Troubadour rocker Johnny Irion has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting artists across the folk-rock spectrum. He has performed and collaborated with icons Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, The Jayhawks, Wilco, and his wife, Sarah Lee Guthrie. In 2019 his song “Hard Working People” was featured on Amazon’s Fresh Folk & Americana Playlist.…
A perennial three-week celebration of new life on the farm, Baby Animals (April 17 – May 9) to many Berkshire residents signals the advent of spring. Visitors can meet and greet the new calves, piglets, chicks, lambs and kids in and around the Round Stone Barn, and tour the historic 20-building village dating back to…
The new South Family Trail, a spur of the Farm & Forest Trail, leads to the archaeological remains of four Shaker building foundations of the South Family. Interpretive signage will tell the history of the site, where from 1818-1849 “new believers” lived when they became Shakers. Visitors will be able to walk this southern trail…
New York based Haitian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Paul Beaubrun weaves together Haitian roots music with rock and roll and reggae, referring to it as “Roots/Blues” music. It’s a unique and transfixing sound, blending guitar, rich vocals, and cultural history together; all while performing a smooth mix of English, French and Creole. Saturday, July 31,…
The Nields are one of the most exciting of the new breed of contemporary folk-rockers. A review of a Nields concert described their music as “equal parts Beatles, Cranberries and Joni Mitchell.” Nerissa Nields’ songs, sung by her sister, Katryna, successfully fuse intelligent lyrics with heartfelt sensitivity, while arrangements are kept at a feverish pitch.…
