Ruth Rappaport
Starting April 29, 2024: Fiddler Jon Anderson and I are teaching a string-band ensemble class at Passim School of Music in Cambridge, Mass. Details at https://www.passim.org/school-of-music/classes-workshops/in-person-old-time-ensemble.
April 15, Remnant Brewing Satellite, Cambridge, Massachusetts
8:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. With The Ruth and Ben String Band
April 20, NEFFA, Marlborough, Massachusetts
2:00 p.m. Playing tunes with banjo phenom Ken Perlman.
April 24, Watertown Senior Center Spring Fest, Watertown, Massachusetts
2:30 p.m. Crafts and music with Arlene Smith and Ruth Rappaport.
April 27, Gore Place Sheepshearing Festival, Waltham, Massachusetts
11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. sets. With Ben Wetherbee and Gian Criscitiello
April 30, Lily P's, Cambridge, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m.-7:45 p.m. The Ruth and Ben String Band.
May 3, JF&CS Memory Cafe,Waltham, Massachusetts
10:30 a.m. A sing-along for people with memory loss and their guests.
May 9 , Blue Ribbon BBQ, Dedham, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The Ruth and Ben String Band
May 21, Burlington Memory Cafe, Burlington, Massachusetts
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. A sing-along for people with memory loss and their guests.
June 16, MrSippy BBQ, Rochester, NH
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. The Ruth and Ben String Band. Great food!!!!
June 20, Weir River Farm, Hingham, Massachusetts
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Sunset Picnic.
Recent Massachusetts appearances include The Burren, The Cantab Lounge, Gore Place Society, Jasper Hill Cafe (with The Hoot Owls), The Bebop, Turtle Swamp Beer Hall, Dedham Historical Society, DeCordova Museum, Tres Gatos Restaurant (with The Hoot Owls), Hugh O'Neill's Pub (Malden), Chulo Restaurant (Watertown), Natick Community Organic Farm, Jewish Food Conference, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Bedford), Lenox Contra Dance, Abandoned Building Brewery (Easthampton), Root Cellar (Greenfield), BIDA Dance, Montague Square Dance, Somerville Winter Farmer's Market, Union Square Farmer's Market, Watertown Farmer's Market, Belmont Farmer's Market, Waltham Farmer's Market, Cushing Square (Belmont) Festival.
Senior community sing-alongs and performances include: Brigham House, The Residence at Watertown Square, Sunrise Arlington, Sunrise Newton, Stonebridge at Burlington, Springhouse Boston, The Arbors at Stoneham, Waterstone at the Circle, Avenu Natick, New Horizons Marlborough and Woburn, White Oak Cottages, Camellia Gardens, Goddard House, 2Life Communities, Brookdale Cushing Park, Bridges by Epoch Sudbury, Charlton Senior Center, and Windsor Place of Wilmington.
April 15, Remnant Brewing Satellite, Cambridge, Massachusetts
8:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. With The Ruth and Ben String Band
April 20, NEFFA, Marlborough, Massachusetts
2:00 p.m. Playing tunes with banjo phenom Ken Perlman.
April 24, Watertown Senior Center Spring Fest, Watertown, Massachusetts
2:30 p.m. Crafts and music with Arlene Smith and Ruth Rappaport.
April 27, Gore Place Sheepshearing Festival, Waltham, Massachusetts
11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. sets. With Ben Wetherbee and Gian Criscitiello
April 30, Lily P's, Cambridge, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m.-7:45 p.m. The Ruth and Ben String Band.
May 3, JF&CS Memory Cafe,Waltham, Massachusetts
10:30 a.m. A sing-along for people with memory loss and their guests.
May 9 , Blue Ribbon BBQ, Dedham, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The Ruth and Ben String Band
May 21, Burlington Memory Cafe, Burlington, Massachusetts
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. A sing-along for people with memory loss and their guests.
June 16, MrSippy BBQ, Rochester, NH
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. The Ruth and Ben String Band. Great food!!!!
June 20, Weir River Farm, Hingham, Massachusetts
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Sunset Picnic.
Recent Massachusetts appearances include The Burren, The Cantab Lounge, Gore Place Society, Jasper Hill Cafe (with The Hoot Owls), The Bebop, Turtle Swamp Beer Hall, Dedham Historical Society, DeCordova Museum, Tres Gatos Restaurant (with The Hoot Owls), Hugh O'Neill's Pub (Malden), Chulo Restaurant (Watertown), Natick Community Organic Farm, Jewish Food Conference, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Bedford), Lenox Contra Dance, Abandoned Building Brewery (Easthampton), Root Cellar (Greenfield), BIDA Dance, Montague Square Dance, Somerville Winter Farmer's Market, Union Square Farmer's Market, Watertown Farmer's Market, Belmont Farmer's Market, Waltham Farmer's Market, Cushing Square (Belmont) Festival.
Senior community sing-alongs and performances include: Brigham House, The Residence at Watertown Square, Sunrise Arlington, Sunrise Newton, Stonebridge at Burlington, Springhouse Boston, The Arbors at Stoneham, Waterstone at the Circle, Avenu Natick, New Horizons Marlborough and Woburn, White Oak Cottages, Camellia Gardens, Goddard House, 2Life Communities, Brookdale Cushing Park, Bridges by Epoch Sudbury, Charlton Senior Center, and Windsor Place of Wilmington.