NHPR Calendar of Virtual and Pandemic-oriented concerts, open mics, etc
November 9, 2020 edition
Many virtual event announcements have short lead-times. This listing may be missing important online concerts that are announced the same week they occur. Check the NHPR Folk Show Facebook page for timely announcements.
Daily (or every weekday)
Jud Caswell’s Morning Cordial Series ~ https://www.youtube.com/judcaswell or https://www.facebook.com/judcaswellmusic/playlist/429147271282854/ (see also his irregular, hour-long “Evening Cordial” home concert series.
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Chris & Meredith Thompson with Duquette & Dancer “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ https://www.facebook.com/events/795107877942058/
The Promise is Hope Livestream “Anxiety Relief XIV and Travel Songs” ~ 6pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/402923900729234/
Sunday, November 8, 2020 and every Sunday
Sunday Funday Country Music Hour with TBE (Featuring Miss Tess) ~ 2pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/263625267981346/
Online Ballad Sing Live from the Mermaid Tavern (Lynn Noel and friends) ~ 2pm ~ https://sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern
Susie on Sunday (Susan Werner) ~ 7pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/290845345296938/
The Whispering Tree Live ~ 1pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2928841623898181/
Monday, November 9, 2020
High Tea “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ https://www.facebook.com/events/2646350225679669
Della Mae Livestream “at” Monday Night Hoedown ~ 8-9:30pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/684897515797100/
Monday, November 9, 2020 and every Monday
Pandemic Open Mic Mondays, hosted by David Rovics of Portland Oregon, participants from all over the world ~ 1pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/232803554447365/ or https://www.youtube.com/user/drovics/
Annie Patterson and Peter Blood “Rise Up and Sing” Concert ~ 3pm ~ Facebook Live @RiseUpandSing1 https://www.facebook.com/RiseUpAndSing1/
Owen Dara, Elle Sompres and Nikki O’Neil Songs and Sit-downs ~ 10pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/234048904586338/
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Hauler, LIVE From Saint John, NB (livestream) ~ 7-8:30 pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/466987087532440/
Fisher and Kean “at” The Folk Project News Jersey ~ 7-8pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1023434288130771/
SONiA Disappear Fear Terrific Zoom Concerts ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/4155253337835056/ Instead of Tuesdays, these concerts will now be held on the tenth of each month from now on. Times will vary.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 and every Tuesday
Cosy Sheridan’s Tuesday Morning Music ~ 10:30-11 am ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/585866555668369/
Heard Collective "Heard At Home" every other Tuesday at 3pm EDT, British Singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Daisy Chute and Cerian host a singaround and lighthearted gab session with one female guest each week. The variety and sound quality are quite good. https://www.facebook.com/HEARDCollective/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJPCId_jwF_2cTAlDB_MP0Q/videos
Earl White Stringband & Eddie Bond and Friends – Music of Our Mountains – Fiddle and Banjo ~ 4pm https://www.facebook.com/events/282774849497960/
Virtual Open Mic “at” Passim Livestream ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Nic Gareiss “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ https://www.facebook.com/events/783079085791154/
Ernie Vega Livestream ~ 8-9pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/689991501646468/
Miss Tess request livestream ~ 8pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1275505659475481/
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 and every Wednesday
TAARKA Live Wednesdays ~ 9pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2572006576372508/
Concerts from the American Folklife Center ~ 12:00 noon ~ https://www.loc.gov/concerts/folklife/
Claudia Schmidt’s Musicale ~ 7pm ~ https://claudiaschmidt.com/
Virtually Green Note ~ 3pm EDT ~ http://www.greennote.co.uk/ ~ three artist featured in a round-robin fashion every Wednesday and Friday https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC17x67HGAEC80tGwnun9-eQ
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Le Vent du Nord “at” Peterborough Folk Music Society ~ 8pm ~ tickets: https://www.pfmsconcerts.org/concert/le-vent-du-nord-0
Lucinda Williams “at” The Colonial Theater (livestreamed) ~ 8-10pm ~ https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/pages/lucinda-williams-livestream-series?rfsn=4769952.56ef0f
Thursday, November 12, 2020 and every Thursday
Cerian Live Stream ~ 4pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2905097299588985/
Friday, November 13, 2020
John McCutcheon “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/collections/john-mccutcheon/products/an-all-request-concert-with-john-mccutcheon?rfsn=4789537.165e30
Friday, November 13, 2020 and every Friday
Carla Ulbrich (Funny songs and comedy sketches) ~ 7pm ~ https://www.youtube.com/user/carlaulbrich/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=17
Terre Roche Sunset Singing Circle ~ 6:30 PM ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/647029345852590/
Ellis Paul’s Traveling Medicine Show ~ 7pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/ellispaulmusic/ ~ a different guest and theme each week.
