The ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS Calendar of New England Folk Events Notice: THIS CALENDAR IS ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS First of all, this calendar only contains information that either arrived here electronically at a time when I had time to deal with it, or which was significant enough to me that I actually took the time to type it in. Thus, the calendar is almost certainly incomplete. Second, this calendar has been compiled from enough different sources over a long enough period that there is no guarantee either that any of these events will actually take place, or that they will take place in the locations specified or at the dates or times given. This file is a melting pot of information from a whole bunch of sources, and I have no idea if any of them ever had a basis in reality. I take no responsibility for any wasted trips to the wilds of New England resulting from the use of this information. The only thing this calendar might possibly be useful for is to give readers an idea of some of the things that could be happening somewhere in New England on or about a given day. Readers are strongly encouraged to double-check the given information for themselves before actually seeking out those events. If this calendar does, in fact, prove useful to anyone, I would love to get a note to that effect. Please also send any additions, corrections, distractions, uglifications or derisions to me at wald@theory.lcs.mit.edu. They will be integrated as time permits. -David Wald wald@theory.lcs.mit.edu =========================================================================== But first, a few plugs for the competition: Readers who want better-maintained and often more complete (though less frequently updated) information are strongly encouraged to subscribe to the bi-monthly New England Folk Almanac by sending their name, address, and a check for $15 to "F.A.N.---Folk Almanac, P.O. Box 336, Cambridge, MA 02141". (The maintainer of this file has no connection with that publication beyond that of a very pleased subscriber.) Readers wanting an electronic calendar covering a much broader geographical area are refered to the Dirty Linen calendar, available by ftp from nysernet.org. The Ceolas celtic music archive provides monthly mailings listing celtic music events for each US state and Canadian province. Send the word "lists" to for a list of mailing list names, and "help" for information on subscribing. The Musi-Cal online calendar lets you request lists from its database of concerts according to type, date, performer and location. Send the word "help" to for information. =========================================================================== A note on the abbreviation scheme: The events listed below are, for the most part, listed with a location code, e.g. "[som]". The codes generally follow the scheme used in the Folk Almanac, and are translated at the end of the file. Locations outside of Massachusetts are also given a two-letter state abbreviation. Listings that are particularly questionable are marked with "(?)". =========================================================================== How to retrieve the latest version of this calendar: on the World-Wide Web: http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~wald/calendar.html by ftp: the file is on theory.lcs.mit.edu as pub/people/wald/concert-calendar. by email: send mail containing the line "send wald concert-calendar" to