BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//160.153.0.23//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3783@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20240328T101902Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Blues\,Country Music\,Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/paul-rishel-annie-raines-sept-17-2022/ DESCRIPTION:For 29 years Paul Rishell & Annie Raines have been hailed as on e of the world’s best blues duos. They have recorded 6 albums together inc luding the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000)\, and rec eived numerous award nominations from the Blues Foundation. They have perf ormed and recorded with John Sebastian\, Susan Tedeschi\, Pinetop Perkins and Rory Block. They have opened for Ray Charles\, Dr. John\, and Little F eat\, and performed on international radio and TV shows including Late Nig ht with Conan O’Brien and A Prairie Home Companion. They continue to perfo rm American roots music and their own compositions at festivals\, concert halls\, and clubs all over the world. As a working team\, Paul and Annie h ave racked up hundreds of thousands of miles on the road in the U.S. and E urope\, collaborated on original songs\, and released the Blues Foundation Award nominated TALKING GUITAR \, I WANT YOU TO KNOW (Tone-Cool/Artemis 1 996)\, MOVING TO THE COUNTRY (2000)\, the W.C. Handy Award winner for Acou stic Blues Album of the Year\, and GOIN’ HOME (2004)\, which was nominated for two Handy Awards.\nPaul Rishell and Annie Raines’s sixth project toge ther\, TALKING GUITAR was released in 2012 and received 2 Nominations for the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards. It features Paul returning to t he bare essence of country blues\, with stunning solo performances of gems by Lead Belly\, Blind Boy Fuller\, Skip James and others\, with Annie joi ning in on a few tunes. It is stark\, stripped down and intimate. Their pr evious album\, the live recording “A NIGHT IN WOODSTOCK” was released in 2 008 as a CD and in 2009 as a DVD on their own Mojo Rodeo label\, and distr ibuted internationally by Burnside Distribution\, each release earning mul tiple Blues Music Award nominations. The live concert features special gue sts John Sebastian\, Bruce Katz\, and Paul and Annie’s own backing band jo ining the duo for an eclectic\, high-energy set of acoustic and electric o riginals and classic blues songs. The DVD includes extra features such as artist biographies\, video guitar lessons and audio commentary by Rishell\ , Raines and Sebastian.\n \nPaul and Annie are equally passionate about th eir craft and devoted to the study and performance of a wide range of blue s styles\, from the syncopated acoustic guitar wizardry of Blind Lemon Jef ferson and Son House to Chicagoan “Little” Walter Jacob’s swinging amplifi ed harmonica. Paul has reached what Boston Phoenix writer Ted Drozdowski c alled “a place deep and resonant as Robert Johnson’s crossroads\, where au thenticity\, soul\, and a sense of purpose and commitment ring out in ever y note he sings and plays.” Annie has added vocals\, mandolin\, piano\, an d other instruments to her musical arsenal\, while being recognized by top professionals and fans worldwide as the “queen of the blues harmonica.” S ays blues legend Pinetop Perkins\, “She plays so good it hurts!”\nTouring internationally at festivals\, clubs\, and concert halls\, and teaching wo rkshops and seminars\, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines have earned loyal fans around the globe. Paul and Annie are featured in the new jug band music do cumentary\, Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost\, which debuted at the San Francisco Film F estival in August 2007. They have performed on diverse radio and TV shows including A Prairie Home Companion\, Late Night with Conan O’Brien\, and P BS’s Arthur. They have performed and recorded with Susan Tedeschi\, John S ebastian\, Pinetop Perkins\, and Rory Block. Susan Tedeschi recorded an “u nplugged” version of Paul’s Blues on a Holiday with Paul and Annie for her 2003 release\, Wait For Me.