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Nov23

Songwriter Showcase McCarthy's Toad Upstairs

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McCarthy's Upstairs, 1920 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA

Six Songwriters- 2 rounds of 3 - will sing short sets in the new large UPSTAIRS room at this popular Cambridge venue

Linda Marks, Doug Farrell, Erin Boone
Autumn Sol, Rick Drost, John Ferullo

Upstairs in the big new Updstairs Room. Full Menu.
Street Parking on Sunday in Cambridge where it says Parking by Permit Only Exc Sunday

Tickets $20 in Advance, $25 at Door. Suggested to buy in advance; at
https://tickets.24hourmusic.com/eventperformances.asp?evt1709

$20 in advance; $25 at door

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May16

Folk Project NJ retreat at Stony Point Center

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Stony Point Center, Cricketown Rd, Stony Point NY

Weekend retreat with my extended Folk Project Family. Workshops and Songs, at the beautiful stony Point Center/. Instructors include Jon Shain, Andrew Dunn, the Kennedys, Susan Cattaneo - all of whomhave inspired and guided me over the years. folkproject.org for detais

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Concert - Lisa Sheldon and Rick Drost at South Shore Folk Music Club

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SSFMC- First Parish UU, 842 Tremont St, Duxbury, MA

Pleased to be splitting the evening with my friend Lisa Sheldon. We'll each sing 45 minute sets

Tickets ($13 member, $17 nonmember, $6 kids) available online until 6AM April 12 Cash or check only at the door Doors 6.30; show 7PM

Great Music, Homemade Snacks

Lisa Sheldon

Lisa Sheldon’s debut album Lost and Found, coming out in June, shows her gift for discovering something new in the familiar. She writes about the “wild ride’ of life with keen insight and playful humor, serving up truth with the wry wink of the eye. Her warm sound is always honest and compelling and her guitar skills are a delight.  Lisa Sheldon will be joined by Richard Brech (Natural Born Fools) on percussion.

Rick Drost

Songwriter Rick Drost writes and sings songs with depth and heart, songs worth re-listening to, as they convey a long love of classical music, natural wonders and poetry. His writing took early inspiration from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen; his recent influences include Vance Gilbert and David Wilcox. Rick's CD "Turning the World", which a reviewer called “a true folk album with a universal style”, charted on the Folk DJ list in its first month and continues to garner airplay from across America to New Zealand. Originally from Western New York, Rick travels from Cambridge, MA to sing at coffeehouses, house concerts, small festivals and Folk Alliance events all around the country.

Tickets ($13 member, $17 nonmember, $6 kids) available online until 6AM April 12 Cash or check only at the door Doors 6.30; show 7PM

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Nov17

Song on Hootenanny Cafe Radio "MUSIC FOR HUMANITY" show

Hootenanny Cafe

Jon Stein's Hootenanny Cafe radio program features songs submitted to a particular theme. This week the theme is MUSIC FOR MUMANITY featuring Barry Adelman. I'll have a recent song on the 11/17 show. wtbq.com, 93.5 FM. Looking forward to hearing which song he chose, and hering the other songs on the show - always good company on this show. musicforhumanity.org , run by Barry Adelman, awards annual scholarships to up and coming musicians. I've played a couple of shows for Barry out in Campbell Hall NY, West of Newburgh, NY and met many songwriting friends along the way.

The show starts at 9PM and will be available as usual the following Thursday and Friday on bellbuckleradio.com at 10PM Eastern

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Loop at the Armory Mar '24 ONLINE Songwiter Showcase

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Online Loop at the Armory FB Page and youtube channel

Thu, Mar 21 2024 @ 7:00PM — 9:30PM (EDT, UTC-04) Online - Loop at the Armory FB page and Youtube channel Four New England Songwriters sing half hour sets ONLINE in this Monthly Third Thursday Event for March Performers:
Dry Land - Norfolk, VA - facebook.com/DryLandFolkDuo - Drew and Kate Landman PeterLaQuerre.com - Peter LaQuerre - Nashua NH - Carole Wise - Brunswick Me - carolewisemusic.com -

