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blending folk, jazz and world music with intricate fingerstyle
Fingerstyle innovator to play the Blue Café
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 8:00pm

CAMDEN — Camden Opera House’s Blue Café series continues Friday, Oct. 25, with acclaimed acoustic guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto, performing at 7:30 p.m. in the intimate third-floor concert space. Doors open 7 p.m. and admission is free. Tsukamoto, who came to Berklee College of Music from Kyoto, Japan, in 2000, blends folk, jazz and world music in his intricate fingerstyle work. His performances are known for both lightning-fast playing and immersive soundscapes, as well as spirited songwriting...
Palaver Strings celebrates Maine’s immigrant communities in Belfast concert
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 7:45pm

The Crosby Center in Belfast welcomes the Portland-based Palaver Strings on Friday, November 8, at 7 p.m. for Welcome Home, a program which celebrates the vitality of Maine’s immigrant communities through music and storytelling. In partnership with the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center and Portland Ovations, this program will be performed in seven Maine locations, with the goal of sharing with rural Maine communities the experiences of new immigrant families, celebrating Maine’s...
Boothbay Opera House: Brian Dunne with Kate Rhudy
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 1:30pm

New York based singer-songwriter Brian Dunne claims his biggest musical influences are Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and The Beatles, and while influenced by these music giants, his sound is all his own. Emerging talent Kate Rhudy is rising up out of the North Carolina music scene. On Saturday, Nov. 2, these two singer-songwriters arrive in Maine to perform at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. Brian most recently took to the Opera House stage as the special guest during...
free session of Blues, Jazz, and Classic Rock
Open Jam Night at Medomak Arts Project
Mon, 10/14/2019 - 2:30pm

WALDOBORO — Do you play an instrument or sing? Do you play well with others? Then join the Medomak Arts Project on October 18, at 6 p.m., for a fun night of imaginative and inspirational music. Bring your instrument and friends to 13 Friendship Street and share a raucous evening of singing and foot tapping, according to Medomak Arts, in a news release. This will be a free jam session of Blues, Jazz, and Classic Rock with Maurie and Friends. “This will surely be an entertaining night for you and...
We have a custodian who plays bass; another teacher plays piano
Waldo County Technical Center opens professional recording studio to public
Mon, 10/14/2019 - 10:00am

BELFAST—On any given day, students at the Waldo County Technical Center can be found practicing CPR on infant mannequins in an Emergency Medical Services class, or working on small engines, or perhaps practicing how to create logos in the Graphic Design program, along with a host of other practical real-life skills the Center offers. But jamming out in a professional recording studio? That’s new. Thanks to the vision of WCTC Director Kevin A. Michaud, musical mentor, Tim...
‘This is a musical movement. We will move as the heart wills.’
Midcoast Justice Singers to protest in Rockland through song
Sun, 10/13/2019 - 3:15pm
ROCKLAND — The Midcoast Justice Singers will be stepping out onto the streets of downtown Rockland for its first public performance, Tuesday, October 22, at 5 p.m., at the corner of Park and Main streets (Chapman Park). Midcoast Justice Singers (MJS) is a multigenerational group dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the American historical tradition of protest singing. From the Colonial period to the present day, citizens have raised their voices through music to unite their communities in...
performing major works of the classical piano repertoire
Pianist Moorman-Stahlman to perform in Camden
Sun, 10/13/2019 - 2:00pm

CAMDEN — The Friends of Music Concert Series, an outreach program of The First Congregational Church of Camden, presents pianist Shelly Moorman-Stahlman in concert, Sunday, October 20, at 4 p.m., in the church sanctuary. Pianist Shelly Moorman-Stahlman will return to Camden to perform major works of the classical piano repertoire, including the music of Scarlatti, Beethoven, Liszt, and Prokofiev. Dr. Moorman-Stahlman is a professor of music at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania,...
Handbells for Hope: free-will donations in support of MCRC programs, staffing, infrastructure and maintenance
Penobscot Bay Ringers concert to benefit Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition
Fri, 10/11/2019 - 10:15am

