau and Pete Francis with Barefoot Truth, as well as a number of LI-based artist, a Kidzone, artisans and craftspeople, rides and a food court. Shorefront Park, Patchogue. For tickets and more information, visit www.greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com.

Caleb Hawley, a now New York-based singer-songwriter, performs for the Grounds and Sounds Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road, Setauket. 8:45 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 8 p.m., for which sign-up starts at 7:30 p.m. (www.groundsandsounds.org). $10.

The Moonlighters interweave vocal harmonies with guitar and ukulele at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Saturday, 7/11

Great South Bay Music Festival continues at Shorefront Park in Patchogue. See 7/10 listing.

Danny Kalb Trio, fronted by the master guitarist and founder of the Blues Project, plays Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. $10 cover.

Larry Moser and Mary Nagin sing and play old-time music under the tree behind the Noon Inn at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road (Exit 48 of the Long Island Expressway), Old Bethpage. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Museum admission: $ $7 for seniors and children ages 5-12.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sonic Underground House Concert in Stony Brook features Jude Johnstone (a Nashville songwriter) and Lucky 13 (talented LI-based acoustic trio comprised of Marci Geller, Cathy Kreger and Susan DeVita). 7 p.m. Call 631-420-4317 for reservations and directions.

Sunday, 7/12

Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men, The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3117. 7 p.m. $40; $55.

Fourteen Feet, New York-based roots rock outfit, plays acoustic at RS Jones, 153 Merrick Avenue, Merrick. 7:30 p.m.

Great South Bay Music Festival continues at Shorefront Park in Patchogue. See 7/10 listing.

Monday, 7/13

“Music from the Hive” singer-songwriter series, Mirelle’s Restaurant, 170 Post Avenue. Westbury. 8 p.m.

Open Mic with Dave March, Once & For All, 8 E. Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 7/14

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8 p.m.

Wednesday, 7/15

Gathering Time – folk harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong — performs a spirited blend of acoustic originals and stylistic interpretations of choice covers with wonderful three-part harmonies as part of the new, weekly Picnic Supper Concerts series presented by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council. Harborside Park on the water, next to the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson. (www.gpjac.org). 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or chairs.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 7/16

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 631-264-0564. 8 p.m.

Acoustic Thursdays, hosted by Dave Drew, and featuring local performers Valerie Griggs, Simply Stated, Jaclyn Shaw and Otan Vargas, at Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m. No cover.

Carsie Blanton, Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

Gathering Time, folk-rock harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong, performs a spirited blend of acoustic originals and stylistic interpretations of choice covers with wonderful three-part harmonies, at Great Neck’s Bond Street Promenade, as part of a street fair sponsored by the business improvement district. 5:30 p.m.

Devon Sproule, Virginia-based singer-songwriter, singer-songwriter, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 10:30 p.m. $10 cover

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 7/17

Gathering Time, folk-rock harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong, presents “The Great Folk-Rock Revival & Sing-Along Show” — celebrating the music of the Byrds, Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joni Mitchell and other classic artists of the folk-rock era — at Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater, Merrick and Stewart Avenues, East Meadow. 7:30 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and arrive early for best seating.

Matuto plays original music inspired by northeaster Brazilian rhythms and American folk music at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Miller’s Crossing, LI-based bluegrass band, Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 631-472-1868. 8:30 p.m.

Phil Minissale Trio, a young, up-and-coming, LI-based blues and roots-oriented singer-songwriter and finger-pickin’ good guitarist, and friends play Once & For All, 8 East Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 9:30 p.m. This is Phil’s last scheduled LI club appearance before he heads off to the Republic of Georgia, where he will be the sole American artist performing in the Tibilisi Independent Music Festival.

The Vienna Teng Trio, California-based singer-songwriter and her band play melodic pop with folk sensibilities, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach. (www.whbpac.org). 631-288-1500. 8:30 p.m. $15-$35.

Saturday, 7/18

Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts perform a lively, raucous blend of jug band, old-time, Tin Pan Alley, early jazz and blues music at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Jen Chapin brings her jazz-tinged urban folk sound to the stage named after her late father in her former hometown. Local singer-songwriter and keyboardist John Flor, who writes about love, relationships and the occasional superstar, opens the concert, which is part of the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. Chapin Rainbow Stage at Heckscher Park, Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, Huntington. (www.huntingtonarts.org). 8:30 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Iris DeMent, The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3117. 7 p.m. $50; $65.

Long Island Blues Festival, now in its 1lth year, features lots of down home blues and other music on three stages (two outdoors plus the Vail-Leavitt Music Hall) behind East Main Street and Peconic Avenue, along the Peconic River in downtown Riverhead today and Sunday. Artists of note include Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, former Long Island Little Toby Walker, David Jacobs-Strain, and up-and-coming LI-based talent Phil Minissale, plus such local artists as Ahmad Ali, Ken “The Rocket” Korb, Bruce MacDonald, and Bob Westcott & the Daydreamers. A two-day bracelet is $15; daily admission is $10; children ages 12 and under admitted free. For performance schedules and more information, visit www.riverblues.org.

Larry Moser and Mary Nagin sing and play old-time music at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum, 245 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville. 631-427-5240. 12-4 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 7/19

Hungrytown, a Vermont-based, husband & wife retro-folk duo performs as part of the West Porch Beech Tree Concert Series at Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury. 3 p.m.

Long Island Blues Festival continues. Fireworks follow tonight’s final performance. See 7/18 listing for more details or visit www.riverblues.org.

Sunday Night Sinner’s Club, featuring folk and country music, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737.

Monday, 7/20

Open Mic with Dave March, Once & For All, 8 E. Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 7/21

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange monthly in-the-round hosted by Rebecca Pronsky, features Rod Alonzo, Rebecca Loebe (a talented young singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia) and Shannon Wurst (from Fayetteville, Arkansas), at Union Hall, 702 Union Street at Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. 718-638-4400. No cover.

Wednesday, 7/22

Acoustic Long Island features an hour-long open mic, followed by a featured artist TBA, Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A (just west of Moriches Road intersection), St. James. 8 p.m. (www.acousticlongisland.com). Free.

5th Annual BayFest in Babylon Village features music by Philadelphia-based, father-and-son blues and roots duo Beaucoup Blue. Also slated to perform are Boston-based, inventive world musicians Guy Mendilow Band and LI’s own The Red River Ramblers, plus family fun and activities, at the Babylon Village Pool. (www.babylonvillagearts.org). 6-9:30 p.m. $5.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 7/23

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Acoustic Thursdays, hosted by Dave Drew, and featuring Terrence Escalera, Chronology and more, at Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m. No cover.

Buckwheat Zydeco, The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3117. 8 p.m. $35.

Caroline Doctorow, roots-oriented, LI-based singer-songwriter, performs as part of the Westhampton Beach Concerts on the Green series, Main Street, Westhampton Beach. 6:30 p.m.

Hal Ketchum, a noted songwriter and a fine singer in his own right, performs at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore.
(www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. 8 p.m. $40; $35 for members.

Pharoah’s Daughter, fronted by Basya Schechter, presents an evening of swirling Hasidic chants, Mizrahi and Sephardic folk-rock, and spiritual stylings filtered through percussion, flute, strings and (no, it’s not entirely acoustic) electronica, as part of the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. Chapin Rainbow Stage at Heckscher Park, Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, Huntington. (www.huntingtonarts.org). 8:30 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 7/24

Miller’s Crossing, LI-based bluegrass band, Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 631-472-1868. 8:30 p.m.

Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade, Genre-bending, young Boston-based performer who was named “Outstanding Folk Artist of the Year” in the Boston Music Awards last December, performs with her band at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 10 p.m.

Saturday, 7/25

Art in the Park, an annual outdoor festival presented by the Northport Arts Coalition features art, music and poetry from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local acoustic artists performing 20-minute sets between 1 and 3:30 p.m. include Andrea Cetlin, Kenny Baum, Princess Peapod (husband-and-wife duo of Michele Frimmer and Dave Cook), banjo player Maria Fairchild, Denise Romas and Lora Kendall. Northport Village Park, at the foot of Main Street, near the harbor, in Northport. Free.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 7/26

Joan Baez, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach. (www.whbpac.org). 631-288-1500. 8:30 p.m. Sold out.

Monday, 7/27

Buddy Merriam and Back Roads, Long Island-based bluegrass stalwarts, Mary Jane Davies Green, Plandome Road, Manhasset. 7:30 p.m. Free. Bring lawn chairs.

