Already being hailed as the next Woody Guthrie\, Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-m akers. A powerful lyricist whose songs of compassionate dissent reflect he r lived experience as what she lightheartedly calls “the poster-child for intersectionality\,” Justin Hiltner of Bluegrass Situation called Matthews gift “a reminder of what beauty can occur when we bridge those divides.”< /div>\n

For more Last Dance Productions Events\, click here.

Tickets: https://www.brownpa pertickets.com/event/5687180.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:coffeehouse\,Folk\,Folk Rock\,Singer Songwriter\,song writer X-COST:$25.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5687180 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3823@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://regenttheatre.com/ DESCRIPTION:Piano Men\n“Piano Men – The Music of Elton and Billy” is a tri bute featuring the amazing songs of Billy Joel and Elton John. This concer t experience features Joe Boucher on piano and vocals\, combined with a fo ur-piece band and a stringed quartet section. With spectacular arrangement s by Chris Eastburn\, these songs have rarely been performed live in this way!\nThe music of “Piano Men” concentrates heavily on recordings by Elton and Billy during their 70s heyday when their many hit albums featured lus h orchestrations. The concert works its way through #1 hits including Tiny Dancer\, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant\, Your Song\, Goodbye Yellow B rick Road\, Piano Man\, and MANY more!\nAbout Joe Boucher\nJoe grew up in the quaint seaside village of Biddeford Maine on the New England coast. He is a singer and songwriter who\, for eight years\, fronted the power pop band Frotus Caper. They recorded and released four critically acclaimed al bums while performing constantly. Throughout that time he worked regularly as a studio session musician\, playing piano and arranging pop\, rock and folk songs for many artists. For fifteen seasons Joe has acted as the Con cert Manager for The Portland Symphony Orchestra.\nWhat They Are Saying:\n “This show masterfully blends the hits of Billy Joel and Elton John with t he sophistication and energy of a full orchestra. You must not miss the op portunity to experience Piano Men!!!!”\nSuzanne Nance\, WFMT – Chicago\n“P iano Men is a wonderful\, surefire hit. Joe Boucher’s first rate singing a nd playing of these classic and ever-popular songs is brilliant. Backed up by Chris Eastburn’s masterful lush orchestrations\, Billy and Elton’s cla ssic songs sounded better than ever. This show really connects and resonat es with the audience.”\nRobert Lehmann\, Conductor\, North Shore Philharmo nic Orchestra\nJoe Boucher\nFor More Last Dance Productions events\, click here.\nTickets: https://regenttheatre.com/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230513T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230513T223000 LOCATION:Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA 02474 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Piano Men The Music of Elton and Billy URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/piano-men-the-music-of-elton-and -billy/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2023/01/Leslie-Wagner-Photography-Piano-Keys-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,med ium\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Leslie-Wa gner-Photography-Piano-Keys-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://lastd anceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Leslie-Wagner-Photography-P iano-Keys-1030x687.jpg\;1030\;687\;1\,full\;https://lastdanceproductions.c om/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Leslie-Wagner-Photography-Piano-Keys-scaled. jpg\;2048\;1365\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Piano Men

“Piano Men – T he Music of Elton and Billy” is a tribute featuring the amazing songs of Billy Joel and Elton John. This concert experience features Joe Boucher on piano and vocals\, combined with a four-piece band and a stringed quartet section. With spectacular arrangements by Chris Eastburn\, these songs ha ve rarely been performed live in this way!

The music of “Piano Men ” concentrates heavily on recordings by Elton and Billy during their 70s h eyday when their many hit albums featured lush orchestrations. The concert works its way through #1 hits including Tiny Dancer\, Scenes From an Ital ian Restaurant\, Your Song\, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road\, Piano Man\, and M ANY more!

About Joe Boucher

Joe grew up in the quaint seas ide village of Biddeford Maine on the New England coast. He is a singer an d songwriter who\, for eight years\, fronted the power pop band Frotus Cap er. They recorded and released four critically acclaimed albums while perf orming constantly. Throughout that time he worked regularly as a studio se ssion musician\, playing piano and arranging pop\, rock and folk songs for many artists. For fifteen seasons Joe has acted as the Concert Manager fo r The Portland Symphony Orchestra.

What They Are Saying:

“ This show masterfully blends the hits of Billy Joel and Elton John with th e sophistication and energy of a full orchestra. You must not miss the opp ortunity to experience Piano Men!!!!”

Suzanne Nance\, WFMT – Chica go

“Piano Men is a wonderful\, surefire hit. Joe Boucher’s first r ate singing and playing of these classic and ever-popular songs is brillia nt. Backed up by Chris Eastburn’s masterful lush orchestrations\, Billy an d Elton’s classic songs sounded better than ever. This show really connect s and resonates with the audience.”

Robert Lehmann\, Conductor\, N orth Shore Philharmonic Orchestra

Joe Boucher

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For More Last Dance Productions events\, click here.

Tickets: https://regenttheatre.com/.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Classic Rock\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$40.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://regenttheatre.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3865@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2023-james-montgomery-august-20/ DESCRIPTION:James Montgomery is coming to the Mass Arts Center for the firs t time to perform under the tent outdoors on Sunday\, August 20\, at 3 pm. Montgomery has rocked the blues scene for over four decades with his harm onica and vocals\, earning a Grammy nomination along the way. He has colla borated with stars like Johnny Winter\, Aerosmith\, Bonnie Raitt\, and Bru ce Springsteen\, and he is recognized as one of the finest blues performer s in the country. He will be joined by his band\, which features some of t he best musicians in New England. Don’t miss this chance to enjoy a fantas tic blues show under the tent at the Mass Arts Center next to the beautifu l Norton Reservoir. Reserved tickets under the tent are $50\, and VIP seat ing is available in the first two rows for $75\, including a 2 p.m. meet-a nd-greet with James. General lawn seating is also available (bring your ch airs and blankets) for $35.\n \nFor more Last Dance Productions events\, c lick here.\nTickets: https://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2023-james-m ontgomery-august-20/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T173000 LOCATION:Mass Arts Center @ 888 South Main Street Mansfield\, MA 02048 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The James Montgomery Band URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/the-james-montgomery-band/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2023/06/JMB-Promo-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanceprodu ctions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/JMB-Promo-200x300.jpg\;200\;300\;1\, large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/JMB-Pro mo-687x1030.jpg\;687\;1030\;1\,full\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-c ontent/uploads/2023/06/JMB-Promo.jpg\;1000\;1500\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

James Montgomery is coming to the Mass Ar ts Center for the first time to perform under the tent outdoors on Sunday\ , August 20\, at 3 pm. Montgomery has rocked the blues scene for over four decades with his harmonica and vocals\, earning a Grammy nomination along the way. He has collaborated with stars like Johnny Winter\, Aerosmith\, Bonnie Raitt\, and Bruce Springsteen\, and he is recognized as one of the finest blues performers in the country. He will be joined by his band\, wh ich features some of the best musicians in New England. Don’t miss this ch ance to enjoy a fantastic blues show under the tent at the Mass Arts Cente r next to the beautiful Norton Reservoir. Reserved tickets under the tent are $50\, and VIP seating is available in the first two rows for $75\, inc luding a 2 p.m. meet-and-greet with James. General lawn seating is also av ailable (bring your chairs and blankets) for $35.

For mo re Last Dance Productions events\, click here.

