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Hayley Jane Band
Nov
21

Hayley Jane Band

Hayley pulls inspiration from a variety of styles, including 60s + 70s rock + pop, musical theater, folk, blues, soul, psychedelic, funk + bluegrass. Just as varied, are the many ways she can captivate an audience. Whether the concentrated potency of her solo acoustic performance, the explosive energy + movement of her full band shows, or one of her theatrical performances, she always brings the charisma, humor + passion to move an audience.

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David Francey
Nov
22

David Francey

Three-time JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) Award winner, David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star).

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Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet
Nov
24

Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet

Keith Murphy and Yann Falquet are masters of contemporary Celtic guitar, representing the compelling textures, harmonies and rhythms that the guitar has brought to traditional songs and instrumentals since the Celtic music revival in the 1970s.

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Halley Neal and Sam Robbins
Nov
30

Halley Neal and Sam Robbins

Halley Neal and Sam Robbins are each solo singer-songwriters in their own right. Together, the two have released a collaborative Christmas album called “You and Me on Christmas Eve” - recorded at Skinny Elephant Recording in Nashville, TN with producer Dylan Alldredge (Amy Speace, Mary Gauthier, Jesse Terry, Ordinary Elephant.)

Featuring 5 original Christmas songs and 10 classic Holiday covers, “You and Me on Christmas Eve” is a duet-filled Americana celebration of the holiday season.

Join Halley Neal and Sam Robbins as they perform the album live!

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Rock My Soul Holiday Concert
Dec
1

Rock My Soul Holiday Concert

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

Roots-based, raise-the-rafters gospel choir Rock My Soul joins our 12 Nights of Christmas concert series for some spirit lifting and holiday magic!

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Mr Sun. Plays Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker
Dec
4

Mr Sun. Plays Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker

Mr. Sun records and performs a new interpretation of Ellington’s legendary Nutcracker Suite. Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite contains some of the most beloved and familiar melodies in the Western world.

Mr. Sun has seized upon the inspiration of Duke Ellington’s brilliant, sly, & urbane re-interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Suite as an opportunity to salute and re-invent this wildly multi-faceted work anew through the lens of the American String Band, a musical form which contains myriad styles and is presently engaged in a marathon upheaval of innovation and expansion.

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Kat & Brett Holiday Show
Dec
6

Kat & Brett Holiday Show

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

Kat Wright & Brett Hughes, two of Vermont’s most beloved songbirds, join forces once again this December for their annual holiday tour!

The show — a true Christmas gift — featuring Tyler Bolles (Swale, Rough Francis) on upright bass and multi-instrumentalist Will Seeders (Carling & Will, Caitlin Canty), offers songs of holiday heartbreak & holiday cheer. It is bejeweled with storytelling, originals, and beloved classics alike.

It’s guaranteed to warm your heart, peak your nostalgia and create a loving container for those good ole’ holiday blues that we all know so well.

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Home for the Holidays with Dustbowl Revival
Dec
7

Home for the Holidays with Dustbowl Revival

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

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A Cape Breton Christmas with Còig
Dec
11

A Cape Breton Christmas with Còig

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

Canadian Folk Music Award winners, East Coast Music Award winners, Music Nova Scotia winner, Juno nominees – the 4 members of Cóig bring the absolute best of Atlantic Canada music to our stage this winter.

Imagine Cape Breton classics, reels and jigs, world music, Irish themes all wrapped up in the spirit of the season for a joyful holiday program.

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Rasa’s Christmas: Folk Tunes & Holiday Cheer
Dec
12

Rasa’s Christmas: Folk Tunes & Holiday Cheer

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

Rasa String Quartet explores the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect and influence one another, and joins the 12 Nights of Christmas series this year with their special holiday show!

This Boston-based ensemble consists of violinists Emma Powell and Maura Shawn Scanlin, violist Kiyoshi Hayashi, and cellist Mina Kim, who are graduates of the New England Conservatory, the Shepherd School of Music, and Yale University.

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A Nova Scotia Christmas w/Cassie & Maggie
Dec
13

A Nova Scotia Christmas w/Cassie & Maggie

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

Nova Scotian sisters, Cassie & Maggie have been touring their unique blend of traditional and contemporary Celtic instrumentals and vocals.

Their holiday show features lively fiddle, piano, guitar with stunning vocal harmonies (in English and Gaelic), accompanied by their intricate and percussive step dancing style.

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Ed Gerhard Christmas Concert
Dec
14

Ed Gerhard Christmas Concert

The 12 Nights of Christmas returns to Hampton Falls' Orchard Chapel this holiday season with Grammy Award Winning Ed Gerhard.

