2012-2013 Music Series at Sandywoods Center for the Arts
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Our November & December lineup:
6-Digg-It, Sat, 11/3, 7 pm, $10 at the doorJohn McCutcheon, Thurs, 11/8, 7 pm, $20 advance, $23 at the door, buy tix here Gary Fish & Friends, Fri, 11/9, 7 pm, $10 at the doorJohnstone & Walcoff with Joe Doyle, Sat, 11/10, 7 pm, $8 advance, $10 at the door, buy tix hereRed Eye Flight, Fri, 11/16, 7 pm, $10 advance, $12 at the door, buy tix hereThree Tall Pines & Acousticana, Sat, 11/17, 7 pm, $12 advance, $15 at the door, buy tix hereHungrytown with Louis Leeman, Fri, 11/23, 7 pm, $12 advance, $15 at the door, buy tix here Abbey Rhode, Sat, 11/24, 7:30 pm, $10 advance, $12 at the door, buy tix hereButch McCarthy & The Gentlemen of Leisure, Fri, 11/30, 8 pm, $10, $12 at the door, buy tix here
Paul Geremia, Sat, 12/1, 8 pm, $15 advance, $20 at the door, buy tix hereForever Young - A Tribute to the Music of Neil Young, Fri, 12/7, 8 pm, $15, buy tix here
Bonnie Strickman Trio, Sat, 12/8, 7:30 pm, $15 advance, $20 at the door, buy tix hereThe Providence Wholebellies, Sat, 12/15, 7 pm, $10 at the doorJoanne Lurgio & Marc Douglas Berardo, Sat, 12/22, 8 pm, $10 advance, $12 at the doorThe Mary Ann Rossoni Band, Sat, 12/29, 7:30 pm, $10 advance, $12 at the door, buy tix here
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013, 7 PM: APRIL VERCH! $15 ADVANCE, $18 AT THE DOOR. YOU"LL WANT TO GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY FOR THIS ONE. BUY TIX HERE.
Click HERE to watch a short video of the April Verch Band!
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Just a few of the performers appearing at Sandywoods in the coming weeks:
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2012-2013 Music Series
Scroll down this page for a list of all upcoming shows. Our past concerts are listed as well.
Sandywoods is pleased to present its inaugural 2012-2013 series of great live music concerts. Whether you enjoy folk, alt country, blues, Americana and roots, eclectic, jazz, classical, hip hop, or straight-up rock, we hope to bring you all of the above this year and in the years to come. The Sandywoods Center for the Arts is an intimate venue that seats 150 with chairs and tables, 250 with auditorium-style seating.
Email us at info@sandywoodsfarm.org with any concert questions, or call Program Coordinator Russ Smith at (401) 241-7349.
You can also visit the Sandywoods Music website.
Directions at http://sandywoodsfarm.org/directions.html.
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Sandywoods is thrilled to present JOHN McCUTCHEON in concert on Thursday, November 8, 2012.
John is one of America's most respected and loved folksingers. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor including seven Grammy nominations.
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The John McCutcheon concert is made possible by BAYCOAST BANK, a successful community bank serving the people and businesses of southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Bank upholds the time-honored belief in community involvement and provides a wide range of financial services. BayCoast has locations in Fairhaven, Fall River, New Bedford, North Dighton, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Westport, and Tiverton, Rhode Island.
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2012-2013 Music Series
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012 - JOHN McCUTCHEON
$20 advance,
$23 at the door
John McCutcheon is one of America's most respected and loved folksingers. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor including seven Grammy nominations. He has produced over twenty albums of other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works. His books and instructional materials have introduced budding players to the joys of their own musicality. And his commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues important to communities and workers.
Even before graduating summa cum laude from Minnesota’s St. John’s University, this Wisconsin native literally “headed for the hills,” forgoing a college lecture hall for the classroom of the eastern Kentucky coal camps, union halls, country churches, and square dance halls. His apprenticeship to many of the legendary figures of Appalachian music imbedded a love of not only home-made music, but a sense of community and rootedness. The result is music - whether traditional or from his huge catalog of original songs - with the profound mark of place, family, and strength. It also created a storytelling style that has been compared to Will Rogers and Garrison Keillor.
The Washington Post described John as folk music’s "Rustic Renaissance Man," a moniker flawed only by its understatement. "Calling John McCutcheon a 'folksinger' is like saying Deion Sanders is just a football player." (Dallas Morning News). Besides his usual circuit of major concert halls and theaters, John is equally at home in an elementary school auditorium, a festival stage, or at a farm rally. He is a whirlwind of energy, packing five lifetimes into one. In the past few years alone he has headlined over a dozen different festivals in North America (including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival), recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, given a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as President of the fastest-growing Local in the Musicians Union, and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
But it is in live performance that John feels most at home. It is what has brought his music into the lives and homes of one of the broadest audiences any folk musician has ever enjoyed. People of every generation and background seem to feel at home in a concert hall when John McCutcheon takes the stage, with what critics describe as "little feats of magic," "breathtaking in their ease and grace," and "like a conversation with an illuminating old friend."
Whether in print, on record, or on stage, few people communicate with the versatility, charm, wit or pure talent of John McCutcheon.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012 - GARY FISH & FRIENDS
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 at the door
Gary Fish has been writing songs and playing guitar all his life. He was influenced by jazz growing up as a child and by classic rock and roll. Gary has been writing songs about the sea and commercial fishing for the last 40 years, including " Captain Whipple," "Angel On A Wave," and "The Flight of the Dolphins." The Fish and Chips band brings Gary's music - known as "fishtunes" - to a whole new level!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 - JOHNSTONE & WALCOFF with JOE DOYLE
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$8 advance, $10 at the door
JEFF JOHNSTONE and NELLIE WALCOFF are Rhode Island-based songwriters who have been collaborating since 2006. Their original music crosses several genres, drawing its inspiration from the folk, acoustic rock, country and popular song traditions. When performing, their universal stories are supported by harmonic vocals and an acoustic blend of piano and guitar.
Special guest JOE DOYLE is a hit Nashville songwriter. Joe will perform the songs put on the charts by Reba, Alabama, Jason Aldean and more, plus new ones waiting to be cut.
Bring dinner and friends for a night of great original music.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012 - RED EYE FLIGHT
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
RED EYE FLIGHT (Derek Escher, Tim Murphy, Ken Taylor, Kelly Cleveland, Rand Torman) formed in Rhode Island in 2005. Founded on strong vocal harmonies, the band plays original songs and Americana covers. Red Eye Flight incorporates electric and acoustic instrumentation to create soundscapes that are evocative of this country, from western highways to the open ocean.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2012 - THREE TALL PINES & ACOUSTICANA
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$12 advance, $15 at the door
THREE TALL PINES is an award-winning quartet, playing bluegrass and Americana from the heart of New England. Though their faces are young, the group’s timeless originals and interpretations of traditional songs persuade listeners that bygone eras were just a short while ago. Impressive instrumentalists in their own right, they transcend their diverse musical backgrounds to achieve soulful harmonies and sensitive performances that draw audiences in and leave plenty of space for the story to shine through. Performer Magazine calls Three Tall Pines “bluegrass at its best." This Boston-based bluegrass and Americana band is rooted in tradition yet offers audiences award-winning original songs, innovative arrangements on traditional songs, and strong harmonies backed by the raw feelings of early American rural life that appeal to a wide range of audiences. The band recently released a new record entitled "All That's Left" to critical acclaim. Come see why Three Tall Pines won the 2011 Motif Arts Magazine Award for Best Bluegrass Band, and the 2011 Band Competition at the Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival.
ACOUSTICANA's name says it all. The band plays American roots music on acoustic instruments. Bluegrass, Tex-Mex, folk, country, gospel, Cajun - it’s all here, respectfully informed by soul, blues, rock, pop, world music, and other contemporary influences. Great music has always been about creating new and original expressions, not simply repeating the voices of the past as perfectly as possible. That’s what we do, we take from the old and make something new. New music with an old feel. Add a healthy dose of originals, an impressive array of acoustic instruments, and a commitment to creative arrangements and vivid performances, and you get a musical gumbo guaranteed to please.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 - CLASSICAL GUITAR CONCERT WITH THE HESSION-SEIBERT DUO
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2012 - HUNGRYTOWN with LOUIS LEEMAN
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$12 advance, $15 at the door
ADVANCE TICKETS AT www.brownpapertickets.com/event/270786
When not performing, this folk music duo is known as Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, and you will need to go a long way to find a more talented and likeable couple. Their music mixes the snow of their home in Vermont, the dew on the grass of a cool summer morning in the Appalachians, and the hard-scrabble grittiness and pluck of common folk the world over, together with the melancholy of lost loves, broken hearts, and shattered dreams, distilling it into an intoxicating, hauntingly seductive blend that you always want more of.
