Cape Cod based original bluegrass quartet Toast and Jam performs at St Andrews Church Hall, in Marblehead, Saturday November 9, 7pm www.toastandjammusic.com
Soginese Creek will play 3 sets this Saturday in Ipswich, MA at the annual Apple & Wine Festival. Family oriented event featuring farm animals, apple crisp and ice cream, and bluegrass music. Soginese Creek is: Dana King - banjo Jon Swift - bass Dusty Clampitt - fiddle Jay Keefe - mandolin Tom Fitzgerald - guitar
3pm- Zink and Company, Cedar Ridge and Just Passin' Through in Pittsfield, MA The Zink & Co Concert Series is all set for Nov, 9th 2013 3-7pm AND Traditional country music to follow from 7-10pm. The beautiful Itam Lodge is located just off of Route 7 in Pittsfield, Ma. Address Itam Lodge 22 Waubeek Rd Pittsfield, MA... 01201 The Itam has lots of room, plenty of parking, a ground level entrance and a gorgeous view of Pontoosuc Lake. This fall Zink and Company (your host band) is proud to feature two great New England Bluegrass bands. Cedar Ridge (NY) and Just Passin' through (VT) AND.... Country Dancing to County Line (MA) 7-10pm These bands are not only fun and entertaining but some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Tickets are only $15.00 per person. 3pm-10pm Country dance is included. Tickets for just the dance, After 6pm will be $7.00 per person. Food will be available for purchase until 6pm. The bar will be open from 3pm-10pm If you'd like to secure your tickets now you can purchase them on our website @www.zinkandco.com> If you'd like to purchase tickets via snail mail you can simply mail a check made payable to Zink and Company P.O. Box 479 Lenox, Ma 01240 Your Tickets will be held at the door. This concert is sure to be a Blast. Take in the shows then dance the night away. For more info contact (413) 822-0443 or visit www.zinkandco.com We look forward to seeing you all again...
The Zink & Co Concert Series Nov, 9th 2013 Doors open at 2pm Bluegrass 3-7pm AND... Dancing to the Classic Country Music of County Line 7-10pm. The beautiful ITAM Lodge is located just off of Route 7 in Pittsfield, Ma. Address: ITAM Lodge 22 Waubeek Rd Pittsfield, MA... 01201 The ITAM has lots of room, plenty of parking, a ground level entrance and a gorgeous view of Pontoosuc Lake. This fall Zink and Company (your host band) is proud to feature two great New England Bluegrass bands. Cedar Ridge (NY) Just Passin' through (NY & VT) AND.... Country Dancing to County Line (MA) 7-10pm These bands are not only fun and entertaining but some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Tickets are only $15.00 per person. 3pm-10pm Country dance is included. Tickets for just the dance, After 6pm will be $7.00 per person. Food will be available for purchase until 6pm. The bar will be open from 2pm-10pm If you'd like to secure your tickets now you can purchase them on our website @ www.zinkandco.com < http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zinkandco.com&h=oAQF- LV5U&s=1> If you'd like to purchase tickets via snail mail you can simply mail a check made payable to Zink and Company P.O. Box 479 Lenox, Ma 01240 Your Tickets will be held at the door. This concert is sure to be a Blast. Take in the shows then dance the night away. For more info contact (413) 822-0443 or visit www.zinkandco.com We look forward to seeing you all again...
At the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord, MA, this concert will feature great fiddling from Dave Reiner, Andy Reiner, David Kaynor, Mark Simos, Julie Metcalf, Alan Kaufman, Ed Pearlman, and Matt Glaser. Bluegrass, oldtime, Scottish, swing, and more. It's free if you’ve paid for Saturday or the weekend at Fiddle Hell ; walk-ins are $15 (includes contra dance from 9:15-10:45PM afterwards). 9:15 - 10:45PM Contra Dance (open to the public) in Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street. David Kaynor calling, Andy Reiner, Julie Metcalf, Eric Eid-Reiner (piano)and the Fiddle Hell sit-in band. Put down your fiddle and dance a few easy contras (no experience necessary). Or you can sit in with the band to play typical New England tunes for the dancers. Walk-ins for the contra dance alone are $8. Paul Harty (guitar): Bluegrass Jam Prescott - If you're not at the dance for some reason, here's a bluegrassy alternative.
