Prior to the evening concert on the park’s [Harry] Chapin Rainbow Stage, Michael Kornfeld, president of the Folk Music Society of Huntington and editor & publisher of AcousticMusicScene.com , conducts an on-stage conversational interview with the evening’s featured artists at 7:15 p.m. He also hosts a series of amplified showcases and song swaps from 2-5 p.m. near a canopy tent on the upper lawn area overlooking the stage. These will be preceded by an hour-long open mic hosted by singer-songwriter Toby Tobias, who runs the NorthShore Original Open Mic (NOOM), an Acoustic Ally of FMSH, from 12-1 p.m. and Remembering Lois Morton: A Musical Tribute from 1-2 p.m.

From 1-2 p.m, a number of artists will perform and share their reflections on Lois Morton, the late Huntington-based singer-songwriter who delighted audiences throughout the New York metropolitan area and beyond for years with her abundant charm and humorous songs of social commentary on such subjects as cell phones, clutter, diets, psychotherapy, and road rage. Participants in this tribute will include Josie Bello, Kirsten Maxwell, Larry Moser, Richard Parr, Glen Roethel, Dave Anthony Setteducati, Linda Sussman, and others. Here’s a link to a remembrance piece about Lois Morton: https://acousticmusicscene.com/2020/12/20/lois-morton-a-witty-singer-songwriter-1933-2020/.

The complete schedule for the Huntington Folk Festival appears below:

12:00 Open Mic
1:00 Remembering Lois Morton: A Musical Tribute (performances and reflections by Josie Bello, Kirsten Maxwell, Larry Moser, Richard Parr, Glen Roethel, Dave Anthony Setteducati, Linda Sussman, and others)
2:00 Song Swap: Hank Stone and Bob Westcott
2:30 Us!
2:45 Drew Velting
3:00 Christine Sweeney
3:15 Brett Altman
3:30 Allison Leah
3:45 Sea Chanteys: The Royal Yard and Alan Short
4:15 Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale
4:30 The Levins
4:45 Scott Wolfson & Other Heroes
5:00 Dinner Break
7:15 On-Stage Conversation with Paula Cole and Sophie B. Hawkins
8:00 Evening Concert on the Chapin Rainbow Stage: Paula Cole & Sophie B. Hawkins

Festivalgoers are advised to bring lawn chairs and blankets and a picnic supper (or they can walk into Huntington Village and enjoy a meal at one of its many restaurants).

Although the Huntington Folk Festival is free, attendees are asked to bring donations of nonperishable food to support Long Island Cares, Inc., the regional food bank founded by Harry Chapin. July 16 marks the 41st anniversary of the late Huntington-based singer-songwriter, social activist and humanitarian’s tragic death on the Long Island Expressway, while this year is the 50th anniversary of the release of Chapin’s breakout hit, “Taxi.”

The Huntington Summer Arts Festival is produced by the Town of Huntington and presented by the Huntington Arts Council. Additional support is provided by Presenting Sponsor Canon U.S.A., with partial funding from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning.

More than 800 performing artists, presenters, promoters, agents and managers, folk DJs and others actively engaged in contemporary and traditional folk music will converge on the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York, Nov. 13-16, 2014, for the 20th Annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. AcousticMusicScene.com will again have a major presence as it hosts afternoon and late-night song swaps, in addition to its popular Midnight Hoot at the close of the conference’s first day.

The NERFA Conference will feature several jam-packed days and nights of music showcases, open mics, song swaps and informal jam sessions, informative panel discussions and workshops, a keynote by acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist David Amram, one-on-one and group mentoring sessions, a large trade show-like exhibit hall, tasty communal meals in the dining room, a welcoming party and happy hours, and lots of informal conversation and networking.

Booking gigs may be the primary objective of some performers who attend the NERFA Conference, and many presenters and folk DJs do scout out new artists and those whom they have not previously heard and seen in live performance. However, the conference experience is much more than that; it’s really about forging connections, building community, and attending workshops and seminars to learn about options to further careers, promote the music, and attract audiences and listeners.

Taking center stage during this year’s conference will be 15 artists/acts selected by a panel of judges, with each to perform a 15-minute formal showcase set in the resort’s theater on Friday and Saturday nights. Slated to perform on Friday are Bobtown, Claudia Schmidt, Cassie & Maggie MacDonald, Guy Mendilow Ensemble, Harpeth Rising, Dave Gunning, and David Jacobs-Strain. Saturday’s Formal Showcase lineup features Shtreimi & Ismail Fencioglu, SONiA disappear fear, Modern Man, Burning Bridget Cleary, No Fuss & Feathers Roadshow, Jory Nash, The Don Juans, and Tim Grimm Band.

