Praised by audiences for her powerful, lonesome voice and haunting songs, Rachel Sumner carefully spins melodies that get caught in your head and delivers them “with an attitude and drive in her guitar playing...sure to strike a chord and dig deep into your heart. ” (Red Line Roots)

“METICULOUS SONGWITING” - NPR

Rachel may be best known as the former guitarist and singer-songwriter from bluegrass string phenom Twisted Pine, but it is in her recent venture as a solo artist that we are beginning to fully recognize her dynamism as a writer and performer. Whether she’s fronting her new band of lush, low-voiced strings or appearing with only a guitar, you’ll be mesmerized by her elegantly intricate arrangements and captivated by the delivery of each and every word. Now, you may be getting the idea that all of her songs are delicate, crystalline confessionals; they are most certainly not. Rachel is both a Willie Nelson and a Patsy Cline of indie-folk - writing the heartfelt but catchy songs and conveying their emotional complexity with candor and an achingly beautiful yodel. And it is her diverse love of pop, classical, country and everything in between that she draws upon to synthesize into her own unique sound.

“Though Sumner has roots in both the bluegrass and classical worlds, this is true-blue singer-songwriter folk through and through, too: achingly clear, and wide open to the world, with twang and tenderness enough to carry us through the fire of an unusually difficult year.” - Cover Lay Down

$17 advance | $22 day-of | $10 Student

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Lena Jonsson Trio

The multi award winning Lena Jonsson Trio continues to break new grounds around the world with their unique mix of deeply rooted Swedish folk, jazz, American old-time and electro

acoustic sounds.

Lena Jonsson’s ability to balance this with innovative artistic sensibilities, sparkling joy of life and a charisma of a rock-star have made her one Scandinavia’s most visionary musicians. Together with guitarist Erik Ronström and bassist Krydda Sundström they create a virtuosic yet playful trio. In April 2023, the trio won Artist of the year at the Swedish Folk awards. Their album ”Stories from the Outside” won both a Swedish Grammis and the Manifest prize in 2021 and Album of the year by LIRA Music Magazine and song of the year by Swedish radio. They released their third album ”Elements” in June 2023.

"If you are already a fan of Lena Jonsson, you will be expecting an exciting mix of contemporary and traditional fiddle, American oldtime and Swedish dance music, folk rock and rockabilly funk: so this album won’t hold many surprises. If you are new to Jonsson’s music, welcome to a world of fine fiddling from both sides of the Atlantic."

— FolkWorld #65

$25 advance | $32 day-of | $15 students

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Sharon Jones is a legendary performer and native of Portsmouth, NH, where she shines as an original stand-out of the Seacoast music scene, with engagements throughout New England, in Boston and in New York.

An entertainer in the classical sense of the word, Sharon's versatility allows her to communicate with audiences in any setting. Her two- and three-piece ensembles will complement a social experience with intimate jazz music. With her band, Sharon gives a riff-driven high-energy R&B and Blues performance that gets the crowds dancing. Her passion for performance radiates, and her expressiveness embraces her audiences. Ending Sharon's concerts is a challenge as the audience begs for more!

"We love backing up Sharon. She's a star. She's a treasure. It's amazing to me that someone with her talent is still on the Seacoast," says Ken Ormes of The Downtown Express - the band that often accompanies Sharon. There is mutual delight for Sharon and her longtime followers when she performs for NH Seacoast audiences.

For this performance, Sharon pays tribute to the great Sarah Vaughan, joined by an all-star lineup:

John Hyde - Piano

Josh Schultz - Bass

John Medeiros Jr. - Percussion

Jason Palmer - Trumpet

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Clara Rose and Raphaella Hero

Clara and Raphaella blend two unique voices into an inseparable whole in their revealing delivery of original music, traditional folk melodies, and improvisation. Their music represents a way of being together with presence, patience, compassion, embodiment, playfulness, and curiosity—elements that are central to the spirit of improvisation which characterizes their musical partnership. With every performance, they offer an invitation to simply be, holding space for healing not only in contemplation but in celebration. To put down what you carry, enter the present moment, and open yourself to joy in the safe embrace of acoustic sound, creative mastery, and grace. 

Embarking on their second tour as a duo, Clara and Raphealla will bring their music to new and old friends around New England, their goal to share brightness and warmth in community through the winter months.

learn more: https://www.heromusic.org/clara-and-raphaella



$17 advance | $22 day-of | $10 student

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SWING DANCE w/Annie & the Fur Trappers

Jen & Ray of Lindy Maine will be teaching the basics of swing before the show, so come early and learn a few steps! Open to all. 7pm. 

