Tues, Sept 17th - Laura Orshaw & The New Velvet Band at Lily P's (Berklee Ensembles open)
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Tony Watt
Sep 12, 2024, 8:12:53 AM9/12/24
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Hey Everybody,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, September 17th will be Laura Orshaw & The New Velvet Band. GRAMMY-nominated fiddler and vocalist Laura Orshaw has toured with Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, and her current band, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. In 2020, Laura won her first two IBMA Awards, and in 2019, SPBGMA named Laura the Fiddle Performer of the Year, making her the first woman to win that award. Laura will be joined by Ben Pearce (mandolin), G Rockwell (banjo), Josh Dayton (bass), and yours truly (Tony Watt) on guitar.
A special combination of Berklee's Women and Non-Binary People in Roots ensembles taught by Laura Orshaw will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Last year, Laura won the Eisenson Family Prize for American Roots Music, which allowed her to work with an incredibly talented group focusing on women and non-binary musicians in bluegrass, country, and Old-Time music. Later this month, many of these same students will be showcasing at the IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. Please come cheer along these incredibly talented young people as they warm up for their big trip!
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Bluegrass Tuesdays soon:
Tuesday, September 17th -- Laura Orshaw & The New Velvet Band (a special combination of Berklee's Women and Non-Binary People in Roots ensembles taught by Laura Orshaw opens)
Tuesday, September 24th -- TBA (Cold County opens)
Tuesday, October 1st -- Greg Liszt & Friends (Opener TBA)
Tuesday, October 8th -- Splendid Torch [formerly Mamma's Marmalade] (Clay Pigeons open)
Tuesday, October 15th -- From Colorado: Ragged Union (Opener TBA)
Tuesday, October 22nd -- From Nashville: Thunder & Rain (Opener TBA)
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still happening) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please go see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center (tickets are $25 or less)
A special combination of Berklee's Women and Non-Binary People in Roots ensembles taught by Laura Orshaw will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Last year, Laura won the Eisenson Family Prize for American Roots Music, which allowed her to work with an incredibly talented group focusing on women and non-binary musicians in bluegrass, country, and Old-Time music. Later this month, many of these same students will be showcasing at the IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. Please come cheer along these incredibly talented young people as they warm up for their big trip!
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Bluegrass Tuesdays soon:
Tuesday, September 17th -- Laura Orshaw & The New Velvet Band (a special combination of Berklee's Women and Non-Binary People in Roots ensembles taught by Laura Orshaw opens)
Tuesday, September 24th -- TBA (Cold County opens)
Tuesday, October 1st -- Greg Liszt & Friends (Opener TBA)
Tuesday, October 8th -- Splendid Torch [formerly Mamma's Marmalade] (Clay Pigeons open)
Tuesday, October 15th -- From Colorado: Ragged Union (Opener TBA)
Tuesday, October 22nd -- From Nashville: Thunder & Rain (Opener TBA)
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still happening) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please go see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center (tickets are $25 or less)
And, please save the date for our Old-Time Almost Fridays Launch Party:
Thursday, October 17th -- Arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky
Thursday, October 17th -- Arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky
Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters was Boston Magazine's Best of Boston 2022 Best Fried Chicken, so please come join us for dinner. Lily P's is located near Kendall Square at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. This location is less than a mile from the Leverett Circle exit off I-93 and has FREE garage parking. Lily P's is also only a 10-minute walk from both Kendall (Red Line) and Lechmere (Green Line). Please see below for important info about the free garage parking.
We hope you can join us sometime soon!
Tony
IBMA & SPBGMA Award-Winner | Linktr.ee/TonyWatt
Associate Professor | Berklee.edu/Faculty/Tony-Watt
Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters | BluegrassTuesdays.com
JamVember, Boston's Non-Festival | JamVember.com
BBU Education Co-Director & Vice President | BBU.org
About Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P’s
Bluegrass Tuesdays began in Central Square in Cambridge in September of 1993 and has since grown to host regional and national artists on stage and serve as a weekly gathering place for the local bluegrass community. For 27 years, Tuesday Night Bluegrass at The Cantab Lounge was hosted by Geoff Bartley, about whom reviewer Nate Dow wrote, “If Massachusetts were ever to appoint a Folk Laureate, the honor would have to go to the one and only Geoff Bartley." Geoff welcomed nationally-known bluegrass artists to the stage such as Dale Ann Bradley, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, David Grier, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Chris Jones, Molly Tuttle, and the late James King. Bluegrass Tuesdays have also been a place where many bluegrass musicians have met and “cut their teeth”, including members of The Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still, Della Mae, The Gibson Brothers, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, Mile Twelve, and Joy Kills Sorrow. Bluegrass Tuesdays are now hosted by Tony Watt and held at chef Chris Parsons' restaurant Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge.
About the Free Garage Parking at Lily P’s
Lily P's is located at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. Here’s some important info about the free garage parking directly beneath the restaurant:
— the entrance to the parking garage is located at the corner of Linskey Way and First Street
— you can plug in 1 Linskey Way, Cambridge, MA 02142 into your GPS, but the entrance to the parking garage is half a block toward First St. (and the Charles River)
— the garage is located directly underneath Lily P's, and the entrance has a big green LED sign with hundreds of parking spaces available
— the garage door (on the right, directly next to the sign with the green LEDs) is usually closed, but if you pull up to it all the way, it will open automatically
— Lily P's is offering validated parking to everyone who attends, no purchase required
— after having your parking ticket validated, do not try to use the pay station next to the elevators; instead, go straight to your car, and scan your ticket at the exit gate itself
— if your parking ticket doesn't work for any reason, please don't pay the parking fee; instead, hit the intercom button and explain to the attendant that you validated your ticket but that it's not working
We hope you can join us sometime soon!
Tony
IBMA & SPBGMA Award-Winner | Linktr.ee/TonyWatt
Associate Professor | Berklee.edu/Faculty/Tony-Watt
Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters | BluegrassTuesdays.com
JamVember, Boston's Non-Festival | JamVember.com
BBU Education Co-Director & Vice President | BBU.org
About Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P’s
Bluegrass Tuesdays began in Central Square in Cambridge in September of 1993 and has since grown to host regional and national artists on stage and serve as a weekly gathering place for the local bluegrass community. For 27 years, Tuesday Night Bluegrass at The Cantab Lounge was hosted by Geoff Bartley, about whom reviewer Nate Dow wrote, “If Massachusetts were ever to appoint a Folk Laureate, the honor would have to go to the one and only Geoff Bartley." Geoff welcomed nationally-known bluegrass artists to the stage such as Dale Ann Bradley, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, David Grier, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Chris Jones, Molly Tuttle, and the late James King. Bluegrass Tuesdays have also been a place where many bluegrass musicians have met and “cut their teeth”, including members of The Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still, Della Mae, The Gibson Brothers, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, Mile Twelve, and Joy Kills Sorrow. Bluegrass Tuesdays are now hosted by Tony Watt and held at chef Chris Parsons' restaurant Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge.