After the formal showcases, attendees will shuffle between four conference rooms to catch short sets by 40 additional artists who were selected by a different set of judges. Performing in Quad Showcases on Friday night are Kristin Andreassen, Brothers McCann, Ellen Bukstel, Bumper Jacksons, Kate Callahan, Roger Street Friedman, Connor Garvey, Loretta Hagen, Phil Henry, Lara Herscovitch, JEWMONGOUS, Libby Koch, Mara Levine, Lords of Liechtenstein, Lois Morton, Hannah Shira Naiman, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, Scott Wolfson & Other Heroes, and Young Novelists. Saturday’s Quad Showcase artists include Beaucoup Blue, Nancy Beaudette, Jeff Black, Chasing June, RJ Cowdery, Doll Sisters, Driftwood, Folk Goddesses, Matt Harlan, Jesse Stuart Few, Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards, Matt Nakoa, No Good Sister, Rose Sheehan & Colin de la Barre, John Sherman & Randy Clepper, Lyal Strickland, Jesse Terry, Ernest Troost, and Victor & Penny.

Following the juried showcases each evening (as well as during the afternoons), AcousticMusicScene.com will join dozens of presenters, performers and others in hosting guerilla showcases in their hotel rooms that extend through the early morning hours. Open mics, informal jam sessions, private showcases, thematic song circles and round-robin song swaps round out the musical mix. It’s not unusual to see musicians staking out other areas of the hotel and jamming until 4 or 5 a.m.

AcousticMusicScene.com Midnight Hoot Features Artists and Singing Folk DJs

An overflow crowd will likely again descend on the AcousticMusicScene.com room (1506) on Thursday overnight for its popular Midnight Hoot. Following the Suzi Wollenberg Folk DJ Showcase and extending from 11:45 p.m. to 3 a.m., the AcousticMusicScene.com Midnight Hoot is a pre-arranged, round-robin song swap featuring several singing folk DJs (Barbara and Graham Dean, Wanda Fischer and Jon Stein) and some three-dozen of artists/acts – each of whom will perform one song.

Now in its eighth year, the Midnight Hoot is intended to shine a spotlight on several folk DJs who also enjoy singing, while providing them, presenters and others with an opportunity to get a small sampling of the music of a lot of artists in a short period of time. It also enables artists to enjoy each other’s company and music before the conference really gets into full swing on Friday (although since increasingly more people have been arriving on Thursday, some intensive workshops will take place that afternoon).

A house band comprised of David Buskin (keyboards), Mark Dann (bass) and Marshal Rosenberg (percussion) also will be there for anyone who desires accompaniment.

Schedules for the AcousticMusicScene.com showcases appear below. Craft beers and wine are being graciously provided by Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue, NY) and Clovis Point (a boutique winery on Long Island’s North Fork).

Thursday Night 11:45 p.m. – 3 a.m.

AcousticMusicScene.com Midnight Hoot

Featuring one song by each of the following (not listed in order of appearance)

Folk DJs: Graham & Barbara Dean, Wanda Fischer and Jon Stein

Artists: Annika, Robert Sarazin Blake, Robert Bruey, Ellen Bukstel, Burning Bridget Cleary, Dan and Faith, Gathering Time, Marci Geller, Generations: Mike & Aleksi Glick, Rick Gottlieb, Loretta Hagen, Christopher Mark Jones, Stuart Kabak, Susan Kane, Judy Kass, Savannah King, Terry Kitchen, Libby Koch, Mara Levine, Bernice Lewis, Rob Lytle, Lois Morton, Zoe Mulford, Jory Nash, Aaron Nathans, Dan Navarro, Hugh O’ Doherty, Karyn Oliver, Amanda Pearcy, Glen Roethel, Elaine Romanelli, Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, Sorcha Cribben-Merrill, Hank Stone, Chuck Williams

House Band: David Buskin (keyboards), Mark Dann (bass), Marshal Rosenberg (percussion)

