Pam Ortiz returns to The Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Friday September 25 at 8:00 p.m. She brings her great band, her stylish songs, clear voice and rare gift for lyrics that touch the heart deeply. Admission is $15.

For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website https://www.mainstayrockhall.org.

The Pam Ortiz Band includes Pam on vocals and guitar, Bob Ortiz on percussion and guitar, Ford Schumann on guitar, Nevin Dawson on viola and violin and Philip Dutton on piano and keyboards.

From blues to folk to jazz, Pam Ortiz’ songs have a lyrical depth and rich musicality. They are her reflections on life, the telling of meaningful stories and the words of the heart.

To quote a lyric from an earlier release, Ortiz is “no chanteuse draped in silk.” She’s no ingenue either. After a decade of performing with Terra Nova in the Baltimore and Washington, DC area in the late 80s through the 90s, Ortiz and her husband, Bob Ortiz, focused on raising a family and managing full lives in Chestertown on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Bob Ortiz, a furniture maker, continues to make his own line of furniture while Pam Ortiz, an attorney by training, directs a commission for the Maryland courts.

Ortiz recorded three albums with Terra Nova way back when and then took a break to raise her family. When asked what happened, she said. “All of life. Creativity takes time and attention, like all good work. I guess it’s a life cycle issue, and it seems the circle is turning yet again. In any event, there are plenty of songs yet to be written, played and sung.”

In late 2012, she released “Rattle Them Chains,” a recording of her songs reflecting the realities of working men and women, the delights of small town life and the wisdom found in family histories.

The title cut, “Rattle Them Chains,” was inspired by a day spent in a beautiful Eastern Shore home, built by slaves. Her lyrics suggest the complexity of our history: “One too many legacies, One too many fine homes, Handed up that family tree, On roots tangled in black man’s bones,” reflecting on the legacy of oppression upon which much wealth is built. Her lyrics connect the chains of the past to the chains of the present, speaking to the racial disparities that prevail in our criminal justice system today.

Other tunes are drawn from Ortiz’ own history. “Oil and Bread” tells the answer her great grandmother gave when asked by her eight daughters why she married their father, a hard man. There are tunes are just for fun including “Walk the Dog” while “The Conversation” showcases Ortiz’ nascent jazz chops – a departure for a singer-songwriter with folk roots. The CD was recorded with a number of musicians and with support from the Kent County Arts Council.

Most recently, she wrote music and lyrics for the musical “Red Devil Moon” with a script by Robert Earl Price and inspired by Jean Toomer’s classic novel, Cane. She has performed the music along with her band and the members of Sombarkin in concerts at the Garfield and later in Baltimore at the Walters Art Museum.

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street. For information and reservations call the Mainstay at 410-639-9133. More information is also available at the Mainstay’s website https://www.mainstayrockhall.org.

Geoff Muldaur, one of the great voices and musical forces to emerge from the folk, blues and folk-rock scenes of the 1960s and ’70s appears at the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Saturday September 19 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $20.

For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website https://www.mainstayrockhall.org.

Geoff Muldaur first gained notice on the highly influential recordings made as a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. He later appeared and recorded with Paul Butterfield’s Better Days group and as a duo with his then-wife Maria Muldaur. He is also noted for his many collaborations with artists such as Jerry Garcia, Eric Von Schmidt and Bonnie Raitt who calls him “one of my favorite singers.”

With his great guitar chops and his expressive, singular voice, Muldaur gives new life to the music of rural and urban America from the first half of the 20th Century. He intersperses the songs with wonderful stories of the Cambridge, MA and Woodstock, NY music scenes of the 60’s and 70’s.

Muldaur took a sabbatical in the 80s to compose scores for film and television, and produce off-beat albums for the likes of Lenny Pickett and the Borneo Horns and the Richard Greene String Quartet. His definitive recording of “Brazil” provided the seed for – and was featured in – Terry Gilliam’s film of the same title.

Now touring again, his recent recordings and performances featuring his legendary singing, outstanding guitar work and well-crafted interpretations of classic, oftent obscure, American material and his own unique compositions have earned high praise worldwide.

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street.

Blues guitarist and vocalist Mamie Minch will bring her low gritty voice and her National steel guitar to the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Saturday September 12 at 8:00 p.m. as part of the MainstayBlues series.

Admission is $15. For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website www.mainstayrockhall.org.

Mamie Minch is a young old-school blues guitarist and singer strongly influenced by blues masters Mississippi John Hurt and R.L. Burnside as well as by Bessie Smith, Sarah Martin, and Memphis Minnie whose unabashed sensuality and the winking, confessional nature of their songs are a major influence.

