Music On The River

In case you weren't sure...

2011-08-15T14:01:00.000-07:00

The concert will be at the high school auditorium tonight.

Please come on out & support Santa Mamba - it will be a great show!!

Rain, rain go away!

2011-08-03T05:38:00.000-07:00

A very big shout out to all of you who hung out Monday night & waited for the rain to stop. As always, it's a tough call on if we should re-schedule at the high school. We have heard you when you say it's not as fun and the turn out is definately poor if we go to the high school. However the music is always good and Eight to the Bar did not disappoint Monday night after the rain stopped! They got the green jumping and jiving!!

And thanks to those of you who did join us at the high school for Gunsmoke. Go to their website here to read about the gift of appreciattion the MOR committee presented to them and see a video clip of their performance.

This week please join us in welcoming local favorite Basically Blues to the green.

Start your sun dance now & we'll see you down on the river !!

Thanks for your support! Gunsmoke is next!

2011-07-20T15:39:00.000-07:00

To the 100 or so of you who braved the storms :-0 and showed up at the high school auditorium Monday night - we thank you. Riverside did not disappoint! Those who were there enjoyed a great show of smooth, amazing music. Since this is a group of local guys, it was nice to have those of you come out and support them - even though the venue was not what any of us wanted.
So ... as it so happened the weather that was predicted did not materialize. However, the decision to change venues has to be made early in the day and at that time the local weather folks as well as national on-line weather resources were predicting thunder, lighting, rain and high winds. We start setting up the stage, tent & sound early in the day so even bad weather during the day can greatly affect our plans. We hate, hate, HATE to move from the green.
So enjoy the video below (iPhone quality video but hopefully you get the idea) and thanks again to Riverside for going on with the show.

This upcoming Monday enjoy the sounds of another local favorite, Gunsmoke. Come out and help us celebrate their 25 years of country music entertainment. And do your best anti-rain dance!

RIVERSIDE UPDATE!

2011-07-18T05:31:00.000-07:00

Due to the forecasted rain, thunder, lightening, wind and possible hail, Music on the River will be moved to the High School Auditorium tonight.

Don't let the weather scare you away from enjoying some great music. Just meet us in the high school auditorium tonight for the smooth, sweet sounds of Riverside.

Show #2 - Riverside!!

2011-07-16T11:48:00.000-07:00

Thank you 2U for making our first show a great success! It was hot down there on the Goodspeed Green! And thank you to all who showed up, enjoyed the good show, good food and an awesome breeze.

Our next show promises to be just as good! Please send good energy that the rain will stay away so we can all enjoy Riverside down on the green. A beautiful way to enjoy a summer night down by the Connecticut River - see you there!

Happy 4th and we are 1 week away!!

2011-07-04T09:12:00.000-07:00

Hard to believe it has been almost a year since we had our last concert, Christine Olman & Rebel Montez. We enjoyed a successful season last year thanks to the continued support of all the concert goers - thanks again!!

This season promises to be exciting as well. It will kick off, Monday July 11 with 2U - a U2 tribute band. 2U's full touring schedule, and precise emulation of a U2 concert proves that this show is, besides hiring U2 themselves, The World's 2nd BEST U2 SHOW available. Period... In the event of rain this show WILL NOT be held in the gym but will have a rain date of August 22nd.

So pack a picnic, grab a blanket and chairs & join us down by the river!

We are on for OUTSIDE !!

2010-08-16T11:52:00.000-07:00

3:00pm UPDATE

Thanks for all the great energy - it looks like the bad weather is going north of us - we are ON for the Green! Christine has already called to check in and is very excited to perform tonight for us down on the Goodspeed Green! So pack your dinners & we'll see you at 6:30 for a rockin' great time!!

See you down on the River!!

2010-08-16T06:44:00.000-07:00

We are carefully watching every local weather channel, Internet weather site & doing some heavy duty finger crossing. As of 9:46 am we are planning on tonight's show taking place OUTSIDE!! So do your best anti-rain dance & plan on meeting us down on the Goodspeed Green for the final show of the season - Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez!

Tonight's show is on - outside!

2010-08-09T04:46:00.000-07:00

See you tonight for Red Stone Ridge - the show will be on the Goodspeed Green! Thanks for your continued support - last weeks show was a very mellow, enjoyable time. Here's some photos from the Tom Chapin show!

Tonight Down By The River

2010-08-02T03:49:00.000-07:00

Join us for Grammy award winning singer song writer Tom Chapin. This show will be enjoyable for the whole family so bring the kids. Parents, we want everyone to enjoy the show but ask that you supervise your kids during the concert. Please don't let your kids play in the trees, by the road, in or near the water or on the dock. We want everyone to be safe so please help us keep your kids safe. We encourage kids to dance and enjoy the music, with their families, within the concert venue area.

And as a reminder, out of respect for all of the concert goers, no projectile objects (balls, frisbees, etc.) and no dogs or animals are allowed

It's Polka Madness!!

2010-07-24T06:19:00.000-07:00

Monday's show should be a great one - Maestro's Men. The International Polka Association just awarded them the #1 song of the year "Don't Stop the Music" , #1 CD of the year and #1 Favorite Band- Instrumental. So pray for sun on Monday night & join us for some good old fashioned polka madness down by the river!

