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NHPR Folk Show Music Calendar 5.24.21

NHPR Calendar of Virtual and Pandemic-oriented concerts, open mics, etc

May 24, 2021 edition

Many virtual event announcements have short lead-times. This listing may be missing important online and in-person concerts that are announced the same week they occur. Check the NHPR Folk Show Facebook page for timely announcements.

Daily (or every weekday)

Jud Caswell’s Morning Cordial Series ~ https://www.youtube.com/judcaswell or https://www.facebook.com/judcaswellmusic/playlist/429147271282854/ (see also his irregular, hour-long “Evening Cordial” home concert series.

Monday, May 24, 2021

Global Roots series feat. Harriet Riley & Alex Garden “at” Passim Livestream ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/

Monday May 24, 2021 and every Monday

Fiddle Hoedown with Della Mae’s Kimber and Avril ~ 8pm EDT ~  https://www.dellamae.com/live https://www.facebook.com/heyheydellamae

Pandemic Open Mic Mondays, hosted by David Rovics of Portland Oregon, participants from all over the world ~ 1pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com

Annie Patterson and Peter Blood “Rise Up and Sing” Concert ~ 3pm ~ Facebook Live @RiseUpandSing1 https://www.facebook.com/RiseUpAndSing1/

May Erlewlne livestream  ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/mayerlewinemusic/

Owen Dara, Elle Sompres and Nikki O’Neil Songs and Sit-downs ~ 10pm EDT ~  https://www.facebook.com/events/234048904586338/

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Chip Mergott “at” Folk Project New Jersey ~ 7pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/334509504677066/

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 and every Tuesday

Cosy Sheridan’s Tuesday Morning Music ~ 10:30-11 am ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/585866555668369/

Earl White Stringband & Eddie Bond and Friends – Music of Our Mountains – Fiddle and Banjo ~ 4pm  https://www.facebook.com/events/282774849497960/

Jaimee Harris Acoustic Stayaway Concert “at” Folk Project New Jersey ~ 7pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2704147313169205/

Virtual Open Mic “at” Passim Livestream ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/

Online Jam Session and Mini-concert with T-Acadie and friends from Maine ~ 6:30pm EDT ~ https://deffa.org/event/online-jam-session-and-mini-concert/all/

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Dietrich Strause “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 and every Wednesday

Inside Live, hosted by Alice Howe and Freebo ~ 8pm EST ~ http://www.facebook.com/alicehowemusic

TAARKA Live Wednesdays ~ 9pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2572006576372508/

Concerts from the American Folklife Center ~ 12:00 noon ~ https://www.loc.gov/concerts/folklife/

Claudia Schmidt’s Musicale ~ 7pm ~ https://claudiaschmidt.com/

Virtually Green Note ~ 3pm EDT ~ http://www.greennote.co.uk/ ~ three artist featured in a round-robin fashion every Wednesday and Friday https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC17x67HGAEC80tGwnun9-eQ Shows are only archived in Youtube for one week.

Suzy Vinnick – Wainfleet Wednesday Night (livestream)  ~ 7pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/327183842055981/

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Heavy Meadow  Streaming live from  Riverwalk Cafe, Nashua NH ~ 7:30pm EDT ~ email snh@symphonynh.org or call 603-595-9156 ~ Post-apocalyptic Americana and Doom Folk

Friday, May 28, 2021

Jake Owen, Angie K. and April Cushman  (actually) at Northlands (Formerly Drive-In Live) at Cheshire County Fairgrounds, Swanzey NH ~ https://www.northlandslive.com/ ~ These concerts are socially-distanced outdoors with “pods” of up to 6 people  sitting on the ground or in cars. Country with folk elements. April Cushman is local.

Blackwolf (actually) at Moog’s Joint, Johnson VT ~ 5pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/486891909010850/

Mike Agranoff “at” Folk Project New Jersey ~ 7pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/159753215938507/

Friday, May 28 through Monday,, May 31, 2021

Campfire festival  “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/ ~ details TBD

Friday, May 28, 2021 and every Friday

Carla Ulbrich (Funny songs and comedy sketches)  ~ 7pm ~ https://www.youtube.com

Terre Roche Sunset Singing Circle ~ 6:30 PM ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/647029345852590/

Ellis Paul’s Traveling Medicine Show ~ 7pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/ellispaulmusic/ ~ a different guest and theme each week.