Minch has found her niche reviving – and writing antique blues songs. She plays songs of her own devising that sound like they’ve been stored in her 1930s National steel guitar for decades. She’s performed around New York and the world, both solo and with fantastic collaborators including LAVA, Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, and her own blues outfit Mamie Minch and Her Business. At The Mainstay, she’ll be joined by New York based percussionist and singer Dean Sharenow.

In addition to being a performer, Minch is also co-founder and co-owner of Brooklyn Lutherie, a New York City business that builds and repairs all kinds of stringed instruments.

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street.

Often described as a cross between Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Marx Brothers, David Buskin, Rob Carlson and George Wurzbach as Modern Man will bring their humorous and laugh-out-loud funny topical songs to the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Saturday September 5 at 8:00 p.m.

Admission is $20. For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website https://www.mainstayrockhall.org.

Since 1998, David Buskin, Rob Carlson and George Wurzbach, three celebrated singers and songwriters and terrific instrumentalists with gorgeous voices have been making crowds laugh out loud with their wacky wit and great sense of timing. George Wurzbach is retiring from touring and they are now making their final round of appearances including this last show at the Mainstay where they have been audience favorites for several years.

As a group they claim to have “quickly redefined something-or-other” and have delighted audiences as they interweave themes ranging from God to Godzilla, from manliness to cluelessness, from ESPN to the FBI with “a vocal blend that has not been heard since Ella and F. Scott Fitzgerald went their separate ways.”

The group began in New York at the legendary Bottom Line when David Buskin of Buskin and Batteau met Rob Carlson who was performing there. David introduced Rob to George Wurzbach and the three became Modern Man. They toured widely on the East Coast and went on to win Back Stage Magazine’s “Bistro Award” in 2002 for Best Musical Comedy and the 2008 New York Nightlife Award for best comedy group in New York.

Spike Barkin, producer of the Roots of American Music Festival at Lincoln Center said, “without question the cleverest, funniest, most versatile group that I have heard in years.”

In addition to Lincoln Center, they played many other prestigious venues such as The Bottom Line, Town Hall and The Barns at Wolf Trap and festivals including the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Clearwater Festival, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge and Summerfolk (Canada).

Their debut CD, “The Wide Album,” was recorded live at New York’s The Bottom Line. Their other recordings include 2004’s “Modern Immaturity” and 2007’s “Assisted Living.” Their most recent recording, a single song “Los Geezers del Amore” is available as a download.

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street.

Philip Dutton and the Alligators pay tribute to the music of New Orleans and Louisiana on the 10th Anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina in a free outdoor concert on the back deck of the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Saturday August 29 at 7:00 p.m. Bring a comfortable chair. The concert will move indoors to the Mainstay in case of rain or extreme heat.

Information is available at the Mainstay’s website www.mainstayrockhall.org. This free outdoor concert is sponsored by the Kent County Arts Council, People’s Bank, the Greater Rock Hall Business Association and The Mainstay.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast taking 1833 lives and nearly destroying the city but New Orleans is slowly coming back and the wonderful music at the heart of the culture never went away. Philip Dutton and the Alligators pay tribute to that resilience, playing Louisiana and New Orleans-inspired music with influences and rhythms from the jazz of Satchmo to the zydeco of Chenier, from Professor Longhair to Dr. John, from The Meters’ funk to the R&B of Allen Toussaint, the songwriting of Jon Cleary and many, many more.

This is a tribute to the rich cultural gumbo of New Orleans and Louisiana. And, it is good time music that will make you want to get up and dance.

The band members are Philip Dutton on keyboards and vocals, Pres Harding on guitar and vocals, Marc Dykeman on bass and vocals and Ray Anthony on drums.

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street.

Charm City Junction brings their splendid mix of acoustic string band tunes to the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Saturday August 22 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $15. For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website www.mainstayrockhall.org.

With roots in old-time and Irish dance tunes, hard driving Bluegrass and rootsy jazz, the members of Baltimore-based Charm City Junction have put their talents together to create something new and exciting in the world of acoustic roots music with a shared and burning passion for blazing new trails while respecting tradition. And the world is quickly taking notice.

The members of Charm City Junction are four of the most talented and promising acoustic roots musicians in the country. They each draw from a different musical heritage but have found a common ground on which to develop a unique approach to acoustic roots-inspired music.

