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Eliot Street Coffeehouse Presents The Bombadils w/ Cat and the Moon

The Bombadils of Quebec Continue the Eliot Street Coffeehouse’s Fall Season

Supported by Cat and the Moon

Jamaica Plain - Jamaica Plain music patrons embrace all genres, from classical to experimental and everything in between. On November 1st residents were thrilled by the Celtic sounds of Fellswater. The season continues November 22 with The Bombadils, from Quebec.

The Eliot Street Coffeehouse at the First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian-Univeralist, located at 6 Eliot Street, is the result of a merger of First Church’s own “Eliot Street Soirée” series, and Jeff Boudreau’s not-for-profit “notloB Parlour Concerts”, presented since 2006 across the monument at the Loring-Greenough House.

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“Being of French-Canadian descent, when the Bombadils asked for a gig about a year ago I wanted to say “yes” but the small size of my then venue, the Loring-Greenough House, precluded booking them. The wonderful wood walls and vaulted ceiling of the First Church’s hall are an ideal venue for a concert that continues the tradition of no supplemental sound reinforcement. That drives bands to reach for their natural sound, without the augmentation a sound engineer can produce.”

The Bombadils are a ridiculous and kind-hearted bunch of rascals disguised as a four-piece folk band. Originating from Vancouver, Edmonton, and Halifax, they met in 2009 at McGill University's Schulich School of Music in Montréal, where they were pursuing their studies in jazz and classical music. These musical influences carry over into their love of folk music which includes Irish, bluegrass and Canadian and American old time.

Anh Phung, on Irish whistles and flute, is a stunning presence and spunky improviser. She has twice been awarded the Galaxie Rising Star Award as well as 1st place in the Canadian Music Competition. She performs regularly with notable artists such as blues man Carl Tremblay and John McGale, of Offenbach. Anh plays as though through telepathic communication with kooky and happy-go-lucky fiddler and vocalist, Sarah Frank. Sarah has travelled the continent performing and studying with key figures of traditional folk music such as Peter Yarrow, (Peter, Paul, and Mary), Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas, Laura Cortese, and Pierre Shryer. Luke Fraser on guitar, mandolin, and lead vocals grew up on the musical traditions of Nova Scotia, where he has performed as part of the vibrant Maritime music scene, including The Rankins' own Red Shoe Pub and the Halifax Jazz festival. Evan Stewart, upright bass, has performed at the Montreal Jazz festival and has shared the stage with award-winning musicians such as Steve Turre (Best Trombone and Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist in JazzTimes, Downbeat, and Jazziz), Jim Head and Kent Sangster (Juno nomination, Western Canadian Music Award).

Coming together as The Bombadils, these four diverse musicians perform a combination of traditional and original music, both instrumental and vocal, both English and French, both improvised and through-composed. For the past three years they have been performing regularly throughout Québec at pubs and cafés, local dances, weddings and concerts. Since their graduation from McGill University's Schulich School of Music, The Bombadils have released their debut CD "Fill Your Boots!" and continue to perform across Canada.

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Cat And The Moon is a contemporary Celtic Bluegrass fusion group that was started in Boston Massachusetts in 2012. They have a wide range of styles including Irish, Bluegrass, originals, jazz fusion, and classical. They play shows throughout New England as well as the Tri-State Area.

Friday, November 22 – The Bombadils w/ Cat and the Moon
Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/574245522632537/
The Bombadils - http://www.thebombadils.com/

Cat and the Moon - http://catandthemoonmusic.com

Doors 7:30, concert 8:00.
$10 students, seniors and the unemployed; $13 in advance; $15 at the door.
Tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/461823

Future concert:
Saturday, December 7 - BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC STRING QUARTETS (tba), orchestrated by

Darol Anger

After that? Watch Eliot Street’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/6EliotStreet and website - http://www.firstchurchjp.org/eliotstreetcoffeehouse/

The Eliot Street Coffeehouse, a co-production of the Eliot Street Soiree and notloB Parlour Concerts, are presented in the beautiful and acoustically sound First Church of Jamaica Plain's parish hall, 6 Eliot Street (near Centre and South).
First Church JP UU - http://firstchurchjp.org/, (617) 524-1634
Coffeehouse - http://www.firstchurchjp.org/eliotstreetcoffeehouse/

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