Young Boston based band has won many IBMA awards in their short career. They have toured the world, and perform everywhere to rave reviews. Mostly all original songs, done in traditional style, and played with skill and passion. Certainly one of the hottest bands in America.
An acoustic band born in the land of tech innovation, Front Country was never going to be accepted as an authentic American roots band out of the gate. Cutting their teeth in progressive bluegrass jams in San Francisco's Mission District and rehearsing in the East Bay, they learned to play roots music their own way, with the tools they had on hand. One day in late February, the five members of Front Country were warming up for their record release show at the renowned bluegrass club the Station Inn, in their new home base of Nashville, Tenn. They'd never played most of these songs live before.It wasn't a given that these musicians would wind up in anything remotely resembling a bluegrass band. Singer Melody Walker got into world music and belted out roots-rock. Bassist Jeremy Darrow studied jazz. Leif Karlstrom trained as a classical violinist, and still prefers that title to "fiddle player." Mandolinist Adam Roszkiewicz studied classical guitar at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The actual guitarist in the band, Jacob Groopman, did his share of exploring after college, too. "I was in an Afrobeat group for about five years, touring around in this 10-piece kind of hippie Afrobeat band," Groopman says. In the bluegrass world, musicians tend to define themselves by their relationships to tradition — specifically, the tradition of high-and-lonesome singing and a hard-driving sound. There are regional variations from Virginia to Colorado. The West Coast has its own freewheeling tradition, and that's where Front Country started out: at a monthly jam in San Francisco. Then its members heard about a band contest at a bluegrass festival. "And we ended up winning that band competition," Walker says. "The very next day, … Read More »
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. Great bands, two stages, jamming, workshops, vendors, master classes, Kids' Academy....it's a full and fun weekend of everything bluegrass.
Lush Gospel harmonies, irrepressible good humor and sparkling guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass. Check out Southern Rail's eagerly anticipated Sunday morning Gospel set at the Joe Val Festival! See you at 11 am!
The 6th annual Back Porch Festival returns with all-star line-ups of American roots artists at The Academy of Music and The Parlor Room in Northampton, MA and Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, MA. The Back Porch Festival takes it's name from the long running Sunday morning radio program on 93.9 The River and hosted by Signature Sounds president, Jim Olsen. The festival is curated to present some of the favorite artists featured on the Back Porch radio program.
You may have seen them close the Showcase Stage, see them again this Saturday in Harvard MA. Noah y Maurizio “Re-imagining the String Band” Noah y Maurizio Saturday, February 22, 7:30pm Fivesparks, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA. Details - Notlob Parlour Concerts presents Noah y Maurizio Noah y Maurizio is a Boston-based band that comes out of the vibrant musical environments of the Berklee College of Music and the Acoustic Music Seminar at the Savannah Music Festival. The individual members of the group are widely recognized as emerging artists in the acoustic music scene, but come from varied musical backgrounds - Traditional and Contemporary, Appalachian and Venezuelan, Brazilian and Jazz influences combine to give Noah y Maurizio a unique sound and broad appeal. Their debut album “Acoustic Travelogue” is set to come out in Spring 2020. "Noah y Maurizio's debut album is an inspiring display of brilliant solo and ensemble playing, as well as beautiful tune writing and arranging. This is a special group with a unique sound - definitely worth keeping an eye on this group!" - Mike Block Etc. Suggested donation: children and seniors $10, adults $15-20. Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance time. Reservations About notloB Parlour Concerts Since 2007, notloB Parlour Concerts has presented over 200 Folk, Old-Time, Blue Grass, Progressive String, Celtic, and World (mostly) acoustic unplugged concerts in unique venues throughout the greater Boston area. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notloBParlourConcerts/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/notlobmusic/ email - [email protected] Phone – 978-226-8862
SPLIT BILL: Fiddlin' Quinn & the Berry Pickers WITH Crowes Pasture FIDDLIN' QUINN & THE BERRY PICKERS Time to give back to the community and highlight some of the incredible home-grown talent in and around Arlington! We are a high energy, 5 piece intergenerational bluegrass vocal and instrumental group fronted by 14-year-old fiddle prodigy Quinn Eastburn. We enjoy presenting audience engaging performances including participatory singing. Fiddlin' Quinn & members of The Berry Pickers are based in the Arlington area and have recently performed a sold out show at Club Passim. They have played at festivals including N.E. Americana, Earthfest on the Esplanade, Joe Val Showcase and others. The Fiddlin' Quinns have opened for Darol Anger, the Kennedy's, Foggy Mtn Consort (at SJC the past two years) and others. Quinn has been heard on WMBR, WCRI and performed at the 92.9 Earth Fest on the Boston Esplanade. Quinn's father Chris directs the 70 voice Family Folk Chorale & Newton Family Singers in the area. CROWES PASTURE Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin perform original music and eye-opening covers that reflect a mutual passion, sense of discovery and celebration of life. Their tightly blended vocal harmonies are mixed with an expressive instrumental style that is best described as a banjo-guitar romance. Crowes Pasture’s style of escapist folk transports and connects listeners through universal experiences in their “skillfully crafted, emotional songwriting” (Chris Eastburn, award-winning composer). In just four years time, Crowes Pasture has quickly been making waves with two EPs and three full-length albums. They have been featured on the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival Showcase Stage for four years running, performed at Club Passim, and were finalists in the 2019 and 2018 CT Folk Festival Competition. Their music has … Read More »
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 13, 2020 "A Night on the Edge!" is an exciting evening to support the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. The main attraction is a concert performance by The Michelle Canning Band. Join us for an evening of bluegrass music, raffle prizes, baked goods, and more! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA!
Bluegrass hi jinks and the world’s best Carrot Cake! What could be better? Southern Rail brings their upbeat brand of Bluegrass and happy mayhem to the Homegrown Coffeehouse on Saturday March 21st. This promises to be another packed house, featuring high-energy exuberant bluegrass with lush harmonies, irrepressible good humor, and sparkling banjo, guitar and mandolin. Southern Rail will be celebrating the recent induction of guitarist Jim Muller and bassist Sharon Horovitch into the RIBA Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Reservations recommended. Tickets also be available at the door. Come early before the carrot cake runs out!
Kentucky bluegrass star Dale Ann Bradley is a six-time winner of International Bluegrass Music Association’s “Female Bluegrass Singer of the Year” award. She has two received two Grammy nominations, and her all female band, Sister Sadie, recently won IBMA’s 2019 “Vocal Recording of the Year” award. Her duo partner is esteemed bassist Ethan Burkhardt.