archive-server@theory.lcs.mit.edu. Note that capitalization (or rather, the lack of it) is important. =========================================================================== 7/22 Suzanne McDermott [dwc] Mighty Sam McClain @ Bay State Cruise, Boston, MA (617) 254-1050 Bill Staines [fwy](NH) Libby Roderick (?) [lbc](ME) 7/23 Dar Williams [cmn](RI) Dick Gaughan [bls](RI) 7/24 Jim Infantino/Raelinda Woad (storytelling night) [cpsm] 7/25 Dick Gaughan [jds] Leo Kottke @ Natl. Guitar Workshop, New Milford, CT (203) 567-8529 Bill Staines @ The Gazebo, Fryeburg, ME 7/26 Bill Staines @ Public Library, Concord, MA Cheryl Wheeler [lbc](ME) Jonathan Edwards @ Hammersmith Farms, Newport, RI (404) 827-2043 7/28 5 Chinese Brothers [cpsm] Lowell Folk Festival @ Lowell, MA Bill Staines [lbc](ME) 7/29 Barbara Kessler [cpsm] Atwater-Donnelly @ Plymoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA (508) 746-1622 Northern Lights @ Berkshire Perf Arts Ctr., Lenox, MA (413) 637-1700 Lowell Folk Festival @ Lowell, MA Cheryl Wheeler [jon](ME) Lui Collins @ CT Family Folk Fest, Hartford, CT Patty Larkin @ Bearsley Zoo, Bridgeport, CT (203) 576-8082 7/30 Lowell Folk Festival @ Lowell, MA Atwater-Donnelly [bth](RI) 8/2 Jesse Colin Young [chr] Jim Henry @ The Coffee Mill, Exeter, NH (603) 778-4801 8/3 Bill Staines @ Newburyport, MA Jesse Colin Young @ Hannah Glover Boat, Salem, MA (617) 639-0600 8/4 Ani DiFranco (617) 661-1252 (?) [pth] Cliff Eberhardt [fwy](NH) Jesse Colin Young [chn](RI) U Utah Phillips/&al. @ Champlain Valley Fest., Burlington, VT (802) 863-5966 8/5 Dan Hart [dwc] Barry Crimmins/Patricia Smith [cpsm] William Pint & Felicia Dale @ Plymouth Plantation, MA Tom Paxton/Del McCoury Band/&al. @ Champlain Valley Fest., Burlington, VT (802) 863-5966 Dry Branch Fire Squad/Cornerstone/&al. @ Pemi Valley B.G. Fest., Campton, NH (603) 726-3471 David Mallett @ Bowerbank Days, ?, ME Patty Larkin/Ferron/&al. @ Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI Mark O'Connor @ Summer Music, New London, CT 8/6 Anne Hills [win] Bela Fleck & the Flecktones [cic](CT) Ani DiFranco/Ferron/Catie Curtis/&al. @ Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI Dry Branch Fire Squad/Cornerstone/&al. @ Pemi Valley B.G. Fest., Campton, NH (603) 726-3471 Bill Harley @ NE Whole Language Conference, Middlebury, VT Cliff Eberhardt @ Hidden Valley Camp, Freedom, ME (207) 342-5693 Jim Henry/Susan Werner [lbc](ME) 8/7 Cliff Eberhardt [lbc](ME) Bill Harley @ NE Whole Language Conference, Middlebury, VT 8/8 Bill Harley @ NE Whole Language Conference, Middlebury, VT 8/9 Chris Smither [lbc](ME) Bill Harley @ NE Whole Language Conference, Middlebury, VT 8/10 Roger McGuinn [cpl] Bill Staines @ Rec. Dept., Concord, NH Chris Smither [lbc](ME) Kristina Olsen @ Sweet Chariot Fest, Camden, ME Bill Harley @ NE Whole Language Conference, Middlebury, VT 8/11 Chris Smither [ovk] Cliff Eberhardt [win] Bill Harley @ NE Whole Language Conference, Middlebury, VT The Nields @ Levitt Pavillion, Westport, CT 8/12 The Nields @ Bearsley Zoo, New Britain, CT Afterhours @ Univ. of Hartford, Hartford, CT Dry Branch Fire Squad/&al. @ CT River Valley BG Fest., Moodus, CT 8/13 The Nields [win] Dry Branch Fire Squad/&al. @ CT River Valley BG Fest., Moodus, CT 8/16 Bill Morrissey [lbc](ME) 8/17 Bill Morrissey [lbc](ME) 8/18 Four Men and a Dog [rjd] Michael Jerling [kce] Vance Gilbert [xnlch](CT) 8/19 Tom Rush [jon](ME) 8/23 Jonathan Edwards [lbc](ME) 8/25 Tom Chapin @ Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT (203) 227-4177 