Meghan Parnell's mesmerizing vocals, infused with the soulful grit reminiscent of Joan Osborne, Janis Joplin, and Joe Cocker, and the masterful slide guitar work of Dave Barnes will be on display as Bywater Call plays at the Bull Run on July 6. Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes are the driving force behind Bywater Call, a powerhouse 7-piece Southern Soul, […]
Bill Kirchen pays homage to the roots of country, blues, bluegrass, and Western swing as his resonant twang on stage at the Bull Run on July 7, with Special Guest Duke Levine. A Kirchen performance recalls a half century of guitar legends and extends their brilliance into the new millenium. He's played guitar on recordings and […]
An award-winning master of the Keyboard is back! Bruce Katz' captivating fusion of blues, roots, jam, and soul-jazz resonates with both the mind and body of anyone who attends his show at the Bull Run on July 8. "Connections" is the newest CD from the legendary keyboardist Bruce Katz and his dynamic band. Recorded at famed Capricorn […]
Claudia Schmidt's eclectic mix of music, storytelling, and an incredible multi-octave voice, create a captivating experience at the Bull Run on July 8. Michigan native Claudia Schmidt has been perfecting her craft of writing and performing for 50 years. It is a quirky and wonderful hodge-podge (her word) of music, poetry, story, theater, all invoking the whole […]
The newly formed Mark Marquis Trio will make their Bull Run debut on September 2. Joining guitarist Mark will be pianist/vocalist Lizzy Marquis and drummer Dave Bergeron. Approaching the music from a trio format allows Marquis and company to explore his music in a new and exciting way. Marquis is known for putting his own guitar stylings on whatever repertoire […]
For the better part of two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound, praised by The Boston Globe, The Washington Post and Canada’s Globe and Mail. They will perform at the Bull Run on September 8. Their songs offer singalong melodies and […]
Frankie Boy & the Blues Express are winners of the 2019 and 2022 Granite State Blues Society Blues Challenge representing New Hampshire for the International Blues Challenge finals in 2020 and 2023 making it to the semi finals in 2023. Frankie Boy will bring their funky, fresh, raw, rugged Blues power to the Bull Run on September 10.Led by […]
Arlen Roth is considered one of the most influential guitarists of all time, having toured the world and recorded with artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Phoebe Snow, Levon Helm, Ry Cooder, John Sebastian, Janis Ian, Eric Andersen and The Bee Gees. In 2021, Arlen and the legendary John Sebastian, released an […]
The Bull Run & Cannon Theatre present Dinner & A Murder Mystery: “You Have the Right to Remain Dead”: An Audience-Participation Mystery Comedy on September 16 Settle into your seats as you prepare to enjoy a full dinner buffet while solving a murder mystery in this audience participation based show. The narrator, Harnell Chesterton, enters […]
The Bull Run Speaker Series presents: Emily Sweeney, author of the new book "DROPKICK MURPHY: A LEGENDARY LIFE" at the Bull Run on September 17. Boston Globe journalist Emily Sweeney will talk about her recently published biography of Dr. John “Dropkick” Murphy. Her book chronicles for the first time the unbelievable life of Dropkick Murphy, a professional […]
On his new CD, "Pass it On Down," Chris Beard seamlessly combines traditional blues with a contemporary edge live at the Bull Run on September 17. Chris Beard grew up in a house filled with the blues. When your father grew up on Beale Street, when music was in your DNA, then blues is who you […]
Deemed “one of the absolute best singer-songwriters in the world” by the Associated Press, Chris Smither continues his brilliant 50 year career as a significant songwriter and an electrifying guitarist, drawing deeply from folk and blues, modern poets and philosophers. He will be at the Bull Run on September 22. Great music sounds easy. And great musicians […]
