Any Old Time Festivals in the NE??
Methuselah
: Does anyone know of any old time music festivals located within a days
: drive of Central Massachusetts. I know of plenty of bluegrass festivals,
: but can't seem to find anyplace where clawhammer banjo players and such
: congregate for a festival. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
You'll see a variety of old-time stuff including banjo at the Chester
County Old Fiddlers Picnic in Hibernia Park near Coatesville PA. It's on
August 12, with lots of camping and jamming over the weekend. Plenty of
time to write for info to: Chester County Parks & Recreation Dept., 601
Westtown Rd., West Chester PA 19382.
This year will be my first time at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. I'm
not sure how much banjo there will be, but it's certainly an alternative
to bluegrass. Camping, concerts, workshops, etc. Write Phila. Folksong
Society, 7113 Emlen St, Phila PA 19119 or call 1-800-556-FOLK or
1-215-247-1300.
Methuselah
might be of interest:
From: wa...@theory.lcs.mit.edu (David Wald)
Newsgroups: rec.music.celtic,rec.music.folk
Subject: On-line calendar of New England folk concerts
Date: 06 May 1995 16:16:28 GMT
THE REMINDER: For a while now I've been maintaining an on-line
calendar of folk concerts in New England. The calendar consists of
(most) listings that come my way in electronic form, together with
anything else I come across that's of personal interest to me. The
World-Wide Web version also includes links to additional information
on artists and venues.
Given the haphazard style of information gathering, I make no claims
as to completeness or accuracy, but the calendar is large enough and
frequently enough updated that I'm assuming that it's at least
occasionally correct and/or useful (if only on the same principle that
makes a stopped clock right twice a day).
THE REQUEST: As I said above, if I get a listing electronically, it'll
probably wind up in the calendar. Please send any corrections or
additions that seem appropriate to <wa...@theory.lcs.mit.edu>, and I
will do my best to keep the thing reasonably up to date.
How to get it:
on the World-Wide Web: http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~wald/calendar.html
by ftp: the file is on theory.lcs.mit.edu as pub/wald/concert-calendar.
by email: send mail containing the line "send wald concert-calendar" to
archive...@theory.lcs.mit.edu. Note that capitalization
(or rather, the lack of it) and spelling are important, and
your message should contain no extraneous text.
For the impatient, I've attached the next week's worth of plaintext
listings (abbreviations are explained after the listings).
Enjoy.
-David
5/6
Natalie McMaster (617) 789-4064, (508) 858-3792 [knd]
Martin Sexton [brr]
Paul Richell/Little Annie Raines [snm]
Jonathan Edwards/Louise Taylor [emu]
Nancy Tucker/Aileen Vance [joy]
The Boogaloo Swamis [asm]
Lui Collins/Kathy Folkerts [cnr]
John Michaels Band [orf]
Greg Greenway [hom]
Jennifer Evans/Op. Mk. (?) [rrc]
Don White [alg]
Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble [snd]
Rob Laurens [knl]
Ellis Paul [ccb]
Mighty Sam McClain [hrp]
Shay Walker/Irish Session [drd]
