Friday, April 30, 2010

(Mostly) Northeast Folk/Roots/Bluegrass/Cajun/Celtic Festivals

The Earth and Festival season are warming up. It's been a few months since the last update. This table is collectively complied by by the members of NEFolknRoots. Bloggers and social media users, feel free to use, but please cite the source.

Name: (Mostly) Northeast Folk/Roots/Bluegrass/Cajun/Celtic Festivals

Table Description: As accurate as we can maintain it. Email suggestions/corrections to NorthEastFolknRoots-owner@yahoogroups.com. Program & performers subject to change, always verify with the festival.
Start Date v End Date Festival URL Genre City State 2010 Performers 2010 Thread Comments
1/8/10 1/9/10 BCMFest http://bcmfest.com Celtic Cambridge & Medford MA http://bcmfest.com/performers.html 8063 BCMFest is the musician-run, winter music festival which celebrates the Boston area's rich heritage of Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton music and Dance.
1/30/10 1/30/10 NORTHERN ROOTS Traditional Music Festival http://www.bmcvt.org/northernroots Traditional American Brattleboro VT http://www.bmcvt.org/northernroots/musicians 9098 The Brattleboro Music Center's third annual Northern Roots Festival brings together local and regional musicians representing the best of various northern musical traditions including Irish, Scottish, English, Swedish and French Canadian.
2/12/10 2/14/10 The Flurry http://danceflurry.org/ Traditional dance Saratoga NY http://danceflurry.org/new/flurryperformers2010.pdf 8983 A Weekend Festival For Dancers & Music Lovers Of All Ages! Dances - Performances - Singing - Instrument Workshops Concerts - Jamming - Crafts...And More! Over 600 performers in eight venues. Over 250 events for all ages! Contact: festival@danceflurry.org
2/12/10 2/14/10 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival http://www.bbu.org/jvhome.htm Bluegrass Framingham MA Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper (Sat) J.D. Crowe and the New South (Sat) Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (Sat) Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass (Fri) Special Consensus (Sat, Sun) Josh Williams Band (Fri) The Gibson Brothers (Sun) Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out (Sun) White Mountain Bluegrass (Sat) Sierra Hull and Highway 111(Sat) Buddy Merriam and Back Roads (Fri) Bluegrass Gospel Project (Sun) Southern Rail (Sun) The Reunion Band (Sat) The Spinney Brothers (Sat, Sun) Acoustic Blue (Fri) Joe Sings Joe (Sat) Back Eddy Bluegrass (Sat) Rabbit in a Log (Sat) Berklee Bluegrass All-Stars (Fri) 8494 The Boston Bluegrass Union presents top-notch bluegrass entertainment on Presidents' Day weekend in Framingham, Massachusetts. This annual indoor festival includes Main Stage national and regional bluegrass acts, a regional Showcase Stage, workshops and education programs for all ages, and round-the-clock picking.
2/25/10 2/27/10 New England Americana Festival http://www.newenglandamericanafestival.com Americana Boston MA http://www.newenglandamericanafestival.com/Performers.html 8988 The New England Americana Festival is a music festival celebrating a long tradition of deep rooted American folk music. Over time, these roots have sprung many strong branches, the fruit of which we hope to share and celebrate throughout the 3 night festival of music and art. Bands from throughout the Northeast will be coming to share their versions of American folk music - their take on a profound tradition - a demonstrative road map on keeping true and pushing forward. Not unlike folk of all traditions, Americana passes down a history of the experience of a people and holds equal value upon artist as well as audience. The sharing of folk art rests upon the interdependence of audience and artist, sharing in a communal experience - the basis upon which the festival rests.
3/25/10 3/25/10 International Folk Music Festival http://www.berklee.edu/news/1613 Folk, World Boston MA Students and faculty from Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, and the United States 9528 The 24th International Folk Music Festival takes place on Thursday, March 25, at 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center. This annual performance celebrates Berklee's abundant international student population—24 percent—proving that music is truly a cultural bridge.
4/23/10 4/25/10 New England Folk Festival http://www.neffa.org/ Traditional folk and dance Mansfield MA http://www.neffa.org/grid/perfs/index.html 9178 1/31: "The grids will be up on the NEFFA.org site tomorrow, so it must be that time of year again. Hope to see all of you at the festival."
4/30/10 5/2/10 30th Annual Spring Dulcimer Festival http://home.comcast.net/~lfassman/dulcimerfestival.html Traditional folk Cambridge MA
5/1/10 5/1/10 Wake up the Earth Festival http://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org World Jamaica Plain MA http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108978869125939&v=info 9598 Wake Up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts is an annual festival held on the 1st Saturday of May. The festival brings together community across Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and other areas of Boston, celebrating diversity, springtime, world music and culture, youth music and culture, popular theatre, puppetry, local food and artisan vendors, non-profits around the community and so much more! It begins with a parade and turns into a day long music and art festival featuring amazing local musicians and performers...The Festival is followed by an after party by the hosting community center - Spontaneous Celebrations, the after party is run by the legendary Soul Revival and is held at the center at 45 Danforth Street in Jamaica Plain from 8pm-1am the festival is free admission, and any and all donations to the festival support the programs run at Spontaneous Celebrations To read more about the history and roots of this community festival that has been around for over 30 years please go to our website at spontaneouscelebrations.org