Open Mic with Dave March, Once & For All, 8 E. Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 7/28

Gathering Time, folk-rock harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong, performs a spirited blend of acoustic originals and stylistic interpretations of choice covers with wonderful three-part harmonies during the Brown Bag Concert series, presented by the Islip Arts Council and the Bay Shore Business Improvement District, at Martin Luther King Park, Main Street, Bay Shore. 12:30 p.m. Free.

Wednesday, 7/29

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 7/30

Acoustic Thursdays, hosted by Dave Drew, and featuring local performers Carl Leeds, Corrientes and more, at Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m. No cover.

Doc Marshalls, a raucous, Brooklyn-based honky-tonk roots band, whose repertoire includes Cajun and country numbers, performs as part of the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. Chapin Rainbow Stage at Heckscher Park, Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, Huntington. (www.huntingtonarts.org). 8:30 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Friday, 7/31

Joe Iadanza, a LI-based singer-songwriter and guitarist with a strikingly unusual tenor voice and a growing repertoire of smart, witty, warm, and stick-in-your-ear humable songs, whose music spans the genres of folk, rock, roots and Americana, at times harkening back to a bygone era with its European jazz feel, performs for Pagan Place House Concerts in Huntington Station. 8 Call 631-420-4317 for reservations and directions.

Princess Peapod, the gifted husband-and-wife duo of Michele Frimmer and Dave Cook, perform as part of the “Happenings on Main Street” series near the village park in Northport. (www.northportarts.org). 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Saturday, 8/1

Fourth Annual Huntington Folk Festival, co-presented by the Huntington Arts Council and the Folk Music Society of Huntington, features 8:30 p.m. headline performance by Peter Rowan (bluegrass) with the harmonizing Rowan Brothers (Chris and Lorin)both backing and opening for him on the Chapin Rainbow Stage. The afternoon (3-6 p.m.) will feature instrumental workshops, an open jam/song swap, and unplugged music showcases hosted by AcousticMusicScene.com and Acoustic Live! in New York City and Beyond. AcousticMusicScene.com will present short showcases by artists from Long Island and the Hudson Valley including David Bailey, Kelly Flint, Gathering Time, Joe Iadanza, Princess Peapod, Glen Roethel, Denise Romas, Hank Stone and Todd Evans, and The YaYas. Heckscher Park, Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, Huntington. (www.fmshny.org). 3-11 p.m. Bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Open Mic Night hosted by singer-songwriter Liza Coppola, at the Custer Institute, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. (www.custerobservatory.org). 631-765-2626. 7-10 p.m.
Sunday, 8/2

Sunday Night Sinner’s Club, featuring folk and country music, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737.

Monday, 8/3

Island Songwriters Showcase monthly workshop at Five Town College (Room 217), Burr’s Lane, Dix Hills. (www.islandsongwriters.org). 8-11 p.m. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m.

Open Mic with Dave March, Once & For All, 8 East Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 8/4

Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, LI bluegrass stalwarts, Checkmate Inn, North Country Road, Setauket. 631-751-9240. 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Princess Peapod, the gifted husband-and-wife duo of Michele Frimmer and Dave Cook, perform during Northport Harbor Family Night, corner of Main Street and Woodbine Avenue, near the village park, in Northport.6:45-7:30 p.m. Free.

Wednesday, 8/5

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Princess Peapod, a gifted, LI-based husband-and-wife duo (Michele Frimmer and Dave Cook), performs as part of the new, weekly Picnic Supper Concerts series presented by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council. Harborside Park on the water, next to the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson. (www.gpjac.org). 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or chairs.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8/6

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Acoustic Thursdays, hosted by Dave Drew and featuring local performers Hank Stone, Todd Evans and more, Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m. No cover.

A pair of duos: May Erlewine & Seth Bernard ( Michigan-based songwriters) and
Mike & Ruthy (rootsy, banjo and fiddle-slinging husband-and-wife duo from the Hudson Valley) play the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 and 10:30 p.m., respectively. $10 cover.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 8/7

The Five Deadly Venoms, NYC-based bluegrass outfit, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 10:30 p.m. $10 cover.

Joe Iadanza , a LI-based singer-songwriter and guitarist with a strikingly unusual tenor voice and a growing repertoire of smart, witty, warm, and stick-in-your-ear humable songs, whose music spans the genres of folk, rock, roots and Americana, at times harkening back to a bygone era with its European jazz feel, performs as part of the First Fridays series at The Heckscher Museum of Art in Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Avenue, off Main Street (Route 25A), Huntington. (www.heckscher.org). 631-351-3250. 7-8:30 p.m. Admission to the museum is free after 5 p.m. on the first Friday of each month.

Island Songwriters Showcase (ISS) Open Mic at Border’s Café, Jericho Turnpike (Route 25), Syosset. 8 p.m. Those wishing to perform must sign-up with Vinny Crici at 7:30 p.m. (www.islandsongwriters.org).

Saturday, 8/8

Crosby, Stills & Nash play the Nikon Theater at Jones Beach in Wantagh. 8 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 8/9

Fourteen Feet, New York-based roots rock outfit, plays acoustic at RS Jones, 153 Merrick Avenue, Merrick. 7:30 p.m.

Monday, 8/10

Caroline Doctorow, roots-oriented, LI-based singer-songwriter, performs at the gazebo on Main Street as part of the Montauk Outdoor Concert Series. 6 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Dave March, Once & For All, 8 E. Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 8 p.m.

Wednesday 8/12

Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, Long Island’s Jackofsky family has been performing traditional and neo-traditional acoustic American roots music and lively originals together for more than a decade), performs at the North Merrick Public Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick. 516-378-7474. 7 p.m. Free.

James O’Malley, a gifted and gentle-voiced LI-based singer-songwriter and two-time finalist in the Plowshares Songwriting Competition, performs as part of the new, weekly Picnic Supper Concerts series presented by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council. Harborside Park on the water, next to the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson. (www.gpjac.org). 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or chairs.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8/13

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Acoustic Thursdays, hosted by Dave Drew,features The Last Internationale and more, Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m. No cover.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 8/14

Caroline Doctorow, roots-oriented, LI-based singer-songwriter, performs for the Grounds and Sounds Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road, Setauket. 8:45 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 8 p.m., for which sign-up starts at 7:30 p.m. (www.groundsandsounds.org). $10.

Grand Folk Railroad, acoustic duo of Mike Christian and Susan Cohen, plays The Cup, 3268 Railroad Avenue, Wantagh. 8 p.m. $1 cover.

Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, Long Island’s Jackofsky family has been performing traditional and neo-traditional acoustic American roots music and lively originals together for more than a decade), performs at the Hauppauge Public Library (outdoors, weather permitting), 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge. 631-979-1600. 7 p.m. Free.

Saturday, 8/15

Acoustic Nite (with local performers Otan Vargas, The Reinharts, Terrence Escalera and more), Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m.

Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, Long Island’s Jackofsky family has been performing traditional and neo-traditional acoustic American roots music and lively originals together for more than a decade), performs at the Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. 631-924-6400. 2 p.m. Free.

Long Island Bluegrass Festival, presented by the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts and the Town of Babylon, features music by Blue Detour, Caroline Doctorow, Free Grass Union, Joyce Hartsfield, Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, James Reams & the Barnstormers, Josh Williams Band and Yankee Rebels, plus workshop tents, music by the bay and a food court. Tanner Park, Kerrigan Road, Copiague. (www.babylonarts.com). 631-587-3696. 12-8 p.m. $10; children under 12 admitted free. Bring a lawn chair.

Sunday, 8/16

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange monthly in-the-round hosted by Rebecca Pronsky, features Valorie Miller (from Asheville, North Carolina) and Joe Whyte, at Union Hall, 702 Union Street at Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. 718-638-4400. No cover.

Monday, 8/17

Marshall Crenshaw, The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3117. 8 p.m. $35; $50.

Open Mic with Dave March, Once & For All, 8 E. Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 8/18

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 8/19

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8/20

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 631-264-0564. 8 p.m.

Acoustic Thursdays, hosted by Dave Drew, Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m.

Friday, 8/21

Leo Kottke, innovative, finger-picking guitar virtuoso, plays the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach. (www.whbpac.org). 631-288-1500. 8:30 p.m. $20-$50.

Saturday, 8/22

Sunday, 8/23

Loggins & Messina play the Nikon Theater at Jones Beach in Wantagh. 8 p.m.

Monday, 8/24

Open Mic with Dave March, Once & For All, 8 E. Main Street, Patchogue. 631-447-0519. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 8/25

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 8/26

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-218-9737. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m.

