Song Circle Locations US/Can Permathread

Subject: Song Circle Locations New Permathread
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 10:39 AM

This is a moderated thread. I will maintain it by extracting the information you post into the appropriate listing and then move your post to the older thread.

Many, if not most, mudcatters are interested in finding groups of people to get together with to make music. There are probably thousands of these groups, with different levels of formality and different structures. A complete list is impossible, but let's try to get a fairly extensive listing here.

The original thread on this subject was started in 1997 and most of the postings were of that vintage. The locations were all jumbled together, so it was hard to find anything. I am organizing them. When there was a definite group name, I searched for a website. Therefore, much of this is outdated and definitely incomplete. PLEASE post corrections and additions and I will try to keep this in shape as a useful listing.

I will have separate posts for each state, province, or country. I am starting with the USA and will shortly add Canada. There have been very few postings for other countries as yet.

Thank you
Susan

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This is an edited PermaThread©, and all messages posted here are subject to editing and deletion.
This thread is intended to serve as a permanent list of song circles, edited by Susan of DT.
-Joe Offer-

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Subject: RE: Alabama USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 10:40 AM

ALABAMA
  Town:  Huntsville
  Group:  Tennessee Valley Association of Folk, Traditional and Old Tyme Musicians
  When:  Sunday
  Where:  Horticultural Gardens
  Mudcatter:  Bert Handsell
  Contact:
  Date of Info:  Aug 1997
  Other:

Subject: RE: Alaska USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 10:42 AM

ALASKA
    Town:    [No listings as yet]
    Group:
    When:
    Where:
    Mudcatter:
    Contact:
    Date of Info:
    Other:

Ebbie, KT - there must be some

Subject: RE: Arkansas USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 10:43 AM

ARKANSAS
    Town:          [No listings as yet]
    Group:
    When:
    Where:
    Mudcatter:
    Contact:
    Date of Info:
    Other:

Subject: RE: Arizona USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 10:44 AM

ARIZONA
   Town: [No Group reported]
   Group:
   When:
Where:
   Mudcatter:
   Contact:
   Date of info:
   Other:

Subject: RE: California USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:16 AM

CALIFORNIA
Town:  Berkeley
    Group:  East Bay Fiddlin' & Pickin'
    When:  Sunday
    Where:  homes
    Mudcatter: Joe Offer
    Contact: East Bay Fiddlin & Pickin
    Date of Info:  Feb 2006
    Other:  various groups simultaneously

Town:  Chico
    Group:  Butte Folk Music Society
    When:  First Saturday, 2-5 pm
    Where:  Upper Crust Bakery on Main Street
    Mudcatter: Open Mike
    Contact: Butte FM Society
    Date of Info:  May 2009
    Other:  
Town:  Chico
    Group:  Butte Folk Music Society
    When:  Second & third Saturday
    Where:  Auggies on Salem Street
    Mudcatter: Open Mike
    Contact: Butte FM Society
    Date of Info:  May 2009
    Other:  
Town:  Chico
    Group:  Butte Folk Music Society Bluegrass Jam
    When:  Fourth Saturday
    Where:  Auggies on Salem Street
    Mudcatter: Open Mike
    Contact: Butte FM Society
    Date of Info:  May 2009
    Other:  
Town:  Chico
    Group:  Butte Folk Music Society Bluegrass Jam
    When:  Monday
    Where:  AHas Beans Coffee Shop
    Mudcatter: Open Mike
    Contact: Butte FM Society
    Date of Info:  May 2009
    Other:  

Town:  Lompoc
    Group:
    When:  second & fourth Wednesday
    Where:  South Side Coffee
    Mudcatter: CarlZen
    Contact:
    Date of Info: July 1999
    Other:

Town:  Los Angeles
    Group:  California Traditional Music Society
    When:  
    Where:
    Mudcatter: jns
    Contact: (818) 342-SONG; California Traditional Music Socy
    Date of Info:  Sept 1997
    Other:

Town:   Los Angeles Area
    Group:  celtic music group
    When:  second Friday
    Where:  
    Mudcatter:  jns
    Contact: [phone]
    Date of Info:  Sept 1997
    Other:

