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Upcoming Live

Wednesday 3/6/24  7  pm

Northwood Art & Music Warehouse

933 28th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
With Mario, Doug & Bill

Wednesday 3/6/24  3 pm
Boca Raton, FL
Part 2 of
"In Search Of Greatness"
4 lectures
begins weekly
Osher/ FAU Lifelong Learning
(561) 297-3171 or olliboca@fau.edu

Friday 3/8/24
7  pm ET

Tracy, Rod & Ian at
The Galway Shawl
2948 E Commercial Blvd
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308
Phone+1 954 999 5577

Sunday 3/10/24  3  pm

Live on WLRN
"Folk & Acoustic Music"
with Michael Stock
91.3 fm Miami, FL
streaming live to facebook

Sunday 3/17/24
4-7  pm ET

Tracy Sands Big Band
West Palm Beach Amphitheater

Sunday 3/24   4 pm
Emerald Concerts

with special guest Rex Blazer
St John's Lutheran Church
2919 Van Buren St
Hollywood, FL
Info: 954.290.4141 or email
Advance tix $27 (includes $2 for church)
via paypal       via venmo or check
At door $32 (includes $2 for church)

Sunday 3/31/24
9 am-1 pm ET
Greenmarket
Burns Rd
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
w/Bill, Doug & Mario

Monday 4/1/24  4 pm
Special One-Time Lecture
Women Sing The Blues

Osher/FAU Lifelong Learning
Boca Raton, FL
(561) 297-3171 or olliboca@fau.edu

European Tour  April 4-24
Rod MacDonald & Mark Dann

Sunday 4/7/24
7  pm ET
Greenwich Village
Folk Festival

watch at
www.facebook.com/GVFF2024
www.greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org
GVFF youtube channel

May events:
rodmacd@aol.com

5/15
Big Brass Bed at
Funky Biscuit
Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration

5/18
The Meetinghouse
Ithaca, NY

5/19
Dylanfest
Long Island Museum
Stoneybrook, NY

5/29
Argyle Brewery
Cambridge, NY

Summer Tour 2024:
rodmacd@aol.com

6/8
Music On Malphrus
Bluffton, SC

6/15
House Concert
Chicago, IL

6/24-8
Songwriting With Rod MacDonald
Common Ground On The Hill
virtual workshop

7/17
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA

Rod MacDonald

A veteran of the Greenwich Village folk scene, Rod MacDonald’s happily ensconced in Delray and still manages to eke out a pretty good living with frequent touring and an ongoing series of master classes at FAU where he lectures on popular music.

Prior to relocating to these realms in 1995, MacDonald was a constant presence at many of New York’s most prestigious folk clubs, including Gerdes Folk City and the Bottom Line, and his level activity both here and abroad hasn’t faltered since.

Despite frequent overseas tours, he manages to make regular Florida appearances, not only under his own auspices, but also as part of his Dylan tribute band Big Brass Bed and in a traditional group setting with singer Tracy Sands. Their songs are devoted to social and political commentary; his “American Jerusalem” was hailed for its commentary about the contrast between the rich and the poor. It’s little wonder his material has been covered by the likes of Dave Van Ronk, Shawn Colvin, Jonathan Edwards, and the ubiquitous Four Bitchin’ Babes.

He can also claim ten solo albums and shared stages with Emmylou Harris, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, Richie Havens, Ani DiFranco, Odetta, Suzanne Vega, and the Violent Femmes. Whew! If you’ve never caught him in concert, keep a lookout. It’s only a matter of time before you find him playing in a pub near you.

By Lee Zimmerman, New Times