Country Music Night
Wednesday, September 18th at 7:30pm

Join us for a night of Country and Bluegrass music in beautiful Cumston Hall! Featuring the music of The World Famous Grassholes, The Stillwater Serenaders, and Dan Blakeslee, this night will be sure to have your toes tapping!

Tickets:
Adults $40 | Seniors $35 | Students $25

The World Famous Grassholes
The World Famous Grassholes play high-energy bluegrass (yes, a little bit like that Billy Strings guy, but also like Greensky and Leftover Salmon and Mighty Poplar, etc.), a mix of original compositions, classics, and cool covers. It’s good for dancing and nodding your head and tapping your feet, and meant to be enjoyed with friends and family. Part of a long legacy of performers that goes back to 2000, the Grassholes feature Heather Kahill on fiddle, Merrill Marsh and Sam Pfeifle on guitars, Flann O’Brien on the stand-up bass, and Field Rider on Banjo and harmonica. Everybody sings a bit here and there, whether you like it or not. www.worldfamousgrassholes.com

The Stillwater Serenaders
The Stillwater Serenaders are a bluegrass quintet formed in Old Town, Maine with members from Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Texas. They play jam bluegrass, original pieces, Irish jigs and reels as well as American folk standards, and are committed to preserving the sounds of authentic American Grass while respectfully exploring their creative bounds around it. Stillwater Serenaders on Facebook

Dan Blakeslee
While attending art school in Baltimore, Maryland in the early 90’s Dan Blakeslee, a Maine native discovered that he had an equal and deeply rooted connection to music. He would sneak into the galleries to play his guitar through the late hours of the evening surrounded by easels and oil paintings. After four years in “Charm City,” he returned to his childhood home in the Tatnic Woods of South Berwick, ME. That summer he played street corners in New Hampshire and Maine while working at a lobster restaurant. His employer urged him to sever ties to manual labor for one of a more musical nature. A phone call from a friend offering him a room in Somerville, MA began his journey south in 1995. While settling into this artful community he began to practice his craft in the smoke-laden subways of Boston. He now has been making music and art in the New England region ever since, leading him to tour the U.S. He has performed with Langhorne Slim, Josh Ritter, David Wax Museum, Lydia Loveless, The Lumineers, Deer Tick, The Low Anthem, Brown Bird, Sean Rowe, Jonah Tolchin, Old 97’s, Death Vessel, Kimya Dawson among others. In 2015 his dream of playing Newport Folk Festival became a reality, where Bob Dylan went electric 50 years earlier. www.danblakeslee.com