notloB recommends Lily Henley and Peter Rowan

More fabulous artists coming to our music-bless community.  notloB recommends....

Lily Henley and her band:
Duncan Wickel (John Doyle, The Duhks) on 5-string fiddle
Jordan Tice (Tony Trischka) on guitar
Andrew Small (Jayme Stone) on bass
Wednesday, May 22nd 7:00 pm
Suggested donation $15 per person, all of which goes to the musicians.
At a private residence in Watertown - email notlobreservations at gmail dot com and I will relay your contact info to the home owner.

The legendary PETER ROWAN  
w/ Special Guest Emy Phelps
(Emy is a notloB alumna, we're working on Peter)
Thursday, May 23, 8pm
The Davis Square Theatre
255 Elm Street, Davis Square
Somerville
Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/events/533501590029511/
"Like" Heptunes' Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/Heptunes
Tickets and Information: www.HeptunesConcerts.com

notloB Concerts Reaches the Century Mark

This Friday, May 17 the not for profit notloB Parlour Concert series will present its 100th concert,  Joey Abarta & Paddy League w/ special guest Nathan Gourley,

It all began June 2, 2007, with Sometymes Why (Ruthy Ungar Merenda, Kristin Andreassen and Aoife O'Donovan). Six years and 99 concerts later the series continues. notloB thanks to all who have made this all possible -
Ed Stanley and the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club (owners of the Loring-Greenough House).
Naiomi Arenburg and Brad Paul, producer/hosts of "Folk on WGBH", who had many notloB artists on their former programs before Saturday night concerts.
Park Avenue Congregational Church, Arlington
Randy Winchester and the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, Somerville
The Jackson Homestead, Newton
Bettie Walker of Unity Somerville.
Dana Westover (sound at Unity).
Sweet Finnish Bakery
Fiores Bakery
JP Licks
All the volunteers
Alll the artists
All the patrons.
To mark the milestone, all are invited to the notloB Open House and Pickin' Party - Celebrating Six Years and 100 Concerts, Sunday, June 3 at the historic Loring-Greenough House in Jamaica Plain. No reservations are required, just come by any time between 3 and 7pm to see some very special musical surprises. Bring an instrument to jam!

A donation of $5-10+ is requested, with the proceeds going to the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club.
Please bring cheese plate, fruit or dessert to share.
Because the Loring-Greenough House is a beautiful 262 year old historic museum, we ask that only very well behaved children be brought inside. Those under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

