41st Annual
Music on the Steps
Mondays, June 1st-August 31st, 6:30-7:30 at the Fredericksburg Branch
Join us for a fun night of music with the whole family! Every summer, we host "Music on the Steps," featuring live performances on the front steps of the Fredericksburg Branch. Read details about each musical guest below.
In case of bad weather, the concert will be moved inside the Fredericksburg Branch theater.
Thank you to the Friends of the Library who provide outstanding support to make this event happen.
June 1st
LADIA
LADIA is a women-led band celebrating women in music, covering women artists and women-led bands across all genres and eras.
June 8th
Tampa Taiko
Tampa Taiko is a professional Japanese-style drumming and performing arts ensemble based in Virginia and Florida.
June 15th
Adwela & the Uprising
Adwela & the Uprising is an internationally touring reggae band based right out of central Virginia. They have had the pleasure of playing opening sets and festivals for more than 20 Grammy winning and nominated artists. Their 2 full length albums have enjoyed charted positions on numerous music charts and are pleased to give our fans a seasoned roots reggae experience!
June 22nd
Stafford Opera Troupe
Stafford Opera Troupe is a non-profit, community-based organization producing accessible, high-quality opera performance and education opportunities for high school, collegiate and community performers.
June 29th
Twist of Fate
Twist of Fate offers classic covers of artists like Dylan, Springsteen,and the Beatles, and jazz and blues standards.
July 6th
Trash Rocket
Fueled by punk energy and pop melodies, Trash Rocket will have you dancing beyond the stratosphere.
July 13th
Angela Easterling & Brandon Turner
Angela Easterling brandishes her songwriting chops with rootsy, refreshing, homespun tunes, while her duo partner, Brandon Turner, masters many complex styles, with instrumentation that fleshes out the stories in Angela's songs, and adds some rocking fun.
July 20th
Harry Wilson Quartet
Led by renowned vibraphonist Harry Wilson, the group delivers a distinctive, high-energy blend of traditional jazz, R&B, and Latin influences.
July 27th
ThoseNewYorkKids
Multidisciplinary creator shaping sound, energy, and community through art, symbolism, and service, carrying lightning-born purpose into every connection he makes.
August 3rd
Hālau O 'Aulani
To teach and perpetuate the cultures, traditions, and values of the People of Hawai‘i through dance, language, arts, music, history, and customs.
August 10th
Steven Gellman Trio
Americana/Folk with a twist–incorporating unique instruments such as woodwinds and ukulele along with guitar, harmonica, and three-part harmony.
August 17th
Sheryl Warner & the Southside Homewreckers
This Richmond trio explores roots music from the Delta blues to Piedmont rags to the jazz-inspired songs of the legendary blueswomen.
August 24th
Limon & Latin Feeling Band
Danceable Afrocuban Latin Jazz fusion of music with original compositions and arrangements by Cuban percussionist, Alberto Limónta Perez.
August 31st
The Tollbooth Buskers
The duo of Laurie Rose Griffith and Peter Mealy are returning for their 41st consecutive performance atMusic on the Step as the Tollbooth Buskers, a five piece ensemble that adds a great new energy to their eclectic mix of pop, folk, rock, and original music.