Performance Schedule

Friday, Oct. 18

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.

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  • Adam Ezra will joke with you that while the “nowhere” part might be accurate, nothing has ever just “popped” for this folk musician, activist.  Without resources, connections, or any kind of clue how the music world works, Ezra began playing shows over 20 years ago.  When music venues wouldn’t hire him, he played bars, bookstores, fields, and parking lots, often raising money for causes he cared about; a practice that grew into his nonprofit organization RallySound.

  • 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.

BNH Discovery 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. 

  • 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.

  • Oliver Hazard is an 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.

Feathered Friend

  • Willy Chase is a singer-songwriter with roots in Connecticut's sprawling countryside.

  • 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.

Concord Community Music Stage

Outdoor Stage

  • A Concord Community Music School folk fiddle duo!

  • Way of the Headband was born under a covered bridge, by a brook and a cackling fire.  It was in the forests of New Hampshire, when they were just Headband, that the way began to take shape and the sounds and words they heard in their minds sounded like something the world needed.  So they heeded the call. Now they spread the word, of rock and roll, for young and old. Any way you look at it (or listen), WOTH will make its way into your head.  

  • Whether performing as a guitar duo, or as a full band, Lee & Dr. G provide a high energy performance of funk, blues, and rock. In addition to a dozen original songs--newest singles are "Baby Wants Me Gone," "Shitshow,"and "The Crow Knows"--artists covered include CCR, Mac Demarco, Steve Earle, The Police, Howlin' Wolf, Tom Waits, John Coltrane, Pink Floyd, and others. 

  • NH Music Collective presents Kimayo live! Kimayo is a folk-pop artist, performing in New England since 2019. Her authentic and personal songs depict a humanity that is relatable and comforting. She is creating music that merges adult contemporary with singer/songwriter, and has released a full-length album and 4 singles in her name. Kimayo was voted the Best of the Lakes Region Music (solo) in 2022. Her shows include her original music and a large variety of popular covers.

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  • 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.

Saturday, Oct. 19

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.

  • 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.

BNH Discovery 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.

  • 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.

Feathered Friend

  • Rebecca Turmel is a singer-songwriter who began her recording career in 2022. Her debut single “Am I Missing Something” was released in July 2022 and has almost 10k streams on Spotify. Rebecca has a penchant for writing infectious tunes and relatable narratives. Determined to make waves in the music industry as a new artist, her sophomore single “Girls on Fire” was recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, TN.

  • NH Music Collective presents Taylor Hughes live! Taylor Hughes is a New Hampshire homegrown country singer. His musical drive is to bring back storytelling and traditional country music with love lost, love found, and outlaw style writing. 2024 career highlights include a sold out concert at BNH Stage in Concord, NH and the release of his latest EP of original music, recorded live in concert at The Studio Portland in Maine.

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  • 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.

Concord Community Music Stage

  • Community Room, 26 Fayette St

    Ukulele Class with Zeb Cruikshank at Concord Community Music School. All Ages. Bring your own ukulele or borrow one of CCMS's!

  • Community Room, 26 Fayette St

    Northern Lights Mini Concert & Singalong with Peggo Horstmann Hodes at Concord Community Music School. All Ages. The Northern Lights are a women’s vocal ensemble that creates a shimmer of sound through the power of harmony and the magic of many individual voices blending into one. They aim to expand musical boundaries, to transform ourselves and audiences through inspiring, meaningful songs, and to serve the larger community through sharing music. They sing a variety of musical styles including folk, jazz, classical, pop, blue-grass, and body percussion.

  • Community Room, 26 Fayette St

    Folk Jam with Audrey Budington & Anders Larson at the Concord Community Music School. All Ages. Bring your own instrument or use one of CCMS's many folk instruments!

  • Recital Hall, 23 Wall St

    Guitarist Eliot Fisk is known worldwide as a charismatic performer famed for his adventurous and virtuosic repertoire. Eliot is also celebrated for his willingness to take art music into unusual venues (schools, assisted living facilities, and even logging camps and prisons). He continues to be guided by the belief that “music is our common language, a metaphor for all that is noble in the human race.” After five decades before the public, he remains (as his mentor Andres Segovia once wrote) “at the top line of our artistic world.”

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.

  • 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.

  • Andrea feels fortunate to have played all over the Northeast sharing stages with talented musicians including Melissa Ferrick, Chris Pureka, Zoe Lewis, Edie Carey, Anne Heaton, Howie Day and Blessed Union of Souls. She has performed at colleges and festivals throughout the country. She performed at Pride in North Hampton MA, Fresno CA, Boston MA, and NH. She has also performed at Raise the Roof Women’s Music Festival in Ontario, Canada.
    Her songs have been honored in songwriting competitions; in 2011 she was a finalist in the CT Folk Festival Songwriting Competition, as well as Locals Live at the Wolf’s Den at Mohegan Sun Casino and she was the 2013 RAW Music Artist of the Year. 

  • Inspired by the traditional drum rhythms of Ghana, Kotoko Brass has created a unique,joyful, and improvisational style of West African dance music described by the BostonGlobe as “propulsive, infectious party music”. The drums provide the heart and soul ofKotoko Brass — merging syncopated African percussion polyrhythms with hard-hittingdance grooves on the drumset. The horns blend traditional sounds of New Orleans withthe famous West African brass band sound heard from Ghana to Nigeria, and the guitar,keys, and bass evoke classic African and Caribbean styles of highlife, afrobeat, andreggae. A celebratory and energetic synthesis of music, people, and cultures fromaround the world, Kotoko Brass features musicians from Ghana, Antigua, Japan, andthe United States playing together in unity. Kotoko Brass has shared the stage with An-gelique Kidjo, Red Baraat, Femi Kuti, the California Honeydrops, Vieux Farka Toure, In-nov Gnawa, Take 6, the Boston Pops, Rubblebucket, and more

  • Lil’ Rennie is 15 years old and has been performing original, positive rap/hip hop songs for communities since she was 9 years old. She has performed at numerous events such as Woman’s Suffrage, Racial Equality events, Juneteenth Festivals, Make Music Festivals, Sofar Sounds, Start on the Street, Martin Luther King events, Gay Pride Festivals, Violence is Not Normal events, as well as many, many more.  She was chosen as a finalist for Boston’s “Celebration of Music” national talent contest for a few years in a row, has won Best Rap/Hip Hop for the past 2 years in a row, and has won many other talent contests. She has been featured in Worcester Magazine numerous times, the Telegram and Gazette, Worcester Hip Hop weekly, performed at New York’s Apollo Theater and was recently asked to perform as an opener for JoynerFest 2024. She is also the newly appointed Worcester Youth Poet Laureate. 

    Serenity hopes to change the image of current female rappers and wants to be known for making positive waves in the rap industry.

  • 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.