UPCOMING EVENTS
TYPE OF EVENT
Jane Siberry
The Word Barn welcomes this Canadian icon; a superstar of the imagination with a passion for the truth.
Halley Neal and Sam Robbins
Halley Neal and Sam Robbins are each solo singer-songwriters in their own right. Together, the two have released a collaborative Christmas album called “You and Me on Christmas Eve” - recorded at Skinny Elephant Recording in Nashville, TN with producer Dylan Alldredge (Amy Speace, Mary Gauthier, Jesse Terry, Ordinary Elephant.)
Featuring 5 original Christmas songs and 10 classic Holiday covers, “You and Me on Christmas Eve” is a duet-filled Americana celebration of the holiday season.
Join Halley Neal and Sam Robbins as they perform the album live!
Rock My Soul Holiday Concert
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
Roots-based, raise-the-rafters gospel choir Rock My Soul joins our 12 Nights of Christmas concert series for some spirit lifting and holiday magic!
Mr Sun. Plays Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker
Mr. Sun records and performs a new interpretation of Ellington’s legendary Nutcracker Suite. Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite contains some of the most beloved and familiar melodies in the Western world.
Mr. Sun has seized upon the inspiration of Duke Ellington’s brilliant, sly, & urbane re-interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Suite as an opportunity to salute and re-invent this wildly multi-faceted work anew through the lens of the American String Band, a musical form which contains myriad styles and is presently engaged in a marathon upheaval of innovation and expansion.
Kat & Brett Holiday Show
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
Kat Wright & Brett Hughes, two of Vermont’s most beloved songbirds, join forces once again this December for their annual holiday tour!
The show — a true Christmas gift — featuring Tyler Bolles (Swale, Rough Francis) on upright bass and multi-instrumentalist Will Seeders (Carling & Will, Caitlin Canty), offers songs of holiday heartbreak & holiday cheer. It is bejeweled with storytelling, originals, and beloved classics alike.
It’s guaranteed to warm your heart, peak your nostalgia and create a loving container for those good ole’ holiday blues that we all know so well.
Home for the Holidays with Dustbowl Revival
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
A Cape Breton Christmas with Còig
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
Canadian Folk Music Award winners, East Coast Music Award winners, Music Nova Scotia winner, Juno nominees – the 4 members of Cóig bring the absolute best of Atlantic Canada music to our stage this winter.
Imagine Cape Breton classics, reels and jigs, world music, Irish themes all wrapped up in the spirit of the season for a joyful holiday program.
Rasa’s Christmas: Folk Tunes & Holiday Cheer
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
Rasa String Quartet explores the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect and influence one another, and joins the 12 Nights of Christmas series this year with their special holiday show!
This Boston-based ensemble consists of violinists Emma Powell and Maura Shawn Scanlin, violist Kiyoshi Hayashi, and cellist Mina Kim, who are graduates of the New England Conservatory, the Shepherd School of Music, and Yale University.
A Nova Scotia Christmas w/Cassie & Maggie
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
Nova Scotian sisters, Cassie & Maggie have been touring their unique blend of traditional and contemporary Celtic instrumentals and vocals.
Their holiday show features lively fiddle, piano, guitar with stunning vocal harmonies (in English and Gaelic), accompanied by their intricate and percussive step dancing style.
Ed Gerhard Christmas Concert
The 12 Nights of Christmas returns to Hampton Falls' Orchard Chapel this holiday season with Grammy Award Winning Ed Gerhard.
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
A Charlie Brown Christmas with Heather Pierson Trio
The 12 Nights of Christmas returns to the Orchard Chapel this holiday season with The Heather Pierson Jazz Trio (Heather Pierson, piano and vocals; Shawn Nadeau, bass; Craig Bryan, drums) and their take on Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Old-Time Jam
Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Green Heron fiddler Betsy Heron will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).
Jordan TW Trio Celtic Christmas
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush red velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
Putting a fresh spin on traditional Celtic music, the NH-based Jordan TW Trio delivers a dynamic show full of lively fiddle tunes, haunting airs and their own spin on yuletide classics.
A Celtic Christmas with Lunasa
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush red velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
Join us as the beloved Irish band, Lunasa, brings their joyous holiday show on December 15!
A Celtic Christmas with Lunasa
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush red velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
Join us as the beloved Irish band, Lunasa, brings their joyous holiday show on December 19!
The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing
Join us for the annual community candlelight caroling event that will quickly become your favorite holiday tradition.
Fun for the whole family, this evening offers the chance to come together and sing the most beautiful and festive music of the season - all in the quintessential New England setting of the Orchard Chapel, complete with oil lanterns and candles.
The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing - Family Matinee
Join us for the annual community candlelight caroling event that will quickly become your favorite holiday tradition.
