CELEBRATING 20+ YEARS OF SCARY GOOD MUSIC WITH A MISSION

Looking to play here? We like to hear from musicians we don’t know about but… if you want to see if you’ll fit, look at this page here.

All shows are at the North Madison Congregational Church, 1271 Durham Rd, Madison. See you here soon!!

You can read this first, or scroll down to the shows:

Ticket Sales or Reservations:

1A: You don’t need reservations. Usually. Each show will tell you if it’s sold out. Reservations just guarantee you a seat, and the earlier you reserve, the closer you’ll be. In all cases, we reserve space for you late-planning walk-ins. Get there at 6:30 if that’s the case!

1B:To reserve seats or for more information for these shows please send us an email. All seats are assigned and reserved in the order in which they come in, so if you reserve early, you get good seats. If the link isn’t working for you, the email is: workdog(at)mindspring.com, or call Charlie at 203-668-3735. Leave a message if he can’t hear the phone due to tools powering away.

1C: Pay at the door, always. Cash or check is fine. We don’t do the pre-pay thing because we’re too lazy to figure it out. Plus, if you’re sick or something, you’re already miserable, and losing the price of a ticket makes it worse.

We are the only concert venue with a mission.We want to educate, inspire, and yes, entertain. Not to waste space here, please look at the “workshops: the mission” page to see what we mean. Virtually EVERY concert is a fundraiser for a local non-profit.

Now, the schedule:

Spring 2018:

THE NORDIC FIDDLER’S BLOC

Saturday, May 5, 7:00 PM

About a year ago, I got a flurry of emails from both Brittany and Natalie Haas, seeing if I could possibly squeeze the Nordic Fiddler’s Bloc in as a favor to them. They’re all good friends from various festivals, and the Bloc was trying to get introduced into the U.S. I say this not to drop names, but to show you two things: how the really good musicians are all very closely bonded with each other, and how they always try to do whatever they can for friends, especially when they travel to foreign countries. The one thing I’ve discovered through the years is that the very best musicians we’ve had here also end up being the very nicest people. The other is that for the Haas sisters to get this excited, they must be really good. It didn’t take a lot of investigation to see that they are really good, indeed.

This is the epitome of what we do here. It’s the melding of fiddle styles from way up north in one blazing fiddle melt-down. It’s the bomb. You get: Olav Mjelva from Norway, Anders Hall from Sweden, and Kevin Henderson from the Shetland Islands. Three guys who are all exceptional, joining together to get a sound so rich you won’t believe your ears. Stunning stuff. Adults, $20, kids HS & U; $5.

And, as a late-season addition, our “all-star” show of the year..

June 2, 7:00 PM

NATALIE HAAS, MAEVE GILCHRIST, YANN FALQUET, NIC GAREISS

Every year we do a sort of throw-together thing, where amazing musicians all find they have some free time, get together, and organize a “pop-up band.” This year, it’s two Berklee faculty friends, Natalie and Maeve, along with Natalie’s husband and Genticorum founder, Yann Falquet, and percussive dancer extraordinaire Nic Gareiss. I can’t tell you exactly what will happen. At this point, they don’t even know. I have made a couple of musical requests, which if they’re smart they’ll ignore. Anyway, a late spring show for us, but we can’t pass up something like this, can we!! Adults, $20, kids $5 and under, maybe a free workshop (we’ll see how much money is left in the kitty!) and I don’t know, how about a pizza truck or something? Or some sort of cookout? Clearly a little disorganized right now, but we haven;t had a Fire In The Kitchen food event in a few years now.

FALL 2018

Seems like a year away, but it’s time to start thinking about it.. We’re already lining up the return of Harpeth Rising, 9 Horses, etc.