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SUMMARY:Garnet Rogers
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URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/garnet-rogers-2/
LOCATION:Circle of Friends Coffeehouse\, Franklin MA\, 262 Chestnut St\, Franklin\, MA\, 02038\, United States
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SUMMARY:A capella quartet Windborne
DESCRIPTION:The New Revival Coffeehouse proudly presents renowned a cappella quartet Windborne on April 27\, 2024. \nAudiences and critics lavish praise upon the singers not only for their technical mastery\, but for the passion\, engagement\, and connection with each other and the audience that imbues each performance with a rare power. \n“The best musical discovery of the year…stunningly powerful. Windborne sets a new bar for harmony singing today!” NPR \n “…subverting expectations and redefining the genre [of vocal music]… just absolutely phenomenal!” BBC Traveling Folk \nBut there’s another\, crucial dimension to Windborne that guides and roots their artistry. They are adherents to folk music’s longtime alliance with social activism\, labor and civil rights\, and other movements that champion the oppressed\, the poor\, and the disenfranchised. Their songs burst with lyrics that\, while penned decades or centuries ago\, still ring true in modern times\, and Windborne’s dynamic harmonies breathe new life into these songs. \nTickets are $20 in advance at Eventbrite\, and $25 on the day of the concert.  Doors open at 7:00 and the concert begins at 7:30.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/a-capella-quartet-windborne/
LOCATION:New Revival Coffeehouse\, Stow MA\, 353 Great Rd\, Stow\, MA\, 01775\, United States
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SUMMARY:l'Esperance Mandolin Ensemble Concert
DESCRIPTION:The l’Esperance Mandolin Ensemble\, features musicians from Massachusetts\, New York\, Rhode Island and Connecticut of different backgrounds and ages who come together for the pleasure of making music!  This diverse ensemble\, sometimes up to 17 musicians\,  play mandolins\, mandolas\, octave mandolins\, mandocellos\, mandobass and guitar!  This versatile\, intimate instrument readily lends its voice from classical to contemporary\, from bluegrass\, Celtic\, American Traditional to Klezmer\, from pop classics to Baroque\, and l’Esperance will do it all!  L’Esperance has been sharing the joy of the mandolin with audiences around New England since 1994.  This is a rare\, all-acoustic concert that we’re pleased to present at the South Shore Folk Music Club!
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/lesperance-mandolin-ensemble-concert/
LOCATION:South Shore Folk Music Club\, Duxbury MA\, 842 Tremont St\, Duxbury\, MA\, 02332\, United States
CATEGORIES:All genres,Concert
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SUMMARY:CANCELED - Sam Robbins and Undercover Cameo
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URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/sam-robbins-undercover-cameo/
LOCATION:Stone Soup Coffeehouse\, 88 Meeting Street\, Providence\, RI\, 02906\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buskin @ Batteau and Friends
DESCRIPTION:2nd Annual Tour of Multiple award-winning singer/songwriters David Buskin\, Christine Lavin\, John Forster\, and Robin Batteau performing funny songs in-the-round for the month of April.\n\nEnjoy all four artists on stage at once\, taking turns accompanying one another on piano\, electric-acoustic violin\, guitars\, harmonies\, and the occasional uncalled-for counterpoints. With songs that have been sung by everyone from Astrud Giberto to Aretha Franklin\, Tom Rush to Tom Paxton\, Andrea Marcovicci to Dr. Ruth Westheimer (really!)\, and Betty Buckley to Gwyneth Paltrow to Paul Newman\, they may be funnier than all of them put together. Award yourself some laughs this April\, you deserve it! \n“Buskin & Batteau whose fun-filled work has contributed to projects winning Emmy\, Grammy\, and Gold Record Awards and an Oscar nod\, singing really funny songs\, and honoring the amazing Cheryl Wheeler and The Lord High Master of the Genre\, Tom Lehrer\, whose songs just went Public Domain\, so we don’t have to pay him!\n\nBuskin & Batteau have been winning hearts and minds with their soulful acoustic balladry and fun-filled performances for more years than they care to remember.\n\n“We’re not from the Cambridge\, came-over-on-the-Mayflower first wave of folkies\, (Joan Baez\, Tom Rush\, Eric Von Schmidt)”; says Buskin\, “but we’d like to think we’ve stolen many of their licks.”\n\nThe Washington Post called their work “an irresistible amalgam of melodic\, sensual pop\, folkie grit and killer wit.”  And while their humor runs the gamut from topical irony (Second Homeless) to terminal silliness (Jews Don’t Camp)\, it’s their unique combination of instrumental virtuosity (piano and violin\, primarily\, though both play other instruments as well)\, soaring vocal harmonies and unparalleled lyric-writing that prompts the standing ovations and rhapsodic reviews: “The most musically sophisticated act in folk;”\n    – The New York Times; “- Acoustic Heaven;” – The Boston Globe.\n\nAnd with the help of uber-percussionist Marshal Rosenberg\, they manage to kick the rhythm pretty hard for a couple of seasoned troubadours.\nhttp://buskinandbatteau.com/\n\n\n“A GARRULOUS COMIC OBSERVER OF CONTEMPORARY MANNERS!!!”\n-New York Times \nActor/singer/songwriter Jeff Daniels wrote the foreword to Christine Lavin’s ASCAP Book Award-winning ‘COLD PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST– A MEM-WHA?\,’ when she also won her 5th ASCAP Composer Award. A frequent guest columnist for the Washington Post and the Huffington Post\, Christine’s colorful collaborations with Betsy Franco (‘AMOEBA HOP\,’ Best Book Award\, the American Academy for the Advancement of Science) and Neil deGrasse Tyson (‘THE PLUTO FILES\,’ featuring Christine’s ode to Pluto\, ‘PLANET X’)\, and Chris’s 23rd album ‘SPAGHETTIFICATION\,’ featuring the dulcet tones of\, yes\, Neil deGrasse Tyson. Her songs have been lighting up the cabarets of Broadway and Off Broadway via such magical voices as Betty Buckley\, Sutton Foster\, and Andrea Marcovicci; she’s been creating videos for the likes of Judy Collins and Michael Feinstein; she’s the creator of the ongoing national tours ‘ON A WINTER’S NIGHT’ and ‘FOUR BITCHIN’ BABES!’ Christine Lavin is a busy girl. \n“A fearless folkZinger!” – Orlando Sentinel “Wildly entertaining!”\n– New Yorker \n“A swift kick in the pants!”\n– Paul Newman\nhttps://christinelavin.com/ \nTom Lehrer: “You don’t need me to kick around anymore\, now you have John Forster!” \nA favorite of ‘NPR’s Morning Edition\,’ John’s smart and funny songs have sparked Broadway and Off Broadway musicals (‘Eleanor— An American Love Story\,’ ‘Into the Light\,’ ‘Pretzels\,’ ‘A Good Swift Kick\,’ ‘Mariel\,’ ‘How to Eat Like a Child\,’ ‘Freaky Friday’)\, children’s records with Tom Chapin (4 Grammy nods)\, children’s books (‘This Pretty Planet\,’ ‘The Backwards Birthday Party\,’ ‘The BSAT Official Study Guide’)\, and wonderful performances by the likes of Judy Collins\, Rosanne Cash\, Dave van Ronk\, Christine Lavin\, and Faith Hill. \nhttps://johnforster.com/ \n“An irresistible amalgam of melodic\, sensual pop\, folkie grit\, and killer wit.”\n– Washington Post \n“Acoustic Heaven!”\n– Boston Globe \n“We’re not from the Cambridge\, came-over-on-the-Mayflower first wave of folkies (Joan Baez\, Tom Rush\, Eric vonSchmidt)\,” says David Buskin of Buskin & Batteau\, “but we’d like to think we’ve stolen many of their licks.” They love covers (Judy Collins (what\, again?!)\, Astrud Gilberto\, Bette Midler\, Johnny Mathis\, Peter Paul & Mary\, Ladysmith Black Mambazo\, etc.)\, and jingles (Aretha\, Whitney\, James Brown\, Mel Torme\, Richie Havens\, etc.)\,but best is getting together with great friends and a great audience to play piano\, strum guitars\, hook up the violin\, and make a joyful noise! \n“The most sophisticated act in folk.”\n– New York Times\nhttp://www.buskinandbatteau.com/
