We are thrilled to bring New Jersey-native singer-songwriter Anthony D'Amato to the Ross Farm on Saturday, July 14 at 7 p.m. The following quotes from numerous reviews speak volumes for this artist, and we hope you'll join us for another wonderful evening of live music at the Farm! A donation of $20 for adults and $5 for students is suggested. Donate now! “D’Amato sings and writes in the tradition of Bruce Springsteen or Josh Ritter.” - NPR "Folk music raised on New Jersey grit with a playful, progressive sonic palette." - RollingStone.co “Brilliant.” - BBC "Terrific... enough depth to reveal new secrets with each listen." - Associated Press “Turns heartbreak into cheery folk.” - SPIN “Strikes every right note, incorporating classic folk, pop and and even a little punk rebellion.” - USA TODAY “Brings to mind Simon and Garfunkel’s more amped-up moments.” - Entertainment Weekly "Smartly sweet." - Newsweek “Catchy.” - TIME "Echoes with early Bob Dylan." - UNCUT “D’Amato has a way with words.” - BILLBOARD “A rich sound that has as much depth as it does popular appeal.” - PASTE “Jauntily fatalistic.” - NY MAG “Self assured and deceptively mature.” - WORLD CAFE “Soulful.” - The Wall Street […]

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert. Suggested donation is $20 for adults and $5 for students Donate now! Kevin Harrison & True North was founded to bring a once-familiar style of music back to the forefront of New York City’s legendary scene – rock & roll. And now we’re pleased to announce that they’re bringing that rock & roll to the Ross Farm on Saturday evening, September 22. The band is embarking on a month-long celebration of the release of their latest album, Howl, in September and will be making its first appearance at the historic estate in Basking Ridge. Weather permitting, this will be an outdoor concert, so guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to spread. If the concert must be moved inside, seating will be limited and those who have pre-registered will be given preference for seating. The gates will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert. The band’s 2015 debut, self-titled Kevin Harrison & True North, was very much a DIY affair, heavily influenced by the sights and sounds of New York City. For their follow-up EP, they set out for New York’s Catskill Mountains and enlisted […]

The ARTsee NJ Open Studio Tour 2018 is free, and multiple artists will show their works for sale, including paintings, photography, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media and more, from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sunday, September 30, rain or shine. The tour features 20 artists in 10 locations, including four at the Ross Farm.  Visit ARTseeTour.com for maps and an art preview.

We’re thrilled to welcome Brooks Hubbard back to the Ross Farm following his very well-received set in 2016! Since that show, Brooks has been touring extensively, built a band and released a new record, American Story, produced and funded by Val McCallum from Jackson Browne’s band. Brooks is bringing his band to the Ross Farm on Saturday, Oct. 20 in Part 2 of the best season yet for the Ross Farm Music Series! Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert. Suggested donation is $20 for adults and $5 for students, all are welcome! Register in advance for priority entrance to the show and if you want to donate, you may do so when you register or at the door when you check in. Keep an eye on our Facebook page at The Ross Farm – Basking Ridge for more details as we get closer to October! Donate now! Learn a bit about Brooks here, from his website : Born in Enfield, NH and raised on Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen, Brooks Hubbard has always been proud of where he comes from. Rural New England provided him with the space he needed to be creative and grow. […]

Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. for the 4 p.m. concert, and we suggest a donation of $20 for adults/$5 for students Donate now! As we work on putting together a milestone fifth year of live music at the Ross Farm, we are thrilled to announce that Tony Lucca will be returning on Sunday, April 28. Tony played in our second and third seasons to a generous crowd of faithful fans and new converts, and we’re delighted he’ll be with us again this season! Weather permitting, the concert will be staged on the Tack House Patio and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. If the weather is wet or chilly, the concert will be held in the cozy barn and seating will be provided. Light snacks and soft drinks will be available. Lucca is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter whose catalog of music runs the gamut from soul-infused pop to tear-jerker folk balladry. His music has been featured in shows like Parenthood, Friday Night Lights, Felicity, and Brothers and Sisters. He was a frequent member of the house band on Last Call with Carson Daly, where he performed alongside then fellow up-and-comers like Kamasi Washington, Zane […]

We are happy to welcome Matt Hires back to the Ross Farm on Friday evening, May 17. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert, which will be staged on the Tack House Patio, weather permitting. A suggested donation of $20 for adults or $5 for students may be made at the door or via PayPal, if desired. Donate now! Light snacks and soft drinks will be available, but guests are welcome to bring a picnic or snacks of their own. Guests are also encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to spread, although we will have some chairs for those who don’t. A Florida native, Matt has called Nashville home for nearly five years now, a move that he says was a big part of the change in his music. “There’s something about moving to a new city, and experiencing new things that helped in opening up my songwriting to new levels of honesty,” In Nashville, Matt fell in with a group of like-minded indie musicians and began exploring new avenues in his songcraft during informal living room sessions with them. His album American Wilderness is an intensely personal and self-revealing song suite that grew out of […]