Boston Bluegrass Union

Concord Conservatory Open Bluegrass Jam
2024-05-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-28 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-21 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-14 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Concord Conservatory of Music, 1317 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
The Open Bluegrass Jam is back!
Thursdays, 7:30 – 9:00 pm in the sanctuary
Open to bluegrass players at all levels – guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, bass, singers – join Max Anderson as he calls the tunes, posts the charts, and leads the group (at a manageable speed) through the great repertoire of tunes and songs from the bluegrass tradition.
Open to musicians and those who just want to listen and observe.
Jam dates:
December 2, 9, and 16, January 6, 13, 20, and 27, February 3, 10, and 17, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, April 7, 14, and 28, May 5, 12, 19, and 26
$10 suggested donation is greatly appreciated to support the program.

Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Jam session
2024-04-30 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-23 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-16 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-09 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-02 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-03-26 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-03-19 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-03-12 18:30 - 21:30 and 1 more date | The Old White Church, Center Tuftonboro, NH
The weekly Tuftonboro Country, Bluegrass & Gospel Music Jam Session continues at the historic Old White Church of Center Tuftonboro every Tuesday from 6:30 until about 9:30 pm. Fans of country, bluegrass and gospel music are invited to enjoy an evening of music. There is no admission charge, a donation is requested to help cover operational expenses. The Church is located on Route 109A, just across from the Tuftonboro General Store & Post Office. Everyone is invited to attend the jam session while enjoying cookies and a cup of coffee. For more info call Joe at 569-3861.

The Ruta Beggars, A Bluegrass Concert
2024-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Concord Conservatory of Music, 1317 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
The Concord Conservatory of Music is set to host an extraordinary evening of traditional bluegrass music with a twist on April 27th, as The Ruta Beggars take the stage. The band is made up of talented musicians who studied together in the American Roots Program at Berklee College of Music. Micah Nicol on guitar, Sofia Chiarandini on fiddle, Ariel Wyner on mandolin, Trevin Nelson on banjo, and Noah Harrington on bass make up the impressive ensemble.
The Ruta Beggars are celebrated for their imaginative musical arrangements, their intricate vocal harmonies, and their impressive musicianship. They have earned a well-deserved place among the top-tier of the bluegrass community, and their live performances are known for their vibrant energy and engaging showmanship. Combining bluegrass with early swing, The Ruta Beggars’ music is a unique and captivating sound that’s not to be missed.
This talented group of musicians has received recognition for their musical talents and was the winner of the Thomas Point’s band competition in 2019. Now, they’re set to thrill the audiences at the Concord Conservatory of Music with their infectious melodies and dynamic musicianship. Tickets for the show are now available at ConcordConservatory.org.
The concert is part of the 2023-2024 CCM Concert & Lecture Series, made possible thanks to the generous support of our Lead Sponsor, Emerson Health, and our Supporting Sponsor, Middlesex Savings Bank. The Concord Cultural Council and Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council, local agencies that the Mass Cultural Council supports, have also provided grants to support the event. Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to bring diverse and high-quality concerts to our community, and we hope you’ll join us for this exciting performance.

About CCM Concord Conservatory of Music: It is a community of people who are passionate about music education. CCM enrolls over 500 students annually and offers programs for all ages and abilities. As a non-profit school, CCM serves Concord, MA, and 17 surrounding communities. Its curriculum includes private instruction, group classes, and performance opportunities. Financial assistance is available.

Bluegrass Band Scramble
2024-04-27 12:00 - 16:00 | Concord Conservatory of Music, 1317 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Come jam with us for an unforgettable and lively session of learning, coaching, and performing bluegrass all in one whirlwind afternoon!
It’s time to join a band at the CCM Bluegrass Band Scramble.
Reserve your spot with two easy steps:

Please pay in advance ($35). Yeah, we know you’ll understand that we have to cover our costs.
Complete the short registration form in advance. Tell us your name, contact information, and instrument for placement.

To create well-formed bands, individuals sign up for the Scramble and are paired with other musicians by picking names out of a hat, one for each instrument. Bandmates then have over two hours to practice and prepare songs and stage patter for a three-song turn performing for a live audience, with a professional sound system and engineer.