8/26 Jeff Murray @ Rio Grande Cafe, Marblehead, (617) 639-1828 9/1 Bill Staines [fwy](NH) David Mallett @ Searsport, ?, ME The Cox Family/&al. @ B.G. Fest, Brunswick, ME The Heartbeats Rhythm Quartet (?) @ Cajun & B.G. Fest, Escoheag, RI 9/2 Bill Emerson/&al. @ B.G. Fest, Brunswick, ME The Cox Family @ Cajun & B.G. Fest, Escoheag, RI 9/3 Rick Lee/&al. [cpsm] J.D. Crowe and the New South/&al. @ B.G. Fest, Thomas Point Beach, ME U. Utah Phillips (401) 463-9900 [slr](RI) The Cox Family @ Cajun & B.G. Fest, Escoheag, RI 9/4 Rick Lee/&al. @ Bread & Roses Fest., Lawrence, MA (508) 373 9259 Atwater-Donnelly @ Conimicut Village Fest., Warwick, RI (401) 738-3749 Eric Garrison [cll](CT) 9/5 Cordelia's Dad (?) @ Amherst, MA 9/6 City Folk [lbc](ME) 9/8 Bill Staines [ovk] Dar Williams/Chris Smither [m&t] Cheryl Wheeler [chn](RI) Lucy Kaplansky [asr](CT) Lui Collins @ Milton Concert Series, Litchfield, CT (203) 567-3750 9/9 Bill Staines [nsw] Cheryl Wheeler (?) [chn](RI) Lui Collins [cta](CT) 9/10 Atwater-Donnelly @ Artisan's Fair of Crafts, Lincoln, MA (617) 227-3956 Lucie Therrien (1:30pm) @ N-D. de la Salette Shrine, Attleboro, MA 9/13 Bill Harley @ N. Kingston H.S., Kingston, RI (401) 885-3490 Susan Trump @ Housatonic Dulcimer Fest., New Milford, CT (203) 567-8262 9/14 Susan Trump @ Housatonic Dulcimer Fest., New Milford, CT (203) 567-8262 9/15 Atwater-Donnelly @ Folk Fest/Rockport, ME (203) 236-3632 Greg Greenway [xnlch](CT) Susan Trump @ Housatonic Dulcimer Fest., New Milford, CT (203) 567-8262 9/16 Eric Garrison [cll](CT) Bill Staines [sbd](CT) Patty Larkin [ssc](RI) Don Conoscenti [bur](VT) 9/17 Patty Larkin @ Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA (508) 385-4477 Greg Greenway/&al. @ Walden Riverbank Fest, Walden, MA (508) 371-3200. 9/20 Kevin Locke (?) @ Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 9/21 Alisa Fineman [sbd](CT) 9/22 Lucy Kaplansky [m&t] Jim Henry [sfm] Priscilla Herdman/&al. (?) @ Eisteddfod, N. Dartmouth, MA (508) 999-8515 or -8546. 9/23 Nancy Tucker [1ms] Priscilla Herdman/&al. (?) @ Eisteddfod, N. Dartmouth, MA (508) 999-8515 or -8546. Anne Hills/Michael Smith [cta](CT) Bill Staines [ssc](RI) Lucy Kaplansky [bur](VT) 9/24 Priscilla Herdman/&al. (?) @ Eisteddfod, N. Dartmouth, MA (508) 999-8515 or -8546. 9/25 Mark Witman @ Cambridge, MA 9/26 Mark Witman @ Somerville, MA 9/27 Kevin Locke @ Milton Acad., Milton, MA (617) 696-6768 Tom Rush [4cr](NH) 9/28 Kevin Locke @ Milton Acad., Milton, MA (617) 696-6768 Mark Witman @ Amherst, MA 9/29 Anne Hills/Cindy Mangsen [m&t] Holly Near/Ronnie Gilbert [snd] Gaelic Roots II @ Boston College, Boston, MA (617) 552-0490 Mark O'Connor @ Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT David Mallett [ump](ME) 9/30 Anne Hills/Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen [cfc] Dar Williams [sac] Gaelic Roots II @ Boston College, Boston, MA (617) 552-0490 Ani DiFranco (413) 584-7810 [jgh] Bryan Bowers [smn](CT) Mark O'Connor @ Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 10/1 Gaelic Roots II @ Boston College, Boston, MA (617) 552-0490 10/6 Tom Rush [chn](RI) 10/7 Atwater-Donnelly [smp](NH) Dar Williams @ Giddeon Wells Schl., Glastonbury, CT (203) 633-8402 10/8 Second City National Touring Company [pck](ME) 10/14 Kristina Olsen [rbr](CT) Jim Henry @ Kennebunk Cfhs., Kennebunk, ME (207) 985-3700 Flash Cadillac [ste](ME) 10/15 Flash Cadillac [ste](ME) 10/20 Jay Ungar & Molly Mason (1:00) [loh](NH) Kristina Olsen [mus](NH) Barbara Kessler [xnlch](CT) 10/21 Bill Morrissey [ovk] Lucy Kaplansky/Greg Brown [som] Kristina Olsen [cfc] Michael Jerling/Jim Henry [rbr](CT) 10/22 Lucy Kaplansky/Greg Brown [jon](ME) 10/24 Greg Brown [lbc](ME) 10/26 John Gorka/Cheryl Wheeler [orp] 10/27 Tom Chapin [drg] U. Utah Phillips [mnh] 10/28 Jonathan Edwards (?) [som] John McCutcheon/Tom Chapin [drg] Rick Lee/&al. [ltc] U. Utah Phillips [fnf](CT) 10/29 Greg Brown @ Knights of Columbus Hall, Middlebury, VT (802) 388-0216 11/3 Carrie Newcomer/Brooks Williams/Eileen McGann/James Keelaghan (?) [som] Jesse Colin Young [frh] 11/4 Carrie Newcomer/Brooks Williams/Eileen McGann/James Keelaghan (?) [som] Tom Paxton [ste](ME) Eric Garrison [cll](CT) Garnet Rogers/Virtual Harmony [smp](NH) Jesse Colin Young @ Old Meeting House, Francestown, NH (603) 588-6311 11/5 Tom Paxton [lbc](ME) 11/11 Tom Lewis [uni] Bill Staines @ Cambridge, MA (617) 232-4450 11/12 Tom Lewis @ Blanchard's Tavern, Avon, MA (508) 587-8322 11/17 Garnet Rogers @ After Dark Concerts, Middlebury, VT (802) 388-0216 11/18 The Nields [som] Bill Staines [ltc] Greg Greenway [snm] 11/24 Greg Greenway [mus](NH) 11/25 Bill Staines [gfk](CT) Brooks Williams [mus](NH) 12/2 Greg Greenway [cnr] Holiday Benefit Showcase [smp](NH) 12/8 Cheryl Wheeler [frh] 12/9 Bill Staines [brf](CT) 12/10 Cheryl Wheeler [su8] 1/5 Bill Staines [unc] Patty Larkin [frh] 1/6 Cindy Kallet, Ellen Epstein & Michael Cicone/David Dodson [smp](NH) 1/12 Dar Williams [m&t] 1/13 Bill Staines [rbr](CT) Dar Williams [ssc](RI) 1/28 Connie Kaldor [rca](VT) 2/2 U. Utah Phillips [m&t] 2/3 Bill Staines [cfc] Rick Lee Trio [sbd](CT) 2/9 Bill Staines [frh] 2/10 Bill Staines [jhh] 2/15 Dar Williams @ Bowker Auditorium, Amherst, MA (413) 545-2511 3/1 Rick Lee @ Rabbit Hill Cfhs., Westport, CT (203) 378 4764 3/2 Lucy Kaplansky [ssc](RI) 3/9 2nd City Nat. Touring Co. @ Chester, VT (802) 875-4473 3/16 Cheryl Wheeler [rca](VT) 4/20 Greg Brown [sjc] Locations: [1ms] One More Song Coffeehouse, (413) 789-1750, , Feeding Hills Congregational Church, 21 N. Westfield St., Feeding Hills, MA [4cr] Four Corners Bar & Grill, (603) 763-9788, New London, NH [asr] Assorted Friends Coffeehouse, (203) 972-6246, , United Methodist Church, New Canaan, CT [bls] Blackstone River Theatre, (401) 333-0727, Broad St. & Madeira Ave., Central Falls, RI [brf] Branford Folk Music Society, (203) 488-7715, Branford, CT [bth] Barrington Town Hall Lawn, (401) 247-1925, Barrington, RI [bur] Burlington Coffeehouse, (802) 658-3354, (802) 658-5061, Burlington, VT [cfc] Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, (508) 533-8579, 80 Emmons St., Masonic Lodge, Franklin, MA [chn] Chan's, (401) 765-1900, Woonsocket, RI [chr] Christine's, (508) 394-7333, 581 W. Main St., Dennis, MA [cic] Charles Ives Ctr, (203) 837-9227, White St., Danbury, CT [cll] Collinsville Coffee & Tea, (203) 693-6299, 140 Albany Tpke, Rt. 44, Canton, CT [cmn] Common Fence Point Improvement Association, (401) 683-3243, Community Hall, Anthony Rd., Portsmouth, RI [cnr] Coffeehouse on the Corner, (617) 282-9988, , Elm & Church Sts, All Souls Church, Braintree, MA [cpl] Copley Square Park, Boston, MA [cpsm] Club Passim, (617) 492-7679, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA [cta] Connecticut Audubon Center, (203) 633-8402, 1361 Main St., Glastonbury, CT [drg] Durgin Hall, (508) 934-4444, U Mass Lowell, Lowell, MA [dwc] Driftwood Coffeehouse, (617) 834-5817, 250 South St., Guyer Barn Gallery, Hyannis, MA [fnf] Friday Night Folk Coffeehouse (203) 848-0012/447-9580, 60 Huntington Ave, All Souls UU