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Year 29, No. 7
Celebrating 29 Years of Community News
Lansdowne Folk Club Presents “An Evening with John Gorka”
loon artist creates complex creatures from simple balloons. Few contemporary songwriters coax language as deftly as Gorka. For over two decades, Gorka’s keen ear has picked up the stories of those along his path, folding them into poetry and song. His keen perceptiveness inspires people from all over the world to share their stories. By involving those tales in his music, he escapes the trap of introspection that hobbles less gifted singer-songwriters. John Gorka flies below the pop culture radar with an almost cult-like following that never fails to fill concerts. Speak with any of his fans and one instantly feels their enthusiasm and genuine affection. His shy, almost self-effacing presence rightfully focuses attention on the songs. His versatility on guitar and piano keeps his sets musically interesting, while his See “An Evening with John Gorka” on page 4
See “As American as Shoofly Pie” Lecture on page 12
Lansdowne Folk Club is continuing its 20th year of presenting great live music with “An Evening with John Gorka” on Thursday, October 24.
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ansdowne Folk Club is continuing its 20th year of presenting great live music with “An Evening with John Gorka” on Thursday, October 24. The concerts are held at the newly renovated Twentieth Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA. Freshly prepared dinner and desserts will be available for sale before and during the show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and show begins
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Local Food Historian to Discuss Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine illiam Wo y s Weaver, internationally celebrated food historian and author who lives and works in Devon, comes to Tredyffrin Public Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford, on Tuesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. to talk about his new book As American as Shoofly Pie: The Food lore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine. Are whoopie pies authentic Pennsylvania Dutch? How about Food historian and author William Woys sauerkraut? Whoopie pies Weaver comes to Tredyffrin Public Library, and the popular on Tuesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. to talk about his new book “As American as ‘seven sweets and Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore seven sours’ of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine.” seen in so many tourist restaurants in Lancaster County are not indigenous cuisine. But, sauerkraut, shoofly pie, and bits of toasted pasta called gribble are the real deal. During an appetizing lecture on the history of regional food, William Woys Weaver will set us straight on folklore versus “fakelore.” Weaver writes, “The story that unfolds is a complicated one, not the least because the foods and foodways of the Pennsylvania Dutch represent the largest regional land-based cookery in the United States in terms of square miles covered, much of it outside Pennsylvania.” Weaver, who grew up with a grandfather who communicated with him in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, conducted research and interviewed hundreds of people to develop
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 with advance reservation and $23 cash only at the door. Free street parking available. For reservations, advance ticket sales or info call 484-466-6213, visit www.folkclub.org or email Lfolkclub@gmail.com. Rising from a milieu of lovelorn singer-songwriters, John Gorka illuminates instead with his trademark wordplay, twisting, turning and tying words and phrases in the way a bal-
Dining & Entertainment Pages 6 & 7
October 16 – October 22, 2013
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Philadelphia Folksong Society Presents Spuyten Duyvil’s “Temptation” CD Release at Ardmore Music Hall puyten Duyvil brings its soaring vocals, jug band energy, incendiary fiddle and Chicago-style blues harp to the Ardmore Music Hall on Philadelphia’s Main Line on October 20 at 8 p.m. With Spuyten Duyvil (pronounced (“SPITE-en DIE-vil”), every performance is a barn-burning romp through the last 100 years of American Roots music. Focused on “Temptation,” the CD’s theme and title, the album showcases the band’s evolution from intriguing newcomers to seasoned troubadours. It features eight tightly crafted new songs by husband-and-wife songwriting duo Mark Miller and Beth Kaufman, plus two rootsy covers (“I’ll Fly Away” and “Honey On My Grave” by Red Molly’s Abbie Gardner). Working from the band’s
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new Jim Keller-designed studio, producer Sheldon Steiger (Joss Stone, Joe Jackson) has leveraged the warm, honest sound of the band’s 1898 Victorian “living room turned live room” Spuyten Duyvil brings its soaring vocals, jug band energy, incendiary fiddle and Chicago-style blues harp to Ardmore Music Hall on October 20 at 8 p.m. to craft powerful yet intimate soundscapes with minimal post production. Spuyten Duyvil’s previous release, “New Amsterdam” (2011) was a DJ favorite receiving enthusiastic airplay on over 165 stations in 5 countries, a “Top American Roots Album 2011” See Spuyten Duyvil Performance on page 7