Monthly Archives: March 2016

HA’ppenings: Surprise Old-Time Fiddling on the Show

Posted on March 17, 2016 by cousinlynn953

Last Friday evening (11Mar16) I opened a brightly-colored mailer that had come in to WHRB the previous Saturday, to find a CD and a note from fiddler Matt Brown.  He said that he and guitarist Greg Reish were going to … Continue reading →

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Another Great Joe Val Festival!—Part II

Posted on March 16, 2016 by cousinlynn953

[Continued from Part I, HERE] Saturday evening, following Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle, the ladies of Sister Sadie unleashed some powerful and poignant vocals in the main hall.  This is a an all star band that features two very different … Continue reading →

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Another Great Joe Val Festival!—Part I

Posted on March 15, 2016 by cousinlynn953

Once again the Boston Bluegrass Union pulled off another flawlessly-executed (at least as far as we spectators could tell, and that’s what counts!) Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Presidents’ Day weekend at the Sheraton in Framingham.  At least this year there … Continue reading →

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