Just wanted to share this picture of Corrie and Maggie hanging out with Rhonda Vincent after her recent show at Johnny D’s in Somerville.  Word is that the show was pretty awesome!  Corrie has a Martha White Flour T-shirt to prove it!

We’ve recorded the band performing a couple of sample processional songs for upcoming ceremonies. So far, the tune Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór by the legendary Irish harpist Turlough Carolan is the most popular selection. Click here to listen to an MP3 of the Goodtime Stringband’s version.
http://www.goodtimestringband.com/mp3/ShebegandShemore.mp3
Here’s an MP3 of the band performing Jay Ungar’s [...]

Goodtime Maggie’s other musical project Chasing Blue will be appearing at the Cantab Lounge on Tuesday night May 5th at 8pm – Cinco de Mayo.
Chasing Blue is a whole lot of hard driving bluegrass with a healthy helping of old-time, a hint of rock, and a sprinkle of swing. Band members hailing from opposing Canadian [...]

The female-fronted bluegrass and western swing group, the Goodtime Stringband will be performing at Mickey’s Irish Pub in Lowell, MA this Saturday night May 2nd. This local honky tonkin’ bluegrass band formed with a primary mission to provide fun, danceable “good time” music for weddings and outdoor parties throughout New England. Saturday night will be [...]

I just read an interesting article/post on the Berklee Today blog about bluegrass/old time music’s new found credibilty and the school’s programs impact on the national and local music scene.
Some quotes I found to be interesting:
“That notion of  ’silly hillbilly music’ still lingers, but people stop arguing once they see the chops involved in playing [...]

The banjo gods have smiled upon me! I recently had the good fortune to obtain a Recording King RK-85 banjo at a fantastic price.
In case you haven’t heard of the Recording King line, it is Greg Rich’s (formerly of Gibson and Rich and Taylor)  latest project involving the manufacture of high-quality instruments in the Pacific [...]

We have been fortunate enough to play traditional acoustic music (bluegrass, roots music, old time) at numerous weddings throughout New England. I thought it would be cool to write a post sharing some tips for nuptials planning for their special day.
In case you were wondering, roots music is a great option for weddings and heck [...]

The Hard Times band will be performing tonight (Tuesday, March 4th) at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA. Come down and experience the best live bluegrass venue in the city of Boston!