The Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series™
Time: 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. 2nd Fridays are usually Open Stage/audition night. (Check the schedule for rare exceptions.)
Location: Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ, a smoke & alcohol free environment. DIRECTIONS
Admission: On May 31st, Troubadour is changing its admission price from $10 with a heavy emphasis on donations to a set $20 admission price / $15 for Members. Children 12 and under may attend free, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Streaming: All Troubadour concerts may be viewed in person or live-streamed, except as noted.
For More Information: Email [email protected] or call 973-335-9489.
Buy Troubadour tickets online: You may purchase tickets in advance for Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series shows by clicking on the In-person Tickets link in the show listing below. Online sales cease a bit before midnight on the day before the event. Tickets will still be available at the door on the day of the show unless the event is completely sold out, in which case there will be a prominent notice posted on this website. Some events accept admissions payment only at the door, with no advance sales.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
***Tickets: $20. Children 12 and under free with adult.***
Our annual Holiday Concert to benefit MUUF is how we show our gratitude to our gracious host and bring our two great communities together – and it will be a terrific show.
We’ll feature rising star Allison Strong, a Colombian-American New Jersey native, who sings angelically in English and Spanish. We’ll also present some of the finest Project performers: Erik Balkey, Diane Polledri, Jerry Krantman, and The Maladictorians.
And, we’ll have caroling, holiday decorations, and a groaning table of goodies.
Not to be missed!
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
A Stephen Kellogg performance is like watching Ted Lasso live. Whether he’s playing music or doing stand-up, his shows leave people inspired and restored. For more than two decades, this wordsmith, TEDx speaker, stand-up comic, author and troubadour, has delighted audiences around the world. Planet Bluegrass calls him “a first-class songwriter with a poet’s gift for fresh imagery,” and Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz says of Kellogg, “there are few people in rock n’ roll who are just so great.” He has received the Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year award and has had his work nominated for a Grammy. Rolling Stone magazine describes his sound as “John Prine fronting the Heartbreakers.” The recent “Sit Down & Stand Up” Tour was a one man show that opened to rave reviews from fans and critics alike. A mix of music, humor and storytelling, each performance paints a unique canvas that covers the full spectrum of human emotions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll go home with a full heart.
Sydney Leigh Carlson is a musician/band with the Instagram handle @sydney.leigh.music. Her Linktree, which can be found in her profile bio on Instagram, is listed as linktr.ee/sydney.leigh.carlson. She is an international touring artist who focuses on sacred music for healing, with her songs containing elements of blues, folk, and mantras. She has released two albums, “Falling In” and “Sahaji“.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Joe Cirotti Trio, a seasoned string band from Northwest New Jersey’s Appalachian ridge, blends American folk, jazz, country, and bluegrass with modern flair. Formed in 2015, the trio—Joe Cirotti (guitar), Pete Lister (upright bass), and Timmy Coyle (mandolin, guitar)—crafts a sound rooted in tradition and blue-collar passion. Often joined by founding member Mike Alexander and others on banjo, fiddle, or percussion, they’re a fixture at top regional venues. Influenced by artists from Doc Watson to Django Reinhardt and Pink Floyd, their debut album Joe Cirotti Trio (2023) showcases their unique fusion of Americana, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz.
Over the course of a prolific 40+ year career, 32 releases and 17 solo albums, Rees Shad has crafted music that is both poignant and profound. He is dedicated to crafting short story songs that cross genre lines to serve the spirit of each tale he weaves and engage his audiences in deep and meaningful ways. Shad’s latest release Porcelain Angel is being lauded for its “grace and elegance” (Americana UK), “all–knowing tonality” (Americana Highways), and for “pushing the boundaries of musical storytelling” (The Rogovoy Report).
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Connor Garvey has been touring nationally since 2009, performing at some of the country’s most respected folk festivals and venues including Kerrville New Folk Festival, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and Club Passim. He’s shared stages with artists like Brett Dennen, Tall Heights, The Ballroom Thieves, Catie Curtis, John Gorka, Ellis Paul, and David Wilcox. Onstage, Garvey is driven by the shared, spontaneous moments that can only come from live performance. He thrives in the intimacy and connection best observed in the brief space between the last note of a song and the applause – when audience and artist alike share a moment of reflection of the common experience.
Award-winning singer-songwriter from Portland, Maine, with the amiable presence of an entertainer, the lyrical depth of a poet, and the enchantment of a storyteller.
Becca Stevens is a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose music blends Appalachian folk, jazz, and experimental indie into an emotionally resonant, genre-defying sound. Raised in a deeply musical family in North Carolina, she began performing at age two and developed a voice that The Bluegrass Situation calls “conservatory-trained, but utterly unique.” A longtime collaborator with artists including Jacob Collier, David Crosby, Taylor Eigsti, and Attacca Quartet, she has contributed to GRAMMY-winning projects, premiered works at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, and written for film, choral ensembles, and celebrated jazz composers. Stevens has carved a voice and sound that are instantly recognizable—at once tender, agile, and emotionally rooted. Her work has resonated deeply with a generation of musicians navigating life beyond genre.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
When charismatic duo Eleanor Dubinsky (USA) and Dario Acosta Teich (ARG) perform together, they connect – to each other, to audiences, to diverse traditions that become surprisingly familiar, and the deeper reaches of human emotion. Their concerts in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese invite audiences to travel the world while discovering underground tributaries that connect us in shared human experience. Join us to celebrate their new album Just The Three Of Us, a collection of lovingly arranged and recorded songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Jobim, Pink Martini, Bob Dylan and more. Together with cello, classical guitar, and percussion, Eleanor & Dario will take you on a joyful, multilingual, multicultural journey. They will also perform new original music.