Aubrey Atwater (?) [cae]
John McCormick @ The Grind, Franklin, MA (508) 528-1366
Steve Hurl/Mark Chenevert @ Matt Garrett's, Sudbury, MA (508) 443-9957
Les Sampou (?) @ Sudbury, MA (508) 443-7994
Kathryn Warner @ Berlin Concerts, Berlin, MA
Livingston Taylor @ Marblehead, MA
Aubrey Atwater (10:30am) @ Brackett School, Arlington, MA (617) 646-1000 x4322
Suzanne McDermott/Lynne Saner [bur](VT)
Jeter le Pont/Benoit Bourque/Chanterelle [boh](VT)
Peggy Seeger [sbd](CT)
Kate McDonnell/Pierce Campbell/The Rainbow Band [ewb](CT)
Gideon Freudmann [rdf](CT)
Hugh Blumenfeld @ Art Guild, Farmington, CT (203) 677-9720
Tish Hinojosa [lpo](RI)
Rosalie Sorrels/U. Utah Phillips [ssc](RI)
The Nields/Margo Hennebach [fwy](NH)
Nancy DelGiudice [mus](NH)
Rik Palieri & Peter Miller [drt](NH)
Julie Henigan [h&p](NH)
Marty Quirk [shd](NH)
Jon Svetkey @ Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH (800) 277-6874
5/7
Don White/Op. Mk. [alg]
U. Utah Phillips/Rosalie Sorrels [whf]
Diane Zeigler/Rosalie Sorrels [ovk]
GeoffBartley/Paul Rishell/Ray McNiece/Lori Carson [cpsm]
Tish Hinojosa/Butch Hancock [prl]
Jason Eklund/Jonathan Edwards [irh]
Lorraine and Bennett Hammond/RP Hale/Sally Rogers/Aubrey Atwater [cae]
John McCormick/2 for the Show/Op. Mk. [wli]
Shay Walker/Irish Session [drd]
Andrew McKnight @ Fire&Water Cafe, Northampton, MA (413) 586-8336
Chuck & Joanie Horning Puppet Wkshp. [fwy](NH)
Marty Quirk [shd](NH)
Bill Staines @ Town Hall, Weare, NH
Atwater-Donnelly @ Phillips Exeter Acad., Exeter, NH (603) 772-4311
Pendragon @ Yale Ctr. for British Art, New Haven, CT (203) 432-2858
Patty Casey & Bob Gagnon (11am) [bur](VT)
5/8
Scott King/2 for the Show/Op. Mk. [cnn]
Kerewe de Roux [jds]
Sean Staples/Andrew McKnight [knl]
Shizumi Dance Theater @ Plymouth Frnd Art, Plymouth, NH (603) 536-2279
5/9
Jason Eklund/Maria Sangiolo/The Brother Boys [jds]
Eoin Woods [iep]
Singer-Songwriter Showcase [knl]
Rocky Rockwood/Hoot [prm](NH)
Shizumi Dance Theater @ Plymouth Frnd Art, Plymouth, NH (603) 536-2279
Magical String @ Camp Hammond, Yarmouth, ME (207) 865-3900
5/10
U. Utah Phillips [ovk]
Tara Hill [har]
Jeff Garber/Op. Mk. [jjj]
Dana Westover/Op. Mk. [knl]
Laurie Goldsmith/Jennifer Kimball/Dennis Pearne [cpsm]
Four Men and a Dog [mun](CT)
The Nields @ The Sting, Hartford, CT
The Wood's Tea Co. (?) [sit](VT)
Jason Eklund/Op. Mk. [fwy](NH)
Tom Yoder [prm](NH)
Shizumi Dance Theater @ Plymouth Frnd Art, Plymouth, NH (603) 536-2279
5/11
Magical Strings [cpsm]
U. Utah Phillips/Rosalie Sorrels [irh]
Four Men and a Dog [jds]
The Nields [pds]
Chris and Dennis Pearne/Op. Mk. [ncc]
Acoustic Brew [svr]
David Mallett [4cr](NH)
Vox One [fwy](NH)
Barbecue Bluesboys [prm](NH)
Marty Quirk [wrv](NH)
5/12
Bill Staines [m&t]
Cheryl Wheeler [ovk]
Mary Black [bkl]
Lui Collins/Brooks Williams [m&t]
John Renbourn/Robin Williamson [knd]
Lucy Kaplansky [cnn]
Devonsquare/John Perrault [brr]
Steve Hurl/Tarbox Ramblers [2fc]
Shay Walker/Irish Session [drd]
Laurie Goldsmith [kce]
Douglas Clegg/Cheryl Hoenemeyer [knl]
Maceo Parker [prl]
L Collins/B Franke/B Novick/G Van Duser/A Dodson/J Stahl/B Staines/&al. [m&t]
Sol y Canto @ Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA (508) 997-0046
