NOTE: changed location! Barn Burners String Band will be opening for our friends Mountain Weekend at PINZ in Kingston, MA. Join us and start the new year off right with some great food, drink and Americana music!
GROUNDBREAKING ACOUSTIC SEXTET NIGHT TREE RETURNS TO THE RIVERWALK CAFE ON JANUARY 28th Night Tree continues to celebrate the release of their self-titled debut album at the Riverwalk Café and Music Bar in Nashua, NH on Sunday, January 28th at 7:00PM, during their a 20-date East Coast winter tour from the East Coast to the heart of the Midwest. This exciting show will feature the album’s ten new compositions, ranging from somber and plaintive melodies to raucous and energized tumult. The album was produced by Séamus Egan, a founding member of SOLAS, who says, “I’m thrilled to have been part of this brilliant young band’s debut album. They play with such spark and musicality. Thoughtful compositions, precise, inventive arrangements. An absolute joy. Go hear them!” In September of 2016, six diverse musicians came together unexpectedly within the walls of Boston’s New England Conservatory to form New Acoustic band, Night Tree. The sextet of attracts dramatic attention not only for its abnormal instrumentation of two fiddles, cello, accordion, saxophone, percussion, voice, and the occasional viola and mandolin, but for their collective representation and incorporation of traditions from Irish, Classical, Swedish, Jazz, Klezmer, and Afro-Cuban music. Night Tree was named the NEC Wildcard Honors Ensemble for 2016, granting them sponsorship from NEC, a headlining performance at the historic Jordan Hall, and a year of working with Winifred Horan, fiddler and co-founder of Irish super-band, SOLAS. Brian O’Donovan, Senior DJ at Boston’s WGBH, calls Night Tree, “One of the most exciting roots-based music groups to emerge from the New England Conservatory in many years. Their individual chops and adventurous approach make Night Tree a band to watch for.”
Barn Burners String Band will be joining Shovel Town Brewery to celebrate 1 year of craft beer in North Easton! Come join us on Saturday, February 3rd for Winterfest! There will be live music from the Barn Burners and two other local bands. Winterfest starts at 11:00AM; the Barn Burners will go on at 4:00 PM. Come on down for great beer, food, music and fun!
Young all star bluegrass band. Joe from Gibson Bros. Celia and Zoe from Della Mae. Bobby from Town Mountain.
We'll be playing two sets, including songs from our new album Let's Have a Donner Party!
On Saturday, February 10th, The Jethros take the stage at the Blue Moon Coffeehouse in Rockland, MA. The New Bedford-based folk/rock/blues/bluegrass five-piece — with equal parts New Orleans’ gumbo jazz, Tex-Mex flavor and Mexican mariachi — can go from back-porch blues dirge to Mardi Gras street party to rockabilly to bluegrass hoedown. Their catalog is 100 percent original material, and rock solid. Here's how they describe themselves: "The Jethros were born of a common friendship with their friends and mentors, Mary and Jethro Jethro. The current family tree goes like this: Homer Jethro sings and plays guitar, banjo, and mouth organ; Rufus Jethro sings and plays trumpet, trombone, and guitar, Boney Jethro whistles and plays fiddle, bones, and a variety of hand and foot percussion; and Gaston Jethro plays bass as though it were 7 different instruments. Other family members include Chester Jethro, Dug Jethro, Lionel Jethro, and Rocket Science Aztec Brain Surgery Jethro." As you can probably tell, the Jethros are a blast to watch. Accomplished musicians, they bring a unique sound and tons of personality to every performance. Tickets are $10 at the door. The address is 45 Webster Street, Rockland, MA. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and there's an open mic in between sets by the band so bring along your instruments.You can check out the band here: https://youtu.be/UV-NopVYJCY. You can also listen to them on Spotify.
The Joe Val Festival is the premier New England bluegrass festival in the Winter. The lineup is now being finalized, but you can be sure that it will be outstanding.
Del & Dawg (Del McCoury & David Grisman), IBMA Guitar Player of 2017 Molly Tuttle, and rising Boston trio Honeysuckle wrap up the Back Porch Festival in Northampton, Mass., with a Sunday-afternoon concert.
Zoe & Cloyd are a North Carolina couple, reinventing the Appalachian mountain duet, in their unique style. Their debut album, Equinox, met with high acclaim in 2015 from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, who proclaimed them "a musical collaboration that demands to be heard". They won best duo at the 2015 FreshGrass Festival. Their second album, Eyes Brand New, was named by No Depression Magazine as "one of the outstanding roots music releases of 2017".
Fronted by the two-time National Banjo Champion, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado is a high energy, high mountain “bluegrass explosion." The group’s distinctive sound showcases an eclectic range of influences, delivering a unique experience that captivates audiences and keeps them guessing. It’s a powerful, high mountain “bluegrass explosion” that features world-class instrumental prowess, tight vocals, an insistent rhythmic pulse, and an easy stage banter that has delighted listeners all over the world. This band simply “loves to pick” all the time, whether on stage or off, as countless festival goers can attest. The band’s distinct style is immediately recognizable. The band also features incredible bluegrass vocals, led by the powerful voice of frontman Greg Blake. Greg has twice been nominated for SPBGMA’s “Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year” award, and his phenomenal bluegrass guitar playing has earned him 9 nominations and an amazing 5 consecutive wins as SPBGMA’s Guitarist of the Year.