5/1/10 5/1/10 Brown University Folk Festival http://brownfolkfest.org/ Folk Providence RI http://brownfolkfest.org/music/ 9838 The Brown University Folk Festival seeks to bring together the Brown, RISD, and Providence folk music communities through a day of music and lightheartedness. Get excited for our superb musical acts, workshops, evening contra dance, craft and food vendors, and T-shirts.
5/15/10 5/16/10 RI Folk Festival http://fosteringarts.org/?page_id=1149 Traditional Folk Foster RI Featuring… The Atwater~Donnelly Band Doofus The Miller Family Trio ALSO FEATURING: Tom Swanson, Jacquie Bartlett, Becky Chase, Liam Dailey, John Fuzek MC: Paul Dube 9276
5/15/10 5/15/10 North Shore Folk Festival http://www.northshorefolkfestival.com/ traditional folk Salem MA http://www.northshorefolkfestival.com/performers/ 8312 Welcome to the 2nd Annual North Shore Folk Festival at Salem’s Old Town Hall! This is our second year as Salem’s premier independent folk festival. Our goal is to present the finest local and regional music and art. This year Salem’s Historic Old Town Hall will host the festival on Saturday May 15th, 2010 from 11AM until 9PM. We are proud to expose traditional folk music by showcasing the best of up-and-coming performing artists. NSFF was created with the intent to foster the community and nurture the arts. In years to come NSFF will continue to expand with the inclusion of literary events, art shows and alternative performances, with notable guest curators to facilitate this evolution. NSFF exists to promote local musicians and artists; please join us for a spectacular event! Best, John Kane Festival Organizer
5/20/10 5/23/10 Spring Gulch Folk Festival http://springgulch.com/folkfestival.cfm Contemporary folk, singer-songwriter, bluegrass New Holland PA http://springgulch.com/folkfestival.cfm 9671
5/29/10 5/30/10 4th Annual Bayou n' Boogie Festival http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=335179896579 Cajun & Zydeco Rehoboth MA http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=335179896579 9450
6/3/10 6/6/10 Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival http://www.strawberrypark.net/bluegrass-festival/ Bluegrass folk & pop folk Preston CT Dailey & Vincent (Friday) Marty Stuart (Saturday) The Greencards (Sat & Sun) Peter Rowan (Friday) The Gibson Brothers (Friday) Dry Branch Fire Squad (Sat & Sun) The Farewell Drifters (Thur & Fri) Kenny & Amanda Smith (Saturday) Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice (Thursday) The Boston Boys (Fri & Sat) Amy Gallatin (Thurs & Fri) Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa (Saturday) Rockin’ Acoustic Circus (Sunday) Darin & Brooke Aldridge (Sunday) Red Molly (Saturday), …and presenting our Folk Music Stage, featuring… The Kennedys (Sat) Dala (Sat) Vance Gilbert (Sat) Red Molly (Sat) Tracy Grammer (Sat) 9016
6/5/10 6/5/10 31st ANNUAL CAMBRIDGE RIVER FESTIVAL http://www.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/river.cfm jazz, folk, Latin and world music Cambridge MA tba 9350 Rain or Shine A FREE one-day celebration of the arts along the banks of the Charles River — featuring jazz, folk, Latin and world music performances, dance, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople! The Cambridge River Festival celebrates the arts with a free outdoor event, attracting an enthusiastic audience of 200,000 to the banks of the Charles River. With 30 years under its belt, the River Festival has become a venerated Cambridge “institution” and a highly anticipated annual event. Beginning with a procession from Harvard Square to the Charles River, the Festival’s enormous variety of visual and performing art and food reflects the city’s diverse neighborhoods and cultural heritage. Visitors experience a wide array of Cambridge‐based visual and performing arts which extend along a mile‐long stretch of Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue. The Cambridge River Festival collaborates with many local organizations and programs to showcase multiple stages of live national and local jazz, folk, world music, dance, poetry and theater performances. Visitors also enjoy family entertainment, hands-on art-making activities and demonstrations, crafts, and a grand assortment of specialty foods and traditional festival fare. You can also contact Julie Madden, Director of Community Arts: jmadden@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4381. http://www.cambridgema.gov/CAC/Community/river.cfm
6/6/10 6/6/10 The festival formerly known as the "Boston Folk Festival" http://www.bostonfolkfestival.org/ Folk, Contemporary singer-songwriter, pop. Boston MA http://www.bostonfolkfestival.org/performers.html 9356 Do a google search, this results: "Nine stages of live folk music including singer-songwriter, blues, bluegrass, traditional, and folk/rock. The Festival includes a dance stage, ..." Really?
6/10/10 6/13/10 Roots on the River Festival http://www.rootsontheriver.com Roots, Americana Bellows Falls VT Canadian singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith anchors this 4 day festival. 6 shows, 5 venues, 4 days. Outstanding lineups, great food reasonably priced, free parking, deluxe ticket packages. 10th Annual ROTR Festival set to open on Thursday, June 11 2009. Josh Maiocco, Chris Smither, Sonny Landreth, Ninja Monkeys, Spike Dogtooth, Roger Marin Band, Junior Brown, Jenee Halsted, Sweetback Sisters, Caroline Herring, Red Molly, Hayes Carll, The Bottle Rockets, Jeffrey Foucault, Fred Eaglesmith, and more to be added. http://www.rootsontheriver.com/roots_bios.html 8899
6/10/10 6/13/10 Strawberry Park Cajun/ Zydeco Festival http://www.strawberrypark.net/cajun-zydeco-festival/ Cajun & Zydeco Preston CT Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie–Sat & Sun Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys–Fri & Sat Pine Leaf Boys–Sat & Sun Brian Jack & The Zydeco Gamblers–Sat & Sun Chris Ardoin & NuStep–Fri & Sat Donna the Buffalo–Saturday Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew–Thur, Fri & Sun Girl Howdy–Sunday Li’l Anne & Hot Cayenne–Thur & Fri Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp — Thur & Fri The derailers–Fri JimmyJo & The Jumbol’ayuhs–Fri & Sat The Hot Tamale Brass Band –Sat 9188
