The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series™
Time: 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. 2nd Fridays are usually Open Stage/audition night. (Check the schedule for rare exceptions.)
Location: Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ, a smoke & alcohol free environment. DIRECTIONS
Admission: Unless otherwise noted, $10 on your way in plus the balance of what you think the show was really worth on your way out. All exit donations go directly to the Headline Act. Vaccinated children 12 and under may attend free, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Until such time that children under 5 may be safely vaccinated, alas they will not be admitted.
Streaming: All Troubadour concerts may be viewed in person or live-streamed, except as noted.
For More Information: Email troubadour@folkproject.org or call 973-335-9489.
Buy Troubadour tickets online: You may purchase tickets in advance for Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series shows by clicking on the Live Tickets link in the show listing below. Online sales cease a bit before midnight on the day before the event. Tickets will still be available at the door on the day of the show unless the event is completely sold out, in which case there will be a prominent notice posted on this website. Some events accept admissions payment only at the door, with no advance sales.
Tina Ross, an emerging NY Singer/Songwriter, is a fresh, timeless wind blowing from the 60s with an original contemporary vibe and flow. Her songs are artful and authentic with deep themes and images.
Tina’s songs have been recognized as a Folk/Country Category Finalist: UK Songwriting, Honorable Mention: John Lennon Songwriting and noted as a Top Five Finalist: International Blues & Roots Radio.
“Tina Ross is a singer songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies. Listening to her songs is a personal experience that I want to have again and again.”
Steve Seskin – Grammy-nominated Songwriter
Her music is honest and informed by a life lived; as a mother, wife, recently a grandmother, advocate raising awareness of food insecurity and hunger, public speaker, service to her Chiropractic patients, vocalist in a Jazz trio, and being a hopeless fan of music. Tina’s desire is to connect deeply with people through music. “I am my most authentic self when singing and writing music and am grateful that I did not let more time pass before I dove in.”
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Robinson & Rohe is the duo of Brooklyn songwriters, Liam Robinson (banjo & accordion) and Jean Rohe (guitar, and Folk Project member since she was eight years old.) Liam’s production and arrangement talents were displayed as the music director of Anais Mitchell’s smash hit Broadway musical, Hadestown.
And Jean’s vocal and writing skills are well known to Folk Project regulars. They have just released their second duo recording, Wait and See in 2021, which features some of their favorite NYC musicians, and displays their insightful writing and impeccable harmonies
Circle Round the Sun is an acoustic/Americana band comprised of vocalists Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata and Joe Brice on guitars, and George LaVecchia on bass. This Folk Project – based quintet brings rich vocal harmonies and agile instrumentals to a mix of creative originals and well-chosen covers.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Conjuring up echoes of the Canadian group “Finest Kind”, Windborne is a harmony-driven quartet of 20-somethings who revel in the vocal traditions of the British Isles and early American folk song. To this they add vocal harmony traditions around the world from the Balkans to South Africa. They sing either acapella, or with spare accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, and percussion.
Ken & Pat Rolston hark back to the founding days of the Folk Project. Their voices blend with the ease of two natural singers who have been singing together most of their lives. Their material ranges from acapella traditional ballads to swing to Corsican field hollers Randy Newman to whatever else suits their wide-ranging musical tastes. And the charming blend of Ken’s manic mad-wizard persona leavened by Patsy’s tolerant sanity makes them a joy to experience onstage.
Ever More Nest, the music project from New Orleans-based songwriter Kelcy Mae, released its lauded debut album on October 12, 2018. As Ever More Nest, Kelcy has adopted a full-fledged Americana style that has drawn comparisons to Gregory Alan Isakov, Gillian Welch, and Nanci Griffith. Kelcy’s oft-lauded poeticism remains a calling card of her songs and is on full display on The Place That You Call Home.
Produced by 2018 Grammy-nominated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier), the album accentuates the best of Kelcy’s emotive, authentic voice, delicate yet driving guitar work, and honest, observational songwriting that poses the universal question: “Just where do I belong?” According to Folk Radio UK, “The answer is clearly in any discerning Americana CD collection.” The album is available on all digital sales and streaming platforms.
Ever More Nest is currently touring the United States with band arrangements ranging from a guitar duo to a full seven-piece band with two guitarists, banjo & mandolin, pedal steel, fiddle, bass and drums.
Ever More Nest has performed at numerous music festivals and venues/listening rooms, including the John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Milwaukee’s SummerFest, New Orleans’ French Quarter Festival, and more. Ever More Nest’s debut continues to garner praise from local, national, and international media. The album was nominated for Best Alt-Country Album in the 2019 Independent Music Awards and named to Offbeat Magazine’s list of Top 50 Albums of 2018. Ever More Nest and The Place That You Call Home were nominated for Best Country/Folk/Singer-songwriter Artist & Album in Offbeat’s Best of the Beat Awards. The single, “Major Tom,” was named a semi-finalist in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition.
Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Texas. Accolades for Kipyn include multiple GoldAwards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (most recently for “God Is Love” from her 2017 album release, DANCE ACROSS THE SKY), as well as the honor of Washington Area Music Association’s WAMMIE Award for New Artist of the Year. Recent touring for Kipyn includes shows with Ellis Paul, Kirsten Maxwell, and Joan & Joni performances scheduled in New York, New England, and New Jersey.
“I’m pretty sure God wishes she could sing like Kipyn Martin.” — Susan Werner
Admission: $12.00 includes refreshments
Folk Project members sing songs of love (of all persuasions)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Chapin‘s music spans generations from the heady Greenwich Village days when he performed with his brothers Harry, and Steve, and dad Jim, through to today. He serves up a tasty mix of story songs, ballads, comedic and political songs, family music, sing-alongs, old-time folk classics and a favorite song or two of his late brother Harry’s. With an agile fingerstyle guitar, gentle humor, audience inclusiveness, and a concern for the Earth and its resources, Tom puts on a memorable show.
Folk Project member Tina Ross is a singer/songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies.
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Trout Fishing in America is the long-standing, and yet seemingly unlikely musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. As individuals, they are about as different as one could imagine. But together, they blend seamlessly in a way that has captured audiences of all ages for over three decades.
A willingness to at once make fun of our most annoying daily habits, and then to touch our hearts with tender and passionate images of family life is what makes the connection between the Trouts and their audiences so compelling and poignant.