Draam (Swedish traditional music duo) livestream ~ 2pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/draammusic/  Previous livestreams are also archived here.

Virtually Green Note ~ 3pm ET ~ http://www.greennote.co.uk/ ~ three artists featured in a round-robin fashion every Wednesday and Friday https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC17x67HGAEC80tGwnun9-eQ
 

Open Stage “at” Folk Project New Jersey ~ 7-9pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/443558780398458/ ~ Three Zoom stages; sign up according to the instructions on the Facebook page.

Deni Bonet’s Happy Hour Livestream ~ 7pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1556316097900808/

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Jake Owen (actually) at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion,  72 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford NH ~ 7pm EDT ~  https://www.facebook.com/events/456498612334538/

Town Meeting with These Wild Plains (actually) at Marty’s Driving Range ~ 3pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2820408534865165/

Virtual Kerrville Folk Festival ~ https://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org/  http://acousticmusicscene.com/2021/04/16/kerrville-folk-festival-virtual-celebration-set-24-new-folk-finalists-named/

Kate Redgate at The Music Hall Portsmouth NH ~ two shows: 6pm and 8pm EDT ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/kate-redgate/

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Crazy Cowz and friends on the porch (actually) at Trombly Gardens, Milford, NH ~ 11:30am – 2pm EDT ~ 150 North River Road, Milford NH

Erin Harpe CBD LIVE at Marty's Driving Range, Mason NH ~ 3-6pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/217308593487596/

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Keb’ Mo’  at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~  https://www.themusichall.org/calendar/

Sunday, May 30, 2021 and every Sunday

Della Mae, “Pretty Songs for a Sunday” ~ 9:30 am EDT ~  https://www.dellamae.com/live

Sunday Funday Country Music Hour with TBE (Featuring Miss Tess) ~ 2pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/263625267981346/

Online Ballad Sing Live from the Mermaid Tavern (Lynn Noel and friends) ~ 2pm ~ https://sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern

Susie on Sunday (Susan Werner) ~ 7pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/290845345296938/

The Whispering Tree Live ~ 1pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2928841623898181/

Daisy Chute’s Window Sessions Live ~ 1pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/daisychuteofficial/videos/588240578654237

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Diana Jones “at” Folk Project New Jersey ~ 7pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/433120981083274/

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Tall Heights (actually) in the Word Barn Meadow, 66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH~ 7 pm  ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2540808156223028/  ~ First night ~ ElectroFolk

Old Tom & The Lookouts “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/

Friday, June 4, 2021

Wendy Keith and her Alleged Band at the Bennington NH Rhubarb Festival ~ 6 pm EDT  (festival 5-8pm)~ with special guest from Off the Cuff, Jonas Taub. We are SO Excited to be playing live music again!  ~ https://www.facebook.com/BenningtonRhubarbFestival/

Tall Heights in the Word Barn Meadow, 66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH~ 7 pm  ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2540808156223028/  ~ Second night ~ ElectroFolk

Erin McKeown at The Music Hall Portsmouth NH ~ two shows: 6pm and 8pm EDT ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/erin-mckeown/

Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem at Cooper Field, Putney VT ~ 6pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/

Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6, 2021

Peoples’ Music Network Virtual Summer Convergence ~ 4pm Friday through 3:30pm Sunday EDT ~  https://www.facebook.com/events

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Lucy Kaplansky at the Word Barn ~ 8pm ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/2802519143150076/

Alisdair Fraser and Natalie Haas -Ports of Call Livestream ~ 3pm EDT ~ https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/collections/alasdair-fraser-natalie-haas/products/alasdair-fraser-natalie-haas-ports-of-call

Seth Glier at the Spinning Room in the Granite Mill, 71 Main Street Harrisville, NH ~  2pm and 5:30pm (two shows) ~ https://pfmsconcerts.org/debs/debs-chesham-house-concerts

Newfound Grass at High Street Coffeehouse (Boscawen NH) ~4-7 p.m. ~ Watch the website or Facebook for updates. Questions? Email highstreetcoffeehouse@gmail.com , or call Chris at 520-9196.

