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Stage Coach Inn Bluegrass Jam

Andy — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:14:15 +0000

BBU sponsored picking party, this Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 7:00 PM to Closing???

Free to all pickers and listeners!

Location:

Rte 119 / Rte 40,

Groton, MA

(978) 448-5614

Banjo Extravaganza Concert in Lexington

Andy — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:17:11 +0000

Enjoy a night of bluegrass and old-time music Thursday, May 13 at 7:30 PM. Performing will be some of the world’s best banjo players at this annual Banjo Extravaganza. The event is co-sponsored by Banjo Camp North. $20 in advance; $22 at the door. Call 781-861-6559, ext. 4101, to reserve tickets.

National Heritage Museum
33 Marrett Rd.
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-6559

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

Andy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:40:30 +0000

April 17th, 2010 at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Haverhill, 16 Ashland Street, Haverhill, MA 01830

Jay & Molly will offer a workshop for melody and accompaniment instruments, using fiddle and guitar to demonstrate techniques for each. All instruments that fit within the folk genre will be accommodated. They’ll demo the tunes for everyone, then split into two groups with Jay taking the melody players and Molly working with the accompanists. Different levels can be accommodated with the more advanced melody players learning a countermelody or harmony part and the more advanced accompanists learning different chord voicings and additional bass runs. Repertoire may include a classic fiddle tune and waltz, or Jay & Molly originals such as The Lovers’ Waltz and The Wizard’s Walk.

The price is $45, and includes the workshop and one ticket to that evening’s concert with Jay and Molly at the New Moon Coffeehouse. The 2 hour workshop starts at 3PM, followed by the concert at 8PM.

To reserve your place for this workshop, send a check for $45 (per attendee) before April 3rd, 2010 payable to The New Moon Coffeehouse and send to Nick Pangaro, P.O. Box 549, Hampstead, NH 03841. Be sure to provide an email address for updates!

For more information, contact Nick Pangaro at nickpangaro(at)ellsroad.net or 603-329-8189.

Banjo Colloquium at Tufts

Andy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:37:59 +0000

Recapturing the Banjo: The New Great Migration and The Racial Imagination

Part of the Granoff Music Center Colloquium Series

Musicologist and Assistant Professor Stephan Pennington presents our the colloquium of the semester. Lunch to be served after the lecture.

Monday, February 8, 2010, 12 pm
Free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations required. Varis Lecture Hall.

http://www.tufts.edu/musiccenter

Bluegrass Music – Local Learning Opportunities

Andy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:44:35 +0000

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 Heffernan on dobro and Greg Cahill on banjo confirmed….and more on the way!!T hey have also announced a banjo fast track class for beginners that day, taught by Rich Stillman.

Keep an eye on the Master Class Page on the BBU website for more details, coming soon.

2. The Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center is offering a “Beginning Bluegrass Mandolin with Jiro Kokubu” course.

The Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center
Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. January 14-February 18, 2010
$132 nonmembers / $108 members

Jiro Kokubu, of the David Wax Museum, will teach a bluegrass mandolin class for beginners – no experience necessary. Jiro will start with the very basics, and you’ll learn how to hold a mandolin, how to hold a flatpick, and how to tune your instrument. As you learn to pick and strum, you’ll learn some traditional fiddle tunes and variations for mandolin. Through these songs, Jiro will teach you the chords and scales. At the end of each class, he will give you exercises and tabs to practice each day.

Jiro, a phenomenal multi-instrumentalist from Osaka, Japan, found a home in the Japanese bluegrass community, and on his band’s first tour of America, he met his hero Bill Monroe. He later returned to the United States to study at Berklee College of Music, graduating in 2008. In The David Wax Museum, Jiro’s breath-taking dobro solos and spectacular mandolin ability make him a thrill to take in.

3. Boston Bluegrass Union’s Bluegrass Academy will offer Tony Watt introductory courses for mandolin and guitar (rhythm and lead)

Both courses will be taught through the Boston Bluegrass Union’s Bluegrass Academy, and complete details can be found below, and on the BBU website (http://www.bbu.org/tony_watt_winter_classes.html) and on Tony’s website (http://www.theoriginaltonywatt.com).

Irish Music Session at the Old Court in Lowell

Andy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:37:10 +0000

Every Wednesday night from 7-10 pm, Cliff McGann and Doug Lamey host an Irish music session at the Old Court. Located at the corner of Central and Middle Streets in historic downtown Lowell, The Old Court is Lowell’s premiere, authentic Irish pub and restaurant. Since they opened in February, 2001, the Old Court has become an integral part of Lowell’s bustling dining and entertainment scene while also retaining our unique Irish identity.

Their kitchen is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday (11:30 am-9 pm) and features the best in contemporary American cuisineas well as traditional Irish classics such as Shepherd’s Pie, Bangers ‘n’ Mash and our award-winning Fish & Chips.

If you’re searching for the perfect pint of Guinness, you need look no further, because you’ll find it there along with an extensive collection of imported and domestic beers and a vast selection of spirits, wines and cordials.