Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Happenings

February 2006
 

Contents

  • The Shapeshifters will join Feb. 12 Song & Story Swap
  • Reminder -- Song & Story Swap now meets 2nd Sundays at The Harp
  • Calendar of Western Mass. folk events

The Shapeshifters will join February 12 Song & Story Swap

Please come share in an evening of music and stories at the February Pioneer Valley Folklore Society SONG & STORY SWAP.

Sunday, February 12, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the The Harp, 163 Sunderland Rd., Amherst, Mass. 

Please note that the Song & Story Swap is now held on the Second Sunday of each month at The Harp Irish Pub.

Guest performers will be The Shapeshifters.

The Shapeshifters at the Harp in Amherst on Feb. 12The Shapeshifters have been singing Scottish songs a cappella, and changing their shape, since 1998. The group is composed of Liz Smith, soprano and Welcome, Yule! artistic director; Andrea Rogers, alto and cranberry fruitworm foe; Geoff Rogers, tenor and dedicated pub critic; and Tom Hutcheson, bass, director, and sustainability wonk.

The warm-up theme this month is Travel. 

The PVFS Song & Story Swap happens the 2ND SUNDAY of every month.  For information contact Paul Kaplan, (413)-253-9484 or Jeff Lee, (413)-256-0433 or visit http://www.filbert.com/pvfs.

