Sound & Color Performers

  • Adam Ezra Group

    Fri. 7:00 PM | CCA Main Stage

    This Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere, establishing a connection with their fans unlike any other, and are suddenly selling out theaters throughout the Northeast.

    Adam Ezra Group

  • Air Traffic Controller

    Sat. 7:00 pm | CCA Main Stage

    Air Traffic Controller have created a place all their own in the indie pop world.

    ATC built a legacy for crafting heartfelt, luscious and genuine indie-folk-pop songs that are timeless and classic. Since emerging from the Boston scene in 2009, the group, which also includes drummer Adam Salameh, bassist Joe Campbell, guitarist Bobby Borenstein, vocalist/keytarist Emi McSwain, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Scott, has released 5 critically applauded albums and toured the U.S. + U.K.

  • Andrea Paquin

    Sat. 1:30 pm | Outdoor Stage

  • April Cushman

    Fri. 8:30 pm | Feathered Friend

    Named a top 10 emerging artist and songwriter by Tractor Supply and Grammy-winning and multi-ACM winning country artist, Lainey Wilson, New Hampshire native April is a vocal force in the Northeast.  April was recently named for two years running, the 2022 & 2023 Country Act of the Year by the New England Music Awards and continues to be sought-after artist who pulls in hearts and ears with every performance.  Commonly referred to as a "blend of Ashley McBryde with the story telling of Lori McKenna", April finds inspiration in the every day to use as subjects for her music.

  • Billy Gilman

    Sat. 8:30 pm | Feathered Friend

    Billy Gilman burst onto the national stage in 2000 releasing the hit single “One Voice.” His debut album was certified double platinum in the United States, and he was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest singer to ever reach #1 on the Billboard Top Country Album charts. He was also featured on Season 11's finale of The Voice.

  • Billy Wylder

    Fri. 6:00 pm | BNH Stage

    For Billy Wylder, music has been the source of strength. The band features an inspired cast of singular artists who have performed across six continents including concerts at Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center. 

  • Colony House

    Sat. 8:30 pm | CCA Main Stage

    The music of Colony House—an indie rock band made up of brothers Will and Caleb Chapman, as well as Scott Mills and Parke Cottrell—is playfully self-described as “landlocked surf rock.” Their personal genre designation is as much inspired by their hometownof Franklin, Tenn. as their new album The Cannonballersis.

  • Couch

    Sat. 7:30 pm | BNH Stage

    Boston-based band Couch injects each project with their signature flavor: expressive horns, warm vocals, and bubbling synths—crafting an oasis of joy for musicians and non-musicians alike.

  • Eliot Fisk

    Sat. 7:30 pm | Concord Community Music School

    Guitarist Eliot Fisk is known worldwide as a charismatic performer famed for his adventurous and virtuosic repertoire. He is also celebrated for his willingness to take art music into unusual venues (schools, senior centers, and even logging camps and prisons!).

  • GoldenOak

    Fri. 7:00 pm | BNH Stage

    GoldenOak has harmonies derived only from the genetic intricacies of a brother-sister duo, Zak and Lena Kendall. They have evolved from homespun, family-oriented folk music to deliver roots-revival styled sophistication for a hyper-conscious generation. The Kendalls, beloved within their quickly expanding fandom as GoldenOak, were raised in part by the western Maine landscape.

  • Jon Hope

    Jon Hope, a recording artist, actor, and community organizer from Providence, Rhode Island, has been a transformative figure in the entertainment industry and his community for the past 20 years. In 2024, he released his seventh album, "HIGH HOPES," featuring production from Grammy-winning producer Bongo By The Way. Beyond music, Jon has graced the big screen in high-profile ads for Pepsi, Verizon, and the Travel Channel.

    In 2022, he channeled his passion for positive change into founding the Hope Scholars Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth through Hip Hop that serves Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. The organization offers mentorship, in-school and after-school programs, and community programming, making a profound impact on the next generation. Jon Hope's multifaceted career and dedication to his community continue to inspire and uplift those around him.

  • Kimayo

    Fri. 4:30 pm | Outdoor Stage

  • Kotoko Brass

    Sat. 3:00 pm | Outdoor Stage

  • Lil Rennie

    Sat. 4:30 pm | Outdoor Stage

  • Mr. Aaron

    Sat. 11:00 am | Outdoor Stage

    Mr. Aaron is a multi-instrumentalist performer and composer making music and videos for kids and their grown-ups, ages 0-10. He's a proud father of three amazing girls, and a longtime professional musician with a career playing in bands, musical theatre, and more.

  • Oliver Hazard

    Fri. 8:30 pm | BNH Stage

    Oliver Hazard is indie folk band from Waterville, Ohio. Their story is the digital age’s version of classic band myth-making. One member of the band returned to Ohio and decided to make an album with two of his childhood friends, a door-to-door salesman and a construction worker.

  • Queen City Improv

    Sat. 12:30 pm | Outdoor Stage

    Founded in 2017, Queen City Improv is a comedy troupe based in Manchester, New Hampshire and proud to be part of the local entertainment scene. They specialize in improv comedy, where their members create and perform scenes with no script or preparation.

  • Rubblebucket

    Sat. 9:00 pm | BNH Stage

    Rubblebucket’s seeds were sown when Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth, the group’s front persons, co-writers and co-producers, first began a friendship as jazz students at the University of Vermont. Soon after, they formed Rubblebucket, using the project to delve into pop, funk, dance and psychedelia; performances have spanned Bonnaroo to Glastonbury to their self-curated Dream Picnic Festival, and they’ve collaborated with kindred genre-blenders including Arcade Fire and Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears. Their latest full-length LP ‘Earth Worship’ showcases intricately sparkling beats, hooky vocals, and irresistible melodic complexity—a celebration of togetherness, environmental curiosity, and the pleasure of doing what you love.

  • Taylor Hughes

    Sat. 7:00 pm | Feathered Friend

  • Tyler Hilton

    Fri. 6:00 PM | CCA Main Stage

    Tyler Hilton released a self-titled independent album in 2000. He also indulged his other passion, acting, by appearing in The CW’s One Tree Hill and the indie cult favorite Charlie Bartlett, and playing Elvis Presley in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line.

  • Vulture Sister Song

    Fri. 6:00 pm | Outdoor Stage

    Vulture Sister Song is an interdisciplinary performance and set of workshops bringing artists and community members together to celebrate the possibilities of vibrant interdependence.

    A herd of shapeshifting lanterns migrate through the space alongside dancing human bodies.

    A soundscape of folk music, rock lullabies and storytelling lights up dimensions of humor, wonder and cruelty inherent in our relationships across species.

  • Yonder Mountain String Band

    Fri. 8:30 PM | CCA Main Stage

    Presented by the William H Gile Foundation.

    Bending bluegrass with elements of rock, alternative and improvisational music, Yonder Mountain brought their high-energy, sound and psychedelic light show into rock n’ roll settings with tremendous success, proving it possible for a bluegrass band to not only exist but excel in a rock world without drums. The inroads they made created opportunities for like-minded acoustic bands to perform at festivals, rock clubs, theaters and stadiums previously considered off-limits for string bands.