Ticke ts: https://massartscenter.org /current_shows/2023-james-montgomery-august-20/.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:blues\,festival\,rock X-COST:$35 X-TICKETS-URL:https://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2023-james-montgomer y-august-20/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3848@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://lastdanceproductions.com/ DESCRIPTION:Presenting the Reunion Tour of “On A Winter’s Night” from veter an singer-songwriters that remain among the brightest stars of the singer/ songwriter movement for the past three decades. In 1994 Christine Lavin ga thered them together\, along with folk and Americana artists to showcase m usic of the Winter Season on the now-classic On A Winter’s Night CD\, foll owed by several years of touring collaborations. These artists have releas ed dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades\, with fon d memories of their touring days together. The winter season is again cele brated by these unique and popular performers\, back together by popular d emand.\nCLIFF EBERHARDT\nOne of the most original songsmiths currently on tour\, Eberhardt is a highly intelligent\, articulate artist whose penetra ting and profound lyrics are sometimes overshadowed by his extraordinary g uitar playing. Upon close listening\, the Philadelphia-born singer’s gift for the English language is abundantly clear. The words that tumble from h is mouth are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for traditiona l and contemporary folk music through his strong live shows. Whether he’s out on tour solo or with a small band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\, singi ng\, and original folk songs and blues make for a compelling\, thought-fil led\, emotional roller coaster of a concert.\nJOHN GORKA\nHailed by Rollin g Stone as “the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement\,” John Gorka is perhaps the quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90’s folk sc ene. Originally from New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Village Fast F olk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Fe stival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on which he rel eased his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe penned Go rka “for the sophisticated intelligence and the provocative originality of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Project’s Best Singer/Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House Records) . 2018 brought his latest release\, and 14th of his career\, True In Time (Compass Records). True In Time (Compass Records).\n\nOn A Winter’s Night \nLUCY KAPLANSKY\n“A truly gifted performer…full of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Blending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet or iginals\, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice has been featured in film and on television\, including commercials like Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charti ng singer and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she ha s topped the folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on show s throughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radi o to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry \, Nanci Griffith\, and Shawn Colvin.\nPATTY LARKIN\nShe redefines the bou ndaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and unc ompromising lyrics and vocals. Acoustic Guitar Magazine hails her\, “sound scape experiments” while Rolling Stone praises her\, “evocative and sonic shading.” She has been described as\, “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypn otic” (Entertainment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Perf orming Songwriter). Recently an Artist-in-Residence at Berklee College of Music – and now on the faculty at Fine Arts Work Center – Larkin reflects\ , “I have been energized by the poets\, writers\, and artists I have met w hile teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of the pre dictable pathways that songs can travel.” Bird in a Cage\, her 14th CD now available\, puts poems from ten notable poets to song\, including US Poet Laureates William Carlos Williams\, Stanley Kunitz\, Kay Ryan\, Robert Pi nsky\, and Billy Collins\, for a new and haunting collection that pulses w ith the magic of lyricism. Poems are made to be shared aloud\, and with Bi rd\, Patty takes up that tradition and sets it aglow.\nYou’ll undoubtedly be warm On This Winter’s Night.\nMore Last Dance Productions events here. \nTickets: https://regenttheatre.com/details/on_a_winters_night_2024. 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Presenting the Reunion Tour of “O n A Winter’s Night” from veteran singer-songwriters that remain among the brightest stars of the singer/songwriter movement for the past three decad es. In 1994 Christine Lavin gathered them together\, along with folk and A mericana artists to showcase music of the Winter Season on the now-classic On A Winter’s Night CD\, followed by several years of touring collaborati ons. These artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades\, with fond memories of their touring days together. T he winter season is again celebrated by these unique and popular performer s\, back together by popular demand.

CLIFF EBERHARDT

One of the most original songsmiths currently on tour\, Eberhardt is a highly in telligent\, articulate artist whose penetrating and profound lyrics are so metimes overshadowed by his extraordinary guitar playing. Upon close liste ning\, the Philadelphia-born singer’s gift for the English language is abu ndantly clear. The words that tumble from his mouth are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for traditional and contemporary folk music t hrough his strong live shows. Whether he’s out on tour solo or with a smal l band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\, singing\, and original folk songs an d blues make for a compelling\, thought-filled\, emotional roller coaster of a concert.

JOHN GORKA

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the lea ding singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement\,” John Gorka is perhaps t he quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90’s folk scene. Originally fro m New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehous e in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Village Fast Folk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Festival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on which he released his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe penned Gorka “for the sophis ticated intelligence and the provocative originality of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Project’s Best Singer/Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House Records). 2018 brought his latest release\, and 14th of his career\, True In Time (Compass Records). True In Time (Compass Records).

On A Winter’s Night

LUCY KAPLANSKY

“A truly gifted performer…f ull of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Blending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whe ther singing her own sweet originals\, covering country classics by June C arter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice has been featured in film and on telev ision\, including commercials like Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of Americ a” jingle. A Billboard-charting singer and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has topped the folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows throughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-d emand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing wi th Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, Nanci Griffith\, and Shawn Colvin.

PATTY L ARKIN

She redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music wit h her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising lyrics and vocals. Acou stic Guitar Magazine hails her\, “soundscape experiments” while Rolling St one praises her\, “evocative and sonic shading.” She has been described as \, “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwriter). Recently an Art ist-in-Residence at Berklee College of Music – and now on the faculty at F ine Arts Work Center – Larkin reflects\, “I have been energized by the poe ts\, writers\, and artists I have met while teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of the predictable pathways that songs can tr avel.” Bird in a Cage\, her 14th CD now available\, puts poems from ten no table poets to song\, including US Poet Laureates William Carlos Williams\ , Stanley Kunitz\, Kay Ryan\, Robert Pinsky\, and Billy Collins\, for a ne w and haunting collection that pulses with the magic of lyricism. Poems ar e made to be shared aloud\, and with Bird\, Patty takes up that tradition and sets it aglow.

You’ll undoubtedly be warm On This Winter’s Nig ht.

More Last Dance Productions events here.

Tickets: https://regenttheatre.com/details/on _a_winters_night_2024.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:coffeehouse\,Folk\,Regent Theatre\,singer\,Singer Son gwriter\,Winter X-COST:$45.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://regenttheatre.com/details/on_a_winters_night_2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3920@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z 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\\n\\n\\n

The 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.

Jim 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.

The 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.

Scheduled 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.

More Last Dance Productions events here.

Tickets: 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-4163@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/vance-gilbert-the-finals-of-performing-s ongwriter-competition-may-18-2024/ DESCRIPTION:Vance Gilbert is a versatile and influential acoustic singer-so ngwriter\, performer\, and coach. He has released 14 albums and performed at prestigious festivals and venues\, and he’s performed at the Rose Garde n probably a half-dozen times over the years. His latest album\, “The Moth er Of Trouble”\, showcases his storytelling skills and diverse musical inf luences. Vance is the perfect musician to inspire our trio of songwriters participating that night in our 32nd Performing Songwriter Competition.\n“ If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child\, with Rodney Dangerfi eld as the midwife\, the results might be something close to the great Van ce Gilbert”\, says Richmond Magazine.\nVance’s new album\, “The Mother Of Trouble”\, features Grammy winner Lori McKenna on background vocals\, Juno award recipient and Bonnie Raitt Grammy hit song co-writer Joey Landreth on guitars\, and Americana-Roots master mandolinist Joe K. Walsh. With 4 b ullies\, 4 deaths (3 of them murders)\, 3 moms\, 2 accidents\, 2 Black peo ple\, 2 dogs\, 1 dog ball\, 1 gay kid\, and 1 missed flight thanks to gas station sushi\, this album benefits from the gifts of time and experience honing songwriting skills that put this most vital of acoustic storyteller s at the top of the game.\nOh\, and Management wants to make sure to tell you that this is the 14th release for this acoustic stalwart.\n30 years in to his career\, the songwriter’s influence can be felt all over the contem porary Folk and Americana realm as he has helped pave the way for many of the BIPOC artists who have followed.\nMore on Vance here.\nFor more Last D ance Productions events\, click here.\nTickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com /music/shows/vance-gilbert-the-finals-of-performing-songwriter-competition -may-18-2024/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T223000 LOCATION:The Rose Garden Coffeehouse @ 17 West St\, Mansfield\, MA 02048 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Vance Gilbert In Concert URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/vance-gilbert-in-concert/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Vance Gilbert is a versatile and influential acoustic singer-songwriter\, performer\, a nd coach. He has released 14 albums and performed at prestigious festivals and venues\, and he’s performed at the Rose Garden probably a half-dozen times over the years. His latest album\, “The Mother Of Trouble”\, showcas es his storytelling skills and diverse musical influences. Vance is the pe rfect musician to inspire our trio of songwriters participating that night in our 32nd Performing Songwriter Competition.

