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Boston Summer Arts Weekend 2012 in Copley Square
WGBH and The Boston Globe partnered to present the first Summer Arts Weekend. All the events were free to the public and took place over the weekend of July 27th in the heart of Copley Square.
Storified by · Fri, Aug 10 2012 16:01:50
Governor Deval Patrick is helping to kick-off #BosSummerArtsWknd! http://pic.twitter.com/Ws99tZ47Erin Callanan
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012
#BosSummerArtsWknd in T-minus 3 hours!WGBH
Follow our contributors @StacyJJBuchanan @bridgitbrown @kriswilton @marytinti & @ScottMcLennan1 at #BosSummerArtsWknd http://ow.ly/cw5E1WGBHArts
On the #9 & heading to Copley, let the good times roll w/ @sierrahull @PresHall @delmccouryband @IrmaTHomasNOLA @WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndMary M. Tinti
If you remembet the old Concerts on the Common you'll love Summer Arts in Copley Square #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Boston! http://instagr.am/p/NjesuWNnXn/Sierra Hull
RT @wgbharts: Follow our contributors @StacyJJBuchanan @bridgitbrown @kriswilton @marytinti & @ScottMcLennan1 at #BosSummerArtsWkndBoston Globe Events
Friday July 27 marked the kick-off of the first ever WGBH/Boston Globe Summer Arts Weekend.
WGBHArts
contributors enthusiastically gathered on Copley Square to cover the weekend for arts fans. Despite the threat of rain, a large audience jammed Copley Square armed with umbrellas, blankets, and lawn chairs. Follow the storytelling via Twitter, photo, and video from: Bridgit Brown, Stacy Buchanan, Scott McLennan, Mary Tinti, and Kris Wilton.
So looking forward to ending this LONG week w/the sweet sounds of PHJB @PresHall @WGBHArts free+live in Copley tonight! #BosSummerArtsWkndMary M. Tinti
@marytinti wears the coolest shoes! http://pic.twitter.com/CVQbNSqyBridgit
The stage is getting set for some killer bands to play in Copley this weekend! #BosSummerArtswknd #wgbharts http://pic.twitter.com/NRgaZwctMary M. Tinti
Performers looked forward to the weekend as well, tweeting from the scene as Sierra Hull (@sierrahull) did above, and in more tweets below.
We're back in the U.S. and ready to get down in Boston TOMORROW at the Summer Arts Festival! Showtime: 9:15pmThe Soul Rebels
Can't wait to meet and hear the great @IrmaThomasNOLA at #BosSummerArtsWknd this evening.Bridgit
Brian O'Donovan is kicking off the festival - no rain!WGBHArts
Brian O'Donovan giving his intro #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/Bj3m3bMNBridgit
Audience arrives for Summer Arts Weekend - July 27, 2012basicblacknow
Mandolin fan Michael Ball sporting some fabulously jazzy eyewear at #bossummerartswknd love those yellow gla http://instagr.am/p/Nmo1tLJlw1/Mary M. Tinti
Sierra Hull and Highway 111
opened the Arts Weekend. WGBHArts Blogger Kris Wilton had the chance to
talk with Hull
before the festival: "We’ll be doing a couple of configurations. We’ll be doing more of a traditional set, and I think Del McCoury is going to sit in with us along with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. That should be really fun. We’re all big fans of Del, and he’s been a hero of ours for a really long time. And we’ll also be doing stuff off of my albums and some other things people may recognize as well." said Hull.