Rick Drost - Cambridge MA - rickdrostsongs.com - rick@rickdrostsongs.com Hosted by Rick Drost ;

We use Streamyard for the broadcast so the show appears on “The Loop at the Armory” group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/605186336292335 and on “The Loop at the Armory” YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@theloopatthearmory1898/featured and be archived in both places. Before leaving a comment, please grant StreamYard permission to see your name at streamyard.com/facebook

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Nov10

NERFA Appearances

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NERFA Conference , Asbury Park, NJ

Returning to NERFA to catch up with folks, sing a little, Help out at RISA private Showcase

Appearances Rhode Trip Private Showcase - Terry Kitchen - Fri Evening 12.30 am 15 minutes Songs at the Heart of our Times - Linda Marks - Saturday Evening 10.30-11pm ITR Dan and Faith,, Aimee Van Dyne, Rick Drost One Broadway Private showcase (Aaron Tornberg Host) - Sat Evening 11.20 20 min

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Oct24

Interview with Sandro, George and the OG Online

Facebook - Sandro, George and the OG

Interview. Sandro, George and the OG

Tues, October 24 7 PM EDT

George Mallas has invited me to appear on his Online show (FB Live and Youtube) “Sandro, George and the OG Show”

https://www.facebook.com/livefrompawling or https://www.youtube.com/@sgatog

We sing, chat about songwriting and usually upcoming Hudson Valley events

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Loop at the Armory Online Songwriter Showcase

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Online - Loop at the Armory FB page and Youtube channel

Four New England Songwriters sing half hour sets ONLINE in this Monthly Third Thursday Event October Performers: Volkert Volkersz Dublin NH Facebook https://www.facebook.com/volkertvolkerszmusic Ilene Springer Weymouth MA https://www.youtube.com/IleneSpringer Cathy Main Bedford NH Instagram CathyMain9 Rick Drost Cambridge MA www.rickdrostsongs.com Hosted by Rick Drost ; Tech co Host Mark Abare We use Streamyard for the broadcast so the show appears on “The Loop at the Armory” group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/605186336292335 and on “The Loop at the Armory” YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@theloopatthearmory1898/featured and be archived in both places. Before leaving a comment, please grant StreamYard permission to see your name at streamyard.com/facebook

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Oct11

FAR-West appearances

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Warner Center Marriott - Woodland Hills, CA, Woodland Hills CA

Happily to finally be returning to FAR-West in person. . Looking forward to hearing and meeting and catching up with folks I've only met virtually over the last three years. Workshops and concerts and Palm Trees, Oh My!

Showcases Steve and Kristi Nebel - 11.30 PM Thursday evening .Salon A
Thurs Eve 12.1230AM campfire hosted by Deb Ewing.
ITR W Diane Hubka, Kevin Kelso
Tom Hubbard - Fri Evening Salon C 12.30AM
ITR w Aspen Jacobsen, Garrett Swayne

Campfire with Deb Ewing

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Open Mic America appearance

(EDT, UTC-04) (EDT, UTC-04)

Online - openmicamerica.com

Pleased to be returning to Dave Williams' excellent curated "open mic: show - nine songwriters sing short sets and chat with interviewers about songwriting. More details soon. Show always available on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyYlQjLEZLXEiRG162w20Jw
Performers Tim Young Dave Jarrod Thomas Perry Rick Drost Nancy Ketel Hank Stone Brian Cassidy Stubak Charles Absher

lineup at http://openmicamerica.com/lineup.html

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Any Sunday Songwriter's Showcase - Online

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Jan Seides' Zoom and FB pages

Austin-based Jan Seides has been running her Any Sunday Songwriter Series on Zoom for a while now; I get to sing at one on Sept 3

Jan and the invited songwriters sing one song at a time. The songs and writing are always great and the chat is always lively

Singing and chatting in the round will be: Jan Seides, Austin TX , janseides.com, FB Jan Seides Peter LaQuerre, Nashua NH, peterlaquerre.com, FB Peter LaQuerre

The show is available on Zoom and FB Live; Link will be an Jan Seides' FB page

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Previous events

Nov23

Songwriter Showcase McCarthy's Toad Upstairs

 —  —

McCarthy's Upstairs, 1920 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA

Six Songwriters- 2 rounds of 3 - will sing short sets in the new large UPSTAIRS room at this popular Cambridge venue

