Upcoming shows:
We joyfully kick off of our outdoor summer concert season on
Sunday July 25 in Wakefield, MA. Now that restrictions are easing,
we have put together a short, but exciting summer program of outdoor
performances. Since Covid guidelines are constantly changing, please
check guideline updates prior to each concert.
Let's all help restart live music safely!
July 25 (Sun) Wakefield, MA Concert on the Common (6-7:30)
still tentative
Bring a blanket or chairs and a picnic supper. Watch the sunset. Free!
Rain date: Monday July 26 (6-7:30)
July 27 (Tues) SUDBURY, MA Wayside Inn.
Fresh Strawberry Concert (7-9)
OUTDOOR concert under a huge tent next to the Inn.
72 Wayside Inn Rd. Website: Event Info. Rain or shine.
Strawberry shortcake during intermission!!
Special discount for dinner plus concert!
Reservations recommended. 978-443-1776.
July 31 (Sat) WOLFEBORO, NH Cate Park Bandstand (7-9)
Join us for an outdoor concert on picturesque Lake Winnipesaukee.
Free to the public. Bring a lawn chair and/or blanket.
Concert is weather-permitting only. No rain date or indoor venue.
Sept 12 (Sun) CONCORD, MA Gaining Ground Harvest Celebration (3-5)
341 Virginia Rd. 978-610-6086. Free outdoor concert.
Audience tents will be set up, so rain or shine.
Gaining Ground is a volunteer-run non-profit organization.
They donate thousands of pounds of fresh organic produce
every year to needy communities.
Email: office@gainngground.org Website: https://gainingground.org Gaining Ground
Here are some YouTube videos from our recent Cable TV appearance on "502 Sessions" in Dedham, MA.
502 Sessions features bands playing their own original material. These are all originals
(except for "Children Go Where I Send Thee", which is a traditional song with our own arrangement).
Carolina Lightning
Do You Know
Just a Little Man
Tractor Pull
I Didn't Ask
Field Of Glory
Last Leg Home
Voices In the Wind
My Old Friends
Walk Your Way To Heaven
Chidren Go Where I Send Thee
Road Trip
Enjoy!
Click here for some legacy videos.
RIBA (Rhode Island Bluegrass Alliance) inducted Jim and Sharon into the RIBA Bluegrass Hall of Fame in April, 2019.
This is quite an honor, and a tremendous way to kick off the band's 41st anniversary!
Southern Rail Recordings
Our newest CD Voices In the Wind is here!
Fifteen songs, including a live bonus cut. Available now!
Purchase with credit card or PayPal via the Buy Now button below.
Other recordings available (Coal Tattoo is back!):
You can also order a CD or DVD from us by sending $15 (+ $2 postage per order) to:
Southern Rail
PO Box 323,
Watertown, MA 02471
Checks can be made out to Southern Rail.
Please be sure to include your return address and telephone number.
Previous Recordings:
- The Early Years (1987-1989)
- Coal Tattoo (2002)
- Wasting My Time (PRC-1080 Pinecastle Records, 1998)
- Glory Train (PRC-1050) Pinecastle Records, 1995.
Nominated for Gospel Recorded Performance Of The Year (1996) by IBMA! - Carolina Lightning (TR-5090) Turquoise Records, 1993.
- Roadwork (TR-5083) Turquoise Records, 1992.
- Drive By Night (TR-5047) Turquoise Records, 1991.
- Home (Track-0589) Track Records, 1989.
- Looking For the Lighthouse (Track-0587) Track Records, 1987.
You'll find a complete listing of our available recordings at both these
sites. Here are some useful links:
CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/southernrail3
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/southern-rail/id4461746
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southernrailbluegrass
More Southern Rail on YouTube!
Taken by Maynard Public TV, Maynard Library.Gone For Way Too Long
Red Rubber Ball
Funky Mountain Special
Daniel Prayed
Taken by Stephen Ide at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Nov 10, 2012.
It's Mighty Dark To Travel
Weary Ol' Highway
The Hills That I Call Home
Children Go Where I Send Thee
Foggy Mt. Breakdown
I Didn't Ask
Most of these videos were taken during a concert
in a church in Norfolk, MA. (The camera and microphone were
stationed in the balcony.) Long Hard Road was recorded
at a concert for Billerica Cable TV. Check them out!
Long Hard Road
Earl's Breakdown
Children Go Where I Send Thee
Prisoner Of the Highway
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Friend Of Steel
5 In the Morning
Heading west
Mary Did You Know
A bit of fun:
Set-up and soundcheck at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum
Special archival video:
From the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Sept. 1989!
Children Go Where I Send Thee
To hire Southern Rail
contact us by email at:bluegrass@SouthernRail.com
or see our entries on:
GigMasters
GigSalad
CreativeGround
Fee support for Southern Rail may be available to nonprofit
organizations through the New England States Touring (NEST) program of the
New England Foundation for the Arts.
Visit www.nefa.org for more information.
Some pictures from recent shows, just for fun...
Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival.
Cotuit Center For the Arts.
Regis College, Weston, with Boston Saengerfest Chorus.
Sound check at Regis College.
Southern Rail at the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival.
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