"Jazz Manouche" - Some call it gypsy jazz, some hot swing, in either case it is acoustic music in the spirit of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Ex-Pine Island violinist David Gusakov, twins Rob and Jim McCuen on solo guitar and double bass, and rhythm guitarist Jared Volpe make up Vermont's newest acoustic, Hot Club style quartet. This is one of the hippest, happeningest music groups in the state, so don't miss out! For more information about these cool cats visit their website: www.swingnoire.com.
Mr. Robideau and his band - Rick Fitzsimmons, Eric and Roma Mortensen, and Andrew Munkres - return to the Ball & Chain Café to delight the audience with acoustic country, folk, and rock & roll tunes, as well as some good old, knee-slapping humor. Enjoy an evening of entertainment with wonderful musicians and good friends.
Bass player Mike Boise (from Snake Mountain Bluegrass and Union Street Sound) and keyboard player Bruce Costello return to the Ball & Chain Café to entertain you with their renditionsof classic rock tunes from the 70s, 80s and 90s.You’ll want to tap your toes and sing along with them!
In the Company of Stone, Dan Snow’s first book about stone walls. In his highly anticipated second book,Listening to Stone, Dan Snow proves that he is not just one of America's premier artisans, but also one of our most articulate voices on the natural world and our relationship to it. Snow's medium is stone: He is the nation's premier dry stone wall builder. Schooled in this ancient craft, he painstakingly creates structures as breathtaking as sculpture with nothing but gravity as their glue. In Listening to Stone, Peter Mauss's tactile photographs of Snow's artistry are matched by the artisan's quietly compelling prose.He is regarded as one of our most articulate voices on our relationship with the natural world.Robert Thorson, author of Stone by Stone, has aptly described Dan Snow’s work as “a meditation of the Earth’s crust being put to good use and the way stones tell the stories of our lives". In Listening to Stone, author and craftsman Dan Snow brings us back to the virtues and rewards gained from physical work.Spend an evening with this exciting author and his wonderful new book.
Join us as welcome back, in celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day, Vermont Celtic band
Wind That Shakes the Barley. Band members are Bob DeMarco, Rachel Clark, Bob
Smith, and Steve Brittain.This will be a fantastic and festive early spring event.Seating is limited, and we expect a full house - be sure to arrive early!
Parlez-vous français?Meet and practice your French speaking. Everyone – any ability – is welcome to participate in a little international conversation. Meets weekly.
Teresa - engaging singer-songwriter who has toured the country sharing her music with fans in taverns, coffeehouses, and theaters - makes the trek up from Boston to Vermont and the Ball & Chain quite regularly.We welcome her back to hear her songs and stories (which she will happily share with the audience). Visit her website for
information about her & her musical journey: www.teresastorch.com.
Join us in giving the debut young adult novel of local author Marilyn Taylor McDowell a national sendoff!Carolina Harmony is the story of young Carolina, who finds a home at Harmony Farm after the death of her parents and running away from several foster homes.But life is not so simple for Carolina, who is forced to run away just when she thought she could stop running. Booklist raves, “McDowell reveals her love for this part of the world, savoring the language, the environment, and the traditions of
mountain culture. Thoughtful readers will come to love it, and Carolina, too.”Marilyn Taylor McDowell has been bringing children and books together for over 25 years as librarian, storyteller, teacher, and proprietor of a children’s bookshop. She is a past recipient of Connecticut’s Tassy Walden Award for New Voices in Children’s Literature. She lives on a small farm, grows enough food in her big organic garden to feed her
family and help support the local food pantries, and is an avid volunteer in her community.Come out and enjoy some high quality fiddling by Jim Burns of Run Mountain and lovely refreshments.
