ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE, Portland, ME
(207)761-1757
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Upcoming concerts featuring roots/traditional/folk music artists:

Fri 9/12 - ADRIENNE YOUNG. This Singer/Songwriter is on the rise, from a Grammy Nomination to "Best Country Single of the Year" from the Nashville Scene and benediction from the LA Times as "the Americana find of the year." w/award winner Robby Hecht. 8pm. $10 adv/$12 door.

Sat 9/13 - STEPHANE WREMBEL. If you love Django, African grooves, Middle Eastern colors, or Indian moods, all played with a breathtaking level of energy, you'll love this Gypsy Jazz guitar virtuoso's music! w/Hot Club of Portland, opening. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door.

Fri 9/19 - FINDLAY NAPIER & THE BARROOM MOUNTAINEERS. Findlay Napier (formerly of Back of the Moon) and the Bar Room Mountaineers are a song-focused band taking Scottish traditional material and presenting it in a new suave and sophisticated light. 8pm. $10 adv/$12 door.

Mon 9/22 - ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS. "The musical chemistry between Scottish fiddle legend Alasdair Fraser and young cello ace Natalie Haas is a rare, felicitous thing" (Boston Herald). 8pm. $17 adv/$20 door.

Fri 9/26 - BEOGA. One of the most exciting acts to emerge from Ireland in recent years. 8pm. $17 adv/$20 door.

Sat 9/27 - MALCOLM HOLCOMBE. "Not quite country, somewhere beyond folk, Holcombe's music is a kind of blues in motion, mapping backwoods corners of the heart." (Rolling Stone Magazine) w/Chriss Sutherland opening. 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door

Sat 10/4 - SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION. The disarming granddaughter of Woody/daughter of Arlo and the prodigious South Carolinian quite naturally bring out the best in each other. 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door.

Sun 10/5 - MARLEY'S GHOST. Since forming in the mid-'80s, Marley's Ghost has built a singular reputation among discerning roots-music lovers. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door.

Sat 10/11 - CROOKED STILL. 'A highly skilled outfit with an ingenious flair for steering traditional music in unexpected directions...' (The Boston Globe) 8pm. $22 adv/$25 door.

Sun 10/12 - MARIA MULDAUR & THE FREE RADICALS. "..scintillating, brazen, and lightly burnished. Whether dipping into the songbook of Peggy Lee or wading into the Louisiana bayou, she completely envelops herself in her chosen style." (Blues Revue) Check out her new release Yes We Can! 8pm. $22 adv/$25 door.

Fri 10/17 - JOHN CARTY. Flute, Banjo, Fiddle and Guitar master John Carty is one of Ireland's finest traditional musicians. w/guitarist Francis Gaffney. 8pm. $17 adv/$20 door.

Sat 10/18 - RON CODY "TALKING RAKE" CD RELEASE. Bluegrass banjo player extraordinaire Ron Cody, with cellist Natalie Haas, mandolinist Joe Walsh, guitarist Scott Nygaard, fiddler Erica Brown and others. $12 adv/$15 door.

Sun 10/19 - TOM RUSH. Rush's impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the '60s and the renaissance of the '80s and '90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. 8pm. $35.

Fri 10/24 - AZTEC TWO STEP. The band that has been described as the bridge to the Beat Generation and instrumental in ushering the music of the 1960's into the 70's and beyond, all the while inspiring a generation of young singer songwriters. 8pm. 25 adv/$28 door.

Sat 10/25 - JOHN HAMMOND. From coffeehouses to concert halls, festivals and beyond, John has spent forty years entertaining audiences around the world, performing intense solo-acoustic blues. Rising star Sam James opens. 8pm. $25 adv/$28 door.

Sat 11/1 - M SHANGHAI STRING BAND. They belong with progressive contemporaries (Gillian Welch, Be Good Tanyas) who emphasize distinctive songwriting above the constraints of genre. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door.

Fri 11/7 - APRIL VERCH BAND. A musical experience like hopping a freight train from a lumber camp in Ontario, across the prairie, through the Appalachians, down to the Bayou, across the sea to Brazil, France, the Scottish Highlands and back! 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door.

Tues 11/11 - PETER CASE. After 30 plus years as one of America's most enduring and treasured songwriters, Peter Case is making his most direct and affecting new music to date. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door.

Fri 11/14 - MAEVE GILCHRIST TRIO. Intertwining their roots in traditional music with a combined interest in jazz and improvisation, the trio plays original music and rearranged traditional material to produce an exciting, multicultural sound. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door.

Sat 11/15 - RORY BLOCK. Guitarist and Singer Rory Block is "widely regarded as the top female interpreter and authority on traditional country blues worldwide." (The Blues Foundation) 8pm. $18 adv/$20 door

Fri 12/5 - LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III. "..a superb singer/songwriter whose closely observed, poignant but humourous songs really can make you laugh and cry...one of the greatest songwriters alive.." (Paint it Red) 8pm. $32 adv/$35 door.

Sat 12/13 - NIGHTINGALE. At the elusive balancing point between tradition and innovation, Vermont based Nightingale has fashioned a fresh and distinctive sound that is original while rooted in Celtic and Northern European folk traditions. 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door.