Continue to explore the roots of New England’s unique and beautiful folk music tradition via Concord Community Music School’s ongoing “New England Roots & Branches” series. Some of New Hampshire’s premier folk musicians will combine concerts, jam sessions, and contradancing into lively celebrations of a variety of traditions. Folk musicians of all levels are invited to bring their instruments to play along with performers (and CCMS faculty) Audrey Budington, Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki, and Liz Faiella, fiddles and Dan Faiella, guitar at the start and end of each session. However, it is not necessary to play an instrument or have contradance experience to attend and enjoy the events.

“Music From North & South: Canadian & Appalachian Folk Tunes” begins with a slow jam at 6:00 p.m., followed by a concert at 7:00 p.m., and wrapping up with a fast jam at 8:00 p.m.

And save the date for the final 2026 “Roots and Branches” event:

Sat, May 30, 2026 – 6-9PM – “Contradance Music: The New England Contradance Repertoire” (held at the Citywide Community Center, Concord, NH)
The “New England Roots and Branches” series is free and open to the public. It is made possible in part through an arts grant from the City of Concord, NH.