The Goodtime Stringband » boston http://www.goodtimestringband.com New England's Favorite Bluegrass Band for Parties, Weddings & Events Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Flatpicking Improvisation for Guitar and Mandolin http://www.goodtimestringband.com/flatpicking-improvisation-for-guitar-and-mandolin/ http://www.goodtimestringband.com/flatpicking-improvisation-for-guitar-and-mandolin/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:05:29 +0000 Andy http://www.goodtimestringband.com/?p=2061 A Flatpicking Improvisation for Guitar and Mandolin Workshop (with Dan Miller and Tim May) will be held at the Music Emporium in Lexington, MA on May 10th from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Cost: $50

Here’s the workshop description listed on the Music Emporium Web site:

Tim May and Dan Miller (co-authors of the popular eight volume Flatpicking Essentials Guitar Course and the new instructional DVD “An Approach to Improvisation”), will conduct a hands-on, all-level Guitar and Mandolin Improvisation Workshop.

The idea of learning how to improvise can be overwhelming. Tim May and Dan Miller’s workshop will prove to you that it is much easier to improvise than you think, and now is the time to start learning, even if you are a beginner to guitar or mandolin! In the workshop Tim and Dan teach an approach to improvisation that will put you on the road to improvising a solo on a song in a very short amount of time. In fact, no matter what your current ability level, you will be improvising by the end of this workshop, even on a song that you have never heard before! Each student will have the opportunity to spend individual time with, and get direct feedback from, one of the instructors.

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Trailer for the documentary film “For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival” (www.loveofthemusic.com) which tells the story of the iconic folk coffeehouse in Cambridge Massachusetts, from 1958 – 1968. The film features interviews with Joan Baez, Tom Rush, Jim Kweskin, Jackie Washington, Deb Green, Judy Collins, Geoff Muldaur, Maria Muldaur and others, It features performances by many of the Club 47 stars, emerging folk singers, and previously unreleased recordings from Joan Baez and Bob Dylan.

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Starting this month:

Portsmouth Singer/Songwriter Festival, April 20 – 22, 2012, Portsmouth Music Hall Historic Theatre and the Loft, http://www.themusichall.org/calendar/program/portsmouth_singer_songwriter_festival call box office at 603-436-2400. Features Merle Haggard, Rosanne Cash and many more!!

New England Folk Festival April 20 -22, 2012,Mansfield, MA www.neffa.org

Bluegrass on the Bogs, May 18 – 20, 2012 Jellystone Cape Cod at Maple Park 290 Glen Charlie Rd., East Wareham, MA 02538, call 508-280-4825 www.capecodjellystone.com 508-295-4945

Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival, May 31-June 1-2-3, 2012 (Preston City, CT) www.strawberryparkcampground.com WUMB Music Festival, UMass, Boston, June 3, 2012, noon – 7 PM, call 617-287-6911 M-F 10 AM – 4 PM, http://wumbmusicfest.org

Seacoast Irish Festival, June 2012, date TBA, Dover, NH www.seacoastirishfestival.org

Bluegrass on the Farm Festival, June 12, Halifax, MA, info: 781-336-9711

Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival, June 14-17, 2012, Litchfield, ME www.blisteredfingers.com

Somersworth International Children’s Festival, Somersworth, NH, June TBA, http://www.nhfestivals.org/

Acton Bluegrass Festival Car Show & BBQ Cook-off, June 16, 2012 Noon to 10:00 pm 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA 978-929-6640 $10

Maine Blues Festival, Naples, June 17, www.mainebluesfestival.com/

Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival June 20 – 24, 2012, Tunbridge Fairgrounds, VT www.jennybrookfestival.com/

Granite State Music Festival June 22-23, 2012, a two day, non camping, non-profit festival held in Concord, New Hampshire June 23-24, 2012. Thirty-odd bands, 1,500 fans and two days of live, local music on the bank of the Merrimack River. http://granitestatemusicfest.org/

Old Songs Festival, June 22-23-24, 2012, Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY 518-765-2815 www.oldsongs.org/festival

Madrid Bluegrass River Festival, June 22-23-24, 2012, Community Center Park, Madrid, NY 315-322-4093 madridbluegrassriverfestival.com

New Bedford (MA) Summerfest, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 6, 7, 8, 2012; http://www.newbedfordsummerfest.com/

Prescott Park Concert Series, includes Americana, Jazz, Folk, Country, Rhythm and Roots and Kids Fest. No 2012 updates at this time – check out http://prescottpark.org Mineral Springs

