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Martyn Joseph with opener Antje Duvekot
2022-05-20 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Old Sloop Presents, Rockport MA, 12 School St, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Advance tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for youth age 18 and under. At the door, the suggested contribution is $14 for adults, $5 for youth, and $28 for families.
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Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters….and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand, he blows the crowd away night after night.
He is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning 30 years, 32 albums, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances.
Compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerizing live performer and stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives. A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, he’s a jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice, and has been called “The Welsh Springsteen”
In addition to his 5 top 50 UK hits, the importance of his work has been recognized by programs such as BBC Radio 2’s prime time series on Singer/Songwriters. Social justice has an essential presence throughout his music, which has been recognized with various humanitarian awards and plaudits.
Concerned with making music that is relevant and vital to his audience, he engages with challenging narratives tackling the complexity of the human condition, underpinned with a promise of hope. In his own words “Really what I do is to try and write songs that might step up and make some sense of a moment in time. A good song makes you feel like you’re not alone in the world.”
Martyn Joseph. A unique talent driven by passion and love for his trade, continues to write, sing and play from the heart. It’s a road he’s been travelling for most of his life and, as he often tells his audience, ‘you keep turning up and so will I.’
Opener Antje Duvekot has extensive touring experience, criss-crossing the US and Europe many times. She is a compelling live performer and has been invited to play some of the top festivals including The Newport Folk Festival as well as the Mountain Stage, Philadelphia and Kerrville Festivals. Internationally, she’s headlined the The Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark. She’s the winner of some of the top songwriting awards, including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the prestigious, Kerrville (TX) “Best New Folk Award” and, in one of the nation’s top music markets, the Boston Music Award for “Outstanding Folk Act”, three of the top prizes in the singer songwriter world.

Dave Mallett
2022-05-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Bass Hall at Monadnock Center, Peterborough NH, 19 Grove St, Peterborough, NH, 03458, United States
“I know of no other songwriter who can so convincingly capture that fleeting sense of being perfectly at one with a place and time. This is at the heart of why Mallett has won such a loyal following and holds such hope for the future.”
– Michael Hughes, Portland Press Herald
David Mallett hails from a small town in northern Maine, and in a career that spans four decades, his music has traveled to all corners of the world. His songs have been recorded by more than 150 artists, including Pete Seeger, Alison Krauss, John Denver, Emmylou Harris, and even the Muppets, and his “Garden Song” has become an American folk classic. He has performed in town halls and folk clubs across America and Europe in addition to major venues such as Barns of Wolf Trap, Newport Folk Festival, and “Prairie Home Companion”. The Bangor Daily News recognized him as one of the 58 most memorable Mainers of the 20th Century. The readers of FOLKWAX (www.folkwax.com) voted him 2003 Artist of the Year and “Artist in Me” 2003 Album of the Year. He has recorded 17 albums, including “The Fable True” (2007), based on Thoreau’s last expedition in 1857, a spoken word CD with accompanying music.
much more https://davidmallett.com/

House Concert with Kate Campbell
2022-05-08 14:00 - 16:30 | Sailing Into Song House Concerts, Newton MA, Newton, MA, United States
Kate Campbell is a southern singer-songwriter who writes and sings memorable folk songs infused with undercurrents of delta blues, folk, pop, and country that originate from a musical landscape spanning the less-travelled back roads from Nashville to Muscle Shoals to Memphis.
Strict COVID protocols will be followed: Proof of full vaccination, including Booster. Masks will be required at all times.
THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY!
To be added to the invitation list, email: sailingintosong@gmail.com
DUE TO COVID CONCERNS, ATTENDANCE WILL BE LIMITED TO FIRST 30 RESPONSES.

