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Music in the Gazebo with Patrick Ross/Picnic on the Green

July 31, 2025 | 6:30 PM

Sponsored by the East Burke Market. Bring the family, a blanket or lawn chairs and gather in front of the gazebo for an amazing live music performance.

Member Appreciation Barbeque prior to the music event, at 5 pm. BMC will be providing grilled hotdogs (or veggie dogs) and summer salads (coleslaw, potato salad, kale & strawberry salad, pasta salad, fruit salad) and cookies.

Once the music starts, we will be selling popcorn, hotdogs, bottled water and ice pops to the general public. Bring your family and invite your friends!

Vermont born, fifth generation fiddle player, Patrick Ross won the
Vermont-State Fiddle Championship at age fourteen. He has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and shared stages with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Paul McCartney. In 2012, he was invited to perform at both the Calvin Coolidge Theater in The Library of Congress and The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. He has had the pleasure of working with Christopher Lloyd in a recent production of, “Call Of The Wild 3D” and assisted in the scoring of the film. He now lives in Newbury, Vermont with his wife and daughter. He works and teaches in collaboration with the Vermont Folklife Center and has recently started an independent record label called Rock Farmer Records with the mission of producing, recording and preserving Roots music. His solo concerts include a world wide range of fiddle styles as well as songs he has penned with guitar, banjo, mandolin and cello. For full length videos and other musings please visit www.patrickrossmusic.com

Location: Burke Mountain Club, 368 Route 114, East Burke, VT

Phone: 802-626-9823
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1778239856104656