Folk music fun in New Bedford

New Bedford has many under-appreciated cultural events, one of which is the "salon series" of folk concerts put on by Wepecket Records' Jack Radcliffe. These are held the first Saturday of every month at the Wamsutta Club in a cafe setting. Most of the audience sits at tables and you can order food and drink to enjoy while you listen to the music. The cost is low, and while you do not see big name acts, the singers are uniformly good. The most recent concert had "the two Rix:" Rick Nestler and Rik Palieri. Both of these singers have toured and sung with Pete Seeger. Rick Nestler is a gravelly-voiced singer-songwriter who has seven albums to his credit and who wrote "The River That Flows Two Ways," the anthem of the Hudson River. Rik Palieri is a multi-instrument virtuoso who not only played guitar and banjo, but also the Native American flute and the Polish bagpipe. The concert included lots of audience sing-along and was a rollicking evening of fun. Look for these events on-line and come on out!