CranJam 2026 Saturday September 19 and Sunday September 20

AT THE HARWICH CRANBERRY FESTIVAL

HARWICH COMMUNITY CENTER 

 100 OAK STREET  HARWICH CENTER

ADMISSION: FREE! DONATIONS WELCOME! (and essential)

Donation to support FREE LIVE MUSIC

All times approximate; schedule and performers subject to change.

Wooden dance floor under the tent. Rain or shine!

Bring a chair or blanket to sit on and stay for the day.

devil’s purse beers, wines, soft drinks for sale

NEW IN 2026 CRANBERRY CIDER from sandy neck cider

How do we pay for FREE LIVE MUSIC?

With your voluntary donations AND by selling these beverages!!

 

Sorry, no FIREWORKS in 2026

instead, a fabulous drone show at 8:00PM

 

Music Schedule

Saturday   September 19 2026      11:00AM - 7:00PM

please note new hours for music



*****all times approximate and subject to change*****

Sunday September 20  2026        11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

SATURDAY

wampanoag nation singers & dancers

The Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers are a group of musicians, educators, and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod, Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard, and Herring Pond in Bourne. Our performances of eastern social songs and dances have both educated and entertained audiences of all ages in museums, schools, and various multi-cultural events. We dress in our traditional clothing and our songs are accompanied by a water drum and handcrafted rattles. We encourage audience participation and prefer to dance  with the people instead of for the people.

The Harwich Cranberry Festival is honored to include, for the first time, members of the tribal communities to share some of their traditions.

We are humbled to acknowledge that we live on the lands settled and inhabited for more than 10,000 years by

the Wampanoag, the People of the First Light.

 

SALTED FOLK with Catie Flynn

Salted Folk is a Cape Cod-based acoustic folk duo featuring singer-songwriter Catie Flynn and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Pat Croke. They perform organic, stripped-down renditions of folk, country, blues, and classic rock covers, alongside original material. Catie Flynn (Harwich High School 2004) went on to Berklee College of Music, spent time in Nashville, and retruns to yet another performance at CranJam.

 

SARAH BURRILL BAND

Sarah has performed at the Harwich Cranberry Festival numerous times, as far back as the 1980s.

Sarah brings to her music and performance a depth and passion that is nothing short of contagious. Whether she is belting out a blues, caressing the melody of a delicate love song, encouraging social consciousness and change or singing about her pajamas, it is an experience that inspires courage, strength and hope. She does all of this while creating an atmosphere of playfulness and spontaneity that is disarming and uniquely Sarah. It takes no time at all to understand she is here to have fun, and she brings her audience right along with her.

 

The Kerosene Heater Band

The Kerosene Heater Band is a Cape Cod based rocking country 5 piece consisting of Katie Henderson, vocals; Mitch Summey, guitar; Mandolin, vocals; Ted Noyes, guitars and vocals; Cameron Hall, bass guitar; and Andrew Ianniello, drums. The band dipped their feet in the waters of the Cape scene in the summer of 2023 under the name of The Red River Band. Winter rehearsals in January of 2024. in Mitch’s Brewster barn, huddled around his kerosene heater, led to the band being reborn as The Kerosene Heater Band. Fronted by Katie (Brookhart) Henderson (Harwich HS 2004), The KHB hit the ground running and has quickly become Cape Cod’s preeminent rocking country band!

 

The George Gritzbach Band plays inventive takes on classics and a healthy helping of innovative originals offering a great mix of blues, roots, and R&B. The band has appeared at a wide variety of venues and Festivals across North America, including opening for B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray and many others as well as local nightclubs and Performing Arts Centers. They also have the versatility to play unplugged acoustic sets for a more intimate experience. The band, lead by George, a serious blues devotee who caused a sensation when he first debuted on the New England blues scene, is now backed by a seasoned rhythm section featuring Scott Lariviere on bass and backing vocals and Johnny Menezes on keyboards and Christian McCarthy on drums, percussion and backing vocals. Rounding out the group is Peter Murray laying it down on the sax. The ensemble continues to be in demand as a high energy R&B dance band strongly rooted in blues, funk and New Orleans styles.

