May 25 Saturday
Indulge in a specially curated selection of our rosé wines while perfecting your croquet swing and enjoying a day in the heart of the vineyard, set to the soundtrack of live music.
Live Music: Patrick Jasper | Guitar & Sax Soloist
The Matchsellers will perform a 50-minute concert and then appear on a live taping of The Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour, which is distributed on WVPE Radio and WNIT Television. Hailing from the heartland of America, The Matchsellers infuse traditional roots music with a modern, irreverent twist and call it Kansas City Bluegrass. Their songs are a rich tapestry of storytelling, humor, and sentimentality, offering a fresh take on timeless themes.
Core members Andrew Morris (guitar--from Warsaw, Indiana) and Julie Bates (fiddle--from Kansas City, MO) founded the band in Germany in 2013, where they met while working as English teachers. In the decade since, they have crafted a signature style and live show that leaves spectators laughing, dancing, crying, and wondering what could possibly happen next. Groundbreaking albums like the 2018 space opera Bluegrastronauts and the acoustic/electronic album One Fine Sweet and Sunny Day (2020) have garnered The Matchsellers critical acclaim and a dedicated following across the country.
In the band’s most recent iteration, mandolinist Brian McCarty brings an invaluable lifetime of experience in the Bluegrass tradition, while Brandon Day thrills audiences with his intricate bass solos. Together, thispower‐house four‐piece continuously pushes the boundaries of what acoustic music can be.
Notable Highlights:NPR’s Mountain Stage Radio ShowWinfield’s Walnut Valley FestivalJohn Hartford Memorial FestivalFolk Alliance International Official Showcase ArtistFeatured in the Bluegrass Situation, Bluegrass Today, Bluegrass Unlimited, Dying For Bad Music…European and US tours
May 28 Tuesday
Hear a tale and hike a trail with your preschooler to discover the natural wonders around you together! Children and their caregiver(s) gather for a short story that incites curiosity before exploring different places around Merry Lea. This is a 1.5-hour monthly program designed for children ages 3-5, with younger siblings welcome to join, led by a Merry Lea educator.
Registration is not required. Please dress to be outside for the program time.
Cost: Free!Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m. each monthLocation: Various sites at Merry Lea
More details: https://www.goshen.edu/merrylea/tales-trails/
Hosted by the Merrimans
Featuring The Merrimans' Play-House Players
It's open to the public. Listen. Play. Woodshed. Discuss. Based on Jazz Standards. It's a Learning Environment. Bring your Instrument, your Ears, your Friends.Egos stay at the door.Every Tuesday 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm (doors open at 7:00)$5 suggested donation
Jun 01 Saturday
Each Saturday, take a step back in time. Visit Pears Mill, an 1857 water-powered mill. Located in Buchanan, Michigan’s downtown Historic District. The mill is adjacent to Buchanan Farmers Market. Frequent demonstrations. Pears Mill is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday from May 6th through Labor Day. There is no charge
Jun 04 Tuesday
Jun 08 Saturday
This is a 50-minute concert followed by a live taping of The Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour
When Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers combine their songs and voices, a delicate magic commands the room's attention. The duo is known as Frances Luke Accord, and they are what NPR’s Mountain Stage calls “the definition of lean-in music.” Their soft, contemplative vintage of indie-folk gestures toward a timelessness that honors the Simon & Garfunkel comparisons but pushes beyond into the world of Bon Iver, Jose Gonzalez, and progressive folk music. Both raised in South Bend, IN, Gunty and Powers met and began performing together during their time at the University of Notre Dame. Their first release, Kandote, was a bold intercultural collaboration with the Barefoot Truth Children’s Choir in Uganda, a not-for-profit effort that continues to support the choir. Relocating to Chicago in 2013, the duo honed their songwriting craft while releasing two more self-produced EPs, laying the groundwork for their breakthrough debut full-length, Fluke, in 2016. This immersive, philosophically rich album set them off on their first national tour, which included support dates with Darlingside, Anaïs Mitchell, and The Ballroom Thieves.A remote band since 2017, the duo’s DIY ethos has remained strong since Fluke. Still self-managed and self-produced, the duo has released two more EP’s: Silver & Gold (2019) and Sunnyside (2021)—the latter under their new label, Two-Dale Records—in addition to their long-awaited sophomore LP, Safe In Sound (Tone Tree Music / Two-Dale Records), out now. Co-produced with Don Mitchell of Darlingside, Safe In Sound is a spacious, deeply textured indie folk record forged during COVID. A pulsing collection of sing-along earworms, it delivers a front-and-center view of the band’s signature tenor duo harmonies. With lyrics that often reflect the exasperation of artists struggling to hang on in a pandemic-worn industry, the album features several guest appearances (Darlingside, Liz Chidester, Yeshua, Chris Dupont, and Katie Van Dusen) as well as the fan favorites, "Maria," "This Morning," "In My Life," and "Dust to Dust."
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