Two excellent singer-songwriters are teaming up for what should be an exceptional performance as Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb prepare to take the stage at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Opera House at 280 Water St. in Gardiner. As soon as I saw that Ms Loeb was going to be coming back to Maine, I […]
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On Music: Chris Ross to bring solo show to Madison venue
This week’s column brings my interview with a singer-songwriter from the Coastal Maine town of Hancock Chris Ross. I first chatted with him back when he was fronting a band called The North back in 2015, so when I saw that he was going to be heading to Somerset Abbey in Madion on May 4 […]
On Music: Cheryl Wheeler says of singing ‘it’s the best thing I do in my life’
Famed folk singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler to return to Maine for show April 25 at One Longfellow Square in Portland
On Music: Michael Jackson performer talks about his tribute to legend
Having covered a lot of the tribute acts that have come to the central Maine area, this Friday’s performance at the Augusta Civic Center of Gone To Soon: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience may just be one of the biggest productions to hit our fair state in quite some time and I must admit, I […]
Comedian Juston McKinney always working on new material
Back in February I chatted with a couple of comedians, Mark Turcotte and Tuck Tucker, and really enjoyed it, and with the way the world is swirling around, I figure that laughter is something we all need right now. So I contacted a gentleman I talked with a couple of years ago to get another […]
On Music: John McEuen returns to Boothbay Harbor Opera House
Last week, I chatted with a new-to-me bluegrass band, the Kitchen Dwellers, and this time ‘round I reconnected with none other than Mr. John McEuen, a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who will be coming to the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on March 30. He and I have chatted back when […]
On Music: Kitchen Dwellers talk about bringing their folk-tinged bluegrass sound back to Maine
Quartet out of Montana wrote some of the songs off of their new album in Machias.
On Music: Folksinger, storyteller Antje Duvekot to return to Portland venue
Gifted singer-songwriter is coming to one of the best listening rooms in New England on March 23.
ON MUSIC: Celtic band Bailey’s Mistake to perform at Somerset Abbey
If you have been reading this column for any length of time, you may be aware that I’m very partial to Celtic music, especially when it’s made with bagpipes included. So bands like Enter The Haggis, Seven Nations, and Mackeel (a band that my wife and I discovered when we honeymooned on Prince Edward Island) […]
ON MUSIC: Breezers to make Maine debut in Portland
Indie folk artist scheduled to perform March 13.