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~ Jack Hardy
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Two thumbs up for Skip Gorman's CAMP BACKUP!
This image comes to us from Mary Burdette, one of notloB's mentors and inspirations. If you are a piano or bass player who is interested in improving your backup skills, we highly recommend Skip Gorman's CAMP BACKUP!
Monday, October 5, 2015
notloB Music to Present Three Concerts Over 10 Days at the Somerville Armory
notloB Music's Fall music series, begun earlier in the Fall with performances by Northumbrian piper Dick Hensold and Scottish national fiddling champion Mari Black, continues its new venue, the intimate (50 seat) cafe at the Somerville Armory, presenting Roy Williams and the Human Hands (October 24), sibling Scottishfiddle-cello duo Elizabeth and Ben Anderson (October 28) and roots musicians Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons, with very special guests Elijah Wald and Sandrine Sheon (November 3).
The cafe opens at 6pm, arrive early to enjoy a light meal and choose a seat.
notloB Music Presents... Roy Williams and The Human Hands
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Saturday, October 24, 7:30pm
Arts at the Armory Cafe
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
Saturday, October 24, 7:30pm
Arts at the Armory Cafe
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
Roy Williams, an American songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist, writes music with a curious ear and an open mind. From the classic pop tunes heard on the first cassette Roy owned—The Beatles “Live at the BBC in 1963”—to the incomparable instrumental canon of Django Reinhart, Roy’s influences eclipse genre categorization, a trait that is reflected in the adventurous spirit of his own original songs.
After growing up in Clark’s Green, Pennsylvania, in a musical house where Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, and especially The Beatles were religion, Roy began playing gigs in nearby Scranton and soon moved to New York City to perform gypsy jazz with renowned guitarist Stephane Wrembel. Roy worked with Wrembel for four years and toured throughout Central America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he regularly plays out with his mentors and friends Jim Campilongo, Nick Driscoll, and Alex Hargreaves, and leads his own band.
Roy often performs on piano, mandolin, bass, and has known how to play a G chord on guitar since he can remember. He released his debut solo album, Throwing Punches, in February 2015, which features ten original compositions. Roy is currently at work on two upcoming albums: a compilation of instrumental songs by his group Roy Williams and the Human Hands (featuring Alex Hargreaves and Nick Driscoll), and a solo record of rock n roll tunes.
notloB Music Presents... Elizabeth and Ben Anderson
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Wednesday, October 28, 7:30pm
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Wednesday, October 28, 7:30pm
Arts at the Armory Cafe
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
Elizabeth and Ben Anderson, a Scottish fiddle and cello duo, have been gaining an enthusiastic following in the Boston area and throughout New England. Blending Scottish tunes with lively rhythms and innovative harmonies, they create a sound rooted in tradition, inspired by the contemporary, and completely original. On stage, they captivate audiences with their ability to effortlessly communicate musical nuances as only siblings can. In the words of WGBH's Brian O'Donovan, "They have taken the influence of people like Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas and really made their own mark on... traditional music."
Elizabeth studies at Berklee College of Music and Ben is a student at Westborough High School.
notloB Music Presents... Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons
http://www.benjoemusic.com/
w/ Elijah Wald & Sandrine Sheon
Tuesday, November 3, 7:30pm
Arts at the Armory Cafe
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
http://www.benjoemusic.com/
w/ Elijah Wald & Sandrine Sheon
Tuesday, November 3, 7:30pm
Arts at the Armory Cafe
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
The history of American roots music in the early 20th century could never fit into an encyclopedia. it’s too ramshackle, too rambunctious, too radical. Fiddlers, guitarists, banjo players, and all kinds of folks rambled those early roads, learning from each other, inspiring each other, and pushing the music in new directions. Music constantly switched back and forth across the racial divide, beholden only to the beat and the dance. It’s this fevered period of musical exchange that inspires Northwest roots music duo Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons. The songs on their new album, Take Yo Time, tap into everything from the hokum jug bands of Gus Cannon and the Memphis Sheiks, to country blues masters Reverend Gary Davis, Robert Johnson, and Blind Willie McTell. They also touch on ancient English ballads like House Carpenter, Appalachian murder ballads like the classic Tom Dooley, and the early jazz compositions of Shelton Brooks and Duke Ellington. All of these traditions are tied together in the swirling musical whirlpool of pre-war American music. With a well-rosined fiddle and an old banjo, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons are tracing these backroads, bringing the songs back to life.