Friday Afternoon

12:15 Lower Hudson Valley Songsters: Susan Kane, Judy Kass, Glen Roethel
12:45 I’m From New Jersey: Christine DeLeon, Loretta Hagen, Kathy Moser, John
Sonntag
1:30 Brooklyn in da House: The Lords of Liechtenstein, Alex Mallett, Matt Nakoa
2:00 Texas Troubadours: Matt Harlan, Libby Koch & Amanda Pearcy
2:30 Long Island Sounds: He-Bird, She-Bird, Hank Stone, The Folk Goddesses
3:15 Long Island Sounds: Robert Bruey, Jerry DeMeo, Gathering Time, Rorie Kelly

Friday Night

11:45 Dan Navarro

12:00 Funny Folk: JEWMONGOUS featuring Sean Altman, Mark Berube, Lois Morton

12:30 Harmonic Convergence: Gathering Time, Mara Levine, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado

1:00 The Wisch List: Robert Bruey, Jenai Huff, Eugene Ruffolo
1:30 Folk You Should Know: Kristin Andreassen, Rob Lytle, Teresa Storch

2:00 Mass. Appeal: Brothers McCann, Danielle Miraglia, Pesky J. Nixon

Saturday Afternoon

1:45 Pirate Camp: Monty Delaney, Laura Joy, Stuart Kabak, Mike Laureanno

2:30: Salty Songs & Sailor Slang: Stuart Markus & Robin Greenstein

2:45 Pirate Camp Part II: Mya Byrne, Elaine Romanelli, Hank Stone, Jesse Terry

3:30 New Englanders of Note: Marc Douglas Berardo. Heather Pierson, The Boxcar Lilies

Saturday Evening

11:45 Burning Bridget Cleary

12:00 Funny Folk II: Modern Man and Lois Morton

12:30 POSItively Good Music: Freebo, Glen Roethel, David Roth

1:00 CT State Troubadours: Kristen Graves and Lara Herscovitch

1:30 Folk You Should Know: Friction Farm, Robinson Treacher, Laura Zucker

2:00 O’ Canada: Shawna Caspi, Irish Mythen, Young Novelists: Graydon James & Laura Spink, Cassie & Maggie MacDonald, Manitoba Hal, Jory Nash, David Newland, Cheryl Prashker

NERFA (www.nerfa.org) is a regional affiliate of Folk Alliance International, an association that seeks to foster and promote contemporary, traditional and multicultural folk music.

Editor’s Note: My thanks to Stuart Kabak, with whom I partner in hosting late-night song swaps and open circles under the AcousticMusicScene.com Tent @ Pirate Camp during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, for providing a carpeted wooden platform stage and stage lights for this year’s AcousticMusicScene.com showcases. Thanks also are due to him and fellow singer-songwriters Glen Roethel and Hank Stone for graciously offering to host afternoon showcases, and to Amy Blake, Sybil Moser and Gary Schoenberger for the loan of folding chairs.

In addition to hosting the AcousticMusicScene.com Midnight Hoot and other showcases during the NERFA Conference, I will be participating in a panel discussion on social media and offering some group mentoring sessions focused on artist bios and one-sheets, electronic press kits (EPKs), media relations, social media, website content, and what presenters look for when considering artists for their concert series and festivals. I also serve on the board of directors for both Folk Alliance International and NERFA.

According to contest director Loralyn Coles, the contest is designed to help songwriters receive recognition for their work and to further excellence in songwriting by providing funds for educational and networking opportunities in the art and business of songwriting.

Becky Warren of Nashville, TN, was named the grand prize winner for her song “I’ve Been Thinking about Mexico,” the gold winner in the Adult Contemporary category. She and Brad Hammer also penned the silver award-winning song in that category, “Stay Calm, Stay Low.”

Australian Rick Webster captured second place overall for his instrumental piece “Looking Glass,” which also was the Gold winner in the Instrumental category. Lena Pennino-Smith of West Babylon, NY took third place overall for “I Love U,” which also was the gold winner in the Children’s category.

The grand prize winner and second place overall winner will receive, among other prizes, cash awards and free registration to the 2014 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) and Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) conferences. The grand prize winner will also receive a free registration to next year’s Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Conference. NERFA President Cheryl Prashker helped to emcee the Jan. 19 gala event.

Andrea Pais of Annapolis, MD received the BMI Songwriter’s Award for “Chasing Forever,” the Gold winner in the Pop category. She also took silver in that category for “Free.” The Director’s Choice award was presented to Kipyn Martin of Columbia, MD for “Nightbird,” the gold winner in the Open category. The Silver award in that category went to Anna Dagmar and Kevin Wanzor of New York for “Hang a Paper Lantern on the Moon.”

