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The Oval Lawn music series in Madison Square Park may have ended, but the lineup for the free Madison Square Park Music Studio Series was just announced by the Madison Square Park Conservancy. The theme here is American music (Americana, roots, bluegrass, blues, and folk) and it all starts up Saturday, September 15th, and then it follows for 3 more Saturdays and ends on October 6th.

It’s FREE, and takes place at 3pm each Saturday on the south side of Madison Square Park (near the Shake Shack) near 23rd and 5th Avenue. Here is the lineup:

• September 15th: Jim Lauderdale(4pm) plus The Honeycutters (3pm)
• September 22nd: Rory Block(4pm) plusHeritage Blues Trio (3pm)
• September 29th: Vance Gilbert (4pm) plus Caleb Hawley (3pm)
• October 6th: The Deadly Gentlemen (4pm) plus The Vespers (3pm)

Here is Caleb Hawley with “My Own Two Feet”:

The annual Madison Square Park Music series kicks off this evening at 7pm with singer/songwriter James Maddock and Band. It’s a FREE series hosted by the Madison Square Park Conservancy and it takes place on the Oval Lawn in Madison Square Park on Wednesday evenings. It’s also the 10th season of the program!

Here is James Murdock playing “Chance”.

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Today is the last day of the Madison Square Music Studio Series for 2011, and the final performers are Nora Jane (classic Americana) as well Jean Rohe.

It’s free and goes from 3-5pm in Madison Square Park.

The music series is put on by the Madison Square Park Conservancy with support from The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, Kew Management, Zwicker Electric Co., Danley Sound Labs, WFUV 90.7FM, SIA Acoustics, and ACE Hotel New York.

Here is a clip of Nora Jane Struthers live:

As part of the Madison Square Music Studio Series, hosted by the Madison Square Park Conservancy, there will be live music by Jay Ungar & Molly Mason (American roots/folk/fiddle) as well as 3 Penny Acre (folk, Americana) today in Madison Square Park.

It’s free and goes from 3-5pm.

Here is 3 Penny Acre with ‘Coalmine Moonshine’

  The Madison Square Music Oval Lawn series may be over, but the Madison Square Park music Studio Series starts up in September, and here is the scheduled line-up: Saturday, September 17th at 12:30-6:30pm: Bluegrass in the Park featuring the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, Cherryholmes Brothers, Della Mae, and Donna Hughes (country influenced singer-songwriter) [...]

The Madison Square Music Oval Lawn series may be over, but the Madison Square Park Music Studio Series starts up in September, and MadParkNews will have the official line up on the site Monday after the Madison Square Park Conservancy announces it. Stay tuned! Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Tell a friend Related Posts:Nora [...]