I think this is the best of all the First Night venues. Our favorite, anyway! Rockport is way the heck out on Cape Ann. You cannot get there by accident, so everyone who IS there wants to be there. No … Continue reading →

The annual get-together and  staff roster announcement for the Summer, in that big glassy room on the UMass Boston campus. It is hard to reach and hard to find. In fact I think the University loads this event with disincentives. Car … Continue reading →

We love New York (  just not the Yankees, the Rangers, the Knicks or the Jets). And our favorite New Yorkers, naturally, are the Folkies. These people know lots of everything, including how to have fun. Oh, and the food is … Continue reading →

From February 27th through March 1st , at Grotonwood, in Groton, MA. Registration opens Nov. 1 at 9 a.m. Details at http://wumb.org/samw/home/ The Kennedys, Cliff Eberhardt, Sally Rogers, Ben Pearce, The Hammonds, John Doershuk.  Fireplaces! Winter wonderland ( weather permitting)! Bring your … Continue reading →

March 8 – 15, Lorraine teaches beginning mandolin at the John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NCC   https://folkschool.org/event.php?event_type_id=1

March 29,  L & B, Still River House Concert, Bolton MA, 2 p.m.stillriverconcerts.com

Lorraine teaches and Bennett encourages; we all have a ball playing music all day long! April 17-19, 2015  - http://musiccampsnorth.com/mcn/

NEFFA, or "Disneyland for Adults," is a labor of love.  We're there all day Saturday, and if the weather's good, we'll spend most of it in the old-time jam outside near the hot-dog truck. Loraine has a ballad workshop, and we'll … Continue reading →

Banjo Camp! Where hippies and rednecks, Old Timeys and Bluegrassers, frailers and pickers can have fun together playing great music.  May 15 – 17, Charlton, MA  (with Adam Hurt, Brad Leftwich and others) http://musiccampsnorth.com/bcn/

May 22 – 24, Ballston Spa, NY GottaGetGon’ Festival (with Brooks Williams and others) http://www.pickingandsinging.org/web2011/GGG.html