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Reverie Road with special guests Alice Howe & Freebo

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 pm doors – 8 pm showTICKETS STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DOORReverie Road is a genre-defying Celtic powerhouse ensemble, uniting founding Solas members Winifred Horan (fiddle) and John Williams (accordion) with former Gaelic Storm fiddler Katie Grennan and Steinway Artist Jazz and Raga pianist Utsav Lal. Together, these four exceptional musicians are celebrated as some of today’s most accomplished traditional and virtuosic folk […]

Reverie Road with special guests Alice Howe & Freebo LIVE STREAM

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

8PM SHOWReverie Road is a genre-defying Celtic powerhouse ensemble, uniting founding Solas members Winifred Horan (fiddle) and John Williams (accordion) with former Gaelic Storm fiddler Katie Grennan and Steinway Artist Jazz and Raga pianist Utsav Lal. Together, these four exceptional musicians are celebrated as some of today’s most accomplished traditional and virtuosic folk artists, captivating audiences worldwide from stages to studios for over […]

Get Tickets $10.00

Hallowell Does The Last Waltz

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowSOLD OUT!Hallowell Does The Last Waltz is a loving re-enactment of The Band’s final concert in 1976. Many critics consider Martin Scorsese’s film of the concert, The Last Waltz, to be the greatest rock and roll movie of all time! Iconic songs like “The Shape I’m In,” “Up on […]

Hallowell Does The Last Waltz LIVE STREAM

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

8PM SHOWHallowell Does The Last Waltz is a loving re-enactment of The Band’s final concert in 1976. Many critics consider Martin Scorsese’s film of the concert, The Last Waltz, to be the greatest rock and roll movie of all time! Iconic songs like “The Shape I’m In,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and “The Night They […]

Get Tickets $5.00

CANCELED: An Evening with Holly Near

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Due to medical considerations, Holly Near has canceled this show. All tickets will be refunded and returned to point of purchase. Holly Near has been singing for a more equitable world for well over 40 creative years. She is an insightful story tellerthrough her music, committed to keeping the work rooted in contemporary activism.Respected around […]

Open Mic Night at OLS

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

.stk-c6pqhjr {height:13px !important;}Free Admission! Doors open at 6:30PMJoin us for an evening of live music, connection, and community!We’re reviving our monthly open mic series at One Longfellow Square! Hosted by Maine singer-songwriter Thomas Charles Clukey, this night is all about sharing songs, discovering new voices, and building a supportive creative community. Whether you're performing or […]

$60

Bella White: Red Rhododendron Tour with special guest Maddy Kirgo

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowBorn and raised in Calgary, Bella White is the daughter of a native Virginia banjoist who instilled in his child a love of Appalachian folk, country, and bluegrass. She learned how to play music at an early age, writing her first song when she was seven. As a child […]

Lucy Wainwright Roche with special guest Abigayle Oakley

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime..stk-nvpfhsr {height:50px !important;}Those familiar with Lucy Wainwright Roche know her bell-tone voice, unshakable melodies, and wry, wise lyrics that cut straight to the heart. The daughter of Suzzy Roche (The Roches) and Loudon Wainwright III—and half-sibling to Rufus and Martha Wainwright—she grew up steeped in music. Yet, Lucy has carved […]

Kathleen Edwards

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

6 PM Doors | 7 PM Show.stk-8dk0cgm {height:50px !important;}Member Presale: Thursday, January 30 @ 10amPublic On-sale: Friday, January 31 @ 10amFor decades, Kathleen Edwards has been a cornerstone of North American roots music.Since making her debut with 2002’s Failer, she’s spent the 21st century occupying the grey area between genres, swirling together her own mix […]

USM Student Jazz Combo Night

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Photo Credit: Ian SmithDoors open an hour before showtime.The USM Jazz Combo concert brings together the university’s top instrumental jazz combos and vocal jazz ensemble for an evening of dynamic, stylistically diverse performances. Showcasing some of the most talented jazz musicians from the USM Osher School of Music, this concert promises an unforgettable exploration of […]

The Portland Jazz Orchestra

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Proudly sponsored by our friends at Coffee By Design.7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowHigh School Guest Band: Yarmouth High SchoolPerforming 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. […]

Discovery Series: Savani Latin Jazz

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowElspeth Savani has always wanted to do a Maine tour and now the time has finally come!  Elspeth grew up in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, but spent most of her adult life on the West Coast pursuing the art of traditional Cuban music and latin jazz. Orchestra Zarabanda, the 11-piece […]

Cheryl Wheeler With Special Guest Kenny White

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowCheryl Wheeler:It has always seemed as if there were two Cheryl Wheelers, with fans of the New England songwriter relishing watching the two tussle for control of the mic. There is poet-Cheryl, writer of some of the prettiest, most alluring and intelligent ballads on the modern folk scene. And […]

Allie Sherlock with special guest Tim Gallagher

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

6 PM Doors | 7 PM ShowAllie Sherlock, a 19-year-old singer-songwriter from Cork, Ireland, began her musical journey performing on the streets of Cork and Dublin. Her distinctive voice and captivating presence have earned her a global fanbase, with over 14.5 million followers across social media platforms.Allie has had the opportunity to share the stage […]

