UMass, Boston Campus. Starts at Noon
For details, call Dick Pleasants, 617/287-6901
UMass, Boston Campus. Starts at Noon
For details, call Dick Pleasants, 617/287-6901
Jingalo Gypsy is a warm, enveloping, well-thought-out recording of four traditional and nine contemporary compositions rooted in the folk tradition. Seven of the cuts are instrumentals and range from a delicate, sparkling guitar solo, “Emerald Necklace”, penned and performed by Bennett Hammond, to a fine guitar/harp/mandolin/whistle rendition of Turlough O’Carolon’s “She Beag She Mor” to a solid, fiddle-free duet interpretation of the fiddle tune “Rye Whiskey”, spotlighting the Hammonds playing their primary instruments, Bennett on guitar and Lorraine on Appalachian dulcimer.
Songs include Bennett’s cowboy version of “Gypsy Davy”, here titled “Her Husband, Gypsy Dave.” and Lorraine’s title track, which is her take on the same classic. It’s a lengthy and intriguing chronicle sporting a full but not busy accompaniment with Lorraine playing both banjo and harp, plus three backing vocalists, fiddle, whistle and mandolin.
Most selections feature two to five instrumentalists. Two other original songs, “My Mother’s Face” by Lorraine and Bennett’s “No Eyes So Clear”, both about parents and generations, are of a more contemporary nature, yet fit hand-in-glove within the traditional folk setting of this beautiful CD.
-Al Reiss, Buffalo, NY
Lorraine and Bennett, with the Muddy River Orchestra, perform Lorraine’s Muddy River Suite, celebrating Brookline history. At the 1st Parish Church, 382 Walnut Street, Brookline MA
Lorraine and Bennett featured.
http://www.poconodulcimerclub.org/meetings_and_events.html
Eisteddfod Traditional Music Festival, Kerhonkson, NY
The Folkway Remembered Concert Series, Peterborough NH http://www.peterboroughhistory.org/node/48
October 3, noon
Bennett teaches advanced beginner guitar and “Rock-a-Folky” 2 finger banjo
Lorraine teaches old-time banjo for beginners, and dulcimer, all levels.
http://www.wumb.org/events/guitarclinic.php
Lorraine teaches beginners old time track, Lorraine and Bennett lead jams. Charlton, MA www.mugwumps.com/bcn.html
Lorraine teaches Continuing Folk Harp at the Campbell Folk School in Brasstown NC, for Scottish Heritage Week. https://www.folkschool.org/
Lorraine and Bennett play an afternoon concert of folk music at the rehab center.
for infoBridie JohnsonCommunity Partnership AssociateGoddard House Skilled Nursing &Rehabilitation Center201 South Huntington AvenueJamaica Plain, MA 02130P:617 676 6312F:617 522 0757