Mike
Delaney
Venues of Past Performances:
Highlights:
Boston Folk Festival 2005, 200=
6, and
2007.
Marblehead Festival of the Arts
Quincy
First Night, 2005 and 2006
United
Ruth Gordon Amphitheater, off
in
the
Habitat for Humanity Benefit Festival
at...
119
Jamaica Plain Unplugged Parlor C=
oncert
Series
Lorin=
g-Greenough
House
http:=
//www.jpunplugged.org
LOVE THE EARTH FESTIVAL
(781) 631-2608
Cafe 939
The rest of the past venues list.<=
/b>
2009 Gigs:
Thursday,
1/8/09, Private Party with Ken Porter
Monday,
1/12/09, 7 pm with Ken Porter
Open
Mike feature at 8 pm
Roslindale
Open Mike
Second
and Fourth Mondays
Roslindale
Congregational Church
Sign-up
at 6:30
Tuesday,
1/13/09, 6:30 pm, with Ken Porter, and playing mando
with Harriet Hart
Open
mike feature at 8 pm
=
Savoury Lane
978-263-8743
Host:
Ellen Schmidt (eschmidt01742@yah=
oo.com
or 978-369-8090)
www.ellenschmidt.com/ope=
nmike.html
Monday, 1/26/09,
7 pm
Open
Mike host
Roslindale
Open Mike
Second
and Fourth Mondays
Roslindale
Congregational Church
Sign-up
at 6:30
www.roslindaleopenmike.org <= o:p>
Saturday,
1/31/09, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, with Beth DeSombre (www.bethdesombre)
and Ken Porter
=
Savoury Lane
978-263-8743
Saturday,
2/7/09, 7 pm, open mike feature with
Host:
Janet McKetchnie
Open mic starts at 7 PM. Feature on at 9 PM
E-mail: imjanetm@gmail.com
North Street Coffeehouse
http://www.fir=
stparishmedfield.org/coffeehouse.html
Monday, 2/9/09,
7 pm
Open
Mike host
Roslindale
Open Mike
Second
and Fourth Mondays
Roslindale
Congregational Church
Sign-up
at 6:30
Thursday,
2/12/09, 8 pm, accompanying Beth DeSombre
Punch’s Alley
Free. Co-bill with the Lenny Solomon Band (htt=
p://solomonband.com/band.html). Punch's
Alley is the pub in
the campus center at
the parking garage.
Monday, 2/23/09,
7 pm
Open
Mike host
Roslindale
Open Mike
Second
and Fourth Mondays
Roslindale
Congregational Church
Sign-up
at 6:30
=
;
Thursday,
2/26/09, 8-10pm, accompanying Beth DeSombre (www.bethdesombre.com)
Perk's
Coffehouse
781.762.5565
=
;
Sa=
turday, 3/7/09,
7 pm, Benefit with
To be=
nefit
the area food pantries.
Doors=
open at
7 p.m. for refreshments, musicians start performing at 7:30. $12 general
admission, but only $6 for open mike performers.
First=
Parish
is located at the junction of Route 27 and
=
;
Sa=
turday,
3/14/09, 8 pm, accompanying Ken Porter when he opens for
Ch=
ris and
Meredith Thompson (www.cmthompson.com=
)
Ja=
maica
Plain Unplugged Acoustic Music Series
Lorin=
g-Greenough
House
=
;
Saturday, 4/4/09, 7:30 pm, Benefit w=
ith
Concert/Dinner to benefit the church=
's
music department
First Congregational Church of Randolph
781-963-6373
Thursday,
4/7/09, 8 pm, with Beth DeSombre
Punch’s Alley
Free. Punch's Alley is the pub in the campus center=
at
Monday,
5/4/09, 7 pm
Songwriters
Night
Sandbar
Grill
508-827-2200
Friday, 5/8/09, 7 pm, open mike featurea and=
CD RELEASE PARTY!
wit=
h Beth Desombre and Ken Porter
Java Jo's Open Mike
617-971-9300
Host: Ana Eder-Mulhane
Sunday, 5/10/09, 7:30 pm, open mike
feature
Route 495 to exit 32=
. (
Host: John Ferullo and Betsi Mandrioli (Two Cat Folk) (www.johnferullo.com)
Thursday, 5/14/09, 8-10 pm with Beth
DeSombre (www.bethdesombre) and Ken Po=
rter
Harvest Cafe
978-567-0948
Route 85, before the rotary, across from Ace Hardware
Saturday,
6/13/09, 1 pm!