Sierra Hull & Highway 111 http://pic.twitter.com/NTRAuNGsWGBHArts
Sierra Hull & Highway 111 "Easy Come Easy Go"WGBHArts
Nothing better than some rockin' mandolin...I dare you not to shimmy in your seat #bossummerartswknd @WGBHArtsMary M. Tinti
Sierra Hull 2bbrowngirl
MobilePhoto.jpgAdrienneLB
Sierra Hull fying on mandolin. What a mix.of Berklee training and heartfelt tradition.#WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Scott later told us that he'd gotten a new phone and was trying to get use to the keyboard; so of course he meant Sierra Hull was "flying" on mandolin:)
Oh yeah, and sorry for all the crappy phone typing in mobile tweets. Me write gooder on Saturday with Suzanne Vega et al #BosSummerArtsWkndScott McLennan
A great crowd tappin' their toes to the tunes of @sierrahull #bossummerartswknd #wgbharts http://instagr.am/p/Nmj98DJl9V/Mary M. Tinti
Tom was passing through and thinks this this is quite fun and "cooly chill." #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/C2agyc1IBridgit
Del McCoury is in the square. Prez Hall setting up, chatting with fans stage side. Good vibe at Summer Arts Weekend. #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Next on the bill were the self-proclaimed ambassadors of New Orleans jazz, the
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
. Creative Director Ben Jaffe told WGBH "the music we play was handed down to us from the generation before and the generation before that, all the way back to before there was jazz! We’re proud of our history, our community, our traditions…there’s no place on earth like New Orleans." Check out Mary Tinti's full preview. PHJB was later joined by bluegrass icon
Del McCoury
, who was looking forward to
the collaboration
: “There is a lot of common language between New Orleans jazz and bluegrass. When we got in the recording studio we just came up with things as we went along,"
LIVE! TONIGHT! PHJB w/ Special Guest Del McCoury WGBH / Boston Globe Summer Arts Weekend, Copley Square, Boston, MA! http://ow.ly/aamk6Preservation Hall
Bombastic @presshall brass! The Peservation Hall Jazz Band totally bringin' it! @wgbharts http://instagr.am/p/NmqwwZJlyF/Mary M. Tinti
the tuba player in @PresHall is like a party unto himself #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndKris Wilton
We defy you to stand still during @PresHall rendition of "I'll Fly Away" #BosSummerArtsWknd #jazz #WGBHArts
When I was in jazz band, our director used to say "blow my face off." pres hall totally blowing faces off. @PresHall #bossummerartswkndKris Wilton
Brass! McCoury! @PresHall @delmccoury #bossumartswkend http://pic.twitter.com/zmUSNTeYKris Wilton
Prez, Del and Sierra off on gospel tear iIl Fly AwayScott McLennan
Swing dancing to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in Copley Squarebasicblacknow
All of Copley Square is "flying away" with @PresHall right about now. Nowhere else i'd rather be... @wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
Brian O'Donovan the MC "Is it gonna be an early night?" Crowd says "No!" #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArts
Irma Thomas, Soul Queen of New Orleans
closed the outdoor concert. It was also fun to know the Soul Queen of New Orleans joined Twitter just as Summer Arts Weekend kicked off!
Spread the word, Irma Thomas is now on twitter!Irma_thomas_Official
Every bit the soul queen of new orleans! @IrmaTHomasNOLA @wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/Nm1EKIpl69/Mary M. Tinti
Irma Thomas bringing whole other dimension of the New Orleans soundScott McLennan
Taking requests and taking no prisoners! You can have my husband but please don't mess with my man...@irmath http://instagr.am/p/Nm3PL-pl8o/Mary M. Tinti
Irma Thomas' voice is filling up Copley Square on a beautiful July night #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWknd @IrmaThomasNOLAWGBHArts
Irma just dedicated last song to Helen, a waitress at Charlie's Kitchen in Cambridge. Helen in front row, over the moon. #bossummerartswkndKris Wilton
Can't wait for the After Hours Club - holla! #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArts
SUMMER ARTS WEEKEND: AFTER HOURS - FRIDAY JULY 27, 2012
As Irma Thomas closed her set in Copley Square the audience for the "After Hours Club" moved to The Copley Club in the Fairmont Copley Hotel.