Ben and Joe have been playing together for almost 5 years, the last 3 of which sent them to the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival, learning at the feet of the elders of the acoustic blues tradition. They found an affinity in the many branches that tied into the blues and created this duo as a way to explore these branches. Their musical kinship and sense of joy in interpreting this music is evident and was the basis of an invitation Dom Flemons (formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops) to form his band when he went solo. Ben and Joe joined Dom on his recent album, Prospect Hill, and toured the US with him, furthering their knowledge of Anglo and African American music traditions. Rather than thinking of their music as blues, it’s best to situate Ben and Joe (and Dom) as American songsters. A songster traditionally refers to an African-American artist whose repertoire is much broader than the old blues, and spans many of the genres that Ben and Joe Inhabit. Big Bill Broonzy and Mississippi John Hurt are classic examples of songsters. Whatever you want to call it, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons make American music. They make music that hews to the rough-and-tumble collisions of musical inspirations from the early 20th century; music that paved the way for everything we enjoy today.
Ben and Joe have been playing together for almost 5 years, the last 3 of which sent them to the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival, learning at the feet of the elders of the acoustic blues tradition. They found an affinity in the many branches that tied into the blues and created this duo as a way to explore these branches. Their musical kinship and sense of joy in interpreting this music is evident and was the basis of an invitation Dom Flemons (formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops) to form his band when he went solo. Ben and Joe joined Dom on his recent album, Prospect Hill, and toured the US with him, furthering their knowledge of Anglo and African American music traditions. Rather than thinking of their music as blues, it’s best to situate Ben and Joe (and Dom) as American songsters. A songster traditionally refers to an African-American artist whose repertoire is much broader than the old blues, and spans many of the genres that Ben and Joe Inhabit. Big Bill Broonzy and Mississippi John Hurt are classic examples of songsters. Whatever you want to call it, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons make American music. They make music that hews to the rough-and-tumble collisions of musical inspirations from the early 20th century; music that paved the way for everything we enjoy today.
These are the third, fourth and fifth concerts notloB is presenting at this venue. As it did at its long-running Loring-Greenough concert series, admission is by free-will donation, $10-20+ suggested.
Food and getting there.
Light fare (sandwiches, wraps, soups), coffee and tea, beer and wine are served.
Arts at the Armory is located at 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. There is free parking in the back lot (44 spaces) and on street.
MBTA: Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MBTA Red Line. Also served via MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop, or from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
Bicycle: The Armory is four blocks (down Lowell Street) from the Somerville Community Path.
More info athttp://artsatthearmory.org/about/getting-here/get
Bicycle: The Armory is four blocks (down Lowell Street) from the Somerville Community Path.
More info athttp://artsatthearmory.org/about/getting-here/get
notloB Music also presents concerts in Cambridge, Arlington and Newton. See its full schedule at https://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic. Tickets for all concerts are available at http://www.eventbrite.com/o/notlob-music-6730833315. For more information see its Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/notloBParlourConcerts/ - or email notlobreservations@gmail.com (please do not contact the venues).
Friday, October 2, 2015
Emma Beaton and Nic Gareiss to Perform in Newton Lower Falls October 10
notloB Music’s Fall season continues at Gregorian Oriental Rugs' beautiful stone, brick and wood mill building overlooking the Charles River with old friends Emma Beaton and Nic Gareiss.
Emma Beaton: cello, banjo, vocals
www.emmabeaton.com
“She is a truly gifted musician in many genres and on many instruments. She is one of the most exciting young cellists in the folk music world today, taking the cello into unprecedented territory in the Celtic, Cajun, southern Appalachian old-time, and Scandinavian genres. As a vocalist, her clear, powerful voice is truly captivating...”
- Natalie Haas
It is no wonder that someone from the very edge of the North American continent would possess a voice as naturally captivating as the verdant Pacific Northwest. Emma Beaton, young cellist and singer from Qualicum Beach, British Columbia has what bluegrass super-star Laurie Lewis called, a "voice like a laser," clear, effortless, and striking to the core.
The child of two Scottish emigrants, Beaton is no stranger to the traditional music realm. She learned to play the cello amongst seas of fiddlers under Alasdair Fraser's San Francisco Scottish fiddlers and at music camps around the US. This forced her to develop her own style of folk cello, adapting dance tunes for the instrument and conjuring up her own rhythmic accompaniment style to suit the fiddle repertoire.
She has studied with other notable innovative cellists, under Natalie Haas at the Berklee College of Music as well as with Tristan Clarridge and Rushad Eggleston, both of Crooked Still. She has appeared on Scottish national television, performed at the Aberdeen Youth Arts Festival, and guested with Alasdair Fraser, Bruce Molsky, Back of the Moon, and Hanneke Cassel.
At the age of eighteen, Beaton won the Canadian Folk Music Award's Young Performer of the Year after the release of her debut recording, "Pretty Fair Maid." A year later, after moving to Boston to study cello on scholarship at Berklee, Beaton's grace and flair remain, now magnified by a year at conservatory.
Emma was a founding member of the modern American string band Joy Kills Sorrow, which recently released the band's first release with Beaton as frontwoman, titled Darkness Sure Becomes This City. Emma has also recently released a duo record with bouzouki-player, singer, and dancer, Nic Gareiss.