Join
the JP Unplugged artists for a free afternoon lawn concert
Jamaica
Plain Unplugged Acoustic Music Series
Loring-Greenough
House
Sunday,
6/21/09, NOON with Karen Woodhall
Carver
Farmer's market
Carver,
MA 02330
Saturday,
7/4/09, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM, with Ken Porter
Courthouse
Green,
Court St.
=
www.plymouthfarmersmarket.org
Sunday,
8/16/09 - Saturday, 8/22/09
"On
Tour" at WUMB's Summer Acoustic Music Week
Saturday,
8/29/09, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM, with Karen Woodhall, and Ken Porter<=
span
style=3D'color:black'>
Courthouse
Green,
Court St.
www.plymouthfarmersmarket.org=
Thursday,
9/17/09, 8 - 10 pm with Beth DeSombre and Ken Porter
Harvest
Cafe
40
Washington St.
Hudson,
MA 02749
978-567-0948
Route
85, before the rotary, across from Ace Hardware
Parking
out back
Saturday, 9/19/09, 9=
:30 AM
- 1:30 PM, with (hopefully) Beth DeSombre, Karen Woodhall, and Ken Porter
Plymouth Farmer's Ma=
rket
Courthouse
Green, Plymouth Center
Court St.
Plymouth,
MA
www.plymouthfarmersmarket.org=
Saturday,
9/26/09, 7 pm, with
FCOA
Coffeehouse
Federated
508-881-1355
Saturday, 10/3/09 somewhere in the range of 10 am - 4 pm
(tentative)
Arts by the Bog
Flax Pond Farm
Pond Street
Carver, MA 02330
Tuesday, 10/27/09, 7:00 pm, accompanying Har=
riet
Hart at her open mike feature
Savoury Lane
251 Arlington St
West Acton, MA
978-263-8743
Saturday, 10/31/09, 7:00 - 9:30 pm with Beth
DeSombre and Ken Porter
Savoury Lane
251 Arlington St
West Acton, MA
978-263-8743
Tu=
esday,
11/17/09 7 pm, accompanying Beth DeSombre (www.bethdesombre.com)
Wellesley College
Amnesty International Benefit
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
781-283-1000
Saturday, 11/21/09, 7 pm, accompanying Beth
DeSombre (www.bethdesombre.com)=
FCOA Coffeehouse
Federated
508-881-1355
Wednesday, 12/9/09—cancelled due to
weather
Private Concert
Thursday, 12/10/09, 8 pm, 4 CORNERS @ THE MEDIATOR ST=
AGE
FOUR SONGWRITERS - FOUR CATEGORIES
with Jim Tata, Craig Sonnenfield, and Mike Dela=
ney
& host: Don Tassone
SQUARE 1: SIGNATURE SONG
SQUARE 2: CURRENT BEST SONG
SQUARE 3: THEME OF THE NIGHT--No Room at the Inn
SQUARE 4: SONG OF LOVE OR HATE
donation $5.00 at the door -
show starts promptly at 8 pm
50 Rounds Ave, Providence, RI, 02907
2008 Gigs:
Thursday,
1/10/08, 8 - 10 pm, with Ken Porter
Harvest Cafe
978-567-0948
Route
85, before the rotary, across from Ace Hardware
Parking
out back
Wednesday, 2/13/08, 9 pm, with Kirsten and
Dave, Rick Drost, and many others
"Songs from the Summer of Love (1967=
)"
In a Pigs Eye
Friday, 3/14/08, 7 pm, open mike feature<=
/span>
Java
Jo's Open Mike
3710 Washing=
ton
St.
617-971-9300
Host:
Ana Eder-Mulhane
Monday,
4/21/08, 8 pm, open mike feature with Ken Porter
The Center for Arts in
14 Summer Street
Hosted by Trisha and Phil Knudsen (www.trishandphil-music.com) =
Saturday, 5/24/08, 7 pm
"Indie Guys Showcase" with Jon Waterman and
Craig Sonnenfeld
Coalition of Artists Performing for Education (C.A.P.=
E.)