Jon Hayes is an acoustic-indie singer/songwriter whose music explores the passage of time, identity, and spiritual reflection. Drawing on deeply personal themes, his songs like “Nursery Lie” and “27” wrestle with questions of growth, mortality, and faith. Through evocative lyricism and intimate melodies, Jon invites listeners into moments of vulnerability and hope.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Called “a keyboard wizard” by The New Yorker, Bob Malone has amassed a loyal international fan-base through nearly 30 years of touring and nine critically acclaimed album releases. He played keyboards with John Fogerty for 12 years and has been a session player for Ringo Starr and Avril Lavigne. His recording of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was the theme in the Illumination/ Universal movie trailers for “The Grinch,” heard by millions. Bob combines unforgettable songwriting with an eclectic hybrid of high-energy rock, uptown blues, melodic piano pop, New Orleans R&B, jazz chops and a voice all his own.
- Nashville-based Crys Matthews is the voice of a new generation, a powerful lyricist and “poster child for intersectionality”. Matthews turns folk, gospel, and Americana into heart-pounding anthems of hope, justice, and love. Her award-winning album Changemakers takes on immigration, the opioid crisis, Black Lives Matter, and gun safety – but always with a warm heart and a mighty voice. Matthews hopes to take her place alongside some of her heroes in the world of social-justice music like Sweet Honey in the Rock and Holly Near. From Lincoln Center to the Sundance Film Festival, from the Kerrville Folk Festival to packed rooms across the country, Matthews has been lifting spirits and sparking conversations everywhere she goes. Crys’s thoughtful, realistic, and emotional songs speak the voice of a new generation and ours, reminding us why music indeed soothes the soul.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Valentines Day Extravaganza is our grand public display of affection, where Folk Project members take the stage and dedicate two dozen songs of love, lust, and loss, with major contributions by our 10-piece Loving Hearts Club Boogie Band, The Folk Project Jazz Trio Plus, and Project performers in groups or solo. Audience members participate by writing passionate, amorous, and funny Messages from the Heart, which are read by this year’s MC couple, Ken Galipeau and Christine DeLeon. And the romantic mid-show break, catered by our own Chef Bob, promises to be as enticing as romance.
A special note to friends new to our music community: Meet us at the Valentines Day Extravaganza. It’s one of our social nights, where we enjoy the company and talent of those who applaud with us the rest of the year.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes, make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads! M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes; make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads!
Multi-award-winning guitarist and entertainer, Toby Walker, will be making his final public performance in New Jersey, right here at The Troubadour! After 52 years of performing, the last 23 of which have seen 16 tours overseas involving 12 different countries, Toby will be moving on to new horizons. “I want to thank all my friends for your support over the years, and do hope to see you here at The Troubadour for my final show.” – Toby Walker
“If he doesn’t get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it, David Bromberg has it, and so does Toby” – John Platt … Host of Sunday Morning Breakfast at WFUV
“Flat out… you have to hear this great musician. I’m blown away” – Jorma Kaukonen – Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
***Tickets: $20. Children 12 and under free with adult.***
Our annual Holiday Concert to benefit MUUF is how we show our gratitude to our gracious host and bring our two great communities together – and it will be a terrific show.
We’ll feature rising star Allison Strong, a Colombian-American New Jersey native, who sings angelically in English and Spanish. We’ll also present some of the finest Project performers: Erik Balkey, Diane Polledri, Jerry Krantman, and The Maladictorians.
And, we’ll have caroling, holiday decorations, and a groaning table of goodies.
Not to be missed!
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
A Stephen Kellogg performance is like watching Ted Lasso live. Whether he’s playing music or doing stand-up, his shows leave people inspired and restored. For more than two decades, this wordsmith, TEDx speaker, stand-up comic, author and troubadour, has delighted audiences around the world. Planet Bluegrass calls him “a first-class songwriter with a poet’s gift for fresh imagery,” and Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz says of Kellogg, “there are few people in rock n’ roll who are just so great.” He has received the Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year award and has had his work nominated for a Grammy. Rolling Stone magazine describes his sound as “John Prine fronting the Heartbreakers.” The recent “Sit Down & Stand Up” Tour was a one man show that opened to rave reviews from fans and critics alike. A mix of music, humor and storytelling, each performance paints a unique canvas that covers the full spectrum of human emotions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll go home with a full heart.
