Tues, Jan 14th - Sophie Wellington & Friends (The Uppergrassmen open) at Lily P's
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Tony Watt
Jan 10, 2025, 10:44:34 AMJan 10
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Hey Everyone,
The Uppergrassmen will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. The Uppergrassmen are made up of some of the area's most talented multi-instrumentalists, two of whom play in the Boston-based progressive and traditional bluegrass band, Seselia. The Uppergrassmen feature Caleb Isreal Swan (fiddle) Leo Austin-Meuhleck (mandolin), Max Petersen (banjo), Caleb Kibby (guitar), 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:
Tuesday, January 14th -- Sophie Wellington & Friends (The Uppergrassmen 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
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
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
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Tony Watt
Jan 16, 2025, 2:26:38 PMJan 16
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Hey Everyone,
We've got two exciting announcements to share this week:
(1) The Lily P's kitchen will now be staying open until 10 pm every Tuesday! This change should benefit both pickers and listeners alike, and we hope everyone will take great advantage of it.
(2) Old-Time Almost Fridays at Lily P's will be resuming on Thursday, January 30th with Zach Meyer & The Flat Earth Rounders! We hope you can join us then, and please help spread the word.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, January 21st will be Kathleen Parks & The Birthday Zoots. Kathleen Parks, who will be celebrating her birthday next week, is a founding member of Signature Sounds recording artist and local super-group, Twisted Pine. She is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter who brings inexhaustible energy and creativity to her blending of bluegrass, jazz, pop, and Irish music. Kathleen (fiddle) will be joined by Micah Nicol (mandolin), Alex Formento (guitar), Dan Bui (bass), and special guest Arthur Terembula on banjo and resonator guitar.
The 7 pm Opening Set is still TBA at this time.
(1) The Lily P's kitchen will now be staying open until 10 pm every Tuesday! This change should benefit both pickers and listeners alike, and we hope everyone will take great advantage of it.
(2) Old-Time Almost Fridays at Lily P's will be resuming on Thursday, January 30th with Zach Meyer & The Flat Earth Rounders! We hope you can join us then, and please help spread the word.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, January 21st will be Kathleen Parks & The Birthday Zoots. Kathleen Parks, who will be celebrating her birthday next week, is a founding member of Signature Sounds recording artist and local super-group, Twisted Pine. She is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter who brings inexhaustible energy and creativity to her blending of bluegrass, jazz, pop, and Irish music. Kathleen (fiddle) will be joined by Micah Nicol (mandolin), Alex Formento (guitar), Dan Bui (bass), and special guest Arthur Terembula on banjo and resonator guitar.
The 7 pm Opening Set is still TBA at this time.
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:
(7 pm Opening Sets TBA)
Tuesday, January 21st -- Kathleen Parks & The Birthday Zoots
Tuesday, January 28th -- Walker Russell & Friends
THURSDAY, January 30th -- Old-Time Almost Fridays returns with Zach Meyer & The Flat Earth Rounders!
Tuesday, February 4th -- The Wabash Cannibals
Tuesday, February 11th -- Evan Murphy & Friends
Tuesday, February 18th -- BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival
Tuesday, February 25th -- Chris Sartori & Friends
Tuesday, March 4th -- High Horse
Tuesday, March 11th -- Former IBMA Momentum Band of the Year: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road
Tuesday, March 18th -- Frank Drake & The Drake Equation
Tuesday, January 21st -- Kathleen Parks & The Birthday Zoots
Tuesday, January 28th -- Walker Russell & Friends
THURSDAY, January 30th -- Old-Time Almost Fridays returns with Zach Meyer & The Flat Earth Rounders!
Tuesday, February 4th -- The Wabash Cannibals
Tuesday, February 11th -- Evan Murphy & Friends
Tuesday, February 18th -- BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival
Tuesday, February 25th -- Chris Sartori & Friends
Tuesday, March 4th -- High Horse
Tuesday, March 11th -- Former IBMA Momentum Band of the Year: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road
Tuesday, March 18th -- Frank Drake & The Drake Equation
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
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
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
Jan 24, 2025, 2:06:58 PMJan 24
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Hey Everyone,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, January 28th will be Walker Russell & His Little Cabin Pals. Walker is a pillar of the Fairfield, CT bluegrass scene, and his smooth vocals and solid guitar playing draw influence from Dan Tyminski and James Taylor. He performs across New England with Max Wareham and the National Bluegrass Team. Walker (guitar) will be joined by Boston-area favorites Gretchen Bowder (banjo), Julie Metcalf (fiddle), Dan Africk (mandolin), and Michael Siegel (bass).
The 7 pm Opening Set is still TBA at this time.
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:
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
(7 pm Opening Sets TBA)
Tuesday, Jan. 28th -- Walker Russell & His Little Cabin Pals
THURSDAY, Jan. 30th -- Old-Time Almost Fridays returns! (see bands below)
Tuesday, Feb. 4th -- The Wabash Cannibals
Tuesday, Feb. 11th -- Evan Murphy & Friends
Tuesday, Feb. 18th -- BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival
Tuesday, Feb. 25th -- Chris Sartori & Friends
THURSDAY, Jan. 30th -- Old-Time Almost Fridays returns! (see bands below)
Tuesday, Feb. 4th -- The Wabash Cannibals
Tuesday, Feb. 11th -- Evan Murphy & Friends
Tuesday, Feb. 18th -- BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival
Tuesday, Feb. 25th -- Chris Sartori & Friends
Tuesday, March 4th -- High Horse
Tuesday, March 11th -- Former IBMA Momentum Band of the Year: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road
Tuesday, March 18th -- Frank Drake & The Drake Equation
And please check out Old-Time Almost Fridays at Lily P's on Thursdays:
Thursday, Jan. 30th -- Zach Meyer & The Flat Earth Rounders!
Thursday, Feb. 6th -- Mark Simos & Jon Weisberger
Thursday, Feb. 13th -- All the way from South Dakota: Humbletown
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Tony Watt
Jan 30, 2025, 11:27:00 AMJan 30
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Hey Everyone,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, February 4th will be The Wabash Cannibals. For those who aren't familiar with them, The Wabash Cannibals feature our founder and host-emeritus: folk icon Geoff Bartley. Geoff started hosting Tuesday night bluegrass at The Cantab Lounge over 30 years ago and worked tirelessly to build the night into one of the most successful and longest-running bluegrass nights in the world!
The Wabash Cannibals, as the name implies, is a contemporary bluegrass band playing music with an emphasis on entertainment and a nod to tradition. Band members include Howie Tarnower (mandolin), Geoff Bartley (guitar), Lauck Benson (banjo), and Eric Levenson (bass). The band is the current incarnation of Boston City Limits, which was formed in 1985 for a European tour. Members over the years have included Chris Jones, Hiro Arita, Matt Glaser, Flynn Cohen, and Andy Hall, among others.
Alayna Maysie Band will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Recent Berklee grad Alayna Maysie is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who grew up in rural Illinois and her music reflects influences from bluegrass and old-time to pop and beyond. Sammy Wetstein’s fiery cello playing brings a passionate energy to the group, and Caleb Swan’s mastery of a variety of instruments, including mandolin, banjo, and fiddle, allows the group to create a sound that seems larger than three people.
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:
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
(7 pm Opening Sets TBA unless otherwise noted)
THURSDAY, Jan. 30th -- Old-Time Almost Fridays returns! (see bands below)
Tuesday, Feb. 4th -- The Wabash Cannibals (Alayna Maysie Band opens)
Tuesday, Feb. 11th -- Evan Murphy & Friends
Tuesday, Feb. 18th -- BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival
Tuesday, Feb. 25th -- Chris Sartori & Friends
Tuesday, March 4th -- High Horse
Tuesday, March 11th -- Former IBMA Momentum Band of the Year: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road
Tuesday, March 18th -- Frank Drake & The Drake Equation
And please check out Old-Time Almost Fridays at Lily P's on Thursdays:
Thursday, Jan. 30th -- Old-Time Almost Fridays returns with Zach Meyer & The Flat Earth Rounders!
Thursday, Feb. 6th -- Mark Simos & Jon Weisberger
Thursday, Feb. 13th -- All the way from South Dakota: Humbletown
Tony Watt
Feb 6, 2025, 4:01:12 PMFeb 6
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, February 6th) with two of the most talented songwriters in all of traditional music: Mark Simos & Jon Weisberger! Writing together and separately, Mark and Jon have written for artists such as Alison Krauss, Del McCoury, The Infamous Stringsdusters, and Billy Strings (among countless others). Mark is also an award-winning Old-Time fiddler who won the prestigious fiddle contest at Clifftop. Mark and Jon will be performing at 7 pm tonight followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the duo. At the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by Andrew Tanis, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) hosted by Cathy Mason. 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, February 11th will be Evan Murphy & Friends. Evan is the guitar player and lead singer in Mile Twelve, one of the hottest bands to come out of the Boston area, and a group that got their start at our former home, The Cantab Lounge. Evan was featured at the IBMA's Songwriter Showcase in 2018 and was nominated for an IBMA Momentum Award as Vocalist of the Year. Evan will be joined by some of the most talented musicians in the Boston area and you won't want to miss it!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be a showcase for Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp featuring Isaiah Gardham & Aiden Schnell (along with yours truly). My brand new flatpicking guitar camp which I've modestly titled Tony Watt’s NE Flatpicking Camp, will be held March 28th – 30th at a recently renovated hotel in Hadley, Mass. (between Amherst and Northampton). Instructors include Kenny Smith, Chris Luquette, Betsy Rome, Flynn Cohen, Evan Murphy, Alex Rubin, Dave Dick (Camp Luthier), and over 10 more talented teachers with even more to be announced soon! Registration for camp is now open and we just announced a Professional Track, where campers will take classes alongside the instructors themselves! Please visit https://tonywattbluegrass.com/camp/ for more info, and come check us out next Tuesday at 7!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, February 11th will be Evan Murphy & Friends. Evan is the guitar player and lead singer in Mile Twelve, one of the hottest bands to come out of the Boston area, and a group that got their start at our former home, The Cantab Lounge. Evan was featured at the IBMA's Songwriter Showcase in 2018 and was nominated for an IBMA Momentum Award as Vocalist of the Year. Evan will be joined by some of the most talented musicians in the Boston area and you won't want to miss it!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be a showcase for Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp featuring Isaiah Gardham & Aiden Schnell (along with yours truly). My brand new flatpicking guitar camp which I've modestly titled Tony Watt’s NE Flatpicking Camp, will be held March 28th – 30th at a recently renovated hotel in Hadley, Mass. (between Amherst and Northampton). Instructors include Kenny Smith, Chris Luquette, Betsy Rome, Flynn Cohen, Evan Murphy, Alex Rubin, Dave Dick (Camp Luthier), and over 10 more talented teachers with even more to be announced soon! Registration for camp is now open and we just announced a Professional Track, where campers will take classes alongside the instructors themselves! Please visit https://tonywattbluegrass.com/camp/ for more info, and come check us out next Tuesday at 7!