6/12/10 6/13/10 The 34th annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival http://www.sffolkfest.org/2010/index.html Folk, World San Francisco CA http://www.sffolkfest.org/2010/index.html
6/17/10 6/20/10 Jennybrook Bluegrass Festival http://www.jennybrookfestival.com/ Bluegrass Tunbridge VT Gibson Brothers, Seldom Scene, Don Rigsby & Dudley Connell, Leroy Troy & The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, , Audie Blaylcock & Redline, Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, Summertown Road, Acoustic Blue, Smokey Greene, Hemingway Brothers, Brenda Mathews & Friends, and your host bands, The Seth Sawyer Band and The Sawyer Brothers. 8676
6/17/10 6/20/10 Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival http://www.blisteredfingers.com/ Bluegrass Litchfield ME Alecia Nugent (LA) Sat. Little Roy & Lizzy (GA/TN) Sat. Audie Blaylock & Redline (IN) Fri. The Larry Gillis Band (GA) Thur, Fri. Tim Graves & Cherokee (AL) Fri. White Mountain Bluegrass (NH) Sat., Sun. Bluegrass Diamonds (NB) Fri., Sat. Wilf Clark & The Misty Mountaineers (ME) Sat. Blue Horizon (NS) Thur., Fri., Sun. Phat Grass (ME) Thur., Fri., Sun. Aroostook County Bluegrass (ME) Sun. Blue Around The Edges (RI) Sat. The LaClaires (ME) Sun. Robinson Gospel Sing Along (MA) Sun. And Your Host Band Blistered Fingers (ME) Thurs., Fri. 9210
6/19/10 6/20/10 Clearwater Festival - Great Hudson River Revival http://www.clearwater.org/festival Folk, blues, roots Croton-on-Hudson NY http://www.clearwater.org/festival/performers.htm 9328
6/25/10 6/27/10 Old Songs Music Festival http://www.oldsongs.org/festival/index.html Folk, traditional, Celtic and world music and dance Altamont NY http://www.oldsongs.org/festival/performers.html 9315 "We are not what one might call a "singer-songwriter festival"..."
6/26/10 6/26/10 The Americana Folk Festival http://www.site.americanafolkfestival.org Traditional folk Bryn Athyn PA Peggy Seeger, Diana Jones, Jonathan Byrd, Doug & Telisha Williams 9539
7/2/10 7/4/10 New Bedford Summerfest http://www.newbedfordsummerfest.com/ Contemporary folk, revioval folk, Celtic, pop. New Bedford MA http://www.barrel-of-music.com/ & http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/New-Bedford-MA/New-Bedford-Summerfest/168004690150?ref=ts 9101 2/19: Many more artists are announced in facebook then the official website.
7/8/10 7/11/10 Basin Bluegrass Festival http://www.brandon.org/bluegrass Bluegrass Brandon VT http://www.brandon.org/bluegrass 9334
7/15/10 7/18/10 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com Bluegrass, old time Oak Hill NY DRY BRANCH FIRE SQUAD (Host band Thursday-Sunday) SAM BUSH (Sat) TIM O’BRIEN (Sat) KATHY MATTEA (Sat) DEL McCOURY BAND (Fri) DAVID GRISMAN BLUEGRASS EXPERIENCE (Fri) DOYLE LAWSON AND QUICKSILVER (Thu) THE GIBSON BROTHERS (Sat) THE GREENCARDS (Fri/Sat) GREENSKY BLUEGRASS BAND (Thu) DONNA THE BUFFALO (Thu/Fri) CROOKED STILL (Thu/Fri) SARAH JAROSZ (Fri/Sat) JOSH WILLIAMS BAND (Thu/Fri) ROCKIN' ACOUSTIC CIRCUS (TBA) THE HILLBENDERS (Thu/Fri) ANDREW AND NOAH VAN NOSTRAND BAND (TBA) JOHN KIRK & TRISH MILLER (Thur/Fri/Sat) Plus MORE Masters, Family, Dance & Grass Roots stage artists. 8736
7/16/10 7/18/10 Solarfest http://www.solarfest.org, http://www.facebook.com/pages/SolarFest/176178148860?ref=ts Folk, jam, focus on VT musicians. Tinmouth VT None listed as of 2/19. 8631 We are looking forward to bringing you another great year of world-class entertainment, the best workshops the Northeast has to offer, plus over 100 vendors and exhibitors showcasing a wide variety of renewable energy and sustainability products, clothing, crafts and delicious food. Tickets go on sale in April. Performers and presenters will be listed as they are confirmed. Workshop proposal and volunteer applications will be available in mid-January. Mark your calendars for SolarFest 2010 - July 16, 17 and 18! For more than 15 years, demonstrating the power of positive energy!
7/16/10 7/18/10 Green River Festival http://www.greenriverfestival.com/ Americana Greenfield MA http://www.greenriverfestival.com/performers.html 9116
7/22/10 7/25/10 Ossipee Valley Music Festival http://www.ossipeevalley.com Bluegrass, string band, old-time Cornish ME The Steep Canyon Rangers, The Gibson Brothers, The Claire Lynch Band, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, The Bluegrass Gospel Project, The Belleville Outfit, The Good Lovelies, The Packway Handle Band, Darol Anger and the Republic of Strings, Joy Kills Sorrow, The Toughcats, The Bagboys, Muddy Marsh Ramblers, Bits & Pieces and more to come. 9217 One of the largest acoustic music festivals in New England. The festival is held among the tall pines in western Maine on the banks of the Ossipee River. Besides the 40 hours of live music from National touring artists the festival is host to three prestigious contests totaling more than $10,000.00 in prizes, several Contra and Barn dances, over a dozen workshops, children's activities and much, much more. The festival is host to the New England Song Contest, Flatpicking and Banjo Championships. The competitions draw contestants from across the country. Saturday night usually features a Contra dance. Music workshops for beginners to masters level are given by the main stage performers and are offered free of charge.
7/22/10 7/25/10 Norwich Family Bluegrass Festtival http://www.norwichfamily traditional bluegrass Norwich NY THE CABIN FEVER BAND (HOSTING)..THE DAUGHTERS OF BLUEGRASS..LORAINE JORDON AND CAROLINA ROAD....THE GARY WALDRUP BAND...LARRY GILLIS AND HIS HARD DRIVIN BLUEGRASS BAND...SMOKEY GREEN...DAVE NICHOLS AND SPARE CHANGE...TEXAS ROSE...THE NEW PLEXIGRASS...REMINGTON RYDE...MATTHEWS FAMILY BAND..MIKE AND MARY ROBINSON AND MORE......TO COME 9218 26 Years of traditional Bluegrass Music..at the Chenengo county fairgrounds,
