PORTLAND, Maine — Pocket Full of Mumbles, Maine’s foremost purveyors of smart twang, will shake off any remaining winter shackles with a pair of shows in June. The first, here at the Allagash Brewery (50 Industrial Way, Portland), will take place Saturday afternoon June 6, from 3-5 p.m., rain (inside) or shine (outside).
On Thursday June 25, the Mumbles will kick off the annual Strawberry Moon festival at Pineland Farms, off the Mayall Road in New Gloucester — just north of exit 63 in Gray. Showtime is 4-7 p.m., smack dab in the middle of Pineland’s massive strawberry patch, where folks are invited to pick their own, partake of food & beer trucks, and listen to some smart twang, courtesy of PFOM.
The Mumbles are honored to play the Strawberry Moon event for the fifth straight June. There’s nothing like picking a few quarts, then sitting down for a pint or two as the golden hour descends. From the stage, this well attended happening starts like no other. We strike up the band at 4 p.m. and watch the cars snaking down the long entry drive. It’s like the final scene from “Field of Dreams.” Only with Strawberries.
The June 6 show at Allagash is not Mumbles’ first rodeo on Riverside. Pre-Covid, the band played a show there — back when the band remained an honest-to-goodness Simon & Garfunkel tribute duo. See archival proof below. Today, with drums and pedal steel, we’re keen to return and rock the place as a four piece — with a bunch of new material, including tunes from Little Feat, the Grateful Dead, REM and the Pixies.
Stay tuned for additional show dates in July and August. The best way to stay tuned? Visit and bookmark www.pocketfullofmumbles.com, where you’ll find tons of audio/visual content, plus assorted blog musings. If you missed the recent post on tribute bands, for example, that’s where you’ll find it.