Annie and the Fur Trappers are a Boston based traditional jazz and blues band which formed in 2016. Originally founded in St. Louis, Missouri, the band currently includes clarinet, trumpet, trombone, bass, banjo, guitar, washboard, and violin. Annie and the Fur Trappers is dedicated to performing and preserving the music of the 1920s and 30s today. The band plays traditional jazz, delta blues, ragtime, and swing music. Their version of "Delta Bound" was selected to be displayed at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience in Meridian, Mississippi. Annie and the Fur Trapper's original song "You Break It, you Buy It" was selected for the St. Louis Blues Society's 17 in 17 compilation album.

Annie and the Fur Trappers have performed at a variety of music festivals including the Big Muddy Blues Festival, The Whitaker Jazz festival The Apple Butter Festival, Cherokee Street Jazz Fest, HONK!TX, Musikfest, The Cherokee Street Jazz Crawl, and The Rosebud Cafe Music Festival, to name a few.

The band released their second studio album, Muskrat Ramble, on vinyl in 2019. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul Niehaus IV at Blue Lotus Studios. The album includes a number of blues, traditional jazz, and swing favorites, and won an award as “Best Self-Produced Album” by the St. Louis Blues Society. The vinyl was pressed by Standard Vinyl. The band, relocating to the Boston area in 2020 during the global pandemic, the band has been working on recording a new album at PBS studios in Massachusetts.

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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THIS IS A DANCE PARTY!

Inspired by the traditional drum rhythms of Ghana, Kotoko Brass has created a unique, joyful, and improvisational style of West African dance music described by the BostonGlobe as “propulsive, infectious party music”. The drums provide the heart and soul of Kotoko Brass — merging syncopated African percussion polyrhythms with hard-hitting dance grooves on the drum set. The horns blend traditional sounds of New Orleans with the famous West African brass band sound heard from Ghana to Nigeria, and the guitar, keys, and bass evoke classic African and Caribbean styles of highlife, afro beat, and reggae.

A celebratory and energetic synthesis of music, people, and cultures fromaround the world, Kotoko Brass features musicians from Ghana, Antigua, Japan, and the United States playing together in unity. Kotoko Brass has shared the stage with An-gelique Kidjo, Red Baraat, Femi Kuti, the California Honeydrops, Vieux Farka Toure, In-nov Gnawa, Take 6, the Boston Pops, Rubblebucket, and more.

Attah Poku (percussion) was born and raised in Ghana inside the walls of the Asante King’s palace, and grew up to be a lead drummer in the king’s drum ensemble.

Michael Ofori (percussion) is a multifaceted performing artist from Ghana — his creative interests lie in African performing arts traditions including drumming, acting, and directing.

Ben Paulding (drum set) is an American percussionist who extensively lived and trainedin Kumasi, Ghana, and now directs the Fafali Ghanaian drum and dance ensemble atBrandeis University.

Brian Paulding (trombone) has traveled the world playing pop, soul, reggae, and calypso music in Turkey, Tunisia, Georgia, Germany, Trinidad, Canada, and across the United States.

Dillon Zahner (guitar) specializes in African guitar styles from across the continent, playing music from Mozambique, Senegal, and Mali in bands such as Kina Zore, M’Bolo, and Samba Lolo.

Yusaku Yoshimura (keys) is an internationally touring pianist who has performed and recorded with Earl Chinna Smith and shared stages with Patti LaBelle, Ledisi, and Lalah Hathaway.

M’Talewa Thomas (bass) came to the U.S. in the 90s from his home country of Antigua after touring the Caribbean for many years with leading calypso act Short Shirt.

Andy Bergman (sax) is a versatile andeclectic global musician who has toured the world performing with bands such as Iyeo-ka Okoawo, Guy Mendilow, and the Macrotones.

$17 advance | $22 day-of | $10 student

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THIS IS A DANCE PARTY!

Primo Cubano plays traditional Cuban dance music dating back to the turn of the 20th century. SON is the most popular style to come out of Cuba and is the primary contributor to the blend of Latin styles today known as SALSA. It was first a music of the country people and eventually migrated to Havana, where it was urbanized and began to draw wider audiences.