7/23/10 7/25/10 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival http://www.falconridgefolk.com/ Contemporary singer-songwriter Hillsdale NY Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Vance Gilbert, Dala, Giant Robot Dance, Nerissa & Katrina Nields, and our three top voted by audience Showcase Artists from 2009: The Brilliant Inventions, Swing Caravan and chuck e. costa. 8554 Volunteer application form available 2/19.
7/23/10 7/25/10 Lowell Folk Festival http://www.lowellfolkfestival.org/ Traditional & ethnic folk Lowell MA http://lowellfolkfestival.org/performers.html 9187 With hundreds of thousands of visitors attending annually, the experience is ever-changing. The four producing partners: The City of Lowell, the Lowell Festival Foundation, Lowell National Historical Park, and the National Council for the Traditional Arts, have continued organizing and presenting the Festival annually during the last full weekend in July.
7/29/10 8/1/10 Gathering of the Vibes Festival http://www.gatheringofthevibes.com/2009/Home Singer-songwriter, bluegrass, psychodelic, soul, rock, reggae. Bridgeport CT To be announced 3/19. 9186 Gathering of the Vibes is an annual music, arts and camping festival now in its 15th year. Vibes has grown into a four-day festival that has featured such world-class talent as Crosby, Stills and Nash; all living members of the Grateful Dead; the Allman Brothers Band; James Brown; the Black Crowes; Buddy Guy; George Clinton and P-Funk; Bruce Hornsby; Les Claypool; and many, many more big names, while continuing to showcase extraordinarily talented, young, up-and-coming bands to the 15-25 thousand people who attend each year.
7/30/10 8/1/10 Champlain Valley Folk Festival http://www.cvfest.org/ "Honoring Traditional Music and Dance in the Champlain Valley" Burlington VT http://www.cvfest.org/ 9794 Note new location
7/30/10 8/1/10 Newport Folk Festival http://www.folkfestival50.com/index.html Traditional & revival, roots, singer-songwriter, pop. Newport RI http://www.folkfestival50.com/music-schedule.html Had de-evolved into a pop festival, last year came back with a good amount of folk.
7/30/10 8/6/10 Sidmouth Folk Week http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/index.html Trtaditional English folk. Sidmouth UK http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk/lineup.html 9735
8/5/10 8/8/10 Podunk Bluegrass Festival http://www.podunkbluegrass.net/ Bluegrass E. Hartford CT Blackstone Valley Bluegrass David Davis and the Warrior River Boys The Earl Brothers Freight Hoppers The Gibson Brothers The Greencards Hot Buttered Rum Josh Williams Band Mike Cleveland & Flamekeepers Next Best Thing Packway Handle Band Rhonda Vincent & the Rage Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Southern Rail The Expedition Show 8059
8/7/10 8/7/10 The 1st Annual Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival http://www.saddlebackmaine.com/winter/bluegrass-festival.php Bluegrass Saddleback ME http://www.saddlebackmaine.com/winter/bluegrass-festival.php 9793
8/8/10 8/8/10 Wachusett Valley Folk Festival http://www.wachusettmusic.com/2010-wachusett-valley-folk-festival/ Folk, singer-songwriter, pop folk, comedy. Westminster Ma Ashbrook Haynes – Brooks Williams – Don White – Maeve – Mustard’s Retreat – Pesky J Nixon – Susan Werner – Vance Gilbert
8/20/10 8/22/10 Hickory Fest Bluegrass Music Festival http://www.hickoryfest.com/ Bluegrass, string band, old-time Wellsboro PA http://www.hickoryfest.com/Pages/Performers.php 9401
8/26/10 8/29/10 Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival http://www.blisteredfingers.com/ Bluegrass Litchfield ME The Grascals (TN) Sat. Nothing Fancy (VA) Fri. Karl Shiflett & Big Country (TX) Thur. Mark Phillips & IIIrd Generation (OK) Sat., Sun. The Spinney Brothers (NS) Thur., Fri. Simon St. Pierre (ME) Fri. Bluegrass Diamonds (NB) Fri., Sat. Acoustic Blue (MA) Sat., Sun. Remington Ryde (PA) Thur., Fri. Crossover (CT) Sat., Sun. The Fiddling Landrys (NB) Fri., Sat. Original Conditions (ME) Thurs., Sun. Robinson Gospel Sing Along (MA) Sun. And Your Host Band Blistered Fingers (ME) Fri. 9210
8/28/10 8/29/10 LIMM Seafood Craft & Music Festival http://www.limaritime.org Sea Shanty West Sayville NY ? 8156
9/3/10 9/5/10 Rhythm and Roots Festival http://rhythmandroots.com Cajun, Zydeco, Blues Charlestown RI http://www.rhythmandroots.com/artists/artists.php 9189
9/4/10 9/4/10 Open Road Music & Arts Festival http://www.openroadfestival.com Worcester MA TBA 9835 marcus@openroadfestival.com
9/6/10 9/6/10 Bread and Roses Festival http://www.breadandroses.net/ Folk Revival Lawrence MA ? As of 4/24/10 the website has not been updated since the 2009 festival.
9/18/10 9/19/10 Joe Davies Folk Festival http://www.soulehomestead.org/jdff.html Folk, singer-songwriter, pop. Middleborough MA http://www.soulehomestead.org/jdff.html 9795
9/25/10 9/26/10 Working Waterfront Festival http://www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org/ Sea Shanty New Bedford MA ? 9190 Join us in New Bedford, America's largest commercial fishing port, to learn about the men and women who harvest the North Atlantic. Walk the decks of a scalloper, dine on fresh seafood, mend a fishing net and watch a Coast Guard rescue demonstration. Experience the workings of the industry which brings seafood from the ocean to your plate.
9/26/10 9/26/10 Providence Sustainability Festival http://apeiron.org/slf2009/index2.html Folk & contemporary singer-songwriter. W. Coventry RI http://apeiron.org/slf2009/index2.html Sponsored by the Apeiron Institute. Note location change from W. Coventry to Providence, and date change from June to September.
10/9?/10 10/10?/10 Taunton River Folk Festival http://www.tauntonfest.org/ Traditional and revival folk and blues. Taunton MA ? As of 4/24/10 the website has not been updated since the 2009 festival.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

