Join Katie McNally and Neal Pearlman for the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club monthly 3rd Wednesday Scottish/Cape Breton session. Everyone is welcome to play along, listen, suggest tunes in the chat. Find us at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.bsfc.org

. Check out the fiddle club website; www.bsfc.org

Join us online for a live-streamed event with some of today’s most prominent figures in the Irish cello world as we discuss the history of the Irish cello, the challenges of being accepted into the trad session scene, and where we see the future of cello in trad music going in Ireland and beyond.

 This is a truly unprecedented gathering of cellists from around the world who have made a name for themselves performing cello in an Irish trad music setting – groundbreaking artists including, but not limited to, Rushad Eggleston, Neil Martin, Liz Davis Maxfield, Ilse DeZiah, Kevin Murphy, Alec Brown, Leah Rankin, Lioba Petrie, Kate Ellis and Mary Barnecutt. 

Natalie is then joined by Irish duo Caitlín Nic Gabhann from Co. Meath (three time All-Ireland champion on concertina and former Riverdance member) and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh from Co. Donegal (grandson of Francie Mooney, member of Fidil, and former recipient of TG4 Young Musician of the Year) for half an hour of toe-tapping tunes featuring cello as an accompaniment to fiddle, concertina, and dance.

This event is FREE and will be available to view on MfG’s YouTube channel

The launch show of Iona’s Crowdfunder for her new album.

Aberdeenshire folksinger Iona Fyfe has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. Iona won Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2018.

Iona is raising funds to record her new album through Crowdfunder UK - the link opens at 9am on 22nd March: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ionaalbum

Iona's Socials:
www.ionafyfe.com/mailinglist
www.facebook.com/ionafyfe/
www.twitter.com/ionafyfe
www.instagram.com/iona.fyfe
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36PlU2e

Mike is a Sound Designer and Composer based in the Washington DC area. He’ll be joining us with his fiddling skills on March 23 at 7pm ET for a groovy Irish Session!

https://www.mikecwinch.com/

“After our "Tradvent" and February Subscriber Series, many customers let us know they wanted more...so we're moving on to a St. Patrick's Series. Thank you for being a part of these! The revenue is split between the artists during this time when work is in short supply.

**Note: This is the learning series! If you're looking for the performance series, click here.**

In this series, which features 15 teachers, you'll receive a ~20 minute lesson delivered to your inbox each day at 2pm EST. Our subscriber-only website will also update daily. You can go back and watch the videos whenever you like.

The teachers in this series play and teach fiddle, bouzouki, banjo, cello, mandolin, bodhran, uilleann pipes, song, and dance. You can participate in some lessons without any instrument at all (singing, bodhrán, and dance)! The tune-teach lessons will be applicable to all instruments. We're confident you'll enjoy and learn from the series regardless of what your instrument or level is.”

Purchase tickets at: https://store.tune.supply/St-Patricks-14-Day-Subscriber-Learning-Series-p297340358

Alasdair & Natalie celebrate their award winning first album. This will be the third in a series of seven retrospective concerts, each dedicated to revisiting and updating part of their 20 years of recording and performing together.

Ticket Options:

$20 | General

$30 | Family/Household Ticket

$10 | Student Ticket

$5 | Times are Hard

$50 | Music Supporter

BACK TO ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS

Join Katie McNally and Neal Pearlman for the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club monthly 3rd Wednesday Scottish/Cape Breton session. Everyone is welcome to play along, listen, suggest tunes in the chat. Find us at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.bsfc.org

Check out the fiddle club website; www.bsfc.org

Join us Tuesday March 16 at 7pm for a virtual Irish Session with the one and only Brennish Thomson live streaming from facebook.com/ministryoffolk

On Sunday March 14th at 4pm PDT, The Fire will stream a FREE concert titled "Crossing to Ireland" via YouTube and Facebook. In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, this concert explores the musical connections between Ireland and Scotland. Join the Facebook Event to receive the latest updates and streaming links for the concert.

Ticket information: We know that times are tough right now and that everyone is operating on a tighter budget, therefore we are making this event by donation only.

Perks of donating:
1) You feel great about supporting independent musicians.
2) Your donation of any size gives you special access to the Zoom After-party directly following the concert with band members David, Rebecca, and Adam. Donate here to get the after-party details: PayPal.me/thefirescottishband

Caroline McCaskey is playing a free concert hosted by the Sacramento Country Dance Society! Sunday March 14th, 4 pm PST (don't forget it's Daylight Saving Time!) The link will open 15 minutes before the concert: https://contradance.link/SCDS

"What do you mean virtual tour?", we hear you say! Well, we are pleased to announce that we are working together with MANDOLIN and many of our favorite venues across the globe to deliver concerts geared to the audiences we have enjoyed playing for over many years. Tickets for the concerts can be purchased through the Mandolin site directly or from our affiliate venues for each "tour". In this way we can help support the venues and arts organizations we know and love, as well as deliver a more personalized concert to the regional audience. See below for ticket links.