Pat Wictor, a top-notch blues and roots-oriented singer-songwriter and lap slide guitarist, performs as part of the new, weekly Picnic Supper Concerts series presented by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council. Harborside Park on the water, next to the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson. (www.gpjac.org). 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Bring blankets or chairs.

Thursday, 8/27

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

The Chelsea String Band hails from New York but plays and sings old-time music from the southern Appalachians, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 8/28

Miller’s Crossing, LI-based bluegrass band, Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 631-472-1868. 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, 8/29

Acoustic Nite (featuring Dave Drew and more), Lefty’s Candlelight Bar & Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Avenue, Lindenhurst. 631-225-5526. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 8/30

Monday, 8/31

“Just Wild About Harry” Chapin tribute concert features a number of Long Island-based artists performing songs by the late singer-songwriter, storyteller, community activist, humanitarian and philanthropist, on the stage that bears his name at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. 7:30 p.m. Free, although cans of food for distribution to needy Long Islanders through Long Island Cares, the nonprofit organization launched by Chapin, would be appreciated. Bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Long Island AcoustiCalendar for May thru Mid-June 2009

Michael Kornfeld — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:13:23 +0000

Compiled by Michael Kornfeld

Detailed listings for more than 125 concerts, open mics, jam sessions and workshops slated for May through the second week of June in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties appear in this installment of AcousticMusicScene.com’s Long Island AcoustiCalendar.

Friday, 5/1

Emerging artists Joe Iadanza and Jenee Halstead share a bill for The Garden Stage. Iadanza is a storyteller and a sophisticated folkie with a strikingly unusual tenor voice, a foot-stomping Euro-jazz schooled band, and a growing repertoire of smart, witty, warm, and stick-in-your-ear hummable songs that span folk, rock, roots and Americana genres. Halstead is a gifted, young singer-songwriter with a beautiful alto voice, angelic yet rootsy (as others also have described it), whose self-released debut album, The River Grace, is simply gorgeous. The Garden Stage concert series takes place at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (corner of Nassau Boulevard), Garden City. 8 p.m. $15 in advance; $17 at the door. For advance tickets and information, contact calendar@uuccn.org.

Jack’s Waterfall, an eclectic, high-energy, LI-based acoustic ensemble fronted by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jack Licitra, performs at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. $20; $15 for members.

Nick Katzman, blues and ragtime guitarist, performs as part of the Traveling Troubadour Series at The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. (www.gchmusic.org). 718-768-2972. $15; $6 for children. Meet the Musician session precedes at 7 p.m.
Open Mic Night hosted by singer-songwriter Liza Coppola, at the Custer Institute, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. (www.custerobservatory.org). 631-765-2626. 7-10 p.m.
PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry and Whatever Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway/Route 110 (southernmost end near Merrick Road/Montauk Highway), Amityville. 8 p.m. (www.peacesmiths.org). 631-798-0778. $7 suggested donation.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), Popei’s, 451 Middle Country Road, Coram. 9 p.m.

Saturday, 5/2

Chad and Jeremy. “Yesterday’s Gone,” but Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde are making wonderful music today as an acoustic duo, just as they did when their songs routinely made the top 40 radio charts during the British Invasion of the mid-1960s and the Psychedelic Era. The Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444. $30-$40.

“For Pete’s Sake, Sing!,” a tribute to Pete Seeger on his 90th birthday, featuring Work O’ The Weavers and invited local artists performing songs written or inspired by Pete (in lieu of an open mic) at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. Participating local artists include AcousticMusicScene.com’s own Glen Roethel and his folk harmony trio Gathering Time, Claudia Jacobs, Scott MacDonald, Sonny Meadows, James O’Malley, Ira Perlman and Denise Romas (Lonesome Traveler), and Marty Stone.7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $23 in advance; $25 at the door; $18 for FMSH members. Tickets available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets.

Grand Folk Railroad (acoustic duo of Mike Christian and Susan Cohen) plays In A Little Café, 529 Lake Avenue, St. James. 7:30-10 p.m.

Richie Havens, a unique singer-songwriter, song stylist and amazing guitarist, who burst onto the national scene as he opened Woodstock 40 years ago, plays the Inter Media Arts Center (IMAC). LI-based singer-songwriter Caroline Doctorow opens. 370 New York Avenue (Route 110), Huntington. (www.imactheater.org). 631-549-9666. $45; $34 for IMAC members.

Janis Ian, who had her first hit with “Society’s Child,” as a teenager in the 1960s and released an autobiography of the same name last year, performs at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. $40; $35 for members.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 5/3

Folk Jam & Sing-Along sponsored by the Folk Music Society of Huntington, a monthly
gathering for mostly amateur musicians and those who love to sing, during which
everyone joins in on songs primarily from the book “Rise Up Singing,” Huntington
Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 1-4:30 p.m. Free.

Janis Ian, famed folksinger and songwriter, will speak about and sign copies of her new autobiography, Society’s Child, at Book Revue, 313 New York Avenue, Huntington. 271-1442. 7 p.m.

Monday, 5/4

Island Songwriters Showcase monthly workshop at Five Towns College (Room 217), Burr’s Lane, Dix Hills. 8-11 p.m. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m. (www.islandsongwriters.org).

Tuesday, 5/5

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 5/6

Acoustic Long Island features hour-long sets by singer-songwriters Colin McGrath (a 2009 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Finalist) and Chris Trapper (principal singer for alt-rock trio The Push Stars), Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A (just west of Moriches Road intersection), St. James. 8 p.m. (www.acousticlongisland.com). Free.

Folk Open Sing, sponsored by the Good Coffeehouse and the Pinewoods –Folk Music Society of New York, Ethical Cultural Society building (basement), 53 Prospect Park West (near 2nd Street), Brooklyn. For information, call Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.

Long Island Fingerstyle Guitar Club Open Mic Night, hosted by Danny Doll and Patrick Ruhlman, Westbury Friends Meeting House, 550 Post Avenue, Westbury. 8-10 p.m. (www.lifgc.com). Contact Lisa Doll, 516-361-5122. $10 suggested donation; free for members.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 5/7

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Hooklyn Holler, monthly singer-songwriter series, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $5 cover per set.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 5/8

Howard Fishman, a genre-bending New York original, whose music draws from folk, jazz and other sources, plays Barbes, 376 9th Street (at 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m.

James Reams & The Barnstormers present an evening ob bluegrass at The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. (www.gchmusic.org). 718-768-2972. $10; $6 for children.

Smokey Hormel’s Western Roundup, western swing, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 10:30 p.m. 718-375-3214.

Little Toby Walker presents an evening of finger-pickin’ good blues and roots music to the Grounds and Sounds Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road, Setauket. 8:45 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 8 p.m., for which sign-up starts at 7:30 p.m. (www.groundsandsounds.org). $20.

Saturday, 5/9

The Eclectic Café presents Abi Tapia (a gifted Americana-style singer-songwriter with a beautiful voice, who will be showcasing at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival this summer as one of the emerging artists voted “Most Wanted to Return” during the 2008 festival). She shares the bill with the Red River Ramblers, a LI-based foursome — Ken Korb, Tom Linden, Lora Kendall and “Big George” Cassidy – who play old country tunes, along with a few bluegrass fiddle tunes, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk, 28 Brentwood Road, Bay Shore. (www.eclecticcafe.org). 631-661-1278. 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. $10; $8 for members.

Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, Long Island’s Jackofsky family has been performing traditional and neo-traditional acoustic American roots music and lively originals together for more than a decade), performs at the Cold Spring Harbor Public Library, 95 Harbor Road (Route 25A), Cold Spring Harbor. 2 p.m. 631-692-6820. Free.

Leon Redbone performs for the First Acoustics concert series at the First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn, 50 Monroe Place at Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights. (www.firstacoustics.org). 8 p.m. $30.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), play The Harbor Crab Company, 116 Division Street, Patchogue. 8 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Wretched Refuse String Band, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 8 and 10 p.m. sets.

Sunday, 5/10

Jeff Daniels performs at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m.(www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. $45; 40 for members.

Tuesday, 5/12

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8 p.m.

