The musical partnership between consummate performer Alasdair Fraser and brilliant Californian cellist Natalie Haas spans the full spectrum between intimate chamber music and ecstatic dance energy. Over the last 20 years of creating a buzz at festivals and concert halls across the world, they have truly set the standard for fiddle and cello in traditional music. The duo's debut recording, “Fire & Grace,” won the coveted Scots Trad Music "Album of the Year" award, the Scottish equivalent of a Grammy. They continue to thrill audiences everywhere with their virtuosic playing, near-telepathic understanding, and the joyful spontaneity and sheer physical presence of their music.
Vocal Music
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Fall 2025 Brown Bag Concert featuring The Dan Moretti Quartet
11-12-2025 12:00 pm
Free Event
Audience: All Ages
Artist: The Dan Moretti Quartet
Join us for a lively lunchtime performance featuring Dan Moretti at the Brown Bag Concert Series on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Saxophonist Dan Moretti brings his signature mix of jazz, funk, and Latin rhythms to Mechanics Hall for an afternoon of packed with jaw-dropping rhythms and performances.With a career spanning decades, Moretti has performed with legends like Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Robert Plant. Whether you’re a long-time jazz fan or new to the genre, this concert promises something special for everyone.
Gaelic Storm
11-13-2025 7:00 pm
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Gaelic Storm, a multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and after two decades and over 2000 shows, they are a true force to be reckoned with.
It’s hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of success, but that’s exactly what makes a true anomaly.
The band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience, and it’s a well-diversified crowd for sure – attracting fans of every genre with their rich storytelling, energetic instrumentals, devotion to Celtic traditions and passion for their stagecraft. They are as loyal to their fans as the fans are to them, as front man Patrick Murphy states, “The fans are the ones that have given us this life. We’re here for them.”Gaelic Storm takes a true blue-collar, hard-nose approach to touring, consistently traveling the US and internationally forging a unique path in the Celtic music world. “You have to see us live. We are the true working-man’s’ band,” says longtime member Ryan Lacey. “We still, and most likely always will, tour most of the year, and that’s how we constantly hone our craft.”
Shemekia Copeland
11-13-2025 7:30 pm
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“Shemekia Copeland is the greatest blues singer of her generation.” - The Washington Post
Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time. She is beloved worldwide for the fearlessness, honesty and humor of her revelatory songs, as well as for her winning, engaging personality. Copeland, winner of the 2021 Blues Music Award for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year, connects with her audience on an intensely personal level, taking them with her on what The Wall Street Journal calls “a consequential ride” of “bold and timely blues.”
NO STATIC: Tribute to Steely Dan
11-14-2025 8:00 pm
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No Static, one of the few Steely Dan tribute bands in the country, is made up of 10 musicians from around the Boston area. They specialize in expertly performing the music of "Steely Dan." Re-creating that bluesy jazz-rock sound that sprung from the fertile imaginations of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker is no small feat. As you Dan-Fans know, the tunes are convoluted and complex, spanning many genres; very precise, with time changes and key changes popping up where sometimes least expected. Vocally and musically challenging, this is not an easy band to pay tribute to.
No Static has been doing it for over 10 years now and their sold-out shows tell the tale. They work at it and they get it right. Over the years they have been lucky enough to share the stage with Steely Dan band members, Walt Weiskopf (saxophonist) and Jon Herington (Music Director/guitarist).