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

We just picked up a last minute show opening for Charlottesville, VA’s Old School Freight Train. The show is Thursday, September 25th at Chaplin’s in Spring City. For those of you who have some to see us in Phoenixville, Spring City is about 10 minutes West on 23 from Phoenixville. With a little help from the MP fans out there this will probably sell out, so go to the Chaplin’s website to get your tickets. http://chaplinsthemusiccafe.com We’d love to see you there, and you don’t want to miss OSFT!

Here is a little about Old School Freight Train
Old School Freight Train, from Charlottesville, VA combines thought provoking lyrics with captivating melodies, soulful vocals, virtuosic instrumentals and imaginative arrangements. Blending folk, jazz, soul, pop, bluegrass, latin and celtic, OSFT offers a unique musical experience the BOSTON GLOBE claims is “the Next Big Thing” and the CHICAGO TRIBUNE claims is “accessible but uncompromising in creativity.” DAVID GRISMAN says, “After forty years of recording acoustic music, it’s not very often that a new band catches, and keeps, my attention. Old School Freight Train has done that and more.” “Shades of Jack Johnson, Ben Harper… even a kiss of Van Morrison… Old School Freight Train is off on a timeless new track blending roots and rock to create a sound that’s all their own.” - Tim Dickinson, National Affairs Correspondent, Rolling Stone

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.

That’s right folks. We have some brand new Mason Porter T’s available for you. We will have them available at MilkBoy on Sept 6th. We have them in a variety of colors, and they’re going fast already! It’s a first come first serve thing, so if you get there early, not only will you get a great seat, you’ll have first pick at size and color.

Saturday Sept. 6th we have three of the best bluegrass related acts in Philadelphia getting together at MilkBoy Coffee in Ardmore, PA. You can get a discounted pre-sale ticket here on the TicketLeap site. We recommend getting one in advance.

Wissahickon Chicken Shack starts the night off at 8:00. Mason Porter is 2nd at 9:00 and Painted Blue closes out the night at 10:00. Members of all three bands had an amazing time jamming together at the Philly Folk Fest last weekend and we’ll be bringing that spirit along to MilkBoy! We’ll probably be heading down to one of the local pubs after too for some more fun! More info available on the MilkBoy website.

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.

Todays the Bucks County Bluegrass Festival. A number of people asked us about some more info on the event. Here are a few links will help you. Our set is at 5:30. Also playing Cabinet, Free Grass Union, Pluckin’ Grassholes, and more.

http://www.myspace.com/musicatsnipes
http://www. snipesfarm. com/
MORRISVILLE, Pennsylvania

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!