Liz Longley

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert, and we suggest a donation of $20 for adults, $5 for students. If guests wish, donations can be made via PayPal (orange button on this page) in advance or at the door. Donate now! We are pleased to welcome Liz Longley to the Ross Farm for the first time on Saturday, June 8! Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to spread around the Tack House patio for the concert. While best known for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice, Liz Longley has steadily developed a reputation as an accomplished songwriter, crafting intimately personal portraits through her music. Liz’s songs have won some of the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country, including the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Competition. With five albums to her name, Liz’s music has been featured on TV shows such as ABC’s "Beauty & The Beast", Lifetime’s "Army Wives", and MTV’s "Scream". The latest release, "Weightless", is the highly anticipated follow-up to Longley’s eponymous 2015 Sugar Hill Records debut, which earned accolades from critics, who proclaimed the album "a thing of beauty" (Popdose), and praised her "captivating stories set to tunes that will be running through […]

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Christian Lopez

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

Doors will open at 7 p.m. and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. A suggested donation of $20 for adults and $5 for students can be made at the door, if desired, or can be given via PayPal. Donate now! Christian Lopez played at the Ross Farm in our very first year of hosting live music, when he earned an immediate and enthusiastic group of fans that has only grown with each appearance here. We are thrilled to add the 23-year-old phenom to our milestone fifth year celebration. Christian will take the Tack House Patio stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. As shared on his website, Christian Lopez is not merely riding the wave of Americana Music, the West Virginia native is bending it to its knees. With the will of his voice and the stomp of a steady beat, Christian Lopez and his band are pioneering their own brand of Alt. Folk Country Rock. Like a young Whitman, Lopez translates the iconic America before him into rousing romps and searing serenades, employing crisp and thoughtful imagery and storytelling. Lopez is turning traditional songwriting on its head. Lopez takes listeners on a heartfelt rampage through […]

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Stephen Kellogg

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

During a summer tour that is taking Stephen Kellogg coast to coast with stops at acclaimed festivals such as Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado and AMERICANAFEST in Nashville, the artist returns to the Ross Farm this Saturday, June 22. Kellogg released his latest record “Objects in the Mirror” in late 2018 and has been busily touring in support of that release. Kellogg played a solo set at the Farm last June, and this year he is bringing a full band plus an opener, Ross Farm favorite Brooks Hubbard Band. The gates will open at 6 p.m. and the music will begin at 7 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to spread out on the lawn, and Minuteman Smokehouse & Grill will be on site selling dinner before and during the concert. Stephen’s newest album “Objects in the Mirror ” was recorded over the course of a single week in Nashville, TN. Produced by Will Hoge and featuring 12 songs that explore American life in 2018, the decision was made to track the band live, keeping the results intact with minimal overdubs. Stephen described the process, "I wanted to make an album that sounded and felt like […]

The End of America

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

We are so happy The End of America will be with us again on Saturday, July 27! Gates will open at 6:00 p.m. and the concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. Donate now! The End of America quickly became a Ross Farm favorite when they appeared during our very first season of live music in the Music Room. It was clear that the house was not going to be big enough to hold the crowd that this band draws! Mark your calendars now for this outdoor concert. The End of America is a band of friends who met on the road and found a kindred spirit in one another. The Philadelphia/NYC trio credit their name to Kerouac’s On The Road -- relating to travelling “across the groaning continent” in search of inspiration. The sound is centered on their voices, weaving three distinct leads into captivating harmonies over a solid foundation of folk, rock, and Americana. Fans often draw comparison to Crosby Stills Nash and Young, The Avett Brothers, and Dawes. James Downes, Trevor Leonard and Brendon Thomas were all frontmen of other projects. In 2010 they joined forces to record their live debut EP, Steep Bay. Since then they have […]