Carla Ulbrich is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living. With a love of wordplay, and some pretty impressive guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word.
She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
NOTE: Carla will be headlining at the Troubadour on May 6th! You can get a sneak preview of her tonight.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Beppe Gambetta, the Italian bluegrass flatpicking champion. Sounds like an ethnic joke, but Beppe is no joke. Early in life he was captured by the music of such greats as Doc Watson and Tony Rice, and soon got to the point where he was sharing festival stages as an equal with his heroes.
Equally adroit on mandolin, he can blaze through a hot bluegrass tune or croon a lovely Italian traditional ballad. And all with an elegant continental charm that is a joy to witness.
The Fermenters Trio show every sign of having spent endless hours in their youth grooving on their Grateful Dead albums. Drawn from sources both old and new, their music offers up a heady mix of Alt folk, bluegrass, gospel, country, and eclectic originals. It’s stomp and holler with all the blended vocal harmonies of the Americana musical tradition. Their sound embraces the dynamics of bluegrass and gospel, the fire indie folk, and the passion of the blues.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
To say that Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman play the Celtic Harp and guitar is like saying Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe pick out tunes on the banjo and mandolin. These two are past masters of their craft, and their craft is virtuoso performance on their chosen instruments. “Awesome” is a word overused these days, but I was drop-dead awe-struck by their performance.
Their forte is the Irish and Scots repertoire, but they take detours into old-time American tunes and swing (!!) This is a must-see show even for people who are not into harp music. They are jaw-dropping mind-bending out-freaking-standing.
Note: Open stage is not the usual 2nd Friday this month. (No April Fool)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Paxton is returning to the Troubadour on Friday, April 8, 2022. This is more than a rare opportunity to see a performer of Tom’s musical and historical stature in a close-up, intimate setting. It’s also chance to share a folk music legend’s visit to the Folk Project’s home theatre, where the spirit, knowledge, and love of his music lives and thrives to this day.
The DonJuans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner – join Tom on stage, and the show these three masters present is will be a lifetime memory for all of us who can attend.
Jon Vezner writes about the details, the details of our hearts and feelings. His gift is in speaking to these ordinary things which connect us to one another. And in recognizing their simple beauty, he transforms them into something extraordinary. — Mary-Chapin Carpenter
The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write. — Dirty Linen
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This engagement of Tom Paxton is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
A Joe Jencks concert is an occasion for singing; a contagious rising up of voices, an act of joy and defiance. Joe’s animating purpose runs deep, tapping into the latent, nearly mystical beauty that a roomful of people can unleash by singing together. His songs touch on social justice and community building. He has been favorably compared to songwriters such as John McCutcheon, Holly Near, Fred Small, Tracy Chapman, and James Keelaghan.
The Levins (pronounced The L’Vins), Ira and Julia Levin, combine harmony-driven acoustic folk rock with wistful overtones of the 1930s. Their original songs sound like The Mamas and The Papas having coffee with Cole Porter. They were the 2011 Winners of the Connecticut Folk Festival Songwriting Competition.
Chosen as Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s “Most Wanted Band” of 2016, Low Lily plays acoustic music that is deeply rooted in tradition yet sounds refreshingly contemporary.
The players are Lissa Schneckenburger (Solas, Long Time Courting) on fiddle, Flynn Cohen (John Whelan Band) on mandolin and guitar, and Liz Simmons (backing Livingston Taylor & Tom Chapin) on guitar. All three sing as well in harmonies that have drawn raves from dozens of reviewers and thousands of fans.
You may have seen Carla Ulbrich back in March when she opened for Trout Fishing in America. And that’s probably why you’re here now checking her out for her headline show. Carla is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living.
With a love of wordplay and some pretty fancy guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word. She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
No opening act
Dead to the Core is a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians, assembled by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, a music journalist and accomplished performer in his own right. The band pays tribute to the Grateful Dead, illuminating the masterful song craft of one of America’s most original bands. Interspersed with the music are clips from Rodgers’ own interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, in which they reflect on the roots and evolution of the music.
This will be an experience unlike any other Grateful Dead tribute: a night of deeply personal performances that illuminate the masterful song craft and storytelling of one of America’s most original bands.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Folk Project Members regale us with songs for the Summer. Details to follow.
Tina Ross, an emerging NY Singer/Songwriter, is a fresh, timeless wind blowing from the 60s with an original contemporary vibe and flow. Her songs are artful and authentic with deep themes and images.
Tina’s songs have been recognized as a Folk/Country Category Finalist: UK Songwriting, Honorable Mention: John Lennon Songwriting and noted as a Top Five Finalist: International Blues & Roots Radio.
“Tina Ross is a singer songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies. Listening to her songs is a personal experience that I want to have again and again.”
Steve Seskin – Grammy-nominated Songwriter
Her music is honest and informed by a life lived; as a mother, wife, recently a grandmother, advocate raising awareness of food insecurity and hunger, public speaker, service to her Chiropractic patients, vocalist in a Jazz trio, and being a hopeless fan of music. Tina’s desire is to connect deeply with people through music. “I am my most authentic self when singing and writing music and am grateful that I did not let more time pass before I dove in.”
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Robinson & Rohe is the duo of Brooklyn songwriters, Liam Robinson (banjo & accordion) and Jean Rohe (guitar, and Folk Project member since she was eight years old.) Liam’s production and arrangement talents were displayed as the music director of Anais Mitchell’s smash hit Broadway musical, Hadestown.
And Jean’s vocal and writing skills are well known to Folk Project regulars. They have just released their second duo recording, Wait and See in 2021, which features some of their favorite NYC musicians, and displays their insightful writing and impeccable harmonies
Circle Round the Sun is an acoustic/Americana band comprised of vocalists Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata and Joe Brice on guitars, and George LaVecchia on bass. This Folk Project – based quintet brings rich vocal harmonies and agile instrumentals to a mix of creative originals and well-chosen covers.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Conjuring up echoes of the Canadian group “Finest Kind”, Windborne is a harmony-driven quartet of 20-somethings who revel in the vocal traditions of the British Isles and early American folk song. To this they add vocal harmony traditions around the world from the Balkans to South Africa. They sing either acapella, or with spare accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, and percussion.