About the Free Garage Parking at Lily P’s
Lily P's is located at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. Here’s some important info about the free garage parking directly beneath the restaurant:
— the entrance to the parking garage is located at the corner of Linskey Way and First Street
— you can plug in 1 Linskey Way, Cambridge, MA 02142 into your GPS, but the entrance to the parking garage is half a block toward First St. (and the Charles River)
— the garage is located directly underneath Lily P's, and the entrance has a big green LED sign with hundreds of parking spaces available
— the garage door (on the right, directly next to the sign with the green LEDs) is usually closed, but if you pull up to it all the way, it will open automatically
— Lily P's is offering validated parking to everyone who attends, no purchase required
— after having your parking ticket validated, do not try to use the pay station next to the elevators; instead, go straight to your car, and scan your ticket at the exit gate itself
— if your parking ticket doesn't work for any reason, please don't pay the parking fee; instead, hit the intercom button and explain to the attendant that you validated your ticket but that it's not working
Tony Watt
Sep 20, 2024, 4:07:21 PM9/20/24
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Hey Everybody,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, September 24th will be Sam Stambler & The Damn Ramblers. Sam Stambler is one of the most talented and emotive guitar pickers and singers in the Boston area. He is a young(ish) stalwart of the local bluegrass scene, and his band includes some of the best pickers in the Northeast. Sam (on guitar) will be joined by Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo), Ben Pearce (mandolin), Josh Dayton (bass), plus some very special guests!
Cold County will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. This Boston-area band is comprised of a group of friends originally hailing from Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Canada, and Northern Ireland. Cold Country is a high-energy band featuring soaring harmonies, old-timey instrumentals, and a blend of old traditional songs, country-style barn burners, and new and old takes on contemporary tunes. Cold County consists of Bruce Bagnall (guitar), Tara Macneil (fiddle), Alyssa Parker (vocals), Luke Hanlin (mandolin), and Austin Granger (bass).
Cold County will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. This Boston-area band is comprised of a group of friends originally hailing from Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Canada, and Northern Ireland. Cold Country is a high-energy band featuring soaring harmonies, old-timey instrumentals, and a blend of old traditional songs, country-style barn burners, and new and old takes on contemporary tunes. Cold County consists of Bruce Bagnall (guitar), Tara Macneil (fiddle), Alyssa Parker (vocals), Luke Hanlin (mandolin), and Austin Granger (bass).
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Bluegrass Tuesdays soon:
Tuesday, September 24th -- Sam Stambler & The Damn Ramblers (Cold County opens)
Tuesday, October 1st -- Greg Liszt & Friends (JB & His Friends open)
Tuesday, October 1st -- Greg Liszt & Friends (JB & His Friends open)
Joe Kennedy
Sep 25, 2024, 5:18:50 PM9/25/24
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Congratulations to Tony Watt – IBMA 2024 Mentor of the year!
Joe
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Tony Watt
Sep 26, 2024, 12:14:23 PM9/26/24
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Hey Everyone,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, October 1st will be Greg Liszt & Friends! Greg co-founded arguably the most important band to ever emerge from the Boston-area traditional music scene, Crooked Still, which got their start on our stage over 20 years ago. He went on to tour with one of the most iconic stars in American history, Bruce Springsteen, before founding his own band, The Deadly Gentlemen. Greg will be joined by a cadre of stars in their own rights: Celia Woodsmith (guitar, Della Mae), Zachariah Hickman (bass, Josh Ritter, Ray LaMontagne, etc.), and Kathleen Parks (fiddle, Twisted Pine).
JB & His Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. JB Cardineau was raised in the French Alps and in the Wild West of the USA (Austin, Texas), playing guitar until moving to Montreal, Quebec where he picked up his grandmother’s 200-year-old mandolin in 2017. After spending several years as a pillar of the Montreal roots scene, he moved to Boston in 2022 and now attends Berklee College of Music and is on a mission to reclaim the polycultural quintessence of roots music and unleash the heavy grass-picking artillery. JB (on mandolin) will be joined by Sophie Wellington (guitar), Max Wareham (banjo), and Emma Turoff (bass).
JB & His Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. JB Cardineau was raised in the French Alps and in the Wild West of the USA (Austin, Texas), playing guitar until moving to Montreal, Quebec where he picked up his grandmother’s 200-year-old mandolin in 2017. After spending several years as a pillar of the Montreal roots scene, he moved to Boston in 2022 and now attends Berklee College of Music and is on a mission to reclaim the polycultural quintessence of roots music and unleash the heavy grass-picking artillery. JB (on mandolin) will be joined by Sophie Wellington (guitar), Max Wareham (banjo), and Emma Turoff (bass).
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Bluegrass Tuesdays soon:
Tuesday, October 1st -- Greg Liszt & Friends (JB & His Friends open)
Tuesday, October 8th -- Splendid Torch [formerly Mamma's Marmalade] (Clay Pigeons open)
Tuesday, October 8th -- Splendid Torch [formerly Mamma's Marmalade] (Clay Pigeons open)
Tuesday, October 15th -- From Colorado: Ragged Union (Nash Reilly & Friends open)
Sunday, October 20th -- 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris (presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union)
Tuesday, October 22nd -- From Nashville: Thunder & Rain (Taylor Ackley & Friends open)
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still happening) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please go see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)
Sunday, October 20th -- 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris (presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union)
Tuesday, October 22nd -- From Nashville: Thunder & Rain (Taylor Ackley & Friends open)
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still happening) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please go see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Thursday, October 17th -- Old-Time Almost Fridays Launch Party with arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky
Sunday, October 20th -- 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris (presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union)
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still happening) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please come see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)
Tony Watt
Oct 3, 2024, 9:37:53 AM10/3/24
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Hey Everyone,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, October 8th will be Splendid Torch (formerly known as Mamma's Marmalade). Massachusetts-based trio Splendid Torch dwells in spontaneity and synthesis, conjuring an unexpectedly broad sound from just three musicians. Comprised of multi-instrumentalists Lily Sexton (fiddle, guitar), Sean Davis (guitars), and Josh Ballard (bass, clawhammer banjo), Splendid Torch calls on textured lyricism, collective rhythmic feel, and poignant vocal performances that evoke their varied influences, ranging from George Harrison to Emmylou Harris, The Band to John Hartford.
