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Year 2001
December The famous Christmas Revels in Boston has been a beloved holiday tradition for some families for over 25 years. Wonderful music and a singing audience. Learn more at Christmas Revels website.
Tuesday Dec 18 Johnny D's and Sandy's Music is sponsoring a big Old-timey music and Clog Dancing party at Johnny D's, 8PM. Sandy has been nuturing the old-timey scene, and it really is starting to take off. So please come party with us, the Dixie Butterhounds, and Vermont's "Kitchen Sync Cloggers" (there will be dance instruction too, so please be brave!), lots of guests, jokes, etc. It's always fun, so please come. You can check out Sandy's web site for details, or call Sandy at 617-491-2812. (from Jon Gersh)
Sunday December 16 Blackstone River Theater Sunday,, 1-5 PM, $15.00 buffet and dance; $5.00 dance only French Canadian Quadrille Partial support provided by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Our monthly series of French Canadian quadrilles continues. There will be a holiday buffet at 1:00 PM before the quadrille with Conrad et les Joyeux Copins
Saturday Dec 8 8PM, Sunday Dec 9 Children's Matinee at 2PM Childsplay -- friends and customers of noted Boston luthier/violin maker Bob Childs will play a concert using instruments made by him. The musician list is a who's who of Boston music including Peter Barnes, Kerry Elkin, Hanneke Cassell, Mark Simos, Mark Roberts, Roger Treat, etc etc -- at Museum of National Heritage, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA . Wide variety of music from Scandinavian Fiddling to BSO level Classical... sure to be outstanding... 617 354 1673
Saturday December 8 Dance to the sound of Magnolia this Saturday, December 8 at Trinity Brotherhood Hall In East Providence, RI. Dance instruction starts at 7:30 and open dancing at 8pm Visit Website for details. Magnolia Cajun Band
-- Sunday, December 2 -- The Blackstone River Theatre and Stone Soup Coffeehouse join together for a benefit concert at Blackstone River Theatre for our good friend Tony Cuffe who is battling cancer. Tony, a wonderful Scottish musician, is best known for his work with Ossian; he has often performed solo at the Blackstone River Theatre over the years as well as at Stone Soup. Performers will include Robbie O'Connell, Pendragon, Atwater-Donnelly, Mad Clover, Ken Lyon, Tom Maguire with Jon Campbell, Mary King and Everett Brown, Skip Healy, and Bill Harley. 100% of the proceeds will go to Tony and his family... please give more if you can! 6 p.m., $10.00 minimum donation. The Blackstone River Theatre is located at 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI. Call 401-725-9272 for more info, or visit www.riverfolk.org.
Connie Dover & Roger Landes Friday, November 23, 2001 at 8 PM JFK Middle School, 655 Lexington St., Waltham MA Reserved: $25 Open seating: Advance: $17 Day of Concert: $20 Info: (781) 862-7837 info
Nov 10th Contra Dance for Beginners -- East Greenwich, RI -- 7PM Westminster Unitarian Church 119 Kenyon Avenue East Greenwich, RI 02818 see dance page for lots of other dances of all kinds and levels...
Tony Cuffe Benefit (Scottish singer and teacher battling cancer) two performances: Saturday, November 10 at 7:30 pm Sunday, November 11 at 2 pm. Gasson Hall, Boston College, Chestnut Hill Saturday only: Paddy Keenan Tony deMarco Sunday only Bridget Fitzgerald Daithi Sproule Michael Boyle Patrick Hutchinson Tina Lech Brendan Dolan Randal Bays Aoife Clancy Grace Griffith Zan McLeod Brian Conway&Julee Glaub
Boston Bluegrass Union 26th year on Nov. 10th with the Fallfest Regional Band Showcase at the Second Church in Newton. 5pm pickin' party, 6pm potluck dinner, 6:30 pm showcase; tickets are $6 available at the door, $5 for members. Bands: South East Expressway, Flynn Cohen, True Life Bluegrass, Late Night Radio.
Photos and Comment on Eistedfod/Aathegither at UMass Dartmouth Oct 19 -21, 2001
October 26, 27, 28
Connecticut "NOMAD" Festival Huge festival of traditional dance with many well-known singers and musicians from around the NorthEast -- Northeast Music Arts and Dance Festival -- Friday Night Dance 7:30pm, Saturday 10am - 11pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm Held at Newtown High School at exit 11 of I-84 in CT -- for more info see web page or call 203 - 372 - 3890.
Wednesday, October 24 -- Free Concert -- What a great deal!!!
