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Folk

The Ways and Means Committee

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5 local dudes. All acoustic: banjo, guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion, ukulele, vocals and mandolin. Playing music of yesterday and today (We are the sons of hippies after-all...). Primary influences include Tom Waits, the Rolling Stones, The Band, Wilco and the Devil Makes Three. Website and many more details to follow. Stay tuned. Click the link below our pic from the Union Sq. Farmers Market to read about us from Porchfest 2012. We loved Porchfest 2013 as well!!!

Drop by for a good time, great music, amazing company and even some four square. Also, remember to ask us about Herbstalk 2014 (http://herbstalk.org/). See you then!

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http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/somerville/2012/05/porchfest_the_sounds_of_somerv.html?p1=Upbox_links
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8-lines

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8-lines was formed by David Henry in Boston, Massachusetts. A Texas boy, David has his roots in the blues with heros such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Tessmer. In his previous band, Johnny Austin, he took the lead guitar in both covers and originals by the band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysoJ8XMX9ik

Starting his foray into singing, he played coffee shops in the Somerville area and built up his repertoire and interest in acoustic and folk tunes, following bands such as The Head and the Heart, The Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, and Chris Thile.

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8-lines.com
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Kingdom of Love

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Kingdom of Love is an electronic folk music duo from Boston, Massachusetts and the artistic collaboration of Richard Lamphear and Linda Viens.

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https://www.facebook.com/kingdom.of.love.music
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12:00 PM

Mary P & the Co-op gang

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Folk, guitar, voice. Succulent, sweet, surprises. Bubbles, hula hoops, chalk.
Also, a jazzy set with a twist of lemon.
Also, sometimes an 80's sing-a-long song on ukulele thrown in, because we're grown ups and we can do what we want.

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Www.facebook.com/maryjpattersonmusic
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2:00 PM

Mass Whole Notes

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The Mass Whole Notes are a semi-professional, co-ed, a cappella group which came together in early 2010. Our members are from Somerville, Cambridge, JP, Brookline, Brighton, and Allston. Our current repertoire includes songs by Paul Simon, Adelle, Bruno Mars, Fun., Macklemore, Of Monsters and Men, and Mumford and Sons just to name a few. We like to sing a wide variety of music, and we are passionate about making great music, performing and having fun!

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http://www.masswholenotes.com/
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20 Park Duo

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Husband and wife duo performing acoustic Folk and Americana covers...perfect for the Porch, or in this case the backyard (between 31 and 33 Winter St).  So come on by and relax to a few tunes to accompany what should be a great afternoon in Somerville!  

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20parkduo.bandcamp.com
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The Cumin Five and Friends

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Hello! We are a household of five who likes to hang out, eat things with cumin on them, and sing songs together. Our favorites include tunes from Rising Up Singing, a stiring rendition of Barrett's Privateers, and this sweet mash-up of Primadonna and Viva la Vida we've been working on. If you want to come jam with us, come on down! One of us plays passing guitar, so if you have a song suggestion, she will try to make it happen. Or if you yourself play any kind of instrument, that would be lovely, as well! Come for five minutes, come for an hour, sing along or just listen. We will be happy to have you either way.

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