The National Hotel's music calendar is now chock-a-block with wonderful musicians we're sure you'll enjoy on the following Sundays:

Right here in our Restaurant upstairs, from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.:

• August 1st - Kristen and Lee - jazz vocalist
• August 8th - Mike Pfeiffer
• August 15h - Ray McGeehan
• August 22nd - Chuck Schaeffer
• August 29th - Russell Norkevich
• Sept 5th - Steve Jones
• Sept 12th - David Falcone
• Sept 26th - Ray McGeehan

And downstairs, at The Rathskeller Pub Lounge, from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

• Check back often for future listings

Join us the 3rd Sunday of every month for our next installment of our monthly Poetry Open Mic,  "The People's Poetry," from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.  Skye Van Saun and John Smith, who launched this wonderful open mic series on April 11th, are busy planning the next installment of The People's Poetry at The Rathskeller Pub Lounge.  Check back for updates, or  click here if you'd like to add your name or are interested in more information.  You don't want to miss this.  See you next month!!!

And don't forget about our weekly Open Mic Night. The National Hotel launched it's Open Mic Night on Thursday, February 4th, organized and hosted by Alex Wolfson, Banjo Bill, Jesse Ketchel, and a few other dedicated musicians who selflessly keep this going in The Rat. Every Thursday night since that first night has been fun and entertaining, even though different artists often take the mike. The crowd is as mixed as you'd find at hip bars in gatwick hotels, or other establishments that attract open-minded and upbeat individuals. With great entertainment and good company, Thursdays are always fun! Come on down, to perform or just relax. Join us every Thursday with sign-ups starting at 8:30 p.m. and the performances at 9 p.m. Join us next Thursday for yet another entertaining Open Mic (a.k.a., Open Mike) Night. Click here if you'd like to add your name or are interested in more information. You don't want to miss it! Come by next Thursday, whether you are an artist looking for a venue to share your talent, or if you just want to enjoy the music and spend an evening with music filling the room of The Rathskeller Pub Lounge.

Click here to email us if you’d like to add your name to our list of performers / participants. You could be a musician, performer, poet,
writer - we’d love to see you at our next Open Mic Night.

Click here to email us if you would like to be added to our email list. We’ll send you notices of upcoming events and programs.
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Our past performers include:  

The National Palooza, our all-day (noon - midnight) live music festival on July 3rd was a complete SUCCESS, thanks to YOU!!!  Thank you for celebrating with us as we welcomed numerous musicians and ended the night with Dancing-Under-the-Stars. What a day!  12 full hours of absolute bliss!

The Tom Hyland Trio, featuring Thomas Hyland, Doug Miller and Bernhard Geiger, performed in our upstairs Restaurant & Bar on June 13th.  What fun!

On June 6th, we had the pleasure of hosting  Dan McCluskey, as he brought music into our upstairs Restaurant from 5 - 7 p.m.  He was a joy to witness as he demonstrated an incredible love for acoustic music.

Jeffrey Fadden brought his signature style to entertain a full house on Sunday, May 30th, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. upstairs in our Restaurant.  The entire building resonated w/his smooth jazz sounds and the beautiful voice of his partner, Lori.  Truly a great way to enjoy this special holiday weekend.

Ray McGeehan, singer/songwriter, entertained our patrons on Sunday, May 23rd, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  It was a dreary and overcast day outside, but Ray's beautiful voice and songs, kept everyone smiling inside our Restaurant & Bar upstairs.

Dennis Thatcher Trio performed on May 16th upstairs in our Restaurant.  His music enthralled and entertained all whom were present, as he played cover music and his own originals, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.  It was wonderful to be able to have him return to The National Hotel.

Teri Rambo returned to The National Hotel and was joined by other musicians, as she performed her unique and delightful music on Sunday, May 2nd, from 5 - 8 p.m.  She is a singer/songwriter featuring Indie/Folk music.  She was the featured artist of the night at our Upstairs Restaurant.

Jay Wilensky was joined by Marie Trontell, on April 25th, where they performed their unique sounds of their duet, Circle Round the Sun, highlighting their singer/songwriter approach to folk music.    They performed from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at our upstairs Bar, where they entertained patrons who braved the rainy weather that Sunday.

On Sunday, April 18th, we had the joyous experience of listening to the unique sounds of Chuck Schaeffer, who featured contemporary music, rockabilly, americana, and folk music.  He performed from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at our upstairs Bar, and it delighted one and all...standing room only!

