Upcoming Events

The United States Army Field Band is comprised of some of the nation’s finest professional career musicians. Tonight the Jazz Ambassadors bring the beloved music of Broadway and America to the stage, while playing tribute to all members of the Armed Services. All ages. Tickets required, but they are free. Please stop by the Opera House box office to pick up tickets, available beginning December 1. Doors open for seating at 7:00 pm, concert at 7:30 pm. Call 207-633-5159 for…

This annual gathering of the region’s country music players and fans always livens up the Spring season at the Opera House. Under the fun-loving leadership of veteran musician Garry Blackman, alongside Tim Sprague, Dick Spofford and others keep the music coming during this fundraiser for the Opera House. Advance discounted tickets are $10 and available only from the box office at 207-633-5159. Online tickets and those purchased on the day of the event are $15.

Come dance tonight! Primo Cubano plays traditional Cuban dance music dating back to the turn of the 20th Century.  Son is the most popular style to come out of Cuba and is the primary contributor to the blend of Latin styles today known as Salsa.  It was first a music of the country people and eventually migrated to Havana, where it was urbanized and began to draw a wider audience. Band leader and guitarist Paul D’Alessio came into contact with this music…

Che Apalache (CHAY-op-uh-LAH-chay)  is a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico and the United States. They began as a bluegrass band, but eventually incorporated Latin American styles into their repertoire. Combining instrumental prowess with tight vocal harmonies, they have created an authentic blend of genres to reflect the nature of their lives. Evoking images from Appalachia to the Andes, their debut album, "Latingrass," is a testament to a powerful cultural and musical exchange. Advance…

Of Callaghan it’s been said, “her extraordinary voice truly sets the music apart…nothing short of stunning". This spring we welcome Callaghan to the Opera House. Originally from the UK, Callaghan moved to the USA in 2010 to tour and record with Grammy-nominated US artist Shawn Mullins. Since then she’s become a headliner in multiple cities across the US and UK. Playing piano and guitar Callaghan delivers stunning vocals which earns her frequent comparisons with artists including Sarah McLachlan and Emmylou…

Ruth Moody is an Australian-born, two-time Juno Award winning singer-songwriter and founding and current member of the internationally renowned, Billboard-charting trio The Wailin’ Jennys. She has performed in sold-out venues around the world, made numerous critically-acclaimed albums, and has appeared more than a dozen times on A Prairie Home Companion. Although best known for her work with The Wailin’ Jennys, Ruth is an artist of exceptional depth and grace in her own right. Critics have lauded her ethereal vocals, impressive multi-instrumentalism, and…

The duo of percussive dancer Nic Gareiss and Edinburgh harpist Maeve Gilchrist join musical forces tonight with acclaimed Celtic harpist Natalie Haas and her partner Quebec’s acoustic guitarist Yann Falquet. The DuoDuo quartet presents an unforgettable night of music, song, and dance, spanning from the intimacy of each duo to a collaboration featuring all four of these innovators and masters of their respective traditions and instruments. Four performers, two duos, one night not to be missed. Advance discounted tickets $25…

Join Ellis Paul, Red Molly’s Abbie Gardner and Seth Glier for this special early summer evening of troubadours and talents. Doors for seating open at 6:30 and the music starts early, at 7:00 PM. Don't be late or you are going to miss something great! There’s no better way to kick off the summer season. Advance discounted tickets $22, available directly from the Opera House at 207-633-5159. Regular tickets $27, available online and at the door.

Using minimal instrumentation, heartfelt lyricism, and harmonies so natural they seem to blend into one beautiful voice, these siblings draw on a deep energy to create an unforgettable performance.  They’ve just finished a successful national tour with I’m With Her – come listen tonight to these rising stars. Advance discounted tickets are $15 and available only directly fromt he box office at 207-633-5159. Regular tickets $20 online and at the door.

It’s hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of success, but that’s exactly what makes a true anomaly. This multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and as you can imagine, after two decades and over 2000 shows, it is a true force to be reckoned with. The band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience, and it’s a well-diversified crowd for sure. The country-music folks adore the storytelling, the bluegrass-heads…

Since their formal introduction to American audiences in 1997, The Kruger Brothers’ remarkable discipline, creativity and their ability to infuse classical music into folk music has resulted in a unique sound that has made them a fixture within the world of acoustic music. The honesty of their writing has since become a hallmark of the trio’s work. In their ever-expanding body of work – Jens Kruger (banjo and vocals), Uwe Kruger (guitar and lead vocals), and Joel Landsberg (bass and…

Tonight  these musicians pay tribute to the music of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys. Grammy-award winning bluegrass from a group that is playing at the top of the heap. You’d need to search far and wide to find a finer group playing old time bluegrass. A great kick-off concert to the summer season in Boothbay Harbor. Advance discounted tickets $35 available only from the box office at 207-633-5159. Regular tickets $40, available online and on…

Mile Twelve is a fresh, hard-driving young band beautifully walking the line between original and traditional bluegrass. Fast gaining recognition for their outstanding performances in bluegrass and folk circles, Evan Murphy, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Nate Sabat, BB Bowness and David Benedict write captivating songs and daring instrumental pieces from diverse influences. Banjo luminary Tony Trischka says, “Mile Twelve is carrying the bluegrass tradition forward with creativity and integrity.” The band won the 2017 International Bluegrass Music Association Momentum Award for Newcomer Band…

Professor Louie & The Crowmatix began as the studio backing band for musical productions for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, The Band. Rick Danko christened the group Professor Louie and these days this GRAMMY-Nominated Woodstock, NY group plays 150 shows a year in the US and worldwide. They have performed at the Thunder Bay, London & Windsor Festivals in Canada, The Tondor Festival, Falcon Ridge Festival and BB Kings in NYC among other venues. Professor Louie has performed three…

