Camellia
Camellia is the folk duo project of local singer-songwriters Hannah Bracken and Taylor Slonaker. They met at the Egremont Barn open mic nights and were mutual fans of each other before they started making music together. They both draw inspiration from nature, beloved critters, a little whimsy, and unsayable truths. You will hear interesting harmonies, tales of lovers, and a cover or two of beloved songs new and old.
Signature Dish
Lexi Weege and JJ Slater met at a shared gig in 2019. After Weege finished a smoking set while rolling around on the bar, Slater picked up his guitar and played a soul-stirring “Amazing Grace” with funk band Organ Transplant. The possibility for an incendiary collaboration was immediately clear. Fast forward three years, and the pair have completed four national tours, numerous recording collaborations and have assembled a massive, passionate family of musicians.
Whether performing as a duo or as a seven-piece band, groove and melody rise above all. Both sing with unique, recognizable voices; Weege marries smoky 50’s jazz with wild, arena-ready 70’s rock, while Slater overlays a smooth, melodic croon with laconic delivery and blue-collar beat poetry. Their infectious interplay will spread to the whole band, harkening back to a time when live shows could be spontaneous, energy-driven affairs. Slater’s genre-hopping guitar playing draws from screaming blues originals like Buddy Guy and Albert King, but with a twist of Bert Jansch and Wes Montgomery. The soloing doesn’t stop at his hand, though; everyone gets a beat to bark over the groove, and you can expect percussion breakdowns, scat-singing, and everything in between.
Thomas Hinds
Thomas Hinds is a hard-touring troubadour surviving on raw talent and a heartfelt folk-rock repertoire. “I want people to get a sense of comfort from my music, knowing that they’re not alone,” he mulled during a roadside pit stop. “There’s always hope, and there’s beauty even in hard times.” Like most great artists, Hinds’ work is largely autobiographical. It’s simply him: his heart and his life experience laid bare.
With his 2015 debut album Ghosts and Lamentations and follow-up EP Barbwire Bouquet, he hit the road in earnest in 2019 and soon was playing almost 150 shows a year. Noting that many of the wineries, distilleries, festivals, and house parties he plays were within a 5-hour radius of Atlanta, he gambled on a move from New Mexico to north Georgia. “I just stepped off the ledge and things just came together to make it happen,” Hinds recalls. “That was confirmation that I was doing the right thing.”
Hinds is supporting Where Do We Go From Here with evocative video content, showcases at festivals, including SXSW and Americana Fest 2024 and, of course, more countless miles in his trusty van. Gaining fans in a grassroots way, one-by- one, show-by-show, his hard-fought career is already a success by its very existence. “I always want there to be a silver lining at the end of things,” he concluded, recalling an epiphanous evening drive. “I was in the southern Pennsylvania hills, windows down, in that golden light. And I’m thinking, man, I would never in a million years have imagined this!”
Mike & Ruthy (of The Mammals)
Mike Merenda & Ruth Ungar (Mike + Ruthy) are an ethereal harmony duo and the heart of beloved Americana quintet, The Mammals. A cornerstone of the Northeast folk music community for the past 25 years, these exceptional songwriters host their own festival, The Hoot, and in 2025 will issue their 18th self-released record on their own independent record label, Humble Abode Music. While The Mammals quintet is lauded for high energy, deep roots and dynamic performances, a Mike + Ruthy concert captivates with minimalist acoustic intimacy and moving storytelling that harkens back to the great folk acts of past. Ruthy is the daughter of acclaimed fiddler, Jay Ungar, whose composition “Ashokan Farewell” served as the main theme for the Ken Burns documentary, “The Civil War.” Mike + Ruthy are also regular instructors at the Milk Carton Kids’ Sad Songs Summer Camp in the Catskill Mountains.
”Some of the best songwriting of their generation.” High Times
“One of New York State’s finest treasures.” - Americana UK
"Some of the best folk-rock music you will ever hear.” - TapeOp
"Easily a new favorite." Daytrotter
”A national treasure.” - Anais Mitchell
"In the vanguard of today’s vibrant folk revival.” Pop Matters
“These two will shatter any preconceived stereotypical notions of what it means to be a folk musician.” - Coastal Journal
“Your hoot was one of the best song gatherings I’ve seen in all my 94 years.” - Pete Seeger
Milton
A songwriter’s songwriter, known for his lyric craft, distinctive voice and soulful songs steeped in classic rhythm & blues, pop, jazz, folk and country, Milton first gained notoriety in his hometown New York City when his song “In The City” became a hit on New York’s WFUV radio. His live performances, which include material from every one of his albums, are praised for their wit, humor, and captivating charm.
Milton has toured extensively throughout the states since 2005, as a headliner and appearing as support for his hero and mentor Chris Smither, in addition to shows and tours with Joan Osborne, Steave Earle, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Sonny Landreth, Colin Hay, Kat Edmonson, Josh Ritter and many more.
In late 2019, Milton premiered his 5th and finest album Studio City with a sold out show at City Vineyard NYC. The album, a veritable tour de force of songwriting and studio craft, features 12 ultra-catchy, concise tunes ranging in style from Sinatra-esque full orchestra swing, to Sgt. Pepper-like whimsical comedy to vintage country and New Orleans rhythm and blues. In concert, Milton and his ultra-sharp band of NYC veteran session players deliver the songs seamlessly with Milton’s own graceful live arrangements.
Liana Gabel
Liana Gabel is a heart-folk songstress and percussive tap dancer who loves bringing folks together with her songs. Through her music, Liana Gabel takes seemingly familiar stories, themes, and tropes about being human and transforms them into that which is profoundly unfamiliar and novel, yet warm and comforting. Her observations about the changing landscape of our relationships, the country, the world, clearly inform her work as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and percussive tap dancer. Be ready, as inspired and encouraged by Pete Seeger, she will get you singing right along!
Music Night with Amy
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
michael Tarbox
Michael Tarbox’s songs are anchored in hillbilly music, backwater blues and early rock ‘n’ roll. He’s got a smokey voice, a guitar sound that’s as tough as Texas barbed-wire, and authenticity rooted in experience. Best known for fronting The Tarbox Ramblers, Tarbox has recently focused on playing solo shows, distilling his songs, and his take on American roots music, down to their essence.
