Sunday Feb. 25 Buddy Merriam & Back Roads @ LI Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame 3 PM 97 Main St. Stony Brook, NY www.limusichalloffame.org 631-689-5888   show is free with Museum admission 

Sat. March 9 Andy Falco & Buddy Merriam (w/ guest Tom Falco) Peoples Pub, 291 Bayport Ave, Bayport NY  631-205-6401 peoplepubbayport.com

April 7  Buddy Merriam  with Brandeis Roots Ensemble Brandeis University Boston,MA  TBA

May 19 2 PM Buddy Merriam & Back Roads East Meadow Library 1886 Front St, East Meadow NY 516-794-2570

June 30  10 AM Sound Beach Trio (Buddy, Kathy & Adam) Setauket Methodist Church (service) 160 Main St East Setauket, NY 631-941-4167

Saturday Dec. 2nd 7:00 PM Sound Beach Trio Dickens Festival.  Port Jefferson NY (Buddy, Kathy DeVine, Adam Becherer) 

Sunday Oct. 15   3 PM Tom Manuel's Gospel Road Setauket Methodist Church, Setauket, NY

Sat. September 9 12-2 PM Sound Beach Trio (Buddy, Kathy & Adam) Setauket Methodist Church, Setauket NY

Live Bluegrass & Mandolin Music Sunday Feb. 19 3 pm Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Stony Brook,NY Concert is free with museum addmission

Saturday July 8 6 PM Gospel Road All Souls Church, Stony Brook, NY

Bud & Adam Sat Dec 3rd Dicken's Festival Sail Loft Room, Village Center Port Jefferson, NY 7 pm Original mandolin & holiday music

Sat Oct 22 Artoberfest 12-4 sets at 12:30 & 2 PM Sherwood Jayne Farm 55 Old Post Rd East Setauket, NY

Buddy merriam & Back Roads Sunday Oct 9 1-4 Helen's Flower Farm 999 Union Ave Riverhead, NY

Sun. Sept. 25 4 PM Mandolin Heritage Association Presents Mandolin masters in concert Harborside Park, port jefferson NY

I'm delighted to present some of the premier mandolin players on the Island in concert right on the harbor in Port Jefferson. Along with Beaumont Tamchin on guitar and Keenan Zack string bass I'll be joined by Adam Becherer mandolin, fiddle and octave mandolin, Brian Chabza mandolin & 5 string fiddle, Greg Butler & David Voss mandolins. That's a lot of mandolin talent in one show friends! It's a free concert!

Thanks to the Mandolin Heritage Association and the Greater Port JeffersonArts Council

www.MandolinHeritage.org         Facebook/MandolinHeritageAssociation

Sat July 30 Artisian Fair Buddy Merriam Trio Brookside County Park Sayville,NY 1-4 PM

I''ll be joined by Beaumont Tamchin on guitar and Adam Becherer on fiddle

Sat. Aug 20 LI Bluegrass Festival Tanner Park, Copaigue,NY 2:30

Sun. Aug 21 BAyard Cutting Arboretum, Great River, NY 2 PM for Islip Arts Council

*Sunday Aug.7 5:30 Tom Manuel's Gospel Jazz Frank Melville Park, Setauket, NY

Shows in May

Sat. May 7 Buddy Merriam & Back Roads Kentucky Derby Day at Belmont Racetrack 11 AM-3 PM

Previous events

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Saturday, October 10, 3 PM, Gospel Road Ensemble The group brings together a wonderful mix of some of the most impressive performers from the scenes of jazz, bluegrass, country, gospel and western traditions and is very much so inspired by Manuel’s childhood growing up in the Pentecostal church.

Featuring: Tom Manuel, Cornet, vocals Laura Landor, vocals Steve Salerno, guitar Buddy Merriam, mandolin Darrell Smith, drums Keenan Zach, bass

Gospel Road presents a wonderfully nostalgic mix of instrumentals adorned with a classic presentation of vocal harmonies such of storytelling and humor.

$50/ car

Bluegrass in the Barn- Drive in Live

Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY

Hi friends, I'm excited to be a part of this new "Drive In" Concert series presented by the Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead, NY-Buddy Merriam & Back Roads will be kicking off the series on Thursday night July 2nd 6:30-8:30-info below. Be a great way to start the Holiday weekend with some Grass! My pals Free Grass Union are up on July 9 It will be FINE to play some Live acoustic music for YOU! Beau will have to play "Riverhead Polka" for you all. Ward Cloughen, Brian Chabza, Beaumont Tamchin, Nicole Evans and yours truly are ready to go! You must make a reservation! Limited space! Tickets $40/per car Call to make your reservation: 631.298.5292 Email info@hallockville.com

$40/ carload!

Bluegrass in the Barn-Drive in Live!

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Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY, 6038 Sound Ave,, Riverhead, NY

Hi friends, I'm excited to be a part of this new "Drive In" Concert series presented by the Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead, NY-Buddy Merriam & Back Roads will be kicking off the series on Thursday night July 2nd 6:30-8:30-info below. Be a great way to start the Holiday weekend with some Grass! My pals Free Grass Union are up on July 9 It will be FINE to play some Live acoustic music for YOU! Beau will have to play "Riverhead Polka" for you all. Ward Cloughen, Brian Chabza, Beaumont Tamchin, Nicole Evans and yours truly are ready to go!

BLUEGRASS IN THE BARN-DRIVE IN LIVE Mandolin, Newgrass & Bluegrass Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY Thursday, July 2, 2020 6:30 PM 631.298.5292 Email info@hallockville.com

Bring the Family, tell your friends, pack some vittles & beverages-fill up a car load and lets have a mighty night at the Farm.