Clavis Brudon Band, Dragon Bone Jam, and more (actually) at the Bennington NH Rhubarb Festival ~10am  EDT   ~ https://www.facebook.com/BenningtonRhubarbFestival/

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers Hybrid Concert from Caffe Lena , Saratoga Spgs. MY ~ visit  www.caffelena.org for details

McKain Lakey  “at” Passim ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Annie Mack “at” Folk Project New Jersey ~ 7pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1946260268874956/

Thursday, June 9, 2021

Mama’s Marmalade “at” Passim Livestream ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/

Friday, June 11, 2021

Son Little at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 5:30pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/157502916233791/  https://www.themusichall.org/events/son-little/

Liz Frame and the Kickers at 3s Artspace, Portsmouth NH ~ 6pm and 8pm  EDT (two shows) ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/460064625448712/

Goose at Northlands (Formerly Drive-In Live) at Cheshire County Fairgrounds, Swanzey NH ~ https://www.northlandslive.com/ ~ These concerts are socially-distanced outdoors with “pods” of up to 6 people  sitting on the ground or in cars. Probably mostly Rock music...

Stephen Kellogg at The Word Barn ~ 8pm ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/290988425938317/

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Cosy Sheridan DubHub, Dublin NH ~ 6-9:30pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/133588522146965/  ~ joined by bass player Charlie Koch. The concert will be held in the Garden Sanctuary behind Dublin Community Church, next door to the community center at 1123 Main Street, in Dublin. Doors open at 5:30, with the music starting at 6:30 pm. Rain date is the following day, June 13, with music starting at 3pm.

For more information email host Volkert Volkersz at info@dublincommunitycenter.org .

Indigo Girls  at Northlands (Formerly Drive-In Live) at Cheshire County Fairgrounds, Swanzey NH ~ https://www.northlandslive.com/ ~ These concerts are socially-distanced outdoors with “pods” of up to 6 people  sitting on the ground or in cars.

Queerfolk “at” Passim Livestream ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.passim.org/stream/

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Stone Church Music Club with Gretchen Bowder on banjo at Stone Church, Newmarket NH ~ 3-5pm EDT ~   https://www.facebook.com/events/158713329480008/  ~  Live performance at the Stone Church. Outdoor event and seating, matinee show

Yemen Blues at The Putney Inn, Putney VT ~ 5pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/  https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTEyOTY1

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Gordon Lightfoot  at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 8pm EST ~  https://www.themusichall.org/calendar/  https://www.themusichall.org/events/gordon-lightfoot-80-years-strong-tour/

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Dwayne Haggins at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ 5:30pm EDT ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/dwayne-haggins-2/

Thursday, June 17 through Sunday June 20, 2021

Singing through these hard times, The Great Labor Arts Festival 2021 online https://www.laborheritage.org/

Friday, June 18, 2021

The Allman Betts Band and River Kitten (actually) at Northlands (Formerly Drive-In Live) at Cheshire County Fairgrounds, Swanzey NH ~ https://www.northlandslive.com/ ~ These concerts are socially-distanced outdoors with “pods” of up to 6 people  sitting on the ground or in cars. Probably mostly Country music...

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Dar Williams ([location TBA] Putney VT ~ 6pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/  https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTE0NDI5

Kip Moore  at Northlands (Formerly Drive-In Live) at Cheshire County Fairgrounds, Swanzey NH ~ https://www.northlandslive.com/ ~ These concerts are socially-distanced outdoors with “pods” of up to 6 people  sitting on the ground or in cars.