Programmatically we'll be taking a retrospective look at the music we've enjoyed playing over the past 20+ years from 18th century classic Scottish Fiddle repertoire to our most recent album of original music SYZYGY. We'll be revisiting many of the pieces we've recorded on our previous 5 albums as well as pieces we've taught and explored in various workshops over the years.

Watch out for more FRASER & HAAS MANDOLIN LIVESTREAMS coming your way for Canada, UK, Spain etc etc

Thanks for your support!! - Alasdair & Natalie

Tickets: https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/products/alasdair-fraser-natalie-haas-highlanders-farewell-3-12?oid=49&affid=192

Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana (USA) mandolinist Ethan Setiawan perform an intimate concert at the Richmond Congregational Church in Richmond, VT, home of Valley Stage Productions’ “P.M. Sundays” Concert Series (www.valleystage.net). A combination of traditional melodies influenced by Scotland, Appalachia, Scandinavia and Canada along with original tunes yet to be recorded by the duo will fill the air at this beautifully acoustic venue. Show will be accessible on demand until 11:59 p.m. ET on March 13th.

https://ourconcerts.live/setiawan-bichan

Just about a year ago, all in-person gigs were cancelled due to the pandemic, leaving many musicians wondering how to adapt to this new reality. As time passed, artists came up with creative ways to stay connected and productive online.

To mark this approximate one-year milestone, we're co-hosting a discussion with Trad Cafe producer Neil Pearlman about what it's been like as a working musician over the last year.

Neil will be sitting down with New England fiddler and singer Lissa Schneckenburger, and Irish flute player and singer Shannon Heaton to talk about what they've done to stay busy and continue making music.

Suggested donation: $10
paypal.me/ministryoffolk
Proceeds are shared between the musicians and Ministry of Folk to support future programming!

Check out previous episodes of Trad Cafe here: http://www.tradcafe.org/
https://www.facebook.com/events/430040801435622

Join us virtually for an Irish session on March 8, hosted by Lilt, the duo of Tina Eck (flute & tinwhistle) and Keith Carr (bouzouki, banjo & mandolin). They play the traditional dance music of Ireland -- reels, jigs, hornpipes, with the occasional slow air or vocal number. They've been holding down the DC Irish session scene for years, and we're stoked to have them hosting as part of our month-long celebration of St. Patrick's Day!

Suggested donation: $10
paypal.me/ministryoffolk
Proceeds are shared between the musicians and Ministry of Folk to support future programming!

Check out their music on Bandcamp:
lilt.bandcamp.com/album/x
And their website:
www.liltirishmusic.com

We all know how difficult it is for touring artists during the pandemic, with touring and performance venues shut down for an indefinite period of time. Although there is an enormous amount of fantastic content being produced online, much of it is pre-recorded.

John created the Whelan Master Sessions as a series of online opportunities to play, listen or chat LIVE on Zoom with some of the best musicians in the business, bringing joy into your living room while also supporting the artists.

Listeners and players of all levels, from anywhere in the world, are welcome to join in these two-hour sessions and enjoy not just the music and chat but also a vital sense of shared connection.

More info:

Stream at:
https://www.facebook.com/clubpassim/live/
OR
https://www.youtube.com/clubpassim/

Donate: http://passim.org/stream
Suggested donation: $25
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Effervescent and engaging, Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel’s style fuses influences from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton with Americana grooves and musical innovations, creating a cutting-edge acoustic sound that retains the integrity and spirit of the Scottish tradition. While Cassel has established herself as a leader in the contemporary Scottish fiddle scene, this year she embarked on a project with guitarist Yann Falquet to record the traditional tunes that inspired her love for Scottish music. Falquet, who has toured regularly throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe and Australia with Québécois band Genticorum, is a driving, captivating musician who helps breathe life into these old reels, strathspeys, jigs, and airs. The Cassel/Falquet duo show features mostly these tunes from the new album, Over the Sea to Skye.

Peter Wilson, Joe Craven & Darol Anger online stream from the Side Door to your digital device on Black Friday, November 27, Join a watch party 11/27 or stream at your leisure any time. $10 admission
Darol Anger is a true fiddle guru, unique in his huge range and depth, who has spent over three decades reinventing American string music to encompass his explorations of bluegrass, jazz, and music from around this world. The groups that he founded or co-founded include the David Grisman Quintet, the Turtle Island String Quartet, Psychograss, Montreux, and the Republic of Strings. His playing and composition overflow with passion, prodigious technique, and a generous sense of humor. He has spent his career enlightening and inspiring his fellow musicians, and vice-versa.­­­
Joe Craven is not just an entertaining musician with a penchant for the mischievous, he is a teacher and student all at once and he will draw you into his performance by including you as though you’re part of the show itself. His gift of gab is unprecedented and his musical knowledge impressive. Joe’s openness and expression of gratitude for the gifts he’s acquired make it all the more fun for him to share them with his audience.
Peter Wilson has toured and performed since 1978 in coffeehouses, colleges, trains and nightclubs across the US and Canada. He’s a member of the Deadbeats – a long running tip-of-the-hat to the music and songs of the Grateful Dead. He’s a founding member of Paul Emery’s 1000 Kisses Deep – The Songs of Leonard Cohen. Along with his songwriting cohorts, Mountain John Hilligoss and Moe Dixon, they’ve written scores of songs, toured and released a studio CD – Troubadour Camp. At home in Grass Valley, California Wilson has hosted radio variety shows and open mic. nights. His production company, Strings Concerts, presents events and provides support services for presenters and festivals on the west coast.