1 06/02/07 LGH Sometymes Why

2 06/09/07 LGH Mike & Ruthy Merenda w/ Torey Adler
3 06/20/07 LGH Sharon Lewis & Rose Polenzani
4 07/20/07 LGH Danielle Miraglia & Tom Bianchi w/ Brendan Hogan
5 08/11/07 LGH Dave Carter Tribute - Adam Sweeney, Eric McDonald, Beth DeSombre, Ryan FitzSimmons, Dana Price & Chris Thompson
6 08/18/07 LGH Geoff Bartley w/ Eliza Blue
7 09/21/07 LGH Brian Webb
8 10/06/07 LGH Dennis Brennan w/ Mary Lou Ferrante
9 10/20/07 LGH Teresa Storch & Lenore
10 11/02/07 LGH Rowan Brothers w/ Eric McDonald
11 11/10/07 LGH Kristin Cifelli w/ Carrie Cheron
12 11/17/07 LGH Mare Wakefield & Dan Gonzalez
13 12/15/07 LGH Jud Caswell & Pat Wictor
14 12/22/07 LGH Bob Franke
15 01/19/08 LGH Jon Shain w/ Robin O'Herin
16 02/09/08 DC Benefit for VFP: Chuck Williams, Beth DeSombre, Lenny Soloman Band, Michael Troy)
17 02/29/08 LGH Kristin Andreassen with Laura Cortese & Tristan Clarridge
18 03/01/08 LGH Ryan Fitzsimmons & Greg Klyma
19 03/15/08 LGH Lissa Schneckenburger featuring Matt Heatonand Corey DiMario
20 03/22/08 LGH The Tornado Rider Band (Rushad Eggleston & Gabriel Cazes) w/ The Accident That Led Me to the World
21 04/05/08 LGH Chris Merenda & Adam Sweeney
22 04/19/08 LGH Hungrytown (Rebecca Hall & Ken Anderson) w/ Molly Pinto-Madigan
23 05/03/08 LGH Tripping Lily
24 05/17/08 LGH Alastair Moock
25 06/20/08 LGH Flynn
26 06/28/08 LGH Mike & Ruthy Merenda & special guest Lyn Hardy
27 08/13/08 JD Dave Carter Tribute - Chris Thompson, Beth DeSombre, Ryan FitzSimmons, special guest Eric Lee
28 09/20/08 CHPC John Flynn & Greg Greenway
29 11/01/08 CHPC The Folk Brothers (Jack Hardy and David Massengill) with very special guest Peggy Seeger
30 11/15/08 CHPC Mary McCaslin & Geoff Bartley
31 01/31/09 CHPC Sacred Shakers w/ Mark Brine
32 02/28/09 CHPC The Hanneke Cassel Band, featuring Ari Friedman and Christopher Lewis w/ Fionnuala O'Donovan
33 03/28/09 CHPC Bob Franke & Martin Grosswendt
34 04/11/09 PACC Broken Blossoms & Folk Arts Quartet
35 05/09/09 PACC Joy Kills Sorrow & The Boston Boys
36 05/16/09 Jackson Homestead Newton Celtic seisiún led by Sean Smith, featuring Katie McNally & Doug Lamey
37 05/23/09 PACC FRFF "most wanted" showcase Abi Tapia and BMUZ
38 06/05/09 US Spider John Koerner w/ Elizabeth Butters
39 06/19/09 Jackson Homestead Brendan Hogan & Frank Morey
40 07/10/09 US The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band
41 07/11/09 Jackson Homestead Mary Lou Ferrante & US Sam
42 08/15/09 Jackson Homestead Tim Mason & Tom Begich
43 09/11/09 US Jonathan Byrd, Greg Klyma & Anthony DaCosta
44 10/03/09 US Malinky w/ Matching Orange
45 10/10/09 Jackson Homestead Mark Brine
46 10/25/09 GHC Marylou Ferrante
47 11/06/09 US Lissa Schneckenburger Band w/ Ari and Mia Friedman
48 11/21/09 Jackson Homestead Claudia Nygaard
49 11/22/09 GHC Claudia Nygaard
50 12/04/09 US Jeremy Kittel Band (featuring Tristan Clarridge, Simon Chrisman and Bodek Janke)
51 12/12/09 Jackson Homestead David Massengill
52 12/13/09 GHC David Massengill
53 01/29/10 Jackson Homestead Jim Infantino
54 01/23/10 US Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers
55 02/12/10 US A benefit for the New England Folk Music Archives, featuring Sam Weiser
56 02/25/10 GHC Sarah McQuaid
57 03/07/10 Jackson Homestead Geoff Bartley
58 03/12/10 US Red Hot Blacktop w/ Matching Orange
59 03/14/10 GHC Lucky 13
60 04/11/10 Jackson Homestead Hannah Sanders and Liz Simmons
61 04/17/10 LGH Tri
62 05/01/10 US Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Band
63 05/15/10 LGH Jim Hurst
64 06/04/10 US Long Time Courting
65 08/13/10 US Folk Arts Quartet
66 09/08/10 LGH Jenee Halstead & Robby Hecht
67 09/17/10 LGH Tashina Clarridge & Jefferson Hamer
68 09/18/10 US Tornado Rider
69 09/24/10 US Ben Powell Quartet
70 10/01/10 US Andrew McKnight
72 10/27/10 LGH David Rovics
73 11/05/10 US Guy Mendilow Band
74 11/06/10 LGH Tony Bird
75 12/04/10 LGH Julie Metcalf and Mariel Vandersteel
76 02/05/11 LGH Stash Wyslouch & Andy Reiner
77 03/04/11 US Chasing Blue & Joe's Truck Stop
78 03/19/11 LGH John Roberts & Debra Cowan
79 04/08/11 US The Bee Eaters
80 05/07/11 US Tornado Rider
81 05/13/11 LGH Bread and Bones
82 09/23/11 US Kyle Carey
83 10/20/11 LGH Flynn Cohen & the Deadstring Ensemble: featuring John McGann, Matt Heaton, and Danny Noveck
84 02/04/12 LGH Julie Metcalf and Andy Reiner
85 02/17/12 US Kimberly Fraser, Brian Conway & Mark Simos
86 03/02/12 LGH Katie McNally & Eric McDonald
87 04/12/12 LGH Darol Anger & Emy Phelps w/ special guest Sharon Gilchrist
88 05/23/12 LGH Jim Hurst
89 08/17/12 LGH Sandra Wong & Ross Martin
90 10/10/12 LGH Richard Wood & Gordon Belsher
91 11/01/12 LGH Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy
92 11/08/12 LGH Mike + Ruthy
93 12/08/12 LGH August Watters and Jose Lezcano
94 01/18/13 LGH Katie McNally & Eric McDonald
95 02/18/13 Watertown B. Hass, N. Haas, L. Henley & K. Zakula
96 02/23/13 LGH Fellswater
97 03/09/12 LGH Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Catherine Bowness and George Clements
98 04/19/13 LGH Dakota Dave Hull
99 04/21/13 W Paul Geremia
100 05/17/13 LGH Joey Abarta and Paddy League with special guest Nathan Gourley
101 05/31/13 W The Darol Anger Grant Gordy Joe Walsh Karl Doty Quartet
102 06/02/13 LGH 6th Year Anniversary Open House
Since June 2, 2007, notloB has presented over 100 folk, old-time, string band, Celtic and acoustic blues concerts to audiences throughout the greater Boston area. Our primary venue is the historic Loring-Greenough House (built in 1760, 40 intimate seats, unplugged) in Jamaica Plain. The concerts are volunteer-run and not for profit. 100% of the patron donations go to the artists and production expenses.

