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Great Brook Farms Acoustic Series
Saturdays 1-3 PM (New playing Times!***)
A live music venue in Bolton? That's right! Every Saturday from 1-3pm we are featuring new local and live acoustic talent in our cafe. Come enjoy a delicious gourmet lunch, a cup of Red Barn coffee or some Gifford's Ice cream while you relax and soak in the vibes...the music is free! If you are a musician and are interested in performing at Great Brook Farms, please contact Steve at s.centorino@comcast.net.
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2008 Schedule |
March
1 - Perry Desmond Davies
8 - Dave Simmons
15 - Laura Bullock
22 - Carrie Rowan & Rob Mattson
29- Dan Cloutier
April
5 - Still River
12 - Stuart Ferguson
19 - Steve Centorino
26 - Joe Fredette
May
3 - TBD
10 - Rob Mattson
17 - Laura Bullock
24 - Deb Rocha
June
7 - Steve Centorino
14 - Still River
21 - Perry Desmond-Davies
28 - Stuart Ferguson |
July
5 - No music today
12 - Laura Bullock
19 - Rob Mattson
26 - Steve Centorino
August
2 - Stuart Ferguson
9 - Perry Desmond Davies
16 - Deb Rocha
23 - Carrie Rowan & Rob Mattson
September
6 - TBD
13 - Dave Simmons
20 - Steve Centorino
27 - Laura Bullock |
October
4 - TBD
11 - Deb Rocha
18 - Perry Desmond Davies
25 - Carrie Rowan & Rob Mattson
November
1 - Laura Bullock
8 - Stuart Ferguson
15 - Steve Centorino
22 - TBD
29 - TBD
December
6- Steve Centorino
13- Deb Rocha
20 - Perry Desmond Davies |
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Musician Bios |
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Deb Rocha
Original and Traditional Brazilian Songs
When was the last time you heard the soothing, lilting sounds of Brazilian music? Deborah Rocha would like to reacquaint you with this most interesting genre of world music. As a musician, it is Deborah’s main goal to bring Brazilian music to a larger audience, to show through the music what we all have in common. As a songwriter, she creates poetically faithful translations of Brazilian lyrics into English, and she composes original songs which are heavily influenced by the rhythms, melodies, and harmonies of Brazilian music. Deborah has brought her infectious enthusiasm for Brazilian music to Scullers Jazz Club, Ryles Jazz Club, the Marblehead Arts Festival, Arlington’s “Tunes on the Green,” Boston’s First Night 2005, and the Women in Latin Jazz festival in JP.
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Perry Desmond-Davies
The first thing you notice about Perry Desmond-Davies music is her voice: always tender, lyric and melodic, at times soaring, seductive or smoky. Perrys honest brand of contemporary acoustic music is about life stories that listeners can relate to. Her original songs range from the bittersweet ballad of a child’s love in "Hey Dad" to the very grown-up adult’s fantasy in "Irresponsible" and straightforward love song "All I Want". She also pays tribute to her influences with selective covers of legendary artists like Bonnie Raitt, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, but with a soul and a voice that is all her own.
Listen to Perry!
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Joe Fredette
Joe Fredette is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from the Boston area who released his debut CD - Simon Leahy's Daughter, in July 2006. He performs regulary at The Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham, MA, and other venues throughout the metrowest/Boston area.
Listen to Joe!
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Steve Centorino
A singer by trade, Steve Centorino spent a few good years on the Boston Music scene making a go of it in a orginal local metal band. The new acoustic sound is great as it allows for a very intimate expierence.
Listen to Steve!
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Laura Bullock
Laura Bullock is a Boston-area songwriter, through and through. Literate and modern, reflective and relevant, she writes and performs in a style that has become characteristic of the Cambridge folk music scene. On stage, Laura weaves each song together with humor and stories, connecting with the audience like two friends over tea.
In the Fall of 2006 Laura released her first full-length album entitled Points North. She has also appeared on the 2006 release of Club Passim's Open Mike Compilation CD. She continues to gain recognition for her sweet, simple voice and insightful, thought-provoking lyrics.
Listen to Laura!
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Kirsten and Dave
Kirsten & Dave’s diverse backgrounds are the key to their success at performing a variety of musical styles. Whether they are playing acoustic pop, country, acoustic blues or folk/bluegrass, their love for music is obvious. Playing a variety of instruments, Kirsten & Dave swap off melodies and harmonies as they play a mix of covers and original tunes. They have many decades of performing experience between them and they have been playing together for five years. Kirsten & Dave have opened for Chris and Meredith Thompson, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, and most recently, Guy Davis. Kirsten & Dave’s first studio CD, Dreams That Just Won’t Let Go, was released in October 2006. Made up of mostly original tunes, it captures the spirit of their live performances in fully produced versions of their favorite songs. The cut 'People Talk' has held steady this year in the top 100 anti-war songs on Neil Young’s web site.
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Carrie Rowan
After a successful ten-year climb up the corporate ladder, I assessed the view from above, took a deep breath and decided to jump. Landing softly on my piano bench, I was comforted by the sentiments that floated inside me longing to be a rhythmic wave of melody. I traded in the navy power suit and fancy wheels in search of the missing rung that has revealed itself in words and music. After experiencing unconditional love and unfathomable loss in my life, I have found my voice with an even stronger yearning.
Listen to Carrie!
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Rob Mattson
Rob is first and foremost a performer. Spending 25 years on stage in theater, and 17 years as a playwright has prepared him for life as an acoustic performer. His songs are literate, funny, touching and occasionally thought provoking. Rob owns the stage the minute he steps on it, and connects with audiences of any age, background or attitude.
Listen to Rob!
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Still River
Joan Eliyesil, banjo; Bruce Pacheco, guitar/vocals; Marion Webster, mandolin/vocals; Dave Kassel, fiddle; Stu Ervin, mandolin; Allen Pratt, upright bass.
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Dan Cloutier
Singer songwriter Dan Cloutier has been playing the local folk scene for the past four years working his way slowly up the ladder. In that time, he has opened for such famous national as John Hiatt, Ellis Paul, and Vance Gilbert. He has had the pleasure to grace the stage at Club Passim, Tupelo Music Hall, and the Amazing Things Arts Center. Dan tries to write songs that are beautiful, relevant, and full of redemption and over time he has become a talented performer full of energy and beauty. After years of demos being passed to strangers, on March 19th, 2006 he will release his first major release entitled, “Bottles and Seeds,” at the Amazing Things Arts Center, where he also leads the weekly open mike.
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Stuart Ferguson
Stuart Ferguson is an exciting voice on Boston's thriving acoustic music
scene. His tenor voice displays broad emotion moving through a lyric to
deliver songs that are stories and poems of personal struggle, both his
own and those of the people of the landscape of his experience.
Stuart has been featured at a number of New England venues including: Club
Passim, The Nameless Coffeehouse, Naked City Coffeehouse, and The Wail
Magazine Coffeehouse. He has played around the country from Bellingham, WA
to Morgantown, WV and has shared the stage with Ellis Paul, Dar Williams,
Flynn, Vance Gilbert, Don White, Jim Infantino, Jon Svetkey, Peter Mulvey
and Geoff Bartley.
"Stuart Ferguson writes songs that capture your imagination, and sings
them in a voice that is addictive to the ears."
-- Ellis Paul
"Stuart tells stories that have the ring of an unadmitted truth. His voice
is clear and haunting, his delivery is honest and unflinching. Unlike the
all-too-common introverted songwriter Stuart's songs tell the hard stories
many of us know, but few give voice to. A troubadour has a specific job to
do -- and Stuart knows how to do that job."
-- Jim Infantino
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