Nov
22
Fri
An Evening of Music and Conversation With Lorraine and Bennett Hammond @ The Cambridge Historical Society
Nov 22 @ 6:00 am – 9:00 am
An Evening of Music and Conversation  With Lorraine and Bennett Hammond  @ The Cambridge Historical Society | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States

The Cambridge Historical Society and the New England Folk Music Archives announce an evening of conversation and music at the Cambridge Historical Society, November 21, 2013.

At 6:00pm, a lively conversation between former WUMB program director Brian Quinn and Lorraine and Bennett Hammond will discuss and explore the rich history of folk music around the greater Boston area. This conversation will be recorded and deposited into The New England Folk Music Archives’ growing oral history collection.

Following the conversation, Lorraine and Bennett will perform traditional and original compositions on guitar, dulcimer, and harp, drawing on a long folk tradition.

Suggested donation for this event is $10 at the door, however additional support would be greatly appreciated to help the Cambridge Historical Society and The New England Folk Music Archives continue their important work in the community.

Lorraine and Bennett Hammond play and sing in perfect complement: blending their instruments with consummate skill, they create a new voice for music that ranges in style from classical through Celtic, blues and contemporary. The joy they take in their music is contagious, and their flair for tailoring their selection of songs and tunes for individual audiences lends a lively freshness to each performance.

Brian Quinn spent over 20 years managing all aspects of public radio station WUMB in Boston, recognized as the nation’s premiere station for folk and acoustic music.  For most of these years he served as the station’s program director. Brian also was instrumental in planning and overseeing the annual Boston Folk Festival, which annually drew thousands of participants to the University of Massachusetts. He has several years of experience producing events on The Boston Common, Copley Square, Sanders Theater and The Somerville Theater.

The Cambridge Historical Society

Venue Address:  159 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Venue Web Site: http://www.cambridgehistory.org/

Cambridge Historical Society Phone: (617) 547-4252

 

The New England Folk Music Archives

Promoter Address:  319 Hurley St. #3, Cambridge, MA 02141

Promoter Website:  http://www.newenglandfolkmusic.org

Info Phone: 508-789-7611 (Brian Quinn)

 

Time Line

5:30 pm          Doors open

6:00                Oral History with Lorraine and Bennett Hammond

7:00                Concert

 

Lorraine and Bennett Hammond

http://www.greatacoustics.org/

Mar
30
Sun
Les Sampou @ The River Club Music Hall
Mar 30 @ 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Les Sampou @ The River Club Music Hall | Scituate | Massachusetts | United States

Les Sampou is a blues/rock musician, who got her start n the Boston folk scene and now has moved on to national prominence and acclaim. She has just released her new record “Lonesomeville”.

Les Sampou writes and sings Americana music that’s full of twang and blues. Her musical career has spanned five recordings and countless listening rooms, bars, and festivals as well as over several hundred thousand miles of road. ‘Lonesomeville’ is the diary. It takes you through lonely hotel rooms, endless highways, and the bedrooms of hard-living lovers. Jonathan Perry of the Boston Globe writes, “Sly, lived-in songs about mismatched lives, hard goodbyes, and honky tonk heartbreak; all of which makes Lonesomeville not such a bad place to be after all, especially if she’s playing there.”

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