Wednesday, 5/13

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 5/14

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Jan Bell and Casey Neil, singer-songwriters, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 8 p.m

Canvas Open Mic Night, an evening of music and poetry hosted by talented singer-songwriter and percussive fingerstyle guitarist Joe Iadanza, features local luthier and musician Scott MacDonald and an open mic, Canvas/Footprints Gallery, 51 Gibson Avenue, Huntington. 7-9:30 p.m.; performer sign-up at 7 p.m. $5 admission includes healthy snacks.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 5/15

Roy Book Binder presents an evening of the blues for the BNL Music Club at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Brookhaven Center, William Floyd Parkway, Upton. 8 p.m. 631-344-3846. $15 in advances; $20 at the door.

Brooklyn Folk Festival features afternoon instrumental workshops evening performances, and an ongoing jam session out back. Artists include new young talent from Brooklyn plus Grammy Award-winner Peter Stampfel of Holy Modal Rounders fame and John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers, who were mainstays of the folk music scene in NYC during the 1960s. Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. $10/day, $25 for the weekend. The festival runs through Sunday, May 17.

Steve Forbert, singer-songwriter, performs at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m.(www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. $30; $25 for members.

Mad Agnes, an entertaining folk-pop trio from Connecticut, performs for the Our Times Coffeehouse at the Ethical Humanist Society building, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. (www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org). 8 p.m. $15.

Saturday, 5/16

An Evening with the David Bromberg Band (with special guests – Angel Band), Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC), 370 New York Avenue (Route 110), Huntington. (www.imactheater.org). 631-549-ARTS. 8 p.m.

Brooklyn Folk Festival (see 5/15).

Caroline Doctorow, LI-based singer-songwriter, plays Live in the Tap Room at the Southampton Publick House, 40 Bowden Square, Southampton. 10 p.m.

Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café series presents Bob Westcott’s First Annual Spring Fling. Featured artists are singer-songwriter David Bailey, acoustic quartet Return to the Dream (Tom Griffith, Martha Trachtenberg, Diane Garisto and Andy Huenerberg) and husband-and-wife duo Princess Peapod (Michelle Frimmer and Dave Cook). Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $10; $7 for members.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), play the Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 9 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Nancy Sirianni (LI-based singer-songwriter) and Mike Nugent (of Cadillac Moon) play a mix of originals and blues at Peconic Bay Winery, Main Road, Cutchogue. 631-734-7361. 1-5 p.m.

An Evening with Jill Sobule, New York singer-songwriter best known for her hit song “I Kissed A Girl,” performs at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. WFUV’s John Platt hosts. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444. $30-$40.

Sunday, 5/17

Brooklyn Folk Festival (see 5/15).

Hank Stone, a talented LI-based singer-songwriter, performs for the brunch-time crowd at Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 631-472-1868. 1-3 p.m.

Tuesday, 5/19

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange monthly in-the-round features Emily Zuzik, Twice As Bright and Jessica Pees, at Union Hall, 702 Union Street at Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. 718-638-4400. No cover.

Wednesday, 5/20

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 5/21

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Original Voices at the Vail features acoustic, swing and Americana duo The Reinhardts, preceded by an open mic (for which sign-up opens at 7 p.m.), Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, 18 Peconic Avenue, Riverhead. (www.vail-leavitt.org). 7:30-10:30 p.m. $5.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 5/22

Hank Stone, a talented LI-based singer-songwriter, is joined by fellow Long Islander Todd Evans for A Pagan Place House Concert in South Huntington. Contact mserin@optonline.net for more information and reservations.

Saturday, 5/23

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), entertain diners at fatfish, 28 Cottage Avenue, Bay Shore. 7 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 5/24

Wednesday, 5/27

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Serena Ryder, Canadian singer-songwriter and recipient of the 2008 Juno Award for Best New Artist, plays The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3117. 8 p.m. $15.

Thursday, 5/28

The Ukuladies, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m.

Friday, 5/29

Pat Conte and Joe Bellulevich play the blues, Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. 718-375-3214. $15.

Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, Long Island’s Jackofsky family has been performing traditional and neo-traditional acoustic American roots music and lively originals together for more than a decade), performs at Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 8:30 p.m. 631-472-1868.

Spider John Koerner, renowned talking blues-style singer and guitarist makes a rare NYC appearance at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 10:30 p.m. 718-375-3214. $15.

Greta Gertler (singer-songwriter) and Professor Louie (bluesy spoken word performance artist and political rapper) share a bill at The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. (www.gchmusic.org). 718-768-2972. $10; $6 for children.

Smokey’s Roundup, an evening of western swing, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Saturday, 5/30

Andy Friedman and The Other Failures, Brooklyn-based folk-country singer-songwriter and his backing band, play the Last Licks Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 28 Browns Road, Huntington. Open mic precedes concert at 7:30 p.m. (www.lastlickscafe.org). $15 tickets available via Brown Paper Tickets and at the door.

Grand Folk Railroad (acoustic duo of Mike Christian and Susan Cohen) plays The Spoon on Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst. 7:30 p.m. $1 cover.

Session Americana, Boston-based roots band, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Sunday, 5/31

Lara Ewen, NYC-based indie/folk-rock singer-songwriter, performs at Spike Hill, 184 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn 10 p.m. No cover.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), play The Harbor Crab Company, 116 Division Street, Patchogue. 8 p.m.

Nancy Sirianni (LI-based singer-songwriter) and Mike Nugent (of Cadillac Moon) play a mix of originals and blues at Duck Walk Vineyards South, 231 Montauk Highway (Route 27), Water Mill. 631-726-7555, ext. 4. 1:30-5:30 p.m.

Monday, 6/1

Island Songwriters Showcase monthly workshop at Five Town College (Room 217), Burr’s Lane, Dix Hills. 8-11 p.m. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m. (www.islandsongwriters.org).

Tuesday, 6/2

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 6/3

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 6/4

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Hooklyn Holler, monthly singer-songwriter series, Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $5 cover per set.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 6/5

American Flyer presents an evening of bluegrass at The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. (www.gchmusic.org). 718-768-2972. $10; $6 for children.

Red Molly, the rootsy Americana trio, closes out the season for The Garden Stage
concert series at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (corner of Nassau Boulevard), Garden City. 8 p.m. $20 in advance; $22 at the door. For advance tickets and information, contact calendar@uuccn.org.

Saturday, 6/6

John Gorka, one of today’s top contemporary singer-songwriters, returns to close out the 40th anniversary season for the Folk Music Society of Huntington at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.; sign-up begins at 7 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $23 in advance; $25 at the door; $18 for FMSH members. Tickets available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 6/7

“A Spring Evening with Antje Duvekot” marks the fifth visit to the Sunday Street Acoustic Series by this gifted, up-and-coming singer-songwriter, who is currently touring in support of her new CD, The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer. Opening for her will be Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Lizanne Knott. University Cafe, Stony Brook Union building, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook. (www.universitycafe.org). 7 p.m. Tickets are $17 if purchased by June 4 and $22 at the door (if available).

Wednesday 6/10

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 6/11

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

LI’s Own Series: Folk Music Society of Huntington Showcase featuring Gathering Time, Joe Iadanza & his Beautiful Band, Phil Minissale and Steve Robinson, at the Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC), 370 New York Avenue (Route 110), Huntington. (www.imactheater.org). 631-549-ARTS. 8 p.m. $30; $22.50 for IMAC and FMSH members. (Postponed to a later date to be determined).

Danny Kalb Trio, fronted by the master guitarist and founder of the Blues Project, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

Friday, 6/12

Arlon Bennett, a talented singer-songwriter who hails from LI and lives in Rockland County, returns here to play the Grounds and Sounds Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road, Setauket. 8:45 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 8 p.m., for which sign-up starts at 7:30 p.m. (www.groundsandsounds.org). $10.

Dave Rowe Trio, an engaging group from Maine, whose repertoire of nautical songs and more showcase their solid three-part harmonies and instrumental prowess, closes out the season for the Our Times Coffeehouse at the Ethical Humanist Society building, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. (www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org). 8 p.m. $15.

Saturday, 6/13

Claudia Jacobs, LI-based singer-songwriter, performs for Real Musik House Concerts in Setauket. 8 p.m.

Long Island AcoustiCalendar for April – Early May 2009

Michael Kornfeld — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:53:44 +0000

Compiled by Michael Kornfeld

Detailed listings for more than 100 concerts, open mics and jam sessions slated for April through the first weekend of May 2009 in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties appear in this installment of AcousticMusicScene.com’s Long Island AcoustiCalendar.

Wednesday, 4/1

Acoustic Long Island features performances hour-long sets by singer-songwriters Brooke Campbell and Caleb Hawley, Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A (just west of Moriches Road intersection), St. James. 8 p.m. (www.acousticlongisland.com). Free.