Sydney Leigh Carlson is a musician/band with the Instagram handle @sydney.leigh.music. Her Linktree, which can be found in her profile bio on Instagram, is listed as linktr.ee/sydney.leigh.carlson. She is an international touring artist who focuses on sacred music for healing, with her songs containing elements of blues, folk, and mantras. She has released two albums, “Falling In” and “Sahaji“.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Joe Cirotti Trio, a seasoned string band from Northwest New Jersey’s Appalachian ridge, blends American folk, jazz, country, and bluegrass with modern flair. Formed in 2015, the trio—Joe Cirotti (guitar), Pete Lister (upright bass), and Timmy Coyle (mandolin, guitar)—crafts a sound rooted in tradition and blue-collar passion. Often joined by founding member Mike Alexander and others on banjo, fiddle, or percussion, they’re a fixture at top regional venues. Influenced by artists from Doc Watson to Django Reinhardt and Pink Floyd, their debut album Joe Cirotti Trio (2023) showcases their unique fusion of Americana, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz.
Over the course of a prolific 40+ year career, 32 releases and 17 solo albums, Rees Shad has crafted music that is both poignant and profound. He is dedicated to crafting short story songs that cross genre lines to serve the spirit of each tale he weaves and engage his audiences in deep and meaningful ways. Shad’s latest release Porcelain Angel is being lauded for its “grace and elegance” (Americana UK), “all–knowing tonality” (Americana Highways), and for “pushing the boundaries of musical storytelling” (The Rogovoy Report).
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Connor Garvey has been touring nationally since 2009, performing at some of the country’s most respected folk festivals and venues including Kerrville New Folk Festival, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and Club Passim. He’s shared stages with artists like Brett Dennen, Tall Heights, The Ballroom Thieves, Catie Curtis, John Gorka, Ellis Paul, and David Wilcox. Onstage, Garvey is driven by the shared, spontaneous moments that can only come from live performance. He thrives in the intimacy and connection best observed in the brief space between the last note of a song and the applause – when audience and artist alike share a moment of reflection of the common experience.
Award-winning singer-songwriter from Portland, Maine, with the amiable presence of an entertainer, the lyrical depth of a poet, and the enchantment of a storyteller.
Becca Stevens is a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose music blends Appalachian folk, jazz, and experimental indie into an emotionally resonant, genre-defying sound. Raised in a deeply musical family in North Carolina, she began performing at age two and developed a voice that The Bluegrass Situation calls “conservatory-trained, but utterly unique.” A longtime collaborator with artists including Jacob Collier, David Crosby, Taylor Eigsti, and Attacca Quartet, she has contributed to GRAMMY-winning projects, premiered works at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, and written for film, choral ensembles, and celebrated jazz composers. Stevens has carved a voice and sound that are instantly recognizable—at once tender, agile, and emotionally rooted. Her work has resonated deeply with a generation of musicians navigating life beyond genre.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
When charismatic duo Eleanor Dubinsky (USA) and Dario Acosta Teich (ARG) perform together, they connect – to each other, to audiences, to diverse traditions that become surprisingly familiar, and the deeper reaches of human emotion. Their concerts in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese invite audiences to travel the world while discovering underground tributaries that connect us in shared human experience. Join us to celebrate their new album Just The Three Of Us, a collection of lovingly arranged and recorded songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Jobim, Pink Martini, Bob Dylan and more. Together with cello, classical guitar, and percussion, Eleanor & Dario will take you on a joyful, multilingual, multicultural journey. They will also perform new original music.
Jon Hayes is an acoustic-indie singer/songwriter whose music explores the passage of time, identity, and spiritual reflection. Drawing on deeply personal themes, his songs like “Nursery Lie” and “27” wrestle with questions of growth, mortality, and faith. Through evocative lyricism and intimate melodies, Jon invites listeners into moments of vulnerability and hope.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Called “a keyboard wizard” by The New Yorker, Bob Malone has amassed a loyal international fan-base through nearly 30 years of touring and nine critically acclaimed album releases. He played keyboards with John Fogerty for 12 years and has been a session player for Ringo Starr and Avril Lavigne. His recording of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was the theme in the Illumination/ Universal movie trailers for “The Grinch,” heard by millions. Bob combines unforgettable songwriting with an eclectic hybrid of high-energy rock, uptown blues, melodic piano pop, New Orleans R&B, jazz chops and a voice all his own.
- Nashville-based Crys Matthews is the voice of a new generation, a powerful lyricist and “poster child for intersectionality”. Matthews turns folk, gospel, and Americana into heart-pounding anthems of hope, justice, and love. Her award-winning album Changemakers takes on immigration, the opioid crisis, Black Lives Matter, and gun safety – but always with a warm heart and a mighty voice. Matthews hopes to take her place alongside some of her heroes in the world of social-justice music like Sweet Honey in the Rock and Holly Near. From Lincoln Center to the Sundance Film Festival, from the Kerrville Folk Festival to packed rooms across the country, Matthews has been lifting spirits and sparking conversations everywhere she goes. Crys’s thoughtful, realistic, and emotional songs speak the voice of a new generation and ours, reminding us why music indeed soothes the soul.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Valentines Day Extravaganza is our grand public display of affection, where Folk Project members take the stage and dedicate two dozen songs of love, lust, and loss, with major contributions by our 10-piece Loving Hearts Club Boogie Band, The Folk Project Jazz Trio Plus, and Project performers in groups or solo. Audience members participate by writing passionate, amorous, and funny Messages from the Heart, which are read by this year’s MC couple, Ken Galipeau and Christine DeLeon. And the romantic mid-show break, catered by our own Chef Bob, promises to be as enticing as romance.