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/buskin-batteau-and-friends/
LOCATION:The Park Theatre\, Jaffrey NH\, 19 Main St\, Jaffrey\, NH\, 03452\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vance Gilbert at Harmony on the Green April 27th
DESCRIPTION:Can something be wry\, aching\, hysterical\, evocative\, provocative\, fun\, beautifully sung\, and consummately played all at once? That would be Vance Gilbert. \nAn integral part of the national folk scene\, Gilbert’s approach to the acoustic singer-songwriter idiom is significant. Gilbert’s compositions\, while frequently employing sophisticated melodies and harmonies that attest to his jazz roots\, remain sublime attestations to the storyteller’s craft. Many know Vance’s signature song\, “Unfamiliar Moon\,” which landed him in the second round of auditions of TV’s America’s Got Talent. Like all great artists\, Vance truly happens live. In fact he developed his reputation with his jaw-dropping\, diverse\, funny\, devastating\, and gorgeous live performances. \nVance exploded onto the scene in the early ’90s\, with buzz spreading quickly. Who was this multicultural arts teacher knocking them dead at open mics? After opening Shawn Colvin’s 1992 Fat City tour\, he took much of America by storm. “The voice of an angel\, the wit of a devil\, and the guitar playing of a god\,” wrote the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. \nVance has released 16 albums\, including Somerville (Live)\, and Side of the Road with Ellis Paul. His latest album\, The Mother of Trouble\, was released in May.  \n(Please note\, our ticketing system only allows us to sell tickets one show at a time. Tickets for our Vance Gilbert show will go on sale after our March show! Visit our website at http://www.hancockchurch.org/coffeehouse)
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/vance-gilbert-at-harmony-on-the-green-april-27th/
LOCATION:Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse Lexington MA\, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:North Reading Community Coffeehouse - Performing Artist Series Featuring Mark Bishop Evans and Kirsten Manville - Mary Ann McAllister to Open
DESCRIPTION:The North Reading Community Coffeehouse is proud to present another event in its continuing Performing Artist Series.  This event features Mark Bishop Evans and Kirsten Manville.  Mary Ann McAllister will open.  The event starts at 7 PM and doors open at 6:30.  There is a suggested donation of $15.  Like all our events\, this one is done in conjunction with the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading.  A portion of the suggested donation goes to the Friends to help support the library.  This event will partially be sponsored by the North Reading Chapter of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. We are located in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading.  There is plenty of free parking.  Please come\, sit back\, relax and listen to some terrific music!  If you have any questions\, please contact Art Grossman at NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.   
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/north-reading-community-coffeehouse-performing-artist-series-featuring-mark-bishop-evans-and-kirsten-manville-mary-ann-mcallister-to-open/
LOCATION:North Reading Community Coffeehouse\, North Reading MA\, 147 Park St\, North Reading\, MA\, 01864\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coffeehouse,Concert,Music,Singer-songwriter
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SUMMARY:Jon Shain
DESCRIPTION:Lakeview Houseconcerts in Sharon\, MA Presents:\nJon Shain\n1:00PM Potluck 2:00PM Sun April 21\, 2024\nRSVP to info@lakeviewhouseconcerts.org to reserve a seat\, don’t reply to this email. You must get an invitation email from me to attend.\nSee  jonshain.com for more info about him.  Call 508 528 0026 for questions leave a message. \n$15-$25 suggested donation in the tip jar but payment is optional. 100% of the donations go directly to the artists. There are no  tickets\, but please RSVP so I know how many will be here.  \nPotluck at 1:00PM\, join the artists before the show. Icecream at intermission. \nHailing from Durham\, NC\, Jon Shain is a veteran singer-songwriter who’s been turning heads for years with his words\, his fiery acoustic guitar work\, and his evolved musical style – combining improvised piedmont blues with bluegrass\, swing\, and ragtime. Jon has released nine solo albums to date\, along with two albums with duo partner FJ Ventre\, a Jon Shain Trio live album\, and one album of co-writes with Joe Newberry. Shain’s newest album\, Restless Soul Syndrome\, recorded at Good Luck Studio this past year\, will be released April 9\, 2024. Shain is also the author of the music books Gettin’ Handy With the Blues – a Tribute to the Legacy of W.C. Handy and Jon Shain’s Fingerstyle Guitar Method\, both published by Mel Bay Publications.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/jon-shain-2/
LOCATION:Lakeview Houseconcert Series\, Sharon MA\, Sharon\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T193000
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SUMMARY:Vance Gilbert
DESCRIPTION:Vance brings his powerful voice and irreverent humor to the New Moon once again. Sign up at the New Moon website and be prepared to pay in cash. Doors open at 7:00 for a 7:30 show. Plenty of free parking and delicious desserts before the show and during intermission. Go to the back door of the UU Church located on 16 Ashland Street. For more information\, call 617-327-0542.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/vance-gilbert-2/
LOCATION:New Moon Coffeehouse\, Haverhill MA\, 16 Ashland St\, Haverhill\, MA\, 01830\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coffeehouse
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SUMMARY:The Honey Dewdrops — Erin Ash Sullivan opens
