2013 Grammy Winners for Best Bluegrass Album! With smooth vocals, smart songwriting, ferocious instrumentals and jaw-dropping harmony, the Rangers are bringing Bluegrass to music lovers across the USA and around the world. The past year has taken the Steep Canyon Rangers to new heights. In March 2011, the band released ...

Since skyrocketing to stardom as the winner of the 2009 season of American Idol, Kris Allen has enjoyed five singles on the Billboard charts. His self-titled debut album featured his hit single “Live Like We’re Dying” which has a combined digital sales of over 1.7 million. Since the release of ...

Two Maine music fan favorites share the Strand marquee! Singer-songwriter, David Mallett, is one of America’s true original troubadours. In a career spanning four decades, he has recorded 14 albums, had several hundred covers of his songs, including the American folk classic “Garden Song” (Inch by Inch, Row by Row). ...

Grammy Award winners with modern take on a traditional sound. With their 2010 album, “Genuine Negro Jig” —which garnered a Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy—the Carolina Chocolate Drops proved that the old-time, fiddle and banjo-based music they’d so scrupulously researched and passionately performed could be a living, breathing, ever-evolving sound. ...

Americana/Roots-Rock musician Alejandro Escovedo returns to the Strand with his band, The Sensitive Boys! The legendary Texas based singer-songwriter is one with his muse and his music, having spent a lifetime traversing the bridge between words and melody. Escovedo is a resolute voice that weathers the emotional terrain of our ...

Wowing audiences all over the world with their seasoned brand of Celtic music, Dervish has risen to the top of their genre over the past ten years. Hailing from the North West of Ireland, Dervish has captivated many listeners with the sheer energy and virtuosity of their music. They’ve shared ...

We are so honored and excited to have Grammy-Winning superstar Angelique Kidjo come to the Strand this winter for a rare intimate performance! There is simply no musician quite like Angélique Kidjo. One of the true stars of world music, she has spread her rhythmic Afro-fusion to the far reaches ...

ROCKLAND, Maine — Three bands, six cities, one train, and thousands of miles of track — “Big Easy Express” documents a cinematic musical journey at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Strand Theatre.

ROCKLAND, Maine — “Little Women,” the version starring Katherine Hepburn as Jo, will be screened at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, at the Strand Theatre. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit United Mid Coast Charities.

ROCKLAND, Maine — “Christmas in Connecticut,” filmed in 1945, will be shown at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at the Strand Theatre. Admission is free.

ROCKLAND, Maine — “Shaun of the Dead will be screened at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St.

ROCKLAND, Maine — The Sweetback Sisters’ their fourth annual Country Christmas Sing-Along Spectacular will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, the Strand Theatre. Lyric sheets will be provided so that everyone can join in the singing.

Join us for an evening with the great Arlo Guthrie in the Strand’s intimate concert setting. Folk music icon, Guthrie is a legendary artist who shares timeless stories and unforgettable classic songs as he carries on the Guthrie family legacy. With his singular voice as both a singer-songwriter and social ...

For the last quarter-century, singer Mary Black has been a dominant presence in Irish music, both at home and abroad. She has shared stages, tv shows and recording studios with some of the most revered performers of her time. She has also played a frontline role in bringing Irish music, ...

American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll musician Peter Wolf is perhaps best known for being the frontman and lead singer of The J. Geils Band, but Wolf is also an accomplished solo artist who has since 2002 written and recorded what many consider to be the best ...

“Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation,” (Biography Magazine) Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been labeled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation ...

Ben Taylor’s memorable melodies, immaculate acoustic guitar playing and insightful, honest lyrics have been captivating fans since the moment he embarked on this journey. Making music has become as natural as breathing to Taylor. Accordingly, this approach has colored his songwriting to create music that defies genre definitions. Taylor seamlessly ...

Filmed at Sadler’s Wells in London – Featuring The New London Orchestra When it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant re–interpretation of Swan Lake turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. Now you can watch this modern day classic accompanied by state of the ...

Steve Earle, the legendary American singer-songwriter whose work reflects a wide range of styles, including roots rock, bluegrass, folk and country, will perform a special solo-acoustic show at the Strand! A protégé of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Earle quickly became a master storyteller in his own ...

Starting with their self-titled debut in 2005, Winterpills have built a vibrant career with their exquisite chamber-pop songs that The Washington Post called “densely packed but hugely evocative, tiny bombs of feeling and meaning… fiendishly melodic”, attracting fans from their native New England to the Netherlands and beyond. They may ...