
Published: 8 months ago
Duration: 43:23
Size: 1B
It was the first spring night warm enough to open the patio doors at the mansion. And it was a good thing too, because the masses came out to see the folk singer/songwriter that The New York Times calls “one of the great personalities in contemporary folk music.” And Tom Chapin delivered. Accompanied by [...]

Published: 8 months ago
Duration: 60:19
Size: 1B
Ahh, the telltale signs of spring - trees starting to bud, birds building nests, and folks hanging out on the porch at the mansion for a cool breeze with their live music! Add a featured artist like Tom Chapin, and you’ve got the recipe for a perfect Wednesday night in springtime. Tonight’s line-up: Dave [...]

Published: 8 months ago
Duration: 39:00
Size: 1B
Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers are a Boston-based, acoustic alternative folk group comprised of artists from a variety of musical backgrounds. While the songs performed by the quartet originated as Annie’s folk tunes, the music has evolved and expanded with rich arrangements for upright bass, cello, mandolin, banjo, accordion, and the occasional saw solo. Annie [...]

Published: 8 months ago
Duration: 51:54
Size: 1B
Sometimes as the evening unfolds at the mansion, a theme will develop - or in this case, a sharp contrast. On the one hand, we had Lois Morton at her classic best, singing a love song to “stuff” that she can’t let go of. On the other hand, we had Jarrett Krentzel, who let [...]

Published: 8 months ago
Duration: 36:11
Size: 1B
The Boston Globe calls Walking on the World, the newest release from singer-violinist Jake Armerding, “dizzying - it weaves together fiddle, mandolin, and guitar; stories about Rome and nostalgia; consonant ballads about a fleece jacket; and dissonant, off-kilter rags.” Marrying genres is Armerding’s forte, a product of growing up with 1980’s pop radio in one [...]