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  • Erica Brown and Matt Shipman: Darlin’ Corey

    A couple more great musicians from Portland’s happening music scene, Matt and Erica,  are releasing this month a collection of duo recordings featuring their plaintive, evocative vocals, Erica’s wonderful old-timey, country and celtic fiddle, Matt’s rich and nimble guitar, bouzouki and banjo.  I’ve had the pleasure of working with Matt when I’ve subbed with High Range,…

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  • Carrigan & Blair

    Full disclosure:  I know Mike Blair and Steve Carrigan well, having played many a gig and concert with them as a part of Portsmouth’s Maritime/Celtic Folk ensemble Great Bay Sailor.   Great fun it was to blast through some of the songs we love on this new collection entitled O Chroi.  Thanks, Mike for giving me free…

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  • Cathy Wilson: Celtic Folk in Cookeville TN

    Out of the blue, while waiting for a plane at the Nashville airport, I got a call from Cathy.  She had found the Mill Pond Music Studio website on line, had seen all the Celtic Tribute Series CDs I’d produced and had read about all the wonderful Celtic acts that have found their way to my workspace,…

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  • Jim’s Performance Schedule

    See Jim’s Performance Schedule Below: Contact Jim for your entertainment needs at mpmstudionh@gmail.com -Celtic/Irish music, Old-timey and Bluegrass, Gypsy/Dixieland/Roots Jazz, Traditional/Classic Country, 60s Folk, Klezmer and other ethnic specialties. -Wedding receptions and ceremonies, house parties, events venues, themed events, background music and more.  All instrumental or vocal/instrumental.  Formal, casual or in-between. -I bring 45 years’ experience,…

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  • John Carew: Boston’s Celtic Folk troubador

    John is one of the first musicians I met when I started exploring the idea of moving back to New England from Nashville.  I think it was in 2005, just after spending a wonderful week in upstate NY accompanying world-renowned fiddler Craig Duncan, a long-time colleague who was being inducted into the Northeast Fiddler’s Hall of…

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  • Mt. Philo: Young Folk-Rockers from Middlebury VT

    It started with an urgent call from mandolinist/dobroist Eli Orland- his band Mt Philo’s fall break recording session at a studio in CT had fallen through at the last minute, and might I be able to accommodate them in a couple of days for a long-anticipated weekend of recording.  Eli had found me through a…

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