ROCKLAND — Penobscot Bay Ringers, Midcoast Maine’s community handbell choir, will present ‘Handbells for Hope’ on Sunday, October 20, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Rockland Congregational Church, 180 Limerock Street, Rockland. The concert will benefit the Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition. The concert, which is open to the public, will feature a variety of familiar hymns, popular songs, as well as some pieces composed specifically for handbells. In addition to music presented by the full, five-...
Just teachers, right track, student bands
Groove Fest to heat up Rockport Opera House
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 1:00pm

ROCKPORT — The Rockport Opera House will open its doors on Saturday, October 26, at 6 p.m., for Groove Fest!, Midcoast Music Academy’s groovin' rockin' annual dance party. MCMA is collaborating with two of the Midcoast's dance bands, The Right Track and Just Teachers. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to support MCMA and its mission to provide music education to all, regardless of financial constraints. The evening will kick off with opening acts by MCMA student bands The Other Room Band...
performing in churches, community centers and concert halls in hopes of uniting people in a time of difference
CIFF Selects 2019 ends with screening of ‘Gay Chorus Deep South’
Wed, 10/09/2019 - 2:45pm

CAMDEN — The Points North Institute will close its 2019 CIFF Selects series with a special, pre-theatrical release screening of the documentary Gay Chorus Deep South, Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m., at the Camden Opera House. The film is being co-presented by OUT Maine. Gay Chorus Deep South follows the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus as they embark on a tour of the American Deep South in response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws in Southern states. Joined by The...
music to inspire clarity of vision and healing
Timbered Lake to play Sandy Point Open Mic Plus
Wed, 10/09/2019 - 9:30am

STOCKTON SPRINGS — The annual Open Mic Plus series returns Wednesday, October 16, at 7 p.m., at the Sandy Point Community Hall, 684 US-1. The events run on the third Wednesday of every month, May through October. The 7 p.m. Open Mic hour is open to all ages and levels of talent. Poets, storytellers, jokesters and musicians of all stripes — all are welcome. After a 15-minute break for refreshments, the feature performance hour begins 8:15 p.m. The featured performer this month is the folk-indie...
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Pedrito Martinez & Band
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:15pm

“The Pedrito Martinez Group is the real thing. They had the club JUMPING! It made me feel like a teenager!” - Quincy Jones Grammy-nominated Pedrito Martinez is widely regarded as the leading percussionist in Latin music jazz and has recorded or performed with Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Chucho Valdez and Sting. He has contributed, as a percussionist and vocalist, to over 50 albums. On Friday, Oct. 18, this internationally acclaimed musician travels to...
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Patty Griffin with Rose Cousins
Sun, 10/06/2019 - 1:00pm

Patty Griffin has been called one of the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, a quintessentially American artist whose wide-ranging canon incisively explores the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us together. Over the course of two decades, the Grammy Award winner — and 7-time nominee — has crafted nine classic studio albums and two live collections. On Saturday, Nov. 9, this internationally-touring Maine native will perform at the Opera House in Boothbay...
Annual Fall Festival at Hope Orchards
Fri, 10/04/2019 - 9:30am
HOPE — Annual Fall Festival at Hope Orchards will take place Sunday, October 13, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Local crafts and community groups will share fun, food, arts, crafts and more. Food provided by Partners for Enrichment. Riley School, Hope Library, and Face the Paint will provide children's activities. Artists and crafters will share their wares. Rosey Geary and the Route 17 Ramblers: 12 to 2 p.m.
Boothbay selected for U.S. Navy Band tour
Thu, 10/03/2019 - 11:30am

