Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
with Guest Mitch Chakour
Opening Night Reception at 6:45pm
Saturday Night Live vocalist Christine Ohlman, with Rebel Montez and special guest Mitch Chakour, will kick off the Meetinghouse 2019 season.
Soulful Roots Rock & BluesQuabbin Valley Pro Musica
with Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director
QVPM presents In Praise of Nature, a radiant selection of music about spring, birds, love, nymphs, shepherds and more.
Choral MusicThe Wildcat O’Halloran Band
The Cat serves up a serious dose of real blues peppered with witty lyrics, tight musicianship, and some raucous attitude.
Guitar-Driven High-Energy BluesThe Richard Chase Experience
“Stone Man” Richard Chase brings superbly crafted songs and tasteful musicianship on a variety of instruments.
Contemporary Singer-SongwritingGlenn Jones
Weeping Bong Band
Glenn Jones is a master of the American Primitive Guitar style invented by John Fahey.
American Primitive Guitar / Psychedelic FolkSteven Schoenberg
Steven Schoenberg is a dynamic, award-winning composer/pianist whose talents cross into musical theater, classical compositions, film scoring, children’s music, and solo improvisational piano performances.
Improvisational PianoAnnie Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie’s middle daughter is a prolific songwriter and versatile folk musician known to stray into a little country rock and blues.
Folk & Country Rock, Punk, & BluesSouthern Rail
Southern Rail’s performances are high-energy exuberant fun, with riveting harmonies, irrepressible humor and sparkling banjo, mandolin, and guitar solo work.
Energetic Mix of Bluegrass & GospelWindborne
Windborne presents stunningly powerful and gorgeous vocal harmony with music ranging from American folk to songs of many countries.
Folksongs in Virtuosic HarmonyScott Ainslie
Scott Ainslie’s performances present a wonderful palette of sounds and stories that will delight the ear, awaken the mind, and satisfy the heart.
Acoustic Blues Slide GuitarJohn Hanifin
John Hanifin moves back to his classical roots with Bach and other lovely pieces for solo cello.
Solo Cello from Bach to BeyondFire Pond
Fire Pond presents wonderful old-time fiddle tunes, swing, roots music, Celtic, Eastern European, folk, gospel, and original music.
Old-Time, Swing, Roots & CelticLui Collins
with Anand Nayak
Folksinger/songwriter Lui Collins presents an intimate evening of song, accompanying herself on tenor ukulele and banjo, with Anand Nayak on guitar, vocal harmonies and more.
Original & Traditional Folksong & American Jazz StandardsSamirah Evans
and Her Handsome Devils
Closing Night Reception at 6:45pm
Samirah’s live performance repertoire runs the gamut from raunchy blues to jazz smooth as silk. She has often been compared to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, and Etta James.
Jazz & Blues Ladled with New Orleans SpiceFiery Hope plus Forest Avenue
Playing for Change Foundation Benefit
a Benefit for Playing for Change Foundation
Fiery Hope, formerly the Amandla Chorus, celebrates life with hope-filled hearts by presenting new and old songs for justice, freedom, and peace. Opening act Forest Avenue is a high energy string quartet playing music from Celtic and other traditional genres.
Community Chorus: Songs of Justice, Freedom & HopePeter Blanchette & Mané Larregla
Archguitar Duo
Duo concert with archguitarist, composer, arranger and conductor Peter Blanchette, and with archguitarist Mané Larregla.
11-string ArchguitarMad Agnes
with Pete Nelson
This will be a rare return performance by old friends Mad Agnes with an opening set by Pete Nelson.
Witty & Wildly Innovative Contemporary FolksongQuabbin Valley Pro Musica
The Central Congregational Church is located at 93 South Main Street in Orange.
with Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director
QVPM presents Déja vu, featuring songs with the same words in settings by different composers, at the Orange Central Congregational Church.
Choral MusicJune/July 2020 Summer Concerts are Canceled
A brief list of all intended concerts this summer; more details to follow.
The Green Sisters
Hubbardston natives Beck, Bets, Brie & Mel offer up a foot-stomping eclectic mix of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, old-time, Cajun, a cappella & barbershop music.
