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Celebrate Valentine’s Day a day early and St. Patrick’s Day a month early with an evening of Irish music featuring two amazing acts.
Drawing on the diverse musical backgrounds of its band members, Shannon Lambert-Ryan & RUNA bring a contemporary and refreshing experience to traditional and more recently composed Celtic material. Through their repertoire of both highly energetic and graceful acoustic melodies, along with their fusion of music from Ireland, Scotland, Shetland Islands, Canada, and the United States, this vocal and instrumental ensemble give their traditional songs and tunes a fresh sound. Coming from a variety of musical backgrounds including Celtic, folk, classical, and musical theatre, Shannon Lambert-Ryan, of Philadelphia, fronts the band with rich, vibrant vocals, and gentle piano playing. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we’ll be serving gourmet desserts during intermission. Click here to visit Runa’s Website.
Boston-based husband-and-wife duo Matt & Shannon Heaton offer updated and traditional Irish music on flute/guitar/bouzouki/accordion, stirring traditional-style singing, and a fresh, appealing stage show. Their Feb 2009 CD, Lovers’ Well (songs of loss and love), is their 4th as a duo. www.mattandshannonheaton.com
On a July evening in 2004, at their campsite at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner, and Carolann Solebello harmonized for the very first time. As they sang their campmates off to sleep, they knew they had stumbled into something extraordinary. Audiences seem to agree. Since that summer night, Red Molly has garnered a devoted regional fan base, and has begun laying the groundwork for national touring. These ladies have a lot of fun on stage, and it’s contagious. Red Molly consistently brings concert-goers to their feet with stunning three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship, and a warm, engaging stage presence. In July 2006, Red Molly’s first full-length CD, Never Been to Vegas , was released. The CD quickly climbed into the Top 30 on the Radio & Records Americana chart, a rare accomplishment for an independent album. And listeners of WUMB radio Boston voted the CD one of the Top 10 CDs of 2006. Red Molly’s newest release, Love and Other Tragedies, is their first full-length studio album. The new album features a fuller, more “polished” sound than their previous releases and incorporates more original songs into the mix. Songs written by Laurie, Abbie, and Carolann mingle admirably with songs by Gillian Welch and Susan Werner, up-and-coming artists Amy Speace and George Wirth, traditional American gospel tunes, and standards from the bluegrass and jazz worlds.
“Everything Red Molly sings is delivered with tick-tight arrangements, crystalline vocals, and caramel harmonies. But what is most striking is the ardor they bring to everything they do, whether snuggling into the sweet parochialism of an old spiritual, or the gritty pathos of a Gillian Welch tune. They come on less like stars strutting for their minions than pals sharing their favorite songs. In the friendly world of the coffeehouse, that remains a starmaking quality.” – The Boston Globe
“To say we were pleasantly surprised would be a gross understatement. They rock! Their musicianship is flawless. And their voices … their harmonies sound like they’ve been singing together for years. Their energy is intoxicating. Their show was our first ever sell-out. For weeks afterward, people were asking, ‘Are you getting Red Molly back for next season?’ YES!” – Rick Widdekind, Director, Second Saturday Concert Series, Frederick, MD
Beaucoup Blue is the Americana Philadelphia-based duo of David and Adrian Mowry. Father and son have been performing their roots based music nationally and internationally as a duo, quartet and on occasion quintet. Bridging many gaps in American music, their soulful traditional and contemporary styles mesh into an innovative and authentic sound. Although blues is a staple in their repertoire, they base their love in music from folk, soul, R&B, jazz, country and bluegrass. All these interests and influences come out in their original song-writing in a unique way. A handsome range of instruments like six and twelve string guitars, slide guitar, round neck resonator guitar, combined with two soulful voices, encompasses a rich and honest feel, noticeably influenced by familial ties.
