LIVERMORE — Several Maine performers will gather on the lawn of the historic Norlands museum on Saturday, Sept. 17, for an afternoon fundraiser featuring music and homemade pies.

Performing will be Ruth Hill, whose songs are a mix of folk, Americana, blues and bluegrass; Susan Reidy, original blues and contemporary folk; Inner Rhythm, a women’s frame drum ensemble from Old South Congregational Church in Farmington; and Neil James, a multi-instrumentalist who has played violin with the Androscoggin Valley Community and Bates College orchestras.

Proceeds from the concert will benefit the fund to reconstruct the Norlands barn, lost to a fire in 2008.

Hill weaves stories of her hardscrabble youth, teenage runaway years, working-class upbringing, love, loss and the human yearning for transformation. “Music provides a place where I can safely explore emotions and challenges me to find ways to connect the stories that are in my bones to others,” she said.

Reidy’s music is featured on Swiftwater Media’s new documentary, “We Are the Keepers of the Mountains.” As a member of Sistermoon, she has performed at a variety of concert venues, fairs and festivals; and taught songwriting workshops.

Inner Rhythm’s performances celebrate women’s roots in sacred ritual and the role of drums in ceremony and worship. The group plays ancient and new rhythms ranging from the mellow, meditative tones of the tar, to the jazzy upbeat syncopation of tambourines and bells. The frame drum is a hand-held instrument that has been played throughout the world for at least 4000 years.

James, who began playing guitar at age 6, graduated from the University of Southern Maine as theater major, with a minor in music. Besides violin, he plays piano, woodwinds, bass, drums, viola da gamba, classical guitar and lute. His multifaceted career includes performances in musicals and other theater productions, solo concerts and ensembles.

The fundraiser will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5. Homemade pies will be served by the slice for a small donation. If it rains, the event will be moved into the old Meeting House on the museum grounds. People are urged to come early with a picnic. For more information, call 897-4366 or visit www.norlands.org.