A piece of New Orleans will come to Peterborough on Saturday, May 24, at 7 p.m. when the Andrew Duhon Trio performs at Bass Hall.

The concert is a presentation of Peterborough Folk Music. Tickets are available through Peterborough Folk Music at pfmsconcerts.org/concert/andrew-duhon-trio-052425. The show is part of the trio’s “Parish Record” tour. 

“We are a few boys from Louisiana with a story to tell about our home,” Duhon said from the road last week. “We made this record at our favorite studio, in Cajun country, where my dad is from, and where I spent summers growing up, running around in the cane field with a BB gun. The record is really of Louisiana. ”

The album, which  was released April 4, is named for Louisiana’s parishes. 

“Louisiana is the only state that calls counties ‘parishes,’ and I love that,” he said.  “I liked the idea of writing a record about landing back home after some many years on the road.” 

The trio, which sings in three-part harmony,  includes Duhon on guitar, Myles Weeks on upright bass and Jim Kolacheck on drums. Duhon, a Grammy nominated singer/songwriter, has performed around the world. 

“The trio has been touring together for 12 years, I have probably been touring for five years before that. I love the cyclical nature of the process – we go places that inspire songs, and then we travel and share them, and then we get to see new places which inspire more songs,” he said. “Who knows? Maybe this tour will inspire songs about the Northeast.” 

Duhon’s last album, “Emerald Blue,” was inspired by his love of the Pacific Northwest. 

Peterborough Folk Music Director Deb McWethy, who has been the driving force behind PFM for 30 years, met Duhon in 2016 on a Cayamo music cruise, and invited him to come perform in Peterborough. 

“I spent a lot of time touring in England, taking the train, playing in pubs, and I get some of that same feel when we play in venues in New England. People seem to really appreciate the Appalachian tradition of telling stories through song, of sitting down and listening,” Duhon said. 

Duhon said he enjoys visiting the Monadnock region, and especially appreciates the fishing. 

“We love fishing when we’re not performing, and Deb took us out to a great bass pond last time,” he said. 

McWethy has also seen Duhon perform in his hometown of New Orleans, where she travels often to visit family. 

“I just love Andrew; I’ve known him for a long time,” McWethy said. “It started out with them playing concerts at my house and in my backyard, and now we’re bringing them to Bass Hall.” 

Supporting and nurturing folk music artists has been McWethy’s mission since founding PFM.

“I’m helping Andrew and the trio become better known in New Hampshire. I connected him with The Word Barn in Portsmouth, and now they play there,” McWethy said. “He is a very soulful singer, and a storyteller – his voice is very unusual.”  

McWethy, who runs Peterborough Folk Music on a volunteer basis, founded the organization after the closing of The Folkway.

“As soon as The Folkway closed , we said, ‘We have to keep this music going’. We had our first show just 10 days after The Folkway closed,” McWethy recalled. “It was Dar Williams, and Peter Mulvey opened for her, and it was absolutely amazing.” 

PFM hosts artists at venues ranging from McWethy’s yard to the 250-seat Peterborough Players and The Park Theatre.

Upcoming shows include Catie Curtis on June 28 at Bass Hall and Goodnight Moonshine, Molly Venter of Red Molly and Eben Pariser of Roosevelt Dime on July 1 at Bass Hall. 

For tickets and information about Peterborough Folk Music, go to pfmsconcerts.org.