Ithaca Folk Song Swaps
Winter
2024 live indoor sings!
Sunday
April 14, 2023, 2-5pm, Unitarian Church (theme = Spring)
Winter Location. We
sing in the conference room adjacent to the church office, in the Unitarian
Church Parish House at 306 North Aurora Street. Follow the signs. Please enter through the ground level
"Garden" entrance by the bench to your left as you face the porch at
306 North Aurora. Follow the signs up
the half flight of stairs (or the elevator) and down the hall to our room. The room will seat a circle of about 15
singers without crowding, maybe a few more. There are several openable windows
and a high ceiling, as well as mechanical ventilation. There is a bathroom down
the hall. Free and open to the
public. The room rental will cost
(total) $22 per session. We’ll pass a
hat for donations. BYO refreshments (no
alcohol). Free parking on the street.
Sunday May 5, 2023, 2-5pm, Stewart Park, no theme
Sunday June 2, 2023, 2-5pm, Stewart Park, theme TBA
Sunday July 7, 2023, 2-5pm, Stewart Park, no theme
Sunday August 11, 2023, 2-5pm, Stewart Park, theme TBA
Sunday September 15, 2023, 2-5pm, Stewart Park, no theme
Sunday October 6, 2023, 2-5pm, Stewart Park, theme TBA
Subscribe to the email list & find contact information here --
http://www342.pair.com/elerner/Songswap/Subscribe.htm
Let’s
get together and sing. We’re looking for
people in the Ithaca area who want to get together to lead a folk song, and
join in on others’ songs. We’ve been
singing once a month since September 2011.
We welcome folk songs, traditional ballads, chanteys, & songs, as
well as contemporary folk songs with traditional roots, including your own
songwriting. Everyone welcome. Bring your acoustic instrument or sing a capella. We take
turns going around the circle to lead or request a song. Eric guides the turn-taking, encourages
beginners, discourages noisy side conversations, and generally tries to keep
things on track.
April
2024 Theme = Spring. Spring flowers and spring thaws. Box springs and
spring water. Stories that happened in the spring and songs you learned
in the spring.
Song
Themes. Every other month we
select a theme for our singing. Themes
are always optional. It’s just a loose guideline to prompt our memories
for old songs or motivate us to learn something new. But don’t feel constrained. If you don’t happen to have a song ready on today’s
theme, then sing something else. In the
alternate months, there will be no set theme.
Covid
precautions.
Check
the Tompkins County covid community risk level here --
https://covidactnow.org/us/new_york-ny/county/tompkins_county/
If
CDC community risk level is Low:
Up to date boosters required.
Masks optional.
Please don’t attend if you have symptoms
of, or have been recently exposed to,
covid, flu or any other contagious disease.
If
CDC community risk level is Medium:
Same day instant covid test required.
If
CDC community risk level is High:
Event cancelled.
Join
us! Let’s build a stronger network of Ithaca
folksingers. Come sing us a song!
Help
us get
the word out. Please pass on this URL to
anyone who may be interested:
http://www342.pair.com/elerner/Songswap/
Download a poster/flyer here:
http://www342.pair.com/elerner/Songswap/Songswap.pdf