Recommendation: Heptunes Concerts

Heptunes Concerts irregularly (and not often enough) produces top-caliber folk/Celtic/roots concerts in Cambridge, Massachusetts' north shore, New Hampshrire and Maine. Past performers include Richard Thompson, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Maria Muldaur, Hot Tuna, John Sebastian, the Sparrow Quartet, Tom Rush, Leo Kottke, Dan Hicks, Bruce Cockburn, Dar Williams, Livingston Taylor....and usually featuring fine local artists such as Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, Matt and Shannon Heaton, Lissa Schneckenburger, Ari and Mia Friedman, Kate Taylor as show openers.


As its website and Facebook fan page say, "Heptunes Concerts proudly provides quality concerts to discriminating Northern New England audiences in the region's finest meeting halls and theatres." 


From its Facebook events page, here is a listing of Heptune's upcoming concerts.

• Maeve Gilchrist, featuring Aidan O'Donnell & Duncan Wickel Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:00pm

  Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Dolphin Striker

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• Heptunes Concerts presents Darol Anger, Emy Phelps & Friends Friday, April 6, 2012 at 7:00pm

  Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Dolphin Striker

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• ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS with Special guest Maeve Gilchrist Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 8:00pm

  Cambridge, Massachusetts First Parish Cambridge Unitarian Universalist

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• Heptunes Concerts Presents Hot Tuna w/ special guest Darol Anger Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 7:30pm

  Westbrook, ME The Westbrook Performing Arts Center

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• Heptunes Concerts Presents ACOUSTIC HOT TUNA Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 8:00pm

  Newburyport, MA The Theatre at Newburyport High School

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• Insider tip: People who "friend" "Hep Tunes", the account used to run its fan page, will receive first alerts of new bookings.