Mike Porco and Gerde's Folk City inducted into NY Blues Hall of Fame

MAY 31, 2015

Legendary Folk and Blues club

Gerde's Folk City and its legendary owner

Mike Porco

were inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame

along with

Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Dave Van Ronk, Hubert Sumlin, Erik Frandsen, Garland Jeffreys

and a host of others in a star-studded ceremony and concert

at BB King's Blues Club on 42nd Street, NYC.

The things I forgot to say:
I'd have to live 811 years to catch Mike Porco in shows.
Folk City had personality. That person was Mike Porco.

Porco Power

Mike Porco on screen

A short snippet of
Positively Porco
on screen at BB King's

Andrea Vuocolo

The widow of Dave Van Ronk, Andrea Vuocolo and
the great Paul Geremia

Erik Frandsen, Howard Hughes Blughes

Bob and Garland finally meet

Erik Frandsen

Larry Johnson, Catfish Blues

Garth Hudson and Porco

Garth and Sister Maud Hudson

Garth and Sister Maud Hudson

GERDES TO BE INDUCTED INTO NEW YORK BLUES HALL OF FAME

Dear friends,

It's turning out to be another year of highly anticipated events for Music fans in New York.

Izzy Young will be in NYC and staying with Matt Uminov a couple days, me a couple days and the streets of New York a couple of days. KIDDING!

I'll do my best to parade him around to the best live music we can find while he's here June 16-22.

He's actually coming from Stockholm for the opening of the FOLK exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. 

http://www.mcny.org/folkcity

To me, It's astoundingly good luck that such a prestigious museum is honoring the entire Washington Square scene and titling it FOLK CITY. fab!!

Izzy and I hope to attend a day of the Clearwater Festival that weekend. It's an annual trek for me and only top shelf entertainment can be heard. 

But the BIG news and festivities surrounding Gerde's Folk City directly will be on the last day of May.

On Sunday May 31st, Gerde's Folk City and Mike Porco will be inducted  into the New York Blues Hall of Fame. I will be accepting the award for my grandfather and his world famous cabaret. What an honor!

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After Izzy leaves in June, the sky's the limit. What ever OTHER escapades I encounter will be discovered in their own time.

(And there are rumblings of a FOLK CITY: Bringing It All Back Home FESTIVAL calling attention to the the importance of the folk revival that was nurtured in the clubs and coffee houses around Washington Square)

http://www.biabh.com

If you'd like to come to BB King's on 42nd Street to see the musical tribute show, contact ME for a ticket...or buy your own HERE.

Not only will Mike Porco be inducted but so will:

Richard Manuel of THE BAND

Dave Van Ronk and

Hubert Sumlin - Howlin' Wolf's right hand man

PERFORMING will be:

Garland Jeffreys, Garth Hudson & Sister Maud Hudson, Arlen Roth, Danny Kortchmar, Clark Gayton, Kirk Yano, Larry Johnson, Porkchop Willie, Richard Lee, Scott Milch, Rich Pagano (Fab Faux), Erik Frandsen & Bob Porter

As always,

Direct your attention to POSITIVELY PORCO- My marinating movie on Gerde's and Mike Porco. You'll love it!! People will watch and listen in wonder.

POSITIVELY Tidbits~

Film Trailer:

Snippet on Bobby Dylan's early NYC days:

https://youtu.be/A8pqKnZshpw

Instant scrap footage:

https://youtu.be/K4jLAyocU-M

Instant classic footage from Folk City at 50 (2010):

https://youtu.be/LGOyx7ulC0g

Instant karma

Mike Porco lays the rules for his "invention"

The Open Mic:

https://youtu.be/5mW0KDHUMkk