MANSFIELD, Mass. – Connecticut singer-songwriter Kala Farnham won the 27th performing songwriter competition at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse on Saturday, May 18. Farnham, who lives in Pomfret Center, Connecticut, commented that she was looking forward to seeing the “triple-threat” from fiddler, singer and step dancer April Verch, the featured act of the evening. It was […] The post Connecticut songstress Kala Farnham wins Rose Garden contest first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

Bill Staines, whose songs have been sung by many contemporary musicians and are known by parents and children alike, will return to Mansfield’s Rose Garden Coffeehouse on Saturday, Nov. 17. Tickets Staines, who is based in New Hampshire, has played several times at the Rose Garden, the last time only a couple of years ago. […] The post Bill Staines, legendary folk balladeer, returns to Mansfield | Videos first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

Two of the region’s top singer-songwriters, Grace Morrison and Lisa Bastoni, will debut at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield, Mass., on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Tickets are now on sale for this show. “This is a chance to hear stellar singing and songwriting from a couple of the best the Boston folk scene has […] The post Grace Morrison & Lisa Bastoni in Mansfield on Saturday, Oct. 20 | Video first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

Greg Greenway, a singer-songwriter and folk-rocker whose songs take on a social conscious, returns as a soloist to Mansfield’s Rose Garden Coffeehouse at 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, kicking off its 30th season. Greg, known recently for being one part of the super trio Brother Sun, has relaunched his solo career, and now is […] The post Greg Greenway comes back to Mansfield on Saturday first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

It’s difficult to pin down the music of Heather Pierson. At one moment, she is singing a heartfelt ballad on guitar, the next she could be singing soulfully from behind her piano, and then there’s the occasional banjo. The one thing you can say about Pierson is that you don’t know exactly what to expect. […] The post Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio in Mansfield Saturday first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

Though North will meet South when Susan Cattaneo and Abbye West Pates perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, for a split bill at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield, the singer-songwriters are not a world apart. They share an equal passion for good songs and putting on a great show. Cattaneo, a Boston-based performer […] The post Susan Cattaneo & Abbye West Pates this Saturday in Mansfield first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

The last time Abbie Gardner performed at Mansfield’s Rose Garden Coffeehouse in 2009, she was a twinkling star in the all-female trio Red Molly. The group dazzled the Rose Garden crowd with a mix of folk, bluegrass, country, Americana styles and more. Gardner returns to Mansfield at 8 p.m. Saturday, having just released her second […] The post Abbie Gardner, award winning singer-songwriter, dobroist, in Mansfield on Saturday first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

Rhode Island’s Atwater-Donnelly Trio performs percussive folk and Celtic music, stellar harmonies and songs, with a wide range of instruments. They’ll be returning to Mansfield’s Rose Garden Coffeehouse on Saturday, Nov. 18. At the core of the group are Aubrey Atwater and her husband Elwood Donnelly. For decades they have performed traditional music in New […] The post Traditional folk, Celtic music in Mansfield on Saturday first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

Southern Rail, an award-winning New England bluegrass band known for its tightly woven harmonies, original and traditional songs, and high-energy performances, returns to the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield, Mass., at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21. Tickets Wherever they go, audiences are enthusiastic about this endearing group, which features at its core the husband […] The post Bluegrass in Mansfield Saturday night first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more

Two-time Grammy-award-winning songwriter, storyteller, author and humorist Bill Harley will kick off the 29th season of the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield, Massachusetts, at 8 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 16. Harley, who lives in Massachusetts, uses story and song and humor to paint a picture of growing up and family life. Known by many for his astute […] The post Bill Harley kicks off Rose Garden’s 29th season first appeared on Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music ..read more