A special note to friends new to our music community: Meet us at the Valentines Day Extravaganza. It’s one of our social nights, where we enjoy the company and talent of those who applaud with us the rest of the year.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes, make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads! M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes; make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads!
Multi-award-winning guitarist and entertainer, Toby Walker, will be making his final public performance in New Jersey, right here at The Troubadour! After 52 years of performing, the last 23 of which have seen 16 tours overseas involving 12 different countries, Toby will be moving on to new horizons. “I want to thank all my friends for your support over the years, and do hope to see you here at The Troubadour for my final show.” – Toby Walker
“If he doesn’t get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it, David Bromberg has it, and so does Toby” – John Platt … Host of Sunday Morning Breakfast at WFUV
“Flat out… you have to hear this great musician. I’m blown away” – Jorma Kaukonen – Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
***Tickets: $20. Children 12 and under free with adult.***
Our annual Holiday Concert to benefit MUUF is how we show our gratitude to our gracious host and bring our two great communities together – and it will be a terrific show.
We’ll feature rising star Allison Strong, a Colombian-American New Jersey native, who sings angelically in English and Spanish. We’ll also present some of the finest Project performers: Erik Balkey, Diane Polledri, Jerry Krantman, and The Maladictorians.
And, we’ll have caroling, holiday decorations, and a groaning table of goodies.
Not to be missed!
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
A Stephen Kellogg performance is like watching Ted Lasso live. Whether he’s playing music or doing stand-up, his shows leave people inspired and restored. For more than two decades, this wordsmith, TEDx speaker, stand-up comic, author and troubadour, has delighted audiences around the world. Planet Bluegrass calls him “a first-class songwriter with a poet’s gift for fresh imagery,” and Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz says of Kellogg, “there are few people in rock n’ roll who are just so great.” He has received the Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year award and has had his work nominated for a Grammy. Rolling Stone magazine describes his sound as “John Prine fronting the Heartbreakers.” The recent “Sit Down & Stand Up” Tour was a one man show that opened to rave reviews from fans and critics alike. A mix of music, humor and storytelling, each performance paints a unique canvas that covers the full spectrum of human emotions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll go home with a full heart.
Sydney Leigh Carlson is a musician/band with the Instagram handle @sydney.leigh.music. Her Linktree, which can be found in her profile bio on Instagram, is listed as linktr.ee/sydney.leigh.carlson. She is an international touring artist who focuses on sacred music for healing, with her songs containing elements of blues, folk, and mantras. She has released two albums, “Falling In” and “Sahaji“.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Joe Cirotti Trio, a seasoned string band from Northwest New Jersey’s Appalachian ridge, blends American folk, jazz, country, and bluegrass with modern flair. Formed in 2015, the trio—Joe Cirotti (guitar), Pete Lister (upright bass), and Timmy Coyle (mandolin, guitar)—crafts a sound rooted in tradition and blue-collar passion. Often joined by founding member Mike Alexander and others on banjo, fiddle, or percussion, they’re a fixture at top regional venues. Influenced by artists from Doc Watson to Django Reinhardt and Pink Floyd, their debut album Joe Cirotti Trio (2023) showcases their unique fusion of Americana, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz.
Over the course of a prolific 40+ year career, 32 releases and 17 solo albums, Rees Shad has crafted music that is both poignant and profound. He is dedicated to crafting short story songs that cross genre lines to serve the spirit of each tale he weaves and engage his audiences in deep and meaningful ways. Shad’s latest release Porcelain Angel is being lauded for its “grace and elegance” (Americana UK), “all–knowing tonality” (Americana Highways), and for “pushing the boundaries of musical storytelling” (The Rogovoy Report).
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Connor Garvey has been touring nationally since 2009, performing at some of the country’s most respected folk festivals and venues including Kerrville New Folk Festival, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and Club Passim. He’s shared stages with artists like Brett Dennen, Tall Heights, The Ballroom Thieves, Catie Curtis, John Gorka, Ellis Paul, and David Wilcox. Onstage, Garvey is driven by the shared, spontaneous moments that can only come from live performance. He thrives in the intimacy and connection best observed in the brief space between the last note of a song and the applause – when audience and artist alike share a moment of reflection of the common experience.
Award-winning singer-songwriter from Portland, Maine, with the amiable presence of an entertainer, the lyrical depth of a poet, and the enchantment of a storyteller.
