Aug. 2, 2025: Breakin’ Strings

Breakin’ Strings is a Nashville recording group based out of Maine and Vermont. The band consists of 5 members who play a cross between traditional bluegrass with some major jam-grass vibes. 

Breakin’ Strings was an IBMA Showcase band in 2022. They have been featured in The Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, The Bluegrass Standard, Nashville Voyager Magazine etc. They recorded their first album in Studio A in Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN. Titled, “Hangovers & Heartaches” available everywhere online.  A Breakin’ Strings show is not a show to miss. Guaranteed at some point you will see them break a string. Breakin’ Strings brings a fun jam-packed flavor to bluegrass music with great instrumentals, Great vocals, great harmonies, and a hard drive Bluegrass sound. With that being said, when they play a balad, you are frozen in your seat in awe. This band is dynamic.

Cliff Gelina, the leader and lead vocalist has been compared to the sounds of Chris Stapleton. Cody Howe has been compared to the guitar licks of Tony Rice. Sam Acus is a Mandolin protégé that rips his fretboard up at every show. They play every note they feel, and feel every note they play. This band brings so much dynamics with the sets they play and such great original tunes. Amanda Gelina plays bass and also sings lead and harmony. Steven Peterson plays banjo and also sings harmony as well.

This show will feature a video shoot for Breakin’ Strings new song, “Steam Engine Number Nine” (about our own locomotive!) We expect a capacity crowd for this special Saturday afternoon performance. Do not miss this train!

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Aug. 10, 2025: World Famous Grassholes

The World Famous Grassholes play high-energy bluegrass (yes, a little bit like that Billy Strings guy, but also like Greensky and Leftover Salmon and Mighty Poplar, etc.). It’s good for dancing and nodding your head and tapping your feet, and meant to be enjoyed with friends and family. Part of a long legacy of performers that goes back to 2000, the Grassholes feature Heather Kahill on fiddle, Merrill Marsh and Sam Pfeifle on guitars, Flann O’Brien on the stand-up bass, and Field Rider on Banjo and harmonica. Everybody sings a bit here and there — and you’re welcome to join right in!

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Sept. 14, 2025: Songwriters in the Round

Jud Caswell • Kat Logan • Seth Gallant

Jud Caswell is an award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been performing in his native state of Maine and beyond for more than 25 years. In 2006 he made a splash on the national scene, winning the legendary Kerrville New Folk competition. He’s had his songs taught at Berklee, recorded by Judy Collins, and named “#4 Song of the Decade” by New York’s WFUV. His record “Live at the Seagull Shop” was the number 1 album on the Folk Alliance International radio charts in March of 2020. Jud is currently releasing a series of albums of music that he recorded during the early months of the pandemic.

Kat Logan is a talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Maine. A native of the Pine Tree State, she has made a significant mark on the local music scene, collaborating with renowned artist Gordon Bok and many others. Notably, Kat lent her voice to the Grammy-nominated album “Singing Through the Hard Times,” a heartfelt tribute to folk legend Utah Phillips. In addition to her musical pursuits, Kat is also a passionate painter, expressing her creativity through various mediums. She resides in Wiscasset, where she operates an art studio and continues to inspire others with her work.

Seth Gallant is an Americana singer-songwriter based in Maine. USM Free press noted “his songwriting bares the unmistakable mark of hours spent with the classic American songwriters like Hank Williams or Steve Earle.” Gallant is currently writing a body of work around industrial towns of New England and his first released single “Summer of the Strike” was noted by Ear To The Ground Music as “a ballad for a generations and deserves to be widely heard”. It was also featured in March 2024 by Gems on VHS. His song “Company Town” was nominated as a Maine Songwriters Association song of the year 2023. Gallant has toured nationally both in bands and as a solo act, playing venues such as Club Passim in Boston, Higher Ground in Vermont, and the Skinny Dennis in NYC. As noted again by USM Free Press, “Gallant has paid respects to luminaries that preceded him, and builds from in his own vision, leaving him with the makings of a classic songwriter.”

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