NEWS:
On Saturday, 13 May, I will be performing with the eclectic band the Quahog Qafé at the Hope Street Farmers Market in Lippitt Park (at the convergence of Hope Street and Blackstone Boulevard, in Providence, RI. The Quahog Qafé, is an offshoot of the Quahog Quire, but adds instrumentation to some of the songs, as well as playing instrumental tunes.
The Hope Street Farmers Market is a great place to shop for locally grown produce, meat, cheese, seafood and all kinds of other locally made products. Come out and enjoy the market and the live music! The Market runs every Saturday from 9 to 1, and from May through October. They have different music every week. The Quahog Qafé will be there again on Saturday, July 8.
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If your tastes run along other lines, Rebecca Leuchak and I will be performing with the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra on Sunday, May 21, at the Church of Saint Sebastian on Cole Avenue in Providence. This is a program of “New Voices,” featuring Jake Runestad’s “The Hope of Loving” and music by violinist and composer Jessie Montgomery, as well as other choral music by living composers. The concert begins at 3:00 pm, and you can get buy tickets from me (or Rebecca), or at RICCO.org. It should be a lovely concert!
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Past performances:
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Tuesday, 25 April, Matteo Casini and I will be the featured performers at the Sandywoods Showcase Open Mic Tuesday. The open mic begins at 6:00 pm and the featured act plays from about 7:00 to 7:45. Sandywoods is a great space for music, located at
43 Muse Way, Tiverton, RI 02878. The open mic is hosted by Gary Fish, a musician who has been hosting open mics in a variety of places for at least a couple of decades. Matteo and I have been performing as a duo for almost 20 years, but have not had a major performance together since before COVID, so we are looking forward to getting together again.
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Monday, 24 April, 7-9 pm. @ The Parlour, in Providence, RI. THIS PERFORMANCE DID NOT HAPPEN, DUE TO A SCHEDULING PROBLEM, BUT WE WILL RESCHEDULE SOMETIME NEXT FALL
WS Monroe and Matteo Casini, in their first full-length performance together since the pandemic.
Bill and Matteo have been playing together for about two decades, in a variety of venues throughout southeastern New England.
Don’t miss this rare appearance of this eclectic duo!
The Parlour is at:
1119 N. Main Street (at 3rd Street)
(Notice: There is currently no kitchen at The Parlour, but you may bring food from elsewhere.)
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My CD release event will take place at The Parlour, in Providence, on Monday, March 20!
I’ll be playing songs from the CD (If I Could Hide the Way I Feel), along with some newer songs that I’ve written. I’ll be playing both solo and with other musicians. Copies of the CD will be available for purchase.
The Parlour is at:
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If you prefer another kind of music, my wife (Rebecca Leuchak) and I will be singing with the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra in a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion.
This is happening on Saturday, March 18, at St. Joseph Church, in Newport, RI, at 7:30. p.m.
Come early (7:30) for a pre-concert lecture by our conductor, Joshua W. Rohde.
And, again, on Sunday, March 19, at Grace Episcopal Church, Providence, RI, at 3 p.m.
The pre-concert lecture will be at 2:30.
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Meanwhile, the regular monthly sings with the Quahog Quire are still on hold due to COVID19 and its endless variants. But we have been talking about resuming them sometime in the coming months.
This ordinarily happens the first Monday of each month, 7 to 9 pm. We hope to resume some time in the spring of 2023.
At The Parlour
1119 N. Main Street (at 3rd Street)
Providence, RI 02904
The Quahog Quire is a vocal group that sings a variety of folk music from the British Isles and America, all unaccompanied. We encourage singing along, and even come and lead a song, if you have a favorite you can teach us. We do sea shanties and other work songs, old labor songs, hymns, riddle songs, and anything good for group singing. Come and join in! We have won the Motif Music Award for best Americana Choral Act, and we opened the 2017 Providence Folk Festival.
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My first full-length CD is available on Amazon in both physical and download. You can also stream it on Spotify, YouTube, ITunes, and other sites.
You can also download it on my Bandcamp site.
Or buy it directly from me when I’m playing somewhere.
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