Grateful Dead band, acoustic and rock acts at Governor's Inn

The Amorphous Band performs at the Governor's Inn as part of a whole weekend of entertainment.

ROCHESTER — The Governor's Inn once again brings forth a triple play variety of music this weekend as part of its garden Summer Music Series, now in week six of 13.

Friday, July 30, from 6-9 p.m.: Barry Young, a singer/guitarist/harmonica player will perform easy listening classics from the 70s to present. Covering a wide range of relaxed material, including Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Van Morrison, Jim Croce and Jimmy Buffett. The Acoustic Fridays on the Front Lawn series is primarily sponsored by Associates in Family Dentistry, Federal Savings Bank, and Artstream.

Saturday, July 31, 7-9 p.m.: "Dead Ahead" — The sound and spirit of The Grateful Dead! Celebrating Jerry Garcia's birthday on Aug. 1, this six-member band of 'deadhead' devotees will play a full concert of favorites including "Friend of the Devil," "Shakedown Street" and "A Touch of Grey." Founding members Marcus Keyser and Tim Levy, former Percy Hill players, are 20 year musical veterans of the mid 80s and 90s NH Seacoast music scene. So jump on the bus, strap yourself in and enjoy the long, strange trip that's dead ahead! The Rockin' Saturdays series at the Café at the Governor's Inn is primarily sponsored by First City Motor Sales and Bourque's Flooring.


Sunday, Aug. 1 from 4-7pm The Sunday Garden Concerts welcomes The Amorphous Band, known across New England for their popular fusion style of funk, soul, jazz and rock. (Note band change: Charlie Strater will not be playing).  Four-time winner of the Seacoast’s Spotlight Award, The Amorphous Band is true to it’s name in mixing up a fabulous blend. Founding member and guitarist Chris O'Neill has pooled many of the area’s top musicians for fifteen years. Now soul-rocker Joe Birch takes leads the band featuring Keith Foley on the fretless bass, Paul Donahue on the drums and Chris O'Neill on the electric guitar.  The Sunday Garden Concert series is primarily sponsored by Metrocast.

All performances are free although donations to the bands are appreciated. For more information, call the Governor's Inn at 332-0107 or visit www.governorsinn.com.

Blues to Bluegrass at Governor’s Inn

Rochester – The third weekend of The Summer Music Series from the garden stages of The Governor’s Inn brings a vivid combination of Blues, Country, Rock, and Bluegrass .   All shows are outdoors, free, with varying times as stated below.

 

‘Acoustic Fridays on the Front Lawn’  kicks off Friday July 9 from 6-10pm with “Poor Howard” Stith classic twelve-string blues accompanied by the King of harmonica, Mike “Bullfrog” Rogers.   This dynamic blues duo showcases heartfelt vocals, dazzling guitar and harmonica coupled with Howard’s endless anecdotes, puns and shaggy-dog stories.    Scott Alarik, folk music writer for the Boston Globe said "Poor Howard's 12-string guitar has the solid propulsive groove of a stead-moving freight train; and he has an uncanny way of singing classic blues tunes as if their hard luck stories were happening today.”  

 

On Saturday night, July 10, it’s the “Nickless Band” featuring Rochester ’s notorious Art Nickless along with his daughter Brianne and brother Jeff Nickless kickin’ out country music and rock as part at the Café at The Governor’s Inn ’s Rockin’ Saturday series.   Performance from the garden stage of The Cafe at the Governor’s Inn , with a full menu available.

 

Then on Sunday, July 11, it’s everyone’s favorite bluegrass, The New England Bluegrass Band (NEBB), featuring Cecil Abels and his entourage of fabulous players from New England .  Returning to the Inn for their seventh annual concert, this is one show to show up early for and get a seat or claim a patch of grass for your lawn blanket.    The NEBB will perform from 4-7pm, rain or shine, with a casual menu and BBQ available, and donations for the band encouraged.   Sundays are family friendly for a classic Sunday garden party to end the weekend.


Click here for the entire Summer Music Series 

All performances are free, donations appreciated.