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The Fireflies: from London to Portsmouth (again!)
Read more: 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 an intensely creative week of tracking, vocals, guitar overdubs (ranging from beautiful acoustic to funky electric) and some last-minute songwriting. What to call their style?…
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Ellen Carlson – E.C. and the Moonshiners- Hillbilly Jazz!
Read more: Ellen Carlson – E.C. and the Moonshiners- Hillbilly Jazz!It’s been a privilege and a delight to be making music during the past year with the illustrious NH fiddler Ellen Carlson. She’s an expert country player, well-versed in old-timey, New England and Celtic styles, and a fine bluegrass-er. Her band High Range has wide renown, and her teaching skills legendary. Lately, she, drummer Robbie Kneeland,…
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With Ken Perlman @ Summit School Winter Folk Fest
Read more: With Ken Perlman @ Summit School Winter Folk FestMelodic clawhammer banjo wizard Ken Perlman and I were happy to be a part of Montpelier Vermont’s Summit School Winter Folk Fest, along with Dirk Powell, Riley Baugus, the amazing Swedish fiddler Anna Lindblad (with RyanDricky), Katie Trautz and others. Tony DeMarco showed up for the after-concert jam, which threw a number of styles into a yummy…
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Bob & Jen Strom ’round the bend
Read more: Bob & Jen Strom ’round the bendI 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. It’s one of the most pleasant sessions in which I’ve participated: attentive, engaged audience, good acoustics, hospitable staff and a welcoming crew of fine musicians and…
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Tony Giblin’s CD Launch – A Promise Kept
Read more: Tony Giblin’s CD Launch – A Promise KeptLast 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 play bouzouki and guitar on this one:
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Summer re-cap: Natalie McMaster, Joan Osborne, Joe Deleault and more…
Read more: 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 Screenwriter/director Ernest Thompson (‘On Golden Pond’, etc.) is just finishing a new film (headed for Sundance Film Festival) called Heavenly Angle, for which Joe has…