DESCRIPTION:Advance tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for those age 18 and under. Visit oldslooppresents.org\, John Tarr Store in Rockport\, or The Bookstore of Gloucester. The suggested contribution at the door is $25 for adults\, $5 for those age 18 and under\, and $50 for families. \nTickets and more information\nLaura Wortman and Kagey Parrish of The Honey Dewdrops began touring in 2009 and have called the city of Baltimore home since 2014. With several albums and fourteen years of playing shows on the road\, they continue to expand their experimental folk sound of electric and acoustic guitars\, mandolin and clawhammer banjo with tight vocal harmonies\, while maintaining a commitment to deepening their understanding of the world through the lens of songwriting and music. No Depression says of the new album\, Light Behind Light\, “The Honey Dewdrops have a way of filling their songs with humanity\, using their beautiful playing and harmonies to emphasize what connects us all.” \nMassachusetts-based singer-songwriter Erin Ash Sullivan’s initial foray into music was as one-half of the folk duo Edith O. with Amy Speace. After a hiatus to focus on her family and career as an educator\, she returned to writing and performing. In May 2021\, she released her debut solo album\, We Can Hear Each Other\, which reached #10 on the FAI DJ Chart; her single\, “Fireflies\,” reached #8. In 2022\, she was selected as one of the “Most Wanted” performers from Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and was John Platt’s selection for the Folk DJ Showcase at NERFA. She won the 2023 Rose Garden Performing Songwriter Competition\, received the Mark Erelli Judge’s Choice Award in the New England Songwriting Competition\, and was a finalist in the Great American Song Contest and the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. WFUV’s John Platt describes Erin as having “a special talent that reminds me of early Dar Williams\,” and Victor Infante of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette describes her music as “delicate and evocative” with songs full of “nuance and emotional resonance.”
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/the-honey-dewdrops-erin-ash-sullivan-opens/
LOCATION:Old Sloop Presents\, Rockport MA\, 12 School St\, Rockport\, MA\, 01966\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mad Agnes
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: NEW earlier showtime: 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7.\n\n\nMad Agnes has won hearts on two continents with their signature intricate harmonies\, compelling songwriting\, and passionate delivery. The genre-bending trio — Margo Hennebach\, Adrienne Jones and Mark Saunders—creates an exciting\, inclusive performance\, delivering new original songs\, selections from their thirteen album catalog\, storytelling and impromptu vocal improv. \nIn their current iteration\, the trio primarily uses one microphone around which they form and re-form\, early-radio style. Their ease with one another on stage invites the audience into their world of human connection and spontaneous fun. Well-crafted instrumentation – using guitars\, mandolin\, ukulele\, piano\, melodica\, an inventive keyboard and three-part harmonies as tight as jeans from the dryer – enthralls audiences again and again.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/mad-agnes/
LOCATION:Rose Garden Coffeehouse\, Mansfield MA\, 17 West St\, Mansfield\, MA\, 02048\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coffeehouse,Concert,Music,Singer-songwriter
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SUMMARY:Mark Bishop Evans
DESCRIPTION:The Open Book Coffeehouse features Arizona-based singer songwriter Mark Bishop Evans on Saturday evening\, April 20.  The coffeehouse is located at the Canton Public Library\, 786 Washington Street\, Canton.  Doors open at 6:45 PM; music starts at 7:30 PM.  Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for students of any age. Tickets are available that evening on a first come\, first serve basis. (cash or checks). \nOriginally a trumpet player\, Mark’s desire to sing brought him to the guitar in his early teens. Listening and playing the folk and protest music of the late sixties inspired him to begin writing his own songs.  His musical migration has taken him through folk rock\, pop\, country\, gospel and back to folk where it all began.  His music is an intriguing blend of folk\, folk rock and ballads\, lyrically rich in emotional content and melodically comfortable. It is commonly called “close to the bone.” \nEnjoy the relaxing\, warm atmosphere of friendly people\, good music\, coffee\, tea\, and home baked goodies.  The Open Book Coffeehouse is located in the community room of the Canton Public Library at 786 Washington Street\, Canton\, and is made possible by the Friends of the Library. Parking is to the left when facing the library from Washington Street. Enter by the “Special Events” door to the left of the columns\, midway into the parking area. \nDonations may be made to the Friends of the Canton Public Library via the library website\, by clicking the yellow “donate” button at https://library.canton.ma.us/187/Friends-of-the-Library. \nFor more information\, visit the Open Book Coffeehouse website at  http://library.canton.ma.us\, send an email to openbookcoffeehouse@verizon.net\, find the coffeehouse on Facebook\, or call 781-828-6606.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/mark-bishop-evans/
LOCATION:Open Book Coffeehouse\, Canton MA\, 786 Washington St\, Canton\, MA\, 02021\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vance Gilbert\, 7:30pm
DESCRIPTION:Deliriously virtuosic singing\, accomplished guitar style\, edgy outrageous humor\, and—oh wow—the songwriting. Vance delivers it all in his spellbounding live show. Richmond magazine summed Vance up best: “If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child\, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife\, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert”. No question\, Vance is an acoustic storytelling master; always poignant\, sometimes funny. And\, with his 14th release out just last year\, Vance is at the top of his game. \nTickets for this show are available at the door starting around 6:30; doors open at 7:00. Tickets may be reserved prior to the show by visiting www.newmooncoffeehouse.org.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/vance-gilbert-the-new-moon-coffeehouse-haverhill-ma-730pm/
LOCATION:New Moon Coffeehouse\, Haverhill MA\, 16 Ashland St\, Haverhill\, MA\, 01830\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T183000
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SUMMARY:North Reading Community Coffeehouse April Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The North Reading Community Coffeehouse is proud to present its April Showcase.  The performers are: Flora Algera\, Woodland Spark featuring Gary Dolinsky\, Madeleine Downs and John Hicks\, Buffie Groves\, Karen Silver and Jim Vath .  Each performer will do about a 30 minute set. The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted and we will be offering refreshments with all the proceeds going to the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading with whom we will be doing these concerts in conjunction with\, to help support the library.  We are located in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading.  There is plenty of free parking.  We start at 6:30.  Please come\, sit back\, relax and listen to some terrific music!  If you have any questions\, please contact Art Grossman at NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.   \n\n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/north-reading-community-coffeehouse-april-showcase/
LOCATION:North Reading Community Coffeehouse\, North Reading MA\, 147 Park St\, North Reading\, MA\, 01864\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coffeehouse,Music
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SUMMARY:Deeper Than the Skin