Clay Pigeons will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Clay Pigeons' members have navigated the waters of the New England music scene for many years. The band consists of Conor Hennessy (guitar), Paul Simion (fiddle, accordion), Luke Hanlin (mandolin), and Ryan Fess (bass). Clay Pigeons’ music tells the authentic and irreverent stories of the places and people of coastal Massachusetts and Boston. The group’s vibrant songwriting, harmony work, and rollicking style bring a pinch of New England saltiness and a boatload of fun to folk, bluegrass, ragtime, and Americana.
Clay Pigeons will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Clay Pigeons' members have navigated the waters of the New England music scene for many years. The band consists of Conor Hennessy (guitar), Paul Simion (fiddle, accordion), Luke Hanlin (mandolin), and Ryan Fess (bass). Clay Pigeons’ music tells the authentic and irreverent stories of the places and people of coastal Massachusetts and Boston. The group’s vibrant songwriting, harmony work, and rollicking style bring a pinch of New England saltiness and a boatload of fun to folk, bluegrass, ragtime, and Americana.
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Bluegrass Tuesdays soon:
Tuesday, October 8th -- Splendid Torch [formerly Mamma's Marmalade] (Clay Pigeons open)
Tuesday, October 15th -- From Colorado: Ragged Union (Nash Reilly & Friends open)
Sunday, October 20th -- 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris (presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union)
Tuesday, October 22nd -- From Nashville: Thunder & Rain (Taylor Ackley & Friends open)
Tuesday, October 15th -- From Colorado: Ragged Union (Nash Reilly & Friends open)
Sunday, October 20th -- 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris (presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union)
Tuesday, October 22nd -- From Nashville: Thunder & Rain (Taylor Ackley & Friends open)
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still available) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please go see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Thursday, October 17th -- Old-Time Almost Fridays Launch Party with arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky
Sunday, October 20th -- 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris (presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union)
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still available) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please come see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)
Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters was Boston Magazine's Best of Boston 2022 Best Fried Chicken, so please come join us for dinner. Lily P's is located near Kendall Square at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. This location is less than a mile from the Leverett Circle exit off I-93 and has FREE garage parking. Lily P's is also only a 10-minute walk from both Kendall (Red Line) and Lechmere (Green Line). Please see below for important info about the free garage parking.
We hope you can join us sometime soon!
Tony
We hope you can join us sometime soon!
Tony
IBMA Momentum Mentor of the Year | Linktr.ee/TonyWatt
Associate Professor | Berklee.edu/Faculty/Tony-Watt
Lily P's Tuesdays & Almost Fridays | BluegrassTuesdays.com
JamVember, Boston's Non-Festival | JamVember.com
BBU Education Co-Director & Vice President | BBU.org
Tony Watt
Oct 10, 2024, 11:40:02 AM10/10/24
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Hey Everyone,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, October 15th will be Ragged Union all the way from Colorado! Ragged Union is a band from Boulder County that performs originals and covers on the ‘modern/progressive’ side. The music combines outside-the-box songwriting, unexpected arrangements, and top-notch singing and musicianship. Ragged Union has been around since 2013, toured nationally and to the UK and China, and released three albums. The five-piece band features Geoff Union (guitar), Elio Schiavo (mandolin), Rebekah Durham (fiddle), Chris Elliott (banjo), and Ian Haegele (bass).
Nash Reilly & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Nash Reilly is one of the premiere Dobro players in the Boston area, and he is also one of the long-time, core members of local bluegrass favorites Cousin Bobby. Nash will be joined by Dan Bui (mandolin), Owen Miles (banjo), Frank Drake (guitar), and Chris Sartori (bass).
Nash Reilly & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Nash Reilly is one of the premiere Dobro players in the Boston area, and he is also one of the long-time, core members of local bluegrass favorites Cousin Bobby. Nash will be joined by Dan Bui (mandolin), Owen Miles (banjo), Frank Drake (guitar), and Chris Sartori (bass).
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
We have three very special nights coming up soon:
On Thursday, October 17th, please join us for the Old-Time Almost Fridays Launch Party with arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky!
On Sunday, October 20th, the 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris will be performing a special Sunday show presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union!
And on Tuesday, October 29th, we will have no bands on stage (but jamming is still available); if you'd like to see a performance that evening, please come see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)!
On Thursday, October 17th, please join us for the Old-Time Almost Fridays Launch Party with arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky!
On Sunday, October 20th, the 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris will be performing a special Sunday show presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union!
And on Tuesday, October 29th, we will have no bands on stage (but jamming is still available); if you'd like to see a performance that evening, please come see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)!
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Bluegrass Tuesdays soon:
Tuesday, October 15th -- From Colorado: Ragged Union (Nash Reilly & Friends open)
Thursday, 10/17 -- Old-Time Almost Fridays Launch Party with arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky
Sunday, 10/20 -- 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris (presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union)
Sunday, 10/20 -- 2022 IBMA New Artist of the Year Rick Faris (presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union)
Tuesday, October 22nd -- From Nashville: Thunder & Rain (Taylor Ackley & Friends open)
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still available) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please go see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)
Tony Watt
Oct 17, 2024, 1:22:16 PM10/17/24
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Hey Everyone,
A month and a half ago, we had our biggest Tuesday ever, and part of that night was the announcement of our new weekly night of traditional music at Lily P's every Thursday called Old-Time Almost Fridays! Well, now we're celebrating our biggest WEEK ever including tonight's Launch Party with arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky!
Bruce Molsky's performance at Lily P's starts TONIGHT at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time), and is followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by Bruce himself. Also at 8 pm, at the opposite end of the restaurant, there will be a Beginner/Intermediate level Old-Time jam led by Cathy Mason and Chris Reckling. The "unofficial" jam schedule is much more free-flowing, with jamming hopefully lasting late into the night (or early morning!). Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists.
Then, please come back to Lily P's this Sunday, October 20th for a very special performance by the Rick Faris Band presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union! Rick Faris played with Special Consensus for 11 years before starting his own band, and since leaving won IBMA's New Artist of the Year award in 2022 and IBMA's Songwriter of the Year award just last month.
The Rick Faris Band's performance at Lily P's on Sunday starts at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time), and goes until 9 pm. Just like Bluegrass Tuesdays, it’s going to be a ‘Pass-the-Boot’ show with no cover charge, but unlike Bluegrass Tuesdays, Lily P’s will not be open late for jamming that night. The kitchen will be open from 4 until 9 pm on Sunday, so please come early to grab a good seat and join us for dinner!
