Monday Bluegrass and Brisket
Remnant Satellite 877 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MARemnant Satellite location with the Royer Family Band. Food and drink establishment. (This is the old Atwood's place.)
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Mr. Sun Plays Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite
Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MABluegrass 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.
A Bluegrass Christmas at the Homegrown Coffeehouse
Homegrown Coffeehouse First Parish Church, 23 Dedham Ave., Needham, MAA 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!
$25
Andrew Marlin String Band / The Murphy Beds
The Red Room @ Cafe 939 939 Boylston Street, Boston, MAAndrew 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
$25
3rd Friday Jam at PCA
Parish Center for the Arts 10 Lincoln St, Westford, MAFeaturing, but not limited to Bluegrass music Bring your Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Bass, Dobro, Harp (all types), mandolin, bones, etc.. and come and enjoy a night of great music. The Parish Center For The Arts (The PCA). 10 Lincoln Street Westford, MA PCA is a BYOB facility, so feel free to bring snacks, a bottle, whatever! Please bring whatever you need, and be sure to police up everything when we go. I ask you to leave no trash, garbage, bottles, cans, etc behind. There are chairs and tables as needed. This is a pass-the-hat event, with proceeds going to the PCA to offset the cost of our usage. Welcome to players of all skill levels and audiences alike. Free parking Monthly on 3rd Fridays, 7-10pm
Bluegrass Christmas at Hopedale Unitarian
Hopedale Unitarian Parish 65 Hopedale St, Hopedale, MACelebrate 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!
$20
Nefesh Mountain – Love And Light Tour
The Cut 177 Main Street, Gloucester, MAThe 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.
$25
New Song presents Southern Rail
Newsong Coffeehouse Bedford Town Hall Auditorium, 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MASouthern 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.
$25
Bruce Molsky & Tony Trischka
Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MATwo 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
Southern Buffet & Bluegrass in Sudbury with Southern Rail
First Parish Sudbury 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MAMardis Gras Night featuring a Southern style home cooked dinner and a the high energy exuberance of Southern Rail! Snow date will be Sunday Feb. 9. Appetizers at 4:30. Dinner 5-6. Cash bar. Concert 6-8. A limited number of concert only tickets will be available. Last year was a complete sell-out, so reservations highly recommended. Free parking is available at First Parish's Meetinghouse, 327 Concord Road, Sudbury, or across the street, behind Sudbury Town Hall
$6 – $45