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:
(7 pm Opening Sets TBA unless otherwise noted)
Tuesday, Feb. 11th -- Evan Murphy & Friends (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase: Isaiah Gardham & Aiden Schnell opens)
Tuesday, Feb. 18th -- BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival
Tuesday, Feb. 25th -- Chris Sartori & Friends
Tuesday, March 4th -- High Horse
Tuesday, March 11th -- Former IBMA Momentum Band of the Year: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road
Tuesday, March 18th -- Frank Drake & The Drake Equation
And please check out Old-Time Almost Fridays at Lily P's on Thursdays:
Thursday, Feb. 6th -- Mark Simos & Jon Weisberger
Thursday, Feb. 13th -- All the way from South Dakota: Humbletown
Thursday, Feb. 13th -- All the way from South Dakota: Humbletown
Tony Watt
Feb 13, 2025, 12:50:38 PMFeb 13
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, February 13th) with a band coming all the way from South Dakota: Humbletown. For their 2025 Northeast Tour, Humbletown will feature friend of Bluegrass Tuesdays and former mandolin player in Special Consensus, Michael Prewitt. The band will be performing at 7 pm tonight 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 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by J Johnson, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) hosted by Jon Gersh & Kathy Fletcher a.k.a. Planet Banjo. 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, February 18th will be BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival. Catherine "BB" Bowness is the banjo player for - and a founding member of - one of the best bluegrass bands to ever come out of the Boston area, Mile Twelve. Originally from New Zealand, BB is also an in-demand banjo teacher who has won multiple IBMA Awards and was a winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize in 2020. BB will be joined by Chris Sartori (bass), Sam Stage (fiddle), JB Cardineau (mandolin), and Isaiah Gardham (guitar).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand is still TBA.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, February 18th will be BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival. Catherine "BB" Bowness is the banjo player for - and a founding member of - one of the best bluegrass bands to ever come out of the Boston area, Mile Twelve. Originally from New Zealand, BB is also an in-demand banjo teacher who has won multiple IBMA Awards and was a winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize in 2020. BB will be joined by Chris Sartori (bass), Sam Stage (fiddle), JB Cardineau (mandolin), and Isaiah Gardham (guitar).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand is still TBA.
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:
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, Feb. 18th – BB Bowness & Goodtime Revival (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
Tuesday, Feb. 25th – Chris Sartori & Friends (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase: Jack Holland & Caleb Swan opens)
Tuesday, March 4th – High Horse (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase: Evan Murphy & Alex Rubin opens)
Tuesday, March 11th – Former IBMA Momentum Band of the Year: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road (Hound & Handler opens)
Tuesday, March 18th – Frank Drake & The Drake Equation (The Third Degree opens)
Tuesday, Feb. 25th – Chris Sartori & Friends (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase: Jack Holland & Caleb Swan opens)
Tuesday, March 4th – High Horse (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase: Evan Murphy & Alex Rubin opens)
Tuesday, March 11th – Former IBMA Momentum Band of the Year: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road (Hound & Handler opens)
Tuesday, March 18th – Frank Drake & The Drake Equation (The Third Degree opens)
And please check out Old-Time Almost Fridays at Lily P's on Thursdays:
Thursday, Feb. 13th – All the way from South Dakota: Humbletown with Special Guest Michael Prewitt
Thursday, Feb. 20th – Alan Kaufman & Friends
Thursday, Feb. 20th – Alan Kaufman & Friends
Tony Watt
Feb 20, 2025, 9:30:58 AMFeb 20
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, February 20th) but unfortunately, Alan and company won't be able to join us. It's nothing untoward, just a bit of bad luck is all. But given the short notice, we're going to forgo a band on stage in favor of more jamming! Chris Reckling will be hosting an epic two-hour-long jam in front of the stage from 7 until 9 pm. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by J Johnson, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) hosted by Annie Rouillard.
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, February 25th will be Chris Sartori & Friends. Chris is the long-time bass player for one of the most successful bands in the Boston area, Twisted Pine. He is also an in-demand sideman having played on our stage many times, but this will be his first time leading his own group. Chris (on bass) will be joined by Max Wareham (banjo), JB Cardineau (mandolin), Sam Stage (fiddle), and Micah Nichol (guitar).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be a showcase for Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp featuring Jack Holland & Caleb Swan (along with yours truly). My new flatpicking guitar camp will be held March 28th – 30th at a recently renovated hotel in Hadley, Mass. (between Amherst and Northampton). Instructors include Kenny Smith, Chris Luquette, Betsy Rome, Flynn Cohen, Evan Murphy, Lindsay Straw, Alex Rubin, Dave Dick (Camp Luthier), David Goldfinger (Flatpicking Psychologist), and over 10 more talented teachers! Registration is now open and we recently announced a Professional Track, where campers will take classes alongside the instructors themselves! Please visit https://tonywattbluegrass.com/camp/ for more info, and come check us out next Tuesday at 7!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, February 25th will be Chris Sartori & Friends. Chris is the long-time bass player for one of the most successful bands in the Boston area, Twisted Pine. He is also an in-demand sideman having played on our stage many times, but this will be his first time leading his own group. Chris (on bass) will be joined by Max Wareham (banjo), JB Cardineau (mandolin), Sam Stage (fiddle), and Micah Nichol (guitar).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be a showcase for Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp featuring Jack Holland & Caleb Swan (along with yours truly). My new flatpicking guitar camp will be held March 28th – 30th at a recently renovated hotel in Hadley, Mass. (between Amherst and Northampton). Instructors include Kenny Smith, Chris Luquette, Betsy Rome, Flynn Cohen, Evan Murphy, Lindsay Straw, Alex Rubin, Dave Dick (Camp Luthier), David Goldfinger (Flatpicking Psychologist), and over 10 more talented teachers! Registration is now open and we recently announced a Professional Track, where campers will take classes alongside the instructors themselves! Please visit https://tonywattbluegrass.com/camp/ for more info, and come check us out next Tuesday at 7!
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, Feb. 25th – Chris Sartori & Friends (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase: Jack Holland & Caleb Swan opens)
Tuesday, March 4th – High Horse (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase Blowout: Evan Murphy, Alex Rubin, Ian Steed, Alex Formento, G Rockwell, Jace Mason, and Sam Stage opens)
Tuesday, March 4th – High Horse (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase Blowout: Evan Murphy, Alex Rubin, Ian Steed, Alex Formento, G Rockwell, Jace Mason, and Sam Stage opens)
Tuesday, March 11th – Former IBMA Momentum Band of the Year: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road (Hound & Handler opens)
Tuesday, March 18th – Frank Drake & The Drake Equation (The Third Degree opens)
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, February 27th) with Hannah Rose Baker & Friends! Hannah Rose Baker is a fiddler and singer who has studied music at Columbia University, the Folklore and Public Culture at the University of Texas at Austin, and specialized in roots at Berklee. Hannah will be joined by Sammy Wetstein (guitar) and Kurt Werner (banjo). The band will be performing at 7 pm tonight followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by Andrew Tanis, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) hosted by Cathy Mason.
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, March 4th will be High Horse. High Horse is a progressive-acoustic boy band featuring four friends, three bows, and one pick. A mix of bluegrass, Old-time, and Celtic music, it's a band of brothers playing alternative rock on acoustic instruments. It's a rollicking romp of great vibes, virtuosic chops, and tight vocals. High Horse consists of Carson Mchaney (fiddle), Karl Henry (cello), G Rockwell (guitar & banjo), and Noah Harrington (bass).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be the final showcase blowout for Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp featuring too many flatpickers to list here (plus some not mentioned below). My new flatpicking guitar camp will be held March 28th – 30th at a recently renovated hotel in Hadley, Mass. (between Amherst and Northampton). Instructors include Kenny Smith, Chris Luquette, Betsy Rome, Flynn Cohen, Evan Murphy, Lindsay Straw, Alex Rubin, Dave Dick (Camp Luthier), David Goldfinger (Flatpicking Psychologist), and over 10 more talented teachers! Registration is now open and we recently announced a Professional Track, where campers will take classes alongside the instructors themselves! Please visit https://tonywattbluegrass.com/camp/ for more info, and come check us out next Tuesday at 7!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be the final showcase blowout for Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp featuring too many flatpickers to list here (plus some not mentioned below). My new flatpicking guitar camp will be held March 28th – 30th at a recently renovated hotel in Hadley, Mass. (between Amherst and Northampton). Instructors include Kenny Smith, Chris Luquette, Betsy Rome, Flynn Cohen, Evan Murphy, Lindsay Straw, Alex Rubin, Dave Dick (Camp Luthier), David Goldfinger (Flatpicking Psychologist), and over 10 more talented teachers! Registration is now open and we recently announced a Professional Track, where campers will take classes alongside the instructors themselves! Please visit https://tonywattbluegrass.com/camp/ for more info, and come check us out next Tuesday at 7!
