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July 9, 2009
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WEEKLY MUSIC ROUNDUP
By Katie Beth Ryan music@hippopress.com
• Main Street Music: Downtown Concord will come alive from Thursday, July 16, through Saturday, July 18, with a trio of performances at the 35th annual Market Days & Summer Music Festival. Country musician Jimmy Lehoux will play on the main stage on July 16, followed by local favorites Mr. Nick and the Dirty Tricks and Club Soda on July 17, and The Grift and The Followers closing out the weekend on July 18. The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. all three days. Visit www.mainstreetconcord.com for more information.
• Get hooked: It’s July, and just two weeks remain until the much-anticipated RedhookFest starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, at the Redhook Ale Brewery, 35 Corporate Drive in Portsmouth, now in its 13th year. This year’s festival headliners include Donavon Frankenreiter, The Adam Ezra Group and Tyrone Wells. Alongside the performances will be family activities and samples of Redhook. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 the day of the festival, and children 12 and under get in free. Tickets are available now at the Brewery, all Bull Moose Music locations and www.redhook.com or redhook.baselineticketing.com.
• Great Waters: The Great Waters Music Festival will start its 2009 season at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 10, with a performance by the Four Bitchin’ Babes. The concert, along with all of the concerts in this year’s lineup, will take place at the Great Waters acoustic pavilion at Brewster Academy off Main Street in Wolfeboro. There will be additional performances each week through the end of August, including a Friday, Aug. 29, appearance by Asleep at the Wheel. For more prices, tickets and artist information, visit www.greatwaters.org or call 569-7710.
• Even more folky: The 12th annual Prescott Park Folk Festival will take place on Saturday, July 18, with performances by David Bromberg, Christine Lavin, Samantha Robichaud and Jason Spooner. The festival is part of the large Prescott Park Arts Festival, a summer-long event that takes place at the park, located at Marcy and Mechanic streets in Portsmouth. More information about the festival and musicians is available at www.prescottpark.org or by calling 436-2848.
• Bluegrass on the beach: The inaugural Hampton Beach Bluegrass Festival, set for Thursday, July 16, will include a headlining performance by Ricky Skaggs and the Del McCoury Band. Ticket costs range from $28 to $40 and are available at www.casinoballroom.com and by calling 929-4100. Visit www.rickyskaggs.com and www.delmccouryband.com for an idea of how the festival will sound.
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