In 1981, the Lonesome Fish Quintet was born with Jim Henry on guitar, Sarah Lawson on Bass, Match Atkinson on tenor, Adam Sweet on fiddle and Owen Bradley on mandolin.  The Quintet performed on the Campus of Hampshire College

Sweet Georgia Brown

How Mountain Girls Can Love

IKnowYouRider - Opus38

Walking After Midnight

The Lonesome Fish Quintet formed on the campus of Hampshire College and performed for parties from 1981 to 1982.  With Jim Henry on guitar, Sarah Lawson on bass, Match Atkinson on tenor, Adam Sweet on fiddle and Owen Bradley on mandolin.

How MT Girls Can Love

I Know You Rider - Opus 38

Vamp In The Middle

Temperance Reel

Fluid Drive

Love Please Come Home

Swift River's original members were Claiborne Woodall on guitar, John Rough on banjo, Bruce on bass and Adam Sweet on mandolin.  The band recorded one short album with Blue Wolf Studio before disbanding that summer.

Trial By Fire

The Grudge

Take Me Down

Squirrels Run

Instrumental

Im Not The Man

Hard Cold Rain

Baby Mine

Maple Ridge was founded in 1988 by Terry Atkinson, Joe Blumenthal and John Rough. Adam Sweet joined the group in 1989 on fiddle and mandolin.  The group recorded their first album with Signature Sounds in 1995 and disbanded in 1997.

The Letter

The Hobo Song

Medley

Grumbling, Growling

Colleen Malone

Come Hither To Go Yon

Brunhilds Request

Featuring Adam Sweet on the Irish Bouzouki!   The tune's age has yet to be established, despite the adjective 'Old' in the title, and there is often confusion about which 'Copperplate' is the 'old' and which the 'new' that either the 'G' or 'A dorian' tune may be meant by either. Published and recorded versions of the A dorian melody prior to 1974 have not been found.

The Old Copper Plate

The Musical Priest is a tune that fiddler Adam Sweet learned while playing for dances in Massachusetts as a teenager.

The Musical Priest

Woodkerne was founded in 1997 by Adam Sweet on fiddle and mandolin, John Rough on banjo, Peter Siegel on guitar, and Dad Richardson on bodhran and concertina.  Peter left the band soon due to differences in direction and Paul Burton joined on guitar and penny whistle.  Dan got arthritis in his hands and had to quit the band in 2000. Andy Wiener joined and participated in the recording sessions at Avocet in Colrain, MA.  Paul moved to California in 2002 and James Bunting joined on guitar and Irish bouzouki.  The band broke up in 2009.

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The Blackthorn Stick

Sidh Beag Agus Sidh Mohr

Woodkerne was founded in 1997 by Adam Sweet on fiddle and mandolin, John Rough on banjo, Peter Siegel on guitar, and Dad Richardson on bodhran and concertina.  Peter left the band soon due to differences in direction and Paul Burton joined on guitar and penny whistle.  Dan got arthritis in his hands and had to quit the band in 2000. Andy Wiener joined and participated in the recording sessions at Avocet in Colrain, MA.  Paul moved to California in 2002 and James Bunting joined on guitar and Irish bouzouki.  The band broke up in 2009.

Learn more: https://www.woodkerne.band/

Pastures Of Plenty

Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore is a lovely ballad that tells the story of a gentleman who misses his home.

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