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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: notloB Parlour Concerts presents Mike + Ruthy\nEven
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 certs_presents_Mike_Ruthy\nEvent Date Begin: 2012-11-08\nEvent Date End: 2
 012-11-08\n\nWelcome back Mike + Ruthy! Having combined a total of seven t
 imes as a duo or as a part of the Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band (J
 ay Ungar is Ruth's father) or as a part of Sometymes Why\, Mike Merenda an
 d Ruth Ungar Merenda are no strangers to the notloB series.\nAs a duo Mike
  + Ruthy have refined their sound down to the very core of acoustic Americ
 an music\, demonstrating an uncommon ability to create songs as lyrically 
 sophisticated as Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen and as harmonically beautiful 
 as Gillian Welch & David Rawlings or Simon & Garfunkel. With their arsenal
  of fiddle\, banjo\, guitar\, ukulele and their hallmark harmony singing\,
  a Mike + Ruthy concert is overstuffed with soulful songs and stories and 
 a timeless sound that is spellbinding and pure.\nOver a decade of touring 
 has taken them worldwide where they've performed well over a thousand conc
 erts in listening rooms\, living rooms and festivals as well as performanc
 es at NYC's Carnegie Hall accompanying Arlo Guthrie in 2005 (with their fo
 rmer band The Mammals) and Madison Square Garden as part of Pete Seeger's 
 90th birthday celebration in 2009.\n2012 will see Mike + Ruthy's 4th relea
 se entitled The NYC EP featuring the premiere recording of 'My New York Ci
 ty' a beautifully revived Woody Guthrie lyric from the Woody Guthrie Archi
 ves. The song will also be included on 'My Name is New York\,' a 4-CD comp
 ilation being issued by Woody Guthrie Publications including new recording
 s by Pete Seeger\, Arlo Guthrie\, and Bob Dylan and more.\nMike + Ruthy ar
 e on tour in 2012\; with a springtime CD release tour and another national
  swing in the fall.\n'The essence of American music . . . this summer's mu
 st-hear acoustic album.' - Performer Magazine\n'Quite a few folks have don
 e this 'set-Woody's-lyrics-to-music thing' over the past couple decades. I
 'm not sure anyone's ever done it better than this.' - Peter Blackstock (c
 o-founder of No Depression)\n&ldquo\;Extraordinary . . . some of the most 
 exquisitely expressive vocals you will hear in the roots music field' -Ame
 ricanRootsUK.com\n&ldquo\;Mike + Ruthy are carrying the torch for simple\,
  heartfelt acoustic music . . . the rustic kind without any smoothing out 
 of the edges with a direct line back to the Carter Family via Woody Guthri
 e\, Hank Williams\, Bob Dylan and even the Byrds' - Maverick Magazine\, UK
 \n&ldquo\;Mike + Ruthy have become a force to be reckoned with in the acou
 stic music world\, and [The NYC EP] proves their mettle . . . Bold banjos 
 rule\, fiery fiddles run wild\, and an expansive sound that threatens to r
 aise the rafters prevails.&rdquo\; &ndash\; The Daily Freeman&rdquo\;\n&ld
 quo\;There's perhaps no better way to summarize the lasting impact of Wood
 y Guthrie's music than to note the quality of the very newest music being 
 made with his words. Husband-wife Mike and Ruthy Merenda got the lyrics to
  'My New York City' from the Guthrie archives and set it to one of the mos
 t gorgeous melodies ever to accompany one of Woody's songs. It came out in
  April 2012: Brand new right now\, it's destined to become a classic.&rdqu
 o\; - eMusic's 20 Best Woody Guthrie Songs (Sung By Other People)\n'Mike +
  Ruthy channel Woody Guthrie.' - Journal & Courier\n'The first couple of f
 olk rock.' - Radio Free Americana\n'Everything else starts from music like
  this.' - AmieStreet.com\n'Infectious new folk rock' - Boston Globe\n&ldqu
 o\;Seemingly descended not just from one famous folkie\, but the entire fo
 lk tradition itself.' - Willamette Week\n&ldquo\;Some of the best songwrit
 ing of their generation - literate\, political\, melodic\, alternately ang
 ry and satirical and sensual.' - Michael Simmons\n======================\n
 Suggested donation $14-19 + $1 preservation fee \nReservations strongly re
 commended:\nnotlobreservations at gmail dot com\nMore info at the notloB w
 ebsite: https://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic/\nCoffee from JP Licks\n
 Pastries from Fiores\n=======================\nPlease sign up for our conc
 ert announcements - http://groups.google.com/group/notlobmusic\nnotloB Fol
 k Concerts has produced not-for-profit concerts in the greater Boston area
  since 2007. The series is volunteer-run\; 100% of the donations go to the
  musicians and production expenses. Admission is by suggested minimum dona
 tion. A suggested minimum donation (varies by concert) is requested. If yo
 u cannot support the artists with dollars\, please consider volunteering y
 our time and energy. Your donations cover venue rental\, sound system rent
 al\, sound engineer\, publicity and other production expenses. 100% of the
  balance goes to the artists (many of whom travel many miles). Sometimes t
 here are shortfalls\, so extra donations are gladly accepted. If you canno
 t afford the suggested donation amount\, consider volunteering! And please
 \, no credit cards or checks\, cash is appreciated.\nPhotography\, video r
 ecording\, & sound recording. No still\, video or sound recording is permi
 tted without permission of the artist and the house. If you would like to 
 share photos of past concerts\, email the pictures and/or web link to notl
 obreservations at gmail dot com\n'In this era of pop-driven acoustic music
 \, notloB is keeping the folk tradition alive.' ~ Jack Hardy\n\nStart time
 : doors 7:30
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SUMMARY:notloB Parlour Concerts presents Mike + Ruthy
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