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SUMMARY:Annual FSSGB Members' Concert
DESCRIPTION:$10 for all\, cash at the door (age 17 and under free)\nNote: parking is tricky – see this handy parking guide! \nIf you’re a FSSGB member and you’d like to perform\, contact Lori Fassman at lori.fassman@gmail.com to sign up by January 10. \nThe annual FSSGB members’ concert is always a popular event. Our members perform songs which range from traditional ballads to original compositions\, and from instrumental to a cappella pieces. Some of the instruments that have been played at this concert in the past include violin\, cello\, banjo\, mandolin\, guitar\, bass\, keyboard and concertina. Some FSSGB members who have performed at this event have gone on to have successful performing careers\, such as Elijah Wald\, Mark Ryer\, Fool’s Errand and Merle Roesler. \nOur hosts will be Lori Fassman and Paul Beck. They are long-time FSSGB members who are both past Presidents of FSSGB. \nFSSGB members (including new members!) are invited to sign up to perform – one song or a spoken word piece. You may perform alone or with others. Some performers have been participating for years; others will do so for the first time. Children are most welcome. The program will feature professional musicians as well as living room folk enthusiasts. All are welcome. The Midweek Singers are an important part of the program as are the many members who show up especially for this event. The audience is always supportive and lively. \nProceeds from this show help keep the Society strong – we thank the performers and the audience for making this event possible.\nSee you there!
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/annual-fssgb-members-concert-2/
LOCATION:First Parish in Waltham\, 50 Church Street\, Waltham\, MA\, 02452
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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SUMMARY:James Keelaghan with David Woodhead
DESCRIPTION:Admission: $30 (17 and under free)\nParking can be tricky – check this map!  parking guidance \nYou can pay with cash at the door or purchase advance tickets. \nContemporary folk songs\, at their very best\, offer an insight into the hardships\, attitudes\, and resolve of characters and events that shape our day-to-day lives. You can dress these songs up in inspired arrangements and intricate instrumentation but\, at their very essence\, the archetypal folk song is all about stories. Stories and people. Something such compelling songwriters as Eric Bogle\, Si Kahn\, Ewan MacColl\, and Stan Rogers … all understood and mined so effectively. \nJames Keelaghan\, too\, burrows into that same rich seam with equal ability and comparable conviction. To quote Eric Bibb\, the award-winning American acoustic bluesman\, after listening to Keelaghan perform: “[You’re] a joy to hear\, just beautiful.  Reminded me of the best of the best of another time – Liam Clancy\, Tom Paxton etcetera.” Less colourful but more succinct\, Dave Marsh\, the eminent Rolling Stone critic\, simply described Keelaghan as “Canada’s finest songwriter.” \nTruly\, throughout a career that now spans almost four decades\, the Juno and Canadian Folk Music Award winner has created a repertoire of incalculable importance – a unique body of work\, either inspired by or drawn from the folk tradition. Ten solo albums flush with enduring lyrical relevance. Take the beautiful but heartbreaking ballad\, Jenny Bryce\, for example. From any point of view\, it’s indistinguishable from the numerous traditional tracks covered on his disc A Few Simple Verses. \nWhat’s more\, various other originals from the Keelaghan cannon  must surely enter the domain of traditional folklore. Most notably\, Small Rebellions (highlighting the 1931 slaughter of peaceful striking miners in Bienfait\, SK); Hillcrest Mine (a prelude to the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian history); Kiri’s Piano (a triumph over adversity amidst the shameful\, racist treatment of Japanese-Canadians during WW II); Cold Missouri Waters (a harrowing portrait of the 1949 Mann Gulch Fire in the mountains of Montana) … \nA relentless musical spirit\, Keelaghan has surrounded himself with a variety of crackerjack companions down through the years that have largely included the late\, innovative\, free-spirited fiddler and composer\, Oliver Schroer\, the exuberant\, Chilean\, Latino-fusionist guitarist\, Oscar Lopez (with whom Keelaghan made two albums under the banner of Compadres)\, or the ubiquitous\, former Spirit of the West anchor and multi-instrumentalist\, Hugh MacMillan. Scrupulous audiences from Alberta to Australia bared witness to the sum of these resourceful parts. \nJames Keelaghan grew up in a bungalow in northwest Calgary\, AB\, with six siblings\, an Irish father\, and an English mum. His brother Bob would develop into a noteworthy guitarist with the excellent\, but now defunct\, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir. From his father\, Jim\, James developed a love of history. The family record collection provided further inspiration. Traditional folk LPs by the likes of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem\, Séan Ó Riada\, and Harry Belafonte certainly caught young Keelaghan’s ear. He still cites Belafonte At Carnegie Hall as a recording that changed his life at age six! \nAppearing on over 250 recording projects\, bass player David Woodhead has worked with many influential artists including Perth County Conspiracy\, Stan Rogers\, Don Ross\, Oliver Schroer\, Loreena McKennitt\, Gil Scott-Heron\, Steve Rodby\, and David Sanborn. David has been described as “that musician who leads from in front and behind as the situation demands and seems happiest planting various challenges and musical surprises in a spirit of playfulness.” (Jowi Taylor\, CBC radio host)
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/james-keelaghan-with-david-woodhead/
LOCATION:First Parish in Waltham\, 50 Church Street\, Waltham\, MA\, 02452
CATEGORIES:Concert,Folksinger,Singer-songwriter
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SUMMARY:"Bound for Glory" - Woody Guthrie Tribute Show
DESCRIPTION:FSSGB is pleased to present “Bound for Glory”\, our Woody Guthrie Tribute show! The show features many FSSGB members and friends\, many of whom have performed in past Woody shows going way back to the 60’s. \nAdmission: $10 for all at the door (children 17 and under are free) \n“Bound for Glory” is a performance of songs and stories about the life of Woodrow Wilson (“Woody”) Guthrie\, considered by many to be the founder of modern American folk music. Many wonderful songs written by Woody and performed by members of FSSGB are interspersed with short recitations from his autobiography. It is a funny\, cynical\, earthy and tragic account of his life in an Oklahoma oil-boom town\, of the Depression that followed\, and of his subsequent travels in\, on\, and under trains\, in stolen cars and on his feet\, round an America going rotten from the top downwards. \nChorus sheets are made available and the audience is encouraged to sing along. \nRefreshments will be served at intermission. \nParking: there are small lots on either side of the church\, and there’s some on-street parking in the neighborhood. We’re allowed to park at the middle school next door (75 Church St)\, and there’s a municipal lot at the intersection of Church St and Rt 20 (one block south of the church).
