NEW GLOUCESTER — Bald Hill, those surprisingly hep purveyors of blues-inflected newgrass, folk rock and Americana, will mark the shortening of days with four separate shows in the month of October, including consecutive engagements this Friday night, Oct. 5 (at South Portland’s Fore River Brewing Co.) and Saturday night, Oct. 6, at New Gloucester’s hep Village Coffeehouse.

Friday night’s SoPo gig, to run from 6-9 p.m., will include longtime FOBs (friends of the band) Ted McHugh and Mike Conant. Dress warmly but expect a raucous, coat-shedding performance outdoors in Fore River’s expansive beer garden (BH recommends the East Yard, a stellar dry hopped pale ale that well complements the brewery’s eclectic food truck rotation).

Twenty-four hours later, on Saturday night, NG-based Bald Hill will play a home game and bring the volume down. The long-running Village Coffeehouse is held the first Saturday of each month at the First Congregational Church of New Gloucester, where most performances are held in the cozy Vestry. But the anticipated crowd (and an associated potluck in the Vestry) have moved BH into larger, acoustically superior Sanctuary.

The Coffeehouse show starts at 7:30. Tickets are $10 at the door. The potluck suppah — where admission is free of charge — kicks off at 5:45 p.m.

Bald Hill will again play Hebron Academy’s Reunion Weekend later this month, but not before the band returns to Maine’s coziest venue, Lewiston’s She Doesn’t Like Guthrie’s Café & Restaurant — on Friday night, Oct. 26. Curtain at 8 p.m.

Winter is coming and it stands to be a busy one for Bald Hill. Be sure to visit www.BaldHillband.com and sign up for notifications, to stay abreast of upcoming engagements.