FREE, Registration required In conjunction with Festival Latino of the Berkshires Villalobos Brothers are a Grammy-winning, violin-wielding, family band that has been recognized as one of the foremost Contemporary Mexican ensembles in the world. Through their original compositions and arrangements, they pay homage to the richness of Mexican folk, while pushing the boundaries of musical […]
HARVEST & RUST-A Neil Young Experience returns to The Berkshires with an all-new show and set list…but all of Neil’s hits. From HARVEST MOON to LIVE RUST. It’s hard to represent the wide-array of Neil Young’s influential material in one show, but that’s exactly what the band HARVEST & RUST does. Based in Western Massachusetts, […]
Every Sunday Dottie’s serves up Domingo Brunch; a mix of delicious food, live music and extraordinary drinks. This Sunday join us to be entertained Amy Attias and Bernice Lewis, blending their music in a mix of blues, folk, originals, and more, with a unique sound both edgy and beautiful.. live music: 10am-12pm daily specials/full menu […]
Rounders Revival invites you to share in an evening of light-hearted and uplifting acoustic music steeped deeply in the folk-americana traditions of universal story telling and soulful harmonies. Join in for the Rounders renditions of singer-songwriter favorites and inspired originals. Instagram: @roundersrevival
Skye Consort & Emma Björling perform trans-Atlantic arrangements of songs and tunes from Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Scotland, England, Québec, Acadia, the USA, as well as original compositions. Each musician brings their own individual interpretation to these traditions to create this extraordinary collaboration, consisting of voices, fiddle, nyckelharpa, cello, bouzouki, banjo, and percussion. Collectively, the band […]
Dan just came out with a hardcover book of his original hand drawn rock posters and there is a chapter dedicated to Dream Away Lodge. He will have books on hand to purchase. With a suitcase of songs, Maine folk troubadour Dan Blakeslee ventured into the smoke laden subways of Boston in 1995 to practice […]
Sean Rowe is an American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist, and forager. Rowe has a powerful sound with an emotional conviction that demands attention. NPR’s All Songs Considered says of Rowe’s vocals, “He can just crush granite with that voice. It’s so powerful.” The Wall Street Journal proclaimed, “Mr. Rowe's ringing baritone is as timeless as […]
Katy Pinke’s songs are self-examinations—cerebral and unsparing, but reaching toward a more promising future. The Manhattan-based singer-songwriter, painter, and theater-maker’s nimble soprano evokes the precision, humor, and melancholy of forbearers like The Roches and Connie Converse. Sentences pour across verses, disrupting the symmetry of the expected verse-chorus song form, recalling her espoused hero Bill Callahan. […]
Stella Kola is the collaboration of Beverly Ketch, a poet and vocalist who’s performed in folk-psych bands such as Bunwinkies and Viewer, and guitarist Rob Thomas, a longtime member of fearless experimental ramblers Sunburned Hand of the Man. They’d been writing dark acoustic songs together for some time before deciding on a name. Ketch originally […]
Based in Western Mass, Moon Hollow is a high energy band that performs original and traditional tunes inspired by folk, americana, bluegrass, alt-country & early jazz music. Catchy originals and tight three part harmonies! They have shared the stage with Ryan Montbleau, Bella's Bartok, Mamma's Marmalade, DiTrani Brothers, Jake Slater, Matt Heckler, Fancy Trash, Folkfaces, […]
FODfest (Friends of Danny Festival) honors the life of Daniel Pearl, the Wall St. Journal reporter who was abducted and murdered by extremists in Pakistan shortly after 9-11. In addition to being an exceptional reporter, Danny was a fiercely talented musician who believed fervently in the power of music to connect people regardless of their […]
Dubbed, “Among the best folk-rock artists in the US” by the Tucson Weekly, singer/songwriter Namoli Brennet has been touring the US and Europe for 12+ years. A 4-time Outmusic award nominee who was featured in the inaugural Trans 100 list, Brennet has self-released an astonishing 13 albums since her debut in 2002. Her music has […]
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