Events

Summer nights at the hometown watering hole.... special guests TBA!!

Dirty Blanket headlines an all-day festival near Syracuse.

Let's catch up at the Sunday Social!

Easy like Monday Evening with The Brothers Blue.  Lay a blanket in the grass, get lost in the leaves of the unknown tree.

Featuring the magnificent Chris "Hollywood" English on drums!!  I'll be on the big bass.

Join The Brothers Blue at a legendary local folk festival alongside Ana Egge!  We are so excited to headline the festival that gave us our start ten years ago!

Step into a magical oasis on main street in Naples where Perriello Park turns into a lively concert venue courtesy of FLX Music Supply.  Solo show.

MPSB Reunion with Rarin' Aaron Lipp on fiddle, Ryan YARMS Yarmel on bass, Captain Cap Cook on guitar and yours truly on the goat skin. Let's celebrate eleven years of… Read More »Mount Pleasant String Band at Steu Breu Anniversary Party

I'm thrilled to open a show for one of my favorite local acts at a very cool venue.  The old grange hall in Warsaw NY... I actually threw a square… Read More »Grange Theatre supporting Tough Old Bird

I am totally honored to open up for Valerie June ( https://youtu.be/iBDrTHCSWDc?si=kH49LEO3t_y1qil- ) on the outdoor stage at Hollerhorn!  Sure to a be a special night and tickets will go… Read More »Hollerhorn Stage supporting Valerie June!

Scurry about! Scream and Shout! Gnaw on wood!  It's all good!!  Gonna be nutz...

Bassin' it up with Dirty Blanket at Sterling Stage!  Headlining Saturday night, so I'm guessing 8 or 9ish?

Thanks to everyone who has been coming out to these, they have been a riot!  If you want a Finger Lakes cultural experience, come to the social hour!  Homegrown hooch,… Read More »Sunday Social at Hollerhorn

Join us for Augusta’s October Old-Time Retreat at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in Cass, WV. The event will take place in this authentic West Virginian timber town which has… Read More »Augusta Heritage Center Old Time Retreat

Slingin' bass for the baddest bluegrass in the 315.  Doors at 7.  Click the link for tix.

and special guest - Flying Object!    I'll be playing bass with Dirty Blanket

Take banjo classes with me at this super camp.  Study with some of the best!  Other instructors include Viv and Riley, Rachel Eddy, Allison DeGroot, Rosie Newton, Jake Blount, Kevin… Read More »Winter Village Music Camp

I'm so excited to return to The Little.  Some of my favorite shows ever have been here, and I'm pleased to make reacquaintance.

Drawing on Dakota’s Appalachian old-time lineage and Benny’s Finger Lakes banjo tradition, the duo creates intimate, transportive performances that celebrate place, community, and the ongoing story of folk music. More… Read More »House Concert with Dakota Karper