The Nields @ South Yarmouth High School, S. Yarmouth, MA
U. Utah Phillips/Rosalie Sorrels [mfs](NH)
Justina and Joyce/David Massengill [fwy](NH)
Marty Quirk [shd](NH)
Stan Moeller & T.S. Baker @ The Coffee Mill, Exeter, NH (603) 778-4801
Les Sampou [bur](VT)
Jason Eklund/Jamie Brockett [lbc](ME)
Chris Smither [ewb](CT)
Greg Greenway [fnf](CT)
David LaMotte [cll](CT)
Tommy Makem @ New Britain AOH, New Britain, CT (203) 223-8649
Kathy McMearty @ Borders Books & Music, Manchester, CT (203) 648-5715
Waddie Mitchell @ Ctr. for Arts, Stamford, CT
5/13
Altan [som]
Jerry Rasmussen and The Beans [uni]
Ferron [prl]
Bob Franke [cpsm]
Blunt Instruments/Op. Mk. [ltc]
David LaMotte [snm]
Tom Prasada-Rao [whf]
Harvey Reid [brr]
David Massengill/Mimi Kates [xro]
Priscilla Herdman [cfc]
Catie Curtis (?) [irh]
Pendragon [atw]
Fred Small [nsw]
Cheryl Wheeler/Kristina Olsen [sjc]
Seamus Connolly & Cuchullan [orf]
B Parsons/D Coughlin & S Greenbaum/Back to Back/P Loughran/L Saner [nls]
Jerald Harscher/Love Minus Zero [irh]
Ellis Paul [win]
Greg Greenway [alg]
Shay Walker/Irish Session [drd]
Diane Taraz/Geoff Bartley [hck]
Jeff Cannon [knl]
Johnny B/Op. Mk. [rrb]
Tom Paxton @ Shea Theatre, Turner's Falls, MA (413) 863-2824
Martin Sexton @ Clock & Bell Cfhs, Quincy, MA (617) 282-9988
David Mallett/Shelley and Greg McConnell [sou](NH)
Bill Thomas [fwy](NH)
2nd Wind [mus](NH)
Jim MacDougall [prm](NH)
Marty Quirk [shd](NH)
Robin Williamson [lbc](ME)
Bill Staines [bbf](ME)
Stan Moeller & T.S. Baker @ Kennebunk Cfhs., Kennebunk, ME (207) 985-3700
Les Sampou [crf](VT)
Diane Zeigler @ City Hall, Burlington, VT (802) 863-8326
Sol Y Canto @ The White Church, Grafton, VT (802) 843-2233
Jeter le Pont/Benoit Bourque/Chanterelle @ Lyndon St. Col., Lyndonville, VT
Maria Sangiolo [p&b](RI)
Bill Harley/Hoot [ssc](RI)
U. Utah Phillips/Rosalie Sorrels [sbd](CT)
Eric Garrison [cll](CT)
Lucy Kaplansky/Chris Smither [ewb](CT)
Fuzek-Rossoni [bwd](CT)
Locations:
[2fc] Second Friday Coffeehouse, (617) 484-1054, 404 Concord Ave.,
First Church Unitarian, Belmont, MA
[4cr] Four Corners Bar & Grill, (603) 763-9788, New London, NH
[alg] Allegro Cafe, (508) 750-4054, Rt. 114, Middleton, MA
[asm] ARTSalem Coffeehouse, (508) 745-8890, First Church Unitarian,
316 Essex St., Salem, MA
[atw] Along the Way Coffeehouse, (508) 356-7653, North Main St., Unit.
Methodist Church, Ipswich, MA
[bbf] Bath/Brunswick Folk Club, (207) 729-3185, 804 Washington St,
Chocolate Church, Bath, ME
[bkl] Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA
[boh] Barre Opera House, (802) 229-2787, 229-9408(?), Barre, VT
[brr] Bull Run Restaurant, (508) 425-4311, Rt 2A, Shirley, MA
[bur] Burlington Coffeehouse, (802) 658-3354, (802) 658-5061,
Burlington, VT
[bwd] Buttonwood Tree, (203) 347-4957, 47-49 Rapallo Ave, Middletown,
CT
[cae] Cambridge Adult Ed., (617) 547-6789, Blacksmith House, 56
Brattle St., Cambridge, MA
[ccb] Coco Bean at Thai Cha Da (508) 754-7718, (413) 458-9545,
264 Park Ave, Worcester, MA
[cfc] Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, (508) 533-8579, 80 Emmons St.,
Masonic Lodge, Franklin, MA
[cll] Collinsville Coffee & Tea, (203) 693-6299, 140 Albany Tpke, Rt.
