“Summer’s end, around the bend, just flying” …. John Prine
We have John’s “Summer’s End” song back on our setlists.
A busy summer, camping out at 5 different New England music festivals and playing into the wee hours of the morning. We did get on stage with some friends filling out a band for the Crooked River Gathering. A wonderful Labor Day Weekend festival in Hiram, ME. Bluegrass & old-timey music, farm & artisan market, homestead & skill-sharing workshops. The Crooked River Stage is amazing, with actual tree trunks in the construction.
At the Podunk Bluegrass festival in Goshen, CT. Diane won a songwriting award for the title track of our last CD, “Long Overdue”
In other news, we will finally be recording some new songs!! Some originals and some covers. As usual, it will span a few genres of music. We’ll record with our friend and amazing musician Mike Harmon who has a studio in Pennacook, NH. We start September 17 and will be including a few guest artists. Won’t quite set a finish date, but we will be releasing most of them as singles. So something should be available later this fall.
And then there’s upcoming gigs we have booked so far for the year. Check our website for new dates! If you can, come out and see us. We’d love to see you. We’re starting out way up in Calais, VT! Then going to see a show by the Bread & Puppet Theater in Glover, VT. the next day.
Saturday, September 12, 7 – 9:00 pm. At the Whammy Bar, 31 West County Road, Calais, Vermont. The Whammy Bar is a cozy little pub in the back room of the Maple Corner Community Store. Stop on by for an evening filled with food, drink, friends and live music! Limited table seating and no reservations; all dining is on a first come first serve basis. Playing for tips, so bring a pile of cash. https://www.maplecornercommunitystore.org/whammy-bar
Saturday, September 25, 4 – 8:00 pm. Friends of the Greenfield NH. Community Meetinghouse Octoberfest. Live music, local brews, German eats. We play 4 -6pm, rain or shine. Raising funds for the restoration and ongoing preservation of the historic Greenfield Meetinghouse. https://www.greenfieldmeetinghouse.org/events https://www.facebook.com/GreenfieldNHMeetinghouse
Friday, October 2, 4 – 6:00 pm. At the Deerfield Fair! Harvest Stage. Go for the day. https://deerfieldfair.com/events-schedules/
Friday, November 6, 6 – 8pm. At Ma’s Cafe & Tavern, Live & Local Friday’s. 284 First NH Turnpike ,Northwood, NH. A great music scene at Ma’s. https://www.facebook.com/p/Mas-Cafe-Tavern-100082967727340/
Saturday, November 7, 2 – 6pm, Pembroke City Limits Folk Festival. Playing a 20 minute slot. 134 Main Street, Suncook, NH. https://www.pembrokecitylimits.com
Sunday, November 15, 11am – 2:00 pm. Brunch at the Blue Mermaid. 10 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery, ME. They have an amazing Caribbean-inspired brunch menu. https://www.bluemermaid.com/menu
Saturday, December 5, 7:00 pm. We are the feature performer at the Francestown Academy Coffeehouse with a full half hour set in this beautiful ancient hall from the mid 1800’s. Diane will have some of her paintings on display, too. Francestown Academy/Town Hall, 2 New Boston Road, Francestown, NH. At the intersection of Route 136 and Route 47. https://www.francestowncoffeehouse.org/
Sunday, December 20, 6 – 8pm. Nipppo Lake Bluegrass Series. 88 Stagecoach Rd., Barrington, NH. Playing as our bluegrass alter egos: The OK’s! Bob & Diane Kordas, Dave Kiphuth, Ellen Karlson. Well, Carlson actually. Should be a great time. https://www.nippolake.com/restaurant https://nippobluegrass.com/
Thanks for taking the time to read!