Soggy po’Boys The Word Barn Meadow ~ 8pm ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/445601263401269/

Crys Matthews and Heather Mae at the Spinning Room in the Granite Mill, 71 Main Street Harrisville, NH ~  4pm EDT ~ For information visit https://pfmsconcerts.org/

Gaelic Storm at Lowell, MA, Summer Music Series ~ 6pm ~ https://lowellsummermusic.org/gaelic-storm/

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Decatur Creek at West LA Beer Company, 647 West Swanzey Rd., Swanzey NH ~ 2-5pm EDT ~  https://www.facebook.com/events/840960906684635/

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Crys Matthews and Heather Mae at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ Two shows: 6pm and 8pm EDT ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/crys-matthews-heather-mae/

Aztec Two-Step at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel, ME ~7pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/140487108092934/

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Connie Kaldor “at” The Ark, Ann Arbor Michigan ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1687442521441451/

Joe K. Walsh  Streaming live from  Riverwalk Cafe, Nashua NH ~ 7:30pm EDT ~ email snh@symphonynh.org or call 603-595-9156

Friday, June 25, 2021

Robinson & Rohe “at” Folk Project New Jersey ~ 7pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/166233778699844/

Cormac McCarthy at 3S Artspace, Portsmouth NH ~ 6pm ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2557151997926353/ For information about attending call:

Jake Shimabukuro at Lowell (MA) Summer Music Series ~ 7:30pm EDT ~ https://lowellsummermusic.org/jake-shimabukuro/

Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27, 2021

Old Songs Festival (Virtual) https://festival.oldsongs.org/virtual/

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Mark Erelli (with band) at the Word Barn Meadow, Exeter NH ~ 8pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/490307719042736/ 
 

Recycled Percussion at Northlands (Formerly Drive-In Live) at Cheshire County Fairgrounds, Swanzey NH ~ https://www.northlandslive.com/ ~ These concerts are socially-distanced outdoors with “pods” of up to 6 people  sitting on the ground or in cars.

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Bitter Pill at The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH ~ Two shows: 5pm and 7pm EDT ~  https://www.themusichall.org/events/bitter-pill/

Thursday, July 1

Carsie Blanton @ outside at Kimball-Jenkins in Concord on Thursday, July 1st. Show will start at 6:00 pm. Bring your own chair or blanket

Friday, July 2, 2021

Carsie Blanton at The Word Barn ~ 7-9pm ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/569313010291537/

Combo Sabroso (actually) at 3s Artspace, Portsmouth NH ~ 7:15pm EDT (two shows) ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/266672151629420/  ~ Reggae, Latin Jazz

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Speed the Plow at The Farm at Eastman’s Corner, 267 South Road, Kensington NH ~ 4:30-7:30 pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1153753971755676/

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Live to your Living Room presents: Väsen-Duo (LIVE on Zoom from UK) ~ 3pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1147625692335392/

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Oliver Wood at The Word Barn ~ (two shows) 5pm and 8pm EDT ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/425221788740496/

Friday, July 9, 2021

Sneaky Miles (actually) at 3s Artspace, Portsmouth NH ~ 6pm and 8pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/244196457371406/ ~ Indie Folk Band

Alisa Amador at The Word Barn Meadow ~ 7pm ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/782376986040516/

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Matter (tapdance ensemble) at [location TBA] Putney VT ~ 6pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/

https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTE0NDI5

Watch the website or Facebook for updates. Questions? Email highstreetcoffeehouse@gmail.com, or call Chris at 520-9196.

Marc Erelli at the Spinning Room in the Granite Mill, 71 Main Street Harrisville, NH ~  4pm Visit https://pfmsconcerts.org/ for details

Joss Stone (soul singer) at Lowell (MA) Summer Music Series ~ 7:30pm EDT ~ https://lowellsummermusic.org/joss-stone/

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Martin Sexton@The Word Barn Meadow ~ 5pm and 8pm (two shows) ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/158561179467008/

Brooklyn Rider (string quartet) at [location TBA] Putney VT ~ 6pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/  https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTE0MDkz

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Hawktail at The Word Barn ~ 7pm EDT ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/   https://www.facebook.com/events/510260903447086/;

Friday, July 23 and July 24

Ossipee Valley-microfestival with two side stages; no main stage.  Visit  https://ossipeevalley.com/ for details.  Festival plans to return completely in 2022