The child of two Scottish emigrants, Beaton is no stranger to the traditional music realm. She learned to play the cello amongst seas of fiddlers under Alasdair Fraser's San Francisco Scottish fiddlers and at music camps around the US. This forced her to develop her own style of folk cello, adapting dance tunes for the instrument and conjuring up her own rhythmic accompaniment style to suit the fiddle repertoire.
She has studied with other notable innovative cellists, under Natalie Haas at the Berklee College of Music as well as with Tristan Clarridge and Rushad Eggleston, both of Crooked Still. She has appeared on Scottish national television, performed at the Aberdeen Youth Arts Festival, and guested with Alasdair Fraser, Bruce Molsky, Back of the Moon, and Hanneke Cassel.
At the age of eighteen, Beaton won the Canadian Folk Music Award's Young Performer of the Year after the release of her debut recording, "Pretty Fair Maid." A year later, after moving to Boston to study cello on scholarship at Berklee, Beaton's grace and flair remain, now magnified by a year at conservatory.
Emma was a founding member of the modern American string band Joy Kills Sorrow, which recently released the band's first release with Beaton as frontwoman, titled Darkness Sure Becomes This City. Emma has also recently released a duo record with bouzouki-player, singer, and dancer, Nic Gareiss.
Nic Gareiss: bouzouki, percussive dance, vocals
www.nicgareiss.com
“The human epitome of the unbearable lightness of being...Gareiss is more fleet of foot than an Olympian sprinter and more buoyant than a helium-filled balloon...his restraint is palpable and freeform flight is inevitable.”
– Siobhán Long, The Irish Times
Michigan-born dancer, musician, and dance researcher Nic Gareiss has studied a broad variety of percussive movement forms from around the world. At the age of eight he began taking tap lessons with Sam and Lisa Williams at Vision Studio of Performing Arts in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Soon after, he was exposed to fiddle music and traditional dance at the Wheatland Music Organization’s annual Traditional Arts Weekend. It was there that he had his first instruction in Appalachian clogging with Michigan dance mentor, Sheila Graziano. As a teenager, Nic also studied Irish step dance with John Heinzman, T.C.R.G., Appalachian flat-footing with Ira Bernstein, Québécois step dance with Benoit Bourque, and improvisation and composition with Sandy Silva.
In 2001, Nic began an educational relationship with the internationally-renowned company, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. After meeting Footworks’ director, NEA Choreography Fellow Eileen Carson at the Augusta Heritage Center dance camp, Nic was invited to spend nine weeks apprenticing with the company in Annapolis, Maryland. While working with Footworks, Gareiss danced in their evening-length theater show, Incredible Feets as well as two new collaborative works: SoleMates, with StepAfrika and The Crossing, with Grammy-winning recording artist Tim O’Brien.
In 2007, Nic spent a year studying traditional Irish music and dance performance at the Irish World Academy at the University of Limerick, Ireland. There he studied Cape Breton step dance with Mats Melin as well as Irish dance and choreography with Orfhlaith Ni Bhriain, T.C.R.G, A.D.C.R.G. He also studied privately with contemporary dance artist and Irish dancer Colin Dunne and sean-nós dancer Seosamh Ó Néachtain.
Nic has performed many of the luminaries of traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, and North America, including The Chieftains, Dervish, Gráda, Beoga, Téada, FIDIL, Le Vent du Nord, Genticorum, Dr. Anthony Barrand, Buille, Liz Carroll, Frankie Gavin, Martin Hayes, Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger and Alasdair Fraser. His dancing has been seen on CMT in Uncle Earl's music video, Streak O' Lean, Steak O' Fat, and also on Ireland's RTÉ 2 in the film Unsung, commissioned by the Irish Arts Council, which premiered during the 2008 Dublin Dance Festival. He has performed for the Irish head of state, An Taoiseach Brian Cowen and American Energy Secretary Steven Chu. In 2011, Nic received two commissions from the Cork Opera House to create new solo percussive dance works for Reich’s pieces Six Marimbas and Clapping Music in honor of the composer’s 75th birthday. The commissions were hailed by the Irish Times as “a leftfield tour-de-force with irresistible wow factor.
Nic continues to study, seeking out new forms of floor-music and shoe rhythms, recently studying flamenco with Felipe de Algeciras in Dublin and American percussive dance with Rhythm in Shoes founder and artistic director Sharon Leahy of Dayton, Ohio.
Nic has taught workshops in percussive dance technique, American clogging, musicality and improvisation internationally. He has had the pleasure of teaching at Alasdair Fraser’s Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp in northern California, as well as for Scottish Culture & Traditions Organization, The University of Limerick, Michigan State University, Alma College, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention in Derry, Northern Ireland. Through workshops for both movers and musicians, Nic seeks to remind students of the crucial, intrinsic, and historic place that percussive dance has held in the formation and development of many world music traditions as well as encourage dancers with the innately sonic capabilities of movement.