Pics from Monday's show

2010-07-21T04:39:00.000-07:00

A great big shout out to those of you who supported the show & joined us at the high school Monday night. It was definitely a rocking show! Some of you expressed disappointment that we had to move inside and believe me - we were very bummed about that as well. But we start setting up in the early afternoon so if the weather is bad form about noon on - we really have no choice. A lot of work & care goes into setting up the sound by Mike at Ace Audio so the shows sound as amazing as they do and the team over at public works help set up the stage & tent. So... it is always a thoughtful decision to move inside and one not made lightly. That being said - it was still a great show & thanks for your continued support - inside or down by the river!

It may be raining but we still have a show!

2010-07-19T07:42:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately we had to move the show tonight to the Nathan Hale Ray High School auditorium. (We actually start setting up the sound & stage around 2:00pm and could not count on good weather.) But don't let that stop you - Great Escape will still be playing & the auditorium will be rocking with that 80's fabulous sound starting at 6:30pm.

So don't change your plans on going to the show - just meet us at the gym!

Plan a Great Escape on Monday!

2010-07-17T06:04:00.000-07:00

Our first show was fabulous - thanks to all for showing up & making the evening a special one. Concert #2 will feature Journey tribute band Great Escape. It should be a fun night so grab some dinner or support the Gelston House & buy dinner there. Here's a clip to hold you over until Monday!

Jonathan was amazing!!

2010-07-12T18:43:00.000-07:00

Tiffany Quinn, East Haddam Parks & Rec Director introducing Jonathan & getting a nice shoulder message to boot!

Beautiful night, great crowd & an amazing performer...

Less Than a Week Away!!!

2010-07-08T04:02:00.000-07:00

Wow - when we started this blog summer seemed so far away and now our first concert is less than a week away. We have received a great amount of support from some local businesses - please show them some love by supporting them right back!!
Chesthelm Health Care
Bishopsgate Inn
Century 21 Root Agency
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Coyote Blue
East Haddam Community Lions
The Fishwrapper
Adriana's Hair Salon

The Gelsten House has extended it's beer garden seating, the bands are all ready to go. So to show you how great Monday night is going to be - here is another YouTube clip of Jonathan Edwards see you Monday down on the river!!

22 days and Counting!

2010-06-19T06:21:00.001-07:00

Wow - it seems like the spring has flown by and now it's almost summer. Only 22 days until our first show and we can't wait. Donations are coming in from all over the area and we thank you for that. Historically, our first corporate sponsor is always Liberty Bank and they once again chipped in; a very big thank you!!

Our first performer is well known in the area. Jonathan Edwards is magical in his musicianship and story telling ability. We are in for a real treat. A quote from the Martha's Vineyard Times says it all "An Edwards performance is an unforgettable roller-coaster ride which combines his remarkable singing, storytelling and wit." He sold out The Kate in Old Saybrook in January so make sure you get to the Goodspeed Green early on July 12th. And if you still don't believe me - check out this You Tube clip and I promise you'll be convinced!

Enjoy your June and we'll see you down by the river in 22 days!

We have our schedule!

2010-04-21T03:59:00.000-07:00

The music selection committee has been hard at work listening to CD's, looking up bands on YouTube and myspace and setting up what we think is a very entertaining line up. The committee wants to build on MOR's reputation of being a premier "gig" in Connecticut. The wonderful support from you and the beautiful location help make our concert series a favorite with many entertainers. So - it was hard to narrow it down to 6 acts but here is the list of performers. Over the course of the next several weeks we'll provide detailed information on each band. We are very excited about the line - up and know you'll really enjoy each of these fine performers.

July 12th - Jonathan Edwards - folk performer.
July 19th - Great Escape - a Journey tribute band.
July 26th - Maestro's Men - polka madness!
August 2nd - Tom Chapin - folk & family entertainment.
August 9th - Red Stone Ridge - bluegrass.
August 16th - Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez - blues & rock & roll.

Spring is here!!

2010-03-20T10:57:00.001-07:00

YEA - that means we are closer to July 12th! We have added a few 'widgets" to the blog to make things a little more interesting. At the bottom of the page you'll see a countdown clock until July 12th - and although 113 days sounds like a long ways away - it will be here in no time! Not that we are wishing our lives away - just excited for our first show. We also added a nifty little site counter at the very bottom of the page - that way we can track how many visitors come read the blog. We plan to showcase business sponsors as well as our bands on this blog - we can tell you how many people visited the site and read all about your sponsorship & your business! We think this will be a great way to thank our business sponsors for their wonderful support.

So enjoy the spring weather - we'll share the band updates once the contracts are signed - mean while enjoy these shots from last year's series.

See you on the green!

Welcome!

2010-03-11T18:24:00.000-08:00

Thank you for visiting our blog - the MOR Committee is busy planning the best concert series yet! We'll update the site as we have news to share - in the mean time we are accepting donations to help us with up front expenses like securing the sound (love you Mike at Ace Audio!), put down deposits for the bands, tents and advertising. You support is critical to the success of the series - NO TAX DOLLARS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT. Thanks again for checking us out - stop by often for all the latest news and updates on MOR!