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:
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, March 4th – High Horse (Tony Watt's NE Flatpicking Camp Showcase Blowout: Alex Rubin, Ian Steed, G Rockwell, Jace Mason, and Sam Stage opens)
Tuesday, March 11th – 2024 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Band Contest Winners: The New Grown-Ups (Hound & Handler opens)
Tuesday, March 11th – 2024 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Band Contest Winners: The New Grown-Ups (Hound & Handler opens)
Tuesday, March 18th – Frank Drake & The Drake Equation (The Third Degree opens)
Tuesday, March 25th – 8 pm Feature Band TBA (Nash Reilly & Friends opens)
Tuesday, April 1st – Max Wareham's "DAGGOMIT!" Album Release Party!
Tuesday, April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman (of The Lonesome Ace Stringband!)
Tuesday, April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thursday, April 24th – Foghorn Stringband mandolin player Caleb Klauder & Friends
Thursday, May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party with The Asheville Mountain Boys
Tuesday, April 1st – Max Wareham's "DAGGOMIT!" Album Release Party!
Tuesday, April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman (of The Lonesome Ace Stringband!)
Tuesday, April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thursday, April 24th – Foghorn Stringband mandolin player Caleb Klauder & Friends
Thursday, May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party with The Asheville Mountain Boys
Tony Watt
Mar 6, 2025, 3:02:35 PMMar 6
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, March 6th) with Annie Rouillard & Friends. Annie Rouillard is a fiddler, singer, and teacher in great demand who performs in Long Lost String Band. Annie will be joined by some very talented musicians, but you'll have to join us to find out who. Annie Rouillard & Friends will be performing at 7 pm tonight followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by Zach Meyer, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) hosted by Joel Wennerstrom & Ben Bruno. 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, March 11th will be The New Grown-Ups! Winners of the 2024 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival Band Contest, The New Grown-Ups blend traditional folk, country, blues, Celtic, Old-Time, originals, and bluegrass into a snafu of contemporary acoustic music. Described by Bluegrass Today as "skilled musicians with electrical rollicking enthusiasm", this band has an infectious onstage energy that comes from loving the music and each other. The 8-piece(!) band includes Bluegrass Tuesdays regulars Julie Metcalf (fiddle), Lisa Pinals (fiddle), Lindsay Straw (guitar), Ben Leddy and Ben Truboff (trading off on mandolin, banjo, and guitar), Cecily Mills (cello), Dan Africk (guitar), and Mike Siegel (bass).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Hound & Handler. Hound & Handler is a high-energy bluegrass/Americana band from Boston who released their debut LP ‘Lies & Advice’ in September 2023. They deliver lively originals centered around the struggles of establishing oneself in a time & place where the vast majority of money is funneled straight to the fortunate few, leaving the rest of us to fight for scraps. Established in 2021 as an Americana band including drums and occasional electric guitars, the band has since honed in their bluegrass roots, and features Sean Davis (mandolin), Ross Kiah (guitar), Joe Everett (bass).
And in other news, we are now up to four(!) distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – My Beginner-to-Intermediate Bluegrass Jam continues to meet nearly every Tuesday, but you'll have to email me to be sure. This is a "teacher-directed" jam where we never know what songs we're going to play, but we're limited to no instrumentals and no very fast nor very complex songs.
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam meets every week and is suitable for those who have some experience jamming already and can play songs and tunes, recognize chord changes, and play well with others.
*NEW* 6:45 pm – Ed's Fiddle Tunes at 80 BPM Jam now meets in the hallway behind the kitchen, right by the stairwell to the garage. This jam focuses on classic bluegrass instrumentals played at very reasonable tempos.
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam typically evolves out of Kelley's Intermediate Jam and then moves out back unless the weather is nice enough to play outside.
For more information about any of these jams, please visit https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me if you have any questions.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, March 11th will be The New Grown-Ups! Winners of the 2024 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival Band Contest, The New Grown-Ups blend traditional folk, country, blues, Celtic, Old-Time, originals, and bluegrass into a snafu of contemporary acoustic music. Described by Bluegrass Today as "skilled musicians with electrical rollicking enthusiasm", this band has an infectious onstage energy that comes from loving the music and each other. The 8-piece(!) band includes Bluegrass Tuesdays regulars Julie Metcalf (fiddle), Lisa Pinals (fiddle), Lindsay Straw (guitar), Ben Leddy and Ben Truboff (trading off on mandolin, banjo, and guitar), Cecily Mills (cello), Dan Africk (guitar), and Mike Siegel (bass).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Hound & Handler. Hound & Handler is a high-energy bluegrass/Americana band from Boston who released their debut LP ‘Lies & Advice’ in September 2023. They deliver lively originals centered around the struggles of establishing oneself in a time & place where the vast majority of money is funneled straight to the fortunate few, leaving the rest of us to fight for scraps. Established in 2021 as an Americana band including drums and occasional electric guitars, the band has since honed in their bluegrass roots, and features Sean Davis (mandolin), Ross Kiah (guitar), Joe Everett (bass).
And in other news, we are now up to four(!) distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – My Beginner-to-Intermediate Bluegrass Jam continues to meet nearly every Tuesday, but you'll have to email me to be sure. This is a "teacher-directed" jam where we never know what songs we're going to play, but we're limited to no instrumentals and no very fast nor very complex songs.
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam meets every week and is suitable for those who have some experience jamming already and can play songs and tunes, recognize chord changes, and play well with others.
*NEW* 6:45 pm – Ed's Fiddle Tunes at 80 BPM Jam now meets in the hallway behind the kitchen, right by the stairwell to the garage. This jam focuses on classic bluegrass instrumentals played at very reasonable tempos.
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam typically evolves out of Kelley's Intermediate Jam and then moves out back unless the weather is nice enough to play outside.
For more information about any of these jams, please visit https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me if you have any questions.
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:
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Mar 13, 2025, 1:25:18 PMMar 13
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, March 13th) with Kurt Werner & Friends. Kurt is a banjo player and tunesmith who has performed on our stage and hosted our Old-Time jams. Kurt will be joined by Hannah Rose Baker (fiddle) and Ben Truboff (guitar). Kurt Werner & Friends will be performing at 7 pm tonight followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by Andrew Tanis, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) hosted by Jon Gersh & Kathy Fletcher a.k.a. Planet Banjo.
Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and many more upcoming artists!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, March 18th will be Frank Drake & The Drake Equation. Frank plays, writes, and teaches music as well as creates amazing digital art. This show will premiere some of the songs from his new and soon to be released album called "Our Time Together". Frank (guitar) will be joined by Kathleen Parks (fiddle), Dan Bui (mandolin), and Paul Dilley (bass).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be The Third Degree. The Third Degree is a new trio featuring the cello stylings of Cecily Mills, along with Anika Thomas (fiddle) and Isaiah Gardham (guitar).
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, March 18th will be Frank Drake & The Drake Equation. Frank plays, writes, and teaches music as well as creates amazing digital art. This show will premiere some of the songs from his new and soon to be released album called "Our Time Together". Frank (guitar) will be joined by Kathleen Parks (fiddle), Dan Bui (mandolin), and Paul Dilley (bass).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be The Third Degree. The Third Degree is a new trio featuring the cello stylings of Cecily Mills, along with Anika Thomas (fiddle) and Isaiah Gardham (guitar).
And in other news, we are now up to four(!) distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – My Beginner-to-Intermediate Bluegrass Jam continues to meet nearly every Tuesday, but you'll have to email me at tony...@gmail.com to be sure. This is a "teacher-directed" jam where we never know what songs we're going to play, but we're limited to no instrumentals and no very fast nor very complex songs.
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam meets every week and is suitable for those who have some experience jamming already and can play songs and tunes, recognize chord changes, and play well with others.
*NEW* 6:45 pm – Ed's Fiddle Tunes at 80 BPM Jam now meets in the hallway behind the kitchen, right by the stairwell to the garage. This jam focuses on classic bluegrass instrumentals played at very reasonable tempos.
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam typically evolves out of Kelley's Intermediate Jam and then moves out back unless the weather is nice enough to play outside.
For more information about any of these jams, please visit https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me at tony...@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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., March 18th – Frank Drake & The Drake Equation (The Third Degree opens)
Tues., March 25th – 8 pm Feature Band TBA (Nash Reilly & Friends opens)
Tues., April 1st – Max Wareham's "DAGGOMIT!" Album Release Party! (Berklee Ensemble Greg Liszt's 21st Century String Band opens)
Tues., April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman (of The Lonesome Ace Stringband!)
Tues., April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tues., April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tues., April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt
Tues., March 25th – 8 pm Feature Band TBA (Nash Reilly & Friends opens)
Tues., April 1st – Max Wareham's "DAGGOMIT!" Album Release Party! (Berklee Ensemble Greg Liszt's 21st Century String Band opens)
Tues., April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman (of The Lonesome Ace Stringband!)
Tues., April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tues., April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tues., April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thur., April 24th – Foghorn Stringband mandolin player Caleb Klauder & Friends
Thur., May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tues., May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
Tues., May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski
Fri., July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party with The Asheville Mountain Boys
Thur., May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tues., May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
Tues., May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski
Fri., July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party with The Asheville Mountain Boys
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Mar 20, 2025, 1:47:16 PMMar 20
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, March 20th) with The Waitts Mountain Woodchoppers. The Woodchoppers are led by fiddler Matt Prosper, who is joined by Ari Smolin (guitar) and Oliver Strand (banjo). They will be performing at 7 pm tonight followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by J Johnson, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) hosted by Zach Meyer.
Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and many more upcoming artists!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, March 25th will be a side project of mine, Tony Watt & MASHachusetts. We will be playing some of the biggest bluegrass hits from the '90s and beyond. The band features some of my favorite musicians and people: Flynn Cohen (mandolin), Quinn Eastburn (fiddle), Micah Philipp (banjo), Josh Dayton (bass), and me (Tony Watt) on guitar. We’ve got lots of hard-driving bluegrass picked out for you, and we hope you can join us next Tuesday!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Nash Reilly & Gretchen Bowder. 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 Gretchen Bowder, who is herself a stalwart of the Boston-area bluegrass scene who performs in various bands including The Bagboys and The Hazel Project.
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, March 25th will be a side project of mine, Tony Watt & MASHachusetts. We will be playing some of the biggest bluegrass hits from the '90s and beyond. The band features some of my favorite musicians and people: Flynn Cohen (mandolin), Quinn Eastburn (fiddle), Micah Philipp (banjo), Josh Dayton (bass), and me (Tony Watt) on guitar. We’ve got lots of hard-driving bluegrass picked out for you, and we hope you can join us next Tuesday!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Nash Reilly & Gretchen Bowder. 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 Gretchen Bowder, who is herself a stalwart of the Boston-area bluegrass scene who performs in various bands including The Bagboys and The Hazel Project.
And in other news, we are now up to four(!) distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – My Beginner-to-Intermediate Bluegrass Jam continues to meet nearly every Tuesday, but you'll have to email me at tony...@gmail.com to be sure. This is a "teacher-directed" jam where we never know what songs we're going to play, but we're limited to no instrumentals and no very fast nor very complex songs.
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam meets every week and is suitable for those who have some experience jamming already and can play songs and tunes, recognize chord changes, and play well with others.
*NEW* 6:45 pm – Ed's Fiddle Tunes at 80 BPM Jam now meets in the hallway behind the kitchen, right by the stairwell to the garage. This jam focuses on classic bluegrass instrumentals played at very reasonable tempos.
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam typically evolves out of Kelley's Intermediate Jam and then moves out back unless the weather is nice enough to play outside.
For more information about any of these jams, please visit https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me at tony...@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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, March 25th – Tony Watt & MASHachusetts (Nash Reilly & Gretchen Bowder opens)
Tues., April 1st – Max Wareham's "DAGGOMIT!" Album Release Party! (Berklee Ensemble Greg Liszt's 21st Century String Band opens)
Tues., April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman (of The Lonesome Ace Stringband!)
Tues., April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tues., April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tues., April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thur., April 24th – Foghorn Stringband mandolin player Caleb Klauder & Friends
Thur., May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tues., May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
Tues., May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski
Fri., July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tues., April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman (of The Lonesome Ace Stringband!)
Tues., April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tues., April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tues., April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thur., April 24th – Foghorn Stringband mandolin player Caleb Klauder & Friends
Thur., May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tues., May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
Tues., May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski
Fri., July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tony Watt
Mar 27, 2025, 4:27:30 PMMar 27
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, March 27th) with Frog Hollow Day Camp. Frog Hollow Day Camp is Laura Feddersen and Eric Boodman (fiddles), Mark Wholley (guitar), Joel Wennerstrom (banjo), and Tyson Graham (bass). They will be performing at 7 pm tonight followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by Andrew Tanis, and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) with a host TBA. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and many more upcoming artists!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, April 1st will be no joke(!) when we celebrate Max Wareham's "DAGGOMIT!" Album Release Party. Max Wareham, who tours nationally with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, celebrates the release of his new album, "DAGGOMIT!" He'll be playing with his band, the National Bluegrass Team, featuring Jean-Baptiste (JB) Cardineau (mandolin), Jack Holland (guitar), Emma Turoff (bass), and special guest all the way from Kentucky: Laura Orshaw on fiddle! Vinyl LPs and CDs will be for sale and everyone is invited to come celebrate the new album!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Greg Liszt's Berklee Ensemble. 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 about 25 years ago. He went on to tour with one of the most iconic stars in American history, Bruce Springsteen, and he now teaches the next generation of up-and-coming stars at Berklee. Don't miss this latest ensemble coached by Greg when they make their Lily P's debut next Tuesday!
As a reminder, we are now up to four distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, April 1st will be no joke(!) when we celebrate Max Wareham's "DAGGOMIT!" Album Release Party. Max Wareham, who tours nationally with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, celebrates the release of his new album, "DAGGOMIT!" He'll be playing with his band, the National Bluegrass Team, featuring Jean-Baptiste (JB) Cardineau (mandolin), Jack Holland (guitar), Emma Turoff (bass), and special guest all the way from Kentucky: Laura Orshaw on fiddle! Vinyl LPs and CDs will be for sale and everyone is invited to come celebrate the new album!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Greg Liszt's Berklee Ensemble. 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 about 25 years ago. He went on to tour with one of the most iconic stars in American history, Bruce Springsteen, and he now teaches the next generation of up-and-coming stars at Berklee. Don't miss this latest ensemble coached by Greg when they make their Lily P's debut next Tuesday!
As a reminder, we are now up to four distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – My Beginner-to-Intermediate Bluegrass Jam continues to meet nearly every Tuesday, but you'll have to email me at tony...@gmail.com to be sure. This is a "teacher-directed" jam where we never know what songs we're going to play, but we're limited to no instrumentals and no very fast nor very complex songs.
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam meets every week and is suitable for those who have some experience jamming already and can play songs and tunes, recognize chord changes, and play well with others.
*NEW* 6:45 pm – Ed's Fiddle Tunes at 80 BPM Jam now meets in the hallway behind the kitchen, right by the stairwell to the garage. This jam focuses on classic bluegrass instrumentals played at very reasonable tempos.
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam typically evolves out of Kelley's Intermediate Jam and then moves out back unless the weather is nice enough to play outside.
For more information about any of these jams, please visit https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me at tony...@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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, April 1st – Max Wareham's "DAGGOMIT!" Album Release Party! (Greg Liszt's Berklee Ensemble opens)
Tuesday, April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman of The Lonesome Ace Stringband! (Ethan Setiawan's Sam Reider Berklee Ensemble opens)
Tuesday, April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme
Tuesday, April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman of The Lonesome Ace Stringband! (Ethan Setiawan's Sam Reider Berklee Ensemble opens)
Tuesday, April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, April 3rd) with Cathy Mason, Sarah Nelson & Chris Reckling. Cathy (fiddle) and Sarah (guitar & fiddle) perform regularly in a high-energy duo as The High Strung Strummers, and they will be joined by special guest, Chris Reckling, the banjo and guitar player for Long Lost String Band and The Splinters. They will be performing at 7 pm tonight, followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam at 7:30 pm (please note the later start time) hosted by Zach Meyer and an Int/Adv Jam at 8:30 pm (also later) hosted by Joel Wennerstrom & Ben Bruno.
Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and many more upcoming artists!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, April 8th, will be an international touring group coming all the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman of The Lonesome Ace Stringband! Through twenty years and a couple of thousand shows together in bands such as The Foggy Hogtown Boys and The Lonesome Ace Stringband, John Showman and Chris Coole have developed a deep and instinctual musical bond. Their music lurks in a truly unique space that is somewhere on the outskirts of old-time, bluegrass, and folk. This will be a rare opportunity to see this very talented duo perform in an intimate venue, and I hope you can join us for this special show!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Ethan Setiawan's Sam Reider Berklee Ensemble. Ethan is a graduate of Berklee himself who currently performs in a variety of bands including Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground, Hildaland, Acoustic Nomads, and Band of Friends. Ethan's ensemble will be focused on the music of Latin GRAMMY-nominated pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator Sam Reider. Don't miss this ensemble coached by Ethan when they make their Lily P's debut next Tuesday!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, April 8th, will be an international touring group coming all the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman of The Lonesome Ace Stringband! Through twenty years and a couple of thousand shows together in bands such as The Foggy Hogtown Boys and The Lonesome Ace Stringband, John Showman and Chris Coole have developed a deep and instinctual musical bond. Their music lurks in a truly unique space that is somewhere on the outskirts of old-time, bluegrass, and folk. This will be a rare opportunity to see this very talented duo perform in an intimate venue, and I hope you can join us for this special show!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Ethan Setiawan's Sam Reider Berklee Ensemble. Ethan is a graduate of Berklee himself who currently performs in a variety of bands including Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground, Hildaland, Acoustic Nomads, and Band of Friends. Ethan's ensemble will be focused on the music of Latin GRAMMY-nominated pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator Sam Reider. Don't miss this ensemble coached by Ethan when they make their Lily P's debut next Tuesday!
As a reminder, we are now up to four distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – My Beginner-to-Intermediate Bluegrass Jam continues to meet nearly every Tuesday, but you'll have to email me at tony...@gmail.com to be sure. This is a "teacher-directed" jam where we never know what songs we're going to play, but we're limited to no instrumentals and no very fast nor very complex songs.
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam meets every week and is suitable for those who have some experience jamming already and can play songs and tunes, recognize chord changes, and play well with others.
*NEW* 6:45 pm – Ed's Fiddle Tunes at 80 BPM Jam now meets in the hallway behind the kitchen, right by the stairwell to the garage. This jam focuses on classic bluegrass instrumentals played at very reasonable tempos.
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam typically evolves out of Kelley's Intermediate Jam and then moves out back unless the weather is nice enough to play outside.
For more information about any of these jams, please visit
https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me at tony...@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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, April 8th – All the way from Toronto, Ontario: Chris Coole & John Showman of The Lonesome Ace Stringband! (Ethan Setiawan's Sam Reider Berklee Ensemble opens)
Tuesday, April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Tuesday, April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thursday, April 24th – Foghorn Stringband mandolin player Caleb Klauder & Friends
Thursday, May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Thursday, May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tony Watt
Apr 10, 2025, 4:44:28 PMApr 10
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Hey Everyone,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, April 15th, will be Dan Bui & Friends. Dan is the mandolin player for - and a founding member of - the highly acclaimed Signature Sounds Recordings band Twisted Pine. He’s also a great bass player, great soundperson, and just all-around great person. Next Tuesday, Dan will be playing mandolin alongside a cast of some incredibly talented musicians, including Kathleen Parks (fiddle), BB Bowness (banjo), Alex Formento (guitar), and Mike Siegel (bass).
