Music Festivals
& Special Events:

The World's Biggest Square Dance
Baddeck, NS
(October 2004)

It's one thing to cut a good album in the studio. It's another thing entirely to stand on a stage and entertain a crowd. Here's your peek into some of the concerts we've seen. (You'll find some bands listed on this page which normally wouldn't be featured at Rambles.NET, but we think live performances are a folk art all their own. Besides, it gives us a chance to stretch a bit in other directions and keep the page fresh and interesting, eh?)

Concerts are listed alphabetically by the performer.
Click on a name to read the review.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

America, with Linda Ronstadt : Wallingford, CT (June 2006)

James Apollo & Risa Hall: Bury, UK (April 2006)

The Arrogant Worms: Altamont, NY (June 2001)

Atlantic Wave: Milwaukee, WI (July 2006)

Battlefield Band: Toronto, ON (Nov. 2001)

Battlefield Band: Baar, Switzerland (Feb. 2005)

Andrea Beaton: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2007)

The Be Good Tanyas with Darden Smith: London, UK (July 2002)

Beolach: Mabou, NS (Oct. 2001)

Beyond the Pale: Elizabethtown, PA (May 2002)

Jenny Bird, with Melissa Crabtree: Boulder, CO (Nov. 1999)

Frances Black: Manchester, UK (June 2006)

Mary Black: Boulder, CO (July 1999)

Black 47: North Haven, CT (June 2000)

Blazin' Fiddles, with Cristina Pato: Leicester, UK (June 2004)

Blood, Sweat & Tears: Lancaster, PA (Aug. 1993)

Luka Bloom: Denver, CO (March 2000)

Eric Bogle & John Munroe: Carrig on Bannow, Ireland (Aug. 2003)

Bon Jovi: Hershey, PA (July 2001)

Bowfire: Lancaster, PA (Oct. 2002)

Broderick: New Milton, UK (July 2001)

Alison Brown Quartet: Wagmatcook, NS (Oct. 2002)

Sam Brown, with Michael Rattray: Manchester, UK (March 2006)

Liz Carroll: North River, NS (Oct. 2002)

Liz Carroll & John Doyle: Portland, ME (Nov. 2005)

Martin Carthy, Chris Wood & Roger Wilson: Basingstoke, UK (Jan. 2001)

Celtic Fiddle Festival: San Francisco, CA (March 1998)

Celtitude: Cheticamp, NS (Oct. 2001)

Beth Nielsen Chapman: Manchester, UK (June 2004)

Cherish the Ladies: Lancaster, PA (Aug. 2006)

Abdullah Chhadeh, with Nara: York, UK (May 2004)

The Chieftains: Reading, PA (March 1999)

Maybelle Chisolm-MacQueen: Judique, NS (Oct. 2000)

City Rhythm Orchestra: Lancaster, PA (Aug. 2007)

Aoife Clancy: Wagmatcook, NS (Oct. 2001)

Clandestine: Washington, DC (April 1999)

Clandestine: Bethlehem, PA (Sept. 2002)

Eric Clapton & Robert Cray: Boston, MA (Oct. 2006)

Vikki Clayton: Croydon, UK (Nov. 1998) & Reading, UK (Dec. 1998)

Cliar: Mabou, NS (Oct. 2001)

J.P. Cormier: Judique, NS (Oct. 2000)

The Cottars: Mabou, NS (Oct. 2001)

Cowboy Celtic: Wagmatcook, NS (Oct. 2002)

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Hershey, PA (August 2001)

A Crowd of Bold Sharemen: Sydney Mines, NS (Oct. 2002)

Jamie Cullum, with Nerina Pallot: Saffron Walden, UK (July 2005)

Johnny Cunningham: Denver, CO (Sept. 1999)

Phil Cunningham: Whycocomagh, NS (Oct. 2001)

Catie Curtis: Denver, CO (Sept. 1999)

The Dancing Lights Troupe: Twelve Celtic Winds: Judique, NS (Oct. 2004)

Jacqui Dankworth & Band: Yorkshire, UK (Oct. 2003)

