UNDER THE MAPLE - Brattleboro House Concerts - DOOZY JANE Sunday 9/13/26 at 4:00pm

UNDER THE MAPLE
presents
DOOZY JANE
Sunday, September 13 at 4:00pm

Doozy Jane is a quartet rooted in traditions of American harmony singing and swingy, fiddle-driven string bands. With intricate four-part treble vocals, they specialize in songs written by women and queer artists. Along with their original songs, they draw from a repertoire of often lesser-known but beautifully crafted covers that show their taste for the flavors of swing and gospel and an ear for the unconventional. Named in part for their arranger Anna Patton’s grandmother Jane who loved to sing the tricky inner harmonies of barbershop quartets, the quartet clearly shares a mutual love for “a doozy of a song.” Bass guitar, tenor guitar, twin fiddles, and clarinet round out their arrangements.

The musicians:

Anna Patton (vocals, clarinet, and tenor guitar) is a performer, singing leader, composer, and arranger. She directs two choruses in Brattleboro Vermont. The Soubrettes, under the umbrella of the Vermont Jazz Center and Brattleboro Harmonia (formerly the Brattleboro Women’s Chorus). Her soulful, swingy clarinet playing has been a feature of Zara Bode’s Little Big Band, the internationally touring dance band Elixir, and many other bands and recording projects.

Haley Anderson (vocals and bass guitar) grew up covering classic rock songs in the basement with her siblings. She got her musical start playing saxophone and singing in community choirs, eventually touring Europe and the US with Vermont’s Northern Harmony ensemble. Haley's path to bass guitar was less deliberate — during a Doozy Jane rehearsal, her bandmates held a vote while she was in the bathroom, and she emerged to find herself the band's new bassist. Away from the stage, she dabbles at earning a living in bookkeeping and graphic design.

Julia Read (vocals, violin, guitar) is a musician and performer living in Western Massachusetts. Her desire to sing in harmony led her to join The Soubrettes chorus, where she met the friends that would eventually become Doozy Jane. Julia has recorded three albums (https://juliaread.bandcamp.com/) and is in the process of making another. Locally, she has performed with The Royal Frog Ballet and Theatre Truck. She works as a speech and language pathologist with adults.

Sarah-Hadley Yakir (vocals, fiddle) is a hybrid player of classical violin and contemporary fiddle. She tours widely with her folk-trad band River Road, whose debut album Over The Moon will be released later this year. After joining Anna Patton’s Soubrettes, Sarah couldn’t get enough of the unique challenges and satisfying crunch of close harmony singing—enter Doozy Jane. Off stage, she likes to walk up big hills and hang out with her tuxedo cat.


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UNDER THE MAPLE House Concerts are held at a private home in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont.

Reservations are required. The address and other details are sent with your Reservation Confirmation. 

EMAIL: BrattleboroHouseConcerts@gmail.com

Admission is by donation at the door, all of which goes to the performer(s).

Check out our 2026 FALL CONCERTS: https://dcgrossmanarts.blogspot.com/2026/05/under-maple-brattleboro-house-concerts.html

Make sure that you are on our MAILING LIST to get notifications of upcoming concerts! Email BrattleboroHouseConcerts@gmail.com with the Subject Line "Mailing List."

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UNDER THE MAPLE - Brattleboro House Concerts 2026

Brattleboro House Concerts
UNDER THE MAPLE
AUTUMN 2026

Sunday, September 13 at 4:00pm

Doozy Jane: Anna Patton, Sarah Hadley Yakir, Julia Read, Haley Anderson

Doozy Jane is Anna Patton, vocals, clarinet, and tenor guitar; Sarah Hadley Yakir, vocals and fiddle; Julia Read, vocals, fiddle, and guitar; and Haley Anderson vocals and bass guitar. They are a quartet rooted in traditions of American harmony singing and swingy, fiddle-driven string bands.  With intricate four-part treble vocals, they specialize in songs written by women and queer artists. Along with their original songs, they draw from a repertoire of often lesser-known but beautifully crafted covers that show their taste for the flavors of swing and gospel and an ear for the unconventional. Named in part for their arranger Anna Patton’s grandmother Jane who loved to sing the tricky inner harmonies of barbershop quartets, the quartet clearly shares a mutual love for “a doozy of a song.” Bass guitar, tenor guitar, twin fiddles, and clarinet round out their arrangements.

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Sunday, October 4 at 4:00pm

Sara Grey and Kieron Means

Mother-and-son duo Sara Grey and Kieron Means seamlessly blend their voices in a large repertoire of songs from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Their tight vocal harmonies are sung unaccompanied or enhanced by tasteful banjo and guitar arrangements. They have that magical vocal blend and rapport that comes from being blood relatives. Both share a deep respect for the sources of the songs they perform, and their accompaniments complement, but never overpower, the lyrics. The songs they sing are mostly traditional, but also include newer songs in the traditional idiom. Born in New Hampshire, Sara emigrated to the British Isles in 1970, where Kieron spent his childhood and where both became fascinated by the migration of songs between the U.K. and North America. Returning to the U.S. in 2015, Sara now lives in Maine. Kieron lives in upstate New York.