Fun for the whole family, this evening offers the chance to come together and sing the most beautiful and festive music of the season - all in the quintessential New England setting of the Orchard Chapel, complete with oil lanterns and candles.
A Winter Solstice Celebration with Low Lily
Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!
American Roots band Low Lily celebrates the Winter Solstice!
This high energy show will feature instrumentals alongside impeccably arranged songs to honor the season. Between them, the musicians play mandolins, guitars, fiddle, banjo, and sing in three part vocal harmonies.
The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing
Join us for the annual community candlelight caroling event that will quickly become your favorite holiday tradition.
Fun for the whole family, this evening offers the chance to come together and sing the most beautiful and festive music of the season - all in the quintessential New England setting of the Orchard Chapel, complete with oil lanterns and candles.
Scottish Fish
Scottish Fish present a fresh take on traditional and contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton music. Their lively and unique arrangements are woven together from session music handed down from generations of the tradition’s finest players.
Rakish and Nate Sabat
Join us for a special co-bill with Rakish - the powerhouse duo rooted in Celtic and American traditions - and JUNO-nominated bassist, vocalist, songwriter and arranger, Nate Sabat!
Gunning & Cormier
Two of Canada’s greatest roots singer-songwriters have finally done what everyone has wanted for years. Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier have released their first album together filled with original songs and rare covers with lush guitars and tight harmonies.
Soggy Po’ Boys
The Soggy Po’ Boys are a New England-based septet that offers an unforgettable experience of traditional New Orleans music - and are headed to The Word Barn for what will be oh so good!!
Will Evans
Frontman for the New England-based Roots Rock outfit Barefoot Truth, Will Evans brings his finesse with a wide range of instruments to The Word Barn.
Along with his melodious vocals, Will accompanies himself on acoustic guitar, didgeridoo, the beat box, as well as a handpan drum called a hang drum.
Genticorum
With JUNO nominations, and four Canadian Folk Music Awards, Genticorum is one of the leading groups in Quebec's traditional music scene.
The Wolff Sisters
The Wolff Sisters - the gritty and raw folk-rock outfit and two-time Boston Music Award winners (Americana Artist of the Year) - bring their electrifying live performance and unique sound to The Word Barn Meadow.
Joe Crookston
Folk Alliance Album of the Year winner Joe Crookston heads to The Word Barn!
Chatham Rabbits
North Carolina’s most beloved roots music outfits, Chatham Rabbits, head to The Word Barn Meadow for a special, memorable evening.
David Francey
Four-time JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) Award winner, David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star).
Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet
Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet are masters of contemporary Celtic guitar, representing the compelling textures, harmonies and rhythms that the guitar has brought to traditional songs and instrumentals since the Celtic music revival in the 1970s.
David Francey
Three-time JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) Award winner, David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star).
Hayley Jane Band
Hayley pulls inspiration from a variety of styles, including 60s + 70s rock + pop, musical theater, folk, blues, soul, psychedelic, funk + bluegrass. Just as varied, are the many ways she can captivate an audience. Whether the concentrated potency of her solo acoustic performance, the explosive energy + movement of her full band shows, or one of her theatrical performances, she always brings the charisma, humor + passion to move an audience.
Old-Time Jam
Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Green Heron fiddler Betsy Heron will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).
Zachariah Hickman’s Power Outage Party Night II
The Power Outage Party is simple - imagine you are cozy at home and the power goes out, and you happened to have had invited more than a dozen of the finest musicians over for the night - so you gather together in your living room for a fully acoustic night of music, stories, theatre and more. All completely in the dark with only lanterns to light the way.
No mics, no sound system, no stage lights - just a bunch of your favorite musicians together in the room with you, playing unamplified, with just candles and lanterns to light the way.
It's a uniquely intimate experience.
Zachariah Hickman’s Power Outage Party Night 1 - SOLD OUT
The Power Outage Party is simple - imagine you are cozy at home and the power goes out, and you happened to have had invited more than a dozen of the finest musicians over for the night - so you gather together in your living room for a fully acoustic night of music, stories, theatre and more. All completely in the dark with only lanterns to light the way.
No mics, no sound system, no stage lights - just a bunch of your favorite musicians together in the room with you, playing unamplified, with just candles and lanterns to light the way.
It's a uniquely intimate experience.
David Francey
Three-time JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) Award winner, David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star).
Fireside On The Mountain with Fireside Collective
Fireside Collective are headed to The Word Barn with their Grateful Dead-themed show, Fireside on the Mountain after having just played RockyGrass, DelFest, High Sierra, MerleFest, Grey Fox, and others.
Cheryl Wheeler with Special Guest Kenny White
Don’t miss the return of Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White to the stage - all in the special, intimate setting of The Word Barn for two shows!
Cheryl Wheeler with Special Guest Kenny White
Don’t miss the return of Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White to the stage - all in the special, intimate setting of The Word Barn for two shows!