America's Navy is coming to Boothbay, one of 20 cities in seven states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band during its 2019 tour — one of the signature outreach programs of the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble performance is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. Jazz is America’s music and The Commodores, the Navy’s premier jazz ensemble, have been performing the very best of big...
Ruusamari Teppo to perform works by Finish composer
Thu, 10/03/2019 - 9:15am
THOMASTON — Ruusamari Teppo, great-great granddaughter of Finland composer Jean Sibelius, will perform a concert of his most well-known music. The concert will take place Friday, October 11, at 7 p.m., at the Federated Church, at 9 Hyler Street, in Thomaston. In addition to her concert program, Teppo will read excerpts from a series of letters Jean and Aino Sibelius wrote to each other. These personal stories will provide the audience with an understanding of the development of his musical...
four November concerts, 10 planned for spring
What’s next for DaPonte String Quartet?
Wed, 10/02/2019 - 3:45pm

If you’ve never worked closely with a music group, you might not be able to imagine all of the discussions, decisions and considerations that have to be pondered when thinking about a series of concerts. Recently, I have had the great pleasure of working with the DaPonte String Quartet as they choose the music they will play for the next few months. They discussed guest artists, they discussed composers, they discussed eras and periods, they discussed audience reactions and expectations,...
Glenn Jenks Ragtime Revue, Oct. 5, Camden Opera House
Glenn Jenks’s friend, colleague digitizes entire ragtime catalog in time for tribute show
Wed, 10/02/2019 - 10:15am

Aaron Robinson was just a high school student when he met the musical legendary Glenn Jenks, a pianist, composer, teacher, and performer, whom, later in his career, settled in Camden as a private music teacher. “I was 18 when I met him,” said Robinson, who lives in Alna. “I attended his very first Harvest Ragtime Revue at the Camden Opera House in 1989. I was composing ragtime at that time and I just strove to emulate him. Our relationship started out with him...
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Kenari Quartet
Tue, 10/01/2019 - 10:15am

Applauded for their “flat-out amazing” performances and “stunning virtuosity”, the highly acclaimed Kenari Quartet is known for delivering inspired performances, from classical to contemporary, that transform the perception of the saxophone. The group travels to Maine this fall to perform on the historic Boothbay Harbor Opera House stage on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. The quartet aims to highlight the saxophone’s remarkable versatility by presenting meticulously crafted repertoire from all...
Dequhn Sol NJha of Mystic Vibes to perform Bahaman reggae
Benefit 4 Bahamas to raise money for hurricane relief
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 12:30pm

ROCKPORT — Necessary Music Productions is helping Flatbread Company in Rockport promote Benefit 4 Bahamas Hurricane Relief as part of the weekly Tuesday night benefit schedule. “It sure is great working with Bobby and the rest of the FBC Krewe (sic) again!” said Necessary, in a news release. The Benefit 4 Bahamas Hurricane Relief Evening will be Tuesday, October 1, from 5-9 p.m., with a dinner of flatbread pizza or salad (with locally sourced ingredients) and whatever patrons might choose from...
Belfast Flying Shoes contra dance to feature Peregrine Road + Becky Tracy
Fri, 09/27/2019 - 9:30am

BELFAST — Belfast Flying Shoes Contra Dance: Friday, October 4, featuring Caller Chrissy Fowler and Peregrine Road + Becky Tracy. Join Belfast Flying Shoes for an evening of contra dancing at American Legion Post 43, 143 Church Street, in Belfast. The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m., with a Community Dance called by Chrissy Fowler and with music by the All Comers Band. All musicians are welcome to sit in. Fun and simple dances will be taught, giving beginners the opportunity to learn new skills...
layering traditional Cuban rhythms with deep bass lines, jazzy horns, guitar
Adonis Puentes, Voice of Cuba Orchestra to bring Latin jazz to Strand
Fri, 09/27/2019 - 8:45am

