Community Church Concerts

06/02/2026

Every artist on our 25th anniversary bill has played this stage before. Every one but one. She won the same award seven times. The instrument she plays has never sounded quite like it does in her hands. We've been wanting to get her here for a long time. She's opening our 25th anniversary season.

05/28/2026

One of the artists on our 25th anniversary bill first played this stage in March of 2003. He's won seven Grammy Awards since then. And a MacArthur Fellowship. He plays an instrument you wouldn't expect to headline a concert, and this time, he's bringing his son.

05/25/2026

One of the groups on our 25th anniversary bill is celebrating their own milestone this season. Thirty years. We last had them on this stage February 12, 2012. Thirty years for them. Twenty-five for us. It was time.

05/21/2026

The second show in Community Church Concerts history took place on May 8, 2001. An audience that walked out having heard acoustic strings do things they didn't know acoustic strings could do. One of the artists on that bill now lives in Germany. He's making the trip back for our 25th anniversary. That tells you something.

05/18/2026

Eleven years ago this month — May 1, 2015 — The Duhks played Community Church Concerts.

We recently reached out to artists who have graced this stage over CCC's 25 years and asked if they'd send a short hello for our anniversary season. Leonard Podolak, founder of the beloved Canadian folk-fusion band, sent us a minute-long video.

First in a series. More coming soon.

05/16/2026

Our 25th anniversary season announcement is coming June 5. Between now and then, a few clues. One group on our 25th anniversary lineup played the very first show in Community Church Concerts history. Twenty-five years later, they're still the ones we call.

05/06/2026

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Over the course of their spring tour, The Travelin' McCourys had an open call for young pickers to join them as the "Young Guns,” led by curator Heaven McCoury.

After over 10 dates and about a dozen players, DelFest is proud to present the Young Guns! Catch them on the Grandstand Stage Thursday and across the festival grounds all weekend long.

04/22/2026

The McCoury boys don't smile like that for just anything.

For a band famous for jamming, we made them a cupcake with actual jam — the "Spring Jam," with fresh North Carolina strawberries and almond mascarpone frosting. Apparently it passed the test. 🍓

Thanks to the whole band for a perfect season finale. What a night.

The Travelin' McCourys

04/13/2026

The Jam and Toast review says it better than we could. Read it here.

We've been telling people for months that the show this weekend was going to be special.

The whole season, really — Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra (bluegrass from Norway), the Kruger Brothers (Swiss-born but spiritually Appalachian), Dom Flemons (musical time traveler), Michael Cleveland (the greatest fiddle player alive). And then this weekend, The Travelin' McCourys and Young Guns showing us where it's all headed.

The Young Guns — and yes, these young'uns really are young, ages 11 to 16 — opened the show and left the room buzzing. People who didn't know his name before were talking about Asher Brinson on the way to the car. His debut album, Midnight Hurricane, dropped last week, featuring the likes of Sierra Hull, Sam Bush, and Jason Carter. Sixteen years old. Let that sink in.

Then Heaven McCoury joined the Travelin' McCourys for a stretch that included "West L.A. Fadeaway" and "Scarlet Begonias" — Ronnie playing electric mandolin like a man who knows his Jerry. Del's legacy with his sons Ronnie and Rob, on stage with Ronnie's son Heaven, on stage with the Young Guns. Just generations and generations of music, all on one stage.

What a night to cap 25 years.

Last night at Community Church Concerts felt like one of those nights where you knew it was going to be special before the first note played. What began decades ago as the humble Community Church Coffee House has grown i...