“If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child\, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwif e\, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert”\, say s Richmond Magazine.

Vance’s new album\, “The Mother Of Trouble”\, features Grammy winner Lori McKenna on background vocals\, Juno award rec ipient and Bonnie Raitt Grammy hit song co-writer Joey Landreth on guitars \, and Americana-Roots master mandolinist Joe K. Walsh. With 4 bullies\, 4 deaths (3 of them murders)\, 3 moms\, 2 accidents\, 2 Black people\, 2 do gs\, 1 dog ball\, 1 gay kid\, and 1 missed flight thanks to gas station su shi\, this album benefits from the gifts of time and experience honing son gwriting skills that put this most vital of acoustic storytellers at the t op of the game.

Oh\, and Management wants to make sure to tell you that this is the 14th release for this acoustic stalwart.

30 year s into his career\, the songwriter’s influence can be felt all over the co ntemporary Folk and Americana realm as he has helped pave the way for many of the BIPOC artists who have followed.

More on Vance here.

For more Last Dance Productions events\, click here.

Tickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/vance-gilbert-t he-finals-of-performing-songwriter-competition-may-18-2024/.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:coffeehouse\,Folk\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$30.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/vance-gilbert-the-fina ls-of-performing-songwriter-competition-may-18-2024/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3947@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z 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\\n\\n\\n

Kathy 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.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:country\,Folk\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$50.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://regenttheatre.csstix.com/event-details.php?e=218 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4222@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Rock Music CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://citywinery.com/boston/events/barry-goudreaus-engine-room-with-special-g uest-r-5s7yyi DESCRIPTION:Barry Goudreau\, formerly of the multi-platinum-selling band Bo ston\, played on the band’s first two albums\, Boston and Don’t Look Back. When released\, Boston was the fastest-selling debut album of all time. B oth albums landed on the Billboard Pop Charts\, with Boston reaching No. 3 and Don’t Look Back reaching No. 1. Goudreau’s music career continued aft er departing from Boston. He went on to form Orion the Hunter\, RTZ\, rele ased two records with Brad Delp\, and now tours with his band Engine Room. \nSinger/songwriter Robin Lane will open the show. She began her musical c areer singing with Neil Young on the Everybody Knows This is Nowhere album . In 1979\, she formed the renowned band Robin Lane & The Chartbusters\, w hose hit single “When Things Go Wrong” was the eleventh video broadcast on MTV’s debut day.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more Last Dance Productions events\ , click here.\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https://citywinery.com/boston/events/bar ry-goudreaus-engine-room-with-special-guest-r-5s7yyi. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T223000 LOCATION:City Winery Boston @ 80 Beverly Street\, Boston\, MA 02114 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room w/ Special Guest Robin Lane URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/barry-goudreaus-engine-room-w-sp ecial-guest-robin-lane/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2022/08/Photo-A-Denoise-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanc eproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Photo-A-Denoise-200x300.jpg\;2 00\;300\;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/202 2/08/Photo-A-Denoise-687x1030.jpg\;687\;1030\;1\,full\;https://lastdancepr oductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Photo-A-Denoise-scaled.jpg\;1365\ ;2048\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Barry Go udreau\, formerly of the multi-platinum-selling band Boston\, played on th e band’s first two albums\, Boston and Don’t Look Back. When released\, Bo ston was the fastest-selling debut album of all time. Both albums landed o n the Billboard Pop Charts\, with Boston reaching No. 3 and Don’t Look Bac k reaching No. 1. Goudreau’s music career continued after departing from B oston. He went on to form Orion the Hunter\, RTZ\, released two records wi th Brad Delp\, and now tours with his band Engine Room.

Singer/son gwriter Robin Lane will open the show. She began her musical career singin g with Neil Young on the Everybody Knows This is Nowhere album. In 1979\, she formed the renowned band Robin Lane & The Chartbusters\, whose hit sin gle “When Things Go Wrong” was the eleventh video broadcast on MTV’s debut day.

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For more Last Dan ce Productions events\, click here.

Tickets: https://citywinery.com/boston/events/barry-gou dreaus-engine-room-with-special-guest-r-5s7yyi.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Classic Rock\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$30.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://citywinery.com/boston/events/barry-goudreaus-engine-r oom-with-special-guest-r-5s7yyi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3964@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://regenttheatre.com/ DESCRIPTION:Karla Bonoff has been described as one of the finest singer/son gwriters of her generation. That description is not hyperbole. Bonoff has enjoyed critical acclaim\, commercial success\, enduring popularity\, and the unwavering respect of her peers. Karla has seen her songs become hits for Bonnie Raitt\, Wynonna Judd\, and Linda Ronstadt. Many of Bonoff’s bal lads are classics. Karla has continued to record and tour extensively\, pl aying sold-out shows worldwide.\nHearing Karla’s moving vocals on her rich \, expressive songs is like standing beneath a sparkling waterfall–refresh ing\, exhilarating\, and restorative. Experiencing them live can be transf ormative. Fans and critics agree that Bonoff’s songs\, as are her recordin gs\, are timeless. Many prefer her versions\, live with instrumentation t hat is clean and spare\, giving Bonoff’s voice room to work its emotional magic.\n“Long before Alanis and Jewel\, there was a breed of singer/songwr iters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching\, heartache and joy touched souls in a way few can muster today. Billboard Magazine.\nFor more Last Dance Productions events\, click here.\nTickets: https://bit.ly/45B24F3. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240823T223000 LOCATION:The Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA 02474 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Karla Bonoff In Concert URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/karla-bonoff-in-concert/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/02/kb-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanceproductions. com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kb-300x199.jpg\;300\;199\;1\,large\;https:/ /lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kb.jpg\;640\;425\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Karla Bonoff has been described as one of the finest singer/songwri ters of her generation. That description is not hyperbole. Bonoff has enjo yed critical acclaim\, commercial success\, enduring popularity\, and the unwavering respect of her peers. Karla has seen her songs become hits for Bonnie Raitt\, Wynonna Judd\, and Linda Ronstadt. Many of Bonoff’s ballads are classics. Karla has continued to record and tour extensively\, playin g sold-out shows worldwide.

Hearing Karla’s moving vocals on her r ich\, expressive songs is like standing beneath a sparkling waterfall–refr eshing\, exhilarating\, and restorative. Experiencing them live can be tra nsformative. Fans and critics agree that Bonoff’s songs\, as are her recor dings\, are timeless. Many prefer her versions\, live with instrumentatio n that is clean and spare\, giving Bonoff’s voice room to work its emotion al magic.

“Long before Alanis and Jewel\, there was a breed of sin ger/songwriters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching\, heartache and jo y touched souls in a way few can muster today. Billboard Magazine.

For more Last Dance Productions events\, click here.