Folk Open Sing, sponsored by the Good Coffeehouse and the Pinewoods –Folk Music Society of New York, Ethical Cultural Society building (basement), 53 Prospect Park West (near 2nd Street), Brooklyn. For information, call Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.

Long Island Fingerstyle Guitar Club One-Year Anniversary and Open Mic Night, hosted by Danny Doll and Patrick Ruhlman, Westbury Friends Meeting House, 550 Post Avenue, Westbury. 8-10 p.m. (www.lifgc.com). Contact Lisa Doll, 516-361-5122. $10 suggested donation; free for members.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

“WoodSongs at the Movies” features a 45-minute live performance by LI-based singer-songwriter Denise Romas, whose beautiful voice and guitar accompaniment bring a special sound to well-known songs and her own well-written and often poignant originals. An hour-long screening of Michael Johnathon’s “WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour,” featuring Chuck Leavell and Tori Sparks, follows. Clearview’s Babylon Cinemas, 34 Main Street (west of Deer Park Avenue), Babylon. 7:30 p.m. $12. Free tickets are available for Optimum Rewards and Folk Music Society of Huntington members who show their member cards. (www.fmshny.org).

Thursday, 4/2

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Lara Ewen, talented NYC-based indie/folk-rock singer-songwriter, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 10 p.m. $5 cover.

Hooklyn Holler, monthly singer-songwriter series, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. $5 cover per set.

Joe Iadanza, a LI-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, whose music spans the genres of folk, rock, roots and Americana, at times harkening back to a bygone era with its European jazz feel, performs with his Beautiful Band (Carolin Pook on violin, Craig Aikin on double bass and Joe Hertenstein on drums and percussion). Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. 718-385-5333.

Cathy Kreger, LI-based singer-songwriter and part of Lucky 13, performs solo at Hudson’s Mill Restaurant, 5599 Merrick Road, Massapequa. 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Strings n’ Things Open Mic Night, presented by the Smithtown Township Arts Council, at the, Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, Smithtown. (www.stacarts.org). 631-862-6575. 8-9:30 p.m. Sign-up begins at 7:15 p.m. Free.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 4/3

Jesse Cook, world music guitarist, plays the Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC), 370 New York Avenue, Huntington. 8 p.m. (www.imactheater.org). 631-549-9666. $40; $30 for members.

Raul Malo performs at The Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444. (Sold Out).

Open Mic Night, hosted by singer-songwriter Liza Coppola, at the Custer Institute, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. (www.custerobservatory.org). 631-765-2626. 7-10 p.m.

PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry and Whatever Coffeehouse features Phil Minissale, the finger-pickin’ good, young Piedmont-style blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway/Route 110 (southernmost end near Merrick Road/Montauk Highway), Amityville. 8 p.m. (www.peacesmiths.org). 631-798-0778. $7 suggested donation.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), Popei’s, 451 Middle Country Road, Coram. 9 p.m.

Saints & Sinners Show: Blues at the Crossroads featuring Toby Walker and Pat Wictor at The Garden Stage, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (corner of Nassau Boulevard), Garden City. 8 p.m. For advance tickets and information, contact calendar@uuccn.org.

Traveling Troubadour Series features Seattle fingerstyle blues guitarist Del Ray and clarinetist Craig Flory, The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. (www.gchmusic.org). 718-768-2972. $15; $6 for children. A Meet the Musicians session precedes the concert at 7 p.m.

Saturday, 4/4

Grand Folk Railroad (acoustic duo of Mike Christian and Susan Cohen) plays The Cup, 3268 Railroad Avenue, Wantagh. 9 p.m. $1 cover.

Lucy Kaplansky, one of today’s top contemporary singer-songwriter returns to help the Folk Music Society of Huntington mark its 40th anniversary, at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. The 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an hour-long open mic at 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $23 in advance; $25 at the door; $18 for FMSH members. Tickets available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets.

Pedro Pereira performs an hour-long set, featuring songs from his CD, Last Man On The Planet, at Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 7:30 p.m. An open mic follows.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), The Bench, 1095 Route 25A, Stony Brook. 8 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 4/5

Folk Jam & Sing-Along sponsored by the Folk Music Society of Huntington, a monthly
gathering for mostly amateur musicians and those who love to sing, during which
everyone joins in on songs primarily from the book “Rise Up Singing,” Huntington
Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 1-4:30 p.m. Free.

Ian Tamblyn, Canadian singer-songwriter and adventurer, whose expeditions to Antartica
and other far-flung regions of the earth are reflected in some of his songs, returns to the
University Café to perform as part of the Sunday Street Acoustic Series in the Stony
Brook Union building at Stony Brook University. 2 p.m. (www.universitycafe.org).
631-632-1093. $20 in advance; $25 at the door.

Monday, 4/6

Country Blues Jam at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Island Songwriters Showcase monthly workshop at Five Town College (Room 217), Burr’s Lane, Dix Hills. 8-11 p.m. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m. (www.islandsongwriters.org).

Tuesday, 4/7

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Tamevate Kapeleye, klezmer quartet, plays Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Wednesday, 4/8

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 4/9

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Canvas Open Mic Night, an evening of music and poetry hosted by talented singer-songwriter and percussive fingerstyle guitarist Joe Iadanza, Canvas/Footprints Gallery, 51 Gibson Avenue, Huntington. 7-9:30 p.m.; performer sign-up at 7 p.m. $5 admission includes healthy snacks.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 4/10

Paul Rishell and Annie Raines perform for the BNL Music Club at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Brookhaven Center, William Floyd Parkway, Upton. 8 p.m. 631-344-3846. $15 in advances; $20 at the door.

The Second Fiddles, a NYC-based string band that plays a mix of pre-war blues, ragtime, hokum, country and swing tunes, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn.

Saturday, 4/11

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Jay Scott (raspy-voiced , LI-based singer-songwriter), Rorie Kelly (acoustic indie rock
singer-songwriter from Brooklyn) and more play Perch Café, 265 Fifth Avenue,
Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 4/12

Open Mic, Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718-383-5333.

Monday, 4/13

Country Blues Jam at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Marta Topferova, Latin American folk-influenced singer-songwriter, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Tuesday, 4/14

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 4/15

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 4/16

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 4/17

“A Song for Darfur” benefit concert featuring gifted contemporary singer-songwriters Tom Chapin and Christine Lavin, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset. 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.uucsr.org or call 516-627-6560, ext. 160.

Colin Hay, Australian singer-songwriter and former Men At Work front man, plays solo acoustic at performs at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m.(www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. $37.50; $32.50 for members. (Sold Out).

Joe Jencks, a gifted, Midwest-based singer-songwriter with a deep, resonant voice, performs for the Our Times Coffeehouse at the Ethical Humanist Society building, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. (www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org). 8 p.m. $15.

Stony Brook singer-songwriter Pat Killian and Friends, Grounds and Sounds Café, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook, 380 Nicolls Road, Setauket. 8:45 p.m. concert, preceded by an open mic at 8 p.m. (www.groundsandsounds.uufsb.org). 631-751-0297. $10.

Saturday, 4/18

Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café series features two soulful singer-songwriters, LI’s own Claudia Jacobs and Pennsylvania’s Christine Havrilla, at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $10; $7 for members.

Grand Folk Railroad (acoustic duo of Mike Christian and Susan Cohen) makes a return trip to Perk Place Café, 2945 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown. 8 p.m.

Roger McGuinn, former Byrds frontman, singer-songwriter, 12-string guitarist, and folk-rock pioneer, flies solo at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 8 p.m.(www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. (Sold Out)

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 631-422-1868.

Sunday, 4/19

David Bromberg plays The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street Amagansett. 8 p.m. 31-267-3117. $50 and $65.

Traveling Troubadour David Rovics sings songs of social significance during a benefit concert for Long Island Veterans for Peace that also features NYC-based acoustic rock duo Left On Red and Washington-based singer-songwriter Shawna Kilgore. Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington. 5-8 p.m. (www.vfpli.com). 631-987-3338.

Susan Werner, a gifted, witty and versatile singer-songwriter, song stylist and all-around entertainer, whose latest album, Classics, features her interpretations of some popular songs, performs as part of the Sunday Street Acoustic Series at the University Café, Stony Brook Union building, Stony Brook University. 2 p.m. (www.universitycafe.org). 631-632-1093. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door (if available).

Monday, 4/20

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange hosted by Rebecca Pronsky, features Matt Keating, Dan Blakeslee (from Boston) and Sarah Donner performing in the round at Union Hall, 702 Union Street at 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Free.

