Wednesday Folk Traditons

Performances are held Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm in the Sunken Garden. Admission is $10, $2 for children 16 and under. Season tickets available at the door. Picnickers are welcome on the museum grounds beginning at 5:00 prior to the concert. The museum with its grounds is a smoke-free site.

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Cordelia's dad June 18:
Tim Eriksen & Cordelia’s Dad
Uncompromising American traditional music including ballads, old popular songs, fiddle tunes and shape note harmonies revitalized with a brittle intensity and infused with passion. “One of the major forces in traditional American music, quite possibly the best band in America today.” – Chris Nickson, Sing Out!
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Nzinga's Daughters
June 25:
Nzinga’s Daughters
A capella songs from slavery to freedom highlighting stories of enslaved blacks, free blacks and abolitionists. “The troop electrifies with mesmerizing rhythms and magical storytelling.” – Hometown Journal
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Goodwin Choir July 2
Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Choir
The tradition continues with our 27th annual Gospel performance and Amherst’s premier gospel ensemble performing spirituals and contemporary gospel.
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River City Slim July 9
River City Slim &
the Zydeco Hogs
bring the exuberant sounds of the steamy bayous of southwestern Louisiana, cooking up a spicy musical gumbo that combines the traditional sounds of the button accordion and washboard with a driving syncopated beat. “When the ZH play the air is filled with the spirit of Louisiana French music. You feel the ragged joy of Cajun two-steps and Zydeco blues. You can almost smell the garlic and the stewing oysters.” – Ed McKeon, New Britain Herald
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Afro-Semitic Experience July 16
Afro-Semitic Experience
is dedicated to preserving, promoting and expanding the cultural and musical heritage of the Jewish and African diaspora. Comprised of African-American and Jewish-American musicians their performance creates an artistic response to anti-Semitism and racism of all forms. “The sound of the past, the present and the great beyond all at once.” – Christopher Arnott, New Haven Advocate
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MacTalla Mor July 23:
MacTalla Mór
perform a dynamic and lyrical mix of Traditional Celtic, Roots Rock, Calypso, Blues and Jazz that melts the walls between genres. This musical family’s original songs, arrangements and driving rhythms create an engaging and magical blend of the past and the present. “Earth Shaking, Dance Making, Ground Breaking Celtic Roots Rock & Fusion”
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MarkamusicJuly 30:
MarKamusic
Music of the People in Quechua is a high-energy, multinational ensemble performing music deeply rooted within the folkloric, pop and traditional genres of Latin and South America. From the Andes to the Amazon and Caribbean they render an eclectic weave of ancient, modern, aboriginal and popular themes and rhythms that call out to the senses of our collective human memory and to the doors of our ancient hearts.