Jesse Welles Wows with Support from Steph Strings at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards

Saturday night Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard welcomed August with the fantastic Jesse Welle’s Red Tour with special guest Steph Strings, hailing from Australia. A beautiful night in the rolling hills of Central New York presented another fantastic evening of music, friends, families and two artists with a much needed message. Please enjoy the photo […]
Beak & Skiff Announces 2026 Summer Series With Another Incredible Season

This might be the most ambitious Beak & Skiff Summer Music Series lineup yet, and that’s big news with all the incredible acts they have brought in over the last two decades. The concerts begin May 30 and run through August 23 next to the beautiful apple orchards that surround the Beak & Skiff Campus, […]
BEAK & SKIFF LAUNCHES MOST BEAUTIFUL AND AMBITIOUS LINEUP FOR SUMMER 2025

Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards has launched one of the most outstanding summer lineups in all of New York State and the announcements aren’t over yet. We spoke with Talent Booker Dan Smalls of DSP Events and will have full coverage of the shows this summer as they quickly approach. “We’re very excited about this […]
The Head & The Heart Light Up Beak & Skiff With Phosphorescent In Magical Midsummer Show

Photo: Aurora Roe
Lake Street Dive’s Akie Bermiss Talks Tour, New Album & The Community Of Music

Acclaimed band Lake Street Dive is about to embark on a North American tour in support of its new album Good Together. The band will be playing at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards in Lafayette on July 7. 315 Music spoke with keyboardist Akie Bermiss who joined LSD in 2017, as he sets out on the band’s biggest tour yet. 315 Music: […]
Gregory Alan Isakov Dazzles Beak & Skiff on the Summer Solstice

Gregory Alan Isakov, his incredible bandmates, and special guest Mon Rovia regaled the audience at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards on June 20, the year’s longest day. It was a perfect night in the rolling hills, surrounded by apple orchards and 4,000 smiling faces as the sundown in the west lingered even during the encore […]
LIVE: Hello Gone Days Tour at Beak & Skiff

Dashboard Confessional and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness brought their co-headlining Hello Gone Days Tour to the stage at the Beak & Skiff Orchard in Lafayette on Tuesday night. Opening act Armor for Sleep rounded out the lineup. It was a picture-perfect night for an outdoor concert. Seventy degrees, slight breeze, and zero humidity. After […]
LIVE: Andrew Bird with Iron & Wine at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards

On yet another gorgeous evening at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards in Lafayette, NY, Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine dazzled the packed amphitheater with a stunning show. Touring on Bird’s new record Inside Problems as the Outside Problems Tour the show opened with soulful singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello and her group delivering a heartfelt set […]
LIVE: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats with Antibalas at Beak & Skiff

Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards music series was in full swing as the skies cleared into a majestic summer evening with sunbeams lighting Anitbalas and sundown shimmering behind a wonderful set from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. The evening kicked off with Antibalas setting the sweet vibe for a sold-out audience in the rolling […]
LIVE: The Wood Brothers & Guster at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards

On a drizzly night specked with rainbows and a beautiful sunset, Guster and The Wood Brothers dazzled the crowd with incredible sets. All photos by Melody Blackmore.