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West Concord Porchfest 2023

Arts and Entertainment

September 12, 2023

From: West Concord Porchfest

A free, all - ages grassroots community music festival!

More than four dozen live acts in your neighbors' yards, within walking distance of West Concord Village.

Parking: Bike to West Concord on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, or take the Fitchburg line of the Commuter Rail to West Concord

Schedule:

Venue And Band:

Harvey Wheeler Community Center at 1276 Main

1 - 2: Stoney's Wicked Din

"Little big band" performing blues, soul, jazz, swing, latin, R&B and more

2:30 - 3:30: Grenadilla Gang

Classical and pop favorites arranged for clarinet choir

4 - 5: Music Makes Me Happy Chorus

A sing - along chorus to make you smile

Concord Conservatory of Music at 1317 Main

1 - 2: A. Campbell Payne

Ever - shifting experimental electronics rooted in ambient and dance music

2 - 4: Maxfield Anderson & Tader Shipley

Americana duo featuring and rich vocal harmonies and multi - instrumental finesse

4 - 5: Violinist Sarah Whitney

Looping violin soundscapes including original crowd pleasers, captivating tangos and reimagined John Lennon

50 Church

1 - 2: Dreadnought

Covers and original songs with a slight country - rock feel

2:30 - 4: Doddtown Richie

Original tunes and folk - pop covers

25 Highland

1 - 3: Elizabeth Munger

Acoustic covers and originals

3 - 5: PJ Rogue

Original songs in the story telling tradition.

50 Highland

2 - 3: Erin Ash Sullivan

Folk - Americana storytelling songs

4 - 5: Howie Rashba

Acoustic folk covers on guitar, banjo, harmonica, and foot tambourine

55 Highland

1 - 2: Linda Marks

Singer - songwriter sharing original songs and a few poignant covers, delivered heart to heart

3 - 4: Rich Eilbert

Hard - hitting and heart - felt songs in the folk and bluegrass genres

73 Higland

1 - 3: Garold Amadon: Curmudgeon ExtraOrdinaire

12 string guitar, original ballads with a nautical edge in nautical folk

3 - 4: Prof. J. Kerenaith Munro

Ragtime, vintage, and steampunk piano

4 - 5: Ken Mattsson

Singer - songwriter in the folk tradition with ukuleles in hand

80 Highland

1 - 2: Tom Richardson

Folk - rock with some country flavor, a mix of originals and covers

2 - 4: Antarctica

60s and 70s pop covers

4 - 5: A.J. Capowski

Singer - songwriter playing all original music

99 Highland

1 - 2: Boston Sand & Gravel

Jazz standards, mixed with blues, Latin, and bossa nova

3 - 4: RabbitSparrow

An acoustic - electric guitar duo playing original Americana - influenced rock

1404 Main (backyard  -  enter on Highland)

2 - 3: Tom Maynard

Folk - rock singer - songwriter

3 - 5: Alex Rosiewicz

Folk - rock, Celtic, blues, pop - rock, fingerstyle guitar

40 Pine

1 - 2: GhostGuard

Catchy alternative rock

2 - 4: Mark D Hastings

Covers and originals with humor, focused on human relationships

4 - 5: Molly, Will and Carole

Jazz and pop covers and originals, sung in luscious three - part harmony

31 Central

1 - 3: The Recliners

Acoustic versions of folk, country, and traditional songs with lots of harmonies

3 - 5: Acoustically, Laura

Upbeat and soulful covers of classic rock, pop, and other favorites from the 60s, 70s, to now

50 Central

2 - 4: Maria & Keith

Sophisticated jazz and pop

4 - 5: Lori Z Jazz Quartet

Jazz quartet doing jazz standards and blues

31 Derby

1 - 2: Mighty Suicide Squirrels

Original party punk rock

31 Riverside

3 - 5: Free Range

An eclectic mix of rock, blues and country

56 Riverside

1 - 2: Charming Arson

Fuzz - drenched poetry, slick licks, and hints of eastern mysticism

32 Pleasant

4 - 5: Carnival Fish

Youthful shoegaze rock covers

35 Pleasant

1 - 3: Walk Don’t Run

Bluesy pop originals and fun classic covers with retro - rock grooves

Thoreau School at 29 Prairie

4 - 5: Sisters & Brothers

Funky soul rock band featuring powerful female vocals and saxophone

125 Central

1 - 3: Scotty O from Dublin

Acoustic - electric covers of classic rock and 80s pop

149 Central

3 - 5: Beatlemania

Beatles favorites! Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!

182 Central

1 - 3: Face 4 Radio

60s classic guitar rock with a few modern hits

245 Central

2 - 4: John Copeland

Rock covers from the 70s to today, with an emphasis on 80s and 90s rock

256 Central

1 - 2: Main - Central - Prairie

Local West Concord group that plays rock, country and indie

45 Frances

1 - 3: Mother Fungus

Original psychedelic rock band

24 Brown

2 - 3:30: Bird Brains

Your favorite cover band’s favorite cover band

5 Westvale

3 - 4: BarnStormers

Jazz sextet playing a mix of originals and classics

105 Prairie

3 - 5: Makes U Wanna

Danceable, upbeat hits from the 70s - 90s with a playful vibe

161 Prairie

2 - 3: Anne Sandstrom & John Loretz

Acoustic folk and pop from the 60s through the 2000s on guitars and bouzouki

167 Prairie

3 - 5: What She Said

Rock covers

190 Prairie

1 - 2: Scott Matsumoto

Solo fingerstyle acoustic guitar pop tunes

206 Prairie

3 - 5: Kenny Selcer

A sizzling blend of Americana, folk, rock, roots, and reggae

241 Prairie

1 - 3: Potato Shakers

A little folk, a little rock, a little country

4 - 5: Flagg Hill

Friendly mix of folk, country, bluegrass, plus a few classic rock covers

Date: September 23, 2023

Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Various Venues in Concord, MA 01742

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