VIDEO: New Hampshire songwriter, author gets personal about war
Laconia’s Jack Polidoro (“The Good Dr. Jack”) has written many beautiful songs over the past couple of decades, but his most recent one comes straight from the heart. He wrote “Goin’ Off to War – A...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Buskin & Batteau return to Franklin coffeehouse Saturday night
David Buskin and Robin Batteau will return to the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin, Mass., on Saturday, Jan. 28, with opener Trina Hamlin. Buskin & Batteau are working on a new CD, but...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Berklee fiddling pair to perform Saturday in Boston
Fiddlers Julie Metcalf and Andy Reiner will perform at Loring-Greenough House, 12 South St, Boston on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Metcalf has immersed herself in traditional folk and contemporary styles...
View ArticleQ&A with Jake Armerding and Mark Erelli, performing Saturday in Mansfield
Jake Armerding and Mark Erelli are singer-songwriters following their own unique paths down the folk music highway. But they are no strangers to collaboration. The pair also are part of the new group...
View ArticleAUDIO: Boston-area harpist Áine Minogue’s latest lullabies calm the spirit
I first wrote about harpist Áine Minogue of Arlington, Mass. in 1992 when she performed before a small but enthusiastic audience at the Irish Festival in Easton. Her traditional blend of music, played...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Contest winner & Barb Phaneuf at Rose Garden in Mansfield on Saturday
Local performer Barb Phaneuf is a powder keg in a small package. She brings to the stage a mix of wonderful songwriting, humor, musicianship and fine singing. Her ebullient presence lifts audiences,...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Tickets on sale for film featuring legendary Club 47, and the ‘Folk...
If you are a follower of folk and traditional music, you probably have heard of the legendary Club 47 in Cambridge, Mass. If you are a music lover and have never heard of it, it’s time to crawl out of...
View ArticleHow to find videos of bluegrass and folk acts
Although I often try to share my photos and videos between this blog and Facebook and online in various places, sometimes there is a disconnect. If you are regular reader of this irregularly published...
View ArticleVideos: Garnet Rogers in area, with John Schindler opening
Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Garnet Rogers will perform Friday night, April 13, 2012, at the Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham. New England-based singer-songwriter John...
View ArticleVIDEO: Legendary folk singer, activist Peter Yarrow to perform in Franklin on...
Singer-songwriter and activist Peter Yarrow comes to Franklin’s Circle of Friends Coffeehouse this Saturday, April 14, 2012. Yarrow, now 73, is known as one part of the famed folk trio Peter, Paul...
View ArticleWUMB assures listeners that there are no plans to change its folk music format
Last week I had heard that changes were afoot in the management at WUMB-FM radio. Having heard that Patricia Monteith, longtime general manager of the UMass-Boston radio station, had left or would be...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Steel Wheels roll into Mansfield, add benefit ride in Norton;...
The Steel Wheels, an outstanding Americana music group who takes their bike riding almost as seriously as their music, will roll into Mansfield’s Rose Garden Coffeehouse for a featured performance on...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Maine singer-songwriter wins Rose Garden contest
Martin Swinger, a lanky, affable man from Augusta, Maine, defeated two performers from Massachusetts Saturday night, winning the 20th performing songwriter competition at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Singer-songwriters return for show in Brockton on Saturday
Former Mansfield residents Leslie Lee and Steve Gretz occasionally make it back into the region from their home in Rochester, N.Y. The couple, who for 10 years ran the popular and now defunct Mozaic...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Summer festivals bring tons of talent to the Northeast
I recently attended the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival in Preston, Conn., one of the early festivals that welcomes the summer music season. If that festival is any indication, flooded with talent...
View ArticleVIDEOS: 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...
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