Ken and Rebecca’s multi-instrumental artistry’s range and depth is impressive, running from a shy lover’s soft, gentle caress to a hardened, bitter fist shaking against an evil fate, to a wry, ironic, self-mocking sense of humor. Their voices, each a thing of wonder in its own right, when combined completely bowl you over and by turn lift you to dizzy heights of joy and dash you to aching sadness. If you enjoy folk music with substance and style, your appetite for Hungrytown will never be satisfied.
Hungrytown has released two CDs, the self-titled 'Hungrytown' (2008) and 'Any Forgotten Thing' (2011), both of which have received high critical acclaim and much airplay in North America, Europe and Australia.
Hungrytown tours both the United States and abroad. Their recent overseas travels have included the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland. On their home turf, Rebecca and Ken tour the country in the notorious Blue Meanie. This remarkable, fuel-efficient, solar-paneled and, well, blue customized camper van was designed by Ken to serve as a fully-equipped, four-season home, office, studio and Conestoga wagon for their instruments and sound system - all in under 22 feet!
NOVEMBER 24, 2012 - ABBEY RHODE
7:30 pm, doors open 7 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
ADVANCE TICKETS AT www.brownpapertickets.com/event/269059
Four stellar musicians performing the songs and sounds of the Beatles! The members of Abbey Rhode are Ray Davis (bass & vocals), John Flanders (guitar, keyboards & vocals), Mike Jackson (drums), and Kevin Sullivan (guitar, keyboards & vocals). They all have their own unique and colorful story of their musical careers. Each member has a story to tell and each story is interesting in itself. The diversity of experience in this group makes Abbey Rhode, as a whole, a charming and entertaining experience. An evening with Abbey Rhode will transport you through all the many musical styles of the Beatles, from the early songs like “Can’t Buy Me Love,” and the country-flavored “Honey Don’t” to rockers like “Get Back, ” and later songs like “A Day In The Life” and “Hey Jude.” You’ll enjoy the intimate, nostalgic atmosphere and you will be up dancing and singing along! Without the wigs, accents, and costumes of a tribute band, this is Abbey Rhode - bringing great Beatles music to life. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 - BUTCH MCCARTHY & THE GENTLEMEN OF LEISURE
8 pm, doors open 7:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
Butch McCarthy has been performing in venues throughout New England since 1975 in various bands, including The McCarthy-Richards Band, The Shakers, Warm Missiles and many more. He started writing songs in 1976 and performed and recorded several singles and one album in 1979. The Butch McCarthy Band finished second (to The Schemers) in the 1980 WBRU Rock Hunt. After years in semi-retirement, Butch started writing and performing again with Dori Legge in 2008 and three albums ensued between 2009 and 2011. His latest release is a solo effort of eclectic tunes entitled Prevail on Plimro Records. Backed up by The Gentlemen of Leisure (Chris Richards on guitar, Steve Mazza on fretless bass and JB Borges on drums), Butch currently performs at venues and clubs throughout Southern New England.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2012 - PAUL GEREMIA
8 pm, doors open 7:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$15 advance, $20 at the door
ADVANCE TICKETS AT www.brownpapertickets.com/event/269065
For almost forty years, master bluesman Paul Geremia has survived solely by the fruit of his musical labors. Having abandoned all other means of support in 1966, he has been travelling far and wide ever since, performing in every capacity from street singing to club and concert bookings, throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Ge
remia has built a reputation as a first rate bluesman, songwriter, a "scholar" of early jazz and blues, and one of the best country blues fingerpickers ever. With his six and twelve-string guitars, harmonica, piano and a husky soulful voice - and with an innate sense of the humor as well as the drama of the music - he keeps traditional blues fresh and alive with his performances.
Combining his interpretation of the earlier music of people like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Scrapper Blackwell, and Blind Blake with his original compositions, he has created a style which is very much his own and which has received accolades far too numerous to mention.
Geremia's background isn't typical for a bluesman. He is a third generation Italian-American who, as he laughingly puts it, "was born in the Providence River Delta." Growing up in a family that moved across the country and back numerous times weaned his appetite for music, history and travel, which served him well later on.
During the sixties, Paul noticed that the music he had enjoyed playing on harmonica (his first instrument) was now referred to as "Folk Music" and was enjoying popularity. During his short time in agricultural college, he was mostly occupied with learning guitar and hitch-hiking to where the music was. He soon left college and hit the road permanently. He found paying gigs in coffee houses and "basket houses" in cities and at college campuses and made occasional forays South and West in search of the music he loved and whatever gigs he could find.
During these years, Geremia crossed paths with people whose influences were beneficial to his development and understanding of the tradition. He worked as the opening act for some of the early blues "legends" thereby gaining an immeasurable depth of knowledge from people like Babe Stovall, Yank Rachel, Son House, Skip James, Howlin' Wolf, and many others, especially Pink Anderson, whose career he helped revitalize.
Geremia's most recent release, "Love My Stuff," is a great 18-song live collection built from many gigs recorded over a long period of time at various locations. He has recorded ten solo albums in all, and has appeared on numerous anthologies and compilation discs. His superb recordings have made him a critical favorite and place him firmly among the legends who inspired and influenced him over the past four decades.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012 - FOREVER YOUNG - A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF NEIL YOUNG
8 pm, doors open 7:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$15 general admission
Forever Young combines superb musicianship, great arrangements and a well-chosen set list of hits and rarities in finely saluting one of rock’s legends. The band performs the best of Neil Young’s acoustic and electric songs. Forever Young isn't your average cover band or tribute band. The group consists of Rhode Island's most prolific and best known songwriters. They are all staples of the Rhode Island music scene and veterans of many national and regional tours. In addition, they are all fans and have been influenced by the music of Neil Young.
This award-winning band (winner of Motif Magazine's Best Cover/Tribute Band in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) channels the harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and the instrumentation of Neil Young's bands Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, the Stray Gators and the International Harvesters.
Their interpretations of Neil Young's classic hits and rare gems will take you back and get you singing & dancing!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012 - BONNIE STRICKMAN TRIO
7:30 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
Free wine and food tasting from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, sponsored by Bellevue Wine & Spirits and Milk & Honey Bazaar
BYOB and picnic supper if you wish
$15 advance, $20 at the door, no charge for 18 and underADVANCE TICKETS AT www.brownpapertickets.com/event/281849
(reception to follow concert)
The Bonnie Strickman Trio features Bonnie Strickman (vocals); Hillie Dolgenas (keyboard); and Scott Lee (bass).
This special evening of jazz at Sandywoods Center for the Arts will reunite outstanding New York jazz musicians Hillie Dolgenas at the keyboard and Scott Lee on bass with acclaimed singer Bonnie Strickman, whose voice "has a startling luminosity and compelling emotional pull." This trio of stellar musicians will offer a program of songs from the American songbook including many beautiful and colorful ballads to which they bring great warmth, sensitivity and intelligence. "Bonnie has a voice that is equally at home with jazz and unadorned ballads. At times, her voice takes on an ethereal quality that adds unexpected depth to a standard love song."
Bonnie, Hillie and Scott have made music together for many years, primarily in clubs, hotels and renowned venues in New York City, where they all lived and worked.
Bonnie grew up in Fall River and graduated from Wheaton College. Bonnie’s professional career began with Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, and ultimately brought her to New York City. She settled in Greenwich Village and found success as both an actress and singer. She had a featured role in the long-running Off-Broadway musical hit I'm Getting My Act Together And Taking It On the Road, and she later toured the U.S. with the show. Other career highlights include singing for The Joffrey Ballet at City Center and performing at The Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention at Town Hall. Bonnie has sung at many premier NYC clubs, including the Chestnut Room at Tavern on the Green, The Ballroom, and Reno Sweeney. She has also appeared at clubs in Los Angeles, Montreal, Boston, Providence, Newport and the Virgin Islands. She released an acclaimed CD (Wonders Never Cease), co-produced and arranged by pianist Hillie Dolgenas and James Browne, which features the work of many acclaimed NYC jazz musicians, including bassist Scott Lee.
In 1996, Bonnie began dividing her time between New York City and Newport, singing once again in the New England area. She has worked with many of the area’s finest jazz musicians and has performed at The Inn at Castle Hill, The Hotel Viking, The Chanler, and Asterisk, as well as at many private events in the area. Now a permanent Rhode Island resident, living at the beautiful Sandywoods arts community in Tiverton which she helped found, Bonnie continues to perform while also giving private voice lessons at her home studio.
Hillie Dolgenas has performed and recorded with a wide array of artists including Bill T. Jones and Jennifer Muller (modern dance), Evelyn "Champagne" King and Colonel Abrams (R&B), the late Gary Knox (New Age), and Perry Robinson (jazz). Hillie and his trio have appeared in many of the finest jazz rooms in New York City, including Sweet Basil, Birdland, Visiones and the Chestnut Room at Tavern on the Green. He has also appeared with Evelyn "Champagne" King everywhere from Radio City Music Hall to The Apollo Theater to baseball stadiums throughout the USA as part of the Kool Jazz Festival. Hillie also writes, arranges, and performs his own original compositions.
