Dear festival friends, we are excited to offer five days of free noontime pop-up concerts, outdoor events and jam sessions, featuring traditional music, classical music and New Orleans-style music in unique settings.

Christopher Layer-Festival founder and creative director, NHMF&S/NHAG

NHMF&S is a non-discriminatory organization, founded in 2011 by musician and producer Christopher Layer. Our mission is to create multi-style acoustic concerts, music workshops, art shows and films set in the unique natural settings and historic spaces of New Harmony, Indiana. We also offer annual housing and music scholarships for young people in the region and beyond. NHMF&S is an independent project of The New Harmony Artist’s Guild Inc., a 501c3 Public Charity, founded by the former Clement Biddle Penrose VII.