Draam (Swedish traditional music duo) livestream ~ 2pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/draammusic/ Previous livestreams are also archived here.
Virtually Green Note ~ 3pm ET ~ http://www.greennote.co.uk/ ~ three artists featured in a round-robin fashion every Wednesday and Friday https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC17x67HGAEC80tGwnun9-eQ
Joyce Andersen & Harvey Reid livestream ~ 8pm ~ York, Maine ~ http://www/joyscream.com/livestream or https://www.facebook.com/JoyceAndersenMusic/ or https://www.youtube.com/user/Joyscream/ ~ their weekly Friday night livestreams have ended as of July 31, but their impressive list of performances are still on line and accessible via:
ARCHIVED SHOWS ON YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoyceAndersen
HARVEY’s YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/GreatSadRiver/videos
VIDEO LINKS TO ALL SONGS WE'VE DONE: http://joyscream.com/livestream/setlists.html
Breaking News: they’re back every Friday for the foreseeable future at 8pm Friday nights, as of October 23!
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Joe Crookston Livestream ~ 7:30pm ET ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/367234371117872/ streaming at https://focusmusic.org/
Lady Lamb (actually at) The Word Barn ~ 2:00 to 3:30pm ~ https://portsmouthnhtickets.com/events/lady-lamb-live-in-the-word-barn-meadow-11-14-2020 ~ Lady Lamb is the stage name used by Aly Spaltro, a singer, songwriter and producer whose music is a beguiling and imaginative fusion of folk, pop, and indie rock.
Spaltro was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1989. She spent the majority of her childhood in the Southwest with a three year stint in Germany before relocating to Brunswick, Maine with her family in 2003. A serious film enthusiast, she took a job at the local video store, Bart & Greg's DVD Explosion, during a gap year before entering film school. Spaltro was working the closing shift, and with the permission of the owners, she used the space as a makeshift music studio after hours.
In 2010 she moved to Brooklyn, NY and was eventually approached by Ba Da Bing Records to record an album. In 2013 Ripely Pine became Lady Lamb's first nationally distributed release. The album earned enthusiastic reviews and led to extensive touring in the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
She jumped to Mom + Pop Records for her next full-length album, 2015's 'AFTER.' It landed on the Billboard rock, independent, and Heatseekers albums charts. She followed it in late 2016 with the self-produced EP Tender Warriors Club recorded at Kristian Matsson's home studio in Sweden.
After much anticipation, her 3rd full-length LP, Even in the Tremor, was released on Ba Da Bing Records in April 2019. Spaltro is currently writing her 4th album in southern Maine.
This is a limited-capacity, open-air, physically-distanced and masked event. 66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Stash Wyslouch “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ https://www.facebook.com/events/378747449777638
Folk Song Society of Greater Boston presents Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman Livestream ~ 11am – 1pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1326788104332255/
Emily Barker livestream from The Goods Shed in Stroud UK ~ 3pm EST ~ https://www.rootslive.online/liveevents/emily-barker-live-stream ~ Emily Barker’s new album A Dark Murmuration of Words: Recorded in Wales with producer Greg Freeman in late 2019, it hit #1 on the UK Americana Album chart on its release in September and garnered widespread critical acclaim.
