Mother-Daughter String Band on May 9, Mothers' Day Eve

The Mother-Daughter Stringband is Lyn Hardy & Abby Newton and their daughters Ruth Ungar Merenda & Rosie Newton. Fiddles, cello, guitar, National steel ukelele, banjo and lots of singing of old and new folk repertoire. This Mother's Day Weekend, these four women will be joining forces for a very special series of concerts. They'll be singing great mother-daughter harmonies and playing old-timey, celtic and contemporary tunes that they love.

Brief History:

Lyn and Abby performed and recorded together in the 1970's with John Cohen and Jay Ungar in "The Putnam String County Band." It was in this decade that Ruth was born, into a great old-timey string band resurgence in New York's Hudson Valley. In the 1980's, Lyn moved to Western Massachusetts and toured with the all-female folk band "Rude Girls". At this time Abby began playing Celtic music and touring Scotland and the US with Jean Redpath. That's when Rosie was born and she too was raised on many of the same tunes and lullabies that Ruth had absorbed earlier, like Lyn and Abby's beautiful versions of "Black Jack Davey" and "Turtle Dove."

Email Sandilion49@gmail.com for a reservation and details.

Cassandra Jenkins at the Mercury Lounge April 22

Hi Friends,
I'm very excited to tell you all about an EARLY show this coming Wednesday with two of my dear friends, Stephanie Coleman and Kristin Andreassen.

The Mercury Lounge
Opening for Sara Watkins
Wednesday, April 22nd
6:30 PM, $15

http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/
http://www.sarawatkins.com/

xo Cassandra

House Concert on Friday, April 24th

On Friday, April 24th, the Jenkins will host a truly unique trio - Hanneke Cassel, Natalie Haas and Keith Murphy. All three have performed in our living room before, but this is the first time we will have the pleasure of hearing them play together. This is a not-to-be-missed evening. And of course The New Faculty Ramblers will be warming up the program with a few new tunes. Please check out their individual websites:
http://www.hannekecassel.com/biography/biopage.htm;
http://www.nataliehaas.com/
http://blackislemusic.com/keithbio.htm;
Please contact Sandy Jenkins if you are interested in reserving a seat on the 24th at Sandilion49@gmail.com. and she will send you the details and directions to our home.

The New Lost Faculty Ramblers on Saturday, March 7th

Bob, Fran, Kate, Sandy, Steve & Tim-The New Lost Faculty Ramblers-and a few surprise guests-will be singing and playing their favorite tunes next Saturday, March 7th, here at the Jenkins. Their lush harmonies and colorful instrumentation yield a unique, organic sound. After seeing us warm-up for many of the other performers at the house concerts, members of the audience have requested that we give a concert of our own. This is it folks. Please RSVP to Sandilion49@gmail.com.

Laurel Massé to be featured on February 21st

Very few artists can claim to have started their career in music at the top, but as a founding member of the universally-acclaimed Manhattan Transfer, that is exactly what Laurel Massé did. With her lush, expressive voice, absolute pitch, flawless diction and ready wit, the statuesque redhead left her indelible mark on the group. “I have never forgotten what I learned in my years with Manhattan Transfer,” says Laurel, and I will always cherish the thrill of being part of that wonderful sound.” She toured internationally with the Transfer for seven years, recording four albums (since certified gold and platinum) and the movie soundtrack of Just a Gigolo, which starred David Bowie, Kim Novak, and Marlene Dietrich in her final screen appearance. Laurel also made numerous television appearances; her favorites include Mary Tyler Moore’s 1974 television special Mary’s Incredible Dream, and in the Manhattan Transfer Show on CBS TV in 1975.

Read more about Laurel at: http://www.laurelmasse.com/

Please contact Sandy Jenkins for more information and reservations. Sandilion49@gmail.com

Punch Brothers at the Livingroom

PBingo is Punch Brothers' creative process on display at the Living Room every Thursday night that they aren't somewhere else, starting tomorrow night, January 15 and next week January 22, at 154 Ludlow Street from 10-12. Visit their website at: http://www.punchbrothers.com

Voco will bring in the new year on 1/10/09

Stompin’ rebel-harmony with cello & banjo: Original songs steeped in Appalachia & Eastern Europe.

Moira Smiley & VOCO sing powerful, emotional music with lush harmony and the delicious vaudevillian combo of cello, accordion and banjo. Sprinkled throughout their songs are rompin'stompin' body percussion sets - always a show-stopping pleasure. Voted #1 a cappella band in the U.S., the four members of VOCO create post-folk, improvisation-built songs while digging into old Americana and Eastern European sounds. Original music and new fruits from the old songs... Americana to Bartók, ethereal and gritty."

Voco (Moira, Jess, Jessica and Christine) will be appearing in the Jenkins House Concert Series on January 10, 2009. Details and directions will be given at the time of your reservation. Please RSVP Sandilion49@gmail.com

For further information visit their websites:http://www.myspace.com/vocoinfo and http://www.moirasmiley.com/VOCO_main.html