Previous Gigs
December 24, 2022
This website was established. Gigs prior to this date may not be listed here.
Click on The Bagboys, Local Freight, Mudsills, and The Hazel Project for listings of gigs prior to 2023.
Tue, Jan 10 - Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters with the Mudsills - Cambridge, MA, 8pm
2023
Sun, Jan 22 - The Plough & Stars with the Mudsills - Cambridge, MA, 4-6 pm
Tue, Jan 24 - Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters - Gretchen Bowder & Friends - Cambridge, MA, 7 pm
Tue, Feb 7 - Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters with Local Freight - Cambridge, MA, 8 pm
Wed, Feb 22 - Nick-a-Nee’s with the Mudsills - Providence, RI, 8:00 pm
Sun, Feb 26 - Nippo Lake Golf Club & Restaurant with the Hazel Project - Barrington, NH, 6-8 pm
Thu, Feb 23 - Blue Ribbon BBQ in Dedham with the Mudsills - Dedham, MA, 6:30-8:30 pm
Thu, Mar 23 - Blue Ribbon BBQ in Dedham with the Mudsills - Dedham, MA, 6:30-8:30 pm
Sat, Apr 1 - The Plough & Stars - Bowder, Drake, & Dilley with special guest Julie Metcalf on fiddle - Cambridge, MA, 10pm -1am
Wed, Apr 5 - Medford Brewing Co. - Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends. Medford, MA, 6:30-9pm
Tue, Apr 11 - Passim with the Charles River Ducklings, opening for the Faux Paws - Cambridge, MA 7 pm
Fri, Apr 14 - The Parish Center for the Arts with the Hazel Project - Westford, MA 7:30pm
Sun, Apr 16 - Passim with the Charles River Ducklings at the Down Home Up Here festival, Cambridge, MA 10 pm
Sun, Apr 23 - The Plough & Stars with the Mudsills - Cambridge, MA, 4-6pm
Wed, Apr 25 - Medford Brewing Co. - Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends. Medford, MA, 6:30-9pm
Thu, Apr 27 - Blue Ribbon BBQ in Dedham with the Mudsills - Dedham, MA, 6:30-8:30 pm
Tue, May 2 - Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters with the Charles River Ducklings, Cambridge, MA 7 pm
May 19-21, 2023 I will be teaching at Banjo Camp North - Charlton, MA . A weekend of all things banjo, lead by top-notch faculty in a beautiful setting!
Thu, May 25 - Blue Ribbon BBQ in Dedham with Harvey Bag, Dan Africk, and Julie Metcalf - Dedham, MA, 6:30-8:30 pm ($10 suggested donation)
Sun, May 28 - The Plough & Stars with the Mudsills and special guest Mo Ozberkman - Cambridge, MA, 4-6pm ($10 suggested donation)
Wed, May 31 - Medford Brewing Co. - Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends. Medford, MA, 6:30-9pm ($10 suggested donation)
Fri, June 9 - Art in the Barn at the Cox Reservation, Essex, MA, with Ken Powers, Ben Truboff, John Savold. 5-8:30pm. Art exhibit and party - Beer from True North Ale Company and Butter UR Biscuit food truck
Sat, June 10 - PorchFest, Malden, MA with the Clyde Street Porch Pickers. 3:30-4:30pm on Clyde Street!
Wed, June 21 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA, 7-9pm ($10 suggested donation)
Wed, July 19 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA, 7-9:30pm ($10 suggested donation)
Thur, July 27 at 5pm - The Ossipee Valley Music Festival with the Bagboys, 5pm, South Hiram, ME
Sat, July 29 at noon - The Ossipee Valley Music Festival with the Hazel Project, South Hiram, ME
July 23-27, 2023 The Ossipee Valley String Camp - South Hiram, ME
Tue, Aug 1 - Critical Twang: the 5 Banjo Band with Max Wareham, BB Bowness, Gabe Hirshfeld, & Trevin Nelson. Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P’s Fried Chicken. 7pm
Sat, Aug 12 - The Bagboys at Fairmount Fruit Farm - Franklin, MA. noon - 4pm FREE
Tue, Aug 15 - Sun, Aug 20 - I’ll be at Bela Fleck’s Blue Ridge Banjo Camp down in Brevard, NC. Are you going to be there too? Let me know! Wah hoo!
Fri, Aug 25 - Bluegrass at All Season’s Table, Malden, MA. 7:30-10pm (Tips appreciated)
Sun, Aug 27 - The Mudsills at The Plough & Stars, Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm ($10 suggested donation)
Fri Sept 1 - I’ll be giving a banjo workshop (11:30am) at the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Brunswick, ME. Come on over to the big white tent next to the water.
