Shrewsbury Meeting House Concert Series

Shrewsbury Meeting House Concert Series 5 great regional bands play from June - August in Shrewsbury, VT. at the historic Meetinghouse. Food vendors onsite.

2025
Concerts on Fridays at 6 pm.

Folk, brass jazz ensemble, rock, Afro-Peruvian, Cajun and Zydeco, blues, Brazilian choro and gypsy jazz, originals, bluegrass, old timey...we've got it covered over the years in our series. Lots of room to spread out, dance, and enjoy the company of others. Indoors if rainy. June
13 Stockwell Brothers
27 Mojo Birds

July
11 Gaslight Tinkers
18 Rod MacDonald
25 Bow Thayer, Krishna Gut

hrie, Steve Ferraris

August
8 Yankee Chank

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2024
Concerts on Fridays at 6 pm. June
14 Billy Wylder
28 Silas Hamilton And Friends

July
12 Phil Henry and the Newsfeed
26 Reflexions

August
9 Noah Harley & Roots and Shoots of Country Music
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2023
Concerts on Fridays at 6 pm. June
16 Faux Paws
30 Satyrdagg
July
14 Luminous Crush
28 UnReel

August
18 Panhandlers

September
1 Spintuition

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2022
Concerts on Saturdays, beginning at 5 pm., unless otherwise noted. Raindates will be the following evening whenever possible. June
4 Krishna Guthrie Band
18 Will Patton Ensemble
25 Gypsy Reel

July
10 (Sun.) Yankee Chank
23 Tone Dog with Silas Hamilton
30 Hermit Hollow String Band

August
13 Foundry Jazz Trio with Bear Irwin
26 (Fri.) Rick Redington and the Luv

September
10 The Plumb Bobs
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2021
PLUMB BOBS concert. Saturday, 5/29. 5 pm
raindate Sunday, 5/30 5 pm

GYPSY REEL concert Saturday, 6/12 5 pm
raindate Sunday 6/13 5 pm

RICK R. AND THE LUV concert. FRIDAY. 6/25 5 pm
raindate Sunday6/27 5 pm

ELECTROSTATIC CATS concert. Saturday, 7/10. 5 pm
raindate Sunday7/11 5 pm

ESSENTIAL JAZZ concert Saturday, 7/24 5 pm
raindate Sunday7/25 5 pm

CARLOS OCASIO + CHUMP
CHANGE concert SUNDAY, 8/8 5 pm

raindate TBA


HERMIT HOLLOW
STRING BAND concert Saturday, 8/21 5 pm
raindate Sunday 8/23 5 pm


VA-ET-VIENT concert FRIDAY. 9/3 5 pm
raindate Saturday 9/4 5 pm


STEVE SPENSLEY
AND FRIENDS concert FRIDAY 9/10 5pm
raindate Sunday 9/12 5 pm

THE NEIGHBORS
Concert Saturday 10/9 4 pm
raindate Sunday 10/10 4 pm

06/11/2026

UPDATE: As of the current time of 1 pm, we're planning on being OUTSIDE...Umbrella Alert!!!(For either shade or a shower)
There may be (or not) a passing shower at or around concert time. This makes it so hard to decide on Out or In, but It's too hot to go inside, so we'll plan to be out.
Please bring whatever shade tents and umbrellas you want. We're setting up on the large flat space above the hall, so there's plenty of room to set them up so you stay more comfortable. See you later! And many thanks for your support!

TOMORROW.....FRIDAY, JUNE 12 AT 6 PM
SWING NOIRE opens the 2026 series!
Might rain, might not....just be prepared for anything, indoors or out, and we'll post here by early/mid afternoon when we can look at current radar so you know for sure.

Sustainable Eats offers up their delicious entrees and the Shrewsbury Mt School PTO sells desserts. Food service starts at 5:30.
Call it Gypsy jazz, hot swing, or jazz manouche... Swing Noire brings the unmistakable energy of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grapelli into the present day. Their music channels the sound of 1930s Paris... that smoky, kinetic mix of jazz, blues, and Gypsy fire... with their own distinct edge.
As Vermont’s longest-running Hot Club–style acoustic quartet, Swing Noire has been captivating audiences for years with music that’s as soulful as it is spontaneous. Every set swings between the lightning-fast precision of Django’s solos and the aching lyricism of Grappelli’s violin, reminding listeners why this music has never gone out of style.
Have a listen! And join us at the Meeting House, 88 Lottery Rd, Shrewsbury. Bring a chair or blanket, Indoors if rainy.
Pay What You Can.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 AT 6 PMSWING NOIRE opens the 2026 series!Sustainable Eats offers up their delicious entrees and the Shre...
06/06/2026

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 AT 6 PM
SWING NOIRE opens the 2026 series!
Sustainable Eats offers up their delicious entrees and the Shrewsbury Mt School PTO sells desserts. Food service starts at 5:30.
Call it Gypsy jazz, hot swing, or jazz manouche... Swing Noire brings the unmistakable energy of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grapelli into the present day. Their music channels the sound of 1930s Paris... that smoky, kinetic mix of jazz, blues, and Gypsy fire... with their own distinct edge.
As Vermont’s longest-running Hot Club–style acoustic quartet, Swing Noire has been captivating audiences for years with music that’s as soulful as it is spontaneous. Every set swings between the lightning-fast precision of Django’s solos and the aching lyricism of Grappelli’s violin, reminding listeners why this music has never gone out of style.