If there’s one thing we can thank the pandemic for, it’s that here at Roots Live we get to host the first live performance of the album. Emily will perform the whole of A Dark Murmuration of Words together with all the musicians who appeared on it: Lukas Drinkwater (bass, guitar and vocals), Rob Pemberton (drums, synths, percussion and vocals), Pete Roe (keys, guitar and vocals), Misha Law (viola) and Emily Hall (violin). Sample preview: https://youtu.be/XgU3h1jYRcI","_id":"0000017a-15f5-d736-a57f-17ffd82f0000","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/XgU3h1jYRcI">https://youtu.be/XgU3h1jYRcI","_id":"0000017a-15f5-d736-a57f-17ffd82f0000","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/XgU3h1jYRcI
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Izzy Heltai “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ https://www.facebook.com/events/386666622521514/
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Lara Herscovitch “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm EDT ~ visit https://www.nec.edu/events/ near concert date for livestream link ~ She has served as Connecticut State Troubadour. Acoustic Live! In NYC says “She possesses not only a huge reservoir of musical talent and a voice with a bell-like clarity, but a keen sense of global social concern and a fierce intellect… it might seem too good to be true, but true it is.” www.laraherscovitch.com
Alastair Moock’s Pastures of Plenty “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Sunday, November 22, 2020
The Young Novelists “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ https://www.facebook.com/events/282358583044181/
Monday, November 23, 2020
Veronica Robles “at” Passim ~ 7:30pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Sawaari “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Hanneke Cassel & Yann Falquet “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ https://www.facebook.com/events/310367260390613/
Thursday, Decemver 3, 2020
Kris Delmhorst “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Friday, December 4, 2020
Matt and Shannon Heaton “at” Passim ~ 7pm ET ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Greg Klyma “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm ET ~ visit https://www.nec.edu/events/ near concert date for livestream link ~ Boston-based old school troubadour whose songwriting, articulate and amusing stories and populist ideals make him one of those rare young artists keeping alive the American folk tradition. www.klyma.com
Joe Jencks Livestream ~ 7:30pm ET ~ streaming at https://focusmusic.org/
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Green Heron “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm ET ~ visit https://www.nec.edu/events/ near concert date for livestream link ~ Featured in the 2020 Best of NH Edition of New Hampshire Magazine and on WMUR’s Chronicle, this husband and wife duo is fast becoming a New England treasure. Their shows feature beautiful vocal harmonies and masterful performances on multiple string instruments. www.greenheronmusic.com
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Eki Shola “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm ET ~ visit https://www.nec.edu/events/ near concert date for livestream link ~ Born in London and given a Nigerian name by Jamaican parents, Eki immigrated to New York City and now calls Northern California home. A keyboardist, composer and singer, she left behind a career in medicine to focus on the healing power of music. She says the sensation of being emotionally and physically moved by a certain groove can be comforting, though-provoking, and enlightening.
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Lucy Kaplansky (actually at) The Word Barn ~ 8pm ~ 66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/
Friday, July 2, 2021
Carsie Blanton (actually at) The Word Barn ~ 8pm ~ 66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/
Repeating Events (other than weekly):
First Friday of Every Month and every Friday in August (live and socially distanced, until December 4)
3S Artspace, (live and socially distanced, until December 4) ~ 5-8pm ~ Reserved tables for 4 people or less ~ see https://www.facebook.com/3sartspace/events/ for information on acts and reservations ~ Multiple genres (folk fans may be interested in River Sister, Fri Aug 21, two seatings
Global Music Match (virtual music presentations from three continents, much of it “folk” or “folk-like”) ~ https://www.facebook.com/globalmusicmatch/ ~ August 31-October 11, 2020 with hundreds of performances. Over the next few weeks we will be introducing different acts from around the world - so that you can enjoy their music too.
Partially Re-opened COVID-aware Live Music Venues:
Molly’s Tavern, New Boston NH ~ Fri, Sat, Sun afternoons. Visit https://www.facebook.com/MollysTavernAndRestaurant for listings
Birchwood Inn, Temple NH ~ irregular live performances on the porch. Visit https://www.facebook.com/The-Birchwood-Inn-Restaurant-and-Tavern-1688170464795019 for listings. May be streamed live. (example: Rich Laurencelle https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2757841137833891&extid=J4hO5Oqo6SAa6gAh )
SONiA Disappear Fear Terrific Zoom Concerts ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/4155253337835056/ Instead of Tuesdays, these concerts will now be held on the tenth of each month from now on. Times will vary.
