Upcoming Bluegrass Related Events

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OPEN MIC- JENNYBROOK BLUEGRASS

WESMINSTER Vermont Public Library VT Rt 5, WESTMINSTER , VERMONT

OPEN MIC- come to listen or play! Food and really nice venue. $5 donation

$5

Jesse Brock and Mainline Express in Concert at The Half Door

The Half Door 270 Sisson Ave, Hartford, CT

Mainline Express, Traditional Bluegrass Band will be playing at The Half Door in Hartford CT on Saturday Feb 6th. The group features IBMA 2015 Mandolinist of the Year Jesse Brock on Mandolin, John Miller on Guitar, Gary Filgate on Banjo, Rob Ravlin on Bass and Roger Williams on Dobro. See calendar listings for other locations the same weekend.  Call for more information 860-232-7827. Come on down to see some Kickin' Grass!

Honeysuckle, Boston Music Award Nominees for Best Folk Artist and Best Americana Artist, at The Blue Moon Coffeehouse, Saturday, Feb. 6th

Blue Moon Coffeehouse 45 Webster Street, , Rockland, MA

Saturday, February 6th at 7:30  p.m., The Blue Moon Coffeehouse in Rockland features the progressive folk trio Honeysuckle.  Honeysuckle was recently nominated for the Boston Music Awards in two categories: Best Folk Artist and Best Americana Artist. They also played at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival as the Converse Rubber Tracks Artist winners.  Holly McGarry, Benjamin Burns and Chris Bloniarz make up Honeysuckle. They currently have two releases, "Live at Rockwood Music Hall," and their new EP, "Arrows."  They were one of the recipients of Passim’s 2015 Iguana Music Fund Grants and, with its help, they will be finishing a full length CD, which will be released at Club Passim in March.  Between sets by the band there will be an open mike.  Tickets are $10 at the door. Children 12 and under are free. The address is 45 Webster Street, Rockland, MA.  For more information, visit www.thebluemooncoffeehouse.com or check out the Facebook page.  You can listen to the band at their website:  www.honeysuckleband.com or on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Qk7QdHHlYgg.

$10 – $12
Recurring

Bluegrass Underground at Life Alive Cambridge

Life Alive 194 Middle Street, Lowell, MA

The Splinters are a Boston area guitar and mandolin duo mining the traditions for a modern audience. A relaxed atmosphere, good food and good music, the second Thursday of the month.

31st Annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival

Sheraton Framingham 1657 Worcester Road, Framingham

Join the Boston Bluegrass Union and celebrate the legacy of the late Joe Val with three big days of indoor bluegrass at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel. We have a great lineup of national and regional talent, expanded workshops, Kid’s Academy, music vendors, and round-the-clock jamming. Our 2006 event won the coveted “Event of the Year” award from the International Bluegrass Music Association.

Recurring

Intermediate Bluegrass Jam

Union Music 142 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA

This is an intermediate jam for bluegrass instruments hosted by Victor Evdokimoff, instructor at Union Music. The event is in  the performance center at Union Music , 142 Southbridge St next to the Coney Island hot dog place (508 753 3702). Jam is from 630 to 8 PM every third Thursday of the month . Event is free.

Free

Leap Day w The Splinters

Once Lounge 156 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA

The Splinters are a mandolin and guitar duo singing old songs for modern times. Bluegrass, folk, fiddle tunes are all represented. The Once Lounge in Somerville hosts and serves amazing tacos on Mondays. The next time Leap Day falls on a Monday is in 2044, so you better show up this year for the rare confluence of events that is Leap Taco Night.

Mile Twelve at the UnCommon Coffeehouse

UnCommon Coffeehouse 24 Vernon Street, Framingham

The UnCommon Coffeehouse presents Mile Twelve, fresh from their performance on the main stage of the 2016 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival.  Mile Twelve is a hot, driving young band thatbeautifully walks the line between original and traditional bluegrass with their infectious groove and intricate melodies. Fast gaining recognition for their outstanding performances in New England bluegrass and folk circles, Mile Twelve create captivating songs and daring instrumental pieces from diverse influences. Framingham´s Moonshine Alley is our special guest for this performance. Tickets, available at the door or in advance at Center Music House, are $12 for general admission and $10 for seniors/students.

$10 – $12

Bluegrass NIght – A Youth Fundraiser featuring the Birch Hill Ramblers

The Eliot Church of Newton, UCC 474 Centre Street, Newton, MA

Bluegrass Fundraiser at Eliot Church of Newton March 5, 2016 6:00 pm We're holding a fundraiser to raise funds for our youth group's mission work in April with City Mission Boston, AND to benefit the DREAMFAR Marathon Club. Music will be provided by the Birch Hill Ramblers. Soup Supper Preceding the concert, at 6:00pm, we will have a Soup Supper featuring delicious vegetarian and turkey soups, cornbread, and dessert. Advance Reservations can be made for the concert and the soup supper by visiting our church's Donate Page or by emailing rev.reebeeeliothchurchorg.  Suggested donations: $10 per person for the Concert, and $10 per person for the Soup Supper. The Birch Hill Ramblers hail from Newton Massachusetts. David and Ed Goldfinger are twins who grew up on Birch Hill Road and were active in the music programs in Day Junior High School and Newton North back in the ‘70s. David was a folk singer-songwriter in the Cambridge area in the ‘80s, performing at venues like Club Passim and Johnny D’s. He was known for his evocative lyrics and finger-picking guitar style. Ed took up the banjo more recently and recruited his son Paul, a senior at Newton North High School to take up the upright bass to form the bluegrass trio that now makes up the group.   Birch Hill Ramblers The Birch Hill Ramblers play and sing a repertoire of traditional bluegrass songs and fiddle tunes that have been handed down since the 40s and 50s when Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt established the genre. Joining them as a special guest for the March 5th performance will be Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, a Berklee grad and award winning fiddler, and Jordan Santiago, an accomplished mandolinist.

$10