Ken & Pat Rolston hark back to the founding days of the Folk Project. Their voices blend with the ease of two natural singers who have been singing together most of their lives. Their material ranges from acapella traditional ballads to swing to Corsican field hollers Randy Newman to whatever else suits their wide-ranging musical tastes. And the charming blend of Ken’s manic mad-wizard persona leavened by Patsy’s tolerant sanity makes them a joy to experience onstage.
Ever More Nest, the music project from New Orleans-based songwriter Kelcy Mae, released its lauded debut album on October 12, 2018. As Ever More Nest, Kelcy has adopted a full-fledged Americana style that has drawn comparisons to Gregory Alan Isakov, Gillian Welch, and Nanci Griffith. Kelcy’s oft-lauded poeticism remains a calling card of her songs and is on full display on The Place That You Call Home.
Produced by 2018 Grammy-nominated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier), the album accentuates the best of Kelcy’s emotive, authentic voice, delicate yet driving guitar work, and honest, observational songwriting that poses the universal question: “Just where do I belong?” According to Folk Radio UK, “The answer is clearly in any discerning Americana CD collection.” The album is available on all digital sales and streaming platforms.
Ever More Nest is currently touring the United States with band arrangements ranging from a guitar duo to a full seven-piece band with two guitarists, banjo & mandolin, pedal steel, fiddle, bass and drums.
Ever More Nest has performed at numerous music festivals and venues/listening rooms, including the John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Milwaukee’s SummerFest, New Orleans’ French Quarter Festival, and more. Ever More Nest’s debut continues to garner praise from local, national, and international media. The album was nominated for Best Alt-Country Album in the 2019 Independent Music Awards and named to Offbeat Magazine’s list of Top 50 Albums of 2018. Ever More Nest and The Place That You Call Home were nominated for Best Country/Folk/Singer-songwriter Artist & Album in Offbeat’s Best of the Beat Awards. The single, “Major Tom,” was named a semi-finalist in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition.
Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Texas. Accolades for Kipyn include multiple GoldAwards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (most recently for “God Is Love” from her 2017 album release, DANCE ACROSS THE SKY), as well as the honor of Washington Area Music Association’s WAMMIE Award for New Artist of the Year. Recent touring for Kipyn includes shows with Ellis Paul, Kirsten Maxwell, and Joan & Joni performances scheduled in New York, New England, and New Jersey.
“I’m pretty sure God wishes she could sing like Kipyn Martin.” — Susan Werner
Admission: $12.00 includes refreshments
Folk Project members sing songs of love (of all persuasions)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Chapin‘s music spans generations from the heady Greenwich Village days when he performed with his brothers Harry, and Steve, and dad Jim, through to today. He serves up a tasty mix of story songs, ballads, comedic and political songs, family music, sing-alongs, old-time folk classics and a favorite song or two of his late brother Harry’s. With an agile fingerstyle guitar, gentle humor, audience inclusiveness, and a concern for the Earth and its resources, Tom puts on a memorable show.
Folk Project member Tina Ross is a singer/songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies.
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Trout Fishing in America is the long-standing, and yet seemingly unlikely musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. As individuals, they are about as different as one could imagine. But together, they blend seamlessly in a way that has captured audiences of all ages for over three decades.
A willingness to at once make fun of our most annoying daily habits, and then to touch our hearts with tender and passionate images of family life is what makes the connection between the Trouts and their audiences so compelling and poignant.
Carla Ulbrich is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living. With a love of wordplay, and some pretty impressive guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word.
She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
NOTE: Carla will be headlining at the Troubadour on May 6th! You can get a sneak preview of her tonight.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Beppe Gambetta, the Italian bluegrass flatpicking champion. Sounds like an ethnic joke, but Beppe is no joke. Early in life he was captured by the music of such greats as Doc Watson and Tony Rice, and soon got to the point where he was sharing festival stages as an equal with his heroes.
Equally adroit on mandolin, he can blaze through a hot bluegrass tune or croon a lovely Italian traditional ballad. And all with an elegant continental charm that is a joy to witness.
The Fermenters Trio show every sign of having spent endless hours in their youth grooving on their Grateful Dead albums. Drawn from sources both old and new, their music offers up a heady mix of Alt folk, bluegrass, gospel, country, and eclectic originals. It’s stomp and holler with all the blended vocal harmonies of the Americana musical tradition. Their sound embraces the dynamics of bluegrass and gospel, the fire indie folk, and the passion of the blues.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
To say that Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman play the Celtic Harp and guitar is like saying Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe pick out tunes on the banjo and mandolin. These two are past masters of their craft, and their craft is virtuoso performance on their chosen instruments. “Awesome” is a word overused these days, but I was drop-dead awe-struck by their performance.
Their forte is the Irish and Scots repertoire, but they take detours into old-time American tunes and swing (!!) This is a must-see show even for people who are not into harp music. They are jaw-dropping mind-bending out-freaking-standing.
Note: Open stage is not the usual 2nd Friday this month. (No April Fool)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Paxton is returning to the Troubadour on Friday, April 8, 2022. This is more than a rare opportunity to see a performer of Tom’s musical and historical stature in a close-up, intimate setting. It’s also chance to share a folk music legend’s visit to the Folk Project’s home theatre, where the spirit, knowledge, and love of his music lives and thrives to this day.
The DonJuans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner – join Tom on stage, and the show these three masters present is will be a lifetime memory for all of us who can attend.
Jon Vezner writes about the details, the details of our hearts and feelings. His gift is in speaking to these ordinary things which connect us to one another. And in recognizing their simple beauty, he transforms them into something extraordinary. — Mary-Chapin Carpenter
The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write. — Dirty Linen
|
This engagement of Tom Paxton is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
A Joe Jencks concert is an occasion for singing; a contagious rising up of voices, an act of joy and defiance. Joe’s animating purpose runs deep, tapping into the latent, nearly mystical beauty that a roomful of people can unleash by singing together. His songs touch on social justice and community building. He has been favorably compared to songwriters such as John McCutcheon, Holly Near, Fred Small, Tracy Chapman, and James Keelaghan.
The Levins (pronounced The L’Vins), Ira and Julia Levin, combine harmony-driven acoustic folk rock with wistful overtones of the 1930s. Their original songs sound like The Mamas and The Papas having coffee with Cole Porter. They were the 2011 Winners of the Connecticut Folk Festival Songwriting Competition.
Chosen as Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s “Most Wanted Band” of 2016, Low Lily plays acoustic music that is deeply rooted in tradition yet sounds refreshingly contemporary.