Eclectic Folk, Bluegrass, A Cappella & Original MusicDiana Jones
Singer-songwriter Diana Jones’ crystal clear vocals and guitar give voice to the dispossessed.
Country, Singer-songwriterChristine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
Saturday Night Live vocalist Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez bring fabulous Roots Rock to 1794 Meetinghouse
Soulful Roots Rock & BluesKeith Murphy & Becky Tracy
Brattleboro based duo Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy will perform traditional music from Canada, Ireland and more on fiddle, guitar, piano.
Traditional French Canadian & Irish FolkMad Agnes
This will be a rare return performance by old friends Mad Agnes.
Witty & Wildly Innovative Contemporary FolksongPeter Blanchette, the Art of the Archguitar
Concert with archguitarist, composer, arranger and conductor Peter Blanchette.
11-String ArchguitarChristine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
Saturday Night Live vocalist Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez bring fabulous Roots Rock to 1794 Meetinghouse.
Soulful Roots Rock & BluesThe Green Sisters
Hubbardston natives Beck, Bets, Brie & Mel offer up a foot-stomping eclectic mix of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, old-time, Cajun, a cappella & barbershop music.
Eclectic Folk, Bluegrass, A Cappella & Original MusicSteven Schoenberg
Steven Schoenberg is a dynamic, award-winning composer/pianist whose talents cross into musical theater, classical compositions, film scoring, children’s music, and solo improvisational piano performances.
Improvisational PianoBeth Logan Raffeld Quintet
Singer Beth Logan Raffeld, pianist Stephen Page, bassist Genevieve Rose, trumpeter Don Anderson, and drummer Steve Langone will feature songs from the Great American Songbook – paying tribute to the jazz greats and featuring many favorite songs. Come on out and swing on a summer night!
Jazz Standards from the Great American SongbookA Swift River Anthology
Readings from A Swift River Anthology, chronicling the imagined lives of residents of the now flooded towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott.
Stories from Quabbin's PastRani Arbo & daisy mayhem
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem are a string band bluring the boundaries of American roots music.
Inventive Old-time String BandRachel Clemente & Dan Houghton
Get ready to dance in your seats! Clemente & Houghton bring wonderful Celtic music on harp, bagpipe, flute and whistle.
Traditional Scottish FolkCanceled—Sarah Clay & the StarCats
Breathing new life into a century of Retro-Pop, Swing, Blues and Latin Jazz, vocalist/flutist Sarah Clay and guitarist Draa Hobbs put their own spin on songs of summer.
Jazz Standards, Bossa Nova & Latin JazzCanceled—The Deep River Ramblers
Musical ramblers roaming between well-known and inspirational voices like Doc Watson, Nanci Griffith, Levon Helm, Muddy Waters and John Prine.
American RootsCanceled—Patty Larkin
“An absolutely stunning guitarist, Larkin matches her instrumental chops as a vocalist and songwriter, making her a true triple-threat artist.” ~ Billboard
Folk-Urban PopSouthern Rail
Southern Rail’s performances are high-energy exuberant fun, with riveting harmonies, irrepressible humor and sparkling banjo, mandolin, and guitar solo work.
Energetic Mix of Bluegrass & GospelWindborne
Windborne presents stunningly powerful and gorgeous vocal harmony with music ranging from American folk to songs of many countries.
Folksongs in Virtuosic HarmonyElizabeth Chang & Jiayan Sun
Elizabeth Chang, professor of violin at UMass Amherst and Artistic Director of Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and Jiayan Sun, Assistant Professor of Music at Smith, will play a chamber music duet.
Classical violin & pianoGreen Heron
Betsy (Green) Heron and Scott Heron will share traditional and contemporary songs with a high energy performance.
Old-time, Bluegrass, Country, Irish and BluesPeter Blanchette, the Art of the Archguitar
Peter Blanchette, inventor of the 11-string archguitar, will play his internationally acclaimed arrangements that span from the medieval, renaissance and baroque music to World Music, New Music, and his own original pieces.
11-String Archguitar