Tickets: https://bit.ly/45B24F3.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk\,Folk Rock\,Karla Bonoff\,Live Music\,Singer Son gwriter\,songwriter X-COST:$45.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://bit.ly/45B24F3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4316@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-711\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https: //rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/feb-15-2025-mike-laureanno-michelle-saylo rs/ DESCRIPTION:Mike Laureanno hails from Fall River\, MA an old mill-town infa mous for its axe wielding resident Lizzie Borden and famous for its chow m ein sandwiches and pork pies.\n\nA passionate performer\, Mike’s songs ar e visceral and evocative. He is proud of his roots and many of his songs d eal with his gritty blue collar hometown and the lives of his family and f riends. He is a winner of the 2017 Wildflower\, TX songwriting contest\, t he 2016 Woody Guthrie songwriting contest and a 2016 Kerrville New Folk\, TX finalist.\nMike is also a skilled recording engineer\, producer and vet eran sideman. He produced and recorded all of his albums in his home studi o and he served twelve years as the bass player for the legendary New York City FAST FOLK Musical Magazine founder\, Jack Hardy.\nMike has released four albums to date\, Pushing Back Wintertime (2013)\, Road Signs (2015)\ , Tightrope (2017) and I come from Fall River (2021)\nBristol-RI-based sin ger-songwriter Michelle Saylors was raised on a 30-acre farm in bible-belt Tennessee. Early musical inspirations include country\, bluegrass-gospel\ , folk and Memphis blues. Michelle performed bluegrass music in the early 90s at festivals such as Lester Flat Bluegrass Festival and the Country Sh owdown. Michelle moved to New England in 1998 and landed in Rhode Island i n 2009 where she became involved in the Rhode Island Songwriters Associati on. Michelle played at the Bluebird Café in Nashville at Songwriters open mics on several occasions. Michelle performed at the Providence Folk Festi val in 2014 and the Rhode Island Folk Festival in 2022.\nIn July of 2024\, Michelle released her solo debut album titled “Hit the Creek” which featu res 10 original songs written solely by Michelle. The album has been well- received by fans and continues to gain momentum on streaming platforms nat ionally and recently hit the UK. Her songwriting is rooted both physically and metaphorically by the space and distance between small town Tennessee and coastal New England. Michelle is currently working on her second albu m. She identifies her musical style as Nashville blues-country/bluegrass/f olk.\nMore Last Dance Productions events here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https ://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/feb-15-2025-mike-laureanno-michelle-sayl ors/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T220000 LOCATION:Rose Garden Coffeehouse @ 17 West St\, Mansfield\, MA 02048 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Michelle Saylors & Mike Laureanno URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/michelle-saylors-mike-laureanno/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Mike Laureanno hails from Fall River\, MA an ol d mill-town infamous for its axe wielding resident Lizzie Borden and famou s for its chow mein sandwiches and pork pies.
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\nA passionate performer\, Mike’s songs are visceral and evocative. He is proud of his r oots and many of his songs deal with his gritty blue collar hometown and t he lives of his family and friends. He is a winner of the 2017 Wildflower\ , TX songwriting contest\, the 2016 Woody Guthrie songwriting contest and a 2016 Kerrville New Folk\, TX finalist.

Mike is also a skilled re cording engineer\, producer and veteran sideman. He produced and recorded all of his albums in his home studio and he served twelve years as the bas s player for the legendary New York City FAST FOLK Musica l Magazine founder\, Jack Hardy.

Mike has released four albums to date\, Pushing Back Wintertime (2013)\, Road Signs (2015)\, Tightrope (2017) and I come from Fall River (2021)

B ristol-RI-based singer-songwriter Michelle Saylors was raised on a 30-acre farm in bible-belt Tennessee. Early musical inspirations include country\, bluegrass-gospel\, folk and Memphis blues. Michelle performed bluegrass music in the early 90s at fest ivals such as Lester Flat Bluegrass Festival and the Country Showdown. Mic helle moved to New England in 1998 and landed in Rhode Island in 2009 wher e she became involved in the Rhode Island Songwriters Association. Michell e played at the Bluebird Café in Nashville at Songwriters open mics on sev eral occasions. Michelle performed at the Providence Folk Festival in 2014 and the Rhode Island Folk Festival in 2022.

In July of 2024\, Mic helle released her solo debut album titled “Hit the Creek” which features 10 original songs written solely by Michelle. The album has been well-rece ived by fans and continues to gain momentum on streaming platforms nationa lly and recently hit the UK. Her songwriting is rooted both physically and metaphorically by the space and distance between small town Tennessee and coastal New England. Michelle is currently working on her second album. S he identifies her musical style as Nashville blues-country/bluegrass/folk.

More Last Dance Productions events here.

Tickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/ feb-15-2025-mike-laureanno-michelle-saylors/.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$20.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/feb-15-2025-mike-laure anno-michelle-saylors/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4228@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://lastdanceproductions.com/ DESCRIPTION:Presenting the Reunion Tour of “On A Winter’s Night” from veter an singer-songwriters who remain among the brightest stars of the singer/s ongwriter movement for the past three decades. In 1994\, Christine Lavin g athered them together\, along with folk and Americana artists\, to showcas e the music of the Winter Season on the now-classic On A Winter’s Night CD \, followed by several years of touring collaborations. These artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades\, w ith fond memories of their touring days together. The winter season is aga in celebrated by these unique and popular performers\, back together by po pular demand.\nCLIFF EBERHARDT\nOne of the most original songsmiths curren tly on tour\, Eberhardt is a highly intelligent\, articulate artist whose penetrating and profound lyrics are sometimes overshadowed by his extraord inary guitar playing. Upon close listening\, the Philadelphia-born singer’ s gift for the English language is abundantly clear. The words that tumble from his mouth are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for tra ditional and contemporary folk music through his strong live shows. Whethe r he’s out on tour solo or with a small band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\ , singing\, and original folk songs and blues make for a compelling\, thou ght-filled\, emotional roller coaster of a concert.\nJOHN GORKA\nHailed by Rolling Stone as “the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement\ ,” John Gorka is perhaps the quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90’s folk scene. Originally from New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Village Fast Folk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Festival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on which he released his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe pe nned Gorka “for the sophisticated intelligence and the provocative origina lity of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Project ’s Best Singer/Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House R ecords). 2018 brought his latest release\, and 14th of his career\, True I n Time (Compass Records). True In Time (Compass Records).\nLUCY KAPLANSKY \n“A truly gifted performer…full of enchanting songs” (New York Times). Bl ending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy has the unique ability to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet originals\, coveri ng country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voice has been featured in film and on television\, including commercials like Chevrolet’ s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charting singer and on e of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has topped the fol k and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows throughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on coun tless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, Nanci Griffit h\, and Shawn Colvin.\nPATTY LARKIN\nShe redefines the boundaries of folk- urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising lyri cs and vocals. Acoustic Guitar Magazine hails her\, “soundscape experiment s” while Rolling Stone praises her\, “evocative and sonic shading.” She ha s been described as\, “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypnotic” (Entertain ment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwrite r). Recently an Artist-in-Residence at Berklee College of Music – and now on the faculty at Fine Arts Work Center – Larkin reflects\, “I have been e nergized by the poets\, writers\, and artists I have met while teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of the predictable pathway s that songs can travel.” Bird in a Cage\, her 14th CD now available\, put s poems from ten notable poets to song\, including US Poet Laureates Willi am Carlos Williams\, Stanley Kunitz\, Kay Ryan\, Robert Pinsky\, and Billy Collins\, for a new and haunting collection that pulses with the magic of lyricism. Poems are made to be shared aloud\, and with Bird\, Patty takes up that tradition and sets it aglow.\nYou’ll undoubtedly be warm On This Winter’s Night.\nMore Last Dance Productions events here.\nTickets: https: //ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1207595. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T230000 LOCATION:Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On A Winter’s Night 2025 SOLD OUT URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/on-a-winters-night-2025/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Presenting th e Reunion Tour of “On A Winter’s Night” from veteran singer-songwriters wh o remain among the brightest stars of the singer/songwriter movement for t he past three decades. In 1994\, Christine Lavin gathered them together\, along with folk and Americana artists\, to showcase the music of the Winte r Season on the now-classic On A Winter’s Night CD\, followed by several y ears of touring collaborations. These artists have released dozens of reco rdings and toured steadily through the decades\, with fond memories of the ir touring days together. The winter season is again celebrated by these u nique and popular performers\, back together by popular demand.

CLIFF E BERHARDT

One of the most original songsmiths currently on tour \, Eberhardt is a highly intelligent\, articulate artist whose penetrating and profound lyrics are sometimes overshadowed by his extraordinary guita r playing. Upon close listening\, the Philadelphia-born singer’s gift for the English language is abundantly clear. The words that tumble from his m outh are framed by a raspy yet deeply elegant voice. Like John Hammond and Richie Havens\, Eberhardt continues to carry the torch for traditional an d contemporary folk music through his strong live shows. Whether he’s out on tour solo or with a small band\, Eberhardt’s guitar playing\, singing\, and original folk songs and blues make for a compelling\, thought-filled\ , emotional roller coaster of a concert.