Sat Sept 9 - A Celebration of the Shaw Brothers at Prescott Park, Portsmouth NH. With Todd Hearon & Friends, 6 pm FREE
Wed Sept 13 - Local Freight - Bluegrass at Nick-A-Nee’s - Providence, RI. 8-11pm ($10 suggested donation)
Sat, Sept 16 - Bluegrass at All Season’s Table, Malden, MA. 7:30-10pm (Tips appreciated)
Wed Sept 20 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA, 7-9:30pm ($10 suggested donation)
Thur Sept 21 - Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends at the Topsfield Homegrown Market on the Town Common, MA. 5-7pm FREE
Sat Sept 23 - Local Freight - Bluegrass at Shelburne Farms - Stow, MA. noon-4pm
Sun Sept 24 - The Mudsills at The Plough & Stars, Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm ($10 suggested donation)
Tue Sept 26 - Sun Oct 1 - I’ll be at IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC. Will you be there too? Let me know! Wah hoo!
Thur Oct 5 - Medford Farmer’s Market - Gretchen & Harvey Bag - Medford, MA, 5-7pm (Tips appreciated)
Fri Oct 13 - Sun Oct 15 - Jam Camp North. I’ll be leading jams along with a stellar faculty line-up. This is one of my favorite jamming & workshop weekends, and I hope you’ll be there!
Wed Oct 18 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA, 7-9:30pm ($10 suggested donation)
Sun Oct 22 - The Mudsills at The Plough & Stars, Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm ($10 suggested donation)
Fri Oct 27 - Bluegrass at All Season’s Table, Malden, MA. 7:30-10pm (Tips appreciated)
Sat Oct 28 - Bluegrass at All Season’s Table, Malden, MA. 7:30-10pm (Tips appreciated)
Wed Nov 8 - The Mudsills - Bluegrass at Nick-A-Nee’s - Providence, RI. 8-11pm ($10 suggested donation)
Wed Nov 15 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA, 7-9:30pm ($10 suggested donation)
Tue Dec 5 - I’ll be accompanying two Berklee student ensembles at the Red Room at Cafe 939. 7-9pm. Come hear some young women SLAY!
Sun Dec 10 - The Bagboys at Mr. Sippy’s BBQ, Rochester, NH. 3-5pm
Tue Dec 12 - I’ll be accompanying two Berklee student ensembles at Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters. 7pm. Come hear some young women SLAY! This set will include twice as much material as was performed at Berklee on Dec 5.
Wed Dec 20 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA, 7-9:30pm
2024
Wed Jan 17 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA. 7-9:30pm
Sun Jan 28 - The Mudsills at The Plough & Stars - Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Tue Jan 30 - The Mudsills at Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters. - Cambridge, MA. 8pm
Tue Feb 13 - Last minute gig alert! I'll be doing the 7pm set with Catherine Bowness Leo Austin-Muehleck Julie Metcalf & Harvey Bagg. Fun times! At Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters. - Cambridge, MA. 7pm
Feb 16-18 - Come to JamVal at the Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, MA! With lots of picking, faculty-led jam sessions and workshops, a good time is guaranteed for all!
Tue Feb 20 - Last minute gig alert! I'll be filling in with the Reunion Band for the 7pm set with at Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters. - Cambridge, MA. 7pm. We’re opening for Special Consensus! :)
Wed Feb 21 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA, 7-9:30pm
Sun Feb 25 - The Mudsills at The Plough & Stars - Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Tue Feb 27 - The Hazel Project at Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oysters - Cambridge, MA. 8pm
Fri Mar 1 - The Bagboys at The Burren - Somerville, MA. 6-9pm. This is a special show in honor of our friend Andrew’s birthday. All Bagboys fans are welcome, so come on over to Davis Square! Special guests!
Wed Mar 20 - The Mudsills at Nick-a-Nee’s - Providence, RI. 8-11pm
Sun Mar 24 - The Mudsills at The Plough & Stars - Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Tue Apr 2 - Lily P’s Fried Chicken - Accompanying the Berklee Ensemble “Ain’t That Just Like a Man” - Cambridge, MA, 7:00pm
Sat Apr 13 - Passim Down Home Up Here - Accompanying the Berklee Ensembles “Ain’t That Just Like a Man” and “No Man’s Land” - Cambridge, MA, 4pm and 6pm.
Wed Apr 17 - Medford Brewing Co. Gretchen, Harvey Bag, and friends - Medford, MA, 7-9:30pm
Tue Apr 23 - Lily P’s Fried Chicken - Accompanying the Berklee Ensemble “No Man’s Land” - Cambridge, MA, 7:00pm
Fri Apr 26 - Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, DC in support of the exhibit Music HerStory (click for details) with the Berklee Ensembles “Ain’t That Just Like a Man” and “No Man’s Land”
Sun Apr 28 - The Mudsills at The Plough & Stars - Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Sat May 4 - Local Freight - Private Event, Rhode Island.
Sun May 12 - the Bagboys at Mr. Sippy’s BBQ, Rochester, NH. 3-5pm
May 17-19 - I’ll be teaching alongside a cast of banjo luminaries at Banjo Camp North. Reserve your spot now at https://musiccampsnorth.com/2024-mc-bc-registration-information/
Sat June 1 - Hanson Farm, Framingham, MA with Ruth Rappaport, noon - 2pm. Rain cancels.
Sun June 2 - Local Freight - Music at the Meetinghouse Summer Concert Series - Chepachet, RI. 2:30pm
Tue June 11 - Private Event, Boston, MA.
Sat June 15 - Local Freight at the GARAGE - After Porchfest wraps up at 6pm on June 15th, join us for GARAGE BAND, a family-friendly, post-Porchfest pop-up dance party at Arlington’s coolest performance venue. Abe Salhi’s Arlington Service Station is a classic auto service station that has become, thanks to neighborhood artist Johnny Lapham, a public art landmark in the heart of Arlington’s Cultural District at 344 Mass Ave at Wyman Terrace.
Sat June 22 - Private Event, Boston, MA.
Thu June 27 - Gretchen & friends, Melrose Farmer’s Market, 4-6pm, Melrose, MA.
Sat June 29 - The Bagboys, Private Event, Boston, MA.
Sun June 23 - The Mudsills at The Plough & Stars - Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Tue July 2 - with BB Bowness at Lily P’s in Cambridge, 7pm.
Sun July 21 - Thu July 25 - I’ll be working at the Ossipee Valley String Camp, South Hiram, Maine.
Thu July 25 - Sun July 28 - with the Bagboys and the Hazel Project at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival, South Hiram, Maine.
Fri Aug 2 - the Hazel Project at the Mr. Sippy’s BBQ, Rochester NH. 8-10pm
Fri Aug 9 - the Honey Steelers, Lexington, MA Summer Concert Series. 6:30-8:30pm
Sun Aug 11 - Fri Aug 16 - I’ll be studying mandolin at the wonderful Maine Fiddle Camp, Liberty, Maine. Let me know if you’ll be there too!
Sun Aug 25 - Mudsills at the Plough & Stars, Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Sat Aug 31 - the Hazel Project at the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Brunswick, Maine.
Sat Sept 14 - with Old Eleven at the Ossipee Valley Fall Harvest Festival, S. Hiram, ME. Sets at 11am and 2pm. I can’t find a website, but this event takes place at the fairgrounds where the Ossipee Valley Music Festival is held.
Sun Sept 22 - Mudsills at the Plough & Stars, Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Tues- Wed Sept 24-25 - Come find me at the Boston Bluegrass Union Showcase Room at IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC.
Thur-Fri Sept 26-27 - Showcasing with the Berklee Women and Non-Binary in Roots Music Ensembles at the Dark Shadow Recording Suite at IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC (Thursday) and at the Martin Street Stage during Streetfest (Friday).
Sat Sept 28 - The Bagboys at the Deerfield Fair, Deerfield, NH. 4-6pm.
Wed Oct 23 - Mudsills at Nick-a-Nees, Providence, RI. 8-11pm
Sun Oct 27 - Mudsills at the Plough & Stars, Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Wed Nov 6 - the Hazel Project at the Newburyport Brewing Co., Newburyport, MA 6-9pm. (Event by GIRL JAM - a celebration of women in music.)
Sun Nov 17 - Listen for the Hazel Project on NHPR (New Hampshire Public Radio, Concord, NH) at noon.
Tues Nov 19 - At Lily P’s in Cambridge, 7pm, with Emma Turoff & Friends.
Sun Nov 24 - Mudsills at the Plough & Stars, Cambridge, MA. 4-6pm
Tues Dec 17 - At Lily P’s in Cambridge, 7pm, Mills plays Mills - a Tribute to Jim Mills
Sun Dec 22 - The Bagboys at Nippo Lake Bluegrass Series, Barrington, NH 6-8pm. Holiday show!
2025
Sun Jan 12 - with The Hazel Project at Nippo Lake Bluegrass Series, Barrington, NH 6-8pm
Tues Jan 28 - with Walker Russell and His Little Cabin Pals at Lily P’s in Cambridge, MA 8pm
Fri Feb 14 - Sun Feb 16 - with The Hazel Project at JamVal 2025 , the Sheraton Inn, Framingham, MA
Sun, Mar 26 - The Plough & Stars with the Mudsills - Cambridge, MA, 4-6 pm