COLUMBUS FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY, INC.
                                                                       

Jam Sessions     Dance       Instructors   
Other Local  Folk Organizations
  Music & Art Links

If you would like a listing or a link on this page or if you find something that is no longer relevant, please contact
 Larry Staats at:     cfmsstaats@gmail.com
                                                                                              Thanks.
 

JAM SESSIONS:
The following are sings, poetry slams, and instrument jams believed to be currently available.  Also check the "A List" in  Columbus Alive

WEEKLY:      Mondays:                       
                       
             

    

                      
Tuesdays:

                               7:00-10:00 pm
                                Ohio Finger Style Guitar Club (advanced)
                                www.ofgc.net
                                McConnell Arts Center
                                Worthington, Ohio
                                Contact:  Palmer Moore
                                                  614-431-5570
                                                  Palmer Moore

                                
                                
                                
Wednesdays:
                                
                                
                             
                                
7:30-10:00 pm (Old Time)
                                 Contact:  Andrea Ardito
                                                  614-258-0258
                                                  Email:  Andrea Ardito

                        6:30 to 9 PM Open  Jam.
                                Pontones Music Store
                                3911 Broadway ( 1/2 Block North of Columbus St.) 
                                Grove City, Ohio
                                Contact :Maria Pontones 614-875 0693 or
                                Charley Hummel 614-877-0700

                                8:00-12:00 pm
                                Acoustic Blues Jam
                                The Voodoo Cafe
                                2222 W. Henderson Road
                                Columbus, Ohio
                                Contact:  Biersdorf & Kolbe
                                                 614-459-7000

                                9:30 -1:00 am Open Mic
                                Halftime Tavern  
                                1532 Bethel Rd.
                                Columbus, Ohio

                                Contact:  Brandon Cummings 

                                     or 614-327-1828                                                                                    
                               

                        Thursdays: 
 
                                                                       

                         
7:00-10:00 pm
                                
Whetstone Gardens
                                 3710 Olentangy River Rd. 

                                 Columbus, Ohio                                       
                                 Contact:  Al Belasco,  614-302-1213 or
                                                  
abelasco@columbus.rr.com                               

                                 7:00-9:00 pm
                                 Johnson's Real Ice Cream (Summer Only-   
                                 outside)  (Bring a chair)
                                 728 E. Main Street, Bexley, Ohio
                                 Contact:  Ray Pauken
                                                  614-231-8552 

                                 6:30 pm signup                               
                                Thirsty Whale Lounge (With the Jam Doctors)
                               
2081 Eakins Rd. Hilliard, Oh. 43223.
                        Info: 614-279-4677              

                        Fridays:
                       
9:00-11:00 am
                                Breuger's Bagels
                                2500 E. Main Street
                                Bexley, Ohio
                                Contact:  Mike Powers
                                                  mnpracquet@earthlink.net 

                                9:00 - 11:00
                               
Cherbourg Bakery
                                541 S Drexel Ave
, Columbus, OH 43209
                               
(614) 725-4560
                                Contact: Ray Pauken, 614-231-8552

                        Saturdays:
                       
9:30 - 11:30 am (Summer Only)
                       
CFMS Worthington Jam 
                        
SE Green - Rt 161 & High St.
                       
Wortington, OH
                        
Bring A Chair & A Friend
                        
Contact: Larry Staats
                                                 cfmsstaats@aol.com


                       
10:00-Noon  (Summer Only)
                                (Eclectic) Bexley Farmer's Market
                                Main St. in front of City Hall,
                                Bexley, Ohio

                                Contact: 
Mike Powers
                                                
mnpracquet@earthlink.net

                                10:00am-4:00pm
                                Bluegrass Musicians Supply
                                1370 S. High Street
                                Columbus, Ohio  
                                in the basement (Bluegrass)

                                
Sundays:
                       

                                   
MONTHLY:  First Sunday of the Month
                       
Kent Shindig Of Old Time Music & Dance
                        5 to 8 p.m., Europe Gyro-Pizza
                        107 S. Depeyster St,, Kent, OH (Across the street from The Kent Stage). 
                        All are welcome to play (bring an acoustic instrument), dance, and/or listen.
                        Info:  davidbadagnani@yahoo.com

                       
Second Sunday of the Month:
                       
Shape Note Singing
                               
4:00 - 6:00 PM
                               
St. James Episcopal Church,
                                3400 Calumet St., Columbus, OH

                       
Info: http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~econrad/fasola2.html 
                       
                       
Second Tuesday of the Month
                       
Perry Cook Memorial Library (Morrow County)

                                7:00 - 10:00 pm, Old Time Jam
                               
7406 County Road 242, Bellville, OH  44813
                       
(Use the Side Parking Lot & Entrance)
                       
