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Monday, January 25th, 2010
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN – A BLUEGRASS SYMPOSIUM Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) has scheduled an academic event on February 6 focused on bluegrass music. The one day seminar is entitled, Fire On The Mountain – A Bluegrass Symposium, and will feature a keynote address and panel discussions including a number of prominent bluegrass musicians and [...]
Bluegrass Symposium at Harvard University
Tags: BLUEGRASS IN COLLEGE, Bobby Hicks, boston bluegrass, MATT GLASER, NEIL ROSENBERG, SAM BUSH
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Joe Val Bluegrass Festival Master Classes on Friday, Feb. 12th from 11 AM- 4 PM Don’t miss your chance to study with topnotch musicians who will be playing at the Joe Val Festival Most are IBMA Players of the Year! Michael Cleveland on fiddle Jesse Brock on mandolin Greg Cahill on banjo Marshall Wilborn on [...]
Boston Bluegrass – Joe Val Master Classes
Tags: bluegrass, festival, joe val
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Elegantly Green Wedding Showcase Join us at the Hyatt in Boston this Valentine’s Day and meet New England’s finest eco-conscious wedding vendors. These are folks that can help you plan, organize, and green-up your big day… and your new life together. The Goodtime Stringband will be appearing as special guests, and will be providing our [...]
Boston’s First Green Wedding Event!
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
A couple of opportunities to study bluegrass music locally with professional musicians are happening. Thought we’d help spread the word by writing about it here! 1. Master Classes at Joe Val! Boston Bluegrass Union has announced that once again, master classes will be offered the day that the festival begins, Friday, Feb. 12th. They have [...]
Bluegrass Music – Local Learning Opportunities
Tags: Boston Bluegrass Union, david wax, Jiro Kokubu, mandolin
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Big news! Details have been announced for the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival to be held February 12 – 14 in Framingham, Massachusetts. This premier bluegrass music festival commemorates the legacy of Joe Val -who is arguably one of the finest bluegrass musicians to emerge from New England. In 2006, the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival received [...]
Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
Tags: fun bluegrass swing music, joe val, Music
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
What do you get when you mix Harpoon beer, the Goodtime Stringband, and the New England BBQ Society? The Harpoon Helps Thanksgiving Beer-B-Q, that’s what! Join us for the 3rd Annual Harpoon Helps pre-Thanksgiving Beer-B-Q, right here at Harpoon in Boston on Sunday, November 15. Once again, we’ve joined forces with our friends at the [...]
Harpoon's 3rd Annual pre-Thanksgiving Beer-B-Q
Tags: Barbecue, brewery, goodtime band, Harpoon, Music, thanksgiving
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Come on down tomorrow (Sunday, August 30th) and hear Amy Black & the Red Clay Rascals at the SoWa Open Market between noon and 2pm. Amy Black is the sister of Goodtime Corrie! The SoWa Open Market offers a shopping experience like no other in Boston. With an ever-changing group of artisans, a hip location [...]
Amy Black & Rascals at SoWa this Sunday!
Tags: americana, band, blues, boston, roots music
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
September 09, 2009 8 PM – Click here to buy your tickets! From the Hot Club Website: The story begins with a classic musical travel adventure: an ad in the music section of New York City’s Village Voice. In the mid-’90s Elana James was looking to join a “gigging band” when Whit Smith answered her [...]
Hot Club of Cowtown coming to Club Passim!
Tags: Cambridge, club, hot, swing
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