May 18, 2013 Harvard Square.com

Come celebrate the Summer Solstice in Harvard Square with a French twist!  Enjoy Rock and Roll, Funk and Folk, throw in some Jazz, Country, Hip Hop, a few Standards, add some Classical, Pop, R&B, Rap, Soul, Alternative, and Goth,  mix in a little Blue Grass, World, Folk,  and Grunge, then get down and dance!   

 

The Harvard Square Business is gearing up to celebrate the summer solstice with the 5th Annual Make Music Harvard Square / Fête de la Musique.  On June 16th, the streets of Harvard Square become a free, live music festival featuring more than 70 musicians from across the USA and Canada playing on 11 different stages.  Festivities kick off at 2pm and come to a close at 10pm.

 

Make Music Harvard Square is inspired by the “Fête de la Musique” a street-music festival which started 28 years ago in Paris. The “Fête de la Musique” is now celebrated, under many names, in more than 300 cities in 108 countries, from London to Beijing to Buenos Aires. Harvard Square is proud to join in this worldwide celebration!  

 

A complete schedule of amazing local, regional and national talent follows. Highlights of the day will include a signature main stage in beautiful and historic Winthrop Park. 

 

Stop by the park between 3pm – 6pm to catch Canadian artists Pays D’Abondance (Land of Plenty).  From Témiscamingue Lake in Quebec to the Acadian shores, singer-songwriters, Isabelle Cyr and Yves Marchand offer you their original songs and well known traditional pieces from the Quebec and Acadian repertoire. Through their music and tales they share humorous and passionate stories about their history and heritage.  With spellbinding rhythms of the piano, the drums and the autoharp, the irresistible duo blends their voices and cultures for what will be an unforgettable performance.