APRIL 28TH, 2024

SUNDAY, April 28th, 4pm SONGWRITER SHOWCASE, 4pm-6pm, featuring Jud Caswell, Jenny Van West, Ed Desjardins, and Lisa Redfern https://www.cadenzafreeport.com/

FALL SHOWS (limited bc I'm working on a new CD and a commission)

Lisa’s Fall 2023 Music

*Sunday, October 1st — I’ll be providing background music from 11-1 for the Sunday Brunch at 165 Park Row in Brunswick from (brunch itself is from 10-1) For reservation:  https://www.onesixtyfivemaine.com/eat-drink#breakfast

*Saturday, October 14th — Jenny Van West is giving a concert at Merry Barn at 417 River Road, Edgecomb at 7pm. Tickets are $20. See you there. I’m gonna pop up and sing harmony on a couple songs (my favorite thing to do). If you haven’t heard my friend Jenny yet, this will be a real treat. She’s a gifted songwriter, a wonderful guitarist and a lovely singer. 

*Tuesday, October 17th — 2:00-3:00pm — Concert at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick. Not sure it’s open to the public or not. https://thorntonoaks.com/

*Saturday, November 11th (Veteran’s Day), David Dodson’s Annual Fall Concert in Camden at 7pm, tickets are. Lisa Redfern, Jenny Van West, MoJo-Camden’s 20 piece big band, Anne Dodson and Matt Szostak, Dean Stevens, Molly Gawler, John and Rachel Nicholas, Eric Kilburn, The Day Family, Cousin Billy Dave and special guest,The Tweety Bird—bring the kids, they’ll love him. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door.  They can be purchased at the Camden Opera House website or at Lily, Lupin and Fern in Camden, Parent Gallery in Belfast, and Rock City Coffee in Rockland.  Show starts at 7:00pm 

*Saturday, December 10th, Christmas Concert at 3pm, at the Phippsburg Congregational Church…Jud Caswell, moi and 2 other acts…more info as I get it

Late Spring and Summer Music

Saturday, June 17th I’ll be playing tunes outside from 4:30-6:30pm-ish at the Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren Street, Wiscasset during the “wet” painting public reveal reception and sale. 

Saturday, June 24th 7pm-9pm House Concert hosted by Maddy and Joe Vertenten at their home in Freeport - this unplugged and intimate concert is a co-bill with my friend Jud Caswell. Email the host Maddy Vertenten at maddy.vibrantone@gmail.com or moi at lisa@lisaredfern.com for reservations. Seating limited to 30 people. Address will be given at time of reservation. $20 suggested donation at the door. 

Saturday, July 15th, 6:30 doors open and cash bar available, music at 7pm. 1st ever Barn Concert Series at the barn at The Squire Tarbox Inn on Westport Island, 1181 Main Road…I am doing an opening set for REED FOEHL. Tickets $25. It will be unplugged and intimate, much like a house concert!

Saturday, July 22nd 7pm Concert at Rockland UU Church at 345 Broadway presented by The Good Trouble Project, hosted by my dear friends John & Rachel Nicholas (incredible musical duo). The always entertaining David Dodson and I will share the stage with our songs and stories. $15 per ticket at the door. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit an organization that does domestic violence work (tba). 

Sunday, July 30th Sweet Chariot Music Festival on the mainland at Rockport Harbor, Sunday afternoon music series (more info as soon as I get it) 

Tuesday -Thursday, August 1-4 — Sweet Chariot Music Festival on Swans Island. Is it our 35th Annual? Whoa. www.sweetchariotmusicfestival.com for ticket info. 

FEBRUARY and MARCH GIGS

Wednesday, February 15th 7:30pm-8:30pm WMPG Radio show with host Marcia Leander in Ptld, ME

Saturday, February 25th, 7pm Swans Island Sweet Chariot Music Festival, mainland concert Camden Opera House, Camden, ME with lots of performers from our summer festival

Monday, March 6th, 1:30pm Private Show at AVITA in Brunswick, ME

Thursday, March 16th 2pm-10pm, Come Together SXSW hosted by Penny Jo at Opal Divine’s in AUSTIN, TEXAS 2200 S. Interstate 35

JANUARY SHOWS

Saturday, January 21st, 7pm. SWEET CHARIOT MUSIC FESTIVAL SAMPLER ON THE MAINLAND!!! (we usually do this show on Swan’s Island) Rockport Opera House, Rockport, Maine $15 (I am one of 8 acts in a variety show format)

Saturday, January 28th, 7pm, Good Trouble Project Concert, Rockland Maine UU Church $15…featuring John and Rachel Nicholas and Dean Stevens and special guests, Lisa Redfern & David Dodson…

December 2022 Music

Saturday, December 10th Freeport’s “Sparkle Celebration: Frosty Frolic” — I’m singing Christmas songs and more from 4-6pm — location is the Historical Society Harrington House Courtyard. There will be food trucks, local gifts, fire pits and music. It’s free. Bundle up and come join us!!!

