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2024 Mass Walking Tour scheduled for Hampden County

May 12, 2024 - 2:11 PM

The 13th Annual Massachusetts Walking Tour has been scheduled for June 21-25 2024, visiting the towns of Hampden County, including Holland, Brimfield, Warren, Palmer and Wilbraham. All the concerts have been posted and we’ll soon have detailed information regarding the daily public hikes. Funding for this year’s trek and concerts sponsored in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and by the Blackstone Valley Music & Performing Arts Collaborative.

We have also been invited back to perform at the annual Appalachian Trail Celebration in Cheshire MA on June 29th. More info to come!!!

2023 Mass Walking Tour partners with Gateways To Nature

May 3, 2023 - 1:13 PM

This year, our troupe has partnered with grassroots organization Gateways to Nature to celebrate greenspace within the four towns of Holbrook, Abington, Whitman and Rockland. Each day, we will hold daily public hikes through a variety of town properties and each evening perform a free community concert. Our musical group will feature MWT co-founders Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards, accompanied by Vito Caccavelli, Kyle Swartzwelder, and Eli Go. See our complete schedule for all the details!

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Meet the Co-Founders

Massachusetts Walking Tour Co-founders Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards

Since 2010, co-founders Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards have organized an annual non-profit bipedal concert tour of Massachusetts in support of arts and culture for towns throughout the state.

Both artists are products of central Massachusetts mill and factory towns, and for all their national exposure as performing songwriters, they are passionately dedicated to the region and what it has to offer. Each summer since 2010 they have organized the “Massachusetts Walking Tour” where they hike the roads and trails of the Commonwealth, more than 100 miles in less than two weeks, in support of the arts in local communities along the way. Each evening they stop over in yet another Massachusetts town, putting on a free concert there, along with local performers and fellow artists who accompany them on their journey. These annual two-week treks also raise awareness of the trails and greenways in Massachusetts, using music to make important connections.

Massachusetts Walking Tour Recognized in Congress Our sincerest gratitude to Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey for choosing to officially recognize the Massachusetts Walking Tour before congress for our annual commitment to promoting trails, arts and culture throughout the state. We are now a permanent part of the congressional record. View the full the Congressional Record from September 28, 2017.
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Mission

Since 2010, co-founders Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards have organized an annual grassroots bipedal concert tour of Massachusetts in support of arts and culture for towns throughout the state. Each free community concert collaborates with local artists, musicians, educational programs, trail managers and land trust groups…

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If you are a musician, poet, storyteller, interpretive dancer, or “other,” please contact us to find about performing.

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