Nic holds degrees in anthropology and music from Central Michigan University. In 2011, he earned a distinction from the Norwegian University for Science and Technology’s IPEDAM Erasmus Intensive for Ethnochoreologists. Nic completed post-graduate work in 2012, earning a MA in ethnochoreology from the University of Limerick. He continues to tour internationally, working with dance communities and presenting solo percussive dance choreography and dance research.
In 2001, Nic began an educational relationship with the internationally-renowned company, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. After meeting Footworks’ director, NEA Choreography Fellow Eileen Carson at the Augusta Heritage Center dance camp, Nic was invited to spend nine weeks apprenticing with the company in Annapolis, Maryland. While working with Footworks, Gareiss danced in their evening-length theater show, Incredible Feets as well as two new collaborative works: SoleMates, with StepAfrika and The Crossing, with Grammy-winning recording artist Tim O’Brien.
In 2007, Nic spent a year studying traditional Irish music and dance performance at the Irish World Academy at the University of Limerick, Ireland. There he studied Cape Breton step dance with Mats Melin as well as Irish dance and choreography with Orfhlaith Ni Bhriain, T.C.R.G, A.D.C.R.G. He also studied privately with contemporary dance artist and Irish dancer Colin Dunne and sean-nós dancer Seosamh Ó Néachtain.
Nic has performed many of the luminaries of traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, and North America, including The Chieftains, Dervish, Gráda, Beoga, Téada, FIDIL, Le Vent du Nord, Genticorum, Dr. Anthony Barrand, Buille, Liz Carroll, Frankie Gavin, Martin Hayes, Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger and Alasdair Fraser. His dancing has been seen on CMT in Uncle Earl's music video, Streak O' Lean, Steak O' Fat, and also on Ireland's RTÉ 2 in the film Unsung, commissioned by the Irish Arts Council, which premiered during the 2008 Dublin Dance Festival. He has performed for the Irish head of state, An Taoiseach Brian Cowen and American Energy Secretary Steven Chu. In 2011, Nic received two commissions from the Cork Opera House to create new solo percussive dance works for Reich’s pieces Six Marimbas and Clapping Music in honor of the composer’s 75th birthday. The commissions were hailed by the Irish Times as “a leftfield tour-de-force with irresistible wow factor.
Nic continues to study, seeking out new forms of floor-music and shoe rhythms, recently studying flamenco with Felipe de Algeciras in Dublin and American percussive dance with Rhythm in Shoes founder and artistic director Sharon Leahy of Dayton, Ohio.
Nic has taught workshops in percussive dance technique, American clogging, musicality and improvisation internationally. He has had the pleasure of teaching at Alasdair Fraser’s Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp in northern California, as well as for Scottish Culture & Traditions Organization, The University of Limerick, Michigan State University, Alma College, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention in Derry, Northern Ireland. Through workshops for both movers and musicians, Nic seeks to remind students of the crucial, intrinsic, and historic place that percussive dance has held in the formation and development of many world music traditions as well as encourage dancers with the innately sonic capabilities of movement.
Nic holds degrees in anthropology and music from Central Michigan University. In 2011, he earned a distinction from the Norwegian University for Science and Technology’s IPEDAM Erasmus Intensive for Ethnochoreologists. Nic completed post-graduate work in 2012, earning a MA in ethnochoreology from the University of Limerick. He continues to tour internationally, working with dance communities and presenting solo percussive dance choreography and dance research.
notloB Music Presents Emma Beaton and Nic Gareiss, Acoustic and Unplugged
Saturday, October 10, 2015, 8pm (doors at 7:30)
Saturday, October 10, 2015, 8pm (doors at 7:30)
Gregorian Oriental Rugs
2284 Washington St, Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462
General admission $20
Seniors and students $15
Tickets are on sale through Eventbrite - http://www.eventbrite.com/o/notlob-music-6730833315
notloB Music presents Celtic, bluegrass, old-time and progressive string concerts throughout the greater Boston area. See its full schedule at https://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic. Tickets for all concerts are available at http://www.eventbrite.com/o/notlob-music-6730833315. For more information see its Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/notloBParlourConcerts/ - or email
notlobreservations@gmail.com. To opt in to its mailing list, go to http://tinyurl.com/notlobmail/
Monday, September 28, 2015
2015 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion Mari Black in Somerville 10/1
notloB Music Presents... The Mari Black World Band
Thursday, October 1, 7:30pm
(note new start time, moved up from 8:00pm)
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
NotloB Music's Fall music series continues at our new (to us) venue, the intimate (50 seat) cafe at the Somerville Armory, presenting for a return engagement
2015 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
2014 Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion
2014 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion
2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
multistyle violinist Mari Black!
http://www.mariblack.com/
One of the brightest young fiddlers around today
– Brian O’Donovan, host of WGBH radio’s “A Celtic Sojourn”
Particularly impressive
– The Boston Globe
She is superb, inspiring, and unforgettable. Her magic is such that she sweeps audiences along with the sounds she and her instrument make.
