Irish Traditional Music Session: Mondays, 8­11pmTenor banjo, harmonica and fiddle player Don Meade and friends get together every Monday night for an Irish traditional music session in the back room of this historic Hell’s Kitchen bar/restaurant. Free admission; food and drink are available. Musicians, singers, and listeners welcome. At the Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue (on 46th St), Manhattan; co­sponsored with and led by Don Meade; for info 212­247­2562 or www.blarneystar.com/ See website for featured performers

Sunnyside Singers Club: every Wednesday, 8­11pm (closed 7/10)

Come join us every Wednesday at 8pm for a 3­hour pub style sing­around. (Closed 7/10 for renovations.) All songs are welcome, as are acoustic instruments. Co­sponsored with, and held at the Aubergine Cafe, 49­22 Skillman Avenue at the corner of 50th Street in Woodside, Queens. Occasionally there is a featured guest performer for part of the evening. Yummy desserts, sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, wine, and beer are available. Free admission )a voluntary contribution is requested on guest nights). The nearest subway is 52nd St. on the #7 Flushing Local. Info: 718­899­1735. www. facebook.com/sunnysidesingersclub. Featured Performers: June 19, Sean Tyrrell; July 17, Dan Milner Book Release Party; Aug 21, Terry Kitchen

Larry Kaplan concert: Friday, May 31st; 7:30pmAt Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Ave, room 304. Contribution: general public $25; members $20. info: 646­628­4604. tickets at the door or online at: https://larrykaplan.eventbrite.com/

Larry Kaplan workshop on Gale Huntington: Sat., June 1st; 2­4pm

Larry gave a similar talk at our last Fall Weekend and we thought it well worth repeating for our general audience. Illustrated with photographs and the occasional song, Larry talks about Gale ­­ his life and his collecting. Gale was a Martha's Vineyard fisherman, farmer, school teacher and historian, and the author of Songs the Whalermen Sang. He also wrote other books on New England music and history. Larry and Gale became friends over their shared love of music and the sea. At Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Ave, room 406. Contribution: general public $15; members $12; info: 646­628­4604.

Maritime Song Session on the Wavertree: Sundays, June 2nd and July 7th; 2­4:30pm

We are back singing at South Street Seaport, aboard the Wavertree, on the first Sunday of May to September. Shanties, ballads, songs of the sea — come sing along, lead a song, or just listen and enjoy. Special $5 Chantey Sing ticket includes entrance to the Seaport Museum’s Wavertree. (Other South Street Seaport Museum activities not included.) Tickets at seaportmuseum.org/calendar, Code: Chantey2019 or at seaportmuseum.org/chantey2019 to have the code automatically applied.

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Folk Open Sing: Wednesdays, June 5th & July 3rd; 7­10pmJoin us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening. At the Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). (If door is locked, ring the BSEC bell.) Directions: F or Q train to 7th Ave.; 2 or 3 train to Grand Army Plaza. Hosted by Tom Weir. Info: 212­695­5924.

Upper West Side Song Swap With Featured Performer Pat Wictor: Sunday, June 9th; 5­8pm

The Upper West Side Song Swap will have the distinct privilege and pleasure of presenting Pat Wictor as our final guest performer of the season. Pat first burst on the folk and acoustic scene as an innovative slide guitarist known for fresh and memorable interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs. He has since made his mark as a singer­songwriter penning lean and poetic songs that honor ­ and subvert ­ rural blues and gospel traditions. For seven years he toured as one third of Brother Sun, the powerful harmonizing trio with Joe Jencks and Greg Greenway, garnering critical acclaim, and two #1 CDs on the Folk DJ charts. His latest solo release, This is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs, was nominated for an Independent Music Award in the Best Tribute Album category. Pat plays fingerpicking and slide guitar, and he’s especially known for his lapsteel slide guitar playing. “Unquestionably, anyone who has ever heard a Wictor show will permanently place him in the company of the best in the genre ­ Harry Manx, Kelly Joe Phelps and Ed Gerhard." ­Frank Matheis, TheCountryBlues.com. As always, there will be time for everyone to perform a song, tell a story or joke or recite a poem. Join us on Sunday, June 9th between 5 and 8 PM in the New York Room of Hosteling International located on Amsterdam Avenue between 103rd and 104th Streets. We resume the song swaps on Sunday, September 8th.

Shanty Sing: Sundays, June 16th & July 21st; 2­5pmWe co­sponsor the Shanty Sing on the 3rd Sunday of the month. The William Main Doerflinger Memorial Sea Shanty Sessions at the Noble Maritime Collection (to give the official title) are from 2 to 5pm at the Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island. Snug Harbor is accessible by the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and by car. For more information about the Noble Collection, go to http://www. noblemaritime.org ­­ click on "Visitor Information" for directions. For further information contact Bob Conroy: RConroy421(at)aol.com or 347­267­9394. See the documentary made of this event: vimeo.com/250883513; Password: harbortown.

Porch Stomp on Governer's Island: Sun, June 23rd; 11am­5pmPorch Stomp is a free, community­led participatory folk festival, where performances take place on the porches of Governors Island’s historic Nolan Park. Over 100 small­scale acoustic concerts, jams, and workshops featuring some of NYC’s best bluegrass, old­time, blues, roots, and Americana music are showcased during the daylong festivities. The Folk Music Society will have an area with performances and sing ‐alongs with Bob Malenky, Evy Mayer, and others. Performances start at 11:30 AM.

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Important information. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Instruments welcome. Ferries run from Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street and from Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Check https://govisland.com/visit­the­island/ferry for schedules and travel info. Free before noon and $3 round trip for adults and children over 12 (under 12 free) and $1 for seniors after noon.

For further information contact Eileen Pentel, 718 ­672­ 6399, newsletter (at) folkmusicny.org.

Archie Fisher: Thursday, June 27th; 7:30pmMaster guitarist Archie Fisher is one of Scotland’s foremost folksinger/ songwriters. He is known throughout the U.K. as the host of BBC Radio Scotland’s award­winning 'Travelling Folk' programme, which he presented for over 25 years. Recognized for his contributions to Scottish folk music, in 2007 he was inducted into the Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame and in 2006 was awarded an MBE for services to traditional music. The most recent recognition of his art came in 2008 when he was granted the Tradition Bearers Award from the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in Canada. Archie was born in Glasgow into a large singing family, which yielded three professional singers, Archie and his sisters Ray and Cilla Fisher. Constant music, combined with his father’s appreciation of many musical styles (opera, music hall, traditional ballads) had a strong impact on Archie’s musical development, while his mother, a native Gaelic speaker from the Outer Hebrides, was a strong influence on the lyrical quality of his singing and songwriting.

At Second Presbyterian Church, 6 West 96th Street at Central Park West. Contribution: General Public $25; FMSNY members $20. Tickets online at http://ArchieF.eventbrite.com or at the door.

Ice Cream Social and Song Swap; Friday, July 12th; 7:30pmIce cream and music, what could be better? We’ll supply the ice cream; you bring your appetite for frozen delights and melodious sounds for a song swap. Bring instruments, voices, friends and songs; and have a great time. Prepare a song or tune to lead, sing/play along, tap your feet, or just relax and listen. At a home in Jackson Heights, Queens. Contribution $5 for all. RSVP & tell us what's your favorite flavor and if you want non­dairy. E­mail Don(at)folkmusicny.org or call 718­672­6399.