Pizza by the Pond
The Food
Wood-fired pizza from our outside hearth accompanied by live music in the quintessential summer setting: at the edge of a pond, our 200 blueberry bushes, & lush mountains.
We use Vermont flour and a slow dough process that results in an irresistible crust—topped with local meat, fresh produce, and sincere attention to detail. Your ticket gets you an all-you-can-eat wood-fired pizza buffet and live music.
Come early to swim at nearby Silver Lake or Sugar Hill Reservoir, hike, or bike the Blueberry Hill Outdoor Center + Moosalamoo National Recreation Area trails right from our door.
The pizza starts flowing at 5, music from 6-8. $43 per person (age 12 and older) includes an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet, lemonade/iced tea, live music fees & all taxes and credit card fees. Add on options of salad and ice cream available too. Kids 7-11- $23; kids 6 and under free!
Check out the schedule in our Dining Calendar for the Pizza night schedule or check the dates below!
Reservations for each event open the Sunday before the event.
Are you planning to attend multiple Pizza by the Pond music events? Your 5th reservation will be free! Make a reservation as usual and let us know this is your 5th time and your fees will be refunded when you arrive. To be sure your reservations are recorded make all reservations online and mention the names of your additional guests. (Counts are individual, non-transferable, and valid in 2024. Your 5th visit will be refunded when you arrive. No-shows are not counted.)
The Musicians
BLOODROOT GAP
Performing: Friday, June 14th AND Friday, September 20th
Formed after a serendipitous jam session at a Vermont bluegrass festival, Bloodroot Gap is a musical collaboration between brothers Rob and Jim McCuen of Swing Noire (“Vermont’s Favorite Gypsy jazz ensemble” – Times Argus) and Freeman Corey of Catamount Crossing (“Vermont’s premier traditional bluegrass band”- Caledonian Record).
Fiddle player Freeman Corey grew up on a dairy farm in Benson, VT. The son of a fine, old- time fiddler, he started playing at age 10, learning hundreds of Irish, Scottish, and French-Canadian fiddle tunes from his father. Corey has become one of Vermont’s most sought-after traditional fiddlers, gracing the stage with Bob Amos and Catamount Crossing, Big Spike Bluegrass, The Haymakers, and Spare Parts among countless other notable groups and musicians.
The McCuen Brothers have been performing side-by-side for nearly 30 years, founding the bands Wiley Dobbs, Acoustic Undermind, and Swing Noire, and sharing the stage with the likes of Frank Vignola, Jamie Masefield, Charlie Hunter, and Doug Perkins. The brothers provide tight vocal harmonies and rhythmic accompaniment, as only twins can. Rob dazzles audiences with his fluid solos on mandolin and guitar, while Jim holds down the low end on upright bass.
Over the last two years, Bloodroot Gap has honed their sound at numerous club appearances, house concerts, and jam sessions, resulting in a seamless combination of bluegrass, jazz, Celtic and traditional American string music, steeped in the hills of Vermont.
THE MICHELE FAY BAND
Performing: Friday, June 28th, Rain date June 29th
The Michele Fay Band is a compelling and captivating ensemble featuring original and bluegrass music from Vermont. Michele’s heartfelt lyrics are woven seamlessly together as she delivers with a crystal clear, authentic voice. Her “crack backing band”, a perfect match for Michele’s talent as a singer-songwriter, adds to the charm and sincerity of these songs without detracting from their earnest messages. Their repertoire provides a mix of understated originals and well-placed traditional covers, played and sung with relaxed polish, personality and taste. Michael Santosusso, on upright bass, adds dynamic beat and well matched harmonies. Michele’s husband, Tim Price, contributes accomplished, melodic instrumentals on mandolin and guitar.
The band’s performances are both energetic and unpretentious, appealing to a wide range of audience. Its growing musicianship is increasingly being well received throughout the region as it continues to gather its well-deserved recognition. The Michele Fay Band presents “a mature performer who knows how to write strong songs and deliver them entertainingly.” (Art Edelstein, Rutland Herald.) “There is something so reassuring about this kind of music… these tunes are Grand Ole Opry worthy. They make me think of the kind of songs country folks would love to dance to on a saw-dusted wooden floor. The Michele Fay Band would be extremely enjoyable to see live.” (Kimmy Sophia Brown, The Noise-Boston.com.)
BREAD & BONES
Performing: Thursday, July 18th
Bread and Bones is an award-winning Vermont-based acoustic trio performing original music that is steeped in tradition but of its own time. Their songs have been called well crafted, soulful, rootsy, haunting, and intelligently infectious.
Bread and Bones is Richard Ruane on vocals, guitar, tenor and 5 string banjos, mandolin and ukulele; Beth Duquette on vocals and Mitch Barron on fretless, fretted and upright basses and vocals.
JADED RAVINS
Performing: Friday, July 19th
Jaded Ravins members Kelly Ravin and Halle Jade began performing together in 2017 after Halle joined Kelly in the recording of his 5th highly acclaimed album "Engine".
Ravin, former lead singer and guitarist of Waylon Speed now performs his soulful americana, and country rock originals with Halle Jade. Halle's tasty harmonies and Kelly's powerful voice along with their engaging entertainment style make them a dynamic and expressive duo.
Kelly and Halle, who have been called a modern day Johnny and June, perform in large and small venues from New England to Nashville. Whether they're playing at home in backcountry bars, or in big city clubs, Jaded Ravins are always ready to pour their hearts out on stage.