Danu: Wagmatcook, NS (Oct. 2001)

Danu: Milwaukee, WI (Jan. 2005)

Charles de Lint, MaryAnn Harris & Don Fletcher: Ottawa, ON (April 2002)

Dervish: Elizabethtown, PA (March 1999)

Cara Dillon: Birkenhead, Wirral, UK (Sept. 2003)

Liz Doherty: Port Hawkesbury, NS (Oct. 2001)

Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart: London, UK (May 2002)

Cliff Eberhardt: Bellmore, NY (Nov. 2000)

Emerson Lake & Palmer: Hershey, PA (Aug. 1996)

Enter the Haggis: Cornwall, PA (July 2000)

Enter the Haggis: Rochester, NY (April 2004)

Melissa Etheridge with Shannon Curfman: Boulder, CO (Aug. 1999)

Fairport Convention: Cropredy, UK (Aug. 2001)

Fairport Convention: Cropredy, UK (Aug. 2002)

Aengus Finnan & Jory Nash, with Joel Morelli: Toronto, ON (Nov. 2000)

Aengus Finnan: St. Jacobs, Ontario (Oct. 2002)

Fire in the Glen: Lancaster, PA (March 1999)

Fire in the Glen: Lancaster, PA (March 2000)

Archie Fisher: Baddeck, NS (Oct. 2001)

Bela Fleck: Harrisburg, PA (Oct. 1999)

Flook: Derbyshire, UK (February 2004)

Flook: York, UK (February 2004)

Julia Fordham: New York City, NY (July 2002)

Kimberley Fraser: Prime Brook, NS (Oct. 2001)

Frifot: Denver, CO (Sept. 1999)

Gaelic Storm: Lancaster, PA (June 2002)

Lennie Gallant: Toronto, ON (Nov. 2002)

 Genesis: Hartford, CT (Sept. 2007)

Great Big Sea: Philadelphia, PA (March 1999)

Greenfire: Kennett Square, PA (Aug. 2001)

Hadrian's Wall: Cornwall, PA (July 1999)

Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony: Scranton, PA (July 2006)

Merle Haggard: Worley, ID (July 1999)

Risa Hall & James Apollo: Bury, UK (April 2006)

Hanley, McCarthy & Sinnott: Wexford, Ireland (May 2002)

Hem, with Nerina Pallot: Manchester, UK (June 2005)

Jerry Holland: Dingwall, NS (Oct. 2001)

Jerry Holland: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2007)

Jools Holland & His R&B Band: Yorkshire, UK (July 2004)

Rebecca Hollweg, with Andy Hamill: London, UK (May 2005)

Indigo Girls: Lancaster, PA (May 1993)

Indigo Girls with Cara Dillon & Pina: London, UK (May 2002)

Eileen Ivers: Lancaster, PA (July 2001)

Jethro Tull: Hershey, PA (Aug. 1996)

Eric Johnson: Charlotte, NC (March 2004)

Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald: Sacramento, CA (May 1995)

Lucy Kaplansky: Denver, CO (Nov. 1999)

Lisa Knapp, Jenna Reid & Gwenan Gibbard: Guildford, UK (April 2007)

Spider John Koerner: Cambridge, MA (March 2000)

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Harrisburg, PA (Feb. 2003)

Mary Jane Lamond: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2001)

David LaMotte: Cary, NC (April 2005)

Abbie Lathe, et al: A Woman's Word: London, UK (Nov. 2004)

Tony Latimer: Victoria, BC (May 2001)

Otto Lechner: Zurich, Switzerland (Jan. 2005)

Les Yeux Noirs: New York, NY (Sept. 2003)

Live: Lancaster, PA (Dec. 1994)

Loonaloop, with Ellika & Solo: Derbyshire, UK (July 2004)

Lunasa: Philadelphia, PA (Feb. 2000)

Lunasa: York, UK (April 2004)

Ishbel MacAskill: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2001)

Buddy MacDonald: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2001)

Buddy MacDonald: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2007)

Howie MacDonald: Glencoe Mills, NS (Oct. 2001)