“One of my favorite guitar players on earth, capable of exquisite delicacy and roaring, distorted stomp” - Matt Fiveash, WFMU DJ
“Homemade rock ‘n’ roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” - All Things Considered
“At the heart of Tarbox’s music is his guitar, as raw as it is charismatic. It creates an electricity that courses through every song." - Twangville
Stomp Box Trio
StompBoxTrio blends 20th-century American blues, rock, and soul with 21st-century mojo. Evelyn Harris - vocals & percussion, John Cabán - dobro, stompbox & vocals, and Paul Kochanski - upright & electric bass, foot percussion & vocals.
Moon Hollow
Based in Western Mass, Moon Hollow is a high energy band that performs original and traditional tunes inspired by folk, americana, bluegrass, alt-country & early jazz music. Catchy originals and tight three part harmonies! They have shared the stage with Ryan Montbleau, Bella's Bartok, Mamma's Marmalade, DiTrani Brothers, Jake Slater, Matt Heckler, Fancy Trash, Folkfaces, Chris Pureka & more.
Jesper lindell & local friends
With the release of his third full length album “Before The Sun” (GG Records/Border) earlier this year, Jesper Lindell is well on his way to establishing himself as a major player on the Scandinavian music scene. The album was heralded by critics as well as fans and spent many weeks in the top 10 of the Swedish sales charts. Jesper and his band Brunnsvik Sounds have spent the spring and summer this year touring Scandinavia – playing mostly sold out gigs on their own and with Swedish music legend Magnus Carlson. In September it’s finally time for their first US tour, including 4 support gigs for country star Morgan Wade. Right after the US tour, Jesper Lindell will embark on a massive European tour through Spain, France, Germany and The Netherlands.
Music Night hosted by Elaine Morel
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Niall Connolly
1977. The year that punk was born.With only hours left to spare it also produced a baby boy in the suburbs of Cork, Ireland, born with his ears piqued to the murmurs and clatter around him.As he grew the soundtrack changed. Nirvana on the Walkman. Leonard Cohen on his sister’s stereo. The surge of bands and songwriters emerging from the 1990’s Cork music scene. Later it became snippets of eavesdropped New York conversation. Tales of woe on the radio. The sights and sounds of tours across Europe.All of it gets woven into a tapestry of words. Then melody. Harmonies added in the studio. Electricity, sincerity, and humor on the stage. At the core of every Niall Connolly song is the story, one that unfolds a layer with each listen.
Undercover Cameo
Undercover Cameo is an acoustic musical group based in Westerly, Rhode Island that plays uplifting, engaging, and emotionally profound folk music. With Lucas Neil on guitar and vocals, Olivia Charlotte on piano, Sandy Allen on mandolin, and Elizabeth Beisel on fiddle. The group is widely considered to be one of the best rising folk music groups in New England. Known for their ethereal sound and superb musical harmonies, Undercover Cameo is intent on cultivating an environment of loving and healing energies for every audience they encounter.
Music Night at the Dream Away
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Lisa Michelle Anderson w/G Winnard- Drums, Vocals. Simon Guthrie- Keys
What happens when you are raised on the music of Dolly Parton in Southeast Kansas and Minnesota, move to Australia and learn to play the guitar?
You get Lisa Michelle Anderson.
Lisa's music has been described as "fresh linen and well-worn denim occasionally splashed with whiskey, beer, and hot sauce." Sam Otis Hill
Lisa has played and recorded with Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam & Sound Garden), Adam Levy (Turn Turn Turn), Johnny Irion (Arlo Guthrie, Robert DeLeo), Cindy Lawson, Paul Hiraga (Down Pilot), Lori Wray,
Mark Engebretson (The Silverteens) and Sky Smeed.
Lisa was voted best Singer-Songwriter by the Minnesota Music Academy. She has opened for Warren Zevon, The Jayhawks, Marty Willson-Piper, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Case, Lowen & Navarro and a host of other greats.
Lisa honed her songwriting in the Minneapolis music scene playing at iconic clubs First Avenue/7th St. Entry, The Uptown, The 400 Club and the Fine Line Music Cafe.
In 2020 and 2022 Lisa released two EP's produced and recorded by Johnny Irion (Arlo Guthrie) along with her single Key to the Door that was released by Aldora Britain Records (Rothley, UK). Her new single Joy Callin' was released on March 10, 2023 to be followed by a new full length LP.
Lisa recently returned from playing Aster Cafe - Minneapolis, MN and Rockwood Music Hall - New York, NY. Lisa lives in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and has performed at Club Helsinki, The Dream Away Lodge and frequently plays at the Apple Tree - Lenox and The Lion's Den - Stockbridge. She'll be heading back to Minneapolis to play at Art-A-Whirl in May. More dates coming soon!
Lisa performs as a solo artist and with her band that includes producer/guitarist Johnny Irion.
Music Night with Amy
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Music Night hosted by Elaine Morel
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Avi Jacob
Avi was born into a Jewish family in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. His father, historian Robert Michael, is the author of several books about the Holocaust. Jacob left home in his teen years to live in Boston. He spent the next several years developing skills as a songwriter and performer. While living in Boston, he was involved in the DIY music community The Whitehaus Family Record and released several amateur recordings with them. Jacob moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 2010 and began to focus on his professional career in music by playing small music festivals, and being featured in music blogs and samplers. Avi is a writer of the Diana DeMuth song "All the Liars" released in 2020
He unofficially released the song "Cannonball" in 2014 on social media.
In December 2015, he was brought to CMJ by the band Counting Crows who named him the best folk emerging superstar. He opened for Dr John in February 2016.
In March 2016, Avi was featured on A&R Report as an artist to watch.
Avi recorded his EP Surrender with Simone Felice (producer of the Billboard #1 Lumineers album Cleopatra) and members of the Felice Brothers.
In May 2020 Avi released a new album, Preservation, via Bandcamp.
Jacob is an independent artist, formerly signed to Skate Mountain Records, and related to popular ghost-folk songwriter Allysen Callery.
Jenna Nicholls
The music of Jenna Nicholls has been turning heads since she arrived on the door step of the Lower East Side of NYC. Whether she’s crooning a jazz standard, belting out a New Orleans style dirge or plucking her 1920’s style original ballads on her Ukulele, she’s giving a vintage genre a new spin with her own lush nostalgic style and melodic sensibility.
Recently, Jenna has toured with Ingrid Michaelson, shared the stage with Oscar Winner Glen Hansard, Amanda Palmer, Lucius, Joan as Policewoman, Gerry Leonard (Spooky Ghost/David Bowie). She’s performed in venues all over the world including the Beacon Theater NYC, and Carnegie Hall.
