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Brooklyn Folk Fest Sneak Preview Concert and Benefit – MARCH 23
Come out to The Fabulous Jalopy Theatre on Friday, March 23rd to get a sneak peak at what the 2012 Brooklyn Folk Festival has to offer! We are thrilled to be joined by these local acts:
8pm – Elizabeth Butters
9pm – Four O’Clock Flowers
10pm – The Whiskey Spitters
11pm – The Dust Busters
Tickets are only $10. Click here to buy tickets! All proceeds from the event will benefit the production of this year’s festival taking place Friday, May 18th to Sunday, May 20th in Downtown Brooklyn. For more information about the festival, visit www.brooklynfolkfest.com.
Help Kickstart the Folk Festival! Visit Kickstarter for more information.
Make a New Year’s Resolution: Learn an instrument at Jalopy!
Jalopy’s winter class schedule has just been released… what better New Year’s resolution than to learn to play an instrument or sing? You can register online here.
Monday February 6 – March 26
Country Harmony Singing I: 7pm Taught by Val Mindel
Country Harmony Singing II: 8pm Taught by Val Mindel
Banjo III- Fingerpicking: 7pm Taught by Hilary Hawke
Tuesday February 7 – March 27
Mandolin I: 7pm Taught by Ernie Vega
Banjo I: 7pm Taught by Hilary Hawke
Banjo II: 8pm Taught by Hilary Hawke
Ensemble 1 Class: 7pm Taught by Eli Smith
Ensemble 1 Class: 8pm Taught by Eli Smith
Wednesday February 8 – March 28
Free Your Voice: 7pm Taught by Emily Eagen
Fiddle III: 7pm Taught by Betsy Plum
Banjo I: 7pm Taught by Eli Smith
Banjo III-Clawhammer: 8pm Taught by Eli Smith
Guitar III: 8pm Taught by Geoffrey R. Wiley
Clogging Class: 8pm Taught by Kristin Andreassen
Thursday February 9 – March 29
Mandolin II: 7pm Taught by Ernie Vega
Fiddle I: 7pm Taught by Charlie Burnham
Fiddle II: 8pm Taught by Charlie Burnham
Nuts & Bolts: Music Theory Class: 8pm Taught by Doug Skinner
Friday February 10 – March 30
Ukulele I: 7pm Taught by Doug Skinner
Ukulele II: 8pm Taught by Doug Skinner
Saturday February 11 – March 31
Guitar I: 1pm Taught by Geoffrey R. Wiley
Guitar II: 2pm Taught by Geoffrey R. Wiley
Finger Style Guitar I: 3pm Taught by Ernie Vega
Finger Style Guitar II: 4pm Taught by Ernie Vega
Finger Style Guitar II: 5pm Taught by Ernie Vega
***SPECIAL DISCOUNT THIS TERM***
If you register for 2 classes this term you will receive $50 off! To receive this offer, you must call Jalopy at 718-395-3214 and register over the phone.
Eli Smith: Is folk music back? Sure is, especially at the Jalopy Theatre, where Carroll Gardens jams with Red Hook — and where this master of many stringed instruments performs and teaches. To showcase a new crop of folkies, Smith also created the Brooklyn Folk Festival, coming June 10-12 at Jalopy and the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. From Brooklyn Independent Television’s Caught In The Act, episode 38. Original air date: 5/25/2011.
The Dust Busters Friday May 13th at Jalopy
Friday, May 13th Eli Smith’s Dust Busters take the stage at Jalopy. If you don’t know this band, they are a great old time act that has been touring of late. They “strive to integrate a wide range of old timey songs, fiddle tunes, blues and originals into every performance, and infuse it all with the freewheelin high energy that characterized early string bands in the vein of the Georgia Crackers, Mississippi Sheiks, JE Mainer and His Mountaineers, etc” Opening for the band is the Brotherhood of the Jug Bland Blues.”
The Fabulous Jalopy Theatre hosts the Brooklyn Folk Festival again this year June 10th-12th, curated by Eli Smith of the Dustbusters. Friday night will be at Jalopy, and Saturday and Sunday will be at the spacious Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) on Van Brunt Street. This show is always a great time- and with a square dance and a ‘banjo toss’, it will have a few surprises this year!
“Fly Around” by The Dough Rollers and The Dust Busters.
Jalopy presents some fine music this week. On Thursday March 31st at 9 pm treat yourself to The Fiddle and the Banjo: A Night of Duets with Tom Bailey, Melody Berger, Ellery Marshall, Jason Cade, Nathaniel Rowan, Joel Wennerstrom, Russell Durham, Diane Stockwell and Charles Puckette.