HOT PICKIN PARTY
Performing: Friday, July 26th
Hot Pickin' Party is a bluegrass band comprised of guitarist Doug Perkins, bassist Mike Santosusso, and dobro player Adam Frehm. The trio first appeared on the Vermont music scene over 20 years ago as the core members of the popular newgrass jamband Smokin' Grass who released two critically acclaimed full length recordings, appeared on numerous cd complications, and toured nationally, performing in over 30 states. Hot Pickin’ Party’s music celebrates the reunion of these fine players with heartfelt harmonies, dynamic musical interplay and a spirit of exploration of journeys old and new. At a Hot Pickin' Party performance you'll hear a mix of original songs, traditional bluegrass songs, familiar yet eclectic classic covers and the occasional completely improvised jam. A Hot Pickin' Party show is hot and cool, fun and funny, and always a party.
MARC & BILLY
Performing: Thursday, August 1st
Marc Shapiro and Billy Corbett (formerly Etna Old Time) are a new-old-time duo rooted in the hills of Vermont and New Hampshire. Marc and Billy forage from a collection of newer tunes and traditional tunes and stew them in a broth of bluegrass and folk.
Building on a longstanding friendship, Marc (banjo, guitar, vocals) and Billy (mandolin, guitar, vocals) established themselves as a duo in the New England music scene in 2013. In 2015, they came out with their first record ‘Lo the Old Pine. The Concord Monitor hailed the record as a “smart, sweeping, well-constructed album jammed tight with banjos and mandolins and a level of harmonies that does not come around very often." They continue to innovate within the tradition, bringing a new-time feel to old-time and bluegrass tunes.
BRISSON BOSS & PELLETIER
Preforming: Friday, August 2nd
A trio of veteran Vermont performers, Brisson Boss & Pelletier delivers original songs and acoustic covers with skilled playing and stirring vocal harmonies. The group is based in Addison County, where its members are well-known as players in amplified bands that include the Horse Traders and Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners. Deb also used to play Halvors0n’s back in the ‘90s, with the duo Brisson & Cooper. This is a lighter, acoustic compilation of some of the songs you’ll hear from those groups, by American songwriters we really like - some well-known, others not as much. We do covers by Nanci Griffith, Melissa Ethridge, Adelle, U2, Madeline Peroux and Kasey Chambers, along with songs that Mark and Deb have written. Wanna dance a little too? They have a fun selection of classic tunes to get you up and moving.
BRETT HUGHES and MATT FLINNER
Performing: Thursday, August 8th AND Thursday, September 19th
Brett Hughes has been a stalwart champion of and long-time collaborator in the dynamic Burlington, Vermont music scene, as member of seminal local and regional bands (Decentz, viperHouse, Chrome Cowboys, Monoprix), as engineer/producer (Surprise Me Mr. Davis, NOLA’s Duke Aeroplane and the Wrong Numbers, Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, Esther Rose...) an Emmy Award-winning composer (Windy Acres), and singer/songwriter/bandleader in myriad VT-based outfits. He hosted the beloved Honky Tonk Tuesday at Burlington’s Radio Bean for over ten years, played the Bonnarroo, Mountain Jam, moe.down festivals with Mike Gordon (Phish) in Ramble Dove, and toured much of the US and Europe with Nashville-based Shannon McNally. He’s currently scoring a film soundtrack and healing up from surgery after tearing off his bicep tendon while telemark skiing in the woods at Mad River Glen.
Grammy-nominated mandolinist Matt Flinner has made a career out of playing bluegrass and American roots music in new ways. His projects and collaborations range from bluegrass to jazz to classical to New Acoustic music, all with the common thread of American roots music with a creative edge. Grammy-nominated mandolinist Matt Flinner has made a career out of playing acoustic music in new ways. Whether it's with his own Matt Flinner Trio or with Phillips, Grier and Flinner, the Frank Vignola Quartet, Darrell Scott, Steve Martin, Robbie Fulks, the Ying Quartet, Leftover Salmon or the Modern Mandolin Quartet, Flinner's style and compositional ability have established him as one of the most accomplished and musically diverse mandolinists in the world.
DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON
Performing: Friday, August 9th
From Cabot, Vermont – Americana-roots and folk duo, Dana and Susan Robinson combine vivid, songwriting and storytelling, with fiddle tunes, clawhammer banjo, elegant melodies, and rich harmony singing. Dana is a master storyteller, spinning his yarns with the precise skill of an artisan loom weaver.”
Justin LaPoint
Performing: Thursday, August 29th
Born and raised in Vermont, Justin LaPoint is a singer/songwriter armed with a unique voice and style. He draws on elements of his small-town upbringing and the forest surrounding him. With one hand on the wheel and one hand out the window his music makes one look forward to the unknown road ahead and look back at the simple life behind. Starting at seventeen he began writing his own songs. By twenty-one he was cutting his teeth performing on the local music scene. In August of 2017 he released his first album titled “Bear Country.” He followed up with his single "Wide Open Spaces" in 2020. On November 19th 2021 he released a six song EP titled Miss Mountain Sky.
The Traveling Middlebury’s
Performing Friday, August 30th
Four long-time musicians from some of Addison County’s favorite bands come together to play a selection of old covers and new originals. Members of the Doughboys, the Avant-garde Dogs, and The Horse Traders join forces to reproduce the acoustic vibe and vocal harmonies of some timeless songs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. You’ll recognize the guitar licks, realize you know all the words and enjoy remembering the fun you had when you first bought the record. Interspersed through this uninhibitedly nostalgic set of tunes by CSNY, the Dead, and theDoobies are some new compositions that transport the free-spirited and soulful sounds of this golden era of songwriting to the present. Come enjoy a good time with the Traveling Middleburys, where the days are longer and the nights are stronger than moonshine.
Fred Lower, Jon Rooney, and Steve Abbott vocals and guitars; Daniel Scharstein bass.
Matt Flinner and Brett Hughes will return for a second show this season on September 19th, and Bloodroot Gap will return for a second show this season on Sept 20th.