The
Old Methodist Meeting House
Hosts:
David Jackson and Camille Breeze
www.cape.webbweaver.com<=
span
style=3D'color:black'>
Saturday,
6/14/08, 1pm, FREE Lawn Concert
Jamaica
Plain Unplugged Acoustic Music Series
Loring-Greeno=
ugh
House
Su=
nday,
8/17/08 - Saturday, 8/23/08
"On
Tour" at WUMB's Summer Acoustic Music Week
www.wumb.org/samw
Saturday,
9/13/08, 7 pm, backing up Camille Breeze when she opens
<=
span
style=3D'color:black'>for =
Don
White (www.donwhite.net)
Coalition of Artists Performing for Education (C.A.P.=
E.)
The
Old Methodist Meeting House
Saturday
9/20/08, 10:30 AM!!! (and Sunday, 9/21/08) with Ken Porter<=
span
style=3D'color:black'>
Joe
Davies Folk Festival
Soule
The
Kennedys (www.kennedysmusic.com) are
the headliners on 9/21/08
508-947-6744
Saturday,
9/27/08, 8:30 pm, with Ken Porter
Jitters
Coffeehouse
1273
860.747.1100 weekends after 8pm
860.747.8833 weekdays until 5pm
http:/=
/www.jittersclub.com
Saturday,
10/4/08, 9 am, with Angela Marseglia and Ken Porter
Marblehead Farmer's Market
For info. and directions visit marbleheadf=
m.com
Thursday,
10/9/08, 8 pm with Beth DeSombre (www.b=
ethdesombre.com)
and Ken Porter
Harvest
Cafe
978-567-0948
Route 85, before the rotary, across from Ace Hardware
Parking out back
Friday,
10/17/08, 7pm, open mike feature, with Ken Porter
Borders
Phone:
978.538.3003
Host:
Michael Scot O'Donnell (michael@mso=
music.com)
Sunday,
10/19/08, Noon to 4 pm, with Beth DeSombre (www.bethdesombre.com) and Karen Wo=
odhall
Carver
Farmer's Market
Carver, MA 02330
Friday, 10/24/08, 8 pm, with Beth DeSombre (www.bethdesombre.com)
978.256.0001
A full evening show in a coffee shop that serves food as well.=
Saturday,
11/08/08, 7pm, opening for David Roth (www.davidrothmusic.com)
Jamaica
Plain Unplugged Acoustic Music Series
Loring-Greeno=
ugh
House
Thursday,
11/13/08, 7-9 pm (NOTE: New Date and New Location!)
Songwriter Sessions, hosted by Lisa Martin
Lisa Martin
/ Mike Delaney<=
/span>
/ Brian Jarvis<=
/span>
/ Mark Stepakof=
f
The Vanilla Bea=
n Cafe ![3D"[v]"](3D"PastGigs-1-1-10a_files/image001.gif")
450 Deerfield Road
Pomfret<=
/a>, CT
For
further info visit www.myspace.com/songwritersessions or www.th=
evanillabeancafe.
Saturday,
11/22/08, 7pm, accompanying Beth DeSombre (www.bethdesombre.com)
FCOA
Coffeehouse
Federated
508.881.1355
Price=
: $7
Thursday,
12/11/08, 8 pm with Beth DeSombre (www.b=
ethdesombre.com)
and Ken Porter
Harvest
Cafe
978-567-0948
Route 85, before the rotary, across from Ace Hardware
Parking out back
2007:
T=
hursday,
1/25/07, Tentative
K=
inston
Trio Tribute Night, with others
In a Pig’s Eye,
Details TBD.
Sunday,
4/8/07, 7:30 pm, open mike feature Parish Center for the Arts
Westford,
Route
495 to exit 32. (
Host:
John Ferullo and Betsi Mandrioli (Two Cat Folk) (www.johnferullo.com)
<= o:p>
W=
ednesday,
4/11/07, 7 pm, open mike feature
Emack =
& Bolio's
(across from Roslindale MBTA commuter rail
station)
617-323-3323 Host: Jimmy Dorr
<= o:p>
S=
aturday,
4/22/07, with
H=
abitat
for Humanity Benefit Festival
at...Mozaic R=
oom
Coffeehouse
W=
ednesday,
5/2/07, 7 pm, open mike feature
V=
illage
Gate Folk Stage
(located above the Brookline Village Stor=
e)
603-315-9423
Email in advance to sign up
Host: Nate Smith (gre=
ystone@net1plus.com)
S=
aturday,
5/19/07, 8 pm, opening for Somebody!
