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2026-2027 Research Concert Series
2026-2027 Research Concert Series
A research concert is a fascinating show-and-tell where the invited performer shares the backstory of the music they present, and takes the opportunity to share the process of diving down the many research rabbitholes that go into preparing their material for performance. You can expect more talking than the brief introductions in a typical houseconcert, while still enjoying the resulting song and story in a deeper and broader context. Come behind the scenes with our researchers in concert!
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Sunday, May 10, 2-4pm Eastern time in Waltham, MA
Sunday, May 10, 2-4pm Eastern time in Waltham, MA
Cate Clifford: Songs and Stories of Helen Creighton
Cate Clifford: Songs and Stories of Helen Creighton
at a private home in Waltham • livestreamed from the Mermaid's Tavern
at a private home in Waltham • livestreamed from the Mermaid's Tavern
Email lynnoel@lynnoel.com for reservations and in-person directions or join the Mermaid's Tavern mailing list for the Zoom link. In-person seating is limited for this intimate research concert from a collector of collectors.
Helen Creighton collected over 60,000 songs, stories, bits of witchcraft and other folklore from the peoples of Canada over the course of her career. Come hear some of Cate's favorite Creighton songs in concert – perhaps with a story or recitation tossed in - and then peek behind the curtain at Dr. Creighton’s life, and learn who she was beyond the work she left behind!
$20 or pay-what-you-will suggested donation at the door or to Cate's PayPal
Cate Clifford is a typically unaccompanied singer based in Rhode Island. With powerful vocals, sensitive harmonies, and engaging context gleaned from intensive study, Cate creates a vivid and accessible pathway to the songs she offers, the people and stories behind them, and the profound, timeless delight of sharing both. A proud member of AFM Local 1000, the Traveling Musicians Union, she has raised rafters and cracked hearts in homes, venues, festivals and recording studios on both coasts of the USA. She maintains that no set is immune to a dash of Sondheim or a sprinkle of Shakespeare.
Saturday Sept 19, 2-4pm Eastern time in Waltham, MA
Saturday Sept 19, 2-4pm Eastern time in Waltham, MA
A.J. Wright: Pirate and Robber Ballads for Talk Like a Pirate Day
A.J. Wright: Pirate and Robber Ballads for Talk Like a Pirate Day
at a private home in Waltham • livestreamed from the Mermaid's Tavern
at a private home in Waltham • livestreamed from the Mermaid's Tavern
Email lynnoel@lynnoel.com for reservations and in-person directions or join the Mermaid's Tavern mailing list for the Zoom link. In-person seating is limited for this intimate research concert from a proper chanteyman.
Read the Dave Barry article that kicked off International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Feel free to wear your best pirate garb and shout your Arrrpplause!
MORE INFO COMING SOON
$20 or pay-what-you-will suggested donation at the door or to A.J's PayPal
Anayis (AH-nah-ees) “A.J.” Wright is a distinctive voice in traditional folk who captivates audiences and scholars alike with their connection to maritime music, English folk, and shape note. A.J. has played English concertina for twenty years, cello for even longer, and incorporated ukulele, mountain dulcimer, whistle and more into the rotation over the years.
COMING IN JANUARY 2027 to Waltham, MA
COMING IN JANUARY 2027 to Waltham, MA
April Grant: Weird New England
April Grant: Weird New England
at a private home in Waltham • livestreamed from the Mermaid's Tavern
at a private home in Waltham • livestreamed from the Mermaid's Tavern
Email lynnoel@lynnoel.com for reservations and in-person directions or join the Mermaid's Tavern mailing list for the Zoom link. In-person seating is limited for this intimate research concert from a decidedly weird storyeller and singer—and proud of it.
MORE INFO COMING SOON
$20 or pay-what-you-will suggested donation at the door or to April's PayPal
April Grant writes poems, songs, and short stories, and sings traditional and original songs. Her work has been referred to as “riveting” and “playful yet sinister.”
She has sung and told stories in person at venues across New England, including the Connecticut Sea Music Festival, the Blue Hill Maritime Festival, the New England Folk Festival, and the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, and via the internet to international audiences. Her interests include traditional and trad-adjacent songs, history, and local legends.
COVID AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE POLICY
COVID AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE POLICY
Participation in a private houseconcert includes risk of exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including but not limited to COVID-19. Attendance is at your own risk.
For the 2026-2027 research concert series, vaccination and masking are optional. We strongly believe that the COVID vaccines are highly effective at preventing disease and for making the disease milder, and we recommend that everyone who can get a vaccine before the event do so. The evidence indicates that masking works very well in mitigating the transmission of airborne disease. It has proven to be one of the best tools for preventing the spread of COVID.
Please respect everyone’s personal choice to mask or not mask.
We reserve the right to revise this policy depending upon any significant changes in the public health situation as we approach each event in the series.
Symptoms or Testing Positive: If you feel unwell at all, have a positive COVID test result, or have had COVID very recently (with a positive test or symptoms beginning less than 10 days ago), please do not attend. We will refund tickets purchased in advance, if you are unable to attend due to illness.
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