44, Canton, CT
[cnn] Colonial Inn, (508) 371-1672, 48 Monument Square, Concord, MA
[cnr] Coffeehouse on the Corner, (617) 282-9988, <lmc...@aol.com>,
Elm & Church Sts, All Souls Church, Braintree, MA
[cpsm] Club Passim, (617) 492-7679, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA
[crf] Craftsbury Inn, (802) 586-2848, Craftsbury, VT
[drd] The Druid, (617) 497-0965, 1357 Cambridge St., Inman Sq.,
Cambridge, MA
[drt] Del Rossi's Trattoria, (603) 532-8440, Rte 137 North, Dublin, NH
[emu] Emerson Umbrella, (508) 369-8090, (508) 371-3200, 40 Stow
St., Concord, MA
[ewb] Eli Whitney 1812 Barn, (203) 777-1833, 915 Whitney Ave., Hamden,
CT
[fnf] Friday Night Folk Coffeehouse (203) 848-0012/447-9580, 60
Huntington Ave, All Souls UU Ch., New London, CT
[fwy] Folkway, (603) 924-7484, <fol...@gold.mv.net> (no
reservations by email), 85 Grove St., Peterborough, NH
[h&p] House & Porch Concerts (603) 783-4383, Beck Rd., Loudon, NH
[har] The Harp, (617) 742-1010, 85 Causeway St., Boston, MA
[hck] Home-Cookin' Coffeehouse, (627) 646-6688, (617) 648-3719, 1st
Parish UU Church, 630 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA
[hom] Homegrown Coffeehouse, (617) 444-7478, First Parish
Unitarian-Universalist Church, 23 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA
[hrp] Harper's Ferry, (617) 254-7380, 158 Brighton Ave., Allston, MA
[iep] Irish Embassy Pub, (617) 742-6618, 234 Friend St., Boston, MA
[irh] Iron Horse, (413) 584-0610, 20 Center St., Northampton, MA
[jds] Johnny D's, bookings: (617) 776-7450, reservations: 776-2004, 17
Holland St., Somerville, MA
[jjj] JJ Jeremiah's, (617) 925-5533, 145 Nantasket Ave., Hull, MA
[joy] Joyful Noise, (617) 861-0142, 1580 Mass Ave, First Baptist
Church, Lexington, MA
[kce] Kevin's Cafe, (508) 433-8100, Main & Mill Sts., Pepperell, MA
[knd] Kennedy Middle School, 655 Lexington St., Waltham, MA
[knl] Kendall Cafe, (617) 661-0993, 233 Cardinal Medeiros Way,
Cambridge, MA
[lbc] Left Bank Cafe, (207) 374-2201, Blue Hill, ME
[lpo] Lupo's, (401) 272-5876, Providence, RI
[ltc] Linden Tree Coffeehouse, (617) 246-2836, 326 Main St.,
Wakefield, MA
[m&t] Me & Thee Coffeehouse, (617) 631-8987, Unitarian Church, 28
Mugford St., Marblehead, MA
[mfs] Monadnock Folklore Society, (603) 847-9974, (603) 352-8616, Town
Hall, Nelson, NH
[mun] Municipal Cafe, (203) 527-5044, 485 Main St, Hartford, CT
[mus] The Muse, (603) 437-6632, The Gray Goose II, 2 Young Rd,
Londonderry, NH
[ncc] Naked City Coffeehouse, (617) 731-6468, 1151 Mass Ave, Old
Cambridge Baptist Church, Cambridge, MA
[nls] Nameless Coffeehouse, (617) 864-1630, 1st Parish UU Church, 3
Church St., Cambridge, MA
[nsw] A New Song Coffeehouse, (617) 275-1135, First Church of Christ,
Congregational, 25 The Great Road, Bedford, MA 01730
[orf] Orpheum Theater, (508) 543-2787, Foxboro, MA
[ovk] Old Vienna Kaffeehaus, (508) 898-2231, (508) 791-5876, 22 South
St., Westborough, MA
[p&b] Post & Beam Coffeehouse, (401) 789-9301, 50 Kingston Rec. Comm.,
The Neighborhood Guild, Kingston, RI
[pds] Paradise, (617) 254-2052, (617) 351-2583, 969 Comm. Ave.,
Boston, MA
[prl] Pearl St., (413) 584-7810, Pearl St., Northampton, MA
[prm] Press Room, (603) 431-5186, 77 Daniels St, Portsmouth, NH
[rdf] Reader's Feast, (203) 232-3710, Hartford, CT
[rrb] Roberts Restaurant & Bar, (617) 894-6666, 342-344 Moody St,
Waltham, MA
[rrc] Rug Room Coffeehouse, (401) 274-2161, (508) 695-7014, 505 North
Main St., Murray Church Unitarian-Universalist, Attleboro, MA
[sbd] Sounding Board, (203) 632-7547, <7357...@compuserve.com>,
12 S. Main St, 1st Church Christ Cong., West Hartford, CT
[shd] The Shannon Door, (603) 383-4211, Rt. 16, Jackson, NH
[sit] School for International Training, (802) 258-3365, International
Center, Brattleboro, VT
[sjc] Striar Jewish Community Center, Stoughton, MA
[snd] Sanders Theater, (617) 496-2222, Cambridge, MA
[snm] Saturday Night in Marblehead, (508) 927-2864, (617) 639-1969,
<SNI...@aol.com>, Lafayette St (Rt 114), Church of St. Andrew,
Marblehead, MA
[som] Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA
[sou] South Church, (603) 436-4762, 292 State St., Portsmouth, NH
[ssc] Stone Soup Coffeehouse, (401) 826-7743, (401) 781-0061,
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 15 Hayes St., Providence, RI
[svr] Savories Restaurant (413) 458-2884, Water St., Williamstown, MA
[uni] U'n'I Coffeehouse (413) 562-3990, 245 Porter Lake Dr., First UU
Church, Springfield, MA
[whf] Woods Hole Folk Music Society, (508) 540-0320, Woods Hole
Community Hall, Water Street, Woods Hole, MA
[win] Wintertide Coffeehouse, (508) 693-8830, PO Box 29, 5 Corners,
Vineyard Haven, MA
[wli] Wellesley Inn, (617) 235-0180, 576 Washington St., Wellesley, MA
[wrv] Wild Rover Pub, (603) 669-7722, 21 Kosciuszcko St, Manchester,
NH
[xro] Crossroads Coffeehouse, (508) 474-8925, (508) 687-7948, North
Parish Church, 190 Academy Rd., North Andover, MA
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Spectros1
drive of Central Massachusetts. I know of plenty of bluegrass festivals,
but can't seem to find anyplace where clawhammer banjo players and such
congregate for a festival. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian Smith
Brian C. Smith a.k.a. Spec...@aol.com
"Don't take life too seriously...you'll never get out of it alive." (B.