Meet and perform with other musicians who love bluegrass!

There’s no competition, only an incredible learning and skill-building experience. Invite your friends and family for the live concert at 4:00 pm that’s free and open to the public.

Sanford Springvale Historical Museum presents Southern Rail
2024-04-20 19:30 | SANFORD-SPRINGVALE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 505 MAIN ST (RT 109), SPRINGVALE, ME, 04083, United States
Southern Rail welcomes spring with their exuberant blend of upbeat bluegrass and riveting vocals to 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. Come early to browse the wonderful exhibits! Doors open 6:45. concert is at 7:30.

7X National Fiddling Champion Luke Bulla, Harvard MA
2024-04-19 19:30 - 21:00 | notloB Parlour Concerts at Fivesparks, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Luke Bulla
Presented by notloB Parlour Concerts
at the old Harvard library, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard MA 01451

Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:30pm

Luke Bulla has been singing and playing music most of his life, touring with and singing in his family band from age four, Luke took up the fiddle at seven. Over the course of the next few years, he won the National Fiddle Contest (in Weiser, Idaho) six times in his respective age categories. His seventh win came in the Grand Champion division at age sixteen, making him the youngest to have earned the title at the time.
In the spring of 1999, Luke moved to Nashville to establish himself as a full time musician. He spent his early years in Tennessee playing fiddle in Ricky Skaggs’ band, Kentucky Thunder, which earned him his first Grammy Award. Luke was a member of the John Cowan Band. Luke has also performed and/or recorded with Brandi Carlile, Jim Lauderdale, Darrell Scott, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, Bryan Sutton, Kevin Costner & Modern West, Russ Barenberg Trio, Shawn Colvin, Tony Rice, Chris Thile, Peter Rowan, Patty Griffin, Glen Phillips, Rodney Crowell, and Earl Scruggs, to name a few. In 2009, Luke released a solo EP featuring Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Aoife O’Donovan and more. Since 2009, Luke has been touring with Lyle Lovett.
Luke released an LP, Who Loves You Better, produced by Bryan Sutton in May 2016. After many years as a sideman, Luke is currently touring the country playing solo performances.
ARTIST’S WEBSITE: lukebulla.com
ARTIST’S VIDEO: https://youtu.be/mgKqxoWbkQI?si=E5Zkt7QWKfPdoDxQ
ADMISSION: by free-will offering, suggested amounts:
Adults $20+, teens and seniors $15, children $10.
RESERVATIONS REQUESTED:
notloB Parlour Concerts are run on the “house concert” model. An accurate headcount is necessary. We also understand “life happens”. To reserve or change a reservation, please email notloBresersevations at gmail dot com
RESERVATIONS EXPIRE AT SHOWTME.
VENUE: The concert will be presented at the old library, 7 Fairbanks Street, Harvard, Massachusetts 01451. Doors Open at 7:00pm. This is a notloB concert in rented space, please do not contact the venue.
COVID PRECAUTIONS: Mask-friendly. Please read the venue’s COVID-19 protocols for events at https://www.fivesparks.org/
ABOUT NOTLOB PARLOUR CONCERTS: Since 2007, notloB has presented >200 not-for-profit folk, Celtic, old-time, bluegrass, and progressive string concerts in unique venues throughout the greater Boston area. notloB’s current home is space rented in Harvard’s renovated 1887 Harvard, Massachusetts library – https://www.harvardpubliclibrary.org/about/history-library
Concerts in your home can be arranged.
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UPCOMING CONCERTS:

Saturday, June 1, 2024
Fódhla

Friday, October 18, 2024
Don White

Jay Unger and Molly Mason, Masters of American Traditional Music
2024-04-12 19:00 - 20:30 | First Parish Unitarian Church, 7 Harrington Rd, , Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Concert at First Parish Milton, 535 Canton Avenue, Milton MA sponsored by the Forbes House Museum as part of the Heritage Music Series.
Jay’s haunting ‘Ashokan Farewell’ was featured throughout Ken Burns’ award winning series The Civil War. The duo has recorded albums with the legendary James Galway and Thomas Hampson. Featured on Prairie Home Companion, they provided music for film Brother’s Keeper.

