New Jersey Folk Festival Program Book 2013 Apr. 2013 | Page 15

Singer-Songwriter Judges Eddie Konczal is a Unit Computing Manager for the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey. He is also a keyboardist and composer, and won an ASCAPLUS Award for his instrumental album “Edification” (2008). Eddie lives in New Jersey with his wife, Laura, their dog, Mikey, and their cats, Charlotte and Sophie. Presenting Our Jams Sessions The Stony Brook Friends of Old Time Music consists of musicians from all parts of New Jersey and the surrounding states. The group consists of people from different backgrounds who share a common interest in Old Time music. They meet for a jamming session the first and third Tuesday evening of every month at Mannion’s Pub located in Somerville, New Jersey. They welcome anyone who has a passion for Old Time music to join them at their jam sessions. Click here for more information. The South Jersey Irish Seisiún is the longest continuously running Irish music session in New Jersey, now going on 18 years. For most of its life it was at the 3 Beans coffeehouse in Haddonfield, which closed last year. It relocated to the Treehouse Coffeehouse in Audubon and now is running strong with 10-20 players each Thursday night from 8-10pm. It has been anchored since its inception by Dennis Gormley and Kathy DeAngelo and has a comfortable number of “regulars” of all ages who keep the music alive. Well-known touring musicians occasionally drop in for a few tunes. Our guests today include the Next Generation of Traditional Irish Music. For nearly thirty years, the Bluegrass Old Time Music Association has worked to preserve and perpetuate both bluegrass and Old Time music through bringing together musicians of all ages and skill levels for concerts and open jam sessions. From September through May, they sponsor a stage show and jam session every third Sunday in Little Silver, New Jersey. In the summer, the organization holds Pickin’ in the Park, a series of jam sessions at Thompson County Park in Lincroft, New Jersey. Click here for more information.