JOHN GORKA

Hailed b y Rolling Stone as “the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement \,” John Gorka is perhaps the quintessential singer-songwriter of the 90’s folk scene. Originally from New Jersey\, John served an apprenticeship at Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse in Bethlehem\, PA\, then the Greenwich Villag e Fast Folk scene. Winning the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Festival\, in 1984\, he was then signed to Red House Records on whic h he released his landmark first of 17 recordings\, I Know. Boston Globe p enned Gorka “for the sophisticated intelligence and the provocative origin ality of his songs.” Recent accolades include 2016’s Indie Acoustic Projec t’s Best Singer/Songwriter CD of the Year for Before Beginning (Red House Records). 2018 brought his latest release\, and 14th of his career\, True In Time (Compass Records). True In Time (Compass Records).

LUCY KAPLANSK Y

“A truly gifted performer…full of enchanting songs” (New Yor k Times). Blending country\, folk and pop styles\, Lucy has the unique abi lity to make every song sound fresh\, whether singing her own sweet origin als\, covering country classics by June Carter Cash and Gram Parsons\, or singing pop favorites by Lennon/McCartney and Nick Lowe. Lucy’s iconic voi ce has been featured in film and on television\, including commercials lik e Chevrolet’s iconic “Heartbeat of America” jingle. A Billboard-charting s inger and one of the top-selling artists on Red House Records\, she has to pped the folk and Americana radio charts and has been featured on shows th roughout the world from NPR’s Weekend and Morning Editions to BBC Radio to CBS Sunday Morning. One of the most in-demand harmony singers\, Lucy has sung on countless records\, performing with Suzanne Vega\, Bryan Ferry\, N anci Griffith\, and Shawn Colvin.

PATTY LARKIN

She redefines t he boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry a nd uncompromising lyrics and vocals. Acoustic Guitar Magazine hails her\, “soundscape experiments” while Rolling Stone praises her\, “evocative and sonic shading.” She has been described as\, “riveting” (Chicago Tribune)\, “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly)\, and a “drop-dead brilliant” performer (Performing Songwriter). Recently an Artist-in-Residence at Berklee Colle ge of Music – and now on the faculty at Fine Arts Work Center – Larkin ref lects\, “I have been energized by the poets\, writers\, and artists I have met while teaching\, and find myself on a journey to break down some of t he predictable pathways that songs can travel.” Bird in a Cage\, her 14th CD now available\, puts poems from ten notable poets to song\, including U S Poet Laureates William Carlos Williams\, Stanley Kunitz\, Kay Ryan\, Rob ert Pinsky\, and Billy Collins\, for a new and haunting collection that pu lses with the magic of lyricism. Poems are made to be shared aloud\, and w ith Bird\, Patty takes up that tradition and sets it aglow.

You’ll undoubtedly be warm On This Winter’s Night.

More Last Dance Produ ctions events here.

Tickets: ht tps://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1207595.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:coffeehouse\,Folk\,Regent Theatre\,singer\,Singer Son gwriter\,Winter X-COST:$45.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1207595 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4321@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/march-15-2025-the-folk-collective-at-the -rose-garden/ DESCRIPTION:The Folk Collective\, normally at Club at Passim in Cambridge\, MA\, is an initiative focused on empowering diverse folk artists across N ew England by using music as a catalyst for community impact and social ch ange. The Collective operates on a two-year\, cohort-based model\, specifi cally designed to address the unique challenges faced by underrepresented artists in the folk music scene. Through this model\, participants receive performance opportunities\, mentorship\, and collaborative space\, all ai med at helping them cultivate sustainable\, creative careers.\nThe Collect ive serves not only the artists themselves but also the wider New England community by broadening the reach of folk music and making it more accessi ble. Success for the Folk Collective is measured through various metrics\, including audience attendance\, diversity of participants\, engagement le vels at events\, social media interactions\, and feedback from artists and the community. Partners supporting the initiative include institutions li ke Berklee College of Music\, the Cambridge Arts Council\, and the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation\, among others.\nFor more Last Danc e Productions events\, click here.\nTickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com/mu sic/shows/march-15-2025-the-folk-collective-at-the-rose-garden/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T223000 LOCATION:The Rose Garden Coffeehouse @ 17 West St\, Mansfield\, MA 02048 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Folk Collective URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/the-folk-collective/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

The Folk Coll ective\, normally at Club at Passim in Cambridge\, MA\, is an initiative f ocused on empowering diverse folk artists across New England by using musi c as a catalyst for community impact and social change. The Collective ope rates on a two-year\, cohort-based model\, specifically designed to addres s the unique challenges faced by underrepresented artists in the folk musi c scene. Through this model\, participants receive performance opportuniti es\, mentorship\, and collaborative space\, all aimed at helping them cult ivate sustainable\, creative careers.

The Collective serves not on ly the artists themselves but also the wider New England community by broa dening the reach of folk music and making it more accessible. Success for the Folk Collective is measured through various metrics\, including audien ce attendance\, diversity of participants\, engagement levels at events\, social media interactions\, and feedback from artists and the community. P artners supporting the initiative include institutions like Berklee Colleg e of Music\, the Cambridge Arts Council\, and the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation\, among others.

For more Last Dance Producti ons events\, click he re.

Tickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/march-15-2025-the-fol k-collective-at-the-rose-garden/.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$20.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/march-15-2025-the-folk -collective-at-the-rose-garden/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4333@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://lastdanceproductions.com/calendar/ DESCRIPTION:IMAGINE The Beatles Solo Years. Tickets On Sale Now.\nThe Beat les walked across Abby Road in 1969 and away from the studio\, where they created the most important body of work that any rock band has produced be fore or since.\nThroughout the 1970s and into the 1980s\, John\, Paul\, Ge orge\, and Ringo continued to write and record countless iconic songs\, ke eping them front and center in the world’s eyes and ears.\nIMAGINE brings together the solo hits of the individual Beatles as they might have sounde d if they continued together and if their legendary producer\, George Mart in\, had crafted these songs along with them.\nFrom the creative team behi nd the hit show “Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy.”\nFeaturing Orch estrations by Christopher Eastburn.\nFor more Last Dance Productions Event s\, Click Here.\n \n\n\n\nTickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/product ion/1225497?performanceId=11575052. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T223000 LOCATION:The Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Imagine The Beatles Solo Years URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/imagine-the-beatles-solo-years/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/11/IMAGINElogo-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdancepro ductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMAGINElogo-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\ ;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMA GINElogo.jpg\;1024\;768\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

IMAGINE The Beatles Solo Years. Tickets On Sale Now.

The Beatles wa lked across Abby Road in 1969 and away from the studio\, where they create d the most important body of work that any rock band has produced before o r since.

Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s\ , John\, Paul\, George\, and Ringo continued to write and record countless iconic songs\, keeping them front and center in the world’s eyes and ears .

IMAGINE brings together the solo hits of the in dividual Beatles as they might have sounded if they continued together and if their legendary producer\, George Martin\, had crafted these songs alo ng with them.

From the creative team behind the h it show “Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy.”

Featuring Orchestrations by Christopher Eastburn.

