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Fódhla
2026-01-31 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
Fódhla brings both high energy and stellar artistry to the traditional music stage. The trio’s sound is firmly rooted in the traditional Irish melodies and ornamentation that fiddler Ellery Klein and flute player Nicole Rabata honed during years spent abroad in Ireland’s cities Cork, Limerick and Ennis. Fiddle and flute tunes are superbly supported by guitarist Bethany Waickman, whose inventive, tasteful chords unfold with driving rhythm perfected from years of playing for contradances. Cognizant of their North American roots, Fódhla aims to appeal to a broad audience by bringing variety, inventive harmonies and unique arrangements to traditional music. A typical concert starts off with high-energy traditional sets of Irish reels and jigs, includes trade melody and harmonies and a joyful and toe-tapping pair of barn dances soaring out on a high note. Finally, the soft notes of guitar bring in a melancholy, exquisite slow air – music that brings out audible sighs from a rapt audience.

Fiddler, singer and songwriter Kathleen Parks
2026-01-31 19:30 - 21:00 | New Revival Coffeehouse, Stow MA, 353 Great Rd, Stow, MA, 01775, United States
Kathleen Parks is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter who brings joyful and creative energy to the stage and studio.
Her writing leans toward Pop, Folk, and classic Jazz, while her virtuosic fiddle blends and reimagines traditional and modern musical styles with boundless groove, and a playful improvisational spirit.
Her deep grounding in Celtic and American roots music blends with her love for pop songwriting, funk rhythms, soulful vocals, and groove-based improvisation, making every performance unexpected yet familiar: a musical journey from beginning to end.
For Kathleen, music is not about perfection, but feeling. This is what has always driven her to write, sing, and play. Without feeling, why play music? Music is a means to express and release our emotions. Understand the feeling, move the energy, and bring joy and healing in. Connection to yourself is key to playing, to playing with others, and moving an audience. Kathleen strives to always bring this musical value to her teaching and performances alike.
Kathleen is also a founding member of Twisted Pine and the duo Kat and Brad.
“Goosebump-inducing vocal performances from Kathleen Parks…”– Glide Magazine –
See kathleenparksmusic.com for more info.
Tickets are $20 in advance at Eventbrite.com and $25 on the day of the concert. Doors open at 7:00 and the show begins at 7:30.
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Roslindale Open Mike
2026-01-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
A semi-monthly virtual open mike sponsored by Roslindale Open Mike. Watch on YouTube.
Performers are welcome! Visit Roslindale Open Mike for more information.

John Henry's Hammer Open Mic
2026-01-23 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-09 18:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-12 18:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-28 18:30 - 21:30 | John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehouse, Worcester MA, 90 Main St, Worcester, MA, 01608, United States
Here are the usual IMPORTANT details for JHH Open Mic:
2nd and 4th Fridays (except when noted)
First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St, Worcester, MA
Doors open and performer sign-up at 6:30 p.m.
Performances begin @ 7 p.m.
10 minutes in the limelight- spoken word or music (usually two songs unless you choose to sing American Pie or some sea shanty with fifty verses). Duos or groups are considered one act and CANNOT sign up as single performers too. Stick on moustaches will NOT fool us. $3.00 admission for everybody. Performer or spectator. Payable to the lovely lady at the folding card table (please bring $1 bills). Refreshments & snacks (donation appreciated).
PLEASE enter State Street upper parking lot door. Handicap parking and accessibility at the other side of the church on Court Street by the Courthouse apartments. If you DO park on Court Street only park on the church side of the street or you could get towed. The parking meters on Main Street and State Street require money until 8:00 pm. The meter maids and dudes love to hand out tickets.
We are recording the performances. We intend on starting a NEW YouTube site in the future and would like to post selective performances. If you DO NOT want your video online please inform the JHH volunteer (Bob) recording with the smart phone at the center table.
Excellent alcohol-free venue for people from their teens and upward to perform in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
Come to perform or just listen. The JHH crew is looking forward to seeing you! John Henry’s Hammer – It’s that traditional coffee house feel without the (cough!) cigarette smoke.