DESCRIPTION:This is a free concert. \nRenowned folk singers Reggie Harris and Greg Greenway will perform their program Deeper Than the Skin on Saturday\, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. at First Parish Milton. First Parish Milton is located at 535 Canton Avenue. \nBorn three days apart in Richmond\, Virginia\, Harris and Greenway use story and song in the concert to share a dialog that led them past racial divisions into a deep and abiding friendship that has lasted over thirty years. \nMembers of the Milton High School Chorus will open the program.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/deeper-than-the-skin/
LOCATION:Music at FP Milton\, Milton MA\, 535 Canton Ave\, Milton\, MA\, 02186\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Black Eagle Jazz Band
DESCRIPTION:For over fifty years\, from Sym­pho­ny Hall to Sin­ga­pore\, the New Black Eagle Jazz Band has de­light­ed au­di­ences world­wide with its in­fec­tious\, soulful and up­lift­ing style of tra­di­tion­al New Orleans jazz. \nTickets: https://checkout.tito.io/me-thee-music/new-black-eagle-jazz-band
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/new-black-eagle-jazz-band/
LOCATION:Me&Thee\, Marblehead MA\, 28 Mugford St\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Me&Thee":MAILTO:info@meandthee.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142420
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Doppelgängers and Friends on 4/19!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \n  \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its seventh concert of the 2023-2024 season featuring the Doppelgängers and Friends at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, April 19\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \n  \nThe Doppelgängers \, Kenny Raskin and RF Berks\, make their 3rd triumphant return to the Church\, having played the Friday Folk Coffeehouse concerts in 2022 and 2023. This time they are bringing a few other players along. Both RF and Kenny have had their own musical careers as singer/songwriters\, but revel in the camaraderie of playing together. Their style is Americana\, with a touch of swing as well. While their careers have been different\, their love of acoustic music and singing harmony has brought them together and found them playing everywhere from living rooms to music festivals. \nThe two men met in 2015 at the Maine Fiddle Camp\, where they soon found out that many people at the camp thought they were brothers. The deal was sealed when RF’s daughter mistook Kenny for her father. Thus\, the Doppelgängers were born. \nKenny was 8 years old when his father’s friend Harry gave him a ukulele. He played that ukulele until he was 11 years old. Then he discovered girls\, and promptly bought a guitar. That ukulele\, however\, was the gateway into a fifty-year plus love affair with playing music on multiple instruments\, including banjo\, mandolin and bass.  In 2018\, Kenny released his debut CD\, MY GREATEST HITS!\, and in 2022 followed it with his second CD\, Peace of Mind. He is also known internationally as an accomplished actor and theatre clown\, having appeared on Broadway and with Cirque du Soleil\, as well as on television and variety stages in the US\, France\, England\, Chile\, Germany and China. \nRF Berks found a Sears guitar in the attic when he was 15 and began carrying it everywhere he went. Whenever he met a kid that could play a song or guitar lick he would make them show him how it worked until eventually he learned enough to form a band. He learned most of what he knows about music long before he studied and obtained a degree in the subject. He has been writing songs – over one hundred – for twenty plus years\, and in 2019 he released an album entitled TREAT ME WELL\, which can be found on the usual streaming platforms. It was an eclectic mix of musical styles with contributing musicians from around the world. Francis is also an accomplished poet. \nFirst Church and Parish Dedham Unitarian Universalist was first gathered in 1638 and is located in Dedham Center at 670 High Street. Its lively music program includes choir at Sunday services and the Parish Players theater troupe\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events. \n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-doppelgangers-and-friends-on-4-19/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Putnam Murdock Coffeehouse - Karen Woodhall and David Jackson Open and Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Feature – Putnam Murdock \nSteeped in old-time folk\, country and blues\, Putnam Murdock’s songwriting presents an honest voice of Americana music.  As a one-man band or a full ensemble\, the intimacy remains obvious in either his contemporary sonic collages or his classic ballads. His fourth studio release\, Long Time to Make Old Friends showcases songs penned with his co-songwriting partner and mentor\, Reed Foehl.\nAfter graduating with a songwriting degree from Berklee School in Music in 2002\, Murdock launched a solo career\, traveling the country.  As a songwriter he earned an honorable mention from the International Songwriting Competition for ‘Jersey Whiskey’ as well as having his debut record Fiction on the official ballot for the Grammys in five categories.\nPutnam has co-written songs that have appeared in the television shows Joan of Arcadia\, Dawsons Creek\, MTV’s Made\, and The Biggest Loser. The song ‘When it Comes Around’ was part of the movie sound track for Just Friends. He’s performed as a session musician on several Ken Burns documentaries including The Mayo Clinic with Bill Frisell and The Roosevelts:  An Intimate History.  Recently\, Murdock worked with the Ewers Brothers Film team to create music for the Mental Health Series which debuted on PBS in 2022.\nOpener – Karen Woodhall and David Jackson \n         Karen Woodhall does it all – contemporary folk\, with blues\, country and pop standards mixed in. Sometimes described vocally as “little-mama blues with a light brass to her sass\,” Karen brings a refreshing and joyful approach to her music\, with a natural and unassuming style that’s easy and accessible.  Karen is ably accompanied by David Jackson\, on guitar.\n         David Jackson plays in an energetic\, percussive style\, especially on his originals.  He collaborates with others or borrows from the great American songbook\, traditional\, old-time country\, folk\, swing\, fiddle tunes and blues.  David plays from all these influences\, ever cognizant of and grateful to carry the songs on as they`ve been passed on to him.  Together Karen Woodhall and David Jackson will open evening with their down-home style and musings.\n\nWe end the evening with a mini open mic – 8 slots. Doors open at 630p for sign-ups\, show starts at 7p.\n\n\nMembers and Performers:  $8\,  Non-members:  $9\nTickets in Advance – ‘Register’ at www.ssfmc.org\nRefreshments available \nADA Compliant
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/coffeehouse-putnam-murdock-with-karen-woodhall-and-david-jackson-opening-and-open-mic/
LOCATION:South Shore Folk Music Club\, Duxbury MA\, 842 Tremont St\, Duxbury\, MA\, 02332\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coffeehouse,Open Mic,Singer-songwriter
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SUMMARY:Rupert Wates