The Brown University Department of Music presents concert of Irish traditional music featuring Séamus Connolly on fiddle, Brian MacNamara on uilleann pipes, Bridget Fitgerald a sean-nós (old-style) singer. Event will take place at Brown University's Grant Recital Hall (behind the Orwig Music Building, cr. Hope St. /Young Orchard). Admission is free and open to all.
Since I haven't been playing Irish music lately, I lost touch with the huge flow of wonderful Irish/Celtic music that Laura, the BRT and many others have promoted! Check out Irish Music !
(summer festival schedule too long to include here... keep an eye out for an abbreviated version to be included later, at the start of the 2002 season. :)
Joe Val Bluegrass Festival February 23, 24, 25, 2001 Dedham Holiday Inn Dedham, MA Awesome Bluegrass Guys right in our own backyard! Saturday March 10th 2-4pm, Blues Workshop with Andy Cohen in Newton, $15, (617) 327-1068 or smrozak@macconnect.com for reservations & information, http://www.fssgb.org for description & bio. First hour will be an overview of the blues & masters of the blues, 2nd hour blues guitar workshop. then Saturday March 10th 8pm, Andy Cohen & Larkin Bryant concert, First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St, Watertown MA, $11, Andy Cohen is one of the acknowledged masters of Blues guitar, a disciple of Reverend Gary Davis. Sat April 7 Magnolia Cajun Band will be at the Trinity Brotherhood Hall on 146 Sutton Ave, East Providence, RI Saturday April 7 Dance lessons at 7:30 and dance starts at 8PM $9. Cash Bar For directions visit Magnolia Cajun Band Friday April 6 Brown Square Dance Friday April 6 Leung Gallery 8-11pm -- Phil Louer, all the way from Blacksburg, Virginia, will be calling some traditional Southern Appalachian square dances, and live music will be provided by our very own Last-Minute String Band, composed of Brown students and recent grads. So come out to hear your fellow Brunonians' fiddling and to "do-si-do"--Square Dancing is based on the same general moves as Contra dancing, and is just as much fun! As always, admission is $3 for students and $5 for everyone else. An added bonus-- On Saturday, there will be a free Clogging Workshop, taught by members of the Hoorah Cloggers, from Blacksburg, Virginia, from 1:30 to 3:30 in Sayles Hall April 6, Silver Leaf Gospel Singers (awesome -- brought the house down at the Christmas Revels ), concerts in Cambridge -- at Club Passim, Harvard Square, John Renbourn April 22, Maria Muldaur April 25, Richie Havens April 29.Some great concerts in the next few weeks including Gordon Bok at Stone Soup on April 14, Priscilla Herdman at the Linden Tree on March 24, and Banjo Maestro Tony Ellis at Linden Tree May 5th, other upcomings nearby include Rosalie Sorrels, Bill Staines, Garret Rogers, Cindy Kallet...
**ATTENTION
ALL OLD TIME MUSICIANS! 2nd Annual
Black Creek Fiddler's Reunion -Altamont, NY -Memorial Day Weekend Camp for
the weekend and play OLD TIME MUSIC Dutch Barn located at the Altamont Fairgrounds,
Altamont, NY Memorial Day Weekend May 25-28, 2001
(Can we get a group of RI Musicians together for this trip?)
The following workshops have been scheduled for Sat. May 26, 2001: 1:00pm Banjo
with Julie Duggan 2:00pm Carter Family Songs with Susan Sterngold, Mike Resnick,
and Pete Peterson 3:00pm Guitar with Paula Bradley and Bill Dillof 4:00pm Fretless
Banjo with John Hoffmann 5:00pm Fiddle with Rusty and Nancy Neithammer Pictures
from last year's event: http://home.Earthlink.net/~fiddlr/Photos2000.html Level
camping in shade or sun -Electric hookups available -Bathrooms and showers -Shelter
and snacks in the barn -Camping $20/weekend (1-3 nights) -Day visitors $10 (no
camping) This is a participatory event, no performances are scheduled.June 2
New Bedford Maritime Heritage
Festival Saturday June 2, 2001 10:30 - 4pm Rain or Shine John Roberts,
Debra Cowan, John Rockwell, Larry Young ** it would be great
to get some RI musicians to travel to this event-- let's start the summer right!