\nAnnie Raines was born in 1969 in Boston and grew up in the suburb of Newton\, Massachusetts. She picked up the blues h arp at 17 and made her stage debut at the 1369 Jazz Club in Cambridge a fe w months before her high school graduation. Enthralled by the recordings o f Muddy Waters\, Little Walter Jacobs\, Big Walter Horton and Sonny Boy Wi lliamson\, she became a fixture at Boston area blues jams. She briefly att ended Antioch College and 1988 interned with Washington\, DC homeless righ ts activist Mitch Snyder\, who persuaded her to drop out of school to purs ue her musical career. One of the few female blues harmonica players in th e country\, Annie played the New England club circuit with local bands\, a nd traveled to Chicago where she met and played with many of her musical i dols including Pinetop Perkins\, Louis Myers\, and James Cotton. She also enjoyed yearlong stints with the Tarbox Ramblers and the Susan Tedeschi Ba nd\, going on to perform on Susan’s first three albums. She lives in Bosto n with her number one musical hero\, Paul Rishell.\nPaul Rishell was born in Brooklyn\, New York in 1950\, descended from a long line of Methodist p reachers and Norwegian painters. At the age of ten\, he discovered that he could keep time on the drums\, though his feet didn’t reach the pedals. H e started a band a few years later\, playing surf music and rock ‘n roll\, until a friend turned him on to the country blues records of Son House\, Robert Johnson\, Charley Patton\, and Blind Lemon Jefferson. He immediatel y took up the guitar and in the early 70’s Paul moved to Cambridge\, Massa chusetts and had the chance to play with many of the first and second gene ration of blues masters — including Son House\, Johnny Shines\, Sonny Terr y\, Brownie McGhee\, and Howlin’ Wolf. Paul Rishell’s debut recording\, BL UES ON A HOLIDAY (Tone-Cool) was released in 1990 to resounding critical a cclaim. The album was half acoustic\, half electric\, and established Paul as a masterful\, versatile blues player and as well as a deeply soulful s inger and songwriter. He followed that with SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH in 199 3\, which featured heart-stopping solo performances as well as guest artis ts Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters and “Little”Annie Raines. Paul’s origi nal music has been used in plays\, films\, and countless television shows including Friends\, Oprah\, and A&E’s Biography. He has built up a stellar reputation over 40 years as a performer\, teacher\, and torchbearer of th e country blues tradition. His former students include Susan Tedeschi and Michael Tarbox. Dirt Road Blues\, Paul’s instructional video/CD-Rom for Tr uefire.com\, was released in 2008 with detailed demonstrations and transcr iptions of his original songs and songs by Scrapper Blackwell\, Blind Boy Fuller\, and many others. He is currently serving as a visiting artist at Berklee College of Music in Boston.\nFor more Last Dance Productions event s click here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows /paul-rishel-annie-raines-sept-17-2022/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T223000 LOCATION:Rose Garden Coffeehouse @ 17 West St\, Mansfield\, MA 02048 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Paul Rishel and Annie Raines In Concert at The Rose Garden URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/paul-rishel-and-annie-raines-in- concert-at-the-rose-garden/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2022/08/AnnieRaines-PaulRishell-by-Eric-Antoniou-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\ ,medium\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Annie Raines-PaulRishell-by-Eric-Antoniou-199x300.jpg\;199\;300\;1\,large\;https ://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AnnieRaines-PaulRis hell-by-Eric-Antoniou.jpg\;400\;603\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nFor 29 years Paul Rishell & Annie Raines have been hailed as one of the world’s best blues duos. They have recorded 6 albums together including the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000)\, and received numerous a ward nominations from the Blues Foundation. They have performed and record ed with John Sebastian\, Susan Tedeschi\, Pinetop Perkins and Rory Block. They have opened for Ray Charles\, Dr. John\, and Little Feat\, and perfor med on international radio and TV shows including Late Night with Conan O’ Brien and A Prairie Home Companion. They continue to perform American root s music and their own compositions at festivals\, concert halls\, and club s all over the world. As a working team\, Paul and Annie have racked up hu ndreds of thousands of miles on the road in the U.S. and Europe\, collabor ated on original songs\, and released the Blues Foundation Award nominated TALKING GUITAR \, I WANT YOU TO KN OW (Tone-Cool/Artemis 1996)\, MOVI NG TO THE COUNTRY (2000)\, the W.C. Handy Award winner for Acoustic Blues Alb um of the Year\, and GOIN’ HOME (2004)\, whi ch was nominated for two Handy Awards.
