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DECEMBER
2011
12/11
– Our annual Children of Christmas show will take place at Molten Java from 2 – 4 on a SUNDAY
afternoon. Join us in an afternoon of
singing seasonal songs and other merriment.
Santa will be making an appearance, too – so bring the kiddies!!!
NOVEMBER 2011
11/10 – 11/13 – We will be at the
NERFA conference in Kerhonkson NY, renewing our ties with the larger folk
community.
11/19 – we return to Molten Java for more of the usual
mayhem.
OCTOBER 2011
10/8 – Molten Java is the place, and we are delighted
to be splitting the bill with our friend Carolann Solebello! A founding member of Red Molly, Carolann is now pursuing a solo career. We hope you will make her feel welcome in
Connecticut! 8 – 10 PM.
JUNE
2011
6/4
– Fundraiser at St James Church, Danbury CT.
Details about the event here. The dinner begins at 6 PM and is a
celebration of many ethnicities. Tickets at the door.
6/11
– private function – the wedding of two dear friends!
6/17
– we’ll be taping a show or two for Time
Out with Kevin Gallagher, to be broadcast later this summer on the
local-access Comcast station. Details to
follow!
6/24
– we will be playing at the Bethel train station from 5 – 8:30, welcoming home
the weary commuters and weekenders. Come
on out and enjoy some great live music and terrific eats as well!
6/25
– the usual mayhem at Molten
Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT.
We’ll cavort from 8 – 10 PM.
6/28
– we’ll be playing outside the Danbury library from 6 -7 PM. Come on out and enjoy some free live music –
outdoors, where it belongs in the summer! ;-)
6/30
– 5th Thursday, and that can only mean the My Place Taproom on Queen
St. in Newtown! EXCELLENT food, an
impressive and ever-changing selection of beers on tap, and My Dad’s Truck –
talk about your winning combinations! We
start around 9.
MAY 2011
5/20 – Private fundraiser
October 2010
Thursday, 29 October - My Place Pizza, 8 Queen
St., Newtown CT, 8 - 11. Come join us for GREAT food and an extensive tap
selection - and our own brand of Americana!
November 2010
11-14 November - we'll be at the NERFA conference
in Kerhonkson NY.
19 November - 10 PM - Bohemian
Pizza, 342 Bantam Rd., Litchfield CT.
A new venue [and late start time!] for us - come on our
and enjoy eclectic food and drink, and support us in a new place as well!
20 November - 9-10 PM -
back to Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel.
December 2010
11 December, 8 - 10 PM - Our annual Children
of Christmas show at Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. Come sing Christmas
songs with us, and bring the kids - Santa will be there!!!
MAY 2009
Sunday, 31 May - we are pleased to be part of St Thomas' Church, 95 Greenwood Ave,
Bethel CT - we will be helping this parish celebrate it's 100th anniversary! Details to follow; we will
play sometime in the afternoon.
JUNE 2009
Sunday, 14 Junem 2 - 5 PM at Molten Java, 102 Greenwood
Ave., Bethel CT - the usual mayhem and hijinx, this
time on a Sunday!
JULY 2009
Saturday, 18 July, 8 - 11 PM - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT - spontaneous
sing-alongs likely!
July 22 - 26 - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Hillsdale, NY!!! We are schedule
to play at the Acoustic Live tent on the Midway on Friday at 2:30,
and on Sunday from 11:30 until sometime afternoon! Sunday will be the
Gospel show, complete with a singing parade through the midway with as many of
our friends from Tribes Hill as we can convince to roll out of camp and join
us!
AUGUST 2009
Saturday, 8 August, 8 - 11 PM - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT - hot
summer fun at the coffee house!
SEPTEMBER 2009
Saturday, 12 September, 8 - 122 PM - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT - the Back-to-School show!
25 - 27 September - private engagement.
OCTOBER 2009
Saturday, 10 October, 8 - 11 PM - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT - Fall in with us!
NOVEMBER 2009
Saturday, 21 November, 8 - 11 PM - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT -
Be thankful with us for this wonderful coffee house and venue!
DECEMBER 2009
Saturday, 12 December - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel
CT - our annual Children of Christmas show! Details to follow.
JANUARY 2008
Saturday, 19 January - Molten Java 102 Greenwood Ave. Bethel
CT FREE SHOW! We will play from 8 PM until
closing.
Saturday, 26 January - Open Mic at the The Coffee House in New Fairfield CT.
It's located in Heritage Plaza, on rt. 39,
just east of the junction of Route 37 and Rt. 39 (the first traffic light; plaza
is on the right side of the road, across from Shaws supermarket).
We close the Open Mic portion of the show [around
8:30], and the headliner is CT bluesman Dan Stevens. Admission is
$5.
