# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MARK ERELLI AT THE HAYLOFT
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Mark Erelli is a critically acclaimed American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist known for his distinctive blend of rock, folk, and Americana. His music is known for its lyrical depth and intricate instrumentation, drawing influence from classic rock icons. Mark has collaborated with artists including Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, and Anaïs Mitchell; opened for the likes of Marc Cohn, Watchhouse, Josh Ritter, and many others; released fourteen solo albums and three albums with his bluegrass band Barnstar!; and produced two records for GRAMMY-winning artist Lori McKenna.

Boston singer-songwriter Mark Erelli began Spring Green, his fourteenth solo album, with a specific intention. “I wanted to release myself from the impulse to showcase all the different musical things I’m capable of doing,” he confesses. Unconcerned with adding to the diversity of his catalog, Erelli stepped up to the microphone and focused instead on simply being. The result is his most cohesive and emotionally resonant work to date, a tone poem on vulnerability that feels both deeply personal and universally applicable.

Sonically, Spring Green represents an audible departure from Erelli's deep and diverse catalog. Gone is the need to flex his full dynamic vocal range; instead, he leans into what he describes as "writing, singing, and playing a little more within myself." Co-produced with longtime collaborator Zachariah Hickman, the album was largely recorded live in the studio in just three days, with an ease that surprised even Erelli. His regular live band, augmented by drummer Shane Leonard and pedal steel player Rich Hinman, captured five songs on the first day alone, establishing an instant intimacy that permeates the entire record.

Spring Green is also Erelli's most collaborative work to date, with over half its songs co-written with partners including Peter Mulvey, Rose Cousins, and Anthony da Costa. This communal approach subtly amplifies the motif that threads through the whole collection—these aren't all Erelli's stories, but they explore our shared understanding and experiences of change, loss, and renewal. The opening track "King of Nothing" sets a spare, impressionist tone, while "Summer Boys" offers perhaps the album's most personal moment, a richly-detailed meditation on the dance between fatherhood and childhood.

The title track serves as both the album’s mission statement and its emotional center, a celebration of "being brave enough to open all of yourself to someone else, and be able to see all of them in return." The metaphor is apt: spring green is a color you have to actively look for, a fleeting annual reminder that optimism requires engagement and attention.

In an era when musicians are constantly told to adapt to new paradigms and platforms, Erelli's approach feels refreshingly direct. The decision to release Spring Green initially through Bandcamp, personally packing and shipping each order, reflects a deep commitment to some of his core values: authentic connection over industry machinations, depth over breadth, relationships over transactions.

Spring Green arrives as Erelli's most mature and focused work—an album that both documents personal transformation and models a way of being in the world. It's the rare record that both comforts and challenges, offering what Erelli calls "a sense of peace and solace" while never letting listeners off the hook emotionally. In a time when tenderness can feel like a luxury we can ill afford, Erelli makes a compelling case that it's actually the only thing that might save us.

This is the sound of an artist who has stopped trying to be all things to all people, only to discover that being fully himself is more than enough. Spring Green doesn't demand your attention so much as it earns your trust, one song at a time.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bridgton/mark-erelli-at-the-hayloft/200029907367829
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Art, health-wellness, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bridgton
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton, ME, United States, Maine 04009
- **lat**: 44.0918
- **long**: -70.73396
- **full address**: 95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton, ME, United States, Maine 04009

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is MARK ERELLI AT THE HAYLOFT being held?
  - **A:** MARK ERELLI AT THE HAYLOFT takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton, ME, United States, Maine 04009.
- **Q**: Who is organizing MARK ERELLI AT THE HAYLOFT?
  - **A:** MARK ERELLI AT THE HAYLOFT is organized by The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** MARK ERELLI AT THE HAYLOFT is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bridgton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If MARK ERELLI AT THE HAYLOFT sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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