Previously named as winners in the Country/Bluegrass category were Renee McCullough (gold) for “Catastrophe” and Karyn Oliver (Silver) for “Magdalene. Paddy Mills struck gold in the Folk/Acoustic category with “Bayview Massacre,” while Dan Weber took silver for “Hank and Jesus.”

Finalists and Honorable Mention also were named in each category. AcousticMusicScene.com co-creator Glen Roethel received Honorable Mention in the Country/Bluegrass and Folk/Acoustic categories respectively for “Sweet Cider” and “The Family Tree.” He also shared Honorable Mention with Sue Riley, Penny Nichols and Chris Kunstadter in the Open category for “Dandelion Dreams.” A complete list of winners in all 11 categories may be found at www.saw.org.

Established in 1979, the Songwriters’ Association of Washington (SAW) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to further excellence in songwriting through hosting educational programs and providing networking and performance opportunities for its members. SAW hosts open mics and showcases, workshops on the art and business of songwriting, and monthly Songwriter Exchange peer critique sessions. It also publishes a monthly e-newsletter.

The maddening crowds of summer won’t be there, but several hundred performing artists and others engaged in the music business are expected to converge on the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community of Cape May, March 30-31, for the fifth annual Singer-Songwriter Cape May conference.

New York-based singer-songwriter Glen Roethel, part of the folk harmony trio Gathering Time and co-creator of AcousticMusicScene.com, is among the more than 150 musical acts and artists from as far away as Australia and France who will showcase their talents during 40-minute sets at 17 local bars and restaurants on Friday and Saturday evenings.

SS Cape May also will feature two afternoons of music business panel discussions, workshops, clinics, mentoring and keynotes at Congress Hall and the Harrison Conference Center. New Jersey-based singer-songwriters Todd Sheaffer, of the band Railroad Earth and Christine Martucci will present musical keynotes on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Attendees also will have plenty of opportunities for networking with other singer-songwriters, musicians and music industry professionals.

While AcousticMusicScene.comis my labor of love, I also am a communications and public relations strategist. As such, I will be among the panelists discussing “Publicity, Marketing & Social Media for Independent Artists” during a Friday afternoon conference session. Although the media landscape is in a continual state of flux, independent singer-songwriters may have more options for promotion these days than ever before. I hope to help SS Cape May attendees set the right course and navigate through the many channels available to them to reach and connect with their target audiences. Traditional print and broadcast media outlets continue to play vital roles in boosting awareness and visibility, while the Internet and social media afford artists a wealth of new opportunities. Talented artists with some promotional and social media savvy, or the smarts to surround themselves with people who do, can strike a responsive chord through strategic public relations and creative communications.

Showcasing artists and panelists will receive credentials for the conference, while others may register to attend the daytime events for $75. Evening showcase performances will be free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.sscapemay.com.

Detailed listings for more than 120 concerts, open mics, jam sessions, workshops and other musical happenings slated to take place during January and early February in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk appear in this installment of AcousticMusicScene.com’s Long Island AcoustiCalendar.

Friday, 1/1

Happy New Year!

Saturday, 1/2

Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Annual Members Showcase Concert features Maria Fairchild, Anna Dagmar, Ed Mocko, Denise Romas, David Waxman, Jonathan Bodian, David Bailey, Andy Romanoff, Jesse Oelbaum and Maria DelaCruz, at The Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off 25A at the Welcome to Centerport sign), Centerport. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. 7:30 p.m. $15; $12 for members.

Sunday, 1/3

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.

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, 1/4

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

Open Mic, hosted by Dave Drew, Bartini Bar, 124 North Carll Avenue, Babylon. 9 p.m.; sign-up at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 1/5

Live Mic, hosted by Rocky Divello and streaming live online, Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. (www.marthaclaravineyards.com). 7 p.m.

Wednesday, 1/6

Acoustic Long Island series of monthly concert podcasts features the duo Newland & Miller and Amy Ragan at the historic Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A, just west of the Moriches Road intersection, St. James. (www.acousticlongisland.com). 8-10 p.m. Free.

Vanessa Boyd, world trance Americana music, Spike Hill, 184-186 Bedford Avenue (corner of 7th Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 11 p.m.

Stephanie Carlin brings her bluesy folk-jazz stylings to the Babylon Green Gathering at Pisces Cafe, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon. 631-321-1231. No cover.

