The Concert
Fight Back with a Song concerts are free and open to the public. Attendees are asked to donate as they are able to support a strong democracy, social justice and action on key progressive issues. All of our artists volunteer their services.
Our next concert takes place on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 4:30pm at Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church in Harvard, MA. For this concert we have teamed up with Force Multiplier and Nashoba Indivisible to support worthy Democratic candidates with the goal of flipping the House and Senate. Click for details.
How This All Started
Early in 2026, friends Ruthann Baler, Doug Kwartler, Susan Levine, Margo Smith and Tom Smith came together to discuss the terrible state of our country and the horrible events making news and creating outrage by the hour. They shared their feelings of hopelessness. What could ordinary musicians do to make a positive difference? But hopelessness gradually morphed into action and enthusiasm when they realized the power of music to motivate large numbers of people. That was the birth of Fight Back with a Song, our first concert of noteworthy folk/Americana artists to raise awareness and solicit voluntary donations to support Democratic candidates with the goal to flip the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. Fight Back with a Song is from the title of a recent song by Tom Smith.
Inspired by a successful first concert in June 2026, Fight Back with a Song continues to produce special events with similar themes.
About Force Multiplier
The Fight Back with a Song! committee has teamed up with Force Multiplier, an independent, all-volunteer, self-funded organization to identify where donations can have the biggest impact. Their highly skilled and trustworthy experts work to identify the races most likely to increase the power of Democrats in the House and Senate. Their recommendations are driven by research, not ideology. One hundred percent of donations go directly to the candidates or organizations they recommend. Donors choose where to invest among their evolving slates of candidates and groups.
Force Multiplier has a three prong strategy to secure victory in the 2026 midterm elections: support candidates, activate voters, and fight autocracy.
There are separate donate links for each of these efforts. We encourage visitors to support the carefully researched slates of House and Senate candidates via our Donate page. Your donation through our Force Multiplier links will NOT result in your contact info being shared with the campaigns (unless you optionally choose to share your phone number). For more info about Force Multiplier, please visit their website.
About ActBlue
The various fundraising efforts curated by Force Multiplier are processed by ActBlue, a leading nonprofit, online fundraising platform and technology conduit used by Democratic candidates, progressive organizations, and non-profits to accept donations. It simplifies small-dollar, grassroots fundraising through a secure, user-friendly interface, allowing donors to easily support causes and candidates. For more info about ActBlue, click here.
About Nashoba Indivisible
Nashoba Indivisible is a grassroots, volunteer-powered organization founded to serve the Massachusetts towns of Bolton, Clinton, Harvard, Lancaster, Sterling and their surrounding communities. As part of the national Indivisible Project, a network of thousands of local chapters across the United States, we are dedicated to defending democracy, advancing equity, and building a more inclusive society through local civic engagement and advocacy.. For more info about Nashoba Indivisible, click here.
Why our concert committee doesn’t accept donations directly
For legal reasons, the Fight Back with a Song! concert can not accept donations and then pass them along to candidates. This is why we do not charge for tickets to this event. Our goal is to raise awareness, encourage participation, and make sure that every dollar that is raised goes to the candidates or other worthy projects. Our committee and featured artists all contribute their services as volunteers.