2026-2027 Season Passes:
Fall Season - $150 (7 shows)
Winter/Spring Season - $150 (7 shows plus Season Finale)
All Seasons - $295 (all 14 shows plus Season Finale)
Oswego Music Hall Ticket Information:​
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VIP seating (typically $5 above general seating) is preferred, forward seating. It is usually table seating.
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General seating is the balance of seating in the house. Any ticket level may sit there.
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Guest Curator shows are NOT included in a season pass.
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NOTE: Ticket sales on Eventbrite end at 1pm the day of the show but tickets will still be available at river's end bookstore until 6 pm or at the door. Prices listed here for individual shows DO NOT include Eventbrite fees.
Doors open at 7:00 pm; show at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted
Fall 2026 Season
National Stage
Redd and the Paper Flowers (Mark Wahl opens)
November 7th $17-22
Redd & The Paper Flowers is an Appalachian Folk-grass / Living Room Folk band from Knoxville, Tennessee with members Katie Adams (upright bass), Colleen d’Alelio (cello), Gavin Gregg (mandolin), and Redd Daugherty (guitar). Coining the new term, “Living Room Folk,” the band provides an intimate and cozy atmosphere–not dissimilar to listening to music in the comfort of one’s own home. They have also been coined as Appalachian Jazz. The band met through local open mics and mutual friends in Knoxville. They released their debut album, Appalachian Bell Jar, a record that is a testament to East Tennessee and greater Appalachia’s beauty, struggles with local and regional governmental support for Appalachia, and their experiences in the area in May 2025. Their second album, Dead Little Thing, will highlight the struggles from the tragedy of Redd inheriting Rush’s Music, a local Knoxville band and instrument music store, after Jason Cooper’s murder to gun violence. Jason was a dear friend of Redd’s. Much of the band’s history is now woven within the Rush’s Music story, and despite the tragedy, the band has grown extremely close through loss and grief, while learning how to run a business and local gem of the Knoxville community.
https://www.reddandthepaperflowers.com
Guest Curator
#JazzByTheLake Jimmy Johns Trio with Special Guest Julie Falatico Montalbano
November 13th $17-20
Curator: Dave Kaspar
The second show of the Fall season of #JazzByTheLake features The Jimmy Johns Trio with special guest vocalist Julie Falatico Montalbono.
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The trio is led by vibraphonist extraordinaire Jimmy Johns. Jimmy was an adjunct professor of Jazz drum set and vibraphone at Colgate University and Hamilton College. He enjoyed a long relationship with Syracuse Stage and has played with the Mario DeSantis Orchestra for thirty years. He has appeared with Cedar Walton, Slam Stewart, Nick Brignola, John Pizzarelli, and the New York Voices, just to name a few. Jimmy's trio has performed every Wednesday night at Pastabilities in Syracuse for twenty three years.
Rick Montalbano began a long career as keyboardist, composer, arranger and Jazz Educator in the 1960s and has played with a virtual who’s who of the jazz and entertainment world, such as Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, Chuck Mangione and Jaco Pastorious. He’s currently teaching at Hamilton College and Colgate University. Additionally, Rick spent 20 years as Jazz Educator at Syracuse University.
Saxophonist Joe Carello is a Syracuse native and has performed in concert on many occasions, having been a featured soloist with the Syracuse Symphony, The Rochester Philharmonic and the Syracuse Orchestra. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Diane Schurr, Maureen Mcgovern, and Jeff Tyzik to name a few. As lead alto saxophonist with the Central New York Jazz Orchestra he has performed with Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer, Grady Tate and others. As a sideman, Joe has worked with Chuck and Gap Mangione, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Cole, The New York Voices, Randy Brecker, The Manhattan Transfer, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra Jr. and The Temptations. He has recorded with Danny D’Imperio, Peter Mack, Eric Alexander, Barry Harris, Nancy Kelly, Ralph Lalama, and more. In addition to his performing career, Joe is an adjunct professor at Onondaga Community College, Lemoyne College and Hamilton College.
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Julie Falatico Montalbano is a Sammy Award nominee for her trio album “Taking A Chance On Love,”. She began her musical pursuits in Los Angeles and Cleveland, singing with some of the country’s best musicians before returning to her roots in Upstate New York in the early 2000s. Julie’s warm, sultry voice blends beautifully with Rick’s masterful keyboard skills.
This is presented by The Ontario Center for the Performing Arts Guest Curator Program, made possible in part by The New York Council of The Arts.
National Stage
Alice Howe & Freebo
November 21st $17-22
Alice Howe & Freebo have undeniable chemistry. Rock bass legend Freebo weaves his fretless stylings into Alice’s soulful, impeccably-tuned vocals for a harmony-driven performance showcasing two uniquely compelling songwriters.
Freebo is a genuine folk, rock, and blues icon who has toured and recorded with some of the greatest artists of his generation, and is best known for his ten years as bassist with Bonnie Raitt. His fretless bass can be heard on records by John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Crosby Stills & Nash, Maria Muldaur, Joe Walsh, Dr. John, and many more. Freebo is also a multi award-winner and finalist in numerous songwriting contests, was recognized as Best Folk Artist by the Los Angeles Music Awards, and has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, The Midnight Special, and in concert with the Legendary Spinal Tap.
Alice Howe had the honor of being named Best Female Artist at the International Acoustic Music Awards. To hear her sing is to be enraptured by the natural, unaffected beauty of her voice. There’s no artifice, no histrionics — just honest, authentic, emotionally resonant singing in the tradition of the roots music that shaped her. Her poetic lyrics and melodic sensibilities take center stage on her latest solo album Circumstance, produced by Freebo and recorded at legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. Americana Highways writes of Circumstance: “One of 2023’s best albums. This isn’t just a singer – this is an artist.”
Alice & Freebo have been working as a duo since 2017, and together they tour relentlessly, playing over 85 shows annually in both 2024 and 2025 across US and Europe. “A beguiling blend of folk, rock, blues, and soul,” their collaboration reveals a deep musical kinship that transcends their generational divide. Their latest album Alice Howe & Freebo Live debuted as the #1 Most Played Album on the Folk Radio Charts, and also landed on its Top Ten Albums of 2025.
https://www.alicehoweandfreebo.com
National Stage
The McKrells
December 5th $17-22
The McKrells are a renowned American Celtic bluegrass band formed in 1998 by lead singer and songwriter Kevin McKrell. Based in Upstate New York, they blend traditional Irish folk music with fast, world-class bluegrass picking. The band has played world-famous venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
Kevin McKrell is a celebrated roots music pioneer. Before The McKrells, he formed the famous Celtic folk band Donnybrook Fair in 1979. His original songs are global folk staples. Artists like The Kingston Trio and The Furey Brothers have recorded his classic songs, such as "Home In Donegal".
McKrell has also won awards for "Entertainer of the Year". He is even in the Capitol District Music Hall of Fame. Outside of music, he is a respected portrait painter.
The band's lineup has changed over the years. Past members include players like John Kribs (guitar), Chris Leske (mandolin), Craig Vance, and Rick Bedrosian.
Today, Kevin McKrell tours with shifting collaborators, often playing as an acoustic duo or trio with musicians like upright bassist Arlin Green.
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Guest Curator
Jeffrey Martin with Corey Parsons
December 11th $27-33
Curator: Tom Meyer
“Martin's a marvelous songwriter, effortlessly drawing out fully-fleshed stories and lush natural metaphors from a simple folk music structure.” No Depression
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Jeffrey Martin delivered pizzas and bartended and then did dry-stack stone work and remodeled houses and taught high school English on his way to being a songwriter. Now he tours full time and he feels grateful for the chance.
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