The train is a’ coming to Crows’ Feat Farm with the harmonica driven blues, roots, americana of The Artty Francoeur Band. Featuring LJ Francoeur on vocals and washboard, John Coretto on the upright bass, Bob Kordas on the dobro, and Artty on the guitar, harmonica, and vocals. It’ll be a hootin’ and hollering’, foot stompin’ time at any venue. The band creates a sound that gets you moving while Artty brings out the epic tales of life in the songs he has written. A truly amazing show filled with love and connection.
Cormac McCarthy is considered one the finest singer/songwriters
that New England has ever produced. He was called by the Boston Globe
"A leading light of the urban songwriter revival..." who proclaimed his album Curious Thing a "soft-spoken triumph." Picture Gallery Blues was called "an unassuming masterpiece" by the Boston Phoenix
Cormac continues to grow as an artist and it's evident on the new CD
"Collateral.". It's the product of wisdom and experience with
lyrics and images "too precise to be anything but truth" per the Portsmouth Herald.
Cormac is a fine guitarist and singer who is often very funny. This is a
show not to be missed!
With its transcendence of Funk, Soul, Jam, and Roots Rock, Krewe de Groove brings together some of the best musicians New England. After 16 years in New Orleans, guitarist/vocalist Brandon Tarricone brings the flavor of the bayou back to the East Coast with his original sound. Justin Lopes on B3 organ, John Iltis on drums, and Dave Walker on bass make up the Krewe’s rhythm section and their tight, syncopated pocket. Well known sax players Henley Douglas Jr and Eric Schindler make up the horn section, blowing up the funk that lays on top.
Old Hat is a string band based out of Eliot, Maine. Fusing tight vocal harmonies with a lively string band rhythm section, Old Hat’s sound draws from bluegrass, old time, folk, and country traditions. The band is comprised of Whitney Roy (Guitar, Vocals), Steve Roy (Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals), and Amanda Kowalski (Bass).
Whitney Roy’s lilting vocals provide the backbone of Old Hat’s vocal blend, while her solid rhythm guitar anchors the bands rhythm section.
Steve Roy is one of New England’s premier multi-instrumentalists and has performed and toured with many of the acoustic world’s top acts.
Amanda Kowalski is one of the more sought-after bass players in the worlds of bluegrass and old-time music, and her rhythmic drive and energy on stage are second to none.
The music of Rockspring is high-octane folk/rock/grass. All strings playing great stuff from classic rock and folk and bluegrass standards, to rock and folk originals.