Friday July 21st at the DCSC - The Ladies Auxiliary Ukulele Orchestra - This isn’t your grandma’s ukulele ensemble: No grass skirts, no coconut bras. Carefully arranged ukuleles come together to create a whole lotta’ sound!  Performing originals, as well as re-inventing standard favorites, their set list features songs from every musical era, ranging from Mozart to the Andrews Sisters, from Led Zeppelin to Radiohead.

The Page Turners, Carolyn Kendrick and Jake Howard, are an award-winning group (2016 Freshgrass Best Duo) who have a strong foothold in the acoustic music scene. They became musical friends as students of Berklee College of Music, and started playing together  through the Berklee American Roots Program. From those experiences, they began to play music together more and grew from goofy friends who loved BBQ and bluegrass, into goofy band mates as well. The Page Turners write sharp and adept original music and put new twists on old favorites. They like to blend their love of bluegrass, whiskey-fueled old-time, country music, swing, and fearless song-writing into one all-purpose seasoning of good ole' fashioned Roots Music.

"The Page Turners harness the best and deepest parts of bluegrass and old-time sounds as their own unique springboard for some wonderful new music. I love what Carolyn and Jake are doing and can’t wait to hear more!” ~ Bruce Molsky

Welcome in to the world, Chelsea Bordonaro's new baby!
This private event will be in the Pine Grove Porch

Krussia, independent musician from Chelyabinsk, Russia, living in New York, plays the DCSC Friday July 14th. From Beat Boxing to rap, in both Russian and English, without paying attention to opinions on how music is “supposed” to sound, Krussia continues to push the frames of definition and open ears to new possibilities.

Tap Madrus aka Patrick Surdam, lead singer and guitarist of The Nice Ones, has been a regular performer at DCSC for over 2 years. Patrick returns July 13th with a mixture of intimate, soulful interpretations of covers - from Hank Williams to Nina Simone - acoustic performances of Nice Ones' catalog, and Tap Madrus' original material. His impeccable guitar playing and lilting vocals come together to deliver a hauntingly beautiful evening of entertainment.

Please join us Friday nights for a welcome campfire for Race Brook Lodge guests and our community neighbors. Feel free to bring an instrument, sing a song, tell a story, recite a poem, do a magic trick, or anything else you'd like to share. We will provide the smores, local whiskey and some non-alcoholic drinks for all to enjoy.

Lisa and Amy came together on the road, which keeps on defining their music.
They continue to travel the world, by all means, playing anywhere from warehouses in New Orleans to pirate ships in Amsterdam. 

Two strong voices blend to create haunting harmonies, while they artfully juggle an array of instruments including fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin while incorporating traditional dance and foot percussion. Original songwriting combined with folk styles ranging from old-time to Balkan to Celtic , create a compelling performance delivered with heart and raw energy .

Please join us Friday nights for a welcome campfire for Race Brook Lodge guests and our community neighbors. Feel free to bring an instrument, sing a song, tell a story, recite a poem, do a magic trick, or anything else you'd like to share. We will provide the smores, local whiskey and some non-alcoholic drinks for all to enjoy.

8-11pm Thursday June 29th at The Down County Social Club.
beneath The Stagecoach Tavern
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA
$10 donation for the artists

From the foothills of Western Maine comes GoldenOak, a folk group whose genre-blending sound has them steadily emerging as a musical force in New England. Conceived in the winter of 2013, their woodsy, modern folk sound weaves together rich four-part harmonies and piercing melodic lines over a unique blend of cello, guitar, trumpet, and cajón. Shifting effortlessly from energetic swing to dreamy ballad, they’re as comforting as a campfire and as heart-shaken as a summer squall. 

Join us for a night of live music and dancing in benefit for Hearts of the Father Outreach for Orphaned and Abandoned Children, Saturday June 24th, in the Barn 8pm-11pm. Tickets $20.

Please join us Friday nights for a welcome campfire for Race Brook Lodge guests and our community neighbors. Feel free to bring an instrument, sing a song, tell a story, recite a poem, do a magic trick, or anything else you'd like to share. We will provide the smores, local whiskey and some non-alcoholic drinks for all to enjoy.

Francesca Shanks’ primary instrument is baritone ukulele, but don’t pigeonhole her as a quirky girl who sings cute songs. Shanks’ writing is tight with metaphor and naked with intent, nostalgia and longing, evoking artists like Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, John K. Samson and Kathleen Hanna.

Shanks’ aim is to use songwriting to explore the gray areas integral to our humanity. Her songs are direct and conversational, circling around themes of nature, god, waiting, death and time: Birds swoop through words about love and divination, muddy water carries away lost innocence and the claws of a cat are ridden into the night sky.

Shanks has always been a writer (she’s now logged several years as a reporter, editor and columnist), and spent her early years in various bands, from keyboard-driven no-wave to harmonic freak-folk.

