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Forest of Bliss is a house, a way, and an ongoing experiment
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The Hazel Project, Oct 18
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That’s Hazel Dickens. The Hazel Dickens. With Alice Gerrard, she’s often called a pioneer of bluegrass and a grandmother to women in bluegrass. But just the other day, a friend said, “It was Hazel and Alice who turned my attention to this music in 1972.” Together and separately, they’ve poured so much raw emotion and…
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Max Wareham, Mar 29
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Thanks to Green Mountain Roots and Bluegrass Festival, we got to stand eight feet from Max and his National Bluegrass Team on a tiny side stage. It’s enough to say that the playing was tight, fresh, and melodic. But his manner on stage and off is free of performance. There’s a warm coherence between the…
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Pot Luck & Chatham Rabbits ~ Sat May 30
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Chatham Rabbits slept here. That’s what I learned when I returned home from a retreat to find a signed LP waiting for me. While I was out of town, Laurelyn saw Sarah and Austin McCombie perform live at Club Passim where they played music from their 2025 album “Be Real with Me.” Laurelyn was infatuated…
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Joyce Andersen & Harvey Reid, SAT. Feb 7
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If you’re like us, you keep discovering great musicians in plain sight. Laurelyn and I started learning to play and sing only a few years ago. Our friend and bandmate introduced us to a set of recordings (Thanks, Pat Sorenson!) by Harvey and Joyce as examples of traditional songs, clean arrangements, stunning singing, with just-right…
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Nov 16: Sadie Gustafson-Zook & Luke Concannon
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In the summer of 2024, I went to music camp for the first time. Sadie Gustafson-Zook was one of my teachers. Hers was a new, unforgettable, name to me. She taught guitar, baffling this beginner with moveable chord shapes. She was so patient. But then I heard her sing at the faculty concert. That changed…
Hi! John and Laurelyn here.
We have a simple aim in mind: live a little more each day in such a way that when we die, we have few regrets. Not a life of more, but a life that is rich, deep, and connected to people, those we love and whoever we encounter.
Take a look at Laurelyn’s art and consider joining us for a house concert.
