Join us on the front lawn of the Strand for a night of music and fun! Jumpin’ in July is a FREE concert series, where each week in July a new musician or band takes the stage to perform. Concessions will be available on site.

Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers will make you move with their award-winning “Boogie, Blues & Beyond” – an electrifying original sound that takes you from the delta to the dance floor. Mixing the vintage country blues and roots she was brought up on with more contemporary sounds like funk, psychedelic rock, and even reggae, the two-time “Blues Artist of the Year” (2019 NEMA & 2012 BMA) leads the band on vocals and electric guitars (plus the occasional kazoo solo!), backed by her husband Jim Countryman on bass and vocals, with Shawn Meehan on drums, and special guest Bob Mackenzie on harmonica.

“Erin Harpe has a timeless quality about her. Maybe it is her signature look with a flower in her hair and the fishnet stockings, a look that would have worked in any decade over the past century. Or maybe it is her virtuoso finger picking guitar style or the way she can play the slide guitar like some of the recent greats such as Bonnie Raitt or Rory Block. Or maybe it is her beautiful singing voice, especially when she is covering the old-time blues music of Memphis Minnie or Sippie Wallace with a confidence and sass that might remind you of Maria Muldaur. Her style is both endearing and enduring.”

–Sound Waves Magazine