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

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Old-Time Jam
Dec
17

Old-Time Jam

Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Green Heron fiddler Betsy Heron will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).

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Jordan TW Trio Celtic Christmas
Dec
18

Jordan TW Trio Celtic Christmas

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush red velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

Putting a fresh spin on traditional Celtic music, the NH-based Jordan TW Trio delivers a dynamic show full of lively fiddle tunes, haunting airs and their own spin on yuletide classics.

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A Celtic Christmas with Lunasa
Dec
19

A Celtic Christmas with Lunasa

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush red velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

Join us as the beloved Irish band, Lunasa, brings their joyous holiday show on December 15!

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A Celtic Christmas with Lunasa
Dec
19

A Celtic Christmas with Lunasa

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush red velvet cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

Join us as the beloved Irish band, Lunasa, brings their joyous holiday show on December 19!

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The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing
Dec
20

The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing

Join us for the annual community candlelight caroling event that will quickly become your favorite holiday tradition.

Fun for the whole family, this evening offers the chance to come together and sing the most beautiful and festive music of the season - all in the quintessential New England setting of the Orchard Chapel, complete with oil lanterns and candles.

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The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing - Family Matinee
Dec
21

The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing - Family Matinee

Join us for the annual community candlelight caroling event that will quickly become your favorite holiday tradition.

Fun for the whole family, this evening offers the chance to come together and sing the most beautiful and festive music of the season - all in the quintessential New England setting of the Orchard Chapel, complete with oil lanterns and candles.

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A Winter Solstice Celebration with Low Lily
Dec
21

A Winter Solstice Celebration with Low Lily

Held in the Orchard Chapel, Hampton Falls (immediately next to Applecrest Orchards), this quintessential New England holiday setting (complete with oil lanterns, candles, and old wooden pews with plush cushions) provides the perfect home for our 12 Nights of Christmas series that promises to fill you with the festive spirit and happiness!

American Roots band Low Lily celebrates the Winter Solstice!

This high energy show will feature instrumentals alongside impeccably arranged songs to honor the season. Between them, the musicians play mandolins, guitars, fiddle, banjo, and sing in three part vocal harmonies.

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The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing
Dec
22

The Orchard Chapel Candlelight Carol Sing

Join us for the annual community candlelight caroling event that will quickly become your favorite holiday tradition.

Fun for the whole family, this evening offers the chance to come together and sing the most beautiful and festive music of the season - all in the quintessential New England setting of the Orchard Chapel, complete with oil lanterns and candles.

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Scottish Fish
Jan
11

Scottish Fish

Scottish Fish present a fresh take on traditional and contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton music. Their lively and unique arrangements are woven together from session music handed down from generations of the tradition’s finest players.

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Gunning & Cormier
Jan
24

Gunning & Cormier

Two of Canada’s greatest roots singer-songwriters have finally done what everyone has wanted for years. Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier have released their first album together filled with original songs and rare covers with lush guitars and tight harmonies.

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Will Evans
Jan
26

Will Evans

Frontman for the New England-based Roots Rock outfit Barefoot Truth, Will Evans brings his finesse with a wide range of instruments to The Word Barn.

Along with his melodious vocals, Will accompanies himself on acoustic guitar, didgeridoo, the beat box, as well as a handpan drum called a hang drum.

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The Wolff Sisters
Feb
7

The Wolff Sisters

The Wolff Sisters - the gritty and raw folk-rock outfit and two-time Boston Music Award winners (Americana Artist of the Year) - bring their electrifying live performance and unique sound to The Word Barn Meadow.

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David Francey
Nov
13

David Francey

Four-time JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) Award winner, David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star).

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Old-Time Jam
Nov
19

Old-Time Jam

Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Green Heron fiddler Betsy Heron will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).

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Zachariah Hickman’s Power Outage Party Night II
Nov
17

Zachariah Hickman’s Power Outage Party Night II

The Power Outage Party is simple - imagine you are cozy at home and the power goes out, and you happened to have had invited more than a dozen of the finest musicians over for the night - so you gather together in your living room for a fully acoustic night of music, stories, theatre and more. All completely in the dark with only lanterns to light the way.

No mics, no sound system, no stage lights - just a bunch of your favorite musicians together in the room with you, playing unamplified, with just candles and lanterns to light the way.

It's a uniquely intimate experience.