Then the 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, October 22nd will be Thunder & Rain all the way from Nashville! Thunder and Rain's award-winning songwriting, three-part harmony, and sing-along choruses support image-rich lyricism and thunderous banjo and fiddle drive. They’ve recorded three studio albums, toured the US, Canada, Ireland, and the UK, and the band’s bluegrass take on popular songs on YouTube have amassed hundreds of thousands of views. Erinn Peet Lukes (on guitar) is joined by Amelia Ransom (fiddle), Laura Ray (banjo), and local guest star Chris Sartori (of Twisted Pine) on bass.
Taylor Ackley & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Taylor is a scholar, composer, and performer of American Roots music, and more recently, a regular at Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P's! Taylor is also an Assistant Professor of Music at Brandeis University in Waltham where he teaches various classes on roots music. Taylor will be joined by his wife Alison Ackley (cello), James Heazlewood-Dale (bass), and me (Tony Watt) on guitar.
Bruce Molsky's performance at Lily P's starts TONIGHT at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time), and is followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by Bruce himself. Also at 8 pm, at the opposite end of the restaurant, there will be a Beginner/Intermediate level Old-Time jam led by Cathy Mason and Chris Reckling. The "unofficial" jam schedule is much more free-flowing, with jamming hopefully lasting late into the night (or early morning!). Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists.
Then, please come back to Lily P's this Sunday, October 20th for a very special performance by the Rick Faris Band presented in conjunction with the Boston Bluegrass Union! Rick Faris played with Special Consensus for 11 years before starting his own band, and since leaving won IBMA's New Artist of the Year award in 2022 and IBMA's Songwriter of the Year award just last month.
The Rick Faris Band's performance at Lily P's on Sunday starts at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time), and goes until 9 pm. Just like Bluegrass Tuesdays, it’s going to be a ‘Pass-the-Boot’ show with no cover charge, but unlike Bluegrass Tuesdays, Lily P’s will not be open late for jamming that night. The kitchen will be open from 4 until 9 pm on Sunday, so please come early to grab a good seat and join us for dinner!
Then the 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, October 22nd will be Thunder & Rain all the way from Nashville! Thunder and Rain's award-winning songwriting, three-part harmony, and sing-along choruses support image-rich lyricism and thunderous banjo and fiddle drive. They’ve recorded three studio albums, toured the US, Canada, Ireland, and the UK, and the band’s bluegrass take on popular songs on YouTube have amassed hundreds of thousands of views. Erinn Peet Lukes (on guitar) is joined by Amelia Ransom (fiddle), Laura Ray (banjo), and local guest star Chris Sartori (of Twisted Pine) on bass.
Taylor Ackley & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Taylor is a scholar, composer, and performer of American Roots music, and more recently, a regular at Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P's! Taylor is also an Assistant Professor of Music at Brandeis University in Waltham where he teaches various classes on roots music. Taylor will be joined by his wife Alison Ackley (cello), James Heazlewood-Dale (bass), and me (Tony Watt) on guitar.
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
As a reminder, on Tuesday, October 29th, we will have no bands on stage (but jamming is still available); if you'd like to see a performance that evening, please come see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)!
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tony Watt
Oct 24, 2024, 10:44:06 AM10/24/24
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Hey Everyone,
Thanks so much to everybody who came out to the Launch Party for our new weekly night of music at Lily P's every Thursday called Old-Time Almost Fridays. Bruce Molsky put on an amazing show followed by at least five simultaneous jams spread across the restaurant and beyond!
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, October 24th) with The Ruth & Ben String Band. They will be performing at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time) followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the band. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beginner Jam at 7 pm hosted by Cathy Mason, and an Intermediate Jam at 8 pm hosted by Planet Banjo (Jon Gersh and Kathy Fletcher). Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists.
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, October 24th) with The Ruth & Ben String Band. They will be performing at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time) followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the band. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beginner Jam at 7 pm hosted by Cathy Mason, and an Intermediate Jam at 8 pm hosted by Planet Banjo (Jon Gersh and Kathy Fletcher). Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists.
Please note that next Tuesday, October 29th, we will have no bands on stage at Lily P's (but jamming is still available). If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please come see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)!
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still available); if you'd like to see a performance that evening, please go see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)
Tuesday, November 5th -- Rooster Bingo Party (The Bluegrass Presidents open)
Tuesday, November 12th -- Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band (Opener TBA)
Saturday, November 16th starting at 5:30 pm -- Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert at Lily P's featuring bluegrass, Old-Time, and more!
Tuesday, November 19th -- The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell (Opener TBA)
Tuesday, November 5th -- Rooster Bingo Party (The Bluegrass Presidents open)
Tuesday, November 12th -- Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band (Opener TBA)
Saturday, November 16th starting at 5:30 pm -- Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert at Lily P's featuring bluegrass, Old-Time, and more!
Tuesday, November 19th -- The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell (Opener TBA)
Tony Watt
Oct 28, 2024, 12:55:37 PM10/28/24
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Hey Everyone,
Please join us this Thursday, October 31st starting at 7 pm when we will be sharing an extra-special night together at Lily' Ps for the O-T Almost Fridays Halloween Spooktacular & Costume Contest!
Taking a supernatural twist on American roots music, The BOO Grown-Ups blend traditional folk, country, blues, Celtic, old-time, originals, and monster mash bluegrass into an enchanting potion of contemporary acoustic music. "Skilled musicians with electrical rollicking enthusiasm," The BOO Grown-Ups recently won the 2024 Thomas Point Beach BOOgrass Festival Band Showcase Competition.
The band features fang-tastic musicians Ghoulie Metcalf (fiddle), Leddy Krueger and Ben Tomb-boff (trading off on mandolin, banjo, and guitar), Cecily Kills (cello), Dan Epitaph-rick (guitar), Lindsay Chainsaw (guitar), Zombie-sa Pinals (fiddle), and Spike Siegel (bass).
COSTUME CONTEST at 8 pm!
Please come dressed in your best Halloween costume because we'll be having a Costume Contest at 8 pm! Join us for the O-T Almost Fridays Halloween Spooktacular dressed in your most festive, ghastly, spooky, magical, or fantastic costume! The BOO Grown-ups will select the winners and award PRIZES immediately following their set (and just before their jam)!
One last reminder that tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 29th, we will have no bands on stage at Lily P's (but jamming is still available). If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please come see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)!
Taking a supernatural twist on American roots music, The BOO Grown-Ups blend traditional folk, country, blues, Celtic, old-time, originals, and monster mash bluegrass into an enchanting potion of contemporary acoustic music. "Skilled musicians with electrical rollicking enthusiasm," The BOO Grown-Ups recently won the 2024 Thomas Point Beach BOOgrass Festival Band Showcase Competition.
