NHPR Calendar of Virtual and Pandemic-oriented concerts, open mics, etc
February 15, 2021 edition
Many virtual event announcements have short lead-times. This listing may be missing important online and in-person concerts that are announced the same week they occur. Check the NHPR Folk Show Facebook page for timely announcements.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 and every Tuesday
Cosy Sheridan’s Tuesday Morning Music ~ 10:30-11 am ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/585866555668369/
Earl White Stringband & Eddie Bond and Friends – Music of Our Mountains – Fiddle and Banjo ~ 4pm https://www.facebook.com/events/282774849497960/
Jaimee Harris Acoustic Stayaway Concert “at” Folk Project New Jersey ~ 7pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2704147313169205/
Virtual Open Mic “at” Passim Livestream ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Lissa Schneckenburger and Corey DiMario “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Daria Kulesh – “From Russia with Love” Livestream “at” Eastbourne Lamb Folk Club ~ 3pm EST ~
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 and every Wednesday
Inside Live, hosted by Alice Howe and Freebo ~ 8pm EST ~ http://www.facebook.com/alicehowemusic or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=strong>
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, February 18, 2021
WMI PLUS At Home – Chinese and American Folk Music with Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn ~ 6pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2819233351668416/
Mal McWatt “at” Jana’s Online Concerts ~ 2pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/249657626795112/
Thursday, February 18 2021 and every Thursday
Molly Tuttle “at” The Basement, Nashville ~ 7pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1042601722844300/
Friday, February 19, 2021
Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt “at” Old Songs virtual concerts ~ 7pm EST ~ https://oldsongs.org/
Guy Davis “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Friday, February 19, 2021 and every Friday
Carla Ulbrich (Funny songs and comedy sketches) ~ 7pm ~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p>
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/watch?v=strong>
~ 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p>
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, February 20, 2021
Crowes Pasture and Doug Farrell, Live at Rose Garden Café, 7 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/478644543540233; Crowes Pasture and Doug Farrell perform a live-streamed show from the MMAS Black Box Theater in Mansfield. Sorry, no audience can be present due to Covid restrictions. The show can be viewed on ShowTix4U at http://bit.ly/RG21febtickets
Ali Holder “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm EST ~ https://www.nec.edu/events/the-listening-room-pandemic-music-series-livestream-5/ https://aliholder.com/home
Livingston Taylor (actually) at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.themusichall.org/calendar/ https://www.themusichall.org/events/livingston-taylor/
Kemp Harris (blues) “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Ellie McCann and Lizzy Hardingham “at” The Red Hedgehog, London, UK ~ 12:30pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/797434947693659/
The Faux Paws “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Monday, February 22, 2021
Folk Alliance Artist Showcases “at” Passim ~ 8pm to midnight EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Friday, February 26, 2021
Jelani Remy (actually) at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/jelani-remy/
Liz Simmons CD release “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Friday, February 26 thorough Sunday, February 28, 2021
The Unthanks’ Winter Onliner ~ 3pm EST Friday through 6pm EST Sunday ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/253451106325743/
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Martin Sexton (actually) at The Music Hall. Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/martin-sexton/
Alice Howe “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Ceilidh Cabin Grand Dance (online) with Graeme Mackay and the Cabin Family Band ~ 3pm EST ~ https://www.ceilidhcabin.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/342990950144267/
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Julian Taylor “at” Passim ~ 7pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Marc Douglas Berardo “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Friday, March 5, 2021
Enter the Haggis (actually) at The State Theatre, Portland Maine ~
https://statetheatreportland.com/calendar/ https://statetheatreportland.com/events/enter-the-haggis/
David Young (actually) at Molly’s Tavern, New Boston NH ~ 6:30pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/MollysTavernAndRestaurant
KaitiJones Album Release “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Reggie Harris “at” Old Songs virtual concerts ~ 7pm EST ~ https://oldsongs.org/
Western Youth “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm EST ~ https://www.nec.edu/events/the-listening-room-pandemic-music-series-livestream-7/ https://western
Sunday, March 7, 2021
The Tallest Man on Earth (actually) at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.themusichall.org/calendar/ https://www.themusichall.org/events/the-tallest-man-on-earth/
Monday, March 8, 2021
Deviant Folk “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Miranda Sykes live “at” Folk Around Fishponds ~ 3pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/3937701719623348/
Friday, March 12, 2021
Lyle Lovett and his acoustic group (actually) at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.themusichall.org/calendar/ https://www.themusichall.org/events/lyle-lovett-2021/
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Wolfhound Pub, Sunrise AZ (livestream) ~ 1pm to 11pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/403874100696809/
Saturday, March 20, 2021
The Busted Jug Band (actually) at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.themusichall.org/calendar/
Leslie Stevens “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm EST ~ https://www.nec.edu/events/the-listening-room-pandemic-music-series-livestream-6/
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Jane Ellen Bryant “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm EST ~ https://www.nec.edu/events/the-listening-room-pandemic-music-series-livestream-8/
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Lost Dog Street Band (actually) at The State Theatre, Portland Maine ~ 8pm EST ~ https://statetheatreportland.com/calendar/
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Willi Carlisle “at” New England College ~ 7:30pm EST ~ https://www.nec.edu/events/the-listening-room-pandemic-music-series-livestream-9/
Friday, April 23 through Sunday, April 25, 2021
Virtual New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) ~ 4pm Friday through 7pm Sunday EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/688596201715081/
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Keb’ Mo’ (actually) at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.themusichall.org/calendar/
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Lucy Kaplansky (actually at) The Word Barn ~ 8pm ~ 66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Gordon Lightfoot (actually) at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.themusichall.org/calendar/ https://www.themusichall.org/events/gordon-lightfoot-80-years-strong-tour/
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 ) UPDATE: Tuesday live music has ended for the foreseeable future, due to increasing prevalence of COVID-19 in November.
The Music Hall, Portmouth NH ~ The Music Hall, Portmouth NH ~ Our new and upgraded HVAC system is installed with medical-grade filtration and iWave ionization. We’ve brought back films and small live events in the Historic Theater! For more information, listings of upcoming events, and a full list of our safety procedures to keep you and our team safe, please visit our website. https://www.themusichall.org/
The Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 – The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress Street Portsmouth, NH 03801
B2W Box Office at the Historic Theater open 12 – 6pm, Tue – Sat for phone orders. Walk-up service is only available for movies and outdoor shows on the day of the event, though we strongly encourage pre-purchasing via phone or online. Closed on Sundays, Mondays and federal holidays. phone: 603.436.2400
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/
Heard Collective “Heard At Home” 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 The last presentation was on January 13, 2021.
Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid ~ York, Maine ~ http://www/joyscream.com/livestream or https://www.facebook.com/JoyceAndersenMusic/ or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p>
ARCHIVED SHOWS ON YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoyceAndersen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p>
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!
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.
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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 [Apparently on hold for the Winter]
Wild Hog in the Woods Coffee House in Madison Wisconsin ~ will have irregular online concerts in the future and provides an archive of past shows with Tom Smith (Jan 8) and others. ~ https://wildhoginthewoods.org/video/index.html
Windborne’s Livestream Quarantine Events from March-April-May: https://www.facebook.com/watch/WindborneSingers/531845331081017/
Woodsongs (Weekly series of hour-long radio-show video concerts from American Roots Music) ~ https://www.facebook.com/watch/2299809883677676/
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