Footstomping Festival, July 7-8, 2012 Stafford Springs, CT www.mineralspringscampground.com

Basin Bluegrass Festival July 12-15, 2012, 91 Charberry Lane, Brandon, VT www.basinbluegrassfestival.com. More info – call (802) 247-3275. After July 4, 2009- call (802) 236-1096

Connecticut Americana Music Festival, July 14, 2012, Chester Meeting House, 4 Liberty Street, Chester, CT 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm 860-526-4777 $15

North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland, ME, July 14-15, 2012, www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com Whites Beach Bluegrass Festival, July 20-22, Brunswick, ME, For more info or advance ticket: Whites Beach and Campground, PO Box 696, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Phone 207-729-0415 info@whitesbeachandcampground.com

Maine Celtic Celebration, July 20 – 22, 2012, Belfast, ME, http://www.mainecelticcelebration.com/

Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival, Saturday, July 21, 2011, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Look Park, North Hampton, MA, www.glasgowlands.org

Ossippee Valley Music Festival, July 26-29, 2012, S. Hiram, ME, Info: Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Association, P.O. Box 593, S. Hiram, Maine 04020. Phone 207 625-8656. www.ossipeevalley.com/

Lowell Folk Festival, July 27-29, Lowell, MA, 978-970-5000, www.lowellfolkfestival.org/

Lake Paran Bluegrass Festival - July 27-28-29, 2012 Lake Paran Entrance Rd off Houghton Lane, N. Bennington, VT 802-447-7959

The Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival, The new location is the Benton family’s Sugar Shack Campground in Thornton, NH. August 2 – 5, 2012 For info: Pemi Valley Productions, P.O. Box 1320, Campton NH 03223. For information, call (603) 726-3471 or email admin@pemivalleybluegrass.com

Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival - August 2-3-4-5, 2012 Dodd Stadium, 14 Stott Avenue, Norwich, CT www.podunkbluegrass.net

Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival, returning 2013, none this year, Alburg, VT, Info: Please visit our web page at www.lakechamplainmusic.com or call 802-482-7766 or info@lakechamplainmusic.com

Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival, August 10-11, 2012, Saddleback, ME info: http://www.saddlebackmaine.com/bluegrass Line up includes the McCourys, Sam Bush and more.

Wachusett Valley Folk Festival, Wachusett Village Inn, Westminster, MA, August 19, 2012, www.wachusettmusic.com/wachusett-valley-folk-festival/

Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival, August 23-26, 2012, Litchfield, ME, email: blist-f@blisteredfingers.com

The American Folk Festival, Bangor, ME, August 24-26, 2012, Only $10 a day!, www.americanfolkfestival.com/

Essex Music Festival August 25, 2012 (Essex, MA) http://www.essexmusicfestival.com/

Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Special, August 30-31, Sept. 1-2, 2012 Brunswick, ME www.thomaspointbeach.com/special

Babb’s Bluegrass Festival, Sept. 8, 2012 Babb’s Park, 434 Babb’s Road, West Suffield, CT 06093. 11:00 AM until 8:00 PM. Art Sorensen at (860) 844-8526

NH Highland Games, Loon Mountain, Sept. 21-23, 2012, www.nhscot.org Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, Sept. 29-30, 2012, www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff

Beantown Jazz Festival, Boston, MA, Sept 29, 2012, 617-747-8601, http://beantownjazz.org/about.html

Park Slope Old Time Bluegrass Jamboree. Sept 28-29, 2012 at 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY reamsjames@earthlink.net

Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival, Oct. 26-27, 2012, United Methodist Church On the Green in Milford, CT www.nutmegdulcimer.com/ 203-661-0503

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The venue is a wonderful little vegetarian restaurant-www.lifealive.com-they have the best smoothies this side of the Merrimack River:)
Come on down to say hello, enjoy some music and get a tasty dinner for yourself!
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This award  recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ are awarded solely based on the reviews from over 1.2 million newlyweds. Awards are determined by a combination of four factors: Overall rating (quality), total number of reviews (quantity), review performance from 2011 (recency), and consistency of reviews from year to year (consistency). This year’s recipients represent the top 5% of WeddingWire’s vendor community, across all service categories and all regions throughout the US and Canada.

More info about this achievement will be coming soon!  Special thanks to all of our clients and friends for helping to make this happen :)

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It’s only a half hour drive from Boston, Massachusetts and fifteen minutes from Nashua, New Hampshire –  Come down and hang out!

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