The 43rd Annual Middlebury Summer Festival on-the-Green brings fabulous music back to the heart of beautiful-again downtown Middlebury — Addison County's Shire Town — during the week of July 10-16, 2022.
This FREE, family-friendly music series, supported by community donations and volunteers, has earned designation for multiple years as a Vermont Top 10 Summer Event. All events are held on the town green.
Visit our website for videos and more information about these great performers. https://www.festivalonthegreen.org
A great start to the week Sunday, July 10 at 7:00pm. Kaleta & Super Yamba Band, showcasing Afro-funk dance music from Benin, Nigeria and NYC, led by Kaleta, a veteran performer with King Sunny Ade and Fela Kuti.
Great music continues with on Monday July 10th. The evening begins with a community sing near the gazebo at 6:00 with Moira Smiley and Sadie Danforth followed by master fiddler Bruce Molsky at 7:00pm
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem caps off the evening at 8:30 with New Orleans grooves, old-time gospel harmonies and bluesy swing fiddle that shakes the rafters or hush the room.
Tuesday July 12th begins at 7:00 with The Vermont Folklife Center Traditional Arts Showcase featuring music from Vermont with Pete Sutherland and Emmet Stowell, from Nepal, Shyam Nepali and from Tibet, Migmar Tsering.
That will be followed at 8:30 by É.T.É., With lovely vocal harmonies, deep groove, and rich instrumentation, É.T.É are an explosive trio on stage, transforming the nostalgia of a kitchen party into an unforgettable show experience that celebrates the joie de vivre of Québecois culture.
Wednesday July 13th at 7:00, A Chicago collective of musicians, Radio Free Honduras returns to the festival stage for 2 sets, performing traditional Honduran music with Rhumbas, Los Lobos inspired rock, and south of the border soul.
Thursday July 14th Reggie Harris at 7:00 A world-renowned musician, storyteller and educator Steeped in the tradition of African American spirituals, folk, gospel, rock and the music of civil and human rights, his recordings have amassed an amazing repertoire of African American music, blending spirituals and freedom songs.
Followed by Damn Tall Buildings at 8:30 Bluegrass, swing, ragtime and jazz with a whole lot of soul. "The Carter Family for the millennial generation" – The Boston Globe
Friday July 15th at 7:00 Oshima Brothers magnetic sibling sound and contagious joy result from a lifetime of making music together.The brothers have honed a harmony-rich blend of contemporary folk and acoustic pop creating a full sound with dynamic vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, octave bass, loops, and percussion.
Followed by C.F.I at 8:30, an 9 piece jazz, funk and blues band with a full horn section made up of some of the finest musicians in Vermont.
Our special week concludes on Saturday, July 16 at 7:00, with a Street Dance to the Big Band sounds of the Vermont Jazz Ensemble.
The "Brown Bag" series returns this year with performances Monday-Friday, Noon-1:00 PM. The lineup features Magician Tom Verner; Mimealot; No Strings Marionette Company; Vermont Troubadour Jon Gailmor; and Middlebury Community Music Center Steel Drum Camp Band.
Events are held rain or shine under the big white tent on the Middlebury Village Green.
FREE admission; donations welcomed.
Info: www.festivalonthegreen.org or email us at midfog@gmail.com
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