Lizzie and the makers
Lizzie & The Makers’ sophomore studio album, Dear Onda Wahl, embroiders their potent Southern-tinged rock with roots, soul, dream-pop, and ethereal elements to spawn something all their own. It’s one of those rare records that combines single-minded artistry with broad commercial appeal.
Created around the dusky yet soaring timbre of force-of-nature frontwoman Lizzie Edwards, Dear Onda Wahl was produced by Grammy winner Mario McNulty (David Bowie, Prince) and Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels (Tin Machine, Bowie). Their influence ensures an intriguingly adventurous, hugely dynamic – and occasionally otherworldly – take on the traditional.
Defying her constant comparisons to Janis Joplin, the classically-trained Edwards, 5-time official showcasing artist at SXSW, former Pleasantville Music Festival MainStage performer, summons a heartfelt, nuanced mezzo-soprano shaped by Memphis soul legend Ann Peebles, Heart’s Wilson sisters, and jazz icon Billie Holiday. She’s assertive, yet vulnerable; defiant, yet proudly flawed.
Music Night at the Dream Away
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
JJ Slater
JJ Slater travelled to Taos, NM in the summer of 2022, taking up residence in an adobe casita and writing a batch of songs that became the narrative album "The Silver Key". Weaving folk songwriting, blues guitar, and jazz/funk rhythms, he and his collaborators crafted an album stuck out of time and place, but still warmly at home. The languid grooves come to life with spontaneous improvisation, storytelling lyrics and dips and dives on his Telecaster. He'll be playing the album in its entirety, along with new songs forming its spiritual sequel.
Berkshire Bateria w/Metno
METNO
Metno: A Fresh Take on Brazilian Classics Metno, the electronic moniker of composer Monte Weber, takes a bold, contemporary approach to Brazilian music with his latest remix album. Reimagining classic Brazilian tunes and beloved MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) songs, Metno infuses them with a modern Tropicalia-inspired twist, blending electronic textures with the infectious rhythms of samba and bossa nova.Having grown up surrounded by samba and Afro-Brazilian rhythms, Metno brings his own creative spin to these traditions, fusing past and present into something entirely new.
Feel the Pulse of Brazil at the Dream Away Lodge! Experience the electrifying rhythms of Brazil as Jim Weber and the Berkshire Bateria light up the Dream Away Lodge in Becket, MA. Founded in 1994 by Teri and Jim Weber, the Berkshire Bateria has been a cornerstone of samba in Western Massachusetts, bringing authentic Brazilian music to the region for over 30 years. Led by master percussionist Jim Weber, whose deep immersion in Brazilian music includes studies with legends like Duduka Da Fonseca and Bobby Sanabria at Manhattan’s Drummers Collective, as well as time spent in Salvador, Bahia, the group brings the true spirit of samba wherever they go.
Rounders Revival
Rounders Revival invites you to share in an evening of light-hearted and uplifting acoustic music steeped deeply in the folk-americana traditions of universal story telling and soulful harmonies.
Join in for the Rounders renditions of singer-songwriter favorites and inspired originals.
Instagram: @roundersrevival
Dust Bowl Faeries
Dust Bowl Faeries perform a faerie-tale fusion of dark cabaret and gothic polka music, infused with a dose of witchcraft and a dusting of woodland magic. The accordion driven freak-folk ensemble hails from the New York Hudson Valley and draws inspiration from sinister circus songs, murder ballads and Eastern European folk music. Singing saw, piano accordion, lap-steel, bass, percussion and acoustic guitar combine to create the Dust Bowl Faeries otherworldly sound.
The ensemble has toured internationally and has released several recordings including Magic & Mayhem (2024) featuring Melora Creager of Rasputina on cello, Carnival Dust (2023) featuring harpist Mikaela Davis and a debut album featuring Tommy Stinson of The Replacements. Dust Bowl Faeries was founded by Ryder Cooley (faerie queen) and taxidermy spirit animal Hazel the Ram. Ryder and Hazel are joined by Jon B Woodin (rocket faerie) and Jude Roberts (hobbit faerie) for this intimate trio performance.
Music Night with Amy
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Milton
A songwriter’s songwriter, known for his lyric craft, distinctive voice and soulful songs steeped in classic rhythm & blues, pop, jazz, folk and country, Milton first gained notoriety in his hometown New York City when his song “In The City” became a hit on New York’s WFUV radio. His live performances, which include material from every one of his albums, are praised for their wit, humor, and captivating charm.
Milton has toured extensively throughout the states since 2005, as a headliner and appearing as support for his hero and mentor Chris Smither, in addition to shows and tours with Joan Osborne, Steave Earle, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Sonny Landreth, Colin Hay, Kat Edmonson, Josh Ritter and many more.
In late 2019, Milton premiered his 5th and finest album Studio City with a sold out show at City Vineyard NYC. The album, a veritable tour de force of songwriting and studio craft, features 12 ultra-catchy, concise tunes ranging in style from Sinatra-esque full orchestra swing, to Sgt. Pepper-like whimsical comedy to vintage country and New Orleans rhythm and blues. In concert, Milton and his ultra-sharp band of NYC veteran session players deliver the songs seamlessly with Milton’s own graceful live arrangements.
Music Night hosted by Elaine Morel (Copy)
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Party of the Sun
Party of the Sun is a psychedelic folk band from New Hampshire, composed of Ethan McBrien, Rory Hurley, and Garrett Cameron.
Since 2006, both McBrien and Hurley have recorded and performed together in various projects. Throughout his career, McBrien has always had an interest in folk music; writing many songs influenced by the Americana tradition.
In the fall of 2015, McBrien and Hurley began recording this material. These collaborative sessions at McBrien’s home - a small sheep farm in Marlborough, NH - were the impetus of what has become Party of the Sun.
Since their inception, the band has released two full-length albums - Trekker and Fullest Hour, and five EPs - Lay Low, Goldenwood, and Capsule I, II, & III.
With coverage including Atwood Magazine, Under The Radar, Glide, UNXIGNED, For The Rabbits, and alexrainbirdMusic, Party of the Sun’s music has been described as heartfelt, warm, and meditative. Exploring themes of connectedness, time, nature, and fatherhood, Party of the Sun crafts timeless folk with nods to psychedelia and Americana.
Party of the Sun has been featured in television shows such as Deputy on Fox and Charmed on The CW. They have shared the stage with acts including Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Haley Heynderickx, William Tyler, Habibi, Robert Randolph, Footings, and more.