– Willie Ruff, Professor of Jazz and Artistic Director of the Ellington Fellowship Series, Yale University
An internationally-recognized performer, Mari is equally at home in a wide variety of musical traditions, including Celtic, Canadian, and American fiddling, jazz, tango, klezmer, folk, and more. She has been featured at Celtic Highland Games, Argentine tango festivals, folk festivals, jazz concert series, and world-famous classical concert venues including Carnegie Hall. Mari has appeared with such diverse artists as Irish fiddle champion Liz Carroll, Americana master Mark O’Connor, and jazzman Willie Ruff. Her music has been heard on the BBC Radio Scotland’s “Take the Floor”, Fox and CBS morning news, NPR’s “Here and Now,” and WGBH Radio’s “A Celtic Sojourn”. An enthusiastic collector of passport stamps, Mari has played concerts in Brazil, Scotland, Canada, China, Korea, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, and France, and she can’t wait for the next stop!
While her solo shows combine selections from different genres and original pieces with diverse stylistic influences, Mari has also proven herself a master of many distinctive musical traditions in their pure form. She is the reigning Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion and Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion, the 2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, the 2012 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion, the 2011 Canadian Open Novelty Champion, a 1st prize winner at the 2010 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, and a 2-time winner at the ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Alternative Styles Awards. Mari’s recent performing career includes acclaimed performances at the Austin Celtic Festival (Austin, TX), the Yachats Celtic Festival (Yachats, OR), the Saltwater Celtic Festival (Portland, ME), the San Diego Folk Heritage Society (San Diego, CA), The Burren Backroom Series with Brian O’Donovan (Boston, MA), the International Festival del Accordion (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Club Passim (Boston, MA), and more. She has been featured as a concert soloist with many New England orchestras including the New England String Ensemble and the Boston Virtuosi. No matter how big or small the show, Mari’s passion for sharing diverse music and the stories behind it continues to inspire every audience she connects with.
BAND BIOS:
Guitarist JOSEPH CARMICHAEL has spent the past several years collecting an impressive resume in the world of traditional music. In demand accompanist in a wide array of Celtic and folk styles, he has performed with such musicians as Brendan Power, Cormac De Barra, Buddy Connolly, Oisín MacDiarmada, James Kelly and Liz Carroll. Joseph's primary project, folk trio Flashpoint, has recently recorded their second album, "A Timely Misadventure,” and has opened for bands such as FullSet and the legendary Solas. Joseph is also a regular member with singer/songwriter, Ashley Davis, and has toured with internationally acclaimed musicians, Hanz Araki and Colleen Raney, as well as a special performance in Cavan with Gregory and Alex Grene of the Prodigals, as part of The Gathering in 2013. Most recently, he toured the Mid West with Flashpoint, and released a new album with his Irish duo, Óga.
Originally from the greater Detroit area, bassist JOE MAGAR has spent the past ten years on the East Coast as an active orchestral and chamber musician. He received his bachelors of music from the University of Michigan and his masters degree and artist diploma from Yale University. In addition to his ensemble work, Joe performs in a wide variety of musical styles on both upright and electric bass including jazz, rock, and folk music. He is an enthusiastic performer of new music in many genres, and has appeared on such series as the Incubated Arts Series, Bard's Summerscape, the American Composers Orchestra's Composers Out Front series, and the Evolution Contemporary Music Series. Joe is a member of the Quodlibet Ensemble, a New York-based chamber orchestra whose mission is to inspire audiences by exploring the endless possibilities of an abundant musical spectrum. The group just released it's debut recording of Correlli concertos.
This is the second many concerts at this new venue - the announcement of a full season of concerts in the cafe will be made soon. As we did at our Loring-Greenough concert series, admission will be by free-will donation ($18, seniors and students $15).
As this is a small space, reservations via Eventbrite are strongly encouraged - https://www.eventbrite.com/d/local/notlob/?view=list
The cafe serves soup, sandwiches, deserts, coffee, tea beer and wine.
Free parking (44 spaces) in the back lot and on street.
MBTA: Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MBTA Red Line. You can also find us by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop. You can also get there from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
Bicycle: The Armory is four blocks (down Lowell Street) from the Somerville Community Path.
More info at http://artsatthearmory.org/about/getting-here/get
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Jeff Boudreau
notloB Music
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Contact: notlobreservations@gmail.c
Thursday, October 1, 7:30pm
(note new start time, moved up from 8:00pm)
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
NotloB Music's Fall music series continues at our new (to us) venue, the intimate (50 seat) cafe at the Somerville Armory, presenting for a return engagement
2015 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
2014 Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion
2014 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion
2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
multistyle violinist Mari Black!
http://www.mariblack.com/
One of the brightest young fiddlers around today
– Brian O’Donovan, host of WGBH radio’s “A Celtic Sojourn”
Particularly impressive
– The Boston Globe
She is superb, inspiring, and unforgettable. Her magic is such that she sweeps audiences along with the sounds she and her instrument make.