Scott Lee arrived in New York in the late 70’s. One of his first gigs was touring and recording with Chet Baker. He went on to work with Lee Konitz, Zoot Simms, Al Cohn, Red Rodney, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Werner, and Joe Lovano. He has also accompanied many singers, including Nancy Wilson, Chris Conner, Morgana King, Betty Buckley, Helen Merrill, Suzannah McCorkle, and Anita O’Day. He has also toured and recorded with the Andy Statman Quartet, playing the music of the Jewish Mystics.
Recently, Scott has been leading his own group featured on his CD With Ease. He also records and plays with the Loren Stillman Quartet, and stays active in New Music ensembles in the New York area. He has two CDs on SteepleChase Records, One Thought and Leaving, both featuring original compositions. He is a member of the band Cloning Americana, which has a new CD out on Sunnyside Records entitled For Which It Stands. Scott is currently a faculty member in the Music Department at Kutztown University.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012 - THE PROVIDENCE WHOLEBELLIES
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 at the door
The Providence Wholebellies are one of New England's most eclectic and entertaining ensembles, playing a colorful combination of varying acoustic music. Their vast repertoire ranges from American country and blues to olde English and Celtic, including everything from Appalachian reels, Irish aires, and Scottish pipe tunes to Johnny Cash and Woody Guthrie. The Providence Wholebellies have thrilled audiences throughout New England with their spirited, wild, and zany live shows. "A spirited mix of Celtic songs, old timey fiddle tunes, folk, country and blues." (Andy Smith, Providence Journal.) "Treat your loved one to some rollicking fun with the Providence Wholebellies." (Bob Gulla, Providence Phoenix).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 - JOANNE LURGIO & MARC DOUGLAS BERARDO
8 pm, doors open 7:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
Joanne Lurgio is a truly gifted songwriter. Her stunning lyrics, combined with her beautiful voice and wonderful guitar work, will prompt you to chase your dreams. Her original songs include a tale or two about ordinary people who, like her, excel and inspire. Joanne’s newest CD release, Nothing Remains the Same, garnered the 2010 Album of the Year award at the Motif Music Awards. The album was recorded and produced by Mike Dunbar in Nashville, the heart of music country.
Joanne's singing and guitar work, honed and polished in the venues of New England, have brought her much well-deserved recognition, including being named "Best Singer and Songwriter" in both 2007 and 2011 by Motif Magazine. Joanne's music has a distinct Americana feel with New England charm. She moves from country to bluegrass, from folk and r&b to gospel, all with a bluesy undertone.
Marc Douglas Berardo is the kind of hard working, fast moving, adventure seeking, keen observer who lives for the story and the song. In what amounts to song-length works of fiction, Berardo’s sharply drawn portraits cast a net on unusual and beguiling characters and places. With a painter’s eye for detail, and music firmly rooted in the great American sound, Berardo sings about circus retirees, expatriates in Florida rum bars, union iron workers, old poets, aimless New York City debutantes, near-death car crashes, hard-nosed fishermen and of course, the changes that experience brings to everyone. His latest CD, Downhauler, features songs about searching for home, the possibility of renewal, and the promise of adventure.
Marc performs an average of 150 gigs a year - everywhere from bars and house concerts to theaters and national festivals. Along the way he has shared the stage with a variety of the very best in acoustic, folk and rock music, including Livingston Taylor, John Hiatt, Cliff Eberhardt, blues legend Chris Smither, NRBQ, Steve Forbert, Red Molly, Garnet Rogers, and Cheryl Wheeler, among many others. When not playing his songs all over the place, Marc Douglas Berardo lives in a heavily secluded and fortified compound on a river near the ocean in Westerly, Rhode Island.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012 - ALTERNATIVE NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION WITH THE MARY ANN ROSSONI BAND
7:30 pm, doors open 7:00 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
ADVANCE TICKETS AT www.brownpapertickets.com/event/275592
Mary Ann Rossoni's music is cross-generational, original, acoustic rock n' roll, or, in today's terms, Americana. Her music is very upbeat and inspirational, but she's been known to throw a few hard-luck, gut-wrenching tunes into her sets for the weepy, pensive types. After all, her life isn't perfect either.
Mary Ann Rossoni is a singular talent. She has a warm, rich voice that is an absolute pleasure to listen to. She writes intelligent, honest, and sometimes funny lyrics and wraps them in gorgeous arrangements. Most of all she projects a warmth and personal reality that comforts the listener and urges you to let your guard down and really listen.
Rossoni's
third album Timber & Nails is a watershed musical experience, the
coming together of musical and lyrical talent, a distinctive and honest
performing style, and the maturity and grace to tie them all together
into one dynamic, quietly earth-shattering package. Timber & Nails
is the sound of a songwriter growing cozy in her own skin. Her words and
music come from the soul of someone who has finally, after a long
search, discovered her identity as an artist.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2013 - MAGNOLIA FAIS-DO-DO! (dance lesson 7:30 pm, concert & dance 8 pm)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 - APRIL VERCH BAND
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$15 advance, $18 at the door
Sandywoods is thrilled to announce that internationally renowned Canadian fiddler, singer, songwriter, and step dancer April Verch and her band will be with us on Friday, January 11, 2013.
April Verch doesn’t just perform music, she exudes it. The internationally renowned Canadian fiddler, singer, songwriter and stepdancer has a passion for performing and her goal is to touch the lives of those who are listening at any given moment. "The world is this amazing puzzle that we can’t fully understand, and music is the joy that pulls it all together and helps us make sense of it," says Verch, with a dynamic excitement and confidence that makes you believe her in a heartbeat.
On her eighth CD, "That’s How We Run," April explores the Southern mountain traditions known as old time music, but always brings her Northern roots with her. Plucky, straight-backed Canadian tunes fit so snugly beside ancient Appalachian airs that you’d think they’d been neighbors for centuries. When she sings her own songs, you feel sultry Southern air blowing through every wet, bluesy slide of "That’s How We Run," just as you feel the tight-shouldered Northern chill in her heartbroken "Still Trying."
Verch was born to traditional music, in Canada’s hard-working, hard-dancing Ottawa Valley. She was a local star at four, step dancing with her sister and winning awards at contests. The fact that they were for “Youngest Competitor” didn’t dampen her child-eyed enthusiasm. She became the first woman in history to win both of Canada’s most prestigious fiddle championships, the Grand Masters and Canadian Open. When Canada hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics, she was asked to represent her country’s music at the opening ceremonies.
Ottawa Valley music is a foot-stomping, open-minded fusion of Irish, Scottish, French, German, and Polish influences, sprinkled with tangy spices of American country music. The twang of the banjo and the driving Franco-Celtic pulse of the fiddle are as ingrained in April as snowbound winters and Saturday dances.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013 - ATWATER-DONNELLY TRIO
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$12 advance, $15 at the door, $10 kids, 5 and under free
The highly acclaimed husband-wife duo Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs, a capella pieces, old-time gospel songs, dance tunes, and original works. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous and unusual harmonies and play guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica, banjo, bones, spoons, and limberjacks. An Atwater-Donnelly concert typically offers other surprises, including some Appalachian clog dancing and French Canadian footwork. Their performances are appealing to all ages. With humor, audience participation, and a relaxed stage presence, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to create a deeper understanding of the music and its cultural history.
At Sandywoods, Aubrey and Elwood will be joined by a third member, Cathy Clasper-Torch. Cathy adds a deeply rich third dimension with fiddle, cello, and vocals. Since 2003, the Atwater-Donnelly Trio has become extremely popular throughout Southern New England. Cathy has absorbed much of the Atwater-Donnelly repertoire and is now a staple in Atwater-Donnelly regional concerts, knowing just where to add an exquisite cello line, an exuberant burst of old-time fiddle, and a third and utterly unique voice.
Don't miss this wonderful evening of music, with special pricing for children.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013 - MICHAEL TROY with CHUCK WILLIAMS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2013 - HIROYA TSUKAMOTO and PUTNAM MURDOCK
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2013 - KRISTEN GRAVES, GLENN ROTH, KATHERINE QUINN & GARY DESLAURIER
BYOB and food allowed
$12 at the door
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 - CASTLE (the band) and DARLINGSIDE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013 - JEREMY KITTEL BAND
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2013 - GARY FISH & FRIENDS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2013 - HANNAH FAIR, IAN FITZGERALD, and ERIC & SANDRA LICHTER
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013 - JOHN FUZEK and ED MCGUIRL
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 - THE SMILE MAKERS
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013 - THE MOON AND YOU, KIM LAMOTHE & CHRISTOPHER MOON
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2013 - LORI DIAMOND & FRED ABATELLI with MICHELLE LEWIS
SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013 - BECKY CHACE & BRIAN MINISCE
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2013 - THE HI-TONE RAMBLERS
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013 - RHODE ISLAND SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION (RISA) SHOWCASE
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013 - BATTLEFIELD BAND
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013 - THE KENNEDYS
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2013 - CRAIG BICKHARDT
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2013 - LES SAMPOU
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013 - SUSIE BURKE & DAVID SURETTE
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013 - MAGNOLIA FAIS DO-DO! (dance lesson 7:30 pm, concert & dance 8 pm)
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013 - THE JESSE LIAM BAND
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013 - THE HONEY DEWDROPS
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013 - THE JAMMIN' DIVAS
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2013 - MARK CUTLER & MEN OF GREAT COURAGE
SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 - MONTANA SKIES
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013 - MICHELLE CRUZ QUARTET
SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 - ALLYSEN CALLERY
SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013 - CANTRIP
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013 - FOREVER YOUNG (A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF NEIL YOUNG)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 - THE HOMEGROWN STRING BAND
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 - CLAUDE BOURBON
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 - RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013 - JON CAMPBELL
PAST SHOWS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2012 - 6-DIGG-IT
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 at the door
6-DIGG-IT’s set list is powerful and unpredictable. From Beatles to Dave Matthews, Doobie Brothers to Maroon 5, Neil Young to Bob Marley, this group will delight you with their infectious rhythms, seamless harmonies, and passionate delivery.