The band features fang-tastic musicians Ghoulie Metcalf (fiddle), Leddy Krueger and Ben Tomb-boff (trading off on mandolin, banjo, and guitar), Cecily Kills (cello), Dan Epitaph-rick (guitar), Lindsay Chainsaw (guitar), Zombie-sa Pinals (fiddle), and Spike Siegel (bass).
COSTUME CONTEST at 8 pm!
Please come dressed in your best Halloween costume because we'll be having a Costume Contest at 8 pm! Join us for the O-T Almost Fridays Halloween Spooktacular dressed in your most festive, ghastly, spooky, magical, or fantastic costume! The BOO Grown-ups will select the winners and award PRIZES immediately following their set (and just before their jam)!
One last reminder that tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 29th, we will have no bands on stage at Lily P's (but jamming is still available). If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please come see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)!
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, October 29th -- No bands on stage (but jamming is still available) - If you'd like to see a performance that evening, please go see Country Music: Black Roots and Branches at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston (tickets are $25 or less)
Thursday, October 31st -- The BOO Grown-Ups O-T Almost Fridays Halloween Spooktacular and Costume Contest
Thursday, October 31st -- The BOO Grown-Ups O-T Almost Fridays Halloween Spooktacular and Costume Contest
Tuesday, November 5th -- Rooster Bingo Party (The Bluegrass Presidents open)
Tuesday, November 12th -- Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band (Opener TBA)
Saturday, November 16th starting at 5:30 pm -- Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert at Lily P's featuring bluegrass, Old-Time, and more!
Tuesday, November 19th -- The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell (Opener TBA)
Please visit https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html for more Thursday Old-Time details and upcoming artists.
Tony Watt
Oct 31, 2024, 12:07:09 PM10/31/24
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Hey Everyone,
Just one final reminder that tonight we will be sharing an extra-special night together at Lily P's for the Old-Time Almost Fridays Halloween Spooktacular & Costume Contest featuring The BOO Grown-Ups! Winners of the 2024 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival Band Showcase Competition, The BOO Grown-Ups, will be performing from 7 until 8 pm followed by a costume contest and jam session with the band!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, November 5th will be Rooster Bingo Party. Rooster Bingo Party is a project formed by Jack Holland (guitar) and Caleb Swan (mandolin) of the Boston and Nashville-based progressive bluegrass band Seselia. Jack and Caleb will be joined by some of the most talented musicians in the area including Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo), Quinn Eastburn (fiddle), and Hazel Royer (bass).
The Bluegrass Presidents will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. The Bluegrass Presidents are aptly named for the auspicious date they are performing on. They feature Sam Powers (guitar), Max Peterson (banjo), Caleb Swan (mandolin), Ari Fierer (fiddle), and Wes Shuck (bass).
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, November 5th will be Rooster Bingo Party. Rooster Bingo Party is a project formed by Jack Holland (guitar) and Caleb Swan (mandolin) of the Boston and Nashville-based progressive bluegrass band Seselia. Jack and Caleb will be joined by some of the most talented musicians in the area including Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo), Quinn Eastburn (fiddle), and Hazel Royer (bass).
The Bluegrass Presidents will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. The Bluegrass Presidents are aptly named for the auspicious date they are performing on. They feature Sam Powers (guitar), Max Peterson (banjo), Caleb Swan (mandolin), Ari Fierer (fiddle), and Wes Shuck (bass).
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Thursday, October 31st -- The BOO Grown-Ups Old-Time Almost Fridays Halloween Spooktacular and Costume Contest
Tuesday, November 5th -- Rooster Bingo Party (The Bluegrass Presidents open)
Tuesday, November 12th -- Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band (Opener TBA)
Saturday, November 16th starting at 5:30 pm -- Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert at Lily P's featuring bluegrass, Old-Time, and more!
Tuesday, November 19th -- The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell (Opener TBA)
Tony Watt
Nov 7, 2024, 4:27:01 PM11/7/24
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, November 7th) with The Dixie Butterhounds. They will be performing at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time) followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the band. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7 pm hosted by Andrew Tanis, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8 pm hosted by Chris Reckling. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage for more details and upcoming artists.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, November 12th will be Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band all the way from Virginia! Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician, and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She has played shows, festivals, and led workshops across the US, Australia, UK, and Europe. Martha has been featured in articles in the New York Times, Austin Chronicle, Rolling Stone Country, No Depression, The Bluegrass Situation, and more. The Wonderland Country Band has toured across the country from California to Nashville and includes Lucas Pasley (fiddle and banjo), Jamie Collins (bass), and Jake Dwyer (washboard).
Erker & Murphy will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. The uber-talented duo of Danny Erker and Evan Murphy, who also perform as Kings of Ghost Town, consists of the mandolinist for The Spring Hill Rounders (Erker) and the guitarist for Mile Twelve (Murphy). You won’t want to miss their brother-duet harmonies and fiery picking!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, November 12th will be Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band all the way from Virginia! Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician, and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She has played shows, festivals, and led workshops across the US, Australia, UK, and Europe. Martha has been featured in articles in the New York Times, Austin Chronicle, Rolling Stone Country, No Depression, The Bluegrass Situation, and more. The Wonderland Country Band has toured across the country from California to Nashville and includes Lucas Pasley (fiddle and banjo), Jamie Collins (bass), and Jake Dwyer (washboard).
Erker & Murphy will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. The uber-talented duo of Danny Erker and Evan Murphy, who also perform as Kings of Ghost Town, consists of the mandolinist for The Spring Hill Rounders (Erker) and the guitarist for Mile Twelve (Murphy). You won’t want to miss their brother-duet harmonies and fiery picking!
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, November 12th -- Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band (Erker & Murphy open)
Tuesday, November 12th -- Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Country Band (Erker & Murphy open)
Saturday, November 16th starting at 5:30 pm -- Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert at Lily P's featuring bluegrass, Old-Time, and more!
Tuesday, November 19th -- The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell (Emma Turoff & Friends open)
Tony Watt
Nov 14, 2024, 12:32:48 PM11/14/24
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Hey Everyone,
We've got three big nights of music coming up this week at Lily P's and we hope you can join us! See below for details of these great events:
(1) Tonight (Thursday, November 14th) at 7 pm: Old-Time Almost Fridays featuring the I.SEA Stringband with Isaiah Gardham, Sam Powers, Emma Turoff & Anika Thomas!
(2) Saturday, November 16th at 5:30 pm: Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert (see the QR code above) featuring dozens of students from Berklee's American Roots Music Program!
(3) Tuesday, November 19th: Bluegrass Tuesdays featuring The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell at 8 pm (Emma Turoff & Friends open at 7 pm)
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, November 14th) featuring the I.SEA Stringband with Isaiah Gardham, Sam Powers, Emma Turoff & Anika Thomas! They will be performing at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time) followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the band. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7 pm hosted by Cecily Mills, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8 pm hosted by Riley Mullany. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage for more details and upcoming artists.