The Boston Globe called Gritzbach a "sizzling hot, no-holds barred bluesman."

George Gritzbach performed at the CranJam a few years ago, and several times at the Harwich Cranberry Festival in the 80s and 90s.

As Music Director of the festival, I share the thoughts of my friend, the late Steve Morse, who wrote

"I have respected George Gritzbach for a long time. He is a keep-the-faith artist with an honest, no-frills voice that sounds equally at home on blues, soul and funk….. George can be playful and rock with a Friday night, just-got-paid frenzy, but also has a serious streak, as heard in the affecting message song, "One Race, Many Faces," where he urges "color-blind human kindness." His band is top-notch and … the Cape Cod-based Gritzbach… devotion to his craft continues."  

--- Steve Morse, former staff music critic for the Boston Globe for 28 years who later taught Rock History at Berklee College of Music

ENTRAIN


back by popular demand!

— ENTRAIN has appeared at the CranJam more than any other band


Epic in sound and kaleidoscopic in vision, the eclectic Martha's Vineyard-based Entrain has been thrilling critics and fans alike since its inception. Formed and led by drummer Tom Major in 1993 .... praised for their ability to shift effortlessly between musical styles - from rock, blues, calypso and ska, to zydeco, jazz and funk - often within the same song. "The whole Entrain concept is based on the drums and infectious rhythms. Once we've got that.... anything goes, everything goes," explains Major. "The most important thing that we try to do with our music is bring everybody together in the spirit of peace, love, fun and a ton of drums!"

— Boston Music Award-winning Best Live Act 

Entrain's goal is not just to be the biggest and the best, says Major. "We want to create music that makes people feel good. When we look out from the stage, all we see is smiling faces of all ages and bodies moving. You can't beat that feeling. At the same time if we can help to promote positive values and lifestyles... great! There's enough negativity in the world, let's spread a little joy around and watch how infectious it can be."

SUNDAY

Friendly Fowl

Friendly Fowl is a local jam fusion and jazz-blues band based out of Chatham and Harwich, Monomoy Regional HS students and recent grads.]

Friendly Fowl leads off Sunday, a band comprised off Monomoy Regional HS players and recent grads. Friendly Fowl is an energetic local jam fusion group whose blend includes funk, psychedelic, jazz, blues, Celtic, and acoustic folk.

Their high-energy live sets include both original music and unique covers. Members & Collaborators include young local musicians such as Macklin Hanlon Devine, Jonathan Ford, Jazzy MacDonald, Eddy Crownshaw, Simon MacBride, Christopher Marchio, Thomas Marchio, and Ben McMullen.

SummerTown

SummerTown offers the best of classic Rock, country and Americana tunes.

SummerTown are members Fred Ghioto, Jared Ghioto, Bob Hagopian, Marvin Dolinger, Rose Martin and Laura Celia. The band was formed in the spring of 2019 and began to perform for audiences in the fall, beginning with the annual Yarmouth Seaside Festival. Our next venture takes us into the real studio to record several of our favorite covers with member Jared Ghioto, who is an accomplished sound engineer, drummer and lead vocalist. Fred Ghioto has an extensive background with lead guitar, vocals and was a founding member of Freddie and the Maybellines** for 24 years. Bob Hagopian, seasoned bass player with the Cape Cod Bavarian Band for 24 years beautifully brings out the low end of our sound. Marvin Dolinger, professional banjo and harmonica player with the Choptank Band for 25 years adds his delightful picking and harp playing to the mix. Rose Martin, well known around the Cape as a lead vocalist, acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter adds her lovely voice and acoustic strumming. Laura Celia, powerful lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist with an extensive background of family musicians rounds out our talented lineup.

**Freddie and the Maybellines played at the Harwich Cranberry Festival nearly every year from the late 1980s into the 2000s

The PLACEHOLDERS

Closing the day Sunday are The Placeholders, formed at Monomoy Regional HS in 2016.  Scheduled for the 2023 festival when CranJam was cancelled due to hurricane forecast, ThePlaceholders will play all your favorite rock’n’roll hits. Bring your dancing shoes and be prepared to sing along with your favorites!