Intimate after hours serenade by @sierrahull at the Copley Club. Beautiful hymn, beautiful voice #bossummerartswknd @WGBHArtsMary M. Tinti
Sierra Hull and Del McCoury bridging generations of bluebrass in Copley Club havimg Bill Monroe lovefest #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
At the after-hours: swanky hotel, down-home bluegrass. @sierrahull #bossummerartswkend http://pic.twitter.com/ebk4K80fKris Wilton
Irma Thomas simply sparkles at Copley Club + the audience can't believe their luck. What a voice, what a presence, what a night! #wgbhartsMary M. Tinti
Irma Thomas bringing old-school soul & R&B to Boston #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWknd @BostonDotComWGBHArts
Soul queen just blazed the stage at the Copley Club. Love her!!!Bridgit
Can hardly contain my excitement for @PresHall to take the floor at the Copley Club...they're gonna blow the roof off this place! #wgbhartsMary M. Tinti
Hot *amn the trumpeter for @PresHall is BRINGING IT! #BosSummerArtsWknd #WGBHArts @BostonDotComWGBHArts
Did I mention it's my birthday? Every birthday should include dancing and music like this! Thanks @PresHall #bossummerartswkndKris Wilton
Day 1 of the Summer Arts Fest killed. Great blending of traditions with Prez Hall, Del McCoury, Irma Thomas, Sierra Hull #BosSummerArtsWkndScott McLennan
6000 people came to Copley Square today for inaugural Boston Summer Arts Weekend. Now that's a BIG deal. Were U there??? #BosSummerArtsWkndBridgit
Photos & video from Friday night swinging in Copley Square. Were you among the dancers? #BosSummerArtsWknd http://ow.ly/czh4dWGBHArts
To all my peeps: I want to make #BosSummerArtsWknd a trend 2day so please retweet where ever u are & if u'r in #Boston, come 2 #CopleySquareBridgit
SATURDAY JULY 28, 2012
Day Two of Summer Arts Weekend was devoted to high-flying energetic music for big and little kids. WGBHArts contributor Stacy Buchanan enjoyed the family festivities with her intrepid and discerning son, Liam. Stacy previewed these headliners in advance:
Flooky and The Beans
,
Bonaparte
, and
Dan Zanes and Friends
.
#BosSummerArtsWknd, or bust. Could use some of Bonaparte's magic right about now, I haven't seen a 57 bus in over 30 minutes.Stacy Buchanan
It's all about balance with Flooky and the Beans! #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/NoQqYLOue8/Stacy Buchanan
Oops, Flooky's rockin out so hard I think he blew out a speaker. #BosSummerArtsWkndStacy Buchanan
They're back! #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/J31cmWc6Stacy Buchanan
Sticking grass up my son's nose, family fun! #BosSummerArtsWknd http://instagr.am/p/NoU7KZOuRl/Stacy Buchanan
Bonaparte is soooo charming the young kids! And by 'young kids', I mean everyone here. #BosSummerArtsWkndStacy Buchanan
@RadioBDC's @adamxii is getting ready to bring Dan Zanes and friends out. #BosSummerArtsWknd #TeamDelFuegosStacy Buchanan
African Gospel Artists, Dinka Group joining Zanes & Friends for family boogiethon on Copley Square #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/vBzJr8f4Scott McLennan
RT @emcallanan: Look who has just joined Dan Zanes on stage at #BosSummerArtsWknd! http://pic.twitter.com/ZQNkxn5qWGBHArts
Such a beautiful day. #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/NohYMAuua8/Stacy Buchanan
Liam's getting a face painting, courtesy of @CitizensBank. #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/hJ0ritEAStacy Buchanan
His name is 'Fireball'. #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/NokjD3uud7/Stacy Buchanan
Me and WGBHs Fetch star @ #bossummerartswknd http://pic.twitter.com/vorykzIXBridgit
Even Arthur has shown up to enjoy #BosSummerArtsWknd! http://pic.twitter.com/9r0WgrRuErin Callanan
To double the fun, festival organizers had a second stage running for several local performances.
