Upcoming Bluegrass Related Events

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New Bedford Folk Festival

New Bedford Whaling National Park New Bedford Historical District, New Bedford , MA

The Zeiterion Theater presents the 24th Annual New Bedford Folk Festival from Saturday July 6 through Sunday July 7, 2019 with an impressive lineup of the best in contemporary, Americana, traditional, blues and Celtic folk music. This year the festival includes Grammy Award winning Cajun band  BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Dar Williams called “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters” by The New Yorker, folk, jazz, and pop songstress Susan Werner, blues masters Chris Smither and Guy Davis, old-time and American roots music trio Molsky’s Mountain Drifters featuring Grammy-nominated fiddler Bruce Molsky, cutting edge Celtic band Bua and many more. The festival runs from 11 AM to 9 PM both days and is located in the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center and throughout the 11 blocks of historic downtown New Bedford and the Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

$12 – $140

The Kevin Prater Band at Nick-A-Nees

Nick-A-Nee's 75 South Street, Providence, RI

The Kevin Prater Band from Belcher, KY. is looking forward to once again playing at Nick-A-Nees in Providence, RI.  Kevin Prater has entertained in 24 Countries in his 39 year career.  Additionally he has played extensively throughout the USA and Canada.  Kevin spent twelve years as Mandolin Player and High Tenor Vocalist in The James King Band.  During that time he was part of Many award winning recorded projests, including two, "Album Of The Year", "Song of the Year" and "Recorded Event of the Year".  He was also nominated as "Banjo Player of the Year" during his three years with The Bluegrass Brothers. Currently in the 12th year leading The Kevin Prater Band throughout the USA and Canada, averaging 100 shows annually.  Their latest CD, "All I Ever Wanted" was #65 on the top 200 World Wide Roots Music Charts for 2018, recorded on Patuxent Music. Kevin hails from Belcher, KY.  He has filled his band with young, hard driving, high energy, multi-talented pickers from NC. and VA.  Full bios on the band members can be found at www.thekevinpraterband.com.  Booking inquires contact Stacey Wright 740-641-7884

Free

The Little Roy and Lizzy Show

Best Video 1842 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT

From Georgia, Little Roy & Lizzy are one of the most entertaining acts in bluegrass today. Front man Little Roy Lewis, 77, is a banjo master, comedian and story teller. Lizzy Long, virtuoso on fiddle, banjo and guitar, has a fantastic voice, and tries to keep Little Roy’s antics in check. Festival favorites, they play traditional bluegrass, country and gospel, with comedy thrown in everywhere.

$25

Quebe Sisters

Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

An acclaimed Texas fiddle trio, the Quebe Sisters delve deep into Western Swing and traditional country with gorgeous three part sibling harmonies. After winning several solo and group fiddling competitions as children, the Quebes have matured into dynamic performers and artists with a distinct Americana style all their own.

$24

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Cary Hall 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA

With one eye on using the banjo to showcase America’s rich heritage and the other pulling the noble instrument from its most familiar arena into new and unique realms, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn’s second album Echo in the Valley is simultaneously familiar and wildly innovative.

$49 – $79

Alice Gerrard: You Gave Me a Song-New England film premiere

Old Woods Hole Fire Station 83 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA

Alice Gerrard, an 84 year old, old-time music pioneer attempts to preserve traditional music through her performances and lessons. Her unpredictable journey is an inspiration for those around her. You Gave Me a Song is a film about getting older, but never giving up your passions. The Woods Hole Film Festival presents its New England premiere with director Kenny Dalsheimer at the Q&A.

$12 – $14

Southern Rail Fresh Strawberry Concert at the Wayside Inn

Wayside Inn 72 Wayside Inn Rd, Sudbury, MA

Southern Rail brings their high energy, exuberant Bluegrass to the Wayside Inn's Fresh Strawberry Concert Series on Tuesday July 30 at 7 pm. The concert will be held indoors, in the air-conditioned Martha Mary Chapel, and fresh strawberry shortcake will be served during intermission! Come early and enjoy dinner at the Inn at a special discount. Southern Rail's music is electric, featuring lush harmonies, irrepressible good humor, and sparkling banjo, guitar, mandolin and and bass. Two of their members have just been inducted into the RIBA Buegrass Hall of Fame. The concert always sells out, so reserve your tickets 978-443-1776.

$15
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The Pied Picker at Puppet Showplace Theater

Puppet Showplace Theater 32 Station Street, Brookline, MA

The Pied Picker by David Stephens, All Hands Productions July 31- Aug 3 (Wed-Sat) | 10:30 am & 1:00 pm With his banjo in hand, Picker Pete sets off seeking fame and fortune. When he finds that the big city of Hamlin has been taken over by roaches, he realizes that his journey to stardom might not be what he had in mind! “The Pied Picker” features a colorful cast of fairytale characters, skillful moving-mouth puppetry, live banjo music, and lots of laughs! Mention the BBU for a discount on tickets!

$12.50

John Gorka

Spire Center for Performing Arts 25 1/2 Court St, Plymouth, MA

From New Jersey, John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania. Many well known artists have recorded and/or performed John Gorka songs, including Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nanci Griffith, Mary Black and Maura O’Connell. John has graced the stage of Austin City Limits, Mountain Stage, etown and has appeared on CNN. He continues to tour, playing festivals, theaters and clubs all over North America and Europe. Though small, Godfrey Daniels was and is one of the oldest and most venerable music institutions and has long been a hangout for music lovers and aspiring musicians. In the late 1970’s, John was was one of these aspiring musicians. Although his academic coursework at Moravian College lay in Philosophy and History, music began to offer paramount enticements. Soon he found himself living in the club’s basement and acting as resident MC and sound man, encountering legendary folk troubadours like Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers, Eric Andersen, Tom Paxton and Claudia Schmidt. Their brand of folk-inspired acoustic music inspired him, and before long he was performing his own songs – mostly as an opener for visiting acts. Soon he started traveling to New York City, where Jack Hardy’s legendary Fast Folk circle (a breeding ground for many a major singer-songwriter) became a powerful source of education and encouragement. Folk meccas like Texas’ Kerrville Folk Festival (where he won the New Folk Award in 1984) and Boston followed, and his stunningly soulful baritone voice and original songwriting began turning heads. Those who had at one time inspired him – Suzanne Vega, Bill Morrissey, Nanci Griffith, Christine Lavin, Shawn Colvin – had become his peers.In 1987, the young Minnesota-based Red House Records caught wind … Read More »

$26

Mipso

Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

Mipso is born from North Carolina’s broad range of disparate musical influences, their distinctly unique sound an undeniable alchemy of the historical musical traditions of the rural south and their progressive home of Chapel Hill.

$18