ROCKLAND — Cuban-born singer and composer Adonis Puentes and the Voice of Cuba Orchestra will bring hot Latin jazz to the Strand Theatre stage, Friday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. “Adonis Puentes’ rich, soulful voice is the perfect front for his all-acoustic orchestra, layering traditional Cuban rhythms with deep bass lines, jazzy horns, and his melodic guitar,” said Strand, in a news release. “A Grammy-nominated vocalist and composer who weaves passionate, hypnotic Salsa and Cuban Son melodies...
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Antonio Lopez Palacious & Friends
Tue, 09/24/2019 - 9:15am

Mexico’s acclaimed classical guitarist Antonio Lopez travels to the U.S., to Maine, performing at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, Oct. 4. Mexico City classical guitarist Antonio Lopez Palacios travels to Maine next month for his only U.S. appearances this season. At 7:30 p.m. he will perform at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor alongside fellow classical guitarists Jeff Rojo, Carl Dimow and Alva Achorn. Opera House audiences are familiar with Achorn who often serves as...
Rockland Folk Arts, an all-volunteer collaborative in Midcoast Maine
English folksinger Steve Turner to appear in Rockland, Sept. 27
Fri, 09/20/2019 - 12:15pm

ROCKLAND — English folksinger (and guitar, cittern and concertina whiz) Steve Turner will make his Rockland debut in a Rockland Folk Arts concert, Friday, September 27, at the Sail, Power and Steam Museum. In Maine for one concert prior to his appearance at the final Portsmouth maritime festival, Turner is a riveting performer of a wide variety of songs from both sides of “the Pond,” according to the Museum, in a news release. Whether belting out a traditional sea chantey, singing an ancient...
Extension Chords release first album
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 11:15am

What is the likelihood that three high school musicians from the Midcoast area would take first place in electric bass, keyboard and drums, and the top band award for their trio, at a statewide competition? That’s exactly what happened earlier this year, when Katherine Bowen (electric bass), Myles Kelley (keyboard) and Owen Markowitz (drums) won first place honors in their individual instruments as well as the top band award for their trio, the Extension Chords , at MAMM SLAM, the...
fusing folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound
Cold Chocolate to perform Camden coffeehouse concert
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 4:45pm

CAMDEN — On Thursday, October 3, at 7 p.m., the Camden Public Library welcomes Cold Chocolate for a library coffeehouse performance. Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. This Boston group features Ethan Robbins on guitar, Ariel Bernstein on percussion, and is backed by some of the root’s music scene’s finest players, according to the Library, in a news release. Punctuated by tight harmonies and skillful...
composer Marianna Filippi and cellist Ben Noyes
The Flow State to open up Camden’s Blue Café
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 4:30pm

CAMDEN — Camden Opera House’s Blue Café opens autumn with The Flow State: composer Marianna Filippi and cellist Ben Noyes, Friday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the free evening up in the intimate third-floor performance space. Filippi received her degree in music composition from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Wales. Her musical language is inspired by the music of Maurice Ravel, as well as Japanese film composers Nobuo Uematsu and Joe Hisaishi. Last...
‘Fill your lungs with crisp fall air and demonstrate your yodeling abilities’
Music Harvest, Yodeling, Onomatopoeia Contest in Appleton
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 1:15pm

APPLETON — Appleton’s Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library has something to crow about! The Mildred Productions (the performing arts division of the library) will present the library’s first ever Music Harvest and Yodeling and Onomatopoeia Contest on Saturday, September 28, from 4:30 p.m. to dusk, in Appleton. Come and celebrate autumn with music by Aidan Kaczynski and Matt Kincaid. Food and refreshments will be available to purchase, in addition to raffle items. Fill your lungs with crisp...
free concert, Sunday, October 6
Singer registration open for 3rd annual Belfast Choral Festival
Sun, 09/15/2019 - 6:00pm
BELFAST — Attention singers! The 2019 Belfast Choral Festival, the 3rd annual, will take place the weekend of October 4 - 6 at The First Church in Belfast, UCC. Participants rehearse on Friday evening and Saturday and present a concert on Sunday afternoon. “Led once again by Dr. Ronald Sherwin (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth) and Dr. Sarah McQuarrie (Bridgewater State University), this will be another wonderful and fun weekend of singing and sharing a message of hope, purpose and peace...
Flying Shoes host English country dance, musicians’ workshop
Thu, 09/12/2019 - 6:00pm