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Tickets: https ://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1225497?performanceId=11575052.< /p> X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Beatles\,Classic Rock X-COST:$40.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://ci.ovationtix.com/36186/production/1225497?performanc eId=11575052 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4324@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/april-19-2025-danielle-miraglia/ DESCRIPTION:Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from hear t-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips. Her latest “Bright Shining Stars” debuted at #15 on the Billboard Blues Charts . Cascade Blues Association calls it “… tough as rawhide\, but smooth as b lended whiskey.” Released Oct 2020 with Vizztone Label Group\, it’s a solo acoustic folk/blues record that highlights the one-woman-band live sound she’s honed over the years\, featuring guest appearances by talented frien ds Laurence Scudder\, Peter Parcek and Richard “Rosy” Rosenblatt. It inclu des originals as well as a collection of songs she’s been covering at live shows over the years\, paying homage to influences like Big Bill Broonzy\ , Bob Dylan\, Janis Joplin and more\, plus the title track “Bright Shining Stars\,” written by her husband\, Tom Bianchi.\n“Americana and blues prac titioner Danielle Miraglia wisely avoids fuss and clutter on her latest al bum\, Bright Shining Stars. Fingerpicking and strumming on acoustic guitar are central to her sound\, with percussion frequently provided by the inf ectious stomp of her foot. Three of the 11 tracks here are solo recordings \, reinforcing a truism that the artist frequently has proven on Boston-ar ea stages: A charming voice and fluid guitar prowess are all an artist nee ds to keep a listener rapt.” – Bobby Reed\, Downbeat Magazine\n“Straddling the line where folk/roots meets rock/blues\, Miraglia has a voice that ca n go from a raspy come-hither purr to an Etta James-esque powerhouse belt\ , although she may be best known for her lead thumb — a heavy\, thumping s trike on her Gibson that’s backdrop percussion in itself.” – Lauren Daley – The Boston Globe\n“Danielle Miraglia is like a musical butterfly who’s b een granted unlimited creative metamorphoses. Even her musical chrysalis s tage was a surprise emergence. Unlike so many Boston artists who attended one of the city’s many music schools\, Miraglia went to Emerson College\, graduating with a creative writing degree. Though she owned an acoustic gu itar she seldom played anywhere but at home\, she hadn’t given any thought to making a career as a singer-songwriter until one fateful night at the famous\, now-defunct Kendall Cafe. She went to an open mic at the Kendall just to watch and absorb. It didn’t take long for it to register with her: “I thought\, ‘That’s what I want to do: Get on stage to do my storytellin g that way.’” Voila!\nHer evolution as a songwriter and performer since th en has been remarkable. She quickly won great acclaim and a faithful natio nal and regional following after beginning as a “folk-blues” picker\, and it’s a persona she still skillfully embraces in solo shows\, but to hear h er musical storytelling with such a fine backing band as the satirically n amed Glory Junkies (Laurence Scudder\, viola\; Erik White\, guitar\; Chris Anzalone\, drums\; and Jim Larkin\, bass) is an entirely different dimens ion. That soul of a creative writer thrives in a vast range of musical sty les. Danielle now rocks an electric guitar with equal aplomb\, and all wit h a rocking and soulful energy that pays homage to top influences such as Janis Joplin\, Prince and the Stones. No matter how Danielle Miraglia’s st ories unfold on stage\, they are a joy to hear.\nShe and the Glory Junkies wowed the sellout crowd during their live-stream taping at the Fallout Sh elter\, playing tunes from the band’s second album\, “All My Heroes Are Gh osts ” — now billed under the moniker “Danielle M & the Glory Junkies (spa ring DJs the quandary of the pronunciation of her last name). Those storie s she dreamt of telling musically on stage are now like butterflies of the ir own.” – Nate Dow – https://asheardhere.com/\n“Danielle is a dynamic and captivating musician\; her rich soulful voice and blues guitar mastery re sonate in a performance both rare and unforgettable.”\n– Paul Patchel\, St ate Street Blues Festival – Media\, PA\n“The genius of Glory Junkies is th at Miraglia successfully pokes fun at a proverbial “selfie nation\,” while also fully owning that tendency. Glory Junkies offers up deeply narrative lyricism and carefully crafted compositions…Glory Junkies boasts a song a bout reality TV\, and one (the title track) that pokes fun at immortalizin g one’s own image. Others stray into more personal territory\, hitting clo se to home on Miraglia’s family dynamic\, but the concept of the album rem ains a mainstay throughout.” – Liz Rowley\, BestNewBands.\nFor more Last D ance Productions events\, click here.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https://ros egardenfolk.com/music/shows/april-19-2025-danielle-miraglia/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T220000 LOCATION:The Rose Garden Coffeehouse @ 17 West St\, Mansfield\, MA 02048 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Danielle Miraglia URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/danielle-miraglia-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/11/Danielle-Miraglia2-square-768x768-1-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medi um\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Danielle-M iraglia2-square-768x768-1-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://lastdan ceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Danielle-Miraglia2-square-768 x768-1.jpg\;768\;768\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips. Her latest “Bright Shining Stars ” debuted at #15 on the Billboard Blues Charts. Cascade Blues Association calls it “… tough as rawhide\, but smooth as blended whiskey.” Re leased Oct 2020 with Vizztone Label Group\, it’s a solo acoustic folk/blue s record that highlights the one-woman-band live sound she’s honed over th e years\, featuring guest appearances by talented friends Laurence Scudder \, Peter Parcek and Richard “Rosy” Rosenblatt. It includes originals as we ll as a collection of songs she’s been covering at live shows over the yea rs\, paying homage to influences like Big Bill Broonzy\, Bob Dylan\, Janis Joplin and more\, plus the title track “Bright Shining Stars\,” written b y her husband\, Tom Bianchi.

“Americana and blues practitioner Danielle Miraglia wisely avoids fuss and clutter on her latest album\, Bright S hining Stars. Fingerpicking and strumming on acoustic guitar are central t o her sound\, with percussion frequently provided by the infectious stomp of her foot. Three of the 11 tracks here are solo recordings\, reinforcing a truism that the artist frequently has proven on Boston-area stages: A c harming voice and fluid guitar prowess are all an artist needs to keep a l istener rapt.” – Bobby Reed\, Downbeat Magazine

“Straddling the li ne where folk/roots meets rock/blues\, Miraglia has a voice that can go fr om a raspy come-hither purr to an Etta James-esque powerhouse belt\, altho ugh she may be best known for her lead thumb — a heavy\, thumping strike o n her Gibson that’s backdrop percussion in itself.” – Lauren Daley – The B oston Globe

“Danielle Miraglia is like a musical butterfly who’s b een granted unlimited creative metamorphoses. Even her musical chrysalis s tage was a surprise emergence. Unlike so many Boston artists who attended one of the city’s many music schools\, Miraglia went to Emerson College\, graduating with a creative writing degree. Though she owned an acoustic gu itar she seldom played anywhere but at home\, she hadn’t given any thought to making a career as a singer-songwriter until one fateful night at the famous\, now-defunct Kendall Cafe. She went to an open mic at the Kendall just to watch and absorb. It didn’t take long for it to register with her: “I thought\, ‘That’s what I want to do: Get on stage to do my storytellin g that way.’” Voila!

Her evolution as a songwriter and performer s ince then has been remarkable. She quickly won great acclaim and a faithfu l national and regional following after beginning as a “folk-blues” picker \, and it’s a persona she still skillfully embraces in solo shows\, but to hear her musical storytelling with such a fine backing band as the satiri cally named Glory Junkies (Laurence Scudder\, viola\; Erik White\, guitar\ ; Chris Anzalone\, drums\; and Jim Larkin\, bass) is an entirely different dimension. That soul of a creative writer thrives in a vast range of musi cal styles. Danielle now rocks an electric guitar with equal aplomb\, and all with a rocking and soulful energy that pays homage to top influences s uch as Janis Joplin\, Prince and the Stones. No matter how Danielle Miragl ia’s stories unfold on stage\, they are a joy to hear.

She and the Glory Junkies wowed the sellout crowd during their live-stream taping at the Fallout Shelter\, playing tunes from the band’s second album\, “All My Heroes Are Ghosts ” — now billed under the moniker “Danielle M & the Glor y Junkies (sparing DJs the quandary of the pronunciation of her last name) . Those stories she dreamt of telling musically on stage are now like butt erflies of their own.” – Nate Dow – https://asheardhere.co m/

“Danielle is a dynamic and captivating musician\; her rich soulful voice and blues guitar mastery resonate in a performance both rare and unforgettable.”
\n– Paul Patchel\, State Street Blues Festival – Media\, PA

“The genius of Glory Junkies is that Miraglia successf ully pokes fun at a proverbial “selfie nation\,” while also fully owning t hat tendency. Glory Junkies offers up deeply narrative lyricism and carefu lly crafted compositions…Glory Junkies boasts a song about reality TV\, an d one (the title track) that pokes fun at immortalizing one’s own image. O thers stray into more personal territory\, hitting close to home on Miragl ia’s family dynamic\, but the concept of the album remains a mainstay thro ughout.” – Liz Rowley\, BestNewBands.

