Rushad Eggleston...in a car commercial???!!!

notloB Folk Concerts artist emeritus and Berklee graduate Rushad Eggleston co-features with Tina Guo

...in the yet-to-be released "2014 Mazda6 - Global Reveal" commercial, covering the Kinks "All Day and All of the Night"

 (note 3/1/14, the original video has been taken down, this is a replacement from Youtube)
See photo outtakes here. 
The Kinks' original:

Rushad's band, Tornado Rider, was a huge hit at the recent Grey Fox Bluegrass (Oak Hill, NY) and Rhythm and Roots (Charlestown, RI) Festivals. Rushad also performed at Grey Fox with notloB alum and Berklee professor Darol Anger and Bruce Molsky (coming to notloB in late Winter) at Grey Fox as the "Old-Tyme Kozmik Trio." 

Tornado Rider - Rushad Eggleston crowd surfs and plays cello with his teeth - Rhythm & Roots 2012
Fred Robbins

Tornado Rider - "Bob Jumped Over the Fence" - Backstage Cam - Rhythm & Roots 2012
Fred Robbins

Old-Tyme Kosmik Trio - "Cotton Eyed Joe" - Grey Fox 2012
Fred Robbins

notloB Parlour Concert's Fall Season to be Announced 8/17

notloB Parlour Concert's Fall Season will be announced Friday, 8/17 at the Sandra Wong / Ross Martin concert, 7:30pm at the historic Loring-Greenough House in Jamaica Plain.

One lucky member of the audience who has made a reservation via email to notlobreservations at gmail dot com will be going home with a pair of passes to the Fall concert of their choice.

For more information about the Wong/Martin concert see the Facebook event, or go to the notloB website. 

notloB Folk Concerts has produced not-for-profit concerts in the greater Boston area since 2007. The series is volunteer-run; 100% of the donations go to the musicians and production expenses. Admission is by suggested minimum donation. A suggested minimum donation (varies by concert) is requested. If you cannot support the artists with dollars, please consider volunteering your time and energy. Your donations cover venue rental, sound system rental, sound engineer, publicity and other production expenses. 100% of the balance goes to the artists

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

2x IBMA Guitar Player of the Year JIM HURST Returns to JP

notloB Parlour Concerts

  

presents.....

Jim Hurst 

notloB Parlour Concerts is proud to welcome back to the historic Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain, Ma 

two-time IBMA guitar player of the year Jim Hurst.

Wednesday, May 23 

Doors 7:30pm, Concert 8:00pm

$14 suggested donation + $1 registration fee

Reservations - notlobreservations@gmail.com

More info at https://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic/ and https://www.facebook.com/notloBFolkConcerts

We are also offering a group lesson before the concert (separate admission, to register contact Jim through his website - http://www.jimhurst.com).

Pastries from Fiore's Italian Bakery

Coffee from J.P. Licks

"Jim Hurst is one of the most versatile and tasteful guitar players I know. Whether he's flailing the rhythm for an old time fiddle tune, laying down a funky groove, or finger picking a beautiful ballad, his playing is both impeccable and creative.  Accompanying this instrumental virtuosity is a rich and expressive voice with a surprising range."  Mark Schatz

To listen to Jim Hurst is to be amazed by his tasteful and flawless performances.  Perfect timing and tone and his unusual picking style has enchanted guitar players from the novice to his peers.  It’s no surprise, then, that his musical mastery began with a musical upbringing paving the way for a winding and varied career path.

Born into a musical family, Jim spent his youth playing guitar under the influences of flat-picking greats Tony Rice, Doc Watson, George Shuffler, and Clarence White.  But the finger-style playing of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed was the “turn in the road” for Jim.  This amalgam of impact defined his technique.

Using his early years to hone his style, Jim’s guitar work and harmony vocals for Holly Dunn’s Rio Band brought his talent to both the national and international stage.  Then in 1992, going electric, he played guitar with Trisha Yearwood, touring extensively and appearing on numerous radio and television shows.  He also performed with Travis Tritt, and Sara Evans, whose 1998 RCA release No Place That Far features Jim’s vocals and acoustic guitar work.

Craving to play more bluegrass, Jim joined Grammy-nominated Claire Lynch and The Front Porch String Band in 1995, during which time he teamed up with bassist Missy Raines.  They began the duet Jim Hurst and Missy Raines while with Front Porch, but then broke off in 2000 to focus solely on their collaboration. Remaining faithful to their bluegrass roots, Jim and Missy explored other genres creating ground-breaking arrangements that wowed the bluegrass community.  Their partnership resulted in two Pinecastle Records, Two and Synergy , receiving critical acclaim and garnering them IBMA Guitar and Bass Player of the Year for 2001 and 2002.

