With a diverse mix of new and returning acts, the Prescott Park Arts Festival’s 2016 River House Restaurant Concert Series promises to attract big crowds to Portsmouth’s waterside park this summer.
The festival unveiled its concert lineup in an email Friday morning and at prescottpark.org. Highlights include first-time PPAF performers like The Tallest Man on Earth, Shovels & Rope, and The Felice Brothers, as well as returning favorites like Yonder Mountain String Band, The Wood Brothers, and Taj Mahal. Bela Fleck, who brought a huge audience to the park last summer for a performance with his wife Abigail Washburn, returns this year with Nickel Creek member Chris Thile.
PPAF had previously announced that its summer musical will be The Little Mermaid. There will also be several music and food festivals during the season.
As always, admission to park events is by voluntary donation. Table and blanket reservations for all shows are available at the festival website, or by calling 603-436-2848.
The full lineup is as follows:
June 22: Sara Watkins
June 25: Yonder Mountain String Band
June 29: Sarah Jarosz
July 6: The Tallest Man on Earth
July 8: Shovels & Rope
July 10: Dawes
July 13: Shakey Graves
July 16: Hurray For The Riff Raff
July 17: Bela Fleck & Chris Thile
Aug. 3: The Felice Brothers
Aug. 10: Josh Ritter
Aug. 17: The Wood Brothers
Aug. 24: Judy Collins
Aug. 28: Up, Down & Away with Alan Doyle
Sept. 1: James McMurtry
Sept. 9: Taj Mahal
The Tallest Man on Earth performs at Prescott Park on July 6.