FSSGB Summer 2001 House Concerts May 19 Finest Kind June 21 Sara Grey July 12 Ray Fisher and Bob Blair, July 26 Roisin White -- for more information 617 - 623 1806 or FSSGB
June 2 NH Scottish Festival The 3rd Annual Southern NH Scottish Games and Celtic Music Festival will be held Saturday June 2, 2001 at Oak Park in Greenfield, NH. Gates will open at 9:00 a.m.The Ceilidh will be Friday evening June
June
7 Mystic
Seaport Music Festival June 7,8,9 Sea Music Festival
Celeste Bernardo -Sharon, MA Marc Bernier - Westerley, RI Dave DeAngelis - Waterbury, CT Jeff Davis - Pomfret, CT Cliff Haslam and the Jovial Crew - Madison, CT Johnson Girls - New York, New York Louis Killen - Park Rapids, MI Mystic Seaport Chanteymen -Mystic,CT Ken Sweeney - Higganum, CT
LIAM CLANCY W/
Robbie O'Connell & Dónal ClancySaturday & Sunday concerts, Saturday workshops MARTIN HUGILL
Bicton, EnglandThursday & Saturday concerts, Saturday & Sunday workshops MATAPAT
Montreal,CanadaSaturday concert, Saturday & Sunday workshops MAGPIE
Takoma Park, MDFriday concert, Saturday & Sunday workshops CINDY KALLET
Rockland, MESaturday & Sunday workshops
Shipping News - New Haven, CT Bob Walser -Chorleywood, England Bob Webb -Bath,Maine
June
8 Stonehill Irish Festival
Irish Cultural Centre proudly presents its 11th Annual
Irish Cultural Festival
at Stonehill College, North Easton, Massachusetts June 8th-10th, 2001 June
8 Moodus Cajun/Zydeco
Music Festival June 8, 9, 10 2001 Sunrise Resort, Moodus, CT June 14 Blistered
Fingers Bluegrass Festival The 16th Blistered
Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival June 14,15,16, & 17, 2001 Silver
Spur Riding Club - Sidney, Maine June 22, 23, 24 2001 Old
Songs Festival Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY (way long list of great
performers -- Martin Carthy, Donna Hebert, Sara Grey, Steve Gillette, etc etc)
July 13 Basin
Bluegrass Festival July 13, 14, 15 2001 Vermont July 19 Greyfox
Bluegrass Festival (formerly Winterhawk), July 19 -22, 2001 Hillsdale NY
Lowell Folk Festival July
27 -29, 2001 Lowell, MA July 27 Falcon
Ridge Folk Festival, July 27, 28, 29 2001 Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale
NY Aug 3 Champlain
Valley Folk Festival Fri-Sat-Sun Aug
3,4,5 2001 Redstone Campus, UVt Newport
Creamery Newport Folk Festival, RI Aug 3, 4,5 2001 Pemi
Valley Bluegrass Festival Aug 3,4,5 2001, New Hampshire North
Atlantic Folk Festival August 12 Rockland Maine Folk
Harbor Festival Lunenberg Nova Scotia Aug 9 - 12, 2001 August
18, 2001 The 23rd Annual Maine
Highland Games Brunswick, ME Klezkanada
Aug 22 -26 Klezmer! Quebec Philadelphia Folk
Festival Aug 24, 25, 26, 2001 Thomas
Point Bluegrass Festival Aug 30, 31 Sept 1,2 2001, Maine Rhythm
and Roots Festival, Ninigret, RI Aug 31, Sept 1,2, 2001 Folk
Song Society of Greater Boston Fall Getaway Weekend Sept 14 -16, 2001
Plymouth MA with Judy Cook and Scott Alarik Highland
Games http://www.nhscot.org/ The 26th anniversary
New Hampshire Highland Games at Loon Mountain, in the White Mountain National
Forest Lincoln, New Hampshire September 14, 15, 16, 2001 Northeast
Squeeze-In Accordions, Concertinas! MA Sept 14, 15, 16 2001
Cape Cod Fiddle Contest
Schedule Harwichport
MA 11AM Sept 16 September 15 - 17, 2000 Boston
Folk Festival Sept 22, 23, 2001
Year 2000
Feb 12 2000 Learn to Play mandolin -- mandolin Workshop Sponsored by the Providence Mandolin Orchestra at the Music School. For more information 401 273 6930 if you don't have a mando, they will loan you one. Weekend of Feb 18,19,20 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival -- many great bluegrass groups just 30 miles from Providence...Boston Bluegrass Union Feb 26 Tom Rush East Greenwich Rhode Island 401/885-8160 Feb 25, 26, 27 !st Annual Winter BlueGrass Weekend. info: 508 636 4398 March 5th Pinewoods Folk Music Camp Winter Preview Party! 