The Parlor Sessions are back!
On winter Sundays from January 10th through April 3rd, we welcome American roots musicians to the Parlor Room for a concert, a break for hot soup, and an all-comers' jam.
Tickets go on sale the week of December 14th at signaturesoundspresents.com.
The Parlor Sessions are a take on the Newfoundlanders' kitchen party, the Irish pub seisiun, the NYC cellar jam. They're meant to welcome musicians, music students, and fans of American roots music -- a typical crowd at The Parlor Room on any night. The first half of the session is a down-home concert of the guest musician's work: old tunes, new tunes, works in progress, influences, interests. Then, a break for hot soup and bread. Then, the room changes over to a jam led by the guest musician. The house band helps get the jam going. Everyone who wants to can join or listen or sing, as suits. Bring your own stringed instrument and BYOB.
This year's sponsor for the series is Goat Peak Strings (Easthampton, MA), which specializes in vintage, rare, and handmade stringed instruments.
PARLOR SESSIONS SCHEDULE:
January
10 Edith & Bennett / Worksongs & General Revelry / edithandbennett.com
17 Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum / California Cultural Exchange / laurielewis.com
24 Chris Brashear / String Master / chrisbrashear.info
31 Bruce Molsky, Allison DeGroot, Stash Wyslouch / Molsky's Mountain Drifters / brucemolsky.com
February
14 Zoe Darrow / Fiddler's Call zoedarrow.com
21 Mark Roberts, Andrea Cooper, Kieran Jordan & Friends / County Clare Kitchen Session / thegloup.com, kieranjordan.com [Note: There'll be an afternoon workshop by Kieran Jordan.]
28 Twisted Pine and Max Wareham w/ Very Special Guest / Back Porch Festival / twistedpinemusic.com, themorningbugle.com
March
6 Jeremiah McLane, Owen Marshall & Corey DiMario / Cafe Mysterieux / jeremiahmclane.com
13 Jayme Stone / The Lomax Project / jaymestone.com/projects/lomaxproject
20 Corey DiMario & Lissa Schneckenburger / Nor'easter / lissafiddle.com
April
3 The Press Gang / Irish Diaspora / pressgangmusic.com
For tickets and information: www.signaturesoundspresents or call 413.923.2800