BELFAST — Belfast Flying Shoes presents two English country dance (ECD) events, Sunday, October 6, at the First Baptist Church. A musicians’s workshop will take place at 3 p.m., and an English country dance starts at 7 p.m. English country dance is a tradition similar to the local contra dance culture, emphasizing both participatory dancing and live music. The general public may have seen Regency-era dancing in period films like Pride & Prejudice. “Contemporary English dancing is...
Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Seth Glier on Sept. 28
Thu, 09/12/2019 - 11:00am

In his early 20s, Massachusetts native singer-songwriter Seth Glier was recognized on the national stage with a Grammy-nomination for an album he recorded himself, in his parents’ basement. Boothbay Harbor Opera House audiences had been treated to the music of this young mega-talent prior to his Grammy nod and have been following him ever since his Maine debut alongside Livingston Taylor. On Saturday, Sept. 28, Seth Glier returns to Maine, along with his newest music, to once again play at the...
Gordon Bok, January Men and Then Some featured at Open Mic Plus series
Wed, 09/11/2019 - 6:45pm

STOCKTON SPRINGS — The annual Open Mic Plus series returns Wednesday, September 18, at 7 p.m., at the Sandy Point Community Hall. The events run on the third Wednesday of every month, May through October. The 7 p.m. Open Mic hour is open to all ages and levels of talent. Poets, musicians, jokesters, and storytellers of all stripes — all are welcome. After a 15-minute break for refreshments, the feature performance hour begins about 8:15. The featured performers this month are Gordon Bok with...
rockabilly, country, gospel and rock ‘n’ roll at Camden Opera House
One Night In Memphis pays tribute to Presley, Perkins, Lewis, and Cash
Wed, 09/11/2019 - 6:00pm

CAMDEN — The downtown Camden Opera House presents One Night In Memphis, Friday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. The show is inspired by the night of Dec. 4, 1956, when Sun Records Studios had Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley together for a magical rock ‘n’ roll jam. Like the special moment it celebrates, One Night in Memphis is a one-night-only event. No-fee tickets are $30 in advance, $35 day-of-show at camdenoperahouse.com; by calling 236-3154; or at the Town Office...
Midcoast Community Chorus announces change in semester plans
Wed, 09/11/2019 - 5:30pm

CAMDEN — Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) has announced significant changes and events pertaining to its upcoming Fall Semester and traditional January concert. Because of the sudden illness of the irreplaceable Artistic Director, Steven Weston, MCC’s Board of Directors made the decision to take a hiatus from performing this winter semester. Therefore: Registration has been CANCELLED for the Mondays of September 16 and 23, as well as online. Those who have already registered and paid the...
Skerryvore at Boothbay Harbor Opera House
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 9:00am

Skerryvore, an award-winning eight piece band from Scotland, will perform at The Opera House at Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. The band is calling their fall tour of the U.S. and Canada the “360 World Tour” since they will have virtually toured the entire year of 2019 going into 2020 all the while filming every show with with a specialized 360 camera. In addition to the U.S. and Canada, 2019 has already found them in Australia,...
The Secrets of Russian-Gypsy 7-Strings Guitar
Russian-Gypsy guitarists to perform in Rockport
Fri, 09/06/2019 - 1:45pm

