Old timey music and the best sandwiches in town! Come on by and relax on the porch of Mim's Market, eat your lunch, and listen to the boys play the old timey songs. Ol' Delmer is at it again!
Traditional mountain fiddling, bluegrass, hot swing, classic country, brass, Cajun and contra music. A family-friendly full camping festival with kids activities, dancing, hands-on instrument workshops led by world-class musicians, instrument and band contests, Hudson Valley farm-to-table food, libations, and exceptional national & regional acts on our main, dance, & workshop stages. Cost: Camping or Day tickets available from $10-$100 THE CURRENT LINEUP: Foghorn Stringband Bruce Molsky's Mountain Drifters Danny Paisley and Southern Grass Tony Trischka Two Man Gentleman Band Brad Lee Folk & Bluegrass Playboys Jese Lege & Bayou Brew Mike Compton Michael Daves Raya Brass Band Run Mountain Tuba Skinny Lucky Five Mail the Horse The Hayrollers The Russet Trio The Farwells Bear Minimum Bash Bish Bluegrass Band Easy Ridin Papas More to be announced, watch the website. More info and tickets: Website: http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OldtoneMusicFestival
The Sandy Ridge Boys will playing at the barn dance at the Wayside Inn Cider Festival
Cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded in 9 contest categories: Old Time Fiddle, Old Time Banjo, Bluegrass Fiddle, Bluegrass Banjo, Ethnic Fiddle, Banjo (Other Styles), Twin Fiddle, Banjo & Fiddle Duet, Youth (14 and under). Contest preceded by workshops: Old Time Fiddle Bowing (Alan Kaufman), Old Time Banjo (Jim Bollman), Bluegrass Fiddle (Art Schatz), Bluegrass Banjo (Rich Stillman), Twin Banjo (Don Borchelt & Ed Britt), French Canadian Fiddle (Adrienne Howard), Clogging (Michael Resnick with Mike Roguska & Dave Fox). Workshops start at 10 am; Bluegrass and Old Time jams start at 11 am; Contest starts at Noon.
Club Passim presents contemporary folk singer/songwriter Antje Duvekot plus bluegrass quartet The Stockwell Brothers Band on Saturday, September 10 at 5:00 and 8:00 pm. Antje Duvekot is a German-born, American-raised singer/songwriter whose songs have been critically praised for their hard-won wisdom, dark-eyed realism and street-smart romanticism. Her bicultural upbringing and relative newness to English have helped shape her unique way with a song, giving her a startlingly original poetic palette. They are the keys to the powerful, even revolutionary, empathy that informs everything she writes. She has won some of the top songwriting awards including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the Kerrville Folk Festival Best New Folk Award and the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act. Since the release of her debut studio CD “Big Dream Boulevard,” which was voted #1 Folk Release of 2006 by the Boston Globe and was named to the Top 10 Releases of the Year by National Public Radio's Folk Alley, Antje has been touring extensively, criss-crossing the US and Europe. She is a compelling live performer and has played at major festivals, including Newport, Mountain Stage, Philadelphia, Falcon Ridge, Great Waters and Kerrville. Her second CD “The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer” was voted top album of 2009 by lauded folk station WUMB 91.9 FM in Boston. Bruce, Barry, Alan and Kelly Stockwell's music spans traditional and progressive styles, but their trademark acoustic sound features contemporary singer/songwriter material recast with banjo, alternative rhythms and three-part harmonies. They cover straight ahead bluegrass songs, finger picked acoustic guitar ballads, full tilt breakdowns and traditional mandolin tunes mixed in with more unusual fare - Americana melodies riding world beat grooves and Celtic, jazzy, even neo-classical … Read More »
An opportunity for enthusiasts to both appreciate and participate, FreshGrass is a family-friendly festival, brimming with bright talent on four stages, and also in our galleries, brick-lined courtyards, and grassy field, produced in partnership by MASS MoCA, the FreshGrass Foundation, and No Depression.
The 3rd Annual Hilltop City Bluegrass Festival will take place on Saturday, September 17, 2016, from 10:00 am-6:00 pm at The Pavilion at Somersworth High School, 11 Memorial Drive, Somersworth, NH The Greater Somersworth Chamber of Commerce proudly hosts our 3rd Annual Hilltop City Bluegrass Festival. Over 500 music lovers attend from around the New England and beyond, and we anticipate larger crowds this year as our bands are well known both locally and along the eastern seaboard. Along with great music, the festival also features a beer tent, quality arts and crafts by local artisans, a delicious selection of local food specialties and official Hilltop Bluegrass Festival t-shirts. This one-day festival is a family-friendly, community event with children under 12 admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Held rain or shine, tents will be on the grounds for audience cover and enjoyment regardless of the weather. Join us for this wonderful late summer event ~ for music lovers of all kinds! www.hilltopcitybluegrass.com The Greater Somersworth Chamber of Commerce proudly hosts its 3rd Annual Hilltop City Bluegrass Festival in partnership with the City of Somersworth and the Somersworth school system.
The Blue Moon Coffeehouse in Rockland opens its new season of shows on Saturday, Sept. 17th at 7:30 p.m. with the Lula Wiles! All the members of Lula Wiles have spent their lives grounded in songs. Born in Maine to musical families, they began playing music together as kids at Maine Fiddle Camp, and eventually each made their way to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music. Isa Burke and Ellie Buckland began performing as a duo in 2013, and Lula Wiles was born when Mali Obomsawin joined the band a year later. Based in Boston's thriving roots music community, The Lula Wiles have performed at premier festivals and clubs throughout the East Coast, including Club Passim, FreshGrass, the Sinclair, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival, and the Green River Music Festival. They were selected as Official Showcase Artists for the 2016 Folk Alliance International Conference. Roots authority No Depressions predicts the Lula Wiles "will be a huge force on the Americana scene for years to come." All proficient vocalists, multi-instrumentalists, and songwriters, the three women of Lula Wiles are each uniquely powerful in their own right; but combined, they are a force to be reckoned with. Check out their music on their website: www.lulawiles.com. Tickets are $10 at the door; children 12 and under are free. The Blue Moon is located at Channing Church, 45 Webster Street, Rockland, MA. For more information, visit www.thebluemooncoffeehouse.com.
This is the 11th year we have had the privilege to host The Bluegrass Gospel Project. The will perform on October 14, 2016 at 7:30 Groton Congregational Church, 162 Monument Street, Groton, CT - 860-445-7409 A free-will offering will be taken.
On Saturday, October 15th at 7:30 p.m. the Blue Moon Coffeehouse in Rockland, MA features the bluegrass band, Four Bridges. A show by Four Bridges is as much fun as you are allowed to have in church. They bring tons of energy and personality to their music, and their set list includes some creative departures from bluegrass standards. They play music all over the northeast and as far away as Norway. They are rated #1 bluegrass band for the Boston, MA/Manchester, NH area on Reverbnation. Here's a link to a video: https://youtu.be/iuuUffp5YJs of the band playing their original tune, Whiskey and Gold, and a link to a video about one of their tours of Norway set to their own music: https://youtu.be/XnhiN6jVfmU. Between sets by Four Bridges, there will also be an open mic. Tickets are $10 at the door. Children 12 and under are free. The address is Channing Unitarian Universalist Church, 45 Webster St., Rockland, MA, located just beside the post office. You can listen to the band on Facebook. For more information about this and upcoming shows, visit www.thebluemooncoffeehouse.com.