Marylou Ferrante & US Sam ~ pre-war blues July 11, 2009

The Newton History Museum, in conjunction with notloB Folk Concerts, is proud to announce on Saturday, July 11 the third concert in an acoustic music series presented at the historic Jackson Homestead, 527 Washington St., Newton, MA 02458, located at the corner of Washington Street and Jackson Road, between Newton Corner and Newtonville. The series is produced by Jeff Boudreau, who presents similar concerts as a hobby and labor of love in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Arlington under the name Notlob Folk Concerts ~ http://notlobmusic.googlepages.com.

Doors 7:00, concert starts at 7:30. Suggested minimum donation is $10 at the door, $7.50 with advance reservation to notlobreservations (at) comcast.net at least 24 hours in advance. Immediate family maximum $50. Due to the small performance space and prior concerts being sold out, advanced reservations are strongly recommended.

Marylou Ferrante
Marylou Ferrante was described by music critic and writer, Daniel Gewertz, in the Boston Herald, as the Bay State's finest female acoustic blues interpreter.
Marylou is an artist who performs pre-war blues from the 1920's & 30's. She covers major artists from the delta to east coast piedmont style players such as Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Blind Boy Fuller and Memphis Minnie along with mandolin players such as Yank Rachell.

Her passionate expression of these old songs comes from a love of the music and the arrangements themselves, as well as what she says is an appreciation for "the history of these folks and the difficult circumstances they endured."

Marylou has honed her craft listening to the old recordings and learning from some of the great blues players today such as Paul Rishell, Guy Davis, Robert Jones and mandolin great Rich DelGrosso. Marylou has taught at The Cellar Studio, Salem MA

• "Marylou is a killer. I have watched her grow, and now she's taking over. Blues lovers look out!"... GUY DAVIS
• "Marylou has the soul of a blues Woman" Detroit's Blues Man... ROBERT JONES

This is Marylou’s second Notlob concert, having opened for and played with Dennis Brannan at the Loring-Greenough House on October 6, 2007.

U.S. Sam
The Saga of U.S. SAM..... Wanted:Fer Rustlin' & Butcherin' Rock'n Country & Blues Songs! Along With His Faithful Guitar, "Grace", Some Harmonicas, "SAM"bourines, and A Saddle Bag Full Of Original & Older & Newer Cover Songs, They Roam Wild & Free Across The Wastelands of Samerica! Samerica? Is He Loco? Si'!

Patrons can subscribe to the Notlob mailing list at http://www.reverbnation.com/notlob, and the Newton History Museum’s mailing list through its website, www.newtonhistorymuseum.org.

All notloB concerts are run on the house concert model. All door donations are used for expenses and to pay the musicians. This keeps cost of admission low so more members of the community can attend.

Patrons can stay informed of the concert schedule in one of three ways:
1. Visit the The Newton History Museum website - http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/jackson, register to receive its newsletter.
2. Subscribe to the Notlob Folk Concerts mailing list - http://www.reverbnation.com/notlob
3. Bookmark the Notlob Folk Concerts website - http://notlobmusic.googlepages.com

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