Adrienne Howard will be joining us tonight at Life Alive with her fiddle. In case you didn’t know – Adrienne hosts the old time music jam at the Real School of Music in Burlington, MA the third Thursday of every month. More about the Old Time Jam at the Real School: The first Thursday of [...]
Bob, Andy and a full band will performing at Life Alive this Thursday night from 6-8pm. Musicians will include Jess Fox on fiddle, Eric Royer on Banjo, Alley Stoetzel on mandolin and as the featured vocalist. While Eric will only be playing banjo with us on Thursday, he’s reknown for his guitar-machine and one-man band [...]
It is hard to deny that a connection exists between bluegrass (and old time) music and good food. I’m talking about unprocessed, fresh, local, hand prepared meals and acoustic, organic american music with high quality ingredients. Yum. In case you haven’t heard, the Highland Kitchen in Somerville, MA features a weekly Sunday bluegrass brunch that [...]
Fiddle player Laura Smith will be sitting in with Bob and Andy this Thursday night at Life Alive in Lowell. This might be her first visit back to Lowell since winning the annual Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contest run by Alex Demas of the National Park Service. Come out and celebrate the last day of [...]
Television writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka explore America’s quintessential instrument, assisted by Darol Anger on fiddle. Based on Field’s PBS documentary “Give Me the Banjo,” ‘The Banjo Project’ illustrates the banjo’s history and performance styles from African roots to contemporary jazz with a lively narrative and masterful performances. its history and performance [...]
Last night, Steve Martin and bluegrass band the Steep Canyon Rangers are made their debut with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall. The show is being billed as “An Evening of Comedy and Bluegrass.” But since Martin and the other musicians are going to be in town for a few days they decided to stop [...]
It’s that time of year! Time for the Annual Pittsfield Fiddle Contest! 10th Annual Pittsfield Fiddle Contest Friday, May 11, 2012 Two Divisions: Open and Youth (17 years old and under) 5:30 to 9:00 PM – Silent Auction Fundraising Event 6:30 PM – Youth Competition followed by Open Division CASH PRIZES FOR TOP THREE CONTESTANTS [...]
A Flatpicking Improvisation for Guitar and Mandolin Workshop (with Dan Miller and Tim May) will be held at the Music Emporium in Lexington, MA on May 10th from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Cost: $50 Here’s the workshop description listed on the Music Emporium Web site: Tim May and Dan Miller (co-authors of the popular [...]
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