Town:  Los Angeles area
    Group:  Orange County
    When:
    Where:
    Mudcatter: jns
    Contact:
    Date of Info:  Sept 1997
    Other:

Town:  Los Angeles area/San Pedro/Harbor
    Group:  Los Angeles Area Shanty Sing
    When:  last Friday
    Where:  Whale and Ale, West 7th St
    Mudcatter: Joe Offer
    Contact: LA Shantey Group
    Date of Info:  June 2004
    Other:
http://folkworks.org/folk-happenings/calendar
Town:  Los Angeles area
    Group:  Songmakers
    When:
    Where:  homes
    Mudcatter:  jns
    Contact:
    Date of Info:  Nov 2012
    Other:

Town:&  Los Angeles area
    Group:  shape note music
    When:  first Sunday
    Where:  Eagle Rock
    Mudcatter: jns
    Contact: [phone]
    Date of Info:   Feb 2006
    Other:

Town:  Los Angeles area
    Group:  shape note music
    When:  third Sunday
    Where:  Mar Vista
    Mudcatter: jns
    Contact: [phone]
    Date of Info:  Feb 2006
    Other:

Town:  Riverside
    Group:  Riverside Folk Music Society
    When:  third Saturday
    Where:  homes
    Mudcatter:  Jack Mostly Folk
    Contact:&  
    Date of Info:  Dec 1997
    Other:

Town:  Sacramento
    Group:;  Davis Pickers and Singers
    When:
    Where:
    Mudcatter: Joe Offer (also DADGBE & Dick Holdstock)
    Contact:
    Date of Info:
    Other:

Town:  Sacramento
    Group:  Sacramento Labor Chorus
    When:
    Where:
    Mudcatter: Joe Offer
    Contact:
    Date of Info:
    Other:

Town:  Sacramento
    Group:  greater Sacramento area
    When:  Second Sunday, 2-5 pm
    Where:  Auburn (Sharon Carl's House)
    Mudcatter: Joe Offer
    Contact: Joe Offer
    Date of Info: May 2009
    Other:

Town:  Sacramento
    Group:  greater Sacramento area
    When:  Second Friday
    Where:  Sacramento, CA - various locations
    Mudcatter: Joe Offer
    Contact: Joe Offer
    Date of Info:  March, 2006
    Other:

Town:  San Diego
    Group:  San Diego Folk Song Society
    When:  second Saturday
    Where:  St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
    Mudcatter: Joe Offer
    Contact: San Diego Folk Song Society
    Date of Info:  Feb 2006
    Other:

Town:  San Francisco
    Group:  Christene LeDoux
    When:  last Sunday
    Where:  her appartment
    Mudcatter: Christene LeDoux
    Contact: Christene
    Date of Info:  Dec 2001
    Other:  reservation needed

Town:  San Francisco
    Group:  Chantey sing
    When:  first Saturday
   Where: Schooner: C.A. Thayer; Hyde Street Pier
    Mudcatter: Chanteyranger
    Contact: [phone]
    Date of Info:  Oct 2000
    Other:  reservation needed

Town:  Santa Monica
    Group:  Santa Monica Traditional Folk Music Club
    When:  first Friday
    Where:  Sha'arei Temple on Broadway
    Mudcatter:   jns
    Contact:  [phone]
    Date of Info:  Sept 1997
    Other:

Town:  Santa Rosa
    Group:
    When:
    Where:  homes
    Mudcatter: Sourdough
    Contact: Sourdough
    Date of Info:   April 2000
    Other:

Town: Grass Valley/Nevada City Group: The Nevada County Song Circle, http://www.ncsongcircle.com/
When: Third Friday of the month, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (family time), 7:30 PM - ? (adults)
Where: various locations
Mudcatter: Joe Offer
Contact: Joe Offer
Date of Info: June 2006
Other:

Subject: RE: Colorado USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:17 AM

COLORADO
        Town:        Denver
                Group:        Denver Folklore Center
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter: LEJ
                Contact:
                Date of Info:        April 1999
                Other:

        Town:        Denver
                Group:        Mountain Dog
                When:        sporatic
                Where:        
                Mudcatter:        Mountain Dog
                Contact:
                Date of Info:        July 1997
                Other:

Subject: RE: Connecticut USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:18 AM

