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August 15, 2012

Rory Block • Heritage Blues Trio

Photo By: Sergio Kurhajec RORY BLOCK Rory Block comes to the stage with more than twenty highly acclaimed releases under her belt and five Blues Music Awards. Block has staked her claim to be one of America’s top acoustic blues women, an interpreter of the great Delta blues singers, a slide guitarist par excellence, and… Read more

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Mad. Sq. Music: The Studio Series Lineup!

FREE SATURDAY CONCERTS IN THE PARK! WE WELCOME YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO JOIN IN ON THE CONSERVANCY’S 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH FOLK, BLUES, AND AMERICANA CONCERTS. Madison Square Park Conservancy is delighted to present the 2012 Mad. Sq. Music: The Studio Series. Mad. Sq. Music, in collaboration with The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, presents The… Read more

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August 22, 2011

Mad. Sq. Music: Studio Series 2011 Lineup

We are pleased to announce our 2011 lineup for Mad. Sq. Music: Studio Series! Mad. Sq. Music, in collaboration with The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, presents the Studio Series to promote and foster a legacy of American music through free, live music performances. We begin the season this year with our first-ever Bluegrass in the… Read more

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BLUEGRASS IN THE PARK

MAD. SQ. MUSIC: STUDIO SERIES Mad. Sq. Music: Studio Series presents its inaugural Bluegrass in the Park, a special all-day celebration of a uniquely American musical form. This five-concert event will be staged on the Oval Lawn and feature offerings by our friends at Fatty Crew. Nashville Bluegrass Band – 4:45PM With two Grammy Award-winning… Read more

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JAY & MOLLY • 3 PENNY ACRE

MAD. SQ. MUSIC: STUDIO SERIES Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Since joining forces in the late 1970s, Jay and Molly have become one of the most celebrated duos on the American acoustic music scene. With their comfortable sense of fun and their love of the music, they make each concert a musical journey — sometimes… Read more

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Nora Jane • Jean Rohe

MAD. SQ. MUSIC: STUDIO SERIES Nora Jane Struthers & The Bootleggers Nora Jane Struthers calls her music “Classic Americana.” The singer-songwriter’s self-titled solo album was a revelation to roots music fans: overflowing with affecting, literate original compositions and featuring a complement of top Nashville players, it announced the debut of a major new talent. Struthers… Read more

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JOHN HAMMOND • SUZIE VINNICK

MAD. SQ. MUSIC: STUDIO SERIES John Hammond Grammy winner and Blues Hall of Fame inductee John Hammond has a career that spans more than three decades. He was on the scene at the beginning of the first blues renaissance of the mid-’60s. “John’s sound is so compelling, complete, symmetrical and soulful with just his voice,… Read more