June 8, 2025: Bold Riley

Bold Riley is a folk quintet hailing from western Maine, known for full vocal harmonies, uplifting originals, and creative takes on classic and new folk covers. Fiddle, guitar, banjo, accordion, bass, and percussion provide a wide range for listeners, and members take turns singing lead. A strong sense of community drives the energy of their music. 

Audience members enjoy opportunities to sing and clap along to familiar tunes by artists such as The Kingston Trio, Bob Dylan, Fleet Foxes, Peter, Paul, & Mary, The Wailin’ Jennys, Abigail Washburn, and others, including traditional fiddle tunes. While the band enjoys reimagining songs from the folk canon, Bold Riley also has been quickly adding to its original repertory. Original songs feature themes of family, self-discovery, nature, and adventure, and feature lush harmonies and driving instrumentals. 

Bold Riley is sure to bring joy and hope to their audiences, through uplifting music and charming stage presence. You can find Bold Riley’s music on streaming platforms, YouTube, and their website www.boldrileyband.com.

Concessions Available from Reggae Eats

Reggae Eats offers delicious Jamaican Cuisine.

July 13, 2025: Darlin’ Corey

From the northern reach of the Appalachian Trail comes the musical trio Darlin’ Corey. Drawing on the many threads of North American folk music, their elegant harmonies are the beating heart of their sound, in both their original music and the traditional Folk, Old Time, and Bluegrass music they regularly showcase. In Darlin’ Corey’s singing and playing, you can feel the many years of dedication to these celebrated musical traditions. 

Erica Brown’s fiddle-playing is at turns virtuosic and completely unpretentious. Matt Shipman is an ideal counterpart as his versatility on a dizzying array of stringed instruments (guitar, Irish bouzouki, 5-string banjo, mandolin) blend seamlessly, never timid or overpowering. Add to that Kris Day’s steady and tasteful bass playing and together they create an engaging performance of thoughtful originals and traditional songs and tunes that have influenced them along the way. Darlin’ Corey has become a well known and favorite act in the Portland, ME area in recent years.

Darlin’ Corey’s latest album “Let the Light Back In” is a thoughtfully curated collection that showcases their knack for selecting the right songs while remaining true to their live performance.

Concessions Available from Portable Pie Place

Portable Pie Place serves wholesome, affordable and portable gourmet sweet and savory Hand Pies.

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 ect. 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!

Concessions Available – TBA

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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.), a mix of original compositions, classics, and cool covers. 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!

Concessions Available – TBA

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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. Gallant has worked and collaborated with producer Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter, Lake Street Dive), musician/producer Benny Yurco (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals), Vermont musician Bow Thayer, as well as author Kerri Arsenault (Mill Town – NYTimes Editors Choice). 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.”

Concessions Available – TBA

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