Greater New Bedford Summerfest

An International Folk Music and Arts Festival

 

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Saturday & Sunday Schedule — 2010

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Saturday
Custom House Stage Centre Street Stage Kruger Stage
11–12:45

I'll Sing It in the Morning: songs and tunes to start the day

Trí

Jake Armerding

Po'Girl

Jack Hardy*

11:00–12:30

She Looked at Me with Mocking Eyes: the battle of the sexes in song

Jeff Warner

Vance Gilbert

Andrew Calhoun*

Caroline Doctorow

Sloan Wainwright

Anais Mitchell

11:15–12:00

New Bedford's Troubadour:

Art Tebbetts

1:00–2:15

Sound the Jubilee: songs and music of celebration

Paul McKenna Band

Mustard's Retreat

Caroline Aiken*

Peter Mulvey

12:45–1:30

Appalachian Funk:

Eric Robertson and the Boston Boys

12:15–1:30

She Shall Have Music Wherever She Goes: women sing about life and love

Sally Barris*

Susan Werner

Anne Hills

Maura Kennedy

2:30–3:30

Peter Mulvey

1:45–2:30

Among Friends:

Trí

1:45–2:30

Chasing Sparks:

Jeremy Kittel and Nathaniel Smith

3:45–5:00

Music and Song From Both Sides of the Pond

Little Johnny England

Jeremy Kittel and Nathaniel Smith

2:45–4:00

Music and Song for a Summer Afternoon

Benoit Bourque

Caroline Aiken

John Gorka*

Pete Kennedy

2:45–3:30

There But For Fortune

Sloan Wainwright

5:15–6:15

John Gorka

4:15–5:00

The Music Still Echoes:

James Keelaghan

3:45–5:00

I've Not Come To See you Hanging: songs with happy endings

Richard Berman

Sloan Wainwright

Beaucoup Blue

Joel Mabus*

6:30–7:30

Susan Werner

5:15–6:15

Rosin Up Your Bow: great fiddlers

Jeremy Kittel

Guy Fletcher*

Doug Lamey

Jake Armerding

Ruairidh MacMillan

5:15–6:15

I'll Sing and I'll Be Merry

Caroline Aiken

Po'Girl

7:45–9:00

Music Is Upon the Town

Little Johnny England

The Kennedys*

Eric Robertson and the Boston Boys

6:30–7:15

From Across the Pond:

Paul McKenna Band

6:30–7:15

American Traditions:

Jeff Warner

Whaling Museum Theater Garden Stage Meet the Performer
National Park Visitor Center Theater
11:45–12:30

How I Love Them Old Songs:

Ronny Cox

11:00–11:50

Roots, Branches and Kipling:

TradMore

11–11:50

Beaucoup Blue

12:45–1:30

Twiddlum Twaddlum:

John Roberts and Tony Barrand

12:00–12:50

Now and Then:

Richard Berman

12–12:50

Benoit Bourque

1:45–3:15

What We Sing Is What We Are: traditional song I

Joel Mabus

James Keelaghan

Anais Mitchell

Jeff Warner*

TradMore

1:00–1:50

Summer of My Life:

Jake Armerding

1–1:50

Ronny Cox

3:30–4:45

Leave Your Worries on the Doorstep: songs that lift your spirits

Art Tebbetts*

Vance Gilbert

Ronny Cox

Jack Hardy

2:00–2:50

Blues Masters:

Beaucoup Blue

2–2:50

Anne Hills

5–6:15

By the Rivers of My Memory: songs of times gone by

Chris Pahud*

TradMore

Anne Hills

Peter Mulvey

3:00–3:50

Follow You Down:

Caroline Doctorow

3–3:50

Po'Girl

workshop photo by Denn Santoro 4:00–4:50

My Love Loves the Ocean:

Sally Barris

4–4:50

Mustard's Retreat

5:00–5:50

Love Without Measure:

Andrew Calhoun

5–5:50

John Roberts and Tony Barrand

6:00–7:00

Beat the Retreat:

Mustard's Retreat

6–7:00

Sally Barris

Busker's Stage
12:00

The Maybees

Dave Conlon photo by Denn Santoro
1:00

Chuck Williams

2:00

Pumpkin Head Ted

3:00

Irish Session

4:00

Russ Mello

5:00

Tom Allen & Co.