Kendra MacGillivray: Port Hawkesbury, NS (Oct. 2001)

Troy MacGillivray: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2007)

Bruce MacGregor: Portland, Maine (June 2004)

Maggie MacInnes: Christmas Island, NS (Oct. 2000)

Sandy MacIntyre: Dingwall, NS (Oct. 2001)

Ashley MacIsaac: Inverness, NS (Oct. 2001)

Dave MacIsaac: Judique, NS (Oct. 2000)

Wendy MacIsaac: Port Hawkesbury, NS (Oct. 2001)

Buddy MacMaster: Judique, NS (Oct. 2000)

Buddy & Natalie MacMaster: Judique, NS (Aug. 2005)

Natalie MacMaster: Fort Washington, PA (May 1999)

Natalie MacMaster: Milwaukee, WI (April 2005)

Natalie MacMaster: Harrisburg, PA (April 2005)

Flora MacNeil: Christmas Island, NS (Oct. 2000)

Glen & Keith MacNeil and Russell Deveaux: Mabou, NS (July 2001)

Dougie MacPhee: Judique, NS (Oct. 2000)

John Magnie Trio: Lyons, CO (Aug. 1999)

The Mailman's Children: Winnipeg, MB (Dec. 2001)

Malinky: Cheshire, UK (Sept. 2003)

David Massengill: Lyons, CO (Aug. 1999)

Karen Matheson & the Scottish Ensemble: Glasgow, UK (Oct. 2005)

Karen Matheson: Kendal, UK (March 2006)

John McCusker: York, UK (December 2003)

The McDades: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2007)

Eleanor McEvoy: Wagmatcook, NS (Oct. 2002)

Kirsty McGee, et al: A Woman's Word: London, UK (Nov. 2004)

McGinty: Prime Brook, NS (Oct. 2001)

Mike McGoldrick, Eamonn Coyne, John Joe Kelly & Ed Boyd: Leeds, UK (Feb. 2005)

Sean McGuire: Judique, NS (Oct. 2000)

Nellie McKay: Bryn Mawr, PA (Feb. 2004)

Loreena McKennitt: Antwerp, Belgium (April 2007)

Loreena McKennitt: Oakland, California (May 2007)

Susan McKeown: Denver, CO (Sept. 1999)

Tony McManus: St. Ann's, NS (Oct. 2001)

James McMurtry: Fayetteville, AK (Nov. 1998)

Brian McNeill: Baddeck, NS (Oct. 2001)

Mediaeval Baebes: Croydon, UK (Nov. 1998) & Reading, UK (Dec. 1998)

Mediaeval Baebes, with Carolyn Hillyer & Nigel Shaw: Croydon, UK (Nov. 2003)

Men of the Deeps: Whitney Pier, NS (Oct. 2003)

Lynn Miles with Bill Morrissey: London, UK (Nov. 2001)

Matt Minglewood & Rylee Madison: Judique, NS (April 2004)

The Miracles: Lancaster, PA (June 1999)

Modern Icons: Mount Joy, PA (Oct. 1998)

Alanis Morissette: Hershey, PA (Aug. 1996)

David Munnelly Band: Newmarket, NH (July 2005)

John Munroe & Eric Bogle: Carrig on Bannow, Ireland (Aug. 2003)

Patricia Murray: Prime Brook, NS (Oct. 2001)

Jory Nash & Aengus Finnan, with Joel Morelli: Toronto, ON (Nov. 2000)

Brid Ni Mhaoileoin: Aarau, Switzerland (Feb. 2005)

Carlos Nunez: Whycocomagh, NS (Oct. 2003)

Mollie O'Brien, with Nena Gerber: Lyons, CO (Aug. 1999)

Of Ebony Embers: Millersville, PA (Feb. 2001)

Oi Va Voi, with KT Tunstall: Manchester, UK (May 2004)

Old Blind Dogs: Dublin, OH (Aug. 2003)

Nerina Pallot: Manchester, UK (May 2005)

Ellis Paul: Okemah, OK (Nov. 1998)

Poco & Pure Prairie League: Champion, PA (April 2007)