Contact:
Bill Miller solofiddle@yahoo.com   or
                                
http://www.folkjam.org/recurring-jam/us/ohio/bellville/bellville-old-time-jam


                               
Third Tuesday of the Month
                        
37 Hilltop Rd
., 7:00 pm
                                 Hanover  Village, OH
                                 Contact: Chester Flowers: 740-763-3680 or
                                                 Troy Herdman: 614-471-6595

                        First Friday of the Month
                       
Columbus Music Association Of Ohio, Inc.
                                1410 Williams Road,  Columbus, Ohio
                                Contact:  http://www.cmao.org

                        Third Friday of the Month:
                       
7:00 - ?, pm (Irish) - cost $3.00
                                Shamrock Club 
                                60 West Castle Rd., Columbus, Ohio  43207
                                Contact:  Art Mittenbergs
                                                  614-491-0437

                          

                                
Last Saturday of the Month
                        
6:30 - 7:30 pm, just prior to Open Stage
                                CFMS Coffeehouse (Months of  Sept,
                                Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, Mar,  April & May)
                                
COLUMBUS MENNONITE CHURCH
                                         35 Oakland Park Ave., Columbus, OH 43214-4146
                                (Just E. Of High St. & One Block N. Of E. N. Broadway)
                               

                                

                                
First & Third Sunday of the Month
                      
Thirsty Ear Tavern & The Blues Alliance
                                Blues Jam, 4:30 - 8:30 pm
                                1200 W. Third Ave. (Grandview)

                                Columbus, OH
                                Info: http://www.thethirstyear.com/Jam.htm
                                                     
 
OTHER:        Quarterly
                       
Stone Soup Jam
                               
Third Saturday of each Quarter, i.e., Jan, April, July & Oct.
                                3:00 - 9:00 pm
, Pot Luck Dinner at 6:00 pm
                                St. Paul's Lutheran Church
                                48 Church St., Bellville, OH
                                Info:
Chas. Bias 419-886-4244 or
                                          stonesoupjam@gmail.com


                       First, Third, & Fifth Sundays of the Month
                              
4-6 pm
                               Shape Note Singing
                               St. James Episcopal Church
                               on Calumet north of Broadway
                               Columbus, Ohio
                               Contact:  Eric Conrad
                                                
614-481-7637 

                               First & Third Sundays of the Month
                       Columbus Blues Alliance Jam
                               www3.colsbluesalliance.org/index.php
                               4:00 pm -8:00 pm

                      
Thirsty Ear Tavern
                               Grandview, Ohio

                              
Claddagh Irish Pub
                       585 S Front Street
                               Columbus, OH, 7:00 pm
                               Info:
columbus@claddaghirishpubs.com

                       First & Third Mondays of the Month:
                       7:00 pm, Folk Legends of Central Ohio (Dulcimer)  
                      
Christ Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall 
                       732 Hebron Rd., Heath, OH
                               Info:
http://www.folk-legends.org/

                               
First Wednesday of the Month:
                               7:00 pm
                               Poetry Discussion Group                                      
                               Westerville Public Library  
                               126 S. State Street
                               Westerville, Ohio 43081
                               Contact:  Mark Stoll
                                                614-262-1884   
                                       
                              
First, Third, & Fifth Thursdays of the Month
                      
8:00-11:00 pm
                               Bardic Circle

                               Beginners Celtic Music Session

                       Shamrock Club
                               60 W. Castle Road
                               Columbus, Ohio

                               $3.00
                               Contact:   Fred Murphy
                                                   614-475-0535 or nealpm@aol.com

                               Second & Fourth Fridays of the Month
                       
7:30 pm
                               Songwriters & Poets Critique
                               3397 Civic Dr.
                               Grove City, Ohio
                               Info.:  614-777-0326

                               
Fourth Friday
                               7:00 pm
                               Bluegrass & Gospel Jam
                               Newsong Community Church

                               U.S. 40 just east of Reynoldsburg
                              
13873 National Rd SW
                               Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

                               Contact:  Bill Harper
                                                614-582-1616

                              
Irregular
                                Music Lovers' Jam
                                4-9 pm, Pot-luck supper at 6:30 pm
                                1st Congregational United Church of Christ
                                200 N. Main Street
                                Mount Vernon, Ohio
                                Contact:  robinnordmoe@columbus.rr.com    

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DANCE:   

     LINKS:       Sites with Dance Links:

                        
 Cincinnati Contradance
                         
                          Northeast Ohio Contradance & Traditional Dance Community
                         
                          Recreational Folk Dancers of Columbus
                         
                  
                          Individual Dance Sites:
              