– Willie Ruff, Professor of Jazz and Artistic Director of the Ellington Fellowship Series, Yale University
An internationally-recognized performer, Mari is equally at home in a wide variety of musical traditions, including Celtic, Canadian, and American fiddling, jazz, tango, klezmer, folk, and more. She has been featured at Celtic Highland Games, Argentine tango festivals, folk festivals, jazz concert series, and world-famous classical concert venues including Carnegie Hall. Mari has appeared with such diverse artists as Irish fiddle champion Liz Carroll, Americana master Mark O’Connor, and jazzman Willie Ruff. Her music has been heard on the BBC Radio Scotland’s “Take the Floor”, Fox and CBS morning news, NPR’s “Here and Now,” and WGBH Radio’s “A Celtic Sojourn”. An enthusiastic collector of passport stamps, Mari has played concerts in Brazil, Scotland, Canada, China, Korea, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, and France, and she can’t wait for the next stop!
While her solo shows combine selections from different genres and original pieces with diverse stylistic influences, Mari has also proven herself a master of many distinctive musical traditions in their pure form. She is the reigning Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion and Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion, the 2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, the 2012 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion, the 2011 Canadian Open Novelty Champion, a 1st prize winner at the 2010 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, and a 2-time winner at the ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Alternative Styles Awards. Mari’s recent performing career includes acclaimed performances at the Austin Celtic Festival (Austin, TX), the Yachats Celtic Festival (Yachats, OR), the Saltwater Celtic Festival (Portland, ME), the San Diego Folk Heritage Society (San Diego, CA), The Burren Backroom Series with Brian O’Donovan (Boston, MA), the International Festival del Accordion (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Club Passim (Boston, MA), and more. She has been featured as a concert soloist with many New England orchestras including the New England String Ensemble and the Boston Virtuosi. No matter how big or small the show, Mari’s passion for sharing diverse music and the stories behind it continues to inspire every audience she connects with.
BAND BIOS:
Guitarist JOSEPH CARMICHAEL has spent the past several years collecting an impressive resume in the world of traditional music. In demand accompanist in a wide array of Celtic and folk styles, he has performed with such musicians as Brendan Power, Cormac De Barra, Buddy Connolly, Oisín MacDiarmada, James Kelly and Liz Carroll. Joseph's primary project, folk trio Flashpoint, has recently recorded their second album, "A Timely Misadventure,” and has opened for bands such as FullSet and the legendary Solas. Joseph is also a regular member with singer/songwriter, Ashley Davis, and has toured with internationally acclaimed musicians, Hanz Araki and Colleen Raney, as well as a special performance in Cavan with Gregory and Alex Grene of the Prodigals, as part of The Gathering in 2013. Most recently, he toured the Mid West with Flashpoint, and released a new album with his Irish duo, Óga.
Originally from the greater Detroit area, bassist JOE MAGAR has spent the past ten years on the East Coast as an active orchestral and chamber musician. He received his bachelors of music from the University of Michigan and his masters degree and artist diploma from Yale University. In addition to his ensemble work, Joe performs in a wide variety of musical styles on both upright and electric bass including jazz, rock, and folk music. He is an enthusiastic performer of new music in many genres, and has appeared on such series as the Incubated Arts Series, Bard's Summerscape, the American Composers Orchestra's Composers Out Front series, and the Evolution Contemporary Music Series. Joe is a member of the Quodlibet Ensemble, a New York-based chamber orchestra whose mission is to inspire audiences by exploring the endless possibilities of an abundant musical spectrum. The group just released it's debut recording of Correlli concertos.
This is the second many concerts at this new venue - the announcement of a full season of concerts in the cafe will be made soon. As we did at our Loring-Greenough concert series, admission will be by free-will donation ($18, seniors and students $15).
As this is a small space, reservations via Eventbrite are strongly encouraged - https://www.eventbrite.com/d/local/notlob/?view=list
The cafe serves soup, sandwiches, deserts, coffee, tea beer and wine.
Free parking (44 spaces) in the back lot and on street.
MBTA: Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MBTA Red Line. You can also find us by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop. You can also get there from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
Bicycle: The Armory is four blocks (down Lowell Street) from the Somerville Community Path.
More info at http://artsatthearmory.org/about/getting-here/get
Be social! Please share the Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/events/1706712629548321/ - with Facebook friends.
Jeff Boudreau
notloB Music
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/
Contact: notlobreservations@gmail.c
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Celebrate #ArtsMatterDay on Oct 23!
NotloB Music knows that #ArtsMatter here in MA. That's why we're celebrating #ArtsMatterDay on Oct 23! Join us!
http://www.mass-creative.org/artsmatterdaysignup
Celebrate #ArtsMatterDay with your community
On #ArtsMatterDay October 23, the creative community will flood social media with images and videos celebrating why arts matter in Massachusetts.