ROCKPORT — In Italian, the word Zingaresca means “in Gypsy style.” Zingaresca, a unique duo dedicated to the Russian-Romani (“Gypsy”) music will perform Thursday, September 19, at 7 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St., Rockport. Zingaresca consists of Vadim Kolpakov, a Russian-Romani virtuoso on the Russian seven-string guitar, and Oleg Timofeyev, an authority on the Russian guitar tradition. Not many people in the West are aware of the quality and magnitude of the Russian guitar...
‘a serious Reggae Revival’
Harbor Concert series 2019 wraps up with Reggae’s Royal Hammer, Bob Marley's sax player Glen DaCosta
Thu, 09/05/2019 - 3:15pm

ROCKPORT — Attention dancers and music lovers! Necessary Music Productions is collaborating with Rockport Harbor Master Abbie Leonard and Rockport’s Flatbread Company to host the Harbor Concert Series in Marine Park, Rockport Harbor. To wrap up the season, Necessary Music is bringing Jamaican Saxophonist Glen DaCosta, from Bob Marley and The Wailers, and Maine's Roots Reggae provisionists, Royal Hammer. The Harbor Concert Series returns on Sunday, Sept. 15 and will feature Royal Hammer with an...
first time having fight song in two or three decades
Mount View High School introduces fight song
Wed, 09/04/2019 - 6:30pm

THORNDIKE — With the start of a new school year at Mount View High School in Thorndike comes a new way to showcase one’s pride in the school. Students returning to campus Wednesday, Sept. 4, were welcomed with a new school fight song, something the school has not had for two or maybe even three decades. It is believed, Mount View High School Principal Zackary Freeman said, the school has been without a fight song since sometime around 1985. He has been told a fight song was once established...
Belfast church to host free pig roast, activities
Tue, 09/03/2019 - 10:00am

BELFAST — Sunday, Sept. 8, Faith Temple Church will host a free pig roast featuring music the The Rogues. Bring your own chair to the 4 - 7 p.m. event, accept the challenge of the corn hole toss and horseshoe ring, analyze the craft booth, and watch as children play in the bounce castle.
‘enlightened interpretation of traditional mariachi instruments’
All-women mariachi ‘Flor de Toloache’ comes to Strand
Mon, 09/02/2019 - 4:15pm

ROCKLAND — Latin Grammy-winning, New York based all-female mariachi ensemble Flor de Toloache will perform on the Strand Theatre stage on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Flor de Toloache continue to win the hearts of both progressive and traditional mariachi music fans alike through their distinct artistic vision and sophisticated, enlightened interpretation of traditional mariachi instruments, according to the Strand, in a news release. The female quartet’s diverse...
40th season of Down East Singers begins Sept. 10
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 3:45pm

ROCKPORT — The 40th season of Down East Singers begins Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 6:15 p.m., with registration and voice placement checks for new singers. Rehearsals are held Tuesday nights at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, in Rockport, from 7 to 9:15 p.m. The ensemble’s conductor is Anthony Antolini. Jennifer McIvor will return in her tenth season as piano accompanist and assistant conductor. This year’s December concerts are entitled “Maine Winter Music” and will be a collaboration...
Skerryvore to play the Boothbay Harbor Opera House
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 11:45am

Serryvore, an award-winning eight piece band from Scotland, will perform at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. The band is calling their fall tour of the U.S. and Canada the "360 World Tour" since they will have virtually toured the entire year of 2019 going into 2020 all the while filiming every show with with a specialized 360 camera. In addition to the U.S. and Canada, 2019 has already found them in Australia, Holland, Denmark...
Cedar Stanistreet, Jonathan Cannon, Ness Smith-Savedoff, and caller Chrissy Fowler
Belfast Flying Shoes contra dance
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 9:00am

