New England Bluegrass Band Directory

With event listings for August '01 through April '02 - MA

The New England Bluegrass Band Directory is intended as a resource for those seeking to hire bluegrass acts for private and public events. To aid buyers who are not familiar with an act, I have included ratings as follows:

	regularly plays festivals/concerts outside the Northeast
	an established festival act playing all over New England
	plays mostly local with a few regional festivals
	plays only local events
	unrated, possibly for one of the following reasons: I don't know much about them ; they play old-time, or some other genre than bluegrass ; they play very few, but very high-status gigs ; an individual, rather than an act ; they disagreed with my rating and/or asked me to remove it

[Note!] These ratings do not reflect my personal opinion of how good an act is. They are based only on the band's past and future pattern of appearances, and on degree of national/regional recognition. But in general, bands with higher ratings have demonstrated the ability to please audiences and buyers.

Day/Date Time Event Venue Notes

[Local] Acoustic Planet
Contact: Peter Anick

[Local] As the Crow Flies
Contact: 978-465-6591

[Local/reg] Bag Boys
Contact: Arthor Weinstein 781-393-8252
P.O.Box 604, Medford MA 02155

[Regional] Bear Bridge Band
Contact: Lillian and Robert Fraker 413-499-9968 FAX: 413-499-7571
Box 271, 88 Bailey Rd., Lanesboro MA 01237

[Local] Berkshire Mountain Boys
Contact: Herb Applin 978-433-8257
23 Shattuck St., Pepperell MA 01463

[Unrated] Black-Tie Banjo
Contact: Geoff Freed 781-641-3156
587 Summer St., Arlington MA 02174

[Local/reg] Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band
Contact: Dan Nowlan

Sat 11/3/01 8:00 PM First Parish Church Unitarian, 40 Church St., Northborough, MA, 508-393-6422

[Local] Blue Union
Contact: Terry Weir 781-944-5921
102 Winthrop Ave, Reading MA 01867

[Unrated] Bluegrass Upstarts

[Local] Blunt Instruments
Contact: Paul Harty 781-942-1045

[Local] Mike Boulay & Friends
Contact: 413-738-5072
P.O.Box 1009, Hancock MA 01237

Cannon Ball Express

[Local/reg] Cowtippers
Contact: Charlie Rees 860-871-8753

Valerie and Walter Crockett
Contact: 508-754-8437
32 Maple Tree Lane, Worcester, MA 01602-3416

[Local] Deer Crossing
Contact: Sandy MacLeod 508-564-6109
5346 Spaatz St., Otis ANG Base MA 02542

Adam Dewey and Crazy Creek
Contact: Adam Dewey 781-944-2810
206 Main St, Reading MA 01867

[Unrated] Dave Dick
Contact: 508-234-9443
Fretworks Inst. Repair, P.O.Box 271, Sutton MA 01590

Dixie Butterhounds
Contact: Jon Gersh 781-641-1618
17 Eastern Ave, Arlington, MA 02476-7907

Matt Glaser
Contact: 617-266-1400 x296
Berklee College, 1140 Boylston St., Boston MA 02215-3693

[Local] LePage Family
Contact: Carolyn Silva
P.O.Box 9695, Fall River MA 02720-0012

[Local] MacLeod Family Bluegrass Unit
Contact: Sandy MacLeod 508-564-6109
5346 Spaatz St., Otis ANG Base MA 02542

[Local] Maple Ridge
Contact: 413-773-5920

[Unrated] John McGann
Contact: 617-325-6853
P.O.Box 688, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-0006

[National] Northern Lights
Contact: Linda Bolton 505-856-7100 phone/FAX
437 Live Oak Loop NE, Albuquerque NM 87122-1406

Sat 10/27/01 8:00 PM Muse at the Gray Goose, 2 Young Rd. (Rt. 102), Londonderry, NH, 603-437-6085 $15.00

Sat 3/23/02 Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH, 603-332-2211

[Local] Old Cold Tater
Contact: Jay & Laurie Keefe 978-283-6110

[Local] Pine Hill Ramblers
Contact: Ben Silver 781-893-7815

[Unrated] Primitive Characters
Contact: Sandy Stark 617-983-3653

[Local] Quarter Moon
Contact: Patsy Murray 617-923-3425
42 Oliver St., Watertown MA 02172

[Local] Reiner Family
Contact: Dave Reiner 781-863-0140
7 Russell Rd., Lexington MA 02420-2708

Short Life of Trouble
Contact: Arthor Weinstein 781-665-2535
P.O.Box 604, Medford MA 02155

[Local/reg] Slo-Grass
Contact: Fran McConville 508-839-7692
59 Westboro Rd., N. Grafton MA 01536

[National] Southern Rail
Contact: Sharon Horovitch 781-891-0258
P.O.Box 323, Watertown MA 02272

[Unrated] Gordon Stone Band

Howie Tarnower and Boston City Limits

[Regional] Thunder Mountain Bluegrass

Thur-Sun 8/23-26/01 with many others at the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival Silver Spur Riding Club, Rt. 104, Sidney, ME $40.00, $36.00 before 8/1, $33.00 before 4/1, under 12 free. 207-873-6539

[Unrated] Tri-County Ramblers

[Local] True Life Bluegrass
Contact: Steve Watt 617-354-1581
106 Kinnaird St., Cambridge MA 02139-2914

Truegrass Express
Contact: Denice Buswell 978-921-4548
155 Park Street Apt. 1, Beverly, MA 01915-3225