DESCRIPTION:Minimum donation directly to artist $25 \nCome join us for a fun house concert at our private home in Newton! To make a reservation\, email us at susan.hurwit@gmail.com. and we will confirm and provide directions. You must have a reservation beforehand. Snacks and drinks provided. Capacity limited to 35. When you get here you can pay in cash or Venmo. If you’re not feeling well\, please refrain from attending. \nRupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. In the late 1990’s\, he signed a publishing deal with Eaton Music and worked for several years as their house songwriter. He moved to Paris in 2001\, formed his own quartet and performed regularly in the city’s clubs. He came to the US in fall 2006. Since then he has received more than fifty songwriting and performing awards. He has been a Finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest\, and an Emerging Artist at Falconridge Folk Festival (full list of awards at www.rupertwatesmusic.com/awards). He has recorded and released 9 CDs (available at www.rupertwatesmusic.com/buy-music). All have received outstanding reviews in the online press and have been played on radio stations in America\, Canada\, The Netherlands\, Germany\, Greece\, Israel and Australia. Rupert’s songs have been covered plentifully by other performers in the UK\, Canada\, and the USA (see www.rupertwatesmusic.com/covers). In 2015-17 alone\, 25 of his songs were recorded by other artists\, including two full length CDs: ‘Crazy Puzzle’ (August 2015) by Nashville-based performer Roxie Rogers\, and ‘Wide Open Heart’ (July 2017) by Los Angeles vocalist Susan Kohler. These two CDs comprise exclusively songs chosen from Rupert Wates’ catalog. They were initiated and funded entirely by the artists themselves\, and may fairly be described as tribute albums to his songwriting. \nIn addition to writing and recording\, Wates plays over 120 live shows a year in venues all over America\, in Canada and in Europe\, and has appeared regularly on radio and TV. He prefers smaller\, more intimate spaces\, where the audience is up close\, where true musicianship counts\, and where real emotion can’t be faked. The house concert environment suits him best of all. Between 2012 and 2016\, Rupert has booked over 150 shows through the LR network\, making him by far the most booked performer on the LRN database. In recognition of this\, LRN hosts voted him one of 3 ‘Artists Of The Year’ in both 2013 and 2016. Well over 120 host recommendations on his profile page give some reasons why. \n \n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/rupert-wates/
LOCATION:House of Play Houseconcerts\, Newton MA\, Newton\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Terry Klein
DESCRIPTION:Lakeview Houseconcerts in Sharon\, MA Presents:\nTerry Klein\n1:00PM Potluck 2:00PM Sun April 14\, 2024 \nRSVP to info@lakeviewhouseconcerts.org to reserve a seat\, don’t reply to this email. You must get an invitation email from me to attend.\nSee  terrykleinmusic.com for more info about him.   Call 508 528 0026 for questions leave a message. \n$15-$25 suggested donation in the tip jar but payment is optional. 100% of the donations go directly to the artists. There are no  tickets\, but please RSVP so I know how many will be here.  \nPotluck at 1:00PM\, join the artists before the show. Icecream at intermission. \nTerry used to be a lawyer in Boston till he heard his real calling. He has some good stories. \nTerry Klein is a performing songwriter whose growing catalog of finely wrought\, captivating songs has made him a respected member of the Folk and Americana music communities. \n“Terry Klein has the poet’s heart and it’s very much in evidence on his brand new collection of songs.”\n–Rodney Crowell  \n“Terry Klein’s songs bring me into his world\, they make the crossing from one heart to another with ease. ‘Better Luck Next Time’ could have been written by Springsteen\, Van Zandt\, or Earle. But\, no\, this amazing song came from the guitar of a wonderful new voice in songwriting — Terry Klein. Close your eyes\, give a listen\, and let his songs take you on a ride. It’s a beautiful journey.”\n–Mary Gauthier 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/terry-klein/
LOCATION:Lakeview Houseconcert Series\, Sharon MA\, Sharon\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T160000
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SUMMARY:Scott Ainslie House Concert
DESCRIPTION:⛵️Sailing into Song House Concerts announces our next 2024 concert! APRIL 14\, 2024 – Scott Ainslie    Scott Ainslie Website\nSteeped in traditional music from both sides of the color line\, Scott Ainslie is a renowned acoustic blues guitarist\, singer and songwriter. He learned southern old-time ballads\, banjo and fiddle from senior musicians in North Carolina and West Virginia and blues from his black elders in North Carolina\, Virginia\, South Carolina\, Georgia and Mississippi: his roots are deep. Armed with a variety of instruments – vintage guitars\, a fretless gourd banjo\, a one-string\, homemade diddley bow (aka cigar box guitar) and carefully chosen historical personal anecdotes of his encounters with senior musicians across the South – Ainslie brings the history\, roots music\, and sounds of America alive.\nWatch video: You Better Lie Down\n                          SUGGESTED DONATION IS $25.00.   \n We will rely on your word that you have had a COVID vaccination. Masks optional. If you are not feeling well\, please refrain from attending.\nTo receive an invitation to this event\, send name and email to: sailingintosong@gmail.com
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/scott-ainslie-house-concert/
LOCATION:Sailing Into Song House Concerts\, Newton MA\, Newton\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T223000
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SUMMARY:Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher
DESCRIPTION:Lively foot-stomping traditional Scottish music of Canada’s Prince Edward Island is brought to Boston by fiddler Cynthia MacLeod and guitarist/vocalist Gordon Blesher.  \nAdmission $25 for adults and $15 for 21 and under. Reserve tickets by emailing musiconcentre@gmail.com and pay at the door. Cash is preferred but we can also take credit cards. Concerts are an outreach of the Theodore Parker Church at 1859 Centre Street in West Roxbury. Shows are either in the church itself or in the parish hall behind the church on Corey Street.\nDesserts and hot and cold beverages are on sale before the show and during intermission. Plenty of free parking nearby. Buildings are wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/cynthia-macleod-and-gordon-belsher/
LOCATION:Music on Centre\, West Roxbury MA\, 1859 Centre St\, West Roxbury\, MA\, 02132\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T213000
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SUMMARY:All Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:The South Shore Folk Music Club (SSFMC)\, which is in its 46th year\, presents an ‘All Open Mic Night’ Sat April 13!  We had so much fun last month that we’re doing it again!  Doors open and sign-ups begin at 630p\, show starts at 7p.m.  You can sing\, do spoken word\, prose\, poetry\, comedy\, performance art\, original or not\, all genres – not just folk!  Musicians pay only $6.  The Sound is impeccable!  Performers – The microphone is yours!  Audience\, come out and support live music in one of its most amazing formats – Open Mic!  The hall will be set up in our intimate tables\, chairs and real candlelight configuration.  Join us to showcase your talent and enjoy homemade treats for this special show!  See you at the Club!
