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Lakes Region Big Band The Lakes Region Big Band is a full 20 piece Big Band based in Central NH. Started by a group of local musicians looking for an opportunity to play this great style, they have since been joined by past members of professional touring Bands and other professional NH musicians who love the vibe that this group puts out. Their high level of performance and energy has catapulted them into regular performances in the region and strong demand at events around the state. With a repertoire ranging from the swinging standards by bands like Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey to the hard driving styles of Basie and Buddy Rich, to contemporary charts by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, the Lakes Region Big Band truly embraces everything you'd expect from a real, big, band. Sunday, January 16, 2011, 2:00 PM |
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The Holy Mackerels roster includes (Left to Right in Picture) Arthur Webster (Vocals, Stand-up Bass), Mark Stover (Vocals, acoustic guitar), Paul D'Alessio (Vocals, Fiddle), and Steve Jones (Vocals, Fabulous Lead guitar). Mark and Arthur are from Boothbay, Maine, and have been playing music together forever. Paul is from Palermo, Maine, a fiddler extraodinaire, also playing with contra and reggae bands and heads the Cuban band, "Primo Cubano". Steve hails from Hallowell and also performs as a solo, with the "Boneheads" and with many other musicians, live and in the studio. Together these four lads play their favorite songs with the unique musical influences that each one brings to the Holy Mackerels. The result for the audience is listenable and danceable songs of artists such as Van Morrison, James Taylor, Mark Knofler and Guy Clark interpreted with an acoustic flair guaranteed to please. Saturday, March 5, 20101 4:00 PM |
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Rebecca Rule Rebecca has collected stories about what’s special about this rocky old state of New Hampshire for years, and includes many of them in her new book Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to New Hampshire. She’ll tell some of them — her favorites are the funny ones — and invite audience members to contribute a few of their own. Come enjoy the fun and give Rebecca a rousin’ Wakefield, New Hampshah welcome! (Did I tell you the one about…?) Sunday, April 17, 2011, 2:00 PM |
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Taylor's Grove Veteran country music performer Mac McHale and old-time gospel singer Carolyn Hutton bring a bit of the North and South together in a duo called "Taylor's Grove." Taking the name from the little North Carolina church where Carolyn grew up singing with her family, Mac and Carolyn perform together simple old-fashioned American music that reaches across barriers of place and generation. With guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmony singing, they bring together songs Mac learned from country radio in the 30's and 40's and songs Carolyn heard in the North Carolina Piedmont. Come spend an evening with Mac and Carolyn. Friday, May 7, 2011, 7:00 PM |
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Family Contradance Seth Austen & Beverly Woods will provide the music for a lively evening of New England contradancing for the whole family. Come and enjoy an evening of traditional dancing to lively reels, jigs and waltzes on fiddle. Seth and Beverly will be joined by some of their students on fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, penny whistle, harmonica, etc. Beverly will provide instruction for each dance prior to the dance set, no previous experience necessary. Beverly and Seth have each played for contra dances since 1977. Friday, May 20, 2011, 7:00 PM |
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For more than forty years, Bill has traveled back and forth across North America, singing his songs and delighting audiences at festivals, folksong societies, colleges, concerts, clubs, and coffeehouses. Singing mostly his own songs, he has become one of the most popular and durable singers on the folk music scene today, performing nearly 200 concerts a year and driving over 65,000 miles annually. He weaves a blend of gentle wit and humor into his performances and one reviewer wrote, "He has a sense of timing to match the best standup comic." His radio and television appearances have included A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, The Good Evening Show, and he has hosted local programs on PBS and network television. Now, well into his fifth decade as a folk performer, he has gained an international reputation as a gifted songwriter and performer. Saturday, June 25, 2011, 7:00 PM |
