Good Music New York - Bluegrass & Old Time

Kings County Opry

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 13:18:03 -0700

Thursday, April 20th
8:00 pm
Kings County Opry
Freddy's Back Room
485 Dean St. at 6th Ave.
Brooklyn
8:30 pm
Free
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The evening starts at 8:30 pm with a song circle featuring all the night's acts as they jam and croon away on whatever songs strike their fancy. Following the circle three bands play an hour set. Sir His Highness El Presidente Doc Oscar books amazing bands every month and you can be assured an evening steeped deep in the hills of traditional American song.

Strung Out String Band

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:37:03 -0700

Sunday, April 9th
9:30 - 10:30
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
FREE

Folk music—that is, any kind of music traditionally created by everyday partyin’ people—is never born in a bubble. Anyone who cares to compare, say, Bluegrass to Irish folk to Zydeco to Klezmer, will find the genres more similar than different—lots of frantic string runs, heavy on the two and four beats, and a steadfast reliance on the old thematic standbys: love, death, heartache, drinking… The pluckers in the Strung Out String Band recognize this continuum, and (unlike too many sticks-in-the-mud in the “folk” scene) they embrace the range wholeheartedly.

Klezmer Mountain Boys

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:49:24 -0800

Wednesday, February 15th
8:00 pm
Makor
35 West 67th St
Between Columbus and Central Park West
Manhattan

The Klezmer Mountain Boys bring together many of todays stars of klezmer and bluegrass to explore the shared musical spirit of two genres literally worlds apart. Appalachian and southern fiddle tunes by Bill Monroe meet klezmer melodies from pre-war Russia and Eastern Europe, some newly discovered. The resulting medleys and improvisations are at once raw, funny, melancholic and footstomping.

Strung Out String Band

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:56:54 -0800

Friday, February 10th
9:00 pm - 2:00 am
Sunny's
253 Conover St.
Between Reed and Beard
Red Hook, Brooklyn
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FREE

Valentine's Hoedown

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:51:51 -0800

Saturday, February 11th
7:00 pm
All Souls Church
1157 Lexington Avenue
at 80th Street
Upper East Side, Manhattan
$7.00

Yep, it's gonna be a genuine square dance at All Souls Church in the Upper East Side. Bring your sweetheart to the Vallentine's Hoedown. All ages are invited to a night of great dancing and fun. All Soul's square dance caller Dave Harvey will guide all the moves, so no experience is necessary. Singles and couples alike are welcome for an evening of group dancing.

NYC Opry

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:22:31 -0800

Wednesday February 1st
7:00 pm
Knitting Factory
74 Leonard St.
Corner of Church St.
in TriBeCa, Manhattan
$7.00 Cover

Have a hankerin' for good country music in New York City? Well, stop by the Knitting Factory Tap Bar for a new monthly country music showcase curated by our friends Alex Battles and Doc Oscar. This month's show will feature these great bands:

M Shanghai String Band
Kara Suzanne & the Gojo Hearts
Charlie Faye
Uncle Leon and the Alibis

Enjoy.

Dixie Beeliners

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:08:50 -0800

Friday, January 27th
9:00pm
Baggot Inn
82 W. 3rd St.
(between Thompson and Sullivan)
Greenwhich Village
Manhattan
$10.00 Cover

The Dixie Beeliners are a six-piece bluegrass ensemble based out of NYC. Fronted by songsmith Brandi Hart and muti-instrumentalist Buddy Woodward, the band has earned a reputation for power-packed live sets and smart original tunes.

2nd Annual Brooklyn Winter Hoedown

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 15:20:47 -0800

Friday, Jan. 20th & Saturday, Jan. 21st
Freddy's Back Room
485 Dean St.
Corner of 6th Avenue
Brooklyn
FREE

This annual string band festival will feature New York's brightest lights of bluegrass, sassy old blues, and old-time music. Drag yer cotton-pickin' dungarees down to Freddy's Back Room for some of the best traditional Americana New York has to offer.

Check this website for complete details

Kings County Opry

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 15:01:29 -0800

Thursday, January 19th
Kings County Opry
Freddy's Back Room
485 Dean St. at 6th Ave.
Brooklyn
8:30 pm
Free
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The Second Fiddles

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:50:06 -0800

Saturday, January 28th
10:30 pm
Freddy's Back Room
485 Dean St.
Corner of 6th Avenue
Brooklyn
FREE

Steeped in the traditions of the great stringbands that frequented the medicine shows at the turn of the century, The Second Fiddles pull from the Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Jazz and Swing songbooks of the 20's and 30's. Piedmont Fingerpicking, Delta Slide Guitar, Blues Harmonica and a variety of other stringed instruments. Back porch music that will put a smile to your face and a tap in your toes.

The Velmeers

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:02:00 -0800

Monday, January 9th
9:00 pm
Barbes
376 9th St.
(at 6th Ave.)
Brooklyn

THE VELMEERS are an all acoustic Brooklyn quintet which draws from the rich palette of american stringband music. The band plays traditional tunes and songs as well as original material that could have easily been extracted from a scratchy 78.

Featuring members of the Luminescent Orchestrii and the Wiyos, the band was borne out of late night sessions in hotels, buses, back porches, warehouse parties and mountain solar-powered weddings. This raw acoustic music combo is driven by the twin fiddles of Sarah Alden and Rima Fand, the resonator guitar and country songstering of Sxip Shirey, the clawhammer banjo and guitar of Parrish Ellis and the upright thunk and guitar of Joseph "joebass" Dejarnette.

Kings County Opry

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:24:56 -0800

Thursday,December 15th
Kings County Opry
Freddy's Back Room
485 Dean St. at 6th Ave.
Brooklyn
8:30 pm
Free
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Really Big Bluegrass Show

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:09:04 -0800

Wednesday, December 14th
7:00 pm
Ace of Clubs (Formerly Acme Underground)
9 Great Jones St
(btw Broadway and Lafayette)
Manhattan
$8.00 Cover

Thee biggest NYC bluegrass show in recent memory (depending on the condition of your memory) is coming on Wednesday at the Ace of Clubs featuring two of my favorite local bluegrass bands plus a very special out-of-town guest, Gordon Stone. Gordon is one of the top improvising banjoists in the country and had performed with the likes of Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, Tex Logan, and is featured on a couple Phish albums. We performed as a duo for several years when both based in Western MA, and since he's in Vermont and I'm in Brooklyn, we don't get to play so often anymore, so it's a rare pleasure to present what we do to you NYC peeps.

Red Hook Roundup

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:33:07 -0800

Friday, November 11th
9:00 PM
Lillie's
46 Beard Street
Corner of Dwight St.
Red Hook, Brooklyn
$5.00 Cover

It's CMA week here in NYC and the New York country music scene is up in arms over being excluded from Nashville's shining lights. There are many events coming up this week. Starting Friday, November 11th at Lillie's Bar. It's the Red Hook Roundup! Featuring six great New York country bands. It's only five bucks and a subway ride away.

9:00 - Graveyard Shift
10:15 - M. Shanghai String Band

The Sheriff Sessions Third Annual American Roots Festival

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:43:31 -0700

Friday, Nov. 4th & Saturday, Nov. 5th
Baggot Inn
82 W. 3rd St.
(between Thompson and Sullivan)
Greenwhich Village, Manhattan

Every year the luminaries of the New York Bluegrass and Old-Time scene gather at the Baggot Inn for the annual Sherriff Sessions. This years festival features thirteen amazing bands and special guests. Make a note of these dates and trek on down to the Village for two nights of amazing music.