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8-11pm Thursday June 22nd at The Down County Social Club.
beneath The Stagecoach Tavern
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA
$10 donation for the artists

Please join us Friday nights for a welcome campfire for Race Brook Lodge guests and our community neighbors. Feel free to bring an instrument, sing a song, tell a story, recite a poem, do a magic trick, or anything else you'd like to share. We will provide the smores, local whiskey and some non-alcoholic drinks for all to enjoy.

Angel Espinoza plays electronic fusion with loop pedals, incorporating his accordion and guitar.
7 - 10 pm Thursday June 15th at The Down County Social Club.
beneath The Stagecoach Tavern
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA
$10 donation for the artists

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The Down County Social Club convenes most Thursdays, featuring a handpicked selection of extraordinary and rare entertainment presented in an intimate New Orleans style speakeasy. Our live performances include music, dance, performance art, poetry and multlimedia works. We also occasionally offer films and academically themed events. Our programming is as eclectic as you can imagine!

For info/directions and dinner reservations at The Stagecoach Tavern, call 413-229-8585

Hope you can join us for this community event in our very own Shays Lounge. Watch the Mexico USA World Cup Qualifiers Fifth round match on the big screen with us: Race Brook Lodge staff, guests and neighbors. Tonight at 8:30pm.

Please join us Friday nights for a welcome campfire for Race Brook Lodge guests and our community neighbors. Feel free to bring an instrument, sing a song, tell a story, recite a poem, do a magic trick, or anything else you'd like to share. We will provide the smores, local whiskey and some non-alcoholic drinks for all to enjoy.

Clippertones seeks to capture the dreams and feelings of the heart as they crash into the cold reality of the life's chaotic obstacles, in other words, man v.s the Sea.

Original swamp rock with folk, rock, blues and bluegrass influences to name a few.

Please join us Friday nights for a welcome campfire for Race Brook Lodge guests and our community neighbors. Feel free to bring an instrument, sing a song, tell a story, recite a poem, do a magic trick, or anything else you'd like to share. We will provide the smores, local whiskey and some non-alcoholic drinks for all to enjoy.

Eric Fraser is an exponent of a unique vocal style of North-Indian flute playing and has been learning intensively through annual trips to Kolkata, India from his guru Pandit Gopal Roy since 2003. Eric's playing rings with authenticity and pure tone, imbibing the soul of Indian classical music.

Steve Gorn is a master bamboo flautist and saxophone player. Gorn has performed Indian classical music, jazz and new American music on the bansuri bamboo flute and soprano saxophone in concerts and festivals throughout the world. 

Please join us Friday nights for a welcome campfire for Race Brook Lodge guests and our community neighbors. Feel free to bring an instrument, sing a song, tell a story, recite a poem, do a magic trick, or anything else you'd like to share. We will provide the smores, local whiskey and some non-alcoholic drinks for all to enjoy.

Michael Lesko, 30, plays drums and writes and produces his own music. He is currently writing, performing, and recording with his folk rock band, Dreamaholic. Michael Lesko has performed in groups that vary in genre from folk and experimental to reggae and hip-hop. He studied at Berklee School of Music. Michael has composed hours of original electronic music available on michaellesko.bandcamp.com.

Michael is now teaching songwriting and he is starting a kind of musical coaching, he calls, Musical Guidance. This is a series of one-on-one sessions that helps familiarize beginners, of all ages, with music and it's potentially transformative role in their lives. 

Yazan is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter from New York, playing a blend of rural country blues, folk, and psychedelia.

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8-11pm Thursday May 18th at The Down County Social Club.
beneath The Stagecoach Tavern
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA
$10 donation for the artists

Himalayan Singing Bowls produce sounds which invoke a state of deep relaxation. Warm harmonic tones are made as an experienced and trained player gently strikes these rare, centuries old instruments, which vary in size and shape. Three dozen hand-made bronze bowls are used, producing subtle acoustic vibrations in the room. The harmonizing pulsations move through and around the body.

Clinical studies have shown that these sessions can lower heart rate and blood pressure, stimulate the production of endorphins, and activate the immune system. They can also reduce anxiety, PTSD symptoms and stress hormones, while slowing down over-active brain wave patterns.

Participants can choose to relax by laying down, or sitting on a cushion/chair. There is no effort required, and no experience is necessary. Sessions last about an hour.

“Quiet In The Head” is the ongoing musical project of guitarist Seamus Maynard, violinist Jonathan Talbott and many guest musicians. Their original acoustical music has evolved over many years of playing together and is always an exploration of texture and melody. There are echoes of familiar influences from middle eastern and eastern european music but ultimately searches far and wide for new sounds. Improvisation plays a large part in Quiet In The Head's compositions but the core of the music is through-composed. Significant instrumental technique never overshadows the inherent musicality, beauty, and sometimes strangeness of the soundscapes created by the group.

Share your favorite youtube videos: Each participant can share up to 15 minutes worth of online videos with the group. email dcsc@rblodge.com or call 413-229-8585 to sign up!