Newton Corner, MA $20 at the door ($5 for students) Reservations required: HouseConcerts@fssgb.org The Kossoy Sisters, Irene Saletan and Ellen Christenson, performed at the first Newport Folk Festival, sang in the original Production of Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory, and recorded their legendary Bowling Green for Tradition Records. They are known for their clear belllike harmonies, […]
Critically acclaimed American singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Erelli is known for his distinctive blend of rock, folk, and Americana. His music is known for its lyrical depth and intricate instrumentation, drawing influence from class,ic rock icons. Highlights from Erelli’s career include 13 solo albums; three records with his bluegrass band Barnstar!; sideman stints accompanying Marc […]
Louise Coombe grew up on a farm in middle TN with English parents; is a late bloomer; writes lots of Americana-folk songs and tells the stories behind them.
$20 at the door ($5 for students) Reservations required: HouseConcerts@fssgb.org You can pay with cash at the door, or purchase tickets in advance. Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen have been a performing duo since they met in 1981 in a Greenwich Village coffeehouse. They play both traditional American and original songs and tunes to delight audiences […]
Pennsylvania-based House of Hamil is a fixture on festival stages across the US, and have shared their music and stories on the country’s premier folk stages. Their original song “Banks of the Brandywine” was a Grand Prize winner in the 2024 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and the video for their all-violin cover of “Sweet Child […]
The South Shore Folk Music Club will present the ‘Third Annual Thanksgiving Hootenanny’ at 7 p.m. Saturday November 29, 2025. Steve Folino and the Folk Ensemble, in the round, will feature Old Time Country and some sing-alongs. Special guest musicians Leif Lomeman, will be on pedal steel and singer, Hal Marshman will do some Country […]
Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own
Rooted in rural New England since the age of ten, McCarthy grew up in towns where the economies teetered on marginal subsistence from logging and paper and woolen mills. It wasn’t until his sister made a visit home from college, bringing an armful of recordings by Dylan, Baez, and Eric Anderson, that things clicked musically for McCarthy: he traded his clarinet for a Western Auto guitar, purchasing the Black Diamond strings across the street at the barber shop.
Come join us for our next fun house concert. Halley Neal is an award winning singer-songwriter whose shows center on themes of positivity and peace. The formerly-Nashville-currently-Boston-based artist is joined by her back-up band of upright bass and fiddle. Halley’s lyrical folk-Americana songs are met with soaring vocals and bluegrass-inspired instrumentation. She has gained national […]
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light are a Boston-based string band making music that blends folk tradition with feminist storytelling, poetic detail, and just enough grit. At the center is Sumner’s songwriting—rooted in history, myth, and personal reckoning—carried by close harmonies, upright bass, acoustic guitar, and fiddle. The trio features Kat Wallace on fiddle and vocals […]
The Lion Sisters grew up on a farm in rural New England surrounded by music. They began learning fiddle (Josi) and guitar (Lily) at an early age and soon began creating music together. Josi and Lily work together writing their songs, combining topics they care about as well as stories their imaginations create. Their music […]