Vaguely Pagan
Wes Buckley, Brian Kantor, Miles Lally, known as Vaguely Pagan, keep an audience moving with their brand of toe tappers, hippy spinners, you name it, but at the end of the night, they kind of just play soul music. You can see, hear and feel them enjoying themselves. The original songs veer into psych, folk, jam and rock territory and the cover songs are the ones you forgot how much you loved to hear. Hop on the train and boogie down to your new favorite jams.
Music Night at the Dream Away
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
sam brown
Sam is a lifelong singer, songwriter, everything else writer, comedian, and actor in New Jersey/New York. She released her debut album in January of 2017, and is currently working on her next release. She regularly sings with Joe McGinty’s Losers Lounge, Scotch Bonnet, and plays solo acoustic shows. Her love of old country, soul, and comes through in her songwriting and set lists.
She is an alumnus of Atlantic Acting School in NYC, and a recent graduate of Smith College with a dual degree in English and Psychology and Poetry Concentration.
Little Wings
Kyle Field is a visual artist and the songwriter behind the 25-years-running group Little Wings. Over the course of more than a dozen albums, he has written a classic cannon of songs that continues to gain listenership to this day. Working without the help of powerful record companies, the songs have earned their place viscerally, person by person, creating a cherished and loyal following around the world. Little Wings continues to release records at an incredible clip and shows no signs of slowing, the songs keep growing. His latest and greatest High on the Glade was recorded with legendary producer Kramer. It’s due out June 7th on Perpetual Doom.
Leo DiSanto
A song and story man, a compulsive adventurer, a rural Pennsylvania
yokel with a restless curiosity and a passion for street performance,
Leo DiSanto has hauled his wanderlust wagon and his guitar case
everywhere from gypsy camps in Transylvania to monasteries in the
high Himalaya to the boulevards of New Orleans to the wild interior of
Alaska. He sees this more or less as his existential mission: to inspire
and be inspired. Known for his imaginative songwriting, powerful
singing voice, exciting live performances, and captivating storytelling,
Leo is the founding front man of the award-winning, original
Amerikindasorta string band, Vinegar Creek Constituency, and is
currently (and indefinitely) on tour as a solo performer .
Howard Fishman
HOWARD FISHMAN has been a mainstay of the Brooklyn music scene for nearly three decades. He's released eleven albums to date, has toured internationally, and has appeared on stages from Lincoln Center to dank Romanian basements. His music is an amalgam of New Orleans jazz, indie rock, Americana, and avant garde, and his live show is known for its ecstatic unpredictability. Come hear for yourself.
Galvanizer
Galvanizer brings a blend of late 60's psychedelic rock, 70’s funk, and soul & 21st-century cosmic grease for your feet and mind to enjoy!
Kate Prascher
Kate Prascher is a singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for her evocative songwriting. She was thrilled to be named an IBMA Songwriting Showcase finalist in 2021. Inspired by her Tennessee roots and influenced by master song crafters like Hazel Dickens and Gillian Welch, singles The Fox and the River and City of Ghosts showcase Kate's versatility as both writer and performer. Her songs are outspoken and sometimes tender, by turns playful and heart-piercing.
Ink 19 described Kate’s "delicate and expressive singing" and “intangible vintage feel". Christine King writes,
“Kate Prascher is a jewel waiting to be discovered".
Kate's past work includes her 2019 solo EP Bright Like This, 2016's Almanac recorded with The Tumble and a self-titled EP released by The Wildwood Sisters. She has performed with numerous artists as a singer, mandolinist and duet partner.
Kate Prascher’s new album, 'Shake the Dust' is a recognition of our everyday darkness. It wades through the undercurrents of memory drawing half-portraits of characters both real and imagined while shining a light on the complex web of our relationships.
Shake the Dust is expected in summer 2024 and features Bobby Hawk (Taylor Swift), Bennett Sullivan (Bright Star), Nate Sabat (Mile Twelve) and Jason Borisoff (Cricket Tell the Weather). Expect new songs from a voice that has been described as having an “intangible vintage feel.”
Into the Fog
Into the Fog combines timeless songwriting with progressive instrumentation and tight harmonies, with various musical backgrounds that range from bluegrass to funk, which helps create Into The Fog’s genre-jumping sound.
- Festival plays: Telluride Bluegrass Festival, FloydFest, Rooter Walk, Merlefest, Grey Fox Bluegrass, Subaru Winterfest, Charleston Bluegrass, Earl Scruggs, The Big What? and more
- Shared the stage with the likes of Sam Bush, Keller & The Keels, Town Mountain, Daniel Donato, Arkansauce, Shadowgrass, Big Richard, and The Grass Is Dead
Music Night with Amy
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Home Body
Synthesist Eric Hnatow and vocalist Haley Morgan make music as Home Body, harnessing light, sound, and movement to present a throbbing synth spectacle oozing with raw energy and emotional grit. Hailing from western Massachusetts, the duo plays with form and improvisation, enchanting audiences with their infectious spirit and danceable, moody electro-pop. Live, they punctuate their sound with manual light manipulation, reaching beyond their performance to create a high-vibration spectacle that is physically and emotionally moving.
Jack mckeon
A Nashville-based singer-songwriter with an honest, plainspoken vocal, an eclectic-roots sound and a knack for bringing crystalline characters to life, Jack McKeon harbors a deep love for the written word. First inspired by literary musical icons from Hank Williams and Guy Clark to Tom T. Hall and John Hartford, McKeon arrived in Nashville in 2021 and has since established a reputation for his own message-driven lyricism - a value which shows up in its full sonic serenity on his 2024 album debut, Talking to Strangers.
In 2024, Talking to Strangers was featured in Saving Country Music, the Nashville Scene, and was named one of the best albums of the year by the Bluegrass Situation. McKeon placed 2nd at the Songwriter Serenade contest in Schulenburg, Texas and was a finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival's prestigious New Folk contest.
Music Night at the Dream Away
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Music Night with Amy
Ever since the Berkshire Folk Society started meeting at the Lodge on Wednesdays in the 1950s for hootenanny night, Wednesday has been the night for a community music share on the mountain! We are seeking a rotating, diverse cadre of music room hosts to welcome and invite musicians and keep the circle flowing. Wednesdays, of course, starting around 8. Please contact hello@thedreamawaylodge.com if you are interested in hosting.
