Lonesome Brothers ~ 2026 October 18 ~ Hyland Orchard ~ Sturbridge, MA
Jim Armenti, guitar, vocals; Ray Mason, bass, vocals; Keith Levreault, drums; Scott Hall, keyboards.
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Down By the Water
Review
Concert Going Partner and I took advantage of the fact that after staying in a motel near the concert last night in Bristol, RI, we were more or less halfway to Sturbridge/Fiskdale for The Lonesome Brother's annual two-day residency at the Hyland Orchard. This is the latest in the year we've been to this concert in this open-air pavilion and it was cold enough that I didn't take off my winter jacket, although the boys assured me that the day before, which had been a seriously rainy day, it was so cold in there that the orchard people had covered up the windows in plastic sheeting! That must not have been much fun! Even today, when it was a nice sunny day but cold, most of the concert goers were outside the pavilion sitting in the sun to try to stay warm. To my delight, there was one fellow out there who was an even bigger fan of the Lonesomes than me, and kept shouting out song requests!
Despite the cold, the four Lonesomes put on their usual exceptionally good show. Jim on guitar and Ray on bass took turns singing their own songs, as they always do. I think they did all originals today, skipping the occasional NRBQ or Dylan or Rolling Stones covers of other years, which suits me, since after ten albums of original material, these masters of roots rock have more than enough delightful tunes of their own. At one point Jim had a brain cramp as to where they were, and when I reminded him they were in Fiskdale, we all decided the new name of the venue was going to be The Catcher.
These guys are working on 41 years in the music business. The keyboardist, Scott Hall, doesn't always play with them, but when he does it really adds to the music. This is the second time we've seen Ray perform this year, and also the second time we were halfway there after seeing another performer (the other time after seeing Graham Parker at the Bull Run back in April). A fun two-for-one weekend for us!
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