Tag Archive for folk music

‘The Kingston Trio’ to Play the Colonial

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The three musicians currently performing as the Kingston Trio take the stage at the Colonial Theatre on Friday, May 15, 2015, at 7pm. Placing value on entertainment more than on folk authenticity or politics, the original Kingston Trio helped to popularize and commercial folk music during the original folk revival of the…

Mezze Bistro Warms Up Winter with Locally Sourced Chamber Folk

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Mezze Bistro + Bar is adding music to its menu this winter, with monthly gigs by the Wandering Rocks, a local chamber folk band whose tunes evoke “river, fields, love and dreams drenched with whiskey.” The monthly series will take place on Fridays through April: February 15, March 15, April 19. New…

Loudon Wainwright III to Play at Club Helsinki

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, a one-time “new Dylan” who has over time become the somewhat unlikely patriarch of a folk music family dynasty, performs his uniquely acerbic songs at Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, August 2, 2012, at 9 p.m. Wainwright’s career spans more than 40 years and 23 albums. He sings…

Janis Ian to Read and Perform at The Clark

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Janis Ian comes to The Clark for a free book reading on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 5:30 pm, and a concert on Friday, April 20, at 8 pm. Ian’s breakthrough hit, “Society’s Child (Baby, I’ve Been Thinking),” written about interracial romance when she was just 13 years old,…

(Music Review) Richard Thompson at the Mahaiwe

Richard Thompson at the Mahaiwe (photo by Seth Rogovoy)

MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Richard Thompson October 14, 2011 Review by Seth Rogovoy (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Simply put, Richard Thompson proved once again on Friday night at the Mahaiwe that he is a master – a virtuoso guitarist, an engaging performer, an acute songwriter, and an affecting singer. He puts all the elements together…