CONNECTICUT
        Town:        Branford
                Group:        Branford Folk Music Society
                When:        Fridays
                Where:        2 homes alternate
                Mudcatter: Barbara Shaw
                Contact: Barbara Shaw
                Date of Info:        Feb 2006
                Other:

Subject: RE: Delaware USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:19 AM

DELAWARE
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Washington DC USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:22 AM

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
        Town:        Washington
                Group:        Folklore Society of Greater Washington
                When:         first Friday
                Where:        homes
                Mudcatter: many
                Contact: FSGW
                Date of Info:        Feb 2006
                Other:

        Town:        Washington
                Group:        Folklore Society of Greater Washington Sacred Harp
                When:        fourth Sunday
                Where:        St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Arlington, VA)
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:   FSGW
                Date of Info:        Feb 2006
                Other:

        Town:        Washington
                Group:        Folklore Society of Greater Washington Gospel
                When:        second Sunday
                Where:        homes
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:        FSGW
                Date of Info:        Feb 2006
                Other:

Subject: RE: Florida USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:24 AM

FLORIDA
        Town:        Fort Myers
                Group:
                When:        Fridays
                Where:        Centennial Park
                Mudcatter: Slant
                Contact:
                Date of Info:        May 1998
                Other:

        Town:        Punta Gorda
                Group:
                When:        Thursdays
                Where:        Gilcrest Park
                Mudcatter: Slant
                Contact:
                Date of Info:        May 1998
                Other:        2 or 3 groups simultaneously: bluegrass/old timey vs. modern folk vs. eclectic

        Town:        Orlando
                Group:  Music in the Gazebo Langfoed Park
                When:Second Sunday ;October to March
                Where: 1808 E. Central Blvd, Orlando
                Mudcatter: Abby Sale
                Contact:
                Date of Info:        Feb 2006
                Other:

Wednesday Tunes: Old Time/Celtic Fiddle Jam 7:30-9:30 pm.
Info: Hartmann's 407/898-2929

Sunday nights Round-Robin sing & jam, 7:30 pm

Spiral Circle Bookstore, 750 N Thornton Av, Orlando

See the full Central FL list at http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/CenFLFolk/
(You DO NOT have to Register/login just to read it.)

Subject: RE: Georgia USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:27 AM

GEORGIA
        Town:        Athens
                Group:        Athens Music & Dance Society
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:        
                Contact:        Athens Folk Music & Dance
                Date of Info:        Feb 2006
                Other:

Subject: RE: Hawaii USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:27 AM

HAWAII
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Idaho USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:28 AM

IDAHO
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Illinois USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:29 AM

ILLINOIS

Town: Chicago
Group: Chicago Shanties
When: monthly
Where: Atlantic Bar & Grill (usually)
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: KathyW, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagoshanties/
Other: Mostly sea chanties & songs with a maritime theme, mostly vocal but instruments welcome

Town: Chicago
Group: Chicago Song Circle
When: every other month
Where: homes
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: Dorothy Werner
Other: song circle in Palatine on the "off months"

Town: Chicago
Group: Old Town School of Folk Music "First Friday"
When: first Friday of the month
Where: Old Town School of Folk Music-- Lincoln Ave.
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: http://www.oldtownschool.org/classes/firstfriday/
Other: Open house every month, usually the first Friday, various jams, song circles, and free classes exactly what happens varies from month to month.

Town: Chicago
Group: Folk Club @ The Grafton
When: most Tuesdays
Where: The Grafton Pub
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: Mark Dvorak, [e-mail]
Other: Mostly instrumental jam session

Town: Palatine
Group: First Wednesday Song Circle
When: every Wednesday
Where: homes
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: Rich Price
Other: Family-friendly songs

Town: North Aurora
Group: Fox Valley Folklore Society
When: every Wednesday
Where: Mike's Place restuarant
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: Juel Ulven, [e-mail]

Town: Lake Bluff
Group: Lake County Folk Club
When: fourth Sunday
Where: Aleks' Restaurant
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: [e-mail]

Town: Evanston
Group: Celtic Music Seisiun with Gus
When: every Tuesday
Where: Celtic Knot Pub
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: http://www.celticknotpub.com

Town: Chicago
Group: Trad Music Open Session
When: every Wednesday
Where: Irish American Heritage Center
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: http://irish-american.org

