The festival is wheelchair accessible and it will be interpreted for the deaf.

We are very happy to have Olaibo back again. Olaibo is an ensemble that performs original and traditional African drum and song selections. Olaibo, meaning "Come to the festival," is comprised of a group of women who are dedicated to sharing the rhythms of the drum with those who want to listen, dance and enjoy.
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You may know Sandy Martin for her highly acclaimed tribute to Patsy Cline. She will be performing at our festival this year with guitarist Wendy Sobel. Her pairing with Wendy is sure to delight the audience, with a set of rollicking blues, classic tunes, folk, and of course country music!
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Hailing from the Concord NH area, singer, songwriter, guitarist Taylor Blue, after playing only one year, has written 15 songs and released a self titled cd. When asked what group she feels her music appeals to? All groups, all ages. Catchy licks, honest lyrics, and a huge stage presence make this performer a must see. This young punk-folk rocker is looking forward to a career in the music industry.
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It is a thrill and an honor to have Cosy back in New Hampshire, joining us at our festival again. Cosy's bio says, "From Carnegie Hall to the Dr Demento Show to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Count these, and almost everywhere in between, as stops along the way for Cosy Sheridan and her music.... Cosy has garnered top honors from the country's most prestigious songwriting contests: The Kerrville Folk Festival's NewFolk Award, The Telluride Bluegrass Festival's Troubador Award, and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Songwriting Showcase Award. Cosy has five cds on the Waterbug and WindRiver/Folk Era record labels. Her song, "Too Much Time", was included on the critcally acclaimed Putamayo compilation cd, Shelter in 1994. She has taught songwriting at The Swannanoa Gathering in Asheville, North Carolina for the past three summers. Two of her articles for Acoustic Guitar Magazine were recently included in the instructional book, Performing Acoustic Music, published by Acoustic Guitar Magazine." To visit Cosy's web site CLICK HERE.
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Sharon Jenkins, widely known as the Granite State's own Brown Sugar, has been wowing audiences in the Seacoast region for 30 years. Whether it's snappy jazz or weepy blues, Brown Sugar delivers her songs with reverent, heartfelt attitude. Join this popular performer as she covers, and thereby honors, cultural icons who blazed trails on America's musical landscape: Billy Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Armstrong, and BB King.
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If you have seen Laura Love perform, or even if you have only heard one of her recordings, then you know she is amazing. Laura's bio says, "Laura's word-of-mouth following seems to have a life of its own. Her burgeoning audience is attracted to her amazing voice and deep-groove folk-funk bass lines, which merge in a style by turns called Afro-Celtic or hip-alachian. "My mission in life is to put the 'yo!' back in yodel," Laura says. "It feels really good to put a Middle Eastern melody with an Afro-pop groove; they flow together naturally." For nearly a decade, she's been stealing shows at dozens of prestigious festivals throughout North America and internationally, including Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival, the Vancouver, Calgary, and Winnipeg Folk Festivals, North Carolina's Merlefest, Philadelphia Folk Festival, California's High Sierra and Strawberry Music Festivals, Colorado's Telluride Festivals, Florida's Magnolia Music Festival, and Germany's Women in (e)motion." We are extremely excited to have Laura Love come to New Hampshire and join us for this special day. To visit Laura's web site CLICK HERE.
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Please check back later for updates about this year's New Hampshire musicians.