Vocalists Tim Smith and Dana Ramey have been singing together since high school, and it shows. They complement each other perfectly, vocally and as best friends. Tim’s past groups have included Second Wind, Middle Earth, and the SporADix. Dana performed for many years with the Taz RF Band. Portsmouth resident Steven Mortrude adds a fantastic voice, strong rhythm acoustic guitar and keyboards to the mix. Lead guitarist Dave DeLeone is the youngblood in the band, and brings his own sensibilities to the fun. Bass player Steven Shephard, originally from Nottingham, UK (hence the nickname “The Sheriff”), lays down the bottom. Westport native and show-stopping drummer Ben Pereira must be seen, heard, and felt to be believed.
This bunch is an unpretentious lot! They are on an equal footing with the audience, and the symbiosis is clear. Don’t miss this show - you are guaranteed an entertaining, heartwarming, and hilarious time!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012 - LENNY SOLOMON BAND, PAUL RISHELL & ANNIE RAINES
BYOB and food allowed
$16 advance, $18 at the door
A little bit of Cambridge MA comes to Tiverton RI!
Lenny Solomon and Paul Rishell first met each other in the early 1970’s when they were both regular players at various Harvard Square haunts. Since that time their musical careers diverged, and only now will they be brought back together again to entertain at Sandywoods.
Paul Rishell and Annie Raines are equally passionate about their craft and devoted to the study and performance of a wide range of blues styles, from the syncopated acoustic guitar wizardry of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Son House to Chicagoan “Little” Walter Jacob’s swinging amplified harmonica. Paul has reached what Boston Phoenix writer Ted Drozdowski called “a place deep and resonant as Robert Johnson’s crossroads, where authenticity, soul, and a sense of purpose and commitment ring out in every note he sings and plays.” Annie has added vocals, mandolin, piano, and other instruments to her musical arsenal, while being recognized by top professionals and fans worldwide as the “queen of the blues harmonica.” Says blues legend Pinetop Perkins, “She plays so good it hurts!”
Touring internationally at festivals, clubs, and concert halls, and teaching workshops and seminars, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines have earned loyal fans around the globe. They have performed on diverse radio and TV shows including A Prairie Home Companion, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and PBS’s Arthur. They have performed and recorded with Susan Tedeschi, John Sebastian, Pinetop Perkins, and Rory Block. As a working team, Paul and Annie have racked up hundreds of thousands of miles on the road in the U.S. and Europe, collaborated on original songs, and released I Want You To Know (Tone-Cool/Artemis 1996), Moving To The Country (2000), the W.C. Handy Award winner for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year, and Goin’ Home (2004), which was nominated for two Handy Awards. "Rishell is a master of country/blues styles, particularly slide played on a National steel guitar. Raines, a rare female ace blues harmonica blower, shows that she is as strong an acoustic country harp accompanist as she is a harder-edged, electrified Chicago-style lead player à la the great Little Walter." (Billboard Magazine).
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Lenny Solomon's style has been compared to early Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, and Jerry Jeff Walker. Solomon began his career in the late 1960s when he played at Idler Coffeehouse in Harvard Square for over eight years. During his tenure as a solo performer he shared bills with people such as Chris Smither, Carolyn Hester, Bonnie Raitt, and Spider John Koerner. From 1980 through the mid-1990s, although he continued to write songs, Solomon rarely performed. During that period he raised a family and worked on environmental research at Harvard University. In 1997 Solomon got back into performing and formed a folk/country band. Performing his original material, he’s released four CDs: Four Shortened, Not Life Threatening, Armando’s Pie, and Maybe Today. His music has been aired on over 140 radio stations around the country and he has won a fistful of songwriting awards, most recently taking a Second Place in the 2012 International Indie Songwriting contest and runner-up status in the 2012 Song Of The Year Songwriters Contest. In 2008, one of his songs, "Let's Go To Mars," sat atop Neil Young's LWW songwriter website for well over a month. In a CD review for www.Southwestblues.com, Dianne Wells wrote "Although Mr. Solomon has a penchant for creating solid blues music with a lyrical social conscience, Maybe Today (2007) is a multi-flavored, 14-song collection encompassing dreamily reflective folk ballads, dance-friendly country shuffles, upbeat soft-rock melodies and rhythms and fusions with a Dylan-like blues foundation."
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 - ALAN REID & ROB VAN SANTE
$15 advance, $18 at the door
Traditional and original folk music from Scotland and beyond!
Alan Reid & Rob Van Sante, seminal figures of the Scottish folk revival, will perform at Sandywoods as part of their current US tour, premiering their new CD "The Adventures of John Paul Jones."
For forty years Alan was at the very heart of Scotland's famous Battlefield Band, touring the world, his masterful keyboard playing helping to shape the band's signature sound. Alan plays keyboards, accordion, and guitar, and sings with a wonderful Scottish lilt.
Rob van Sante, originally from the Netherlands and now residing in Leeds, has a lovely guitar style. He blends his playing and singing superbly with Alan. They have formed a new and successful partnership, with an excellent blend of modern and traditional folk music.
Alan & Rob have just released a marvelous new CD, "The Adventures of John Paul Jones," a tour de force that "weaves an almost magical spell conjuring visions of brooding Scottish vistas while just as easily slipping into a sense of joviality."
Don't miss this rare chance to catch this talented duo here in Rhode Island.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012 - JON CAMPBELL
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
Jon Campbell's music and spoken word pieces are an aural documentary of New England coastal life. Sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant, his songs and poems firmly place the listener in that place where the land and sea collide. His music has taken him from the Canadian Maritimes to the islands of Alaska. He is a participant in the annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Oregon, has won two Sea Music contests in Washington State, and has heard other singers perform his compositions in a wide variety of venues throughout the country. Jon has been a RISCA Folk Artist since 1982. His music is performed and recorded by some well-known Irish singers, as well as maritime musicians. A frequent performer at AS220, the New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival, and the regular rounds of area venues, Jon's Sandywoods concert is a rare East Bay appearance. Don't miss it!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012 - THE SMILE MAKERS and THE KILLDEVILS
$8 advance, $10 at the door
The Smile Makers is the musical brainchild of Eric Donaldson and Nicole Sutka. These two multifaceted musicians draw influences from funk, folk, ska, bluegrass, and alt-rock. Their original music mixes seamless vocal harmonies with poetically crafted lyrics to create songs and performances that have been described by reviewers as "hauntingly beautiful." Their music is full of nuances and instrumental gems, encapsulating troubled experiences with melodies that conjure up both hope and foreboding. The cross-genre influences and complex rhythmic song structures put them in a musical genre all their own. This group is not all cute and cuddly. Their softer side is well-balanced with rip-rocking tunes and roaring bass lines that will make you want to get up and dance. Eric Donaldson (vox, guitars, ukelele, harmonica), Nicole Sutka (vox, bass guitars, flute, recorders, piano), Jeff Mac (electric guitars).
The Killdevils are Chris Monti and Jacob Haller, Providence, RI-based musicians who have been playing together in a variety of bands (blues, hip-hop, afro-beat, rock & roll) since 2002. Their Americana and blues-inflected music has been compared to that of Paul Geremia, Arlo Guthrie, and Greg Brown, and described as fresh, catchy, and quirky. The Killdevils are heavily influenced by country blues greats like Robert Johnson and Blind Willie McTell, as well as Jimmy Yancy, Louis Jordan and others. Monti and Haller are also great fans of early American country and traditional music.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012 - JOYCE KATZBERG & JIMMY WARREN with THE RAGING GRANNIES (A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY & PRACTICE OF NONVIOLENCE)
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 at the door
Thank you for helping to make this a fragrance free eventThis special evening concert will be a benefit for the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence. Joyce Katzberg has been entertaining New England audiences with her unique blend of topical and traditional, historic and hysterical songs for forty-one years. Living her personal motto "pigeonholes are for the birds," Joyce's music is best described as folk-fusion. Folk music legend Pete Seeger says "Joyce has one of the best voices I have ever heard - she is a truly extraordinary person. " Providence actor/director/author Bob Collona says "Joyce Katzberg is the Moon Goddess with a giggle. She's the first girl that broke your heart, the jolly big sister you never had, the wise woman in the shack at the end of town, the tough kid that defended you against the town bully, and the big hug at the end of a bad day. She's not just entertainment - she is nourishment."