617-964-1836 or link to CDSS Camp Staff will include folksinger Sara Grey, Anne Neilson, fiddler Pete Sutherland, March 18th FolkSongs of the Warner Collection with Jeff and Gerret Warner recordings of Frank Profitt, Lee Presnell and other sources. Information 617 - 969 - 1882 Bill Lehrman March 18 French Canadian Band Domino Concord Scout House (for more info) Sat March 25th 8 - 10 pm Buffalo Gals and Pals Appearing at the Hope St. Gallery & Cafe, 810 Hope St., Providence RI, 401 621 8962, or Call Patty 401-683-2063 For info. March 25th LAUNCH OF THE FREEDOM SCHOONER AMISTAD. March 27 2000 Monday 7:30 Music of Atlantic Canada at Club Passim, Cambridge -- John Allen Cameron and Gerry Robichaud great Canadian Fiddlers! April 1 Magnolia Cajun Dance Brightridge Hall, E. Providence Rhode Island See Country Dance page for links to more info on all area dances April 1 8pm Jean Ritchie presents folkSongs from Appalachia - FSSGB Watertown MA April 8 -- Atwater-Donnelly plays at Stone Soup Coffeehouse, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 15 Hayes St., Providence, RI 8 pm $10 (401) 781-0061 Opening Act: The Late Bloomers. Apr 8 2000, Stonington Contra Dance, Mystic CT, Linda Leslie & Wild Goose Nation April 9 "West Gallery" Music " We can always use more of every voice, as well as more fiddles and wind instruments (do you know any clarinet or oboe players? or a bassoon? )" West Gallery music is very similar to "Sacred Harp" except it is traditionally accompanied by melody instruments. There was a great workshop n this music at NEFFA. Bruce Randall 978-373-5852 April 14 -16 New England Folk Festival Natick, Ma ( Information Performers) Dance at Brown --FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2000. Music will be by Amy Larkin and friends, and the caller will be Dan Pearl. April 22 Buffalo Gals -- Gallery Cafe, Hope Street, Providence, 8pm, April 22 Tryworks, New Bedford The Whiteley Family - Will, Catherine & Anna Alastair Moock April 28 2000(7:30 concert)-29 - 30 (until 8pm) Boston Scottish Festival Feis Bhostoin May 5 - 7 Celtic CrossRoads - Music, Song and Dance of Scotland, Ireland, Quebec and the Maritimes. Lincoln-Woodstock, NH (Beacon Resort, Rte 3, N. Lincoln, NH) May 6 Magnolia Cajun Dances Brightridge Hall, E. Providence Rhode Island May 6 Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert "Bound for Glory" 7:30pm Cambridge FSSGB May 13, 2000 New Bedford Maritime Heritage Festival Saturday May 20th, 8pm The "Percolator Coffee House" 50 Rounds Ave. Providence RI, Patty Silva is the contact person for Info 401-683-2063. 50's May 20th J.P. Cormier Granby Connecticut 1-413-572-0375 May 19, 20 Strawberry Park Cajun Festival CT, May 27 New England Fiddle Contest Hartford! June 8 - 11, 2000 Mystic Seaport Music Festival June 11 West Gallery Music workshop will be this Sunday, June 11, at 1:30 PM at St. Mary's Church in Newton Lower Falls -- West Gallery Music is a traditional form of music from the 1800s very similar to Sacred Harp, except that it uses instruments to accompany the voices. Melody instruments such as violin, clarinet, brass, woodwinds are invited to join in as the group plays from late 18th and 19th century music. For more information call Bruce Randall 978-373-5852 Summer 2000 Feis Boston Annual Scottish Music Festival April 28 -30, 2000Celtic CrossRoads - May 5 - 7, Music, Song and Dance of Scotland, Ireland, Quebec and the Maritimes RI Scottish Festival May 20 Westerly RI Strawberry Park Cajun Festival May 19,20 CT Hartford Fiddle Contest May 27 CT May 26-28 Black Creek Fiddler's Reunion Altamont, NY Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival Preston CT June 2,3,4 CT Stonehill Irish Festival June 9,10,11 MA Mystic Sea Port Music Festival June 8,9,10 CT Moodus Cajun/Zydeco Music Festival June 9, 10, 11 CT Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival June 15 - 18 Maine Clearwater Music Festival Hudson River NY June 17,18 Cape Cod Fiddle/Violin Contest June 15th last year... no news? Old Songs Festival Albany June 23, 24, 25, 2000 NY Connecticut Irish Feis (near New Haven, CT possibly June 27th?) New Bedford Summer Fest July 7, 8, 9, 2000 MA Basin Bluegrass Festival July 7,8,9 Vermont Greyfox Bluegrass Festival (formerly Winterhawk), July 15 Hillsdale NY Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 21, 22, and 23 NY Fifth Podunk Bluegrass Festival July 21,22 East Hartford CT Lowell Folk Festival July 28 - 30 MA Winterhawk 2000 - Bluegrass and Beyond July 28, 29, 30 in NY Newport Creamery Newport Folk Festival Aug 4-6, 2000 Champlain Valley Folk Festival Univ of Vermont Aug 4 - 6 Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival Aug 3,4,5 New Hampshire North Atlantic Folk Festival August 13 Maine Folk Harbor Festival Lunenberg Nova Scotia Aug 10 -13 National Folk Festival Aug 11 -13, Lansing MI Newport Vintage Dance Week Aug 14 - 20 (781 662 8344) St Johns' (Newport) British Church Music Festival (Aug?) Klezkanada Aug 23 -27 Klezmer! Quebec Philadelphia Folk Festival Aug 25, 26, 27 Winterhawk 2000 - Bluegrass and Beyond July 28, 29, 