Desiring greater freedom to create his own musical path, Jim left the Claire Lynch Band in 2010 to embark on a solo career.  Already seasoned with two solo recordings, Open Window and Second Son, his latest 2007 release, A Box of Chocolates, exhibits his deft guitar work and soothing vocals.  His shows meet with rave reviews as he astounds his audiences with his brilliant playing yet makes people feel right at home with his humble congenial and funny persona.  Jim is currently performing solo full time, both nationally and internationally, as well as teaching at camps and workshops in North America and Europe.  Additionally, his highly sought-after talent has led to side projects with other bluegrass greats, most recently Rob Ickes and David Grisman.  But his solo show, which allows his personal style and unique creativity to come through in spades, is what keeps his audiences mesmerized. 

Loring-Greenough House

Flynn Cohen and the Deadstring Ensemble

notloB Folk Concerts

  

presents.....

Flynn Cohen and the Deadstring Ensemble

Thursday, October 20, 8pm Loring-Greenough House 12 South Street Jamaica Plain, MA More info at the notloB website Guitarist/composer Flynn Cohen leads his own band of string geniuses performing original multi-genre acoustic music. Primarily instrumental, they combine influences ranging from Irish traditional music, old-time appalachian, bluegrass, folk-rock, and early music. The band consists of some of the finest and most experienced acoustic plucked-string players in America. FLYNN COHEN – guitar/mandolin/vocals Acoustic Guitarist Flynn Cohen has performed all over the world with many notable acts in traditional and contemporary acoustic music. He can be seen on concert and festival stages with the neo-trad folk band Annalivia, legendary Irish Accordion player John Whelan, fellow trad guitar player Matt Heaton, modern bluegrass band Tony Watt & Southeast Expressway, and his own group of acoustic string wizards, TheDeadstring Ensemble. Flynn has also performed with HALALI, The Sevens, Aoife Clancy, Cathie Ryan, Lawrence Nugent, Skip Healy, Joe Derrane and Frank Farrell, John McGann, Matt Glaser, Adrienne Young, Jake & Taylor Armerding, Gail Davies, Gilly Martin, Malibu Storm, Bruce MacGregor, Lissa Schneckenburger, Laura Cortese, Mark Simos, Women of Ireland, The Vancouver Symphony, the Orchestra of Indian Hill, Revels, and Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, among others. He studied Music at Dartington College of Arts in Devon, England and at Mills College in Oakland, California and now teaches in the Music Dept at Keene State College in New Hampshire, as well as The Music Emporium in Lexington, Massachusetts. JOHN McGANN – guitar/mandolin John McGann is a Professor of Strings at Berklee College of Music, 1985 National Mandolin Champion, and has a long resumé of international tours and recordings with Celtic Fiddle Festival, The Wayfaring Strangers, The Boston Edge and many others. Complete bio: http://www.johnmcgann.com/bio.html MATT HEATON – guitar/bouzouki Though he studied classical guitar at Northwestern University (MMus) and Italy, played rock in Chicago, and tango in Denver, it is Boston’s vibrant Irish music scene where he has made his musical home. What began as an obsession with an unlabeled cassette tape (which later turned out to be “The Planxty Collection”) and a courtship with a young Irish flute player named Shannon, has led to a vibrant Irish music performance career. In addition to his duo work with wife Shannon, he is highly sought after as accompanist, and has performed with traditional luminaries Aoife Clancy, Robbie O’Connell, Emily Smith, and the Boys of the Lough. DANNY NOVECK – guitar/fiddle  Danny has worked as both a fiddler and guitar accompanist with such trad music luminaries as Liz Carroll, John Williams, Tony DMarco, and John Whelan. He has a PhD in Anthropology that took him Mexico to study the fiddle music of the Tarahumara Indians. Danny teaches at the Boston branch of Comhaltas music school and is the composer of the well-known session tune "Sligo Creek". Thursday, October 20 8pm Loring-Greenough House 12 South Street Jamaica Plain Suggested donation $14 + $1 preservation fee More information about the series: https://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic/ To reserve: notlobreservations at gmail dot com

Bread and Bones

notloB Folk Concerts

  

presents.....

Bread and Bones

Friday, May 13

Loring-Greenough House 

12 South Street, Jamaica Plain

doors 7:30, concert 8:00

Bread and Bones is an award winning Vermont-based acoustic trio performing original music that is steeped in tradition, but of its own time. It is music that pulls you in and paints its landscape in your imagination. Their songs have been called well crafted, soulful, rootsy, haunting and intelligently infectious.

