VIDEOS: NPR and festival to live stream Arlo Guthrie’s Woody Guthrie celebration
A folk song is what’s wrong and how to fix it or it could be who’s hungry and where their mouth is or who’s out of work and where the job is or who’s broke and where the money is or who’s carrying a...
View ArticleWatch video on the making of a tribute to Woody Guthrie at 100
Smithsonian Folkways today released a celebration of folk singer Woody Guthrie, who would have turned 100 on July 14, 2012. To accompany the release, a video showing the making of the project gives...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Folk duo returning to region for benefit concert on Sept. 22
Leslie Lee and Steve Gretz, who once ran the popular Mozaic Room Coffeehouse at the Avon Baptist Church, return to the church on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 for a benefit concert of folk and gospel music....
View ArticleVIDEO: Midwest couple releases video of older signature song
Years ago, I had the pleasure of first hearing Midwesterners Neal Hagberg & Leandra Peak at the Folk Alliance Conference when it was held in downtown Boston. This husband-wife duo unveiled their...
View ArticleThe Mary Maguire Band swings into the Rose Garden Coffeehouse this Saturday
Call it what you will — folk, bluegrass, country – there’s one thing for sure: the music of the Mary Maguire Band swings! Mary and her boys take these ingredients and add a healthy dose of western...
View ArticleFolk singer Bill Staines to perform in Framingham and Waltham in September
Legendary singer-songwriter Bill Staines will be celebrating the release of his upcoming CD “Beneathe Some Lucky Star” when he performs at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham on Sept. 6 and at The...
View ArticleJake Armerding Trio opens third season of Music at Sanctuary Hall in...
The Jake Armerding Trio will open the third season of Music at Sanctuary Hall on Saturday, Sept. 28, at East Weymouth Congregational Church in Jackson Square. Armerding, a singer-songwriter and...
View ArticleThe Steel Wheels offer great music and a big heart
When The Steel Wheels played at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield two years ago, they participated in a charity bike ride to raise money for a Stage 4 cancer patient. We thought they were...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Buskin & Batteau calling it quits again
David Buskin, co-writer for the folk/pop group Buskin & Batteau has announced that his partner, Robin Batteau, will no longer be performing in the band. Buskin, meanwhile, will return to performing...
View ArticleJesse Winchester, American songwriting icon, dies at 69
Jesse Winchester, a folk icon and singer-songwriter beloved for many songs from the heart, died at his home in Virginia after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 69. It was confirmed today on his...
View ArticleVideos: New season, friendly faces at Rose Garden
An old friend rejoins the Rose Garden Coffeehouse to start the 2014-2015 season. Antje Duvekot, who has played at the venue four previous times, will bring her talents to the Mansfield acoustic...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Acoustic blues of Rishell & Raines in Mansfield, Mass. on Saturday
In the more than 20 years since Paul Rishell and Annie Raines met in a Boston bar, they have sung and played the blues. It’s been a magical mix of acoustic blues guitar, harmonica and vocals that have...
View ArticleAcoustic band Driftwood to perform March 6 at me & thee coffeehouse, with...
MARBLEHEAD, Mass. — On Friday, March 6th, the me & thee coffeehouse is happy to open the doors for a concert with Americana and roots band, Driftwood. The opening act is Laney Jones, a Berklee...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Unique Michigan-based stringband visit Mansfield on Saturday
When I first heard of Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, my first reaction was: who? I’ve heard of a lot of stringbands over time, and a roots ensemble from Michigan was not on my radar. But as a...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Q&A with The Honey Dewdrops, in Mansfield on Saturday
On Saturday, the Rose Garden again plays host to The Honey Dewdrops, a couple from Baltimore, Maryland that has managed to develop a singular sound that is both magical and hard to define. From simple...
View ArticleVIDEOS & Q&A: Folk goddess Catie Curtis, contest in Mansfield on Saturday
When I heard that we got Catie Curtis to perform at Saturday’s Rose Garden, all I could think of was: It’s about time! Curtis (website) has always been a favorite of mine, from the days I saw her...
View ArticleLegendary folk-pop duo Aztec Two-Step at Mansfield’s Rose Garden
Rex Fowler and Neil Shulman met at a Boston hootenany in the early 70s. It was a natural fit and one that has endured for more than 40 years. In that time, the duo, based in New York, hasn’t lost a...
View ArticleAward-winning folk, fingerpicking in Mansfield on Saturday
Award-winning performers Rolly Brown and Magpie return to the Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Mansfield, Mass., for a split bill of contemporary and traditional folk, sterling instrumentals and powerful...
View ArticleLegendary singer-songwriter Cliff Eberhardt, contest in Mansfield on Saturday
MANSFIELD, Mass. — Cliff Eberhardt is one of those hard-scrabble singer-songwriters who taught himself how to play guitar and developed his own personal style of songwriting that over more than three...
View ArticleSusan Cattaneo & Abbye West Pates this Saturday in Mansfield
Though North will meet South when Susan Cattaneo and Abbye West Pates perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, for a split bill at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield, the singer-songwriters are not a...
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