Niall Connolly
1977. The year that punk was born.With only hours left to spare it also produced a baby boy in the suburbs of Cork, Ireland, born with his ears piqued to the murmurs and clatter around him.As he grew the soundtrack changed. Nirvana on the Walkman. Leonard Cohen on his sister’s stereo. The surge of bands and songwriters emerging from the 1990’s Cork music scene. Later it became snippets of eavesdropped New York conversation. Tales of woe on the radio. The sights and sounds of tours across Europe.All of it gets woven into a tapestry of words. Then melody. Harmonies added in the studio. Electricity, sincerity, and humor on the stage. At the core of every Niall Connolly song is the story, one that unfolds a layer with each listen.
Jude Roberts
Jude Roberts writes and performs evocative folk songs with authenticity and grace. His music is a melodically rich tapestry of woven language. Jude's song, "Suzanne", written for Holocaust Survivor Tommy Wald, was featured in the 2022 PBS documentary "We Remember: Songs of Survivors"; as was an earlier composition entitled "I Don't Need To Tell You".
A 2018 Falcon Ridge Folk festival Emerging Artist, Jude writes songs influenced by English, Irish and Appalachian folk music, with touches of baroque and Romantic-era classical pieces and European folk/pop. A unique amalgam of style and talent, Roberts draws the listener inward and invites them to dive deep.
Jude is working on a new full-length record, entitled "Sun Signs", set for release in fall 2024. To learn more about this project, visit:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sun-signs-the-new-record-by-jude-roberts#/
Having traveled extensively throughout Europe for performance and pleasure, Jude launched a project leading music-focused retreats to Greece in October 2019. These tours will resume in 2025.
“He fingerpicks with the delicacy, assurance and color of Nick Drake; sings with the bell-like clarity and gentle high end of a lost Finn brother; and writes Anglo- and pop-inflected folksongs with the offhand grace and deceptive sophistication of early James Taylor, Richard Thompson or Sir Paul himself.” -John Burdick, HV1 Art and Music,
Undercover Cameo
Lucas Neil and Olivia Charlotte are Undercover Cameo. The duo has appeared as opening acts for Josh Rouse, The Carleans, Kat Wright, Ryan Montbleau, Will Evans, Nick Bosse, and The Wolff Sisters and has gained entry into The Rhode Island Folk Festival, Hartbeat Music Festival, Next-Up Music Festival, Mystic Folkways Festival, and more.
Milton
A songwriter’s songwriter, known for his lyric craft, distinctive voice and soulful songs steeped in classic rhythm & blues, pop, jazz, folk and country, Milton first gained notoriety in his hometown New York City when his song “In The City” became a hit on New York’s WFUV radio. His live performances, which include material from every one of his albums, are praised for their wit, humor, and captivating charm.
Milton has toured extensively throughout the states since 2005, as a headliner and appearing as support for his hero and mentor Chris Smither, in addition to shows and tours with Joan Osborne, Steave Earle, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Sonny Landreth, Colin Hay, Kat Edmonson, Josh Ritter and many more.
In late 2019, Milton premiered his 5th and finest album Studio City with a sold out show at City Vineyard NYC. The album, a veritable tour de force of songwriting and studio craft, features 12 ultra-catchy, concise tunes ranging in style from Sinatra-esque full orchestra swing, to Sgt. Pepper-like whimsical comedy to vintage country and New Orleans rhythm and blues. In concert, Milton and his ultra-sharp band of NYC veteran session players deliver the songs seamlessly with Milton’s own graceful live arrangements.
Vaguely Pagan
Wes Buckley, Brian Kantor, Miles Lally, known as Vaguely Pagan, keep an audience moving with their brand of toe tappers, hippy spinners, you name it, but at the end of the night, they kind of just play soul music. You can see, hear and feel them enjoying themselves. The original songs veer into psych, folk, jam and rock territory and the cover songs are the ones you forgot how much you loved to hear. Hop on the train and boogie down to your new favorite jams.
Dan Blakeslee with Footings
With a suitcase of songs, Maine folk troubadour Dan Blakeslee ventured into the smoke laden subways of Boston in 1995 to practice his craft. His songs of true life adventures combine the essence of early folk music with a dose of country grit. He has toured the U.S. and abroad performing with Josh Ritter, Sean Rowe, The Lumineers, Old 97's, The Black Lillies, and Kimya Dawson among others. In 2015 his dream of playing Newport Folk Festival became a reality, the location where Bob Dylan went electric 50 years earlier. Dan Blakeslee delivers his songs with that same heart of a young, lyric scribbling troubadour, who knows because he’s tried it, can out sing a passing train.
"Not since Dick Curless left Fort Fairfield, Maine for Nashville and beyond has the Pine Tree State produced a native son with the same potential for success in country music until now."
- Stacy's Music Row Report
Footings is an American rock band formed in Peterborough, New Hampshire, in 2012. Footings is a vehicle for the songs of Eric Gagne, often in performance with Elisabeth Fuchsia on viola; the band also featured members of Pile, Bunny's a Swine, Dweller on the Threshold, and Rick Rude.
Blending elements of slowcore ala Songs: Ohia, experimental post-rock ala Godspeed You! Black Emperor and chamber folk ala Great Lake Swimmers, Footings offers up their own unique tapestry of darkness and hope. The band has been featured on Paste Magazine’s Daytrotter Sessions and has shared the stage with the likes of Mount Eerie, J Mascis, Diane Cluck, Waxahatchee, Califone, Steve Gunn, Mirah, Dredd Foole, and many more.
To fully appreciate Footings is to get to know founder Eric Gagne, a long-time champion of the local arts and experimental folk scene in New England. After years of playing in the progressive hardcore staple Death to Tyrants and freak-folk duo Redwing Blackbird, Gagne turned his focus towards providing a platform for others. In 2007 Gagne formed The Thing In The Spring, an annual music and arts festival with an aesthetic-tilt toward all things experimental and avant-garde. Curating bands and musicians from around the country to play in the quaint town of Peterborough has provided exposure and inspiration to an ever-growing local arts community. In many ways, the yearly event is a physical manifestation of the Footings ethos - providing a sturdy base for creatives on which to build and prosper.
Belle-Skinner
Belle-Skinner is a dark nostalgic singer-songwriter based in New York. With a hauntingly beautiful, lilting soprano and innate sense of melody she crafts tales of songbirds, sirens and desert nomads - nuanced and layered stories which bridge the gap between past and present. Though her influences cover a broad range of genres - from French chansons and Russian folk to contemporary alt-pop and rock - her voice often draws comparisons to the likes of Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Mary Hopkin, and early St. Vincent.
Alex Castle
A fearless, clever songwriter with a knack for making dark and uncomfortable topics effortlessly funny, Alex is equally at ease on comedy or music stages, keeping things fun and funny with (as the Village Voice put it) “carefree (and sometimes careless) charisma.” (Still not sure if that’s good but it was nice to be noticed.)