Becca Stevens is a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose music blends Appalachian folk, jazz, and experimental indie into an emotionally resonant, genre-defying sound. Raised in a deeply musical family in North Carolina, she began performing at age two and developed a voice that The Bluegrass Situation calls “conservatory-trained, but utterly unique.” A longtime collaborator with artists including Jacob Collier, David Crosby, Taylor Eigsti, and Attacca Quartet, she has contributed to GRAMMY-winning projects, premiered works at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, and written for film, choral ensembles, and celebrated jazz composers. Stevens has carved a voice and sound that are instantly recognizable—at once tender, agile, and emotionally rooted. Her work has resonated deeply with a generation of musicians navigating life beyond genre.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
When charismatic duo Eleanor Dubinsky (USA) and Dario Acosta Teich (ARG) perform together, they connect – to each other, to audiences, to diverse traditions that become surprisingly familiar, and the deeper reaches of human emotion. Their concerts in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese invite audiences to travel the world while discovering underground tributaries that connect us in shared human experience. Join us to celebrate their new album Just The Three Of Us, a collection of lovingly arranged and recorded songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Jobim, Pink Martini, Bob Dylan and more. Together with cello, classical guitar, and percussion, Eleanor & Dario will take you on a joyful, multilingual, multicultural journey. They will also perform new original music.
Jon Hayes is an acoustic-indie singer/songwriter whose music explores the passage of time, identity, and spiritual reflection. Drawing on deeply personal themes, his songs like “Nursery Lie” and “27” wrestle with questions of growth, mortality, and faith. Through evocative lyricism and intimate melodies, Jon invites listeners into moments of vulnerability and hope.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Called “a keyboard wizard” by The New Yorker, Bob Malone has amassed a loyal international fan-base through nearly 30 years of touring and nine critically acclaimed album releases. He played keyboards with John Fogerty for 12 years and has been a session player for Ringo Starr and Avril Lavigne. His recording of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was the theme in the Illumination/ Universal movie trailers for “The Grinch,” heard by millions. Bob combines unforgettable songwriting with an eclectic hybrid of high-energy rock, uptown blues, melodic piano pop, New Orleans R&B, jazz chops and a voice all his own.
- Nashville-based Crys Matthews is the voice of a new generation, a powerful lyricist and “poster child for intersectionality”. Matthews turns folk, gospel, and Americana into heart-pounding anthems of hope, justice, and love. Her award-winning album Changemakers takes on immigration, the opioid crisis, Black Lives Matter, and gun safety – but always with a warm heart and a mighty voice. Matthews hopes to take her place alongside some of her heroes in the world of social-justice music like Sweet Honey in the Rock and Holly Near. From Lincoln Center to the Sundance Film Festival, from the Kerrville Folk Festival to packed rooms across the country, Matthews has been lifting spirits and sparking conversations everywhere she goes. Crys’s thoughtful, realistic, and emotional songs speak the voice of a new generation and ours, reminding us why music indeed soothes the soul.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Valentines Day Extravaganza is our grand public display of affection, where Folk Project members take the stage and dedicate two dozen songs of love, lust, and loss, with major contributions by our 10-piece Loving Hearts Club Boogie Band, The Folk Project Jazz Trio Plus, and Project performers in groups or solo. Audience members participate by writing passionate, amorous, and funny Messages from the Heart, which are read by this year’s MC couple, Ken Galipeau and Christine DeLeon. And the romantic mid-show break, catered by our own Chef Bob, promises to be as enticing as romance.
A special note to friends new to our music community: Meet us at the Valentines Day Extravaganza. It’s one of our social nights, where we enjoy the company and talent of those who applaud with us the rest of the year.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes, make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads! M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes; make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads!
Multi-award-winning guitarist and entertainer, Toby Walker, will be making his final public performance in New Jersey, right here at The Troubadour! After 52 years of performing, the last 23 of which have seen 16 tours overseas involving 12 different countries, Toby will be moving on to new horizons. “I want to thank all my friends for your support over the years, and do hope to see you here at The Troubadour for my final show.” – Toby Walker
“If he doesn’t get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it, David Bromberg has it, and so does Toby” – John Platt … Host of Sunday Morning Breakfast at WFUV
“Flat out… you have to hear this great musician. I’m blown away” – Jorma Kaukonen – Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
***Tickets: $20. Children 12 and under free with adult.***
Our annual Holiday Concert to benefit MUUF is how we show our gratitude to our gracious host and bring our two great communities together – and it will be a terrific show.
We’ll feature rising star Allison Strong, a Colombian-American New Jersey native, who sings angelically in English and Spanish. We’ll also present some of the finest Project performers: Erik Balkey, Diane Polledri, Jerry Krantman, and The Maladictorians.
And, we’ll have caroling, holiday decorations, and a groaning table of goodies.
Not to be missed!
