7 pm doors – 8 pm showThe award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord are a leading force in Québec’s exciting and progressive Francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while their highly rhythmic and soulful music, rooted in the Celtic diaspora, is enhanced […]
8 pm showThe award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord are a leading force in Québec’s exciting and progressive Francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while their highly rhythmic and soulful music, rooted in the Celtic diaspora, is enhanced with a broad range […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showThis event has been postponed! We will publish the new performance date as soon as we have it. A portion of ticket proceeds will support the Tariro school in Zimbabwe.*Please note: there will be both seats and room for dancing at this show!*Maine Marimba Ensemble performs complex polyrhythmic arrangements of traditional […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showHayley Reardon is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and a storyteller in the truest sense of the word. Her songs serve as postcards from an artist brave enough to take the road less traveled. Reardon dove head first into music at the young age of 15, and has spent much of […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showDar Williams’ lyrics contain bouquets of optimism, delivered on melodies alternating between beguiling lightness and understated gravity. Williams strongly believes that all of us possess our own power and ability to achieve, and she rejects the exceptionalism that encourages us to “admire that yonder star,” while making us feel […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showRaging Brass is a 7-piece band collectively creating Afro-Caribbean music. We are a brass-roots dance band following the musical migration from West Africa to Cuba, Jamaica, and Brazil with the spirit of New Orleans.This eclectic group was established in 2014 by trumpeter and bandleader Marc Chillemi in Southern Maine. Raging […]
12 pm doors – 12:30 pm showForget "School of Rock”…get ready for “Ghoul of Rock”!Each Halloween season MAMM's student rock bands melt faces at the creepiest all-ages costume party in town. Come witness the terror at One Longfellow on Sunday, October 27th and ring in the spookiest time of year with MAMM! Costumes are highly encouraged.Website | Facebook
7 pm doors – 8 pm showChoro das 3, a trio of three sisters from Sao Paulo, Brazil, are highly regarded as some of the best choro musicians in the world. (Choro is an enormously appealing musical style that originated in Brazil over 100 years ago and is now popular internationally). In Brazil, Choro das 3 […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showMatt Turk and C Lanzbom joined forces to form Deadgrass, a string band adventure through Jerry Garcia’s musical world. Bassist Dave Richards, banjo player Boo Reiners and fiddler Kensuke Shoji complete this fine group of seasoned pros exploring the life works of Jerry Garcia on the instruments that first […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showLegendary Blues guitarist Ronnie Earl is a four-time Blues Music Award winner as Guitar Player of the Year (1997, 1999, 2014, 2018), most recently receiving the award on May 10, 2018, in Memphis. He has served as an Associate Professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music and has […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showIt's the first Wednesday of the month which means Open Mic Night at OLS! We’re excited for yet another music-filled evening, hosted by Leslie. We are primarily a music-oriented open mic, but other formats are welcome, like a poem, story, or skit. Performances must be 10 minutes long, at […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showTHE WHISKEY TREATY ROADSHOW IS A COLLABORATIVE Band THAT BRINGS TOGETHER five MASSACHUSETTS SINGER-SONGWRITERS IN THE VEIN OF AMERICANA, ROCK AND ROOTS-FOLK MUSIC.The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow is made up of Massachusetts songwriters Tory Hanna, Billy Keane, Chris Merenda, Greg Daniel Smith and David Tanklefsky. For seven and a half […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showAt any given time, you’re likely to find Jim Lauderdale making music, whether he’s laying down a new track in the studio or working through a spontaneous melody at his home in Nashville. And if he’s not actively crafting new music, he’s certainly thinking about it. “It's a constant […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showBreakin' Strings is a New England-based bluegrass band, started 18 years ago. After a 10 year hiatus, they are back and better than ever. Led by Cliff Gelina, and backed by some of New England's finest musicians, featuring Cody Howe, Sam Acus, Amanda Gelina, Steve Petterson, and David Bevins. They […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showFans of The East Pointers have Koady Chaissonto thank for being the kinetic force behind the JUNO-Award winning indie-folk trio since the group formed in 2014. The dance floor-shaking, electro-trad glorious combination of folk/pop has brought so much joy to audiences around the world. And now, even posthumously, Koady’s […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showPraised by NPR’s Bob Boilen as a “powerful voice whose tender performance commands attention and fosters connection,” Alisa Amador made history in 2022 with the first-ever Spanish language song to win the prestigious Tiny Desk Contest. Now, two years later, the bilingual singer/songwriter is formally introducing herself with her […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showThe Steel Wheels have long been at home in the creative space between tradition and innovation, informed by the familiar sounds of the Virginia mountains where the band was formed, but always moving forward with insightful lyrics and an evolving sound. In 2005, Jay Lapp (vocals, guitars, mandolin) and […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showJontavious Willis is resolved in his mission: to reinvigorate today’s Blues with the spirit of thepast. Inspired by a time when the Blues were plentiful and rhythm reigned supreme, Jontaviousleverages his unique sound—a synthesis of his Georgia heritage and reverence for traditionalBlues—to get the world dancing again. A Grammy-nominated […]
3 pm doors – 4 pm showHaving distilled his own signature sound of blues and folk for over 50 years and twenty records, CHRIS SMITHER is truly an American original. A profound songwriter, Chris continues to draw deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets and philosophers. From his early days as the New Orleans transplant in the Boston […]
6:30 pm doors – 7 pm eventSome combinations just work: pie, whiskey, and songwriters in the round. After over a decade of successfully maturing this concept at music industry events across North America, Pie & Whiskey is coming to Portland, Maine, thanks to Connor Garvey and One Longfellow Square. When the renowned North East Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA) announced it was […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showMaggie's Wake is a Canadian contemporary folk group, creating a new traditional sound. Blending high twang, classic country with fresh jigs and reels, cajun twin fiddles and reggae rhythms, their music is an original, genre hopping adventure that is constantly evolving. United in their passion for fiery tunes, soaring vocals […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showPerforming regularly at One Longfellow Square since 2006, the Portland Jazz Orchestra is Maine’s premier concert jazz ensemble. Under the direction of Dr. Chris Oberholtzer, this 19-piece jazz ensemble performs a variety of instrumental and vocal big band literature. PJO enjoys playing works written by members and area musicians such as […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm showBorn in Hamilton, Ontario to parents of Nova Scotian descent, Garnet Rogers spent many hours in front of theold floor model radio listening to Grand Ol' Opry broadcasts and harmonizing with his brother, the late folk legendStan Rogers. Two years later, Garnet was playing the definitive 8-year-old's version of […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm show30 years into a prolific career as a genre and gender-defying songwriter, Melissa Ferrick continues to disrupt normative categorization. Indie, Alternative, Folk, Punk….Melissa Ferrick won’t be labeled. With disarming wit and raw vulnerability, every lyric in Ferrick’s immense catalog is an invitation to confession or catharsis. In 2023, Ferrick signed […]
7 pm doors – 8 pm show“New York-native, Benny Bleu is a geologist by trade, banjo player and singer-songwriter who touches on our connections with the natural world and each other.” – Putumayo World MusicBenny Bleu Haravitch plays old time banjo in the Finger Lakes of upstate New York – a land defined by deep […]
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