VIDEOS & PHOTOS: Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen adding just the right spice
The bluegrass world is more exciting than ever, with bands stretching the genre like never before. Besides phenoms like the Punch Brothers and The Hillbenders, one of the spiciest tickets has been the...
View ArticleFiddle frenzy to overtake Rose Garden Coffeehouse on Jan. 11
As a co-founder and artistic director of Mansfield’s Rose Garden Coffeehouse, I started planing more than two years ago for our 25th anniversary season, now in full swing. I wanted each act during the...
View ArticleCeltic bluegrass coming to Blue Moon in Rockland on Saturday
This Saturday, Jan. 25, Rick Mier and Kathleen Parks will bring Celtic bluegrass to the Blue Moon Coffeehouse in Rockland. Mier is a San Franciscan banjoist who takes inspiration not only from the...
View ArticleJoe Val Fest a musical oasis that kicks off bluegrass season
If you walk into Sheraton Framingham Hotel on Valentine’s Day, don’t be surprised if you are serenaded by fiddles and banjos. Welcome to the world of the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, a three-day musical...
View ArticleThe Steel Wheels offer great music and a big heart
When The Steel Wheels played at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield two years ago, they participated in a charity bike ride to raise money for a Stage 4 cancer patient. We thought they were...
View ArticleVIDEO: The sound of silence
When The Steel Wheels, a Virginia-based Americana/roots band, played at Mansfield’s Rose Garden Coffeehouse on Saturday night, there was something special in the air. The band had performed in 2012 at...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bill Staines and Sally Rogers tonight in Marblehead
Folk music fans are in for a treat if they head up to Marblehead tonight. The show at the Me & Thee Coffeehouse features Bill Staines, a warm, lefty troubadour whose songs Peter, Paul, and Mary,...
View ArticleVeteran songwriter, singer Jonathan Edwards in Mansfield on Saturday
In the 1970s, tucked between the sounds of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and a host of rock bands, Jonathan Edwards was a voice of folk-country-pop clarity. His pulsating rhythm guitar, riveting harmonica...
View ArticleGITLIN: Bill Keith deserving of award for distinguished achievement
Bill Keith really needs no introduction within the bluegrass world, but just for completeness’ sake, here’s a brief outline of his musical life. Keith was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1939. He...
View ArticleNC group Balsam Range named bluegrass Entertainers of the Year
North Carolina’s Balsam Range were named on Thursday night as bluegrass music’s top entertainers of the year and vocal group of the year during the 2014 awards ceremony held Thursday night, Oct. 2,...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Rhonda Vincent, Del, Seldom Scene top Joe Val Bluegrass Festival for...
Over the years, I have watched music festivals come and go. Organizers change or pass on, and music events that seem like they will live on forever vanish, leaving fans wondering what happened. The...
View ArticleAcoustic band Driftwood to perform March 6 at me & thee coffeehouse, with...
MARBLEHEAD, Mass. — On Friday, March 6th, the me & thee coffeehouse is happy to open the doors for a concert with Americana and roots band, Driftwood. The opening act is Laney Jones, a Berklee...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Unique Michigan-based stringband visit Mansfield on Saturday
When I first heard of Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, my first reaction was: who? I’ve heard of a lot of stringbands over time, and a roots ensemble from Michigan was not on my radar. But as a...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Q&A with The Honey Dewdrops, in Mansfield on Saturday
On Saturday, the Rose Garden again plays host to The Honey Dewdrops, a couple from Baltimore, Maryland that has managed to develop a singular sound that is both magical and hard to define. From simple...
View ArticleFiddler Tex Logan, former Bluegrass Boy, dies at 85
Tex Logan’s daughter Jody posted this information at 10:50 p.m.: RIP Dad passed away peacefully just 30 minutes ago in my arms. I was singing “Wayfaring Stranger” and told him to let himself go and...
View ArticleVideos: A couple of new bluegrass releases, including legendary Doyle Lawson
BURDEN BEARER: Bluegrass Gospel and A Cappella Favorites Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Bluegrass Hall of Fame member Doyle Lawson is well known for high standards in every aspect of his musical...
View ArticleGuitar wizard Jack Williams in Mansfield on Saturday
Strap on your listening caps and enjoy the southern hospitality of one the country finest guitar players. South Carolina native Jack Williams comes to Mansfield, Massachusetts on Saturday, Sept. 17, to...
View ArticleBluegrass in Mansfield Saturday night
Southern Rail, an award-winning New England bluegrass band known for its tightly woven harmonies, original and traditional songs, and high-energy performances, returns to the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in...
View ArticleAbbie Gardner, award winning singer-songwriter, dobroist, in Mansfield on...
The last time Abbie Gardner performed at Mansfield’s Rose Garden Coffeehouse in 2009, she was a twinkling star in the all-female trio Red Molly. The group dazzled the Rose Garden crowd with a mix of...
View ArticleHeather Pierson Acoustic Trio in Mansfield Saturday
It’s difficult to pin down the music of Heather Pierson. At one moment, she is singing a heartfelt ballad on guitar, the next she could be singing soulfully from behind her piano, and then there’s the...
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