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present Winnipeg, Canada-based roots music quintet The Duhks at Next Stage on Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 pm. The Grammy nominated and Juno award-winning band’s original members - Jessee Havey (vocals), Tania Elizabeth (fiddle), Jordan McConnell (guitar, pipes, whistles, vocals), Leonard Podolak (banjo, vocals) and Scott Senior (percussion) - have reunited after a three-year hiatus. Vermont-based, Americana, folk and roots music duo Red Heart The Ticker will open the show. The Duhks are one of the most musically adventurous bands to come from the roots scene in the past decade. Founded in 2002, the Canadian acoustic roots band boasts a diverse collection of musical influences, including old-time, jazz, Celtic folk and even punk. For nearly a decade, they blended these disparate genres into an irresistible sound that simultaneously feels both traditional and modern. That sound found on four stunning studio albums (produced by the likes of Bela Fleck and Tim O’Brien) captured the hearts of numerous fans and has received extensive critical acclaim. The Duhks’ 2005 self-titled record won the Best Roots & Traditional Album Juno Award, and, in 2007, they were nominated for a GRAMMY in the Best Country Performance category. After spending up to ten months of each year touring, The Duhks experienced a band-wide case of burnout, and all five members went their separate ways in 2010. However, they’d come together for the occasional show, and have such a great time performing with one another that calling an end to their hiatus seemed only natural. In addition to the performing old favorites, The Duhks agreed that adding new music to their mix of folk, old-time, Canadian soul, gospel, Brazilian samba, zydeco and Irish music would be … Read More »
String wizard Joe Craven, veteran of David Grisman Quintet and Alison Brown Quintet, performing in an intimate show at Jesse Lee Church, 25 Flat Rock Rd., Easton CT. Too Blue will open the show at 7:30 pm. $15 suggested donation. Email [email protected] for reservations; tickets available at the door.
On Saturday, November 9th, The Blue Moon Coffeehouse in Rockland features Riley Coyote, playing old time acoustic bluegrass with plenty of foot stomping energy. A local band out of Middleboro, MA, Riley Coyote is Joe Tummino on guitar, Jim Lough on mandolin, Joe Faria on the stand up bass, and Kristen Riley on fiddle. They have wowed crowds in Boston, Maine, Rhode Island, Cape Cod and all around the South Shore of Massachusetts. They are proud to announce the release of their first album Carry Me Away. Between sets by the band, there will be an open mic. The address is Channing Unitarian Universalist Church, 45 Webster St., Rockland, MA, located right beside the Rockland post office. The show starts at 7:30. Tickets are $7 at the door and children 12 and under are free. The website is http://www.thebluemooncoffeehouse.com/. You can check out the band's new music video at and their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/rileycoyotes. You can also listen to their album on itunes at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/carry-me-away/id681471710.
Belleville Roots Music presents two up and coming people we would like you to hear. With nearly two million views on You Tube and features in Bluegrass Now, Flatpicking guitar and Acoustic guitar magazines, Molly Tuttle is making a name for herself in the acoustic music scene. A virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and award winning song writer with a distinctive voice, Molly has turned the heads of even the most seasoned industry professionals. In 2012, Molly was awarded music and composition Merit Scholarships to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, the hazel Dickens Memorial Scholarship award from the Foundation for Bluegrass Music in Nashville and 1st place in the prestigious Merlefest's Chris Austin Songwriting Competition. Hannah Logan, an up and coming singing sensation, hails from Carver,MA, where she was discovered by a local music teacher. She is an amazingly soulful, unique singer with natural raw talent, and is only 13 years old. her music can be described as blending traditional Roots music with Contemporary music. At the present time, Hannah is actively writing, singing and playing her own songs along with handpicked songs that have been written by others.
The Canterbury Historical Society welcomes the Spinney Brothers back to Canterbury, CT on Sunday, November 10, 2013. Showtime is 2:30PM, and the show will be held at the Canterbury Town Hall Community Room, One Municipal Drive (off of Route 14), Canterbury, CT 06331. The Spinneys are known as Canada's International Bluegrass Band, and 2013 has been quite a year for them, as their song, "Memories," peaked at #1 on the Bluegrass Unlimited chart, and they've played well-received concerts all over Canada and the United States. Opening the show will be Bear Minimum -- a Bluegrass-flavored duo who remembers the old country sound. Tickets are $20 for Adults, $17 for Seniors (ages 60+) & Kids (14 & under) if purchased before November 1st. After that date. all tickets will be $25 and only available at the door. More information: visitwww.canterburyhistorical.org or call (860)546-9062.