The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Chirp Concert features ‘Beehive Queen’
Imagination and hard work are keeping the music alive as we find new ways to present shows. While there is music of all kinds out there, here we continue to look at the blues. Besides the disruption of shows, clubs and bands in some cases are not posting early enough for coverage here. Keep an eye out and make that phone call.
One sign of the state’s trends is the Chirp Concert Series in Ballard Park, Ridgefield. And who else will be doing chirps for Chirp but the Beehive Queen, Christine Ohlman on Thursday at 7 p.m. Join Ohlman and the Rebel Montez boys (Cliff Goodwin, Lorne Entress, Michael Colbath) as they headline this long- running, well-loved, free summer concert series in the heart of beautiful, historic Ridgefield.
Get ready for some hip shakin’ fun and a flat out good time with Ohlman’s singing to your heart and moving your soul. Goodwin’s guitar makes you jump, too — you’ve been warned.
Due to distancing rulings, a rain location may not be possible, stay tuned.
COVID concerns have required preregistration. For more details go to www.chirpct.org
To have dinner with Jeff Pitchell and James Montgomery Aug. 8, head over to The Farm at Carter Hill. Enjoy the music of Jeff Pitchell and James Montgomery on the outdoor stage at the Farm. Show starts at 6 p.m. Plenty space for social distancing in the grass field and open air pavilion. Call Hazel 860-906-7866 for tickets. Seating is limited, so get your tickets asap.
Gates open at 3 p.m. and vehicle parking in the field is first come, first served. The regular menu from the Hogs Breath Tavern is available. Guests’ temps will be taken on arrival; if your temperature is over 100, you won’t be allowed in.
Pitchell is a longtime state favorite. His guitar work commands the crowd and brings them back for more. His albums hit the charts and stay there. His guitar work will have you thinking back to some of the legendary players.
Montgomery adds his internationally known harmonica playing. Keeping the traditions alive that he learned first hand. Energetic, he will grasp you.
Paul Gabriel writes that his first gig in five months is Friday at the Mohegan Sun Casino’s Tuscany. He will be on from 9-11 p.m.
Gabriel also announced that “Just A Bitterness “from the “Man Of Many Blues'” album has just surpassed 10,000 streams on Spotify. The song featured Producer Duke Robillard on acoustic archtop guitar, Executive Producer Frank Davis on bass, Bruce Bears on piano, Mark Teixeira on drums, Mark Earley on sax, Jack Gauthier engineering, and Paul Gabriel on electric guitar and vocals. The video was done by Paul Opalach at Long Hill Recording.
Blues on the Rocks will be at the Essex Village Gazebo on Main Street for the Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Every Thursday from now into September, it is Blues Night with the Jerry
Paul Band at Riverview Waterfront Cookout in Seymour.
It is Round Two of New Assorted Signed FTC Posters. They are framed and matted. They combed through some of the posters in the FTC Archives and pulled out our favorites that deserve that coveted spot over the mantel in your music room, man cave, or wherever you want to showcase a favorite band. Check out FTC’s page for more information.
The drive-in concerts are becoming pretty popular. This Sunday, the James Montgomery Band with special guests Christine Ohlman and Cliff Goodwin are playing at Manchester Athletic Club ManchesterBy-The-Sea, Mass. The show is produced by the good folks at GimmeLive.com/9 Wallis
Live blues music returns to Rockland, Mass., home of the North Atlantic Blues Festival, Sunday with a Blues Drive In, 5-6:30 p.m., at the public landing. Festival co-producer/founder Paul Benjamin was approached by Rockland Harbormaster Matt Ripley about having some live music in the park.
The drive-in show will be performed by the Meg Williams Band. Williams, a
Nashville-based guitarist, songwriter and singer, represented Kentucky in last year’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, and was house band director for the International Women in Blues Showcase during the IBCs. Her recent debut album is “Take Me As I Am: The Muscle Shoals Sessions.”
Two more shows are tentatively scheduled, one Aug. 23 with Johnny Rawls; and one Setp. 6 with Tas Cru. The second and third shows can only take place if everyone obeys all of the rules, organizers said.
Music Maker Relief Foundation has partnered with the Arts and Sciences Council and Mecklenburg County Library to present the NC Roots Music Series featuring live stream performances by North Carolina musicians: Lakota John, The Hamiltones, Dedicated Men of Zion, Martha Spencer, and Big Ron Hunter. The shows will be aired live every third Thursday of August, September, October, November, and December at 6 p.m. on Facebook Live and YouTube Live.