OATS Festival

Mason Porter is playing at the OATS Bluegrass Festival on Thursday. The festival takes place in Benton, PA and runs Thursday through Saturday.


More info on the OATS Festival here!

Mason Porter at Tin Angel

Hello, my band Mason Porter has a show coming up at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia on Saturday, the 28th. We are encouraging people to buy tickets in advance.

Joining us are two amazing artists; Wissahickon Chicken Shack and Adrien Reju.

And yes, our new CD has arrived and it will be available at the show!!!

Phoenixville Summer Music Series

Hello, Mason Porter will be playing the first concert of the season in the Phoenixville Summer Music Series.


For more info about Mason Porter check out there website.
Mason Porter Web Site

Pictures from the NEPA Bluegrass Festival Showcase Stage

Mason Porter played the NEPA festival this weekend along with they're friends Wissahickon Chiecken Shack and many more great bands.

Check out the pictures here
NEPA Bluegrass Festival

For more info about Mason Porter check out there website.
Mason Porter Web Site

Tuesdays In May in Bryn Mawr, PA

Mason Porter is doing a Tuesday night residency at MilkBoy Acoustic Cafe in Bryn Mawr, PA for the month of May. The shows will start at 7:00 and go to 10:00 and there are some great songwriters and bands playing each night.

5.06.08 w/ Hezekiah Jones and Joshua Park
5.13.08 w/ The New Time and Steph Hewett
5.20.08 w/ Painted Blue and Max Spiegel
5.27.08 w/ Wissahickon Chicken Shack and Papertrees



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Mason Porter kick off Phoenixville Summer Music Series

Phoenixville, Pa's "Molly Maguire’s Summer Street Music Series" starts June 6th with a performance from my folk/bluegrass band Mason Porter. The concerts are held every Friday throughout the summer months. Other artists include Dirk Quinn Band, Beaucoup Blue, Deb Callahan Band, Splintered Sunlight and more.



Full lineup in article.

Ricky Skaggs Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/07/music.rickyskaggs.ap/index.html

Here is an intersting article about Ricky Skaggs. The article talks about his new bluegrass record "Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947".

It is nice learn from this article how open to experimentation and finding new sounds the "Fathers of Bluegrass" were. Skaggs talks about Bill Monroe's earliest band. "I'm sure Bill was kind of looking for a new sound. He had had accordion at one time and electric guitar" before Scruggs came aboard, said McCoury, a member of Monroe's band in the early '60s. "But I think it all came about accidentally. I don't think he had a certain thing in mind."

Mason Porter at Steel City

Here are some videos of my band Mason Porter playing at Steel City Coffee House.

http://masonporter.com/home/2008/03/26/new-live-mason-porter-videos/