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The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and the concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. Come early enough to stroll the grounds and get dinner from Minuteman Smokehouse and Grill, who will be on site for this special concert! As with most of our concerts, we suggest a donation of $20 for adults and $5 for students. Donations may be made at the door or in advance via PayPal Donate now! We are thrilled to add one more concert to the fifth season of the Ross Farm Music Series - join us Saturday, September 21 as we say farewell to summer with The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow! The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow is a collaborative band that brings together five Massachusetts singer-songwriters in the vein of Americana, Rock and Roots-folk music. The quintet is built on a brotherhood - or the idea that what’s good on its own is better together. Instead of a traditional lineup, Whiskey Treaty is made up of five frontmen, each singing and playing his own songs and each with a distinct vibe and sound. This will be the last concert of the 2019 season. We are grateful for the support from the Band of Friends, business sponsors and […]

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Weekend Journey Through The Past

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

Visit A selection of Somerset County’s historic sites, all open to the public, free of charge. Website All participating sites are open on Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 13, 2019 from Noon to 4:00 p.m.

A Celebration of Art. Recent Works from South of France

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

Jill Steenhuis and Sergio Ruffato bring A Celebration of Art to the Ross Farm in October. The mother-son artists were a sensation at the Farm last year with Steenhuis’ Art from Provence exhibit and Ruffato’s metal sculptures. Steenhuis is a visual artist and Atlanta native whose artwork is part of the permanent collections of several museums and important private collections throughout America. Ruffato is a sculptor from Aix-en-Provence and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design with recent works shown at the National Salon of Beaux Arts at the Carousel du Louvre in Paris. The exhibit and sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18, 19 and 20. On Friday evening, Oct. 18, Steenhuis will present a talk, "Understanding Van Gogh", during a special reception from 7 to 9 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

Welcome Back 2021!

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

We are thrilled to welcome everyone back to the Ross Farm later this month with a special event featuring two local favorites - The Cafe Racers and The Altman Brothers! Join us anytime from 3 to 8 pm on June 26 and bring your lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy the bands - pack a snack or picnic as we won’t be serving food or beverages. Feel free to stroll the grounds and learn about our history, the upcoming Music Series concerts kicking off in July, an exciting development for many of our events, and more! If you’ve been vaccinated, masks and social distancing are not required, but they also won’t be discouraged. All are welcome to this free event - any donations will help support the Friends of the Boudinot-Southard-Ross Estate.  

Fantastic Cat

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

Doors at 4 p.m., music begins at 4:30 p.m. $20 suggested donation ($5 for students) can be made at time of registration or at the door, if desired. Donate now! We are excited to kick off our 2021 Ross Farm Music Series with Fantastic Cat! The band is made up of four singer-songwriters including two Ross Farm alum Anthony D’Amato and Brian Dunne, as well as Hollis Brown frontman Mike Montali and Don DiLego who came together for a unique project where they could each bring their own element – and songs – to the table. The project was not a significant shift for each of the songwriters, but allowed a space for each to explore the music outside of solo performances. D’Amato remarked in an American Songwriter article, “Everyone brings their songwriting chops to the table, of course, and I think that’s the foundation of this entire project. We’re all fans of each other’s writing, but on top of that, Don’s a great engineer and producer, Brian’s a killer guitar player, Mike’s a phenomenal singer – and I bring snacks.” DiLego added “The veil of personal artistic pressure was lifted a bit from each of our own individual projects. […]

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Brooks Hubbard

The Ross Farm 135 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ, United States

Doors at 6:30 p.m., music begins at 7 p.m. $20 suggested donation ($5 for students) can be made at time of registration or at the door, if desired. Donate now! Ross Farm favorite Brooks Hubbard makes his return to Basking Ridge with a very special two-set gig. Brooks played virtual concerts nearly every Thursday night during the pandemic in his “Spread Love” livestream promoted as “A music show focused on good vibes.” Brooks has all the good vibes and he’s bringing them to the Ross Farm this summer! He’ll play a set of his awesome original music and follow that up with a set of cover songs sure to rock the historic estate! Born in Enfield, NH and raised on Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen, Brooks has always been proud of where he comes from. He had his sights set on Los Angeles, but on the way to making this big move, Brooks stopped in Nashville to visit a friend and decided Tennessee made a good home base to grow as a singer-songwriter. He didn’t continue west until he joined up with his friend and mentor Stephen Kellogg for Kellogg’s “South, East, North, West” US tour in 2015-16. Kellogg taught […]

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