30 in NY Thomas Point Bluegrass Festival Aug 31 - Sept 3 Maine Rhythm and Roots Festival, Ninigret, RI Sept 1,2,3, 2000 Newport RI Waterfront Festival Irish (Sept2, 2000) Sept 10 and Sept 15 - 17 Blackstone River Theatre Grand Opening Reception with Scottish bagpiper, Irish Session and meet the gang! Long awaited opening of a new resource for music by some long time near-legendary musicians. Opening weekend Sept 15 - 17 with Pendragon, Skip Healy and others follows Connecticut Audubon Fiddle Contest Glastonbury 11AM Sept 16 Cape Cod Fiddle Contest Schedule Harwichport MA 11AM Sept 16 September 15 - 17, 2000 Highland Games The 25th anniversary New Hampshire Highland Games at Loon Mountain, in the White Mountain National Forest Lincoln, New Hampshire September 15 -17 Fall Getaway Weekend of the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston. with Tom Gibney and Dylan Bustin. Camp Bournedale, Cape Cod. For information: 617 558-7034 Sept 15 - 17 2000 Northeast Squeeze-In Accordions, Concertinas! MA Sept 23 Boston Folk Festival Performers include Steeleye Span, Richie Havens, Roger McGuinn, Tony Rice and many others..Tuesday, September 26, 2000, marks the bicentennial of the death of American composer William Billings. You are invited for a full day and evening of commemorative singing at and near Boston's historic King's Chapel, where Billings taught a singing school in 1786 and where a concert of instrumental and vocal music was held for his benefit in 1790. http://www.njin.net/~gbales/billings2000/ Saturday 10/21/2000 1st Bay Path Hammered Dulcimer Festival at the First Parish UU Church in Northborough. There will be lots of workshops and opportunities to play. There will be beginning classes.The last afternoon workshop will be an ensemble workshop where we will break people into groups to give them practice on playing in small groups. We would like people with instruments other than dulcimers to come and participate in this workshop so dulcimer players can see what it's like to play with mixed instruments.There will also be a short concert at 7:00 p.m. by some of the festival staff, and then a contra dance with the Polymorphous String Band. For practice tunes, go to http://www.walkways.org/baypath or contact kenm@walkways.org.
Thomas Point Bluegrass Festival End of Aug Maine Rhythm and Roots Festival, Ninigret, RI First week in Sept Northeast Squeeze-In Accordions, Concertinas, MA Mid Sept Mid- September Highland Games New Hampshire Highland Games at Loon Mountain, in the White Mountain National Forest Lincoln, New Hampshire Mid- September Fall Getaway Weekend of the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston. with Tom Gibney and Dylan Bustin. Camp Bournedale, Cape Cod. For information: 617 558-7034 late Sept Boston Folk Festival Performers include Steeleye Span, Richie Havens, Roger McGuinn, Tony Rice and many others.. Audubon Fiddle Contest Glastonbury CT 11AM Sept Cape Cod Fiddle Contest Sept Newport RI Waterfront Festival Irish (Sept) Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Oct 14 - 15, 2000 (Portsmouth, NH)
Oct. 31 @8:30 - 11:00Master Old Time Fiddler, Rounder recording artist Bruce Molsky in a premiere Boston-area appearance with Mark Simos: guitarist, songwriter, fiddler, tunesmith and Rushad Eggleston: bluegrass (and now old-time!) cello Tuesday, Johny D's Uptown 17 Holland Street, Davis Square, Somerville (617) 776-2004 http://www.johnnyds.com/ Nov 4 2000 at Slater Mill (67 Roosevelt Ave, Pawtucket RI) Sixth Annual Mountain Music in the Ocean State Jean Ritchie! Vesta Johnson & Stephen Hall Dana Hamilton Jean Ritchie, singer and dulcimer player, is one of the most treasured folk artists in the United States. Vesta Johnson is a former Missouri State Fiddle Champion accompanied by her grandson, a terrific guitar player. Dana Hamilton is a story teller and dance caller. Also, Michelle Kaminsky, Martin Grosswendt, Elwood Donnelly, John and Heidi Cerrignone, and Aubrey Atwater Day Workshops, Evening Concerts -- all event ticket $25
Feb 28 Excellent jam session. Five fiddles, two banjos, one mando, four guitars, one whistle. (Michelle, Rick, Rachel, Matt, Win, Andy, Gerhardt, Harry, Susan, Kitty, Jeff ) Tunes included Soldier's Joy, West Fork Girls, St Annes Reel, Shady Grove, Frosty Morning, Goin Down to Cairo, Johnny Gone for a Soldier, Snake River Reel, Midnight on the Water, Lovebridge Waltz, and special for Mardi Gras, the Cajun Mardi Gras tune from Michelle.
