Not to be missed! Some of the best mandolins players on the planet will be in Concord, New Hampshire this weekend!
March Mandolin Festival 2010 Concert
Saturday, March 6th at 7:30 pm
Concord Community Music School
23 Wall St., Concord, NH 03301
Featuring: Mike Compton, Will Patton, Glen Loper, and David Surette with special guest Susie Burke
Call (603) 228-1196 for more information and tickets
Geoff (host of the Cantab Lounge’s weekly bluegrass night) will be appearing as part of the most excellent notloB Folk Concert series
Sunday, March 7, 2010
@ Jackson Homestead
527 Washington Street, Newton, MA
Doors 5pm, Concert 5:15pm
(arrive early, the museum is open free of charge to Newton residents noon-5pm)
Minimum suggested donation $15, 25% less for museum members.
All donations go to the museum and artist.
Reservations recommended – notlobreservations @ gmail.com
Claire Lynch and her Band are coming!
March 26th, 8pm – $22.00
Me and Thee Coffeehouse /U.U. Church
28 Mugford Street Marblehead, MA
Making records since she was 19, Claire Lynch has long been recognized as a creative force in bluegrass music and at the forefront of women who have expanded the genre. She has received 2 Grammy nominations, countless specialized awards and other nominations – along with reverent standing ovations for her shows at prestigious music festivals and theaters for the past 2-3 decades. Her latest album Whatcha Gonna Do was released in September on Rounder Records. A new Claire Lynch album does more than herald the arrival of a new collection of stellar vocals and tight, tasteful arrangements – each album also showcases Lynch’s remarkable taste in songs.
Over the past two decades, Lynch has crafted one of the most instantly-identifiable sounds in acoustic music. Delicate and lilting, yet uplifting and rhythmically spry, Lynch’s style encompasses classic bluegrass and thoughtful infusions of contemporary folk, country, rock, and swing. As a songwriter, Lynch’s songs have been recorded by Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, and others, and she has performed as a backing/harmony vocalist with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, just to name a few.
And The Claire Lynch Band is a tight meld of some of the best in the business – Mark Schatz, Jason Thomas, and Matt Wingate award-winning bluegrass and acoustic stars in their own right.
April 17th, 2010 at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Haverhill, 16 Ashland Street, Haverhill, MA 01830
Jay & Molly will offer a workshop for melody and accompaniment instruments, using fiddle and guitar to demonstrate techniques for each. All instruments that fit within the folk genre will be accommodated. They’ll demo the tunes for everyone, then split into two groups with Jay taking the melody players and Molly working with the accompanists. Different levels can be accommodated with the more advanced melody players learning a countermelody or harmony part and the more advanced accompanists learning different chord voicings and additional bass runs. Repertoire may include a classic fiddle tune and waltz, or Jay & Molly originals such as The Lovers’ Waltz and The Wizard’s Walk.
The price is $45, and includes the workshop and one ticket to that evening’s concert with Jay and Molly at the New Moon Coffeehouse. The 2 hour workshop starts at 3PM, followed by the concert at 8PM.
To reserve your place for this workshop, send a check for $45 (per attendee) before April 3rd, 2010 payable to The New Moon Coffeehouse and send to Nick Pangaro, P.O. Box 549, Hampstead, NH 03841. Be sure to provide an email address for updates!
For more information, contact Nick Pangaro at nickpangaro(at)ellsroad.net or 603-329-8189.
Amy and the Rascals will be performing at the Village Smokehouse in Lowell this Saturday.
Come out and enjoy some great BBQ and listen to Amy Black and The Red Clay Rascals! Come see/hear what that great review in the Boston Globe was all about!
Saturday, February 20, 9 – 12 p.m.
The Village Smokehouse
Middle Street, Lowell, MA
$5 Cover, 21+ show
Hot on the heels of the Lowell CD Release Party, Amy Black and the RCRs are heading into Boston (Somerville, actually) to do it again. Come out to celebrate and hear the music!
When: Thursday, Feb 11, 8-11 p.m.
Where: Sally O’Brien’s in Union Square, Somerville
Why: Because you want to hear some great music, buy an autographed CD and maybe a t-shirt!
There’s no cover charge – so you have no excuse NOT to come. : )
NOTE: The Red Clay Rascals are the sister band of the Goodtime Stringband
Part of the Granoff Music Center Colloquium Series
Musicologist and Assistant Professor Stephan Pennington presents our the colloquium of the semester. Lunch to be served after the lecture.
Monday, February 8, 2010, 12 pm
Free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations required. Varis Lecture Hall.
Sunday, February, 14, 2010
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Hyatt Harborside Boston
101 Harborside Drive,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA 02128
Tel: +1 617 568 1234
Come to the Hyatt and spend the day -and night- with your honey. The Hyatt is offering a limited number of hotel rooms, at a special rate, to people attending the show. On Valentine’s Day enjoy the Hyatt’s Valentine’s Day dinner special, a three-course meal, at a 10% discount per person. If you stay at the Hyatt overnight, your entrance to the show will be complimentary.
Please visit the website to pre-register www.elegantlygreenweddingshowcase.com
USE PROMO: CODEEGWSVENDOR to pay $12 in advance (you must pre-register to receive discount) It’s going to cost $25 at the door!