April 11th:  We were proud to welcome back The Jericho Mountain Grass ("The Grass"), featuring the “High and Lonesome” sounds of blue and new grass as they played in our upstairs Restaurant, from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
 
The Grass blends traditional ballads and new-grass tunes. The Grass consists of Carl Klingler on mandolin, Toby Hoffman on banjo, Pete Kane on fiddle, John Stetson on bass and John Gehman on guitar.  

The Rovin Hooligans performed in the upstairs Bar on Sunday, March 21st, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., following a performance in the Restaurant, on Sunday March 14th.  A great time was had by all, listening to their great Celtic tunes done with a folk-rock edge.  The Rovin Hooligans, a Celtic Americana duo, featuring Chet Smith on guitar and vocals, along with Chris O'Sullivan on bodhran, harmonica, and backing vocals entertained and got us all into the spirit of St. Patty's Day.   

Live in the Restaurant, back by popular demand, The Jericho Mountain Grass ("The Grass"), performed Sunday, February 28th, from
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.  The Jericho Mountain Grass ("The Grass") featuring the “High and Lonesome” sounds of blue and new grass played at The Rathskeller Pub at The National Hotel, Frenchtown, NJ on Sunday December 6 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
 
The Grass blends traditional ballads and new-grass tunes. The Grass consists of Carl Klingler on mandolin, Toby Hoffman on banjo, Pete Kane on fiddle, John Stetson on bass and John Gehman on guitar.  Super talented and fun to watch.
 
Teri Rambo  performed on Sunday, February 14th at The Rathskeller Pub Lounge, from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.  Teri Rambo has written her own music and is an indie/folk musician.  The Rat Lounge was packed!!!  We had standing room only at one point, and people kept coming.  What a treat!!!
 
Dennis Thatcher  ("Den") performed on Sunday, January 24th at The National Hotel's Rathskeller Pub Lounge in Frenchtown, NJ, from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.  If you joined us, you know how lucky we were to be able to feature Den at The National Hotel.  
 
Den plays classic cover rock, including James Taylor, Lifehouse, Poco, Crosby/Stills/Nash, Dave Mason, Elton John, America, Bob Seger, Bread, Stone Temple Pilots, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Simon/Garfunkel, Emerson/Lake/Palmer, and many, many more!!!
 
Sandy Zio has honed her vocal and piano style by playing hundreds of concerts over the past eight years, and and delighted our guests on Sunday, January 17th at The Rathskeller Pub Lounge, from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

With regards to Sandy's original music, in the words of famous drummer Manu Katché (who has performed with Sting, Peter Gabriel, JoeSatriani), “cool stuff, nice voice!!”  Zio has also been fortunate enough to have shared the stage with such well-known performers as Richie Cannata (Billy Joel), Julio Fernandez (SpyroGyra), Tony Beard (Paul McCartney), Joel Rosenblatt (Spyro Gyra), Glen Burtnik (Styx), Bobby Bandiera (BonJovi), Teddy Royal (Fats Domino),and Liberty Devitto (Billy Joel).  Zio has released her debut CD available on CDBaby.com, I-tunes, Amazon.com, etc. Currently Zio is playing several acoustic solo shows and she is also performing with the local band, the Mojo Mystics as well as other projects including the Saloon Chicks, The Reock N Roll Revue, and of course, the Sandy Zio band.  
 
The Jericho Mountain Grass ("The Grass") featuring the “High and Lonesome” sounds of blue and new grass played at The Rathskeller Pub at The National Hotel, Frenchtown, NJ on Sunday December 6 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
 
The Grass blends traditional ballads and new-grass tunes. The Grass consists of Carl Klingler on mandolin, Toby Hoffman on banjo, Pete Kane on fiddle, John Stetson on bass and John Gehman on guitar.  The Grass returned to Frenchtown after playing for the past four summers at the Stockton Inn. The Grass has played throughout Hunterdon and Bucks County, PA since 1980 from venues as various as the Tinicum Arts Festival and Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve to The Inn at the Hawk in Lambertville and The Bridge Café in Frenchtown.
 
“We’re thrilled to be playing at the reopened National Hotel in Frenchtown,” stated Carl Klingler, mandolinist.

 
Thank you for joining us these past Sundays downstairs in The Rathskeller Pub Lounge to welcome our participating musicians.  We hope to see you again at The National Hotel to listen to our next performer.