The players are Lissa Schneckenburger (Solas, Long Time Courting) on fiddle, Flynn Cohen (John Whelan Band) on mandolin and guitar, and Liz Simmons (backing Livingston Taylor & Tom Chapin) on guitar. All three sing as well in harmonies that have drawn raves from dozens of reviewers and thousands of fans.
You may have seen Carla Ulbrich back in March when she opened for Trout Fishing in America. And that’s probably why you’re here now checking her out for her headline show. Carla is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living.
With a love of wordplay and some pretty fancy guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word. She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
No opening act
Dead to the Core is a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians, assembled by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, a music journalist and accomplished performer in his own right. The band pays tribute to the Grateful Dead, illuminating the masterful song craft of one of America’s most original bands. Interspersed with the music are clips from Rodgers’ own interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, in which they reflect on the roots and evolution of the music.
This will be an experience unlike any other Grateful Dead tribute: a night of deeply personal performances that illuminate the masterful song craft and storytelling of one of America’s most original bands.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Folk Project Members regale us with songs for the Summer. Details to follow.
Tina Ross, an emerging NY Singer/Songwriter, is a fresh, timeless wind blowing from the 60s with an original contemporary vibe and flow. Her songs are artful and authentic with deep themes and images.
Tina’s songs have been recognized as a Folk/Country Category Finalist: UK Songwriting, Honorable Mention: John Lennon Songwriting and noted as a Top Five Finalist: International Blues & Roots Radio.
“Tina Ross is a singer songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies. Listening to her songs is a personal experience that I want to have again and again.”
Steve Seskin – Grammy-nominated Songwriter
Her music is honest and informed by a life lived; as a mother, wife, recently a grandmother, advocate raising awareness of food insecurity and hunger, public speaker, service to her Chiropractic patients, vocalist in a Jazz trio, and being a hopeless fan of music. Tina’s desire is to connect deeply with people through music. “I am my most authentic self when singing and writing music and am grateful that I did not let more time pass before I dove in.”
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Robinson & Rohe is the duo of Brooklyn songwriters, Liam Robinson (banjo & accordion) and Jean Rohe (guitar, and Folk Project member since she was eight years old.) Liam’s production and arrangement talents were displayed as the music director of Anais Mitchell’s smash hit Broadway musical, Hadestown.
And Jean’s vocal and writing skills are well known to Folk Project regulars. They have just released their second duo recording, Wait and See in 2021, which features some of their favorite NYC musicians, and displays their insightful writing and impeccable harmonies
Circle Round the Sun is an acoustic/Americana band comprised of vocalists Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata and Joe Brice on guitars, and George LaVecchia on bass. This Folk Project – based quintet brings rich vocal harmonies and agile instrumentals to a mix of creative originals and well-chosen covers.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Conjuring up echoes of the Canadian group “Finest Kind”, Windborne is a harmony-driven quartet of 20-somethings who revel in the vocal traditions of the British Isles and early American folk song. To this they add vocal harmony traditions around the world from the Balkans to South Africa. They sing either acapella, or with spare accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, and percussion.
Ken & Pat Rolston hark back to the founding days of the Folk Project. Their voices blend with the ease of two natural singers who have been singing together most of their lives. Their material ranges from acapella traditional ballads to swing to Corsican field hollers Randy Newman to whatever else suits their wide-ranging musical tastes. And the charming blend of Ken’s manic mad-wizard persona leavened by Patsy’s tolerant sanity makes them a joy to experience onstage.
Ever More Nest, the music project from New Orleans-based songwriter Kelcy Mae, released its lauded debut album on October 12, 2018. As Ever More Nest, Kelcy has adopted a full-fledged Americana style that has drawn comparisons to Gregory Alan Isakov, Gillian Welch, and Nanci Griffith. Kelcy’s oft-lauded poeticism remains a calling card of her songs and is on full display on The Place That You Call Home.
Produced by 2018 Grammy-nominated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier), the album accentuates the best of Kelcy’s emotive, authentic voice, delicate yet driving guitar work, and honest, observational songwriting that poses the universal question: “Just where do I belong?” According to Folk Radio UK, “The answer is clearly in any discerning Americana CD collection.” The album is available on all digital sales and streaming platforms.
Ever More Nest is currently touring the United States with band arrangements ranging from a guitar duo to a full seven-piece band with two guitarists, banjo & mandolin, pedal steel, fiddle, bass and drums.
Ever More Nest has performed at numerous music festivals and venues/listening rooms, including the John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Milwaukee’s SummerFest, New Orleans’ French Quarter Festival, and more. Ever More Nest’s debut continues to garner praise from local, national, and international media. The album was nominated for Best Alt-Country Album in the 2019 Independent Music Awards and named to Offbeat Magazine’s list of Top 50 Albums of 2018. Ever More Nest and The Place That You Call Home were nominated for Best Country/Folk/Singer-songwriter Artist & Album in Offbeat’s Best of the Beat Awards. The single, “Major Tom,” was named a semi-finalist in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition.
Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Texas. Accolades for Kipyn include multiple GoldAwards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (most recently for “God Is Love” from her 2017 album release, DANCE ACROSS THE SKY), as well as the honor of Washington Area Music Association’s WAMMIE Award for New Artist of the Year. Recent touring for Kipyn includes shows with Ellis Paul, Kirsten Maxwell, and Joan & Joni performances scheduled in New York, New England, and New Jersey.
“I’m pretty sure God wishes she could sing like Kipyn Martin.” — Susan Werner
Admission: $12.00 includes refreshments
Folk Project members sing songs of love (of all persuasions)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Chapin‘s music spans generations from the heady Greenwich Village days when he performed with his brothers Harry, and Steve, and dad Jim, through to today. He serves up a tasty mix of story songs, ballads, comedic and political songs, family music, sing-alongs, old-time folk classics and a favorite song or two of his late brother Harry’s. With an agile fingerstyle guitar, gentle humor, audience inclusiveness, and a concern for the Earth and its resources, Tom puts on a memorable show.
Folk Project member Tina Ross is a singer/songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies.
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Trout Fishing in America is the long-standing, and yet seemingly unlikely musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. As individuals, they are about as different as one could imagine. But together, they blend seamlessly in a way that has captured audiences of all ages for over three decades.