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 Open Mic, Westbury Friends Meeting House, 550 Post Avenue, Westbury. (www.lifgc.com). 8-10 p.m. Free for members; $10 suggested donation for others.

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, 1/7

Robert Bruey, a North Fork-based songwriter, earthy and soulful vocalist and deft & spare fingerstyle guitarist, whose music is honest and real, raw and meaningful, gritty and naturalistic, performs at O’s Food and Wine Bar, 552 North Country Road, St. James. 631-584-4600. 6-10 p.m.

Crooked Still plays Southpaw, 125 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn. (www.spsounds.com). 718-236-0236. 9 p.m. (doors at 8). $15 in advance; $17 at the door.

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.

Friday, 1/8

2010 Banjo Roots Festival showcases varied styles of banjo music – Gil Sayre shares traditional banjo songs and tunes from West Virginia (8 p.m.), Emma Graves (9 p.m.), Cynthia Sayer Duo(9:30 p.m.), and local string band The Dust Busters (10:30 p.m.) — Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214.

De Temps Antan perform roots music from Quebec at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m.

Caleb Hawley and Reed Waddle, two up-and-coming artists, perform for the Grounds and Sounds Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook, 380 Nicols Road (just north of Route 347), Setauket. (www.groundsandsounds.uufsb.org). 8 p.m. open mic precedes concert at 8:45 p.m. $12.50.

Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen, a talented husband and wife folk duo, perform for the Garden Stage at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (corner of Nassau Boulevard), Garden City (www.gardenstage.com). 516-248-8855. Open mic at 7:30 p.m. precedes concert at 8:30 p.m. $15 in advance; $17 at the door.

Saturday, 1/9

Asylum Street Spankers, the talented and wacky, genre-defying group from Austin, Texas, plays The Bell House, 149 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), Gowanus section of Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718-643-6510. 7 p.m. NYC’s own The Wiyos open.

The Eclectic Café presents East River String Band (a NYC-based ensemble who play pre-war favorites with guitars, banjos, ukuleles, fiddles, mandolin, harmonicas, kazoos and more) and Joe Stone (a gifted Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who also is part of Joe Iadanza’s Beautiful Band) 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.

Open Mic, Sonoma Coffee Café, 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge. 7 p.m.

Katie Pearlman Trio performs for the Homegrown Music Café at St. Gerard Majella Church, 300 Terryville Road (just south of Route 347), Port Jefferson Station. Also performing will be Robert Bruey, Patrick Berlinquette and Jeff Jacobs. (www.homegrowncafe.com). 8 p.m. $10.

2010 Banjo Roots Festival continues at the Jalopy Theatre, showcasing varied styles of banjo music – Gil Sayre (8 p.m.), Allison Williams and Her Band (9 p.m.), and an Old-Time Square Dance (10:30 p.m.). 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214.

Sunday, 1/10

2010 Banjo Roots Festival showcases varied styles of banjo music – afternoon workshops are followed by evening performances beginning at 7 p.m. — Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214.

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.

Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade, named Outstanding Folk Artist of the Year in the 2008 Boston Music Awards, play during Sunday brunch at Superfine, 126 Front Street (between Adams and Jay Streets) in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn. 12-2 p.m.

Pat Wictor and Harry Manx, two top-notch roots and blues artists, share a bill and celebrate the release of new CDs as part of 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 $20 online until Jan. 7; $25 at the door if available.

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.

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, 1/11

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

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

Open Mic, hosted by Dave Drew, Bartini Bar, 124 North Carll Avenue, Babylon. 9 p.m.; sign-up at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 1/12

Live Mic, hosted by Rocky Divello and streaming live online, Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. (www.marthaclaravineyards.com). 7 p.m.

Wednesday, 1/13

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, 1/14

Babylon Village Arts Council Second Thursdays Concert Series at Astoria Federal Savings Bank, 180 West Main Street, Babylon. (www.babylonvillagearts.org). 7:30 p.m. Free.

Green Palate Open Mic Night, an evening of music and poetry with a featured performance by banjo player-singer Maria Fairchild plus an open mic, Cold Spring Harbor Public Library, Main Street (Route 25A), Cold Spring Harbor. 7-9:30 p.m.; performer sign-up at 6:30 p.m. $5 admission includes healthy snacks.

An Acoustic Evening with David Hidalgo and Louis Perez of Los Lobos at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. 8 p.m. $65; $60 for members.

