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Mile Twelve on Wakefield Common – 6:30 p.m.

MA

Free concert. Bring your picnic dinner, blankets, or chairs to Wakefield Common. If Mother Nature is not cooperative, find us at the UU Church, 326 Main St. Wakefield. 01880 Mile Twelve has just been recognized by the IBMA with nominations in two categories in the 2018 Awards: Momentum Award and Instrumental song of the year.  This validates the press they have been earning as a fresh, hard driving young band beautifully walking the line between original and traditional bluegrass. Fast gaining recognition for their outstanding performances in bluegrass and folk circles, Evan Murphy, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Nate Sabat, BB Bowness and David Benedict write captivating songs and daring instrumental pieces from diverse influences. Banjo luminary Tony Trischka says, “Mile Twelve is carrying the bluegrass tradition forward with creativity and integrity.” Info at:   781-246-2836,  [email protected] This event sponsored by the Linden Tree Coffeehouse http://lindentreecoffeehouse.org

Free

Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival

Hunter Park Pig Pen Road, Manchester, VT

A four-day music festival featuring a variety of bluegrass, roots and Americana music from both icons of the industry and innovative up-and-coming artists. Featuring a main stage, dance tent, camping, and more , plus a magical Green Mountain setting!

$40 – $120

Dale Ann Bradley: Solo Concert

Best Video 1842 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT

The Queen of Kentucky, 5 time IBMA Female Bluegrass Singer of the Year, 2016 Grammy nominee and 2017 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame inductee. She sings and plays guitar in an intimate solo setting.

$30

Recurring

4th Annual Oldtone Roots Music Festival

Cool Whisper Farm 1011 Co. Rd 21, Hillsdale, NY

4th Annual Oldtone Roots Music Festival http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/ Frank Wakefield, Mike Bub, Anna & Elizabeth, Cedric Watson, Hubby Jenkins, new to the Lineup This Year   Hillsdale, NY, April 11, 2018 The 4th Annual Oldtone Roots Music Festival 2018, September 6-9, 2018 Cool Whisper Farm, 1011 County Rt 21, North Hillsdale, NY, 12529.   Oldtone Productions continue their carefully curated old-time music line up with the return of some Oldtone favorites and some exciting new folks. Roots music fans will be delighted to hear that the Appalachian Mountain duo Anna & Elizabeth (recently featured in the New Yorker) will be bringing their harmonies and their art to the Hillsdale festival. Also new this year are Oldtime Blues artist Hubby Jenkins (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Creole artist and former member of The Pine Leaf Boys Cedric Watson, well known upright bass player Mike Bub (Del McCoury band). Other new artists include Five Mile Mountain Road (bluegrass), cajun fiddlers Joel Savoy and Kelli Jones, roots trio Pete’s Posse, and the Balkan Romani Gypsy duo Eva Salina and Peter Stan.   The returning lineup makes up Oldtone’s core, with some of the most exciting roots artists today. The Oldtone host band, is the well-known Foghorn String Band from Portland, OR, Oldtone’s favorite Cajun band Jesse Lege and the Bayou Brew will be returning to the Main and Dance Stages, as will the old time darlings Bill and the Belles. Bill and the Belles are the house band for Farm & Fun Time which is hosted by Radio Bristol producer and house band-leader Kris Truelsen, (the show is hot in the Roots music world right now). The Down Hill Strugglers are also making waves, and band member Jackson Lynch recently played … Read More »

Southern Rail at the Littleton Lyceum

  Join Southern Rail for an exuberant evening of bluegrass! This promises to be another packed house, featuring lush harmonies, irrepressible good humor, and sparkling banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass

$15

Vacationland Bluegrass Jam Camp

Searsport SHores Campground 216 West Main Street, Searsport, ME

Bluegrass pickers and those who want to learn how to play Bluegrass music will have a chance to learn jamming from some of Maine’s best bluegrass musicians.

Courtney Hartman & Taylor Ashton

Best Video 1842 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT

Courtney Hartman was the acclaimed guitarist, and a songwriter for nine years with noted all female bluegrass band Della Mae. Now working on her own projects, she teams up with Brooklyn's Taylor Aston on banjo, as they celebrate the release of their first duet album.

$20

Southern Rail in Berwick, ME

Noble High School Auditorium 388 Somersworth Rd, North Berwick, ME

The Berwick Library Association presents Southern Rail at the Noble High School Auditorium.  Tickets are available at the door on the day of the concert.  Advance tickets are available at the Library or by calling 207-698-5737.  For more info:  https://www.berwick.lib.me.us/ Join Southern Rail for an exuberant evening of  lush harmonies, irrepressible good humor, and sparkling banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass.  

$15

The Revenants in Concert

Harvard Public Library 4 Pond Rd., Harvard, MA

Bluegrass Gospel Project alums Taylor Armerding, Andy Greene, and Kirk Lord have come together to present original, time-honored, and contemporary Americana music to venues throughout New England. Volunteers Hall at Harvard Public Library. 4 Pond Rd. Harvard, MA.  Free admission (donations welcomed). Call to reserve seats: 978-456-4114. Doors open at 7PM.  Show starts at 7:30. 

Free!

Blue Highway with Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass

National Heritage Museum 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA

Highly esteemed bluegrass band Blue Highway has earned a collective 27 IBMA Awards, 6 SPBGMA Awards, one Dove Award, plus three Grammy nominations as a band, in addition to two prestigious Grammy Awards among its current members. Blue Highway's newly released album "Original Traditional"  is nominated for a 2017 GRAMMY Award for Best Bluegrass Album.   The band was voted the Favorite Bluegrass Artist of All Time by the readers of Bluegrass Today in April 2016. Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass have emerged as leaders in the traditional bluegrass world. Their album, The Room Over Mine, earned accolades and significant chart action, and the song, “Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away” won the 2009 IBMA Award for Song of the Year and have garnered several IBMA nominations for Emerging Artist of The Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year. Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass are a national and international touring band who frequently get invited for return engagements. Purchase tickets online here or by mailing a check (payable to the BBU) and self-addressed stamped envelope to Boston Bluegrass Union, PO Box 650061, West Newton, MA 02465.

$29
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