Events Calendar

Thursday, June 8th @ Longwood Gardens
6pm-9pm Every Thursday
Free with Garden Admission

Chickabiddy @ Longwood Gardens Beer Garden: June 8, July 20, August 3, August 24, and September 7th

Chickabiddy is a Philadelphia based acoustic duo comprised of Emily Schuman and Aaron Cromie, two theater artists whose love of music sparked this musical collaboration. Inspired by such acts as The Milk Carton Kids, Punch Brothers and Mandolin Orange, Chickabiddy creates guitar and mandolin songs about love, loss and moving forward in a complicated world. They have performed locally at The Fire, Tin Angel, Trocadero and Quig’s Pub among other venues, and regularly play for local theatre companies and fundraising events.

VENUE INFORMATION
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road,
Kennett Square,  PA 19348 

Event Details:  Lansdowne Folk Club presents Craig Bickhardt and Michael G. Ronstadt on Thursday, June 8.

When Craig Bickhardt steps onto a concert stage, he comes equipped with his trusty acoustic guitar. A side musician or two will frequently join him. He’s also accompanied by something invisible, yet ever-present: the stories of a lifetime, vividly translated into words and melody. Craig travels light to his gigs – but he brings a great deal to the stage. He combines a seasoned troubadour’s easy command of his art with a beginner’s passion to win over his next audience and top his next song. The stories of his lifetime are simply too good not to share.  For two decades, Michael G. Ronstadt has entertained audiences throughout North America on cello, guitar and voice. An exceptional musician-composer conversant with a wide range of styles, he not only executes captivating solo performances, but participates regularly in duo and trio situations with a diverse camp of young, innovative musician-songwriters including Lisa Biales, Serenity Fisher and David Trotta.

Show Time: 7:30 pm EST
Tickets: $17 with advance reservation and $20 without an advance reservation
Location: Lansdowne Folk Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA
Website: www.folkclub.org

The Steel Wheels Hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, The Steel Wheels are familiar with the traditions of folk music and how a string band is supposed to sound. In fact, they’ve been drawing on those steadfast traditions for more than a decade. Yet their name also evokes a sense of forward motion, which is clearly reflected in their latest album, Wild As We Came Here.

“I think we’ve always been able to write new songs with different landscapes. However it was really enjoyable for us, creatively and artistically, to depart from the straight-up acoustic sound that we’ve been known for,” says Trent Wagler, who plays guitar and banjo in the band and writes most of the material. “I’m excited to see what happens. There are fans out there who are ready for this and who have been waiting for us to do this.”

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

VENUE INFORMATION
World Cafe Live – Upstairs
3025 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA
www.worldcafelive.com

Join PFS in welcoming Bobtown for a PFS House Concert! 

With their distinctive original songs and vocal arrangements, NYC-based Bobtown is recognized as taking an unconventional and refreshing approach to the tradition of folk and Americana. WFUV’s John Platt chose the group as one of his top three music discoveries of 2013, and Americana UK perhaps summed up the band best when they said, “If you’re looking for acoustic, Gothic-folk-Americana kissed with gorgeous harmonies then look no further.”

PFS and the hosts ask that guests act in a respectful manner and be considerate of the performers and other attendees–if you do not, you may be asked to leave by PFS staff or the hosts.

Advance registrations for this performance are REQUIRED.

Admission is free for PFS members and $10 for Advanced Tickets for non-members.

The location will be at the Adler Residence in Roxborough, PA. The specific address will be given on the confirmation for registration.

Please bring something to share!  Pot luck at 3pm, music at 3:30pm.

Click here to register.

Friday June 30th @ The Barbary (downstairs)
Doors at 7pm, 21+
$8 advance, $10 at the door

Man About a Horse brandishes strong ties to the folk music tradition, with a progressive streak that informs their original songwriting. Bridging generational boundaries, Man About a Horse is equally at home picking in concert parking lots and performing on stage at some of the nation’s finest bluegrass festivals. Man About a Horse was formed in 2014 when two Philadelphia musicians chanced to discover a shared love of bluegrass over beers at a Northern Liberties watering hole. Matt Thomas (bass) and Roy Matthews (guitar and vocals) had played in several successful bands, but longed for the close harmonies and fast picking of bluegrass music. The band’s roster now includes some of the Northeast’s best pickers, including banjoist Dan Whitener (also of well-known bluegrass/hip hop band Gangstagrass), Justin Stevenson (whose mandolin playing is a fixture in the New Jersey Pinelands bluegrass scene), and Elizabeth Cary, who has toured internationally behind her virtuoso fiddle playing.

Damn Tall Buildings was born in January of 2013, busking on Newbury Street in Boston, MA. Through street performing, this dynamic quartet formed the foundation for the fully-immersive and truly electrifying performance for which they are known today. Priding themselves on their robust tour schedule, DTB has performed at numerous venues and festivals across the continental U.S., with artists such as The California Honeydrops, Sierra Hull, The Dustbowl Revival, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Gangstagrass, and many more. The band has recorded and released two studio recordings since its inception. Their latest release, Damn Tall Buildings (2015) explores more modern production while staying true to their soulful storytelling and foot-stomping grooves. Released July ‘15 to a sold-out crowd at the legendary Club Passim, the self-titled EP quickly bolstered the band’s success on a national level. Their first release, Cure-All (2014) successfully captures unparalleled energy created in a live setting. In the 11 track album, DTB “rambles from ‘Portland to Richmond’ as they try to leave the ‘Wichita Blues’ back in the hotel room and a Celtic air offers a foundation for the flying notes that rise like the oncoming water in the ‘Ballad of Nigel Williams’…Damn Tall Buildings have a way of making old songs feel modern.” (The Alternate Root) Both releases are available for purchase & streaming on iTunes, Spotify, bandcamp, and most everywhere else music is available on the world wide web.
07:45pm – Cole Quest & The City Pickers
08:45pm – Damn Tall Buildings
09:45pm – Man About A Horse *album release show*

VENUE INFORMATION
The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave,
Philadelphia, PA 19125

Join PFS in welcoming Mae Trio for a PFS House Concert! 