Alex won the Judges’ Choice Award at the 2016 NEW YORK FUNNY SONGS FESTIVAL’s 50 FUNNY SONGS competition and founded the firebreathing 10-piece funk monster that is THE GET IT.
In 2024 Alex released PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY, END TIMES, a darkly amusing reflection on pandemic isolation, despair and recovery, as well as a Christmas collaboration with Marco Benevento, "You Better Believe."
Liz Queler & Seth Farber
Partners in marriage and music, Liz Queler and Seth Farber are both three time Grammy nominees. As children of musical parents and parents of a musical child, they started bringing their son Joey on stage with them when he was a tot. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, now living in LA, Joey’s back to make music with his folks at their favorite haunt in the hills. With individual credits including appearances at Newport Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall (Liz), Sofi Stadium and Saturday Night Live (Joey), the conducting podium of numerous Broadway shows and 10 years as music director to folk legend Odetta (Seth) - they blend and communicate as only a family band can. Heavy on harmonies with influences from Appalachia, bluegrass and gospel, their music is infused with a rock sensibility, creating a soulful cross between Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Emmylou Harris and John Mayer. The Queler/Farbers have eight CDs between them. Their CD "The Edna Project" set 21 poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay to music, and became both the inspiration and score for "Still Will Be Heard" - their first theater piece, commissioned and produced by Peak Performances at Montclair State Univ. (NJ) and again at The Mondavi Center at UC Davis. They've toured extensively, were featured on Rosie O'Donnell's HBO special "A Family is a Family Is a Family” and the 2019 PBS tribute to Pete Seeger. Liz and Seth were Cliff Eberhardt’s band for many years, and they are also both members of children’s rock sensation “Brady Rymer and The Little Band That Could”. Liz and Seth founded and run Urban Garage, a free monthly teen open mic and guided jam in NYC. www.lizqueler.com @joey.farber
Steve Adams & The Tangled Party
Native Berkshirite Steve Adams and his revolving door of crack musicians love to play their blend of the California Cosmic country/rock, stemming from the 60’s sounds of The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito’s, but doesn’t worry much about genre, switching back and forth between Roots Rock, Costello-ish song writing, and traditional C&W.
As an accomplished song writer, who has lived the back and forth of interpersonal relationships, striking heartbreak, environmental introspect, and just having a good ole time, there’s the need to keep the party going! And in the end, people are left with questions….
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians
Steeped in the aura of the perennially mythologized psychedelic culture of Southern California, then relocating to the Hudson Valley, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians has, since 2006, revealed itself in shifting configurations; making music influenced by the timeless essence of ‘60s psych, folk and soul, woven with strands of early American roots music. While the lineup has continually coalesced around lead singer and songwriter Dwayne Seagraves, the collective has always had a guiding vision and goal: to create music that seeks to simultaneously demystify and deify the human experience.
The other members bring a range of talent, experience and inspiration to The Stevenson Ranch Davidians’ sound. In addition to co-founding member and Davidians’ bassist, Jessica Latiolait, the band includes the sole Englishman in the fold and composer by day, Misha Bullock on drums and background vocals, as well as Sara Minsavage on keyboards and percussion. The newest addition to the collective, on guitar and pedal steel is Tyler Love, whose past endeavors include playing guitar and keyboards for Burger Records band, Roya, and producing and engineering Brooklyn-based band, Habibi.
After releasing their third LP, Amerikana, in 2017 the band embarked on two extensive European tours in 2019 and 2020. In early 2020 they began a residency in San Francisco until being forced into an indefinite hiatus due to various governmental mandates during the Covid outbreak.
The band re-emerged in the summer of 2023 to jump back into the live music circuit and begin writing new material. In March of 2025 they spent 10 days at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La Studio in Malibu, California recording what will be their fourth LP for release in Fall of 2025.
Rees Shad & the Conversations
Western Massachusetts based quartet Rees Shad & The Conversations harken back to a swinging and melodic era of American music. The group intersperses sets of original material with interesting jazzy interpretations of the modern American songbook. The band sits as comfortably in intimate coffee house spotlights as when they energize large audiences in theaters.
The band consists of singer/songwriter/guitarist, Rees Shad joined by long time drummer Bobby Kay, and bassist Jeff Link to explore musical territory that is at once original and familiar. The band has been wowing audiences with their unique and swinging form of Americana music.
Fannie Pack
Fannie Pack performs an eclectic mix of folk and alternative rock including inspired originals by Melissa Brinton.
Members : Melissa Brinton on lead vocal and guitar, Elaine Morel on vocals and bass, Eileen Markland on violin and penny whistle, Paul Armstrong on percussion
Vaguely Pagan
Wes Buckley, Brian Kantor, Miles Lally, known as Vaguely Pagan, keep an audience moving with their brand of toe tappers, hippy spinners, you name it, but at the end of the night, they kind of just play soul music. You can see, hear and feel them enjoying themselves. The original songs veer into psych, folk, jam and rock territory and the cover songs are the ones you forgot how much you loved to hear. Hop on the train and boogie down to your new favorite jams.
Rounders Revival
Rounders Revival invites you to share in an evening of light-hearted and uplifting acoustic music steeped deeply in the folk-americana traditions of universal story telling and soulful harmonies.
Join in for the Rounders renditions of singer-songwriter favorites and inspired originals.
Instagram: @roundersrevival
Bobby Sweet w/Pete Adams & Lara Tupper
Singer-songwriter Bobby Sweet is an engaging storyteller and dynamic performer. The Berkshire native and sixth generation musician has received praise for his Country-Americana style and story songs about real life. Stylistically, Bobby’s music resides somewhere between John Prine, Jackson Browne, and a countryfied Bruce Springsteen, with a hint of Texas Swing. Between 2008 and 2016, Bobby toured the US and Canada as lead guitarist with Arlo Guthrie. His travels with Guthrie included performances at Carnegie Hall, the New Orleans Jazz Fest, and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, among many other landmark venues. Bobby’s songs have aired on many hit television series, such as Nashville, Touched By An Angel, Walker Texas Ranger, CSI, and Judging Amy. He has released seven solo albums to date. He will be performing with his trio featuring pedal steel guitarist Pete Adams and vocalist Lara Tupper.
