The Global Journeys series continues! In a delightful fusion of West African traditional music with bluegrass, funk and folk, Malian artist Balla Kouyaté joins up with boundary-defying cellist Mike Block for an evening of effervescent, joyous world music.
For this special Festival edition of ‘Upstairs on Main’, we invite the fantastic duo Rakish with violinist Maura Shawn Scanlin and guitarist Conor Hearn. This duo will bring an evening of Irish and American folk tunes! Grab a drink at…
A celebration of the Celtic and French diaspora in Eastern Canada and it’s connected musical traditions. Bringing together some of the brightest lights in the Cape Breton, Quebec and Newfoundland Music scene, this evening celebrates the melting pot of traditions…
Cape Breton fiddler Katie McNally, Shetland fiddler Kevin Henderson and guitarist Conor Hearn team up for an exhilarating evening of fiddle music and dance.
Maeve Gilchrist visits with some of the Festival’s artists to discuss traditional music.
This evening features an all-star cast of some of the most innovative string voices across the globe. Featuring Maeve Gilchrist on the Celtic Harp, the groundbreaking guitarist Yasmin Williams and innovative Old-time duo, Tatiana Hargreaves and Allison De Groot- this…
A spiritual celebration of the spoken word. Some of the poetry and prose of our great writers complemented by music sometimes underscoring, sometimes introducing, sometimes following, the spoken piece itself. A contemplative hour in the beautiful theater with a backdrop of…
Features the stunning voice of Irish singer Eilis Kennedy from Dingle, Ireland. In 2020, Kennedy, inspired by a series of letters written by Whaling fisherman that she found in the New Bedford Whaling Museum, wrote an album of songs inspired…
For nearly 20 years Johnny A. has travelled the world, effortlessly bending and blending musical genres to deliver his own unique style of instrumental guitar music. He returns to Rockport for a much-anticipated solo concert that’ll deliver what JAZZIZ calls…
Grammy winner Luciana Souza is one of Jazz’s leading singers and interpreters. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Ms. Souza grew up in a family of Bossa Nova innovators - her father, a singer and songwriter, her mother, a poet and…