For more Last Dance Producti ons events\, click here.

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Tickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/april-19-2025-danielle-mira glia/.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:blues\,Folk\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$20.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/april-19-2025-danielle -miraglia/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4327@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/may-17-2025-abbie-gardner-finals-of-perf orming-songwriter-competition/ DESCRIPTION:Abbie Gardner is a fiery dobro player with an infectious smile. Whether performing solo or with Americana darlings Red Molly\, her tales of love and loss\, both gritty and sweet\, are propelled by her impeccable slide guitar chops. As an award-winning songwriter\, captivating vocalist \, and a world-class lap style dobro player\, she has an unmistakable soun d all her own. This is masterfully captured on her 2022 CD “DobroSinger.” The record made it to #11 on the Billboard Blues Charts and #2 on the Folk DJ Charts\, receiving rave reviews in Bluegrass Unlimited\, Acoustic Guit ar Magazine and American Songwriter. It’s a raw intimate recording full of blues\, ballads and the ache of the unknown. It’s quite a contrast to her previous CD\, which featured a co-write with Chris Stapleton and leaned o n full band production. Abbie stands strong as a solo act and has opened f or Lori McKenna and Martina McBride.\nAcoustic Guitar Magazine says\, “she er brilliance and power … her evocative guitar is a second voice throughou t\, sometimes singing in unison\, in harmony other times\, or answering as in a conversation with the singer. The playing and singing are both impec cable and loaded with personality. You can hear every nuance of the slide\ , smooth one moment or rattling slightly at the end of a phrase like punct uation\; and her intimate\, pitch-perfect vocals—wistful\, playful\, confe ssional—sound like they’re dancing with the guitar.”\nHer background is as varied as the songs she writes. Her father\, Herb Gardner\, is a stride p ianist and dixieland trombonist. Abbie didn’t get into music school on her original instrument (flute)\, but graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Occupational Therapy. She gradually found her way back to music in Bos ton’s folk music scene.\nDuring the pandemic\, Abbie started teaching free Woodshed dobro lessons in her backyard and posting them to YouTube. Helpi ng other people fan the flames of their creativity has always been a nice balance to performing. She has taught in person at Nashville Dobro Camp\, ResoSummit\, Kaufman Kamp\, Rockygrass Academy\, and Roots Music Camp. The n for Songwriting\, she’s taught at New England Songwriters Retreat\, Swan nanoa Gathering\, Summer Songs\, and Moab Folk Camp. Students can check ou t her month-long\, small group virtual songwriting classes and her downloa dable “Dobro from Scratch” course.\n“Not only a first-rate Dobro player bu t a songwriter to be reckoned with.” –John Platt\, WFUV.\nFor More Last Da nce Productions\, click here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https://rosegardenfolk .com/music/shows/may-17-2025-abbie-gardner-finals-of-performing-songwriter -competition/. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T220000 LOCATION:The Rose Garden Coffeehouse @ 17 West Street\, Mansfirld\, MA 0204 8 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Abbie Gardner and the Performing Songwriter Competition URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/abbie-gardner-and-the-performing -songwriter-competition/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/11/abbiegardner-biophoto-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://la stdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/abbiegardner-biophoto-30 0x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content /uploads/2024/11/abbiegardner-biophoto.jpg\;536\;357\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Abbie Gardner is a fiery dobro player with an infectious smile. Whether performing solo or with Americana darlings Red Molly\, her tales of love and loss\, both g ritty and sweet\, are propelled by her impeccable slide guitar chops. As a n award-winning songwriter\, captivating vocalist\, and a world-class lap style dobro player\, she has an unmistakable sound all her own. This is ma sterfully captured on her 2022 CD “DobroSinger.” The record made it to #11 on the Billboard Blues Charts and #2 on the Folk DJ Charts\, receiving ra ve reviews in Bluegrass Unlimited\, Acoustic Guitar Magazine and American Songwriter. It’s a raw intimate recording full of blues\, ballads and the ache of the unknown. It’s quite a contrast to her previous CD\, which feat ured a co-write with Chris Stapleton and leaned on full band production. A bbie stands strong as a solo act and has opened for Lori McKenna and Marti na McBride.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine says\, “sheer brilliance and power … her evocative guitar is a second voice throughout\, sometimes sing ing in unison\, in harmony other times\, or answering as in a conversation with the singer. The playing and singing are both impeccable and loaded w ith personality. You can hear every nuance of the slide\, smooth one momen t or rattling slightly at the end of a phrase like punctuation\; and her i ntimate\, pitch-perfect vocals—wistful\, playful\, confessional—sound like they’re dancing with the guitar.”

Her background is as varied as the songs she writes. Her father\, Herb Gardner\, is a stride pianist and dixieland trombonist. Abbie didn’t get into music school on her original i nstrument (flute)\, but graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Occupat ional Therapy. She gradually found her way back to music in Boston’s folk music scene.

During the pandemic\, Abbie started teaching free Woodshed dobro lessons in her b ackyard and posting them to YouTube. Helping other people fan the flames o f their creativity has always been a nice balance to performing. She has t aught in person at Nashville Dobro Camp\, ResoSummit\, Kaufman Kamp\, Rock ygrass Academy\, and Roots Music Camp. Then for Songwriting\, she’s taught at New England Songwriters Retreat\, Swannanoa Gathering\, Summer Songs\, and Moab Folk Camp. Students can check out her month-long\, small group v irtual songwriting classes and her downloadable “Dobro from Scratch” cou rse.

“Not only a first-rate Dobro player but a songwriter to be re ckoned with.” –John Platt\, WFUV.

For More Last Dance Productions\ , click here.

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Tickets: https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/may-17-202 5-abbie-gardner-finals-of-performing-songwriter-competition/.

X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Folk\,Singer Songwriter X-COST:$20.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/may-17-2025-abbie-gard ner-finals-of-performing-songwriter-competition/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4360@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Rock Music CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-711\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-a-musical-memoir-of-the-60s-beyond-tick ets-1314191535259 DESCRIPTION:Peter Asher\, we first came to know him through the global smas h “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gor don. He returns–now a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which br ings a multimedia experience to the stage\, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his r ole with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records \, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Manager\, handling the careers of James Taylor\, Linda Ronst adt and a host of others. Books abound\, documentaries with half-truths (a nd worse) are all too common\, but\, now\, finally\, Mr. Asher tells first hand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate ev ening.\n“Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerabl e personal archive\, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift\, transport ing audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger\, John Lennon\, Paul McCartney\, Marianne Faithful\, Yoko Ono\, Ca role King\, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characte rs in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Wa ller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon\, including “ I Go to Pieces\,” “True Love Ways\,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman\,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again\,” Nobody I Know\,” and “World Without Love\,” all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.\nThe show brings the audience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the way to the present day\, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatle s Channel\, “From Me to You” . Peter’s book based on the show\, “The Beatl es A to Zed” was released by MacMillan on October 29\, 2019\; the book is already in it’s third printing.\nFor more Last Dance Productions events\, Click Here.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-a-musical-m emoir-of-the-60s-beyond-tickets-1314191535259. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T150000 LOCATION:The Regent Theatre @ 7 Medford St\, Arlington\, MA 02474 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s & Beyond URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/peter-asher-a-musical-memoir-of- the-60s-beyond/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e174455728859 1-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e174455 7288591-296x300.jpg\;296\;300\;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/ wp-content/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_ n-1030x686.jpg\;1030\;686\;1\,full\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e17 44558218660.jpg\;400\;405\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Peter Asher\, we first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns–n ow a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which brings a multimedia experience to the stage\, hosted by the two-time Grammy winn er for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records\, t hen famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Pro ducer and Manager\, handling the careers of James Taylor\, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Books abound\, documentaries with half-truths (and w orse) are all too common\, but\, now\, finally\, Mr. Asher tells first han d his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evenin g.

“Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s consider able personal archive\, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift\, transp orting audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as M ick Jagger\, John Lennon\, Paul McCartney\, Marianne Faithful\, Yoko Ono\, Carole King\, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of chara cters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon\, includin g “I Go to Pieces\,” “True Love Ways\,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman\,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again\,” Nobody I Know\,” and “World Without Love \,” all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classi cs along with other old favourites from that golden era.

The show brings the audience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the w ay to the present day\, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatles Channel\, “From Me to You” . Peter’s book based on the show\, “The Beatles A to Zed” was released by MacMillan on October 29\, 2019\; th e book is already in it’s third printing.

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X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Beatles\,Peter Asher X-COST:49.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-a-musical-memoir-of- the-60s-beyond-tickets-1314191535259 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4445@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Rock Music CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-711\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-songs-and-stories-tickets-1558077705359 DESCRIPTION:Peter Asher\, we first came to know him through the global smas h “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gor don. He returns–now a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which br ings a multimedia experience to the stage\, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his r ole with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records \, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Manager\, handling the careers of James Taylor\, Linda Ronst adt\, and a host of others. Books abound\, documentaries with half-truths (and worse) are all too common\, but\, now\, finally\, Mr. Asher tells fir sthand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate e vening.\n“Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerab le personal archive\, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift\, transpor ting audiences back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mic k Jagger\, John Lennon\, Paul McCartney\, Marianne Faithful\, Yoko Ono\, C arole King\, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of charact ers in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon W aller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon\, including “I Go to Pieces\,” “True Love Ways\,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given t o Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman\,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again\,” Nobody I Know\,” and “World Without Love\, ” all of which were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.\nThe show brings th e audience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the way to the present day\, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatl es Channel\, “From Me to You”. Peter’s book\, based on the show\, “The Bea tles A to Zed\,” was released by MacMillan on October 29\, 2019\; the book is already in its third printing.\nFor more Last Dance Productions events \, Click Here.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-songs-an d-stories-tickets-1558077705359. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T213000 LOCATION:An Unlikely Story @ 111 South Street Plainville\, MA 02762 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Peter Asher: Songs and Stories URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/peter-asher-a-musical-memoir-of- the-60s-beyond-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e174455728859 1-80x80.jpg\;80\;80\;1\,medium\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e174455 7288591-296x300.jpg\;296\;300\;1\,large\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/ wp-content/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_ n-1030x686.jpg\;1030\;686\;1\,full\;https://lastdanceproductions.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2025/04/472985694_2718535368333452_2894447948411027022_n-e17 44558218660.jpg\;400\;405\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Peter Asher\, we first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns–n ow a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire– in “Peter Ash er: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” which brings a multimedia experience to the stage\, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Produce r of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & G ordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records\, then famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- to Producer and Mana ger\, handling the careers of James Taylor\, Linda Ronstadt\, and a host o f others. Books abound\, documentaries with half-truths (and worse) are al l too common\, but\, now\, finally\, Mr. Asher tells firsthand his tales f rom the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evening.

“M emoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerable personal archive\, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift\, transporting audien ces back to the heart of 60s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger\, John Lennon\, Paul McCartney\, Marianne Faithful\, Yoko Ono\, Carole King\ , James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon\, including “I Go to Pi eces\,” “True Love Ways\,” and “Lady Godiva.” The songs given to Peter & G ordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center: “Woman\,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again\,” Nobody I Know\,” and “World Without Love\,” all of wh ich were US Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classics along with other old favourites from that golden era.

The show brings the au dience through the earliest days of Peter’s journey all the way to the pre sent day\, and projects including his SiriusXM radio show on the Beatles C hannel\, “From Me to You”. Peter’s book\, based on the show\, “The Beatles A to Zed\,” was released by MacMillan on October 29\, 2019\; the book is already in its third printing.

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X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Beatles\,Peter Asher X-COST:$68.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-asher-songs-and-stories-ti ckets-1558077705359 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4423@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260420T032929Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-711\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/the-kennedys-tickets-1435941683229 DESCRIPTION:The Kennedys. Songwriting duo Pete and Maura Kennedy make a str ong return to the studio and stage after three years of weekly live-stream ed lockdown-era concerts. They took the opportunity to explore classic son gwriting in depth\, performing over a thousand songs during the pandemic. That vast overview strengthened and refined their own writing and laid the foundation for this new collection of original\, socially-conscious songs .\n“After such a deep dive into American roots music\, we felt like we had a new set of writing tools. We were ready to create this body of work\, a nd there’s just SO much to write about\,” says Maura. “During our five-yea r hiatus from writing and recording\, America changed in massive ways\, di visive ways that have shaken our whole foundation. That has to be addresse d by creative artists\, those of us who have a voice to speak for others. Our love of the great things about this country\, things that are under th reat\, is the reason we decided to make “Headwinds” the title track of the CD. Political and social headwinds are making it hard to get back “home’ to our greatness as a nation. We want to push back in a positive way again st those winds.”\nIn addition to singing and writing\, Pete and Maura are multi-instrumentalists. The thirteen songs are cast in a soundscape that d raws from the classic canon of American roots\, in keeping with the theme of getting back “home” as a nation. Acoustic and electric guitars\, a vint age steel guitar\, a gospel-inflected piano/organ mix\, and even a slide u kulele all add colors to a songbag of sounds that have drawn us together d uring hard times. Pete and Maura believe that those sounds still have the power to pull us through again.\nThe Kennedys began their writing and tour ing life three decades ago as members of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moon Orches tra\, developing their own sound as a frequent support act on Nanci’s tour s across America\, Ireland\, Scotland and England. Collaborations with Nan ci continued\, culminating in Pete and Maura producing her final album\, “ Intersections.” Along the way\, they hosted a nationwide radio program\, “ The Dharma Cafe” on Sirius/XM\, wrote and released sixteen CDs of original music\, and have been core artists on folk radio\, expanding their audien ce further with the inception of the AAA and Americana formats.\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-kennedys-tickets-1435941683229. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T223000 LOCATION:Rose Garden Coffeehouse @ 17 West Street\, Mansfield\, MA 02048 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Kennedys URL:https://lastdanceproductions.com/event/the-kennedys-2/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

The Ke nnedys. Songwriting duo Pete and Maura Kennedy make a strong return to the studio and stage after three years of weekly live-streamed lockdown-e ra concerts. They took the opportunity to explore classic songwriting in d epth\, performing over a thousand songs during the pandemic. That vast ove rview strengthened and refined their own writing and laid the foundation f or this new collection of original\, socially-conscious songs.

“Af ter such a deep dive into American roots music\, we felt like we had a new set of writing tools. We were ready to create this body of work\, and the re’s just SO much to write about\,” says Maura. “During our five-year hiat us from writing and recording\, America changed in massive ways\, divisive ways that have shaken our whole foundation. That has to be addressed by c reative artists\, those of us who have a voice to speak for others. Our lo ve of the great things about this country\, things that are under threat\, is the reason we decided to make “Headwinds” the title track of the CD. P olitical and social headwinds are making it hard to get back “home’ to our greatness as a nation. We want to push back in a positive way against tho se winds.”

In addition to singing and writing\, Pete and Maura are multi-instrumentalists. The thirteen songs are cast in a soundscape that draws from the classic canon of American roots\, in keeping with the theme of getting back “home” as a nation. Acoustic and electric guitars\, a vin tage steel guitar\, a gospel-inflected piano/organ mix\, and even a slide ukulele all add colors to a songbag of sounds that have drawn us together during hard times. Pete and Maura believe that those sounds still have the power to pull us through again.

The Kennedys began their writing and touring life three decades ago as members of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moo n Orchestra\, developing their own sound as a frequent support act on Nanc i’s tours across America\, Ireland\, Scotland and England. Collaborations with Nanci continued\, culminating in Pete and Maura producing her final a lbum\, “Intersections.” Along the way\, they hosted a nationwide radio pro gram\, “The Dharma Cafe” on Sirius/XM\, wrote and released sixteen CDs of original music\, and have been core artists on folk radio\, expanding thei r audience further with the inception of the AAA and Americana formats.

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