A willingness to at once make fun of our most annoying daily habits, and then to touch our hearts with tender and passionate images of family life is what makes the connection between the Trouts and their audiences so compelling and poignant.
Carla Ulbrich is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living. With a love of wordplay, and some pretty impressive guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word.
She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
NOTE: Carla will be headlining at the Troubadour on May 6th! You can get a sneak preview of her tonight.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Beppe Gambetta, the Italian bluegrass flatpicking champion. Sounds like an ethnic joke, but Beppe is no joke. Early in life he was captured by the music of such greats as Doc Watson and Tony Rice, and soon got to the point where he was sharing festival stages as an equal with his heroes.
Equally adroit on mandolin, he can blaze through a hot bluegrass tune or croon a lovely Italian traditional ballad. And all with an elegant continental charm that is a joy to witness.
The Fermenters Trio show every sign of having spent endless hours in their youth grooving on their Grateful Dead albums. Drawn from sources both old and new, their music offers up a heady mix of Alt folk, bluegrass, gospel, country, and eclectic originals. It’s stomp and holler with all the blended vocal harmonies of the Americana musical tradition. Their sound embraces the dynamics of bluegrass and gospel, the fire indie folk, and the passion of the blues.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
To say that Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman play the Celtic Harp and guitar is like saying Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe pick out tunes on the banjo and mandolin. These two are past masters of their craft, and their craft is virtuoso performance on their chosen instruments. “Awesome” is a word overused these days, but I was drop-dead awe-struck by their performance.
Their forte is the Irish and Scots repertoire, but they take detours into old-time American tunes and swing (!!) This is a must-see show even for people who are not into harp music. They are jaw-dropping mind-bending out-freaking-standing.
Note: Open stage is not the usual 2nd Friday this month. (No April Fool)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Paxton is returning to the Troubadour on Friday, April 8, 2022. This is more than a rare opportunity to see a performer of Tom’s musical and historical stature in a close-up, intimate setting. It’s also chance to share a folk music legend’s visit to the Folk Project’s home theatre, where the spirit, knowledge, and love of his music lives and thrives to this day.
The DonJuans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner – join Tom on stage, and the show these three masters present is will be a lifetime memory for all of us who can attend.
Jon Vezner writes about the details, the details of our hearts and feelings. His gift is in speaking to these ordinary things which connect us to one another. And in recognizing their simple beauty, he transforms them into something extraordinary. — Mary-Chapin Carpenter
The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write. — Dirty Linen
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This engagement of Tom Paxton is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
A Joe Jencks concert is an occasion for singing; a contagious rising up of voices, an act of joy and defiance. Joe’s animating purpose runs deep, tapping into the latent, nearly mystical beauty that a roomful of people can unleash by singing together. His songs touch on social justice and community building. He has been favorably compared to songwriters such as John McCutcheon, Holly Near, Fred Small, Tracy Chapman, and James Keelaghan.
The Levins (pronounced The L’Vins), Ira and Julia Levin, combine harmony-driven acoustic folk rock with wistful overtones of the 1930s. Their original songs sound like The Mamas and The Papas having coffee with Cole Porter. They were the 2011 Winners of the Connecticut Folk Festival Songwriting Competition.
Chosen as Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s “Most Wanted Band” of 2016, Low Lily plays acoustic music that is deeply rooted in tradition yet sounds refreshingly contemporary.
The players are Lissa Schneckenburger (Solas, Long Time Courting) on fiddle, Flynn Cohen (John Whelan Band) on mandolin and guitar, and Liz Simmons (backing Livingston Taylor & Tom Chapin) on guitar. All three sing as well in harmonies that have drawn raves from dozens of reviewers and thousands of fans.
You may have seen Carla Ulbrich back in March when she opened for Trout Fishing in America. And that’s probably why you’re here now checking her out for her headline show. Carla is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living.
With a love of wordplay and some pretty fancy guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word. She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
No opening act
Dead to the Core is a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians, assembled by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, a music journalist and accomplished performer in his own right. The band pays tribute to the Grateful Dead, illuminating the masterful song craft of one of America’s most original bands. Interspersed with the music are clips from Rodgers’ own interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, in which they reflect on the roots and evolution of the music.
This will be an experience unlike any other Grateful Dead tribute: a night of deeply personal performances that illuminate the masterful song craft and storytelling of one of America’s most original bands.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Folk Project Members regale us with songs for the Summer. Details to follow.
Tina Ross, an emerging NY Singer/Songwriter, is a fresh, timeless wind blowing from the 60s with an original contemporary vibe and flow. Her songs are artful and authentic with deep themes and images.
Tina’s songs have been recognized as a Folk/Country Category Finalist: UK Songwriting, Honorable Mention: John Lennon Songwriting and noted as a Top Five Finalist: International Blues & Roots Radio.
“Tina Ross is a singer songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies. Listening to her songs is a personal experience that I want to have again and again.”
Steve Seskin – Grammy-nominated Songwriter
Her music is honest and informed by a life lived; as a mother, wife, recently a grandmother, advocate raising awareness of food insecurity and hunger, public speaker, service to her Chiropractic patients, vocalist in a Jazz trio, and being a hopeless fan of music. Tina’s desire is to connect deeply with people through music. “I am my most authentic self when singing and writing music and am grateful that I did not let more time pass before I dove in.”
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Robinson & Rohe is the duo of Brooklyn songwriters, Liam Robinson (banjo & accordion) and Jean Rohe (guitar, and Folk Project member since she was eight years old.) Liam’s production and arrangement talents were displayed as the music director of Anais Mitchell’s smash hit Broadway musical, Hadestown.
And Jean’s vocal and writing skills are well known to Folk Project regulars. They have just released their second duo recording, Wait and See in 2021, which features some of their favorite NYC musicians, and displays their insightful writing and impeccable harmonies
Circle Round the Sun is an acoustic/Americana band comprised of vocalists Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata and Joe Brice on guitars, and George LaVecchia on bass. This Folk Project – based quintet brings rich vocal harmonies and agile instrumentals to a mix of creative originals and well-chosen covers.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Conjuring up echoes of the Canadian group “Finest Kind”, Windborne is a harmony-driven quartet of 20-somethings who revel in the vocal traditions of the British Isles and early American folk song. To this they add vocal harmony traditions around the world from the Balkans to South Africa. They sing either acapella, or with spare accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, and percussion.
