Folk Music Society of NY Wassail Workshop

December 1, 2024; 2-3:30 PM

Jalopy Theatre & School of Music – 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY

Admission: $15 FMSNY members (code provided in email and newsletter), $25 non-members, or free with new FMSNY membership at the event

Payment options: Online below or with Cash, Check or Credit card at the door

 

 

Wes-hael! Be hale and hearty in good company. Complement your family traditions to drive the cold winter away and hail the returning light. This festive workshop is rich with midwinter customs for wassailing your neighbors, the punch bowl, the Yule log, birds, beasts, and the company with fun, fire, and foolery. This Wassail Workshop features boisterous wassail songs for house-visiting, carols for awakening the trees, celebrations of the solstice, new wassail songs for the homeless and for caregivers, and video of a giant silver wassail bowl of flaming wine. Come sing Fathom the Bowl and other favorites, and learn some ancient and remarkable winter songs and customs!

To keep the singing going, consider dining next door at the Jalopy Tavern and then joining Exceedingly Good Song Night at 6:00.

 

Lynn Noel brings a caroler's clear voice, a scholar's depth and passion, and a lifetime of experience to ritual song, dance, and drama. A featured soloist on the Revels album Wassail! Wassail!, Lynn is a retired morris and sword dancer and the founder and Fool of the Paper Bag Mummers. This workshop is a condensed version of Lynn's legendary annual holiday party, celebrating its 26th year in 2024. Start or renew your own caroling traditions with the spirit of wassail. Learn more at wassail.lynnoel.com.