Portland Ovations presents Coast to Coast: An Evening of Hip-Hop, Arabic Poetry & Maqam Music (Night One)

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

THIS IS FOR NIGHT ONE - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH6PM DOORS | 7PM SHOW.stk-hxyfrlg {height:18px !important;}Tickets $41.50 (includes service fee)Ticket prices subject to change.stk-k6336ne .stk-button{min-height:0px !important;padding-top:13px !important;padding-bottom:13px !important;background:#c95f37 !important;}.stk-k6336ne .stk-button__inner-text{font-size:30px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-k6336ne .stk-button__inner-text{font-size:30px !important;}}PURCHASE TICKETS HERESyrian-American hip-hop artist and poet Omar Offendum and Palestinian-American multi-instrumentalist, maestro Ronnie Malley, weave stories of the past, […]

$60

Portland Ovations presents Coast to Coast: An Evening of Hip-Hop, Arabic Poetry & Maqam Music (NIGHT 2)

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

THIS IS FOR NIGHT TWO- THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH6PM DOORS | 7PM SHOW.stk-6264ri4 {height:18px !important;}Tickets $41.50 (includes service fee)Ticket prices subject to change.stk-bflhnh4 .stk-button{min-height:0px !important;padding-top:13px !important;padding-bottom:13px !important;background:#c95f37 !important;}.stk-bflhnh4 .stk-button__inner-text{font-size:30px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-bflhnh4 .stk-button__inner-text{font-size:30px !important;}}PURCHASE TICKETS HERESyrian-American hip-hop artist and poet Omar Offendum and Palestinian-American multi-instrumentalist, maestro Ronnie Malley, weave stories of the past, present, […]

$60

Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7PM Doors | 8PM Show.stk-rh40as8 {height:50px !important;}/ALL TICKETS FOR PREVIOUSLY POSTPONED SHOW WILL BE HONORED.At 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, […]

Lucy Kaplansky

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowLucy Kaplansky is an acclaimed singer-songwriter of rare talent, described as “a truly gifted performer with a bag full of enchanting songs” (The New Yorker) and “the troubadour laureate of modern city folk” (The Boston Globe). She has released nine critically acclaimed CDs, two of which were awarded Best […]

David Wilcox

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

This show was originally scheduled for October 12th. All purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date.7 pm doors – 8 pm showDavid Wilcox is a penetrating storyteller. The revered folk musician has an effortless talent for spinning lyrics that quietly cut deep, and crafting melodies that seamlessly ride the plot twists and turns. […]

Ben Sollee with special guest Emilia Dahlin

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Kentucky musician and composer Ben Sollee has spent nearly two decades blurring musical boundaries, and his latest album Long Haul (2024) is no exception. Drawing on tonal influences from the American and global South, Sollee’s expressive vocals and distinctive cello style thread through each track, connecting personal chapters into a […]

Pine Tree Flyers & The Young Tradition Touring Group

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.The Young Tradition Touring Group is an ensemble of talented teenage musicians and singers from Vermont and Maine, led this year by Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tischler (of Springtide, Gawler Family Band, and their duo, Elsie & Ethan), who will be on tour in New England this April.   A program of Vermont […]

Mary Fahl, former lead singer for October Project

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowWith “a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms” (Boston Globe), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the mid-1990s NYC- based chamber-pop group October Project, a band known for their lush harmonies, sweeping melodies […]

Missy Raines & Allegheny with special guest Kyran Daniel

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.With her latest album, Highlander, bluegrass/Americana icon Missy Raines takes inventory of where she stands at this current juncture in her storied career—this melodic ode to her native West Virginia, which simultaneously serves as an ideal prism of time and space Raines peers through into the unknowns of tomorrow.“Making this […]

Lyle Divinsky

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.The Man Who Went from Subways to Stadiums, Only to Leave it All Behind…After growing up in Portland, Maine, Lyle Divinsky made his living in the New York City subways for over 5 years.  While singing underground by day and above ground by night, he slowly crafted his self-released album, […]

Medium Build & Petey USA

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

6 PM Doors | 7 PM ShowTHIS IS A STANDING-ROOM SHOWVIP Upgrade: Petey USA + Medium Build Unplugged.stk-hio488r .stk-button{background:#1479a8 !important;}PURCHASE VIP UPGRADE (IN ADDITION TO TICKETS ABOVE).stk-w0ya0dz {height:50px !important;}Medium Build, the queer singer-songwriter born Nick Carpenter, has a generous and inviting spirit that manifests in his songwriting. Medium Build built a cult following in Anchorage, […]

Hanneke Cassel Band

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Effervescent and engaging, Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel’s fiddle music fuses influences from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton with Americana grooves and musical innovations.  She has performed and traveled across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Hanneke’s music is a blend of the contemporary and traditional, described by the Boston Globe as […]