Ch., New London, CT [frh] Firehouse Coffeehouse, (508) 486-3044, First Church Unitarian, Foster St, Littleton, MA [fwy] Folkway, (603) 924-7484, (no reservations by email), 85 Grove St., Peterborough, NH [gfk] Good Folk Coffeehouse, (203) 838-0049, Rowayton United Methodist Church, 7 Pennoyer St., Rowayton, CT [jds] Johnny D's, bookings: (617) 776-7450, reservations: 776-2004, 17 Holland St., Somerville, MA [jgh] John M. Greene Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA [jhh] John Henry's Hammer, (508) 752-2019, 90 Main St., First Unitarian Church, Worcester, MA [jon] Jonathan's Restaurant, (207) 646-4777, Ogunquit, ME [kce] Kevin's Cafe, (508) 433-8100, Main & Mill Sts., Pepperell, MA [lbc] Left Bank Cafe, (207) 374-2201, Blue Hill, ME [loh] Lebanon Opera House, (603) 448-3945, Box 384, Lebanon, NH [ltc] Linden Tree Coffeehouse, (617) 246-2836, 326 Main St., Wakefield, MA [m&t] Me & Thee Coffeehouse, (617) 631-8987, Unitarian Church, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead, MA [mnh] Museum of Natural Heritage, (617) 861-6559, 33 Marrett Rd., Lexington, MA [mus] The Muse, (603) 437-6632, The Gray Goose II, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH [nsw] A New Song Coffeehouse, (617) 275-1135, First Church of Christ, Congregational, 25 The Great Road, Bedford, MA 01730 [orp] Orpheum Theater, (617) 482-0650, Hamilton Pl., Boston, MA [ovk] Old Vienna Kaffeehaus, (508) 898-2231, (508) 791-5876, 22 South St., Westborough, MA [pck] Pickard Theatre, (207) 725-3375, Brunswick, ME [pth] Provincetown Town Hall, Provincetown, MA [rbr] Roaring Brook Coffeehouse, (203) 693-0263, Roaring Brook Nature Center, 70 Gracey Rd., Canton [rca] River City Arts, (802) 296-2033, Briggs Opera House, White River Jct., VT [rjd] Rotch-Jones-Duff House, (508) 673-8523, 396 County St., New Bedford, MA [sac] South Acton Coffeehouse, (508) 263-2332, South Acton, MA [sbd] Sounding Board, (203) 632-7547, <73577.310@compuserve.com>, 12 S. Main St, 1st Church Christ Cong., West Hartford, CT [sfm] South Shore Folk Music Club, (617) 871-1052, 585-3432, Beal House, Rt. 106, Kingston, MA [sjc] Striar Jewish Community Center, Stoughton, MA [slr] Slater Mill, (401) 725-8638, Pawtucket, RI [smn] Stamford Museum & Nature Center, (203) 322-1646, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT [smp] Simple Gifts Coffee House, (603) 891-2262, (603) 889-2295, , or <ed@stauff.uucp>, Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of Lowell and Canal Sts., Nashua, NH [snd] Sanders Theater, (617) 496-2222, Cambridge, MA [snm] Saturday Night in Marblehead, (508) 927-2864, (617) 639-1969, , Lafayette St (Rt 114), Church of St. Andrew, Marblehead, MA [som] Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA [ssc] Stone Soup Coffeehouse, (401) 826-7743, (401) 781-0061, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 15 Hayes St., Providence, RI [ste] State Theatre, Portland, ME [su8] Sundays at 8 Folk Concerts, (413) 542-5773, Campus Center, Amherst College, Amherst, MA [ump] University of Maine, (207) 764-0311, Presque Isle, ME [unc] Uncommon Coffeehouse (508) 879-5014, (508) 877-6992, 24 Vernon St., First Parish Church Unitarian-Universalist, Framingham, MA [uni] U'n'I Coffeehouse (413) 562-3990, 245 Porter Lake Dr., First UU Church, Springfield, MA [win] Wintertide Coffeehouse, (508) 693-8830, PO Box 29, 5 Corners, Vineyard Haven, MA [xnlch] Night Lights Coffee House, (203) 849-9130, , East Avenue United Methodist Church, 244 East Ave., East Norwalk, CT