Abbie Gardner is a fiery dobro player with an infectious smile. Whether performing solo or with Americana harmony trio Red Molly, her acclaimed tales of love and loss, both gritty and sweet, are propelled by her impeccable lap style slide guitar playing. Solo performances feature the dobro as a solo instrument, bouncing between a solid…

Tommy Sands, the legendary Irish troubadour and peace activist, is returning to the North Shore for a special performance focused on reconciliation and hope.

Grace Kelly is an acclaimed saxophonist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader.  Known for her “scorching saxophone” stylings and captivating vocals, Kelly has rocked the jazz world with sold-out concerts, 15 acclaimed albums, and performances at venues including the Hollywood Bowl and the Kennedy Center.  

Lo fi swamp groove    

The Tarbox Ramblers’ sound is rooted in hillbilly music, backwater blues and early rock ‘n’ roll. It’s rough-hewn, dark and joyous, and unfailingly direct.  

  A Besere Velt” is a vibrant, 80-member, intergenerational Yiddish chorus that weaves the heartache and irrepressible idealism of Yiddish music into a vision of justice and humanity for the 21st century. Golden Thread Ensemble is a pioneering new chamber-klezmer group led by Craig Judelman, featuring The Klezmatics’ frontman Lorin Sklamberg, and a virtuosic string…

From New Jersey, John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania. In addition to his 11 critically acclaimed albums, John released a collector’s edition box featuring a hi-definition DVD and companion CD called The Gypsy Life.  

Eleanor Buckland made her start as one-third of Lula Wiles, the Boston-based folk-rock trio that became an acoustic music scene favorite with their three critically hailed albums. Chessa Rich is a NC-raised musician based in Durham. Rich is a versatile collaborator, performing with Hiss Golden Messenger, Tift Merritt. Her full-length debut “Deeper Sleeper” is out…

Better Late is a local Boston area band playing classic and obscure rock, blues, rockabilly, roots, folk, country, and original compositions. Three of the four band members met at WUMB music camps.

There has always been something disarmingly human about The Mammals.  Their music feels less like performance and more like a gathering—a return to the communal spaces where truth is spoken gently, without spectacle.