Hokums Heroes play the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 10:30 p.m. $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.

Over a Cardboard Sea, eight-piece nostalgia act from Maine, at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

Friday, 1/15

Robert Bruey, a North Fork-based songwriter, earthy and soulful vocalist and deft & spare fingerstyle guitarist, whose music is honest and real, raw and meaningful, gritty and naturalistic, performs at O’s Food and Wine Bar, 552 North Country Road, St. James. 631-584-4600. 6-10 p.m.

Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts present 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.

Miller’s Crossing, LI-based bluegrass band, performs for the HPL Cafe at the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Bill Staines, the talented traveling troubadour, makes his annual visit to the Our Times Coffeehouse at the Ethical Culture Society building d Country Road in Garden City. (www.ourtimescoffeehouse.com). 8 p.m. $15.

Third Annual Tribute to John Hartford features The Steam Powered Water Train Boys at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 8 p.m.

Saturday, 1/16

Brooklyn County Fair featuring the varied country and bluegrass music sounds of Rooftops, Uncle Monk, The Newton Gang, Blue Harvest and Citgrass at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 8 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café series presents its annual Open Mic Night at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off 25A at the Welcome to Centerport sign), Centerport. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. 7:30 p.m. $10; $7 for members.

Open Mic, Sonoma Coffee Café, 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge. 7 p.m.

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

The Second Waltz, a benefit for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society featuring performances by Robert Bruey, Jessie Haynes, Jack’s Waterfall, Miles to Dayton and Damaged Goods, takes place at the Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, 18 Peconic Avenue, Riverhead. (www.vail-leavitt.org). 631-727-5782. 8 p.m. $25 and $30.

Steep Canyon Rangers play the Shelter Island School Auditorium, Route 114, Shelter Island. 631-749-0978. 8 p.m. $20-$25.

Treasures from the National Folk Archive Workshop by Joe Hickerson at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 2 p.m. $25.

Suzanne Vega performs songs from her forthcoming CD and some of her classics as part of the Fabulous Folk Series, hosted by WFUV’s John Platt, at The Landmark on Main Street’s Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444. 8 p.m. $35-$45.

Sunday, 1/17

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.

Talented LI-based artists Denise Romas and Patrick O’Rourke swap songs for an hour, followed by an acoustic open jam, at the BACCA Cultural Center, 149 N. Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst. 1-5 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.- 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, 1/18

Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange: Rebecca Pronsky hosts an in-the-round session with Jason Myles Goss and Annie Crane, followed by The Bowmans, at Union Hall, 702 Union Street at 5th Avenue, Park Slope. (www.brooklynsongwritersexchange.com). 718-638-4400. 8 p.m. Free.

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

Open Mic, hosted by Dave Drew, Bartini Bar, 124 North Carll Avenue, Babylon. 9 p.m.; sign-up at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 1/19

Live Mic, hosted by Rocky Divello and streaming live online, Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. (www.marthaclaravineyards.com). 7 p.m.

Wednesday, 1/20

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, 1/21

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.

Original Voices at the Vail, a monthly songwriters showcase hosted by Jessie Haynes with featured performers (The Mondays CD release party) and an open mic, Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, 18 Peconic Avenue, Riverhead. (www.vail-leavitt.org). 631-727-5782. 7:30-10:30 p.m. (doors open and open mic sign-up at 7 p.m.). $5.

Vetiver, a folk band, plays The Bell House, 149 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), Gowanus section of Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718-643-6510.

Friday, 1/22

Paul Geremia, an acclaimed country blues fingerpicker, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

Saturday, 1/23

Clogging and Old-Time Dance Workshop with Kristen Adreassen at the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 2 p.m.

The Calamity James, a local old-timey girl band, plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 10:30 p.m. $10 cover.

An evening of roots rock with Justin Townes Earle and Carrie Rodriguez at The Landmark on Main Street’s Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main Street, Port Washington. (www.landmarkonmainstreet.org). 516-767-6444. 8 p.m.

The Kennedys, a gifted and sparkling husband and wife folk-pop duo, perform as part of the First Acoustics series (singer-songwriter Patrick Fitzsimmons opens) at the First Unitarian Congregational Society, 50 Monroe Place (at Pierrepont Street), Brooklyn Heights. (www.firstacoustics.org). 718-288-5994. 8 p.m. $30.