Saturday, December 24th Christmas Eve Church Service at The Popham Chapel at 969 Popham Road, Phippsburg (on the way to Spinneys and Fort Popham) I’ll be providing the music—leading hymns and singing Christmas solos as part of this special service. 5pm.

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022 MUSIC

Saturday, August 6th FARMYARD JAM, 4:30-8:30 East Coxon Road, Brunswick, Maine $20 at “door” Jud Caswell and April Reed-Cox and I will be doing a set…

August 23-30th I will be one of the Artists-in-Residence at Creative Arts Week at Camp Newfound in Harrison, Maine where I will work on new songs, a book proposal, give a concert and a short talk and do lots of swimming in Long Lake. (enrollment for CAW is closed)

Saturday, September 17th, HOUSE CONCERT in Portland, Maine, 7pm-9pm. $20 suggested donation. Playing one set of my songs and one set jazz standards with Nick Mamich on piano. Contact me for reservations.

Sunday, September 18th Golden Anniversary Gala of Maine Preservation at Ram Island Farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Event is 4-7pm. For two of those hours JUD CASWELL and I will be singing folky hits from the 1970’s (it’s the theme of the gala). Go here for more info and tickets: https://www.mainepreservation.org/gala

Saturday, September 24th, 4-7pm I’ll be playing tunes in the background at the opening reception for the “Made in Maine” Members show at Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset, 15 Warren Street, Wiscasset

May 2022 Shows

Saturday, May 21st House Concert in Edgecomb, Maine has been postponed TBD

Sunday, May 22nd SINGING for the Boston Community Church online service at 11am - link as soon as I get it

Friday, May 27th co-bill with Jud Caswell at Cadenza at 5 Depot Street, Freeport, Maine at 7pm

November 3rd-8th -- Lamb's Retreat, Harbor Springs, MICHIGAN

One of the four special guest teachers and performers November 3-8th, 2021

Sunday, October 24, 2021 Healing Garden Benefit Concert, 2pm

French American Victory Club Hall, 193 Elm Street, Waltham, MASS, with Frank Ferrel, Visiting Wine and me!! (proof of vaccine required, masks are required) *presented by Terry Eagan & Patio Records!

DUE to COVID, no public shows currently planned

Please reach out to me if you’d like to hire me to do a ZOOM concert

Fall & Winter Shows and News

Friday, November 1st - I’ll be one of the judges for the annual Maine Songwriters Association song contest at Frontier in Brunswick. More details on Frontier website.

November 3rd - November 22nd I’ll be rehearsing and performing in Ohio and Nashville as part of the cast of the musical production of “Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks” with Mad River Theatre Works.

Tuesday, January 7th - I am guest hosting the Maine Songwriters Association “Songwriters on Stage” show at Frontier in Brunswick- Chris Moore, Lara Herscovitch, Matt Newberg and I will spend the evening swapping songs on stage. Come join us. More details on Frontier website.

Mid-January through early March I will touring 16 states as part of the cast of the musical production of “Walk On: The Story of Rosa Parks” with Mad River Theatre Works. For more details: https://madrivertheater.com

Sunday, September 22nd, 2019

Singing with Jenny Van West and Karen Biser at the Common Ground Fair at the Amphitheater Stage at 1:30pm. Come on by!

Summer Music

Thursday, June 27th – Concert at St. Lawrence Center for the Arts, Songwriters in the Round, hosted by Ted DeMille. 76 Congress, Munjoy Hill, Portland with Ted DeMille and Jud Caswell, 7pm-9pm, see website for ticket price.

Sunday, June 30th – solo at Brunswick CS Church. 10am service

Sometime in July (once I know date, I’ll let you know) – Songbird Series, Roots Café, Westbrook 6-8pm

August 5-9th – Sweet Chariot Music Festival (is it the 30th annual?) Swans Island, ME

August 17th – Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, Georgetown, I’m playing a co-bill with my friends The Levins (and side-man support for moi by Jeff Christmas). 7pm. $15 at the door, $12.50 in advance. Come early and have dinner, make reservations ahead of time.

FALL MUSIC (so far)

Autumn Music (so far) (in area and out)

Saturday, September 1st

Cundy’s Harbor Library

“Music on the Lawn”

2pm-3pm, free event, fundraiser

Sunday, September 16th

Solo at Christian Science church

Brunswick, 10am service

Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23

Elizabeth Seagull Heeter’s Celebration of Life

Buena Vista, Colorado

Thursday, September 27th

One Longfellow Square, Portland

“Troubadors in the Round”

w/ Jesse Terry, Jenny Van West, Connor Garvey

8pm, only $12 (what a bargain to hear all 4 of us!!)

October (weekend of 19th or 26th)

NASHVILLE house concert TBA

Friday, November 2nd

MSA Song Contest Show

Frontier (entered for 4th time-we shall see if I’m a finalist)

Thursday & Friday, November 8th & 9th

“Timeline” play opening

Portland, Maine

*my song “Live Through the Questions” was licensed for use in the play

Saturday, November 17th

Private House Concert w/Jesse Terry

Pine Point, Scarborough

Details forthcoming

Saturday, December 1st

Jazz at Robinhood Free Meetinghouse

Georgetown, Maine (rescheduled from June 1st when I got bronchitis)

Details forthcoming

SPRING AND SUMMER MUSIC (so far)

subject to changes...