Town: Chicago
Group: Irish Session at the Abbey Pub
When: weekly on Sunday
Where: Abbey Pub
Mudcatter: KathyW
Contact: http://www.abbeypub.com

Subject: RE: Indiana USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:30 AM

INDIANA
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Iowa USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:30 AM

IOWA
        Town:                
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:        KickyC
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Kansas USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:31 AM

KANSAS
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Kentucky USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:32 AM

KENTUCKY
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Louisiana Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:33 AM

LOUISIANA
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Maine USASong Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:54 AM

MAINE
   Town: South Portland 
                Group:        Sinsull
                When:        fourth Saturday
                Where:
                Mudcatter: Sinsull
                Contact: Sinsull
                Date of Info:Jan 2006
                Other:

Subject: RE: Maryland USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:57 AM

MARYLAND
        Town:        Clarksburg
                Group:
                When:        third Sunday
                Where:        Hyattstown Mill Arts Project
                Mudcatter: Foe
                Contact: foe
                Date of Info:        Nov 2002
                Other:

Subject: RE: Massachusetts USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 11:59 AM

MASSACHUSETTS
  Town:  Boston
  Group:
  When: third Sunday
  Where: MIT Museum
  Mudcatter: Barry Finn
  Contact: Lynn Noel
  Date of info: March 2006
  Other:

  Town:  Gloucester
  Group:Shanty Session
  When: Tuesday
  Where: Camron's Restaurant
  Mudcatter: Barry Finn
  Contact:
  Date of info: May 2009
  Other:

  Town:  Boston
  Group: Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
  When: Saturday
  Where: homes
  Mudcatter:
  Contact: FSSGB
  Date of Info: Feb 2006
  Other: also trad swaps and midweek sings

Subject: RE: Michigan USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 12:00 PM

MICHIGAN
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Minnesota USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 12:02 PM

MINNESOTA
        Town:        Minneapolis
                Group:        Homestead Pickin' Parlor
                When:        first and third Tuesday
                Where:        66th & Penn
                Mudcatter: Angus McSweeney
                Contact: Homestead Pickin Parlor

                Date of Info:        Feb 2006
                Other:

        Town:        Minneapolis
                Group:
                When:        first Tuesday
                Where:        First Universalist
                Mudcatter: jeff s
                Contact:
                Date of Info:        July 1997
                Other:

Subject: RE: Mississippi USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 12:03 PM

MISSISSIPPI
        Town:   

Subject: RE: Missouri USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 12:04 PM

MISSOURI
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Montana USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 12:06 PM

MONTANA
        Town:        Bozeman
                Group:        Irish sessions
                When:        Sunday
                Where:        Baxter Hotel
                Mudcatter: Alice
                Contact:
                Date of Info:        July 1997
                Other:

        Town:        Bozeman
                Group:        Alice
                When:        second Saturday
                Where:        Wellington's Tea and Pastry
                Mudcatter: Alice
                Contact: Alice
                Date of Info:        Aug 2002
                Other:

Subject: RE: Nebraska USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 12:07 PM

NEBRASKA
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: Nevada USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 12:08 PM

NEVADA
        Town:                [No listings as yet]
                Group:
                When:
                Where:
                Mudcatter:
                Contact:
                Date of Info:
                Other:

Subject: RE: New Hampshire USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 26 Feb 06 - 12:10 PM

NEW HAMPSHIRE

    Town:  Portsmouth
  Group:
  When: every Friday (4-9:30)+ third Saturday(3-7:30)
  Where: Press Room, Daniel St
  Mudcatter: Barry Finn
  Contact:
  Date of info: March 2006
  Other:
;              Other:

Subject: RE: New Jersey USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 04:16 PM

NEW JERSEY
Town: Bergen County
        Group: Sings & Strings
        When: fourth Saturday
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Lew 2 Hurdy Gurdy
        Contact: mail to Lew
        Date of Info:         April 1999
        Other:

Town: Mercer County/ East Windsor
        Group: Dick Greenhaus & Susan of DT
        When: third (usually) Sunday
        Where: our house
        Mudcatter: Susan of DT
        Contact: mail Susan of DT
        Date of Info:         May 2009
        Other:

