Happy and healthy holidays everyone!! We are truly thankful for all the wonderful
fans we've gotten to know over the years. Our lives have been the richer for it!
Join us for a unique Christmas concert:
Dec. 21 at the Hopedale Unitarian Parish.
Reserve your tickets now! **Scroll down for details**
To help you ring in the holiday season, our gift to you
is a collection of classic Southern Rail Christmas mp3's. Enjoy!
Southern Rail Christmas Medley
Our classic holiday instrumental medley
Our own A cappella arrangement, recorded live at a past Joe Val Festival.
Mary Did You Know
One Beautiful Day
Lovely Bob Amos song. The perfect message to carry into the New Year.
I Wonder as I Wander - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Joint Christmas concert w/ the Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus.
Upcoming Shows
Dec 21 (Sat) HOPEDALE, MA * A Southern Rail Bluegrass Christmas! *
Hopedale Unitarian Parish, 65 Hopedale Street,Hopedale, MA 01747
One more joyous Christmas concert with awesome harmonies!
Wonderful home baked holiday goodies during intermission!
Last chance till next year! Not to be missed!
Concert 7-9, doors open 6. For more info:
Phone: 508-473-0745 or Email: hopedaleunitarian@verizon.net
Website: hopedaleunitarian.org
For tickets
Jan 18, 2025 (Sat) BEDFORD, MA New Song Music Series
(7:30) Bedford Town Hall Auditorium, 10 Mudge Way
New Song Music Series
Ticket link
Feb 8, 2025 (Sat) SUDBURY, MA Sudbury Meetinghouse Concerts
(4:30) *** Mardi Gras night! *** Bluegrass & Southern Buffet!!
First Parish Sudbury. 327 Concord Rd., Sudbury, MA
Doors open at 4:30 for appetizers. Buffet 5-6. Music 6-8.
Cash bar open all evening.
Dinner plus concert $45. Ages 6-12 are $20. Under 6 are free.
"Concert only" tickets also available: $25.
For tickets
Snow Date: Sunday Feb. 9 (1 pm)
Mar 1, 2025 (Sat) WRENTHAM, MA OCC Coffeehouse
(7-9) Bluegrass and blueberry buckle! (yum!!)
Original Congregational Church of Wrentham 1 East St.
(Rescheduled from Oct 26, 2024)
The OCC Coffeehouse returns!
Tickets will be available at the door.
Advance tickets can be purchased in person at the Church office.
Phone: 508-384-3110 email: office@occhurch.net
Last year's concert was packed!
Come early before the blueberry buckle runs out!
Mar 9, 2025 (Sun) WELLESLEY HILLS MA UU Wellesley Hills
An exuberant program with the marvelous Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus
309 Washington St., Wellesley Hills (5-6) Note new location from last year!
Ticket link to come!
Apr 13, 2025 (Sun) SPRINGVALE, ME Sanford Springvale Historical Museum
505 Main St. (3–5 pm, doors open 2:15)
Tickets at the door, or by reservation. gcauger@me.com 207 651-1980
Apr 26, 2025 (Sat) CONCORD, MA Concord Conservatory of Music
(7-9) American Roots Series
West Concord Union Church, 1317 Main Street.
concordconservatory.org
Ticket link
More concert info
Preceded by a Band Scramble!
Videos
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
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 directly for $15 (+ $2 postage per order). Send email
to SouthernRail.BluegrassBand@gmail.com and we will reply with details of how to continue.
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.
While these are out of print, many of these can be found on iTunes.
You'll find a complete listing of our available recordings.
Here are some useful links:
iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/southern-rail/id4461746
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/southernrailbluegrass
Contact Southern Rail
Contact us by email at:
SouthernRail.BluegrassBand@gmail.com
or see our entries on:
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.
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