EXCEEDINGLY GOOD SONG NIGHT
An Open Singing Session in the Folk–Roots Tradition

Hosted Monthly by Ken Schatz

Sing and hear Folk Songs, Blues, Gospel, Old-Time, Appalachian, Sea Songs & Chanteys, Worksongs, Ballads, Railroad Songs, Prison Songs, Lullabies, Forebitters, Broadsides, Hymns, Vaudeville, Camp Songs, Farming, MIning & Factory Songs, Country, Bluegrass, Spirituals, Cowboy Songs, English, Irish & Scottish Songs, Labor & Union Songs, Drinking Songs, Children’s Songs, Field Hollers, Music Hall, Love Songs, Parodies, and more...

Next Date:
Sunday May 3, 2009
7:00 – 10:00 pm

At Banjo Jim’s – A Neighborhood Bar
700 East 9th Street at Avenue C in New York City
www.banjojims.com

No cover! – One Drink Minimum Per Set

Join us! Bring your voice, bring instruments, bring friends!

Singers and listeners are welcome. Each month, we have a loose theme to encourage people to learn new songs and remember ones they haven’t sung in a while. If you’d like to lead a song, look for a traditional / folk / roots song or two that somehow fits this month’s theme:

* KINGS, QUEENS, JACKS & ACES *

Know any good folk songs that mention or relate to Kings, Queens, Jacks, and/or Aces? Rulers, Royals, Gamblers, or Cards? Songs you learned in Flushing, Queens? From a straight guy named Jack?

Harmonies and Songs with Choruses especially appreciated!

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“Is that a folk song?”

“Must be. I never heard no horses sing it.”
– Big Bill Broonzy

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“The important thing is: are they good songs? Do they sing well? Is the poetry so good you can’t get it out of your head? Are the words true, and do they need saying? Does the music move you?”
– Pete Seeger

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SAVE THE DATES! OUR NEXT THREE SONG NIGHTS:

June 7
July 12
August 2

More as they’re confirmed...

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For more information, e-mail info@kenschatz.com or call 718·625·8372.