Name: Plainfield Arts presents: Marsh Lights
Start: 2026-10-17T23:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-18T01:00:00+00:00
Location: Plainfield Opera House

Description

Marsh Lights

Saturday, October 17 at 7:00 PM

Plainfield Town Hall Opera House

Tickets by suggested donation ($20)

The Burlington, VT band Marsh Lights, guided by lead singer and songwriter Colby Crehan, provides an “immersion into American roots where there is little equal to the quintet in the Northeast" (Valley Stage Productions). The group's original music, executed with phenomenal vocals and expressive musicianship, is hard to pigeon-hole but easy to embrace.

Performing together for over 15 years, and as Marsh Lights since 2023, the band has developed a special rapport and unique sound, making for a group that can go light and heavy, solemn and joyful, fast and slow. Their songs explore bravery, darkness, spirituality, and grace with lyrics that often employ metaphoric places and female heroes and perspectives. On their most recent album, Cover the Water (2024), the Rutland Herald found “compelling folk and bluegrass-based material that shines on Crehan’s assured vocals and songwriting and the band’s deft and intuitive instrumental skills.”

Killer harmonies are "a Marsh Lights specialty" (Seven Days) as are fiery instrumentals and a diverse repertoire. Experience Marsh Lights' "earthy layers of depth and dynamism. Even when the band leans into more traditional terrain...there's slight deviation, like a new translation of an old book." (Seven Days).

Visit Marsh Lights at marshlightsmusic.com

“The combination of talent, passion, and songwriting in the band is breathtaking.” – Mary-Nell Bockman, Manager, Whallonsburg Grange

“Earthy layers of depth and dynamism. Even when the band leans into more traditional terrain…there’s slight deviation, like a new translation of an old book.” – Chris Farnsworth, Seven Days

Date & Time

Sat, Oct 17, 2026 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Venue Details

Plainfield Opera House

18 High Street
Plainfield, Vermont 05667

Plainfield Opera House

The Plainfield Town Hall Opera House is a modest-sized, affordable venue, with a capacity of 240 people (including a balcony that holds 45).

It is available to host all kinds of events – opera, theater, lectures, dances, movies, weddings, meetings, and other special events. It is valued for its excellent acoustic qualities and for the ambiance created by its high, tin-clad ceilings and walls, its hardwood floor, tall sash windows, proscenium stage, and red velvet curtains.

The building is owned and maintained by the town of Plainfield and is managed by the non-profit “Friends of the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House” (FTHOH), an organization of volunteers dedicated to keeping the arts and community alive and thriving in Plainfield and the surrounding region.

Please check out our website (plainfieldartsvt.org) and take advantage of the wonderful opportunities that the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House provides!

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