Bob Pope’s monthly bluegrass jam will be held tonight, Wed, at Studio 99′s NEW location at 17 Factory St, Nashua, NH from 7:30 – 9:30 PM. For more info visit http://www.studio99nashua.com/ About Studio 99 Studio 99 is a home for (mostly acoustic) live music in downtown Nashua. The setting is warm, accessible, and affordable, yet [...]
Visiting artist Bill Evans will give a lec-dem on the history of the banjo in Killian Hall (next to the Hayden Library – 160 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA, 02133 ), Monday, Sept. 19, 7:30-9 pm.? Admission is free. He will be joined by Paul Sedgwick, who will present the Jola akonting, an instrument from Senegal [...]
Just a last minute note about the Fiddleheads Music Camp, happening this Friday through Sunday in Hopkinton, NH at the beautiful Camp Methodios. This year’s guest instructor is Bruce Molsky (“The Rembrandt of Appalachian fiddle.” Darol Anger, fiddler) There’s a whole slew of regional instructors & coaches teaching guitar, mandolin, bass, singing, & theory. Lots [...]
The Passim School of Music has announced their line-up of classes and workshop for Fall 2011. One item that looks pretty darn fun is the Honky Tonk Ensemble with Kimber Ludiker and Celia Woodsmith. Accepting all singers/instruments. This class is going to rock. Kimber Ludiker is a 4th generation fiddler who started playing at the [...]
Exciting news! Fiddler Michael Cleveland, IBMA‘s Fiddle Performer of the Year, will be performing at the Lowell Folk Festival this year. Cleveland and his stellar band Flamekeeper are creating dynamic traditional bluegrass steeped in the legacy of the first-generation stars of bluegrass, but with a sound and style all their own. Blistering instrumentals, tight vocal [...]
We wanted to share this listing of New England music festivals featuring live acoustic music. This information was originally compiled by the New Hampshire Acoustic Music Association. Events are listed by date. New Bedford (MA) Summerfest, July 2 & 3, 2011; http://www.newbedfordsummerfest.com/ Rockport Chamber Music Festival, June 9 – July 17, 37 Main St. , [...]
Russ Barenberg, one of the giants of the acoustic guitar world, will be offering a three hour intensive workshop on guitar flatpicking technique this Sunday in Brattleboro, VT. When: Sunday June 19, 1 – 4 pm Where: Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery 139 Main St, Brattleboro, VT Cost: $75 Preregistration required: email Keith Murphy, [email protected] While [...]
The Pops will be presenting a set of concerts on June 25-26 called “Triple Crown”, featuring special guests Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder! A celebration of America’s love of horses, this concert will feature film scores, classical favorites like “The William Tell Overture”, and plenty of bluegrass favorites performed by the Grammy-Award winning Skaggs. (I’m [...]
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