Sunday
Custom House Stage Centre Street Stage Kruger Stage
12:00–12:45

Po'Girl

12:30–1:45

Comin' For To Carry Me Home: songs of the spirit

Andrew Calhoun

Susan Werner

NewFound Road

Jeff Warner*

12:15–1:30

Take Warning How You Court: songs with a lesson

Richard Berman*

James Keelaghan

Sally Barris

Beaucoup Blue

1:00–2:00

Trip the Light Fantastic: dancing feet

Benoit Bourque*

Trí

John Kirk and Trish Miller

2:00–3:15

Boys and Girl Together

Po'Girl

Eric Robertson and the Boston Boys

1:45–2:30

I Ought To Know:

Jack Hardy

2:15–3:30

Kind of Blue: jazz, blues and folk

Susan Werner*

Vance Gilbert

Jeremy Kittel and Nathaniel Smith

Chris Smither

3:30–4:15

The Hearts of the Summerfest:

The Kennedys

2:45–4:00

Come All You Lads of High Renown: men sing about life and love

Peter Mulvey*

Richard Berman

John Gorka

Ronnie Cox

3:45–5:00

An Americana Musicfest

Jake Armerding*

NewFound Road

Eric Robertson and the Boston Boys

John Kirk and Trish Miller

4:30–5:45

I'll Gently Rise and Softly Call: the loveliest songs and tunes I know

Ronny Cox

James Keelaghan*

Paul McKenna Band

Sally Barris

4:15–5:00

My Daughter and Vincent Van Gogh:

Anne Hills

5:15–6:15

Little Johnny England

6:00–6:45

Try To Be:

NewFound Road

5:15–6:30

Through a Land So Wild and Savage: songs of challenges and courage

John Gorka

Mustard's Retreat*

TradMore

Caroline Doctorow

6:30–7:30

Chris Smither

Celtic Extravaganza 2009 photo by Denn Santoro
7:30–8:00

Tribute to Fred Neil

Art Tebbetts

Chris Pahud

8:00–9:00

Celtic Extravaganza

Trí

Little Johnny England

Paul McKenna Band

Benoit Bourque*

James Keelaghan

Whaling Museum Theater Garden Stage Meet the Performer
National Park Visitor Center Theater
12:45–1:45

Your Sorrows Were Still Unborn: a tribute to Richard and Mimi Farina

Caroline Doctorow

The Kennedys

11:00–12:30

Sacred Harp/Shape Note Singing:

This session is open to the public (with a festival wristband). Learn the wonderful harmony singing. Come and give it a try... what a great way to begin a Sunday!

12–12:50

Jeremy Kittel and Nathaniel Smith

2:00–3:30

Singing the Ages Down: traditional song II

Beaucoup Blue

John Roberts and Tony Barrand

Anne Hills*

Andrew Calhoun

Mustard's Retreat

1:00–1:50

How Can I Keep From Singing:

Joel Mabus

1–1:50

Peter Mulvey

3:45–4:30

Sing Me Down:

Vance Gilbert

2:00–2:50

Those Were the Olden Days:

Anais Mitchell

2–2:50

Little Johnny England

4:45–6:00

And There I Spied a Mermaid: songs of myths and legends

Anais Mitchell*

John Roberts and Tony Barrand

Joel Mabus

Jack Hardy

3:00–3:50

I Will Not Go Quietly:

Caroline Aiken

3–3:50

Jeff Warner/
TradMore

Susan Werner photo by Denn Santoro 4:00–4:50

Quebecois Extraordinaire:

Benoit Bourque

4–4:50

Trí

5:00–5:50

Deeper Well:

Chris Pahud

5–5:50

Caroline Aiken

6:00–7:00

Quicksteppin':

John Kirk and Trish Miller

6–7:00

Jake Armerding

Busker's Stage
12:00

Charlie Cover

Tessaract photo by Denn Santoro
1:00

This Is A Machine

2:00

Tessaract

3:00

Dave Conlon

4:00

The Jethros

5:00

Mark T. Small

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