Wolftones rocking outkast hey yeah a cappella at fountain stage boston summer arts #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/7WDsThS2Scott McLennan
Harney Acacemy Irish dancers.on Copley Fountain Stage #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/6Fq3OD5SScott McLennan
Luminariumbbrowngirl
Sharon Shannon Band setting up. Summer Arts getting ready for grown up music (still family friendly tho) #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/AYrlQkIKScott McLennan
Hot tip Sharon Shannon says she ia sitting in with Suzanne Vega @ 7ish in Copley Square #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Cool breeze, jigs, waltzes kinda perfecr on Copley Squarw rigjt now #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Sharon Shannon bringing Boston on a Celtic sojourn. Her playing is full of flavors from classical to folk #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/csL1FVAdScott McLennan
Playing the free summer arts fest at Copley sq boston today at 4! Hanging at @Newportfolkfest tmr!The Low Anthem
Ben from The Low Anthem getting ready for their set. You have about 20 minutes to get to Copley Plaza to check it out. http://pic.twitter.com/wMSKsAHwEdgar B Herwick III
And the saw and bow have their moment, too...just exquisite #wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/No4Cu9Jlz_/Mary M. Tinti
The Low Anthem sounding - by turns - both large and intimate down on Copley Square. @wgbh #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/mWP1MhTIEdgar B Herwick III
Easily 10 different instruments played by The Low Anthem already. Such deep, rich, eclectic & haunting sounds. #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
#Lowanthem sending cool vibes out to Copley Square. #bossummerartswknd http://pic.twitter.com/GN0xD0XiBridgit
Horn, saw, flute keys blues_ must be Low Anthem #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Final song of the set, "Charlie Darwin" = perfection with @thelowanthem #wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/No6N04pl2F/Mary M. Tinti
Me and Poncho #bosSummerartswknd http://pic.twitter.com/ru8fFfQABridgit
Poncho Sanchez practicing backstagebbrowngirl
Pancho Sanchez takea stage, rain getting chaaed off. Now that is powerful music #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/7g3VAeeqScott McLennan
A hearty, umbrella clad crowd loving the groove of the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndmarymtinti
Pancho Sanchez is putting the hurt on those congas #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Brass and bongos...is there anything better? Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band is heating thing up in Copley! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
When others ran for cover, Marilyn Bluestein and Vinny Hennessy of Braintree excitedly waited out the rain a http://instagr.am/p/NpCwEGJl8m/Mary M. Tinti
25 years since Solitude Standing...still as raw and honest as ever, Suzanne Vega #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
Suzanne Vega tophatted and ready to go opened with toms diner#WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/fhesJHcZScott McLennan
The highlight of Summer Arts Weekend was the 25th Anniversary celebration of
Suzanne Vega's
Grammy-nominated album,
Solitude Standing
. Scott McLennan
previewed
her Boston performance.
First of just three Solitude Standing shows this year! Lucky, lucky Boston! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
Suzanne Vega's trip back to Solitude Standing reaffirms it as an essential from the 80s. Her first full airing went down in Boston #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Suzanne Vega's killer setlist from #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/qN5vb4pwScott McLennan
Vega says a lot of these songs are kind of watery, anyway, so they fit right in with the weather-Enjoy, Boston! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
And Sharon Shannon joins the set with her amazing accordian stylings! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
Soul Rebels andAlison Balsom waiting to join Suzanne Vega #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/XRe7WfPZScott McLennan
Suzanne Vega finale with Soul Rebels and Alison Balsom...killer rendition of Tom's Diner #wgbharts. #bossumm http://instagr.am/p/NpUNNdJl6L/Mary M. Tinti
Backstage view of Boston Summer Arts Weekendbasicblacknow
Soul Rebels hitting Summer Arts stage#WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/ixnLWKRdScott McLennan
What do you get when you combine pop, rap, five horns, go-go-swing, two sets of drums, and a New Orleans flavor??? Soul RebelsBridgit
Big time brass of Soul Rebels wowing the crowds in Copley! #wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/NpXOe3pl8i/Mary M. Tinti
Soul Rebels is doing a cover of Michael Jackson's Off the Wall - FIRM!!!!Bridgit
Those who tougjed out the weathet got something special from suzanne vega and soul rebels at Boston Summer Arts #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
After an incredible day, why not more music? The party went inside the Fairmont Copley Hotel for more after-hours music.