Bread and Bones is Richard Ruane on vocals, guitar, tenor and 5 string banjos, mandolin and ukulele; Beth Duquette on vocals and Mitch Barron on fretless, fretted and upright basses and vocals.

http://www.breadandbones.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bread-and-Bones/64184636888

http://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic

Suggested donation $9 in advance or $12 at the door. 

Reservations to notlobreservations at gmail.com

Doors 7:30

Concert 8:00

Coffee from JP Licks and pastries from Fiore's Italian Bakery. Tea and water also available.

This will be the last notloB concert of the 2010-2011 year, thank you for supporting the series at our JP and Somerville venues. 

The Bee Eaters, Somerville, 4/7

notloB Folk Concerts is pleased to welcome The Bee Eaters on Thursday, April 7, doors 7:30, concert 8:00, to Unity Somerville, 6 William Street (corner College Ave., 3 blocks north of Davis Square), Somerville.

“(The Bee Eaters) combine chamber music’s finely calibrated arrangements with Bluegrass’s playful virtuosity and pop music’s melodic resourcefulness.”
The Boston Globe

“The Bee Eaters are the instrumental cream of the brand new string nation.  Harking back to the ‘grand old days’ when new virtuosos seemed to spring on the scene fully formed with a whole repertoire of brilliant music nobody had ever heard before, somehow these kids have absorbed everything we had to offer and alchemized it into a new musical world.”
Darol Anger

“The Bee Eaters’ extraordinary instrumentation …immediately sets them apart from the rest of the progressive string band world.  But this band is no novelty. The textures are rich, the tunes are engaging, and the playing is masterful.”
Noam Pikelny  (Punch Brothers)

Banjo wizard Tony Trischka has called the Bee Eaters “bodaciously brilliant,” and internationally renowned bassist Edgar Meyer  says it’s “a joy to hear both the exploration of this music… and the emphasis on the simple beauty of the acoustic instruments.”

The Bee Eaters trace their roots back to musical traditions as diverse as bluegrass, Celtic, jazz and old-time.  While today’s new breed often produces an amalgamation of sounds and styles based on a distant view, the Bee Eaters were raised embedded in these traditions… raised to mold, meld, shape them and carry them forward, leaving their own indelible marks in the process.

Brother-sister duo Tristan and Tashina Clarridge, long known and lauded by those steeped in the American fiddle tradition are joined by hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman and guitar prodigy Courtney Hartman.

Tashina, the 2005 Grand National Fiddle Champion, has toured with Mark O’Connor and Tony Trischka and has performed at Carnegie Hall as a part of MacArthur Fellow/Grammy-winning bassist Edgar Meyer’s Young Artists program.  Multi-instrumentalist brother Tristan is a truly innovative cellist and 5-time Grand National Fiddle Champion. His talents have been sought by Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Bruce Molsky and Cape Breton fiddle phenomenon Natalie MacMaster.  In addition to performing with the Bee Eaters, he tours internationally with Crooked Still.

A phenomenal guitarist who began her musical journey as a fiddler at age 3, Courtney Hartman is at the forefront of a new generation of acoustic musicians.  She has performed in Scotland, Slovakia, Italy, and throughout the US, won numerous flatpicking championships, and is currently studying on scholarship at Berklee College of Music.  Matt Glaser, fiddle legend and chair of Berklee’s American Roots Music program called Courtney “an extraordinary bluegrass guitarist and a fluid, inventive improviser… one of the finest musicians i have ever had the privilege of working with.”

Hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman brings an unusual style to (what has heretofore been thought of as) an instrument of limited range and technique.  His inventive virtuosic touch and sophisticated rhythmic sensibilities are redefining the instrument and earning the attention of musicians from all over the world.  He has performed with Darol Anger and Mike Marshall, opened for Bill Frisell and, at the tender age of 16, was a scholarship guest artist at the prestigious Augusta Heritage Festival.

Since their formation in 2008 (with original member Wesley Corbett), the Bee Eaters have been on a trajectory of growth, personal and musical.  Their ensemble work has taken on mature, textured and nuanced tones, as their compositions have become more thoughtful and intricate.  With Tashina’s delicate fiddle and Tristan’s grounding cello wrapped around Simon’s ethereal dulcimer and Courtney’s intricate guitar, they have created a never-before-heard sound in American music.  No tricks.  No pyrotechnics.  Four instrumental voices, united in their musical exploration.