An Evening with Sloan Wainwright and Cosy Sheridan, LIVE!!!
2022-05-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Linden Tree Concerts, Wakefield MA, 120 Chestnut St., Wakefield, MA, 01880, United States
The Linden Tree Coffeehouse presents:
An Evening with Sloan Wainwright and Cosy Sheridan, LIVE IN PERSON!
Sat. May 7th at 7:30 pm at the Wakefield-Lynnfield Methodist Church. $20
New venue for this show to allow Streaming options too. Please read rules for attending in person. thank you.
The Linden Tree Coffeehouse is presenting its final show of its 37th season with a special event on Saturday, May 7 at 7:30pm, our first Live concert in two years. “An Evening with Sloan Wainwright and Cosy Sheridan” will be held at the Wakefield-Lynnfield Methodist Church at 273 Vernon St, Wakefield. The location change is so that we can still offer Live Streaming to those who are not yet vaccinated or too far to come in person.
Longtime friends, songwriters Sloan Wainwright and Cosy Sheridan share a joy of each other’s music and artistry on stage in an upbeat, energetic and moving evening of sharing songs.
Known for her warm and welcoming contralto voice which could “fell a redwood,” Sloan Wainwright is a member of that Wainwright Family Tree which includes Loudon Wainwright (her brother) and Rufus (her nephew). Defying standard categorization, with 10 original CDs under her belt, Sloan has a command of a variety of American musical styles: pop, folk, jazz and blues. Her incredible gift is not only her unique songwriting ability but also her dramatically voiced rendition of original songs. She performs with power house guitarist Steve Murphy.
Cosy Sheridan has been called one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters. The Albuquerque Journal dubbed her “ a Buddhist monk in a 12-step program trapped in the body of a singer-songwriter.” She first appeared on the national folk scene in 1992 when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival and released her critically acclaimed CD Quietly Led. She has been on the road ever since, playing clubs, concert halls, and coffeehouses across the country.
”Her user-friendly musical philosophy sets her happily apart from the myopic, self-involved songwriters,” wrote The Boston Globe. “ She is a wonderfully lively, very funny and enormously amiable entertainer with a keen and wicked eye for the excesses of our fast-food, tv-happy and noisome culture.” Backed up by her bass player Charlie Koch, she plays a percussive bluesy guitar style, often in open tunings and occasionally with two capos on the guitar neck.
Tickets for those attending are $20, cash or check at the door. Please reserve your seats by calling 781-246-2836. Performers have requested that folks showing their vaccination cards and wearing masks may attend. Only bottled soft drinks & water will be sold. The church is easy to find from 95, take Vernon St. exit and head towards Wakefield. Just after traffic light is the church with a parking lot in the back, convenient to the entrance.
For those watching the show on line, please donate to our Linden Tree performers. Our suggested donation is $20. There will be a link to PayPal or checks may be mailed to Linden Tree Coffeehouse, 8 Dexter Lane, Wakefield, MA 01880. Thank you.
To view any of our shows, visit our website: www.LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org, then chose YouTube or Facebook: Note our previous streaming shows are still available for viewing on our YouTube and Facebook pages.
The Linden Tree Coffeehouse operates, in part, with thanks to partial support from Wakefield’s Art Council of the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Ivy Chord Coffeehouse in Reading. For more information: 781-246-2836, www.LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org

John McCutcheon - The Story Behind the Song
2022-05-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Livestream with Peterborough Folk Music