Town: Mercer County/ Princeton
        Group: Princeton Folk Music Society
        When: first Friday
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter: Susan of DT
        Contact: Princeton FMS
        Date of Info:         May 2009
        Other: uses RUS

Town: Monmouth/Ocean Counties
        Group: Dick Levine
        When: Saturdays
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter: Susan of DT
        Contact: mail to Dick Levine
        Date of Info:         May 2009
        Other:

Town: Morris County
        Group:         Folk Project
        When: monthly
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter: Lew @ Hurdy Gurdy
        Contact: Folk Project
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Town:
        Group:        Folk Song Socy Northern NJ
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: New Mexico USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 04:18 PM

NEW MEXICO
Town: Corrales
        Group:
        When: first Friday
        Where: Laurie's house
        Mudcatter: Laurie
        Contact: mail Laurie
        Date of Info:         March 1998
        Other:

Subject: RE: New York USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 04:30 PM

NEW YORK
Town: New York City
        Group: Pinewoods Folk Music Society
        When: first Friday
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter: suffet
        Contact: Pinewoods
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:


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Town: NYC/Brooklyn
        Group:
        When: third Thursday
        Where: Eastern Parkway
        Mudcatter: Catfeet
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         Aug 1997
        Other: SCA

        Town NYC/Brooklyn
        Group: Pinewoods Folk Music Society
        When: first Wednesday
        Where: Ethical Culture; Prospect Park West
        Mudcatter: Easy Rider
        Contact: Pinewoods
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: NYC/Manhattan
        Group: South Street Seaport
        When:
        Where: Seaman's Church Institute
        Mudcatter: Catfeet
        Contact
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other: chanties

Town: NYC/Manhattan
        Group:         NY Traditional Singers Circle (Irish)
        When: First Thursday, 6:30-9 pm
        Where: Paddy Reilly's Bar; 519 2nd Ave at 29th St
        Mudcatter: Zhenya
        Contact: PM Zhenya
        Date of Info:         May 2009
        Other:

Town: NYC/Bronx
        Group:         Pinewoods Folk Music Society
        When: Thursday
        Where:         Riverdale Presbyterian Church
        Mudcatter: Suffet
        Contact: Pinewoods
        Date of Info: June 2005
        Other:

Town: NYC/Queens
        Group: Sunnyside Song Circle
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Suffet
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Town: Ithaca
        Group: Cornell Folk Song Society
        When: Saturday
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter:
        Contact: Cornell FSS
        Date of Info:                Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Rochester
        Group: Golden Link
        When: every Thursday
        Where: 12 Corners Presbyterian Church
        Mudcatter: Mike Strobel
        Contact: Golden Link
        Date of Info: Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Syracuse
        Group:         Salt City Song Miners
        When: last Sunday
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter:
        Contact: Salt City Songminers
        Date of Info: May 2009
        Other:

Subject: RE: North Carolina USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 07:21 PM

NORTH CAROLINA
Town: Durham
    Group: Folk-jam
    When: Tuesday 7:30
    Where: 1214 Vickers Ave
    Mudcatter: Dani, Abby Sale
    Contact: [phone]
    Date of Info:  Feb 2006
    Other: Click to e-mail or Click to e-mail

Town: Raleigh
    Group: informal
    When: Monday 8:30
    Where: Horniblow's Tavern, [yes, that's the name]
    1249-A Wicker Drive (off Atlantic Ave)     2nd floor, above Big Boss Brewing Company (formerly Edenton Brewing Company).
    Mudcatter: Abby Sale
    Contact: [phone]
    Date of Info: Apr 2007
    Other: One free beer for participants

Town: Raleigh
    Group: Folk Music Sing-along
    When: Tuesday 7:30-9:30
    Where: Stone Wolf Coffee - 6679 Falls Of Neuse Rd - [phone]
    Mudcatter: Abby Sale
    Contact: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trfolksing/
    Date of Info: Apr 2007
    Other: a "Rise Up Singing" group.
    This is just a few blocks from my house and I'd happily invite you to visit
     - except that Tuesday nights I'm in Durham at Folk-Jam.
        - stop by some other night.

