3/5

Tom Hagerty

A veteran of the local roots/folk/rock scene, Hagerty is known for his regular performances at local stomps such as the former Plough and Stars and more recently at Sallie O Briens. His music has bluegrass and country roots with influences ranging from Steve Earle to Lyle Lovett.

3/12

Whoa! Man! Jesus!

"Check out the offhand brilliance of Whoa! Man! Jesus! The power of this trance/blues juggernaut is not to be missed!"

--Michael Tarbox: Tarbox Ramblers

3/19

Royer's One Man Band 

Eric Royer has been appearing as Royer's One Man Band, performing authentic bluegrass and old-time country music at festivals, bars, schools, parties, churches, in subway stations and on the street since 1994. Royer is a regular performer at downtown Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace and was featured last summer at the International One-Man Band Festival held in Lancaster, England.

 3/26

Linda Merrill with Brian Templeton, Gordon O’Connell and her Great Trio

Linda enjoys sharing the compassionate, healing and uplifting power of singing gospel music out in the community by leading sing-alongs at places like the Pine Street Inn, St. Mary's for DSS teens, and Mel
King's Tent; playing out in clubs like The Holy Ground with her incredible, rockin' alt.country gospel band, Linda Merrill and Her Band of Angels

~4/2~

Multiple guests...

Jason, Eilen and Johnny of the Sacred Shakers will be playing out of town this Sunday. So, Dan Fram and Daniel Kellar will keep the country gospel flowing at Tommy Doyle's with some help from Eric Royer and other special guests!

~4/9~

Eli "Paperboy" Reed

Eli “Paperboy” Reed grew up listening to the Blues, Gospel, Soul and Country music that his father would play at home, on records and on the guitar.  At age 14, Reed, inspired by Sonny Boy Williamson II and Ray Charles, he began playing the harmonica and singing, soon teaching himself guitar and piano, as well. At 18, Reed decided to postpone college and move to Clarksdale, Mississippi to further the musical education he had begun. At age 21, Reed has returned to his Boston hometown to forge his own sound, leading his band, Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves, which has appeared at such Boston-area clubs as The Middle East, Johnny D’s Uptown Lounge and The Milky Way.

~4/16~

The Goodtime Charlies

The Goodtime Charlies are four Nashua, New Hampshire based pickers playing breakdowns, ballads, rags, waltzes, reels, and an occasional rock number. The band features Mike Kenney on Upright Bass, Bill Jubett on Fiddle and Banjo, Bob Sevigny on Guitar, and Andy Sicard on Mandolin. In addition to regular apperances at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, the Goodtime Charlies host a weekly bluegrass and old-time jam session at the Nashua Garden pub.

~4/23~

Alan Kaufman and Guest

Alan Kaufman has performed old-time music for more than 30 years. Well known for his incredible fiddle playing, he is also a fine mandoin, guitar player and singer. In addition to leading two music jams around the area, Alan is also a resident instructor at many bluegrass and old-time music camps up and down the east coast. Alan is author of Beginning Old Time Fiddle published by Music Sales.

Pine Hill Haints backed up by The Can Kickers

Originally from Alabama, and now scattered through the South - mostly in Tennessee, The Haints keep bringing a new sound to Southern roots music... an outlaw country sound for fans of Bloodshot Records and more traditional country music. Rattling against the restrictive norms, the Haints have pushed harder and longer than many care to fathom.

The Can Kickers play loud, fast old timey music with the occasional funky beat thrown in. The Can Kickers like to play DIY shows for people who like to dance. They've played basements, living rooms, bars, clubs, bomb shelters, on the back of a moving bus, on the back of a moving pickup truck, and even at a stadium once. They've played all over the US multiple times and taken a trip or two to Ireland and the Netherlands.

5/14 Greg Glassman (Night in Wyoming, Tastes Like Gravy String Band)

Greg Glassman is known around the Boston music scene for his interpretations of jug-band, swing and old-time tunes as leader of Tastes Like Gravy String Band. Banjo or guitar in hand, he hosts the Still House Revue, a Saturday evening residency held at Matt Murphy's Pub in Brookline and a residency at The Druid in Cambridge. Greg recently contributed some stellar banjo playing to Eilen Jewell's new album Boundary County.

5/21 TBA 5

5/28 Lorraine and Bennett Hammond /

“... the Hammonds are folk missionaries of the first order, devoted cultural activists, teachers, event organizers and performers who love to introduce people to the joys of traditional music.” Boston Globe

“Lorraine is a very expressive, passionate player, and you'll hear the dulcimer soaring, swooping, and diving through the varied textures of the music.”
—Jerry Rockwell, Dirty Linen Magazine

6/11

Tim Gearan

It won't be long before this powerful performer will be recognized not only for his guitar work and elegantly gravelly singing, but also for his extraordinary song writing that transcends labels- Mark Wilmot (of Used Sound/ disc review in Metronome)

6/18

Tom Feeley and James Butrym (Tastes Like Gravy String Band, Eilen Jewell)

Feeley's volume and intensity remind us of Leadbelly. Tom's set will feature some songs with the house band and some bluegrass gospel duets with James Butrym, mandolinist and high lonesome vocalist extraordinaire

6/25 Miss Tess

Miss Tess is a young, blossoming singer-songcreator-guitarist, just beginning her involvement in the Boston music scene. For the last five years, she has resided in the fair town of Baltimore, and it was here in "Charm City" where she began her performing career. Her unique repertoire of original tunes and some carefully chosen covers can be appropriately described as "Modern Vintage".