Melbourne’s The Mae Trio return with their unique contemporary twist on folk music with their sophomore album, Take Care Take Cover, set for release April 2017.

Their debut album, Housewarming earned them Folk Alliance Australia Youth Award and NFSA Folk Recording of the Year and saw them tour Australia, Canada, USA and Europe with performances at the Hydro Stadium at Celtic Connection, Glasgow, Americana Folk Festival, Nashville, Cambridge Folk Festival, UK Edmonton Folk Festival, Canada, and Port Fairy and National Folk Festivals, Australia.

The trio comprising of Maggie Rigby (banjo, ukulele, guitar and vocals), sister Elsie Rigby (violin, ukulele and vocals and Anita Hillman (cello, bass and vocals), grew up steeped in music. Elsie and Maggie played in their family band and spent their childhood going to music festivals and camps, choir rehearsals and concerts while Anita with her classical pianist mother and folk enthusiast father, grew up playing in orchestras, string quartets and jazz ensembles.

When Maggie and Elsie asked Anita to play the cello on an album they were recording with their family band in 2011, little did any of them know they were embarking on an adventure which would change their lives, and see them throw in the towel of their regular jobs/degrees/lives.

The trio decamped to Nashville Tennessee to record with producer and engineer Erick Jaskowiak (Crooked Still, Tim O’Brien, Darrell Scott, The Waifs).  The album features guest performances by The Stray Bird’s Maya De’Vitry; Darrell Scott, The Time Jumper’s Jeff Taylor; Victor Krauss; Jano Rix; and Kai Welch. Speaking of the recording experience Maggie says“The day after we arrived we got snowed in for four days in the third highest snowfall in Nashville on record. As three Australians who have never been snowed in anywhere this was a huge thrill! The slightly isolated location of the studio also gave us the space and peace to record something that was sincerely and completely ourselves.

Take Care Take Cover is released on April 13th 2017 and the trio are set to tour North America this summer.

Advance registrations for this performance are REQUIRED.

Admission is free for PFS members and $12 for Advanced Tickets for non-members.

The location for the concert will be given in an email on the Friday before the concert.

Please bring something to share!  Pot luck at 7pm, music at 7:30pm.

Click here to register.

Thursday, July 20th @ Longwood Gardens
6pm-9pm Every Thursday
Free with Garden Admission

Chickabiddy @ Longwood Gardens Beer Garden: July 20, August 3, August 24, and September 7th

Chickabiddy is a Philadelphia based acoustic duo comprised of Emily Schuman and Aaron Cromie, two theater artists whose love of music sparked this musical collaboration. Inspired by such acts as The Milk Carton Kids, Punch Brothers and Mandolin Orange, Chickabiddy creates guitar and mandolin songs about love, loss and moving forward in a complicated world. They have performed locally at The Fire, Tin Angel, Trocadero and Quig’s Pub among other venues, and regularly play for local theatre companies and fundraising events.

VENUE INFORMATION
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road,
Kennett Square,  PA 19348 

Thursday, August 3rd @ Longwood Gardens
6pm-9pm Every Thursday
Free with Garden Admission

Chickabiddy @ Longwood Gardens Beer Garden: August 3, August 24, and September 7th

Chickabiddy is a Philadelphia based acoustic duo comprised of Emily Schuman and Aaron Cromie, two theater artists whose love of music sparked this musical collaboration. Inspired by such acts as The Milk Carton Kids, Punch Brothers and Mandolin Orange, Chickabiddy creates guitar and mandolin songs about love, loss and moving forward in a complicated world. They have performed locally at The Fire, Tin Angel, Trocadero and Quig’s Pub among other venues, and regularly play for local theatre companies and fundraising events.

VENUE INFORMATION
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road,
Kennett Square,  PA 19348 

Thursday, August 24th @ Longwood Gardens
6pm-9pm Every Thursday
Free with Garden Admission

Chickabiddy @ Longwood Gardens Beer Garden: August 24 & September 7th

Chickabiddy is a Philadelphia based acoustic duo comprised of Emily Schuman and Aaron Cromie, two theater artists whose love of music sparked this musical collaboration. Inspired by such acts as The Milk Carton Kids, Punch Brothers and Mandolin Orange, Chickabiddy creates guitar and mandolin songs about love, loss and moving forward in a complicated world. They have performed locally at The Fire, Tin Angel, Trocadero and Quig’s Pub among other venues, and regularly play for local theatre companies and fundraising events.

VENUE INFORMATION
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road,
Kennett Square,  PA 19348 

Thursday, September 7th @ Longwood Gardens
6pm-9pm Every Thursday
Free with Garden Admission

Chickabiddy @ Longwood Gardens Beer Garden: September 7th

Chickabiddy is a Philadelphia based acoustic duo comprised of Emily Schuman and Aaron Cromie, two theater artists whose love of music sparked this musical collaboration. Inspired by such acts as The Milk Carton Kids, Punch Brothers and Mandolin Orange, Chickabiddy creates guitar and mandolin songs about love, loss and moving forward in a complicated world. They have performed locally at The Fire, Tin Angel, Trocadero and Quig’s Pub among other venues, and regularly play for local theatre companies and fundraising events.

VENUE INFORMATION
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road,
Kennett Square,  PA 19348