Subject: RE: North Dakota USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 07:22 PM

NORTH DAKOTA
Town: [No listings as yet]
        Group:
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: Ohio USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:21 PM

OHIO
Town: Canton
        Group: Canton Folk Music Society
        When: Saturday
        Where: McKinley Historical Museum
        Mudcatter: Bill
        Contact: Canton FM
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Cleveland
        Group: Northeastern Ohio Folk and Traditional Music Society
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Jack
        Contact: href="http://www.folknet.org/">NE Ohio
        Date of Info: Feb 2006
        Other:

        Town: Cleveland
        Group: Northeastern Ohio Shape Note Singers
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Jack
        Contact: Jack
        Date of Info:         July 1997
        Other:

Town: Cleveland
        Group:
        When: first Wednesday
        Where: Church of Good Shepherd
        Mudcatter: Jack
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         July 1997
        Other:

Subject: RE: Oklahoma USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:23 PM

OKLAHOMA
Town: Oklahoma City
        Group: Oklahoma City Traditional Music Association
        When: first Saturday
        Where: Village Christian Church
        Mudcatter: Folk1234
        Contact: Okla City Trad
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Subject: RE: Oregon USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:31 PM

OREGON
Town: Dallas
        Group: Guthrie Park
        When: every Friday
        Where:         Guthrie Park
        Mudcatter: Ross
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         April 1999
        Other:

Town: Portland
        Group: Portland Folklore Society
        When: Monday + second Saturday
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter: Joe Offer
        Contact: Portland Folklore
        Date of Info:                Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Portland
        Group: Kate Power
        When:
        Where: Artichoke Music
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact:
Artichoke Music
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: SE Portland
        Group:
        When: Sunday
        Where: Yola's Foster Road Coffee House
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact: Portland Folklore
        Date of Info:         Sept 2001
        Other:

Town: NW Portland
        Group:
        When: Monday
        Where: Bidwell
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact: Portland Folklore
        Date of Info:         Oct 2001
        Other:

Town: Salem
        Group: Spiotti's Coffee House
        When: Saturdays
        Where: Spiotti's
        Mudcatter: Ross
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         April 1999
        Other:

Town: Salem
        Group: Dulci More Folk and Traditional Music
        When: first Tuesday + third Wednesday
        Where: First United Methodist
        Mudcatter: Bill
        Contact: Bill Schilling
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Scio
        Group:
        When: second and fourth Friday
        Where         ZCBJ Hall
        Mudcatter: Dusterjim
        Contact: dusterjim
        Date of Info:         May 1998
        Other:

Town: Toledo
        Group: Toledo Folk Music Club
        When: third Saturday
        Where: Toledo Community Center
        Mudcatter: Mumbles
        Contact: [phone]
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: Pennsylvania USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:36 PM

PENNSYLVANIA
Town: Blandon
        Group: Meadowood Music/Old Time Jam
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact: Meadowood
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town:                Bucks County
        Group:        Bucks County Folk Song Society
        When:        first Sunday
        Where:        Friends Meetinghouse; Wrightstown
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:        Bucks
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Town: Philadelphia
        Group: Philadelphia Folk Song Society
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Town: Reading
        Group: Full Circle Music Society
        When:
        Where: Alvernia College
        Mudcatter: Pontiac Joe
        Contact: http://www.members.tripod.com/full_circle_ms/
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Reading
        Group: Lehigh Valley Folk Music Society
        When: third Wednesday
        Where: Lehigh Valley Senior citizen Center
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
Lehigh Valley
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: ?
        Group:         Folklore Society of NE PA
        When: first Friday
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         July 2001
        Other:

Subject: RE: Rhode Island USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:36 PM

RHODE ISLAND
Town: [No listings as yet]
        Group:
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: South Carolina USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:37 PM

SOUTH CAROLINA
Town: Columbia
        Group: Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Dan
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         April 1999
        Other: Bluegrass, Folk & Traditional. Several groups simultaneously

Subject: RE: South Dakota USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:38 PM

SOUTH DAKOTA
Town: ??
        Group: SD Song Circle
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Town: La Mesa
        Group:
        When: Tuesday
        Where: Fuddruckers
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         March 2002
        Other: bluegrass

Subject: RE: Tennessee USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:39 PM

TENNESSEE
Town: [No listings as yet]
        Group:
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: Texas USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:40 PM

