Upcoming Bluegrass Related Events

North Carolina favorites Chatham Rabbits play The Burren with Special Guests The Wildmans.

Southern Rail welcomes spring with their exuberant blend of upbeat bluegrass and riveting vocals at the acclaimed Sanford Springvale Historical Museum. This promises to be another packed house, featuring lush harmonies, irrepressible good humor, and sparkling banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass. Tickets at the door or by reservation:207-324-2797. Proof of vaccination and masking required at the time of scheduling.  Call 207-324-2797 to see if these requirements have changed, and to get more concert details.

Join us for a joyous Sunday morning of Bluegrass Gospel, performed outdoors! All are welcome!  

Saturday May 7 (8-9:30 pm) Homegrown Coffeehouse, 1st Parish Church, 23 Dedham, Ave, Needham, MA $20 tix at the door or by reservation Contact info:  JIm Sargent  781-444-7478  or  [email protected] Reserve tix at http://uuneedham.org/homegrown-coffeehouse High energy bluegrass and the  world's best carrot cake! Proof of vaccination and masking required

Sunday May 22 (3-4:30 pm) First Parish Stow and Acton 353 Great Rd., Stow, MA 01775 https://sounds of stow.org for ticket info A joyous collaboration between Southern Rail and the renowned Sounds of Stow Chorus.  An amazing work that beautifully combines traditional choral writing and bluegrass instrumentation. proof of vaccination and masking required.

A somewhat unlikely but brilliant pairing; mandolin virtuoso Andy Statman from Brooklyn, and guitar whiz Jake Eddy from West Virginia. Statman is a legend on both mandolin and clarinet, playing bluegrass and klezmer. He has played with everyone from Ricky Skaggs to Itzhak Perlman, and is highly esteemed in both worlds. Jake Eddy started out playing banjo with the legendary Melvin Goins. He's currently guitarist with the Becky Buller Band, when not touring his own group. Jake's younger brother Carter Eddy is developing a well- earned reputation as a fantastic bassist, and harmony singer too. When players of this caliber get together, who knows what they'll come up with? The sky's the limit, but great music is guaranteed!

Legendary bluegrass and klezmer virtuoso Andy Statman on mandolin & clarinet, with rising bluegrass guitar whiz Jake Eddy, and younger brother Carter Eddy on bass. Intimate outdoor concert. Bring a chair and refreshments.

Banjo player, singer, songwriter, percussive-dancer, choreographer and square-dance caller, Evie Ladin has always been surrounded by music – credit to her upbringing as daughter of an international folk dance teacher, and an old-time folk music devotee, she grew up thinking that playing music, dancing, singing with others was what people do. Though entrenched in the traditional cultural arts of Appalachia, her home was in New York City, Baltimore, now Oakland – in cities, not mountains. But tradition bearers came through and played in her living room, with weekends spent at music festivals and house parties. Evie’s performances, recordings and teaching reconnect Appalachian music/dance with other African-Diaspora traditions, and have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to Celtic Connections. Evie tours internationally with Keith Terry and her Evie Ladin Band; and has produced numerous albums and instructional DVDs. Writing clever, engaging songs, for her neo-trad kinetic roots band with Keith Terry & Erik Pearson, in 2019 they released two CDs: the band’s fourth album of adventurous originals, Caught On A Wire, and Riding the Rooster, totally traditional, raging fiddle/banjo duets, quickly followed by a 2020 EP of favorite cover songs Playing Our Hand. In the percussive dance world, Evie directs the moving choir MoToR/dance for live performance and award winning dance films Ain’t No Grave and The Storm, is Executive Director, artist and choreographer with the International Body Music Festival, and an ace freestyle flatfooter. She is a 2020 Jubilation Fellow, awarded to artists with an exceptional talent for bringing joy to people through music and movement. In the traditional music world, Evie calls rowdy community square dances, and teaches clawhammer banjo, old time harmony singing and more. An … Read More »

Join us on Saturday June 18 for our eagerly anticipated outdoor Cookout and Concert at the Quincy Point Congregational Church, 444 Washington St. Dinner starts at 6 pm.  Music starts at 7 pm.     Rain date Sun June 19. Special discounts for families of 4 or more.  Children under 5 are free! Proceeds benefit Interfaith Social Services and World Central Kitchen-Ukraine