Bunny)
Susan Sterngold
> drive of Central Massachusetts. I know of plenty of bluegrass festivals,
> but can't seem to find anyplace where clawhammer banjo players and such
> congregate for a festival. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
> Respond here or e-mail to Spec...@aol.com.
south-this is not quite a day's drive. Closer to home is Old Songs in
Albany which is a folk fest but many oldtimey types do go and camp in the
campground and play. There is Lake Champlain festival in Burlington
VT-1st week in Aug...some old time but most of the oldtimeys are in
Clifftop WV that week...good luck
Susan Sterngold
> not sure how much banjo there will be, but it's certainly an alternative
> to bluegrass. Camping, concerts, workshops, etc. Write Phila. Folksong
> Society, 7113 Emlen St, Phila PA 19119 or call 1-800-556-FOLK or
> 1-215-247-1300.
You will have to search hard to find a good oldtime jam which is
accessible to people they don't know....
ghost
>> Does anyone know of any old time music festivals located within a days
>> drive of Central Massachusetts. I know of plenty of bluegrass festivals,
>> but can't seem to find anyplace where clawhammer banjo players and such
>> congregate for a festival. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
>> Respond here or e-mail to Spec...@aol.com.
> depends on how long a day is for you. In 16 hrs you can be down
>south-this is not quite a day's drive. Closer to home is Old Songs in
>Albany which is a folk fest but many oldtimey types do go and camp in the
Old Songs is *not* an old-time-music fest (despite the name) but does tend to
be far more of a folk fest than a singer-songwriter fest. They will have a few
acts each year which can legitimately be called "old-time" by the criteria
of this group; this year they have Ginny Hawker & Kay Justice, & Leroy Troy.
And they have a hugely attended Sacred Harp sing both days as a yearly
institution. Only an hour long each day though. Just as well from my
currently ailing point-of-view.
Jim Brewster
(Eastern Catskills), NY, sometime in August. Run by Jay Ungar and Molly
Mason. Those are all the details I have at the moment, but someone here
must be able to provide more.
Jim
Fiddlr
dance. Lately, it is taking on the character of an international music
festival. There are always lots of superb performers, a couple of which
are old-time. This year will have Bob Carlin and Joe Thompson, along with
Tracy Schwarz, Ginny Hawker, and Kay Justice. The real fun of this
festival, however, is in the campground (in the "old time ghetto"), where
some of the finest music to be heard anywhere happens.
AGerrard
publish a festival listing by state.We are a quarterly magazine dedicated
to old-time music. For information write PO Box 51812, Durham NC 27717;
call 919-416-9433, or email ager...@nando.net.
DANCFLURRY
festival.
2) Some good jamming was going on at the Dance Flurry this year, and
next year it should get even better.
3) Southern Week at Ashokan (Fiddle and Dance, West Hurley, NY) would
probably have space for men.
4) Falcon Ridge is a new festival with a terrific dance floor and good
energy. We will be working to bring a representation of old time into it
as time passes...I'm bringing my fiddle.
5) Grassroots is another good festival, (Ithaca, NY), but I'm told that
it is somewhat uncomfortable and loud. There was jamming happening there
last year though.
6) Clearwater Revival had a nice session last year.
7) None of the above mentioned events, with the exception of Southern
Week, are strictly old time events.