Joyce has been nominated "best female vocalist" by both the Providence Phoenix (1999 and 2001) and Motif Magazine (2005). In 2003, the Phoenix included Joyce on their list of "most influential" Rhode Islanders. In 2006, Joyce was honored by the University of Rhode Island honors colloquium for "career contributions using music as a tool of peace, non-violence and social justice - changing the world one song at a time."
The Raging Grannies originated in Canada, but quickly spread to many cities and towns in the USA. This Granny "gaggle" is centered in Westerly, RI, and includes members from Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. They are a motley group of elders who address their songs and voices to pressing issues of these times, often with a twist of humor.They invite the audience to enjoy the fun and join them in song.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012 - HONKY TONK KNIGHTS
BYOB and food allowed
Formed as an acoustic trio in May of 2009, The Honky Tonk Knights (HTK) have been playing multiple shows every week, digging deep into old country jems, 50's rockabilly, the Bakersfield sound and jump blues. The band has expanded to a four-piece electric act, featuring Bill Cote on lead guitar, Steve Cerilli on rhythm telecaster and slide, Wil Cooley on upright slap bass & Jay White on drums. All members are seasoned players and vocalists sharing a common love for roots music and making people dance. The two- guitar sound delivers entwined stereo rhythm, licks and leads around the solid slap & thump of the Cooley/White bass and drum foundation.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 - JESSE TERRY with JOHNNY BOTELHO
BYOB and food allowed
$12 advance, $15 at the door
Jesse Terry is a nationally touring, award-winning singer-songwriter and road warrior. His music has been compared to the likes of Jackson Browne, Ryan Adams, Paul Simon, and James Taylor. Jesse is a regular at some of the finest listening rooms in the country, including The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville), Club Passim (Cambridge, MA), Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), Eddie's Attic (GA) and The Bitter End (NYC). Jesse's sophomore release Empty Seat on a Plane (July 2012) is "a charmer of an album" and "an invitation to join Jesse on an emotional odyssey."
Johnny Botelho will open for Jesse Terry. Johnny was born and raised in Fall River. He has played at coffeehouses, pubs, and folk music venues throughout New England, including the Narrows Center for the Arts. He writes beautiful songs about his close ties to family, friends, and the area that he calls home.
Join us for a night of great original music with Jesse and Johnny.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 - LOUIS LEEMAN and MICHAEL TROY 7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
Louis Leeman, an active member of the New England music scene for three decades, is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter who resides in Swansea, MA. During this time, Louis has had the opportunity to play with many talented musicians in a variety of musical settings and styles.
As an opening act for Tom Rush, Leon Russell, Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett of Little Feat, Savoy Brown, Darrel Scott, Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriquez, Louis has had the opportunity to play to audiences expecting the best. With roots in rock, folk, blues and country, Louis has been influenced by all types of music. As Louis says, "I listen to all kinds of music and it filters through my personality and slightly warped perspective. I play my own songs and songs by artists whose work I admire. I try to sound like me."
Michael Troy was born and raised in the rough-and-tumble mill town of Fall River, Mass. In many ways, his life reflects the lives of the hard-working common folk who populate this part of New England. Having spent parts of his own life as a mill worker, fisherman, laborer and carpenter, and most of his adult years as a husband and father, Michael has traveled many paths, and the experience and wisdom he's gleaned along the way echoes through his music. A magical storyteller with a gift for melody, a deep rich voice, excellent finger-picking skills and the ability to compose outstanding stanzas of substance, Michael's plaintive ballads speak of the hills and mills of Fall River and of childhood dreams not quite forgotten in the adult quest to make an honest living.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 - CHRIS FARIAS, GARY FARIAS, RYAN CONNEARNEY & JUSTIN MARRA (A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR TIVERTON FIRST)
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$10 at the door
Christopher James Farias is a seasoned musician and a Sandywoods favorite. His personal evolution spans the complete gamut of practical performance experience and formal music education. Aside from 17 years of consistent study in guitar performance and pedagogy, Chris is also an accomplished vocalist, mandolinist, songwriter and music educator with a full length debut album and scores of recording and performing engagements to his credit. Notable performances include bills with the Spin Doctors, The Mohegan Sun Allstars, the Rhode Island College Symphony Orchestra (as composer), the Rhode Island College String Orchestra (as guest soloist), the Rhode Island Civic Choral, the Rhode Island premiere of the musical RENT, and The Boston Guitar Quartet. A rich family history in music laid the backdrop for Christopher's successful career in music.
Gary Farias grew up surrounded by music. His dad, a country steel guitar player, always had guitar players coming through the house. Gary gleaned a chord here, a scale there, and eventually became an accomplished musician. He played his way through college in various country music bands and eventually started his own group with brother Kevin and hometown friends Joe LePage and Bobby Tavares. They were called Alive n’ Pickin’ and shared the stage with John Hartford, Crystal Gayle, Jesse Winchester and many others. As a solo performer, Gary showcases his fingerstyle chops and strong vocals. He has opened for Iris Dement and Cheryl Wheeler, and has been the featured act in many clubs and coffee houses around New England. "Gary Farias is the consummate interpreter of the song. Whether it be a 16th century English folk tune or a modern day folk song, Gary infuses his intricate guitar work and strong vocal delivery to make it his very own."
Ryan Connearney is a native of Fall River, MA. He started out playing saxophone and drums in school, them moved on to keyboards, vocals, guitar, and bass. Ryan began performing in public at a very young age, appearing at venerable local music venues like the Waterstreet Cafe. He has been a member of several highly-regarded bands, including AlterEgo and the CJ Solar Band in Nashville. Ryan's talents and stage experience also extend to the world of musical theater, and he hosts the popular "It's An Old Hick Friday" podcast.
Justin Marra is a talented singer-songwriter devoted to all types of music, especially the sounds of the previous generation. He has transformed his introspective journal entries and electric garage band tunes into a fresh folky upbeat sound reflecting the influences of classic singer-songwriters. Socially conscious, and humorous at times, he and his work are best described as eclectic.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 - NUALA KENNEDY BAND
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
$15 advance, $18 at the door
Nuala Kennedy is an Irish singer and flute player with hauntingly beautiful vocals, adventurous instrumentation, and an imaginative mix of influences.
Her singing and flute playing springs from the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland, and from the fathomless realms of her own imagination. A consummate performer with a buoyant personality, her music has been described as “unique,” “evocative,” and “soul-satisfying.” Nuala grew up in Dundalk, County Louth, on the East coast of Ireland, a musical area steeped in mythology and with long historical links to Scotland. She began playing traditional music at the age of seven when her father introduced her to her first whistle teacher. Nuala instantly fell in love with traditional Irish tunes and became a quick study. By the age of twelve she picked up the wooden flute and joined a local ceilidh band. She was winning awards by the time she was thirteen. “I never dreamed when I started playing in that very social and visceral way,” Nuala says, “that something that was such an organic part of my childhood would lead to a career in traditional music. All I knew was that I loved the music and that I wanted to play all the time.”
At the age of eighteen, Nuala moved to Scotland to study art at Edinburgh College of Art. Captivated immediately by Edinburgh’s traditional music session scene, she developed good friendships with many of the musicians there and was tremendously influenced by fellow Irish expatriate Cathal McConnel, who over the years played an important mentorship role in Nuala’s music. Her instrumental prowess deepened and her repertoire expanded to include both Scottish and Irish tunes.
Nuala began touring widely in Europe, Canada, and Australia with her first band, Fine Friday, a trio including guitarist Kris Drever and fiddler Anna-Wendy Stevenson. Nuala moved to Inverness in the Highlands in 2007 to deepen her knowledge of the Scots Gaelic musical traditions. This one-year intensive study of the best influences of the two cultures expanded Nuala’s knowledge and repertoire even more, shaping her instrumentation and vocals to an extraordinary level. During this time, Nuala formed her own band and released her first solo CD, The New Shoes. It was warmly received around the world. The album was voted traditional album of the week by The Irish Times, and traditional highlight of 2008 by Hotpress. The Irish Times called it, “A dazzling debut. Unhurried yet freewheeling, loose-limbed yet disciplined, [Kennedy’s] voice is a natural, earthy instrument entirely in concert with her woody flute lines. She is not only an exceptional interpreter of the tradition: her own tunes glisten with freshness. Spellbinding.”
In addition to performing the traditional music she grew up with, Nuala often works with musicians from other genres. She has performed and recorded with American hipster and indie-poet Will Oldham, French guitarist Philippe Guidat, Nova Scotian traditional musician Troy McGillivray and cutting-edge Canadian composer Oliver Schroer, with whom she recorded Enthralled, a duo album of entirely original compositions.