Have a listen! And join us at the Meeting House, 88 Lottery Rd, Shrewsbury. Bring a chair or blanket, Indoors if rainy.
Pay What You Can.

Vermont's longest-running Hot Club–style acoustic quartet, Swing Noire channels the Django Reinhardt lineage with serious musicianship and infectious groove. Their music channels the sound of 1930s Paris... that smoky, kinetic mix of jazz, blues, and Gypsy fire... with their own distinct edge. Bui...

05/26/2026
Only about 18 more days until  the 7th annual Shrewsbury Meeting House Concert Series swings into the summer with Swing ...
05/26/2026

Only about 18 more days until the 7th annual Shrewsbury Meeting House Concert Series swings into the summer with Swing Noire at 6 pm on Friday, June 12. We've been following these consummate and exciting musicians for a long time, and we finally have them here in the Hood!
Swing Noire invokes the energy of a swingin’ jazz club, transporting audiences back to the early days of jazz with their unique take on Hot Swing, making music that will entrance and surprise you. Great energy, soul, sophistication, and improvisation are the hallmarks of a Swing Noire performance. Their music channels the sounds of 1930’s Paris … that smoky, kinetic mix of jazz, blues, and Gypsy fire - with their own distinct edge.
Violinist David Gusakov, guitarist Rob McCuen, guitarist Jared Volpe, and double bassist Jim McCuen makes up Vermont's hottest Gypsy jazz quartet.

At 5:30 Sustainable Eats begins serving up their delicious dinner food and our very own Shrewsbury PTO is supplying us with sweets!
Admission is by Free Will contribution. Pay what you're able to but definitely join us! We have NO business sponsors and this amazing music only happens because of our generous and supportive listening audience! Thank YOU!
For more info, email [email protected] or call/text 802-558-2708

Our 2025 series (the 6th annual)  will go down in our community's history book as one of the best....joyful, full of rhy...
08/11/2025

Our 2025 series (the 6th annual) will go down in our community's history book as one of the best....joyful, full of rhythm, danceable, great audiences and stellar musicians who are good people too. We thank you all for your financial support, camaraderie, good and bad jokes, and help with everything behind the scenes that makes this endeavor such a joy for us to work on each year.
We thank all those who came to Yankee Chank, whether you came inside or stayed around outside. Great turnout.
Many thanks to Yankee Chank for joining us for the last one on August 8. I was so busy dancing that I didn't get many photos.

Shall there be a 2026 series? If so, what bands "fit" into our scene here and who do you want to hear?

We're on!!Weather might be good, might not, so we've moved indoors. Delicious food and snacks are almost ready to go!
08/08/2025

We're on!!
Weather might be good, might not, so we've moved indoors. Delicious food and snacks are almost ready to go!

What a great evening last night as Bow, Krishna and Steve gave us their best music, humor and kindness. Really wonderful...
07/26/2025

What a great evening last night as Bow, Krishna and Steve gave us their best music, humor and kindness. Really wonderful musicians and people. We all did our Sun Dance and it worked, The last of the sprinkles passed by at the band's set up time and we had a glorious evening outside with a sizable audience.
And speaking of our audience, we always say that you should come enjoy live music with us, even if you don't have $ to give. Though we do need the $ to support the musicians throughout our series, this was a sweet little deposit in the contribution bucket, and whoever you are....we thank you and hope you'll return on August 8 to hear Yankee Chank.

07/25/2025

Outside is looking better and better for Thayer, Guthrie and Ferraris / Choirs of Aether...we're planning on it. Do your Dry Skies Dance, folks! See you later.

No matter what the weather brings on Friday, the concert goes on...inside or out!  At 6 pmReally looking forward to hear...
07/23/2025

No matter what the weather brings on Friday, the concert goes on...inside or out! At 6 pm
Really looking forward to hearing the Guthrie/Thayer/Ferraris collaboration....Here's some samples from the Choirs of Aether site:

Exploring and crossing the boundaries of traditional music (all artwork by Bow Thayer) https://www.instagram.com/choirsofaether/

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Shrewsbury, VT
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