Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Google Group

Re: support for WUMB

2009-06-24T15:46:42Z

As a one-time WMB member and former volunteer who left due to the folk
to AAA format change, I must register my opinion that WUMB is NOT a
"full time folk station". On the advice of high-priced consultants,
it changed format from folk to AAA (WUMB music mix it calls itself)
about two years ago. One can read reactions posted by members of a

support for WUMB

2009-06-22T22:39:15Z

UMASS Boston" WUMB is considering buying WPNI 1430, a station that
has been fully a folk station for 2 years. They are looking to see what
kind of support there is for folk music in the valley, and are looking
for people to fill out a survey.
The link is [link].
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This comes from Julie Bermant <ju...@jbermant.com> who may be able to

July 11 RUSH is coming

2009-06-16T03:22:55Z

Hello again Singers - are you getting ready for the July RUSH?
You have had lots of lead notice this time so I hope it is on
your calendar for Saturday July 11th. This is the Annual Lake
Pleasant RUSH at the home of Joy and John, our most stalwart RUSH
singers and a lovely couple indeed. They live in Lake Pleasant,

RUSH appendix

2009-06-02T15:51:48Z

Woops, I got a message from Amandla a few days back and said that
when the RUSH reminder email went out I would include it. But,
I forgot, didn't I? So here is the Appendix to the RUSH reminder
which I hope you have just received:
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Love to Sing? Special Amandla Open Houses - Come Check Us Out!

RUSH reminder for Sunday

2009-06-02T15:26:47Z

Hi there singers - I hope you can join the other RUSHees at the
gathering this Sunday, June 7, at the home and yard of Stan Pollack
and Joanna Varadi, 1 Bardwell Street in Florence. It has become
an annual tradition to have an outdoor potluck in the yard there,
followed by the singing, sometimes upstairs in the barn in a big

Spider John Koerner, Somerville, Pomfret & live radio interviews

2009-06-02T12:51:37Z

Roots/blues/folk legend Spider John Koerner
[link]
,,,"SPIDER" JOHN KOERNER has been an influential practitioner of
traditional folk music and country blues since the days of the
late-'50s/early-'60s folk revival. Both in his group, Koerner, Ray &
Glover, and on his own, he has helped popularize early folk and blues

PVFS News: John Roberts and Tony Barrand to give concert in Amherst on June 6

2009-06-02T02:55:17Z

View the full edition of PVFS News at
[link].
Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings -- June 2009
Contents
. On June 6 PVFS presents An Evening with Roberts and Barrand
John Roberts and Tony Barrand to give concert at Nacul Center on June 6

The Pioneer Valley Folklore Society is honored to announce a special event

Pottery demonstration

2009-05-18T18:05:06Z

Please come and invite your friends to my pottery demonstration on
Wednesday, May 20, 7:30 p.m at the Blandford Historical Society. I will be
discussing and demonstrating redware pottery techniques and the Blandford
Brick and Tile Company and kaolin clay pit. My full schedule is posted at
[link]. Funded by the BCC and the Mass Cultural Council.

RUSH singing group and its email list

2009-05-17T12:52:45Z

(RUSH = Rise Up Singing in Harmony) Hello to all PVFS readers - In
response to a recent posting, Ken Levine asked where the June RUSH is.
Answer: 1 Bardwell St in Florence on the corner of Bardwell and North
Maple, potluck at 1, singing at 2:30. But, Ken does not appear to be on
the RUSH email list, and the PVFS email does not reveal his email

Re: RUSH and other great thing coming

2009-05-17T00:40:14Z

Dear Roger,
Thanks for the many great and inclusive emails to me/us. Keeping the
music alive and vital.
I will miss the Amandla concert (I sang with Evaline et al for 8
blessed years!) as I will be on musical retreat with friends of an
acapella persuasion (the Harmony Ho's) but look forward to the other

ALL THE DETAILS ~ 10th Annual Roots On The River Festival/FredX

2009-05-16T19:32:11Z

June 11 – 14, 2009
Thursday, June 11 – BF Opera House; doors at 7pm; show at 7:30pm –
11pm
7 Square, Bellows Falls VT 05101
Josh Maiocco/Chris Smither/Sonny Landreth
$25 advance/$28 door; $2 discount for seniors [60+] and students w/ ID
[under 18]

Friday, June 12 –
Open Mic @ Boccelli’s On The Canal; 12 noon – 2pm

RUSH and other great thing coming

2009-05-16T19:28:34Z

Hi Rushees - usually I resist sending out announcements about
concerts, etc, since there are so many of them around here. But
there are four events coming up that are so noteworthy that I just
can't help it. The first is Annie Patterson's concert on the 23rd.
Everybody at the last RUSH met Annie and understands what an

John Roberts and Tony Barrand to appear in concert on June 6 in Amherst

2009-05-15T01:36:36Z

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
What: An Evening with John Roberts and Tony Barrand
Concert hosted by the Pioneer Valley Folklore Society
Where: The Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, MA
When: 7:00 PM, Saturday, June 6, 2009
For information contact Paul Kaplan, 413-687-5002, or Jeff Lee,
413-256-0433.

RUSH on June 7th

2009-05-14T21:13:47Z

Welcome back, RUSH singers - Last Saturday we had one of the
greatest RUSHs ever, with about 45 enthusiastic and happy singers
including Peter and Annie Blood-Patterson and several more
professional and semi-professional musicians in the crowd.
It was a night of very high energy and great spirit, and I

Re: about Saturday's RUSH

2009-05-08T03:35:12Z

I would love to be there, but I am mentoring/chaperoning my son's class
camping trip.