Patrick McAvinue, one of the most in-demand and highly respected bluegrass fiddlers in the country, takes charge with his virtuosic, powerful and musical approach to the fiddle. He is a four-time Candidate for International Bluegrass Music Association’s Fiddle Player of the Year and is regarded as one of the most innovative fiddlers in the industry, able to translate the traditions of Bluegrass into a fresh, eclectic, forward-thinking language of his own. His CD recording, Rutland’s Reel, is described as, “a roller coaster of pure uncut fiddle nirvana” (Joseph Scott, Country Music Pride). A highly in-demand sideman, he has performed and recorded with Bluegrass music icons Bobby Osborne, Del McCoury, Marty Stuart, Paul Williams and J.D. Crowe and he has appeared at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Birchmere, The Country Ren-dez vous Festival in Crappone, FR, and The U.S. Embassy in Quito, EC. Currently, he tours with the acclaimed Bluegrass super-group Audie Blaylock & Redline and is a featured recording artist for the Patuxent Music and Mountain Home record labels.

Clawhammer banjo wizard Brad Kolodner adds his playful, driving, melodic and groovy Old-Time touch. Rooted in the traditions of Appalachian folk music, Kolodner represents the next generation of old-time musicians pushing the boundaries of the tradition into uncharted territory. Son of Ken Kolodner, a world-renowned hammered dulcimer player and old-time fiddler, Brad is known for his delicate touch, expressive style, and original compositions. He has rapidly gained national attention for his unique approach to the banjo at just 23 years of age. Clawhammer banjo is experiencing a rebirth in American folk music and Kolodner is helping to lead the charge as a performer, teacher, Strathmore Artist in Resident, radio DJ for WAMU’s Bluegrass Country, jam leader, community builder and ambassador for Appalachian folk music.

Sean McComiskey, soars through the tunes and fills the gaps with his soulful playing on the Irish style button accordion. His innovative harmonic style has earned him recognition far beyond his native Baltimore. He is the son of legendary button accordion player Billy McComiskey and has been surrounded by Irish Traditional music his entire life, developing a deep appreciation for the rich traditions of which he is a part. He has established a reputation as a highly regarded teacher and promulgator of Irish music and earned him teaching positions with the Catskills Irish Arts Week, the Augusta Heritage Center’s Irish Arts Week, the Chris Langan Weekend in Toronto, the CCE Musical Arts and Dance Week in Washington, DC, the Baltimore Irish Arts Center, and the Spanish Peaks Celtic Festival. McComiskey has appeared at the Mainstay with the Kitchen Quartet.

The versatile bassist Alex Lacquement drives the train, locking everything together with his commanding and tasteful choices. He started playing the bass at 17 and his first musical love was Jazz which he studied for a number of years earning a BA at James Madison University and a Masters in Music from Eastman. Recent years have found him chasing every opportunity to play some happy thumping lines with bluegrass and old-time string bands. He also plays with Bumper Jacksons, Brad and Ken Kolodner, Tom Cunningham Orchestra, pick-up groups, and Leah Shaw.

With all of their varied influences and repertoire, Charm City Junction keeps listeners on the edge of their seats wondering where this musical journey will take them. The group has a debut recording coming soon on Patuxent Records and they have been chosen to showcase at the Bluegrass Ramble at the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass annual convention in Raleigh NC in September.

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street.

For information and reservations call the Mainstay at 410-639-9133. More information is also available at the Mainstay’s website https://www.mainstayrockhall.org.

Daryl Davis and his band pay tribute to rock n’ roll and boogie woogie piano legend Pinetop Perkins at the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Saturday August 15 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $20. For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website https://www.mainstayrockhall.org.

In 1985, the legendary boogie woogie pioneer Pinetop Perkins selected Daryl Davis to succeed him in the piano and vocal slot of the Muddy Waters Legendary Blues Band. Davis also played in Chuck Berry’s band as did Perkins who was one of the last of the great Mississippi bluesmen.

Perkins began playing blues in the late 1920s, and was widely regarded as one of the best – and certainly most enduring – blues pianists. Perkins forged a style that has influenced three or four generations of piano players, and was the yardstick by which great blues pianists were and are still measured. Perkins performed up until his death at age 97 in 2011. Daryl Davis, who was heavily influenced by Perkins, played at several of the memorials.

Davis was born in Chicago, the electric blues capital of the world, and received a Bachelors in Music from Howard University in jazz. He went on to work with such artists as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Percy Sledge, and Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave), to name a few. Pinetop Perkins and Johnnie Johnson, another great boogie woogie and blues pianist, both praised Davis’s authenticity in playing a style that was popular 20 years before he was born.

