Maeve Gilchrist | Nuala Kennedy | The Louise Bichan Band | Oisin Mcauly | Caoimhin O Fearghail | Alan Murray | Sam Reider | The Human Hands This Friday night concert offers a smorgasbord of delights as we present a diverse and exciting array of artists that represent the breadth and eclecticism that has become...
Come meet our 2026 commissioned composer, Nuala Kennedy and hear about the nuances of writing new works through the lens of traditional Irish Music. Hear Edwin Huizinga and William Coulter describe the Creative process of distilling Vivaldi’s famous Four seasons in all its orchestrational nuance down to two instruments: guitar and fiddle! Bring your own...
Bring your voices to a boisterous Chantey Sing with David Coffin. Sing along on the chorus of a hauling, stamping, heaving, capstan, what-have-you chantey. Let’s rattle the rafters!!
Maeve Gilchrist | Copley Street | The Fretless (with special guest Madeleine Rogers) | Edwin Huizinga and William Coulter (Fire and Grace) A string focused extravaganza of a night where we hear music from the world-class, pure-drop traditional sounds of Boston-based band, Copley Street (Joey Abarta, Nathan Gourley and Owen Marshall) next to Baroque fiddler...
Grab a drink at the bar, bring your dancing shoes and join host Maeve Gilchrist for an exhilarating evening of fiddle music and dance! Enjoy the traditional session hosted by Abbie MacQuarrie along with some surprise special guests. And be prepared to grab a partner and dance as Abbie teaches some easy-to-learn traditional Ceili-dances. Pure-drop...
Join host Maeve Gilchrist and musical guests, Lindsay O Donovan, David Coffin, Seamus Egan, Edwin Huizinga, Nuala Kennedy and some special guests in this intimate hour-long celebration of the time-old relationship between words and music. Location: Third Floor Reception Hall During this meditative performance we ask our artists to share words of meaning: poetry and...
Maeve Gilchrist | Seamus Egan | David Coffin | Trio Oko | Nuala Kennedy | The Rockport Celtic Festival House Band In this jam packed evening we bring together some of the most cutting edge sounds from the Celtic World as well as local Cape Ann hero, David Coffin and the innovative new Harp Trio,...
GRAMMY Award winner and three-time Tony Award nominee Shoshana Bean can currently be seen starring in The Lost Boys musical on Broadway. Prior to that, she starred in Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen. Her portrayal of “Jersey” earned her a GRAMMY Award, her second Tony Award nomination, a Drama League Award nomination, and...
Synopsis Traveling mostly on foot, by raft or canoe, English artist Tony Foster paints landscapes in the remotest of areas often risking his life to bring awareness to wilderness destruction and climate change. David C. Schendel, Writer/Director/Producer Joe Pavlo, Producer/VFX Artist | Ikuko Kobayashi, Production Design/Graphics Francisco X. Rivera, Editor | Moritz Hans Laub, Composer...
Post-film Q&A panel: Michael Mailer, director, Jeff Thomas, producer, Robert Wahlberg, actor Directed by Michael Mailer Produced by John Buffalo Mailer, Michael Mailer, and Jeff Thomas Synopsis Inspired by the real-life story of Audrey Santo, who died at age 23 in 2007 after she was left in a vegetative state since childhood, the film centers...
Samara Joy has emerged as one of the most extraordinary voices in contemporary jazz, achieving a level of acclaim and visibility rarely seen at such a young age. At just 26, the Bronx-born vocalist has earned five GRAMMY Awards—including Best New Artist—along with an NAACP Image Award, signaling her arrival as a defining artist of...
GRAMMY® winner and reigning two-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Trey Hensley has been called a “musical phenom” by NPR, “a guitar-slinging superhero” by Bluegrass Today, “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine, and “the Swiss Army knife of roots music” by WMOT Radio’s Craig Havighurst. Hensley’s artistry has received high praise from...