Donna the Buffalo Concert History

Donna the Buffalo is an American band from Trumansburg, New York, that formed in 1989. Their eclectic and often socially-conscious music has it's base in traditional mountain music and is infused with elements of Cajun/ zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country. The group’s core are vocalists Tara Nevins, who plays fiddle, guitar, accordion, and scrubboard, and guitarist Jeb Puryear. Keyboardist Dave McCracken, bassist Jay Sanders, and drummer Vic Stafford complete the ensemble.

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Donna the Buffalo Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 83)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 04, 2005
Donna the Buffalo / jazz mandolin project The Social Orlando, Florida, United States
May 03, 2005
Donna the Buffalo Freebird Live Jacksonville, Florida, United States
May 01, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Roy Book Binder / Mollie O'Brien / Alison Krauss + Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas / The Little Rascals / Sam Bush / Gospel Jubilators / Timmy Abell / Darrell Scott / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / Alberti Flea Circus / Pat Flynn / Donna the Buffalo / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Zoe Speaks / David Holt / Brack Llewellyn / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Buddy Miller / The Greencards / Joe Smothers / Scott Ainslie / Br549 / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Joe Thompson / Tony Ellis / Bob Carlin / Pete Wernick / Happy Traum / Rodney Crowell / John Cowan / Hayes Carll / George Hege Hamilton V / George Hamilton IV / The Chieftains / The Crooked Jades / Balfa Toujours / The Avett Brothers / Richard Watson / The Tony Rice Unit / CanJoe John / Allison Moorer / Mary Flower / Jack Lawrence / Pete & Joan Wernick / Jim Lauderdale / Mel Jones / Billy Jonas / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Peter Rowan / Shana Banana / Eustace Conway / Charles Welch / Local Boys / The Kruger Brothers / Bob Hill / Bernie Leadon / Doc Watson / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Laura Boosinger / Si Kahn Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 30, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Doc Watson / Joe Smothers / Roland White / John Jorgenson Quintet / Local Boys / Jack Lawrence / Henry Butler / Deer Clan Singers / Dixie Dawn / Eustace Conway / Laura Boosinger / Peter Rowan / Del McCoury Band / Railroad Earth / Tater Tate / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Gigi Dover / The Little Rascals / The Chieftains / Bob Hill / Pat Flynn / Sam Bush / Corey Harris / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Bobby Hicks / Pete & Joan Wernick / Zoe Speaks / Etta Baker / CanJoe John / The Wilders / The Avett Brothers / John Mooney / Balfa Toujours / Richard Watson / The Crooked Jades / Hayes Carll / Allison Moorer / Billy Jonas / George Hamilton IV / Scott Ainslie / Jerry Douglas / King Wilkie / Robin & Linda Williams / John Cowan / Robert Lockwood, Jr. / Mary Flower / Alberti Flea Circus / Si Kahn / Jim Lauderdale / Shana Banana / The Kruger Brothers / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Darrell Scott / Donna the Buffalo / Daybreak / Gospel Jubilators / Stillhouse Bottom Band / Tony Ellis / Roy Book Binder / Old School Freight Train / Ricky Skaggs / Timmy Abell / Happy Traum / David Holt / The Tony Rice Unit / Earl Scruggs / Tim O'Brien / George Hege Hamilton V / Bryn Bright / Charles Welch / Jeff Little / The Duhks / Tony Rice / The Waybacks / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Brack Llewellyn / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Pete Wernick / Mel Jones / The Greencards / Rodney Crowell Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 29, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Tony Ellis / John Jorgenson Quintet / Timmy Abell / Dixie Dawn / Happy Traum / Mollie O'Brien / Roy Book Binder / Sam Bush / Doc Watson / Darrell Scott / Local Boys / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Zoe Speaks / The Little Rascals / CanJoe John / Wayfaring Strangers / Hayes Carll / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Corey Harris / John Mooney / The Waybacks / Mary Flower / Jerry Douglas / Jim Lauderdale / Allison Moorer / Caroline Herring / Joe Smothers / Jack Lawrence / Shana Banana / Scott Ainslie / The Kruger Brothers / Tracy Bonham / Tony Rice / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Peter Rowan / Si Kahn / Bryn Bright / Eustace Conway / Jay Ungar & Molly Mason / Donna the Buffalo / Old School Freight Train / Daybreak / Railroad Earth / Pat Flynn / Gigi Dover / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / The Crooked Jades / Jeff Little / David Holt / Tim O'Brien / The Tony Rice Unit / John Cowan / The Avett Brothers / Alberti Flea Circus / Brack Llewellyn / Balfa Toujours / Pete & Joan Wernick / The Wilders / Charles Welch / Mel Jones / Billy Jonas / Richard Watson / Tony Trischka / Robin & Linda Williams / The Greencards / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Pete Wernick / The Duhks / Laura Boosinger / Bob Hill Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 29, 2005 –
May 01, 2005
Merlefest
Sam Bush Band / Railroad Earth / Bela Fleck / Jerry Douglas Band / The Duhks / The Waybacks / Tony Rice Unit / Peter Rowan Quartet / The Greencards / The Wayfaring Strangers / Rodney Crowell / Peter Rowan and Richard Greene / Del McCoury Band / Doc Watson / Tim and Mollie O'Brien / Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder / Darrell Scott Band / Donna the Buffalo / Alison Krauss and Union Station / Allison Moorer / BR-549 / Hayes Carll Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 27, 2005
Bob Weir & RatDog / Donna the Buffalo
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9:30 Club Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Apr 26, 2005
Bob Weir & RatDog / Donna the Buffalo
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9:30 Club Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Apr 09, 2005
Donna the Buffalo Revolution Hall Troy, New York, United States
Apr 08, 2005
Donna the Buffalo / School Bus Yellow Ballroom, Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont, United States
Mar 26, 2005
Suwannee Spring Reunion
"Suwannee Spring Reunion" / Jim Lauderdale / Larry Keel And Natural Bridge / The Duhks / Donna the Buffalo / Red Stick Ramblers / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Rodney Crowell / Old School Freight Train / Caroline Herring / Laura Love / Reeltime Travelers / Peter Rowan / Guy Clark / Tony Rice / BLUEGROUND UNDERGRASS / The Waybacks Show all bands
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Mar 25, 2005
Suwannee Spring Reunion
"Suwannee Spring Reunion" / Jim Lauderdale / Caroline Herring / Donna the Buffalo / Laura Love / Larry Keel And Natural Bridge / The Duhks / Old School Freight Train / Uncle Earl / Reeltime Travelers / Guy Clark / The Waybacks / BLUEGROUND UNDERGRASS
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Mar 24, 2005
"Suwannee Spring Reunion" / Jim Lauderdale / Old School Freight Train / Donna the Buffalo / The Duhks / The Waybacks