Jefferson Hamer
Jefferson Hamer is a guitarist, songwriter, traditional musician, and producer of studio recordings. He is best known for his collaborations with Anais Mitchell (Child Ballads, recipient of a BBC2 Folk Award), Sarah Jarosz (as guitarist and harmony singer on her Grammy-nominated Blue Heron Suite), Session Americana, and other solo artists including Kristin Andreassen, Reed Foehl, and Laura Cortese. His original songs are featured on his self-released albums and singles, including the full-length Alameda. Perhaps his most enduring collaboration is The Murphy Beds, a harmony-rich folk duo with Irish musician and songwriter Eamon O’Leary, featuring a self-titled LP and the follow-up Easy Way Down. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Liz Queler, Seth Farber & Joey Farber
Partners in marriage and music, Liz Queler and Seth Farber are both three time Grammy nominees. As children of musical parents and parents of a musical child, they started bringing their son Joey on stage with them when he was a tot. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, now living in LA, Joey’s back to make music with his folks at their favorite haunt in the hills. With individual credits including appearances at Newport Folk Festival and Carnegie Hall (Liz), Sofi Stadium and Saturday Night Live (Joey), the conducting podium of numerous Broadway shows and 10 years as music director to folk legend Odetta (Seth) - they blend and communicate as only a family band can. Heavy on harmonies with influences from Appalachia, bluegrass and gospel, their music is infused with a rock sensibility, creating a soulful cross between Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Emmylou Harris and John Mayer. The Queler/Farbers have eight CDs between them. Their CD "The Edna Project" set 21 poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay to music, and became both the inspiration and score for "Still Will Be Heard" - their first theater piece, commissioned and produced by Peak Performances at Montclair State Univ. (NJ) and again at The Mondavi Center at UC Davis. They've toured extensively, were featured on Rosie O'Donnell's HBO special "A Family is a Family Is a Family” and the 2019 PBS tribute to Pete Seeger. Liz and Seth were Cliff Eberhardt’s band for many years, and they are also both members of children’s rock sensation “Brady Rymer and The Little Band That Could”. Liz and Seth founded and run Urban Garage, a free monthly teen open mic and guided jam in NYC. www.lizqueler.com @joey.farber
Reed Foehl
One of the classic functions of a singer/songwriter is to exhort us to pay attention—to tune in, to look around. Reed Foehl does the job as good as it can be done, with an unassumingly sweet voice that is as conversational as it is tuneful. On his most recent album Wild Wild Love, Foehl pulls off that rarest of musical magic tricks: making a time-tested sonic palette—acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, down-home harmonies—feel unexpected and revelatory. The effect is comforting and familiar, like greatest hits that you’ve loved your whole life…but have never heard before. -Mark Erelli
Marley Hale with Red McAdam
With a beguiling voice that would feel right at home on classic country radio, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Marley Hale delivers a captivating country/folk sound rooted in the refined yet adventurous musicality she’s cultivated almost her entire life. Born in Austin but raised in Northern California, Hale took up guitar at age 10 and soon began writing songs of her own, eventually mining inspiration from the likes of Loretta Lynn and Gillian Welch. As revealed on her debut EP By My Own Ways, Hale matches her timeless sensibilities and graceful musicianship with a one-of-a-kind narrative voice, endlessly merging raw truth with mesmerizing storytelling.
Although he was born in the industrial heart of New Jersey, Red’s mother Maggie made damn sure that he would be reared on folk and country music. She served up a steady diet of American songwriters from Karen Dalton to Shania Twain to Dwight Yoakam on the kitchen radio day after day. Red’s father, a lifelong bass player, took it from there, teaching him mandolin, banjo, bass, and guitar. Forever restless, Red ventured through dozens of genres before returning to his Country roots. He ventured out West on the heels of heartbreak and made a home in the high desert of Northern Arizona where he now lives.
Lost Film with Ciarra Fragale
“Lost Film takes a nuanced approach to pop that’s both hazily introspective and gripping.” - NOISEY
Keep It Together was recorded in a log cabin in the midst of a blizzard in rural New Hampshire but you wouldn’t know it by listening to it. The melody driven guitar-pop of Lost Film typically strives for short and sweet, often uptempo indie pop. And though brief moments of slowcore or the occasional emo-indebted guitar may arise, the songwriting at its core is based in straight forward verse, chorus, verse, radio pop. Citing the guitar-pop and crossover appeal of Fountains of Wayne and the introspective layers of the American Analog Set as influences, Lost Film too finds ways to weave in and out of lanes at varying speeds but always with the destination of a hook.
On their latest, main songwriter Jim Hewitt ventured to record outside of his home for the first time since debuting in 2015 but made sure to bring along comforts of home like vintage lamps and wool rugs in addition to a heap of instruments and recording gear. “I’ve been really into textures lately” says Hewitt “whether it’s textile materials (ie: the Amish quilt cover art) or adding layers of barely audible synthesizers under a track, it makes a huge difference to an overall mood.”
Hewitt adds: “It’s definitely the most honest record I’ve ever made. Whether it’s getting older and not having as many walls up, or caring less, or a combination of both - the album looks back at the decisions I’ve made with my life and who I am now. Not to say that I have many regrets because I’m extremely fortunate and proud of where I’m at. But at the same time the Libra in me tends to play it safe and it’s only natural to check in on the what-if’s. If you told me a decade ago that I’d still be working a corporate day job instead of being a touring musician, I’d be a little surprised but not that surprised. For this time out, I made a lot of conscious decisions to not play it safe.”
For the session, Hewitt tapped engineer Matt Freake and longtime drummer and live collaborator Ben Husk to help bring the songs to life - the bulk of which had been sitting for up to 5 years. The jump in fidelity on Keep It Together becomes apparent immediately compared to the basement recordings of previous releases. On cuts like “Exist”, warm, lush, drums paired with bright, multi tracked guitars and layers of vocal harmonies lift the project to new levels of polished recording without becoming sterilized by a traditional studio. An arpeggiated synth line on “Searching” eventually collides with an off kilter drum beat that wouldn’t be out of place for early Modest Mouse - while lead single “Little Things Forever” looks at seeking refuge in the otherwise mundane moments of daily life. At a 25 minute runtime, each of the nine tracks seem to share the same collective goal - to serve as a respite from any displeasures both within our control and beyond it.
