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Jim Hurst Bluegrass Guitar

Best Video 1842 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT

Jim Hurst’s unique picking style and mastery of bluegrass guitar has wowed audiences around the world. He has a self deprecating sense of humor and a fine voice, making him a crowd favorite wherever he plays. Jim toured with Holly Dunn, Sara Evans, Claire Lynch and Trisha Yearwood before going solo in 2010. He was IBMA Bluegrass Guitar Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002.

$25

Session Americana with special guest Ali McGuirk

Spire Center for Performing Arts 25 1/2 Court St, Plymouth, MA

Session Americana (Boston) is a rock band in a tea cup, or possibly a folk band in a whiskey bottle. This band/collective of talented musicians craft an musical experience unlike any other. On stage is a collapsible bar table wired with microphones, a vintage suitcase recast as a kick drum, an old Estey field organ, a pre-war parlor guitar, a mandocello and all of its smaller siblings, a harmonica case fire damaged when Jack's bar went up in flames and graffitied by Depeche Mode roadies, and an assortment of other instruments that get passed around in this freewheeling modern hootenanny. Special guest Ali McGuirk adds to the festivities in this very special presentation!

$25

The Seldom Scene

Belleville Stage 300 High Street, Newburyport, MA

Instrumental in launching the progressive bluegrass movement, 4-time Grammy nominees The Seldom Scene has enthralled audiences for more than 40 years with their talented musicianship, signature sound, solid repertoire...and sheer sense of fun!

$30

Marc Cohn

Spire Center for Performing Arts 25 1/2 Court St, Plymouth, MA

After winning a Grammyfor his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Rooted in the rich ground of American rhythm and blues, soul and gospel and possessed of a deft storyteller’s pen, he weaves vivid, detailed, often drawn-from-life tales that evoke some of our most universal human feelings: love, hope, faith, joy, heartbreak.

$60

Walter Trout

Spire Center for Performing Arts 25 1/2 Court St, Plymouth, MA

Walter Trout is the beating heart of the modern blues rock scene, respected by the old guard, revered by the young guns, and adored by the fans who shake his hand after the show each night. After five decades in the game, Trout is a talismanic figure andpart ofthe glue that bonds the blues community together, at a time when the wider world has never been so divided. He’s also the only artist with the vision, talent and star-studded address book to pull off a project on the scale of "We’re All In This Together".

$42

Southern Rail performs “A Bluegrass Mass”

First Parish Sudbury 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA

A performance of "The Word Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass" by Carol Barnett. This is an amazing work that beautifully combines traditional choral writing and bluegrass music. We will be accompanying the Sudbury First Parish Choir. We will also be performing our own special selection of Bluegrass Gospel harmonies.  All are welcome!

Free

2019 Country Star Search

VFW Post 3291, Pepperell, MA 55 Leighton St, Pepperell, MA

2019 COUNTRY STAR SEARCH: The New England Country Music Organization's 14th annual Country Star Search will take place on April 28 in Pepperell, MA. Categories range from age 3 through adults and seniors (50+) in the following areas: Vocalist, Entertainer, Duo, Group, Band, Instrumentalist, Dancer, Dance Team, Songwriter, CD, and Music Video. All entries must be new or traditional country, gospel, bluegrass, country dance, or clogger. Winners will be announced at the gala NECMO Awards on June 23. Winners will be eligible to enter the NACMAI Country Music Week international competition if you choose. So, if you or someone you know has talent, please be sure to send the entry form and fees before the deadline. Don't be left out!! $30 per person per category before April 12, 2019. For entry form, rules, or more information, please call 508-335-7979, email [email protected] , or go to www.necmo.net   Have a great day, Darlene Coutu President/CEO, NECMO

The Ballroom Thieves

Spire Center for Performing Arts 25 1/2 Court St, Plymouth, MA

The Ballroom Thieves - Calin “Callie” Peters (vocals, cello), Martin Earley (guitar, vocals), and Devin Mauch (percussion, vocals) - mine immense melodies and hypnotic hooks from personal stories on their 2018 EP, Paper Crown (Nettwerk Records). Under the cover of vintage jazz-style, the five songs reflect feelings of rootlessness from four nomadic years, bouts of depression, and the ever-looming specter of political unrest hanging over the country.

$25

Lula Wiles

Best Video 1842 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT

Boston based female trio, fast rising stars in Americana music world. Beautiful and catchy songs about love, loss and drinking, with a rootsy twang and contemporary insight.

$25

Jarlath Henderson

Spire Center for Performing Arts 25 1/2 Court St, Plymouth, MA

Tripping Lily opens the show. BBC Young Folk Musician award winner Jarlath Henderson is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and doctor. His debut solo album, ‘Hearts Broken, Heads Turned’, is an assemblage of traditional folk songs from across the UK and Ireland, collected by Jarlath throughout his musical life, and presented as they’ve never been heard before…Henderson has performed and recorded in such illustrious company as The Transatlantic Sessions, Jack Bruce, Lau, Capercaillie, Paddy Keenan, Salsa Celtic...

$25