July 23-July 25- Newport Folk Festival , https://newportfolk.org/2021-info/

Saturday, July 24, 2021

Patchouli and Terra Guitarra at Deb's House Concerts n the Spinning Room in the Granite Mill, 71 Main Street Harrisville, NH~  4pm EDT ~ https://pfmsconcerts.org/

Sunny War at The Word Barn ~ 7pm EDT ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/  https://www.facebook.com/events/477510680342695/

Steve Earle and the Dukes at Marty’s Driving Range. Mason NH ~ 6pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1173660219762956/

July 26-July 28, Newport Folk Festival https://newportfolk.org/2021-info/

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Ward Hayden and the Outliers  Streaming live from  Riverwalk Cafe, Nashua NH ~ 7:30pm EDT ~ email snh@symphonynh.org or call 603-595-9156

Friday, July 30, 2021

Green Heron at Arts in the Park, Belknap Mill, Laconia ~ 6-8pm  EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/907767440072626/

Jonathan Edwards at Tupelo Drive-In, 10 A Street, Derry NH ~  6pm EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/265927538523193/

Saturday, July 31

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Our ONE DAY OUTDOOR hybrid event will feature 7-8 performers & 1-2 stages, no dance component, dance cannot come back yet. New location in Goshen CT. At the Goshen Fairgrounds. We will not do a FAMILY STAGE or ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AREA, nothing interactive like that, there will be wonderful food & crafts as always just not as many. If it turns out we CANNOT have an in person audience, the plan is to have the performers do an onsite performance & tape it.

We will not hold our EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE either but plan to do an ONLINE SHOWCASE event instead. More info on that coming.

Rather than give you a list of MAYBES, IFS, ANDS or BUTS that could change as we move forward, we'll publish more details on things like tix sales, prices, precautions & procedures as soon as we can. For now, please save the date and stay tuned...

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

TEOA The Music Hall. Portsmouth NH ~ (two shows) 6pm and 8pm EDT ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/teoa/

Thursday, August 12, 2021

TEOA at The Music Hall. Portsmouth NH ~ (two shows) 6pm and 8pm EDT ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/teoa/

August 12-August 15- Podunk Bluegrass Festival, Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen CT. https://podunkbluegrass.com/

Featuring:

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper (Fri)      Billy Droze (Sat)      The Jacob Jolliff Band (Sat)      The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys (Sat)     The Slocan Ramblers (Fri)      Dave Peterson & 1946 (Fri)      Circus No. 9 (Fri)      AJ Lee & Blue Summit (Sat)      Marija Droze (Sat)      Bill and The Belles (Fri)     Daryl Mosley Band (Sat & Sun)     Rock Hearts (Fri)     The Plate Scrapers (Sat)      Man About a Horse (Thurs)      Grain Thief (Thurs)     Still Pickin’ (Sun)      Plus Many More…

Friday, August 13, 2021

Cheryl Wheeler with Kenny White at [location TBA] Putney VT ~ 6pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/  https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTE0MTgz

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Bill Staines at the Spinning Room in the Granite Mill, 71 Main Street Harrisville, NH ~  4pm For details visit https://pfmsconcerts.org/

Brooke Anibale (actually at) The Word Barn ~ 7pm EDT ~  66 Newfields Road, Exeter NH http://thewordbarn.com/

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Deb Talan at The Music Hall. Portsmouth NH ~ (two shows) 5pm and 7pm EDT ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/deb-talan/

Thursday, August 19, 2021

AJ Lee & Blue Summit at The Music Hall. Portsmouth NH ~ (two shows) 6pm and 8pm EDT ~ https://www.themusichall.org/events/aj-lee-blue-summit/

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Arun  Ramammurthy with Trina Basu (South Asian Combo) (actually) at Naulakha Putney VT ~ 6pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Diaspora Live “in” Melbourne Australia ~ 6am EDT ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/1223381971522649/

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White at the Spinning Room in the Granite Mill, 71 Main Street Harrisville, NH ~  2pm  and 5:30pm EDT  (two shows)  ~ for details visit https://pfmsconcerts.org/

