Patio Records

At the heart of Patio Records is the sponsorship of concerts and recordings to help create garden patios at hospitals for individuals battling through the afflictions of cancer. Events and contributions to date helped bring to fruition the Mary Eagan Garden at Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham that adjoins the Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Care Center, the Mary Eagan Garden within the 4.5 acre Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park in Ottawa, Ontario. Click, and phase one of the garden in the Minto Courtyard at the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Ottawa's west end.

Next up, Saturday, June 16, 2012, The 16th Annual Greater Waltham Healing Garden Music Fest (at the Maxwell Auditorium within the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA). The lineup will feature some of the finest songwriters, singers and instrumentalists from the U.S. and Canada.
Nashville, Tennessee's Irene Kelley will be accompanied once again by Scott Neubert, and adding to their exciting set will be her daughter Justyna Kelley on vocals and guitar. Can't wait to hear the new songs on Irene's album (coming out about the same time as the show).
The Laws will be making their way from Wheatley, Ontario, to perform in their fifth Greater Boston Healing Garden concert (on top of a half-dozen appearances in Ottawa, Kitchener, and Toronto ones). John and Michele are fan and family favorites, with their beatiful harmonies to augment their great songs and spirit.
Can't have a country and folk show without some superb fiddling, and Kelli Trottier will, along with Greg Simm on guitar, provide only exquisite fiddle playing and some oh-so-sweet sining (and if we're lucky, maybe a bit of stepdancing wizardry to boot).... Stay tuned for other special guests, of whom will be HG Stalwart Edmond Boudreau.

For the second year, 100% of ticket proceeds from will be donated to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA, who have established a fund and commitment to bring a Healing Garden to fruition. Tickets will be available online by Februrary 16th.

Click on the Events page for more info on events past and future.

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Many kindred friendships are being made along the way to seeing a bridging of the folk/country/country-folk scenes for performers from the from Waltham/Boston, MA area to the expanses of Canada. It started with a January '97 tour of Eastern Massachusetts with Suzie Vinnick, Rick Fines, and Miche Pouliot, and is gaining verve and momentum one new friendship and musical partnership at a time.

Garden at the Childrens Hospital Boston at Waltham Campus (nee Waltham Hospital).