https://www.facebook.com/events/697041770926579

Three acclaimed musicians and longtime Neighborhood Arts favorites -- violinist and erhu player Shaw Pong Liu, cello innovator Mike Block, and tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das -- come together as the Soul Yatra Trio to showcase folk music from around the world, revealing new beauty in traditional melodies. The Trio will share folk tunes from China, India, and the United States, as well as new and original works.

Stream at:
https://www.facebook.com/clubpassim/live/ OR https://www.youtube.com/clubpassim

Donate: http://passim.org/stream
Suggested donation: $20

More on Passim Stream Shows: http://passim.org/stream

Watch Stash Wyslouch perform live during this time of social distancing! Donations will be split between the artist and Passim.

Polish-Colombian Stash Wyslouch is an avant-garde bluegrass guitarist. Imagine the child of Bill Monroe and Sun Ra. Stash’s music dances between wild originals and re-imaginations of bluegrass standards with a penchant for improvisation, story-telling, gospel and outer-space worthy composition. He’s released 3 albums of original music with his own group, The Stash Band, that’s been described by the Boston Herald as a “Sonic Kaleidoscopic of Weirdness and Wonder.”

We are excited to announce the new Fall 2020 Edition of Celebrity Series at Home, featuring a diverse lineup of 18 artists in all newly created, original content just for the Celebrity Series audience.

For 82 years, Boston has trusted the Celebrity Series to present the very best that the performing arts have to offer, amplifying the voices of artists who provoke, soothe, inspire, and delight. Even though the concert landscape has changed, and our world along with it, our commitment remains the same: to bring great performers and great performances of the highest artistic quality.

From the comfort of your home—or wherever you happen to be—you can explore and enjoy streamed performances of chamber music, solo piano, jazz, dance, and folk concerts from Boston and around the world through this Fall (September through December).

Tickets: https://www.celebrityseries.org/athome/

https://www.facebook.com/events/3112632685523579

You may have heard that the Canadian American Club, like so many other organizations, is having some financial difficulties these days- not surprising when most of the income that pays for on-going expenses (real estate taxes, building insurance, basic utilities, etc.) comes from rentals for music, sessions and social gatherings of one kind or another which are not advisable/allowable under the pandemic.
LIST(CHECK IT OUT!!) OF TALENT INCLUDES ARTISTS FROM CANADA AND THE US: Natalie MacMaster, Troy MacGillivray, Andrea Beaton, Hanneke Cassel, Doug Lamey, Ken Perlman, Wendy MacIsaac, Ed Pearlman, Laura Risk, Adrienne Howard, Katie McNally, Janine Randall, Emerald Rae, Frank Farrel, Neil Pearlman– Stay tuned! More to be added!!! Surprise guests, too!
https://www.facebook.com/events/290947755421462/

Brittany Haas is joining Bruce for a joyful evening of old-time music. The event will crackle with heart-thumpingly gorgeous songs that bridge Molsky’s and Haas’ respective generations with the community—past, present, and future—who carries this musical tradition forward over the centuries.

Both Molsky and Haas are revered for their old-time fiddling, a musical tradition which comes from the southern Appalachian mountains. The concert will find the two friends trading old-time works that have stood the test of time, laughing over memories, and delighting in the joy of how this rich musical heritage continues to grow. Historically played for dances, these social songs gather people together using a structure in which musicians perform the melody together.

https://www.facebook.com/events/399693231210859/

An All-Request Concert w/ John McCutcheon Live Stream presented by Club Passim and Mandolin. Tickets: https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/.../an-all-request-concert... * Be sure to set up an account with Mandolin as soon as you've purchased your ticket. This will make it really easy to log into the concert on the day of the show.

You write the setlist! Join John for a concert of old favorites (and a few brand-new songs!) with old friends up in the Northeastern US. Get your requests in early so he'll have no excuse that he didn't have time to re-learn your request.

Tickets available at three price points to include all guests! Pay what you can.
General Admission: $20
Family / Household: $30
Student Pricing: $10
Unemployed / Laid Off Pricing: $5

Stream at:
https://www.facebook.com/clubpassim/live/ OR https://www.youtube.com/clubpassim/

Donate: http://passim.org/stream
Suggested donation: $20

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Stream begins: 7pm ET
https://www.facebook.com/events/783079085791154/

One of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” Nic Gareiss is swiftly becoming recognized as a leading figure in traditional dance. Informed by 25 years of ethnographic study and performance of many world dance practices, Gareiss’ work draws from many percussive dance traditions to weave together a technique facilitating his love of improvisation, traditional clog and step dance footwork vocabulary, and musical collaboration.