BELFAST — Join Belfast Flying Shoes for an evening of contra dancing, Friday, September 6, at American Legion Post 43, in Belfast. The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m, with a Community Dance called by Chrissy Fowler and with music by the All Comers Band. All musicians are welcome to sit in. Fun and simple dances will be taught, giving beginners the opportunity to learn new skills and offering experienced dancers a chance to brush up on their steps. The contra dance begins at 8 p.m. This month’s...
Electric Bonfire to perform in Rockland
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 11:15am
ROCKLAND — Electric Bonfire will be playing at Rock City Coffee in Rockland on Friday, September 6, from 6 - 8 p.m. Electric Bonfire will performs a mix of original and cover tunes. Styles range from rock and reggae, to Latin and jam rock. Band members are Mitch Markowitz on guitar and vocals, Jason Dean on Drums, Mike Whitehead on bass, and John Luft on guitar and vocals.
tracing Hendrix’s rise to his largest concert amid the dark shadow of the nation’s civil unrest
Jimi Hendrix journey concludes Guitar Heroes Film Festival
Tue, 08/27/2019 - 8:30am

ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre presents a series of documentary films about guitar icons and legends in the Guitar Heroes Film Festival, showing in conjunction with Rockland’s First Friday Art Walks. Part four of the series is Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church (2015) , screening on Friday, September 6, at 8 p.m. Electric Church presents the legendary guitarist in full flight at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival before the largest U.S. audience of his career. This critically...
the ’Little Folksinger’ has embraced punk, funk, hip hop, jazz, soul, electronica and more distant sounds
Ani DiFranco on Strand stage, Nov. 12
Tue, 08/27/2019 - 8:15am

ROCKLAND — Grammy winner Ani DiFranco will appear on the Strand Theatre stage, Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Widely considered a feminist icon, Grammy winner Ani DiFranco is the mother of the DIY movement, being one of the first artists to create her own record label in 1990, according to Strand, in a news release. While she has been known as the “Little Folksinger,” her music has embraced punk, funk, hip hop, jazz, soul, electronica and even more distant sounds. Her...
Alyssa Kelly, Leaky Boot Jug Band to play final 2019 Belfast Summer Nights
Mon, 08/26/2019 - 10:00am

BELFAST — The last Belfast Summer Night of the season is upon us, Thursday, August 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Steamboat Landing Park, in Belfast. The evening will begin with Alyssa Kelly. Alyssa Kelly has been writing and performing original tunes for 25 years. Her Americana sound is grounded in poetic lyrics “and stop-what-you’re-doing-and-listen vocals,” said Summer Nights, in a news release. She’s opened for Ellis Paul and The Mallet Brothers Band, and her influences include Kathleen...
Bay Winds North Wind Ensemble to be back on stage at Rockville Chapel
Mon, 08/26/2019 - 8:15am

Bay Winds North Wind Ensemble, a multi-generational ensemble of mid-coast musicians, is performing the last concert of the 2019 Season at Rockville Chapel in Rockville Village, Maine, on Friday, September 6. For the past two years, Bay Winds has won first place in the band category of the Lobster Festival parade in Rockland. Rockville Chapel is the last public building left in the village of Rockville, once a thriving independent community that included a fire station, school and town office...
‘folk hop for hip folk’
Mehuman returns to Camden Library Coffeehouse
Sun, 08/25/2019 - 1:00pm

CAMDEN — Camden Public Library welcomes singer/songwriter Mehuman (“May-mon”) back for a coffeehouse performance on Thursday, September 5, at 7 p.m. Inspired by old-time gospel, jazz, country blues, soulful folk, and rock and roll, the Maine-based singer/songwriter and former Arista Records recording artist first performed at the Library Coffeehouse in 2008. Mehuman has toured in the United States, Europe, and West Africa delivering a powerful and punchy mix of "funky pulse-poet potions” she...
Jazz Do Mundo to play free Rockport concert
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 9:15am
ROCKPORT — The 4-piece jazz combo ‘Jazz Do Mundo’ will play a free concert, Friday, August 30, at 5:30 p.m., at Barnswallow Books, 166 Russell, Rockport. Free concert and refreshments.

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Palaver Strings celebrates Maine’s immigrant communities in Belfast concert

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