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Monday, September 14th, 2009
Hey Friend! Come on out this Sunday and ride the Mechanical Bull, get lost in a corn maze, try your skills on a huge obstacle course and enjoy the outdoor BBQ Shack! The Goodtime Stringband will be performing fun bluegrass and swing music at Marshall Farm this Sunday, September 20th from noon until 4pm.
Marshall Farm [...]
Marshall Farm Fall Festival
Tags: apple, Barbecue, corn maze, Fitchburg, Fitchburg Massachusetts, fun bluegrass swing music, Music, Obstacle course, Swing music
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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 and [...]
Amy Black & Rascals at SoWa this Sunday!
Tags: americana, band, blues, boston, roots music
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
We had the good fortune of performing at the wedding celebration of Joe and Amanda last weekend at a pretty cool place.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Camp Kiwanee in Hanson, MA is a former scout camp that has been converted into a state park. The grounds and lake are beautiful – and the [...]
Bluegrass Wedding at Camp Kiwanee!
Tags: band, fun bluegrass swing music, hava nagila, massachusetts, Wedding
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Dog days of August Gathering!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
7:00 PM to Closing??? Free to all!
Location: Rte 119 / Rte 40, Groton MA
http://www.grotonstagecoachinn.com/
(978) 448-5614
The Wachusett Ale on tap is wonderful! But the food at the Inn is notoriously bad
I believe this is one of the longest running bluegrass jams in the Greater [...]
Groton Bluegrass Jam at the Stagecoach Inn
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Lowell Banjo & Fiddle Contest Benefit Show
Tuesday, August 18th, 8PM
Johnny D’s, Davis Sq., Somerville
With special appearances by:
Martin Grosswendt, Notorious and Southern Rail
$15 Requested Donation at the door
Johnny D’s is a 21+ non-smoking venue located across from the Davis Square Red Line stop. Sponsored by Sandy’s Music, and Alex Demas, founder of the Lowell Banjo & Fiddle [...]
Lowell Banjo & Fiddle Benefit Show Tuesday, Aug 18th, Johnny D’s Somerville
Tags: fiddle, Grosswendt, Johnny D, lowell, old time, sandys, somerville
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Pig Pickin’s are a Southern tradition combining food & function for a finger-lickin’ good time.
True to tradition, Redbones slow smokes whole hogs & raises money for the Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Come on down and join in the fun! Your Pig Pickin’ meal will include smoked pork pulled off the bone, slaw, corn on the cob, corn [...]
Redbones 8th Annual Pig Pickin’ & Benefit for the Somerville Homeless Coalition
Tags: arlington, Beer, benefit, boston, Davis Square, fun bluegrass swing music, Music, pig pickin, Redbone, ribs, Somerville Massachusetts
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Jaffrey, NH resident and former Goodtime Stringband fiddle player Rich Hamilton recently released a new solo CD titled “Cornstalk Fiddle and a Shoestring Bow” featuring old time fiddle and banjo tunes.
Replacing old man Rich Hamilton on the fiddle are Alice Malone and Michelle Lambert. Good luck in your musical endeavors Rich!
Rich Hamilton – Fiddlin’ Rich
Tags: fiddle, fun bluegrass swing music, Jaffrey New Hampshire, NH, Rich Hamilton, Rindge, Stillhouse, Stillhouse Jammer
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
Image by Anne Ruthmann via Flickr
You know, we’ve been playing at venues throughout the Lowell Folk Festival for the past five years. The best times for us have always been the busking and back alley jamming with other musicians (such as the folks from Thunderpants Johnson Hillbilly Orchestra, Tombstone Blues and Hot Day at the [...]
Lowell Folk Festival & bluegrass busking
Tags: cds, fun bluegrass swing music, hot day, Lowell Folk Festival, Music, performance, schedule, thunderpants
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