2024-2025 SEASON

NEW SHOW ADDED!
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: A FRESH TAKE ON TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC

7:30 pm show (7:00 pm doors)
The Great Hall at Great Falls Discovery Center
2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376

“Top-notch fiddle-and-guitar duo” (The New York Times) Dana Lyn & Kyle Sanna are joined by master instrumentalist Seamus Egan (Solas) for an evening of compelling new interpretations of traditional Irish music.

Hailed as “first-rate, versatile musicians” by The New Yorker, composers and improvisers Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna have collaborated with some of the greatest interpreters of Irish music, including Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Cillian Vallely, Kevin Burke, and Mick McAuley.

The duo will be joined by special guest Seamus Egan, founder of the Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, and a world-renowned multi-instrumentalist who has inspired multiple generations of musicians and helped define the sound of Irish music today.

Learn about Dana & Kyle
Learn about Seamus Egan

Antenna Cloud Farm in Gill, MA
Applications close: May 15

The Experimental Institute is a fully immersive, tuition-free summer intensive that brings together a cohort of highly accomplished musical performing artists and activators in various stages of their careers. Curriculum is centered around collaborative exploration, artistic excellence, collective liberation, and transformative institutional pedagogy.

The Ei is led by artist-mentors Mazz Swift, Xenia Rubinos, PaviElle French, and Michi Wiancko, along with guest artists Gabriela Lena Frank and Judd Greenstein. The Ei operational team is led by Michi Wiancko, Anju Madhok, and Steph Davis.

3:00pm: show
2:30pm: doors open
1:30pm: grounds open
@ACF Indoor Stage in Gill, MA

Online ticket sales close at 2:00 pm Sunday. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door.

Friction Quartet:
Otis Harriel, violin
Kevin Rogers, violin
Mitso Floor, viola
Doug Machiz, cello

Lauded for performances described as "terribly beautiful" (SF Classical Voice), "stunningly passionate" (Calgary Herald), and "exquisitely skilled" (ZealNYC), Friction Quartet is dedicated to modernizing the chamber music experience and expanding the string quartet repertoire. The ensemble achieves its mission by commissioning cutting-edge composers, curating imaginative concert programs, collaborating with diverse artists, and engaging in interactive educational outreach. This program will include a work by composer (and ACF director) Michi Wiancko entitled To Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores.

NEW LOCATION:
The Shea Theater Arts Center
71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Building opens: 6:30 pm
Doors: 7:00 pm
Show: 7:30 pm
Reception following

(online sales end at 6 pm Saturday. Tickets will be available at the door!)

Kimaya Diggs, voice/guitar
Jake Edwards, drums
Hannah Levy, voice
Naomi Nye, voice
Jacob Rosazza, bass
Reed Sutherland, keyboards

Renowned singer-songwriter Kimaya Diggs brings her genre-bending sound to ACF. Combining R&B, pop, and indie-folk, Diggs masterfully conveys the depths of both grief and joy through song. This concert will feature a selection of Kimaya’s original work, showcasing her soulful voice and thoughtful lyrics on the Antenna Cloud Farm hilltop stage.

Due to forecasted rain, this event has moved to the Shea Theater lobby space, located at 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376.

5:00pm: Wylder Ayres, voice/guitar @ Shea lobby
6:00pm: Indë, voice/bass/mandolin @ Shea lobby
7:00pm: Afterparty @ Brick & Feather brewery (w/ Vegan Pizza Land for purchase!)

FREE with suggested donation to Nolumbeka Project.

ACF presents the Songweaver Sessions, co-presented with RiverCulture, and sponsored by Mass Cultural Council and Greenfield Cooperative Bank. Join us for an incredible evening with these richly gifted artists who summon stories, spells, and transformation through song. Wylder Ayres calls what they write “folk journalism,” leading listeners through a cinematic reel of Americana-inspired sounds. Indë is a prolific multi-media artist, educator, composer, producer, and performer noted for their distinct bass-baritone vocals and progressive approach to harmony. This event is FREE, with suggested donation in support of Nolumbeka Project.

3:00pm show, 2:30pm doors open
1:30pm grounds opan
@ACF Indoor Stage in Gill, MA

Tickets at the door will remain available until the show sells out. In the event of a sold-out concert, the ACF website will be updated, and non-ticket-holding guests will be welcome to bring lawn chairs and enjoy the concert from outside the venue windows for pay-as-you-wish.In order to provide an opportunity for guests to enjoy the ACF scenery, we are opening the grounds earlier before each concert.

Anju Madhok, voice/guitar
with Devon Gates, bass/voice
& Luciana García, piano

A nuanced storyteller disguised as a gifted musician, Anju’s music conjures vivid images that feel like home. Rolling Stone described their music as “a warm summer evening….with fond metaphors of nature and life.” As a word alchemist, Anju renders complex realities with a charming simplicity - able to touch anyone who listens. Join us at the ACF indoor stage for an afternoon of heart-centered, medicinal, soul-warming tunes.

Distinguished bassist/vocalist Devon Gates and world-class pianist Luciana García will be joining Anju in bringing their tunes to life.

Please note new information:
7:30pm show, 7:00pm doors open
6:00pm grounds open
@ACF Indoor Stage in Gill, MA

Tickets at the door will remain available until the show sells out. In the event of a sold-out concert, the ACF website will be updated, and non-ticket-holding guests will be welcome to bring lawn chairs and enjoy the concert from outside the venue windows for pay-as-you-wish.In order to provide an opportunity for guests to enjoy the ACF scenery, we are opening the grounds earlier before each concert.

Majel Connery, voice/keys
with Patricia Santos, cello

Composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Majel Connery creates gorgeous immersive musical experiences that bring classical forms and instruments into dialogue with electronic sounds and textures. Her “thoroughly Schubertian” (Wall Street Journal) compositions feature a voice that the New York Times calls “superb.” Joined by cellist Patricia Santos, Majel will be sharing works from her latest project, “The Rivers Are Our Brothers,” a song cycle on ecological responsibility told from the point of view of the land.