BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?

Subject: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 10 Jul 05 - 03:51 AM

I've moved to the area after being in California for 10 years...was wondering if there are any Mudcatters in the Central NY area (ie Syracuse and surrounding regions).

Thanks.

Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 10 Jul 05 - 06:44 AM

Hey Mary,

   I'm in the very northern tier of PA...about 20 minutes from Elmira and an hour or so from Ithaca. Welcome to the East!!! :) What brought you out this way?

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Jul 05 - 08:26 AM

MMario is between LF and you, and my husband and I are a bit south of LF, an hour S of Elmira. My husband and I go north on days off sometimes, so we all might meet up somewhere central.

We also host visiting Mudcatters in the Mudcat Attic Dorm, I'm a bit rushed but perhaps LF could post a link?

Welcome to Winter!

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 10 Jul 05 - 06:51 PM

I'm in Syracuse--actually born and raised here. So, really, I'm back home and loving it.

In the last year or so I've kinda been neglecting my music interests. I really need to get back into it, and what better place to try to do that than Mudcat. (Once upon a time I used to be a regular here, perhaps I will be again.)

Cheers,

Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Jul 05 - 09:11 AM

MudCamp Attic Dorm

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 11 Jul 05 - 09:20 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 11 Jul 05 - 09:34 AM

If you're in Syracuse, you might be interested in knowing that there is a big musical grassroots event coming up in Trumansberg....I'll post more if you are interested! I'm hoping to go to it for a day or two.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 11 Jul 05 - 10:06 AM

welcome home! I seem to recall seeing the handle previously.

Don Miexner is in Jordan - just a bit west of Syracuse. There are several open mike sessions in the area I know of - one in Jordan, one in Baldwinsville.

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 11 Jul 05 - 10:43 AM

I thought I'd post a bit more about the music festival in Trumansburg, NY.

Ok....

Finger Lakes Grassroos Festival of Music & Dance
July 21-24
Trumansburg, NY

It looks like it's going to be a wide genre of music with lots of dancing and food and fun! I haven't seen a website address for it yet, but if I find one, I'll be sure to post it. :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jul 05 - 10:55 AM

GrassRoots - Trumansburg

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 11 Jul 05 - 11:20 AM

Why thank you kind Guest!   :)

Michelle

I was so busy reading the program...checking out the bands...that I didn't look online just yet! :)

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 11 Jul 05 - 07:04 PM

Thanks for the info. Sounds like fun, I'll have to see what's going on then. I'll also have to look into the open mike nights. I used to attend them when I lived in San Francisco. Kinda how I developed my screen name.

Take care everyone!

Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 12 Jul 05 - 02:34 PM

July 13 ~ Wednesday ~ 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Jordan Open Mic ~ Free ~ Theme: "Barnyard Dance" hosted by Merry Mischief
Jordan Bramley Library Community Room,15 Mechanic St., Jordan


July 15 ~ Friday ~ 6:30p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ~ New CD Release!
"An Evening on the Erie" Songs, Facts and Out Right Lies!
Dan Cleveland/ Don Meixner/ Merry Mischief
A music disc compilation of Local NYS History, Tall Tales, and Musical Recitation
Set against the back drop of the Civil Engineering Marvel of the 19TH Century!

Jordan Erie Canal Museum located at the Jordan Bramley Library, Mechanic St., Jordan

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 12 Jul 05 - 04:50 PM

The Wilders will be playing at the Chapter House in Ithaca (400 Stewart Ave; www.chapterhouseithaca.com) on August 25th. I have seen this group perform one other time and they are my absolute favorites and I highly recommend going to see them...well worth the travelling time. They play fiddle (Betse is AMAZING..singing, dancing...unforgettable fiddling), guitar and a few other instruments....old timey stuff and bluegrass gospel...loads of fun, tons of energy!! Come hell or highwater, I *AM* going to see them!

WYSIWYG...grab Hardi and make a day of it..it's a Thursday night!!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Jul 05 - 05:34 PM

Might-- remind me? Maybe we can organize a MudMeet. Or is that the weekend a certain Catter is coming here to visit US?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 12 Jul 05 - 09:16 PM

That would be FUN!!!!!!!!!

:) Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: GUEST,certain mudcatter
Date: 13 Jul 05 - 09:23 AM

wow - given that date - a certain mudcatter might even be able to get to Ithaca on thursday and STILL manage to get to PA on friday evening.

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Jul 05 - 10:05 AM

Naw, that would be too damn wonderful. Could life really go that way?????

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Jul 05 - 10:35 AM

A certain Catter has shared with me via PM that he will indeed be down here that weekend. Is there any chance LF and SIS would head this way for Friday and/or Saturday night, as well?