\nPaul Rishell and Annie Rain es’s sixth project together\, TALKING GUITAR was released in 2012 a nd received 2 Nominations for the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards. I t features Paul returning to the bare essence of country blues\, with stun ning solo performances of gems by Lead Belly\, Blind Boy Fuller\, Skip Jam es and others\, with Annie joining in on a few tunes. It is stark\, stripp ed down and intimate. Their previous album\, the live recording “A NIGHT IN WOODSTOCK” was relea sed in 2008 as a CD and in 2009 as a DVD on their own Mojo Rodeo label\, a nd distributed internationally by Burnside Distribution\, each release ear ning multiple Blues Music Award nominations. The live concert features spe cial guests John Sebastian\, Bruce Katz\, and Paul and Annie’s own backing band joining the duo for an eclectic\, high-energy set of acoustic and el ectric originals and classic blues songs. The DVD includes extra features such as artist biographies\, video guitar lessons and audio commentary by Rishell\, Raines and Sebastian.
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Paul and Annie are equal ly passionate about their craft and devoted to the study and performance o f a wide range of blues styles\, from the syncopated acoustic guitar wizar dry of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Son House to Chicagoan “Little” Walter Ja cob’s swinging amplified harmonica. Paul has reached what Boston Phoenix w riter Ted Drozdowski called “a place deep and resonant as Robert Johnson’s crossroads\, where authenticity\, soul\, and a sense of purpose and commi tment ring out in every note he sings and plays.” Annie has added vocals\, mandolin\, piano\, and other instruments to her musical arsenal\, while b eing recognized by top professionals and fans worldwide as the “queen of t he blues harmonica.” Says blues legend Pinetop Perkins\, “She plays so goo d it hurts!”
\nTouring internationally at festivals\, clubs\, and co ncert halls\, and teaching workshops and seminars\, Paul Rishell & Annie R aines have earned loyal fans around the globe. Paul and Annie are featured in the new jug band music documentary\, Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost\, which debute d at the San Francisco Film Festival in August 2007. They have performed o n diverse radio and TV shows including A Prairie Home Companion\, Late Nig ht with Conan O’Brien\, and PBS’s Arthur. They have performed and recorded with Susan Tedeschi\, John Sebastian\, Pinetop Perkins\, and Rory Block. Susan Tedeschi recorded an “unplugged” version of Paul’s Blues on a Holida y with Paul and Annie for her 2003 release\, Wait For Me.
\nAnnie Ra ines was born in 1969 in Boston and grew up in the suburb of Newton\, Mass achusetts. She picked up the blues harp at 17 and made her stage debut at the 1369 Jazz Club in Cambridge a few months before her high school gradua tion. Enthralled by the recordings of Muddy Waters\, Little Walter Jacobs\ , Big Walter Horton and Sonny Boy Williamson\, she became a fixture at Bos ton area blues jams. She briefly attended Antioch College and 1988 interne d with Washington\, DC homeless rights activist Mitch Snyder\, who persuad ed her to drop out of school to pursue her musical career. One of the few female blues harmonica players in the country\, Annie played the New Engla nd club circuit with local bands\, and traveled to Chicago where she met a nd played with many of her musical idols including Pinetop Perkins\, Louis Myers\, and James Cotton. She also enjoyed yearlong stints with the Tarbo x Ramblers and the Susan Tedeschi Band\, going on to perform on Susan’s fi rst three albums. She lives in Boston with her number one musical hero\, P aul Rishell.
