They call it
agri-“culture” for a reason. The modern neighborhood farm nourishes not only
the body, but also the soul, and works to cultivate a sense of culture and
community among its members.
Music draws
people together, and has always been present at Restoration Farm. Strains of
jazz, folk, and rhythm and blues – offered by local ensembles – always accent
the family-style potluck dinners held in the field. But now, we’ll be
harvesting music even more frequently.
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| Lettuce Entertain You With Tin House Music at Restoration Farm |
Tin House Music at Restoration Farm will offer live concerts at the farm all summer long.
The venue is the multi-purpose tin storage shed erected by Nassau County this
past winter at the entrance to the farm at 140 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road in
Old Bethpage. Sunday concerts start at
2:00 PM with an open mike hour, followed by the scheduled performance.
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| The Tin House at Restoration Farm |
It’s long
been a goal of head growers Caroline Fanning and Dan Holmes to launch an arts
and education program that enhances the multi-sensory experience at Restoration
Farm. As one who is rarely without music playing, I’m excited about the
addition of the Tin House Music series to the rhythm of the farm.
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| Head Growers Dan Holmes and Caroline Fanning |
The monthly
concert events feature an array of home grown bands and performers:
May 4 – Miles to Dayton blends elements of
folk, rock, classical and funk
June 1 – The Live Cultures plays original and
traditional folk music
July 6 – The Carrie McQuade Trio performs rock,
pop, soul and classics
August 3 – Long Island Bluegrass Quartet is an
acoustic music group
September 7
– Kerry Kearney is a guitar slide
master
Tickets are
$15 each and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com
or email susan@restorationfarm.com
to reserve.
©2014 T.W.
Barritt All Rights Reserved
If only I lived a little bit closer.... what a wonderful addition to life at the farm!
ReplyDeleteVery clever idea, T. W. I hope you'll keep us posted with music reviews right along with Restoration Farm updates!
ReplyDeleteThat is going to be so cool. It is a great idea. I love Restoration Farm :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great addition to the Farm. If I didn't know better, I would think it was down in the mountains near me :)
ReplyDeleteSam
What a great thing to do at the Farm,..pretty cool too!
ReplyDeleteI love venues like this!
ReplyDeleteI'm lovin the notion of Music at the Farm, T.W. Just wonderful! Now I only need to coordinate my visit with one of those music concerts. So saving this...Thank you so much for sharing, T.W...
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice way to spend a summer day. Blessings, Catherine
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