2025 Holiday Folk Concert
Three of New England’s finest come together for an evening of old and new Christmas classics, along with songs and tunes for the season. With guitars, vocals, piano, mandolin, fiddle, upright and electric bass, Susie Burke, Kent Allyn and Steve Roy cover a lot of ground and take audiences on a December trip through folk, bluegrass, swing and an occasional Great American Songbook gem. This annual event is one of our best-loved, and best-attended events of the year, so be sure to buy your tickets ahead of time!
- Susie Burke is a singer, guitarist, educator and songwriter from southern Maine. Well-versed in a variety of contemporary and traditional folk styles, Susie is best known for her work in a duo with her husband, multi-instrumentalist and composer David Surette, with whom she recorded seven albums and performed for thirty-five years. Reviews in the Boston Globe have said of Burke’s singing, “her dark crystal voice is transporting”, and “her phrasing is unerringly devoted to the lyric”. Susie continues to perform and teach throughout New England and beyond, bringing a collaborative and joyful style to sharing music.
- Kent Allyn is an in-demand accompanist and studio musician, as well as a key member of several groups, including Ben Baldwin & the Big Note, and the Renovators. His stellar bass, piano, and electric guitar work have been heard on numerous recordings, Susie and David’s among them.
- Steve Roy is a multi-instrumentalist from Eliot, Maine who plays and teaches upright bass, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and ukulele. Fluent in a vast array of musical styles from bluegrass to jazz to heavy metal, he has toured with many of the acoustic world’s top acts, and is well known locally for his work with numerous groups such as Old Hat Stringband, Jazzputin and the Jug Skunks, High Range, and Steve and Dave Play Dead, his Grateful Dead tribute duo with David Surette.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students/seniors, and can be purchased online or in person at the Music School.
For questions, please call 603-228-1196.
Please note: there are no physical tickets for this event. When you purchase tickets, your name will be put on a list and we will check you in at the door.