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
A Stephen Kellogg performance is like watching Ted Lasso live. Whether he’s playing music or doing stand-up, his shows leave people inspired and restored. For more than two decades, this wordsmith, TEDx speaker, stand-up comic, author and troubadour, has delighted audiences around the world. Planet Bluegrass calls him “a first-class songwriter with a poet’s gift for fresh imagery,” and Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz says of Kellogg, “there are few people in rock n’ roll who are just so great.” He has received the Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year award and has had his work nominated for a Grammy. Rolling Stone magazine describes his sound as “John Prine fronting the Heartbreakers.” The recent “Sit Down & Stand Up” Tour was a one man show that opened to rave reviews from fans and critics alike. A mix of music, humor and storytelling, each performance paints a unique canvas that covers the full spectrum of human emotions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll go home with a full heart.
Sydney Leigh Carlson is a musician/band with the Instagram handle @sydney.leigh.music. Her Linktree, which can be found in her profile bio on Instagram, is listed as linktr.ee/sydney.leigh.carlson. She is an international touring artist who focuses on sacred music for healing, with her songs containing elements of blues, folk, and mantras. She has released two albums, “Falling In” and “Sahaji“.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Joe Cirotti Trio, a seasoned string band from Northwest New Jersey’s Appalachian ridge, blends American folk, jazz, country, and bluegrass with modern flair. Formed in 2015, the trio—Joe Cirotti (guitar), Pete Lister (upright bass), and Timmy Coyle (mandolin, guitar)—crafts a sound rooted in tradition and blue-collar passion. Often joined by founding member Mike Alexander and others on banjo, fiddle, or percussion, they’re a fixture at top regional venues. Influenced by artists from Doc Watson to Django Reinhardt and Pink Floyd, their debut album Joe Cirotti Trio (2023) showcases their unique fusion of Americana, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz.
Over the course of a prolific 40+ year career, 32 releases and 17 solo albums, Rees Shad has crafted music that is both poignant and profound. He is dedicated to crafting short story songs that cross genre lines to serve the spirit of each tale he weaves and engage his audiences in deep and meaningful ways. Shad’s latest release Porcelain Angel is being lauded for its “grace and elegance” (Americana UK), “all–knowing tonality” (Americana Highways), and for “pushing the boundaries of musical storytelling” (The Rogovoy Report).
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Connor Garvey has been touring nationally since 2009, performing at some of the country’s most respected folk festivals and venues including Kerrville New Folk Festival, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and Club Passim. He’s shared stages with artists like Brett Dennen, Tall Heights, The Ballroom Thieves, Catie Curtis, John Gorka, Ellis Paul, and David Wilcox. Onstage, Garvey is driven by the shared, spontaneous moments that can only come from live performance. He thrives in the intimacy and connection best observed in the brief space between the last note of a song and the applause – when audience and artist alike share a moment of reflection of the common experience.
Award-winning singer-songwriter from Portland, Maine, with the amiable presence of an entertainer, the lyrical depth of a poet, and the enchantment of a storyteller.
Becca Stevens is a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose music blends Appalachian folk, jazz, and experimental indie into an emotionally resonant, genre-defying sound. Raised in a deeply musical family in North Carolina, she began performing at age two and developed a voice that The Bluegrass Situation calls “conservatory-trained, but utterly unique.” A longtime collaborator with artists including Jacob Collier, David Crosby, Taylor Eigsti, and Attacca Quartet, she has contributed to GRAMMY-winning projects, premiered works at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, and written for film, choral ensembles, and celebrated jazz composers. Stevens has carved a voice and sound that are instantly recognizable—at once tender, agile, and emotionally rooted. Her work has resonated deeply with a generation of musicians navigating life beyond genre.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
When charismatic duo Eleanor Dubinsky (USA) and Dario Acosta Teich (ARG) perform together, they connect – to each other, to audiences, to diverse traditions that become surprisingly familiar, and the deeper reaches of human emotion. Their concerts in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese invite audiences to travel the world while discovering underground tributaries that connect us in shared human experience. Join us to celebrate their new album Just The Three Of Us, a collection of lovingly arranged and recorded songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Jobim, Pink Martini, Bob Dylan and more. Together with cello, classical guitar, and percussion, Eleanor & Dario will take you on a joyful, multilingual, multicultural journey. They will also perform new original music.
Jon Hayes is an acoustic-indie singer/songwriter whose music explores the passage of time, identity, and spiritual reflection. Drawing on deeply personal themes, his songs like “Nursery Lie” and “27” wrestle with questions of growth, mortality, and faith. Through evocative lyricism and intimate melodies, Jon invites listeners into moments of vulnerability and hope.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Called “a keyboard wizard” by The New Yorker, Bob Malone has amassed a loyal international fan-base through nearly 30 years of touring and nine critically acclaimed album releases. He played keyboards with John Fogerty for 12 years and has been a session player for Ringo Starr and Avril Lavigne. His recording of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was the theme in the Illumination/ Universal movie trailers for “The Grinch,” heard by millions. Bob combines unforgettable songwriting with an eclectic hybrid of high-energy rock, uptown blues, melodic piano pop, New Orleans R&B, jazz chops and a voice all his own.
