Our Music

We play old time string band music. It consists mainly of southern Appalachian fiddle tunes and songs, though we also branch out into rags and bluesy numbers as well. We play for square or contra dances as well as for performances.

Schedule

We play a monthly opening set on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Cantab Lounge, 738 Mass Ave in Cambridge. The next one is April 10th, when we'll be opening for Chasing Blue. We play about an hour starting around 8:30 pm.

We are playing for two slots at NEFFA this year. We will be playing for an "Intro to Square Dancing" session with Will Mentor in High School Rm. 125, Friday night, April 20th, at 7:30pm. Then we'll be leading an "Old-time Southern Jam" in Middle School Rm. 108, Saturday afternoon, April 21st, at 3:00pm. In addition, Jon and Kathy will be appearing with the Assabet Ramblers playing for "Seated Square Dances" in High School Rm. 123 on Saturday April 21st at 5:30pm and Jon, Kathy and Mark, appearing as Planet Banjo, will be leading a "Honky-Tonk Sing" in Middle School Rm. 103/104 at 12:00noon on Sunday April 22nd.

We have played recently at the Cantab, the NEFFA Festival, the MIT Folk Dance Club, Johnny D’s, Club Passim, the Country Dance New York American Contra Dance series, the CDS-Boston Second Saturdays Series, NEFFA's Thursday Night Contra series, the Montpelier First Night, Mahoney's Garden Center, Framingham State College, the Big E, the Rochester, VT SummerNight Festival, the Photographic Resource Center, Spencertown Academy, the Wakefield Town Common Concert Series, the Down East Country Dance Festival, Dance Flurry, the Full Moon Cafe, the "Words on a String" Festival in Quebec, the Montague Old Home Day, the Boston Bluegrass Union Springfest, and the Linden Tree Coffee House.

Pictures

Johnny D’s, December 23, 1997
Linden Tree Coffee House, October 24, 1998
A Cambridge Block Party, June 5, 1999
Montague Old Home Day, August 21, 1999
"Words on a String" Festival in Quebec, July 15, 2000 with the Kitchen Sync Cloggers
Johnny D's, December 19, 2000 with the Kitchen Sync Cloggers
First Night, Montpelier, Vt, December 31, 2000 with the Kitchen Sync Cloggers
Johnny D's, December 18, 2001 with the Kitchen Sync Cloggers
Photographic Resource Center, January 17th, 2002
Mahoney’s, October 6th, 2002
New England Real Ale Expo, May 2nd, 2003
The Big E, September 20, 2003 with the Kitchen Sync Cloggers

Sound Clips

Johnny D’s, December 19, 2000 
    Rye Straw - 448k
    Spring Creek Gals - 320k
    I’ve Been All Around This World - Lead: Mark, Harmony: Kathy - 384k
    Milwaukee Blues - Lead: George, Harmony: Mark - 640k
    Liza Jane - We all play banjo: Paul and Larry: 5 string, Jon: Piccolo Banjo, Mark: Banjo Guitar, George: Banjo Mandolin - 480k
    Old Plank Road Lead: Jon, Harmony: Mark - 480k

Contact

For booking information, contact Jon Gersh at (781) 641-1618.
If you have hired us for a performance or dance, here is a page of Promotion and Production information.