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notloB Music reports and reflects on news affecting the folk and roots music community in the greater Boston area. Readers may also be interested in joining and participating NEFolknRoots, a news and discussion group serving the northeast USA folk and roots music and dance communities.
"In this era of pop-driven acoustic music, notloB is keeping the folk tradition alive."
~ Jack Hardy
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notloB Music
http://notlobmusic.blogspot.com/
notloB Music reports and reflects on news affecting the folk and roots music community in the greater Boston area. Readers may also be interested in joining and participating NEFolknRoots, a news and discussion group serving the northeast USA folk and roots music and dance communities.
"In this era of pop-driven acoustic music, notloB is keeping the folk tradition alive."
~ Jack Hardy
LATEST ARTICLES ( 471 )
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Joe Val Bluegrass Festival Showcase Stage Schedule
Subject to change, here is the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival (February 14-16, 2014, Sheraton Framingham – Framingham, MA) showcase stage schedule. Watch for update... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Community Sing-a-Longs in Celebration of the Life, Spirit and Music of Pete...
Community Sing-a-Longs in Celebrations of the Life, Spirit and Music of Pete SeegerMembers of NEFolk and Folklore have posted notice of three "Community... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
TO MY OLD BROWN EARTH - R.I.P. Pete Seeger
TO MY OLD BROWN EARTHTo my old brown earthAnd to my old blue skyI'll now give these last few moleculesof "I"And you who singAnd you who stand nearbyI do charge... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Independent College Radio is Saving Boston from Corporate Radio
Community and independent college are types of radio service that offer a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial and public. Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Bud Sargent Celebrates 30 Years of "Four Green Fields"
From Bud Sargent in Celtic Music in New England:"On Saturday's Four Green Fields (WCUW 91.3 FM and www.wcuw.org) I will be featuring the songs of Donal Clancy... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
UMass Boston-licensed WUMB Continues Student Exclusion Policy, Hires Triple A DJ
In its neverending quest to emulate fellow triple A format radio stations WXRV and WZLX, NPR affiliate, taxpayer-supported and student-excluding*... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Triple A WUMB Adds More Pop Programming
In its neverending quest to solidify itself as yet another mainstream pop, triple A format, NPR affiliate, taxpayer-supported and student-excluding*... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
WUMB to Deep Six the Grateful Dead Hour
From David Gans, "The Grateful Dead Hour" producer' Facebook page:"WUMB is planning to drop The Grateful Dead Hour after January 12. Please ask them to... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Best Local Albums of 2013?
With all due respect to the learned Boston Globe music critics Martín Caballero, Jon Garelick, Luke O’Neil, Matt Parish, and James Reed, are their... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
notoB Parlour Concerts presents....4TET
notoB Parlour Concerts presents....Wednesday, February 12 house concert 4TETBrittany, Cleek, Jordan and Nic share an interest in the championing of traditional... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Holiday Greetings from notloB Parlour Concerts
Holiday Greetings!For the Winter Season, notloB Parlour Concerts returns to its roots, presenting fine musicians in an intimate listening room environment. Read more
Posted on 19 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Once in a While We Play a Clunker, a Look Back at WUMB's 2013 Clunkers, Or Your...
"Once in a while we play a clunker."Dick Pleasants, WUMB, 9/4/09Today we offer a compilation of the most worst "clunkers" WUMB, "Boston's NPR music affiliate",... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
notloB Music's Annual Guide to Winter Solstice Celebrations and Events
This is our third or fourth guide to Winter Solstice celebrations and events. A week or three before the Solstice a thread is created in "Celtic Music in New... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
notloB Parlour Concerts to Announce 2014 Winter Season on Friday, December 13 Vi...
http://groups.google.com/group/notlobmusic, a Google group, serves as notloB Parlour Concerts' mailing list. Notifications to new concert bookings are always... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
There's a New String Band in Town - 4TET
4TET Jordan Tice, Brittany Haas, Cleek Schrey Nic GareissBrittany, Cleek, Jordan and Nic share an interest in the championing of traditional music... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Inman Square Berklee / NEC Music Series Closes 2014 with Bluegrass
The 7th and 8th concerts in the brother Lord Geoffrey Presents series of rising Berklee and NEC talent at Outpost 186, 186 Hanpshire Street (Inman Square)... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
4th Anniversary of WGBH Killing the Peoples' Music
Today we mark the fourth anniversary of the day the peoples' music died on so-called pubic radio WGBH, Boston. WGBH management terminated "Folk on WGBH" and... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
A Quartet of Berklee College of Music String Quartets
Saturday, December 7, 2013Eliot Street Coffeehouse at the First Church in Jamaica Plain, UU, 6 Eliot StreetDoors 7:30, Concert 8:00Students, seniors and... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Molly Pinto Madigan and Friends, Adrinna Ciccone and Friends, Featuring Neil...
Lord Geoffrey Presents, at Outpost 186, 186 Hampshire St., Cambridge.Next up...Molly Pinto Madigan and FriendsSaturday, November 30Hailed for her "pure, sweet”... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
TURN YOUR RADIO ON! for The Bombadils, Dan Bui, Darol Anger and Brittany Haas!
The months of November and December will be very busy ones for notloB Parlour Concerts, Lord Geoffrey Presents and Eliot Street Coffeehouse, we hope that you... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC
