Past Bluegrass Related Events

Featuring virtuosic musicianship and masterful improvisation, Cat and The Moon offers a unique interpretation of traditional bluegrass and Celtic music through bold and original compositions that showcase the true range of their eclecticism and talent. Upon meeting at Berklee College of Music they have quickly become a much sought-after group in Boston's world class acoustic music scene. They have performed at Freshgrass Festival, opened for The Alison Brown Quartet, performed on Brian O'Donovan's a Celtic Sojourn on WGBH, and have played at The 2014 Boston Celtic Music Fest and The Boston Irish Festival. The band's members have been recognized for their individual talents by winning coveted awards such as a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music, the gold medal for the 2014 Fresh Grass Banjo Competition, and first place at the New Hampshire Bass Solo competition.

Twisted Pine is a wild and unpredictable bluegrass band delivering powerful vocals, hard-driving rhythms, and virtuostic musicianship. Based in Boston, the band is composed of Dan Bui on mandolin, Ricky Mier on banjo, Kathleen Parks on fiddle and vocals, Chris Sartori on bass, and Rachel Sumner on guitar and vocals. Twisted Pine has performed on the main stages of major festivals such as Greyfox Bluegrass Festival, Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Greenriver Festival, FreshGrass Festival, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, and more. In 2014 they won both the FreshGrass and Thomas Point Beach Beach band competitions. Recently, the band received a grant from the Iguana Music Fund at Club Passim to record their debut full length album at Compass Records Studio. They were nominated for the 2015 IBMA Band Performance Momentum Award and tied for first place at The Rocky Grass band competition. They are now in artist development at Signature Sounds.