Jon Shain and FJ Ventre with opener Kemp Harris
2022-04-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Old Sloop Presents, Rockport MA, 12 School St, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Advance tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for youth age 18 and under. At the door, the suggested contribution is $14 for adults, $5 for youth, and $28 for families.
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Jon Shain grew up in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and FJ Ventre grew up in Beverly. They began making music together in 1982 when they met in high school.
Jon headed south to Duke University in North Carolina to study American History and continue his musical journey. In addition to studying with jazz professor Paul Jeffrey, he had the good fortune to learn the piedmont blues tradition firsthand by playing in Big Boy Henry’s backing band. Jon won the 2019 International Blues Challenge in the solo/duo category. He has shared stages with the likes of Keb’ Mo’, John Hiatt, Little Feat, and Jackson Browne.
FJ went to University of Massachusetts-Lowell, earning a B.A. in Music Performance and Sound Recording. Since relocating to North Carolina, he has been performing as a sought after sideman, engineering at his own Good Luck Studio, and operating graphic design firm Tadpole Designs.
With FJ joining Jon in North Carolina, they resumed their musical partnership. They collaborated on the 2019 CD Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday Soon and their new CD Never Found a Way to Tame the Blues, release in 2021.
Jon and FJ are Old Sloop veterans. They performed as a duo in 2016, and with blues harpist Bill Newton in 2011.
Kemp Harris defies categorization. He is a singer and songwriter; a master weaver of American musical styles. He’s also an actor, activist, author, and storyteller, and an award-winning educator who has taught young public school students for more than 40 years.
Kemp has acted in numerous films and TV shows such as SMILF (Showtime), and is comfortable sharing the stage with artists such as Taj Mahal, Koko Taylor, and Gil Scott-Heron, as well as performing shows with his smokin’ band. He wrote and performed “If Loneliness Was Black” for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Complexions Dance Company. Kemp has also composed for WGBH Public Television/Boston.
Kemp’s powers of observation, his unique gift for shining a light on our modern world and what it means to be alive in these times, have only deepened over a lifetime devoted to the most basic and profound of pursuits, genuine human connection. Whether he’s in the classroom, on a film set, leading a workshop, or performing on the concert stage, at the end of the day, Kemp says, “I’m an old black man telling stories and spreading the love.”
Kemp Harris is a thief, a tease and a heartbreaker. He knows too much. And it’s all right there when he sings. Beautifully there. He’ll take your breath away.
– NPR’s On Point

Tom Rush with piano player Seth Glier
2022-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Peterborough Players Theater, Peterborough NH, 55 Hadley Rd, Peterborough, NH, 03458, United States
Now celebrating five decades of touring, Tom has been thrilling audiences here and abroad with hits like No Regrets, Circle Game, Remember Song, Urge for Going and Merrimack County.
Tom Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the ’60s, the folk-rock movement of the ‘70s, and then the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty and Garth Brooks have cited Tom a major influence. His early recordings introduced the world to the work of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor. Subsequently, his Club
47 concerts brought national attention to emerging artists such as Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin.
As vital and engaging as ever, Tom is still doing what audiences love him for: writing and playing …passionately, tenderly…knitting together the musical traditions and talents of our times. He’s also celebrating a YouTube hit, The Remember Song, that’s gone viral with over 7 million views.
Tom currently tours either as a solo act, or — in keeping with his life-long interest in introducing emerging artists to a wider audience —accompanied by up-and-coming Singer/Songwriter Seth Glier. In either format he continues to captivate sold out audiences of loyal fans.

Steve Gretz and Leslie Lee
2022-04-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Javawocky Coffeehouse, Brockton MA, 325 W Elm St, Brockton, MA, 02301, United States

David Mallett - LIVE, IN-PERSON
2022-04-16 20:00 - 22:30 | Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Mansfield MA, 17 West St, Mansfield, MA, 02048, United States
David Mallett’s songs are filled with passion, evocative imagery, and a sense of the inevitable passage of time. The struggle of the common man and the loss of American towns and landscapes are the subject of many of his songs.

John McCutcheon - Instrumentalists in the Round
2022-04-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Livestream with Peterborough Folk Music
This event is a part of a 4 show series.
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John McCutcheon – Instrumentalists in the Round – Livestream Ticket
SUN APRIL 10TH 2022 | 48 HOUR REPLAY

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Unlimited replay available on demand for 48 hours ending at 11:59pm ET on 4/12

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About this Event
Sunday, April 10th at 7:00 PM ET
John will be joined by several of his favorite instrumentalists (Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Howard Levy, and Muriel Anderson) for a round-robin of string wizardry, conversation, and fun.
https://alasdairandnatalie.com/
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https://murielanderson.com/

