Upcoming Bluegrass Related Events

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Supper at Quincy Point Congregational Church w/Southern Rail

Quincy Point Congregational Church 444 Washington St., Quincy, MA

Join Southern Rail for a classic Church supper at the Quincy Point Congregational Church.  An evening of awesome home cookin' followed by a high spirited Southern Rail bluegrass concert.  What could be better? The cooking is amazing, and Southern Rail's past 2 supper concerts were completely sold out. Doors open 5:30.  Dinner is served at 6:00 and music starts at 7:00.  Reserve your tickets soon!

$5 – $50

Kathy Mattea – “The Acoustic Living Room” w/ Bill Cooley

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

Hailed by The Washington Post as ‘one of Nashville’s finest song interpreters,’ Kathy Mattea has enjoyed the kind of success many artists only dream of: two GRAMMY wins, four CMA Awards, four #1 country singles, and five gold albums (plus a platinum collection of her greatest hits). Grammy Award winning singer Kathy Mattea and her longtime collaborator, guitarist Bill Cooley, have shared one of Nashville’s most musically rich partnerships for over two decades. The duo meets as old friends, welcoming you into The Acoustic Living Room to share songs and stories near and dear to their hearts — including Kathy’s beloved classics such as “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” “Where’ve You Been?,” and many other hits, plus a handful of more eclectic and often requested tunes from her extensive catalogue, and a sprinkling of brand new material, all reinterpreted for the duo format. Her 18 albums are woven through with bluegrass, gospel, and Celtic influences, and have garnered multiple CMA, ACM, and Grammy Awards. A genuine storyteller, Kathy draws inspiration from her Appalachian roots and is a torchbearer for often overlooked musical legacies like those of Hazel Dickens and Jean Ritchie. Her most recent album, Calling Me Home, is a collection of songs that celebrates the Appalachian culture of her native West Virginia and expands the vocabulary of acoustic roots music that has always served as her artistic center.  web: www.mattea.com

$46

Darrell Scott

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

Multi-Instrumentalist and Singer-Songwriter Darrell Scott mines and cultivates the everyday moments, taking the rote, menial, mundane, and allowing it to be surreal, ever poignant, and candidly honest, lilting, blooming, and resonating. The words he fosters allow us to make sense of the world, what is at stake here, and our place in it. And ultimately, Darrell knows the sole truth of life is that love is all that matters, that we don’t always get it right, but that’s the instinctive and requisite circuitous allure of things, why we forever chase it, and why it is held sacred. There is an absence of light, before the light.  A simple bare stage in the waning gloaming, and I can see Darrell make his way to a lone microphone.  He is here to shine that light on matters of the heart─the grit, grease, gristle, and most importantly, the marrow beneath the breastbone.And what is the path that shapes us as we go along, those true defining moments without which we would be hollow versions of our current selves?  For Darrell, it was coming from a musical family with a father who had him smitten with guitars by the age of 4, alongside a brother who played Jerry Reed style as well.  From there, things only ramped up with literature and poetry endeavors while a student at Tufts University, along with playing his way through life.  This would never change. When those hands of his make their way across the strings and fretboard, there is palpable loss of air in the theater, as the listeners, our feet and bodies firmly on the ground, watch his sonic wings take him upwards in flight, and realize we are as along for … Read More »

$27

inSPIRE Concert Lounge Series – Cold Chocolate

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

The Spire Center for Performing Arts is excited to present the all-new inSPIRE Concert Series in the Spire Center Performance Lobby. Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. Featuring Ethan Robbins on guitar, Ariel Bernstein on percussion, and backed by some of the root's music scene's finest players, this group from Boston is impressing audiences throughout New England and beyond. Punctuated by tight harmonies and skillful musicianship, and...

