We are excited to welcome Abe Ovadia for a live, outdoor performance on the lawn on Tuesday afternoon, August 1st, from 1-2 (he will play inside in case of rain).  Bring your chair or blanket!

Abe has been hailed by Musicvox Guitars as a “jazz virtuoso” and “one of the most innovative guitarists of our time.” His reputation as one of New York City’s premier jazz guitarists has been cemented by Times Square NYC, who lauds him as a reliable purveyor of world-class jazz. Click here for his website, to learn more about Abe and watch concert videos!

Abe holds a bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music and a master’s degree from New York University’s prestigious jazz performance program. His dedication to honing his craft and pursuing excellence in his musical pursuits has earned him numerous accolades, including the prestigious title of Best Guitarist of 2016, as awarded by Hot House Jazz Magazine.

We thank the Board of Library Trustees for sponsoring this concert!

The Power of the Protest Song

 We are excited to welcome Pamela Means on Wednesday, May 10th at 6:00 pm, for a concert at the Falmouth Public Library! You can register by clicking here, or contact us at 508-457-2555 x 7 or info@falmouthpubliclibrary.org.

 Equal parts performance and mini-presentation, this family-friendly concert will explore the origin stories and lineages of protest songs, how their meanings and effects continue to transform through time and space, and how they continue to inspire movements and cultural shifts within the realms of racial and social justice. Pamela will perform an assortment of original songs and select, recognizable covers to show how grounding, unifying, and mobilizing protest songs can be, and share her own journey as a biracial, queer, feminist, political songwriter. 

Pamela Means is an Easthampton MA-based artist whose unique guitar style and punchy provocative songs have won her acclaim. Her razor wit, “stark, defiant songs” (New York Times), timing, engaging presence, elegant poetry, and irresistible charm have set the status quo and the stage afire.

Pamela relocated to Boston in earlier years, busked in the city subway and Harvard Square, founded her own record label and began touring. She has performed on three continents, gaining fans and rave reviews, breaking albums sales records at national festivals. She has shared stages with Pete Seeger, Neil Young, Joan Baez, Holly Near and the Violent Femmes. She has received several nominations and music awards in multiple categories. Learn more about her, and listen to her music, at pamelameans.com!

This program is free, supported in part by a grant from Falmouth Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. 

We are thrilled to welcome award-winning concert violinist Joshua Peckins back for a concert on Saturday, November 5^th from 3-4 pm, at the Falmouth Library! His last appearance here was widely attended and loved. Joshua will present a series of recitals, Bach’s Sonata Number 1 in G Minor, Toshio Hosokawa’s Extasas, Jessie Montgomery’s Rhapsody Number 2 and Paganini’s Caprice Number 24. This concert is part of the project “Music Speaks.” The performance will include commentary about the composers and music.
Registration is required, as space is limited-please register by clicking here, or call us at 508-457-2555 x 7. Please register each person separately!

Joshua has been among the most active recitalists in New England, performing solo concerts of “particular brilliance” (Worcester Telegram) and with “a gift for capturing audiences’ attention” (Backyard News). He has presented solo recitals nationally and internationally in over 30 venues, including the renowned Figaro Hall of Palace Pálffy (where Mozart himself presented his “The Marriage of Figaro”), Crystal Hall in Japan, the Haydn and Mendelssohn Halls in Austria, as well on the Artist Series of the Bled Festival in Slovenia, the Salzburg Festival at the Mozarteum, the Orford Festival in Canada, and the Cervo Festival in Italy.

An avid chamber musician, Peckins has appeared with the renowned New England Bach Festival at Marlboro, Grammy-nominated A Far Cry (also as section leader), Camerata New England, Music at Eden’s Edge (where he also received the Emerging Artist Award), and Manchester Summer Chamber Music (also as concerto soloist).  He has performed chamber music on nationally syndicated TV/radio on three continents He is most active today as a recitalist.

This is a free event. Registration is required, as space is limited. You can register by clicking here, or call us at 508-457-2555 x 7.  We thank the Trustees of the Falmouth Public Library for sponsoring this concert!

