Two Central Jersey Institutions Partner for a June Music Festival Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH) of Bernardsville and The Ross Farm of Basking Ridge have a common calling – to foster community through music. On Saturday, June 18, the two central New Jersey institutions will join forces to present a Summer Solstice Music Festival featuring three diverse musical acts. The purpose is to celebrate not only the changing of the seasons, but also the end of isolation after a long winter and an even longer pandemic. Set on a bucolic farm amidst fields and a historic farmhouse, live entertainment will include Americana and 60’s rock performed by “Just Married,” and heartland rock, Memphis soul, and modern pop performed by “Nick Ryan and the Mess.” For the mainstage event, the Somerset Hills Chorus, along with members of Downtown Voices out of lower Manhattan, will captivate audiences with Carl Orff’s thrilling choral masterpiece, “Carmina Burana,” led by conductor and MISH Artistic Director, Stephen Sands. The event is geared towards music lovers of all ages, especially families looking for local outdoor entertainment. Picnics are encouraged and students are admitted free of charge. Throughout the day there will be family activities, food trucks […]

Doors 6:30 p.m./Music 7 p.m. Suggested donation $25/adults, $5 student Tickets/Donate Suggested donation $25/adults, $5 student - please enter your desired donation on the order form and indicate how many tickets you are requesting. We are thrilled to add a second band to our opening night! Hollis Brown will take the stage at 7 p.m., followed by Doc Robinson for an awesome two-bands-one-night concert! Loose lineups, tight arrangements, and an impeccable aptitude for simple, punchy pop hooks have defined Doc Robinson’s recent, robust catalog of “backyard BBQ breakup music.” In 2016, Nick D’Andrea and Jon Elliott emptied their backpack full of soulful influences and stitched the band together as a melding of their two favorite artists (Smokey Robinson + Dr. Dog), enlisting a rotation of Columbus’s finest R&B players as All-Star bedrock. After four records in two years, as well as a long stint supporting Ohio upstarts CAAMP, Doc shifts into a new era for the young, accomplished band after D’Andrea’s amicable exit to pursue his talents solo. Now, Elliott slips into the Smokey role, guiding the band into a new era, where the loss of D’Andrea is softened by the treasure trove of feel-good hits left in the pair’s […]

Doors 5 p.m./Music 6 p.m. Tickets/Donate American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices. The Boise, Idaho songwriter leads a tight quartet that blends influences of surf-noir, early blues, classic country, folk, and 1960s era rock ‘n’ roll. For well over a decade, they’ve toured relentlessly for legions of fans from Boston to Boise and Madrid to Melbourne, playing large festivals, theaters, rock clubs, and coffeehouses. The group has shared stages with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Loretta Lynn, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, and Blind Boys of Alabama. Eilen’s fans have marveled at her warmth and onstage humor alongside her beautiful songs and fiery performances. In addition to six of her own full-length albums, Jewell has released two albums with her country-gospel side project, the Sacred Shakers; a tribute album to Loretta Lynn titled Butcher Holler; and a recent album of rare blues covers, Down Hearted Blues. The Los Angeles Daily News said, “Sometimes as darkly damaged as Lucinda Williams, at others as defiant and teasing as prime Peggy Lee and always authentically Americana in the Gillian Welch tradition…She’s mighty good.” Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to spread […]