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The new Paskamansett Concert Series is set to launch on Saturday, July 11th, with a 7:30 pm performance by the Spindle Rock River Rats at the historic Dartmouth Grange Hall in the Russells Mills Village Historic District of South Dartmouth, MA.
The monthly concerts are being organized by Russ Smith, founder of the popular Sandywoods Music Series in Tiverton, RI and its director until April of this year.
The Paskamansett concerts will be held in the Dartmouth Grange Hall on the 2nd Saturday of the month, except for the 3rd Saturday in September. All shows start at 7:30 pm. Tickets to all concerts are $15, $12 for children under 18, seniors 60 and over, and college students, and there is also a $35 family admission price. Guests are invited to bring along food and non-alcoholic beverages if they wish.
The Summer/Fall 2015 lineup includes the Spindle Rock River Rats on July 11th, Seamus Galligan & Michael Laureanno on August 8th, Four Bridges on September 19th, Joanne Doherty & Barbara Phaneuf on October 10th, and Grace Morrison on November 14th. Smith has already booked Bill Harley, Fourteen Strings, Danielle Miraglia, and Matt Borrello for some early 2016 dates.
According to Smith, the goal of the Paskamansett Concert Series is to offer affordable, family-friendly, monthly concerts in an intimate setting, featuring great local, regional, and national acts performing Americana, folk, roots, singer-songwriter, Celtic, blues, and bluegrass music.
Tickets may be purchased with cash or check on concert nights (doors open 7 pm), or in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com. There are no surcharges or extra fees for an online advance purchase.
The historic Dartmouth Grange Patrons Hall is an intimate listening room with seating for 85 guests. The classic Greek Revival building was constructed in 1837 as a two-room schoolhouse. A stage and kitchen were added in 1929. The hall has remained essentially unchanged since then. The street address is 1133 Fisher Road in Dartmouth. For more info, email paskamansettconcertseries@gmail.com, call 401-241-3793, or visit http://paskamansettconcertseries.weebly.com.
The Spindle Rock River Rats play an eclectic blend of bluegrass, old-time, folk, popular, western and fiddle tunes. The Rats include Woody Underwood on fiddle, Polly Gardner on bass, Steve Brauch on mandolin, Borden Snow on five-string banjo, Ransom Griffin on guitar, Maury May on guitar, Brad Jenkins on tenor banjo, and Juergen Hallemeier on accordion, with everyone helping out on vocals!