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Tuckermans at 9 Tuckermans at 9 (tuckermansat9.com) performs well-known pop, rock, blues, and light jazz favorites from as far back as the 1920s, but mostly music of the 1960s to today. “Audiences of all ages enjoy our shows because there’s literally something familiar there for everyone,” explains Miller. “But because we choose songs that are just plain good, well-written songs, people really get into things they might not necessarily know, at least at first. We also have a lot of fun on stage, and it’s contagious for the audience! It’s really a show, not just a concert.” Tuckermans at 9's original, high-octane arrangement of the Temptations' classic Motown anthem, "I Can't Get Next to You", received praise from judges at the 2009 Harmony Sweeps a cappella competition at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Saturday, July 16, 2011, 8:00 PM |
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Seth Austen Barn Dance Seth Austen & Beverly Woods will lead you in traditional New England barn dancing to the tunes of lively reels, jigs and waltzes on fiddle with Lance MacLean accompanying on piano and guitar. They will be joined by some of their students on fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, penny whistle, harmonica, etc. Beverly will provide instruction for each dance prior to the dance set, no previous experience necessary. Beverly and Seth have each played for contra dances since 1977. Saturday, August 6, 2011, 6:00 PM |
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From Tokyo to Rome and venues across the U.S., GRAMMY® Award-winning Guitarist Ed Gerhard’s music has touched audiences all over the world. Performing on 6-string, slide guitar or Acoustic Hawaiian Lap Slide, Gerhard’s virtuosity, generosity and sly humor shine through. His distinctive touch is unmistakable. Whether performing a lush, sensual ballad or a haunting, bitter lap steel melody Gerhard will mesmerize. Scott Alarik of the Boston Globe said it best when he wrote “Gerhard does not write instrumentals. He writes songs only a guitar can sing.” All of Gerhard’s CD releases have received high praise from critics and guitar fans worldwide, including the Boston Globe Critic’s Poll “Top Ten Albums of the Year.” Acoustic Guitar Magazine writes “…his recordings and live performances have established him as one of the most exciting of the guitarist-composers.” Gerhard was awarded a GRAMMY® for his inclusion on the CD “Henry Mancini; Pink Guitar.” His guitar work can be heard on CDs by Arlo Guthrie and Jorma Kaukonen and is featured in the Ken Burns’ film “Mark Twain” and “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.” Ed’s CD “Luna” was just chosen by Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s 20th Anniversary List of the 240 Essential Albums. “This soulful album of original compositions rich in melody, chordal complexity and stylistic variety proves why Gerhard is considered to have the most exquisite guitar tone on the planet.” -Acoustic Guitar Magazine You can view video samples of Ed's guitar work here and here. Saturday, September 17, 2011, 7:00 PM |
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Two Old Friends, Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins are once again delighting audiences young and old with a combination of Irish music and American country music. With banjo, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodran, octave mandolin, and heart-warming vocal harmonies, Two Old Friends tell a story in music of how immigrants came to this country from Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain, bringing their melodies and instruments; and they show how the old time country ballads of the Appalachians are rooted in these tunes. A Two Old Friends performance will give you plaintive ballads and foot-stomping shout tunes; soaring mandolin solos, gospel sing-alongs, traditional Irish tunes, and story-telling. There is truly something for everyone. Listen to audio clips of Mac and Emery here and here. Saturday, October 8, 2011, 7:30 PM |
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Ars et Amici "MUSICK is . . . moving Affections and exciting passions in men, joyned (if it may be) with an excess of pleasure." -- Roger North (1653–1734) Ars et Amici has offered concerts of sacred and secular music with a large group of singers and instrumentalists and with a more intimate vocal ensemble during their concert seasons. They have performed in venues in the greater Boston area and here in Wakefield, NH. In 2008 Ars et Amici offered Touches of Sweet Harmony: Music of Shakespeare’s Time, combining English and Italian music from 1560-1620. In 2010, they presented Music for a While: Music of Henry Purcell’s Time, a program of English and French music for voices and viols leading up to the time of Henry Purcell. The program for November 6, An Excess of Pleasure, presents a concert of vocal and instrumental music, both sacred and secular, in keeping with the spirit of past performances. Sunday, November 6, 2011, 4:00 PM |
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Holiday Program The mission of The Hampstead Stage Company is to educate youth audiences throughout the country by bringing classic literature to life through live theatre, thus sparking an interest in reading the classics, instilling a love and appreciation of the arts, and preserving theatre for future generations. Join us for a holiday program at the Wakefield Opera House. This interactive performance is perfect for all ages. Saturday, December 11, 2011, 4:00 PM |
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