notloB Folk Concerts are dedicated to the memory of Jack Hardy (d. March 11, 2011), who, with David Massengill and Peggy Seeger, graced our stage November 1, 2008, and John McGann (d. April 6, 2012), who performed with Flynn Cohen, Matt Heaton, and Danny Noveck  on November 20, 2012. 

Rest in peace, Jack and John!

 "In this era of pop-driven acoustic music, notloB is keeping the folk tradition alive." 

~ Jack Hardy

That's DOCTOR Nelson!

 Berklee bestows honorary Doctor of Music degree on Willie Nelson.

Andy Langer

Follow · about an hour ago via mobile

"Annie Nelson just tweeted this at me w/ the note "Slightly Hogwart!"
Indeed."
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Read Berklee's press release here.

And Rolling Stone's...

Willie Nelson, the 'Hippest Octogenarian,' Honored at Berklee | Music News | Rolling Stone

www.rollingstone.com

Happy 94th birthday, Pete Seeger!

Happy 94th birthday, Pete Seeger!

 

Suggested article - Celebrating Pete Seeger, America’s Troubadour, on his 94th Birthday
by Randy Shaw‚ May. 02‚ 2013 

For select staff members, this includes listening to the entire "Purple Rain" album on repeat for 9 hours

Is Club Passim planning a Prince tribute night?

If it is it would come as no surprise. ReadPassim Pop or Folk Music and Cultural Center? (December 25, 2009) and subsequent entries.

notloB Music: Rest in Peace, Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center

Nov 01, 2010

...the Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center has ceased to exist, being re-branded simply as "Passim", the name of the for-profit entity run by the Donlins in the 1980's, but with a very different mission from theirs and from the ...

notloB Music: Name change in store for Club Passim?

Feb 13, 2010

The word on the street is Club Passim will soon be officially dropping half of its more commonly used name: "Club Passim" (which is a hybrid that honors its predecessors, the original "Club 47" and 1980's "Passim") will ...

notloB Music: Down the Memory Hole - Passim Folk Music and ...

Sep 09, 2012

...the Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center has ceased to exist, being re-branded simply as "Passim", the name of the for-profit entity run by the Donlins in the 1980's, but with a very different mission from theirs and from the .

The re-branded "Passim" took a decidedly new direction after the expedited departure of Executive Director Betsy Siggins and booking manager Tim Mason. It appears the current staff continues to be fascinated with pop culture, and sadly forgetting its original mission

CELEBRATING THE FOLK MUSIC TRADITION

Mission Statement Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of folk music. Through its diverse programming, Club Passim, the Passim School of Music, Archive Project, and Culture for Kids, the Passim Center reaches out to people of all ages, backgrounds, and communities. For more than 40 years in the heart of Harvard Square, the Passim Center has been a cornerstone of the arts community of New England, fostering both performers and audiences alike.

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Why do we say this? From its Facebook page today:

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  Club Passim

  
  

  It's beautiful outside today, and we're taking the opportunity to start breaking out some of our favorite summer music. For select staff members, this includes listening to the entire "Purple Rain" album on repeat for 9 hours.
  
  What are you listening to today?

