The New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club (Folk Music Society of New York, Inc.) invites you to come and enjoy the Eisteddfod New York, our annual Festival of Traditional Music, held this year in Jackson Heights, Queens, November 14 to 16. The festival features local, national and international performers who are steeped in living ethnic traditions. It has programs ideal for the whole family, and provides a rare chance in New York to hear such diverse high quality performers all in a single venue. Listen, tap your feet, or sing along to ballads, fiddle tunes, southern mountain and country songs, humorous and serious songs, and much more.

The Eisteddfod New York features three main concerts, more than 20 workshops, participatory sessions, a marketplace, a room set aside for a Mudcat gathering, and a free family concert, all with a spirit of warmth and openness. It is being held, at the Renaissance Charter School, 35-59 81st Street, Jackson Heights, near many subway and bus lines. The festival begins with a concert Friday night at 7:30, runs all day Saturday, Sunday morning, and ends with a concert Sunday afternoon, finishing at 5:30. A special free family concert will be on Saturday, 12:30 -1:30 PM. Information can be found at www.eisteddfod-ny.org or by calling 718-429-3437 or 718-672-6399. Tickets are available online at www.eisteddfod-ny.eventbrite.com.

The festival still needs volunteers to host/monitor individual presentations, assist with hospitality for performers and volunteers, and conduct other tasks necessary to keep the festival moving smoothly. As a volunteer, 6 hours of work entitles you to free admission to the entire festival, and 3 hours of work entitles you to free admission on that day. You can also get free breakfast and lunch at the festival, and will be welcome at the post-festival party with performers and staff. Just call one of the numbers above to volunteer.