Monica Rizzio - Jan. 17, 2026
2026-01-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Mansfield MA, 17 West St, Mansfield, MA, 02048, United States
A bonfire on a beach. A couple of days with the one you love. Simply doing…nothing. The little joys in life. Americana singer-songwriter Monica Rizzio’s new album, Sunshine Is Free, is all about the simple things that make it all worth it. The concept for Sunshine Is Free was born on the road, as Rizzio spent time under open skies while touring. Realizing she needed to step outside of a New England winter to write the follow-up to 2016’s Washashore Cowgirl, Rizzio spent the fall of 2018 traveling from her home in Cape Cod to Nashville for writing sessions. Over a week in April at Skinny Elephant Recording, she and producer Michael Rinne (Caroline Spence, Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles, Kelsey Waldon) as well as a stacked lineup of guest musicians including Mindy Smith, Maya de Vitry, Gwen Sebastian, Joe Pisapia, Will Kimbrough, and Eamon McLoughlin, Rizzio created a collection that focuses on finding joy in simpler things and looking for the silver lining of difficult situations.
Title track “Sunshine Is Free” is an upbeat number, expanded by an infectious bass line and a rollicking banjo. The Boot says the song is “a reminder of the beautiful, happiness-inducing parts of life, from the free to the pricey, the minuscule to the massive.” “Nothin’” romanticizes a perfect day without a to-do list, spent reading Hemingway and sipping on a glass of wine. Billboard noted the track’s “delicate acoustic guitar, steady percussion, soaring electric guitar parts and warm vocals.” The upbeat rocker “Story of My New Year” showcases Rizzio’s versatility as a singer and declares that as a new year rolls in, the future is boundless. Wide Open Country shined an early spotlight on “My Sweet Heart,” a love song advising a younger self whose heart is aching.
Rizzio collaborated with longtime friend Mindy Smith for the first time on “While With You,” with PopMatters noting that the “love song [sinks] into its soothing groove early, with beautiful mandolin-driven instrumentation filling the spaces between the layered serenity of Rizzio and Smith’s vocal performance.” Featuring a Jerry Garcia-esque electric guitar, “The Shire” perfectly captures the ethos of The Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, where it was written. Growing up in a small town in East Texas, Rizzio did what many people do in such settings: she learned to sing gospel hymns in church and received an education in classic country music, listening to Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, Connie Francis and Dolly Parton. “Don’t Keep Me Up Waiting” is a waltz inspired by years of endlessly spinning Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger album, premiered by The Bluegrass Situation. “Little Bit of Truth” centers around an eye-opening 30 days during Washashore Cowgirl’s album release tour, which found her reconciling evangelical childhood lessons with her current beliefs. On “Sunday” she examines the intricacies of a relationship gone wrong — the track focuses on her faith and how that’s changed since she was a child.
Throughout Sunshine Is Free, it’s clear Rizzio has a keen ability to connect; her songs are often autobiographical, yet delivered through a fictional approach that creates a universal experience for the listener — whether expressed using her trademark sense of humor or with such striking honesty that the pain in her voice is tangible.
“Left with no choice to go my own way, out here looking for a little bit of truth,” she sings, and you can bet she’ll be happy to share the lessons she’s learned soon.

Erin Ash Sullivan & Rupert Wates
2026-01-17 19:30 - 21:30 | New Song, Bedford MA, 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA, 01730, United States
Erin Ash Sullivan’s music reflects a deep sense of place, and her lyrics are always authentic and drawn from her lived experience. Erin’s 2024 release, Signposts and Marks, debuted at #4 on the FAI Folk DJ chart, and Americana UK describes her as “a songwriter of the highest order.” A “Most Wanted” selection from the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, she has also won several songwriting competitions and is the three-time winner of her hometown’s Fourth of July pie eating contest.
Melodic, fresh, and easygoing, with storytelling prowess on full display…recalling the likes of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez.” –UNXIGNED
Erin — if she plays her hand wisely could be coming up in the fast lane behind Joni Mitchell as a singer of skill with the tales, the words & formidable melodies.” –AMERICANA HIGHWAYS
Rupert Wates was born in London, studied at Oxford University and has been a full-time songwriter since the late 1990s. Now based in New York City and Colorado, he has won more than 50 songwriting and performing awards and was a finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest. His music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret. He has released 12 solo CDs and has been covered by artists in the UK, Canada and the US, including 2 full length tribute CDs.
Despite his British background, Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange called him “a prime figure in American music. This is one gifted sonofabitch. If you’re not hip to this guy yet, you’re missing out.”

Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light
2026-01-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Follen Folk Nights, Lexington MA, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
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 and Mike Siegel on upright bass and vocals, whose playing brings both tension and tenderness to the sound.
They are the winners of the 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Band Contest.

Kate McDonnel
2026-01-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Lakeview Houseconcert Series, Sharon MA, Sharon, MA, United States

The Hosmer Mountain Boys
2026-01-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
The Hosmer Mountain Boys are a retro bluegrass band that is quickly rising in the New England Bluegrass scene and having a lot of fun in the process. They were voted the “Fan Favorite” at the 2023 Podunk Bluegrass Festival, performed in Lexington (KY) on WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, and crossed the pond for the 2024 Battlefield Bluegrass Festival in England. Keegan (guitar) and Simon (banjo) met at Mando Camp North in 2018 at age 16 and instantly connected over their passion for Flatt & Scruggs. Red Day, (mandolin) has recently been added to the band this season. Cathy Bumgarner Day (fiddle) and Tom Bowman (bass) complete the lineup with decades of regional bluegrass experience. Simon (banjo) has been described by some attendees at the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival in Brunswick, ME, as Connecticut’s best‑kept secret. You’ll hear that Keegan’s major guitar‑picking influences include Riley Pucket, Don Reno, and the thumb‑picking style of Lester Flatt. Rounding out the band is Cathy Bumgarner Day on fiddle and Tom Bowman on bass, both staples in the New England Bluegrass Music scene for decades.

Kim Moberg and Jenna Nicholls
2026-01-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, Franklin MA, 262 Chestnut St, Franklin, MA, 02038, United States
“Kim Moberg has created a project that features not only her lovely voice but a songwriting style that can easily transition from the gentle Americana-tinged ballads to thoughtful protest songs. Above Ground is well worth a listen!”
-Joe Pszonek Radio Nowhere | Joltin Joe Pszonek Finnegan’s Wake
In a tapestry of sound, Jenna Nicholls weaves a spell: strumming her ukulele with the spirit of New Orleans or crooning a cowboy’s tale with the soul of the West. Her melodies, like vintage vinyl spun anew, carry the weight of memory and promise of tomorrow. With three albums under her belt, her songs have found their way into the heart of cinema and the pulse of television. On the road she’s shared stages with legends like Ingrid Michaelson, and Oscar winner Glen Hansard. From the storied stages of Carnegie Hall and the Beacon Theatre, Jenna’s music echoes through the night, a testament to the enduring power of song.

Diane Ziegler, Jennifer Kimball and Barbara Kessler In The Round
2026-01-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Second Friday Concerts at First Church Belmont, 404 Concord Avenue, Belmont, 02478

Cormac McCarthy
2026-01-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
Cabaret Seating. BYOB & Snacks. Doors open at 7:00 PM
$20 Members/ $22 non-members in advance ; $25 at the door (if available)

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. Through his music Cormac has succeeded in bringing lyrical magic to some of these rougher edges of life.
Cormac has performed nationally on many stages including three times at the Newport Folk Festival, twice on NPR’s Mountain Stage Live Radio Show, Boston’s WUMB Folk Radio 10th anniversary celebration, headlined at the Night of Humor and Songwriters and American Troubadours with Eric Andersen and Townes Van Zandt at Boston’s Somerville Theater, Ben & Jerry’s One World, One Heart Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and more.
Cabaret Seating. BYOB & Snacks.

NO-John Henry's Hammer Open Mic
2025-12-26 18:30 - 21:30 | John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehouse, Worcester MA, 90 Main St, Worcester, MA, 01608, United States
Sorry, but JHH Open Mic is taking the day after Christmas off so we can stay home to play with our new toys that Santa brought. See you in the new year.

Low Lily
2025-12-21 16:00 - 19:00 | Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
American Roots band Low Lily celebrates the Solstice! This high energy show will feature instrumentals alongside impeccably arranged songs to honor the season. Featuring fiddle, mandolin, guitars, banjo, and soaring three-part harmonies, Low Lily blends the energy of fiddle tunes, the intimacy of folk, and the drive of Americana into a rich soundscape. With award-winning recordings and songs embraced by audiences worldwide, Low Lily delivers a high-spirited and heartfelt celebration of winter’s light and community.
Led by the talents of Liz Simmons (vocals, guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, mandolin), and Natalie Padilla (vocals, fiddle, banjo) Low Lily has captivated audiences across North America and the UK with their with their signature blend of tradition and innovation. Their distinctive sound has earned them two #1 songs on international folk radio and two Independent Music Awards, affirming their place as a powerful voice in today’s acoustic music scene.