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Honeysuckle  Streaming live from  Riverwalk Cafe, Nashua NH ~ 7:30pm EDT ~ email snh@symphonynh.org or call 603-595-9156

August 27 through August 29, 2021

Green River Festival (live) at Franklin Country Fairground, Greenfield MA ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/478383313287093/

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Richard Thompson at Lowell, MA, Summer Music Series ~ 7:30pm ~ https://lowellsummermusic.org/ https://lowellsummermusic.org/concerts/richard-thompson/

Thursday, September 2-September 5

Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Brunswick, Maine with Del McCoury, Gibson Brothers, Steep Canyon Rangers and more. 

https://www.thomaspointbeachbluegrass.com

Friday, September 3, 2021

John Hiatt at Lowell (MA) Summer Music Series ~ 7:30pm EDT ~ https://lowellsummermusic.org/  https://lowellsummermusic.org/concerts/John-hiatt/

Friday,  September 3-September 5, Rhythm and Roots Festival with

Rhiannon Giddens, Richard Thompson, John Hiatt, Donna the Buffalo and more…Ninigret State Park, Charleston, Rhode Island https://rhythmandroots.com/

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Rhiannon Giddens at Lowell, MA, Summer Music Series ~ 7:30pm ~ https://lowellsummermusic.org/  https://lowellsummermusic.org/concerts/rhiannon-giddens/

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Badger’s Drift  at High Street Coffeehouse (Boscawen NH) ~ 4-7 p m. ~ https://www.boscawencongregationalchurch.com/high-street-coffee-house1.html sponsored.

Cantrip (actually) at [location TBA] Putney VT ~ 5pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/ https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTE0NDIz

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Los Lobos at Lowell, MA, Summer Music Series ~ 7:30pm ~ https://lowellsummermusic.org/

Friday, September 17, 2021

Ani DiFranco at Lowell, MA, Summer Music Series ~ 7:30pm ~ https://lowellsummermusic.org/  https://lowellsummermusic.org/concerts/ani-difranco/

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Kat Wright at [location TBA] Putney VT ~ 5pm EDT ~ https://nextstagearts.org/next-stage-presents/ https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTE0NDI4

High Street Coffeehouse-Visit https://www.facebook.com/people/High-Street-Coffee-House/100057117293157/ for details about live events.

Repeating Events (other than weekly):

First Friday of Every Month and every Friday in August (live and socially distanced, until December 4)

3S Artspace, (live and socially distanced, until December 4) ~ 5-8pm ~  Reserved tables for 4 people or less ~ see for https://www.facebook.com/3sartspace/evens/ for information on acts and reservations ~ Multiple genres (folk fans may be interested in River Sister, Fri Aug 21, two seatings

Partially Re-opened COVID-aware Live Music Venues:

Molly’s Tavern, New Boston NH ~ Fri, Sat, Sun afternoons. Visit https://www.facebook.com/MollysTavernAndRestaurant for listings

The Music Hall, Portmouth NH ~ The Music Hall, Portmouth NH ~ Our new and upgraded HVAC system is installed with medical-grade filtration and iWave ionization. We've brought back films and small live events in the Historic Theater! For more information, listings of upcoming events, and a full list of our safety procedures to keep you and our team safe, please visit our website. https://www.themusichall.org/

The Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 - The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress Street Portsmouth, NH 03801

B2W Box Office at the Historic Theater open 12 – 6pm,  Tue – Sat for phone orders. Walk-up service is only available for movies and outdoor shows on the day of the event, though we strongly encourage pre-purchasing via phone or online. Closed on Sundays, Mondays and federal holidays. phone: 603.436.2400

Northlands (Formerly Drive-In Live) at Cheshire County Fairgrounds, Swanzey NH ~ https://www.northlandslive.com/ ~ These concerts are socially-distanced outdoors with “pods” of up to 6 people  sitting on the ground or in cars.  Most of these concerts are Rock or Country music rather than Folk-like. Visit the website to find out who’s playing.