J=
amaica
Plain Unplugged Parlor Concert Series
Loring-Greenough House
www.jpunplugged.org
S=
aturday,
5/19/07, 9 am!!!
w=
ith
Angela Marseglia and Ken Porter
www.marbleheadfm.com
<= o:p>
S=
aturday,
6/24/07, 1 pm
F=
ounders
Concert with Special Guest Artists TBA
J=
amaica
Plain Unplugged Parlor Concert Series
Loring-Greenough House
http://www.jpunplugged.org/
S=
aturday,
7/15/07, 2 or 4 pm
w=
ith
1=
794 Meeting
House
New
New
978-544-5200
www.1794meetinghouse.org
Saturday,
9/8/07, 8 pm opening for Michael Troy
Jamaica
Plain Unplugged Acoustic Music Series
Loring-Greenough
House
Thursday, 9/13/07, 8 - 10 pm, with=
978-567-0948
Route 85, before the rotary, across from =
Ace
Hardware. Parking out back
Friday, 9/14/07, 8 - 10 pm, with <=
st1:place
w:st=3D"on">New England Weather
"Fridays Are For Music"<=
/span>
Details to follow
Sunday, 9/16/07, 1 pm accompanying=
Patti DeRosa, with Ken Porter
Sunday, 9/23/07, 7:30 pm, open mike
feature, with New England Weather Route 495 to Exit 32 ( Hosts: John Ferullo and Betsi Mandrioli (=
Two
Cat Folk) (www.twocatfolk.com)
W=
ednesday,
10/3/07, 9 pm, with New England Weather, Barry Spiro, Chuck Williams, and
featured performed “The Whippets, M=
ilky
Way Lounge and Lanes Bella Luna Restaurant 403-405 Centre
Street Jamaica Plain=
, MA
02130 617-524-3740 <=
o:p> F=
riday,
10/5/07, 7:30 pm, I'm honored to be playing mando at P=
atti DeRosa's CD Release Party!! 617-244-1600 www.lincolnstreetcoffee.com Wednesday, 10/8/07, 7 pm, Guest
Hosting Carlyn Hutchin's open mike <=
b>Emack & Bolio's Host: Carlyn Hutchins (carlyn@carlynhutchins.com) Saturday, 10/13/07, 7:30 pm open m=
ike
opener Cafe Blue Hills
(across from Roslindale MBTA commuter rail station)
617-323-3323
Host: Fenwick MacMillan (info@cafebluehills.org) to sign up
Proceeds from this show will benefit
Tuesday, 10/23/07 (Mole Day!)
Open mike feature<=
span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
Continental Café Open Mike<=
/span>
5A
978-263-2233
Host: Ellen Schmidt (eschmidt01742@yahoo.com)
2006:
Saturday, 6/17/=
06
with
RiverSing at Slater Mill,
Featuring Kim &=
amp;
Reggie Harris
Music
on 8 stages from
Slater
Mill Dam,
www.RiverSing.org
Sunday,
with Patti DeRo=
sa
and the Tuscan =
Duo
Java Jo's Coffe=
ehouse
3710 Washing=
ton
St.
617-971-9300.
Tuesday,
with Angela Mas=
ciale
This
is a free event with lots going on from July 1 to July 4th.
Saturday, 8/12/=
06
with
Coalition of Ar=
tists
Performing for Education
The Old
Methodist Meeting House
Host:
David Jackson
Friday
CD Release Part=
y!