Jan
10 Jeff reports that there were almost as many in the audience as
there were players. Anyway it was a fun jam where we played about 10 or 15 tunes
with, 3 or 4 guitars (Harry.Gerhart,and two new players), 2 banjos (Michelle
and Susan), for the most part 1 fiddle, Andy, (Ben & Sam were there for
a short time but couldn't stay) and 1 mandolin. Some of tunes were; Old Joe
Clark, Cluck Old Hen, Red Haired Boy, Soldiers Joy, Whiskey Before Breakfast,
Sandy Boy, Frosty Morning, Saint Anne's Reel, Over The Waterfall, Eighth Of
January, and Shortnin' Bread which Andy proceeded to turn into a rollicking
good time. We played upstairs in the gallery until about 9:30. Jeff, Thanks
for the report! Matt
Nov 22 Thanksgiving Eve brought out a small group of regulars and several new folk. Michelle, Bob, Bud, Matt, John, Gerhardt, Josh and offspring, with several new friends, on fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and washtub bass! Tunes includes St Anne's, Frosty Morning, Cripple Creek, Angeline the Baker, Over the Waterfall, Morpeth Rant, Old Joe Clark, Eighth of January, Soldier's Joy and other favorite reels, jigs-- Off She Goes and Smash the Windows, and waltzes-- Tennessee and Midnight on the Water.
Nov 8 a good session, as eight fiddles and three guitars, a mandolin, a banjo and a button accordion were passed among ten players! Michelle, Kitty, Matt, Gerhardt, Harry, Vinny, Bud, Ben and Sam, Phil, Bob, John, and other friends. We spent some time learning new tunes including Midnight on the Water, Waiting for the Federals, Bill Cheatem, and some other tunes we rarely play such as Gaspee Reel, La Bastringue, Old French, and some old favorites such as St Anne's Reel, Soldier's Joy, Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Angelina Baker, Over the Waterfall, Redhaired Boy, Liberty, Bonaparte's retreat, Road to Boston, Boys of Blue Hill, etc. See you Thanksgiving eve!
October 25 Kitty, Matt, Bob, Vinny, Colin, and Win played fiddle with Harry, Grace, Gerhardt, Susan, Josh and other friends on guitar, mandolin and banjo. Familiar tunes included Over the Waterfall, St Anne's Reel, Johnny Gone for a Soldier, Old Joe Clark, Frosty Morning, Liberty, Rights of Man, Salt River, Soldier's Joy and others. See you 2nd wednesday in November... Nov 8
October 11 Very good jam. Not a big crowd but lots of illicit instrument swapping! Roughly, five fiddles, five banjos, four or five guitars, two or three mandos... whatever... Michelle, Win, John, Matt, Bob, Harry, Andy, Kitty, Susan (she had a pretty good time), Mark R., Jeff, and other friends played fewer tunes longer, including Shortnin Bread, Old French, June Apple, Frosty Morning, Soldier's Joy, St Anne's Reel, Cripple Creek, Over the Waterfall, Johnny's Gone for a Soldier, Angelina Baker, Sandy Boy, and some new French-Canadian tunes...
Sept 26 In the Gallery upstairs at AS220. Although we were missing some of our regulars this week, we welcomed some new friends. Sixteen folks swapped around at least seven fiddles, several guitars, mandolins, banjos and whatnot... Some tunes we seldom play, including Sail Away Ladies, West Fork Girls, and others more familiar. More of a teaching session this week as we spent a lot of time on a few tunes. Michelle gave some lessons on old timey bowing, and she, Kitty and Josh also taught some new tunes. A lively session which went on until 10pm.
