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A basement in Harvard Square

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“It’s hard to believe that thousands of musicians consider playing in a room no larger than 30’ x 40’ that intimately seats 125 in a basement in Harvard Square as “making it.” But they do, because this brick-floored subterranean locale is Club Passim, one of the nation’s legendary cultural icons and epicenter of great folk and acoustic music. A place where musicians like Joan Baez, Tom Rush, Jackie Washington, Peter Wolf, Taj Mahal, Patty Larkin, Goeff & Maria Muldaur, Shawn Colvin, and Suzanne Vega cut their musical teeth before playing larger venues.”

From the Club Passim Web site

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  1. Cara Austin Blog Project» Blog Archive » Cara Austin live at Club Passim Says:

    [...] earlier this year when Cara played at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA. At the time, I provided some quotes and history about the venue, which are worth a [...]

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