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The Narrows is blessed with a performance space that inspires musicians and audiences alike.
The room can comfortably seat audiences of 280 in widely spaced church pews and tables. The
performance area is equipped with a state of the art sound system and great sightlines. Audiences
enjoy each performance in an intimate setting, up close and personal, much like having your favorite
performer right in your own living room.
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| BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO |
FRI, FEB 12 |
$20.00 advance, $23.00 day of show
Opening Act: Jeremy Lyons |
It’s a Mardi Gras party featuring the King of Zydeco. American musical legend Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr.—along with his band, Buckwheat Zydeco—is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music. 2010 ...(MORE) 
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On his third Telarc release, Talkin' About Soul, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson emerges as the bona fide leader of the West Side guitar style with his unique blend of blues, soul and funk. His incredible ...(MORE)
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We have been waiting for the return of Mr. Lindell since he blew the crowd away at the 2008 Narrows Festival of the Arts. He’s a blue eyed soul singer from New Orleans with a killer band and great songs. His ...(MORE)
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Corey Harris has led the life of a musical explorer, traveling and listening all over the world. He’s performed at many of the world’s most well-known venues, including the Montreux Jazz Festival, London’s ...(MORE)
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For more than 40 years, mandolinist/composer David Grisman has been busy creating "dawg" music, a blend of many stylistic influences (including swing, bluegrass, latin, jazz and gypsy) so unique he gave it its ...(MORE)
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| MINDY SMITH |
FRI, FEB 26 |
$20.00 advance, $23.00 day of show
Opening Act: Peter Bradley Adams |
After years of refining her craft behind the scenes, Mindy arrived fully-formed with her 2004 critically acclaimed debut, One Moment More, and its hit single “Come to Jesus.” Long Island Shores (2006) garnered ...(MORE)
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| GIRLYMAN |
SAT, FEB 27 |
| $18.00 advance, $20.00 day of show |
Can the members of Girlyman read each other's minds? Sometimes it seems so. Onstage they often finish one another's sentences or burst into improvised three-part ditties so tight they seem rehearsed. Truth is, ...(MORE)
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This benefit features Back Eddy Bluegrass, Delta Generators, Jon Short, Red Hot Black Top and The Reunion Band. This will be a great afternoon of blues and bluegrass for a very worthy cause. 100% of all ticket ...(MORE)
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For over thirty years, The Rads have been making some of the swampiest rock and roll on the planet. Their live shows are legendary for the great music and great vibes. Bring your party hat, this one is gonna ...(MORE)
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| PENDRAGON |
FRI, MAR 05 |
| $15.00 advance, $17.00 day of show |
New England has long had a rich tradition of Celtic-inspired music. Having celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2008, the Rhode Island- based ensemble Pendragon has embraced that tradition and created a ...(MORE)
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When Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman of the critically acclaimed duo Aztec Two-Step burst upon the scene in 1972 on Elektra Records, they were often reviewed as having the “East Coast sensibility,” “intellectual ...(MORE)
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Bill Frisell has collaborated with artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Bono, T-Bone Burnett, Paul Simon, McCoy Tyner, Ornette Coleman, Brian Eno, Ry Cooder and many more - a testament to his virtuosity as a ...(MORE)
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| GREG BROWN |
THU, MAR 11 |
$28.00 advance, $31.00 day of show
Opening Act: Jason Wilbur |
For over 20 years, Greg has been at the forefront of the singer songwriter movement. He’s a an American treasure melding blues, folk, and jazz into his own unique ...(MORE)
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His true identify remains a mystery, despite his surfacing in Canada in the 1970s. He's mastered the old-timey sound with his unique voice and strumming. You may have seen him on Saturday Night Live years ...(MORE)
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Joe Krown (Hammond B-3), Walter Wolfman Washington (guitar & vocals) & Russell Batiste (drums & background vocals) started playing together in March 2007. The trio has been performing every Sunday at a local ...(MORE)
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| ANGEL BAND |
THU, MAR 18 |
$15.00 advance, $17.00 day of show
Opening Act: Joy Kills Sorrows |
Angel Band makes big noise. Loud noise. Boisterous, sad, sweet, goofy, glorious and angelic. Any which way you look at it this stuff gets your attention. Whether it's the crazy tight three part harmony, the ...(MORE)
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| HAPA |
FRI, MAR 19 |
| $22.00 advance, $25.00 day of show |
Like the Hawaiian Islands themselves, HAPA's Pan-Polynesian music is an amalgam of infuences ranging from ancient genealogical chants to the strummed ballads of Portuguese fisherman, Spanish cowboys, and the ...(MORE)
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Sunny and Her Joy Boys is the brainchild of Stony Plain's award-winning guitarist and producer Duke Robillard, and it marks the remarkable voice of Sunny Crownover, whose beautiful interpretations of tunes ...(MORE)
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Clem Brown, Matt Brown, Bruce Gavin, Pete Lindfors, Mike Mckenny, and John Toste present The Raucous Return of Rufus and the Moondogs. This group of musicians and friends has been playing together on and ...(MORE)
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He’s a five-time Grammy Award and one of the finest blues guitar players on the planet. He’s got a smooth and silky voice and one hot band. It doesn’t get any better than ...(MORE)
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| RHETT MILLER |
THU, MAR 25 |
$18.00 advance, $20.00 day of show
Opening Act: David Wax |