Ken & Pat Rolston hark back to the founding days of the Folk Project. Their voices blend with the ease of two natural singers who have been singing together most of their lives. Their material ranges from acapella traditional ballads to swing to Corsican field hollers Randy Newman to whatever else suits their wide-ranging musical tastes. And the charming blend of Ken’s manic mad-wizard persona leavened by Patsy’s tolerant sanity makes them a joy to experience onstage.
Ever More Nest, the music project from New Orleans-based songwriter Kelcy Mae, released its lauded debut album on October 12, 2018. As Ever More Nest, Kelcy has adopted a full-fledged Americana style that has drawn comparisons to Gregory Alan Isakov, Gillian Welch, and Nanci Griffith. Kelcy’s oft-lauded poeticism remains a calling card of her songs and is on full display on The Place That You Call Home.
Produced by 2018 Grammy-nominated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier), the album accentuates the best of Kelcy’s emotive, authentic voice, delicate yet driving guitar work, and honest, observational songwriting that poses the universal question: “Just where do I belong?” According to Folk Radio UK, “The answer is clearly in any discerning Americana CD collection.” The album is available on all digital sales and streaming platforms.
Ever More Nest is currently touring the United States with band arrangements ranging from a guitar duo to a full seven-piece band with two guitarists, banjo & mandolin, pedal steel, fiddle, bass and drums.
Ever More Nest has performed at numerous music festivals and venues/listening rooms, including the John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Milwaukee’s SummerFest, New Orleans’ French Quarter Festival, and more. Ever More Nest’s debut continues to garner praise from local, national, and international media. The album was nominated for Best Alt-Country Album in the 2019 Independent Music Awards and named to Offbeat Magazine’s list of Top 50 Albums of 2018. Ever More Nest and The Place That You Call Home were nominated for Best Country/Folk/Singer-songwriter Artist & Album in Offbeat’s Best of the Beat Awards. The single, “Major Tom,” was named a semi-finalist in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition.
Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Texas. Accolades for Kipyn include multiple GoldAwards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (most recently for “God Is Love” from her 2017 album release, DANCE ACROSS THE SKY), as well as the honor of Washington Area Music Association’s WAMMIE Award for New Artist of the Year. Recent touring for Kipyn includes shows with Ellis Paul, Kirsten Maxwell, and Joan & Joni performances scheduled in New York, New England, and New Jersey.
“I’m pretty sure God wishes she could sing like Kipyn Martin.” — Susan Werner
Admission: $12.00 includes refreshments
Folk Project members sing songs of love (of all persuasions)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Chapin‘s music spans generations from the heady Greenwich Village days when he performed with his brothers Harry, and Steve, and dad Jim, through to today. He serves up a tasty mix of story songs, ballads, comedic and political songs, family music, sing-alongs, old-time folk classics and a favorite song or two of his late brother Harry’s. With an agile fingerstyle guitar, gentle humor, audience inclusiveness, and a concern for the Earth and its resources, Tom puts on a memorable show.
Folk Project member Tina Ross is a singer/songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies.
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Trout Fishing in America is the long-standing, and yet seemingly unlikely musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. As individuals, they are about as different as one could imagine. But together, they blend seamlessly in a way that has captured audiences of all ages for over three decades.
A willingness to at once make fun of our most annoying daily habits, and then to touch our hearts with tender and passionate images of family life is what makes the connection between the Trouts and their audiences so compelling and poignant.
Carla Ulbrich is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living. With a love of wordplay, and some pretty impressive guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word.
She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
NOTE: Carla will be headlining at the Troubadour on May 6th! You can get a sneak preview of her tonight.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Beppe Gambetta, the Italian bluegrass flatpicking champion. Sounds like an ethnic joke, but Beppe is no joke. Early in life he was captured by the music of such greats as Doc Watson and Tony Rice, and soon got to the point where he was sharing festival stages as an equal with his heroes.
Equally adroit on mandolin, he can blaze through a hot bluegrass tune or croon a lovely Italian traditional ballad. And all with an elegant continental charm that is a joy to witness.
The Fermenters Trio show every sign of having spent endless hours in their youth grooving on their Grateful Dead albums. Drawn from sources both old and new, their music offers up a heady mix of Alt folk, bluegrass, gospel, country, and eclectic originals. It’s stomp and holler with all the blended vocal harmonies of the Americana musical tradition. Their sound embraces the dynamics of bluegrass and gospel, the fire indie folk, and the passion of the blues.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
To say that Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman play the Celtic Harp and guitar is like saying Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe pick out tunes on the banjo and mandolin. These two are past masters of their craft, and their craft is virtuoso performance on their chosen instruments. “Awesome” is a word overused these days, but I was drop-dead awe-struck by their performance.
Their forte is the Irish and Scots repertoire, but they take detours into old-time American tunes and swing (!!) This is a must-see show even for people who are not into harp music. They are jaw-dropping mind-bending out-freaking-standing.
Note: Open stage is not the usual 2nd Friday this month. (No April Fool)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Paxton is returning to the Troubadour on Friday, April 8, 2022. This is more than a rare opportunity to see a performer of Tom’s musical and historical stature in a close-up, intimate setting. It’s also chance to share a folk music legend’s visit to the Folk Project’s home theatre, where the spirit, knowledge, and love of his music lives and thrives to this day.
The DonJuans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner – join Tom on stage, and the show these three masters present is will be a lifetime memory for all of us who can attend.
Jon Vezner writes about the details, the details of our hearts and feelings. His gift is in speaking to these ordinary things which connect us to one another. And in recognizing their simple beauty, he transforms them into something extraordinary. — Mary-Chapin Carpenter
The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write. — Dirty Linen
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This engagement of Tom Paxton is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
A Joe Jencks concert is an occasion for singing; a contagious rising up of voices, an act of joy and defiance. Joe’s animating purpose runs deep, tapping into the latent, nearly mystical beauty that a roomful of people can unleash by singing together. His songs touch on social justice and community building. He has been favorably compared to songwriters such as John McCutcheon, Holly Near, Fred Small, Tracy Chapman, and James Keelaghan.
The Levins (pronounced The L’Vins), Ira and Julia Levin, combine harmony-driven acoustic folk rock with wistful overtones of the 1930s. Their original songs sound like The Mamas and The Papas having coffee with Cole Porter. They were the 2011 Winners of the Connecticut Folk Festival Songwriting Competition.
