We just can’t get enough of JD Eicher! JD Eicher returns to the Ross Farm this spring after opening our first Autumn Acoustic Afternoon last October! We loved him so much we wanted to have him back as soon as we could, and we’re delighted he’ll be playing on Thursday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.). Weather permitting, this show will be outside. Chairs will be available, inside or outside, but feel free to bring a picnic blanket or your own chairs. JD’s website, jdeicher.com, updated his fans about his latest release, The Middle Distance, and JD’s process in writing this album: “The music that I’m writing and releasing is really mirroring who I am and where I am at that time in my life. It’s easy to perform songs when they’re very true.” So says JD Eicher, the Youngstown, OH-area born and bred musician who is set to release The Middle Distance via Rock Ridge Music on May 6, 2016. “I’m really glad that my career has taken the longer, ‘scenic’ route, because the music I’m writing now has a certain truth to it that I’m not sure I would have found otherwise.” The Middle Distance […]

Due to weather the concert may be moved inside the barn We are thrilled to welcome back two Ross Farm favorites on one night this summer! Christian Lopez and The End of America take the outdoor stage on Tuesday, June 28 on what is sure to be a very special evening! Lopez is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Martinsburg, WV, as well as frontman and guitarist of the Christian Lopez Band. After signing with Blaster Records in 2014, the band released their debut EP Pilot and toured in support of the release. They then released Onward, a full-length album produced by Dave Cobb. Band members include Chelsea McBee on banjo and vocals, Mark Shottinger on bass, and Pete Teselsky on drums. Writing music in a folk-rock and Americana style, Americana Music Show wrote that Lopez's lyrics and delivery have "the earnestness and wide-open view of the world" not seen "since the early days of Paul Simon." The band tours frequently in the United States, and in 2015 Rolling Stone named Lopez "Best Newcomer" at the Americana Music Festival & Conference, with the article writing that he "packed so much kinetic energy into his set, and sliced so many strings, that […]

BREAKING NEWS First concert of the Ross Farm autumn season announced! Ross Farm favorite Christian Lopez returns this fall, supporting singer-songwriters Tony Lucca and Alex Dezen as they tour the East Coast and Midwest. This promises to be a very special acoustic concert featuring these "American Voices," the theme of our Autumn 2016 Music Series. More details will be available as summer draws to a close and we all start looking forward to a beautiful New Jersey autumn! Sunday, Oct 2, 2016 Doors: 2 p.m., Concert begins at 3 p.m. (end of event, approximately 6 p.m.) Tickets: $25 per person Sold out Ticket presale is now closed as indoor capacity has been reached. If weather permits, this show will move to the outdoor stage and more tickets will be available at the door. Please check our Facebook, our website or call Nola at (973) 650-6458 for ticket availability on day of show.

We’re adding a twist to our History Weekend activities with live music on Saturday, Oct. 8! Stick around after participating in our annual event, or come just for the music as we welcome Nashville transplant Brooks Hubbard to the Ross Farm at 6 p.m. Tickets are available for $20 for adults and $10 for students; admission includes light refreshments. Hubbard writes homegrown music, straight from his heart, and he counts among his influences Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Jackson Browne, Donavon Frankenreiter, John Fogerty, Brett Dennen, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers and G. Love & Special Sauce. “My music stems from this positive energy I constantly have flowing through my body, and just like a recipe, I blend in many influences to create my own sound,” the young singer-songwriter says. Hubbard is a New Hampshire native and 2014 Keene State College graduate. He credits his study of Political Science in helping mature his writing into bigger ideas. After graduation, Hubbard packed his guitar and headed to Nashville, where he is finding success. Hubbard has released two CDs, Press Play in 2014 and Start of Me in 2015, as well as a three-song EP recorded at Martina McBride’s […]

<!-- Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 for the 3 p.m. show in the Music Room inside the beautiful old home. Admission for this show is a suggested donation of $20 for adults and only $10 for students. Donate now! --> Kyle Cox closed out our 2016 music series in November, and we’re thrilled he’ll kick off our 2017 season with his good buddy Matt Hires! Kyle also has a new project out in the world, even as he continues to pen new songs. If you follow his social media, you’ll read that Kyle has recently picked up pen and paper to compose these new songs, stepping away from writing with the use of technology. From Kyle’s website: It might seem incongruous that the most intimate songs that flow from the heart and pen of a skilled songwriter are also sometimes the most deeply relatable to many who hear said songs, but that is the sonic sweet spot in which Kyle Cox practices his craft. The hoops- and hooks-loving (basketball and catchy songs, respectively), Nashville-based Cox, who recently signed a label/management deal with Rock Ridge Music, will consummate the partnership with the June 3, 2016 release […]

<!-- Doors open at 2:30 p.m. for this 3 p.m. concert. We appreciate your RSVP, which will ensure you a spot at the show, and suggest a donation for $20 for adults and $10 for students. Donate now! --> Don Gallardo has called Nashville home for over 9 years, but his California roots shine through on current LP, Hickory, where Gallardo weaves his 1970’s Laurel Canyon influences into modern roots-Americana. The Telegraph calls Hickory, released in the UK by Clubhouse Records, “One of the Best Country Music Albums of 2015” along with Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Patty Griffin, Justin Townes Earle, and more. MOJO Magazine gave Hickory “4 Stars” and in 2016 Rolling Stone calls Gallardo “A singer-songwriter that is one of the Country and Americana scene's true journeymen.” Gallardo’s work has been prominently featured in films "Jolene" and Jackass Presents "Bad Grandpa" as well as highly popular television series, "The Vampire Diaries" and ABC's "Nashville.” Read more about Don here Christian Lopez played at our first Autumn Acoustic Afternoon at the Ross Farm in 2015 and has packed the barn twice more since then! We're thrilled he's coming back again, and we know this is going to be a […]