Sign up here to say that you're celebrating. We'll list you as a partner on our website, and we invite you to:
Share that you're celebrating #ArtsMatterDay and invite others to join on social media.
Celebrate #ArtsMatterDay with us by posting pictures and videos on October 23 and using #ArtsMatter to highlight your organization's events and programs.
http://www.mass-creative.org/artsmatterdaysignup
http://www.mass-creative.org/artsmatterdaysignup
Celebrate #ArtsMatterDay with your community
On #ArtsMatterDay October 23, the creative community will flood social media with images and videos celebrating why arts matter in Massachusetts.
Sign up here to say that you're celebrating. We'll list you as a partner on our website, and we invite you to:
Share that you're celebrating #ArtsMatterDay and invite others to join on social media.
Celebrate #ArtsMatterDay with us by posting pictures and videos on October 23 and using #ArtsMatter to highlight your organization's events and programs.
http://www.mass-creative.org/artsmatterdaysignup
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
2015 Scottish National Fiddling Champion to appear at Somerville Armory 10/1
Mari Black and her World Band
Thursday, October 1
At Arts in the Armory's cafe
191 Highland Street, Somerville
NotloB Music's Fall music series continues at our new (to us) venue, the intimate (50 seat) cafe at the Somerville Armory, presenting for a return engagement
Mari Black is...
2015 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
2014 Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion
2014 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion
2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
One of the brightest young fiddlers around today
– Brian O’Donovan, host of WGBH radio’s “A Celtic Sojourn”
Particularly impressive
– The Boston Globe
She is superb, inspiring, and unforgettable. Her magic is such that she sweeps audiences along with the sounds she and her instrument make.
– Willie Ruff, Professor of Jazz and Artistic Director of the Ellington Fellowship Series, Yale University
An internationally-recognized performer, Mari is equally at home in a wide variety of musical traditions, including Celtic, Canadian, and American fiddling, jazz, tango, klezmer, folk, and more. She has been featured at Celtic Highland Games, Argentine tango festivals, folk festivals, jazz concert series, and world-famous classical concert venues including Carnegie Hall. Mari has appeared with such diverse artists as Irish fiddle champion Liz Carroll, Americana master Mark O’Connor, and jazzman Willie Ruff. Her music has been heard on the BBC Radio Scotland’s “Take the Floor”, Fox and CBS morning news, NPR’s “Here and Now,” and WGBH Radio’s “A Celtic Sojourn”. An enthusiastic collector of passport stamps, Mari has played concerts in Brazil, Scotland, Canada, China, Korea, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, and France, and she can’t wait for the next stop!
While her solo shows combine selections from different genres and original pieces with diverse stylistic influences, Mari has also proven herself a master of many distinctive musical traditions in their pure form. She is the reigning Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion and Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion, the 2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, the 2012 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion, the 2011 Canadian Open Novelty Champion, a 1st prize winner at the 2010 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, and a 2-time winner at the ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Alternative Styles Awards. Mari’s recent performing career includes acclaimed performances at the Austin Celtic Festival (Austin, TX), the Yachats Celtic Festival (Yachats, OR), the Saltwater Celtic Festival (Portland, ME), the San Diego Folk Heritage Society (San Diego, CA), The Burren Backroom Series with Brian O’Donovan (Boston, MA), the International Festival del Accordion (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Club Passim (Boston, MA), and more. She has been featured as a concert soloist with many New England orchestras including the New England String Ensemble and the Boston Virtuosi. No matter how big or small the show, Mari’s passion for sharing diverse music and the stories behind it continues to inspire every audience she connects with.
BAND BIOS:
Guitarist JOSEPH CARMICHAEL has spent the past several years collecting an impressive resume in the world of traditional music. In demand accompanist in a wide array of Celtic and folk styles, he has performed with such musicians as Brendan Power, Cormac De Barra, Buddy Connolly, Oisín MacDiarmada, James Kelly and Liz Carroll. Joseph's primary project, folk trio Flashpoint, has recently recorded their second album, "A Timely Misadventure,” and has opened for bands such as FullSet and the legendary Solas. Joseph is also a regular member with singer/songwriter, Ashley Davis, and has toured with internationally acclaimed musicians, Hanz Araki and Colleen Raney, as well as a special performance in Cavan with Gregory and Alex Grene of the Prodigals, as part of The Gathering in 2013. Most recently, he toured the Mid West with Flashpoint, and released a new album with his Irish duo, Óga.