Chosen as Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s “Most Wanted Band” of 2016, Low Lily plays acoustic music that is deeply rooted in tradition yet sounds refreshingly contemporary.
The players are Lissa Schneckenburger (Solas, Long Time Courting) on fiddle, Flynn Cohen (John Whelan Band) on mandolin and guitar, and Liz Simmons (backing Livingston Taylor & Tom Chapin) on guitar. All three sing as well in harmonies that have drawn raves from dozens of reviewers and thousands of fans.
You may have seen Carla Ulbrich back in March when she opened for Trout Fishing in America. And that’s probably why you’re here now checking her out for her headline show. Carla is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living.
With a love of wordplay and some pretty fancy guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word. She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
No opening act
Dead to the Core is a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians, assembled by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, a music journalist and accomplished performer in his own right. The band pays tribute to the Grateful Dead, illuminating the masterful song craft of one of America’s most original bands. Interspersed with the music are clips from Rodgers’ own interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, in which they reflect on the roots and evolution of the music.
This will be an experience unlike any other Grateful Dead tribute: a night of deeply personal performances that illuminate the masterful song craft and storytelling of one of America’s most original bands.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Folk Project Members regale us with songs for the Summer. Details to follow.
Tina Ross, an emerging NY Singer/Songwriter, is a fresh, timeless wind blowing from the 60s with an original contemporary vibe and flow. Her songs are artful and authentic with deep themes and images.
Tina’s songs have been recognized as a Folk/Country Category Finalist: UK Songwriting, Honorable Mention: John Lennon Songwriting and noted as a Top Five Finalist: International Blues & Roots Radio.
“Tina Ross is a singer songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies. Listening to her songs is a personal experience that I want to have again and again.”
Steve Seskin – Grammy-nominated Songwriter
Her music is honest and informed by a life lived; as a mother, wife, recently a grandmother, advocate raising awareness of food insecurity and hunger, public speaker, service to her Chiropractic patients, vocalist in a Jazz trio, and being a hopeless fan of music. Tina’s desire is to connect deeply with people through music. “I am my most authentic self when singing and writing music and am grateful that I did not let more time pass before I dove in.”
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Robinson & Rohe is the duo of Brooklyn songwriters, Liam Robinson (banjo & accordion) and Jean Rohe (guitar, and Folk Project member since she was eight years old.) Liam’s production and arrangement talents were displayed as the music director of Anais Mitchell’s smash hit Broadway musical, Hadestown.
And Jean’s vocal and writing skills are well known to Folk Project regulars. They have just released their second duo recording, Wait and See in 2021, which features some of their favorite NYC musicians, and displays their insightful writing and impeccable harmonies
Circle Round the Sun is an acoustic/Americana band comprised of vocalists Marie Trontell and Jay Wilensky, Chris Bukata and Joe Brice on guitars, and George LaVecchia on bass. This Folk Project – based quintet brings rich vocal harmonies and agile instrumentals to a mix of creative originals and well-chosen covers.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Conjuring up echoes of the Canadian group “Finest Kind”, Windborne is a harmony-driven quartet of 20-somethings who revel in the vocal traditions of the British Isles and early American folk song. To this they add vocal harmony traditions around the world from the Balkans to South Africa. They sing either acapella, or with spare accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, and percussion.
Ken & Pat Rolston hark back to the founding days of the Folk Project. Their voices blend with the ease of two natural singers who have been singing together most of their lives. Their material ranges from acapella traditional ballads to swing to Corsican field hollers Randy Newman to whatever else suits their wide-ranging musical tastes. And the charming blend of Ken’s manic mad-wizard persona leavened by Patsy’s tolerant sanity makes them a joy to experience onstage.
Ever More Nest, the music project from New Orleans-based songwriter Kelcy Mae, released its lauded debut album on October 12, 2018. As Ever More Nest, Kelcy has adopted a full-fledged Americana style that has drawn comparisons to Gregory Alan Isakov, Gillian Welch, and Nanci Griffith. Kelcy’s oft-lauded poeticism remains a calling card of her songs and is on full display on The Place That You Call Home.
Produced by 2018 Grammy-nominated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier), the album accentuates the best of Kelcy’s emotive, authentic voice, delicate yet driving guitar work, and honest, observational songwriting that poses the universal question: “Just where do I belong?” According to Folk Radio UK, “The answer is clearly in any discerning Americana CD collection.” The album is available on all digital sales and streaming platforms.
Ever More Nest is currently touring the United States with band arrangements ranging from a guitar duo to a full seven-piece band with two guitarists, banjo & mandolin, pedal steel, fiddle, bass and drums.
Ever More Nest has performed at numerous music festivals and venues/listening rooms, including the John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Milwaukee’s SummerFest, New Orleans’ French Quarter Festival, and more. Ever More Nest’s debut continues to garner praise from local, national, and international media. The album was nominated for Best Alt-Country Album in the 2019 Independent Music Awards and named to Offbeat Magazine’s list of Top 50 Albums of 2018. Ever More Nest and The Place That You Call Home were nominated for Best Country/Folk/Singer-songwriter Artist & Album in Offbeat’s Best of the Beat Awards. The single, “Major Tom,” was named a semi-finalist in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition.
Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Texas. Accolades for Kipyn include multiple GoldAwards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (most recently for “God Is Love” from her 2017 album release, DANCE ACROSS THE SKY), as well as the honor of Washington Area Music Association’s WAMMIE Award for New Artist of the Year. Recent touring for Kipyn includes shows with Ellis Paul, Kirsten Maxwell, and Joan & Joni performances scheduled in New York, New England, and New Jersey.
“I’m pretty sure God wishes she could sing like Kipyn Martin.” — Susan Werner
Admission: $12.00 includes refreshments
Folk Project members sing songs of love (of all persuasions)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Chapin‘s music spans generations from the heady Greenwich Village days when he performed with his brothers Harry, and Steve, and dad Jim, through to today. He serves up a tasty mix of story songs, ballads, comedic and political songs, family music, sing-alongs, old-time folk classics and a favorite song or two of his late brother Harry’s. With an agile fingerstyle guitar, gentle humor, audience inclusiveness, and a concern for the Earth and its resources, Tom puts on a memorable show.
Folk Project member Tina Ross is a singer/songwriter who combines evocative, inventive guitar playing with superb poetry that weaves colorful, emotional imagery around her beautifully sung, gorgeous melodies.