After 16 years of learning and performing the national music of Cuba, Primo Cubano was invited to perform at the 2024 Havana Jazz Festival! They performed two shows at the festival and then invited to sit in at various bars and clubs throughout city. To their surprise, many Cuban musicians and people from the audience told them that Primo Cubano is the first band they have ever seen from the USA to come to Cuba and perform their music. Needless to say, it was an incredible honor for the band to be validated after all these years. 

Paul D’Alessio: Tres Cubano (a traditional, cuban, guitar-like instrument)

Marc Chillemi: Trumpet, Percussion, BG Vox

Lenny Hatch: Congas, Bongos, Percussion

Ryan Hergenhan: Timbales

Duane Edwards: Upright Bass

Primo Cubano interprets the classic Son Cubano with affinity, appreciation and inspiration bringing this vibrant music to life for audiences in Maine and beyond.

As the Soneros of Cuba say;  “Pa’ Goza!”

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Singer-songwriter Celia Woodsmith and violin virtuoso Jason Anick front this special supergroup with bassist Zachariah Hickman. They will perform an array of roots-inspired originals, country classics, western swing, and bluegrass music. These globe-trotting musicians have crossed paths at festivals all over the world with their respective projects (Della Mae, Rhythm Future Quartet, Barnstar!) and are excited to share the stage for this special collaboration. 

Celia Woodsmith is a GRAMMY-nominated performer, vocalist, and songwriter. The daughter of the Vermont-based poet Sybil Smith, she is influenced by artists such as John Prine, Janis Joplin, and Mahalia Jackson. Woodsmith’s performances can be described as “one of a kind: gritty, muscular, folksy and intimate sometimes all at once” (Bluegrass Situation). Not confined by genre she is as comfortable playing Bill Monroe as she is singing an old jazz standard or a Led Zeppelin rocker. Woodsmith recently

spoke about her experiences with travel and music at TEDx Piscataqua River in Portsmouth, NH.

Berklee College of Music Professor Jason Anick, has earned a reputation among string players as an imaginative improviser, versatile composer, and insightful educator. As a band-leader, Anick has launched a variety of musical projects over the years, including the Gypsy Jazz group Rhythm Future Quartet, an Americana-inspired Acoustic Trio, and a contemporary jazz ensemble with pianist Jason Yeager. A versatile musician and sought after side-man, Anick has also shared the stage with an array of artists like Stevie Wonder, Tommy Emmanuel, Hamilton de Holanda, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band, John Sebastian, Delta Rae, and Ward Hayden and the Outliers. With performances all over the world and renowned venues like TD Garden, NPR, and The Late Night Show, Jason has proven himself to be a leader in the ever-growing contemporary string world.

$20 advance | $25 day-of | $12 student

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John Doyle & Mick McAuley have been playing music together on the international stage for over twenty years. As multi-instrumentalist members of Irish-American supergroup Solas, they combined to create part of the group’s unmistakeable early sound which garnered critical worldwide acclaim with the Boston Herald heralding Solas as “The Best Traditional Band in the World”.

Over the last several years, Doyle and McAuley have toured extensively as a duet all over Europe and the U.S. and have recently recorded and released a new and exciting album of original and traditional songs and tunes which range from explosive instrumental sets to heart-rending and beautiful ballads.

Individually, they have played and recorded with some of the most respected musical artists in the world and are, themselves, among the most highly regarded musicians in the Irish folk world.

$25 advance | $32 day-of | $20 student

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Award-winning indie/folk artist Jason Anderson returns to his native New England for a very special night at The Dance Hall. Jason will be joined by a band of northeast all-stars for a joyful set of soulful covers, wintry originals, and a handful of holiday classics. 

The best part is that this show is a benefit for Cross Roads House. For over 40 years, CRH has offered shelter, respect, and collaborative solutions to unhoused individuals in the seacoast community.

So let’s pack the place for a good cause. And don’t forget your dancing shoes. 

$10 advance | $15 day-of

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Jake Blount, Nic Gareiss and Sammy Wetstein, award-winning folk, jazz, and world music performers, have joined forces combining vibrant synergy, deft movements, and stories long untold. Through traditional songs familiar and arcane, this new trio celebrates the vivacious rhythms and deep roots of America’s eldest musics.

Jake Blount (Providence, RI) is a singer and multi-instrumentalist described by NPR as “an Afrofuturist in roots-music garb.” A winner of the 2021 Steve Martin Banjo Prize and a Smithsonian Folkways recording artist, American Songwriter has dubbed him the “King of Roots.” Jake has already lead an amazing career - read more HERE.

Percussive dancer Nic Gareiss (Lansing, MI) has been named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” and has been hailed by the New York Times for their “dexterous melding of Irish and Appalachian dance.” In 2020, Gareiss received the Michigan Heritage Award, the highest honor his home state bestows on traditional artists.

Sammy Wetstein (Boston, MA) is a musician who infuses folk and jazz music with improvisational creativity. Sammy has performed at the Newport Folk Festival, The Shalin Liu Performance Center, and the International Bluegrass Music Association conference, and has appeared alongside artists jazz icons Joe Levano and Kenny Barron, and world-renowned string players including Eugene Friesen, Darol Anger, and Jason Anick. He is currently a student at Berklee College of Music focusing on jazz and roots cello performance. 

Blount, Gareiss, and Wetstein's years of experience as performers, educators, and scholars in their respective traditions have drawn them close to the spontaneous creative force at the heart of music-making. The trio brings the power of those fresh bonds to bear in a new performance: a paean to both strong roots and musical co-infatuations traced in wood, flesh, and gesture.

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Todd Hearon

w/ special guests Jake Davis + The Whiskey Stones

Todd Hearon is a New Hampshire-based singer-songwriter (living in Exeter, born in Texas, raised in North Carolina) in the Americana/alt-country/folk vein. His first album, Border Radio (2021), was featured in American Songwriter and Boston’s SKOPE magazine and listed as “Best Seacoast Music” of 2021 in Seacoast Online.  Of the songs, Seacoast Online wrote, “Todd Hearon is proof that good folkin’ country singers still walk among us. Somewhere from the great beyond, Townes Van Zandt has happened on Todd's tunes . . . and felt his cheeks go flush with envy.”  SKOPE echoed, “Poetry and song, ever old friends, meet again and merge in every line of Border Radio.” 

His new album, Impossible Man, produced by Don Dixon, shows Hearon branching into new artistic territory, even as he keeps close to his folk/traditional roots. He'll be joined by a full band, including Andrew Blowen, Lindsay Garfield, Alex Keenan, Rich Habib, Ralph Sneeden and Geoff Taylor.

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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A Walk In The Woods: Album Release

5 years ago, pianist-composer Clifford Cameron recorded and released his genre-bending debut album Katahdin, featuring some of the brightest new improvisers and musical voices on the New York scene. This recording would serve as a snapshot of his time in New York City before moving to Maine, leaving behind the trains, subways and dollar pizza for the farms, forests and fields. In that time he has reunited with his family, released several albums of original music and said farewell to his ailing father. Such a turbulent and shifting course of years has led him to lean hardest on the things that never fail to offer support and nourishment: being out in nature with his dog, Alpine, and creating music.

A Walk in The Woods takes us through all four seasons and back again. This music winds through the sometimes haunted, sometimes golden woods, past the stone-walled fields that meet the coastline and always homeward on the stretching road. The musical content oscillates between the minutely composed, to the entirely improvised, with the ensemble comprised of some of the most creative musicians in Maine playing orchestral, folk and modern jazz timbres.

Featuring:

Josie Lawrence- Vocals
Special guest Dan Bui- Mandolin
Mia Bella D'Augelli- Violin
Shannon Allen- Cello
Jesse Heasly- Bass
Jesse Beckett Herbert - Flute/Bass Clarinet
Gene Gill- Alto
Clifford Cameron- Piano and compositions

Club d'Elf has been helping audiences lose track of time for twenty five years with its mesmerizing synthesis of Moroccan traditional music and electronic, dubbed-out funk. Circling about bassist/composer Mike Rivard and drummer Dean Johnston, each Club d'Elf performance features a different line-up, drawn from a constellation of some of the most creative improvisers from the jazz, DJ, rock & world music scenes of Boston, NYC and beyond.

The band's music draws from a startlingly wide spectrum of styles, including jazz, hip hop, electronica, avant garde, prog-rock and dub. Under the tutelage of member Brahim Fribgane (who hails from Casablanca) the band has absorbed Moroccan trance music, which is now an essential part of the mix. Diverse audiences are drawn to Fribgane’s mesmerizing oud stylings, and Rivard’s commanding playing of the Moroccan sintir. Trance forms the central core of the Club d’Elf aesthetic, weaving together the band’s various influences.