This Saturday, November 16th, Lily P's will host a Benefit Concert for Hurricane Helene featuring dozens of students from Berklee's American Roots Music Program! Please see the QR code above if you'd like to make a donation to BeLoved Ashville. The music on stage will run from 5:30 until 8:30 pm, with jamming lasting until roughly 10:30 pm. The schedule is subject to change, but it currently looks like this:
5:30 -- Nico & Linda
6:00 -- Catfish In the Sky
6:30 -- Gentleman's Gambit
7:30 -- Lotus Feet
8:00 -- JB Cardineau & Friends
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, November 19th will be The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell. The Hosmer Mountain Boys made a huge splash when they played Bluegrass Tuesdays earlier this year, and we are so excited to have them back! They are truly in a class by themselves when it comes to young bands playing old-school, traditional bluegrass in the Northeast. They were voted the “Fan Favorite” at the 2023 Podunk Bluegrass Festival and performed on WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour this past year in Lexington, KY. Keegan Day (guitar) and Simon Brogie (banjo) front the band along with Cathy Bumgarner Day (fiddle) and Tom Bowman (bass). They will joined by West Virginia mandolin phenom, Silas Powell, who elevates their sound to a whole 'nother level. This promises to be a great show for lovers of traditional bluegrass!
Emma Turoff & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Well-known mandolin and bass player and current Berklee student, Emma Turoff, will be leading the Opening Set band on November 19th. Emma will be joined by some of the most talented young women in the area including Dakota Smith (guitar), Sammy Blackmore (mandolin), and Annie McDougall (fiddle) collectively known by their band name All She Wrote, as well as Gretchen Bowder on banjo!
(1) Tonight (Thursday, November 14th) at 7 pm: Old-Time Almost Fridays featuring the I.SEA Stringband with Isaiah Gardham, Sam Powers, Emma Turoff & Anika Thomas!
(2) Saturday, November 16th at 5:30 pm: Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert (see the QR code above) featuring dozens of students from Berklee's American Roots Music Program!
(3) Tuesday, November 19th: Bluegrass Tuesdays featuring The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell at 8 pm (Emma Turoff & Friends open at 7 pm)
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, November 14th) featuring the I.SEA Stringband with Isaiah Gardham, Sam Powers, Emma Turoff & Anika Thomas! They will be performing at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time) followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the band. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7 pm hosted by Cecily Mills, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8 pm hosted by Riley Mullany. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage for more details and upcoming artists.
This Saturday, November 16th, Lily P's will host a Benefit Concert for Hurricane Helene featuring dozens of students from Berklee's American Roots Music Program! Please see the QR code above if you'd like to make a donation to BeLoved Ashville. The music on stage will run from 5:30 until 8:30 pm, with jamming lasting until roughly 10:30 pm. The schedule is subject to change, but it currently looks like this:
5:30 -- Nico & Linda
6:00 -- Catfish In the Sky
6:30 -- Gentleman's Gambit
7:30 -- Lotus Feet
8:00 -- JB Cardineau & Friends
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, November 19th will be The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell. The Hosmer Mountain Boys made a huge splash when they played Bluegrass Tuesdays earlier this year, and we are so excited to have them back! They are truly in a class by themselves when it comes to young bands playing old-school, traditional bluegrass in the Northeast. They were voted the “Fan Favorite” at the 2023 Podunk Bluegrass Festival and performed on WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour this past year in Lexington, KY. Keegan Day (guitar) and Simon Brogie (banjo) front the band along with Cathy Bumgarner Day (fiddle) and Tom Bowman (bass). They will joined by West Virginia mandolin phenom, Silas Powell, who elevates their sound to a whole 'nother level. This promises to be a great show for lovers of traditional bluegrass!
Emma Turoff & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Well-known mandolin and bass player and current Berklee student, Emma Turoff, will be leading the Opening Set band on November 19th. Emma will be joined by some of the most talented young women in the area including Dakota Smith (guitar), Sammy Blackmore (mandolin), and Annie McDougall (fiddle) collectively known by their band name All She Wrote, as well as Gretchen Bowder on banjo!
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Saturday, November 16th starting at 5:30 pm -- Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert at Lily P's featuring bluegrass, Old-Time, and more!
Tuesday, November 19th -- The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell (Emma Turoff & Friends open)
Tuesday, November 19th -- The Hosmer Mountain Boys with Special Guest Silas Powell (Emma Turoff & Friends open)
Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters was Boston Magazine's Best of Boston 2022 Best Fried Chicken, so please come join us for dinner. Lily P's is located near Kendall Square at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. This location is less than a mile from the Leverett Circle exit off I-93 and has FREE garage parking. Lily P's is also only a 10-minute walk from both Kendall (Red Line) and Lechmere (Green Line). Please see below for important info about the free garage parking.
We hope you can join us sometime soon!
Tony
About Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P’s
Bluegrass Tuesdays began in Central Square in Cambridge in September of 1993 and has since grown to host regional and national artists on stage and serve as a weekly gathering place for the local bluegrass community. For 27 years, Tuesday Night Bluegrass at The Cantab Lounge was hosted by Geoff Bartley, about whom reviewer Nate Dow wrote, “If Massachusetts were ever to appoint a Folk Laureate, the honor would have to go to the one and only Geoff Bartley." Geoff welcomed nationally-known bluegrass artists to the stage such as Dale Ann Bradley, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, David Grier, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Chris Jones, Molly Tuttle, and the late James King. Bluegrass Tuesdays have also been a place where many bluegrass musicians have met and “cut their teeth”, including members of The Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still, Della Mae, The Gibson Brothers, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, Mile Twelve, and Joy Kills Sorrow. Bluegrass Tuesdays are now hosted by Tony Watt and held at chef Chris Parsons' restaurant Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge.
About the Free Garage Parking at Lily P’s
Lily P's is located at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. Here’s some important info about the free garage parking directly beneath the restaurant:
— the entrance to the parking garage is located at the corner of Linskey Way and First Street
— you can plug in 1 Linskey Way, Cambridge, MA 02142 into your GPS, but the entrance to the parking garage is half a block toward First St. (and the Charles River)
— the garage is located directly underneath Lily P's, and the entrance has a big green LED sign with hundreds of parking spaces available
— the garage door (on the right, directly next to the sign with the green LEDs) is usually closed, but if you pull up to it all the way, it will open automatically
— Lily P's is offering validated parking to everyone who attends, no purchase required
— after having your parking ticket validated, do not try to use the pay station next to the elevators; instead, go straight to your car, and scan your ticket at the exit gate itself
— if your parking ticket doesn't work for any reason, please don't pay the parking fee; instead, hit the intercom button and explain to the attendant that you validated your ticket but that it's not working
We hope you can join us sometime soon!