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be The Reunion Band, a band comprised of some of the Boston area’s most widely known and venerable bluegrass musicians. 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 BB Bowness (banjo) and a special guest fiddler.
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, April 15th – Dan Bui & Friends (The Reunion Band opens)
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme (Familiar Strangers open)
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme (Familiar Strangers open)
Tony Watt
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, April 17th) with The Dead Sea Squirrels. The Dead Sea Squirrels feature some of the most talented Old-Time musicians in New England, including Cathy Mason (fiddle), Craig Edwards (fiddle, banjo & mandolin), and Henry Yoshimura (guitar). They will be performing at 7 pm tonight, followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam hosted by Kurt Werner at 7:30 pm and an Int/Adv Jam hosted by Ben Truboff at 8:30 pm. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and many more upcoming artists!
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, April 22nd, will be the G Rockwell Band. G is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader, who is the only three-time Freshgrass competition winner. G (on banjo) will be joined by some incredibly talented young musicians, including Devin Jones (guitar), Sam Stage (fiddle), and Karl Henry (bass). You won't want to miss this band!
Ethan Setiawan's 21st Century Stringband Berklee Ensemble will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Ethan is a graduate of Berklee himself who currently performs in a variety of bands. including Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground, Hildaland, Acoustic Nomads, and Band of Friends. This ensemble, coached by Ethan, includes Ruth Shumway (fiddle), Micah Philipp (banjo), Hayden Reidling (guitar), Quinn Eastburn (mandolin), Sam Thomas (cello), and Emma Turoff (bass).
Ethan Setiawan's 21st Century Stringband Berklee Ensemble will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Ethan is a graduate of Berklee himself who currently performs in a variety of bands. including Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground, Hildaland, Acoustic Nomads, and Band of Friends. This ensemble, coached by Ethan, includes Ruth Shumway (fiddle), Micah Philipp (banjo), Hayden Reidling (guitar), Quinn Eastburn (mandolin), Sam Thomas (cello), 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 Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, April 22nd – G Rockwell Band (Ethan Setiawan's 21st Century Stringband Berklee Ensemble opens)
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme (Familiar Strangers open)
Tuesday, May 6th – Dave Dillon's 80th Birthday Bash (Various Berklee Ensembles will perform throughout the night, both before and after Dave's 8 pm set)
Tuesday, May 13th – Stash Wyslouch (Trevin Nelson & Friends open)
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski (Cold County opens)
Tuesday, May 13th – Stash Wyslouch (Trevin Nelson & Friends open)
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski (Cold County opens)
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thursday, April 24th – Foghorn Stringband mandolin player Caleb Klauder & Friends
Thursday, May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tony Watt
Apr 24, 2025, 9:30:24 AMApr 24
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Hey Everyone,
Caleb Klauder is one of the most beloved traditional musicians in the world, and is just at home playing old-time as he is playing classic honky tonk country, bluegrass, cajun music, and much more. Old-Time Almost Fridays is so excited to welcome Caleb tonight (Thursday, April 24th), along with some of the most talented bluegrass musicians in New England. Caleb is the founding mandolininst of old-time powerhouse Foghorn Stringband, and he will joined by Nate Lee on fiddle (formerly of The Becky Buller Band), Eli Gilbert on banjo (formerly of Missy Raines & Allegheny), Amanda Kowalski on bass (formerly of Della Mae), and yours truly (Tony Watt) on guitar.
Caleb Klauder & Friends will be performing at 7:30 pm tonight (please note the later start time), followed immediately at 8:30 pm by an advanced-level jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be an Int/Adv Jam hosted by Chris Reckling at 8:30 pm (please note: there will be no 7:30 pm Beg/Int Jam tonight). Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and more upcoming artists!
Caleb Klauder & Friends will be performing at 7:30 pm tonight (please note the later start time), followed immediately at 8:30 pm by an advanced-level jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be an Int/Adv Jam hosted by Chris Reckling at 8:30 pm (please note: there will be no 7:30 pm Beg/Int Jam tonight). Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and more upcoming artists!
The 8 pm Feature Artist next Tuesday, April 29th, will be coming all the way from Kentucky: Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme. Michael Prewitt toured the globe for a few years as the mandolin player for GRAMMY-nominated Special Consensus. He recently came off the road with Special C, and we're so excited to have him back in the area with his band, CrunchGrass Supreme. Michael (mandolin) will be joined by Max Wareham (banjo), Jack Holland (guitar), and all the way from East Tennessee, making his Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P's debut, bassist Max Etling!
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Familiar Strangers, a high-energy acoustic band that blends bluegrass, Celtic, country, rock, and other influences to create fresh takes on a wide range of songs. The band consists of Greg Young (guitar), Susan Ruth (fiddle), Ken Clarkson (banjo and Dobro), and John Brunette (bass). Wherever they play, Familiar Strangers bring heart, energy, and an irresistible bluegrass groove.
As a reminder, we now have up to four distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
The 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand will be Familiar Strangers, a high-energy acoustic band that blends bluegrass, Celtic, country, rock, and other influences to create fresh takes on a wide range of songs. The band consists of Greg Young (guitar), Susan Ruth (fiddle), Ken Clarkson (banjo and Dobro), and John Brunette (bass). Wherever they play, Familiar Strangers bring heart, energy, and an irresistible bluegrass groove.
As a reminder, we now have up to four distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
6:45 pm – Ed's Fiddle Tunes at Moderate Tempos Jam
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
For more information about any of these jams, please visit
https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me at tony...@gmail.com if you have any questions.
https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me at tony...@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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:
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, April 29th – All the way from Kentucky: former Special Consensus mandolin player Michael Prewitt & CrunchGrass Supreme (Familiar Strangers open)
Tuesday, May 6th – Dave Dillon's 80th Birthday Bash (Various Berklee Ensembles will perform throughout the night, both before and after Dave's 8 pm set)
Tuesday, May 6th – Dave Dillon's 80th Birthday Bash (Various Berklee Ensembles will perform throughout the night, both before and after Dave's 8 pm set)
Tuesday, May 13th – Stash Wyslouch (Taylor Ackley & Friends)
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (Trevin Nelson & Friends open)
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (Trevin Nelson & Friends open)
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski (Cold County opens)
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thursday, April 24th – Foghorn Stringband mandolin player Caleb Klauder & Friends
Thursday, May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tony Watt
May 1, 2025, 3:51:16 PMMay 1
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Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, May 1st) with Berklee's Old-Time Ensemble taught by Bruce Molsky. Berklee's Old-Time Ensemble is housed within Berklee's American Roots Music Program and has been taught all semester by one of the most important Old-Time musicians of his generation, Bruce Molsky. The ensemble will be performing at 7 pm tonight, followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam hosted by Chris Reckling at 7:30 pm and an Int/Adv Jam hosted by Joel Wennerstrom and Ben Bruno at 8:30 pm. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists!
Next Tuesday, May 6th, the 8 pm set will be a special celebration of Dave Dillon's 80th birthday! Dave Dillon has played bluegrass for decades, but he is probably best known for his time spent with Joe Val & The New England Bluegrass Boys. Dave will be celebrating his 80th birthday (which is technically on Wednesday, May 7th) by playing guitar and singing with some of his favorite young musicians in the area, including Kathleen Parks (fiddle), Max Wareham (banjo), JB Cardineau (mandolin), and Dan Bui (bass).
Also performing next Tuesday will be a wide variety of Berklee students taught by me (Tony Watt). Here's the schedule:
6:15 – Reba May (solo set)
7:00 – Bluegrass Jam Band Ensemble #1 featuring Ruth Shumway (fiddle), Zack Kuhn (guitar), Luke Tracy (bass), and Reba May (guitar and harmonica)
9:00 – Bluegrass Jam Band Ensemble #2 featuring Kemedy Hauser (fiddle), Zach Cornell and Will Leitner (guitars), Django Beaudoin (mandolin), Al Nadel (keys), and Harry Krsul-Sullivan (bass)
9:45 – Bluegrass Band Ensemble Micaela Joseph, Evelyn Mach (mandolin), Ethan Leber and Levon Hem Mastervik (guitars), and Egan Rogers (bass)
Also performing next Tuesday will be a wide variety of Berklee students taught by me (Tony Watt). Here's the schedule:
6:15 – Reba May (solo set)
7:00 – Bluegrass Jam Band Ensemble #1 featuring Ruth Shumway (fiddle), Zack Kuhn (guitar), Luke Tracy (bass), and Reba May (guitar and harmonica)
9:00 – Bluegrass Jam Band Ensemble #2 featuring Kemedy Hauser (fiddle), Zach Cornell and Will Leitner (guitars), Django Beaudoin (mandolin), Al Nadel (keys), and Harry Krsul-Sullivan (bass)
9:45 – Bluegrass Band Ensemble Micaela Joseph, Evelyn Mach (mandolin), Ethan Leber and Levon Hem Mastervik (guitars), and Egan Rogers (bass)
As a reminder, we now have up to four distinct jams scheduled nearly every week at Lily P’s (more details online at https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html):
5:15 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
6:45 pm – Ed's Fiddle Tunes at Moderate Tempos Jam
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
For more information about any of these jams, please visit
https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams.html and email me at tony...@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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, May 6th – Dave Dillon's 80th Birthday Bash (Various Berklee Ensembles will perform throughout the night, both before and after Dave's 8 pm set)
Tuesday, May 13th – Stash Wyslouch (Taylor Ackley & Friends)
Tuesday, May 13th – Stash Wyslouch (Taylor Ackley & Friends)
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (7 pm set TBA)
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski (Cold County opens)
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thursday, May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tuesday, June 17th – The Hazel Project
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tony Watt
May 8, 2025, 4:06:14 PMMay 8
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Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, May 8th) 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. Dan (on mandolin) will be joined by Kathleen Parks (fiddle) and Alex Formento (guitar). The band will be performing at 7 pm tonight, followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the group. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int Jam hosted by J Johnson at 7:30 pm and an Int/Adv Jam hosted by Annie Rouillard at 8:30 pm. Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists!
