Pulling from folk, Americana, roots and rock traditions, the Richmond, Virginia-based quintet Carbon Leaf offers a distinct blend of rock, folk, Celtic, bluegrass and Americana and distills into a high-energy style the group calls ether-electrified porch music. Over the course of 25 years, 17 albums and 2,500 live shows, Carbon Leaf has garnered a rabid fan base and a reputation for a rocking good time.Their music is brought to life with vocal harmonies, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bass, drums, cello, banjo, penny whistle, pedal steel, accordion and whatever else can be placed onto the stage.
Carbon Leaf performs at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 7, at 8 p.m. The group’s current project is a 4-part series called “Gathering,” and it centers on life and death, love and loss, heartbreak, loneliness, landscape and, ultimately, the need for community, gathering and human connection.
Tickets for Carbon Leaf are $43 at WHBPAC.org. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center is located at 76 Main Street in Westhampton Beach.