Fiddle Tunes week!

MARLEY'S GHOST

The Seattle-based Marley’s Ghost has an eclectic energy and broad repertoire that has defied any ability to tag them to any one particular genre. Their dozen albums to date — like the output of The Band — survey a broad scope of Americana and acoustic music in general, refusing to confine them to any singular niche.

With their current album, the aptly named Travelin’ Shoes, Marley’s Ghost veers towards a path that doesn’t detract from that overarched umbrella, but instead helps define it further. Produced by acclaimed virtuoso Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan, Levon Helm), who was previously behind the boards for The Woodstock Sessions, their highly acclaimed 2016 album, Travelin’ Shoes is a joyous and surprisingly diverse set of songs, a celebratory salute to the finest traditions of American music.

Composed of singer/multi-instrumentalists Wheetman, Jon Wilcox, Mike Phelan, Ed Littlefield Jr., Jerry Fletcher, and Bob Nichols, the band can sing and play anything with spot-on feel, from roots to rock, blues to bluegrass, gospel to stone country, which is what they’ve been doing – to the ongoing delight of a fervent cult that includes many of their fellow musicians – for over 30 years as a working unit. More than three decades from that initial spark, they’re still playing together with the same passion, purpose and chemistry that inspired them early on.

CONCERTS START AT NOON

Bring a picnic and some sunscreen to enjoy Centrum’s annual Free Fridays at the Fort concert series showcasing jazz, blues and fiddle tunes performers, among others.

This free lunchtime concert series is on the lawn of the Nora Porter Commons. Weather in summer is usually nice, but in the rare event of inclement weather, an alternative venue will be posted at Centrum.org.