Tony
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BBU Education Co-Director & Vice President | BBU.org
About Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P’s
Bluegrass Tuesdays began in Central Square in Cambridge in September of 1993 and has since grown to host regional and national artists on stage and serve as a weekly gathering place for the local bluegrass community. For 27 years, Tuesday Night Bluegrass at The Cantab Lounge was hosted by Geoff Bartley, about whom reviewer Nate Dow wrote, “If Massachusetts were ever to appoint a Folk Laureate, the honor would have to go to the one and only Geoff Bartley." Geoff welcomed nationally-known bluegrass artists to the stage such as Dale Ann Bradley, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, David Grier, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Chris Jones, Molly Tuttle, and the late James King. Bluegrass Tuesdays have also been a place where many bluegrass musicians have met and “cut their teeth”, including members of The Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still, Della Mae, The Gibson Brothers, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, Mile Twelve, and Joy Kills Sorrow. Bluegrass Tuesdays are now hosted by Tony Watt and held at chef Chris Parsons' restaurant Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge.
About the Free Garage Parking at Lily P’s
Lily P's is located at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. Here’s some important info about the free garage parking directly beneath the restaurant:
— the entrance to the parking garage is located at the corner of Linskey Way and First Street
— you can plug in 1 Linskey Way, Cambridge, MA 02142 into your GPS, but the entrance to the parking garage is half a block toward First St. (and the Charles River)
— the garage is located directly underneath Lily P's, and the entrance has a big green LED sign with hundreds of parking spaces available
— the garage door (on the right, directly next to the sign with the green LEDs) is usually closed, but if you pull up to it all the way, it will open automatically
— Lily P's is offering validated parking to everyone who attends, no purchase required
— after having your parking ticket validated, do not try to use the pay station next to the elevators; instead, go straight to your car, and scan your ticket at the exit gate itself
— if your parking ticket doesn't work for any reason, please don't pay the parking fee; instead, hit the intercom button and explain to the attendant that you validated your ticket but that it's not working
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Tony Watt
Nov 21, 2024, 1:46:29 PM11/21/24
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Hey Everyone,
Thanks so much to everyone who joined us last Saturday for Berklee's Hurricane Helene Benefit Concert! We passed the boot and raised a lot of money for BeLoved Ashville, but there's still time to donate. Please visit https://www.belovedasheville.com/donate/#DonateNow if you'd like to make a donation, thanks!
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, November 21st) with a duo that is incredibly soulful and talented despite still being in college: Micah John & Lillian Chase! They will be performing at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time) followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7 pm hosted by Julie Metcalf, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8 pm hosted by Jonah Sidman. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, November 19th will be will be Sam Stambler & The Damn Ramblers. Sam Stambler is one of the most talented and emotive guitar pickers and singers in the Boston area. He is a young(ish) stalwart of the local bluegrass scene, and his band includes some of the best pickers in the Northeast. Sam (on guitar) will be joined by Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo), Ben Pearce (mandolin), and Josh Dayton (bass)!
The Reunion Band, a band comprised of some of the Boston area’s most widely-known and venerable bluegrass musicians, will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Known for its tight vocal harmonies and solid traditional bluegrass sound, The Reunion Band features veteran Boston-area musicians Richard Brown (mandolin), Dave Dillon (guitar), and Margaret Gerteis (bass), along with Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo) and Sam Stage (fiddle).
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, November 26th -- Sam Stambler & The Damn Ramblers (The Reunion Band opens)
Tuesday, December 3rd -- Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground (Deviant Folk opens)
Tuesday, December 10th -- True Life Bluegrass (with a special performance at 7 pm by two new Berklee bluegrass ensembles taught by Tony Watt)
Tuesday, December 17th -- Alex Formento & Friends (Cecily Mills & Friends open)
Tuesday, December 3rd -- Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground (Deviant Folk opens)
Tuesday, December 10th -- True Life Bluegrass (with a special performance at 7 pm by two new Berklee bluegrass ensembles taught by Tony Watt)
Tuesday, December 17th -- Alex Formento & Friends (Cecily Mills & Friends open)
Tony Watt
Nov 29, 2024, 1:26:39 PM11/29/24
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Hey Everyone,
I hope everyone is having a happy and healthy holiday weekend! The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, December 3rd will be Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground. Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground is visually a bluegrass band, born of a yearning to return to bluegrass roots and imbued with original tunes and quality songwriting. Ethan Setiawan has won both the National Mandolin Championship and the RockyGrass Mandolin Championship. In creating Fine Ground, Ethan called on some of his favorite musicians in the Northeastern bluegrass community: BB Bowness on banjo, Julian Pinelli on fiddle, Alex Rubin on guitar, and Brittany Karlson on bass. The band gets at the heart of bluegrass while simultaneously infusing it with their own disparate musical influences.
Deviant Folk will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Deviant Folk’s Mark Abruzzese writes songs that celebrate the joy of a simple life rooted in music. His composition and performance echoes diverse influences like Tom Petty, John Prine, James Brown, Pearl Jam, the Beastie Boys, and Billy Strings. Deviant Folk will lock into the driving energy of modern bluegrass or lay into the beautiful grooves and harmonies of folk-rock ballads.
Deviant Folk will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Deviant Folk’s Mark Abruzzese writes songs that celebrate the joy of a simple life rooted in music. His composition and performance echoes diverse influences like Tom Petty, John Prine, James Brown, Pearl Jam, the Beastie Boys, and Billy Strings. Deviant Folk will lock into the driving energy of modern bluegrass or lay into the beautiful grooves and harmonies of folk-rock ballads.
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tues, 12/3 -- Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground (Deviant Folk opens)
Tues, 12/10 -- True Life Bluegrass (with a special performance at 7 pm by two new Berklee bluegrass ensembles taught by Tony Watt)
Tues, 12/17 -- Alex Formento & Friends (Cecily Mills & Friends open)
Tues, 12/10 -- True Life Bluegrass (with a special performance at 7 pm by two new Berklee bluegrass ensembles taught by Tony Watt)
Tues, 12/17 -- Alex Formento & Friends (Cecily Mills & Friends open)
And please check out Old-Time Almost Fridays at Lily P's on Thursdays:
Thur, 12/5 at 7 pm -- Bruce Molsky's Berklee Old-Time Ensemble
Thur, 12/12 at 7 pm -- Dan Bui String Band
Thur, 12/19 at 7 pm -- Zach Meyer & Friends
And visit https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html for more details!