In April 2022 the band released its latest album, 'You Never Know', which rose to #2 on the Relix chart. The record unfurls upon kaleidoscopic clouds of spiced smoke, shifting from chopped dub-jazz through trance epics that reimagine Boston as a city of bazaars. Club d’Elf pay tribute to the music and musicians who have been primary influences, with half the album being covers of gnawa, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Moroccan band Nass el-Ghiwane, and Frank Zappa. The other half consists of original music inspired by Rivard's personal journey into darkness following a near death experience in the remote jungle of the Peruvian Amazon.

"You Never Know is a wide ranging romp, full of serenity, chaos, longing, improvisation and peerless musicianship inspired by music from India and Morocco as well as the maverick jazz of Miles Davis and Frank Zappa."

- Banning Eyre, Afropop Worldwide

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Ruth and Ben String Band

w/ special guests: "Old Time" Dave Talmage Band

Led by guitarist Ruth Rappaport and her fiddler son, Ben Wetherbee, the band's repertoire includes rousing, powerful old-time fiddle tunes and traditional, modern, and original songs that feature tight harmony singing. Ruth played for many years in the eclectic string band The Poodles, and Ben has made a mark for himself as a popular old-time, roots rock, and alt music fiddler. Both Ruth and Ben are instructors at the Passim School of Music in Cambridge.

Besides fiddle and guitar, the band features Joel Wennerstrom on clawhammer banjo. The Ruth and Ben String Band works with a number of great bass players, including Gian Criscitiello, Larry Unger, Stuart Kenney, Mike Siegel, and Riley Mullany.

"When they've brought their high-energy old time music [to Bluegrass Tuesdays] in the past, they've absolutely electrified the audience, which is really saying something for all-acoustic music."  

-Bluegrass Tuesdays (Cambridge MA)

PowerMoneyCake plays stripped down yet faithful versions of the entire Steely Dan catalog. This time around they will be playing the labrum The Royal Scam and Gaucho in its entirety, plus a smattering of hits and deep cuts spanning their career. We'll also have special guest Josh DiJoseph joining us on electric guitar.

If you love Steely Dan, you’ll love PowerMoneyCake. It’s that simple.

The band:

Rick Habib: drums and vocals (Dreadnaught, Diaspora Radio, Wheel of Awesome, Kate Redgate Band)

Bob Lord: bass guitar (Dreadnaught)

Sky Rubins: electric guitar (Trade)

Chris Sink: keyboards (Trade, Queen City Soul, Amorphous Band)

People often ask us why we named a Steely Dan tribute Power Money Cake. The truth is that the band name has nothing to do with Steely Dan. We started as a band doing mostly odd covers that we didn't have an outlet for in other bands (Bob Lord came up with the tagline "Music for very few occasions"). By this date in 2012 we had crossed the threshold into a "mostly Steely Dan" cover band. I kept suggesting more Steely Dan tunes and the guys - god bless them - were receptive. By the end of the year it's all we did.

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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SWING DANCE with THE SMACK DABS

*7:00pm, before the show, join us for a brief lesson on the basics of swing with Jen & Ray of Lindy Maine!

The Smack Dabs, out of Boston MA, specialize in good-time Swing Blues music from the 1930s, featuring the songs of Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, The Harlem Hamfats, and many others. This delightful and timeless genre features a rich variety of musical styles, ranging from mournful blues to joyful celebrations, setting the stage for incredible solo and group improvisations and delighting audiences and dancers alike.

We are proud to feature some of Boston's most compelling improvising musicians in our rotating lineup, bringing a fresh and unique sound to each performance.

• Mark Earley: guitar, vocals, kazoo

• Richard Saunders: piano

• Jim Gray: upright bass

• Mark Berney: cornet

• Kit Buckley: saxophone, clarinet

• Jon Kraus: washboard

SWING BLUES: THE BACKSTORY

The 1930s were halcyon days for Swing music, but not just for the likes of big bands like Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Lunceford, and the Dorsey Brothers. There were literally hundreds of small Swing combos from trios to octets, each with its own unique take on the music that dominated the market during the height of the Great Depression. The list of artists who led small combos include Tiny Grimes, Slim Galliard, Billie Holiday, and Fats Waller. In addition to these groups, several important vocal harmony groups were also active on the scene, including the Cats and the Fiddle, the Mills Brothers, the Ink Spots, and the Spirits of Rhythm. Evolving out of New Orleans jazz and ragtime stylings, Swing music was fueled by the improvisational and rhythmic innovations of soloists like Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins. It remains primarily dance music. 