\nPaul Rishell was born in Brooklyn\, New York in 1950\ , descended from a long line of Methodist preachers and Norwegian painters . At the age of ten\, he discovered that he could keep time on the drums\, though his feet didn’t reach the pedals. He started a band a few years la ter\, playing surf music and rock ‘n roll\, until a friend turned him on t o the country blues records of Son House\, Robert Johnson\, Charley Patton \, and Blind Lemon Jefferson. He immediately took up the guitar and in the early 70’s Paul moved to Cambridge\, Massachusetts and had the chance to play with many of the first and second generation of blues masters — inclu ding Son House\, Johnny Shines\, Sonny Terry\, Brownie McGhee\, and Howlin ’ Wolf. Paul Rishell’s debut recording\, BLUES ON A HOLIDAY (Tone-Cool) was released in 1990 to resounding crit ical acclaim. The album was half acoustic\, half electric\, and establishe d Paul as a masterful\, versatile blues player and as well as a deeply sou lful singer and songwriter. He followed that with SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH in 1993\, which featured heart-st opping solo performances as well as guest artists Ronnie Earl and the Broa dcasters and “Little”Annie Raines. Paul’s original music has been used in plays\, films\, and countless television shows including Friends\, Oprah\, and A&E’s Biography. He has built up a stellar reputation over 40 years a s a performer\, teacher\, and torchbearer of the country blues tradition. His former students include Susan Tedeschi and Michael Tarbox. Di rt Road Blues\, Paul’s instructional video/CD-Rom for Truefire.com\, w as released in 2008 with detailed demonstrations and transcriptions of his original songs and songs by Scrapper Blackwell\, Blind Boy Fuller\, and m any others. He is currently serving as a visiting artist at Berklee Colleg e of Music in Boston.
\nFor more Last Dance Productions events click here.
\nTickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/paul-r ishel-annie-raines-sept-17-2022/.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:blues\,Folk\,songwriter X-COST:$20.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/paul-rishel-annie-rain es-sept-17-2022/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3920@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20240328T101902Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Country Music\,Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://regenttheatre.com/tickets_events DESCRIPTION:The Jim Kweskin Extravaganza is a live concert that will honor and celebrate Jim’s legacy and his contributions to the music industry ove r the past 60-plus years.\nJim Kweskin is the founder of the legendary 196 0s Jim Kweskin Jug Band with Fritz Richmond\, Geoff Muldaur\, Maria Muldau r\, Mel Lyman\, and Bruno Wolfe. During the five years they were together\ , they successfully transformed the sounds of pre-World War II rural music into a springboard for their good-humored performances. Their imitators w ere legion\, including a San Francisco jug band that became the Grateful D ead\, a Los Angeles jug band that became the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band\, and a New York jug band that became the Lovin’ Spoonful. No other group attain ed their unique blend of youthful energy and antiquarian expertise\, tight musicianship\, loose camaraderie\, and infectious swing.\nThe concert wil l feature songs from Jim’s soon-to-be-released recording on StorySound Rec ords\, Never Too Late: Jim Kweskin\, Duets with My Friends\, which will b e released on Friday\, January 26\, 2024. The show will also feature arti sts and songs from Jim’s storied career\, including the renowned and influ ential Jim Kweskin Jug Band.\nScheduled to appear along with Jim Kweskin\, are Maria Muldaur\, Geoff Muldaur\, Samoa Wilson\, Annie Raines\, Paul Ri shell\, Juli Crockett\, Suzy Thompson\, and Matthew Berlin. Additional ar tists appearing will be announced soon.\nMore Last Dance Productions event s here.\nTickets: https://regenttheatre.com/tickets_events. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T170000 LOCATION:Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA 02474 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Jim Kweskin Extravaganza URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/the-jim-kweskin-extravaganza/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2023/11/Photo-4-Maria-Muldaur-Jim-Kweskin-Geoff-Muldaur-80x80.jpg\;80\ ;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/1 1/Photo-4-Maria-Muldaur-Jim-Kweskin-Geoff-Muldaur-300x133.jpg\;300\;133\;1 \,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Photo -4-Maria-Muldaur-Jim-Kweskin-Geoff-Muldaur.jpg\;800\;354\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Jim Kwes kin Extravaganza is a live concert that will honor and celebrate Jim’s legacy and his contributions to the music industry over the past 60-plus years.