Ryanhood
International Acoustic Music Awards winners for ‘Best Group/Duo’, Ryanhood’s tight vocal harmonies and big acoustic riffs have made them favorites on the touring circuit for over 20 years.
Shane Koyczan with special guest Derrick Brown
Internationally recognized author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people and speak directly to them in their own voice. In 2013, he collaborated with animators to make the anti-bullying viral video “To This Day” which has had over 13 million views, and he performed a customized version “For the Bullied and the Beautiful” to acclaim at the 2013 International TED Conference in Long Beach, California.
Shane shapes his words and delivers in multi mediums from authored, video, spoken word, operatic, and musically performed.
Special guest Derrick Brown.
California Guitar Trio
The universe of guitar knows no boundaries for The California Guitar Trio. Since 1991, the group has enthralled listeners with a singular sound that fearlessly crisscrosses genres. The trio’s questing spirit drives it to explore the intersections between rock, jazz, classical, and world music. It even throws in the occasional surf or spaghetti Western tune for good measure.
Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards
Laura Cortese might best be described as a sonic magpie: a curious and resourceful adventurer traversing great distances, collecting melodies and rhythms that glitter like jewels in the sun.
A prolific songwriter, vocalist, and fiddler, Cortese artfully weaves American roots music with indie, electronic grooves, and pop powerhouse vocals.
Griffin William Sherry (Night II)
The second of two nights with the co-founder of Ghosts of Paul Revere, Griffin William Sherry.
Griffin William Sherry (Night I)
The first of two nights with the co-founder of Ghosts of Paul Revere, Griffin William Sherry.
John Smith
Born in Essex and raised on the Devon seaside, John Smith is known for his intimate songwriting, honey-on-gravel voice, and pioneering guitar playing. Having spent the last 15 years touring internationally, he has amassed over 55 million streams on Spotify, and as a session musician, Smith has played guitar with artists as diverse as Joan Baez, David Gray, Joe Henry, Lianne La Havas and Tom Jones.
Orchard Concert Series: Apple Hill String Quartet
The Chapel Concert Series continues with a special October concert with the award-winning Apple Hill String Quartet.
Called “dashing and extraordinary” by The Strad Magazine, the Apple Hill String Quartet are the Artistic Directors and resident musicians at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, winner of the CMAcclaim award from Chamber Music America.
Molly Parden, Eliza Edens, and Louisa Stancioff w/Erin Cassels Brown
Songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Molly Parden, Eliza Edens, and Louisa Stancioff are teaming up to bring a tour de force of alternative folk to listening rooms across the country.
Robert Ellis with special guest Todd Hearon
Robert Ellis somehow finds wide-eyed wonder in heartbreak. His downbeat themes come up against sonically ambitious and lushly arranged sounds on his self-titled, fourth album, which plays with country and Americana music tradition, not to mention the legacy of '70s singer-songwriters.
Special guest Todd Hearon
Old-Time Jam
Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Green Heron fiddler Betsy Heron will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).
Little Wishbone with The Mountain
What happens when two of your favorite bands - Green Heron and Old Hat String Band - join forces to form a brand new foot-stompin’ instrumental group? Magic.
Come catch one of the greatest stringbands in all the land!
Special guests The Mountain.
King Kyote
From the pines of Portland, ME, King Kyote returns to the Word Barn for a Friday night show.
May Erlewine with Raymond Little
One of the Midwest’s most prolific and passionate songwriters, May Erlewine heads to the Word Barn and we can’t wait!
Special guest Raymond Little.
Clem Snide w/Rye Valley
Clem Snide, the moniker named for a William S Borroughs character, is touring a stunner of a new album produced by Scott Avett (Avett Brothers) and special guest Rye Valley.
Sol y Canto
Join this award-winning Pan-Latin ensemble led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and percussionist Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist, singer and composer Brian Amador for this special 30th anniversary of Sol y Canto concert!
BOOM 2: A Burst & Bloom Podcast LIVE Show
Join us for a very special evening featuring a medley of live music, poetry and interviews with Guy Capecelatro III, Justin Carloni, Ambermor, Thom McCaffrey, Tiger Saw - and hosts Dylan Metrano & Guy Capecelatro III.
Orchard Concert Series: Encore!
The Chapel Concert Series continues with a special Fall Equinox Concert to celebrate the annual astrological and spiritual marvel of the sun directly above the Equator creating an equal length day and night, and the official launch of fall.
Led by woodwind virtuoso Margaret Herlehy, the Encore ensemble features a seasoned arsenal of award-winning musicians who bring the very best to each and every music performance.
Jolie Holland
American multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, producer, and singer-songwriter Jolie Holland has been on the road since the early 2000s, releasing seven of her own albums and collaborating on countless others. Her work has been described as a syncretization of American roots, with rock and experimental elements.