                          All Soles Columbus Contra Dance

                          Big Scioty Barn Dance

                          City Folk (Dayton) Contra Dances

                          Columbus Folk Dancers

                          English Country Dancers of Columbus

                          Heather 'N' Thistle

                          Hillel International Folk Dancers

                          Irish Country Set Dancers of Columbus
                          C/O:
Sharron Coplin or/at 614-457-1425

                          Welsh Country Dancers

                         
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INSTRUCTORS:

Name                          Instruments

Arbaugh, Hank           Autoharp, Dulcimer,
614-538-8906              Guitar, Mandolin
                                     Email:  Hank Arbaugh

Beyer, Andy                Dulcimer
614-846-1779  

Chern, Barry               Blues harmonica, guitar,
 
614-294-7241             mandolin, acoustic blues,
                                     finger-picking & old-time
                                     tunes, and music theory

Colon, Deborah           Traditional Irish fiddle &
614-459-6654               beginning  violin

Davis, J. Thomas        Bodhran
614-263-0264

Denty, Jeff                  Beginning Piano &
614-870-2301            Guitar

Fasone, Judy               Beginning &
614-261-8194              Intermediate Piano & Guitar

Gastel, David              Harmonica & Key boards
740-474-1979              Circleville, Ohio

Jones, David               Anglo Concertina (Irish style),
740-969-8603              Master of Music

Lagana, Mike            Celtic guitar & Mandolin
740-244-1709              (Marion, OH  Area)
                                                
Levenson, Dan           Clawhammer banjo, fiddle,
740-388-9107             oldtime guitar & Clogging

StudioJ                        Primarily for children &
614-563-4807              families (singing, painting
                                     & playing  instruments),
                                     Powell, OH

Wald, Steve                 Guitar & Bass, Electric or Acustic
614-
648 9012              Finger Style, Youth to Adult
                                     Studios in Gahanna & Clintonville

Yaffey, Carl                 Banjo, Old time Claw-
614-268-6353              hammer & Blue Grass
                                     styles, Guitar & Electric
                                     Bass also a Digital Music Studio
                                     Email:
cyaffey@gmail.com

If you would like to be included in the Instructor
List send an e-mail to:  Larry Staats at cfmsstaats@gmail.com

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Local Folk Organizations:

     Central Ohio Bluegrass Association

     Central Ohio Ukulele Peeps
      
          or     coup@tricornpublications.com

     Columbus Blues Alliance

     Columbus Dulcimer Club, c/o Doug Snapp dmsnapp@wowway.com

     Ohio Finger Style Guitar Club

     Ohio Order for the Preservation of Storytelling

     Six String Concerts                      

     Storytellers of Central Ohio        

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Music & Art Links:

       Bexley String/Jam Band

       Bill Shilling

       Cincinnati Dulcimer Society  

      Cityfolk (Dayton, OH)

       Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society
              (Pittsburgh, PA)
      
Dan Levinson

       Dave Hawkins  (Performing Songwriter)
 

       East Texas Dulicmers (Kennard, TX)
 


       Early Music in Columbus (
Medieval, Renaissance
                                                   and Baroque periods)
      
       Folk Festival Radio (Folk, Contemporary Folk, & Celtic)


       Folk College   (Huntingdon Pa) 

       FolkAlley.com (Folk music all the time)

       Folk Legends of Central Ohio
           
(Dulcimer, Heath, OH)

       
FOLKNET (The Northeast Ohio Folk &
          Traditional  Music  & Dance Society
)

       Friends of Old Time Music & Dance
           (FOOTMAD - Charleston, WV)

       Folk Alliance

       Folkie Haven (Local Blog)

       Grassahol (Local Bluegrass Band)   

      Highlands of Ohio Folk & Celtic Music          
    

     Jerry Rockwell Mountain Dulcimer

     John Locke  (Columbus, OH)

      Kentucky Storytelling Association


      Kent Stage  (Kent, OH)

      Loosely Strung (Local Band)

     
Marietta Blues, Jazz and Folk
      Music Society, Inc.  (Marietta, OH)

      Mountain Rose Concert Series
      (Oct - May, Kent, OH)

     O.O.P.S. (Ohio Order for the Preservation
      of Storytelling)


     Ozark Folk Center  (Mountain View, Arkansas)

     Queen City Balladeers
(Cincinnati, OH)

     The Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society
    

    
The Folk Wood Players  (Local Band)

     The Hardtackers Shanty Crew, LLC (Local Singing Group)

     The Mountain Rose Concerts    (Kent, OH)

    
Ukulele Player Magazine

     
Victoria Parks (Local Singer/Songwriter)

     West Virginia Storytelling Guild

     West Virginia Writers, Inc.
   

           
           
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