Nuala Kennedy is an Irish singer and flute player with hauntingly beautiful vocals, adventurous instrumentation, and an imaginative mix of influences. Nuala Kennedy’s singing and flute playing springs from the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland, and from the fathomless realms of her own imagination. A consummate performer with a buoyant personality, her music has been described as “unique,” “evocative,” and “soul-satisfying.” Nuala grew up in Dundalk, County Louth, on the East coast of Ireland, a musical area steeped in mythology and with long historical links to Scotland. She began playing traditional music at the age of seven when her father introduced her to her first whistle teacher. Nuala instantly fell in love with traditional Irish tunes and became a quick study. By the age of twelve she picked up the wooden flute and joined a local ceilidh band. She was winning awards by the time she was thirteen. “I never dreamed when I started playing in that very social and visceral way,” Nuala says, “that something that was such an organic part of my childhood would lead to a career in traditional music. All I knew was that I loved the music and that I wanted to play all the time.” At the age of eighteen, Nuala moved to Scotland to study art at Edinburgh College of Art. Captivated immediately by Edinburgh’s traditional music session scene, she developed good friendships with many of the musicians there and was tremendously influenced by fellow Irish expatriate Cathal McConnel, who over the years played an important mentorship role in Nuala’s music. Her instrumental prowess deepened and her repertoire expanded to include both Scottish and Irish tunes. Nuala began touring widely in Europe, Canada, and Australia with her first band, Fine Friday, a trio including guitarist Kris Drever and fiddler Anna-Wendy Stevenson. Nuala moved to Inverness in the Highlands in 2007 to deepen her knowledge of the Scots Gaelic musical traditions. This one-year intensive study of the best influences of the two cultures expanded Nuala’s knowledge and repertoire even more, shaping her instrumentation and vocals to an extraordinary level. During this time, Nuala formed her own band and released her first solo CD, The New Shoes. It was warmly received around the world. The album was voted traditional album of the week by The Irish Times, and traditional highlight of 2008 by Hotpress. The Irish Times called it, “A dazzling debut. Unhurried yet freewheeling, loose-limbed yet disciplined, [Kennedy’s] voice is a natural, earthy instrument entirely in concert with her woody flute lines. She is not only an exceptional interpreter of the tradition: her own tunes glisten with freshness. Spellbinding.” In addition to performing the traditional music she grew up with, Nuala often works with musicians from other genres. She has performed and recorded with American hipster and indie-poet Will Oldham, French guitarist Philippe Guidat, Nova Scotian traditional musician Troy McGillivray and cutting-edge Canadian composer Oliver Schroer, with whom she recorded Enthralled, a duo album of entirely original compositions.
Nuala Kennedy is an Irish singer and flute player with hauntingly beautiful vocals, adventurous instrumentation, and an imaginative mix of influences. Nuala Kennedy’s singing and flute playing springs from the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland, and from the fathomless realms of her own imagination. A consummate performer with a buoyant personality, her music has been described as “unique,” “evocative,” and “soul-satisfying.” Nuala grew up in Dundalk, County Louth, on the East coast of Ireland, a musical area steeped in mythology and with long historical links to Scotland. She began playing traditional music at the age of seven when her father introduced her to her first whistle teacher. Nuala instantly fell in love with traditional Irish tunes and became a quick study. By the age of twelve she picked up the wooden flute and joined a local ceilidh band. She was winning awards by the time she was thirteen. “I never dreamed when I started playing in that very social and visceral way,” Nuala says, “that something that was such an organic part of my childhood would lead to a career in traditional music. All I knew was that I loved the music and that I wanted to play all the time.” At the age of eighteen, Nuala moved to Scotland to study art at Edinburgh College of Art. Captivated immediately by Edinburgh’s traditional music session scene, she developed good friendships with many of the musicians there and was tremendously influenced by fellow Irish expatriate Cathal McConnel, who over the years played an important mentorship role in Nuala’s music. Her instrumental prowess deepened and her repertoire expanded to include both Scottish and Irish tunes. Nuala began touring widely in Europe, Canada, and Australia with her first band, Fine Friday, a trio including guitarist Kris Drever and fiddler Anna-Wendy Stevenson. Nuala moved to Inverness in the Highlands in 2007 to deepen her knowledge of the Scots Gaelic musical traditions. This one-year intensive study of the best influences of the two cultures expanded Nuala’s knowledge and repertoire even more, shaping her instrumentation and vocals to an extraordinary level. During this time, Nuala formed her own band and released her first solo CD, The New Shoes. It was warmly received around the world. The album was voted traditional album of the week by The Irish Times, and traditional highlight of 2008 by Hotpress. The Irish Times called it, “A dazzling debut. Unhurried yet freewheeling, loose-limbed yet disciplined, [Kennedy’s] voice is a natural, earthy instrument entirely in concert with her woody flute lines. She is not only an exceptional interpreter of the tradition: her own tunes glisten with freshness. Spellbinding.” In addition to performing the traditional music she grew up with, Nuala often works with musicians from other genres. She has performed and recorded with American hipster and indie-poet Will Oldham, French guitarist Philippe Guidat, Nova Scotian traditional musician Troy McGillivray and cutting-edge Canadian composer Oliver Schroer, with whom she recorded Enthralled, a duo album of entirely original compositions.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 - FOUR BRIDGES COUNTRY BLUEGRASS CONCERT
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
8-11 pm, doors open 7:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
Adults $8, children free!
Topnotch bluegrass and country music returns to Sandywoods on Friday, September 21st, when Four Bridges will play at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts. FOUR BRIDGES is Jeremy Place (mandolin, guitar, vocals), John Almeida (fiddle, vocals), Ben Marshall (banjo, guitar, vocals) & Russ Hermansen (bass). Together, they make up a traditional and contemporary bluegrass band that excels in hard-driving bluegrass with hot instrumentals and soaring harmonies. Save the date and wear your dancing shoes!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 - THE JAMMIN' DIVAS
7:30 pm, doors open 7:00 pm
$20, $15 for students and seniors, $15 advance
Three stunning voices from Ireland, the United States, and Australia come together to perform traditional and contemporary music from their cultures. "While each of these talented women is individually recognized as an accomplished player and vocalist, it is their combined artistry that creates an unparalleled musical dynamic." The Jammin' Divas are: Aoife Clancy (Ireland) (vocals, guitar, bodhran), Becky Chace (USA) (vocals, guitar), Kath Buckell (Australia) (vocals, guitar, minor percussion), Hadar Noiberg (Israel) (flute, bass, backing vocals), Craig Akin (USA) (bass).
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 - THE JESSE LIAM BAND
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
The Jesse Liam Band is led by Jesse Liam Gauthier, a 22-year-old Rhode Island College student, and his father Jack, a Grammy-nominated recording engineer, former producer of Dispatch, and manager to blues legend Duke Robillard.
With their signature family-harmony sound on display, Jesse and Jack perform alongside keyboardist Peter Ciorlano and drummer Dan Hann. Their deep catalog of cover songs spans popular music from the 1950s (Everly Brothers) to the current charts (Jason Mraz).
In 2010, Jesse's debut album "Father from a Man" was nominated by Motif Magazine for Americana Album of the Year and the father/son duo was nominated for Best New Act that same year. A second album, "One Step Closer," featuring guest appearances from Robillard, Mark Cutler, Thom Enright, and other great session players, has also recently been released.
In the spring of 2012 Jesse Liam won Americana Male Vocalist of the Year at the Motif Magazine Music Awards.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 - THE WOLF HONGOS & THE GREAT WHISKEY REBELLION
8 pm, doors open 7:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 at the door
The Wolf Hongos are a seven-piece, multi-influenced band from Fall River that mixes folk music from all over the world with punk and rock feel and sound. Cultural and dirty much like the town that raised them, the title of their manifesto might read "let's all dance and have a good time, bastards." The band members are Oliver Franco (accordion, vocals); Leeah Chumack (violin); India Scott (guitar); Zac Keith (guitar, vocals); Nick Franco (drums); Jeremy Sherman (bass); and Greg Mosher (saxophone). Born out of a smelly basement in 2009 in which they still reside, it's always been about the exploration. The first idea was "let's see what kind of noises this accordion makes" and the latest idea was "yes ... musical stutter," and everything in between is a test of the general hypothesis that is world folk punk. For the Wolf Hongos, live shows are high energy tussles through corners of the world. With passion for cultural music, and young recklessness. Relentless forces of Klezmer, samba, and flamenco collide for a noise all their own. They're a rolling party that not only asks for participation from the crowd around them, but demands it. A true example of the community music they hope to represent.