Open Mic Night at The Music Mansion
2025-12-18 18:00 - 21:30 | Stone Soup Coffeehouse, 88 Meeting Street, Providence, RI, 02906, United States
Over the last couple years we have tried a lot of things on our open mic stage. In Season 42, we held workshops for developing musicians. in Season 43, we invited hosts of other open mics around the state to feature on our stage. We trained new sound engineers only to forgo all the tech. It’s now musicians and audiences in a room together – a room designed for music to flow and flourish.
Ed Dean returns as our open mic host, opening the doors to The Music Mansion. It’s a welcoming environment for beginners, new artists, and veteran local musicians. The Open Mic Series is one of the ways we practice what we preach and Ed is an incredible minister for this community. Hope to see you there.

Patty Larkin Third Annual Holiday Concert
2025-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 | South Shore Folk Music Club, Duxbury MA, 842 Tremont St, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
Patty Larkin is a visionary of sound and wonder, a real deal version of artistry made of equal parts guitar wizardry, vocals shot through with soul and inventive lyrics that ripple across the terrain of the heart. Patty is an imaginative, hilarious, enchanting performer who’s redefined the boundaries of the guitar driven singer-songwriter! With 11 Boston Music Awards to her credit, Patty has an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music and was honored by former Boston mayor Thomas Menino for her music and philanthropy. Patty Larkin lives with her family on Cape Cod. Please join us for Holiday Spirit, the Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest and a Legend!

Catie Curtis
2025-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Stone Soup Coffeehouse, 88 Meeting Street, Providence, RI, 02906, United States
About Catie
For over 25 years, Catie toured full-time as a singer/songwriter in the US and Europe, releasing 14 recordings and selling over 250,000 CDs (not to mention streaming and downloads). She has recorded her acoustic folk-rock tunes for major (EMI Guardian) and independent (Rykodisc, Vanguard and Compass) labels, collaborating with some of the finest musicians and producers in the country. Her songs have been featured in several films and multiple tv shows, and she performed several times at the White House during the Obama administration. Her audience knows she’s not afraid to speak up about political issues and to stand up for the LGBTQ community. She’s intensely grateful for those years on the road, and honored to know that her music has been an integral part of so many people’s lives.
In 2017, Catie explored a desire to work locally rather than spending so much time on the road. She got a master’s degree in counseling and is now a psychotherapist in Newburyport, MA. She seeks a balance between her work as a therapist and an artist. “I still need and want to create music. Writing is still how I make sense of my life and the world around me. I still love getting out to play shows and connect with people.” Fortunately, it’s important to her fans, too.

Jonny Kringle and the Wondaland Band Holiday Spectacular
2025-12-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Second Friday Concerts at First Church Belmont, 404 Concord Avenue, Belmont, 02478

Cold Chocolate
2025-12-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
$20 (members) in Advance; $22 (non-members) in Advance ;$25 at the door (if available )
Cabaret seating. BYOB & Snacks. Doors open at 7:00 PM
Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. Led by Ethan Robbins (vocals/guitar/mandolin) and Ariel Bernstein (vocals/percussion/banjo), the Boston-based duo released their fifth full-length album in the fall of 2023. Punctuated by tight harmonies and skillful musicianship, Cold Chocolate has quickly gained recognition for their original music and high-energy shows. The band has shared bills with Leftover Salmon, David Grisman, and Angelique Kidjo, and regularly performs at venues and music festivals across the country.
Cabaret seating. BYOB & Snacks.

Adam Ezra
2025-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Bass Hall at Monadnock Center, Peterborough NH, 19 Grove St, Peterborough, NH, 03458, United States
Peterborough Folk Music is honored to present Adam Ezra in support of a wothwhile and wonderful non-profit organization he founded, RallySound. The mission is to help veterans get off the streets and into safe and dignified housing!. Your tickets will benefit this mission. Read below and follow links. See you Dec. 12th. Reminder – Don’t hesitate to purchase tickets. Bass Hall often sells out in advance.