For almost ten years now, Rhett Miller has balanced a solo career with a band career, as both the leader of the rock band Old 97's and as an acclaimed singer-songwriter in his own right. Last year, the Old ...(MORE)
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Yes, it's the "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road" guy. He also was Capt. Calvin Spaulding the singing surgeon on the TV show M*A*S*H, and Johnny Cash recorded his song "The Man Who Couldn't Cry." He's also ...(MORE)
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If you’ve ever wondered how Chip Taylor, the songwriter whose hits include “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning” and whose songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Peggy Lee, Dusty Springfield, Aretha ...(MORE)
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Rick Estrin ranks among the very best harp players, singers and songwriters in the blues world today. His work on the reeds is deep in the tradition of harmonica masters Sonny Boy Williamson II and Little ...(MORE)
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Mastrangelo is a 15 year veteran of the comedy scene, and is a regular in Las Vegas as well as having appeared on Comedy Central. Mastrangelo headlines in New York, Atlantic City, Hollywood and virtually every ...(MORE)
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One of the most innovative and exquisite guitarists on the planet. Eric Clapton declared “Sonny is one of the greatest musicians alive." We think so as well. He’s got a great band who totally let it ...(MORE)
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Catherine Russell is a native New Yorker, born with an enviable musical pedigree. Her father, the late Luis Russell, was a pioneering pianist, composer, bandleader, and
Louis Armstrong’s long-time musical ...(MORE)
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Beginning as a drummer in the seminal 60's San Francisco rock band The Charlatans, and continuing with his unique and legendary Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Dan Hicks is widely acknowledged as one of the ...(MORE)
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On the FOUNDLING, songs tell the story of a kid abandoned at birth who spent a year in an orphanage and was adopted, who ran way from the adopted home and ended up in show business, who searched for birth ...(MORE)
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| AMY SPEACE |
SAT, MAY 01 |
$15.00 advance, $17.00 day of show
Opening Act: Abi Tapia |
Amy Speace Short Bio
Possessing a commanding voice, a distinctive melodic sensibility and an uncanny knack for nailing complex emotions in song, AMY SPEACE makes music that’s both illuminating and ...(MORE)
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He replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. He then replaced Brian Jones in The Rolling Stones. He is featured on classic Stones albums Beggar’s Banquet, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street. ...(MORE)
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A legendary band in one of the finest venues in North America. Enough said. ...(MORE)
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An absolute Narrows fave. The spine-tingling harmonies, boundless energy and telepathic musicianship of The Holmes Brothers (bassist/vocalist Sherman Holmes, guitarist/pianist/ vocalist Wendell Holmes, ...(MORE)
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DepressionThe story of award-winning vocalist Janiva Magness’ rise to the top of the blues world and beyond is a testament to the redemptive power of music and the human spirit. Possessing a rich, soulful ...(MORE)
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| PAULA COLE |
FRI, MAY 21 |
| $30.00 advance, $35.00 day of show |
1997's Grammy Winner for "Best New Artist", and only the second woman ever nominated for "Producer of the Year", Paula Cole burst onto the scene with her top ten hit Where Have All The Cowboys Gone. Her follow ...(MORE)
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“Back in the old days,” muses resilient troubadour Chris Smither, “writing new songs and making new albums were just chores. My priority was, and still is, performing live. I guess I still write the songs and ...(MORE)
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| TOM RUSSELL |
THU, JUN 03 |
| $22.00 advance, $25.00 day of show |
Tom Russell is an american composer. His latest “Blood and Candle Smoke”, is a collection of powerful observations and deliberations, takes Tom`s work to another level ...(MORE)
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Born in the Mississippi Delta, this pioneering pianist's songs have been covered by The Clash, The Who (They did "Young Man's Blues"), Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello etc. His music has been described as a ...(MORE)
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A Narrows fave, who seamlessly mixes blues and soul for a dynamic and original sound. Seth posses a powerful voice, smooth guitar playing and smoking band. He ripped it up at last year’s Arts Fest. Check out ...(MORE)
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| GUY DAVIS |
SAT, JUN 12 |
$20.00 advance, $23.00 day of show
Opening Act: Samuel James |
He’s got some Blind Willie McTell and some Fats Waller, some Buddy Guy and some Taj Mahal. He’s got some Zora Neale Hurston and some Garrison Keillor. He’s a musician, composer, actor, director and writer. But ...(MORE)
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One of the most electrifying and soulful guitar players on the planet. Ronnie easily moves between blues, jazz and r&b to craft his signature sound ...(MORE)
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James Hunter is little more than the sum of his influences, but when those are Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson and James Brown, who could ask for more? The British blue-eyed soul singer, praised by Van Morrison as ...(MORE)
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He played one of the hottest shows at the Narrows in 2008. Five WC Handy Blues Awards and a Grammy. He's in the Blues Hall of Fame. He's ...(MORE)
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They brought the house down at last year’s Arts Festival. Hot Club of Cowtown has grown to be the most globe-trotting, hard-swinging Western Swing trio on the planet. From early days busking for tips in San ...(MORE)
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Jonathan Edwards came to fame with his toe-tappin' anti-war anthem "Sunshine," which still gets played on the radio, decades later. He's one of the funnest artists to see in concert, which is why we've had ...(MORE)
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