Cold Chocolate
Parish Center for the Arts 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA, United StatesCold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own
Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own
Rooted in rural New England since the age of ten, McCarthy grew up in towns where the economies teetered on marginal subsistence from logging and paper and woolen mills. It wasn’t until his sister made a visit home from college, bringing an armful of recordings by Dylan, Baez, and Eric Anderson, that things clicked musically for McCarthy: he traded his clarinet for a Western Auto guitar, purchasing the Black Diamond strings across the street at the barber shop.
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 […]
The powerhouse duo of Amy Gallatin and renowned resophonic guitarist Roger Williams joined forces a few years ago to explore their mutual love of country standards, served up with an acoustic treatment in the bluegrass vein. The result is a toe-tapping blend of heartfelt vocals, soaring harmonies and red-hot picking, traditional yet modern and distinct.
“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”, says Richmond Magazine. […]
For The Kelly Girls, Celtic music is about storytelling, complete with varying degrees of instrumentation and lyrics. “We respect the historical compositions that we play and recognize we are also part of a new generation of storytellers. We love to perform music that weaves together threads of hope from the past with dreams of the future.” The Kelly Girls have played many prestigious venues and festivals, delighting audiences with their infectious laughter and accomplished musicianship.
Joe Jencks is an 25-year veteran of the international folk circuit, an award-winning songwriter, and celebrated vocalist based in Chicago. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots and working-class upbringing, […]
Cosy Sheridan has been called one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters, and also ‘a buddhist monk trapped in the body of a singer-songwriter’.
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn he delved into his southern roots, following […]
Back for another year, Don White is equal parts storyteller-comedian-author-troubadour-folk singer-songwriter. He has been bringing audiences to laughter and tears for 30 years.
With 10 albums under his belt, Cliff Eberhardt is considered one of today’s most respected songwriters. He is joined by Louise Mosrie Coombe who is being recognized as a new, […]
Cliff Eberhardt knew by age seven that he was going to be a singer and songwriter. Growing up in Berwyn (PA), he and his brothers sang together and their parents played instruments. His dad introduced him to the guitar and he quickly taught himself to play.