Monday, March 12th

Originals and Covers

Avita of Brunswick, 4-5pm

Sunday, April 1st

Solo at CS Church

Camden, 10am service

Sunday, April 8th

Harbor Square Gallery, Second Sunday Series

Rockland, first set: poet Kristin Lindquist

2-4pm, $10 door

Friday, April 27th

Singing harmony vocals

Jenny Van West CD Release

May Street Arts, Portland

Saturday, April 28th

Atheneum Library

Nantucket, Massachusetts, 7pm-8:30pm

Sunday, May 6th

Solo at CS church

Camden, 10am service

Sundays May 13 & 20th

Solo at CS church

Brunswick, 10am service

Sunday, June 3rd

Solo at CS church

Camden, 10am service

Sunday, June 10th

I’m doing Featured performer set

At Songwriter’s Open Mic hosted by Jud Caswell

Byrnes Irish Pub, 16 Station Ave, Brunswick

Saturday, June 23rd CANCELLED-DUE TO ILLNESS :((

Singing and swingin’ Jazz Standards with Gary Richardson on guitar

Robinhood Meetinghouse

Georgetown, 7pm-9pm

Mon - Fri, July 30th – August 3rd

Annual Sweet Chariot Music Festival

Swans Island, Maine

Year 28??

FALL SHOWS

Fall Music & News (so far)

Friday, September 22nd

Common Ground Fair, Unity, ME. Set with Carter Ruff. 12:30-1:30

Monday, October 16th

Slates in Hallowell, ME Guest hosting “Songwriter Night” with Jenny Van West and Connor Garvey and me. 8:15pm

Sunday, November 5th

Camden Congo Church, David Dodson Annual Concert with a cast of musical characters. 7pm (details to follow)

Saturday, November 18th

House Concert with Jud Caswell in private home in Scarborough (Pine Point) email me at lisa@lisaredfern.com for more info $25 suggested donation

Thursday, November 23rd

Soloing at Camden, ME CS church for the Thanksgiving service, 10am

Wednesday, December 6th

Frontier, Brunswick, ME Guest hosting “Songwriters on Stage” for Maine Songwriters Association with Max Ater, Kate Miller and Carter Ruff. $10 door 7:00pm

Sunday, December 10th

Soloing at Camden, ME CS church service, 10am

Saturday, December 16th

Christmas Concert with 3 o4 four other acts: Bluegrass duo April & Bill Jubett, Harpist Danielle Paus & other special guests. Phippsburg Congregational Church. Show at 7:30. Doors open 7 p.m. 10 Church Lane (at Parker Head Rd.), Phippsburg Info: 389-1770 Refreshments at intermission.  Children under 8 admitted free. $15 door, $8 students, $12 advance tickets will be available on Brown Paper Tickets starting November 15. 7:30pm

Spring & Summer Concerts

Sunday, May 7th House Concert with Jud Caswell, Easthampton, MA, 7:30pm $15 suggested donation, call 413-695-6430 for reservation and address. We will share our original songs in an unplugged, intimate environment. Join us!

Mother’s Day Service, Sunday, May 14th, solo at The First Church of Christ Scientist, Camden, Maine - 10am service

Monday, May 15th Monday Night Concert Series Songwriter Night at Slates in Hallowell, Maine at 8:00pm -- with Chris Moore, Ted DeMille and moi in the round.

June 1st-7th Normandy, France to sing the ballad I wrote: “Full Circle Fire”: The Ballad of Charles Shay at an event to commemorate the creation of the Charles Shay Indian Park at Omaha Beach in Normandy in remembrance of DDay (more info soon)

Saturday, July        7th“Steady On”: Celebrating Lilith Fair at 20 at One Longfellow, Portland, ME, 8pm with Sharon Goldman, Ronda Dale, Lara Herscovitvch and moi.

August 1-4thSwans Island Sweet Chariot Music Festival or as we veterans call it: the “Annual Cavalcade of Whoopdedoo” http://sweetchariotmusicfestival.com/

*I am available for concerts, festivals, weddings, private parties, school and camp shows, etc. with my gaggle of original songs, or if you prefer—jazz standards with a jazz duo/trio!!

JANUARY SHOWS 2017

Wednesday, January 4th at Frontier for the Maine Songwriters Association with Jud Caswell, Ashley Storrow and Nat Hussey and myself. $10 7pm Brunswick, Maine

Sundays, January 8th & Jan. 22nd soloing at the Brunswick, Maine Christian Science church. 

Teaching Songwriting with the team at 317 Main Songwriting Intensive Jan. 3rd - Jan. 9th in Yarmouth, Maine

Teaching Songwriting with the team at Hyde School Jan. 30th - Feb. 4th in Bath, Maine

Gingersnap: A Conversation and a Cookie with a Creative Mainer starts up again!