music and performances
Upcoming gigs
Friday, September 22, 2023, 8:00 pm. Singing back up vocals with Bobby Sweet and Pete Adams. Dream Away Lodge, 1342 County Road, Becket, MA 01223, (413) 623-8725
Sunday, September 24, 2023, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Musical brunch! A mix of BSweet tunes and Lara's harmony favorites. Plus many puns about crepes.
Free outdoor concerts on the beautiful grounds of Devonfield Inn, Lee, MA: Bring your own lawn chair and picnic. (Weather permitting.) 85 Stockbridge Road Lee, MA 01238 Phone: (413) 243-3298
One more date!
Saturday, September 30
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Sunday, October 1, 3:30 pm: Singing back up vocals with the Aimee Van Dyne Band. Lilac Park, Main Street, Lenox, MA
November 11, 2023, 5:00 pm. Details TBA.
ONGOING: Host Lara and Bobby in your home or via Zoom for private concerts.
Reach out HERE to inquire.
"We all were warmed by the grace and beauty of a splendid evening of stories and song; Lara and Bobby are good at both...a heartwarming evening in these unusual times. Thank you, Lara and Bobby, for the gift of you." - Mitch Mitchell, Nov. 18, 2020
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Press
"Tupper has performed all over the world. Her candlelit, sultry voice evokes Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones, having a base in jazz and pop and drifting to folk. Her subtle nuances, both melodic and sung, pull you into each song."
“There is a lot of subtlety in Lara Tupper’s performances. This is much more than a CD of good songs well sung. Attentive listening will be rewarded.” – Chris Brown, Owner, Bull Moose Music
"When Bobby Sweet and Lara Tupper team up, we’re talking musical heaven." - Lisa Kristoff
“Steeped in jazz and singer/songwriter tradition, Lara Tupper and Bobby Sweet weave melodies into a tapestry of complications that sound so easy. It's not easy to do what they do. And they do it so well.” - Nate Eldridge, Producer and Creative Director, 207
"Together, Lara and Bobby complete the sounds of their admired singer-songwriters with a twist. Their music is at once soothing and invigorating." - Robert Mitchell
"Vocalist Lara Tupper and guitarist/vocalist Bobby Sweet present spirited interpretations of folk and pop standards mixed with Bobby's original compositions - all with rich harmonies."
Past shows
Thursday, April 27, 7:30PM — 9:30PM, The Egremont Barn, 17 Main Street, Egremont, MA, The Aimee Van Dyne Band: Terry a la Berry on drums, Andy Gordon on pedal steel guitar, Fran Tokarz on bass, Jim Caron on violin and Vicki Brewster Alibozek, Chantell McFarland, and Lara Tupper on vocals.
Some favorites:
Boothbay Harbor Opera House, Boothbay Harbor, ME
The Guthrie Center Troubador Series with the BSweet Trio, Great Barrington, MA
The Colonial Theater, Pittsfield, MA, with the BSweet Band
The Stationery Factory, Dalton, MA: The BSweet Band opens for Commander Cody and his East Coast Airmen
The Chocolate Church, Bath, ME: The Burns Sisters' Holiday Show
The Dreamaway Lodge, Becket, MA, with the BSweet Band
The Egremont Barn, Egremont, MA, with the The Aimee Van Dyne Band
Six On The Square, Oxford, NY
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA
Devonfield Inn Lawn Concert Series, Lee, MA
Gateways Inn, Lenox, MA: with Bobby Sweet; plus many jazzy evenings with Robert Kelly and Friends and Benny Kohn and Friends
Lenox Park Concert Series, Lilac Park, Lenox, MA
The Barnacle Cafe, Monhegan Island, ME: only a 90-minute ferry ride to get there!
Red Cup Coffeehouse, Boothbay Harbor, ME
Castle Street Cafe, Great Barrington, MA
Marty Lasker Lecture Series, Becket Arts Center, Becket, MA: Excerpts and songs from my novel, A Thousand and One Nights
Lion's Den, Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA
Starving Artist Cafe, Lee, MA
Chester Common Table, Chester, MA
Washington Sons and Daughters, Washington, MA: a celebration of our town history with food, songs and and community storytelling.
Becket General Store, Becket, MA
New Lebanon Concerts in the Park, Shatford Park, New Lebanon, NY
Lee Farmer's Market, Lee, MA: jazz, pop and kale with Benny Kohn
Stockbridge Coffee and Tea, Stockbridge, MA: prose and songs with the Beeline Ramblers
Ti'coustics: The Burleigh House, Ticonderoga, NY
Genesis Center, Farm to Table Celebration, Westfield, MA
Downtown Pittsfield Farmer's Market, Pittsfield, MA with Benny Kohn (keys)
Rumpy's Tavern, Lenox, MA
Down County Social Club, Sheffield, MA
Live on WRPI 91.5 FM Troy, NY: Gary's Music Show
Firefly, Lenox, MA: EP RELEASE PARTY!