The Press Gang!
I've known these guys since the days when I was still living in Nashville. On my frequent visits to NH, I always scurried up to Lebanon NH to join them…
Meg Devlin Irish
Meg is a highly accomplished singer-songwriter who has fairly recently moved to New Hampshire from Vermont, where she recorded four CDs, received with multiple accolades. Check out her website, where…
Abbi White’s new Nashville/Portsmouth CD
An ambitious, sparkling new 14-song CD from Boston's Abbi White, tracked in Nashville with a stellar cast of acoustic A-teamers, including Aubrey Haynie, Jeff Taylor, Matt Combs, John…
New Mic!!
I try not to get too excited about new equipment. While the search for the utmost transparency between the heart of the music maker and the heart of the listener is a…
Cantrip
A couple of years ago I was performing with clawhammer banjoist Ken Perlman at the fabulous New World Festival in Randolph VT, and had the great fortune to wind up…
Some updates at MPMS
-Local duo Captain Bob Griffin and Linda Wade, guitar, vocals and concertina, finishing up a charming collection of 'Old Chestnuts'. Great songs from the 20s and 30s, augmented with some…
Brendan Tonra and his legendary fiddle at MPM Studio!
[youtube hd]http://youtu.be/84wW9KZDeeI[/youtube] Renowned Boston-based Sligo fiddler plays one of his recent compositions accompanied by the stellar Helen Kisiel on piano. Some of Brendan's compositions have become standard repertoire in traditional Irish…
The Fireflies: from London to Portsmouth (again!)
Harry and Luca, from London, England, formerly known as The Pilgrims-now the Fireflies, were back at MPM Studio for their third time a few weeks ago. As usual it was…
Bob & Jen Strom ’round the bend
I met Bob & Jen Strom at The Landing in Manchester-by-the-Sea MA where they regularly host a song and tune session on alternate Sundays, along with singer Michael O'Leary.…
Tony Giblin’s CD Launch – A Promise Kept
Last night at Rory O'Connor's Pub in Georgetown, a good number of musical friends gathered to help Tony Giblin launch A Promise Kept. Tony kindly let me…
Summer re-cap: Natalie McMaster, Joan Osborne, Joe Deleault and more…
Finally getting around to a chronicle of some of this summer's activities, one of which was my adventure into the musical world of Manchester NH's composer/songwriter/pianist extraordinaire Joe Deleault. NH…
Pilgrims from London
The new year got off to a great musical start when a group of lads from London called 'Pilgrims' made their first trip to Portsmouth to record the first half…
Makem and Spain Brothers New Christmas Song/Video
A lively night at MPM Studio! Mick and Liam Spain festooned the Live Room with Christmas lights. Rory Makem brought a little portable Christmas tree, and with his banjo…
New Randy Miller Fiddle CD
When I was leaving Nashville for my move to New England, my good friend and colleague Old Time/Irish fiddler David Coe told me to make sure to meet Randy Miller,…
Mudhook: ‘First Home’ CD
Just in time for the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, Dave Hallowell, Peter Hale, Mike Jenneau and Alan Eaton, collectively known as Mudhook, have completed the special 'collector's edition' of their…
Brendan Taaffe
Brendan's exquisite, delicate guitar playing, sweet vocals can be heard on the four tracks he recorded here. Follow this link to his website and click 'listen' on his his website. …