(Cambridge, MA – October 14, 2021 ) A quarter-century after first showcasing her talents as the frontwoman for modern pop hitmakers Sixpence None The Richer, Leigh Nash is set to perform solo at Club Passim. In the 90’s Nash and her bandmates released a pair of megahits including the Grammy-nominated “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes.” Nash […]
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Club Passim hosting the Brighton House Festival August 18th
(Cambridge, MA) Tucked away in Brighton sits an unassuming house that has played home to some of the best and brightest folk musicians to come out of Boston over the past decade. On any given night there is always a jam session to walk in on, or stories to swap over house dinner. Now several of […]
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Passim Announces Eastern Front Songwriter Grant
(Cambridge, MA – July 30, 2021) Passim has created a new way to support emerging artists. Established in 2021, the Eastern Front Songwriter Grant will be given out annually by Passim to an emerging singer/songwriter to help finance a professional recording project. The first recipient of the grant will be songwriter Gabriella Simpkins. Simpkins is an […]
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Club Passim’s campfire. kicks off the summer with streaming festival
(Cambridge, MA) Club Passim’s annual campfire. Festival returns once again with more than 80 artists performing 24 hours of live music. Now in it’s 23rd year, campfire. is a celebration of Boston’s folk music scene and a way for the club to showcase emerging artists. The lineup is loaded with familiar acts like Lisa Bastoni, Lloyd Thayer, […]
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Passim School of Music to honor Bob Dylan ahead of his 80th birthday
(Cambridge, MA) The Passim School of Music will honor Bob Dylan ahead of his 80th birthday with Tangled Up in You: Interpreting & Imagining Bob Dylan in the 21st Century. Led by singer/songwriter Emma Swift, the class will help performers answer three key questions: What is it that makes Dylan’s songs so wonderful to sing? Why […]
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Club Passim announces “Down Home Up Here Bluegrass Festival” coming April 17-18
(Cambridge, MA) The Down Home Up Here Bluegrass Festival is back for the 9th year on April 17th and 18th. The festival, held annually on Patriots’ Day Weekend, will feature more than a dozen bluegrass and old time acts streaming at passim.org/downhome and on Passim’s YouTube and Facebook. There is no cost to view the festival, but viewers […]
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Passim Awards 2020 Iguana Music Fund Grants
(Cambridge, MA – December 28, 2020) Passim has awarded $40,141 to 24 musicians through its Iguana Music Fund. The Iguana Music Fund awards gifts annually to musicians for career building projects and for projects that provide community service through music. Established in 2008 after an anonymous donor approached Passim with the idea to start a […]
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Lori McKenna Band to Stream Live from Club Passim Friday, Dec. 18
Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter Lori McKenna will perform a special full-band live stream concert on Friday, December 18 at 7:00PM ET from Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts. McKenna got her start at Passim and considers it a second home. The performance will benefit Club Passim and will be available on the Passim Facebook and YouTube […]
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Newport Folk Legend Chris Smither Releasing New Album + Passim Live Stream in October
Chris Smither will be performing a special concert next month live at Club Passim to celebrate the release of his latest album, More From the Levee. Smither will play an acoustic set live in an empty Club Passim, a music venue that hosted his very first gig when he arrived in Cambridge in his early […]
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Grammy Winner Lori McKenna to Launch New Album in LiveStream July 24th
Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Lori McKenna will perform a special acoustic livestream concert on Friday, July 24 at 8PM from her hometown venue, Club Passim, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Available to stream via the venue’s Facebook and YouTube pages, the event will feature McKenna performing songs from her highly anticipated new album, The Balladeer […]