Sunday 5/5/24
7 pm ET
Greenwich Village
Folk Festival
watch at
www.facebook.com/GVFF2024
www.greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org
GVFF youtube channel
Wed 5/15 7 pm
Big Brass Bed at
Funky Biscuit
Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration
Sat 5/18
The Meetinghouse
Ithaca, NY
for reservations click link
Sun 5/19 7 pm
Dylanfest
Long Island Museum
Stoneybrook, NY
with The Kennedys, Russ Seeger,
Ray Lambiase, house band
Sun 5/26 4 pm
Middleburgh, NY
Public Library
hosted by Sonny Ochs
Tickets at door
Mon 5/27
Dylanfest
Warwick Valley Winery
Warwick, NY
all day event
Wed 5/29 7 pm
Argyle Brewery
Cambridge, NY
Sat 6/1 7 pm
Hyde Park Free Library
2 Main St
Hyde Park, NY
Donation at door
Summer Tour 2024:
rodmacd@aol.com
6/8
Music On Malphrus
Bluffton, SC
6/15
House Concert
Evanston, IL
Info at 773-513-3570
Sun 6/16 4:30 pm
Edgewater Historical Society
5358 N. Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL
For reservations contact
harris_meyer@yahoo.com.
6/20 7:30 pm
Cafe Carpe
Ft Atkinson, WI
6/24-28 10:30-11:45 am
Songwriting With Rod MacDonald
Common Ground On The Hill
online interactive workshop
Sisters, OR
Sisters Library
110 N Cedar St
Tue 7/2 Bend, OR
Downtown Bend Library
601 NW Wall St
Fri 7/12 7 pm
Egan's Ballard Jam House
Seattle, WA
Sat 7/13 7 pm
NE Portland House Concerts
Wed 7/17 4 pm
Golden Gate Park Bandshell
San Francisco, CA
Free
Also Jim Bruno Band
Sat 7/27 7 pm
N Valley House Concerts
Albuquerque, NM
Sun 7/28 6 pm
Rio Rancho House Concerts
Rio Rancho, NM
Thu 8/1
Red Dragon
Baton Rouge, LA
Rod MacDonald
A veteran of the Greenwich Village folk scene, Rod MacDonald’s happily ensconced in Delray and still manages to eke out a pretty good living with frequent touring and an ongoing series of master classes at FAU where he lectures on popular music.
Prior to relocating to these realms in 1995, MacDonald was a constant presence at many of New York’s most prestigious folk clubs, including Gerdes Folk City and the Bottom Line, and his level activity both here and abroad hasn’t faltered since.
Despite frequent overseas tours, he manages to make regular Florida appearances, not only under his own auspices, but also as part of his Dylan tribute band Big Brass Bed and in a traditional group setting with singer Tracy Sands. Their songs are devoted to social and political commentary; his “American Jerusalem” was hailed for its commentary about the contrast between the rich and the poor. It’s little wonder his material has been covered by the likes of Dave Van Ronk, Shawn Colvin, Jonathan Edwards, and the ubiquitous Four Bitchin’ Babes.
He can also claim ten solo albums and shared stages with Emmylou Harris, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, Richie Havens, Ani DiFranco, Odetta, Suzanne Vega, and the Violent Femmes. Whew! If you’ve never caught him in concert, keep a lookout. It’s only a matter of time before you find him playing in a pub near you.
By Lee Zimmerman, New Times