Music on Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard hasa rich musical legacy thatstretches back to the earliest drumbeats of the Wampanoags and the whaling chanteys of the nineteenth century.

ReturningCivil War veterans formed the island'soldest continuous music ensemble, theVineyard Haven Band.

Vineyarders embrace all things musical, from choral and string ensembles to singers and songwriters.

Discover this melodious history from the earlytwentieth-century dance bands at the Tivoli ballroom, through the war years, the piano bars and the nascent folk music scene at the MooncusserCaf where Carly Simon and James Taylor played their first licks.

Authors Thomas Dresser and Jerry Muskin explore the homegrown music scene andthe summer stars who keep islanders and visitors moving to the beat.