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/bound-for-glory-woody-guthrie-tribute-show/
LOCATION:First Parish in Waltham\, 50 Church Street\, Waltham\, MA\, 02452
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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SUMMARY:FSSGB Annual Members' Concert
DESCRIPTION:The annual FSSGB members’ concert is always a popular event. Our members perform songs which range from traditional ballads to original compositions\, and from instrumental to a cappella pieces. Some of the instruments that have been played at this concert in the past include violin\, cello\, banjo\, mandolin\, guitar\, bass\, keyboard and concertina. Some FSSGB members who have performed at this event have gone on to have successful performing careers\, such as Elijah Wald\, Mark Ryer\, Fool’s Errand and Merle Roesler. \nOur hosts will be Lori Fassman and Paul Beck. They are long-time FSSGB members who are both past Presidents of FSSGB. \n Some performers have been participating for years; others will do so for the first time. Children are most welcome. The program will feature professional musicians as well as living room folk enthusiasts. All are welcome. The audience is always supportive and lively. \nProceeds from this show help keep the Society strong – we thank the performers and the audience for making this event possible.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/fssgb-annual-members-concert/
LOCATION:First Parish in Waltham\, 50 Church Street\, Waltham\, MA\, 02452
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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SUMMARY:FSSGB Fall Music Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 26\, 2024\, 10am-5pm ET\nFirst Parish in Waltham\, 50 Church St\, Waltham\nRegistration and continental breakfast start at 9:30am\nCheck the FSSGB website for registration info \nJoin us for a wonderful day full of workshops\, jams and concerts. A continental breakfast will be served in the morning\, and lunch will also be included. (Let us know if you have dietary restrictions.) Registration costs and the exact program are still being worked out\, so please keep an eye on our website for updates. \nThe Vox Hunters (Benedict Gagliardi and Armand Aromin) and Flannery Brown are on staff for this event. Hailing from the great state of Rhode Island\, Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi are seekers and singers of old songs\, cultivators of local music\, and chronic multi-instrumentalists. They are touted as strong tradition-bearers in their generation\, and their genuine affinity for the music is evident in the emotion they draw from it. With a pair of oft-harmonizing voices tastefully garnished with fiddle\, free-reeds\, and tenor guitar\, The Vox Hunters offer an all-natural connection to the living tradition of folk music. Flannery Brown plays cello\, sings songs\, writes tunes\, and infuses the trio’s music with an infectious energy.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/fssgb-fall-music-gathering/
LOCATION:First Parish in Waltham\, 50 Church Street\, Waltham\, MA\, 02452
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Love Spread Your Wings: a Celebration of the Life of Ellen Schmidt
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September\, 15th\, 2024\, 4-6pm ET\nFirst Church of Waltham\, 50 Church St.\, Waltham\nFree! \nThis will be a concert of songs and spoken word that Ellen has composed or loved\, performed by many of her friends and collaborators. \nPlease put this date on your calendar. We will be sharing more information as it becomes available. For those who can’t join us in person\, we anticipate livestreaming the event. \nThis is a free concert\, however if you would like to honor Ellen’s memory with a financial contribution\, please consider donating to The Ellen Farber Schmidt Fund for Cancer Research and Patient Treatment\, set up by her family to honor Ellen. \nhttp://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/EllenFarberSchmidtConcert Organizers: Lori Fassman\, John Ferullo\, Cheryl Perreault\, Howie Rashba\, Tom Smith\, Dan Tappan\nSponsored by the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/love-spread-your-wings-a-celebration-of-the-life-of-ellen-schmidt/
LOCATION:First Parish in Waltham\, 50 Church Street\, Waltham\, MA\, 02452
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