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 (on mandolin) will be joined by Devon Gardner (fiddle), Gretchen Bowder (banjo), 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.
Please check out these amazing bands coming to Lily P's soon:
Tuesday, May 13th – Stash Wyslouch & Friends (Taylor Ackley & Friends)
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (Evan Murphy & Friends open)
Tuesday, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (Evan Murphy & Friends open)
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski (Cold County opens)
Tuesday, June 3rd – The Ethan Robbins Bluegrass Hour (7 pm Opening Set TBA)
Tuesday, June 10th – Tim Kiah & Friends (Trevin Nelson & Friends open)
Tuesday, June 17th – The Hazel Project (Clay Pigeons open)
Tuesday, June 10th – Tim Kiah & Friends (Trevin Nelson & Friends open)
Tuesday, June 17th – The Hazel Project (Clay Pigeons open)
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Thursday, May 15th – Clawhammer banjo Master: Adam Hurt & Beth Williams Hartness
Tuesday, July 1st – Chris Luquette Presents: The Grass Messengers
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tony Watt
May 15, 2025, 2:20:15 PMMay 15
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Hey Everyone,
Adam Hurt is one of the most (if not the most) exacting and musically-satisfying clawhammer players in the world today (Banjo NewsLetter, May 2017). Deemed a "banjo virtuoso" by the Washington Post, Adam Hurt has fused several traditional old-time idioms to create his own elegantly innovative clawhammer banjo style. Adam will be joined by his regular music partner Beth Williams Hartness, with whom he has performed throughout the United States as well as in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Adam and Beth will be performing at 7 pm tonight, followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the duo. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be an Int/Adv Jam hosted by Cathy Mason at 8:30 pm (please note: there will be no 7:30 pm Beg/Int Jam tonight). Please check out the Old-Time Almost Fridays webpage (https://bluegrasstuesdays.com/old-time.html) for more details and upcoming artists!
Adam and Beth will be performing at 7 pm tonight, followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by the duo. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be an Int/Adv Jam hosted by Cathy Mason at 8:30 pm (please note: there will be no 7:30 pm Beg/Int Jam tonight). 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, May 20th, will be Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell. Mark should be familiar to many of you as one of the most important bass players in the history of bluegrass music. His discography reads like a who's who of bluegrass music, including albums with Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, Claire Lynch, Della Mae, Sarah Jarosz, Nickel Creek, John Hartford, Tim O’Brien, Jerry Douglas, Mark O’Connor, and The Bluegrass Album Band. But you might not know that Mark grew up in Lexington, MA, so this will be something of a homecoming show for him.
And Mark's duo partner, Bryan McDowell, is one of the most talented young musicians in all of bluegrass music. Bryan has also played with a who's who of bluegrass including being a side-person and/or session player for Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton, Claire Lynch, Sierra Hull, Ron Block, Josh Turner, Mountain Heart, Alison Brown, Bobby Osborne, Molly Tuttle, Lee Ann Womack, Missy Raines, East Nash Grass, John Reischman, and John McEuen. Bryan was also the first person in history to win the contests in guitar, mandolin, and fiddle at the National Championships in Winfield, all in the same year - and he did it all in the first year he ever went there!
Evan Murphy & Friends will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Evan is the guitar player and lead singer in Mile Twelve, one of the hottest bands to come out of the Boston area, and a group that got their start at our former home, The Cantab Lounge. Evan was featured at the IBMA's Songwriter Showcase in 2018 and was nominated for an IBMA Momentum Award as Vocalist of the Year. Evan will be joined by some very talented musicians, and you won't want to miss it!
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, May 20th – Bluegrass Album Band alumnus: Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell (Evan Murphy & Friends open)
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski (Cold County opens)
Tuesday, May 27th – Mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski (Cold County opens)
Tuesday, June 3rd – The Ethan Robbins Bluegrass Hour (Lindsay Straw & Andy Cambria open)
Tuesday, June 10th – Tim Kiah & Friends (Trevin Nelson & Friends open)
Tuesday, June 17th – The Hazel Project (Clay Pigeons open)
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Tuesday, July 1st – Chris Luquette Presents: The Grass Messengers
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tony Watt
May 22, 2025, 4:02:32 PMMay 22
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays continues tonight (Thursday, May 22nd) with
Pieces of Grain: Zach Meyer & Alex Barstow. Zach and Alex are the
mandolin and fiddle contingent of the highly acclaimed local Old-Time
band Grain Thief. Zach and Alex will be performing at 7 pm tonight,
followed immediately at 8 pm by an advanced-level Old-Time jam led by
the duo. And at the opposite end of Lily P's, there will be a Beg/Int
Jam hosted by Chris Reckling at 7:30 pm and an Int/Adv Jam hosted by
Joel Wennerstrom & Ben Bruno at 8:30 pm. 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, May 27th, will be mandolin Legend: Don Stiernberg & Jerry Wicentowski! Don Stiernberg and Jerry Wicentowski, longtime collaborators and current members of the bluegrass band Third Coast Bluegrass, share a deep appreciation for early American brother duets and first-generation bluegrass. Inspired by legendary acts like The Monroe and Louvin Brothers, the duo blends traditional harmonies with modern influences – Don’s swing/jazz mandolin and Jerry’s soulful bluegrass vocals. Their performances often include classic duets, swing-infused tunes, and tributes to Mac Wiseman, whom Jerry honored in his acclaimed album Thanks, Mac!
Don, based in Chicago, is one of the most famous jazz mandolinists and teachers with decades of experience, including mentorship under the legendary Jethro Burns. He leads the Don Stiernberg Quartet and offers online mandolin lessons. Jerry, originally from New York City and now also living in the upper Midwest, is known for his clear, expressive voice and deep respect for bluegrass traditions.
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 and Ryan Fess (guitars), Tara Macneil (fiddle), Alyssa Parker (vocals), Luke Hanlin (mandolin), James Cappelletti (banjo), 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 Lily P's soon:
Tony Watt
May 30, 2025, 12:31:06 PMMay 30
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Hey Everyone,
The 8 pm Feature Band next Tuesday, June 3rd will be Simon Brogie and The XLTs. You may remember Simon as the banjo player and singer of Bluegrass Tuesdays favorite The Hosmer Mountain Boys, but with the XLTs, Simon has taken center stage to front his own band of long time friends. Simon (on guitar) will be joined by Peggy Harvey (fiddle), Greg Donlan (banjo), Phil Lee (guitar), Peter Faulkner (bass), plus special guest Dr. Richie Brown on mandolin!
Lindsay Straw & Andy Cambria will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Montana-born, Berklee-educated multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Straw is as comfortable in American roots music as she is the world of traditional Celtic music. You can see her work on her YouTube channel, where her videos often have tens of thousands of views. Andy Cambria is an accomplished flatpicker, singer, and songwriter, as well as one of the many knowledgeable musicians at The Music Emporium in Lexington, Mass.
Lindsay Straw & Andy Cambria will be playing the 7 pm Opening Set immediately beforehand. Montana-born, Berklee-educated multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Straw is as comfortable in American roots music as she is the world of traditional Celtic music. You can see her work on her YouTube channel, where her videos often have tens of thousands of views. Andy Cambria is an accomplished flatpicker, singer, and songwriter, as well as one of the many knowledgeable musicians at The Music Emporium in Lexington, Mass.
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, June 3rd – Simon Brogie and The XLTs (Lindsay Straw & Andy Cambria open)
Tuesday, June 10th – Tim Kiah & Friends (Trevin Nelson & Friends open)
Tuesday, June 17th – The Hazel Project (Clay Pigeons open)
And please join us for these upcoming highlights:
Tuesday, July 1st – Chris Luquette Presents: The Grass Messengers
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day Fireworks Party
Tuesday, July 29th – Music from the Appalachians to the Andes: Acoustic Nomads
Tuesday, August 26th – All the way from North Carolina: Nick Chandler & Delivered
Tuesday, August 26th – All the way from North Carolina: Nick Chandler & Delivered
Tony Watt
Jun 6, 2025, 11:45:18 AMJun 6
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Hi Everyone,
After nearly three unforgettable years, Bluegrass Tuesdays have grown beyond anything I could’ve imagined – thanks in large part to our incredible home at Lily P’s. Sadly, Lily P’s will be going on hiatus in the middle of next week, so please join us this Tuesday, June 10th, for our final night in this amazing space!
We’ll celebrate chef/owner Chris Parsons for his incredible generosity, the wonderful staff, and everything we’ve built together as a community. The originally scheduled bands have kindly stepped aside so we can have an Open Stage all night. Whether you bring a song, a story, or just yourself, I hope you'll join us in honoring this beautiful chapter.
While this goodbye will be heartbreaking for so many people (and I’m right there with you), I’m feeling deeply optimistic. The Bluegrass Tuesdays community is stronger than ever in its 30+ year history, and Lily P’s played a huge part in that. As we turn the page, I’m asking for your help with two things:
(1) Keep the music going – starting Tuesday, June 17th!
We’ll resume our weekly outdoor jams at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. We’re also hoping to move Old-Time Almost Fridays jams there on Thursday nights too, so stay tuned for more details soon!
(2) Please help us find our next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays!
