Nathan - there are groups in both Ithaca and Syracuse, see the song circle thread. Also look up Pamela Goddard in the Ithaca area, Dave Ruck toward Buffalo, and John Roberts (Anglo on mudcat) and George Ward toward Albany. I lived in Ithaca in the 1960s and Syracuse in the 1970s. Sign in as a member and I can send you more detailed local contacts, like the Salt City Song Miners newsletter editor.

Come to the Old Songs Festival in Altamont (Schnectady area) at the end of June and meet a bunch of mudcatters. Stop by the CAMSCO Music booth and introduce yourself.

Let me know if you would like to come down to central New Jersey for one of our sings at some point, so I can put you on the our mailing list. There are lots of ballads, since that is mostly what I sing. We meet one Sunday afternoon a month.