Davis was asked play as part of a tribute to Pinetop Perkins at the Montana Folk festival right not long after Pinetop’s death – Perkins had been scheduled to play the festival. At the time, Davis said, “I’m very honored and very, very pleased to do it. Pinetop gave me a whole career. He was a big influence on me, and he gave me a job touring all over the country, learning the industry of music while playing with the world-famous Legendary Blues Band.”

According to Davis, Perkins was a professional who loved to perform in front of an audience. “This man was always, always ready to play, even at 97. Even when he was at home on nights he was not booked to play, he would go out to these clubs in Austin and sit in with bands, when most 97-year-olds are living in bed or in a nursing home. I think that’s what kept him alive for so long. He had some health problems, he smoked constantly, but they say you don’t stop playing because you get old, you get old because you stop playing and Pinetop proved that.”

Perkins’ blues sound will live on long past his death, Davis said, because original blues music always will be in demand. “Blues music relates to the common man and that’s why it will always be around,” Davis said. “It may not be on the top-40 charts every decade but it will always be around because it relates to the common person, sort of like country music. It tells a story.”

This tribute to Pinetop Perkins with Daryl Davis and his band (drums, bass, guitar, sax and piano) is part of the Mainstay’s ongoing MainstayBlues Series.

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street. For information and reservations call the Mainstay at 410-639-9133. More information is also available at the Mainstay’s website www.mainstayrockhall.org.

The Mainstay, in Rock Hall Maryland, presents “Hello Sailor: A Bawdy Song Sing-Along” on Saturday August 8 at 8:00 p.m. as a part of Rock Hall’s Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend. You must be age 18 or older to attend. Admission is $20.

For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website www.mainstayrockhall.org.

“Hello Sailor! A Bawdy Song Sing-Along” is a raucous romp through centuries of dirty ditties presented by master balladeers Jennifer Cutting, Steve Winick, Riki Schneyer and Craig Williams. The group, which includes an ethnomusicologist, a folklorist, a traditional singer and a member of Pyrates Royale has presented this show in the past at the Annapolis Maritime Museum at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut and at Rock Hall Pirates Weekend where two years ago they had the crowd laughing out loud and singing lustily.
The material has been so well received, that the group plans to make a recording of bawdy songs next year.
This year, audience will again be invited to join in on the choruses of naughty songs from medieval brothels, pubs, tall ships, British music halls, armies, navies, schoolyards, and wherever such songs are sung, all gathered from musty books, scratchy recordings and dusty archives and presented to gales of laughter.

According to Jennifer Cutting, “This will be an ample show of shameless songs that have propelled innocent sailors to their moral doom from time immemorial. [Our research] will ensure that this isn’t just any old bawdy songs show – you’re bound to hear refreshingly raunchy songs you’ve never heard before and be entertained in the time-honored tradition of gathering to raise our voices in song.”

Jennifer Cutting is a composer and bandleader by family tradition and a musician and ethnomusicologist by training. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in conducting, and developed her passion for folk music through a Master’s degree working with British folk revival legend A.L. Lloyd, mentor to groups such as Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span.

She spent more than ten years as director, composer, arranger and performer with the band The New St. George and for more than 10 years has composed, arranged, played on and produced the outstanding and award-winning CDs “OCEAN: Songs for the Night Sea Journey” and “Song of Solstice”, collaborating with international superstars such as Maddy Prior and Peter Knight (Steeleye Span), Annie Haslam (Renaissance), Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention), and John Roberts (Ye Mariners All). She is currently the leader of Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra and is a multiple award winner in all areas of her musical career.

Riki Schneyer has been singing traditional folksongs all her life. The daughter of famed folksinger Helen Schneyer (who appeared several times on “A Prairie Home Companion”), Riki was raised in a musical, artistic, social activist family, and has performed throughout the country, promoting the folk music of the Americas, Britain and France. She has sung everything in American folk music from African-American spirituals to the ballads of southern Appalachia, from broadsides to sea chanties to blues. (and, of course, bawdy songs.) She can be heard on numerous recordings, and several film soundtracks, including “The Wobblies,” and is currently finishing a solo album. In moments between songs, she has had a 27 year career as a psychotherapist, from which she has now retired, in order to pursue a second career as a visual artist.

Craig Williams has performed folk, Celtic, and maritime music for over twenty years, both alone and with such accomplished groups as Ironweed. He is best known for his portrayal of Long John Skivee, the singing, guitar-playing first mate of the popular group The Pyrates Royale. For over twenty years, the Pyrates have been delighting and offending audiences with questionable songs of sea-faring debauchery at the Maryland Renaissance Festival in Crownsville . They also perform at folk and maritime festivals up and down the east coast, and have released many acclaimed CDs of maritime songs.

