Watermelon Wednesdays 2009
At the West Whately Chapel near the intersection of Conway and Williamsburg Roads
(Click HERE for directions. All shows begin at 7.30 pm.
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Swing Caravan: Fresh from their Django in June appearance and the release of their new CD "get it fresh." These guys are hot as well as fresh and local and swinging. July 15 $12
Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem: Rani and the band are back (finally!) to help celebrate the tenth year of Watermelon Wednesdays. July 22 $15
Margo Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys: Just like it sounds: wild & crazy bluegrass-klezmer combo with Kenny Kosek on fiddle, Barry Mitterhof on mandolin, Joe Selly on guitar, Marty Confurius bass. All I can say is it really doesn't get much hotter than this (if you know bluegrass and/or klezmer, you know what I'm saying.). July 29 $15
Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick: Two of my musical inspirations! Classic jazz and swing tune-smithing duo. Acoustic guitar and clarinet (among other instruments). August 26 $13
Joy Kills Sorrow plus The Sweetback Sisters. An incredible double bill of rising young bands. The Sisters play a unique and irreverent brand of old-time country and swing. Joy Kills Sorrow is a stunning newgrass band from Boston. September 9 $15
Ivan Milev & Entcho Todorov: Bulgarian accordion and fiddle explosion. Ivan rocked the Academy of Music a couple of years ago with his ecstatic, gypsy flavored swing. He's back to rock the Chapel. The bats had better brace themselves. September 16 $15
 

Advanced tickets are available at Brattleboro Tickets (www.brattleborotix.com). Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the show. For more information call Paul Newlin at 413-665-3741. Note: the facility is fan-ventilated.


Thanks also to Jim Olsen and Flora Reed of Signature Sounds for their assistance.