Tom Rush’s distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. His shows are filled with the rib-aching laughter of terrific story-telling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues. He helped shape the folk revival in the ’60s and the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. Tonight he is joined by rising star…

It’s difficult to impart the roots-steeped, road-trippin’ essence of the Adam Ezra Group into a single word, but frontman Adam Ezra nonetheless keeps one in mind as something of a mantra: community. Community is epitomized by a belief that has long doubled as a mission statement for the group: namely, that making music together is itself a form of grassroots organizing, capable of nothing less than changing the world. For their most recent release, Hurricane Wind (2017), the Adam Ezra…

Quality is timeless. Just ask The Hot Sardines. In the talented hands of the New York-based ensemble, music first made famous decades ago comes alive through their brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies, and vocals from a chanteuse who transports listeners to a different era with the mere lilt of her voice. On French Fries & Champagne, The Hot Sardines’ new album, the jazz collective broadens its already impressive palette, combining covers and originals as they effortlessly channel New York…

JigJam is a multi-award winning quartet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with Bluegrass and Americana in a new genre which has been branded as 'I-Grass' (Irish influenced Bluegrass), their onstage energy along with their virtuosic musical ability has captivated audiences throughout the world. Jamie McKeogh, Cathal Guinan and Daithi Melia all hail from Tullamore, Co.Offaly with Co. Tipperary born Gavin Strappe completing the quartet. All four members grew up immersed…

Sons of Serendip is a musical group of four friends, who through a series of serendipitous events, came together in graduate school at Boston University. Micah Christian, a former teacher from Randolph, Massachusetts, is the lead vocalist of the group; Cordaro Rodriguez, a former attorney from Charlotte, North Carolina, is the pianist and guitarist; Kendall Ramseur, a former cello instructor from Charlotte, NC, is the cellist and vocalist; and Mason Morton, who is a former teacher from Atlanta, GA, is the harpist…

Over the course of 25 years and ten albums, the Subdudes have quietly become one of America’s national music treasures.The New Orleans-formed group is a living encapsulation of American music, a vibrant cauldron of sounds that stirs together meaty grooves and jazzy dynamics, soulful R&B swagger, easy vocal harmonies, cheeky rock ‘n’ roll attitude and folky social consciousness — not to mention some of the sharpest musicianship and ensemble playing you’ll ever hear from any five musicians.Led by singer/guitarist Tommy…

Bob Milne has been called the finest interpreter of ragtime music in the world. His boogie-woogie piano playing is something that must be seen and heard to be believed.  The Library of Congress has called him “a national treasure.” The Department of State calls him a musical ambassador. We just keep calling him to come back and play, and again this August this story-telling master of the keyboard will enliven our stage. Our piano is exhausted by the time Bob…

The award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement.  The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while enhancing its hard-driving soulful music (rooted in the Celtic diaspora) with a broad range of global influences.”Featuring button accordion, guitar and fiddle, the band’s sound is defined by the hurdy-gurdy, which adds an earthy, rough-hewn flavor to even the most buoyant dance tunes”says the Boston Herald.…

Guitarist Chris Thomas King is a Grammy and Country Music Award-winning blues artist and actor, based in New Orleans. His latest album is titled “Hotel Voodoo” and he is currently appearing on stage in Lackawanna Blues, in Los Angeles (Spring 2019 run). His recently published book is titled “The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of my music and culture therewith” and Opera House audiences can expect an honest evening of blues from one of the genre's kings. On screen he played…

"A welcome ray of sunshine...Ball is a killer pianist, a great singer and songwriter. Potent blues, sweet zydeco, soulful, fast and furious Texas boogie...heartfelt, powerful and righteous" says Billboard. Singer/pianist Marcia Ball has been blending Texas blues, Louisiana swamp ballads and New Orleans second-line rhythms into her distinctive roadhouse roots-rock for 30 years. This Texas-born, Louisiana-raised musical storyteller has earned worldwide fame for her ability to ignite a full-scale roadhouse rhythm and blues party every time she strolls onto the…

Singer/songwriter and Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist Seth Glier has consistently honed his craft over the course of his young career. He has shared the stage with artists as diverse as James Taylor, Ani DiFranco, Edwin McCain, Martin Sexton, Emmylou Harris and Ryan Adams, and has quickly become known for his passionate live sets and powerful command of both piano and guitar. Acoustic, modern-pop, Glier’s music is sometimes hard to classify but he has been an audience favorite at the Opera House since…

Mexico City's internationally celebrated classical guitarist, Antonio Lopez returns to the Opera House this fall after a multi-year hiatus. Tonight this world renowned guitarist will perform a solo set before being joined on stage by Maine musicians Carl Dimow, Jeff Roho and Alva Achorn on flute. This promises to be an evening unlike any other this season.Advance discounted tickets $20, available only from the box office at 207-633-5159. Regular tickets $25, available online and on the day of the performance.…

Applauded for their “flat-out amazing” performances and “stunning virtuosity” (Cleveland Classical), the highly acclaimed Kenari Quartet delivers inspiring performances that transform the perception of the saxophone. The quartet aims to highlight the instrument’s remarkable versatility by presenting meticulously crafted repertoire from all periods of classical and contemporary music. They have found a home performing on many of the premiere chamber music series in the United States. Their performances run from classical Bach to jazz with funk and folk appearing at times.…

Grammy-nominated, Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez was raised in Havana, Cuba, and since settling in New York City in 1998, Pedrito has recorded or performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, and Sting and has contributed to over 50 albums. Pedrito was a founding member of the highly successful, Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band, Yerba Buena, with which he recorded two albums and toured the world. He has received the Thelonius Monk Award, Sphinx Award for Excellence and been named “Percussionist of the…