Homegrown Coffeehouse presents Southern Rail
2024-04-06 20:00 - 21:00 | Homegrown Coffeehouse, First Parish Church, 23 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA, United States
Bluegrass 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 April 6.
This promises to be another packed house, featuring high-energy exuberant bluegrass with lush harmonies, irrepressible good humor, and sparkling banjo, guitar and mandolin. Come early before the Carrot Cake runs out!

Stone Church Coffeehouse presents Southern Rail
2024-03-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Stone Church Coffeehouse, 300 High St, Bristol, RI, 02809, United States
Enormously popular music series now in its 17th year! Seating is limited, so call 401-253-4813 to reserve your seats. Guests are welcome to bring their own supper and libation to enjoy during Southern Rail’s concert!

A Night on the Edge!
2024-03-23 19:00 - 21:30 | Chelmsford Elks Hall, 300 Littleton Road, Chelmsford, MA, 01824, United States
Michelle Canning presents the 13th Annual “A Night on the Edge!” Join us for an exciting evening of music, raffle prizes, and more to support the Alzeheimer’s Foundation of America. For tickets & more information, go to https://michellecanning.net/alzheimer-s-benefit.

The Del McCoury Band
2024-03-22 20:00 - 21:30 | Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
Bluegrass legend Del McCoury brings his band to the Concert Hall at Groton Hill March 22!
“Almost unimaginable, McCoury’s sixth decade in a half-century of bluegrass bliss brings new triumphs, new collaborations, and new music.” — Opry.com
For more than 50 years, Del McCoury’s music has defined authenticity for hard-core bluegrass devotees as well as a growing number of fans only vaguely familiar with the genre. Del is something special, a living link to the days when bluegrass was made only in hillbilly honkytonks, at schoolhouse shows and on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, yet also a commandingly vital presence today, from primetime and late night TV to major music festivals.

Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
2024-03-15 19:30 - 22:00 | GuitartownCT at Cafe Amici, 1640 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT, 06517, United States
Growing up in North Carolina, just down the road from Doc Watson, Liam Purcell leads Cane Mill Road as they perform an eclectic mix of originals and standards. Their powerful arrangements and dynamic stage presence have landed them main stage slots at MerleFest, Grey Fox and Wide-Open Bluegrass.
Named Momentum Band of the Year by IBMA in 2019, Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing bands in the industry. In 2022, bandleader Liam Purcell turned heads by sweeping the Rockygrass Instrumental Contests on guitar, mandolin, and banjo, becoming the first person in history to do so.

Kaïa Kater
2024-03-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
“You want some authenticity in your folk music or bluegrass – I give you Kaïa Kater.” – No Depression
Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian Kaïa Kater’s jazz-fueled voice and deft songcraft have garnered acclaim from NPR’s Tiny Desk, The Guardian, Rolling Stone and No Depression. Kaïa draws on influences rooted in Quebec, the Caribbean, and Appalachia, all of which reflect the diversity of her background; her family’s deep ties to the Canadian folk music scene; her college years spent soaking up Appalachian music in West Virginia and her father’s experience growing up in Grenada, arriving in Canada in 1986, after the U.S. invasion.
Kaïa released her first EP Old Soul (2013) when she was just out of high school. Since then, she’s gone on to release three more albums, Sorrow Bound (2015), Nine Pin (2016) and Grenades (2018). For the JUNO-nominated and Polaris Music Prize long-listed Grenades, Kaia leaned into a wide array of sounds and styles in order to convey a broad range of emotions and topics, most notably her Caribbean ancestry and her father’s experience as a refugee in Canada. In 2020, Kaïa took part in the Slaight Music Residency at the Canadian Film Center, released a new single, and wrote original music for The Porter (BET+ 2022).

Sierra Hull
2024-03-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and brilliantly talented multi-instrumentalist Sierra Hull returns with her band for an evening of virtuosity, honesty, and heart. She creates music inspired and informed by bluegrass but with a soundscape and point of view all her own. Folk, pop, and bluegrass come together with Hull’s heartfelt and clever lyrics and often-ethereal vocals for an unforgettable evening of music.
