45th Annual Middlebury Festival on the Green

45 years of free, family-friendly music in the heart of Vermont

Schedule Of Events:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Troubadour Jon Gailmor

Songs to make people feel alive! Music for humans prenatal through prehistoric, spanning the entire emotional spectrum. Humor and audience involvement are integral parts of every live performance.  Jon’s performances, regardless of where or for whom, are designed to fit the audience and to leave them feeling renewed, hopeful, and emotionally charged. His originals are filled with childish illogic, profound feelings, and absurd humor.

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM - Bread and Bones

Bread and Bones is a harmony driven acoustics trio that plays original music with a strong traditional-roots foundation. Richard Ruane’s playing drives the songs whether he is playing guitar, ukulele or an octave mandolin. Mitch Barron joins in on fretless, fretted and upright basses and Beth Duquette completes the trio with her rich alto voice.  Formed in 2003, the band toured and recorded for 10 years. They reunited in 2017 and have continued to play ever since, touring throughout New England and beyond. The trio has appeared at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, on Folkstage (WMFT, Chicago), Bound for Glory (WVBR, Ithaca, NY), Caffè Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY and many other venues. Bread and Bones has recorded two albums: “I Know Stories” in 2008, and ”Could Have been a Dream in 2011 and Richard has a solo record titled “Things That Strangers Say”.

8:30 PM - 9:45 PM - Le Winston Band

Le Winston Band is a one-of-a-kind Montreal based ensemble that blends its French-Canadian roots with Zydeco and Cajun music. Since 2012, due to a sound that is derived from both the rich musical traditions of Louisiana and their own identity as Montrealers, the group has been sharing their joie de vivre with audiences across North America and Europe. After many pilgrimages to Louisiana, the group’s album Zig zag Zydeco Zoo was nominated for best world music album at both the ADISQ and GAMIQ galas in 2019. In 2022, their EP Enwèye à Lafayette won best world music album at the GAMIQ gala. That same year, the five musicians teamed up with producer Erik West-Millette and recorded Winston Express, a new record filled with original material that was released during the 2023 Mardi Gras festivities. United by their shared passion for Zydeco music, the five musicians intermingle sassy compositions and their own take on well known traditional songs from Quebec and Louisiana. The powerful sound of the diatonic accordion supported by a typical “modern zydeco” lineup, electrifies audiences and ensures a warm and festive atmosphere that is guaranteed to get you off your feet and dancing.