Lucky 13, touring LI-based trio featuring Marci Geller, Cathy Kreger and Susan DeVita, perform for the Last Licks Café at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Browns Road, Huntington. (www.lastlickscafe.com). 631-427-9597. 7:30 open mic precedes concert at 8:30 p.m. $15.

Open Mic, Sonoma Coffee Café, 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge. 7 p.m.

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

Sunday, 1/24

Robert Bruey, a North Fork-based songwriter, earthy and soulful vocalist and deft & spare fingerstyle guitarist, whose music is honest and real, raw and meaningful, gritty and naturalistic, performs at O’s Food and Wine Bar, 552 North Country Road, St. James. 631-584-4600. 6-10 p.m.

Django A Go Go 2010, a massive jam session featuring French virtuoso guitarist Stephane Wrembel and more, celebrates 100 years of Django Reinhardt, Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 7 p.m.

The Kennedys, a gifted and sparkling husband and wife folk-pop duo who inaugurated the Sunday Street Acoustic Concert Series five years ago, return to the University Café in the Student Union Building at Stony Brook University. 631-632-1093. (www.universitycafe.com). 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 online until Jan. 21; $25 at the door if available.

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.

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, 1/25

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

Open Mic, hosted by Dave Drew, Bartini Bar, 124 North Carll Avenue, Babylon. 9 p.m.; sign-up at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 1/26

Live Mic, hosted by Rocky Divello and streaming live online, Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. (www.marthaclaravineyards.com). 7 p.m.

Wednesday, 1/27

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, 1/28

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

Robert Bruey, a North Fork-based songwriter, earthy and soulful vocalist and deft & spare fingerstyle guitarist, whose music is honest and real, raw and meaningful, gritty and naturalistic, performs at O’s Food and Wine Bar, 552 North Country Road, St. James. 631-584-4600. 6-10 p.m.

Ken Korb and Friends play the Grey Horse Tavern, 291 Bayport Avenue, Bayport.

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.

Friday, 1/29

The Felice Brothers play the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore. (www.boultoncenter.org). 631-969-1101. 8 p.m. $22.50; $17.50 for members. Sold Out.

M Shanghai String Band plays the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9 p.m. $10 cover.

The Ukuladies play the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 10:30 p.m. $10 cover.

Saturday, 1/30

Howard Fishman draws from folk and jazz sources in creating his own unique musical stylings, which he performs tonight at Barbes, 376 9th Street (corner of 6th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

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

People’s Music Network Winter Gathering features workshops, song swaps, an open round-robin concert, Songs of the Spirit presentations, informal singing and jamming, plenty of opportunities for networking, and more on Saturday and Sunday. Renaissance Charter School, 35-59 81st Street, Jackson Heights, Queens. (www.pmnnyc.home.att.net). 718-786-1533. $140 registration for the weekend includes meals and Friday night concert in Manhattan celebrating the People’s Voice Cafe’s 30th anniversary with Emma’s Revolution and others.

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

Sunday, 1/31

People’s Music Network Winter Gathering in Jackson Heights, Queens (see Saturday 1/30 listing).

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.

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. – midnight.

The Sweetback Sisters play the Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn. 718-375-3214. 9:30 p.m. $10 cover.

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, 2/1

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

Open Mic, hosted by Dave Drew, Bartini Bar, 124 North Carll Avenue, Babylon. 9 p.m.; sign-up at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, 2/2

Live Mic, hosted by Rocky Divello and streaming live online, Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. (www.marthaclaravineyards.com). 7 p.m.

Wednesday, 2/3

Acoustic Long Island features artist TBA, Deepwells Mansion, Route 25A (just west of Moriches Road intersection), St. James. (www.acousticlongisland.com). 8-10 p.m. Free.

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, 2/4

Gathering Time (folk-rock harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong) and Six Gun (veteran LI country artists), perform as part of the Live in the Lobby series 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.

Friday, 2/5

Jonathan “Sunshine” Edwards 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. $35; $30 for members.

Gathering Time, folk-rock harmony trio featuring Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong, return to The Garden Stage at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue, Garden City. 516-248-8855. 8 p.m. $15.

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).

Martyn Joseph, a singer-songwriter from Wales, performs for the Finch Mountain House Concert Series in Babylon. 631-661-1278. 7 p.m. potluck supper precedes 8 p.m. show. $20 suggested donation for the artist. Reservations required.

David Laibman and Norman Savitt, acoustic guitarists, share a bill 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. $10.