notloB News, May 2010

notloB Folk Concerts News

May, 2010

Bringing traditional American, Canadian, British, and Celtic traditional folk, folk revival, folk rock, world, blues, roots and bluegrass/newgrass music to Somerville, Jamaica Plain, Newton and Grafton!

notloB Folk Concerts are volunteer run and not for profit. Patron donations go to production expenses and the artists.

In this edition

  1. SPRING CONCERTS
  2. Turn your radio on.
  3. Fans of former Boston folk programs on WGBH & WUMB
  4. Other traditional folk, folk revival, roots, bluegrass, blues and Celtic concert recommendations.
  5. Dinner and a show.
  6. Volunteer and needs wish list.
  7. Housekeeping.

CONCERTS! May will be a very busy month. We welcome for the first time Tao Rodriguez Seeger (Pete’s grandson and Peggy’s (notloB 11/08) grand nephew); for the third time Brendan Hogan and for the first time two time International Bluegrass Music Association guitarist of the year Jim Hurst. You will find detailed artist and concert information at the website.

Date

Venue

Artist

URL

Suggested Donation

1-May

Unity Church of God, Somerville

Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Band

http://www.taorodriguezseeger.com/

$15 at the door; $12 if reservation is made at least 24 hours in advance, UCG members and seniors; $10 students with ID

2-May

Jackson Homestead, Newton

Brendan Hogan

http://brendanhogan.net

$10. $7.50 for museum members and those making reservations at least 24 hours in advance. All donations go to the museum and artist.

14-May

Loring Greenough House

Jim Hurst

http://www.jimhurst.com/

$19 in advance, $24 (if available) at the door + $1 preservation fee.

4-Jun

Unity Church of God, Somerville

Long Time Courting

http://www.longtimecourting.com

$15/door, $12/advance, $5-10 for students, kids, seniors

6-Jun

Jackson Homestead, Newton

Jo Williamson

http://www.jowilliamson.com

$10, $7.50 with advance reservation, $5 children under 12, $50 immediate family max. $7.50 for museum members. All donations go to the museum and artist.

27-Jun

notfarG House Concerts, Grafton

Bill & Eli Perras

http://www.bluesgotus.com/

tba

Jim Hurst, a two-time International Bluegrass Music Association guitar player of the year, will be in the area for several days and available for private lessons and group workshops. Visit his website for more information.

2. Turn your radio on.

notloB’s Jeff Boudreau co-hosts and produces “In the Tradition”, Tuesdays 5-8pm, WCUW, 91.3fm, http://www.wcuw.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/In-the-Tradition-WCUW-913fm/116099011736768?ref=ts
Past phone guests include Peggy Seeger, David Massengill, Geoff Bartley, Marc Fields (the Banjo Project) and Linda Leslie (NEFFA Program Chair). Past live in studio guests include Debra Cowan, Outrageous Fortune, Neptune’s Car and Jubilee Connolly and Gail Hunt from the band Jubilee Gardens.

Tao Rodriguez Seeger: Thursday, 5/29, WICN's "Folk Revival" 90.5fm, www.wicn.org, some time between 7-10pm.

Tao Rodriguez Seeger: Friday, 5/30, WCUW's "American Roots" 91.3fm, www.wcuw.org, 11:15am

3. Fans of former Boston folk programs on WGBH & WUMB.

“Supporters of folk and blues on WGBH” has served the community well as a news sharing and organizing device. We should have had something similar two years ago when “folk radio” WUMB was lost to AAA “music mix.” Such a group does now exist, but it is private. If you would like an invitation, please send an email, containing name and your feelings about “folk radio” vs. “music mix” to notlobreservations@gmail.com.

This past Saturday WUMB announced it was terminating Barnes Newbury’s long-running “Highway 61 Revisited. Their announcement:

4.24.10 | Changes with Highway 61 Revisited
After more than nine years as host of Highway 61 Revisited, we're sorry to announce that Barnes Newberry has decided to leave. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. We're currently exploring options about what to do now on Saturday mornings from 8:00am-Noon, and we'd love to hear from our listeners. If you have any thoughts about the future of our Saturday morning programming, please write to us at wumb@umb.edu.

If you were a fan of the program I encourage you to do as they request. You can read more about the way the cancellation was handled in End of the Highway.