Sleeping space for 5 in air conditioned comfort..... "certain" plus 3-4 more. LF, would your mister come (share the double bed)?

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 13 Jul 05 - 05:28 PM

WOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!   :)

Michelle   :)

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 13 Jul 05 - 06:03 PM

A bit more about The Wilders:

The Wilders

Date: Thursday, August 25th, 2005
Time: EARLY SHOW 8:30PM
Link: http://www.wilderscountry.com Here's Your Link!
Genre: "A HILLBILLY RIOT"—The Wilders Bring Their Honky-Tonk Fiddlin' and Crazy Old-Time Music from Kansas City to Ithaca's Chapter House Wednesday, July 14, for 8:30 p.m. Early Show
Price: $7

Kansas City's hillbilly stringband, The Wilders, is headed east: the four-member group will play their unique mix of old-time rural string band songs, vintage country classics, and southern fiddle tunes at an early show (8:30 p.m.) at the Chapter House, 400 Stewart Avenue, on Thursday, August 25.

Drawing on the good old stuff for their material, this charismatic young band has positioned itself somewhere near the place where punk and old-time music intersect. The Wilders have been featured with Iris DeMent on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion as well as at some of the country's best music festivals, including Rockygrass in Colorado, Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom Festival, the Walnut Valley Festival, the International Bluegrass Music Association Fan Fest and many others.

"Delicious fun…They pumped up and down like Pentecostal pistons in a frenzied musical engine while picking and singing jaw-dropping versions of Settin' the Woods on Fire, Ida Red, and Sleepy-Eyed John….[As one listener said] "If this were Old Salem, they'd be burned at the stake. They play like they're possessed.'" Louisville Courier Journal

"[The Wilders] were singing about God, death and constant sorrow long before the Coen Bothers told George Clooney to dab on the pomade…spiritual, whimsical, unbridled and revelatory…" Kansas City Star

"…among the best young bands playing old-time music today….they could just about compete with James Brown when it comes to working hard at their craft. This is a string band that plays old-time and classic country with a vengeance. Loads of fun on-stage!" Ozark Folk Center

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: GUEST,Pamela in Ithaca
Date: 13 Jul 05 - 11:26 PM

Hi, I'm usually a "lurker" here but thought I'd put in my two cents. There's tons, dare I say tons, of folk music and dance related events in Syracuse and Ithaca. Check out the Folkus Project concerts, often at the May Memorial UU Church. There's a contra dance many weekends in nearby Fayetteville (why does it seem that "catters" aren't dancers?) with great live music - and often some of the best fiddling you'll hear anywhere.

Then down in Ithaca there's the Bound For Glory radio show every Sunday night that Cornell is in session. You can listen on the web at WVBR.com, if you can't make it down for the live show. The Cornell Folk Song Club has a monthly sing, and seasonal concerts. We've got a contra dance every Friday night (see above about great music). The list goes on and on. You can look up regional folkmusic events at tedcrane.com/folkstuff. This monthly calendar/newsletter has been letting people know about central New York events for more than twenty years... but maybe you knew that.

And then there's the "Rootabaga Boogie" concerts, such as the one above. And Outasight Productions, which will be bringing Arlo Guthrie to the Ithaca State Theatre in October.

So, you may be in the wilds of Central New York, but you're not alone.

Best, Pamela

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 07:11 AM

Hey Pamela!

Thanks for the information! I get to Ithaca once a month (if I'm lucky) and always find things listed in the free paper that you can find just about anywhere. I hadn't seen or heard of any of the things you mentioned, so thanks!!!!

Michelle

PS. Can you tell me where Stewart Ave is in relation to Green Street?

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 09:14 AM

Pamela, if you are interested in coming to a Mudcat Gathering sometime, I can put you on the email list if you drop me a line here:

[e-mail]
(put MUDCAT in the subject line to get past the Spam filters)

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: GUEST,Pamela in Ithaca
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 09:54 AM

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: GUEST,Pamela in Ithaca
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 09:59 AM

Ooops - hit the wrong key at the wrong time... Stewart Ave. is up the hill towards Cornell. If you're coming from downtown, Greene Street connects to State Street, Route 79 going East. Stewart Ave. is at the first traffic light up the hill. There's a couple of places there where music happens... The ABC Cafe, The Carriage House Cafe across the Street, and the Chapter House on the other corner. And then, if you go further up Stewart you'll get to Cornell and the Anabel Taylor Hall where BFG is broadcast. Upcoming summer shows include Curtis Crawford, Leo Kretzner, and Mike Agranoff. Next Falls shows sound great also!

Hope to see you sometime. Pamela

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: GUEST,WYSIWYG
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 10:18 AM

FRIDAY AUGUST 26 - SUNDAY AUGUST 28

Mudcat Gathering
Near Mansfield, PA

Spread the word!