Java Jo's Open Mike, 7 pm
556 Adams St.
Tuesday,
11/7/06, 7-10 pm, with Angela Marseglia and Ken Porter=
Main
Street Market and Cafe
42 Main Street
Concord, MA
978-369-9948
Sunday,
11/18/06, 6pm to 9pm, open mike feature
Lynn
Central Square Coffeehouse
Saturday,
11/25/06, 8pm, tentative
Wednesday,
12/6/06, 8 pm, open mike feature
Host:
Seth Connelly, sethconnelly@charter.net=
320
W. Center Street
West Bridgewater, MA
508-941-0707
Route
85, before the rotary, across from Ace Hardware
www.harvestcafeonline.com<=
/span>
Start
the Music, Stop the War: an Evening of Music, Poetry, and Protest
Holliston’s
Upper Town Hall, located at Routes 16 and 126 in Holliston Center. <=
/span>
4
Littleton Rd (Route 110; Ginger Ale Plaza)
Chelmsford MA 01824
978.256.0001
A
full evening show in a coffee shop that serves food as well. =
Pepperell
Farmer's Market at the Town Green
Pepperell
MA 01463
978-433-0927
Lincoln
Street Coffee
15 Lincoln Road
Host:
Fenwick MacMillan (info@cafebluehills.org) to sign u=
p
Sweet
Bites Bakery and Cafe (formerly Continental Café) Open Mike
5A
Spruce Street, West Acton, MA
Host:
Ellen Schmidt (eschmidt01742@yahoo.com)
Willimantic
Third Thursday Street Festival
www.willimanticstreetfestival.com=
Kennedy's
Midtown Singer-Songwriter Series
Host:
Christie Leigh (www.christieleigh.com)
North
Quabbin's Center for the Performing Arts
www.1794meetinghouse.org <=
/span>
Enter
Stage Left Coffeehouse Series
First
Friday Folk at the Beanery
Coffee Beanery Cafe
655 Portsmouth Ave
Greenland, NH
(2
mi. from exit 3 off rte 95)
Host:
Randy Browning, randy@latebloomersmusic.com
Twilight
Showcase at the Meadowbrook Bed and Breakfast
261
Jordan Road (at corner of Sandwich St.)
<= span style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>First Parish Church in Milton
<= span style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>535 Canton Avenue
<= span style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Milton, MA 02186
Marblehead
Veterans Middle School
217
Pleasant Street -- enter from Vine St.
Coalition
of Artists Performing for Education
The
Old Methodist Meeting House
Ruth
Gordon Amphitheater, off Merrymount Parkway (Rt. 3A, Southern Artery)
in
Quincy's Merrymount Park. Drectly adjacent to Pageant Field and
the
Richard J. Koch Family Park & Recreation Complex.
www.mainstreetsmarketandcafe.com =
<=
span
style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>First
Parish U.U. of Medfield
Franklin
House Concert Series.
www.franklinhouseconcerts.org
508-528-0026
www.rootsrocklive.com<=
/span>
Brookline
Access Television Channel 3
=
The
Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) (www.natickarts.org)
14 Summer Street
Natick, MA 01760
Hosted
by Tim Roper and the Centre Streeters
St. Stephen's United Methodist Church
67 Cornell Rd, Marblehead, MA 01945
=
=
Parish
Center for the Arts
=
10
Lincoln Street
Westford, MA 01886
=
Route
495 to exit 32. (Boston road/to rte225)
=
Host: John
Ferullo and Betsi Mandrioli (Two Cat Folk) (www.johnferullo.com)
In
celebration of Rhode Island Rivers Day.
334
Mass. Ave. (Central Sq.), Ca=
mbridge,
MA
617-497-1544;
www.allasiabar.com
Hosted
by: Christie Leigh (www.ChristieLeigh.com)
Host:
Ellen Schmidt (eschmidt01742@yahoo.com
Salon Sunday
House Concert Series
www.salonsunday.com
mfdaisy@yahoo.com
Marblehead
Organic Farmer's Market
Middle School Grounds
93
Village Street
Marblehead, MA
http://www.meldivacoffeehouse.com/
Blackthorne Tavern
402 Turnpike St., Rt. 138
South Easton, MA
Starbucks
23 Bolton Road, Corner of Rt. 85 and 20
Marlboro, MA
<=
b>Stone Soup Coffeehouse
Arts Center of the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket
T=
he old
Slater Trust/Fleet bank building
210 Main Street, Pawtucke=
t,
Rhode Island
<=
span
style=3D'mso-field-code:" HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/www\.soup\.org\0022 "'><=
u>www.soup.org=
Host:
Carlyn Hutchins (www.carlynhutchins.com)
Westford Parish Cente=
r for
the Arts
10 Lincoln Street
Westford, MA 01886
978-692-6333
Old Ship Church Parish House
107 Main Street,
Hingham, MA
781-749-1767
Taking
Steps Pledge Walk and Focus on Families Road Race
Worcester, MA
<=
span
style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>