TEXAS
Town: Houston
        Group: Houston Folk Music Society
        When:
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter: Folk1234
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         Feb 1999
        Other:

Town: Houston
        Group: Barbara's
        When: twice a month
        Where: Barbara's
        Mudcatter: Barbara
        Contact: Barbara
        Date of Info:         April 1999
        Other:

Subject: RE: Utah USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:44 PM

UTAH
Town: Salt Lake City
        Group: Intermountain Acoustic Music Association
        When:
        Where: University of Utah
        Mudcatter: Jon W
        Contact: Intermountain Acoustic Music
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Salt Lake Valley
        Group:
        When: quarterly
        Where: Borders Books; Murray
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         June 2001
        Other:

Subject: RE: Vermont USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:45 PM

VERMONT
Town: Montpelier
        Group: Wally McNow
        When: Third Saturday
        Where: Julio's Restaurant
        Mudcatter: Susan A-R
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         Dec 2001
        Other:

Town: Montpelier
        Group:         Irish
        When: first Saturday
        Where: Julio's Restaurant
        Mudcatter: Susan A-R
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         Dec 2001
        Other:

Town: North Central Vermont
        Group: Nervous in Public Sometimes (NIPS)
        When: Wednesday
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Susan A-R
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: Virginia USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:46 PM

VIRGINIA
Town: Abingdon Group: Capo's Music When: Saturday, 6:30pm Where: Capo's Music Store, 903 E Main St, Abingdon, VA Mudcatter: NightWing Contact: http://www.caposmusicstore.com/events/ Other: All acoustic, mostly bluegrass

Subject: RE: Washington State USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:50 PM

WASHINGTON
Town: Bellingham
        Group: Whatcom County Homemade Music Society
        When: Wednesdays
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact: Whatcom Cnty Homemade Music
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Port Townsend
        Group:
        When: Saturdays
        Where: Washington St
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         Oct 2001
        Other:

Town: Seattle
        Group: Seattle Folklore Society
        When: every Sunday
        Where: homes
        Mudcatter: mousethief
        Contact: Seattle Folklore
        Date of Info:         Feb 2006
        Other:

Town: Seattle
        Group: Greenwood Family Sing
        When: second Saturday
        Where:
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact:
        Date of Info:         Oct 2001
        Other:

Town: Tacoma
        Group:
        When: first Saturday
        Where: Tacoma Friends Meetinghouse
        Mudcatter: Genie
        Contact:
        Date of Info: Oct 2001
        Other:

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Song Circles in the Northwest (click)

Subject: RE: West Virginia USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:51 PM

WEST VIRGINIA
Town:                [No listings as yet]
        Group:
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: Wisconsin USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:51 PM

WISCONSIN
Town:                [No listings as yet]
        Group:
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: Wyoming USA Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 27 Feb 06 - 08:52 PM

WYOMING
Town:                [No listings as yet]
        Group:
        When:
        Where:
        Mudcatter:
        Contact:
        Date of Info:
        Other:

Subject: RE: Alberta Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 04:36 PM

Alberta
Town: Calgary
Group: Calgary Singer's Circle
When: one Saturday
Where: homes
Mudcatter: John Leeder in Calgary
Contact: [e-mail]
Other: singers, accompanied or not; trad to RUS

Town: Edmonton
Group: Uptown Folk Club
When:
Where:
Mudcatter:
Contact:
Other:

Subject: RE: British Columbia Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 04:42 PM

British Columbia
Town: Vancouver
Group: Vancouver Folk Song Society
When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
Where: Friends Meeting House; 1090 W. 70th, Vancouver
Mudcatter: Jon Bartlett
Contact: Vancouver FSS
Date of info: December 2009

Town: Victoria
Group: Nautical Song Circle
When:
Where:
Mudcatter: Tony Burns
Contact:
Date of Info: April 1999

Subject: RE: Manitoba Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 04:43 PM

No Listings yet

Subject: RE: New Brunswick Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 04:49 PM

New Brunswick

Town: Saint John
Group: Weekly bluegrass Jam
When:
Where:
Mudcatter: Number Six
Contact: http://www.bluegrassfriends.com/
Date of Info: March 2006

Subject: RE: Newfoundland Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 04:50 PM