The Great Whiskey Rebellion is a high-energy band that combines traditional Irish music with driving rhythms and rock instrumentation. With a classically trained electric fiddle, jazz rhythm guitar, heavy bass, and pounding drums, the band draws from an eclectic range of ethnic influences, making each song their own. From foot-stomping Irish tunes to Appalachian folk music and Middle Eastern melodies, The Great Whiskey Rebellion is all about making music that gets everyone in the crowd on their feet.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012 - DANIELLE MIRAGLIA
$12 advance, $15 at the door
Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson, an infectious stomp-box rhythm, and harmonica. Her tunes range from heartfelt to socially conscious and will move both your heart and hips. Danielle’s latest release "Box of Troubles" is a bare bones expression of all these attributes, exploring the highs and lows that life has to offer. It has already received rave reviews.
Acoustic Root says "Danielle Miraglia’s guitar work keeps Delta traditions alive. Her steady thumb and playing style trace a direct line to the blues of the field and chicken shacks. Vocally, Danielle’s voice digs in, twisting within the delivery, seeming to break but more likely soaring before the fall. 'Box of Troubles' balances good times with the bad, her characters roles' defined and believable."
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2012 - VICTORIA DUCLOS BARRETT & 50 GOOD REASONS QUARTET
Freewill offering, to benefit Sandywoods Center for the Arts
An evening of song and story. Soprano Victoria Duclos Barrett will be joined by singers Vi Taylor, Tom Jansen, and Roger Gauthier of Sine Nomine to form the 50 Good Reasons Quartet. Art songs from Bellini to Vaughan Williams and a dramatic reading of The March Wind by 19th century New England author Alice Brown. Her timeless tale offers quirky country characters stumbling through love - read by the quartet with music woven throughout. Melissa Wolverton accompanies on keyboard and Vi Taylor will offer dramatic commentary on cello. Freewill offering accepted, benefiting Sandywoods Center for the Arts.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2012 - ALLISON MESSIER & PAUL CIENNIWA
7:30 pm, doors open 7 pm
Pay as you will, $20 suggested donation
Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano, shares her distinct instrument and spirit through opera, oratorio, and recital. Paul Cienniwa's harpsichord playing has been called "expert," and his ability to accompany "spot-on perfect."
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012 - FOUR BRIDGES COUNTRY BLUEGRASS CONCERT
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
8-11 pm, doors open 7:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
Adults $8, children free!
Top-notch bluegrass and country music comes to Sandywoods Farm in Tiverton on Friday, August 17th, when Four Bridges will play at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts. FOUR BRIDGES is Jeremy Place (mandolin, guitar, vocals), John Almeida (fiddle, vocals), Ben Marshall (banjo, guitar, vocals) & Russ Hermansen (bass). Together, they make up a traditional and contemporary bluegrass band that excels in hard-driving bluegrass with hot instrumentals and soaring harmonies. Save the date and wear your dancing shoes!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2012 - BEBEREQUIN with JAKE HALLER & THE SILENT TREATMENT
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$8 in advance, $10 at the door
BebeRequin plays pop folk with influences as diverse as the poetry of Baudelaire, the lilting of a Haitian lullaby, and the cadences of Kraftwerk. Matt Everett (guitar, accordion, vocals) is a soundtrack composer and a fixture of the Providence music scene. Rachel Rosenkrantz (vocals, contrabass) contributes smoky vocals and musical training that ranges from baroque flute to Yiddish choral singing.
Jake Haller & The Silent Treatment are also on the bill. Jake Haller, Joe Auger & Matt Everett join forces in a new dynamite trio!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012 - FOREVER YOUNG - A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF NEIL YOUNG
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$15 general admission
Forever Young combines superb musicianship, great arrangements and a well-chosen set list of hits and rarities in finely saluting one of rock’s legends. The band performs the best of Neil Young’s acoustic and electric songs. Forever Young isn't your average cover band or tribute band. The group consists of Rhode Island's most prolific and best known songwriters. They are all staples of the Rhode Island music scene and veterans of many national and regional tours. In addition, they are all fans and have been influenced by the music of Neil Young.
This award-winning band (winner of Motif Magazine's Best Cover/Tribute Band in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) channels the harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and the instrumentation of Neil Young's bands Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, the Stray Gators and the International Harvesters.
Their interpretations of Neil Young's classic hits and rare gems will take you back and get you singing & dancing!
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012 - CHARGE THE ATLANTIC
BYOB & food allowed
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
$5 at the door
Back by popular demand! Join us for a night of funk rock from a talented young band made up of six native sons of Tiverton. Charge the Atlantic is Patrick Krystman (Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards), Peter Racine Jr. (Drums/Percussion), Michael William (Guitar), Kyle Barboza (Bass), Greg France (Lyricist/Songwriter) & Marc Fleming (Songwriter/Sound Engineer).
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012 - NEAR THE PARK JAM: A NIGHT OF HIP HOP HOSTED BY KEVIN GONCALO
RA THE SUN GOD AND HIS PEOPLES
8-11 pm, doors open 7 pm
$10 at the door
An all-ages show (parental advisory - explicit content)
BYOB for 21+ with proper ID (strictly enforced)
Hip hop comes to Sandywoods!
SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 - FUNNY LITTLE PLANET
7 pm to 9 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$10 in advance, $12 at the door
Seasoned musicians John Toste, Clement Brown, Bruce Gavin & Michael McKenney make up the high-energy band Funny Little Planet. They draw upon a large repertoire of rock/folk/country/blues/roots music and original material as well.
The continuing vitality of these experienced, veteran musicians is evident in their music and engaging live shows. Based in southeastern MA and RI, Funny Little Planet has played at many local venues, including the Narrows Center for the Arts.
FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012 - 6-DIGG-IT
7 pm to 10 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
$10 at the door
6-DIGG-IT’s set list is powerful and unpredictable. From Beatles to Dave Matthews, Doobie Brothers to Maroon 5, Neil Young to Bob Marley, this group will delight you with their infectious rhythms, seamless harmonies, and passionate delivery.
Vocalists Tim Smith and Dana Ramey have been singing together since high school, and it shows. They complement each other perfectly, vocally and as best friends. Tim’s past groups have included Second Wind, Middle Earth, and the SporADix. Dana performed for many years with the Taz RF Band. Portsmouth resident Steven Mortrude adds a fantastic voice, strong rhythm acoustic guitar and keyboards to the mix. Lead guitarist Dave DeLeone is the youngblood in the band, and brings his own sensibilities to the fun. Bass player Steven Shephard, originally from Nottingham, UK (hence the nickname "The Sheriff"), lays down the bottom. Westport native and show-stopping drummer Ben Pereira must be seen, heard, and felt to be believed.
This bunch is an unpretentious lot! They are on an equal footing with the audience, and the symbiosis is clear. And their backup singers, the Jaded Waitresses, never fail to energize the crowd. Don’t miss this show - you are guaranteed an entertaining, heartwarming, and hilarious time!
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012 - FOUR BRIDGES BLUEGRASS BARN CONCERT AND DANCE
Bluegrass comes to Sandywoods!
Four Bridges
8-11 pm, doors open 7:30 pm
BYOB & food allowed
Adults $8, children free!
Top-notch bluegrass music comes to Sandywoods Farm in Tiverton on Friday, July 6th, when Four Bridges will play at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts. FOUR BRIDGES is Jeremy Place (mandolin, guitar, vocals), John Almeida (fiddle, vocals), Ben Marshall (banjo, guitar, vocals) & Russ Hermansen (bass). Together, they make up a traditional and contemporary bluegrass band that excels in hard-driving bluegrass with hot instrumentals and soaring harmonies. Save the date and wear your dancing shoes!
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2012 - GARY FISH & FRIENDS
GARY FISH with the FISH AND CHIPS BAND
THATCHER HARRISON with the BRUSH YOUR TEETH BAND
CHUCK WILLIAMS
MICHAEL TROY
Join us for an evening of great live music!
FISH AND CHIPS is Gary Fish (guitar and vocals), Chris Goulart (bass), Christian Haler (drums) & Thatcher Harrison (guitar and vocals). Gary Fish has been writing songs and playing guitar all his life. He was influenced by jazz growing up as a child and by classic rock and roll. Gary has been writing songs about the sea and commercial fishing for the last 40 years, including " Captain Whipple," "Angel On A Wave," and "The Flight of the Dolphins." The Fish and Chips band brings Gary's music - known as "fishtunes" - to a whole new level!
What do you get when a pitch-perfect, grade-skipping guitar prodigy joins musical forces with his harmonizing, guitar-playing, English professor father? You get the playful, adventurous, intelligent, dead-on music of Thatcher & Stan Harrison, aka the BRUSH YOUR TEETH BAND.