$10

Online Southern Rail concert

Rose Garden Coffeehouse 17 West St., Mansfield, MA

Join us for Southern Rail's very first online streamed Backyard Concert on Saturday Dec. 5 at 7 pm, sponsored by the wonderful folks at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse. We recorded this performance a bit over a month ago, while it was still warm enough to pick outdoors, and we had a blast.  You'll hear a joyous mix of our favorite tunes and some cool new material that we worked up this past summer. We miss you all, and hope you can join us! Ticket to this online streamed event are available at RoseGardenFolk.com/music. Here's a sample of what you'll hear.  You may have to cut and paste this link into your browser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYVJrZvLAvY&feature=youtu.be

$10

Fiddle Hell Online

Online MA

Our schedule and instructor list are posted at https://FiddleHell.org, and registration is open for Fiddle Hell Online, April 15-18, 2021. FHO will have 200 live workshops to learn from, 35 live concerts to enjoy, and 35 live jam sessions to join on Zoom, for fiddle, mandolin, cello, guitar, old-time banjo, and singing. All sessions will be replayable (and can be slowed down) for 3 months after the event. More than 100 instructors -- experienced & supportive teachers, and wonderful & inspiring players -- will cover Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun, Cape Breton, East European, Electric, Québécois, Gypsy Jazz, Irish, Jazz, Klezmer, Latin, Mexican, New Acoustic, New England, Old-Time Southern, Scandinavian, Scottish, Swing, Texas, and Western Swing styles. Attending FHO is not only an amazing experience, it’s a way for you to support and connect with these wonderful instructors and performers. Bluegrass instructors & performers include Sharon Gilchrist, Andy Statman, Erica Brown, Richie Brown, Margaret Gerteis, Billy Contreras, Darol Anger, Ellen Carlson, Jeremy Kittel, Alex Hargreaves, Matt Shipman, Peter Anick, Joy Adams, Andy Reiner. A few instructors in other styles include: Kevin Burke, Wendy MacIsaac, Michael Doucet, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Hanneke Cassel, Jake Blount, Mike Block, Cathy Fink, ... With 270 sessions + 100 instructors + 3 months of video replays, Fiddle Hell Online is of great value to players and listeners alike. Previous attendees said that their broad opportunities for learning (tunes, styles, instruments, techniques), gains in musical inspiration, and renewed connections with the community were priceless! And it's great to have a front row seat for every session. As in the past, discounts are available for seniors and young musicians, and there are further discounts and giveaways for early bird signups. Scholarships based on financial need are available. … Read More »

Wayside Inn Fresh Strawberry Concert w/ Southern Rail

The Wayside Inn 72 Wayside Inn Road ·, Sudbury, MA

Join Southern Rail for a delightful summer evening of bluegrass and Strawberry shortcake at the historic Wayside Inn in Sudbury. This year, our concert will be held OUTDOORS under a tent next to the Inn. 72 Wayside Inn Rd. Rain or shine. Special discount for dinner & concert. Reservations recommended: 978-443-1776 Reserve your tickets now!

$15 – $45

Beppe Gambetta in Concert

GuitartownCT 166 Mather Street, Hamden, CT

Worldwide favorite Italian guitarist and entertainer

$35

Celebrity Series of Boston Presents: Béla Fleck’s “My Bluegrass Heart” Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton

Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA

Banjo wizard Béla Fleck is easily one of Celebrity Series’ most popular returning artists, and as his fans know, each appearance is entirely different from the last. Across all sorts of bands, venues, and genres (not to mention 15 GRAMMY Awards), Fleck’s limitless vision for the banjo has never ceased to amaze. This tour is a momentous one, however, as Fleck will be returning to his roots and leading his first all-bluegrass tour in quite a long time. As always, Fleck is all-in on the task at hand, bringing together a sort of cross-generational banjo festival highlighting the best of the best. On a single stage, audiences will enjoy the boundless talents of Michael Cleveland (10-time International Bluegrass Music Association Fiddle Player of the Year; Sierra Hull (three-time IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year and the award’s first-ever female recipient); Justin Moses (IBMA’s 2018 and 2020 winner of both Resophonic Guitar and Dobro Player of the Year); prolific bassist and many-multi-instrumentalist Mark Schatz; and Bryan Sutton (nine-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year).

$29 – $80

GuitartownCT presents “Bluegrass and Blues”

Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley Outdoor concert Sunday, October 17 at 1:00 PM 166 Mather Street, Hamden, CT Tickets $35 at www.guitartownct.com Bring a chair and refreshments

$35