Sharon Shannon in the Copley Club - great acoustic in here. http://pic.twitter.com/3dbOwc2mBridgit
Gareth Naher big ups singing Galway Girl with Sharon Shannon inside and out Boston Summer Arts #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Jazzy piccolo and piano from the Pacho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band...Love it! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
Pancho Sanchez at Boston Summer Arts After Hours Clubbasicblacknow
Poncho Sanchez making folks get outta their seats; couples on the dance floor swinging to "Watermelon Man" #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArts
As a special treat, the Copley Club After Hours audience was given a preview of some of the classical performers on the bill for the final day of Summer Arts Weekend, which was devoted to Classical music and hosted by several of WGBH Classical New England personalities. Anderson and Roe; and Igudesman and Joo had the audience captured and ready for more the next day.
Anderson and Roe...4 hands, one piano! Seering friction and musical danger on 88 keys = awesome. A & R are sparkly and fantastic! #wgbhartsMary M. Tinti
I <3 these two: Anderson & Roe @ Copley Club #bossummerartswknd http://www.andersonroe.com/news/Bridgit
Getting first look at Anderson & Roe. Fout hands 88 keys one enthusiastic grasp on classical. Check em Sunday at Summer Arts #WGBHArtsScott McLennan
Igudesman & Joo turn "I Will Survive" into a Russian classic - catch them again on Sunday #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArts
Igudesman and Joo at the Boston Summer Arts After Hours Clubbasicblacknow
Next up on the After Hours Club,
The Low Anthem
.
Low Anthem covering Leonard Cohen's Bird on a Wire at the Copley Club - masterful! #BosSummerArtsWkndBridgit
Low Anthem Sings Bird on a Wire at Boston Summer Arts After Hoursbasicblacknow
The Low Anthem sound is made for spaces like the Copley Club so saturated, textured, complex + beautiful #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
@thelowanthem kicking it up a notch with funky rendition of "Hang On Sloopy" audience singing along! #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArts
Suzanne Vega about to take the stage; can't wait to hear her incredible voice in this space! #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWknd @suzyvWGBHArts
Suzanne Vega wows at Copley Club #wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/Npv3Pkpl-u/Mary M. Tinti
Suzanne Vega channels Carson McCullers - very cheeky! #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArts
Soul Rebels closing things out at the Copley Club with big time New Orleans brass and a bouncing crowd! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
Plus, gotta love the Paul Pierce jersey on the sousaphone player! Way to be man, go Celtics! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti
Soul Rebels Play at the Boston Summer Arts After Hours Clubbasicblacknow
Totally dance tweeting to Soul Rebels! #wgbharts These guys rule!Mary M. Tinti
Bos. Landmarks Orchestra performance 4:45 has moved to Old S. Church at 645 Boylston St. All others will go as planned.#BosSummerArtsWknd.Bridgit
I saw Dan Zanes, Sharon Shannon, Low Anthem, Poncho Sanchez, Suzanne Vega, and Soul Rebels on Saturday and not Coldplay. That's a great day.Scott McLennan
Congratulations--you've made it to the end of our detailed list. Now you know what a summer weekend in Boston, packed with some of the best musical talent from around the U.S. and abroad, can deliver. WGBHArts speaks confidently for the entire group of festival organizers and friends when we say everyone we met had a great time and we look forward to doing it all over again next year.
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