Country Blues Jam at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Tuesday, 4/21

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 4/22

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 4/23

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 4/24

Frank Fotusky, Piedmont-style country blues and ragtime guitarist, plays The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. (www.gchmusic.org). 718-768-2972. $10; $6 for children. Meet the Musician session precedes at 7 p.m.

Gathering Time — a folk harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong — kicks off a new house concert series in South Huntington with its spirited blend of folk and acoustic originals, stylistic interpretations of choice covers, and wonderful three-part vocal harmonies. Pagan Place House Concerts, 8 p.m., preceded by 7 p.m. pot-luck gathering. Call 631-420-4317 for reservations and directions.

Smokey’s Roundup presents an evening of western swing at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m.

Sweet Bitters, female acoustic folk-pop duo featuring Sharon Goldman and Nina Schmir, performs at Bar 4, 444 7th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Jack Williams, a gifted Arkansas-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, plays the intimate Finch Mountain House in Babylon. 7 p.m. Call 631-661-1278 for reservations and directions. $20 suggested donation for the artist plus food or beverage to share.

Saturday, 4/25

Tom Rush, one of the most acclaimed folksinger-songwriters of our time, performs as part of the Fabulous Folk Series at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444. $40-$55.

The Song Box presents Phil Minissale (the finger-pickin’ good Piedmont-style LI blues guitarist and singer-songwriter) and Chuck E. Costa (a 2008 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriting Contest Winner and 2007 Grassy Hill/Kerrville New Folk Competition Finalist, who is known for his candid and visceral delivery of literate and well-crafted contemporary folk tunes). The two perform individual sets in a basement studio in a private residence in Seaford. 7:30 p.m. For reservations and directions, call 516-579-5365 or send an e-mail to songbox@optonline.net. $10 donation for the performers plus food/drink for pot-luck between sets.

The Two Man Gentlemen Band performs a mix of jazz, old-time and Tin Pan Alley tunes for the Last Licks Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington Browns Road, Huntington. (www.lastlickscafe.org). 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. $15. Advance tickets available at brownpapertickets.com.

Sunday, 4/26

Strike The Bell, the traditional maritime music duo of Stuart Markus and Judith Zweiman, sings sea chanteys and relates stories of the sea in “Pirates, Patches & Parrots,” a free concert presented by the Long Beach Public Library, at the Old Firehouse on Lido Boulevard in Point Lookout. 2 p.m.

Monday, 4/27

Country Blues Jam at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Tuesday, 4/28

Open Mic, Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue. 9 p.m.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 4/29

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 4/30

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

“Throw Down Your Heart” documents virtuoso banjo player Bela Fleck’s journey into the heart of Africa to uncover the historic roots of his chosen instrument that many consider quintessentially American and jam with musicians in their native villages. Bela and his younger brother, Sascha Paladino, the film’s director, will be on hand for this special screening and reception at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington. 7:30 p.m. (www.cinemaartscentre.org). 631-423-7611. $12; $9 for members.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 5/1

Open Mic Night, hosted by singer-songwriter Liza Coppola, at the Custer Institute, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. (www.custerobservatory.org). 631-765-2626. 7-10 p.m.

PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry and Whatever Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway/Route 110 (southernmost end near Merrick Road/Montauk Highway), Amityville. 8 p.m. (www.peacesmiths.org). 631-798-0778. $7 suggested donation.

Saturday, 5/2

Chad and Jeremy. “Yesterday’s Gone,” but Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde are making wonderful music today as an acoustic duo, just as they did when their songs routinely made the top 40 radio charts during the British Invasion of the mid-1960s and the Psychadelic Era. The Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444. $30-$40.

“For Pete’s Sake, Sing!,” a tribute to Pete Seeger on his 90th birthday, featuring Work O’ The Weavers and invited local artists performing songs written or inspired by Pete (in lieu of an open mic) at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $23 in advance; $25 at the door; $18 for FMSH members. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hudson Valley Sloop Clearwater, Inc., a nonprofit environmental organization launched by Pete Seeger and others to help protect and preserve the Hudson River. Additional donations are welcome. Tickets available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets.

Janis Ian, who had her first hit with “Society’s Child” as a teenager in the 1960s and released an autobiography of the same name last year, performs at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore, at 8 p.m. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. $40; $35 for members.

Sunday, 5/3

Long Island AcoustiCalendar for March-Early April 2009

Michael Kornfeld — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:32:52 +0000

Compiled by Michael Kornfeld

Detailed listings for more than 150 concerts, open mics and jam sessions slated for March through early April 2009 in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties appear in this installment of AcousticMusicScene.com’s Long Island AcoustiCalendar.

Sunday, 3/1

Open Mic, Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718-383-5333.

Monday, 3/2

Country Blues Jam at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Tuesday, 3/3

Stuart Markus, LI-based singer-songwriter and member of the folk-harmony trio Gathering Time, plays solo acoustic at Rachel’s Waterside Grill, 281 Woodcleft Avenue (on the Nautical Mile) in Freeport. 6-9:30 p.m. 516-546-0050.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8 p.m. Sign-up with Andy Bilello between 7:30 and 8 p.m. $1 cover.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 3/4

Acoustic Long Island features performances by Stephanie Nilles and Amy Crawford and The Electrics, Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A (just west of Moriches Road intersection), St. James. 8-10 p.m. (www.acousticlongisland.com). Free.

Folk Open Sing, sponsored by the Good Coffeehouse and the Pinewoods –Folk Music Society of New York, Ethical Cultural Society building (basement), 53 Prospect Park West (near 2nd Street), Brooklyn. For information, call Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.

Stuart Markus, LI-based singer-songwriter and member of the folk-harmony trio Gathering Time, plays solo acoustic at Fiore, 142 Tulip Avenue, Floral Park. 7-10:30 p.m. 516-775-8226.

Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, LI bluegrass stalwarts, Checkmate Inn, North Country Road, Setauket. 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Life Café, 983 Flushing Avenue, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. – Midnight.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

“WoodSongs at the Movies” features a 45-minute live performance by a LI-based singer-songwriter David Bailey, followed by an hour-long screening of Michael Johnathon’s “WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour featuring Richie Havens. Clearview’s Babylon Cinemas, 34 Main Street (west of Deer Park Avenue), Babylon. 7:30 p.m. $12. Free tickets are available for Optimum Rewards and Folk Music Society of Huntington members who show their member cards. (www.fmshny.org).

Thursday, 3/5

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Hooklyn Holler, monthly singer-songwriter series features Matt Jones at 9 p.m., Alana Amram (David’s daughter) at 10 p.m., and Dana Athens at 11 p.m. Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. $5 cover per set.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Open Mic Night, E.B. Elliot’s, 2 Woodcleft Avenue (on the Nautical Mile), Freeport. Call John to reserve a spot, 516-524-9270.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday 3/6

Free Grass Union, LI-based bluegrass-roots jam band, plays the Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 9:30 p.m. 631-422-1868.

Gathering Time, a folk harmony trio (featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong) that has been capturing attention and fans with its spirited blend of folk and acoustic originals, stylistic interpretations of choice covers, and wonderful three-part vocal harmonies, performs at The Garden Stage, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (corner of Nassau Boulevard), Garden City. 8 p.m. $15 in advance; $17 at the door. For advance tickets and information, contact calendar@uuccn.org.

Open Mic Night, hosted by singer-songwriter Liza Coppola, at the Custer Institute, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. (www.custerobservatory.org). 631-765-2626. 7-10 p.m.

PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry and Whatever Coffeehouse, features Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Rorie Kelly plus an open mic, First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway/Route 110 (southernmost end near Merrick Road/Montauk Highway), Amityville. 8 p.m. (www.peacesmiths.org). 631-798-0778. $7 suggested donation.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), Popei’s, 451 Middle Country Road, Coram. 9 p.m.

Saturday, 3/7

Druid featuring The Irish Tenors at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. $47.50; $42.50 for members.

The Folk Brothers (David Massengill and Jack Hardy), veterans of the New York folk scene, perform for the Folk Music Society of Huntington at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. The 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an hour-long open mic at 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $20 in advance; $22 at the door; $15 for FMSH members. Tickets available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets.

Fourteen Feet, New York-based roots rock band, plays acoustic at RS Jones, 153 Merrick Avenue, Merrick. 7:30 p.m.

Grand Folk Railroad, acoustic folk-rock duo featuring Susan Cohen and Mike Christian, In A Little Cafe, 529 Lake Avenue, St. James. 7:30-10 p.m.