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
Trout Fishing in America is the long-standing, and yet seemingly unlikely musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. As individuals, they are about as different as one could imagine. But together, they blend seamlessly in a way that has captured audiences of all ages for over three decades.
A willingness to at once make fun of our most annoying daily habits, and then to touch our hearts with tender and passionate images of family life is what makes the connection between the Trouts and their audiences so compelling and poignant.
Carla Ulbrich is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living. With a love of wordplay, and some pretty impressive guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word.
She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
NOTE: Carla will be headlining at the Troubadour on May 6th! You can get a sneak preview of her tonight.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID
Beppe Gambetta, the Italian bluegrass flatpicking champion. Sounds like an ethnic joke, but Beppe is no joke. Early in life he was captured by the music of such greats as Doc Watson and Tony Rice, and soon got to the point where he was sharing festival stages as an equal with his heroes.
Equally adroit on mandolin, he can blaze through a hot bluegrass tune or croon a lovely Italian traditional ballad. And all with an elegant continental charm that is a joy to witness.
The Fermenters Trio show every sign of having spent endless hours in their youth grooving on their Grateful Dead albums. Drawn from sources both old and new, their music offers up a heady mix of Alt folk, bluegrass, gospel, country, and eclectic originals. It’s stomp and holler with all the blended vocal harmonies of the Americana musical tradition. Their sound embraces the dynamics of bluegrass and gospel, the fire indie folk, and the passion of the blues.
CANCELED DUE TO COVID.
To say that Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman play the Celtic Harp and guitar is like saying Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe pick out tunes on the banjo and mandolin. These two are past masters of their craft, and their craft is virtuoso performance on their chosen instruments. “Awesome” is a word overused these days, but I was drop-dead awe-struck by their performance.
Their forte is the Irish and Scots repertoire, but they take detours into old-time American tunes and swing (!!) This is a must-see show even for people who are not into harp music. They are jaw-dropping mind-bending out-freaking-standing.
Note: Open stage is not the usual 2nd Friday this month. (No April Fool)
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Tom Paxton is returning to the Troubadour on Friday, April 8, 2022. This is more than a rare opportunity to see a performer of Tom’s musical and historical stature in a close-up, intimate setting. It’s also chance to share a folk music legend’s visit to the Folk Project’s home theatre, where the spirit, knowledge, and love of his music lives and thrives to this day.
The DonJuans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner – join Tom on stage, and the show these three masters present is will be a lifetime memory for all of us who can attend.
Jon Vezner writes about the details, the details of our hearts and feelings. His gift is in speaking to these ordinary things which connect us to one another. And in recognizing their simple beauty, he transforms them into something extraordinary. — Mary-Chapin Carpenter
The crowd was won over by this guy and his guitar. Long may he write. — Dirty Linen
|
This engagement of Tom Paxton is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
Tonight we present an evening of classic 60s harmonies. The Everly Set and Forever Simon & Garfunkel are both creations of Sean Altman and Jack Skuller, two enormously talented singers. Sean (Rockapella) combines “…the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer.” (Boston Globe) is at least close to an an age to have appreciated both the of the duos whose music they sing first hand. Jack, a full generation younger, fell into the music of that era at age 14, and in 2014 was awarded the Buddy Holly prize by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Together they channel both the Everlys’ and S&G’s essence in stellar performance.
In 1957, teens Phil and Don Everly supercharged the vocal sound of Rock’n’Roll with “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”, unleashing the sparkling vocal harmonies that would influence The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Eagles, Peter Paul & Mary, and the Bee Gees. The Everly Set brings this music back to life for all those who remember it fondly from their youth, as well as to new audiences.
Forever Simon & Garfunkel celebrates the best selling duo in rock’n’roll history. With humor, soaring energy, charm, and laser precise harmony, Sean Altman & Jack Skuller lead the audience on a journey through Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s teenage roots, their early success as a groovy folk act, their global dominance as hit-makers, and the best of Paul Simon’s solo career. Iconic songs include The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, I Am A Rock, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, Cecilia, Hazy Shade Of Winter, Feeling Groovy, Me & Julio, Kodachrome, and many more!
A Joe Jencks concert is an occasion for singing; a contagious rising up of voices, an act of joy and defiance. Joe’s animating purpose runs deep, tapping into the latent, nearly mystical beauty that a roomful of people can unleash by singing together. His songs touch on social justice and community building. He has been favorably compared to songwriters such as John McCutcheon, Holly Near, Fred Small, Tracy Chapman, and James Keelaghan.
The Levins (pronounced The L’Vins), Ira and Julia Levin, combine harmony-driven acoustic folk rock with wistful overtones of the 1930s. Their original songs sound like The Mamas and The Papas having coffee with Cole Porter. They were the 2011 Winners of the Connecticut Folk Festival Songwriting Competition.
Chosen as Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s “Most Wanted Band” of 2016, Low Lily plays acoustic music that is deeply rooted in tradition yet sounds refreshingly contemporary.
The players are Lissa Schneckenburger (Solas, Long Time Courting) on fiddle, Flynn Cohen (John Whelan Band) on mandolin and guitar, and Liz Simmons (backing Livingston Taylor & Tom Chapin) on guitar. All three sing as well in harmonies that have drawn raves from dozens of reviewers and thousands of fans.
You may have seen Carla Ulbrich back in March when she opened for Trout Fishing in America. And that’s probably why you’re here now checking her out for her headline show. Carla is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist with a rapier wit and a keen observational eye for the absurdities of everyday living.
With a love of wordplay and some pretty fancy guitar chops, she creates songs on topics as diverse as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the ‘F’ Word. She is a longtime favorite on the Dr. Demento show, and puts on an utterly hilarious live show.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
No opening act
Dead to the Core is a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians, assembled by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, a music journalist and accomplished performer in his own right. The band pays tribute to the Grateful Dead, illuminating the masterful song craft of one of America’s most original bands. Interspersed with the music are clips from Rodgers’ own interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, in which they reflect on the roots and evolution of the music.
This will be an experience unlike any other Grateful Dead tribute: a night of deeply personal performances that illuminate the masterful song craft and storytelling of one of America’s most original bands.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at openstage@folkproject.org.
Admission: $5 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Vaccinated children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Folk Project Members regale us with songs for the Summer. Details to follow.