Originally from the greater Detroit area, bassist JOE MAGAR has spent the past ten years on the East Coast as an active orchestral and chamber musician. He received his bachelors of music from the University of Michigan and his masters degree and artist diploma from Yale University. In addition to his ensemble work, Joe performs in a wide variety of musical styles on both upright and electric bass including jazz, rock, and folk music. He is an enthusiastic performer of new music in many genres, and has appeared on such series as the Incubated Arts Series, Bard's Summerscape, the American Composers Orchestra's Composers Out Front series, and the Evolution Contemporary Music Series. Joe is a member of the Quodlibet Ensemble, a New York-based chamber orchestra whose mission is to inspire audiences by exploring the endless possibilities of an abundant musical spectrum. The group just released it's debut recording of Correlli concertos.
This is notloB's the second of many concerts to come at this new venue. As we did at our Loring-Greenough concert series, admission will be by free-will donation.
General admission $18+ (suggested).
Seniors and students $15+ (suggested).
As this is a small space, reservations via Eventbrite are strongly suggested.
Food, coffee, and tea are served.
Free parking in the back lot and on street.
MBTA: Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MBTA Red Line. You can also find us by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop. You can also get there from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
Bicycle: The Armory is four blocks (down Lowell Street) from the Somerville Community Path.
More info at http://artsatthearmory.org/about/getting-here/get
Please share this event with Facebook friends.
NotloB Music's Fall music series continues at our new (to us) venue, the intimate (50 seat) cafe at the Somerville Armory, presenting for a return engagement
Mari Black is...
2015 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
2014 Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion
2014 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion
2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion
One of the brightest young fiddlers around today
– Brian O’Donovan, host of WGBH radio’s “A Celtic Sojourn”
Particularly impressive
– The Boston Globe
She is superb, inspiring, and unforgettable. Her magic is such that she sweeps audiences along with the sounds she and her instrument make.
– Willie Ruff, Professor of Jazz and Artistic Director of the Ellington Fellowship Series, Yale University
While her solo shows combine selections from different genres and original pieces with diverse stylistic influences, Mari has also proven herself a master of many distinctive musical traditions in their pure form. She is the reigning Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion and Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion, the 2013 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, the 2012 Canadian Maritime Fiddle Champion, the 2011 Canadian Open Novelty Champion, a 1st prize winner at the 2010 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, and a 2-time winner at the ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Alternative Styles Awards. Mari’s recent performing career includes acclaimed performances at the Austin Celtic Festival (Austin, TX), the Yachats Celtic Festival (Yachats, OR), the Saltwater Celtic Festival (Portland, ME), the San Diego Folk Heritage Society (San Diego, CA), The Burren Backroom Series with Brian O’Donovan (Boston, MA), the International Festival del Accordion (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Club Passim (Boston, MA), and more. She has been featured as a concert soloist with many New England orchestras including the New England String Ensemble and the Boston Virtuosi. No matter how big or small the show, Mari’s passion for sharing diverse music and the stories behind it continues to inspire every audience she connects with.
BAND BIOS:
Guitarist JOSEPH CARMICHAEL has spent the past several years collecting an impressive resume in the world of traditional music. In demand accompanist in a wide array of Celtic and folk styles, he has performed with such musicians as Brendan Power, Cormac De Barra, Buddy Connolly, Oisín MacDiarmada, James Kelly and Liz Carroll. Joseph's primary project, folk trio Flashpoint, has recently recorded their second album, "A Timely Misadventure,” and has opened for bands such as FullSet and the legendary Solas. Joseph is also a regular member with singer/songwriter, Ashley Davis, and has toured with internationally acclaimed musicians, Hanz Araki and Colleen Raney, as well as a special performance in Cavan with Gregory and Alex Grene of the Prodigals, as part of The Gathering in 2013. Most recently, he toured the Mid West with Flashpoint, and released a new album with his Irish duo, Óga.
Originally from the greater Detroit area, bassist JOE MAGAR has spent the past ten years on the East Coast as an active orchestral and chamber musician. He received his bachelors of music from the University of Michigan and his masters degree and artist diploma from Yale University. In addition to his ensemble work, Joe performs in a wide variety of musical styles on both upright and electric bass including jazz, rock, and folk music. He is an enthusiastic performer of new music in many genres, and has appeared on such series as the Incubated Arts Series, Bard's Summerscape, the American Composers Orchestra's Composers Out Front series, and the Evolution Contemporary Music Series. Joe is a member of the Quodlibet Ensemble, a New York-based chamber orchestra whose mission is to inspire audiences by exploring the endless possibilities of an abundant musical spectrum. The group just released it's debut recording of Correlli concertos.
This is notloB's the second of many concerts to come at this new venue. As we did at our Loring-Greenough concert series, admission will be by free-will donation.
General admission $18+ (suggested).
Seniors and students $15+ (suggested).
As this is a small space, reservations via Eventbrite are strongly suggested.
Food, coffee, and tea are served.
Free parking in the back lot and on street.
MBTA: Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MBTA Red Line. You can also find us by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop. You can also get there from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
Bicycle: The Armory is four blocks (down Lowell Street) from the Somerville Community Path.
More info at http://artsatthearmory.org/about/getting-here/get
Please share this event with Facebook friends.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
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