The third annual Down County Jump Music Festival launches into full swing on Friday, June 13, with a spellbinding trifecta of musical acts that traverse the worlds of Cajun dancehall, vaudevillian cabaret, and soaring polyphonic song.
Check out the acts and schedule for the night below!
This concert is part of the Down County Jump Music Festival. Scroll down, or click here for more info.
Stay over with us! Race Brook is offering a discount on overnight accommodations for guests attending the JUMP, click here to book a discounted room now!
THE LINEUP
7pm Driftwood Chorus
30-person Driftwood Chorus is a newly formed Hudson Valley-based polyphonic ensemble led by renowned Balkan Romani vocalist Eva Salina. With a repertoire spanning Balkan, Corsican, Georgian, Ukrainian, and American folk harmonies, Driftwood Chorus conjures the haunting beauty of deep-rooted oral traditions, where voices interlace like the tidal waters of the Hudson River.
8pm Flophouse Follies
Step through the velvet curtains of time with Flophouse Follies, a Berkshire-based quartet that channels the mischievous spirit of parlor ballads, novelty satires and rags of the gilded age. Imagine the songs that would have been sung on the Titanic while it was sinking and you have the portrait of Flophouse follies. Heather and Rob Fisch, Kip Beacco, and Alex Harvey revive the era when pop songs first became mass cultural myths. Expect laughter, longing, and just a touch of mischief.
9pm Jesse Lége
Capping off the evening, legendary Cajun accordionist and vocalist Jesse Lége takes the stage, bringing the kitchen wail of Southwest Louisiana’s honky-tonks to the Berkshires. A Louisiana Hall of Fame inductee and multiple Cajun French Music Association award-winner, Lége is among the last torchbearers of an old-school Cajun sound that swings, stomps, and sings straight from the heart. With his piercing voice, driving accordion, and infectious energy, he transforms any room into a Saturday-night fais do-do, where the only rule is you don’t stand still.
Friday, June 13th
DINNER RESERVATIONS AT THE STAGECOACH TAVERN
7-10pm
In The Barnspace at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA (click for directions)
This event is part of our Down County Jump Music Festival:
Friday, June 13
7pm Driftwood Chorus
8pm Flophouse Follies
9pm Jesse Lége
Saturday, June 14
2pm Moonshine Holler
3pm The Lucky 5
4pm Tamar Korn & Mamie Minch
5pm Hinterlands
6pm Headlining Set: Trischka, Molsky & Daves
7pm Slowey and the Boats
8pm Pulso de Barro
9pm Dingonek Brass - The Grand Dance Party!
Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!
