Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?

Subject: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 02 Sep 99 - 10:41 AM

Hi! Liam's Sister-in-Law is surfing the waves of New England this weekend. What's happening in terms of sessions and concerts in Boston-Providence, etc. this weekend? Where's the craic, Barry et al?

All the best,
Dan Milner

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 02 Sep 99 - 11:08 AM

Hi Dan, I'm at work surfing myself, let me dig around & I'll get back to you this evening. Enjoy. Is Bonny doing the surf at the Nauset Beach on the Cape? It was a spot I used to hit in the early 60's inspired by Jan & Dean, Beach Boys & all the other beach bongo bonanzas, could killed myself not to mention the danger I was to others. Barry

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 02 Sep 99 - 12:47 PM

Hi Barry!

She's in RI actually. I don't know precisely where; her usual beach is closed due to the hurricane. I'll be leaving for Hartford tomorrow (Fri) morning and I'll return to NYC on Tuesday. Would be nice to meet up with you if that's in the cards.

All the best,
Dan

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 02 Sep 99 - 10:47 PM

Hi Dan, there's the Bread & Roses fest. this weekend in Lowell, Mass. I couldn't find much on it but Bill Staines & Skip Gorman are two that'll be there. There's an Irish fest in Newport this weekend here's a site with info.
http://www.newportfestivals.com/irishent.htm
There's the Gloucester Schooner Fest. also this weekend here a tel#[phone]. There are sessions at Mon. the Green Briar in Brighton, I think Shay runs a Fri. eve. session at the Druid in Somerville (better check on that), the Burren in Somerville has a session every night, what should be a nice singing session on Sun 5:00 - 7:30 ? at the Blackthorn Tavern in S. Easton ( 508-238-9017) you may know Briddy Fitzgerald who's running it, great singer from the rocks outside of Spiddle(sp?). I'll be trying to rebuild my porch but I'll e-mail my # in the hopes that we can cross. Barry

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 02 Sep 99 - 11:20 PM

Thanks, Barry. I just may get up in your territory. Liam's Mother come along too! Hey, where the Hell's Liam?

All the best,
Dan

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 02 Sep 99 - 11:58 PM

I loved the beach at Newcolm's Hollow up in Wellfleet.Ah the sand and sun and my poor guitar and banjo..What loyalty!!!!As a kid a used to play lui lui at the Chiquesitt Yaught Club on the Bay side..<<>> All the Best Guy

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: JedMarum
Date: 03 Sep 99 - 12:58 AM

Liam's Irish Tavern in Framingham Massachusetts, of course! Where else??

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Tiger
Date: 03 Sep 99 - 06:36 AM

Dan.....

Depends on where you're staying. If you're in Boston, then New Hampshire and Southern Maine are reachable, too. Two good sources:

New England Blues Calendar at:

http://www.realblues.com/necal.html

Dirty Linen (listings by state and artist) at:

http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/special/tour.html

Tell us where you'll be - maybe some of the locals can hoist one with you.

....Tiger

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 03 Sep 99 - 06:59 AM

Hi Tiger!

I have a place near Hartford. I'll be driving up for the day. I used to live in Boston so I have a good sense of the geography. I think I'll just try one of the sessions Barry mentioned above. Maybe we'll see you there.

All the best,
Dan

Subject: RE: Help: Boston Area - This Weekend?
From: Tiger
Date: 03 Sep 99 - 07:30 AM

Dan..

After checking my own recommendations, I found that one of my favorite groups, Atwater-Donnelly, is playing locally, Saturday at The Vanilla Bean, here in Pomfret, CT (about an hour from Hartford).

Their style is Celtic and American folk - I'd probably say Appalachian - sounds like your kind of stuff. If you think you'd like it, let me know. I'm about 5 minutes away and will probably go. Definitely, if you can make it.

....Tiger