- Boston, MA
- Singing Guitarist
- $100 and up
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The Mass Avenaires
Overview
We are an acoustic quartet that plays traditional country-oriented and folk-rock favorites from the 70's and earlier. Robert Zimmerman to Warren Zevon. A good fit for the over 50's crowd that needs a band that is worth listening to, but is not LOUD. Come hear us play on Mass Ave every Thursday from 6 to 9 outside the Phoenix Landing in Central Square, Cambridge Mass . Photos by Joe Pete Wetherby and Judith Black.
N.B.: We are a four piece band, not a folk duo. Please do not ask us for a quote if you are looking for a duo. It ain't gonna happen.
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Price range: $500 minimum (negotiable)
Languages: English
Gig length: 60 - 240 minutes
What to expect
An acoustic quartet with guitars, bass, fiddle and mandolin playing a lot of the songs we enjoyed growing up with a few older classics thrown in. Some Dylan, some Southwestern-themed country stuff, some old-time folk songs - a mix really of Americana and classic folk rock. Performances are pretty casual without a lot of stage banter - we are here to play tight arrangements of songs which sound on a par or better than the originals.
About
Experienced pro and semi-pro members from various prior bands, including the active local band Possum (Rob and Jamie). Paul Strother is bassist for Spider John Koerner and recorded with the Chicken Chokers on Rounder Records. Bob Metzger discography can be found through any search engine.
Additional booking notes
Stage requirements are (4) line outs and (4) vocals . We don't normally use on-stage amps except for the bass. We can provide sound for smaller venues.
Services offered
Past booked events
February 2023
02
Thursday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Needham, MA
Set list
Set 1
You’re gonna make me lonesome
Clocks and Spoons A
Dark Hollow G
C’est la vie A
Crazy over you
Seeds and stems (again)
Mutineer
Willin’ G
You ain’t goin’ nowhere G
set 2
All I gotta do D Bm
In the early morning rain
All of me C
Truck drivin’ man
Poncho & Lefty
South of the border C
American Kids C#m
Poor side of town
Friend of the Devil
Lightning Bar Blues C
Set 3
Me and my uncle Bm
Desperados (waiting for a train)
Is anyone goin to San Antone/Carmelita
Sunny side o’ the street C
Third rate romance E
Lost Highway
Brass buttons F
Hometown Blues A
I Shall be released/ Lodi
Setup requirements
basic sound reinforcement
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