To learn more about the national trend of “public” stations dropping folk and roots music, I invite you to visit http://keeppublicradiopublic.com/

4. OTHER CONCERT RECOMMENDATIONS. We believe the wider information about quality concerts is spread, the larger the folk/ roots/ Celtic/ blues/ bluegrass community will become. This is especially important as the world, national and local economies sour. Spread the word, support local live music and build the community. We wish there were one unified, uncensored music calendar for such events (for a listing and analysis of such resources, click here), but until it exists, these are notloB Folk Concerts’ recommendations.

Friday, April 30

Hollender's Hosses Bluegrasz Ensembleh

David Friend Recital Hall, Berklee

6:30pm

Come, all ye pickers and grinners! Hollender's Hosses will be giving their premiere performance at the David Friend Recital Hall this Friday eve! Bring your own hoss and get ready for...

Etienne Cremieux, fiddle and beard
Ben Walters, doghouse bass and nosepickin'
Lukas Pool, guitar and drool
Melissa Wright, a-singin and a-mandolinin
Jackson Dulaney, dobro and smooth talkin
and last but certain-ly not least, Gabe Hirshfield, on the plunk and stomp.

Etienne and Gabe are members of Red Hot Blacktop, notloB 3/12/10

Monday, May 3, a double header

7:00pm

Stash's Senior Recital

Berklee - 1140 Boylston Street

My senior recital, it's gonna be so FUN! Wow, lots of fun MUSIC. WITH LOTS Of great great wonderful musicians. My life at this music institution is ending and i'm celebrating it with my friends.

We're going to play my tunes, other people's tunes, and tunes that nobody knows where they're from.

Duncan Wickel - Fiddle
Dominick Leslie - Mandolin
Sam Grisman - Bass

Guest Appearances by:

Eric Robertson - Mandolin and vocals
Ben Krakauer - Banjo

This recital is before Mandolin Night at Berklee in the Berklee Performance Center. and you can make it to both events, i'll be playing with the Boston Boys at Mandolin Night shortly after this recital.

The notloB connections – Stash w/ Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers 5/23/09 & 1/23/10 & Boston Boys 5/10/09; Samson w/ Joy Kills Sorrow & The Boston Boys, 5/9/09; Ben Krackauer, 11/6/09.

8:15pm

Mandolin Mashup Berklee Performance Center Student Showcase

Berklee - 136 Mass. Ave

Sierra Hull
Jacob Jolliff
Eric Robertson/Boston Boys
Dominick Leslie
Suzanne Oleson/Chasing Blue
and more!

Contemporary bluegrass, jazz, and original music featuring Berklee's finest student mandolinists.

A mere $3 for all this talent!

The notloB connection - Eric Robertson/Boston Boys 5/10/09.

Friday, May 7

The Eilen Jewell Band

Bull Run Restaurant, Shirley

The notloB connection – The Sacred Shakers, 1/31/09.

Monday, May 10

Women in Trad

Club Passim

From Liz Simmons

Hey friends,
Hope everyone is doing well! Just giving you a heads up that Hannah Sanders and I are hosting a Celtic Music Monday entitled Women in Trad on Monday, May 10th @ 8 PM- please go to the Passim website to purchase tickets- the price is $12/6 for members.

The lineup is six women who play traditional music: in the Scottish genre is Katie McNally & Bethany Waickman; holding down the Irish set will be Tess Ruderman & Catherine Joyce; and Hannah Sanders and myself will sing our usual traditional English songs with some American material thrown in for good measure :)

Please come if you can! It's going to be great fun and Passim serves beer and wine now!! ;)

Hope to see y'all there~
Liz

P.S. check out the websites of some of the performers:
http://www.myspace.com/hannahsanderslizsimmons
http://www.myspace.com/catherinemjoyce
http://www.myspace.com/katiemcnally

The notloB connections: Liz Simmons & Hannah Sanders, 4/11/10; Katie McNally, 5/16/09; Bethany Waickman, 11/6/09.

Saturday, May 29

Bob Dylan Tribute hosted by Bob Jordan

WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester

The above concert and events information was as accurate as we could determine at the time it was transcribed from the sources. Verify with the artist/producer/venue before heading out.

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...and Newton patrons can and also save 10% when dining at the Ginger Root, 136 Adams Street, 617-928-3337.




Simply make a concert reservation, print and bring your confirmation email and show it to restaurant staff. 10% excludes alcohol and taxes. Please tip at the pre-discount rate. For both fine restaurants, before being seated please identify yourself to the staff as attending the “notloB concert”.

6. VOLUNTEER NEEDS & WISH LIST.

@ Loring Greenough House ~ publicity, hospitality and set-up/take-down.

@ UCG ~ admission table, merchandise, hospitality & lighting.

@ all venues ~ publicity & flyer/handbill duplication and distribution.

If you are interested, please read the volunteer policy and apply via the email address listed there. Benefits await.

7. Housekeeping.

The fine print. notloB Folk Concerts are volunteer run and not for profit. We present the best local and touring roots, newgrass, traditional and contemporary folk, Celtic and blues artists at several venues around the greater Boston area. Past artists include the Spider John Koerner, the Sacred Shakers, The Folk Brothers (David Massengill and Jack Hardy), Peggy Seeger, Geoff Bartley, Mary McCaslin, Bob Franke, The Rowan Brothers, The Ungar Family Band, Aoife O’Donovan, Kristin Andraessen, Mike and Ruthy Ungar Merenda, Sometymes Why, Pat Wictor, Jud Caswell, Dennis Brennan and many others. Concerts in your home, as was done with the Bowmans in May, and Matt Brown in October can be arranged.

