UPCOMING EVENTS
8th Annual Fire + Ice Celebration w/The Mountain
An extra special night with fire-spinning performances by long-time fire spinner, Courtney Drahms. Local old-time and folk outfit The Mountain.
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Brunch w/ Artty Francoeur + Friends Jam
Artty invites musicians from the summer concerts at VFF to an acoustic jam for the last brunch of the season. Come enjoy some of the best local musicians in the Seacoast area for some amazing jams of bluegrass, blues, Grateful Dead, and much more.
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Rachel Sumner + Traveling Light
Fresh off a first place win at the 2023 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner + Traveling Light have been captivating audiences throughout the northeast.
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Pre-Emption Road
Dynamic multi-genre (bluegrass, rock, folk, pop, and more) wrapped in string band instrumentation add drums, featuring three part harmonies for originals, covers, and traditional tunes.
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Save the Farm Fundraiser
We hope you’ll join us outdoors on the farm for our fundraiser to help save our family farm. We'll have a live and silent auction, raffle, live music, farm fresh food, lawn games, and more.
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Cousin Bobby
Cousin Bobby is a tight-knit collection of high-caliber bluegrass players—a rowdy band of (very kind, sweet) hooligans ready to melt your face with harmonies, licks, and old-time music played like a freight train crashing through your living room or in this case, the farm!
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Hot Skillet Club
Hot Skillet Club mixes up a skillet of swing, western swing and songs from the great American songbook to delight many palates.
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Wellfleet
Wellfleet has been performing around New England for 12 years now, playing a mix of cover songs and upbeat, accessible original material. They play a wide variety of cover songs from well-known artists such as Paul Simon, Tom Petty, The Beatles, and many others.
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Brunch w/ Artty’s Blues
Artty’s Blues Brunch will be playing nothing but heatfelt blues. Some acoustic, some electric, lots of harmonica—a laid back spin on upbeat, roots, and modern blues. You can’t expect some talented local accompaniment for this brunch.
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Underground Springhouse
“More of the good, less of the bad.” That’s the motto upon which Underground Springhouse have built their sound and style. Exploring reggae, country, and funk influences within a rock ‘n roll context, Springhouse has crafted a genre-bending catalog that takes listeners from beaches to back roads with ear-worm hooks and head-bobbing grooves.
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Flying Vipers
Flying Vipers emerged from a basement lair outside Boston Mass in 2015, but their sound is of another time and place. Inspired by classic Jamaican dub from the likes of King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, plus modal jazz, soul, and DIY post-punk.
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Sneaky Miles
Indie folk band, Sneaky Miles, formed in the fall of 2019. The trio found each other through open mic nights at UNH, don’t miss this night as they continue to spread good vibes through their original tunes at the farm.
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Brunch w/ Artty Francoeur Trio
Artty Francoeur Trio is a harmonica driven blues, roots, and Americana group that plays music for all ages.
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Slack Tide
Rock, reggae and jam—ride the tide to an unforgettable performance with the seacoast's very own, Slack Tide.
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Dark Start Project
Dark Star Project plays a high energy mix of Grateful Dead originals and the covers they played.
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George Clements + Old Friends
The Clements Brothers are George (guitar) and Charles (upright bass), identical twins from the heart of New England. The two have been playing and writing music together for as long as they can remember, first entering the Americana music scene in 2012.
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Kid’s Sushi Class
This is a ticketed event at the farm. We appreciate you shopping the farm store for your local food afterwards so that we can continue to collaborate with local businesses on the Seacoast of NH.
THE MACROTONES
Established in Boston in 2007, The Macrotones are a 10-piece unit steeped in off-beat funk & soul rhythms from all over the globe. Blazing horns meet mighty hooks for a progressive mix fit to fill any dancefloor or in this case, farm patio!
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Brunch w/ Artty + the Escalators
Up-beat, soul-filled, bluesy-swing with a touch of reggae. This 4 piece band driven by Nate Zane on the keys and Artty Francoeur on the harmonica and vocals will get you grooving.
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New Norde
The members of New Norde used to make relatively shiny pop songs as 2000s New Hampshire seacoast stalwarts, The Minus Scale. This new project is a power-pop trio who shamelessly wear influences like Matthew Sweet, Nada Surf, Teenage Fanclub, and Guided by Voices on its collective sleeve.
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Bitter Pill
Influenced by a wide spectrum of genres, Bitter Pill creates music that defies easy classification. They are a tight-knit family (literally, a father and daughter) who play a dark and anachronistic twist of folk, blues, jazz, rock, and country.
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The Moonraiders
The MoonRaiders are a Western Swing band that combine elements of Jazz, Rock n' Roll, Country, and Truck Driving music
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Brunch w/ Artty Francoeur Band
Bring the kids for a fun filled brunch party with Artty. Artty will be playing all kinds of children’s songs, so get your kids pumped for some singing, dancing, and running around. From traditional children’s songs to Raffi and original compositions this will be an event etched in everyone’s memory.
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Birds at the Farm
This is a free event at the farm. We appreciate you shopping the farm store for your local food so that we can continue to bring free activities like this one and more!
Chickenshack Bluegrass Band
Chickenshack is a dynamic bluegrass band with influences from traditional bluegrass, classic rock, country and beyond. With five lead singers and high-octane harmonies, each song is entertaining and different from the song before it.
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Appalachian Still
Appalachian Still is an acoustic string band out of Northampton, Massachusetts playing high energy Americana that combines oldtime mountain music with bluegrass, rock, and folk.
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The DoBros
The DoBros are a musical group based out of central New Hampshire that play mix of country, rock, blues, bluegrass, funk, and americana which formed a unique style often referred to as farm-funk and dirt-grass.
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Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away Band is a skilled group of musicians with decades worth of cumulative gigging experience brought together by a mutual love for the music and culture of the Grateful Dead.
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Adam Ezra Group
Fusing folk intimacy and rock energy with soul power and pop charm, the band first emerged from Boston in the early 2000s and quickly garnered widespread acclaim for their bold, insightful songwriting and interactive, euphoric performances. [button]
JERRY DUTY
LIVE MUSIC 5-7:30PM
JERRY DUTY
Johnny Lits Jerry Duty has quickly risen to become one of the premier Jerry Garcia tribute acts today with their high energy, intuitive approach to performances. Shows include all-star lineups, female harmony singers, and authentic instrumentation that is easily recognized and will “take you there.” Their mission is not only to pay tribute to the music performed by Jerry throughout his career but most importantly deliver the “experience” which is heavily based on collective improvisation of the artists and audience, very rarely seen today.
FARM TO TABLE FOOD 4-8PM
VERNON KITCHEN
As the sister catering company of Vernon Family Farm, VK’s full menu is available at our on-farm events. The menu highlights seasonal, locally grown and raised food—all poultry and meat are pastured right here at the farm!
Dig into our famous fried chicken (available at all events this year!) or grab a whole rotisserie chicken with all the sides and fixins to leave you and your crew happy and full. We’re slingin’ big flavor, come with a big appetite!