notloB Folk Concerts has produced not-for-profit concerts in the greater Boston area since 2007. The series is volunteer-run; 100% of the donations go to the musicians and production expenses.  notloB produces larger, amplified concerts at the 175-seat Unity Somerville, three blocks north of near Davis Square. The concerts, so far..... # Date Venue Artists www 1 06/02/07 LGH Sometymes Why (Aoife O'Donovan of Crooked Still, Kristin Andraessen of Uncle Earl and Ruthy Merenda of the Mammals) http://www.sometymeswhy.us 2 06/09/07 LGH Mike & Ruthy Merenda w/ Torey Adler http://www.michaelmerenda.com http://www.ruthungar.com, http://www.torey.com/ 3 06/20/07 LGH Sharon Lewis & Rose Polenzani http://www.sharonlewis.net http://www.rosepolenzani.com/ 4 07/20/07 LGH Danielle Miraglia & Tom Bianchi w/ Brendan Hogan http://www.daniellem.com/ http://www.24hourtom.com/ http://www.brendanhogan.net/ 5 08/11/07 LGH Dave Carter Tribute - Adam Sweeney, Eric McDonald, Beth DeSombre, Ryan FitzSimmons, Dana Price & Chris Thompson. http://www.bethdesombre.com/ http://www.adamsweeney.net/ http://www.jadedmandolin.com/mandolinenator.html http://www.ryanfitzsimmons.com/ http://www.myspace.com/danaprice http://www.cmthompson.com/ 6 08/18/07 LGH Geoff Bartley w/ Eliza Blue http://www.geoffbartley.com/geoff_bartley_001.htm http://www.elizablue.net/ 7 09/21/07 LGH Brian Webb http://www.brian-webb.com 8 10/06/07 LGH Dennis Brennan w/ Mary Lou Ferrante http://www.dennisbrennan.com, http://www.myspace.com/marylouferrante 9 10/20/07 LGH Teresa Storch & Lenore http://www.lenore.com, http://www.teresastorch.com/ 10 11/02/07 LGH Rowan Brothers w/ Eric McDonald http://www.rowanbrothers.com, http://www.myspace.com/mandolinisgoodforthebrain 11 11/10/07 LGH Kristin Cifelli w/ Carrie Cheron http://www.kristincifelli.com, http://www.carriecheron.com 12 11/17/07 LGH Mare Wakefield & Dan Gonzalez http://www.marewakefield.com, http://www.dangonzalezmusic.com, 13 12/15/07 LGH Jud Caswell & Pat Wictor http://www.judcaswell.com, http://www.patwictor.com 14 12/22/07 LGH Bob Franke http://www.bobfranke.com/ 15 01/19/08 LGH Jon Shain w/ Robin O'Herin http://www.myspace.com/jonshain, http://www.robinoherin.com/ 16 02/09/08 DC Benefit for VFP: Chuck Williams, Beth DeSombre, Lenny Soloman Band, Michael Troy) http://www.bethdesombre.com, http://www.chuckwilliamsmusic.com, http://www.folkmichaeltroy.com, http://www.solomonband.com/ 17 02/29/08 LGH Kristin Andreassen with Laura Cortese & Tristan Clarridge http://www.yellowcarmusic.com/ http://www.lauracortese.com/ rs http://www.clarridgefiddlers.com/ 18 03/01/08 LGH Ryan Fitzsimmons & Greg Klyma http://www.ryanfitzsimmons.com http://www.klyma.com/ 19 03/15/08 LGH Lissa Schneckenburger Band (Matt Heaton on guitar, and Corey DiMario on double bass) http://www.yellowcarmusic.com/lissa/ http://www.mattandshannonheaton.com/ 20 03/22/08 LGH The Tornado Rider Band (Rushad Eggleston & Gabriel Cazes) w/ The Accident That Led Me to the World http://www.rushadeggleston.com/, http://www.myspace.com/tornadoriderband, http://www.markmandeville.com/ http://www.myspace.com/tatlmttw 21 04/05/08 LGH Chris Merenda & Adam Sweeney http://www.chrismerenda.com/, http://www.adamsweeney.net/ 22 04/19/08 LGH Hungrytown (Rebecca Hall & Ken Anderson) w/ Molly Pinto-Madigan http://hungrytown.net, http://www.jadedmandolin.com/ 23 05/17/08 LGH Alastair Moock http://www.moock.com/ 24 06/20/08 LGH Flynn http://flynnmusic.com/ 25 06/28/08 LGH Mike & Ruthy Merenda & Lyn Hardy http://www.mikeandruthy.com, http://www.lynhardy.com/ 26 08/13/08 JD Dave Carter Tribute - Chris Thompson, Beth DeSombre, Ryan FitzSimmons, special guest Eric Lee 27 09/20/08 CHPC John Flynn & Greg Greenway http://www.greggreenway.com/ http://www.johnflynn.net/ 28 11/01/08 CHPC The Folk Brothers http://www.folkbrothers.com/, http://www.jackhardy.com/, http://www.davidmassengill.com/ 29 11/15/08 CHPC Mary McCaslin & Geoff Bartley http://www.marymccaslin.com/ 30 01/31/09 CHPC Sacred Shakers w/ Mark Brine 31 02/28/09 CHPC The Hanneke Cassel Band, featuring Ari Friedman (cello) and Christopher Lewis (guitar); Fionnuala O'Donovan opens 32 03/28/09 CHPC Bob Franke & Martin Grosswendt