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Western Mass. Folk Calendar

  • Feb 9 - Olu Dara.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 10 - Frank Manzi Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 10 - The Foundation.  Blanchard Campus Center, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.  8pm.  413-538-2478.
  • Feb 11 - Three Good Reasons.  Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst, MA.  10:30am.  413-256-4090.
  • Feb 11 - Rascal Flatts.  Mullins Center, UMass, Amherst, MA.  8pm.  413-545-0505.
  • Feb 11 - Don White, Pat & Tex LaMountain.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street, Greenfield, MA.  7pm.  413-772-2213.
  • Feb 11 - Aztec Two-Step.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 11 - Jodee James Band.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Feb 11 - Martina McBride.  Massmutual Center, 1277 Main St., Springfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-787-6610 .
  • Feb 11 - Blame It On Tina.  Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Feb 12 - Song & Story Swap with guests the Shapeshifters.  The Harp, 163 Sunderland Rd., Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-253-9484 .
  • Feb 12 - The Mammals, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion.  Hilltown Folk, Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Feb 14 - Roomful of Blues.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 15 - John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Common Rotation.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 16 - Frank Morgan with Alan Palmer.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 17 - Tara Jane O'Neil, Sara Jaffe.  Prescott Tavern, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.  9pm.  413-549-4600 x5463.
  • Feb 17 - Fred Eaglesmith, Birdie Busch.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 18 - Juice Pops.  Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst, MA.  10:30am.  413-256-4090.
  • Feb 18 - Gabe Lopez with Katie Sawicki & Mark Pires.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 18 - Terry Kitchen.  Echo Lake Coffee House, 9 Montague Road, Leverett, MA.  7:30pm.  413-548-9394.
  • Feb 18 - Ellis Paul, Matthew Hebert.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 18 - Rona Leventhal.  Springfield Museum, 220 State St., Springfield, MA.  2pm.  800-625-7738.
  • Feb 18 - Zoe Darrow and the Fiddleheads.  Music for Music Coffeehouse, St. Mary's HS, 25 Bartlett St., Westfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-562-6569.
  • Feb 19 - Hal Ketchum, Kerri Powers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 20 - Marcia Ball.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 21 - CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 22 - the subdudes, Shannon McNally.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 23 - Bill Morrissey, Peter Siegel and, Rose Gerber.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 23 - Chris Pureka.  Smith College, Davis Center, Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-585-2331.
  • Feb 24 - Bethany Yarrow & Rufus Cappadocia.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 24 - Iron Horse 27th Anniversary Show: Charlie Hunter Trio (with John Ellis and Derek Phillips).  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 24 - Great Songs Workshop: Jennifer Armstrong, Jackson Gillman, Sally Rogers, Sarah Pirtle, and Kim Wallach.  Rowe Conference Center, Kings Highway Road, Rowe, MA.  .  413-339-4954.
  • Feb 24 - Mason Jennings.  Hilltown Folk, Memorial Hall, 51 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, MA.  7:30pm.  413-625-2580.
  • Feb 25 - A Beautiful Future.  Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst, MA.  10:30am.  413-256-4090.
  • Feb 25 - Brooks Williams & Paul Asbell with Marjorie Thompson.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Feb 25 - The Holmes Brothers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 25 - Jess Klein.  The Clark, 225 South St., Williamstown, MA.  8pm.  413-458-2303.
  • Feb 26 - Tim Van Egmond.  Holyoke Heritage State Park, 221 Appleton St., Holyoke, MA.  2pm.  413-322-5620.
  • Feb 26 - Old School Freight Train, The Amity Front.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 27 - Sarah Harmer, The Shiftless Rounders.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Feb 28 - Trailer Park.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 1 - The Books, Death Vessel.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 2 - The Glengarry Bhoys.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 3 - Selkie.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 3 - Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 4 - Shay's Rebellion.  Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst, MA.  10:30am.  413-256-4090.
  • Mar 4 - Lori Mckenna.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 4 - Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 4 - Jonathan Edwards.  Common Grounds Coffeehouse, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St., Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-499-0866.
  • Mar 5 - Ember Swift.  Elevens, 140 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA.  7:30pm.  413-586-9155 .
  • Mar 5 - Vusi Mahlasela.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 6 - Solas.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 7 - Latin Night with DJ Joey Acevedo: Latin music and dancing.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 7 - Motley Crue.  Massmutual Center, 1277 Main St., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-787-6610 .
  • Mar 8 - Hothouse Flowers.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 9 - Lisa Lampanelli - Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 9 - Lisa Lampanelli - Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 10 - Jennifer Kimball and Anand Nayak & Polly Fiveash.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 10 - Gandalf Murphy and The Slambovian Circus of Dreams.  Northampton Center for the Arts, 17 New South St., Northampton, MA.  8pm.  413-584-7327.
  • Mar 10 - Daniel Higgs, Joshua Burkett & Hymns.  GalleryTK, 114 Main St., Northampton, MA.  9pm.  413-549-4600 x5463.
  • Mar 10 - NBFB, Audible Mainframe.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 10 - The Seldom Scene.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 11 - John Sheldon.  Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst, MA.  10:30am.  413-256-4090.
  • Mar 11 - Ben Grosscup & Dan Inglis.  My Place, Bob Blue's, 170 E. Hadley Rd., Amherst, MA.  7:30pm.  413-256-8784.
  • Mar 11 - Mya Elaine.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 11 - David Roth.  St. James Coffeehouse, 8 Church Street, Greenfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-772-2213.
  • Mar 11 - Matt & Shannon Heaton.  Montague Bookmill, 440 Greenfield Rd, Montague, MA.  8pm.  413-367-9206 .
  • Mar 11 - Lee Roy Parnell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 11 - Running With Karma.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 11 - Doofus.  uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, 245 Porter Lake Dr., Springfield, MA.  8pm.  413-562-3990.
  • Mar 11 - Craig Eastman.  Wendell Full Moon Coffeehouse, Town Hall, Wendell, MA.  7:30pm.  978-544-8339.
  • Mar 12 - Tim Van Egmond,and John Porcino, Jugglers Henry Lappen & Rob Peck, Trevor the Games Man, and Hoopoe the Clown.  Munson Memorial Library, 1040 South East St., Amherst, MA.  2pm.  413-256-4095.
  • Mar 12 - Song & Story Swap with guest Katie Green.  The Harp, 163 Sunderland Rd., Amherst, MA.  7pm.  413-253-9484 .
  • Mar 12 - Enter The Haggis.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 13 - Enter The Haggis.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 14 - Enter The Haggis.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 14 - Latin Night with DJ Joey Acevedo: Latin music and dancing.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 15 - Brad Mehldau Trio.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 15 - Tea Leaf Green.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 16 - Maura O'Connell.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 17 - Seth Glier.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 17 - The Big Bad Bollocks.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 17 - Jane Siberry.  Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, MA.  8pm.  413-443-7171.
  • Mar 18 - Steve Biegner.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 18 - Jay Mankita.  Echo lake Coffeehouse, 9 Montague Road, Leverett, MA.  7:30pm.  413-548-9394.
  • Mar 18 - Vance Gilbert.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 18 - J. J. Chaisson, celtic fiddle and guitar.  Music for Music Coffeehouse, St. Mary's HS, 25 Bartlett St., Westfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-562-6569.
  • Mar 18 - Richie Havens.  The Clark, 225 South St., Williamstown, MA.  8pm.  413-458-2303.
  • Mar 19 - Jay Mankita.  Club Helsinki, 284 Main St., Great Barrington, MA.  12:30pm.  413-528-3394 .
  • Mar 19 - The David Rosenthal Quartet.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 20 - Kathleen Edwards, Joel Plaskett.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 21 - Gaelic Storm, Flynn.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 21 - Latin Night with DJ Joey Acevedo: Latin music and dancing.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 22 - Gaelic Storm, Flynn.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 24 - The Anne Heaton Band and Pamela Means.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 24 - Mark Erelli, Darden Smith.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 25 - Joe Belmont.  PACE, 41 Union St., Easthampton, MA.  8pm.  413-527-3700.
  • Mar 25 - Spancil Hill and Jennie McAvoy.  Coffee & Soul, All Soul's Church, 399 Main St., Greenfield, MA.  7:30pm.  413-773-5018.
  • Mar 25 - Toshi Reagon.  MASS MoCA, 375 Church St., North Adams, MA.  8pm.  413-662-5120.
  • Mar 25 - John Eddie.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 26 - Lunasa.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 27 - The Gossip, Comet Gain, Lesbians on Ecstasy.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  8:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 28 - Danu, Grada.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 28 - Latin Night with DJ Joey Acevedo: Latin music and dancing.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  9:30pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 29 - Eliza Gilkyson, Jimmy LaFave.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 30 - Sarah Borges Band, Danielia Cotton Band - Co-bill.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 30 - Scout Niblett, Mike Wexler.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  10pm.  413-586-8686.
  • Mar 31 - Johnny A.  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA.  7pm.  413-586-8686.
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