PADDLE & GROOVE
A Concert Series on the Maumee River
Get ready to float, groove, and celebrate summer on the Maumee!
Paddle & Groove is back for its thirds season and we’re excited to spend the summer with you. This one-of-a-kind floating concert series brings live music directly to the river. We’ll load a band onto a pontoon boat, you’ll load into a kayak, and we’ll take off down the Maumee, playing as we go.
Experience the perfect summer evening surrounded by water, nature, community, and song. Whether you’re dancing in your kayak or simply drifting with the current, this is an event you won’t forget.
Come for the music. Stay for the mission. Paddle for the future.
$15 BYOB** | $45 Kayak Rental | $90 Tandem Kayak Rental
Children under 18 must ride tandem with an adult.
**$15 per person on the boat. Please make sure to purchase a concert ticket and register every person on your watercraft.
WHY PADDLE & GROOVE?
Paddle & Groove isn’t just a concert—it’s a celebration of the Mighty Maumee and the conservation work that keeps it flowing clean and strong. Every paddle stroke and musical note echoes the efforts of the Conservancy’s mission.
When you join us on the water, you’re not only enjoying music—you’re floating through the heart of our work, where restored prairies, wetlands, and streams upstream support better water and healthier communities downstream.
MEET THE ARTISTS
Handmade Moments
Handmade Moments is a fearless, all-weather duo based in New Orleans, LA. Anna Moss and Joel Ludford’s endearing personalities guide us through diverse musical flavors of American music. They serve up ornate instrumentation and simple, yet sophisticated songcraft. Their live show offers a memorable mix of intoxicating vocals, bass clarinet, saxophone, sousaphone, guitar, upright bass, and tag team beatboxing.
Song: "Take It Away"
Dustin Dale Gaspard
Singer songwriter Dustin Dale Gaspard extends the boundaries of Louisiana music. Audiences will hear a new take on Louisiana music: a mix of acoustic folk roots and banjo blues genres. His performances are earnest, roaring, and intimate as he shares the heartfelt stories behind each original song.
The Voice Blind Audition: Dustin's take on Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home to Me"
Djangophonique
Djangophonique is an award winning project that delivers the infectious joy, and expressive freedom that is at the heart of Django Reinhardt’s jazz manouche. With respect for the tradition and a fearless creativity that bends the conventions of the style, Djangophonique is keeping the Hot Club revival alive and well. The result is a sound that’s unmistakable to fans of the music, and alluring to the uninitiated—a sound that can bring the lively energy of a Parisian dance hall to the quietest listening room or captivate a buzzing festival audience with the aching nostalgia of a shimmering ballad
Song: "Confessin'"
