In addition to traditional tunes and songs, Hope shares her original fiddle and viola tunes and often-comic storytelling about the farming, winterizing and neighborly adventures which inspire them. Hope's CD Infinite Winter Squash: New Maine Fiddle Music can be purchased at concerts, from Free Grange™ music retailers, & online. Review of the CD: "Pure New England fiddle music, proud of its rural past, relishing the present ... the feeling of a warm kitchen above a well-stocked root cellar ... The performances are inviting, warm, energized and straight ahead, with a bit of mischief thrown in." - Greg Boardman

Hope Hoffman UPCOMING EVENTS Sign up here for our quarterly e-mail newsletter Events listed here are public venues such as festivals and restaurants; we also play often for weddings and private parties. If you are considering having us play for your event, but are unable to see us in person, just click here to listen to audio samples. You can also link here to a listing of previous events.

Free Grange Productions (www.freegrange.org) supports local foods through music events, related merchandise & and promotional partnerships with farms, towns and businesses. FIDDLES*FARMS*FOOD*FUN A percentage of Hope's CD price goes to OTFinc.org, when purchased at: Royal River Natural Foods, Good Tern Co-op, Fresh off the Farm, and Rising Tide Community Market.   Contact Hope ~ About Hope Hoffman ~ Links Sign up here for our quarterly e-mail newsletter Building Community through Music, Theater and Dance. www.hopehoffman.org www.freegrange.org   < Main page Photos © Johnny Wechs 2007

Friday, July 3 acoustic Maine fiddle music at the Holiday Weekend Kick-off BBQ, at the Center for Maine Craft in West Gardiner, Maine. Event is noon-3 p.m.; fiddle music from 1:30-3 p.m. Rain or shine ~ there's plenty of space inside the new Travel Plaza where the Center is located; if it's a sunny day, it'll be outside. Featuring barbecue chef Denny Mike. Free. Directions: From I-95 South, take Exit 103; From I-95 North, take Exit 102; From I-295, take Exit 51; Local traffic, take Rte. 126. (Address is 24 Service Plaza Drive, Gardiner, ME 04345; located inside the new interstate travel plaza on Rte. 126, about 3 miles from downtown Gardiner). FMI: (207) 588-0021, www.mainecrafts.org. Friday, July 10 fiddling and songs from bluegrass, Carter family and Appalachian folk heritage, plus roots-based originals, by Hope Hoffman & Jim Tolles. We'll be performing live on the air from 7:30-9 p.m. on WMPG's "Local Motives" program. Saturday, July 18 Bowdoinham Contradance with the Cathance River Ramblers (Hope Hoffman, Greg Anderson, and Susan Janssen) and calling by Maggie Robinson. At the Bowdoinham Town Hall, on School Street at the top of the hill. All dances taught, beginners welcome. No partner necessary. Beginners workshop 7:30 p.m.; dance from 8-11 pm. $8 or equal barter. Info: Greg (207) 666- 3090 or Pam (207) 666-3709. Saturday, August 15 strolling fiddle and guitar music and songs for a couple of hours with guitarist Jim Tolles, as part of the 3rd annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, a juried fine arts and fine crafts show, on Maine Street in Brunswick, Maine. For info, call (207) 729-4439 or visit www.brunswickdowntown.com.