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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 Jimmy [...]

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Amy and the RCRs will bring the good music down to Southboro, MA on Saturday night January 9th.  This will be the band’s first appearance at the Steeple and it should be a pretty special night!
The non-profit all-volunteer Steeple Coffeehouse contributes to Pilgrim Church’s Outreach Program. Proceeds are donated to benefit various local and regional [...]

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

In case you missed it, Bob Sevigny and Amy Black appeared on WUML’s Almost Acoustic radio program this past Saturday to promote the release of the new CD and a fundraising event for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank.  Bob and Amy performed a few Christmas songs!
On Wednesday, December 23rd at 11am – Bob and Amy [...]

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

You know that hard times are upon us when Trent is forced to sell off his prized six string banjo guitar on eBay! I guess That’s what happens when you give away your latest album for free on the internet. Maybe he’ll write a song about it.

From the Nine Inch Nails’ Web site:
We’ve [...]

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 [...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

We just stumbled upon this site and thought we’d share a link – Check out the New England Folk Music Archives
The site describes itself as follows:

The New England Folk Music Archives preserves, promotes and documents the ongoing cultural legacy of folk music and its connections to New England through education, collaboration and entertainment.
Based on collections [...]

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

An open letter from Tim Rowell – please join the Goodtime Stringband in supporting this event! We weren’t invited to perform, but Andy did had a hand in designing the event’s poster/flyer with Robin Lyness of Namaste Design.
Dear Friends,
On November 14th our music school, Minuteman Music, was devastated when a blocked town culvert created a [...]

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 [...]