Discovery Series: Olive Klug with special guest Creekbed Carter Hogan

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowOlive Klug refuses to be put in a box. Working out who you are in front of an ever-growing audience is no small task, but one that the Portland-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter is up for and thriving.Olive graduated with a liberal arts degree shortly before the 2020 pandemic derailed their […]

Griffin House

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 PM Doors | 8 PM Show\Griffin House is an American singer-songwriter and storyteller.  Touring and making records for over 20 years, House has a discography that includes over 13 albums.  His debut record  “Lost and Found” (2004) was featured on CBS Sunday Morning by music critic and then VP MTV/VH1, Bill Flanagan, who named […]

Get Tickets $30.00

Duke Robillard

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

This show was originally scheduled for April 4, 2025. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date.7 pm doors – 8 pm show.stk-qzdfdgm {height:50px !important;}Since starting his musical career in 1967 by founding and fronting Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard has been at the forefront of Blues, Swing and classic R&B/Jump blues […]

Cantrip

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.The name Cantrip is an Old Scots word meaning a charm, magic spell or piece of mischief and it aptly describes the unexpected twists and turns in their musical arrangements, likewise the compelling potency of their musicianship. Swirling border pipes, raging fiddle, thunderous guitar and three rich voices blend to create a […]

Jackie Greene

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

6 PM Doors | 7 PM ShowAmericana and roots singer-songwriter Jackie Greene is a jack-of-all-trades and an artist who can croon over soulful piano ballads as much as he can shred a bluesy guitar solo, like he did as the lead guitarist for The Black Crowes in 2013. A road warrior and musician's musician, Greene's […]

The Portland Jazz Orchestra

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Proudly sponsored by our friends at Coffee By Design.7 PM Doors | 8 PM ShowHigh School Guest Band: Westbrook High SchoolPerforming 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. […]

Pine State Pitches

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Founded in 2020, this Portland, Maine-based a cappella group brings together a shared passion for music and community. With each note they sing, they aim to create a welcoming space for people to connect and experience the joy of harmony. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of genres, their performances […]

Allumé ft. Miss Tess, K.C. Jones, & Thomas Bryan Eaton

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Allumé is a collaborative project between Nashville’s Miss Tess, Thomas Bryan Eaton (Miss Tess, Bertha), and Lafayette, Louisiana-based K.C. Jones (Feufollet, The Daiquiri Queens), and Trey Broudreaux (The Revelers). All four of them are accomplished multi-instrumentalists, accompanying each other on guitars, pedal steel, fiddle, harmony vocals, bass, and stripped down […]

Richard Shindell

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Richard Shindell lives as both an immigrant and emigrant, crossing thresholds, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monastery and busked in the streets of Paris.Originally from New York, now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Shindell is a writer whose […]

Eilen Jewell

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

7 pm doors – 8 pm showHailed by American Songwriter as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative, and idiosyncratic voices,” Eilen Jewell rises from the ashes on her captivating new album, Get Behind The Wheel, picking up the pieces of her shattered world and finding new purpose and meaning after watching her marriage, her band, and what […]

Ruthie Foster

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Ruthie Foster's musical journey is as eclectic and vibrant as her soulful voice. Born into a family steeped in gospel tradition, Ruthie's earliest influences were the voices of her mother, grandmother, and the gospel singers she grew up listening to — artists like the Gospel Keynotes and the Blind Boys […]

Mason Jennings

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Minneapolis songwriter Mason Jennings shares his new video for the single, “Only Lovers Welcome” from his brand new album, Underneath The Roses out now via Loosegroove Records. Underneath The Roses is available on limited-edition colored vinyl and is available here.  Watch and share the video for “Only Lovers Welcome” here.  Jennings writes that the songs from Underneath The Roses were, “Written […]

Big Yellow Taxi – The Music of Joni Mitchell

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Big Yellow Taxi is a one of a kind musical experience. There is no other ensemble playing the music of Joni Mitchell with the dedication and imagination that BYT brings to every show. Created to explore Joni's amazing music from its early folk roots to her pop masterpieces to her […]

WCLZ presents Rhett Miller

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.98.9 WCLZ presents Rhett Miller at One Longfellow SquareTexas native Rhett Miller is perhaps best known as the frontman of the Dallas-based alt-country band the Old 97's, although he has also pursued a critically acclaimed solo career. Formed in 1993, the Old 97's built a devoted following with their brash […]

Aztec Two-Step 2.0

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Aztec Two-Step 2.0 - A Concert and Celebration of Rex's Memoir "See, It Was Like This..."After taking the band’s name Aztec Two-Step from a poem by beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and writing the first song for or about Jack Kerouac’s iconic novel, “On The Road,” the story of Rex Fowler and Aztec Two-Step became intertwined with the history of folk-rock music […]

Jake Xerxes Fussell

One Longfellow Square 181 State Street, Portland, ME, United States

Doors open an hour before showtime.Jake Xerxes Fussell is a singer, guitarist, and composer based in Durham, NC. His intuitive creative process often draws from traditional music and archival field recordings-incorporating elements of songs from the past into new work. He is, according toAnnPowers of NPR, "maybe the leading interpreter of American folk music right […]

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