The Summer Outdoor Concert Series is being presented in partnership with the Norman Bird Sanctuary
COMMON FENCE MUSIC FALL 2021 SEASON
IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION
Until further notice, masks will be required for all patrons attending any indoor event presented by Common Fence Music, regardless of vaccination status or any other factor. Masks should cover both the nose and mouth, and must be worn at all times (unless actively eating or drinking). Patrons will not be allowed entry to the venue without a mask. If you forget your mask, Common Fence Music will provide you one at the door. Patrons who do not keep their masks securely on throughout the show will be gently reminded to do so. Continued lack of adherence may result in being asked to leave.
Patrons must show a state or federally issued photo ID and have a completed Covid-19 vaccination card, with their final dose at least fourteen days prior to the event, or a negative Covid Molecular/PCR test result taken in the prior 72-hours. A rapid anti-gen text will not be accepted.
Any patron with symptoms of Covid-19 or known risks of exposure to a positive Covid case IS NOT PERMITTED TO ATTEND an event presented by Common Fence Music.
All ticket sales are final. Refunds for advance purchase tickets will not be available (unless the show is canceled or rescheduled). Patrons will not be qualified for a refund simply due to being unable or unwilling to meet entry requirements. Credit will be offered if any ticketed patrons self-identifies at least 2 hours prior to doors opening (by emailing/calling the box office) as having Covid-19 symptoms or being recently exposed to Covid-19. No refunds or credits will be processed on site.
Until further notice, masks will be required for all patrons attending any indoor event presented by Common Fence Music, regardless of vaccination status or any other factor. Masks should cover both the nose and mouth, and must be worn at all times (unless actively eating or drinking). Patrons will not be allowed entry to the venue without a mask. If you forget your mask, Common Fence Music will provide you one at the door. Patrons who do not keep their masks securely on throughout the show will be gently reminded to do so. Continued lack of adherence may result in being asked to leave.
Patrons must show a state or federally issued photo ID and have a completed Covid-19 vaccination card, with their final dose at least fourteen days prior to the event, or a negative Covid Molecular/PCR test result taken in the prior 72-hours. A rapid anti-gen text will not be accepted.
- Patrons Proof of vaccination may include a physical card or a photo of a complete vaccination card that matches the patron ID.
- Proof of a negative test may be a printed or digital test result from a certified laboratory that matches the patron ID.
Any patron with symptoms of Covid-19 or known risks of exposure to a positive Covid case IS NOT PERMITTED TO ATTEND an event presented by Common Fence Music.
All ticket sales are final. Refunds for advance purchase tickets will not be available (unless the show is canceled or rescheduled). Patrons will not be qualified for a refund simply due to being unable or unwilling to meet entry requirements. Credit will be offered if any ticketed patrons self-identifies at least 2 hours prior to doors opening (by emailing/calling the box office) as having Covid-19 symptoms or being recently exposed to Covid-19. No refunds or credits will be processed on site.
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JAKE BLOUNT October 16, 2021 CFP Arts - 933 Anthony Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 Jake Blount is an award-winning banjoist, fiddler, singer and scholar based in Providence, RI. He is half of the internationally touring duo Tui, a 2020 recipient of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize, and a board member of Bluegrass Pride. He is a two-time winner and many-time finalist of the Appalachian String Band Music Festival (better known as Clifftop). Although he is proficient in multiple performance styles, he specializes in the music of Black and indigenous communities in the southeastern United States, and in the regional style of Ithaca, New York. He foregrounds the experiences of queer people and people of color in his work. He has studied with modern masters of old-time music, including Bruce Molsky, Judy Hyman (of the Horse Flies), and Rhiannon Giddens and Hubby Jenkins (of the GRAMMY-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops). |
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S.G. GOODMAN
October 30, 2021 CFP Arts - 933 Anthony Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 Raised primarily in Hickman, KY (“The town, not the county — it’s a very important distinction. People get ticked about that,” she says), Goodman relocated to Murray for college and quickly fell in with the town’s thriving post-punk scene, which includes the popular record store Terrapin Station. For a time, she recorded under the Savage Radley moniker, contributing a song to the Pine Mountain Music Sessions, a local benefit album whose producer introduced her to James. On newest album, Old Time Feeling, she’s both an outsider and close enough to her roots that she can sympathize with the people around her, even if they don’t always agree. “Oh sharecropper daughter, she sings the blues of a coal miner’s son,” Goodman sings on “The Way I Talk,” as martial drums trudge forward and guitar feedback buzzes ominously in the background. She touches on the struggles of average farming families, the outside forces that guide those struggles, and the magical ability of the people in power to “turn the poor against the poor.” |
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GARCIA PEOPLES
