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* Shawn TaylorShawn Taylor

Time: 7:00 pm

With a thumping thumb, dancing fingers, deep gritty soul stirring vocals & poetic blue collar lyrics; Taylor's songs ooze American roots. His voice has been compared to Tom Waites, Bruce Springstien, Chris Smither, Bob Dylan & Eddie Vedder.
* Laura Grill BandLaura Grill Band

Time: 8:00 pm

Although clearly infused with Jazz and Classical sensibilities the Laura Grill Band sound is undeniably folk. Reflective lyrics are combined with tastes of chamber music, improvisation and four part harmonies to create a sound that is all her own.
* JAZZ AT THE BLUE: Mike BelingJAZZ AT THE BLUE: Mike Beling

Time: 10:00 pm

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* Emmett Harrity TrioEmmett Harrity Trio

Time: 10:00 pm

JAZZ AT THE BLUE featuring The Emmett Harrity Trio playing interpretations of jazz standards with Harrity, a current music student at the University of Southern Maine and a fine talent, on the keys, Jacob Forbes on the drums and Chris Sprague on bass.

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* Caroline CotterCaroline Cotter

Time: 7:00 pm

Caroline Cotter is a singer songwriter, traveler, artist, teacher and eternal student. What is home? Where is home? ...So are we there yet? 1984-2000: The youngest of three, Caroline grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, always singing with family, in the glee club, choruses and in her church choir. At age 5 she began piano lessons and fiddled with any instrument within reach. Looking for an instrument that could travel, she gave up the piano lessons but continued with music on her own, inspired by the Indigo Girls, Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Tori Amos, and Karen Carpenter. At 16 she received her guitar for Christmas and began to teach herself how to play. 2000-2006: In college, Caroline spent a lot of her time singing, both in an all women's a cappella group and in the school's broadway musical revue. In these years Caroline discovered her passion for travel. In January 2004 she got the opportunity to study for a month in Costa Rica and in 2005 in Russia. With each journey, she encountered new characters and new ways of being, experiencing things that would forever change the way she viewed the world. In February of 2005 she began studies in Chile where she lived for 6 months, discovered the value of longer stays in foreign places, and started to play with the concept of home. In 2006 she returned to South America to explore the Patagonia and traveled through Chile and Argentina from Santiago to the Straights of Magellan. 2006-2011 After graduating from college in 2006, she moved to Thailand to discover a different part of the globe, a new culture and to test her ability to be at home, alone in a strange place. She lived and worked in Thailand for the school year teaching 3 and 4 year olds at a bilingual school in Chiang Mai and frequenting Santia's Grotto for jam sessions with local artists and travelers. It was upon her return from Thailand that Caroline began to write her own music. In September of 2007, continuing her search, Caroline traveled to Europe to begin her walk on the Camino de Santiago, as anticipated in El Camino from Back on the Train. She began in St. Jean Pied de Port, France and walked for 30 days across 800k of northern Spain until she reached Santiago de Compostela. After she arrived in Santiago, she continued her walk for three more days to reach the Atlantic coast. The arrival brought a sense of peace and belonging to the hyperactive traveler, but you can't stay at "the end of the earth" forever. So in mid October, she went back to France to work and live on a small organic farm and vineyard in the Southwest and entertained vendors and shoppers in the village markets on her days off. In late November of 2008, she moved to Barcelona to try to settle for a bit, working, writing songs, and doing lots of exploring. In February of 2009 it was time to move on. Looking to the masters of 'finding home within', Caroline continued her travels to India to live in an ashram and to study yoga and meditation for two months in Maharashtra, Pondicherry and Rishikesh. After some time in India, a two week trek along the Jomsom trail in the Anaapurna region of Nepal fired her up for moving to the mountains. Back to the States, Caroline traveled from Mid-coast Maine to New Orleans, North Carolina to New Mexico spreading music and stories of her travels before setting up shop in Boulder, Colorado to work in and study early childhood education. Experiences in Colorado led to opportunities to travel to Peru in January 2011 where she worked on potable water projects and visited with the wise and beautiful people of the Andes. From Peru, Caroline moved to Porto, Portugal where a research opportunity aided in the completion of graduate studies. After several years away, finally there was a call from across the Atlantic to come home. NOW: In the past five years, Caroline has recorded and self-produced 5 albums of all original material. Experiences in different countries and cultures have greatly influenced her life and work. Albums include: Back on the Train (2007), Pollyanna (2008), My American Mind (2009), Songs from India (2009), and Ruth and Harry & Other Stories (2010). Finally, feeling a pull back to New England, Caroline is enjoying settling in Southern Maine, close to family... and getting closer to home. With her music, Caroline invites you to share in her adventures and explorations, and encourages you to continue discovering new ways of living life to its fullest!
* Sugar ShackSugar Shack

Time: 9:00 pm

Jake Hoffman (Guitar/Vocals) & Tyler Lienhardt (Fiddle)

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* Songwriters In the RoundSongwriters In the Round

Time: 7:00 pm

Giff Jamison, Heather Hardy & Nancy Sferra

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* Jessy DorsettJessy Dorsett

Time: 10:00 pm

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* Erica Brown & Matt ShipmanErica Brown & Matt Shipman

Time: 7:00 pm

* Tricky BritchesTricky Britches

Time: 9:00 pm

Tricky Britches is a high-energy string band hailing from Portland, Maine. From their roots of playing heel-stomping old-time fiddle tunes they have progressed into a fusion of classic bluegrass, country, and folk rock. The band consists of Tyler Lienhardt on Fiddle, Seth Doyle on Mandolin, Jed Bresette on Bass, and Ryan “Bear” Wilkinson on Banjo.

