Old Time Jam at The Burren
The Burren 247 Elm Street, Somerville, MALong-standing, weekly Sunday night old time jam led by Alan Kaufman and friends in the Front Room.
Long-standing, weekly Sunday night old time jam led by Alan Kaufman and friends in the Front Room.
Bluegrass supergroup Mr Sun performs a new interpretation of Ellington’s legendary Nutcracker Suite! If you haven’t heard of the cheerfully named supergroup Mr Sun, you’ve certainly heard its proponents, four of the finest musicians on the American roots scene: Renowned fiddler Darol Anger, Professor Emeritus at Berklee College of Music, who has released many solo albums in addition to his work with David Grisman and Mike Marshall, and founded the Turtle Island Quartet, Psychograss, and Republic of Strings; Joe K. Walsh, mandolin virtuoso and vocalist who spent four years with the award-winning bluegrass act the Gibson Brothers before becoming solo artist and songwriter and Strings Department Professor at Berklee; all-around guitar genius Grant Gordy, a former member of Dawg Music guru David Grisman’s band; and the phenomenal Scots bassist Aidan O’Connell, who has backed harpist Maeve Gilchrist and countless modern Jazz heroes.
Fall and Winter schedule resumes! Hosted by Frank Drake at The Burren in Somerville, MA 2-5 pm in the front room.
A joyous evening of Bluegrass Gospel and Holiday favorites at the Homegrown Coffeehouse! Wonderful home baked holiday goodies during intermission. Not to be missed! Note the new starting time for this season!
Andrew Marlin is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His latest solo record, Phthalo Blue, is out now. It features all original music by Marlin, recorded with a single mic at the Tractor Shed in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer (a.k.a. The Murphy Beds) present traditional and original folk songs with close harmonies and deft instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and mandolin. Red Room @ Cafe 939 Boston, MA
Celebrate the Christmas season with a joyous evening of Bluegrass Gospel and Holiday favorites at Hopedale Unitarian Parish! Wonderful home baked holiday goodies during intermission. Not to be missed!
The New York based Progressive Americana group Nefesh Mountain Band has been hailed as one of the formative boundary-pushing ensembles in roots music. The band's creators and dynamic husband and wife team of Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff have created a world and sound all their own; blurring the lines between Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz and Blues with a masterful hand as songwriters, instrumentalists and composers alike.
Southern Rail's concerts are joyous and engaging with stunning harmonies, irrepressible good humor and sparkling banjo, guitar and mandolin. Their repertoire is fresh and diverse, featuring lots of originals plus a kaleidoscope of covers. Two of the band's founding members (guitarist Jim Muller and bassist Sharon Horovitch) were recently inducted into the RIBA Hall of Fame. Tix in advance and at the door. Doors open at 7. Great refreshments during intermission.
Two legends of the folk/roots world—Grammy-nominated fiddler extraordinaire Bruce Molsky and banjo master Tony Trischka— return to Meadow Hall for an evening of old time string band wizardry. The two will trade songs from their broad and beloved catalogs as well as the deep well of American traditional folk tunes, both well-known and recently unearthed. Groton Hill Music Center