Thatcher and his father Stan include several of their own well-crafted pop songs in each Brush Your Teeth Band performance. And plenty of cover music from artists like Dave Brubeck, the Beatles, Duke Ellington, the Indigo Girls & Donovan. And, of course, Thatcher plays the lights out of his guitar.CHUCK WILLIAMS has performed throughout New England and coast to coast. This songwriter's music is of love gained, love lost, growing up & moving on. He can take you on a journey that makes you think, smile, and at times cry. His lyrics and melodies are a musical journey reflecting emotions of everyday life brought to you through the stories within his songs. Chuck has had the pleasure of opening for national touring artists such as Steve Forbert, Cheryl Wheeler, Kelly Joe Phelps, Rod McDonald, the John Young Band and Claude Bourbon. He has performed at many festivals including the Boston Folk Festival, the Boston Music Festival, and New Bedford Summerfest.MICHAEL TROY was born and raised in the rough-and-tumble mill town of Fall River, Mass. In many ways, his life reflects the lives of the hard-working common folk who populate this part of New England. Having spent parts of his own life as a mill worker, fisherman, laborer and carpenter, and most of his adult years as a husband and father, Michael has traveled many paths, and the experience and wisdom he's gleaned along the way echoes through his music. A magical storyteller with a gift for melody, a deep rich voice, excellent finger-picking skills and the ability to compose outstanding stanzas of substance, Michael's plaintive ballads speak of the hills and mills of Fall River and of childhood dreams not quite forgotten in the adult quest to make an honest living.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012 - /kəˈnekt/, CHRIS FARIAS, PETE FARIAS & DAN AUTOTE
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
/kəˈnekt/ is a trio from Western Mass currently on a Northeast tour. Band members Gabby Fluke-Mogul, Jordan Knecht & Ryan Mihaly perform intimate, acoustic & electroacoustic folk music. Their unique "comprovisational" folk music is influenced by many diverse artists including Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, John Cage, Hank Williams, The Band & Brian Eno.
Christopher James Farias is a seasoned musician and a Sandywoods favorite. His personal evolution spans the complete gamut of practical performance experience and formal music education. Aside from 17 years of consistent study in guitar performance and pedagogy, Chris is also an accomplished vocalist, mandolinist, songwriter and music educator with a full length debut album and scores of recording and performing engagements to his credit.
Pete Farias & Dan Autote are a guitar and bass duo with many years of playing experience. They will be covering songs from the 60's through today. Pack a picnic supper & your favorite beverage and join us for an evening of great music.
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012 - RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
$12 advance,
$15 at the door ($10 for kids)
You won't want to miss this wonderful evening of music performed by Rani Arbo (fiddle, guitar), Andrew Kinsey (bass, banjo, uke), Anand Nayak (electric and acoustic guitars) and Scott Kessel (percussion). Kessel’s percussion rig is 95% recycled, featuring a cardboard box, tin cans, caulk tubes, and a vinyl suitcase in lieu of a bass drum. All the band members sing, and their four-part harmonies soar, whether on a haunting Appalachian ballad, a Springsteen rocker, or a Bahamian a capella song. Many of their songs plumb the human condition, with topics ranging from joy to death (a favorite), loss, aging, blackbirds, and red-haired boys. The band has jokingly dubbed itself an “agnostic gospel” revival show, but there’s truth in it; the refrain they hear time and again from audiences all over the country is that their performances really do heal.
The band recycles - but tries hard not to reduce - 150 years of American music. They hang a Georgia Sea Islands song on a New Orleans groove. They write lyrics for an Irish fiddle tune and underpin it with an Afro-Cuban cajon. Leonard Cohen gets clawhammer banjo; Springsteen gets bluegrass harmonies. Their originals range from blues, to bluegrass, to Unitarian funk gospel, to crooner swing, to spooky folk-pop.
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem celebrates America's past and takes it into the present. The band's newest album, Some Bright Morning, was just released on Signature Sounds in April 2012.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012 - THE GNOMES
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
Rick Massimo of the ProJo says "The Gnomes play traditional music from Ireland and all over the world, and though they're acoustic, they play it loud, fast, and with soul. Their live shows are anarchic and energetic."
The Gnomes play an eclectic blend of world folk fusion music - Celtic, Scandinavian, Russian, Eastern European, Caribbean, klezmer, and originals. The band's members include some of Rhode Island's best known musicians: Phil Edmonds (Irish whistle and button accordion); Cathy Clasper-Torch (fiddle, keyboard, er-hu, vocals); Michael Fischman (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo); Peter Breen (bass, vocals); and Ron Schmitt (percussion), They combine their varied and extensive musical backgrounds into arrangements that have been described as "exotic, fresh, unique." Their spirited songs and instrumentals will take you around the world. It's music to groove to, to move to, and to be moved by. You can't help but "get gnomed" when you hear The Gnomes!
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012 - ALLYSEN CALLERY, JONAH TOLCHIN, JOANNE DOHERTY & CHARLIE COVER
7 pm to 10 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$8 advance, $10 at the door
A night of folk music, for folks of all ages!
JONAH TOLCHIN is a young musician (19!) who mesmerizes audiences with his impeccable musicianship, foot-stomping rhythms, and lyrical original songs - a blazing bluesman who will knock your socks off!
CHARLIE COVER and JOANNE DOHERTY have been skillfully winding harmonies around Charlie’s original songs for the last fifteen years. Blending guitars, voices and emotions, along with percussion, the listener is transported. Dappling the set with some covers ranging from swing to sixties, folk to contemporary, these two songsters give a show that is marked by light humor, sensitive interpretation, and musical delight.
ALLYSEN CALLERY is a globetrotting folkie who has played concerts in Germany and Switzerland, as well as up and down the East Coast. She will be backed by a band for this show, with mandolin and harmonies - not to be missed!
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012 - MARK CUTLER & MEN OF GREAT COURAGE with RED EYE FLIGHT
Doors open 6:30 pm, Red Eye Flight at 7 pm, Mark Cutler & Men of Great Courage 8:15 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
An evening of great live roots music!
MARK CUTLER & MEN OF GREAT COURAGE (Jimmy Berger, Rick Couto, Bob Kirkman, Dick Reed) combine powerful lyrics with memorable melodies and driving rhythms. Mark's guitar-driven tunes are played and sung at every gig as if for the very first time. Come see why this gifted guitarist and award-winning singer/songwriter received the Providence Phoenix 2010 Male Vocalist award. Mark served as frontman for The Schemers and The Raindogs, and, with The Raindogs, toured in support of Bob Dylan and Warren Zevon. He continues to release award-winning CDs with bands such as Men of Great Courage and The Dino Club.
RED EYE FLIGHT (Derek Escher, Tim Murphy, Ken Taylor, Kelly Cleveland, Rand Torman) formed in Rhode Island in 2005. Founded on strong vocal harmonies, the band plays original songs and Americana covers. Red Eye Flight incorporates electric and acoustic instrumentation to create soundscapes that are evocative of this country, from western highways to the open ocean.
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012 - JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS
7 pm - 9 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$10 advance, $12 at the door
JOE FLETCHER & THE WRONG REASONS are an up and coming Americana band based in Providence, RI. They released their critically acclaimed sophomore effort "White Lighter" in December 2010. White Lighter has attracted a whole new level of attention to this talented and versatile band. Fletcher's signature brand of dark and lyrically driven honky tonk is interspersed with a softer side that would make George Jones proud.
Last chance to see this great band locally until they play the Newport Folk Festival on July 29th.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 - CHRIS FARIAS, GARY FARIAS, CHARGE THE ATLANTIC, KIM LAMOTHE & CHRISTOPHER MOON
7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food allowed
$6 at the door
Our first live concert, featuring some of the finest singer-songwriters from the area. Bring food and drink, relax and settle back for an evening of great music.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
7:30 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food
$15 advance, $20 at the door
Advance tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/281849
(reception to follow concert)
The Bonnie Strickman Trio is Bonnie Strickman (vocals); Hillie Dolgenas (keyboard); and Scott Lee (bass).
This special evening of jazz at Sandywoods Center for the Arts will reunite outstanding jazz musicians Hillie Dolgenas at the keyboard and Scott Lee on bass with acclaimed singer Bonnie Strickman, whose voice "has a startling luminosity and compelling emotional pull."
This trio of stellar musicians will offer a program of songs from the American songbook including many beautiful and colorful ballads to which they bring great warmth, sensitivity and intelligence.
"Bonnie has a voice that is equally at home with jazz and unadorned ballads. At times, her voice takes on an ethereal quality that adds unexpected depth to a standard love song."
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
7:30 pm, doors open 6:30 pm
BYOB and food
$15 advance, $20 at the door
Advance tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/281849
(reception to follow concert)
The Bonnie Strickman Trio is Bonnie Strickman (vocals); Hillie Dolgenas (keyboard); and Scott Lee (bass).
This special evening of jazz at Sandywoods Center for the Arts will reunite outstanding jazz musicians Hillie Dolgenas at the keyboard and Scott Lee on bass with acclaimed singer Bonnie Strickman, whose voice "has a startling luminosity and compelling emotional pull."
This trio of stellar musicians will offer a program of songs from the American songbook including many beautiful and colorful ballads to which they bring great warmth, sensitivity and intelligence.
"Bonnie has a voice that is equally at home with jazz and unadorned ballads. At times, her voice takes on an ethereal quality that adds unexpected depth to a standard love song."
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