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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The Stray Horses

LET IT BE

Known at The Dance Hall for producing tribute nights to honor your favorite artists, Seth Warner and Marc McElroy are back at at it. This time they will lead an all-star band in a celebration of The Beatles "Let it Be". 

Past tribute shows include: Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Cure, The Last Waltz, etc.

For this performance the band will feature Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire veteran musicians: Charlie Kickham, Zac Francis, Andrew Hodgkins, Marc McElroy and Seth Warner

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9th Annual Django by The Sea~ Gypsy Jazz Festival!

FRIDAY 10.04.24 @ 7:30PM

- Acoustic Nomads

- Django in Brazil feat. Ian Coury​ & Jason Anick

​SATURDAY 10.05.24 @ 7:30PM

- Henry Acker Trio

- Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band

SUNDAY 10.6.24 @ 3PM

- Django's Campsite All-Star Jam

For more info about the festival and bio for each artist, visit:

www.djangobythesea.com

Tickets:

ONE NIGHT/DAY PASS:

~FRIDAY 10.4.24

$30 Advance | $35 Day-of 

~SATURDAY 10.5.24

$30 Advance | $35 Door

~SUNDAY 10.6.24

$20 Advance | $25 Door

WEEKEND PASS:

~$70 Advance | $80 Day-of

Includes: Tickets to Friday-Sunday 

VIP PASS:

~$150

Includes:

-Tickets to Friday-Sunday

-Special VIP Tables​

​-Access to VIP Meet and Greet

-Donation to The Dance Hall

9th Annual Django by The Sea~ Gypsy Jazz Festival!

FRIDAY 10.04.24 @ 7:30PM

- Acoustic Nomads

- Django in Brazil feat. Ian Coury​ & Jason Anick

​SATURDAY 10.05.24 @ 7:30PM

- Henry Acker Trio

- Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band

SUNDAY 10.6.24 @ 3PM

- Django's Campsite All-Star Jam

For more info about the festival and bio for each artist, visit:

www.djangobythesea.com

Tickets:

ONE NIGHT/DAY PASS:

~FRIDAY 10.4.24

$30 Advance | $35 Day-of 

~SATURDAY 10.5.24

$30 Advance | $35 Door

~SUNDAY 10.6.24

$20 Advance | $25 Door

WEEKEND PASS:

~$70 Advance | $80 Day-of

Includes: Tickets to Friday-Sunday 

VIP PASS:

~$150

Includes:

-Tickets to Friday-Sunday

-Special VIP Tables​

​-Access to VIP Meet and Greet

-Donation to The Dance Hall

9th Annual Django by The Sea~ Gypsy Jazz Festival!

FRIDAY 10.04.24 @ 7:30PM

- Acoustic Nomads

- Django in Brazil feat. Ian Coury​ & Jason Anick

​SATURDAY 10.05.24 @ 7:30PM

- Henry Acker Trio

- Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band

SUNDAY 10.6.24 @ 3PM

- Django's Campsite All-Star Jam

For more info about the festival and bio for each artist, visit:

www.djangobythesea.com

Tickets:

ONE NIGHT/DAY PASS:

~FRIDAY 10.4.24

$30 Advance | $35 Day-of 

~SATURDAY 10.5.24

$30 Advance | $35 Door

~SUNDAY 10.6.24

$20 Advance | $25 Door

WEEKEND PASS:

~$70 Advance | $80 Day-of

Includes: Tickets to Friday-Sunday 

VIP PASS:

~$150

Includes:

-Tickets to Friday-Sunday

-Special VIP Tables​

​-Access to VIP Meet and Greet

-Donation to The Dance Hall

SOME Fest 2024

Welcome to SOME Fest, a captivating and family-friendly celebration of creativity, the arts, and community, nestled in the picturesque town of Kittery, Maine. This vibrant music festival will bring together people of all ages and backgrounds, creating an immersive experience that showcases the power of music and art to unite and inspire.

SOME Fest offers a platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their talents across a wide array of musical genres. From the infectious beats of local indie bands to the soul-stirring melodies of more recognized artists, the festival curates an eclectic lineup that caters to diverse musical tastes. There's something for everyone to enjoy at SOME Fest.