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/ssfmc-coffeehouse-all-open-mic-night-saturday-april-13-2024/
LOCATION:South Shore Folk Music Club\, Duxbury MA\, 842 Tremont St\, Duxbury\, MA\, 02332\, United States
CATEGORIES:All genres,Coffeehouse,Open Mic
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T210000
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SUMMARY:Stone Soup Coffeehouse Presents Grace Morrison\, Molly O'Leary Opens
DESCRIPTION:Laura Daly of the Boston Globe had this to say about Grace Morrison: Her voice smacks of Jewel\, and her style\, cadence and song structure is every inch from the school of Joan Osborne\, Lisa Loeb\, Natalie Merchant. It’s uncanny.” However\, we like to think Grace Morrison is all Grace\, and we cannot wait to welcome her back to the Stone Soup stage on April 13\, 2024 at The Music Mansion\, 88 Meeting St\, Providence\, RI 02906. The show begins at 7 pm. Opening for Grace will be Molly O’Leary.\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\nGrace Morrison has never allowed others to define her. Over the course of her prolific career\, she’s released three exceedingly well received albums — I’m the Apple (2017)\, Reasons (2019) and Daughter (2021)\, each of which testify to her artistry and her acumen. She’s many things — a singer\, songwriter\, a mom\, Renaissance Faire performer\, and yes\, even a cranberry grower. Yet she pursues each activity with an uplifting attitude and authentic enthusiasm. It leaves an impact on her audiences\, creating an emotional bond that’s both enduring and engaging.\nIn that regard\, Grace has patented a sound she calls “Saltwater Country.” She describes it as the idea that we need the ocean — and all sources of water for that matter — to provide a place that offers cleansing — not only physically\, but spiritually as well. She expresses those sentiments in her songs and in her live performances\, through the spoken interludes she shares between songs. So too\, her themes incorporate a variety of subjects all shared from a personal perspective — be it life as a new mom\, accepting one’s body image\, dealing with alcoholism\, substance abuse and eating disorders\, life in a small town and even by referencing historical scenarios as well.\nNow\, with her new effort\, Maybe Modern\, Grace offers yet another outstanding example of those unique abilities. It maintains the momentum established by Daughter\, an album that garnered a host of superlative reviews. So too\, Maybe Modern underscores the accomplishments that have marked the trajectory Grace has maintained since so early on. They include her Grand Prize wins at the New England Songwriting Competition and the WPRI Rhode Show Big Break contest — both of which led to her music video being played on the season finale of “American Idol” — her recognition as an Official Showcase performer at both the Southeast Regional Folk Alliance and the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance in 2019\, her finalist standing in the Wildflower (TX) Festival performing singer-songwriter contest\, and her selection to perform as part of the Emerging Artist Showcase at the famed Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.\n\nMolly O’Leary (they/them) is an indie folk/rock singer-songwriter from New Bedford\, Massachusetts. Molly hits the heart strings of audiences with their use of songwriting as a form of activism to raise awareness about mental health and social justice. Molly has received the following awards/nominations: 2021 International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist\, 2022 Last Band Standing Finalist\, 2022 New England Music Awards Nominee for New Act\, 2023 Motif Music Awards Nominee for Favorite Singer-Songwriter\, and 2023 New England Music Awards Nominee for Songwriter of the Year.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/grace-morrison-molly-oleary/
LOCATION:Stone Soup Coffeehouse\, 88 Meeting Street\, Providence\, RI\, 02906\, United States
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SUMMARY:Madeleine Roger
DESCRIPTION:This concert will take place in the living room of the hosts’ home in Rockport\, Massachusetts\, and capacity will be limited to 30. The suggested contribution is $20\, payable at the door by cash or check\, or Venmo. Send email to whalecoveproductions@gmail.com to get more information or to make a reservation. \nMadeleine Roger is a singer-songwriter from Winnipeg\, Canada. While skillfully accompanying herself on acoustic guitar\, it is her artistry as a songwriter that can silence a room\, uniting her lyrical prowess with breathtaking melodies that linger long after they are sung. Her critically-acclaimed debut album Cottonwood is a collection of songs that reflect on femininity and equality\, the majesty of the wilderness\, and the beautiful awkwardness of trying to love another person. Cottonwood saw Madeleine nominated for both “English Songwriter of the Year” at the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards and “Producer of the Year” at the 2019 Western Canadian Music Awards.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/madeleine-roger/
LOCATION:Whale Cove House Concerts\, Rockport MA\, Rockport\, MA\, 01966\, United States
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SUMMARY:Molly Mason and Jay Ungar
DESCRIPTION:“On stage\, Mason and Ungar complement each other like a finely crafted fiddle and bow. Together they weave a rich postmodern musical magic carpet on which listeners may vicariously glide back in time and experience first-hand the sonorous riches of traditional music.”\n-David S. Rotenstein\, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \n“Jay Ungar and Molly Mason play music from the heart which reminds us of the best in all of us.”\n-Ken Burns\, producer of PBS’ “The Civil War” \nHe was a Bronx kid. She grew up in Washington State. He was raised on pop music of the 1940s and ’50s. She had a fondness for traditional fiddle music and ’30s and ’40s popular tunes. He hung out in Greenwich Village coffeehouses and roamed North Carolina and Tennessee in search of traditional players. She played clubs and colleges on the West Coast and took a liking to the jazzy sound of the Swing Era. Since joining forces—both artistically and romantically (the two would marry in 1991)—Jay Ungar and Molly Mason have become one of the most celebrated duos on the American acoustic music scene. \nIt started with a chance meeting in the late 1970s. Jay and Molly were each performing at the Towne Crier\, a rural New York club. They hit it off musically and played together from time to time until Molly headed off to Minnesota to work in the house band of a new radio show: Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. Meanwhile\, back in New York\, Jay put together a band with fellow fiddlers Evan Stover and Matt Glaser and guitarist Russ Barenberg. When Fiddle Fever\, as the collaboration was