Tag Archives: Joe Val Festival

January 20, 2001: James King, Dudley Connell, Don Rigsby Together in Studio B

Posted on December 31, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD The Boston Bluegrass Union was celebrating its 25th Anniversary, and for the occasion was hosting a concert at the (then named) Museum of Our National Heritage in Lexington, with a group they called the Southern … Continue reading →

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No Joe Val Festival This February

Posted on September 11, 2021 by cousinlynn953

From the Boston Bluegrass Union: Bluegrass Breakdown September 9th, 2021 Joe Val 2022 Postponed Due to COVID-19 Greeting to all friends of the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival. Much has changed since we were all together in February of 2020. The Sheraton … Continue reading →

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Rhode Island’s Best-Kept Secret? Rock Hearts on HAH!

Posted on January 30, 2019 by cousinlynn953

I had heard the name, but knew nothing of the band when Tony Watt asked if I’d like to have them on live.  They are scheduled to appear at the Joe Val Festival this year, so I said, sure, if … Continue reading →

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The Legendary Al Hawkes Dies at 88

Posted on January 10, 2019 by cousinlynn953

I met Al Hawkes at one of the Joe Val Festivals, back in the Green Room.  It was not the one where he received the 2009 Heritage Industry Award from the Boston Bluegrass Union.  It might have been 2016 when … Continue reading →

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Joe Val Festival News: Del McCoury Coming, Lillys Honored

Posted on February 3, 2016 by cousinlynn953

Already scheduled for Sunday afternoon (February 14th) at the annual Joe Val Festival, The Traveling McCourys will become The Del McCoury Band!  Del of course was ‘snowed out’ last year (remember the snowstorm here that snowed in a lot of … Continue reading →

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Laurie Lewis in Town January 16th

Posted on January 4, 2016 by cousinlynn953

That’s from Laurie Lewis’s website.  I looked because the Boston Bluegrass Union has been ambiguous about the name of the band.  Laurie’s regulars are The Right Hands.  Gerry Katz in his email promotion called this different aggregation, with typical whimsy, … Continue reading →

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Thanks to the Boston Bluegrass Union . . .

Posted on February 19, 2015 by cousinlynn953

. . . For another terrific Joe Val Festival!  And to think they managed to pull it off amidst a foot of snowfall Saturday night and Sunday morning, deterring attendees and sending some home Saturday for fear of being stranded.  … Continue reading →

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Blizzard? “As long as all the bands are here, we’re fine!”

Posted on February 12, 2015 by cousinlynn953

Here we go again (from the National Weather Service): WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY … Continue reading →

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2015 Joe Val Festival News

Posted on November 20, 2014 by cousinlynn953

From the Boston Bluegrass Union website: 2015 Joe Val Update:    Sheraton hotel rooms sold out within 1-2 minutes.    However, there are rooms available at our overflow hotels only a few minutes away.  Weekend tickets are now on sale. … Continue reading →

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Time for the JVF!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by cousinlynn953

From Gerry Katz at the BBU: 29th Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, February 14 – 16, at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel, Framingham, MA Master Classes and Fast Track Classes Details on http://www.bbu.org Main Stage Main Stage lineup is now posted. I … Continue reading →

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