• Featuring music from – Ovlov, Dead Gowns, Hello Shark, Sweet Petunia, Kill Kennie, Sponge Head, Megan From Work, Happy Just To See You, Kendra, Deer Isle, Mulva 

• Multimedia Arts Market & pop up gallery w/contributions from nonprofit arts collective WRONG BRAIN

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Half-Day Tickets: $15  | Full-Day Tickets: $25

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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 

1st half of the day: 

12pm - DOORS OPEN. Arts Market + games and kids activities all day until 5pm. 

12:30pm - 6pm; music 

Sweet Petunia

Deer Isle 

Hello Shark 

Kill Kennie 

Megan From Work 

Happy Just To See You 

Dead Gowns 

2nd half of the day:

6:30pm - end; music 

Kendra 

Sponge Head 

Mulva 

Ovlov

Half-Day Tickets: $15  | Full-Day Tickets: $25

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Portsmouth Athenaeum Presents:
Neave Piano Trio

The GRAMMY®–nominated Neave Trio has earned praise for its engaging, cutting-edge performances. New York City’s WQXR explains, "'Neave' is actually a Gaelic name meaning 'bright' and 'radiant', both of which certainly apply to this trio's music-making." 

Formed in 2010, the Neave trio includes violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura. Their 2022 album Musical Remembrances was nominated for a GRAMMY in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble category. Musical Remembrances features Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Ravel. It is the Neave Trio’s fourth album with Chandos Records. 

Neave has performed at many esteemed festivals worldwide, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 92nd Street Y, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series (United Kingdom), and the Samoylov and Rimsky Korsakow Museums' Chamber Music Series in St. Petersburg (Russia). 

During the 2023-24 season, the Neave Trio will be the inaugural Ensemble-in-Residence at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The concert is a presentation of Portsmouth Athenaeum Chamber Music 2024

$30 General Admission | $10 Student

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Rock My Soul

Roots-based, raise-the-rafters Rock My Soul comes to The Dance Hall! Join us for a spirit-soaring evening of spirituals, Civil Rights songs, soul, blues, pop, and Americana. Hear all flavors of American music influenced by the African American tradition, and learn about how they all connect.

For over 20 years, Rock My Soul has established itself as a musical force in northern New England. With its unique brand of rousing, raise-the-rafters music, the group has garnered an ever-growing following and has performed to packed houses throughout New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. Rock My Soul has been featured on TV shows NH Chronicle and 207, as well as Maine Public Radio, and one of its songs was included in the PBS documentary Freedom Songs: Music of the Civil Rights Movement.

Rock My Soul’s concerts attract hundreds of fans, who often dance in the aisles to a sound that is at once traditional and contemporary. The group is tight and polished, yet has the immediacy and soulfulness of the old-school roots sound it seeks to revive. Guaranteed to be a foot stomping, hand clapping good time.

$20 advance | $25 day-of | $12 student

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Sister | Hemlock | Tin Fish

Sister

A Brooklyn-based indie trio composed of Hannah Pruzinsky (they/she), Ceci Sturman (she/her), and James Chrisman (he/him). Senior year of college, Ceci wrote a song for a course assignment and asked Hannah, her roommate since freshman year, to sing it, and the two of them soon started gigging. In the five years since, they’ve been living together and writing songs that could only come from their friendship, trust, and openness.

hemlock

🕊️ swamp-raised, phone-fi bedroom folk

🕊️ most recently based in Chicago - currently on the road, with anchors in Austin, TX & New Orleans, LA

🕊️ hemlock is the ongoing folk experiment of Louisiana-born

   multi-disciplinary artist and independent musician Carolina Chauffe,

   and various rotating collaborators (2018-present)

🕊️ a heart archive, erring on the side of the earnest, imperfect, prolific

🕊️ tender finger-picking and sun-glinted harmonies

This event has been moved to

SATURDAY 8/10 @ 7:30

Ghost Flower Ranch in DOVER, NH

All ages | $10-$20 suggested donation

The Ghost Wolves are deeply rooted Texas rock n' rollers, relentless creators, indestructible sonic voyagers who started their band in a damp Austin shack 11 years ago and have since grown it into a globally recognized musical force. Their music is transgressive, ferocious, unstoppable, and primarily based in blues, punk rock, rock n' roll, early American music, trash, and noise music.

Happiness - Three parts Deer Tick, with guitarist Ian O'Neil, bassist Christopher Dale Ryan and drummer Dennis Ryan joining forces with one part charismatic Ravi Shavi front-man Rafay Rashid - they have a sound whose sum total is totally different. Is it punk? Garage? Surf rock? Who cares? It's exactly what it says it is: Happiness.

