Monday, May 4th, 2009
Goodtime Maggie’s other musical project Chasing Blue will be appearing at the Cantab Lounge on Tuesday night May 5th at 8pm – Cinco de Mayo.
Chasing Blue is a whole lot of hard driving bluegrass with a healthy helping of old-time, a hint of rock, and a sprinkle of swing. Band members hailing from opposing Canadian [...]
Chasing Blue on Cinco de Mayo
Tags: Berklee College of Music, boston, cantab, Cinco de Mayo, fun bluegrass swing music
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
The female-fronted bluegrass and western swing group, the Goodtime Stringband will be performing at Mickey’s Irish Pub in Lowell, MA this Saturday night May 2nd. This local honky tonkin’ bluegrass band formed with a primary mission to provide fun, danceable “good time” music for weddings and outdoor parties throughout New England. Saturday night will be [...]
This Saturday Night – Live!
Tags: Alison Krauss, Bluegrass music, Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, new england
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
I just read an interesting article/post on the Berklee Today blog about bluegrass/old time music’s new found credibilty and the school’s programs impact on the national and local music scene.
Some quotes I found to be interesting:
“That notion of ’silly hillbilly music’ still lingers, but people stop arguing once they see the chops involved in playing [...]
Boston: The Bluegrass Epicenter?
Tags: Banjo, Berklee College of Music, boston, fun bluegrass swing music, mandolin
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
The banjo gods have smiled upon me! I recently had the good fortune to obtain a Recording King RK-85 banjo at a fantastic price.
In case you haven’t heard of the Recording King line, it is Greg Rich’s (formerly of Gibson and Rich and Taylor) latest project involving the manufacture of high-quality instruments in the Pacific [...]
RK85 Recording King Bluegrass Banjo
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
We have been fortunate enough to play traditional acoustic music (bluegrass, roots music, old time) at numerous weddings throughout New England. I thought it would be cool to write a post sharing some tips for nuptials planning for their special day.
In case you were wondering, roots music is a great option for weddings and heck [...]
Wedding Venue Ideas
Tags: Acadia National Park, fun bluegrass swing music, Hampshire College, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Martha's Vineyard, new england, Rhode Island, Wedding
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
The Hard Times band will be performing tonight (Tuesday, March 4th) at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA. Come down and experience the best live bluegrass venue in the city of Boston!
Hard Times at the Cantab
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Come on down March 1st and celebrate some history at this legendary venue in the heart of Harvard Square! I’ll be performing with the Hard Times band. For directions or more information click here.
Nameless 41st Birthday Bash
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