We are excited to welcome Ralph Tufo and Larry Plitt from Boston area Squeezebox Stompers for a live, outdoor performance on the lawn on Tuesday evening, August 2nd, from 6-7:30, weather permitting (rain date is the following Tuesday, August 9th). Bring your chair or blanket! They will play Americana Roots Music- Cajun, Zydeco, New Orleans Blues, and Originals.

The Squeezebox Stompers are an Americana Roots band. They’ve performed all over New England for the past 15 years. Members of the band have received Boston Music Awards and Songwriting Awards. They are noted for their step-lively up-beat music inspiring audiences to get up and dance.

Ralph plays the accordion, piano, Anglo concertina and Cajun accordion. He was a founding member of the Boogaloo Swamis ,who were 4 time Boston Music Award winners. The Swamis were largely responsible for the introduction of Cajun, Zydeco, and New Orleans music to New England.  In addition to performing for over 30 years, Ralph has been a prolific songwriter, with over 50 songs to his credit.

Larry is the proud winner of the 2007 Boston Folk Festival Singer/ Songwriter contest. His playing is rooted in the Piedmont and Delta blues styles and peppered with Cajun, Zydeco, Celtic and classical influences. He loves singing the blues!

Over the past year, the band has recorded 12 videos (ten original songs) which can be seen on their Facebook page.

We thank the Trustees of the Falmouth Public Library for sponsoring this concert!

We are excited to welcome back musician Matt York for another live, outdoor acoustical performance on the lawn on Tuesday evening, July 12th, from 6-7:30. Bring your chair or blanket!

Longtime New England singer/songwriter Matt York will perform some of the great summertime and beach songs of the past fifty years and also talk a bit about the origins of the songs. The music will range from the early days of Motown and the British Invasion to modern hits. York has twice been nominated as Best Male Artist by the New England Music Awards and recently authored a book called “The Highwaymen – Songs & Stories”. Check out his site by clicking here!

Matt grew up in Foxboro, Massachusetts and began playing Boston’s clubs as a teenager. Since then, he’s played on stages throughout the United States and Canada. He has three albums and a recent single.

The Boston Globe named his album “Bruisable Heart” on of their top albums of 2019, and he has been nominated twice as Best Male Artist by the New England Music Awards.  The Boston Herald said of his album, “Boston, Texas”, that the singer-songwriter uses basic building blocks-Buddy Holly’s chords, Hank Williams’ swagger, Steve Earle’s boozy wisdom, Paul Westerberg’s straight-up drunk wisdom-to construct an album of beauty, optimism and heartbreak”. Matt’s music explores a cross-section of everything from straight-up rock and roll to hints of country.

We thank the Trustees of the Falmouth Public Library for sponsoring this concert!

We are excited to present a live, outdoor concert on the lawn by musician Matt York on Tuesday evening, June 29th, from at 6-7:30 pm (rain date Tuesday, August 3^rd)! Bring your chair or blanket.

This outdoor series is an acoustical performance. He will be telling stories and playing songs by the great band the Highwaymen, which consisted of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings, and answering questions at the end.

Matt grew up in Foxboro, Massachusetts and began playing Boston’s clubs as a teenager. Since then, he’s played on stages throughout the United States and Canada. He has three albums, “Boston, Texas”, “Between the Bars” and “Bruisable Heart”-he also released a single in May 2020, “Scent of Sin”.

The Boston Globe named his album “Bruisable Heart” on of their top albums of 2019.  The Boston Herald said of his album, “Boston, Texas”, that the singer-songwriter uses basic building blocks-Buddy Holly’s chords, Hank Williams’ swagger, Steve Earle’s boozy wisdom, Paul Westerberg’s straight-up drunk wisdom-to construct an album of beauty, optimism and heartbreak”. Matt’s music explores a cross-section of everything from straight-up rock and roll to hints of country. Also, check out his website at mattyorkmusic.com!

This is a free event. We thank the Trustees of the Falmouth Public Library for sponsoring this concert!