$15 advance | $18 day-of

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This performance has been postponed! Stay tuned for a new date .

ALTUS: MYTHOS Album release tour

Altus, a trio of gifted musicians—Dave Adewumi, Isaac Levien and Ryan Sands—embarks on sonic journeys rooted in a decade-long musical bond. Inspired by Black American improvisational techniques, Altus creates narratives that blur the line between immediate experience and timeless mythologies. Their performances, marked by playfulness and narrative focus, promise a unique exploration into the unknown, fueled by a shared love for improvisation.

A workshop will be offered at 5pm prior to the performance offering insight into how Altus functions as a collective and prioritizes narrative and storytelling in their performances.

*MYTHOS* NEW ALBUM

Link to purchase: https://altus-sounds.bandcamp.com/album/mythos

Link to stream:  https://orcd.co/altusmythos

$15 general admission | $10 student

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Choro Das 3

From Brazil to Maine- Choro Das 3 returns to Kittery!

Choro das 3 is a trio of three sisters from Sao Paulo, Brazil who are highly regarded as some of the best choro musicians in the world. (Choro is an enormously appealing musical style that originated in Brazil over 100 years ago and is now popular internationally.) In Brazil, Choro das 3 has been featured on national television, played for the president, and played for huge audiences at national festivals. The band toured the US annually from 2013 - 2019, playing concert venues, festivals and universities from coast to coast. They’ve also toured internationally and have released 11 CD’s. They were recently named as finalists for best Choro Group in the Brazilian national Prêmio Profissionais da Música (Music Professionals Award).Elisa, the youngest sister, was named finalist as best female composer as well.

Of the three sisters in the band, (family name Meyer Ferreira), Corina plays flute and piccolo, Lia plays acoustic 7 string guitar, and Elisa, who writes many of their tunes, plays mandolin, clarinet, banjo, piano and accordion. From the time of the band’s founding, their father, Eduardo, played percussion. Tragically, he died from Covid early in the pandemic. This will be the band’s first US tour since the pandemic.

$17 advance | $22 day-of

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Darlin Corey w/ High Range

Darlin’ Corey features the singing and playing of three well known musicians of the thriving music scene of Portland, ME. Award winning and accomplished fiddler and singer Erica Brown on fiddle, guitar, vocals, notable songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Matt Shipman on guitar, vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo and Portland’s favorite bass player, Kris Day.

Their music is a unique blend of folk with influences from bluegrass and old time music. Together they create an engaging performance of thoughtful originals, traditional songs and songs that influenced them along the way.

With recent highlights including performances at prestigious venues and festivals like Stone Mountain Arts Center, Ossipee Valley and collaborations with The Bangor Symphony Orchestra, they continue to captivate audiences across the Northeast and Canada.

High Range is a New Hampshire-based band playing both original and cover songs featuring fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, upright bass and drums. Making music together since 1999.

"HIGH RANGE has forged a tight, compelling ensemble sound that is highly musical and thoroughly entertaining."

--David McCarty, Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine

Todd Jones – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo and vocals

Rob Kneeland – mandolin, drums and vocals

Ellen Carlson – fiddle and vocals

Steve Roy – mandolin and bass

Brendan Dowd – bass

Zac Francis – bass

$20 advance | $25 day-of

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The Aaron Irwin Trio has received critical praise for its evocative storytelling through a seamless blend of jazz, folk, and improvised music influences. Irwin is an acclaimed saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. His summer 2024 tour is in support of his latest recording (after), released on Adhyâropa Records, draws its title from the practice in poetry of writing new works in conversation with existing works. The music reflects interactions between sound and verse that weave together melancholy, effervescence, and at times, anxiety sparked by chaos.

“Time is elastic in Aaron Irwin's universe, expanding and contracting capriciously... his tunes... generate thoughtful dialogues, crunchy little grooves and moments of great emotive power.”

— Forrest Dylan Bryant, Jazz Times 

Aaron Irwin releases (after) on Adhyâropa Records, his ninth album, a collection of works inspired by poetry as interactions between sound and verse weave together melancholy, effervescence, and at times, anxiety sparked by chaos.

Composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Aaron Irwin is joined by Mike Baggetta (guitar), and Jeff Hirshfield (drums).

The album is titled ‘(after),’ in reference to the practice in poetry of writing new works inspired by, or in conversation with, an existing work.

$15 General Admission | $10 Student

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