Steve Winick has been singing traditional British, Irish, American, and French folksongs for many years. He currently performs with Ship’s Company Chanteymen, in which he reenacts eighteenth and nineteenth century singing sailors, and with Celtic rock ensemble Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra. He is also in demand as an actor and a master of ceremonies, and has appeared at folk, Celtic and pirate festivals throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Steve is also an ace folksong researcher, with a PhD. in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania. His first job as a folklorist was transcribing dirty songs for folklore expert Kenneth S. Goldstein. He currently researches and writes about folk music for the Library of Congress and writes article and reviews for the Huffington Post.

Rock Hall’s Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend has been voted “Best of the Bay” six times by the readers of Chesapeake Bay Magazine. The 8th annual festival runs from August 7th through 9th, 2015 and includes a Decorated Dinghy Contest & Caribbean-Style Beach Party, a Pirate Dinghy Poker Run, A 5-K Run/ Walk. the Buccaneer’s Ball, Kid’s Games, Crafts and Storytelling, a Live Pirate Encampment, Live Entertainment & Street Performers, Merchants, Artisans and Crafters and many individual events. A complete schedule is available on the Rock Hall Pirates & Wenches Fantasy Weekend website, https://www.rockhallpirates.com/

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street.

From Friday August 7 to Sunday August 9th the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland presents a photo exhibit, “A Variety of Character” by Lacey Cox. The exhibit will be open to the public Friday August 7 from 10 am to 8 pm, Saturday August 8th from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday August 9th from 12 noon to 4 pm.

The public is invited to a reception with light refreshments and a cash bar with the photographer at the Mainstay on Friday August 7 from 6 pm to 8pm. Admission is free.

Lacey Cox works for the Town of Rock Hall and is a fine photographer. Her subjects are drawn from local themes, people and animals. She says the photos in the exhibit “represent a little bit of everybody’s taste in life, from wildlife, portraits, and a few things in between.”

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website https://www.mainstayrockhall.org.

Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass bring their hard-driving, unadorned traditional bluegrass to the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Saturday August 1 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $20. For information and reservations call 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website www.mainstayrockhall.org.

Danny Paisley carries on the family tradition with The Southern Grass, a band founded by his father, the late Bob Paisley in the 1960s. This is a national and international touring band and a crowd favorite at festivals like Rocky Grass, Grey Fox, Grass Valley, Del Fest, Wind Gap and the Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival.

Paisley is joined by his teenage son Ryan on mandolin, Mark Delaney (formerly with Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen) on banjo; the fine bluegrass tenor Eric Troutman on bass and vocals and, returning to the band after a several years, the incomparable TJ Lundy on fiddle. TJ’s father Ted played banjo with Bob Paisley and TJ has been a part of The Southern Grass for many years as well.

This is a band that can’t be described as “fusion” or “genre-bending.” They simply play traditional bluegrass and country music at its best with a powerful edge and a sentimental heart. The combination of instrumentation and vocals convey all the energy, emotion and heart of classic bluegrass and country music. Paisley’s lead vocals are powerful, intense and captivating and have earned him the respect of prominent musicians such as Alison Krauss and an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) nomination as Male Vocalist of the Year.

Dudley Connell, lead singer of the highly regarded band The Seldom Scene, says The Southern Grass has “one of the greatest rhythm sections in bluegrass music. Riding the wave of this machine are Danny’s vocals, soaring from powerhouse peaks to heart breaking whispers. I believe everything that Danny sings, and that to me is the mark of a truly gifted singer.”

Born in Landenberg, PA in 1959, Paisley grew up listening to the music his father Bob played and hearing the sounds of classic bluegrass like Red Allen, Mac Martin, Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brotherss, Reno and Smiley and the Osbornes, as well as old time mountain music and traditional country music. Once you hear him sing, it comes as no surprise that he lists George Jones and Vern Gosdin as major influences in his singing.

Since Bob Paisley (founder of Southern Grass) passed away in 2004, Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass have made their own niche in the bluegrass world. Their album, “The Room Over Mine”, earned accolades and significant chart action, and the song, “Don’t Throw Mama’s Flowers Away” won the 2009 IBMA Award for Song of the Year.

Their latest recording, “Road into Town” was released in late 2012. Bluegrass Unlimited called it “a Paisley album that ranks among their best.”

The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street.