\nJim Kweskin is the founder of the legendar y 1960s J im Kweskin Jug Band with Fritz Richmond\, Geoff Muldaur\, Maria Muldau r\, Mel Lyman\, and Bruno Wolfe. During the five years they were together\ , they successfully transformed the sounds of pre-World War II rural music into a springboard for their good-humored performances. Their imitators w ere legion\, including a San Francisco jug band that became the Grateful D ead\, a Los Angeles jug band that became the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band\, and a New York jug band that became the Lovin’ Spoonful. No other group attain ed their unique blend of youthful energy and antiquarian expertise\, tight musicianship\, loose camaraderie\, and infectious swing.
\nThe conc ert will feature songs from Jim’s soon-to-be-released recording on StorySo und Records\, Never Too Late: Jim Kweskin\, Duets with My Friends\ , which will be released on Friday\, January 26\, 2024. The show will als o feature artists and songs from Jim’s storied career\, including the reno wned and influential Jim Kweskin Jug Band.
\nScheduled to appear alo ng with Jim Kweskin\, are Maria Muldaur\, Geoff Muldaur\, Samoa Wilson\, A nnie Raines\, Paul Rishell\, Juli Crockett\, Suzy Thompson\, and Matthew B erlin. Additional artists appearing will be announced soon.
\nMore Last Dance Productions events here.
\nTickets: https://regenttheatre.com/tickets_events.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Club 47\,Folk\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$45.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://regenttheatre.com/tickets_events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3947@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20240328T101902Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Country Music\,Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://lastdanceproductions.com/an-evening-with-kathy-mattea/ DESCRIPTION:Kathy Mattea. Hailed by The Washington Post as “one of Nashvill e’s finest song interpreters\,” Kathy Mattea has enjoyed much success and acclaim during her 35-year career in Country\, Bluegrass\, and Folk music\ , including 2 Grammy wins\, 4 CMA Awards\, four #1 country singles\, and f ive gold albums (plus a platinum Greatest Hits collection). Her latest alb um is “Pretty Bird\,” produced by her old friend\, roots music wizard Tim O’Brien. The wide-ranging collection of songs chronicles a period of reded ication to singing\, digging back in with a vocal coach and emerging with a poignant and eclectic CD. In addition to creating and recording music an d performing live on tour\, Kathy is increasingly involved with public bro adcasting\, consulting and contributing on screen in Ken Burns’ 2019 docum entary for PBS “Country Music\,” and recently replacing founder Larry Groc e as the host of the long-running NPR show “Mountain Stage.” For more Last Dance Productions events\, click here.\n\nTickets: https://regenttheatre. csstix.com/event-details.php?e=218. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T220000 LOCATION:The Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA 02474 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:An Evening with Kathy Mattea URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/an-evening-with-kathy-mattea/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/02/KM10_RetoSterchi-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdan ceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/KM10_RetoSterchi-300x200.jpg\ ;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/02/KM10_RetoSterchi-1030x688.jpg\;1030\;688\;1\,full\;https://lastdanc eproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/KM10_RetoSterchi-scaled.jpg\;2 048\;1367\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nKathy Mattea. Hailed by The Washington Post as “on
e of Nashville’s finest song interpreters\,” Kathy Mattea has enjoyed much succ
ess and acclaim during her 35-year career in Country\, Bluegrass\, and Fol
k music\, including 2 Grammy wins\, 4 CMA Awards\, four #1 country singles
\, and five gold albums (plus a platinum Greatest Hits collection). Her la
test album is “Pretty Bird\,” produced by her old friend\, roots music wiz
ard Tim O’Brien. The wide-ranging collection of songs chronicles a period
of rededication to singing\, digging back in with a vocal coach and emergi
ng with a poignant and eclectic CD. In addition to creating and recording
music and performing live on tour\, Kathy is increasingly involved with pu
blic broadcasting\, consulting and contributing on screen in Ken Burns’ 20
19 documentary for PBS “Country Music\,” and recently replacing founder La
rry Groce as the host of the long-running NPR show “Mountain Stage.” For m
ore Last Dance Productions events\, click here.
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Tickets: https://regenttheatre.cssti x.com/event-details.php?e=218.
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