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 12:12 PM

DETAILS, if you have never been here for a Gathering.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 07:47 PM

Cool beans..thanks for the directions. I was reasonably sure it was on that side of town...just didn't know quite where. We love to go to the Slovaki House for lunch and I am familiar with my way around Collegetown...just not quite all the street names!

About The Wilders. I called The Chapter House and as of right now, there is no need to call and reserve tickets and they are not selling advance tickets YET...I'll keep an eye on that.

The Chapter House, itself, holds up to 200 people. They serve over 49 different kinds of beer. There is a restaurant next door and folks are encouraged and welcomed to take food from that restaurant into The Chapter House.

All I can say is...I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!   

The Wilders AND a Mudcat weekend....definately something to look forward to!

Tschuss!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 09:10 PM

Gathering discussion can now move HERE.

Hope to see you all (and hear you snore, haha!).

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: SingsIrish Songs
Date: 14 Jul 05 - 10:16 PM

WOW! I think I am finally seeing how "Mudcat" works! LOL I heard about some of the gatherings from the threads. Glad to hear how many people are in this region. Thanks for all the thread replies and info.

Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 15 Jul 05 - 10:53 AM

Come on down, dear!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: Dave Ruch
Date: 15 Jul 05 - 08:54 PM

I'm in Western New York - Buffalo to be exact - and travel to Central NY & northern PA quite often for work, which is singing with kids (mostly; sometimes for adults too). Anyways, I consider this whole geographic region to be "local", and would love to try to make it to a get-together.

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 15 Jul 05 - 09:02 PM

Hi Dave, it would be great to have you. Suggest you check the other thread and PM me for directions, if you will be able to join us.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 15 Jul 05 - 09:13 PM

Just peekin' in....

   Hi Dave!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: ejsant
Date: 20 Jul 05 - 11:48 AM

It was suggested that I post this here as well. I hope to see some of you.

Greetings All,

Well it is that time of the year and my wife and I are again hosting an evening of traditional Irish music on Saturday, July 30th at our community in the mountains in Pennsylvania. As we did last year we will host a barbeque at 5 PM in the afternoon followed by a session in the evening at 7 PM. Our community is located just north east of Wilkes-Barre.

We've once again extended an invitation to the public to join us at the session. We've asked the public to bring with them a local food market gift card in whatever denomination they feel comfortable with as a donation. We do not expect the participating musicians to contribute anything other than their talent and passion. We will then distribute the gift cards donated to area families that are struggling through difficult economic times.

This year's event will be announced on the local public radio station, WVIA FM, so we are very excited about the prospects for an even greater turnout than last year. I have extended an invitation to the local Irish musicians through Leo Schott, a fine piper from the area. Leo joined us last year and the hopes are that he can do the same this year.

If you would like to join us please call [phone] or email me at [e-mail] and indicate how many will be coming. We need to know about how many musicians are coming so that we know how much food to lay in for the barbeque. Please let us know as soon as possible.

We both truly hope you can join us in this endeavor to spread Peace, Love, and Compassion through the music we all so dearly love.

Peace,
Ed

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 01:32 PM

Anybody making plans to go see the Wilders on Thursday, August 25th at the Chapter House in Ithaca? I am most definately going...hope to see some of you there!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 01:41 PM

Still a possibility, here.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 02:11 PM

Cool beans...let me know if you need directions or want to follow me in.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 04:00 PM

olkybolky

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: MMario
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 08:55 PM

I probably will not make it the 25th - but you never know

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 10:06 PM

Awww Mmario, that is not good news!

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 15 Aug 05 - 10:30 PM

Still coming here though?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: MMario
Date: 16 Aug 05 - 09:25 AM

that's the plan.

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 16 Aug 05 - 10:08 AM

Anyone else from Central NY headed my way?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 16 Aug 05 - 03:01 PM

I'm not in Central NY, but I'm headed your way on Friday...won't be able to make Saturday.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 16 Aug 05 - 06:26 PM

OK

ejsant?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: Col K
Date: 16 Aug 05 - 06:49 PM

If you get the chance do go and see Mike Agranoff when he plays near to you, he is very good. Sorry to but in on this thread from this side of the pond.

Col

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: LilyFestre
Date: 16 Aug 05 - 06:52 PM

Well wait...we can come on Friday (uh huh, you read that right, I said WE) and I can come if anything is going on on Saturday...but have to be on the road by 1:00pm. We're going to check out the Eco-Village in Ithaca...sustainable community kind of thing...I am most interested.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Any Central New York Mudcatters?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 16 Aug 05 - 07:21 PM

Mmario, what is your hoped ETA?

~S~