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Tag Archives: fiddle
Wineries (Santa Cruz) – August 5, 2016
Wineries (Santa Cruz) – August 5, 2016 On first Fridays, as part of the city’s overall festivities (open galleries and such), some of the wineries stationed in Santa Cruz are open for tastings. A few have live entertainment to entice.
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Tagged Carol Ismail, fiddle, guitar, Marc Singer, MJA Vineyards, Rick Rasay, Stockwell Cellars, vocal
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Martha Redbone – April 28, 2016
Martha Redbone – Rubenstein Atrium – April 28, 2016 The context for this event is the presentation of a work (“Bone Hill”) in development, to eventually become a full scale theatrical production; so it was bascially a “reading” through, fortunately … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Burroughs, Bone Hill, Charlie Burnham, fiddle, guitar, Jason Walker, Martha Redbone, Rubenstein Atrium, Soni Moreno, vocal
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Tactus – December 10, 2015
Tactus – Manhattan School of Music – December 10, 2015 Tactus is (or seems to be) less a group than a collective within the Manhattan School that features music of the 20th and 21st century; here the focus was on … Continue reading
Roots of American Music – August 8, 2015
Roots of American Music – Lincoln Center Out of Doors – August 8, 2015 Yikes! So much! The afternoon piece of this series takes place on Hearst Plaza where, in contrast to the big dog Damrosch Bandshell, the chairs are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bakersfield, bass, Bill Chambers, Brandon Dodd., Daniel Parr, Daniel Rhine, Darla Hawn, drums, fiddle, Grace Quebe, guitar, Hulda Quebe, James Haselwood, Jason Loughlin, Jeremy Long, Josh Dufficy, Kasey Chambers, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Molly Jenson, pedal steel guitar, Quebe Sisters, Roots of American Music, Sam Outlaw, Simon Stipp, Sophia Quebe, vocals, western swing
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The Ebony Hillbillies – August 19, 2013
The Ebony Hillbillies – Slattery Park, The Bronx – August 19, 2013 Somehow this group got booked into Slattery Park for 10:30 AM on a Monday morning! A serious chat with the booking agent is called for. I was the … Continue reading
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Tagged banjo, bass, Bill Salter, bones, Ebony Hillbillies, fiddle, Gloria Gassaway, Henrique Prince, Newman Taylor Baker, Norris Bennett, Slattery Park, washboard
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Poor Old Shine – March 1, 2013
Poor Old Shine – Greenwich High School Auditorium – March 1, 2013 These guys have gotten into Americana/bluegrass big time; they’re young, fresh, and are moving up. Unusual musical instruments in their bag of tricks include musical saw and pump … Continue reading
Stanley and Grimm – July 25, 2012
Stanley and Grimm – Kate Gould Park, Chatham MA – July 25, 2012 Was fortunate to come across this gig while on the Cape. This whimsically-named guitar/fiddle duo covered trad Celtic jigs and reels (as if I knew the difference) … Continue reading
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Tagged Chatham, fiddle, guitar, Irish music, Kate Gould Park, Nikki Engstrom, Sean Brennan, Stanley and Grimm, vocal
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Carolina Chocolate Drops – June 23, 2012
Carolina Chocolate Drops – New Haven Green – June 23, 2012 This is the second dynamite concert of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. Opening band Caravan of Thieves, gypsy-swing oriented, was cool enough placeholder, giving me time to … Continue reading
Hot Club of Cowtown – July 5, 2011
Hot Club of Cowtown – Ballard Park (Ridgefield, CT) – July 5, 2011 This group exists where Bob Wills western swing intersects with Django musette (his stuff was mostly drum-less, no?) somewhere in Greenwich Village (according to the recited lore). … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballard Park, bass, CHIRP, Elana James, fiddle, guitar, Hot Club of Cowtown, Jake Erwin, vocal, western swing, Whit Smith
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