Tony Watt
Dec 5, 2024, 3:55:13 PM12/5/24
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, December 5th) with an exciting new Berklee Old-Time ensemble taught by arguably the most important Old-Time musician of his generation: Bruce Molsky! They will be performing at 7 pm tonight (please note the earlier start time) followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the ensemble. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7 pm hosted by Kurt Werner, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8 pm hosted by Ruth Rappaport & Ben Wetherbee. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, December 10th will be True Life Bluegrass, a band that has performed on Tuesday bluegrass nights in Cambridge earlier and more often than any other group still going. Like a number of Boston-area bands, True Life Bluegrass got its start at an event honoring Joe Val. In fact, their debut performance was at the very first event ever held to honor and support Joe, a fundraiser held shortly before he passed away in 1985. The core of the original band (Ellen Hays on guitar, Steve Watt on banjo and mandolin, and Eric Levenson on bass) has been together ever since. The band is rounded out by Steve's sons David on Dobro and me (Tony Watt) on mandolin and guitar, along with Julie Metcalf on fiddle.
Immediately beforehand, at 7 pm, there will be two new Berklee Bluegrass Ensembles taught by me (Tony Watt). The first ensemble consists of Linda Z (fiddle and mandolin), Soraya Sullivan (guitar), Sam Thomas (cello), Ryan Mean (Dobro), and me on bass. The second ensemble features Kaia Greene (vocals), Hayden Reidling (guitar), Quinn Eastburn (mandolin), Nico Welsh (guitar), Micah Philipp (banjo), and me on bass. These will be exciting debut performances by talented young musicians that you won't want to miss!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, December 10th will be True Life Bluegrass, a band that has performed on Tuesday bluegrass nights in Cambridge earlier and more often than any other group still going. Like a number of Boston-area bands, True Life Bluegrass got its start at an event honoring Joe Val. In fact, their debut performance was at the very first event ever held to honor and support Joe, a fundraiser held shortly before he passed away in 1985. The core of the original band (Ellen Hays on guitar, Steve Watt on banjo and mandolin, and Eric Levenson on bass) has been together ever since. The band is rounded out by Steve's sons David on Dobro and me (Tony Watt) on mandolin and guitar, along with Julie Metcalf on fiddle.
Immediately beforehand, at 7 pm, there will be two new Berklee Bluegrass Ensembles taught by me (Tony Watt). The first ensemble consists of Linda Z (fiddle and mandolin), Soraya Sullivan (guitar), Sam Thomas (cello), Ryan Mean (Dobro), and me on bass. The second ensemble features Kaia Greene (vocals), Hayden Reidling (guitar), Quinn Eastburn (mandolin), Nico Welsh (guitar), Micah Philipp (banjo), and me on bass. These will be exciting debut performances by talented young musicians that you won't want to miss!
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tues, 12/10 -- True Life Bluegrass (with a special performance at 7 pm by two new Berklee bluegrass ensembles taught by Tony Watt)
Tues, 12/17 -- Alex Formento & Friends (Cecily Mills & Friends open)
Tues, 12/17 -- Alex Formento & Friends (Cecily Mills & Friends open)
December 24th & 31st -- PLEASE NOTE: Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P's will be on hiatus until January 7th
Tony Watt
Dec 12, 2024, 11:57:47 AM12/12/24
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Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, December 12th) with the Dan Bui String Band! Dan is the mandolin player for - and a founding member of - the highly acclaimed Signature Sounds Recordings artist Twisted Pine. The Dan Bui String Band will be performing at 7 pm tonight (please note the earlier start time) followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the band. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7 pm hosted by Cathy Mason, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8 pm hosted by Zach Meyer. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, December 17th will be Alex Formento & Friends. Alex Formento is a regular on the Bluegrass Tuesdays stage having performed recently with local powerhouse The Talking Hearts, as part of Dan Bui & Friends, and with his band, Pretty Saro. Alex (on guitar) will be joined by Lily Sexton (fiddle), Max Wareham (banjo), and Dan Bui (bass).
Cecily Mills & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. They have titled their performance Mills Plays Mills: A tribute to the late-great banjo player Jim Mills. In-demand cellist and vocalist Cecily Mills (who shares a birthday of December 18th with Jim Mills) will be joined by Gretchen Bowder (banjo), Julie Metcalf (fiddle), Isaiah Gardham (guitar), and Noah Harrington (bass).
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Cecily Mills & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. They have titled their performance Mills Plays Mills: A tribute to the late-great banjo player Jim Mills. In-demand cellist and vocalist Cecily Mills (who shares a birthday of December 18th with Jim Mills) will be joined by Gretchen Bowder (banjo), Julie Metcalf (fiddle), Isaiah Gardham (guitar), and Noah Harrington (bass).
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tues, 12/17 -- Alex Formento & Friends (Cecily Mills & Friends open)
December 24th & 31st -- PLEASE NOTE: Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P's will be on hiatus until January 7th
December 24th & 31st -- PLEASE NOTE: Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P's will be on hiatus until January 7th
Tuesday, January 7th, 2025 -- The Spring Hill Rounders (Stoneface Mountain opens)
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 -- Sophie Wellington & Friends (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 -- Sophie Wellington & Friends (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
And please check out Old-Time Almost Fridays at Lily P's on Thursdays:
Thur, 12/12 at 7 pm -- Dan Bui String Band
Thur, 12/19 at 7 pm -- Zach Meyer & The Flat Earth Rounders
Tony Watt
Jan 3, 2025, 2:49:10 PM1/3/25
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Hey Everyone,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, January 7th will be The Spring Hill Rounders. Hailing from across the country - Neil Helme (bass) is originally from Baltimore, David Rizzuti (guitar) is from the Bronx, and Danny Erker (mandolin) is from St. Louis - they now all make their homes in the Greater Boston area, and have named their band after "the ridge in the central part of Somerville, and the residential neighborhood that sits atop it" (Wikipedia). The band describes themselves as a country-rock band in a bluegrass body.
Stoneface Mountain will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Stoneface Mountain is a young and upcoming bluegrass band from the Boston area, known for their energetic and compelling sound. Their combination of sibling harmonies together with spirited instrumentals create a unique sound that keeps audiences enthralled. Stoneface Mountain features two pairs of siblings: Audrey (mandolin & fiddle) and Megan (banjo) Mendenhall, and Ellie (lead vocals) and Mary (guitar) Strano.
And as always, Bluegrass Tuesdays features some of the best bluegrass jamming around all night long. Steve and Eric’s Third Set Jam gets started around 9:15, and folks are usually jamming at the other end of the restaurant and elsewhere, before and long after that.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, January 7th -- The Spring Hill Rounders (Stoneface Mountain opens)
Tuesday, January 14th -- Sophie Wellington & Friends (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
Tuesday, January 14th -- Sophie Wellington & Friends (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
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