called\, needed a bassist\, Molly signed on. The group recorded two classic LPs\, now available on CD as The Best of Fiddle Fever (Flying Fish Records). \nThe early ’80s also saw the beginning of Jay’s Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps\, a world-renowned destination for enthusiasts of American music and dance traditions. Several years later\, Molly became a full partner in designing and running these programs\, which are still going strong. \n1984 found Fiddle Fever band members Matt Glaser and Russ Barenberg working with a young filmmaker on a documentary called The Brooklyn Bridge. They gave Ken Burns a copy of Fiddle Fever’s second LP\, Waltz of the Wind\, which included Jay’s Ashokan Farewell. Burns was so taken with the evocative and haunting melody\, he used it in his next film\, Huey\, about Louisiana Governor Huey Long\, and he wound up inviting Jay and Molly to provide music for many of his projects. The high point to date of this long relationship was the selection of Ashokan Farewell as the main theme of Burns’ landmark PBS documentary The Civil War. The result: an Emmy nomination for Jay and a Grammy for the soundtrack album. And the tune seems to have taken on a life of its own. Now considered an American “folk” classic\, it is played by fiddlers and classical musicians worldwide. In the British Isles\, a recording of Ashokan Farewell by Her Majesty’s Royal Marines has remained high on the classical charts for several years. It has been performed by major orchestras\, and has been recorded by artists from Mark O’Connor to Pinchas Zuckerman\, James Galway to Charlie Byrd\, Jerry Garcia\, David Grisman and The Osborne Brothers to Polka King Jimmy Sturr. \nAfter signing with Angel Records in 1991\, Jay and Molly—in collaboration with baritone Thomas Hampson and pianist David Alpher—released American Dreamer\, a collection of the songs of Stephen Foster. They followed with Waltzing with You\, an elaboration on their score for the film Brother’s Keeper\, a Sundance Film Festival prizewinner. Perhaps the duo’s best-known composition is the title track of The Lovers’ Waltz\, an album of romantic fiddle music from Appalachian\, Scandinavian\, Celtic\, Klezmer and Swing traditions. The CD also features a medley of melodies written by composer James Horner—ones that Jay had previously performed with the London Symphony in Horner’s score for the Sony Tristar filmLegends of the Fall. Harvest Home\, Jay and Molly’s 1999 release on Angel Records\, culminates in their 20-minute orchestral work\, The Harvest Home Suite\, in which they are joined by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. In 2002\, Jay and Molly produced\, arranged and performed on A Song of Home\, a collaborative recording for RCA\, with flutist Sir James Galway\, mandolinist Peter Ostroushko and bassist Steve Rust. Now\, with Relax Your Mind (Angel Records)\, Jay and Molly\, with their band Swingology\, take a slightly different direction: American dance music with a focus on country blues and swing. Included are more of the beautiful waltzes that have become their signature pieces.\nOn radio and television\, Jay and Molly have appeared on CBS Good Morning\, The Rosie O’Donnel Show\, All Things Considered\, A Prairie Home Companion\, and the BBC’s Transatlantic Sessions. And they have no shortage of future musical projects. \nQuite the odyssey for the West Coast girl and the kid from the Bronx.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/molly-mason-and-jay-ungar/
LOCATION:Bass Hall at Monadnock Center\, Peterborough NH\, 19 Grove St\, Peterborough\, NH\, 03458\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sam Robbins & Shanna In A Dress
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URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/second-friday-concerts-presents-sam-robbins-shanna-in-a-dress/
LOCATION:Second Friday Concerts at First Church Belmont MA\, 404 Concord Avenue\, Belmont\, 02478
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SUMMARY:Jay Ungar & Molly Mason
DESCRIPTION:$30 Advance Tickets \nForbes House Museum Members: $25 \n$35 day of concert \nJay’s haunting composition “Ashokan Farewell” was featured  throughout Ken Burns’s award-winning series The Civil War. The duo have recorded albums with the legendary James Galway  and the celebrated baritone Thomas Hampson. They’ve been featured on Prairie Home Companion and provided the soundtrack to the acclaimed  documentary film Brother’s Keeper.  \nPart of the Heritage Music Series presented by the Forbes House Museum. \nTickets available at https://www.forbeshousemuseum.org/heritage-music-series
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/jay-ungar-molly-mason/
LOCATION:Music at FP Milton\, Milton MA\, 535 Canton Ave\, Milton\, MA\, 02186\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sara Grey and Kieron Means House Concert
DESCRIPTION:General admission: $20\, $5 for students \nConcert will be held in a private home in Brookline MA.\nReservations required: email HouseConcerts@fssgb.org for reservations and directions. \nSara Grey is one of the most gifted and knowledgeable artists working in the field of traditional music. Sara’s singing is both powerful and sweet\, with a distinctive and lovely tremolo. It is a voice well suited to native American songs and ballads of Ireland and Scotland. \nIt is not Sara’s lovely voice alone that makes her one of the most popular singers on the folk scene; on many of her songs Sara accompanies herself by frailing a five string banjo and\, when playing dance tunes\, it is obvious why she is regarded as one of the foremost exponents of the clawhammer style. As well as singing and playing\, Sara is well known for her storytelling – specialising in stories from New England where she grew up learning many of her stories from her father. \nSara grew up in New Hampshire but has lived in North Carolina\, Ohio\, Montana\, New York\, Pennsylvania\, Arizona\, Wales\, Scotland and England. As a youngster in North Carolina she developed a love for old time songs and banjo music. She cites Kyle Creed as the chief influence on her understated\, syncopated clawhammer banjo style. She has now been performing professionally for more than 30 years. \n\n“She is one of a select band of performers who still breathe life into traditional ballads.” Vic Smith\, Folk Roots\n“Sara Grey has quietly and powerfully taken over the mantle of premier interpreter of American traditional music.” Tor Jonassen\, WRDV\n\nKieron Means is a singer primarily of traditional songs but also of contemporary songs and guitar player of great merit. He has a great rapport with an audience and has an exceptional professionalism for a young performer. His voice is as smooth as silk\, rich and mellow and he sings to his audience not in spite of them. \nKieron is the son of the traditional singer Sara Grey and music journalist Andrew Means\, one time writer for Melody Maker. He was born in the United States and grew up in Britain gaining a great love of the music of both traditions as well as the contemporary scene. He has become a performer of traditional songs from the US and from the UK and many of the contemporary songs he sings he has written himself. \nHe has toured in the States and often performed with Sara Grey. In 2000 he has performed at Whitby and Wadebridge festivals where he was received with much acclaim. His first CD has received much praise with air play on Travelling Folk and Mr Anderson’s Fine Tunes both on radio Scotland. An article on him will shortly be appearing in Folk Roots magazine.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/sara-grey-and-kieron-means-house-concert/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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SUMMARY:Kemp Harris and Alastair Moock at The Linden Tree