Reservations / information. At most concerts an incentive for making a reservation is offered. Send email to notlobmusic@gmail.com at least 24 hours prior to the concert. Information about the concert series, the venues and the artists can be found at the website or by sending an email to the reservations address.

Keeping in touch. There are several ways to stay informed of scheduled events:

Volunteering / Street team. This is a 100% volunteer-run effort. Concerts would not be possible without volunteer assistance. All interested in helping can read the Volunteer Policy. “Guerilla” publicity builds community by spreading the word to family, friends and neighbors. Posting flyers in your neighborhood music shops, book stores, coffee shops and workplace is appreciated. To register, go to http://www.reverbnation.com/notlob, then send an email to notlobreservations@gmail.com requesting printer-ready files. Be a regular guerilla and you’ll receive a nice reward.

Admission is by donation. A suggested minimum donation (varies by concert), often with discount to those making reservations and sometimes to students and seniors, is requested. Your donations cover rent, sound system rental, sound engineer, publicity and other production expenses. 100% of the balance goes to the artists (many of whom travel many miles). Sometimes there are shortfalls, so extra donations are gladly accepted.

Photography, video recording, & sound recording. No still, video or sound recording is permitted without permission of the artist and the house. If you would like to share photos of past concerts, email the pictures and/or web link to notlobreservations@gmail.com

Keep your lamp trimmed and burning!

Jeff Boudreau

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

~ Jack Hardy

"The concerts always have a warm atmosphere and are fun to play. From a musician's perspective, I really appreciate the effort Jeff puts into his shows. Nobody on the Boston folk scene works harder to pull a concert together."

~ Alastair Moock

Sunday, April 25, 2010

End of the Highway



Image source: http://www.piedmontbrothersband.com/media/audiogallery/radio/wumb.jpg

View the Google cached version here.

Notice the changes in the first lines, from "Highway 61 Revisited brings back the spirit of the Sixties when folk-rock and protest music ruled the airwaves..." to "Highway 61 Revisited brings back the spirit of the Sixties and Seventies when folk-rock and protest music ruled the airwaves..."  
Opening up the show's mission statement allowed the possibility of playing folk-based pop.

Since WUMB went pop/AAA some two years ago, one of the few remaining programs worth listening to had been, now was, Barnes Newbury's "Highway 61 Revisited".

Barnes did not do his show yesterday morning and the substitute host, music director John Laurenti did not mention he was filling in, which is not only common broadcast radio practice, it is common courtesy. In fact, at the time of the broadcast the show's webpage carried Mr. Laurenti's, not Barnes' photograph. Something was afoot.

At the show's conclusion a prediction was posted to NEFolknRoots: "Highway 61 Revisited as we knew it since 2000 is gone. I hope I am proven wrong."

Capture of "Highway 61 Revisited" 'program description as it appeared Saturday morning:

ANNOUNCERS
Barnes Newberry
Announcer: This week: John Laurenti
Show: Highway 61 Revisited
Time: Saturday 8am-12pm

Contact
Highway 61 Revisited brings back the spirit of the Sixties when folk-rock and protest music ruled the airwaves.
The show, which debuted in the summer of 2000, includes classic folk music and a smattering of classic rock from that era, including "hits" and less-familiar tracks from groups such as the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield.
The singer/songwriter genre is defined by such diverse artists from Jackson Browne to Gordon Lightfoot. Less-remembered lights such as P.F. Sloan and Tim Buckley are also tapped for the influence they left behind. We also includes folk and folk-rock from outside the US with gems from Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, to name but two.
Finally, the program also showcases covers of the music from that era by contemporary and local artists, including Bonnie Raitt, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, and Patty Larkin. And, of course, there is always plenty of music from the master himself, Bob Dylan!
Notice the "This week: John Laurenti", unusual practice for a substitute host.
Saturday's show consisted mostly of horrible pop covers of horrible 70's/80's pop songs. What these songs had to do with "...the spirit of the Sixties when folk-rock and protest music ruled the airwaves" resides only in the mind of a music director trained in AAA/pop radio.

1:58 AM Bee Gees
Marley Purt Drive (from Bee Gees)
11:43 AM Alanis Morrissette
Let's Do It(Let;s Fall In Love) (from The Collection)
11:35 AM Rachel Sage
Fame (from Delancey St)
11:19 AM Tori Amos
I'm On Fire (from VH1 Crossroads)
10:55 AM Warren Zevon
Exciteable Boy (from Live)
10:47 AM The Infamous String Dusters
In God's Country (from Things That Fly)
10:45 AM Aslan
New years Day (from Even Better Than The Real Things)
10:26 AM Brandi Carlile
All You Need Is Love (from XOBC-EP)
10:26 AM The Hollies
4th Of July, Asbury Park(Sandy) (from Epic Anthology)
10:11 AM Bruce Springsteen
Rosalita (from Live)
10:04 AM Bruce Springsteen
Turn, Turn, Turn (from Magic Tour Highlights)
9:31 AM Carole King
Will You Love Me Tomorrow/Some Kind Of W (from Carnegie Hall Concert)
9:03 AM Heart
Ring Them Bells (from Essential Heart)
8:48 AM Tift Merritt
Danny's Song (from See You On The Moon)
8:42 AM Dire Straits
I Think I Love You Too Much (from Knebworth Concert)
8:37 AM Backyard Tire Fire
Brady (from Good To Be)
8:34 AM David Bowie
Port Of Amsterdam (from Pin-ups)





8:24 AM Chrissie Hynde
My Father (from Born To The Breed)
8:17 AM Blue Rodeo
To Love Somebody (from Gr. Hits)

NEFolknRoots was updated later yesterday evening and this morning with additional program information. It turned out, as suspected, that Barnes' show had indeed reached the end of the highway.


Well, look at what is on the WUMB home page .....


