I have two shows coming up with Fresh Baked, one on December 7 at the Parkside, and the third Auld Lang Twang show at the Living Room on New Year's Eve. You can also catch me every Sunday afternoon at the Ponkiesburg Pickin' Party in Boerum Hill, which is turning into an absolutely wonderful jam again. And I may have some shows of my own songs ( Read more... )

I'll be playing my original songs tonight at the wonderful Jalopy Theater in Red Hook. I'm starting early, around 7pm, and there will be an entire night of great music, all original songwriters who come out of the Brooklyn traditional music scene. Last night was spectacular and tonight might even be better. Come on down! Jalopy is at 315 Columbia ( Read more... )

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This Friday night in Red Hook I'll be playing a very special show with Kate Giampetruzzi. Some of you may remember the wonderful shows I used to get to play as part of the Kate and Lou Band. Lou died in 2006, but as hard as it's been, Kate has been singing and playing and writing some incredible songs. She's going to perform some of them this ( Read more... )

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I'll be playing with Brooklyn bluegrass ensemble Fresh Baked this coming Friday night at Sunny's in Red Hook. The bar is historic, the cider will be hot, and the music too. At least we hope so. And we hope to see you there.

Today's Radio Free Eireann show, in memory of Rocky Sullivan's, and featuring performances by Mike Skliar and me, is already up on WBAI's web site. You can download the MP3 or listen to it online.

Mike's "Ballad of Rocky Sullivan's" starts at about the 38-minute mark, and my "The Whiskey Or the Wisdom" (the title song from my CD) starts about 1:26 ( Read more... )

I'll be on the radio this afternoon doing a few songs on Radio Free Eireann, and later in the day playing as part of a wake for the closing of yet another New York City music venue, along with Mike Skliar. Rocky Sullivan's, the political Irish bar (or is it an Irish political bar?) run by Chris Byrne, formerly of Black 47, is closing this week. (At ( Read more... )