About Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Erin McKeown
Calling all hiking enthusiasts and music lovers! Join us on the trail with some of your favorite performing artists for guided hikes and intimate live music experiences like no other. These unplugged and acoustic shows are unique opportunities to enjoy live music in community and nature.
On June 14th, join Erin McKeown on the trail at Bartholomew’s Cobble.
Erin McKeown is a musician, writer, and producer known internationally for their prolific disregard of stylistic boundaries. Their brash and clever electric guitar playing is something to see. Erin’s singing voice is truly unique—clear, cool, and collected. Over the last 20 years, they have performed around the world, released 10 full length albums, and written for film, television, and theater, all the while refining their distinctive and challenging mix of American musical forms. Leading their own band, Erin has performed at Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, and the Newport Folk Festivals, and is a familiar presence on NPR and the BBC. Their first musical, Miss You Like Hell, written with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, opened Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2018 and was nominated for 5 Drama Desk Awards. While a student at Brown University, Erin was a resident artist at Providence’s revolutionary community arts organization AS220, and has since been a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center For Internet & Society.
Bartholomew’s Cobble Trail Hiking Details- Moderate to Difficult
For this program, guests will hike about 2 miles round trip including an out and back route on the Tractor Path to Hurlburt’s Hill. The hike will include a mixture of flat paths, some uneven surfaces, and a moderate, steady climb up to the vista at Hurlburt’s Hill where we will stop to enjoy Erin’s unplugged set.
Trail snacks provided. We recommend that guests bring a portable camp stool or blanket for seating during the live music set. We will also have a limited number of camp stools available for use.
Please note, audience size for this intimate offering is limited and pre-registration is required.
We are pleased to be collaborating with Passim for the 2026 Scenic Songs Series. Passim is a nonprofit arts organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where music, community, and curiosity come together. For more than 65 years, Passim has championed folk and roots musicians, nurtured emerging artists, and created intimate spaces where audiences can experience live music up close. Through concerts, classes, and community programs, Passim keeps folk music vibrant and evolving while staying true to its belief that music is most powerful when it brings people together. Passim’s mission extends far beyond its historic listening room. The organization is committed to building community through music wherever people gather, whether in classrooms, neighborhood spaces, or partnerships, like this one, that bring artists into new environments.
Interested in more live music on the trail? Be sure to check out the full series lineup for Scenic Songs!
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