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8/16 - 8/22 |
8/23 - 8/29 |
8/30 - 9/5 |
9/6 - 9/12 |
9/13 - 9/19 |
9/20 - 9/26 |
| One Longfellow Square, Portland |
8/16 Elvis
8/22 Truth About Daisies |
8/23 UKEtopia, the legendary all-Ukelele Show, featuring Joel Eckhouse, Melvern Taylor and his Fabulous Meltones, Tripping Lily, Davis Sweet, Jim and Liz Beloff, and other surprises!
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9/3 Carrie Rodriguez, with Mark Erelli !!
9/5 Cassavettes, with Beaux de l'Air |
9/7 David Pontbriand with Amos Libby
9/12 Adrienne Young with Robby Hecht |
9/13 Stephane Wrembel with Hot Club of Portland
9/18 Laurel Brauns and Audrey Ryan
9/19 Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers |
9/20 Jeffrey Laford
9/22 Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
9/26 Beoga
9/27 Malcolm Holcombe
10/1 Dar Williams! |
| Stone Mountain Center for the Arts, Brownfield |
8/16 Stone Mountain LIVE Fifties Tribute
8/21 Stone Mountain Arts Center Under One Roof Folk Festival
(Catie Cutis, Ellis Paul, Vance Gilbert, Lucy Kaplansky, and Carol Noonan) |
8/26 John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties
8/27 The Pine Leaf Boys
8/29 Marcia Ball
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8/30 Marc Cohn
8/31 The Waybacks |
9/10 Sonny Landreth
9/12 Harry Manx |
9/13 "Longing for Eliza" - John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson, Cliff Eberhardt
9/18 Lori McKenna and Mary Gauthier |
9/20 Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem
9/25 Gaelic Storm
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Merrill Auditorium, Portland
St. Lawrence Center for the Arts, Portland
The Maple Room, Lewiston
Boothbay Opera House, Boothbay
Camden Opera House, Camden
The Chocolate Church
Bath
The Strand Theatre, Rockland
Shangri-la,
Ellsworth (note, venue is closing, shows are being moved to other venues, go the the link above for details)
The Deertrees Theatre, Harrison, Maine
The Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, Unity, ME |
8/21 Bill Frisell at The Maple Room
8/16 The Wiyos at Shangri-La, Ellsworth
(Note - this show has MOVED to The Carter Hill Gallery, Rockport, ME)
8/17 The Jerry Douglas Band at The Strand Theatre
8/19 Harmonica Blowout with Mark Hummel at The Strand Theatre
8/19 The Wiyos at the Deetrees Theatre, Harrison, Maine
8/20 "Singing our History in the City of Ships", with Alison Lee Freeman at Chocolate Church
8/20 Watermelon Slim at The Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, Unity, ME |
8/26 Boreal Tordu at the Deertrees Theatre, Harrison, Maine
8/27 "Singing our History in the City of Ships", with Alison Lee Freeman at Chocolate Church |
8/30 Livingston Taylor at the Boothbay Opera House
8/30 Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade, at The Unity Center for the Performing Arts, Unity, ME
9/1 The Waybacks, at The Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, Unity, ME |
9/6 Odetta at The Chocolate Church
9/11 Dougie Maclean at the Camden Opera House (presented by Shangri-La)
9/11 Harry Manx at Shangri-La, Ellsworth
9/12 John Prine with Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion at Merrill Auditorium
9/12 "Longing for Eliza" - John Gorka, Eliza Gilkyson, Cliff Eberhardt at the Camden Opera House
9/12 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, at The Unity Center for the Performing Arts, Unity, ME
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9/13 Hope Hoffman at the St. Lawrence Center for the Arts
9/13 Antonio Lopez at the Boothbay Opera House
9/13 Jonathan Edwards at the Chocolate Church
9/19 Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem at The Strand Theatre |
9/21 Zeile August Dougher CD Release at the St. Lawrence Center for the Arts
9/26 Maura O'Connell at the Boothbay Opera House
9/20 Dave Mallett at The Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, Unity, ME |
| Coffee Houses & Listening Rooms |
| The North Star Music Cafe, Portland |
8/16 Annie Keating, Liz Stahler opens
8/17 Doug Emery Trio
8/18 Beaux de l'Aire with Sarah Fridrich
8/21 Maine Songwriters Association Showcase and Open Mic
8/22 Samuel James with The Wrong Reasons |
8/23 Jaye Drew, Megan Jo Wilson opens
8/24 Fundraiser for The Organization for Transformative Farming with fiddler Hope Hoffman
8/28 Maine Songwriters Association Showcase and Open Mic, Bob McKillop Hosts
8/29 Boghat, Marie Moreshead opens |
8/30 Sean Mencher with Sarah Levecque
8/31 The Weedwhackers
9/4 Maine Songwriters Association Showcase and Open Mic
9/5 Marjorie Thompson, Peter Miles opens |
9/6 Amy Speace, Chris O'Brien opens
9/7 11:30 Am Squashing Gourds
9/7 Meg Hutchinson, with The Pines
9/11 Maine Songwriters Association Showcase and Open Mic, Bob McKillop hosts
9/12 Edie Carey, Katie Herzig opens |
9/13 Jason Spooner
9/18 Maine Songwriters Association Showcase and Open Mic
9/19 Darien Brahms, Doug Cowan opens
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9/20 Luke Kalloch
9/21
Mary "Ukelady" Hargreaves
9/25 Maine Songwriters Association Showcase and Open Mic
9/26 Gregory Douglass, with
Elana Arian |
| Sweet Leaves Teahouse, Brunswick |
8/16 Red Beans and Rice
8/19 Tuesday Open Mic
8/21 Steve Quigley
8/22 Chipman Bros. Espresso Band