“They are one of the best and most exciting new acts to come along in years. I love their sound and their songs.” – Gene Shay, WXPN
“Their voices work superbly together, frequently attaining a mesmeric panache that must be thrilling to view in person. Beaucoup Blue is a versatile, imaginative team that has something to say and say it with an adventurous sense of personality from the bottom of their hearts.” – Sing Out! Magazine
Francis Dunnery has had a good life and that’s not just because that’s the name of one of his songs, a song that’s resonated with hundreds of thousands of listeners thanks to its inclusion on an episode of Scrubs. Born and raised in the rural but working class areas of Cumbria, England home to the incongruous twins of coal mining and Wordsworth, Francis took up the drums at age 11. Swiftly embracing the more melodic guitar, bass and keyboards he developed his own inimitable style. The group It Bites were his passport to London and a record company deal with Virgin Records. After leaving Virgin, Francis took stock of his life and used his superb guitar skills playing back-up for many well-known artists. It was while playing guitar for Robert Plant that he was spotted by Plant’s manager Bill Curbishley who recognized his songwriting talents. After the critically acclaimed acoustic live album One Night In Sauchiehall Street was released in the UK (1997), another studio set Lets Go Do What Happens was released in America. In addition Francis managed to use his unique guitar talents to good effect on such diverse releases as Lauren Hill’s Miseducation of Lauren Hill and the multi-platinum rebirth of Santana with Supernatural. In 1998, unable to sustain his enthusiasm for the music industry, Francis retired to the mountains of Vermont with his girlfriend, raised a child and developed his interest in Jungian Psychology and horse training. Lured back to the UK in the year 2000 he was surprised to find that his gigs sold out. The songs that had been swirling round his head for the last four years finally found substance with Oswestry. ‘Man on his Aquarian Nation label. Since then he’s continued to record and perform sold-out shows in the U.S. and UK while at the same time returning to school to pursue a Masters Degree in Psychology. In addition to house concert tours and sold-out performances at venues like Philadelphia’s Tin Angel, it’s no wonder that his fans keep coming back again and again.
“With some performers, you think that was great and maybe someday I’ll go to another of their shows. With Francis, you wonder where he’s playing the next night, and is it too late to get tickets.” - A Fan
Liz Longley is the Grand Prize Winner of the 2009 Rocky Mountain Folk Festival’s Songwriters Showcase. She was also honored as a co-winner of the 2009 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, a finalist at Texas’s 2009 Kerrville Folk Fest and an Emerging Artist in New York’s 2009 Falcon Ridge Folk Fest. The Telegraph of New Hampshire says “Longley’s songs swell with honesty and genuine emotion that most of us are unable to admit to but recognize all the same.” Even music icon John Mayer, who surprised Liz and fellow Berklee music students when he broke into an impromptu rendition of Liz’s song ‘Queen’, has described her music as “Gorgeous…just gorgeous!”
“A world class singer… One of the best I’ve ever heard.” - - Livingston Taylor
The Boss and The Bard: A 35th Anniversary Tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run and Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks featuring The Kennedys, Anthony DaCosta, Seth Glier, and BettySoo — May 15, 2010
Tonight we celebrate two of the greatest albums in the rock and roll canon. Our four performers will take the stage individually and collectively throughout the evening putting their own unique acoustic spin on tracks from these two classic albums. So sit back or stand up and rock out if the moment grabs you to songs like “Thunder Road,” “Tenth Ave. Freezeout,” “Jungleland,” “Backstreets,” and of course the title track from Born to Run along with songs like “Tangled Up in Blue,” “Shelter from the Storm,” “Idiot Wind,” and “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go,” from Blood on the Tracks.
“I first heard of Anthony da Costa at a regional folk conference and I could not believe it. I went to see him five more times just to make sure he was as good as I first thought he was. He is. Think Bob Dylan and John Lennon. He’s the kind of fresh blood we need.” -Louis Meyers, Executive Director, Folk Alliance
“Glier, for one so young, has got a very good handle on the human condition. He chooses interesting metaphors and doesn’t rely on the stock words and phrases many writers use to make their lyrics rhyme or fit the meter of the song….Glier, while as yet unknown, is a rising star.” – Livingston Taylor
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