Welcome To Adam Ezra Group
– He takes a month out of each year to visit the living rooms of his fans around the
country?
– His band and nonprofit organization RallySound host a free festival every summer that raised $161,000 for homeless veterans in 2025?
– He live-streamed for 500 nights in a row during the pandemic?
– They co-produced an album with 163 fans?
If you haven’t connected with Adam Ezra Group yet, these are just a few examples to help you understand how this underground, Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere, establishing a connection with their fans unlike any other, and are suddenly selling out theaters throughout the Northeast.
Adam Ezra will joke with you that while the “nowhere” part might be accurate, nothing has ever just “popped” for this folk musician, activist. Without resources, connections, or any kind of clue how the music world works, Ezra began playing shows over 20 years ago. When music venues wouldn’t hire him, he played bars, bookstores, fields, and parking lots, often raising money for causes he cared about; a practice that grew into his nonprofit organization RallySound.
“We’d play 5 hours a night,” Adam reminisces, “more often than not, in danger of outnumbering the audiences we were playing for?”
So how did this band operating so far outside the traditional music world come to win New England Music Award’s “Americana Act of the Year” in 2023? What could have happened to inspire John Oates to call Adam and invite him to begin a songwriting friendship that would lead to John producing their co-write, “Hold Each Other Now”? What happened to catch the attention of The Wallflowers, who recently invited AEG to join them on their spring tour, or SPIN Magazine who recently proclaimed, “This Independent Underground Folk Band Is Blowing Up Without Selling Out“?
If you ask Adam, he’ll tell you:
“One person at a time, over many years and thousands of shows, decided to turn their heads to listen. One person at a time decided to share our music with folks they care about. That’s always been our story. It’s no fairytale, but it sure makes me proud and humbled when I look out from the stage to watch theaters full of people singing along to our music.”
These days you’ll find Adam and his bandmates, Corinna Smith (Fiddle), Poche Ponce (Bass), and Alex Martin (Percussion), constantly out on the road. If you look at their tour schedule now, you can buy tickets to see them at festivals, rock venues, and theaters around the country, but you will also see their tour continuously peppered with activism and grassroots events; a testament to an artist who will never forget where he came from, and whose mission is about much more than music.

Lara Herscovitz
2025-12-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Lakeview Houseconcert Series, Sharon MA, Sharon, MA, United States
RSVP to info@lakeviewhouseconcerts.org to reserve a seat. You must get an invitation email from me to attend.
For more info about Lara see laraherscovitch.com/
Call 508 528 0026 for questions, please leave a message.
$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. Join us at 1PM here for a potluck lunch. Bring a dish, we supply drinks and ice cream at intermission.
We have recently added shows by Deborah Cowan, Lui Collins, and extra special show with John Forster & Mike Agranoff.
“Lara possesses not only a huge reservoir of musical talent and a voice with a bell-like clarity, but a keen sense of global social concern and a fierce intellect… It might seem too good to be true, but true it is.” –Acoustic Live in NYC
“Lara reminds us that music can be heroic when it springs from a strong heart. Walt Whitman would recognize his own soul in her expansive American vision, and there really is no higher compliment I can pay an artist.” –Connecticut Public Radio host Colin McEnroe

Ellis Paul
2025-12-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, Franklin MA, 262 Chestnut St, Franklin, MA, 02038, United States
Ellis Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative, and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s. His pop music songs have appeared in movies and on television, bridging the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.

Third Annual Post-Thanksgiving Hootenanny - Steve Folino and the Folk Ensemble
2025-11-29 19:00 - 21:15 | South Shore Folk Music Club, Duxbury MA, 842 Tremont St, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
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 Classics justice! Mark your calendars for this post-Thanksgiving extravaganza – a night of acoustic folk from some of the finest local musicians in the area! Enjoy home-made goodies, folk friends and folk ambiance!

Scottish Fish
2025-11-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
Scottish Fish are a powerhouse on the Boston Celtic music scene, amazing sold-out audiences with their fresh take on traditional and contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton music. The PCA presents Scottish Fish in a year highlighted by a second European tour, exciting collaborations, and the release of their latest album “Currently”. These five young women began touring at an early age, quickly enchanting domestic and international audiences with their youthful enthusiasm, creative arrangements, and sensitive performances.