May Northeast USA Trad-based Music Festivals

From NEFolk· For the New England Folk Community

If you are aware of others, send details by email to NEFolk-owner@yahoogroups.com
Producers and publicists are welcome to share information about their festivals by sending an email to NEFolk@yahoogroups.com

Tables > NEFolk's Festival and Camp Database

Start YYMMDD	End YYMMDD	Festival or Camp Name & URL	Genre	City & State	This Year's Status / Message # (past years) / Comments
130510	130512	Bayou n' Brooklyn Music Festival http://bayou-n-brooklyn.com/	Cajun Creole, Zydeco	Brooklyn, NY	Confirmed / () / "Bayou n' Brooklyn is a weekend-long celebration of Cajun, Creole, Zydeco Music and Dance. Headliners Christine Balfa, Ed Poullard and Megan Brown arrive for the weekend- long celebration to perform, teach and jam with festival goers."
130517	130519	Bluegrass on the Bogs http://www.bluegrassonthebogs.com/	Bluegrass	Hanson, MA	Confirmed / 14544 (11920, 13282, 13921) /
130517	130519	Banjo Camp North, Spring Edition http://www.BanjoCampNorth.com	Old-time	Charlton, MA	Confirmed / ()
130524	130526	Fiddler’s Grove  http://www.fiddlersgrove.com/	Old-time	Union Grove, NC	Confirmed / ()
130524	130526	GottaGetGon Family Folk Music Festival  http://www.pickingandsinging.org/	Traditional folk	Saratoga, NY	Confirmed / ()
130524	130526	Black Creek Fiddlers' Reunion http://www.oldsongs.org/blackcreek/index.shtml	Old-time	Altamont, NY	Confirmed / (11999) / The annual Black Creek Fiddler’s Reunion takes place every Memorial Day weekend at the Altamont Fairgrounds just west of Albany, NY. As a kickoff to the summer festival season, this event features abundant camping with heated bathrooms and hot showers, banjo, fiddle, and guitar workshops, a slow jam workshop for beginners , and of course great jams! The social highlight of the weekend is the Saturday evening Pot Luck Dinner followed by jamming in the heated barn and numerous nooks and crannies until the cows come home! This event, along with the Fiddling Bear – Lake Genero event, have become the bookends of the summer festival season for those in the Northeast who appreciate old time fiddle tunes.
130525	130526	East Durham Irish Festival http://www.mjqirishcentre.com/eastdurhamirishfestival.html	Celtic	East Durham, NY	Confirmed / ()

Center for Irish Programs, Boston College Gaelic Roots Music, Song, Dance, Workshop, and Lecture Series

From Center for Irish Programs, Boston College
Gaelic Roots Music, Song, Dance, Workshop, and Lecture Series
Series director: Séamus Connolly, Sullivan Artist-in-Residence 
Gaelic Roots calendar: http://www.bc.edu/gaelicroots
Video clips:  http://www.youtube.com/user/BurnsLibraryIMC

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January 25 through May 23, 2013 – John J. Burns Library (Chestnut Hill Campus)

Exhibit, The Musical Roots of Séamus Connolly, Sullivan Artist in Residence

On May 11, 2013, Séamus Connolly will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) in recognition of his distinguished career as one of the world’s most respected master Irish musicians. The Boston College “Musical Roots” exhibit, on view at the Burns Library through May 23, highlights influences and milestones in Connolly’s career. A renowned Irish traditional musician, performer, and teacher from Killaloe, Ireland, Connolly won ten All-Ireland solo fiddle championships before immigrating to the United States in 1976. As Sullivan Artist-in-Residence in the Center for Irish Programs, Connolly directs Irish music and dance instruction and programming at Boston College.

Burns Library regular hours through May 23: Monday – Friday (9am – 5pm).

Burns Library extended hours through May 4: Wednesday April 24 and May 1 (5pm-8pm); Saturday April 27 and May 4 (10am-2pm). For information or directions, please contact the Burns Library at imc@bc.edu or call 617-552-3282.

(Photograph by Gary Gilbert)

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Thursday, April 25 – O’Neill Plaza (Chestnut Hill Campus), Main Tent

12:00 to 12:30 p.m.: Irish music and dance at the 15^th annual Boston College Arts Festival

The festival on O’Neill Plaza opens with Irish music and dance performances by Boston College students, faculty, and staff.

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The Gaelic Roots series is co-sponsored by the Center for Irish Programs and the Boston College Libraries. The above events are free and open to the public.  All events are subject to change. For more information, please e-mail irish@bc.edu or call 617-552-6396.

For directions see http://www.bc.edu/gaelicroots . Campus parking guidelines are available at http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/transportation/visitor.html

Inclement weather: visit http://www.bc.edu/bcinfo or call 1-888-BOS-COLL for updates on weather-related closings on campus.

Event descriptions are provided by the Office of News and Public Affairs and the Irish Music Center of Boston College.

The Burns Library Irish Music Center offers selected video clips of Gaelic Roots events on its YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BurnsLibraryIMC