Sept 12, 2000 a good session at AS220. Kitty, Jim, Susan, Matt, Bud, Ben and Sam, Andy, Bob, Mark, Josh, Skip, Gerhardt, Harry and other friends played 2 guitars, two mandolins, a banjo and a bunch of fiddles for several new tunes and a lot of old favorites, including Hurlock's, Johnny Gone for Soldier, Miss McLeod's Reel, Soldier's Joy, Rakes of Mallow, Liberty, St Annes, Boys of Blue Hill, Shortnin Bread, Old Joe Clark, Over the Waterfall, Angelina Baker, June Apple, Eighth of January, Shady Grove, Frosty Morning, Redhaired Boy, Rights of Man, Staten Island, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Snake River and other traditional favorites.
August 23, 2000 at AS220 a really good but not exactly slow session as folks returned from summer wanderings. Five fiddles, five guitars, three mandolins, two banjos, and flute with Kitty, Matt, Bud, Mike, Glenn, Susan, Josh, Mark, John, Paul, Scott, Winny, Bert, Harry, Gerhardt, and other friends. Tunes included Soldier's Joy, Shortnin Bread, St Anne's Reel, Liberty, Boys of Blue Hill, Eighth of January, Arkansas Traveller, Morpeth Rant, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Old Joe Clark, Over the Waterfall, Angelina Baker, Redhaired Boy, Frosty Morning, Ragtime Annie, Mississippi Sawyer, Cripple Creek, Johnny Gone for a Soldier, Staten Island Hornpipe, Cluck Old Hen, Tennessee Waltz, Hurlock's, and others :-
August 2 and 16, 2000 Intermediate Session at Hazel Dene in Warren. Fiddle, banjo, harmonica and guitar played some unaccustomed tunes working through the tune list: Waterbound, Off to California, Turkey in the Straw, Boys of Blue Hill, Smash the Window/Off She Goes/Blarney Pilgrim, Brighton Camp and Garryowen, Southern Aristocracy, as well as old favorites. We look forward to seeing old friends again as AS220 starts up, and perhaps we will have an alternate intermediate session continuing through the winter?
July 19 Second summer session at Hazel Dene (thanks Karen!) in Warren was attended by four fiddles, two guitars, two mandos, one banjo, two harmonicas. We played lots of old favorites and some tunes we haven't done before, including Scotland the Brave, Turkey in the Straw, Swinging on a Gate, Faded Love, and some Canadian tunes Ben brought home from a fiddle camp. See you next time and don't forget the mosquito spray!!!!
July 5 Because AS220 is closed this month, we are meeting July 5 and 17 at Hazel Dene in Warren (see directions at top of page). Tonight five fiddles, flute, mandolin and two guitars had a good session led by Bud Savoie, hosted by Karen, the owner of "Hazel Dene" gift shop/coffee shop. We tried some new tunes including Country Waltz, Ashokan Farewell, Growlin Old Man and others. It was nice. See you there in two weeks.
June 28 five fiddles, three mandos, three guitars and flute played lots of familiar tunes and tried some new tunes including: Country Waltz, St Anne's Reel, Growling Old Man and Woman, Bonaparte's Retreat...
June 14 six good fiddles, flute, and guitars tried some new tunes... good time.
May 24 about 7 fiddles, 3 mandolins, one banjo, and all of a sudden, about eight guitars! Great! Kitty, Susan, Matt, Michelle, Bob, Bud, J., Jeff, and other friends played Shady Grove, Cripple Creek, Angelina Baker, Over the Waterfall, Soldier's Joy, Arkansas Traveler, Liberty, Boys of Blue Hill, Eighth of January, St Anne's Reel, Whisky Before Breakfast, Rickett's Hornpipe, Frosty Morning, and other favorites.
May 10, 2000 good jam again. About 15 fiddlers and friends (Michelle, Susan, Bob, Ben and Sam, Kitty, Bud, Harry, Gerhardt, Jeff and others) met in the gallery room of AS220 and played a variety of old favorites along with some new introductions. Partial list: Cold Frosty Morning, Soldier's Joy, Liberty, Bonaparte's Retreat, Whisky before Breakfast, Reel de Montreal, Old French, Love Bridge Waltz, Tom Bigbee Waltz, Midnight on the Water Waltz, Snake River Reel, My Own Home, Rodney's Glory, Cotton Eye Joe, Cuckoo's Nest, St Anne's Reel, Johnny's Gone for a Soldier, Waterbound, Eighth of January.
April 26th. good jam in the midst of statues of naked politicians in the AS220 gallery. I arrived late from work and missed most of the tunes, but a good bunch of folks were there. See you in two weeks.
