WINGS by Wood Belly, 5 piece bluegrass from Boulder, Colorado. At Chestnut House Concerts on Friday, June 29, 2018. Potluck at 6 pm, Music at 7 pm. RSVP with Tim at tlehman9@gmail.com.
Next month Chestnut House Concerts is hosting two bands from Boston.
On Saturday, March 5, Wrong is Right, a three piece band that met through a love of roots music at Berklee College of Music in Boston will play at 7:00 PM. Wrong Is Right is the blend of mandolin (Jake Howard), fiddle (Sumaia Jackson) and upright bass (Mike Gaisbacher). We had the chance to hear this band at Greyfox Bluegrass Festival in July, 2015. Influences of classical, jazz and bluegrass shine through their original tunes. I was particularly impressed with this group’s harmonies and the high level of technical skill from each musician. Their first album, an EP titled “Wrong is Right”,was released in July 2015; all songs are original tunes.
On Friday, March 18, Chestnut House Concerts will squeeze Boston-based The Lonely Heartstring Band into our listening space. If you love the traditional 5 piece bluegrass sound with guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin and upright bass, you don’t want to miss this band.
Both events will begin with a potluck at 6 pm and the music will start at 7 pm. Contact Tim to save seats at tlehman9@gmail.com or by a call/text to 717 9409311. The suggested donation is $15/20 and you pay when you arrive. Check the About page for more details.
The Birds
of Chicago will release their highly anticipated album “Real Midnight” February 19, 2016. The Wall Street Journal (entertainment section “speakeasy”) wrote a review of “Dim Star of the Palisades” from the album. Visit their website to see the review and listen to “Dim Star”.
You may have seen television ads for The Good Dinosaur around Thanksgiving, and Disney selected a song by Laney Jones to promote the movie. Run Wild is from Laney’s new CD to be released in 2016. Congrats Laney!
The final show at Chestnut House Concerts in 2015 will be Sunday, December 27th.Nick DiSebastian (recently of Town Mountain) and Charlie Muench (of The Stray Birds) are re-connecting for a show of acoustic eclecticism.
Nick and Charlie have stood side by side on stage in myriad of settings including the school orchestra, high school rock band, college Latin jazz band, and a nationally touring bluegrass band.Old friends reunite on stage for an evening of music. Bluegrass, Old Time, swing, rock and roll, and original music will be played featuring Nick on guitar, mandolin, and vocals along with Charlie Muench on bass, banjo, and vocals. Special guest for the second set!
Reserve your seat through Tim at tlehman9@gmail.com or by sending a text to 7179 409311. Potluck at 6, music at 7.
Laney Jones has a new band! Bass player Tré Hester and percussionist Brian Dowd join founding member Matthew Tonner (guitarist). If you want to hear Laney Jones and the Spirits they will be in Pennsylvania on September 26, 2015 in Schyulkill Haven. In the meantime we’ll be looking for ways to schedule them at Chestnut House Concerts.
Congratulations to Roochie Toochie and the Ragtime Shepherd Kings as they took home 1st Place for Neo Traditional Band at Clifftop 2015. No one who witnessed their July 28, 2015 performance at Chestnut House Concerts should be surprised with this news.
Soon after their summer 2015 US tour that included a
visit to Lancaster, PA, I Draw Slow completed their first tour in Canada. The International Bluegrass Music Association announced two nominations for I Draw Slow – The momentum awards for Band Performance, and Vocalist Performance (Louise). Awards are presented Wednesday, September 30, 2015. You’ve got our vote for both categories – best wishes!
The next show at Chestnut House Concerts is The Blackberry Bushes Stringband from Seattle. This five piece Americana Bluegrass band will be performing at 7:00 pm on Friday, September 25, 2015. There will be a potluck at 6:00 pm and the suggested donation is $15/20 per person. To reserve seats contact Tim at tlehman9@gmail.com or by phone/text to 717-940-9311.
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