Listening to the Bee Eaters is like eavesdropping on a spirited, private conversation.  As wonderful as their recorded music is, watching the Bee Eaters in live performance is an exercise in safe danger.  They parry and thrust, challenging each other at every moment.  Their focus on their music and on each other is tight and complete.  Their melodic lines and rhythmic phrases dance (and sometimes roil) over, under and around each other.  There is sometimes dissonance but always an ultimate harmony.

With a new CD set for release this spring, the Bee Eaters continue to travel the country performing in clubs, concert halls and festivals, evangelists for their new American acoustic sound.

Perhaps Tony Trischka said it best: “Their impressive ensemble work… leaves me breathless.  Their music excites, heals and enriches.  Listen often.”

Yes, listen often.

Band members’ recent performances include:
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY                                                    
Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, UK              
ETown live national radio, Boulder, CO                                
Hardly Strictly Festival, San Francisco, CA
The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN                                
Celtic Connections, Glasgow, Scotland
Rockygrass, Lyons, CO                                                                      
Wheatland, Remus, MI              
Strawberry Music Festival, Yosemite, CA                                
Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Wintergrass, Tacoma, WA                                                  
The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI
The Cedar, Minneapolis, MN                                                    
Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Telluride, CO
The Freight and Salvage, Berkley, CA                                

www.BeeEaters.com

The Bee Eaters
Thursday, April 7 – doors 7:30, concert 8:00
Unity Somerville, 6 William Street (corner College Ave, just north of Davis Square), Somerville, MA
Artist: http://www.BeeEaters.com, http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bee-Eaters/75283481054 notloB Folk Concerts:  http://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic, http://www.facebook.com/notloBFolkConcerts

The Bee Eaters 
Thursday, April 7 – doors 7:30, concert 8:00
Unity Somerville, 6 William Street (corner College Ave, just north of Davis Square), Somerville, MA

Suggested donation $15 at the door but just $10 if reservation to notlobmusic@gmail.com is received by April 1.  $5 student rush (current, valid ID required).

Artist:
http://www.BeeEaters.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bee-Eaters/75283481054

notloB Folk Concerts:
http://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic
http://www.facebook.com/notloBFolkConcerts

notloB Folk Concerts is THANKFUL for....

being able to present, since #1, Sometymes Why way back on June 2, 2007, 72 and soon to be 73 concerts featuring some of the most wonderful acoustic musicians in the whole wide world!