You must make a reservation! Limited space! Tickets $40/per car Call to make your reservation: 631.298.5292 Email info@hallockville.com

Sep15

Garlic Festival

Garlic Festival at Garden of Eve Organic Farm, 4558 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY

It's great to back at the Garlic Festival again this year, a mighty time!

Aug22

The Blue in Bluegrass at the Jazz loft

The Jazz Loft, Christian Ave, Stony Brook, NY

I'll be recording Bill Monroe's "Trombolin" & "Slow & Easy Blues" with some great jazz musicians.

 

  a concert at 7:30 with Ray Anderson(Trombone), Steve Salerno (guitar), Keenan Zack (bass) and Taylor Ackley- combining bluegrass, jazz & blues.

Jul21

Blue Grass Time at the Arboretum

Bayard Cutting Arboretum Blue Grass Time, 440 Montauk Highway, Great River, NY

It's Blue Grass Time again at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum-thanks to the Islip Arts Council for bringing us back again this year!

Jul6

Tom Manuel's Gospel Road Band

Gospel Road Band at All Souls Church, 61 Main St, Stony Brook, NY

 SATURDAYS AT SIX CONCERT 
The July 6th Saturdays at Six Concert will feature Tom Manuel and his new ensemble Gospel Road. The group brings together a wonderful mix of some of the most impressive performers from the scenes of jazz, bluegrass, country, gospel and western traditions and is very much so inspired by Manuel's childhood growing up in the Pentecostal church. Featured prominently in the band are musicians and local favorites Taylor Ackley, Steve Salerno, Buddy Merriam, Keenan Zach, Matt Godfrey, Darrell Smith, and Laura Landor. Gospel Road presents a wonderfully nostalgic mix of instrumentals adorned with a classic presentation of vocal harmonies with just a touch of storytelling and humor.  Tom is President & Founder of The Jazz Loft, Artist in Residence, Stony Brook University, and Director of the Stony Brook University Young Artists Jazz Program.

May3

Spring Recital Taylor Ackley & the Deep Roots Ensemble

Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University 2032 Staller Center, Stony Brook, NY

I am honored to be the featured artist for the Spring Recital at the Staller Center for the Arts. We will be performing 3 of my compositions (Charlie's Lullaby & Charlies Tune- 2 pieces I composed for my Grandson Charlie Dileo) and one written while at Stony Brook University Hospital recovering from heart surgery). The ensemble is lead by the talented Taylor Ackley and is comprised of amazing Stony Brook University Music Graduate students. We'll be performing several of Taylor's songs and a couple Bill Monroe songs as well.

The Deep Roots Ensemble includes Cello, French Horn, Clarinet, Flute, Trombone, twin Fiddles, Strings Bass, mandolin and more. Taylor plays multiple instruments including guitar, 5 string banjo and mandolin.

It is so rewarding to hear my bluegrass mandolin compositions arranged for all these fantastic musicians!

It's shaping up to be a great night of music, I hope you can join us there!

Apr27

GOSPEL ROAD

The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave, Stony Brook, NY

Buddy Merriam and Taylor Ackley

Join Tom Manuel, Steve Salerno and the Jazz Loft band for an Extra Special night of Gospel & Jazz. Guest singer Laura Landor

The Jazz Loft is a museum and concert venue. Museum Opens at 6 pm. Open seating starts at 6:30

Drinks and snacks available at concession

www.the jazzloft.org go to TICKETS and purchase online

Adults $25

Seniors 62 yr+ $20

STUDENTS $15

Children $10

Children under 5 FREE

see below

Apr20

Global Mash Up-Bluegrass Meets Cuba

Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY

Global Mashup 4: Bluegrass Meets Cuba

Apr 20, 2019

We’re mashing up 2 cultures on 1 stage with an open dance floor! Starting with dance lessons, each band...

ABOUT BUDDY MERRIAM AND BACK ROADS 

 

International Bluegrass artist, Long Island Hall of Fame LI SOUND Award winning Buddy Merriam and Back Roads have been performing shows for all ages for the past 40 years. 

 

Buddy was struck by lightning in 1976 the day he met Bill Monroe and he took it as a sign to dedicate his life to the mandolin and the bluegrass music he loved. He and his band Back Roads have performed at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, National and International Music Festivals and concerts too many to count.

 

ABOUT CONJUNTO 

 

Conjunto Guantánamo - Ambassadors of Cuban Folklore - have arrived with a freshly interpreted, classic Afro-Cuban sound. Lively percussion, pounding syncopated bass lines, exotic trumpet melodies, uninhibited improvisation and the sultry, dynamic lead vocal of Pepito Gomez positively scorch in a variety of vintage and original compositions. With a soulful sound is layered with authentic Cuban swing and sophisticated influences, their performances sometimes transition into extended experimental Afro-Cuban improvisational jam sessions.

 

The band inspires thousands of New Yorkers and international fans alike to swivel their hips in the name of Latin passion. Founder Ulises Beato (director, conga, backing vocals) along with José Pepito Gomez (lead vocals, guitar, tres), Carlos Mena (bass, backing vocals), Ittetsu Nasuda (piano), Oscar Oñoz (trumpet) and Mauricio Herrera (bongo, backing vocals) are the celebrated musicians who create this unique sound.

$16

Trio at Caumsett Park

Friday May 20 Buddy Merriam Trio Caumsett Park LLoyd Harbor, NY 5 PM