Lily P’s will be a tough act to follow, so I’m asking everyone to help join in the search. Please keep an open mind – it doesn't have to be a bar or restaurant, nor does it have to be in Cambridge or even within 128. It could be a church or community center, or maybe a school or hotel (with or without a bar/restaurant). Our top two criteria are:
1. We’re looking for at least five separate indoor jamming areas available year-round (this is our absolute top priority, and more would be even better)
2. And it must have some amount of parking nearby (so not in Harvard Square, the Theater District, Newbury Street, etc.)
If we can meet those two criteria, the next two most important are:
3. Ideally, we’d love to present a show each week (but it's not as important as our top two criteria)
4. It would be great if it were available every Tuesday night (but it's not a deal breaker)
And our final two most important criteria are:
5. Having food and/or drinks available would be a bonus
6. Subway access would also be a plus
If you can think of a potential venue, please let me know! No need to reach out to them yourself – in fact, it’s probably better if I do. But the more ideas we gather, the better our chances.
One more thing: I could really use some last-minute help next week. I'm looking for a place to store the stage, and somebody with a vehicle big enough to transport it. Even if you can only do one or the other, please let me know!
Finally, I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who has been involved with Lily P's in so many different ways: jammers and jam hosts, performers, audience members, Chris and his family and staff, various kinds of helpers, and on and on. As amazing a space for Bluegrass Tuesdays as Lily P's has been, it was brought to life by all of you. Thank you all so much for helping create such an amazing community!
With deep gratitude,
Tony Watt
Tony Watt
Jun 9, 2025, 2:46:23 PMJun 9
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Hey Everyone,
As we announced last Friday, tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 10th) will be our final night at Lily P's! I hope you'll join us to celebrate this beautiful chapter and everything we’ve built together as a community. We'll have an Open Stage all night, so bring a song, a story, or just yourself!
Our search for our next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays has already begun, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for.
Tomorrow night's schedule is still a bit up in the air, but we will be having our four regularly scheduled jams (more details online at www.bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams):
Our search for our next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays has already begun, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for.
Tomorrow night's schedule is still a bit up in the air, but we will be having our four regularly scheduled jams (more details online at www.bluegrasstuesdays.com/jams):
5:15 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
6:30 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
6:45 pm – Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam hosted by Mark
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
And then starting next Tuesday, June 17th, we’ll resume our weekly outdoor jams at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. We’re also hoping to move Old-Time Almost Fridays jams there on Thursday nights too, so stay tuned for more details soon!
Here's what we learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground last time:
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door)
(2) We mostly jammed near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ballfield
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "bluegrass experience"
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms)
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring that as well
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot
Starting with the outdoor jam on Tuesday, June 17th, the regularly scheduled jams will be shifting to a new schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam hosted by Mark
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Please let me know if you have any questions whatsoever, and I hope you can join us tomorrow night at Lily P's!
7:00 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
And then starting next Tuesday, June 17th, we’ll resume our weekly outdoor jams at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. We’re also hoping to move Old-Time Almost Fridays jams there on Thursday nights too, so stay tuned for more details soon!
Here's what we learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground last time:
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door)
(2) We mostly jammed near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ballfield
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "bluegrass experience"
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms)
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring that as well
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot
Starting with the outdoor jam on Tuesday, June 17th, the regularly scheduled jams will be shifting to a new schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam hosted by Mark
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Please let me know if you have any questions whatsoever, and I hope you can join us tomorrow night at Lily P's!
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
JamVember, Boston's Non-Festival | JamVember.com
BBU Education Co-Director & Vice President | BBU.org
Tony Watt
Jun 12, 2025, 9:42:20 AMJun 12
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Hey Everyone,
Wow, what an amazing outpouring of support and good vibes this past Tuesday as we celebrated our final night at Lily P's! I don't know how late everyone stayed, but I've got photographic evidence that Jambassador Jack made it all the way past sunrise!
As a reminder, the search for our next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays has already begun, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need many more!
I am very excited to say that starting tonight (Thursday, June 12th), Old-Time Almost Fridays jams will be moving to the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. The schedule of the jams will remain similar:
7:30 pm Beg/Int Old-Time Jam: hosted by Hannah Rose Baker
8:30 pm Int/Adv Old-Time Jam: jam host TBA
And then starting next Tuesday, June 17th, Bluegrass Tuesdays jams will be moving to the same location. Here's what we've learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground:
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door).
(2) We often jam near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ball field.
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "festival experience".
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot.
Starting with the outdoor jams on Tuesday, June 17th, the regularly scheduled jams will be shifting to a new schedule:
As a reminder, the search for our next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays has already begun, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need many more!
I am very excited to say that starting tonight (Thursday, June 12th), Old-Time Almost Fridays jams will be moving to the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. The schedule of the jams will remain similar:
7:30 pm Beg/Int Old-Time Jam: hosted by Hannah Rose Baker
8:30 pm Int/Adv Old-Time Jam: jam host TBA
And then starting next Tuesday, June 17th, Bluegrass Tuesdays jams will be moving to the same location. Here's what we've learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground:
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door).
(2) We often jam near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ball field.
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "festival experience".
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot.
Starting with the outdoor jams on Tuesday, June 17th, the regularly scheduled jams will be shifting to a new schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Both listeners and jammers are invited to the jams in N. Cambridge, and I hope you can make it out tonight and next Tuesday!
Tony
Tony
IBMA Momentum Mentor of the Year | Linktr.ee/TonyWatt
Associate Professor | Berklee.edu/Faculty/Tony-Watt
Associate Professor | Berklee.edu/Faculty/Tony-Watt
Accurate Lyrics, Chords & More | PickersGuide.com
NE Flatpicking Camp | TonyWattBluegrass.com/Camp
BG2s & Old-Time Almost Fridays | BluegrassTuesdays.com
JamVember, Boston's Non-Festival | JamVember.com
BBU Education Co-Director & Vice President | BBU.org
BBU Education Co-Director & Vice President | BBU.org
About Bluegrass Tuesdays
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 artists to the stage such as Dale Ann Bradley, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, David Grier, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Chris Jones, Molly Tuttle, the late James King, and later The Kevin Prater Band. 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, Twisted Pine, The Lonely Heartstrings Band, Mile Twelve, Joy Kills Sorrow, and many more.
Bluegrass Tuesdays are now hosted by Tony Watt, and from October 2022 until June 2025, were held at chef Chris Parsons' restaurant Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge. While at Lily P's, Bluegrass Tuesdays welcomed additional nationally-known artists including Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, Special Consensus, East Nash Grass, Missy Raines & Allegheny, Mark Shatz & Bryan McDowell, Rick Faris, Joe K. Walsh, Compton & Newberry, Sami Braman's SamiBand, The Foreign Landers, The Tray Wellington Band, Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road, and more.
Tony Watt
Jun 17, 2025, 3:50:26 PMJun 17
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Hey Everyone,
Although it looks increasingly likely that it will rain this afternoon, it actually looks less likely that it will still be raining this evening. I will be bringing multiple pop-up canopies (a.k.a. E-Z UPs), so we should have a good bit of protection if it does rain. Anyone else who has an extra E-Z UP is invited to bring theirs as well. So despite the threat of rain, I hope you can still join us for the jams tonight at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge!
As a reminder, the search for our next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays has already begun, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need many more!
And, starting tonight (Tuesday, June 17th), Bluegrass Tuesdays jams will be moving to the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. Here's what we've learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground:
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door). Both lots are meter-free, permit-free; the swimming pool lot has a sign about towing, but nobody got towed there last time.
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door). Both lots are meter-free, permit-free; the swimming pool lot has a sign about towing, but nobody got towed there last time.
(2) We often jam near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ball field.
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "festival experience".
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot.
Starting with the jams tonight (Tuesday, June 17th), the regularly scheduled jams will be shifting to a new schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Both listeners and jammers are invited to the jams in N. Cambridge, and I hope you can make it out tonight!
Tony Watt
Jun 19, 2025, 12:16:32 PMJun 19
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Hey Everyone,
A couple of days ago, we had our first bluegrass jam night at the Russell Field Playground, and it was a huge success! Despite some light and brief rain, we had four simultaneous jams for most of the night with about 25-30 jammers and listeners in attendance. Both the bluegrass and old-time jams will be continuing on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectively, unless the weather looks really bad.
As a reminder, we are still looking for the next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need more!
Old-Time Almost Fridays jams continue tonight (Thursday, June 19th), at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. The schedule of the jams will remain the same (see below for additional details):
7:30 pm Beg/Int Old-Time Jam
As a reminder, we are still looking for the next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need more!
Old-Time Almost Fridays jams continue tonight (Thursday, June 19th), at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. The schedule of the jams will remain the same (see below for additional details):
7:30 pm Beg/Int Old-Time Jam
8:30 pm Int/Adv Old-Time Jam
And then next Tuesday, June 24th, Bluegrass Tuesdays jams will be back at the same location. The regularly scheduled jams are now meeting on a new schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Here's what we've learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground:
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door).
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door).
(2) We often jam near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ball field.
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "festival experience".
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot.
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "festival experience".
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot.
(7) If the weather looks really bad, we'll cancel the jams. But please don't let some light rain or a short summer thunderstorm keep you away! I'll have my pop-up canopies, and anyone else who has an extra E-Z UP is invited to bring theirs as well.
Both listeners and jammers are invited to the jams in N. Cambridge, and I hope you can make it out tonight and next Tuesday! Thanks so much,
Tony Watt
Jun 26, 2025, 11:51:09 AMJun 26
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Hey Everyone,
Despite some weather challenges, both the old-time and bluegrass jam nights at the Russell Field Playground have been very successful! Both the bluegrass and old-time jams will be continuing on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectively, unless the weather looks really bad.
As a reminder, we are still looking for the next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need more!
Old-Time Almost Fridays jams continue tonight (Thursday, June 26th), at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. The schedule of the jams will remain the same (see below for additional details):
7:30 pm Beg/Int Old-Time Jam
8:30 pm Int/Adv Old-Time Jam
And then next Tuesday, July 1st, Bluegrass Tuesdays jams will be back at the same location. The regularly scheduled jams are now meeting on a new schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Here's what we've learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground:
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door).