Emerald Rae and The Bombadils
2022-04-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Old Sloop Presents, Rockport MA, 12 School St, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Advance tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for youth age 18 and under. At the door, the suggested contribution is $14 for adults, $5 for youth, and $28 for families.
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This co-bill pairs two performers who create some of the most original music you will ever hear.
Emerald Rae is a fiddler and folksinger originally from Gloucester and now living in Vermont. Roots Music Report hails her as “a spell-caster of no small skill… maxing out her axe’s potential in the service of her consistently compelling melodies” and recognizes her self-titled 2018 release as “one of the year’s more fetching releases”. She was chosen as a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist and is quickly gaining ground as one of the top new artists to follow this year. Pairing ornamented vocals with groovy percussive fiddle, Emerald pushes the boundaries of the imagination with a refreshingly colorful palate.
Canadian Folk Music Award nominees The Bombadils bring together bluegrass, Celtic, and singer-songwriter traditions with front-porch style and classical grace. Canadian arts journalist Bob Mersereau describes their music as “folk tunes done with musical adventure and sophistication” and Elmore Magazine calls it “an enchanting folk romp.” Sarah Frank and Luke Fraser met in 2009 while studying music at McGill University in Montreal, initially performing as an Irish pub band as a way to break up their studies. In 2015 they released the full-length album, “Grassy Roads, Wandering Feet,” which was quickly followed by “New Shoes” in 2016 which was nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards and won Folk Music Ontario’s Album of the Year award.

Jud Caswell at The Linden Tree, virtually
2022-04-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Linden Tree Concerts, Wakefield MA, 120 Chestnut St., Wakefield, MA, 01880, United States
LINDEN TREE COFFEEHOUSE APRIL 9 at 7:30
Live Streaming show with New England Notable Singer-Songwriter
MAINE’S JUD CASWELL, another New England Notable
Pay what you can, suggested $20pp
The Linden Tree Coffeehouse continues its 37th season with Maine’s Jud Caswell. The live concert will be broadcast on youtube and facebook with limited audience at our Covid alternative site. Jud has been the winners of several prestigious songwriting awards such as the Dave Carter Memorial Song Contest in Oregon, the Ploweshares in Pennsylvania, and Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk in Texas. Jud, this New England Notable performer, is more than a great singer and guitar player. His songs are stories with beautiful images and interesting characters he brings to life. www.LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org
Rich Warren in Sing Out Magazine described Jud Caswell as highly original and wise beyond his years! Maine’s Jud Caswell is a little bit like a one-man folk festival. You’ve got your banjo picking, your Irish drinking songs, a rack of acoustic instruments, and a deep catalog of award-winning originals. He’s often compared to James Taylor and David Wilcox, but his songs draw on a long musical history and wide-ranging influences from jazz and Piedmont blues to contemporary folk and rock. His sixth CD reflects his years full of music, a celebration of life, love, family, friends, and all that is wonderful about midcoast Maine. His song, Blackberry Time, got him a lot of folk radio airplay and several singer-songwriting awards from Florida, Oregon, Texas, and locally in Massachusetts. Jud’s songs take you into his stories with clear images and characters while accompanying himself on his beautiful six-string guitar.
The title song from his sixth CD, “The Great Divide” was the #2 song on the Folk Alliance International Charts for October, 2021! This song was inspired by his grandparents – a Maine couple who celebrated 70 anniversaries together. It starts off with his old family anecdote: “Nana was a registered Republican, Pappy was a Democrat for life…” There was never a time I didn’t know that about them. And there was never a time that I saw any strife caused by it. A relationship like that seems almost inconceivable today. That makes me sad. And it makes me worried. It makes me want to find a way to reach out a hand – even when I feel it being slapped away. I take great pride in the fact that this song has been loved and shared by Democrats and Republicans alike. I hope my grandparents would be proud as well.” www.JudCaswell.com
Please donate to our Linden Tree performers. With few in-person gigs, performers still need to pay rent and other living expenses. Our suggested donation is $20. Please donate whatever you are able. There will be a link to PayPal or checks may be mailed to Linden Tree Coffeehouse, 8 Dexter Lane, Wakefield, MA 01880. Thank you.
The Linden Tree Coffeehouse operates, in part, with thanks to partial support from Wakefield’s Art Council of the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Ivy Chord Coffeehouse in Reading.
To view any of our shows, visit our website: www.LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org, then chose YouTube or Facebook: Note our previous streaming shows are still available for viewing on our YouTube and Facebook pages.
For more information about the Linden Tree Coffeehouse check our Facebook and webpages: LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org. or call 781-246-2836.