Archived and irregular events:
Claudia Schmidt's weekly half-hour show, currently archived and on hiatus ~ archived at https://claudiaschmidt.com/ and livestreamed (pre-recorded) at https://www.facebook.com/claudia.schmidt.71697/ and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbS00xy4PQ92u8dBVxhBiOw
Connecticut Live Home Music Arts Series ~ https://www.facebook.com/Connecticut-Live-Home-Music-Art-Series-109993767327503/
Folk Alley Live Concerts Archive of live performances by folk artists, the most recent being Sarah Siskind. Includes all the performances from Passim’s 2020 Campfire Festival. https://www.facebook.com/watch/96888610866/
Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid ~ York, Maine ~ http://www/joyscream.com/livestream or https://www.facebook.com/JoyceAndersenMusic/ or https://www.youtube.com/user/Joyscream/ ~ their weekly Friday night livestreams have ended as of July 31, but their impressive list of performances are still on line and accessible via:
ARCHIVED SHOWS ON YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoyceAndersen
HARVEY’s YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/GreatSadRiver/videos
VIDEO LINKS TO ALL SONGS WE'VE DONE: http://joyscream.com/livestream/setlists.html
Breaking News: they’re back every Friday for the foreseeable future at 8pm Friday nights, as of October 23!
Kate Wolf Virtual Music Festival, June 25-28 ~ http://acousticmusicscene.com/2020/06/24/kate-wolf-virtual-music-festival-june-25-28/
Music from Scotland ~ https://www.facebook.com/watch/MusicfromScotland
Passim past and future online concert listing can be found at:
https://www.passim.org/stream/
Patricia Hammond and Matt Redman ~ Parlor concerts filmed during pandemic quarantine featuring songs from all eras, many of which are considered folk music, but others of which might be show tunes, jazz, blues, gospel or classical ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoVbUBZO8UxjUseOxdnocIw Extensive list of songs performed in recent weeks: individual songs: http://patriciahammond.com/requests/ performances: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmOunjOPXa1sR-rN5_8Z5nnuvjmrpiarI
People’s Music Network (singarounds, etc.) ~ https://www.peoplesmusic.org/
Portsmouth Maritime Festival Virtual Community Sing ~ https://youtu.be/FkyLCVm4E40","_id":"0000017a-15f5-d736-a57f-17ffd82f0002","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/FkyLCVm4E40">https://youtu.be/FkyLCVm4E40","_id":"0000017a-15f5-d736-a57f-17ffd82f0002","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/FkyLCVm4E40 (3 hours)
Sally Rogers' "A Song A Day Keeps the Virus Away" (40 songs) can be heard at: https://www.facebook.com/salrog
Scott Slay’s Zoom Tune Covers Series (multiple artists collaborating over Zoom performing folk/acoustic/roots) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjki3Rdj-2h90Zc0qXM98Sw
Skinner & T'witch's Pick n' Mix Social Club ~ A facebook group where musicians have been posing their work for weeks, hosted by British folk duo Skinner & T'witch ~ join the Facebook group for access to archives and new performances at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/520925108617676/
Social Distancing Streaming Concerts ~ A large compendium of musical events online, including series and individual concerts. Not all are in or near the folk/acoustic genres, but this is an authoritative list that you might want to consult if you don’t find what interests you here. There is something going on every day of the week. ~ https://www.facebook.com/pg/streamingconcerts/events/
The State Theatre, Portland Maine has scheduled a series of live events played on stage to a livestreaming audience ~ many of these fall under the broad rubric of folk and acoustic. See calendar for details:
https://statetheatreportland.com/calendar/
Tupelo Music Hall's "Drive-In Series" allows you to attend concerts and performances outdoors, sitting in your car. ~ 12, 3, and 6pm ~ Only a few of these are folk or folk-like, and reservations are required, so check out the schedule at https://www.facebook.com/TupeloHall/ 10 A street, Derry NH.
https://www.tupelomusichall.com/tupelo-music-hall-drive-in-experience/ ~ 603-437-5100
Woodsongs (Weekly series of hour-long radio-show video concerts from American Roots Music) ~ https://www.facebook.com/watch/2299809883677676/
