Lush Gospel harmonies, irrepressible good humor and sparkling guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass. Check out Southern Rail's eagerly anticipated Sunday morning Gospel set at the Joe Val Festival! See you at 11 am!
The 6th annual Back Porch Festival returns with all-star line-ups of American roots artists at The Academy of Music and The Parlor Room in Northampton, MA and Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, MA. The Back Porch Festival takes it's name from the long running Sunday morning radio program on 93.9 The River and hosted by Signature Sounds president, Jim Olsen. The festival is curated to present some of the favorite artists featured on the Back Porch radio program.
You may have seen them close the Showcase Stage, see them again this Saturday in Harvard MA. Noah y Maurizio “Re-imagining the String Band” Noah y Maurizio Saturday, February 22, 7:30pm Fivesparks, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA. Details - Notlob Parlour Concerts presents Noah y Maurizio Noah y Maurizio is a Boston-based band that comes out of the vibrant musical environments of the Berklee College of Music and the Acoustic Music Seminar at the Savannah Music Festival. The individual members of the group are widely recognized as emerging artists in the acoustic music scene, but come from varied musical backgrounds - Traditional and Contemporary, Appalachian and Venezuelan, Brazilian and Jazz influences combine to give Noah y Maurizio a unique sound and broad appeal. Their debut album “Acoustic Travelogue” is set to come out in Spring 2020. "Noah y Maurizio's debut album is an inspiring display of brilliant solo and ensemble playing, as well as beautiful tune writing and arranging. This is a special group with a unique sound - definitely worth keeping an eye on this group!" - Mike Block Etc. Suggested donation: children and seniors $10, adults $15-20. Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance time. Reservations About notloB Parlour Concerts Since 2007, notloB Parlour Concerts has presented over 200 Folk, Old-Time, Blue Grass, Progressive String, Celtic, and World (mostly) acoustic unplugged concerts in unique venues throughout the greater Boston area. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notloBParlourConcerts/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/notlobmusic/ email - [email protected] Phone – 978-226-8862
SPLIT BILL: Fiddlin' Quinn & the Berry Pickers WITH Crowes Pasture FIDDLIN' QUINN & THE BERRY PICKERS Time to give back to the community and highlight some of the incredible home-grown talent in and around Arlington! We are a high energy, 5 piece intergenerational bluegrass vocal and instrumental group fronted by 14-year-old fiddle prodigy Quinn Eastburn. We enjoy presenting audience engaging performances including participatory singing. Fiddlin' Quinn & members of The Berry Pickers are based in the Arlington area and have recently performed a sold out show at Club Passim. They have played at festivals including N.E. Americana, Earthfest on the Esplanade, Joe Val Showcase and others. The Fiddlin' Quinns have opened for Darol Anger, the Kennedy's, Foggy Mtn Consort (at SJC the past two years) and others. Quinn has been heard on WMBR, WCRI and performed at the 92.9 Earth Fest on the Boston Esplanade. Quinn's father Chris directs the 70 voice Family Folk Chorale & Newton Family Singers in the area. CROWES PASTURE Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin perform original music and eye-opening covers that reflect a mutual passion, sense of discovery and celebration of life. Their tightly blended vocal harmonies are mixed with an expressive instrumental style that is best described as a banjo-guitar romance. Crowes Pasture’s style of escapist folk transports and connects listeners through universal experiences in their “skillfully crafted, emotional songwriting” (Chris Eastburn, award-winning composer). In just four years time, Crowes Pasture has quickly been making waves with two EPs and three full-length albums. They have been featured on the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival Showcase Stage for four years running, performed at Club Passim, and were finalists in the 2019 and 2018 CT Folk Festival Competition. Their music has … Read More »
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 13, 2020 "A Night on the Edge!" is an exciting evening to support the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. The main attraction is a concert performance by The Michelle Canning Band. Join us for an evening of bluegrass music, raffle prizes, baked goods, and more! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA!
Bluegrass hi jinks and the world’s best Carrot Cake! What could be better? Southern Rail brings their upbeat brand of Bluegrass and happy mayhem to the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday March 21st. This promises to be another packed house, featuring high-energy exuberant bluegrass with lush harmonies, irrepressible good humor, and sparkling banjo, guitar and mandolin. Southern Rail will be celebrating the recent induction of guitarist Jim Muller and bassist Sharon Horovitch into the RIBA Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Reservations recommended. Tickets also be available at the door. Come early before the carrot cake runs out!
Kentucky bluegrass star Dale Ann Bradley is a six-time winner of International Bluegrass Music Association’s “Female Bluegrass Singer of the Year” award. She has two received two Grammy nominations, and her all female band, Sister Sadie, recently won IBMA’s 2019 “Vocal Recording of the Year” award. Her duo partner is esteemed bassist Ethan Burkhardt.
Southern Rail welcomes spring with their exuberant blend of upbeat bluegrass and happy mayhem at the Bellingham COA Senior Center. All are welcome. Bring the kids! Tickets will be available at the door. This promises to be another packed house, featuring lush harmonies, irrepressible good humor, and sparkling banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass. Southern Rail will be celebrating the recent induction of guitarist Jim Muller and bassist Sharon Horovitch into the RIBA Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
On March 29th, Dale Ann Bradley will be performing a very special Sunday 7:00 PM evening concert at ātac: downtown arts + music center in Framingham. Raised in the coal fields of Appalachia, Dale Ann Bradley has been a Grammy nominee as well as recipient of IBMA's Female Vocalist of the Year Award. In 2019 she and her band-mates in Sister Sadie were awarded IBMA's "Vocal Group of the Year" for their critically-acclaimed album Sister Sadie II.
Although their sound is rooted in traditional bluegrass, Mile Twelve surveys a broader landscape on their newest album, City on a Hill. All five band members bring their own influences and observations into the music, resulting in a project that feels contemporary, thoughtfully crafted, and relevant. “Original bluegrass music, written and played by young people, is very much alive,” says band member Evan Murphy. “I hope people take away that songwriting and arranging really matter. It’s about the material and playing it in a way that feels honest. This album isn’t political in the sense that we’re beating people over the head with anything, we just tried to tell stories that feel authentic.”The album title alludes to the idealized imagery of a shining city on a hill – a historical phrase that has often been applied to Boston, where the band got its start. Murphy adds, “We realized that many of the characters in these songs were in crisis, had been failed in some way, or were failing themselves. It’s an unintentional theme but it came out in the songwriting.” The Mile Twelve lineup offers five of the most promising young musicians in bluegrass: David Benedict (mandolin), Catherine “BB” Bowness (banjo), Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle), Evan Murphy (guitar, lead vocals), and Nate Sabat (bass, lead vocals). All are credited as songwriters because everyone in the band helped shape the material throughout the writing and arranging process. Murphy and Sabat initiated most of the lyrical ideas for City on a Hill while Benedict wrote the instrumental track, “Rialto.” “We all inspire each other and recognize that everyone has different strengths,” Murphy says. “What makes this band so collaborative is that everyone in the band can do something at … Read More »