John McCutcheon – Songwriters in the Round
2022-04-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Livestream with Peterborough Folk Music
This event is a part of a 4 show series.
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John McCutcheon – Songwriters in the Round – Livestream Ticket
SUN APRIL 3RD 2022 | 48 HOUR REPLAY

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About this Event
Sunday, April 3rd at 7:00 PM ET
John will be joined by three of his favorite songwriters (Darrell Scott, Beth Nielsen Chapman, and Crys Matthews) for a round-robin of amazing songs. These writers will talk about the songs, their writing process, and how they bring what’s inside, outside.
https://www.darrellscott.com/
https://bethnielsenchapman.com/
https://www.crysmatthews.com/

John Flynn
2022-03-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Javawocky Coffeehouse, Brockton MA, 325 W Elm St, Brockton, MA, 02301, United States

Annie Sumi with opener Megan Burtt
2022-03-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Sloop Presents, Rockport MA, 12 School St, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Advance tickets are $12. The suggested contribution at the door is $15 for adults, $5 for juniors, and $30 for families.
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Annie Sumi is a mixed-race, ethereal-folk artist from Canada. Her music is intimate and expansive, inviting the listener into a familiar otherworld. Inspired by the mirrored relationship between physical and emotional landscapes, Sumi’s music speaks of human experience through the language of the senses.
“In recent years, I have let myself lean into that space between things as a practice of listening, and it feels like I become an animal led by my ear, or my tongue, or my hands, toward a song.”
Since 2015, the Ontario-based songwriter has released three critically-acclaimed albums and toured her music across Canada, parts of the U.S. and Europe. Solastalgia is a reflection on the feeling of “homesickness” related to our environment, our relationships, and ourselves. Reflections and In the Unknown have been awarded with a number of nominations as ‘Emerging Artist’, ‘Female Vocalist’, and ‘Songwriter of the Year’, and received support from national and international radio.
Megan Burtt is an international touring singer/songwriter decorated with national recognition. Since her sophomore release “The Bargain”, Megan has performed at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater, been featured with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, toured Europe, across the US, and supported artists like Gregory Alan Isakov, Chris Isaak, Leann Rimes and Marc Cohn. She is the winner of the Kerrville NewFolk, Rocky Mountain Folk Festival and Westword Music Award and a finalist in Mountain NewSong, Songwriter Serenade and Great American Song Contest.

Peter Lehndorff in livestream for Open Book Coffeehouse
2022-03-19 19:30 - 20:30 | Open Book Coffeehouse, Canton MA, 786 Washington St, Canton, MA, 02021, United States
The Open Book Coffeehouse continues its proud, fifteen-year tradition of offering quality, live music. This year, to ensure safety for both performers and audience members, the concerts will be livestreamed. The season continues on Saturday evening, March 19, with a virtual concert featuring singer/songwriter Peter Lehndorff. The concerts are free to all, and made possible by the support of the Friends of the Canton Public Library. The concert will be broadcast on Peter’s YouTube page at https://youtu.be/uoZP_7BGEkU and stream live from 7:30-8:30 p.m ET.
Peter Lehndorff writes songs about everyday life. Some are humorous observations about everyday life and life in a small town. In addition to his slice of life songs, Peter is now mixing the funny with the serious. Some songs reflect his experiences as a caregiver for his late wife. He has many musical credits, including: Songwriting finalist at the virtual CT Folk Festival, and finalist in the Boston Acoustic Underground competition.
He has a brand new album, “Don’t Be Discouraged,” in the works. He will be joined by Susan Hill on background vocals. You can find out more about Lehndorff and his music at https://www.facebook.com/standupfolk and http://lehndorff.com/music/
Donations 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. Donations to the performers may be made during the concert.
For 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.

John McCutcheon - 50 Years of Traditional Music
2022-03-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Livestream with Peterborough Folk Music
Sunday, March 6th at 7:00 PM ET
This event is a part of a 4 show series.
Though John is often thought of as one of the most prolific and powerful songwriters in folk music, his roots are firmly planted in traditional music. As a young 20-year-old he traveled the Appalachians, apprenticing himself to some of the greats of traditional Southern music. This concert will feature an homage to his many mentors, selections from his field recordings housed at the Library of Congress’ Archive of American Folksong, and some very special surprises.