Then, Saturday April 2nd, get your first look at what Eli Smith is cooking up for the third annual Brooklyn Folk Festival. The show starts at 9 pm and will feature Æ - music from the mountainous areas of Appalachia and the Republic of Georgia; at 9:45: Blind Boy Paxton with blues, ragtime guitar, and stride piano; and at 10:30: The Dust Busters.
R. Crumb playing at Jalopy last Thursday night with the Eden & John’s East River String Band, Ernesto Gomez, Pat Conte & The Dust Busters. My wife and in-laws report it was an amazing show.
December 15th: an evening of music from some of our favorite musicians hosted by some of the artists who have brought great shows to Banjo Jim’s: Lindy Loo, Brian Molnar & Joe Cassady of Avenue A Records, Eli Smith & Kristin Andreassen.
Frank Fairfield and Blind Boy Paxton July 20 at 9:30 pm at Jalopy
Los Angeles based traditional old time musician Frank Fairfield will be at Jalopy July 20 for a show with his friend Blind Boy Paxton. For a great interview with Fairfield, visit Eli Smith’s Down Home Radio Show and listen to his audio interview with Fairfield. Fairfield and Paxton will likely put on a fantastic show together- these are two fantastic musicians with a great command of pre war American music.
Brooklyn Folk Festival Lineup May 21-23, 2010 in Red Hook
Friday May 21st at Jalopy: Saturday May 22nd at Jalopy: Sunday May 23rd in the park (outdoor stage is located near Jalopy on President St. btwn Columbia and Van Brunt) 2:15pm- Rashad Brown – Blues and folk songs Sunday May 23rd at Jalopy: Contact The Jalopy Theater to buy advance tickets. The Jalopy Theater
7:30pm – Strung Out String Band – Oldtime string band
8:15 – George Stavis - Original improvised banjo music
9pm- Salieu Suso – Gambian Kora player
9:30pm- Calamity Janes - Oldtime String band
10:15pm- The Dust Busters – Oldtime string band
11:15pm- Blind Boy Paxton – Blues guitar, stride piano, old time banjo
12am – Ernie Vega – Blues, folk and original songs
Blind Boy Paxton
Afternoon:
2:45pm- Alan Friend – Oldtime banjo and fiddle music
3:30pm- Hubby Jenkins – Blues, folk and original songs
4:15pm- Peter K. Siegel & Eli Smith – Old-time banjo duet
5pm- Bobby Damore and his band – Greek Rebetika music
5:45pm- Isto – Isto music
6:15pm- Willy Gantrim – Blues, folk and original songs
Evening:
7:15pm- Bob Malenky – Blues and folk songs
8pm – Greeting from Borough President Marty Markowitz
8:15pm- Elizabeth Butters – Ballad singer and guitarist
8:45pm- Banjorama – Funky banjo band
9:30pm – Feral Foster - Blues, folk and original songs
10:15pm- Clifton Hicks – Oldtime banjo player and singer from North Carolina
11pm- Radio Jarocho - Son and Fandango music and dance from Jarocho, Mexico
12am- The Bill Murray Experience - Early jazz and popular music
3pm- Sam Doores – Blues, folk and original songs
4pm- Square Dance! – Dave Harvey of NYCBarnDance.com will call the dance, The Dust Busters will be the band.
5pm- Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues – Jug band traditionals and originals
5:45pm- Stephen Strohmeier – Blues, folk and original songs
6:30pm- East River String Band - Country Blues duet
3pm- Group Singing with Heather Wood, Ann Price and Alan Friend from the Folk Music Society of NY
4pm- Old-time Banjo Workshop with John Cohen
7pm- Pat Conte – Blues guitar and oldtime banjo player
8pm- John Cohen – Old time banjo
9pm- The Tillers – Oldtimey and original songs
9:45pm- The Dough Rollers – Country blues and oldtime music
10:30pm- Mamie Minch Blues, folk and original songs
Pricing:
$15 per day for the main stage evening concerts, or $40 for all three evenings.
$5 per day for Saturday afternoon concerts and Sunday afternoon outdoor stage, square dance included!
315 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 395-3214
Eli Smith’s interview with Frank Fairfield- a fantastic performer. No sign he’s coming east any time soon but let’s hope soon. Fairfield plays banjo, fiddle, guitar, etc in a great old time style.
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Brooklyn Folk Festival Preview Show and Benefit Concert
Jalopy presents the Brooklyn Folk Festival Preview Show and Benefit Concert on Saturday, March 13th. Eli Smith, host of the Down Home Radio Show, puts together the Folk Festival, which this year will take place on May 21st - 23rd. The March show is a fundraiser to get the festival going. The show will include Miss Mamie Minch (9 pm), Alex Battles and Banjorama! (10 pm), Eli Smith’s own band The Dust Busters (11 pm) and Blind Boy Paxton (midnight). Hope to see you there.