- Nashville-based Crys Matthews is the voice of a new generation, a powerful lyricist and “poster child for intersectionality”. Matthews turns folk, gospel, and Americana into heart-pounding anthems of hope, justice, and love. Her award-winning album Changemakers takes on immigration, the opioid crisis, Black Lives Matter, and gun safety – but always with a warm heart and a mighty voice. Matthews hopes to take her place alongside some of her heroes in the world of social-justice music like Sweet Honey in the Rock and Holly Near. From Lincoln Center to the Sundance Film Festival, from the Kerrville Folk Festival to packed rooms across the country, Matthews has been lifting spirits and sparking conversations everywhere she goes. Crys’s thoughtful, realistic, and emotional songs speak the voice of a new generation and ours, reminding us why music indeed soothes the soul.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Valentines Day Extravaganza is our grand public display of affection, where Folk Project members take the stage and dedicate two dozen songs of love, lust, and loss, with major contributions by our 10-piece Loving Hearts Club Boogie Band, The Folk Project Jazz Trio Plus, and Project performers in groups or solo. Audience members participate by writing passionate, amorous, and funny Messages from the Heart, which are read by this year’s MC couple, Ken Galipeau and Christine DeLeon. And the romantic mid-show break, catered by our own Chef Bob, promises to be as enticing as romance.
A special note to friends new to our music community: Meet us at the Valentines Day Extravaganza. It’s one of our social nights, where we enjoy the company and talent of those who applaud with us the rest of the year.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes, make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads! M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes; make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads!
Multi-award-winning guitarist and entertainer, Toby Walker, will be making his final public performance in New Jersey, right here at The Troubadour! After 52 years of performing, the last 23 of which have seen 16 tours overseas involving 12 different countries, Toby will be moving on to new horizons. “I want to thank all my friends for your support over the years, and do hope to see you here at The Troubadour for my final show.” – Toby Walker
“If he doesn’t get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it, David Bromberg has it, and so does Toby” – John Platt … Host of Sunday Morning Breakfast at WFUV
“Flat out… you have to hear this great musician. I’m blown away” – Jorma Kaukonen – Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
***Tickets: $20. Children 12 and under free with adult.***
Our annual Holiday Concert to benefit MUUF is how we show our gratitude to our gracious host and bring our two great communities together – and it will be a terrific show.
We’ll feature rising star Allison Strong, a Colombian-American New Jersey native, who sings angelically in English and Spanish. We’ll also present some of the finest Project performers: Erik Balkey, Diane Polledri, Jerry Krantman, and The Maladictorians.
And, we’ll have caroling, holiday decorations, and a groaning table of goodies.
Not to be missed!
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
A Stephen Kellogg performance is like watching Ted Lasso live. Whether he’s playing music or doing stand-up, his shows leave people inspired and restored. For more than two decades, this wordsmith, TEDx speaker, stand-up comic, author and troubadour, has delighted audiences around the world. Planet Bluegrass calls him “a first-class songwriter with a poet’s gift for fresh imagery,” and Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz says of Kellogg, “there are few people in rock n’ roll who are just so great.” He has received the Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year award and has had his work nominated for a Grammy. Rolling Stone magazine describes his sound as “John Prine fronting the Heartbreakers.” The recent “Sit Down & Stand Up” Tour was a one man show that opened to rave reviews from fans and critics alike. A mix of music, humor and storytelling, each performance paints a unique canvas that covers the full spectrum of human emotions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll go home with a full heart.
Sydney Leigh Carlson is a musician/band with the Instagram handle @sydney.leigh.music. Her Linktree, which can be found in her profile bio on Instagram, is listed as linktr.ee/sydney.leigh.carlson. She is an international touring artist who focuses on sacred music for healing, with her songs containing elements of blues, folk, and mantras. She has released two albums, “Falling In” and “Sahaji“.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Joe Cirotti Trio, a seasoned string band from Northwest New Jersey’s Appalachian ridge, blends American folk, jazz, country, and bluegrass with modern flair. Formed in 2015, the trio—Joe Cirotti (guitar), Pete Lister (upright bass), and Timmy Coyle (mandolin, guitar)—crafts a sound rooted in tradition and blue-collar passion. Often joined by founding member Mike Alexander and others on banjo, fiddle, or percussion, they’re a fixture at top regional venues. Influenced by artists from Doc Watson to Django Reinhardt and Pink Floyd, their debut album Joe Cirotti Trio (2023) showcases their unique fusion of Americana, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz.
Over the course of a prolific 40+ year career, 32 releases and 17 solo albums, Rees Shad has crafted music that is both poignant and profound. He is dedicated to crafting short story songs that cross genre lines to serve the spirit of each tale he weaves and engage his audiences in deep and meaningful ways. Shad’s latest release Porcelain Angel is being lauded for its “grace and elegance” (Americana UK), “all–knowing tonality” (Americana Highways), and for “pushing the boundaries of musical storytelling” (The Rogovoy Report).
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Connor Garvey has been touring nationally since 2009, performing at some of the country’s most respected folk festivals and venues including Kerrville New Folk Festival, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and Club Passim. He’s shared stages with artists like Brett Dennen, Tall Heights, The Ballroom Thieves, Catie Curtis, John Gorka, Ellis Paul, and David Wilcox. Onstage, Garvey is driven by the shared, spontaneous moments that can only come from live performance. He thrives in the intimacy and connection best observed in the brief space between the last note of a song and the applause – when audience and artist alike share a moment of reflection of the common experience.
