HSNOI Report

We taped two fine shows in April:

540) 4/24/12 Honor Finnegan – “the Susan Boyle of quirky indie folk, only hotter.” Her songs are humorous then heartbreaking with melodies that soar. Based in New York City, she has been making a splash in the northeastern regional folk scene with her original songs and ukulele playing combining elements of musical theatre, comedy, traditional folk, and poetryhttp://honorfinnegan.com

541) 4/24/12 Strike the Bell – Stuart Markus & Judith Zweiman, Artists in Residence at the Long Island Maritime Museum, perform traditional maritime music of North America & the British Isles www.StriketheBell.com

The Folk Goddesses were scheduled to tape in the later slot, but Hillary Foxsong called the day of the taping to say she had laryngitis and had to reschedule. Sandie took the bull by the horns, calling up Stuart Markus who agreed to come on last minute notice with another member of The Folk Goddesses for their duo, Strike the Bell. We will reschedule The Folk Goddesses sometime in the coming months.

We have a good line-up for the upcoming tapings; Bob McNally, who was scheduled for a 5/29 taping was good enough to postpone to let us give Scott Alarik the slot while he is in the area. We'll try to reschedule Bob for July or August:

542) 5/29/12 6:45 Mree - emerging indie folk singer/songwriter from NJ, skilled multi-instrumentalist whose voice is often described as “angelic” while her lyrics portray a depth well beyond her 18 years of age., not only records and produces her own music but films and edits her music videos with stunning visual results. She began her career, performing cover songs on YouTube helping gain her several million video views and tens of thousands of subscribers and Facebook fans worldwide. In 2011, she successfully crossed over to an original artist releasing her debut album entitled, “Grow" debuted at #18 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter Chart and several of her singles have charted on the Top 10 of Amazon.com. www.MreeMusic.com

543) 5/29/12 8:00 Scott Alarik – “…has long been one of the wisest and most literate voices on the folk scene, from his articles and books to his own passionate songwriting, storytelling and performances.” (Si Kahn) http://scottalarik.com

544) 6/27/12 Caroline Cutroneo with Mara Levine - Mara Levine and Caroline Cutroneo have gorgeous voices which blend in uncannily beautiful harmonies. They have been singing original, traditional and contemporary folk and blues together for over 10 years. Caroline Cutroneo is an award-winning singer/songwriter-guitarist from Staten Island.www.myspace.com/carolinecutrone

545) 6/27/12 Mara Levine with Caroline Cutroneo - Mara Levine and Caroline Cutroneo have gorgeous voices which blend in uncannily beautiful harmonies. They have been singing original, traditional and contemporary folk and blues together for over 10 years. Folk vocalist and jewelry designer Mara Levine is known for her “crystal clear voice, subtle vibrato, and skillful way with a melody line” and for her original interpretations and arrangements of folk songs from traditional to contemporary. www.myspace.com/maralevine

546) 7/16/12 6:45 Sheesham & Lotus & 'Son - audacious mix of Old-Time, Ragtime, fiddle and banjo sung through their patented sepia-phonic Monophone! They play homemade bass harmonicas and Jaw-harps, too. Now Sheesham and Lotus tour as a trio with Sousaphone player Son Sanderson. www.sheeshamandlotus.com

July - Scott Hallock

Bob McNally – inventor of the backpacker guitar & the strumstick, a fine multi-instrumentalist, singer and gifted luthier www.strumstick.com