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* Connor GarveyConnor Garvey

Time: 8:00 pm

Connor Garvey's initiation as a modern troubadour came in 2008 by way of train; a 45 day, self-booked tour by Amtrak across the US. Now, many tours later, Garvey is finding his place as a seasoned folk-rock singer-songwriter on the national circuit. Through his rhythmic guitar foundations and a unique, clear voice, Connor encourages us to hope, grow, laugh, and see beauty in all of life's metaphors. His recent release Where Ocean Meets Land (2011) is already garnering wide acclaim as it builds upon his 2009 release (Constancy of Stars) known widely due extensive Sirius XM satellite airplay-placing him in their top 6 new Singer Songwriters of 2010.
* Tip O' the Hat SeriesTip O' the Hat Series

Time: 10:00 pm

JAZZ AT THE BLUE featuring Mark Tipton: Each month, Mark pays homage to a late great musician who has has a profound influence his Musical Life and Personality. (FYI - Not all musicians chosen are associated with Jazz!) THIS MONTH: Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist) - 35 years gone on December 5 + Holiday Bizarre

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* Tim NovakTim Novak

Time: 6:00 pm

* The Big LonesomeThe Big Lonesome

Time: 8:00 pm

The Big Lonesome is brothers Chad and Luke Gosselin and Joe Ziemba. Each member is one part of a sound memorable for its complete honesty, jarring purity, and unique brand of songwriting. The group is rooted in an Americana and Alt. Country tradition where the songbook is the focal point of the music. Bands like Wilco, the Avett Brothers, and Band of Horses are clear influences. On stage the group shows an immense sensitivity to dynamics and instrumentation. Each member of the Big Lonesome is a skilled multi-instrumentalist coloring their music with the sounds of the pedal steel, slide guitar, and mandolin.
* Groove RuckusGroove Ruckus

Time: 10:00 pm

Groove Ruckus is a refreshing twist off of the jazz funk fusion genre. With all the musicians coming from very different musical backgrounds, everybody adds their own flavor to the sound. All the students are students of jazz music, but we all like to drop the textbook and jam out! If the music of Soulive, The Slip, and The Bad Plus were put into a bender, this would be the result.

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* WelterweightWelterweight

Time: 8:00 pm

Welterweight is the recording and performing project of singer/songwriter Doug Cowan. Cowan was born and bred in rural Maine and survived on K-Tel Hits until he discovered his brother’s record collection, which was dominated by Neil Young and Elvis Costello vinyl. Adopting the emerging DIY attitude growing in underground music, he took two guitar lessons, ignoring everything but three barr chords, and promptly started a punk band without a name. Cowan sharpened his lyrical style and jagged guitar chops in the 90’s as front man for Portland’s agit-guitar band Pluck Theatre, and later as “the guitarist on the right” for pop heroes Between Dreams. Then came an 11 year, four CD stint with Bullyclub...where the songs got a little slower, the vocals were mixed a little louder, and the amps got smaller. Bullyclub was voted one of the top rock bands in the Portland Phoenix Readers Music Poll and chosen to showcase at Boston ’s 2002 NEMO conference. The Welterweight lineup is rounded out by musicians who Cowan can con, I mean convince, to accompany him live or in studio. The result combines the Neil Young-inspired “crunch and croon” of bands like Wilco and Old 97s, with the lounge-ie rock lyricism of American Music Club and Richard Buckner.
* Matt Meyer & The Gumption JCTMatt Meyer & The Gumption JCT

Time: 10:00 pm

New roots music, old time sea chanteys, and mountain songs

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* In the Round with ShannaIn the Round with Shanna

Time: 6:00 pm

* The Hardy QuartetThe Hardy Quartet

Time: 10:00 pm

The Duncan Hardy Quartet is a jazz ensemble dedicated to performing music from the Great American Song Book, contemporary pieces and original compositions. Duncan Hardy- Alto Saxophone Kyle Hardy- Tenor Saxophone Chris Spraug- Bass Jacob Forbes- Drums

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* CLOSEDCLOSED

Closed as an extension of the holiday season...see you all tomorrow!

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* CLOSED FOR THE NIGHTCLOSED FOR THE NIGHT

WELL, No Musicians + Bad Weather/Parking Ban = CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT! But the good news is, vacation extended!!!...oops, I meant TOMORROW NIGHT will definitely go on starting at 6PM with Bob Rasero & the Renovators, Seth Wonkka at 8PM and LQH at 10PM! Be there!!!

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* Seth WonkkaSeth Wonkka

Time: 8:00 pm

Seth Wonkka is a Cambridge, MA based singer/songwriter. Seth's acoustic pop music features catchy melodies, intelligent lyrics, & his soulful voice.
* LQHLQH

Time: 10:00 pm

After attending the University of Maine, Chas Lester (vocals/drums), Tyler Quist (Bass/Keys), and Evan Haines (Guitar) formed as the Chas Lester Trio. Afer a year of performing and composing music together, the Maine based group established their name as LQH and moved forward to write their first EP, " Are you ready to lets do this", (Jan 31, 2011). The band is now working on their completes album to be released by the end of 2011. Stay tuned for videos, shows, pictures, and laughs.

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* Kendy GableKendy Gable

Time: 6:00 pm

* The Dan Glaude TrioThe Dan Glaude Trio

Time: 8:00 pm

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