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Friday, October 16 at 7:00pm

The Hayden Stern Band

As a fiddler, composer, and community builder Hayden Stern has taken Seattle’s roots music scene by storm. Stern draws freely from multiple traditions, expanding his original base of Scottish fiddling to Irish, Scandinavian, French-Canadian, Appalachian, and beyond. The material from his debut album, The Morning Dark, focuses on his own compositions, bringing his roving ear and keen focus on arranging to a live performance built to rouse everyone to dance. Coming originally from Santa Cruz, California’s rich roots music scene, Stern grew up attending Scottish fiddle camps, immersing himself in tradition at an early age. Shortly after arriving in Seattle, he discovered contra dancing, and with it a new community of like-minded LGBTQ musicians and dancers. He’s been captivating listening rooms and dancefloors across the US ever since. As The Hayden Stern Band, he is joined by powerhouse musicians Molly Tucker (fiddle, viola) and Ezra Jane Landsman (guitar). Together, they play a mix of traditional repertoire and original compositions from Hayden’s debut album, The Morning Dark. 

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UNDER THE MAPLE House Concerts are held at a private home in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont.

Reservations are required. The address and other details are sent with your Reservation Confirmation. 

Email BrattleboroHouseConcerts@gmail.com to reserve your spot(s). 

Admission is by donation at the door, all of which goes to the performer(s). 

Make sure that you are on our MAILING LIST to get notifications of upcoming concerts!  Email BrattleboroHouseConcerts@gmail.com with the Subject Line "Mailing List."

You can also follow us on FACEBOOK at https://www.facebook.com/UnderTheMaple

BRATTLEBORO House Concerts - Under the Maple ~ FALL 2025

Brattleboro House Concerts

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FALL 2025 Concert Info

DEAREST DEAR

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 4:00PM

Rooted in the musical traditions of New England, Dearest Dear presents traditional tunes from Ireland, New England, Quebec, and France, and craft vocal harmonies for age-old songs with modern relevance. Rose Jackson (fiddle, vocals), draws her sound from her upbringing in the folk scene of western Massachusetts, grounded in a deep love of old repertoire and her experience touring festivals with bands Polaris and Stove Dragon. Helen Kuhar (guitar, vocals, harmonium) hails from Cambridge, MA and can be found hosting Irish sessions around the greater Boston area, accompanying traditional musicians from across the region, and playing for contra dances around the country. Together, Dearest Dear invites audiences in for stories, melodies, and lyrics that unite us all in our shared humanity.

SILVERBACK SWING
Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 4:00PM

Silverback Swing performs vintage jazz of the 1920's and 1930's in the style of Django Reinhardt, the great Gypsy guitarist. This style of jazz was popular in France, where they adapted American jazz into their own form, eliminating horns and using accordions, clarinets and violins. Silverback Swing have been performing as an acoustic jazz quarter in New England for over 8 years, with Mark Anagnostopulos on rhythm guitar and vocals, Alton Lathrop on lead guitar, Gus Hollingsworth on accordion and vocals and Steve Frankel on bass.

ROD MACDONALD with MARK DANN
Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:00PM

Rod MacDonald was a big part of the 1980s folk revival in Greenwich Village, where he headlined the local clubs, co-founded the GV Folk Festival, and wrote "American Jerusalem," “Every Living Thing,” ”White Buffalo” and “A Sailor’s Prayer,” among his songs recorded by Shawn Colvin, Jonathan Edwards, Happy Traum, The Crimson Pirates, and many more. With Mark Dann as bassist since 1977, they have co-produced 13 of his 14 albums, including his latest “Rants And Romance.” Mark Dann has also produced more than two hundred other artists and played bass on dozens of albums and tours.Their organic performance of MacDonald’s driving guitar, tenor vocals and songs both romantic and “flush with astute observations and commentary on the current stage” (Goldmine 2023) with Dann’s freewheeling bass is brilliantly captured in the 2017 DVD “Live in Germany” as seen on youtube and other streaming sites.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED for all concerts. 

Reservations open approximately 2-3 weeks before each concert. 

Make sure that you are on our MAILING LIST to get notified!

BrattleboroHouseConcerts@gmail.com

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Washington Revels Auditions

Adult Chorus Auditions for three productions
in the 2010-2011 season:

* The Christmas Revels
* ‘Songs of the Sea and Shore’
* New Civil War-era (including African-American) programs

Fri., May 28, 5:00-9:00pm
Sat., May 29, 9:30am-12:00pm

While Revels uses a number of professional performers in its productions, its volunteer choruses – adults, teens and children – are at its core. Although a number of adult singers from previous productions return to audition for new shows, we value the presence of new faces in our choruses every year.

Washington Revels also look for a variety of ages, ancestries, sizes and personalities to create a realistic “village” on stage. People of diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged to audition.

For more information and to schedule an audition time,
please view the audition information page:
http://revelsdc.org/auditions.html