Newfoundland

Town: Saint John's
When: last Tuesday
Where: Crow's Nest, off Duckworth
Mudcatter: Guest
Contact: Anita [e-mail]
Other: 95% unaccompanied
Date of Info: March 2006

Subject: RE: Nova Scotia Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 04:53 PM

Town: Halifax
Group: Harbour Folk Society Kitchen Party
When: Saturdays
Where:
Contact: Harbour Folk Society
Date of Info: May 2009


Town: Young's Cove near Annapolis Royal
Group: Kitchen Party
When: Fridays 7pm - 11pm+
Where: Community Hall Young's Cove, seashore side
Mudcatter: Simon G
Contact:
Other: Starts with mostly Country and Hymns but becomes more folky towards the end. Some great musicians with a folk music heart.
Date of Info: May 2009

Subject: RE: Ontario Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 05:08 PM

Ontario

Town: Brandtford
Group: Brandtford Folk Club
When:
Where: Bradtford Park Inn
Mudcatter:
Contact: Brantford Folk
Date of Info: March 2006

Town: Cambridge
Group: Mill Race Folk Society
When:
Where:
Mudcatter:
Contact:
Mill Race
Date of Info: March 2006

Town: Ottawa
Group: Old Sod Society
When: third Friday
Where: homes
Mudcatter: Steve T
Contact:
Steve T
date of Info: July 1997

Town: Ottawa
Group:
When: Thursdays
Where: Rasputin's
Mudcatter: Steve T
Contact:
Steve T
Date of Info: July 1997

Town: Toronto
Group: Toronto Song Circle
When: every Friday
Where: homes
Mudcatter: Tony Burns
Contact:
Song Circle
Date of Info: April 2002

Town: Windsor
Group:
When: second Friday
Where: Mackenzie Hall
Mudcatter: HarryA
Contact: Harry
Date of Info: July 2000

Subject: RE: Prince Edward Island Canada Song Circle
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 05:10 PM

No Listings Yet

Subject: RE: Quebec Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 05:10 PM

No Listings Yet

Subject: RE: Saskatchewan Canada Song Circle Locations
From: Susan of DT
Date: 05 Mar 06 - 05:11 PM

No Listings Yet

Subject: RE: Song Circle Locations US/Can Permathread
From: smclewin
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 09:23 AM

Several song circles have been posted to www.folkjam.org and we welcome more. Two key differences that make it easy to find current song circles.

1) Type in your city, see a map of local events
2) Every six months submitters are asked to verify events. Unverified events are removed from the site's maps and calendars.

Anybody who can vouch for events can post them. It's free to post and free to search.

Scott
fiddler and folkjam.org co-founder

Subject: RE: Song Circle Locations US/Can Permathread
From: GUEST,Doug Saum
Date: 21 Feb 11 - 02:07 PM

Hi,
I write to inform you of an ongoing song circle in Reno NV. We celebrate our 15th continuous year of existence this year. We meet the second friday of each month at a rotating private home. We usually get between 35 and 60 people and have a roaring good time of it.
Doug Saum

Subject: RE: Song Circle Locations US/Can Permathread
From: Susan of DT
Date: 21 Feb 11 - 04:08 PM

contact info, Doug? If you join mudcat, people can contact you for details with a personal message. And what shall I call it?

Subject: RE: Song Circle Locations US/Can Permathread
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 Oct 11 - 04:37 PM

This thread hasn't been updated in a while. Anybody have new or corrected information to offer? Post it below, and Susan will incorporated it into the listings above.
Susan - I always know how to get hold of people from the Reno Song Circle, so you could put me down as contact person.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Song Circle Locations US/Can Permathread
From: Susan of DT
Date: 14 Oct 11 - 06:18 PM

Thanx Joe, for reviving this thread.

1) If you did not know this thread existed, take a look at your state's listings to see what you have been missing and to tell us what we are missing from the listing.

2) Please check the accuracy of any group you are familiar with and list any needed corrections.

Subject: RE: Song Circle Locations US/Can Permathread
From: Susan of DT
Date: 18 Jun 18 - 08:47 PM

I am refreshing this thread since
   it has been a long while since anyone updated any listings
   and there is a current thread asking about sing-arounds in the UK