DESCRIPTION:Linden Tree Concerts presents Kemp Harris and Alastair Moock  \nSaturday\, April 6\, 2024 at 7:30 pm \n  \nLinden Tree concerts’ thirty-ninth season continues with Kemp Harris and Alastair Moock on Saturday\, April 6that 7:30 pm.  This show promises to lift up your spirit with these two master performers\, a show for all ages. \nWe are welcoming to Linden Tree’s stage for the first time Kemp Harris\, a singer-songwriter who defies categorization. He is a singer and songwriter\, a master weaver of American musical styles. He’s an actor\, activist\, author\, and storyteller\, and an award-winning educator who has taught young public school students for more than 40 years. \n“It’s all about communication\,” Kemp says. “Everything I do.” “Nobody tries to pigeonhole me\,” says a delighted Kemp\, “My audience allows me to be myself and do it all.” \nBorn in segregated Edenton\, North Carolina\, and transplanted to Massachusetts\, where he bounced between relatives’ homes\, Kemp learned to adapt to whatever world he found himself in – a talent that has come to define him as a person and an artist. He began writing songs at 14 and recording them in college\, using a pair of old cassette players to track parts\, and has been delighting music lovers ever since with his earthy\, soulful creations. \nKemp honed his powerful\, intimate performance style in Cambridge’s coffeehouses\, developing into a magnetic frontman who has shared stages with artists such as Koko Taylor\, Livingston Taylor\, Gil Scott-Heron\, Kandace Springs and Taj Mahal. He has composed original music for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Complexions Contemporary Ballet\, established a songwriting residency at Boston’s Wang Theater\, and recently delivered a series of master classes at Berklee College of Music on the subject of Artists as Activists\, alongside Chad Stokes of the band Dispatch and members of the dance troupe Urban Bush Women. \nKemp’s most recent album\, Edenton\, featuring vocals from the legendary Holmes Brothers\, is a modern blues journey that fuses the personal and the political\, the sacred and the profane\, to haunting effect. Edenton’s title track\, a bittersweet valentine to his birthplace\, explores a simpler time in a racially-divided town with the clear-eyed grace that is a hallmark of Kemp’s work. Everything he makes is built on a foundation of social awareness and the desire to reflect the world as he sees and experiences it. Whether he’s performing a rousing soul tune backed by a 14-piece orchestra in a grand concert hall or a hushed meditation alone at his piano\, Kemp speaks truth the only way he knows how: by baring his soul. Linden Tree invites those who haven’t seen Kemp before to join fans who have discovered this seasoned Renaissance man.  kempharrisbandbio \nAward winning singer songwriter Alastair Moock has been a long time favorite of Linden Tree’s audience ever since he began performing the Boston coffeehouse circuit in 1995. He has gone onto tour the USA and Europe\, performing at  renowned events like the Newport Folk Festival and Norway’s Bergen Music Fest and opening for acts like sharing the stage with acts like Arlo Guthrie\, Taj Mahal\, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot\, and Greg Brown.  Alastair Moock is an award-winning singer-songwriter having won songwriting contests at Falcon Ridge\, Great Waters and Sisters Folk Festivals. He was nominated for a Boston Music Award for Outstanding Singer-Songwriter of the Year. The Boston Globe calls him “one of the town’s best and most adventurous songwriters” and The Washington Post says “every song is a gem. \nWhen his twin daughters were born\, he turned his focus for a time to family music. His five albums for children have garnered many of the top awards in American children’s music\, including a 2013 Grammy Nomination\, three Parents’ Choice Gold Medals\, and ASCAP’s Joe Raposo Children’s Music Award.  In recent years\, Alastair has focused his career on the mission of uplifting historically marginalized voices.  Alastair co-founded two antiracism organizations\, Family Music Forward\, and in Boston\, The Opening Doors Project\, an anti-racist music organization through which he collaborates regularly with the likes of Reggie Harris\, Pamela Means\, Vance Gilbert\, and Kemp Harris. They use music to entertain and educate audiences of all ages around racial understanding and communication. \nHis most recent CD is a self-titled ALASTAIR MOOCK evokes a wide breadth of American musical textures: early Nashville\, country blues\, Western swing\, and a tinge of gospel. But most of all\, the album is infused with the kind of intimate storyteller’s approach at which Moock excels. The songs on ALASTAIR MOOCK touch on death and love\, politics\, marriage and family\, big universal questions and minute everyday observations. It’s a hard album to pin down\, but then Moock has always been a hard songwriter to pin down. “I don’t care who I’m singing to\,” he says\, “I just want to tell stories.” \nTickets for this show will be $25\, for those under 18 are $10. WUMB members receive a $2 discount with their membership card. We accept cash or personal check at the door.  Reservations are recommended for preferential seating by calling 781 246 2836. Masks recommended but not required. \nThe Linden Tree Coffeehouse 39th season of acoustic music is located in the social hall of the Unitarian-Universalist Church\, 326 Main St  Wakefield\, MA 01880. Linden Tree Coffeehouse is supported in part by Mass Cultural Council\, Wakefield Arts Council.  Linden Tree also supports  Fair Trade Music Local 1000. For more information see www.LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org and our  page on Facebook. \n  \n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/kemp-harris-and-alastair-moock-at-the-linden-tree/
LOCATION:Linden Tree Concerts\, Wakefield MA\, 120 Chestnut St.\, Wakefield\, MA\, 01880\, United States
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