Concert # Date Venue Artists
1 Saturday, June 02, 2007 LGH Sometymes Why
2 Saturday, June 09, 2007 LGH Mike & Ruthy Merenda w/ Torey Adler
3 Wednesday, June 20, 2007 LGH Sharon Lewis & Rose Polenzani
4 Friday, July 20, 2007 LGH Danielle Miraglia & Tom Bianchi w/ Brendan Hogan
5 Saturday, August 11, 2007 LGH Dave Carter Tribute - Adam Sweeney, Eric McDonald, Beth DeSombre, Ryan FitzSimmons, Dana Price & Chris Thompson
6 Saturday, August 18, 2007 LGH Geoff Bartley w/ Eliza Blue
7 Friday, September 21, 2007 LGH Brian Webb
8 Saturday, October 06, 2007 LGH Dennis Brennan w/ Mary Lou Ferrante
9 Saturday, October 20, 2007 LGH Teresa Storch & Lenore
10 Friday, November 02, 2007 LGH Rowan Brothers w/ Eric McDonald
11 Saturday, November 10, 2007 LGH Kristin Cifelli w/ Carrie Cheron
12 Saturday, November 17, 2007 LGH Mare Wakefield & Dan Gonzalez
13 Saturday, December 15, 2007 LGH Jud Caswell & Pat Wictor
14 Saturday, December 22, 2007 LGH Bob Franke
15 Saturday, January 19, 2008 LGH Jon Shain w/ Robin O'Herin
16 Saturday, February 09, 2008 DC Benefit for VFP: Chuck Williams, Beth DeSombre, Lenny Soloman Band, Michael Troy)
17 Friday, February 29, 2008 LGH Kristin Andreassen with Laura Cortese & Tristan Clarridge
18 Saturday, March 01, 2008 LGH Ryan Fitzsimmons & Greg Klyma
19 Saturday, March 15, 2008 LGH Lissa Schneckenburger Band (Matt Heaton on guitar, and Corey DiMario on double bass)
20 Saturday, March 22, 2008 LGH The Tornado Rider Band (Rushad Eggleston & Gabriel Cazes) w/ The Accident That Led Me to the World
21 Saturday, April 05, 2008 LGH Chris Merenda (Mammals) & Adam Sweeney
22 Saturday, April 19, 2008 LGH Hungrytown (Rebecca Hall & Ken Anderson) w/ Molly Pinto-Madigan
23 Saturday, May 17, 2008 LGH Alastair Moock
24 Friday, June 20, 2008 LGH Flynn
25 Saturday, June 28, 2008 LGH Mike & Ruthy Merenda & Lyn Hardy
26 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 JD Dave Carter Tribute - Chris Thompson, Beth DeSombre, Ryan Fitzsimmons &Eric Lee
27 Saturday, September 20, 2008 CHPC John Flynn & Greg Greenway
28 Saturday, November 01, 2008 CHPC The Folk Brothers
29 Saturday, November 15, 2008 CHPC Mary McCaslin & Geoff Bartley
30 Saturday, January 31, 2009 CHPC Sacred Shakers w/ Mark Brine
31 Saturday, February 28, 2009 CHPC The Hanneke Cassel Band, featuring Ari Friedman (cello) and Christopher Lewis (guitar); Fionnuala O'Donovan opens.
32 Saturday, March 28, 2009 CHPC Bob Franke & Martin Grosswendt
33 Saturday, April 11, 2009 PACC Broken Blossoms & Folk Arts Quartet
34 Saturday, April 25, 2009 Private The Bowmans
35 Saturday, May 09, 2009 PACC Joy Kills Sorrow & The Boston Boys
36 Saturday, May 16, 2009 JH Newton Celtic seisiún led by Sean Smith, featuring Katie McNally & Doug Lamey
37 Saturday, May 23, 2009 PACC FRFF "most wanted" showcase Abi Tapia and BMUZ
38 Friday, June 05, 2009 UCG Spider John Koerner w/ Elizabeth Butters
39 Friday, June 19, 2009 JH Brendan Hogan & Frank Morey
40 Friday, July 10, 2009 UCG Ungar Family Band
41 Friday, July 10, 2009 Private Stevie Coyle
42 Saturday, July 11, 2009 JH Mary Lou Ferrante & US Sam
43 Saturday, August 15, 2009 JH Tim Mason & Tom Begich
44 Friday, September 11, 2009 UCG Jonathan Byrd, Greg Klyma & Anthony DaCosta
45 Saturday, October 03, 2009 UCG Malinky w/ Matching Orange
46 Saturday, October 10, 2009 JH Mark Brine
47 Sunday, October 25, 2009 GHC Marylou Ferrante
48 Friday, November 06, 2009 UCG Lissa Schneckenburger Band w/ Ari and Mia Friedman
49 Saturday, November 21, 2009 JH Claudia Nygaard
50 Sunday, November 22, 2009 GHC Claudia Nygaard
51 Friday, December 04, 2009 UCG Jeremy Kittel Band (featuring Tristan Clarridge, Simon Chrisman and Bodek Janke)
52 Saturday, December 12, 2009 JH David Massengill
53 Sunday, December 13, 2009 GHC David Massengill
54 Friday, January 29, 2010 JH Jim Infantino
55 Thursday, February 25, 2010 GHC Sarah McQuaid
56 Saturday, February 27, 2010 UCG Tony Bird
57 Friday, March 12, 2010 UCG Red Hot Blacktop
58 Sunday, March 14, 2010 GHC Lucky 13
59 Sunday, April 11, 2010 JH Hannah Sanders and Liz Simmons
60 Saturday, April 17, 2010 LGH Tri
61 Saturday, May 01, 2010 UCG Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Band
62 Saturday, May 15, 2010 LGH Jim Hurst
63 Friday, June 04, 2010 UCG Long Time Courting
64 Friday, August 13, 2010 UCG Folk Arts Quartet
65 Wednesday, September 08, 2010 LGH Jenee Halstead & Robby Hecht
66 Friday, September 17, 2010 LGH Tashina Clarridge & Jefferson Hamer
67 Saturday, September 18, 2010 UCG Tornado Rider
68 Friday, October 01, 2010 UCG Andrew McKnight
69 Sunday, October 03, 2010 GHC Andrew McKnight
70 Wednesday, October 27, 2010 LGH David Rovics
71 Friday, November 05, 2010 UCG Guy Mendilow Band
72 Saturday, November 06, 2010 LGH Tony Bird
73 Saturday, December 04, 2010 LGH Julie Metcalf and Mariel Vandersteel

Venue Key:
CHPC Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, Somerville
DC Democracy Center, Cambridge
GHC notfarG House Concerts, Grafton
JD Johnny D's, Somerville
JH Jackson Homestead, Newton
LGH Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain
PACC Park Avenue Congregational Church, Arlington
Private Private event
UCG Unity Church of God, Somerville