Thursday, 7 February [date changed from the 21st!] - We will be playing the Songwriter's
Den at Thataway Cafe, 409 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich,
CT. The featured artist that night is Artie Tobia; we hope you can join us.
Saturday, 16 February - Molten
Java, 102 Greenwood Ave.
Bethel CT FREE SHOW! We play from 8 PM 'til closing.
FEBRUARY 2008
Wednesday, 27 February - Georgetown Saloon from 7:30 - 10;30. Come out and enjoy dinner and some great live acoustic
music! Click the link for details; this is a great meal they've got
planned at the saloon!
MARCH 2008
Saturday, 15 March - We'll be singin' our Irish tunes
at Molten
Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT, from 8 until closing! COme on out and sing along!
Sunday, 16 March - Join us at the White Plains Indoor Farmer's Market
for some great Irish music and lots of goodies for sale! Admission to the
Market is free, but parking at the County Center is $4.00. Location:
198 Central Park Ave., junction of the Bronx River Parkway and Tarrytown Rd [Rt 119] in White Plains. The market is open from 10 -
4; our play time TBA, but expect it to be early rather than later. This was a FUN GIG!!!
Monday, 17 March - CANCELLED DUE
TO A DEATH IN THE DANIEL'S FAMILY. OUR SYMPATHIES TO EVERYBODY AT DANIEL'S, AND
WE APOLOGIZE TO OUR FANS FOR THIS LATE NOTICE. We will be at Daniel's Fine Catering
in the early evening, playing and singing some great Irish and sing-along
music. Come on out and enjoy great food, music, and company! Dube Lane, Waterbury.
MARCH 2008
Saturday,
29 March -Steppin' Out Tonight with the Blues at Cheshire Lutheran
Church.
660 West Main St. Cheshire, CT - WE LOVE
THIS SHOW!!! If you only come to one show a year, make it this
one! Rosin the Bow and friends, Cece Borjeson and Ruth George, the Southington Chamber Singers
(featuring Gwen Hopko), and My Dad's Truck are bluer
than blue with an all blues review. This is the fundraiser for the Relay
for Life of Cheshire. The cost is a Free will offering at the door.
Refreshments will be available for purchase at intermission. For
more info email marta@rosinthebow.com or call (203)
272-5910.
April 2008
Saturday, 26 April, back at Molten Java for more hijinks. 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel
CT.
May 2008
SATURDAY, 17 May - Fundraiser, Old Stone Church, 251 Main St., East
Haven CT. We will play at 1 PM. THIS
SHOW WAS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FOR SUNDAY, BUT IT IS SATURDAY!! We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion.
SATURDAY, 17 May - Molten Java once again. Come on out - you never know what
might happen! 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT.
July 2008
From Wednesday the 23rd through Sunday the 27th, we'll be found at Falcon Ridge
Folk Festival in Hillsdale, NY. What a fun and soul-refreshing week!
AUGUST 2008
8-9-08 - private party on Fire Island.
AUGUST
2008
TIME CHANGE!!! We'll play at 8:30, not 7:20. We apologize for any confusion
or inconvenience. Tuesday night, 19 August, we will be playing at Banjo Jim's
at 9th Street and Avenue C in Manhattan! We would dearly love to see some
of our friends at this gig...we hope you can make it! We will play a
20-minute set at 8:20, and then back our friend Rick Snyder, who will be our
host that evening. It should be a lot of fun - you won't want to miss it!
December 2008
Saturday,
13 December - Once again we will bring our Christmas show [and Bonnie Wisnowski] to the Roots Music Coffee House in Danbury CT. Please join us for a special evening
of seasonal tunes. FREE FAMILY SHOW at 7 PM, including a visit from
Santa!! Open Mic and a second show to follow;
tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door from Roots Music Coffeehouse.
Sunday,
14 December - We will perform in the Tribes Hill Annual Solstice Show at the Tarrytown
Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY. Check out Tribes Hill's home page for
details; tickets are available from the Tarrytown
Music Hall.
Wednesday,
31 December - We will be participating in First Night Danbury. Our "space"
is the lobby of the Palace Theatre - convenient and easy to get to! More
details can be found at firstnightdanbury.org. We
hope to see many of your for this Family show! - what fun
this one was!!!
Gigs
from 2009
15
March - a Sunday at Molten Java!! We'll be there from 2 - 5 and hope to see
you there.
17 March 2009 - We will be at Jordan's
Restaurant in Southbury from 6 - 10 PM for a St. Patrick's Day family
show! This is a new venue for us, so we're hoping for a GREAT turnout so
they'll invite us back! The food is awesome, and the music is sure to be
a blast! The resturant is in the complex off
Ext 14 [I-84] up behind the church at 900 Main Street South.
Gigs from 2006
Gigs from 2007
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