Relax on a the lawn at Shippen Manor for the first in its series of Summer Lawn Concerts, as The Lost Ramblers perform high-energy, foot-tapping beats, tight harmonies, and a repertoire that is as entertaining as it is eclectic.
SHIPPEN MANOR LAWN CONCERTS KICK OFF SEASON JUNE 16 WITH THE LOST RAMBLERS
The annual Shippen Manor Lawn Concert Series kicks off Sunday, June 16, 2019, with The Lost Ramblers before continuing for the next 11 Sundays with free shows that run the gamut from Country to Celtic to Classic Rock to Dark Cabaret.
Presented by the Warren County Cultural & Heritage Division of Land Preservation, the June and July concerts are 6-8 p.m. while the August and September concerts are 5-7 p.m.
All are held on the lawn in front of Warren County’s Shippen Manor Museum, just one block west of the traffic light on Route 31 at 8 Belvidere Ave., Oxford.
Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, alcohol and smoke free coolers, and picnic baskets to enjoy these free concerts.
The Lost Ramblers have performed regionally and nationally for over 30 years, playing authentic Appalachian acoustic music that runs the gamut from bluegrass and gospel, to swing, Irish and old-timey music. The Ramblers are also founders of the Pocono Bluegrass and Folk Society that presents regular stage shows and jam sessions at the Elks Lodge in East Stroudsburg.
The Shippen Manor Lawn Concert series continues with:
Sundays, 6-8 p.m.
June 23: Drew Nugent & the Midnight Society (1920s-1930s Jazz)
June 30: Cirotti and Alexander + Noble Blood (Americana Roots)
July 7: Zaire (Classic Rock)
July 14 : Moss Henry & Bryophytes (Honky Tonk/Opry)
July 21: Poor Man’s Gambit ( Irish)
July 28: Kinderhook (Country & Folk)
Sundays, 5-7 p.m.
August 4: Pyrenesia (Gypsy Folk / Hot Jazz)
August 11: StoneHearth Bluegrass Band (Classic Bluegrass)
August 18: Rave On (Holly/Orbison Tribute)
August 25: This Way to the Egress (Dark Cabaret)
Sept. 1: Paddy and the Pale Boys (Irish Pub Music)
The free concerts are presented by the Warren County Cultural & Heritage Division of Land Preservation, supported by the Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and funded in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The lawn at Shippen Manor is reasonably accessible and accessible lavatories are available. For further information please call (908) 453-4381. The 711 relay system may also be used.
Drew Nugent & the Midnight Society play '20s & '30s jazz influenced by musicians like Red Nichols and The Five Pennies, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Earl Hines, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang and Louis Armstrong. Prepare for a unique experience!
Cirotti and Company is a duo of friends and pickers with a mutual love of American roots music, playing an eclectic array of both original and cover material spanning decades.
Zaire was founded in 1981 by three high school friends (Mike DiCenso, Jim Leahey and Matt Pisani). They started as a 3-piece acoustic trio, playing classic rock with an emphasis on strong 3-part harmonies.
Moss Henry & The Bryophytes is an amalgam of veteran musicians with diverse musical backgrounds who have converged around the axis of country roots. No contemporary country/pop here. They harken back to the days of cowboy movies, honky tonks and the opry.
Poor Man's Gambit is a trio of traditional artists comprised of Corey Purcell (button accordion, cittern, vocals, bodhran, dance), Federico Betti (guitar, fiddle), and Deirdre Lockman (fiddle, vocals, dance).
Kinderhook plays a unique blend of original music mixed in with their own takes on classic cover songs.
Pyrenesia is a gypsy-swing-jazz-folk quartet based in the beautiful river town Lambertville, NJ.
StoneHearth is a traditional bluegrass band playing in the North Jersey and Eastern PA areas. Together since 2002, the band consists of the three founding members Mike Terris, E.C. Moore, and Mike Olenick, who are joined by Tim Scheetz, and Pete Becker.
RAVE ON! features the music of BUDDY HOLLY & ROY ORBISON. It’s the timeless music that inspired The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and The Rolling Stones, to name a few, and continues to influence a countless number of today’s artists.
Formed in 2008, This Way to the EGRESS is a 6-piece accordion led ensemble hailing from Bethlehem, PA.
Paddy and the Pale Boys play the traditional songs and music of Ireland and Scotland. Hard-charging with the urgency of a drowning man's last gasp for air. The band features Martin O'Connor, formerly of the legendary Barleycorns, New Jersey's original celt-rockers.