Suwannee Spring Reunion

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Mar 22, 2005
Donna the Buffalo Grant Street Dancehall Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Mar 19, 2005
Donna the Buffalo Wheeler Opera House Aspen, Colorado, United States
Mar 18, 2005
Donna the Buffalo Gothic Theatre Englewood, Colorado, United States
Mar 17, 2005
Donna the Buffalo / Open Road Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado, United States
Mar 16, 2005
Donna the Buffalo Vail Ale House Vail, Colorado, United States
Mar 15, 2005
Donna the Buffalo Vail Ale House Vail, Colorado, United States
Mar 12, 2005
Donna the Buffalo Duck Room, Blueberry Hill University City, Missouri, United States
Mar 11, 2005
Donna the Buffalo The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri, United States

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All Good Music Festival 2011
Jul 14 - 17, 2011
 Masontown, West Virginia, United States
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Jul 14 - 17, 2011
 Masontown, West Virginia, United States
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Donna the Buffalo / Smilo & The Ghost
Nov 23, 2025
 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nov 23, 2025
 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jul 16, 2002
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Jun 21 - 23, 2002
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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Jun 21 - 23, 2002
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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May 22 - 24, 2026
 Thornville, Ohio, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Jam Band
Newgrass
Progressive Bluegrass
Zydeco
Old-Time
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Latest Setlist (05/22/2026):

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  1. Funky Side
  2. Motor
  3. Heaven and the Earth
  4. If You Only Could
  5. Forty Days and Forty Nights
  6. Going Up the Country
  7. Family Picture
  8. West Virginia Rastafari

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 47 concerts
2025 81 concerts
2024 72 concerts
2023 83 concerts
2022 56 concerts
2021 28 concerts
2020 17 concerts
2019 91 concerts
2018 89 concerts
2017 96 concerts
2016 67 concerts
2015 94 concerts
2014 75 concerts
2013 91 concerts
2012 97 concerts
2011 99 concerts
2010 86 concerts
2009 65 concerts
2008 79 concerts
2007 63 concerts
2006 92 concerts
2005 120 concerts
2004 72 concerts
2003 69 concerts
2002 77 concerts
2001 75 concerts
2000 68 concerts
1999 70 concerts
1998 40 concerts
1997 45 concerts
1996 45 concerts
1995 18 concerts
1994 3 concerts
1993 4 concerts
1992 3 concerts
1991 4 concerts
1990 6 concerts
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