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Very cool – Avett Brothers and Old Crow Medicine Show at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook – June 8 More details here

NEFFA Festival is happenning this weekend. NEFFA (also known as The New England Folk Festival) is a fabulous blend of dance, music, crafts, and food from many lands. The 2013 Festival, our 69th annual Festival, is to be held on April 19-21, 2013 in Mansfield, Massachusetts (near Boston). One of the things that makes the [...]

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 [...]

If you’re not attending the annual March Mandolin Festival in Concord, NH – you can still attend the pre-festival showcase at the Barley Pub in Portsmouth, NH. March Mandolin Festival Showcase Friday, Mar 1, 2013, 6:30 PM, SHOW 7-9:30PM Cost $12 DOS, $10 ADV Ages 21+ Featuring Matt Flinner, Robin Bullock, Will Patton, and David [...]

Wedding season is in full swing and the band is busy! These past few weeks, we’ve met so many incredible couples and visited some great wedding venues. One wedding that was incredibly fun was Emily and Lou’s wedding at the Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. The ceremony took place at a neighboring park that [...]

Wow, time certainly does fly! It’s been almost six months since Bob and Andy started their musical residency at Life Alive in Lowell. Every Thursday night from 6-8pm, we’ve played music from the Goodtime Stringband repertoire, old time fiddle tunes and other assorted stuff. It’s been a great time! It always hasn’t been just the [...]

This is a great video about the facts about Ebony and how we all, especially musicians, need to view it.

The 20th Annual Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival will take place August 2-5, 2012 at the Sugar Shack Campground in Thornton, New Hampshire. We are told that the new location is a terrific site, with a large natural amphitheater, large fields for camping and on the Pemigewasset River. Rough camping only for four days. Dailey & [...]