Lara Herscovitch, a talented contemporary singer-songwriter and recently named Connecticut State Troubadour whose music features a nice blend of folk, pop and world styles, performs as part of the Real Musik: Song House Concert Series in Setauket. 7:30 p.m. For reservations, call 631-374-6740 or send an email to tinkercreek@optonline.net. $15 suggested donation for the artist. An article entitled “Lara Herscovitch Named Connecticut State Troubadour” appears in the News – Northeast U.S. section of AcousticMusicScene.com.

Leo Kottke, acclaimed guitarist, plays the Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC), 370 New York Avenue, Huntington. 8 p.m. (www.imactheater.org). 631-549-9666. $45; $34 for members.

Holly Near and Emma’s Revolution perform their socially conscious music as part of the First Acoustics concert series at the First Unitarian Congregational Society of Brooklyn, 50 Monroe Place, Brooklyn Heights. 8 p.m. (www.acoustics.org). 718-288-5994. $25.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), The Bench, 1095 Route 25A, Stony Brook. 8 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

An Evening with Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary fame) at The Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444. $35-$45.

Sunday, 3/8

Open Mic, Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718-383-5333.

The Refugees (Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland and Wendy Waldman) perform as part of the Sunday Street Acoustic Series at the University Café, Stony Brook Union building, Stony Brook University. 2 p.m. (www.universitycafe.org). 631-632-1093. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door.

Stephane Wrembel presents The Django Experiment, French virtuoso guitarists plays in Reinhardt’s style, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Monday, 3/9

Country Blues Jam at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Tuesday, 3/10

Robbie Fulks, alt. country artist, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8 p.m. Sign-up with Andy Bilello between 7:30 and 8 p.m. $1 cover.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 3/11

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Life Café, 983 Flushing Avenue, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. – Midnight.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 3/12

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Canvas Open Mic Night, an evening of music and poetry hosted by talented singer-songwriter and percussive fingerstyle guitarist Joe Iadanza, with performance by Phil Minissale, the finger-pickin’ good Piedmont-style LI blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, Canvas/Footprints Gallery, 51 Gibson Avenue, Huntington. 7-9:30 p.m.; performer sign-up at 7 p.m. $5 admission includes healthy snacks.

Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, husband and wife duo (Sarah Lee is Arlo’s daughter
and Woody’s granddaughter) with nice harmonies and an American roots sound, Jalopy,
315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. 718-375-3214. $10 cover

Serena Jost, singer-songwriter and cellist, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Open Mic Night, E.B. Elliot’s, 2 Woodcleft Avenue (on the Nautical Mile), Freeport. Call John to reserve a spot, 516-524-9270.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 3/13

Howard Fishman, a talented and eclectic musician and composer, plays Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Lucky 13 (a talented trio featuring Marci Geller, Cathy Kreger and Susan DeVita) plays the Grounds and Sounds Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook, 380 Nichols Road, Setauket. 8:45 p.m. concert, preceded by an open mic at 8 p.m. (www.groundsandsounds.uufsb.org). $15.

Natalie MacMaster, Cape Breton fiddler extraordinaire, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A), Brookville. 8 p.m. 516-299-3100.

Singer-songwriters Bruce Markow, Spook Handy, Emily Pickrell and Glen Roethel strut their stuff at The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. (www.gchmusic.org). 718-768-2972. $10; $6 for children.

Saturday, 3/14

Johnny Cuomo (LI-based, folk-flavored roots artist) and Julia Joseph (NY-based singer-songwriter, whom some may know from her work with Milton) share a bill at The Eclectic Café, Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk, 28 Brentwood Road, Bay Shore. (www.eclecticcafe.org). 631-661-1278. 8:30 p.m., preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. $10; $8 for members.

Celeste Ray Trio performs traditional Celtic songs at the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham. 2 p.m. 631-929-4488.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Dar Williams, one of the most gifted singer-songwriters on the contemporary folk scene, performs at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.(www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. $45; $40 for members.

Sunday, 3/15

Matt and Shannon Heaton perform Irish traditional music and original songs at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m. 718-375-3214. $10 cover.

Cindy Kallet and Gray Larsen perform as part of the Sunday Street Acoustic Series at the University Café, Stony Brook Union building, Stony Brook University. 2 p.m. (www.universitycafe.org). 631-632-1093. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door.

Open Mic, Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718-383-5333.

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange features Rebecca Pronsky, Ethan Lipton and Jen Clapp at Union Hall, 702 Union Street at 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Free.

Country Blues Jam at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Buddy Merriam & Back Roads present an afternoon of bluegrass music at the Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Road, Middle Island. 2 p.m. 631-924-6400. Free.

Tuesday, 3/17

Robbie Fulks, alt. country artist, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Stuart Markus, LI- based singer-songwriter and member of the folk-harmony trio Gathering Time, plays Irish tunes at Union Station, 155 West Main Street, Smithtown. 7-11 p.m. 631-765-3700.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8 p.m. Sign-up with Andy Bilello between 7:30 and 8 p.m. $1 cover.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 3/18

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Life Café, 983 Flushing Avenue, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. – Midnight.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 3/19

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Open Mic Night, E.B. Elliot’s, 2 Woodcleft Avenue (on the Nautical Mile), Freeport. Call John to reserve a spot, 516-524-9270.

Original Voices at the Vail, a songwriters showcase with featured performers and an open mic, at the Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, 18 Peconic Avenue, Riverhead. 7:30-10:30 p.m.; sign-up, 7-7:30 p.m. (www.vail-leavitt.org). 631-727-5782. $5 donation.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 3/20

Two Celtic Women: Celeste Ray and accompanist Kathryn Bucknell present an evening of jigs, reels and songs at the Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Drive, Port Washington. 7:30 p.m. (www.pwpl.org). 516-883-4400. Free.

Randall Williams, a well-traveled, conservatory-trained singer-songwriter, poignant storyteller and captivating guitarist who is partial to the use of partial capos in alternate and standards, last performed on LI last year as part of the Falcon Ridge Preview Tour. He returns to perform solo for the Our Times Coffeehouse at the Ethical Humanist Society building, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City. (www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org). 8 p.m. $15.

Saturday, 3/21

Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café series presents its second annual Island Songwriters Showcase (ISS) concert featuring local artists Frank Gambino, Jim Baron, Vincent Crici, Tim Dillon, David Bailey and Lois Morton, at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $10; $7 for members.

Grand Folk Railroad, acoustic folk-rock duo featuring Susan Cohen and Mike Christian, Perk Place Cafe, 2945 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown. 8 p.m.

David Munnelly Band, a lively traditional Celtic music ensemble fronted by a talented Irish button accordionist who has toured and recorded with The Chieftains and DeDanann, performs at Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 9 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 3/22

Bellport Songwriter Series features local performers, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bellport, 51 Browns Road, Bellport. 7:30 p.m. $5.

Chester River Runoff, old timey and bluegrass sounds, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. $10 cover.

Joe Crookston, a gifted Ithaca, NY-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, whose latest CD – filled with lyrically compelling, narrative-style songs – was the #1 most aired recording by folk/acoustic radio DJs across North America in 2008, an energetic and engaging live performer. You can catch him in an intimate setting when he brings his “Ides of March” tour to Court House Concerts in a private home in Merrick. His 3 p.m. performance is preceded by a pre-concert gathering at 2 p.m. Reservations required. (www.courthouseconcerts.com) email: courthouseconcerts@yahoo.com. $15 suggested donation. A Feb. 27 article entitled Joe Crookston Earns Album of the Year Award appears elsewhere on AcousticMusicScene.com.

The Donny Golden School of Dance presents a lively program of Irish step dancing, along with traditional Irish music, at the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 3 p.m. 631-421-5053. Free.

The Ebony Hillbillies perform at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. 718-375-3214. $10 cover.

Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, Long Island’s Jackofsky family has been performing traditional and neo-traditional acoustic American roots music and lively originals together for more than a decade), performs at the Bayport-Blue Point Public Library, 203 Blue Point Avenue, Blue Point. 2 p.m. 631-363-6133.

Open Mic, Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718-383-5333.

Greg Ryan: Songs & Music of Ireland, Brentwood Public Library, 34 Second Avenue, Brentwood. 2 p.m. (www.brentwoodnylibrary.org). 631-273-7883. Free.

Monday, 3/23

Country Blues Jam at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. No cover.