Award-winning singer-songwriter from Portland, Maine, with the amiable presence of an entertainer, the lyrical depth of a poet, and the enchantment of a storyteller.
Becca Stevens is a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose music blends Appalachian folk, jazz, and experimental indie into an emotionally resonant, genre-defying sound. Raised in a deeply musical family in North Carolina, she began performing at age two and developed a voice that The Bluegrass Situation calls “conservatory-trained, but utterly unique.” A longtime collaborator with artists including Jacob Collier, David Crosby, Taylor Eigsti, and Attacca Quartet, she has contributed to GRAMMY-winning projects, premiered works at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, and written for film, choral ensembles, and celebrated jazz composers. Stevens has carved a voice and sound that are instantly recognizable—at once tender, agile, and emotionally rooted. Her work has resonated deeply with a generation of musicians navigating life beyond genre.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
When charismatic duo Eleanor Dubinsky (USA) and Dario Acosta Teich (ARG) perform together, they connect – to each other, to audiences, to diverse traditions that become surprisingly familiar, and the deeper reaches of human emotion. Their concerts in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese invite audiences to travel the world while discovering underground tributaries that connect us in shared human experience. Join us to celebrate their new album Just The Three Of Us, a collection of lovingly arranged and recorded songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Jobim, Pink Martini, Bob Dylan and more. Together with cello, classical guitar, and percussion, Eleanor & Dario will take you on a joyful, multilingual, multicultural journey. They will also perform new original music.
Jon Hayes is an acoustic-indie singer/songwriter whose music explores the passage of time, identity, and spiritual reflection. Drawing on deeply personal themes, his songs like “Nursery Lie” and “27” wrestle with questions of growth, mortality, and faith. Through evocative lyricism and intimate melodies, Jon invites listeners into moments of vulnerability and hope.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
Called “a keyboard wizard” by The New Yorker, Bob Malone has amassed a loyal international fan-base through nearly 30 years of touring and nine critically acclaimed album releases. He played keyboards with John Fogerty for 12 years and has been a session player for Ringo Starr and Avril Lavigne. His recording of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” was the theme in the Illumination/ Universal movie trailers for “The Grinch,” heard by millions. Bob combines unforgettable songwriting with an eclectic hybrid of high-energy rock, uptown blues, melodic piano pop, New Orleans R&B, jazz chops and a voice all his own.
- Nashville-based Crys Matthews is the voice of a new generation, a powerful lyricist and “poster child for intersectionality”. Matthews turns folk, gospel, and Americana into heart-pounding anthems of hope, justice, and love. Her award-winning album Changemakers takes on immigration, the opioid crisis, Black Lives Matter, and gun safety – but always with a warm heart and a mighty voice. Matthews hopes to take her place alongside some of her heroes in the world of social-justice music like Sweet Honey in the Rock and Holly Near. From Lincoln Center to the Sundance Film Festival, from the Kerrville Folk Festival to packed rooms across the country, Matthews has been lifting spirits and sparking conversations everywhere she goes. Crys’s thoughtful, realistic, and emotional songs speak the voice of a new generation and ours, reminding us why music indeed soothes the soul.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
The Valentines Day Extravaganza is our grand public display of affection, where Folk Project members take the stage and dedicate two dozen songs of love, lust, and loss, with major contributions by our 10-piece Loving Hearts Club Boogie Band, The Folk Project Jazz Trio Plus, and Project performers in groups or solo. Audience members participate by writing passionate, amorous, and funny Messages from the Heart, which are read by this year’s MC couple, Ken Galipeau and Christine DeLeon. And the romantic mid-show break, catered by our own Chef Bob, promises to be as enticing as romance.
A special note to friends new to our music community: Meet us at the Valentines Day Extravaganza. It’s one of our social nights, where we enjoy the company and talent of those who applaud with us the rest of the year.
The Folk Project Open Stage, North Jersey’s premier open stage, is back live on the second Friday of every month. The Main Stage features two-song (or ten minutes, whichever is shorter) sign-up slots for our audience. To sign up to perform email Chairman Todd at [email protected].
Admission: $7 at the door only (tickets for the live show not available online.) Children 12 and under free but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
*** Admission: $20/$15 (FP members); 12 and under free with adult.***
M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes, make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads! M.S.G. Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes; make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads!
Multi-award-winning guitarist and entertainer, Toby Walker, will be making his final public performance in New Jersey, right here at The Troubadour! After 52 years of performing, the last 23 of which have seen 16 tours overseas involving 12 different countries, Toby will be moving on to new horizons. “I want to thank all my friends for your support over the years, and do hope to see you here at The Troubadour for my final show.” – Toby Walker
“If he doesn’t get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it, David Bromberg has it, and so does Toby” – John Platt … Host of Sunday Morning Breakfast at WFUV
“Flat out… you have to hear this great musician. I’m blown away” – Jorma Kaukonen – Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.