4.24.10 | Changes with Highway 61 Revisited
After more than nine years as host of Highway 61 Revisited, we're sorry to announce that Barnes Newberry has decided to leave. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. We're currently exploring options about what to do now on Saturday mornings from 8:00am-Noon, and we'd love to hear from our listeners. If you have any thoughts about the future of our Saturday morning programming, please write to us at wumb@umb.edu.

I have my suspicions why Highway 61 Revisited has ended but do not wish to speculate in public. But I will say happy trails, Barnes, your program will be missed and look forward to hearing you on another station.

&

How quickly do they go into the memory hole.

During yesterday's broadcast and before his "resignation" was announced on the main page, Barnes' image was removed from the "Highway 61 Revisited" program description.

Today, in the "announcers" list, his name remains with the others'

Bob Cannon
Gail Gilmore
Meg Griffin
John Laurenti
Jay Moberg
Barnes Newberry
Albert O
Joan Orr
Dave Palmater
Marcia Palmater
Dick Pleasants
Sandy Sheehan
Dana Westover

....but the hyperlink leads to this image/page

Barnes Newberry
Announcer: This week: John Laurenti
Show: Highway 61 Revisited
Time: Saturday 8am-12pm

Contact
Highway 61 Revisited brings back the spirit of the Sixties when folk-rock and protest music ruled the airwaves.
The show, which debuted in the summer of 2000, includes classic folk music and a smattering of classic rock from that era, including "hits" and less-familiar tracks from groups such as the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield.
The singer/songwriter genre is defined by such diverse artists from Jackson Browne to Gordon Lightfoot. Less-remembered lights such as P.F. Sloan and Tim Buckley are also tapped for the influence they left behind. We also includes folk and folk-rock from outside the US with gems from Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, to name but two.
Finally, the program also showcases covers of the music from that era by contemporary and local artists, including Bonnie Raitt, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, and Patty Larkin. And, of course, there is always plenty of music from the master himself, Bob Dylan!


...and some few hours later "Barnes Newbury" was replaced with "Highway 61 Revisited"
Gail Gilmore
Meg Griffin
John Laurenti
Jay Moberg
Highway 61 Revisited
Albert O
Joan Orr
Dave Palmater
Marcia Palmater
Dick Pleasants
Sandy Sheehan
Dana Westover

We have seen this immediate "scrubbing" before, to wit when Brian Quinn was "laid off " last November.

Fare thee well, Barnes, you produced and hosted a quality program that did not fit WUMB's AAA/pop format. I am sure we'll hear you again very soon on a station that appreciates your talents.


Related posts

From WUMB:

WUMB Radio - Press


"Our station has tried so hard to keep this going," said Barnes Newberry, whose WUMB show, "Highway 61 Revisited" features Bob Dylan and the Byrds. ...
www.wumb.org/about/press.php - Cached - Similar


From this blog:

Nov 12, 2009
This past Tuesday, Brian Quinn, WUMB program director for 20 years, posted to NortheastFolknRoots he had been "laid off". I have extracted several press releases going back over the years relevant to Brian's work at WUMB, mostly before ...
Nov 07, 2009
Received 10/11 from Brian Quinn: "Brian Quinn WUMB's Program Director for 20 plus years has been laid off" Read Brian's post at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorthEastFolknRoots/message/8608. What the hell is going on with Boston folk ...
Jan 02, 2009
WUMB certainly was not the only radio station in the area playing folk music, what set it apart was that it played more hours per week than any other station, and veterans Marilyn Rae Beyer, Brian Quinn, Dave Palmeter, Dick Pleasants ...
Oct 28, 2008
Quinn Administration, 03, 0054A 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125-3393 p. 617-287-6800. 5. And since WUMB is operating outside the community interest, file a complaint with the FCC! FCC.gov > CGB > Filing a Complaint > Form 2000 ...
http://notlobmusic.blogspot.com/

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Updated 4/26.

If WUMB management is sincere in its feelings related to the departure of Barnes Newbury and call for listener input how to program Saturday mornings, why was the announcement...

4.24.10 | Changes with Highway 61 Revisited
After more than nine years as host of Highway 61 Revisited, we're sorry to announce that Barnes Newberry has decided to leave. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. We're currently exploring options about what to do now on Saturday mornings from 8:00am-Noon, and we'd love to hear from our listeners. If you have any thoughts about the future of our Saturday morning programming, please write to us at wumb@umb.edu.


removed?

===============

Updated 5/7/10

WUMB's website has been edited, here is new Highway 61 Revisited program description - short version

Highway 61 Revisited
Highway 61 Revisited
Hosted by Albert O this week
Saturday 8:00 am


Highway 61 Revisited is a fond look back at the classic folk and folk rock of the 60's and 70's that defined a generation, with contemporary artists contributing to the spirit of that era.
Program Web Site

....and the new Highway 61 Revisited program description - long version.

ANNOUNCERS
Albert O
Announcer this week:
Albert O

Show:
Highway 61 Revisited

Time:
Saturday 8am-12pm

Contact
Highway 61 Revisited brings back the spirit of the Sixties and Seventies when folk-rock and protest music ruled the airwaves.
The show includes classic folk music and a smattering of classic rock from that era, including "hits" and less-familiar tracks from groups such as the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield.
The singer/songwriter genre is defined by such diverse artists from Jackson Browne to Gordon Lightfoot. Less-remembered lights such as P.F. Sloan and Tim Buckley are also tapped for the influence they left behind. We also includes folk and folk-rock from outside the US with gems from Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, to name but two.
Finally, the program also showcases covers of the music from that era by contemporary and local artists, including Bonnie Raitt, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, and Patty Larkin. And, of course, there is always plenty of music from the master himself, Bob Dylan!

Here is the Barnes Newbury-era program description: