Billy Bright of Wood & Wire
The 4 piece bluegrass band Wood & Wire’s mandolinist is Billy Bright, a veteran player who has worked with legendary artists Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, and Vassar Clements. Bright attended Berklee...
View ArticleTony Kamel of Wood & Wire
Tony, Dom and Trevor – Greyfox Bluegrass Festival – photo by Tim Lehman Toney Kamel, Greyfox Bluegrass Festival photo by Tim Lehman Wood & Wire has been a band for about five years and Tony...
View Article“I will stand with my people as one” ~ Kaia Kater
On August 22, 2016, Chestnut House Concerts will host artist Kaia Kater at a Monday evening performance. Kaia released her debut album Sorrow Bound in 2014 and followed it up with Nine Pin in June...
View ArticleZoe
Although she now lives in Asheville, NC with her husband John and daughter Cady, Natalya Zoe Weinstein is a native of Massachusetts. Natalya was raised with music as a big part of her life; her...
View ArticleCloyd
John Cloyd Miller is a is a twelfth generation North Carolina native and the grandson of pioneering bluegrass fiddler Jim Shumate. Some of our Chestnut House Concertgoers may recall banjoist Riley...
View ArticleAoife Scott ~ September 25, 2016
Aoife Scott and band are undertaking a lengthy US tour in September 2016 in support of her new album ‘Carry The Day’. The tour starts on 10th September at South Shore Irish Festival in Marshfield...
View ArticleKaia Kater on World Cafe with David Dye
Kaia Kater performed at Chestnut House Concerts on August 22, and the next day she headed to Philadelphia for an interview with David Dye on World Cafe. Below is the recording of that interview. What...
View ArticleSkipping Rocks
Regarded as one of the most influential hammered dulcimer players and old-time fiddlers in the US, Baltimore’s Ken Kolodner has joined forces with his son Brad Kolodner, a rising star in the clawhammer...
View ArticleIBMA Industry Involvement Award – Brad Kolodner
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) added the Momentum Awards in 2012. These awards are focused on artists and business people who are in the early years of their careers in bluegrass...
View ArticleFirst Show in 2017: Twisted Pine
We’ve been following this band for a couple years and their hard work and commitment to a quality sound has made them rising stars in the string band world. We bring you Twisted Pine on January 7,...
View ArticleUltra Faux – January 21, 2017
Chestnut House Concerts is happy to welcome Baltimore gypsy jazz trio Ultra Faux on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Potluck at 6 pm and music at 7 pm. Contact Tim to RSVP at tlehman9@gmail.com or...
View ArticleMarch 5 – Jordan Tice & Horse County
Over the last ten years, Jordan Tice has developed a reputation as a unique and versatile guitarist and prolific composer of some of the most thoughtful and well-crafted tunes of his generation. On...
View ArticleJordan Tice with Horse County
Chestnut House Concerts welcomes Jordan Tice and Horse County on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Jordan is a composer, guitarist and vocalist and when he travels he’s joined by Horse County – a pickup band...
View Article“Both Rustic and Elegant” ~ Red Tail Ring
“Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp share a reverence for vivid, authentic American art forms. They are both rustic and elegant, and they lift us into their sound.” – Seth Bernard, Earthwork Music Red...
View ArticleThe Law & the Lonesome
The duo The Barn Birds was the perfect band for our inaugural Chestnut House Concerts show in 2012. Tim was familiar with Chris Kokesh from the Portland music scene and her songwriting, fiddle playing...
View ArticleCall Me Long Gone
The Slocan Ramblers performing Dale Evan’s song “Call Me Long Gone” from their cd Coffee Creek. The Slocan Ramblers will be at Chestnut House Concerts on Sunday, April 23, 2017. Potluck at 6 pm; Music...
View ArticleRock Me (Divine Mother)
Saturday, May 20 at Chestnut House Concerts: The Ana Egge Trio. Potluck at 6, Music at 7. RSVP with Tim Lehman at tlehman9@gmail.com. Here’s a video of “Rock Me” in honor of Mother’s Day 2017.. This...
View ArticleThe Small Glories – June 15, 2017
“If you’re going to cut Billy Bragg at his own game you’d better know what you’re doing… [The Small Glories] cover ‘Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key’, and they nail it. ” — Penguin Eggs Magazine Folk...
View ArticleChecking Off the Wishlist- June & July
We select bands for Chestnut House Concerts in a variety of ways. Primarily they are bands we have heard perform live and we know they would fit our house concert venue and would be appreciated by our...
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