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

Saturday, 2/6

Beaucoup Blue, a gifted father and son blues and roots duo from Philadelphia, play the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturdays Series at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (just off 25A at the Welcome to Centerport sign), Centerport. (www.fmshny.org). 631-425-2925. 7:30 p.m. open mic (sign-up at 7) precedes concert at 8:30 p.m. $20; $15 for members.

For the second year in a row, AcousticMusicScene.com joins with Tribes Hill (a nonprofit organization uniting musicians of the Hudson Valley region and their patrons in support of a music community coming together to celebrate human experience through song) to jointly present late-night song swaps during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.

Now in its 21st year, the festival takes place at Dodds Farm in Hillsdale, New York, located in the foothills of the Berkshires, near the tri-state corner of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. It features dozens of artists performing on several stages, a swingin’ dance tent, children’s music and activities, and a wide array of crafts, food and other vendors.

However, the fun doesn’t end there. One of the true highlights of Falcon Ridge, for those who opt to camp on-site and stay up through the wee hours of the morning, are the impromptu jams, after-hours song circles and mini- showcases. These late-night sessions — including the Nite Owl Song Swap hosted by singer-songwriter Terry Kitchen, those put on by the folks associated with Budgiedome, and the AcousticMusicScene.com – Tribes Hill Song Swaps — help foster a sense of “folk” community and a different kind of festival experience.

AcousticMusicScene.com co-creators and Tribes Hill members Michael Kornfeld and Glen Roethel will host late-night music under a big white canopy tent on the side of the hill on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, beginning shortly after the Main Stage quiets for the night. Pre-arranged invitational song swaps each evening (or early a.m., depending on your vantage point) will be followed by open song circles to which folks are invited to bring their instruments, voices and ears. Some of the artists who will strut their stuff at the AcousticMusicScene.com – Tribes Hill tent — including John Flynn, Jay Mankita, Amy Speace and Abi Tapia — also will be performing on the Main Stage and other stages during the festival.

The late-night music kicks off on Thursday night with two song swaps. The first, extending from around 12:15-1 a.m., will feature singer-songwriters Glen Roethel, Kelly Flint and Karyn Oliver, and the all-female trio Lucky 13. They will be followed by a trio of duos: Annie & Rod Capps, Friction Farm and The YaYas (minus one).

An hour-long invitational song swap on Friday will feature singer-songwriters John Flynn, Joe Iadanza, Jay Mankita and Abi Tapia, along with the folk harmony trio Gathering Time.

A “Triple A” song swap featuring Anthony da Costa, Abbie Gardner and Amy Speace is slated for Saturday overnight, from 12:30 -1:15 a.m. or thereabouts.

For more information on the festival, visit www.falconridgefolk.com.

AcousticMusicScene.com also will have a major presence at the Fourth Annual Huntington Folk Festival that takes place on Saturday, August 1, at Heckscher Park in — you guessed it — Huntington, New York. Peter Rowan headlines the free festival that is presented by the Huntington Arts Council and the Folk Music Society of Huntington as part of the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. Rowan will be joined on the park’s Chapin Rainbow Stage by The Rowan Brothers (Chris and Lorin) for an 8:30 p.m. concert.

During the afternoon, from 3-6 p.m., both AcousticMusicScene.com and Acoustic Live! in New York City & Beyond will host unplugged showcases under small canopy tents featuring artists from the New York metropolitan area and beyond. An open jam/song swap also will take place nearby in the park.

Here’s the AcousticMusicScene.com Showcase schedule.

3:00 Hank Stone and Todd Evans
3:15 Denise Romas
3:30 David Bailey
3:45 Susan Kane
4:00 Kelly Flint/Glen Roethel
4:30 The YaYas
4:45 Princess Peapod
5:00 Barbara Garriel
5:10 Joe Iadanza./Jenee Halstead/Gathering Time

Festival goers are advised to bring lawn chairs or blankets and to consider bringing a picnic supper or venturing into nearby Huntington Village for dinner.

For more information on the Huntington Folk Festival, visit www.fmshny.org and click on the festival link.

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

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 718-636-6341.

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

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.

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

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, 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.

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.

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

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.

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, 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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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, 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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, 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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

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.

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

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.

Sunday, 8/23

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

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.

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, 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

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.

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.

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.

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

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, 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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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 3/6

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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, 3/16

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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Tuesday, 3/31

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.

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.

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).

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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.