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8/23 Jacob Cuff
8/26 Tuesday Open Mic
8/29 Hope Hoffman and Jeff Trippe
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8/30 David Bullard
9/2 Tuesday Open Mic
9/5 Ironbridge |
9/6 Bertie Koller
9/9 Tuesday Open Mic |
9/13 Doug Kolmar
9/16 Tuesday Open Mic
9/19 Kevin Midgley and Jay Conway
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9/20 Zack Cart
9/23 Tuesday Open Mic
9/26 Johnny No Shoes |
The Big Kahuna Cafe, Bridgton
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8/16 Harvey Reid
8/21 Open Mic night with Jonathan Sarty
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8/22 and 8/23
Jack Hardy and David Massengill
8/28 Open Mic night with Jonathan Sarty
8/29 Pumpin Head Ted
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8/30 Pumpin Head Ted
9/4 Open Mic night with Jonathan Sarty
9/5 Dan Stevens |
9/6 Dan Stevens |
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| Pubs & Bars |
| The Dog Fish Bar and Grille, Portland |
8/16 Jon Call and the Foundation
8/20 The Free Street Acoustic Open Mic with featured performer Paul Cataldo
8/21 The Doug Kolmar Band |
8/23 Jon Call and the Foundation
8/27 The Free Street Acoustic Open Mic with featured performer Kit Soder
8/28 The Cracker Brothers |
8/29 The Ryan Baird Band
8/30 Mary Murphy
9/3 The Free Street Acoustic Open Mic with featured performer
Reverend JJ and Chris Jamerson and Tommy Jackson
9/4 Leah Finkelstein
9/5 Happy hours with Stephanie Hayward
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9/6 Murphy's Rule
9/10 The Free Street Acoustic Open Mic with featured performer
John Boss and Justin Witham
9/11 Megan Jo Wilson
9/12 The Sally Davis Trio |
9/13 Hamilton County
9/17 The Free Street Acoustic Open Mic with featured performer
Lindsey Montana
9/18 Frank Hoier
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9/20 The Jon Camp Band
9/24 The Free Street Acoustic Open Mic with featured performer
Greg Loftis
9/25 Evans and Keane
9/27 Nina Soka Band, Ronda Dale opens |
| Blue, Portland |
8/16 Rhad Davis and the Works
8/20 Traditional Irish Music Night with Trudy Callaghan & Dave Hallowell
8/21 Pam Baker / Samuel James
8/22 Sarah Fridrich with Elizabeth Trice
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8/24 Two Sides of the Classical Guitar, with Brian Cullen and David Bullard
8/27 Traditional Irish Music Nightwith Ellery Klein and Nicole Rabata
8/28 Samuel James
8/29 Old Time Night with Craig Hensley and Old Red
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9/3 Traditional Irish Music Night
9/5 "Blind" Billy Blake, also, Okbari |
9/10 Traditional Irish Music Night
9/11 Paul McAvoy
9/12 Roving Soul |
9/13 "The Accident that Led Me to the World", also, Becky Chase
9/17 Traditional Irish Music Night
9/18 Pam Baker, also, Samuel James |
9/20 Abbie Barrett
9/24 Traditional Irish Music Night
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| Portland Music Foundation Events ! |
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9/17 Second Annual PMF Launch Event! One City Center, Portland - more details soon! |
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| Miscellaneous |
8/21 Dave Mallet, at the Piscataquis Valley Fair, Dover-Foxcroft, ME
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8/29
Songwriters by the Sea, 5th Maine Regimental Museum, Peaks Island, 7:00 PM
Featuring Shanna Underwood, Putnam Smith, and Eliza Blue;
with Phil Daligan performing and hosting
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8/30 - The Bioneers Green Concert, at the bandstand at Deering Oaks Park,
2 PM to 7 PM; musical performances by the Jerks of Grass, Emilia Dahlin, Vanessa Torres and Touching Ground, Ramblin' Red, and Zeile August with comedy from The Escapists and spoken word from Port Veritas! |
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9/13 Greg Greenway, at the Kennebunk Coffeehouse, Kennebunk, ME |
9/20
Songwriters by the Sea, 5th Maine Regimental Museum, Peaks Island, 7:00 PM
Featuring Bob McKillop, Alan Dickson, Doug Kolmar, and Phil Daligan (Phil is also hosting the show) |
| Festivals |
| Festivals in Maine |
The American Folk Festival, Bangor, Maine
8/22 - 8/24 on the Bangor waterfront: Genticorum, J. P. Cormier, Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowboys, Hassan Hakmoun, Johnny Hiland, Wabanaki Dawn Singers and Dancers, Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys, and many other multi-cultural musical acts |
The Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Brunswick, Maine
8/28 - 8/31 at Thomas Point Beach in Brunswick: Marty Stweart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, The Del McCoury Band, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, The Bluegrass Diamonds, Cabin Fever, George Whistlin' Whitney, and many more! |
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9/14 Munjfest - Munjoy Hill, Portland - a celebration of the neighborhood - details to follow! |
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| L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series, Freeport |
8/16 The Jerry Douglas Band |
8/23 John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties |
8/30 Lonestar
8/31 Keb' Mo' |
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