Linda Marks, Doug Farrell, Erin Boone
Autumn Sol, Rick Drost, John Ferullo

Upstairs in the big new Updstairs Room. Full Menu.
Street Parking on Sunday in Cambridge where it says Parking by Permit Only Exc Sunday

Tickets $20 in Advance, $25 at Door. Suggested to buy in advance; at
https://tickets.24hourmusic.com/eventperformances.asp?evt1709

$20 in advance; $25 at door

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May16

Folk Project NJ retreat at Stony Point Center

 —  —

Stony Point Center, Cricketown Rd, Stony Point NY

Weekend retreat with my extended Folk Project Family. Workshops and Songs, at the beautiful stony Point Center/. Instructors include Jon Shain, Andrew Dunn, the Kennedys, Susan Cattaneo - all of whomhave inspired and guided me over the years. folkproject.org for detais

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Concert - Lisa Sheldon and Rick Drost at South Shore Folk Music Club

 — (EDT, UTC-04) — (EDT, UTC-04)

SSFMC- First Parish UU, 842 Tremont St, Duxbury, MA

Pleased to be splitting the evening with my friend Lisa Sheldon. We'll each sing 45 minute sets

Tickets ($13 member, $17 nonmember, $6 kids) available online until 6AM April 12 Cash or check only at the door Doors 6.30; show 7PM

Great Music, Homemade Snacks

Lisa Sheldon

Lisa Sheldon’s debut album Lost and Found, coming out in June, shows her gift for discovering something new in the familiar. She writes about the “wild ride’ of life with keen insight and playful humor, serving up truth with the wry wink of the eye. Her warm sound is always honest and compelling and her guitar skills are a delight.  Lisa Sheldon will be joined by Richard Brech (Natural Born Fools) on percussion.

Rick Drost

Songwriter Rick Drost writes and sings songs with depth and heart, songs worth re-listening to, as they convey a long love of classical music, natural wonders and poetry. His writing took early inspiration from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen; his recent influences include Vance Gilbert and David Wilcox. Rick's CD "Turning the World", which a reviewer called “a true folk album with a universal style”, charted on the Folk DJ list in its first month and continues to garner airplay from across America to New Zealand. Originally from Western New York, Rick travels from Cambridge, MA to sing at coffeehouses, house concerts, small festivals and Folk Alliance events all around the country.

Tickets ($13 member, $17 nonmember, $6 kids) available online until 6AM April 12 Cash or check only at the door Doors 6.30; show 7PM

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Nov17

Song on Hootenanny Cafe Radio "MUSIC FOR HUMANITY" show

Hootenanny Cafe

Jon Stein's Hootenanny Cafe radio program features songs submitted to a particular theme. This week the theme is MUSIC FOR MUMANITY featuring Barry Adelman. I'll have a recent song on the 11/17 show. wtbq.com, 93.5 FM. Looking forward to hearing which song he chose, and hering the other songs on the show - always good company on this show. musicforhumanity.org , run by Barry Adelman, awards annual scholarships to up and coming musicians. I've played a couple of shows for Barry out in Campbell Hall NY, West of Newburgh, NY and met many songwriting friends along the way.

The show starts at 9PM and will be available as usual the following Thursday and Friday on bellbuckleradio.com at 10PM Eastern

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Loop at the Armory Mar '24 ONLINE Songwiter Showcase

 —  —

Online Loop at the Armory FB Page and youtube channel

Thu, Mar 21 2024 @ 7:00PM — 9:30PM (EDT, UTC-04) Online - Loop at the Armory FB page and Youtube channel Four New England Songwriters sing half hour sets ONLINE in this Monthly Third Thursday Event for March Performers:
Dry Land - Norfolk, VA - facebook.com/DryLandFolkDuo - Drew and Kate Landman PeterLaQuerre.com - Peter LaQuerre - Nashua NH - Carole Wise - Brunswick Me - carolewisemusic.com -

Rick Drost - Cambridge MA - rickdrostsongs.com - rick@rickdrostsongs.com Hosted by Rick Drost ;