“a gem like “Big Talk” just as readily calls back to more recent indie-pop history, namely the lo-fi guitar-pop stuff that was making waves on the blogs about a decade ago. I’m picking up everything from Beach Fossils to LVL UP on this one” - Stereogum
Ciarra Fragale’s newest self-titled LP is her best, most cohesive work to date. Ranging from Motown inspired heartbreak pop to modern and cerebral indie rock, Ciarra creates a distinct sonic world that allows her to display what makes her artistry so special. Pounding keys, angular guitars, and steady driving beats grace these buoyant and emotive tracks, with Ciarra’s one of a kind vocals gliding in and out of smooth and sweet harmonies showcasing her masterful musicianship and songwriting prowess. She currently resides in Western MA, and can most likely be found at the top of mountains or at your local thrift store.
“It’s a more confident work than her previous releases, showing off an impressively elastic range to her songwriting and soul-baring honesty to her performances." - Under The Radar
Rounders Revival
Rounders Revival invites you to share in an evening of light-hearted and uplifting acoustic music steeped deeply in the folk-americana traditions of universal story telling and soulful harmonies.
Join in for the Rounders renditions of singer-songwriter favorites and inspired originals.
Instagram: @roundersrevival
Dream Away Reading Series followed by Simone Stevens
Dream Away Reading Series 6:30-7:30PM
A graduate of Vermont College of Fine Arts, Mary Warren Foulk (she/her) has been published in The Hollins Critic, Palette Poetry, Fjords Review, Silkworm, The Gay & Lesbian Review, and North American Review, among other publications. Her work also has appeared in Who’s Your Mama? The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers (Soft Skull Press), (M)othering Anthology (Inanna Publications), and My Loves: A Digital Anthology of Queer Love Poems (Ghost City Press). She has two award-winning chapbooks, If I Could Write You a Happier Ending (dancing girl press) and Erasures of My Coming Out (Letter) (The Poetry Box). Her newest collection, The Show Must Go On, was a finalist for the 2021 Gival Press Poetry Award, and the Inlandia Institute’s 2022 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, and a semi-finalist for the Word Works' 2022 Washington Prize. It is forthcoming from Fernwood Press.
A graduate of Middlebury College and the Bread Loaf School of English, Emily received her MFA from the University of New Hampshire in 2014. She was a fellow at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in 2017, an artist-in-residence at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in 2018, and a resident at Newnan ArtRez. Her stories and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in Glimmer Train, Prairie Schooner, Post Road, The Literary Review, Green Mountains Review, The Rumpus, and Longreads among others. She lives and writes in Western Massachusetts and teaches writing workshops at Writers in Progress.
Kate Senecal received an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2013. She is the former fiction editor of Storychord. She has received an honorable mention in Glimmer Train’s 2019 Short Fiction Contest, was the winner of Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose’s 2021 Award in Fiction, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2016. Kate’s fiction has been published in The Laurel Review, The Foundling Review, Storychord.com, and The Waterwheel Review, and Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose.
Simone Stevens 8:00-10:00PM
Simone Stevens is a singer-songwriter based in the Hudson Valley. After years of honing her skills and recording countless songs in New York and L.A., Bonsai, her latest musical project, received praise from outfits like Paste and Spin magazine. The debut record was produced and recorded by Dan Molad and Pete Lalish (Lucius) and featured pedal steel extraordinaire Greg McMullen (Geln Branca, Trixie Whiteley.)
Mariee Siou w/Donnie CoCo
Mariee Siou, now based in Portland, Oregon, is an abstract story teller of the natural world via a form of deep emotive folk music ushered by her clever worthsmithing and sharp ethereal voice . Through her music she strives to fill a cultural void left by severed connections to her Indigenous Mexican and Hungarian heritage and to thereby address the broader cultural voids felt by Americans today. She has been a fixture in the Neo-folk scene since her 2007 debut breakthrough album Faces in the rocks (selling a heroic number of both CDs and vinyls), an album now acclaimed as a cult classic that remains one of the true gems of modern-day folk music. She is revered for her delicate finger picking style and poetic mysticism, often drawing immense feeling through a voice of soft potency and haunting sensitivity. Marie deeply values the medicinal qualities of music and believes that gathering to share her songs is ultimately for healing purposes.
She has extensively toured Europe and the US and has shared tours with acclaimed artists like Mazzy Star, Buffy St. Marie, Bert Jansch, Brightblack Morning Light, and Joanna Newsom. She has released 4 studio albums including collaborations with artists such as Alela Diane, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and just released an EP called “Circle of Signs” in May of 2023.
Lifelong multi-instrumentalist and Philadelphia based singer-songwriter Donnie CoCo fearlessly explores the landscape of grief, modeling a determined and curious effort to grow upward from a place of pain. For fans of Jaala, Nai Palm, and Jeff Buckley—Donnie’s soulful voice and tongue-in-cheek lyrics haunt listeners as potently as their dynamic guitar finger-picking with playful musicality. Donnie CoCo’s debut single ‘Bad Word’ was recorded at Office Ours on Knox in Germantown and released independently in July 2024. It will be followed up with a full length record in 2025.
She will be accompanied by Erik Kramer. He is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer best known for his bass playing as a sideman in a plethora of local and touring acts including Uprooted with Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root. His transporting songs weave together psychedelia, folk, eclectic grooves, and everywhere in between through the improvisational lens and spirit of jazz. He put out his debut record "Missed the Boat" in 2017 and will be putting out the follow up in 2025. Kramer runs a Philadelphia based recording studio, label, and venue called ‘office ours on knox’ that supports every step of the creative process for many of that area’s most exciting up and coming singer-songwriters.
Metno
Monte Weber is a New York-based sound artist, performer and multi-genre composer/producer. His concert music can be heard in different kinds of venues throughout the country including: Kaneko Museum (Omaha NE), National Sawdust (Brooklyn, NY) and Lincoln Center (NYC). Weber’s solo project Metno explores various avenues of electronic music performance including sound installations, interactive performance technology and modular synthesis.
Mike Cobb & The Crevulators
Mike Cobb & The Crevulators are inspired by Bob Dylan, The Band, Beatles, Stones, Tom Petty, Replacements, Tom Waits, Los Lobos, Beck, and many more.
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Mike Cobb comes from Norfolk, Connecticut, was once signed to Island Records, and has shared the stage with Oasis, Cake, Legendary Shack Shakers, Bad Daddies, and many more. Cobb is bilingual and sings in English and Spanish.
Cobb’s Berkshire based band features John Hartcorn on bass, Felix Carroll on drums, and Chris Ferrone on saxophones. They’ve been featured on 98.1 WKZE and have played The Lion's Den Stockbridge, Berkshire Mountain Distillers for Berkshire Busk, Egremont Barn, Methuselah Bar Pittsfield, Infinity Hall Norfolk, Black Bear Americana Festival, and many more throughout The USA and Spain.