Music

MerleFest is not taking place this year. This festival, which celebrates "traditional plus" music, has been taking place on Wilkes Community College since 1988, as a fundraiser for the college, and in memory of Eddy Merle Watson. MerleFest has announced that on the dates that the festival would have taken place they will "live" stream the 2012 performances that took place on the Watson and … [Read more...] about MerleFest to stream the 2012 festival for free

Carnegie Hall is presenting a free series, Live with Carnegie Hall. This series will feature some of the world’s finest artists as they share behind-the-scenes stories, excerpts from past performances, and live musical moments. The episodes can be streamed for free on: Carnegie Hall's Facebook page Live with Carnegie Hall website Carnegie Hall's Instagram page Carnegie Hall … [Read more...] about Live with Carnegie Hall: new, original live streamed programming, including violinist Joshua Bell

Shut In & Sing is a virtual music festival. A group of songwriters are joining together over several days to stay connected and to bring great music to the world. These shows are "Pay What You Can." Remember that we might be deprived of live music during this time, but musicians are losing their livelihood. So help if you can. You do have to buy a ticket to watch a show. There are some … [Read more...] about Shut In & Sing Music Festival (pay what you can)

The November 2019 Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway concert will be streamed for FREE on Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. ET. You can watch it on Playbill and BroadwayCares.org. The evening raises money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. Ryan McCartan will still host the event from his family’s basement, conducting interviews with Disney on … [Read more...] about Watch For Free: ‘Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney On Broadway’ Concert

A global televised and streamed special One World: Together At Home will be on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT (still to be confirmed). The historic broadcast will be hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert and air on CBS, NBC and ABC. Also, friends from Sesame Street will be on hand to help unify and inspire people around the world to take meaningful … [Read more...] about ‘One World Together At Home’ To Feature Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, John Legend, Billie Eilish, Andrea Bocelli and tons more superstars

Andrea Bocelli will perform in an empty Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, on Easter, April 12th, 2020. The concert, called Bocelli: Music for Hope, will be streamed for free on his YouTube channel.  On the East Coast, it will be at 1 p.m.  He will be accompanied only by cathedral organist Emanuelle Vianelli.  With live church services being canceled, Bocelli's performance … [Read more...] about Andrea Bocelli will perform in Milan’s empty Duomo Cathedral on Easter — watch for free

At Home With Farm Aid will stream live on Saturday night, hosted by Willie Nelson and his sons Lukas and Micah Nelson. The FREE stream is Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. and includes live performances by Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews in a virtual show of support and solidarity for family farmers and ranchers. The event will be available as a free webcast stream on … [Read more...] about ‘At Home With Farm Aid’ – Performances By Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp & Dave Matthews

Pickathon is opening their vaults to premiere 60 concerts in 60 days. This limited-time, “best of” series of free concerts streams will highlight some of Pickathon's most memorable performances to help musicians in need, with all viewer donations going directly to Recording Academy / GRAMMYs' MusiCares initiative. The concerts will start Wednesday, April 8th, 2020, and continue for 60 days. … [Read more...] about Pickathon presents A Concert A Day for MusiCares