[Local] Usual Suspects
Contact: James Field 508-435-5714
219 Wood St., Hopkinton MA 01748

[Regional] WayStation
Contact: Rich Stillman 978-657-5042
12 Suncrest Ave., Wilmington MA 01887

[Local] Wry Whiskey
Contact: Don Borchelt 781-438-9570
203 Park St., Stoneham MA 02180-2727

Day/Date	Time	Event	Venue	Notes
Acoustic Planet Contact: Peter Anick
As the Crow Flies Contact: 978-465-6591
Bag Boys Contact: Arthor Weinstein 781-393-8252 P.O.Box 604, Medford MA 02155
Bear Bridge Band Contact: Lillian and Robert Fraker 413-499-9968 FAX: 413-499-7571 Box 271, 88 Bailey Rd., Lanesboro MA 01237
Berkshire Mountain Boys Contact: Herb Applin 978-433-8257 23 Shattuck St., Pepperell MA 01463
Black-Tie Banjo Contact: Geoff Freed 781-641-3156 587 Summer St., Arlington MA 02174
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band Contact: Dan Nowlan
Sat 11/3/01	8:00 PM		First Parish Church Unitarian, 40 Church St., Northborough, MA, 508-393-6422
Blue Union Contact: Terry Weir 781-944-5921 102 Winthrop Ave, Reading MA 01867
Bluegrass Upstarts
Blunt Instruments Contact: Paul Harty 781-942-1045
Mike Boulay & Friends Contact: 413-738-5072 P.O.Box 1009, Hancock MA 01237
Cannon Ball Express
Cowtippers Contact: Charlie Rees 860-871-8753
Valerie and Walter Crockett Contact: 508-754-8437 32 Maple Tree Lane, Worcester, MA 01602-3416
Deer Crossing Contact: Sandy MacLeod 508-564-6109 5346 Spaatz St., Otis ANG Base MA 02542
Adam Dewey and Crazy Creek Contact: Adam Dewey 781-944-2810 206 Main St, Reading MA 01867
Dave Dick Contact: 508-234-9443 Fretworks Inst. Repair, P.O.Box 271, Sutton MA 01590
Dixie Butterhounds Contact: Jon Gersh 781-641-1618 17 Eastern Ave, Arlington, MA 02476-7907
Matt Glaser Contact: 617-266-1400 x296 Berklee College, 1140 Boylston St., Boston MA 02215-3693
LePage Family Contact: Carolyn Silva P.O.Box 9695, Fall River MA 02720-0012
MacLeod Family Bluegrass Unit Contact: Sandy MacLeod 508-564-6109 5346 Spaatz St., Otis ANG Base MA 02542
Maple Ridge Contact: 413-773-5920
John McGann Contact: 617-325-6853 P.O.Box 688, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-0006
Northern Lights Contact: Linda Bolton 505-856-7100 phone/FAX 437 Live Oak Loop NE, Albuquerque NM 87122-1406
Sat 10/27/01	8:00 PM		Muse at the Gray Goose, 2 Young Rd. (Rt. 102), Londonderry, NH, 603-437-6085	$15.00
Sat 3/23/02			Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH, 603-332-2211
Old Cold Tater Contact: Jay & Laurie Keefe 978-283-6110
Pine Hill Ramblers Contact: Ben Silver 781-893-7815
Primitive Characters Contact: Sandy Stark 617-983-3653
Quarter Moon Contact: Patsy Murray 617-923-3425 42 Oliver St., Watertown MA 02172
Reiner Family Contact: Dave Reiner 781-863-0140 7 Russell Rd., Lexington MA 02420-2708
Short Life of Trouble Contact: Arthor Weinstein 781-665-2535 P.O.Box 604, Medford MA 02155
Slo-Grass Contact: Fran McConville 508-839-7692 59 Westboro Rd., N. Grafton MA 01536
Southern Rail Contact: Sharon Horovitch 781-891-0258 P.O.Box 323, Watertown MA 02272
Gordon Stone Band
Howie Tarnower and Boston City Limits
Thunder Mountain Bluegrass
Thur-Sun 8/23-26/01		with many others at the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival	Silver Spur Riding Club, Rt. 104, Sidney, ME	$40.00, $36.00 before 8/1, $33.00 before 4/1, under 12 free. 207-873-6539
Tri-County Ramblers
True Life Bluegrass Contact: Steve Watt 617-354-1581 106 Kinnaird St., Cambridge MA 02139-2914
Truegrass Express Contact: Denice Buswell 978-921-4548 155 Park Street Apt. 1, Beverly, MA 01915-3225
Usual Suspects Contact: James Field 508-435-5714 219 Wood St., Hopkinton MA 01748
WayStation Contact: Rich Stillman 978-657-5042 12 Suncrest Ave., Wilmington MA 01887
Wry Whiskey Contact: Don Borchelt 781-438-9570 203 Park St., Stoneham MA 02180-2727

Disclaimer: This listing of bluegrass events is for your convenience. Inclusion of an event on this list does not constitute endorsement of the event or of any bands, venues, or promoters affiliated with it.

[Note!] Events may be modified, rescheduled, or canceled. Please call before traveling to confirm start times, admission prices, and other details.

You have my permission and encouragement to copy any or all of it for your private, non-commercial use. For a commercial license, contact me.

New England Bluegrass Band Directory - MA / Barb Diederich / barb@alum.mit.edu

Last updated August 8, 2001.

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