April 12 Good jam! Matt, Michelle, Bud, Bob, Susan, Bob, Ben, Sam, Harry and other friends played about seven fiddles, three guitars, two banjos on Boil them Cabbages, Road to Boston, (led by 7 year old Sam), Angelina Baker, Over the Waterfall, Soldier's Joy, Liberty, Whiskey Before Breakfast, West Fork Girls, Arkansas Traveller, Cluck Old Hen, Staten Island Hornpipe, Boys of Blue Hill, St Anne's Reel, Ragtime Annie, Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Frosty Morning, June Apple, Off She Goes, Smash the Windows and other favorites.
Mar 22 Sorry, I was busy at work and missed this one!
Mar 8 Good jam! About 15 players crowded into the AS220 upstairs gallery space for an old time slow jam session. Matt, Susan, Bob, Bob, Andy, Mark, Harry, Gerhardt, Chris, Peter, Jim, and several other friends played Soldier's Joy, Liberty, Old Joe Clark, Shady Grove, Over the Waterfall, Angelina Baker, St Anne's Reel, June Apple, Ragtime Annie, Lover's Waltz, Tennessee Waltz, Ashokan Farewell, Whisky before Breakfast, Arkansas Traveller, Eighth of January, Cluck Old Hen and other tunes on four fiddles, two mandolins, harmonica, one banjo and guitars...
Feb 23.. Excellent Jam! ...About 16 players had the AS220 main room to themselves and took good advantage of it to have a great old-timey tune session. Michelle, Matt, Bob, Bob, on fiddles, with Steve, Susan, Paula, Gerhardt, Harry, and several others on guitar, Steve on mando, and Susan and Mark R on banjo... St Anne's Reel, Snake River Reel, Soldier's Joy, Whisky before Breakfast, Ragtime Annie, Kitchen Girl, Frosty Morning, June Apple, Arkansas Traveller, Over the Waterfall, Angelina Baker, Old Joe Clark, Mississippi Sawyer, Liberty...
Report of slow Jam for Feb 6... Sorry, busy at work, I didn't make it. I understand it was a small but elite group.
Report of Providence Slow Jam for Jan 26 About 18 players met in the main room downstairs at AS220 on an icy winter night. Brrrr! Players included Michelle, Elena, Bob, Matt, Glen, Harry, Gerhardt, Paula, Rick and several others playing six guitars, six fiddles, a banjo, two jawharps, a zither, Bass Clarinet and tenor clarinet. Tunes included Angelina Baker, Over the Waterfall, Liberty, Soldier's Joy, Old Joe Clark, St Anne's Reel, Ragtime Annie, Mississippi Sawyer, Love Bridge Waltz, Snake River Reel, June Apple, Arkansas Traveler, Eighth of January and others. Good session, guys!
Report of Providence Slow Jam for Jan 12 About 16 players met in the Gallery Room of the AS220 building from 7pm to 9pm. They included Matt, Susan, Bob, Gerhardt, Elena, Glen, Stephanie, Danella, Stephen, Andrew, Win, Steve, Harry, Bert, and several others. Instruments played included five fiddles, two banjos, two guitars, two harmonicas, mandolin, and two flutes. Tunes included: Angelina Baker, Cluck Old Hen, Black Eyed Susan, Over the Waterfall, Snake River Reel, Eighth of January, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Redhaired Boy, Cold Frosty Morning, June Apple, Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, St Anne's Reel
Report of Providence Slow Jam December 22, 1999 About 9 players attended including Matt, Susan, Jason, Gerhardt, Win and other friends. There were three fiddlers, two mandolin players, three guitar players, two banjo players and other instruments (some people played more than one instrument.) Tunes played between 7pm to 9pm included: Redhaired Boy, Frosty Morning, Angelina Baker, Over the Waterfall, Soldier's Joy, Snake River Reel, Barlow Knife, Cripple Creek, and several others.
Report of Providence Slow Jam of Dec 8, 1999: About 14 players attended, including Michelle, Matt, Elena, Gerhardt, Jim, Tom, Ann, Andy and others friends. There were five fiddlers, two banjo players, and several guitar players, and several people played more than one instrument. The jam was moved up into the As220 Gallery because the AS220 main room was rented out for a special party. Tunes played included: Angelina Baker, Arkansas Traveller, Eighth of January, Over the Waterfall, Soldier's Joy, Shady Grove, Redhaired Boy, Bill Cheatham, Whisky Before Breakfast, Love Bridge Waltz. After 9pm many folks stayed on for a general jam session with some Old Timey songs and Bluegrass numbers.
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