MASON PORTER

Want to get one last night of camping and playing music until dawn in before the cold weather hits? On September 27th we will be doing just that at Mountain View Park in Wind Gap, PA. The Fall Shindig is being held by the Appalachian Fiddle and Bluegrass Association who are a great bunch of folks and they would love nothing more than to see a bunch of people from the Philly and surrounding areas come up and enjoy a night of music at there park. Other acts include Wissahickon Chicken Shack, Dan Hubbard and more. Plus there will be a fiddle contest! It’s $7 for the day plus $10 if you want to camp. We play sets at 1:00 and 6:00 There are hot showers too! Fro directions and more info checkout the AFBA website

Thanks to everyone who braved the storm last night and made it to Milkboy. We did way better than we thought we were with the hurricane and all.
There are some great people out there, and all three bands are very very grateful for the support! Special thanks to Nick and Denise, Billy Brock, Mike D and the Crow’s Nest!
Whip Tavern and 4 Sisters Winery Music and Arts Fest is next weekend!

Here are some pictures from last night…

Wissahickon Chicken Shack starts the night off right!

Mason Porter!

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So what’s a little rain anyway?

Just wanted to tell everyone THE SHOW IS ON, in case there were doubts.

Milkboy tonight with Chicken Shack and Paint
ed Blue!

We have a pretty busy fall coming up and were happy to be starting it off at a MilkBoy in Ardmore…and with a killer lineup! The Show is this Saturday, September 6th at 8:00. Wissahickon Chicken Shack starts the night off at 8:00, we’re second at around 9:00, and Painted Blue closes the night!

Tickets can be purchased from TicketLeap

This is going to be a great show, three of the Philadelphia area’s best bluegrass related acts in our opinion. Not to miss!

After Saturday, we will be pretty busy for the rest of the year. Here’s an idea of what were looking at show wise for the next couple months so far.
Sep 6 2008 MilkBoy Coffee w/Painted Blue and Wissahickon Chicken Shack Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Sep 12 2008 The Whip Tavern Unionville, Pennsylvania
Sep 14 2008 Four Sisters Winery Music and Arts Festival Belvedere, New Jersey
Sep 19 2008 Welkinweir Nature Preserve, Green Valley Association Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Sep 20 2008 WDVR Heartlands Hayride Sergentsville, New Jersey
Sep 26 2008 Dawson Street Pub Manayunk, Pennsylvania
Sep 27 2008 AFBA Fall Festival & Fiddle Contest at Mountain View Park Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
Oct 3 2008 Brickette Lounge West Chester, Pennsylvania
Oct 11 2008 Moon Dancer Winery Bluegrass Festival Wrightsville, Pennsylvania
Oct 24 2008 Brass Lantern
Oct 25 2008 The Taphouse Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 1 2008 The Friendly Inn Ellicott City, Maryland
Nov 14 2008 Andy’s Chestertown, Maryland
Nov 15 2008 Burlap and Bean w/The Manatawny Creek Ramblers Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Nov 16 2008 The Folk Show w/Gene Shay, Live on WXPN! Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 21 2008 Appalacian Brewery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nov 29 2008 Steel City Coffee Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Dec 12 2008 Brickette Lounge West Chester, Pennsylvania
Jan 3 2009 World Cafe Live w/Hezekiah Jones Philadelphia

The tour page is updated frequently, sometimes the myspace page is more up to date, it is worth checking out both.

Local artist Sean Poole did this amazing painting of us at Snipes Farm last Saturday. He’s got alot of great paintings on his website and his myspace page for sale.

Mason Porter painted live by Sean Poole

Sean mid-painting…

We want to thank everyone who made it out to the Bucks County Bluegrass Festival. We had a great time at the festival and we’re happy to say our presale was a success as well. Also, we want to thank every on up at Snipes for they’re great hospitality and for putting on a great event.

We have a few weeks to chill now but our fall is getting quite busy already!!!

We’re starting things off at MilkBoy Coffee on Saturday Sept. 6th.
It’s an amazing lineup with Painted Blue, Wissahickon Chicken Shack and ourselves.
Presale has begun already on TicketLeap or hit http://milkboycoffee. com for more details.

Plenty of dates on our tour page right now and new ones getting added all the time so stop by and say hello.

Saturday August 9th we’re joining Cabinet, Free Grass Union and many other fine bands at the Bucks County Bluegrass Festival at Snipes Farm in Morisville, Pa just north of Philadelphia. It’s guaranteed to be a great night of music followed by all night jam sessions in the campground.

TICKETS ARE ONLY $10 in advance and you can buy them here. As always they are a little more more expensive at the door.

This our last show of the summer, next show is not until September at MilkBoy

Thanks to Bob, and everyone at the Endless Summer Jam Fest! We had an awesome time last weekend!

This Saturday the 26^th we’re playing at the Endless Summer Jam Festival! The festival takes place at the Paradise Lake Campground in Hammonton, NJ. The festival is a little different that the other’s we have been playing this summer as it is not a bluegrass festival. So if you’re a MP fan but are not into a full weekend of bluegrass this is the festival for you. Some of the headlining bands include The Juggling Suns, Monacy, Bodega, and a about 40 bands altogether. Our set is at 2:30 on Saturday and we’ll be jammin’ in the campground all weekend!

Tickets are available for the whole weekend for $65 from us in advance. Just EMAIL US FOR A DISCOUNTED TICKET. (Tickets are more expensive at the door.) masonporter @ gmail . com

Also, we’re at the Bucks County Bluegrass Festival two Saturdays from now (8/9) and we have tickets for that too! This is our last show until September.

We been having a pretty great time playing different festivals this summer (thanks OATS and NEPA!) and getting to meet a lot of new folks and spread our music around. We’re really grateful for all the support people have given us and we thank you! We have a couple more festivals coming up in July and August.

WE HAVE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO BOTH. PLEASE EMAIL US at MASONPORTER at GMAIL . COM FOR TICKETS

Next Saturday the 26th we’re playing at the Endless Summer Jam Festival in Hammonton, NJ. Some great jam bands such as Juggling Suns, Monacy, Bodega, and a total of around 40 bands will be there.

The following weekend, August 9th, we’re playing at the Bucks County Bluegrass Festival at Snipes Farm in MORRISVILLE, Pennsylvania. Act’s include Cabinet, Free Grass Union, Pluckin’ Grassholes, and more.

More details and these festivals are available on our Tour page.

Tonight is Blob Fest in Phoenixville! We’re playing two sets in the street across from the Colonial Theater starting at 6:30.

The reenactment of the famous “running out of the theater” scene is at 9:00 just following our show.

Here is some more detailed info on Blob Fest from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Thanks to Mike Wuerstle, The Grillbillies, and everyone who we got to meet and hang out with at OATS last weekend. We had a super time Thursday and regret not getting to stay the whole fest.

Also, our CD is out and we’ve been selling them at shows, info on how to purchase it online will follow in the next day or two.