Archived and irregular events:

Claudia Schmidt's weekly half-hour show, currently archived and on hiatus  ~ archived at https://claudiaschmidt.com/ and livestreamed (pre-recorded) at https://www.facebook.com/claudia.schmidt.71697/ and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbS00xy4PQ92u8dBVxhBiOw

Connecticut Live Home Music Arts Series ~ https://www.facebook.com/Connecticut-Live-Home-Music-Art-Series-109993767327503/

Folk Alley Live Concerts  Archive of live performances by folk artists, the most recent being Sarah Siskind. Includes all the performances from Passim’s 2020 Campfire Festival.  https://www.facebook.com/watch/96888610866/

SONiA Disappear Fear Terrific Zoom Concerts ~ 8pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/4155253337835056/ Instead of Tuesdays, these concerts will now be held on the tenth of each month from now on. Times will vary.

Music from Scotland ~ https://www.facebook.com/watch/MusicfromScotland

Passim past and future online concert listing can be found at:

https://www.passim.org/stream/

Patricia Hammond and Matt Redman “Living Room Requests” ~ Parlor concerts filmed during pandemic quarantine featuring songs from all eras, many of which are considered folk music, but others of which might be show tunes, jazz, blues, gospel or classical ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoVbUBZO8UxjUseOxdnocIw Extensive list of songs performed in recent weeks: individual songs: http://patriciahammond.com/requests/  performances: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmOunjOPXa1sR-rN5_8Z5nnuvjmrpiarI

Usually playing two shows per week, on Tuesday and Thursday.

Peggy Seeger “Peggy at 5” ~ 5pm EST ~ https://www.facebook.com/watch/PeggySeegerMusic/  ~ past performances are archived here

People’s Music Network (singarounds, etc.) ~ https://www.peoplesmusic.org/

Portsmouth Maritime Festival Virtual Community Sing ~ https://youtu.be/FkyLCVm4E40","_id":"0000017a-15f7-d736-a57f-17ffab990000","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/FkyLCVm4E40">https://youtu.be/FkyLCVm4E40","_id":"0000017a-15f7-d736-a57f-17ffab990000","_type":"035d81d3-5be2-3ed2-bc8a-6da208e0d9e2"}">https://youtu.be/FkyLCVm4E40 (3 hours)

River Spirit Music, Hasings on-on-Hudson, NY: https://www.musae.me/riverspiritmusic/experiences ~ periodic performances, online and live, many of which fall into “folk” genres.

Sally Rogers' "A Song A Day Keeps the Virus Away" (40 songs) can be heard at: https://www.facebook.com/salrog

Scott Slay’s Zoom Tune Covers Series (multiple artists collaborating over Zoom performing folk/acoustic/roots) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjki3Rdj-2h90Zc0qXM98Sw

Skinner & T'witch's Pick n' Mix Social Club ~ A facebook group where musicians have been posing their work for weeks, hosted by British folk duo Skinner & T'witch ~ join the Facebook group for access to archives and new performances at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/520925108617676/

Social Distancing Streaming Concerts ~ A large compendium of musical events online, including series and individual concerts. Not all are in or near the folk/acoustic genres, but this is an authoritative list that you might want to consult if you don’t find what interests you here. There is something going on every day of the week. ~ https://www.facebook.com/pg/streamingconcerts/events/

The State Theatre, Portland Maine has scheduled a series of live events played on stage to a livestreaming audience ~ many of these fall under the broad rubric of folk and acoustic. See calendar for details:

https://statetheatreportland.com/calendar/

Tupelo Music Hall's "Drive-In Series" allows you to attend concerts and performances outdoors, sitting in your car. ~ 12, 3, and 6pm ~ Only a few of these are folk or folk-like, and reservations are required, so check out the schedule at https://www.facebook.com/TupeloHall/ 10 A street, Derry NH.

https://www.tupelomusichall.com/tupelo-music-hall-drive-in-experience/  ~ 603-437-5100

Tupelo Shows going back indoors in August!

Woodsongs (Weekly series of hour-long radio-show video concerts from American Roots Music) ~ https://www.facebook.com/watch/2299809883677676/  

Kate has been hosting The Folk Show since 1995. In addition to her studio work, Kate emcees festivals and concerts throughout the Northeast.
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