(2) We often jam near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ball field.
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "festival experience".
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot.
(7) If the weather looks really bad, we'll cancel the jams. But please don't let some light rain or a short summer thunderstorm keep you away! I'll have my pop-up canopies, and anyone else who has an extra E-Z UP is invited to bring theirs as well.
Both listeners and jammers are invited to the jams in N. Cambridge, and I hope you can make it out tonight and next Tuesday! Thanks so much,
Tony
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Tony Watt
Jul 3, 2025, 3:21:55 PMJul 3
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Hey Everyone,
Important update: the old-time jams will now be starting at 7 pm on Thursdays!
This Tuesday we had a rain out, but we still had a bunch of folks show up. I'm sorry about that, but when I looked at my weather app earlier in the day, it looked like it wasn't going to be that bad. I'll try to get a more accurate prediction next time, and update everyone through this email if we're cancelling. Today's weather looks a little iffy, but not too bad, so I'd definitely recommend going if you can make it!
This Tuesday we had a rain out, but we still had a bunch of folks show up. I'm sorry about that, but when I looked at my weather app earlier in the day, it looked like it wasn't going to be that bad. I'll try to get a more accurate prediction next time, and update everyone through this email if we're cancelling. Today's weather looks a little iffy, but not too bad, so I'd definitely recommend going if you can make it!
As a reminder, we are still looking for the next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need more!
Both the bluegrass and old-time jams will be continuing on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectively, unless the weather looks really bad. The jams are held at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station.
Next Tuesday, July 8th, Bluegrass Tuesdays regularly scheduled jams will be meeting on the following schedule:
Next Tuesday, July 8th, Bluegrass Tuesdays regularly scheduled jams will be meeting on the following schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Here's what we've learned about jamming at the Russell Field Playground:
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door).
(2) We often jam near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ball field.
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "festival experience".
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot.
(7) If the weather looks really bad, we'll cancel the jams. But please don't let some light rain or a short summer thunderstorm keep you away! I'll have my pop-up canopies, and anyone else who has an extra E-Z UP is invited to bring theirs as well.
Both listeners and jammers are invited to the jams in N. Cambridge, and I hope you can make it out tonight and next Tuesday! Thanks so much,
Tony Watt
Jul 7, 2025, 4:52:12 PM (10 days ago) Jul 7
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Hey Everyone,
Important update: Bluegrass Tuesdays jams tomorrow night (Tuesday, July 8th) are moving to The Smoot Standard in Central Square in Cambridge!
Because of the rain forecast for tomorrow, Chris Parsons (chef/owner of Lily R.I.P's), has graciously invited us to move our jams to Lily P's sister restaurant, The Smoot Standard. The Smoot Standard has multiple jam locations, and is located at 313 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, MA 02139. The kitchen will be open until 9 pm and drinks will be available late from JamBassador Jack!
Because of the rain forecast for tomorrow, Chris Parsons (chef/owner of Lily R.I.P's), has graciously invited us to move our jams to Lily P's sister restaurant, The Smoot Standard. The Smoot Standard has multiple jam locations, and is located at 313 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, MA 02139. The kitchen will be open until 9 pm and drinks will be available late from JamBassador Jack!
As a reminder, we are still looking for the next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need more!
Despite the rain location, Bluegrass Tuesdays regularly scheduled jams will still be meeting on the same schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Both listeners and jammers are invited to the jams at The Smoot Standard, and I hope you can make it out tomorrow night! Thanks so much,
Tony Watt
Jul 11, 2025, 10:37:22 AM (7 days ago) Jul 11
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Hey Everyone,
We had a great time jamming on Tuesday at one of Lily P's sister restaurants, The Smoot Standard in Central Square in Cambridge. And thanks to Chris Parsons (chef/owner of Lily R.I.P's), we are expanding our Bluegrass Tuesdays jams to include both The Smoot Standard and the patio at Naco Taco two doors down. Naco Taco is owned by the same folks as Smoots and is another sister restaurant of Lily P's.
The very generous folks at Naco Taco are going to set aside part of their patio for us to jam every Tuesday night. That is in addition to the multiple jam locations also available to us at Smoots. That means that when the weather is nice, we'll be able to jam at both restaurants, and when it's raining, we can pile inside Smoots like we did this week.
Food and drinks will be available at both locations, but I cannot stress this highly enough: DO NOT carry alcohol between the two restaurants. You can purchase alcoholic drinks at either location, but you must finish your drinks there - you CANNOT carry them down the sidewalk between the restaurants. I'm asking everyone to please remind each other of this very important rule - thanks!
The Smoot Standard is located at 313 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, MA 02139, while Naco Taco is at 297 Mass. Ave. Smoot's kitchen will be open until 9 pm, and drinks will again be available late from JamBassador Jack. One of the closest parking lots is named Lot 6 and it's located on Bishop Allen Drive between Douglass St. and Columbia St.
The very generous folks at Naco Taco are going to set aside part of their patio for us to jam every Tuesday night. That is in addition to the multiple jam locations also available to us at Smoots. That means that when the weather is nice, we'll be able to jam at both restaurants, and when it's raining, we can pile inside Smoots like we did this week.
Food and drinks will be available at both locations, but I cannot stress this highly enough: DO NOT carry alcohol between the two restaurants. You can purchase alcoholic drinks at either location, but you must finish your drinks there - you CANNOT carry them down the sidewalk between the restaurants. I'm asking everyone to please remind each other of this very important rule - thanks!
The Smoot Standard is located at 313 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, MA 02139, while Naco Taco is at 297 Mass. Ave. Smoot's kitchen will be open until 9 pm, and drinks will again be available late from JamBassador Jack. One of the closest parking lots is named Lot 6 and it's located on Bishop Allen Drive between Douglass St. and Columbia St.
As a reminder, we are still looking for the next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need more!
Bluegrass Tuesdays regularly scheduled jams will still be meeting on the same schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
Both listeners and jammers are invited to the jams at The Smoot Standard and Naco Taco, and I hope you can join us there soon! Thanks so much,
Tony Watt
Jul 17, 2025, 12:25:06 PM (13 hours ago) Jul 17
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Hey Everyone,
Old-Time Almost Fridays jams continue tonight (Thursday, July 17th) starting at 7 pm (please note the earlier start time), at the Russell Field Playground near Alewife in N. Cambridge. It’s less than a quarter-mile from the end of Route 2, has ample parking, and is less than a five-minute walk from the Alewife T Station. See below for additional details about jamming at the Russell Field Playground.
Bluegrass Tuesdays jams have now moved to The Smoot Standard and the patio at Naco Taco in Central Square in Cambridge. Thanks to Chris Parsons (chef/owner of Lily RIP's), our jams now meet every Tuesday at these two restaurants (rain or shine). Naco Taco is owned by the same folks as Smoots and is another sister restaurant of Lily P's.
Bluegrass Tuesdays jams have now moved to The Smoot Standard and the patio at Naco Taco in Central Square in Cambridge. Thanks to Chris Parsons (chef/owner of Lily RIP's), our jams now meet every Tuesday at these two restaurants (rain or shine). Naco Taco is owned by the same folks as Smoots and is another sister restaurant of Lily P's.
Food and drinks will be available at both locations, but I cannot stress this highly enough: DO NOT carry alcohol between the two restaurants. You can purchase alcoholic drinks at either location, but you must finish your drinks there - you CANNOT carry them down the sidewalk between the restaurants. I'm asking everyone to please remind each other of this very important rule - thanks!
The Smoot Standard is located at 313 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, MA 02139, while Naco Taco is at 297 Mass. Ave. Smoot's kitchen will be open until 9 pm, and drinks will be available late from JamBassador Jack. Bluegrass Tuesdays regularly scheduled jams will be meeting on the following schedule:
6:45 pm – Beg-to-Int Bluegrass Jam (email tony...@gmail.com to join)
8:00 pm – Kelley's Intermediate Bluegrass Jam
8:15 pm – Ed's Slow-to-Medium Instrumental Jam
8:30 pm – Wayne's Intermediate-to-Advanced Bluegrass Jam
As a reminder, we are still looking for the next home for Bluegrass Tuesdays, and we need your help! Please visit www.BluegrassTuesdays.com for a complete description of the kinds of places we're looking for. Suggestions have been coming in, but we still need more, thanks!
Tony
IBMA Momentum Mentor of the Year | Linktr.ee/TonyWatt
Associate Professor | Berklee.edu/Faculty/Tony-Watt
Accurate Lyrics, Chords & More | PickersGuide.com
NE Flatpicking Camp | TonyWattBluegrass.com/Camp
About jamming at the Russell Field Playground
(1) There are two parking lots on Rindge Ave. on either side of the little league park (Comeau Field): the lot with the cul-de-sac (to the west of the field) is usually full, but there's tons of space in the lot to the east of the ballpark, which is the lot for the Francis J. McCrehan Swimming Pool at 359 Rindge Ave., in Cambridge, MA 02140 (please note this is not the same location as Russell Field, which is the football field next-door).
(2) We often jam near the sprinkler spot (a.k.a. splash pad) near the yellow canopy, which is between the pool, the playground, and the ball field.
(3) There are working port-a-johns right there, so everyone can have that true "festival experience".
(4) Please bring a folding chair (preferably without arms).
(5) It's not as well lit as some people might like, so if you have a small camping lantern, you might want to bring one.
(6) Mosquitos were mostly not an issue, but you still might want to bring bug spray or wear heavier clothes, as long as it's not too hot.
(7) If the weather looks really bad, we'll cancel the jams. But please don't let some light rain or a short summer thunderstorm keep you away! I'll have my pop-up canopies, and anyone else who has an extra E-Z UP is invited to bring theirs as well.
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