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Rhode Island* Music *and Southeastern New England |
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| Blackstone River Theatre | Interesting concerts, dance series of Contra and French Canadian dance... community and family events, just a few minutes north of Providence in Cumberland, RI. |
| Beal House -- Kingston MA | South Shore Folk Music Club Kingston MA |
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(of Providence) |
Various music including open mic and some folk/Irish music events. On Douglas Avenue in Providence, owned by Providence Artist Anthony Demings |
| Stone Soup Coffeehouse | Providence's long time coffeehouse |
| Tryworks Coffeehouse | so long Tryworks... out of business after 35 years! R.I.P. |
| Cafe La'france | Open mic Tuesdays and Fridays, 7:30p.m.-10:30p.m. Cafe LaFrance 483 Hope St. Bristol, RI 401-253-0360. |
| Off the Common Coffeehouse | Off The Common Coffeehouse at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church 50 School Street Bridgewater, Massachusetts 7/2003 |
| Music By the Bay | House Concerts - Assonet Mass long-running house concert series 25 miles east of Providence |
| Common Fence Music | music series on Aquidneck Island (Portsmouth, south of Fall River) site includes directions for travelers and schedule of events. Recent concerts had great performers like Jim Kweskin, Mike Seeger, Del Ray. |
| Church of the Mediator | Providence. This is a church (or something similar), that often is rented by performers for local concerts. It is a very friendly and welcoming group/site and has hosted numerous good music sessions, but somewhat irregularly and with -- in my experience -- really almost nonexistent PR or publicity. Hey, everyone isn't good at everything! :-) Try to check it out and see if you can catch Hatfield-McCoy playing gospel/jazz/old timey or some of the other great acts... The Mediator is at 50 Rounds St... that's just a short distance north up Reservoir Ave from Route 10 in Providence. (get a map MapQuest ) |
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| Greater Boston | connect to many more links at Music for Robin including lists of links to jam sessions |
| Peeptoad Coffeehouse | (Foster, RI) Home of the RI Folk Festival |
| New Song Folk Club | NEW SONG FOLK CLUB & CULTURAL CENTER EVENTS 1047 FRONT ST. S. WEYMOUTH, MA 781-335-0249 - website seemed to be pop-up intensive when we visited, so I haven't linked it. |
| Narrows Center for the Arts | (Renaissance Center Bluegrass Jam) Fall River |
| Tinker's Nest | Irish pub in Warren RI, frequent music |
| Boston Coffee House Association |
Rhode Island and Massachusetts concert listings at Dirty Linen, and for music in Connecticut see Walter Olson's Connecticut Music Links
| Sacred Harp | Providence -- Shape Note -- sight-reading (with a lot of help) singing of American hymns and anthems from the 150 year old Sacred Harp hymnal (more fun than that sounds! if you sang in high school or church choir and like singing, this is a great way to keep in voice!) - The session on Sept 23 had about 17 people taking part -- Fourth Sundays - 3 - 6 PM -- in the annex behind Beneficent "Roundtop" Church, corner of Weybosset St and Pine St. in downtown Providence, (just a few steps from the PPAC, and next door to Johnson & Wales "White Center") for information call : Kelly House at 751 7343. There are numerous other SH sings in New England as well, see the many links page or email Providence Sacred Harp call : Kelly House at 751 7343 or email Providence SH Person Also see Fasola Page and Sacred Harp Page or Sacred Harp in Boston |
| West Gallery Music | Sundays, Newton, MA "West Gallery" is an English traditional sacred music very similar to Shape-Note or "Sacred Harp" but accompanied by fiddle, cello, flute, serpent or other melody instruments of the period. See more information at West Gallery Music in Boston or at the International West Gallery Music Association or contact either contact Bruce Randall 978-373-5852 or Laura mailto:lconrad@laymusic.org , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (801) 365-6574 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| Folk Song/ Singing Sessions |
-- Providence area -- sings using "Rise Up Singing" and similar sources. Occasional times. Contact: Bob Chapman 828 - 3229 or Lib or Paul at 401 351 9193, Also, in Jamestown the Island Folk Dance and Song Society meets occasionally throughout the year. Note that the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston has several sings each month at all levels. Memberships in FSSGB are inexpensive and a good deal! For Folk Song and Dance sessions centered around Jamestown, RI Christine Ariel and B.J. Whitehouse Jamestown RI Folk song and dance |
| RADIO and WEB Radio |
Folk Music on WSMU at Scott MacKinnon's site... WUMB radio FM 91.9 in Boston, including Boston Folk Festival: "Hillbilly at Harvard" Saturdays 9am-1pm Cambridge, MA WHRB 95.3 FM with Ol’ Sinc and Cousin Lynn 617 495-4818, Harvard University also 'webcast' through their website: http://www.whrb.org/ "Sunday Morning Country" Sundays 10am-2pm Newton, MA WZBC 90.3 FM with George Hauenstein 617 552-4686, Boston College also 'webcast' through their website: http://www.wzbc.org/ "Traditional Folk" Sunday 1pm-4pm WUMB with Sandy Sheehan 617 287-6919, University of Mass, Boston, Worcester, & Falmouth MA 91.9 FM; Orleans, MA 1170 AM also 'webcast' through their website: http://www.wumb.org/ Cowboy Joe Paul Aaron of WKCR FM, WBAI, and National Public Radio Other radio listings and station URLs http://www.bbu.org/radio.html |
Performers and Neighborshttp:
Jimmy Devine's Irish Fiddle Lessons -- (401) 461-8347 Email: sorreld at @cox.net
Irish Language Classes, including singing in Irish -- Sheila Hogg 265 Transit St. Providence RI 02906-3039 (401) 274-9804
JohnnyD's Famous (notorious) Music Club in Boston
Providence Music Scene Page a wide variety of performers, but far from comprehensive
Festivals/Organizations in New England, and notable groups outside New England
CDSS/CDS The International Country Dance and Song Society and Country Dance Society, Boston Centre
The Folk Song Society of Greater Boston FSSGB
The New England Folk Festival Association NEFFA
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Always on Sunday International Dancers (CT)
Branford Folk Music Society (CT)
Folk Arts Center of New England
Folklore Society of Greater Washington
LITMA - Long Island Traditional Music Association
Pinewoods Folk Music Club (NY)
Round Hill Country Dancers (CT)
SW Connecticut Traditional Music and Dance