Tuesday, 3/24

Robbie Fulks, alt. country artist, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 3/25

Phil Minissale, the finger-pickin’ good Piedmont-style LI blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, plays Bobbique, 70 West Main Street, Patchogue. No cover.

Open Mic, Cool Beanz, 556 North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. 8-11 p.m.

Open Mic, Life Café, 983 Flushing Avenue, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. – Midnight.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 3/26

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Open Mic Night, E.B. Elliot’s, 2 Woodcleft Avenue (on the Nautical Mile), Freeport. Call John to reserve a spot, 516-524-9270.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 3/27

American String Conspiracy performs at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9 p.m.
718-375-3214. $10 cover.

Blue Harvest explores the rich heritage of traditional American music at The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. (www.gchmusic.org). 718-768-2972. $10; $6 for children. A Meet the Musicians session precedes the concert at 7 p.m.

The Five Deadly Venoms, New York-based bluegrass instrumentalists, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 10:30 p.m. 718-375-3214. $10 cover.

Homegrown String Band (Inspired by the rural string bands of the early 20th century, Long Island’s Jackofsky family has been performing traditional and neo-traditional acoustic American roots music and lively originals together for more than a decade), plays The Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport. 631-477-1868.

Stuart Markus, LI-based singer-songwriter and member of the folk-harmony trio Gathering Time, plays solo acoustic at The Clubhouse, 320 West Jericho Turnpike, Huntington. 7 p.m.-midnight. 631-423-1155. No cover.

Jay Scott, raspy-voiced local singer-songwriter, plays Brickhouse Brewery, 67 West Main Street, Patchogue 9:30 p.m. $5 cover.

Saturday, 3/28

Caroline Doctorow CD release party at the Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett. 8 p.m. 631-267-3117. $10.

Gathering Time, a folk harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong, pays tribute to the acoustic soft rock of the 1970s with stylistic interpretations of choice songs by The Eagles, CSNY, America, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Harry Chapin and more, at the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts at Five Towns College, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills. 7:30 p.m. (www.dhpac.org). 631-656-2148. $20.

Priscilla Herdman performs as part of the First Acoustics concert series at the First Unitarian Congregational Society of Brooklyn, 50 Monroe Place, Brooklyn Heights. 8 p.m. (www.acoustics.org). 718-288-5994. $25.

Cathy Kreger, LI-based singer-songwriter and part of Lucky 13, performs solo at Elijah Churchill’s, 1031 Route 25A, Fort Salonga. 7-10 p.m. 631-261-9675.

Christine Lavin, a very witty New York City-based singer-songwriter who also has helped boost the careers of other artists, performs for the Last Licks Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington Browns Road, Huntington. (www.lastlickscafe.org). 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. $25. Advance tickets available at brownpapertickets.com.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Smokey’s Roundup presents an evening of western swing at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m.

Amy Speace, Anthony da Costa and Milton share an emerging artists bill for what promises to be a musical treat. Blessed with an amazing voice and a gift for songwriting, Amy Speace is one of the best new contemporary singer-songwriters on the scene today. Anthony da Costa is a prolific and very talented 18-year old singer-songwriter from Pleasantville, NY, who was a winner in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition in 2007and also was the emerging artist voted “Most Wanted to Return” during that year’s Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Expect him to join Amy for a few songs, just as he does on her forthcoming album. NYC singer-songwriter Milton rounds out the evening. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444.

Sunday, 3/29

Brooks Williams (a gifted guitarist whose music defies easy categorization) and Beaucoup Blue (a talented, Philadelphia-based father and son acoustic blues and roots duo) perform as part of the Sunday Street Acoustic Series at the University Café, Stony Brook Union building, Stony Brook University. 2 p.m. (www.universitycafe.org). 631-632-1093. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door.

Open Mic, Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718-383-5333.

The Second Fiddles, NYC-based roots trio, plays Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street,
Brooklyn. 8 p.m. 718-375-3214. $15 cover.

Eric and Suzy Thompson, southern-style roots musicians, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street,
Brooklyn. 9 p.m. 718-375-3214. $15 cover.

Open Mic, Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, 275 Route 25A, Miller Place. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Wednesday, 4/1

Acoustic Long Island features performances by two or three select artists at the Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A (just west of the Moriches Road intersection), St. James. 8-10 p.m. (www.acousticlongisland.com). Free.

Folk Open Sing, sponsored by the Good Coffeehouse and the Pinewoods –Folk Music Society of New York, Ethical Cultural Society building (basement), 53 Prospect Park West (near 2nd Street), Brooklyn. For information, call Alison Kelley, 718-636-6341.

Buddy Merriam & Back Roads, LI bluegrass stalwarts, Checkmate Inn, North Country Road, Setauket. 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic, Life Café, 983 Flushing Avenue, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. – Midnight.

Open Mic, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

Roots n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues music, at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m.

“WoodSongs at the Movies” features a 45-minute live performance by a local artist tba, followed by an hour-long screening of Michael Johnathon’s “WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour featuring Chuck Leavell and Tori Sparks. Clearview’s Babylon Cinemas, 34 Main Street (west of Deer Park Avenue), Babylon. 7:30 p.m. $12. Free tickets are available for Optimum Rewards and Folk Music Society of Huntington members who show their member cards. (www.fmshny.org).

Thursday, 4/2

Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Joe Vicino, Toomey’s Tavern, 251 South Ketcham Avenue, Amityville. 8 p.m. 631-264-0564.

Lara Ewen, NYC-based indie/folk-rock singer-songwriter, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 10 p.m. $5 cover.

Hooklyn Holler, monthly singer-songwriter series, Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. $5 cover per set.

Joe Iadanza, a LI-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, whose deeply personal and original music explores themes of love, stepping out into the world, and learning to enjoy the ride, performs with his Beautiful Band (Carolin Pook on violin, Craig Aikin on double bass and Joe Hertenstein on drums and percussion). Iadanza’s music spans the genres of folk, rock, roots and Americana, at times harkening back to a bygone era with its European jazz feel. Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. 718-385-5333.

Cathy Kreger, LI-based singer-songwriter and part of Lucky 13, performs solo at Hudson’s Mill Restaurant, 5599 Merrick Road, Massapequa. 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Old Time Jam with Zot’s Dream (jug music featuring banjos, washboard, washtub bass, tin-can drums, etc), Freddy’s Back Room, 485 Dean Street at Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Open Mic Night, E.B. Elliot’s, 2 Woodcleft Avenue (on the Nautical Mile), Freeport. Call John to reserve a spot, 516-524-9270.

Traditional Irish Session, Maguire’s Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, Queens. 9:30 p.m. 718-429-9426.

Friday, 4/3

Jesse Cook, world music guitarist, plays the Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC), 370 New York Avenue, Huntington. 8 p.m. (www.imactheater.org). 631-549-9666.

Raul Malo performs at The Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. 8 p.m. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444.

Open Mic Nightsted by singer-songwriter Liza Coppola, at the Custer Institute, 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold. (www.custerobservatory.org). 631-765-2626. 7-10 p.m.

PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry and Whatever Coffeehouse features Phil Minissale, the finger-pickin’ good, young Piedmont-style blues guitarist and singer-songwriter,, First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway/Route 110 (southernmost end near Merrick Road/Montauk Highway), Amityville. 8 p.m. (www.peacesmiths.org). 631-798-0778. $7 suggested donation.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), Popei’s, 451 Middle Country Road, Coram. 9 p.m.

Saturday, 4/4

Grand Folk Railroad, acoustic folk-rock duo featuring Susan Cohen and Mike Christian, The Cup Cafe, 3268 Railroad Avenue, Wantagh. 9 p.m. $1 cover.

Lucy Kaplansky, one of today’s top contemporary singer-songwriters, returns to help the Folk Music Society of Huntington mark its 40th anniversary, at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off Route 25A) in Centerport. The 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an hour-long open mic at 7:30 p.m. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. $23 in advance; $25 at the door; $18 for FMSH members. Tickets available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets.

Rhythm Kings Acoustic Duo (Philip Gardner on bass and vocals, Douglas Baldwin on guitar and vocals), The Bench, 1095 Route 25A, Stony Brook. 8 p.m.

Saturday Night Jam, Sunny’s, 253 Conover Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn. 8 p.m.

Sunday, 4/5

Ian Tamblyn, Canadian singer-songwriter and adventurer, returns to the University Café to perform as part of the Sunday Street Acoustic Series in the Stony Brook Union building at Stony Brook University. 2 p.m. (www.universitycafe.org). 631-632-1093. $20 in advance; $25 at the door.