November 6, 2021 Location: TBA Formed in New Jersey by guitarists Tom Malach and Danny Arakaki, the band took a few years to find their flying shape, solidifying into a lineup with Danny’s brother Cesar on drums and Derek Spaldo on bass by mid-2016. Ramping up their acceleration around the time of their 2018 Cosmic Cash debut on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records, they’ve blasted through residencies and new songs and sessions and collaborations, relocating to New York, picking up two new members in keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Pat Gubler and bassist Andy Cush, and leaving a trail of live tapes in their wake. This year, they’ve delivered not one but two new albums for BBiB: the sleek and song-oriented Natural Facts and the sprawling improvisatory opus of One Step Behind. 2019 also saw the first performances by the full Garcia Peoples lineup, a six-person behemoth with Spaldo on third guitar. |
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LANEY JONES
w/ Mary Elaine Jenkins November 20, 2021 CFP Arts - 933 Anthony Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 There's a sort of magic when you meet someone who’s doing what they're clearly meant to be doing. You can feel an electricity in the air—an energy that can't quite be explained—but you know it when you see it. This is undeniable when you meet Laney Jones. In a few short years, since picking up the banjo, this young songwriter and bandleader went from playing rural Florida watering holes to performing on PBS alongside Alison Krauss and licensing music for the likes of Disney Pixar. As an unsigned artist, she’s managed to grace the stage at New York’s Lincoln Center and DC's Kennedy Center for the Arts, feature on PBS’s Great Performances series, earn corporate sponsorships and licensing deals, and receive nationwide college radio spins for her original songs. Currently, her music is spinning in steady rotation on over 50 CMJ indie radio stations across the country, and her voice can be heard on soundtracks of films and TV from the likes of Disney and Dreamworks. |
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HUBBY JENKINS
December 4, 2021 CFP Arts - 933 Anthony Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn he delved into his Southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through country blues, ragtime, fiddle and banjo, and traditional jazz. Hubby got his higher musical education started as a busker. He developed his guitar and vocal craft on the sidewalks and subway platforms of New York City, performing material by those venerable artists whose work he was quickly absorbing. An ambitiously itinerant musician, he took his show on the road, playing the streets, coffee shops, bars, and house parties of cities around the U.S. After years of busking around the country and making a name for himself, Hubby became acquainted with the Carolina Chocolate Drops. He was an integral part of the Grammy award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops (2010 - 2016), as well as a member of Rhiannon Giddens band. Today he spreads his knowledge and love of old-time American music and history through his dynamic solo performances. |
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NELLIE MCKAY
December 18, 2021 CFP Arts - 933 Anthony Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 Sister Orchid is Nellie’s seventh album, starting with Get Away From Me (“a tour de force” – The New York Times), including Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day (“among the killer overhauls of American standards” – The New York Times) and My Weekly Reader, music of the ‘60s (“..kicks serious butt. The results are beautiful.” – PopMatters), her second collaboration with famed Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick. On Obligatory Villagers (“a brisk nine-song set that plays like the breathless first act of a stage musical decrying American fascism” – SPIN), local Poconos hometown jazz greats Bob Dorough, Phil Woods, and David Liebman contributed their exceptional talents. She has won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Polly Peachum on Broadway in The Threepenny Opera, performed onscreen in the films PS I Love You and Downtown Express, and her music was used in Rumor Has It, Monster-in-Law, PS I Love You, Gasland, Last Holiday and Private Life. McKay co-created and starred in the award-winning off-Broadway hit Old Hats and has written three acclaimed musical biographies – I Want to Live!, the story of Barbara Graham, third woman executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin, Silent Spring: It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature, an exploration of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson, and A GIRL NAMED BILL – The Life and Times of Billy Tipton, named one of the Best Concerts of 2014 by The New York Times. Her latest lady bio is The Big Molinsky – Considering Joan Rivers (“unpredictable, thrilling…sardonic wit..” – The New York Times). Nellie’s music has been heard on Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Weeds, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, Nurse Jackie, and SMILF, and she has appeared on TV shows including The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, Ferguson, and The View. Nellie has made numerous radio appearances on NPR’s Mountain Stage, A Prairie Home Companion, eTown, and Marion McPartland’s Piano Jazz. The Chase Brock Experience produced a ballet of her third album, Obligatory Villagers, and she contributed the forward to the 20th anniversary edition of The Sexual Politics of Meat. Her writing has also appeared in The Onion, Interview and The New York Times Book Review. |
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