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Zachariah Hickman’s Power Outage Party Night 1 - SOLD OUT
Nov
16

Zachariah Hickman’s Power Outage Party Night 1 - SOLD OUT

The Power Outage Party is simple - imagine you are cozy at home and the power goes out, and you happened to have had invited more than a dozen of the finest musicians over for the night - so you gather together in your living room for a fully acoustic night of music, stories, theatre and more. All completely in the dark with only lanterns to light the way.

No mics, no sound system, no stage lights - just a bunch of your favorite musicians together in the room with you, playing unamplified, with just candles and lanterns to light the way.

It's a uniquely intimate experience.

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David Francey
Nov
15

David Francey

Three-time JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) Award winner, David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star).

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Ryanhood
Nov
8

Ryanhood

International Acoustic Music Awards winners for ‘Best Group/Duo’, Ryanhood’s tight vocal harmonies and big acoustic riffs have made them favorites on the touring circuit for over 20 years.

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Shane Koyczan with special guest Derrick Brown
Nov
4

Shane Koyczan with special guest Derrick Brown

Internationally recognized author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people and speak directly to them in their own voice. In 2013, he collaborated with animators to make the anti-bullying viral video “To This Day” which has had over 13 million views, and he performed a customized version “For the Bullied and the Beautiful” to acclaim at the 2013 International TED Conference in Long Beach, California. 

Shane shapes his words and delivers in multi mediums from authored, video, spoken word, operatic, and musically performed.

Special guest Derrick Brown.

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California Guitar Trio
Nov
1

California Guitar Trio

The universe of guitar knows no boundaries for The California Guitar Trio. Since 1991, the group has enthralled listeners with a singular sound that fearlessly crisscrosses genres. The trio’s questing spirit drives it to explore the intersections between rock, jazz, classical, and world music. It even throws in the occasional surf or spaghetti Western tune for good measure.

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Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards
Oct
27

Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards

Laura Cortese might best be described as a sonic magpie: a curious and resourceful adventurer traversing great distances, collecting melodies and rhythms that glitter like jewels in the sun.

A prolific songwriter, vocalist, and fiddler, Cortese artfully weaves American roots music with indie, electronic grooves, and pop powerhouse vocals.

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John Smith
Oct
23

John Smith

Born in Essex and raised on the Devon seaside, John Smith is known for his intimate songwriting, honey-on-gravel voice, and pioneering guitar playing. Having spent the last 15 years touring internationally, he has amassed over 55 million streams on Spotify, and as a session musician, Smith has played guitar with artists as diverse as Joan Baez, David Gray, Joe Henry, Lianne La Havas and Tom Jones.

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Orchard Concert Series: Apple Hill String Quartet
Oct
20

Orchard Concert Series: Apple Hill String Quartet

The Chapel Concert Series continues with a special October concert with the award-winning Apple Hill String Quartet.

Called “dashing and extraordinary” by The Strad Magazine, the Apple Hill String Quartet are the Artistic Directors and resident musicians at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, winner of the CMAcclaim award from Chamber Music America.

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Robert Ellis with special guest Todd Hearon
Oct
16

Robert Ellis with special guest Todd Hearon

Robert Ellis somehow finds wide-eyed wonder in heartbreak. His downbeat themes come up against sonically ambitious and lushly arranged sounds on his self-titled, fourth album, which plays with country and Americana music tradition, not to mention the legacy of '70s singer-songwriters.

Special guest Todd Hearon

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Old-Time Jam
Oct
15

Old-Time Jam

Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Green Heron fiddler Betsy Heron will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).

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Sol y Canto
Sep
26

Sol y Canto

Join this award-winning Pan-Latin ensemble led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and percussionist Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist, singer and composer Brian Amador for this special 30th anniversary of Sol y Canto concert!

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Orchard Concert Series: Encore!
Sep
21

Orchard Concert Series: Encore!

The Chapel Concert Series continues with a special Fall Equinox Concert to celebrate the annual astrological and spiritual marvel of the sun directly above the Equator creating an equal length day and night, and the official launch of fall.

Led by woodwind virtuoso Margaret Herlehy, the Encore ensemble features a seasoned arsenal of award-winning musicians who bring the very best to each and every music performance.

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Jolie Holland
Sep
20

Jolie Holland

American multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, producer, and singer-songwriter Jolie Holland has been on the road since the early 2000s, releasing seven of her own albums and collaborating on countless others. Her work has been described as a syncretization of American roots, with rock and experimental elements.

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Country Gongbang
Sep
19

Country Gongbang

Make welcome the South Korean bluegrass band, Country GongBang, who show that bluegrass music continues to be loved around the world. Winners of the 2023 IBMA International Band Performance Grant, this young group is making its debut at The Word Barn. 

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