We use Streamyard for the broadcast so the show appears on “The Loop at the Armory” group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/605186336292335 and on “The Loop at the Armory” YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@theloopatthearmory1898/featured and be archived in both places. Before leaving a comment, please grant StreamYard permission to see your name at streamyard.com/facebook

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Nov10

NERFA Appearances

 —  —

NERFA Conference , Asbury Park, NJ

Returning to NERFA to catch up with folks, sing a little, Help out at RISA private Showcase

Appearances Rhode Trip Private Showcase - Terry Kitchen - Fri Evening 12.30 am 15 minutes Songs at the Heart of our Times - Linda Marks - Saturday Evening 10.30-11pm ITR Dan and Faith,, Aimee Van Dyne, Rick Drost One Broadway Private showcase (Aaron Tornberg Host) - Sat Evening 11.20 20 min

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Oct24

Interview with Sandro, George and the OG Online

Facebook - Sandro, George and the OG

Interview. Sandro, George and the OG

Tues, October 24 7 PM EDT

George Mallas has invited me to appear on his Online show (FB Live and Youtube) “Sandro, George and the OG Show”

https://www.facebook.com/livefrompawling or https://www.youtube.com/@sgatog

We sing, chat about songwriting and usually upcoming Hudson Valley events

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Loop at the Armory Online Songwriter Showcase

 — (EDT, UTC-04) — (EDT, UTC-04)

Online - Loop at the Armory FB page and Youtube channel

Four New England Songwriters sing half hour sets ONLINE in this Monthly Third Thursday Event October Performers: Volkert Volkersz Dublin NH Facebook https://www.facebook.com/volkertvolkerszmusic Ilene Springer Weymouth MA https://www.youtube.com/IleneSpringer Cathy Main Bedford NH Instagram CathyMain9 Rick Drost Cambridge MA www.rickdrostsongs.com Hosted by Rick Drost ; Tech co Host Mark Abare We use Streamyard for the broadcast so the show appears on “The Loop at the Armory” group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/605186336292335 and on “The Loop at the Armory” YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@theloopatthearmory1898/featured and be archived in both places. Before leaving a comment, please grant StreamYard permission to see your name at streamyard.com/facebook

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Oct11

FAR-West appearances

 —  —

Warner Center Marriott - Woodland Hills, CA, Woodland Hills CA

Happily to finally be returning to FAR-West in person. . Looking forward to hearing and meeting and catching up with folks I've only met virtually over the last three years. Workshops and concerts and Palm Trees, Oh My!

Showcases Steve and Kristi Nebel - 11.30 PM Thursday evening .Salon A
Thurs Eve 12.1230AM campfire hosted by Deb Ewing.
ITR W Diane Hubka, Kevin Kelso
Tom Hubbard - Fri Evening Salon C 12.30AM
ITR w Aspen Jacobsen, Garrett Swayne

Campfire with Deb Ewing

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Open Mic America appearance

(EDT, UTC-04) (EDT, UTC-04)

Online - openmicamerica.com

Pleased to be returning to Dave Williams' excellent curated "open mic: show - nine songwriters sing short sets and chat with interviewers about songwriting. More details soon. Show always available on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyYlQjLEZLXEiRG162w20Jw
Performers Tim Young Dave Jarrod Thomas Perry Rick Drost Nancy Ketel Hank Stone Brian Cassidy Stubak Charles Absher

lineup at http://openmicamerica.com/lineup.html

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Any Sunday Songwriter's Showcase - Online

 — (EDT, UTC-04) — (EDT, UTC-04)

Jan Seides' Zoom and FB pages

Austin-based Jan Seides has been running her Any Sunday Songwriter Series on Zoom for a while now; I get to sing at one on Sept 3

Jan and the invited songwriters sing one song at a time. The songs and writing are always great and the chat is always lively

Singing and chatting in the round will be: Jan Seides, Austin TX , janseides.com, FB Jan Seides Peter LaQuerre, Nashua NH, peterlaquerre.com, FB Peter LaQuerre

The show is available on Zoom and FB Live; Link will be an Jan Seides' FB page

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