http://www.bobfranke.com/ 33 04/11/09 PACC Broken Blossoms & Folk Arts Quartet http://www.brokenblossomsband.com/, http://folkartsquartet.com/ 34 04/25/09 Private The Bowmans http://www.thebowmansmusic.com/ 35 05/09/09 PACC Joy Kills Sorrow & The Boston Boys http://www.joykillssorrow.com/, http://www.myspace.com/bostonboysmusic, http://www.ericrobertsonmusic.com/ 36 05/16/09 JH Newton Celtic seisiún led by Sean Smith, featuring Katie McNally & Doug Lamey, http://freewebs.com/seansmithmusic, http://www.katiemcnally.com/ http://www.douglamey.com 37 05/23/09 PACC FRFF "most wanted" showcase Abi Tapia and BMUZ http://www.bmuz.net/, http://www.abitapia.com/ 38 06/05/09 UCG Spider John Koerner w/ Elizabeth Butters http://www.mwt.net/~koerner 39 06/19/09 JH Brendan Hogan & Frank Morey http://brendanhogan.net/, http://www.frankmorey.com/ 40 07/10/09 UCG Ungar Family Band www.mikeandruthy.com, http://www.jayandmolly.com/ 41 07/10/09 Malden Stevie Coyle www.myspace.com/coylestevie 42 07/11/09 JH Mary Lou Ferrante & US Sam http://www.myspace.com/marylouferrante, http://www.myspace.com/97053550 43 08/15/09 JH Tim Mason & Tom Begich http://www.timothydmason.com, http://www.myspace.com/tombegich 44 09/11/09 UCG Jonathan Byrd, Greg Klyma & Anthony DaCosta http://www.jonathanbyrd.com/, http://klyma.com/, http://www.anthonydacosta.com/ 45 10/03/09 UCG Malinky w/ Matching Orange http://www.malinky.com/ 46 10/10/09 JH Mark Brine http://www.markbrine.com/ 47 10/25/09 GHC Marylou Ferrante 48 11/06/09 UCG Lissa Schneckenburger Band w/ Ari and Mia Friedman http://www.lissafiddle.com, http://www.ariandmiafriedman.com 49 11/21/09 JH Claudia Nygaard http://www.claudianygaard.com/ 50 11/22/09 GHC Claudia Nygaard http://www.claudianygaard.com/ 51 12/04/09 UCG Jeremy Kittel Band (featuring Tristan Clarridge, Simon Chrisman and Bodek Janke) http://www.jeremykittel.com 52 12/12/09 Jackson Homestead David Massengill http://www.davidmassengill.com/ 53 12/13/09 GHC David Massengill http://www.davidmassengill.com/ 54 01/29/10 JH Jim Infantino 55 01/23/10 UCG Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers 56 02/12/10 UCG SAM WEISER - benefit for the New England Folk Music Archives @ UCG, Somerville 57 02/25/10 GHC Sarah McQuaid 58 02/27/10 LGH Tony Bird 59 03/12/10 UCG Red Hot Blacktop http://www.redhotblacktop.com/ 60 03/14/10 GHC Lucky 13 61 04/11/10 JH Hannah Sanders and Liz Simmons 62 04/17/10 LGH Tri 63 05/01/10 UCG Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Band 64 05/15/10 LGH Jim Hurst 65 06/04/10 UCG Long Time Courting 66 08/13/10 UCG Folk Arts Quartet 67 09/08/10 LGH Jenee Halstead & Robby Hecht http://www.jeneehalstead.com/, http://www.robbyhecht.com/ 68 09/17/10 LGH Tashina Clarridge & Jefferson Hamer http://www.clarridgefiddlers.com/, http://www.jeffersonhamer.com/ 69 09/18/10 UCG Tornado Rider http://www.tornadoriderband.com/ 70 10/01/10 UCG Andrew McKnight http://www.andrewmcknight.net/ 71 10/03/10 GHC Andrew McKnight http://www.andrewmcknight.net/ 72 10/27/10 LGH David Rovics http://www.davidrovics.com/ 73 11/05/10 UCG Guy Mendilow Band http://www.guymendilow.com/ 74 11/06/10 LGH Tony Bird http://www.mangotime.net/ 75 12/04/10 LGH Julie Metcalf & Mariel Vandersteelhttp://www.myspace.com/juliemetcalf, http://marielvandersteel.com/Mariel_Vandersteel 76 02/05/11 LGH Stash Wyslouch & Andy Reiner http://www.myspace.com/stashwyslouch http://www.andyreiner.com/ 77 03/04/11 US Chasing Blue & Joe's Truck Stop http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joes-Truck-Stop/153402164698660 78 03/19/11 LGH John Roberts & Debra Cowan http://www.debracowan.com/Cowan.Roberts.publicity.html 79 04/09/11 LGH Paul Geremia http://www.paulgeremia.org/ 80 05/13/11 LGH Bread and Bones http://www.breadandbones.com/ Venue Key: CHPC = Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, Somerville DC = Democracy Center, Cambridg GHC = Grafton house concert JD Johnny D's, Somerville JH Jackson Homestead, Newton LGH Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain PACC Park Avenue Congregational Church, Arlington Private Private event UCG or US Unity Church of God, now Unity Somerville |
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