The Joe Val Bluegrass Festival will be held on February 17-19, 2012 at the Sheraton Framingham in Framingham, MA. Looks like a great line-up this year! Michael Cleveland and FlameKeeper (Sat) The Whites (Sat) Special Consensus (Sat) Sierra Hull and Highway 111 (Fri) Steep Canyon Rangers (Fri) The Claire Lynch Band(Sat) The Spinney Brothers (Fri) Bill Keith and Jim Rooney Reunion (Sat) [...]
The Tenth Annual March Mandolin Festival will be held March 2-4, 2012, at the Concord Community Music School. The festival features Jesse Brock, Claudine Langille, Skip Gorman, and David Surette, with special guests Susie Burke and Baron Collins-Hill. This two-day event offers group lessons, workshops on a variety of topics, jam sessions, and an evening [...]
Feb. 4 – Carol Compton, David Millstone / March 3 – Chris Ricciotti, Sylvia Miskoe RSVP, ASAP to reserve a space. info and reservations: holt.e@comcast.net, (603) 679-1915 PRICE: $25.00, includes admission to the evening dance where workshop leaders will be calling and playing. (Contact us at the above address to explore the possibility of a [...]
Great news from www.mandolincafe.com: Mike Compton has completed his first solo mandolin recording, a compilation of original and traditional selections entitled Rotten Taters. The project was spontaneously conceived and recorded in Australia this past summer while on a solo tour. Compton’s new recording will be a welcome gift to his fans. Accompanied only by mandolin, [...]
The Goodtime Stringband will be performing at one of the country’s largest ongoing Halloween celebrations in the coming weeks – Haunted Happenings in Salem, MA! Stop by the town Common in the coming Saturdays to enjoy our music and some family fun. Here’s a list of our upcoming public appearances: Haunted Happenings , Salem MA [...]
Another interesting article from Associated Press. Hey, didn’t Fred Rose write all the hit songs? Where are his notebooks? Stars bring Hank’s ‘Lost Notebooks’ to life NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Over the years, Holly Williams never felt much of a connection to her grandfather. So when she slipped on a pair of white gloves and [...]
David Surette (one of our local musical heroes) will be performing as part of his Grateful Dead duo next week. Come on out for lots of Garcia/Hunter classics, plus a healthy dollop of the cream of the crop of the Dead’s folk/blues/country covers. Great food and drink, too. Sunday, October 16th, 7-10pm Dolphin Striker 15 [...]
Another AP story focused on bluegrass music! | By CHRIS TALBOTT – AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers turned the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards into funny business Thursday night. Martin and his group of crack bluegrassers took entertainer of the year, the night’s top award at [...]
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