Karine Polwart, et al: A Woman's Word: London, UK (Nov. 2004)

Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band: Reading, UK (Dec. 2000)

The Prodigals: Fairfield, CT (June 2002)

Terry Everett Quiett: Boulder, CO (April 2000)

Mairi Rankin: Port Hawkesbury, NS (Oct. 2001)

Stan Rogers: A Matter of Heart, the Musical Revue: Toronto, ON (Dec. 2002)

Linda Ronstadt, with America: Wallingford, CT (June 2006)

Kate Rusby: Basingstoke, UK (Sept. 2002)

Kate Rusby Band: Cheshire, UK (Aug. 2003)

Kate Rusby & Friends: York, UK (March 2004)

Kate Rusby Band: South Yorkshire, UK (Aug. 2005)

Gordie Sampson: Baddeck, NS (Oct. 2001)

 Bob Seger with the Silver Bullet Band & Steve Azar: Worcester, MA (Jan. 2007)

Seven Nations: Lancaster, PA (July 2000)

Sharon Shannon & the Woodchoppers: Denver, CO (Oct. 1999)

Sharon Shannon: Whycocomagh, NS (Oct. 2002)

The Emily Smith Band: York, UK (Aug. 2004)

Solas: Portland, ME (Feb. 2007)

Sons & Daughters, Mother & the Addicts, The Alpha Western: Manchester, UK (June 2005)

Sons of Maxwell: Ottawa, ON (Sept. 2000)

Spirit of the Tradition: Basingstoke, UK (Nov. 1998)

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Albany, NY (Nov. 2007)

Steeleye Span: Milton Keynes, UK (Oct. 2000)

Savourna Stevenson: Basingstoke, England (March 2002)

Suroit: Cheticamp, NS (Oct. 2001)

Tanglefoot: Bethlehem, PA (Dec. 2001)

Tanglefoot: Sellersville, PA (June 2003)

Tannahill Weavers: Denver, CO (Sept. 1999)

Tartanic: Plantersville, TX (Oct. 2003)

James Taylor: Hershey, PA (July 2001)

Louise Taylor: Bronx, NY (April 2000)

Susan Tedeschi: Manhattan, NY (July 1999)

Richard Thompson: London, UK (July 2001)

Richard Thompson: West Palm Beach, FL (April 2005)

Kathryn Tickell & Pipelines: Basingstoke, UK (June 2002)

KT Tunstall: Leeds, UK (Oct. 2004)

KT Tunstall: Manchester, UK (Nov. 2004)

KT Tunstall: Manchester, UK (March 2005)

The Tony Trischka Band: Lancaster, PA (Aug. 2001)

Pierce Turner & Friends: Wexford, Ireland (Dec. 2001)

Ronan Tynan: Lancaster, PA (Feb. 2006)

The Undesirables: Toronto, ON (Sept. 2003)

Suzanne Vega, with Nerina Pallot: Basingstoke, UK (June 2005)

Jeremy Walsh: Victoria, BC (May 2001)

Taylor Ware: Elizabethtown, PA (Aug. 2006)

Warsaw Village Band: York, UK (Nov. 2004)

 Roger Waters: Boston, MA (July 2007)

Carol Ann Weaver, Rebecca Campbell & Frances Miller: Lancaster, PA (Oct. 2007)

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Fayetteville, AK (Nov. 1998)

Gillian Welch, with David Rawlings & the Old Crow Medicine Band: London, UK (July 2004)

Susan Werner: Lyons, CO (Aug. 1999)

Cheryl Wheeler: Tulsa, OK (Nov. 1998)

Kellie While, et al: A Woman's Word: London, UK (Nov. 2004)

Dar Williams, with Keller Williams: Harrisburg, PA (Nov. 2002)

Lucinda Williams: Fayetteville, AK (Nov. 1998)

Paul Winter: Millersville, PA (April 1994)

Wolfstone: Unity, ME (July 2004)

Chris Wood, Roger Wilson & Martin Carthy: Basingstoke, UK (Jan. 2001)

Les Yeux Noirs: New York, NY (Sept. 2003)