2019 Season
February 9, 2019
Serena Jost
Serena Jost writes and performs songs that are at turns seductive, edgy, and otherworldly. A dynamic singer and cellist with a hauntingly beautiful voice, she is a unique performer whose music evokes vivid emotional landscapes. She recently completed a new solo album recorded at NYC's St. Peter's Church.
Jeff Jacobs
Jeff Jacobs' powerful voice and hook-infused melodies have been winning over live audiences in 6 continents since the release of his debut E.P., "Enjoy The View". Jeff's diverse style has influences which span the genre spectrum from Ray Lamontagne to Beck. His E.P was selected as AOLMusic’s album of the week.
Skye Steele
Skye Steele has played fiddle with artists ranging from household names like Vanessa Carlton and Willie Nelson, to jazz legends Anthony Braxton and Henry Butler. His latest album, "All That Light", garnered notice in Rolling Stone, as an “alum of New York’s busking scene reeling off dreamy folk-tinged power pop.”
March 9, 2019
Mike Tedesco
Mike Tedesco is a Brooklyn pianist/singer-songwriter who is a member of the legendary New York Songwriter's Circle. He's been featured on radio, TV shows and music blogs, received Honorable Mention for his song "Ghost" in the Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Competition, and opened for Sarah Guthrie and the Mammals at the Huntington Folk Festival.
Katie Martucci
Hailing from the rich musical history of the Catskill Mountains in New York State, Katie Martucci grew up singing, and playing fiddle and guitar. Since graduating from New England Conservatory, Katie has toured the country with her trio, The Ladles, and started a solo career leading a nine-piece band performing original music that is lush and arresting. Don't miss this.
Philip John Lewin
Philip has been recording his music since 1975 and has a small worldwide following. With the re-release of his first album in 2017 by the Tompkins Square, his songs have come to the attention of a wider audience. In 2019 a new motion picture, "Skin" will feature Phil's original 1975 version of his song 'Watercolours', a song of shattered dreams.
April 13, 2019
Francis Falls
Canadian born singer-songwriter Francis Falls’ solo acoustic guitar & vocal performances expand on the folk singer persona, blending an Americana edge and roots style. Francis’ powerful delivery and straight up, unvarnished stage presence is at once frank and honest, drawing you into your own emotional narrative.
Joshua Garcia
Joshua Garcia is a songwriter whose powerful lyrics and deeply moving vocals evoke comparisons to Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, his boyhood idols. He has gone from a virtual unknown to one of the most sought after singers in the NYC folk world, opening for Don McLean in November.
Caves and Clouds
Featuring songs replete with expressive melody and lush harmony, Caves & Clouds is the minimalist dream-folk duo you’ve always wanted. Featuring veteran songwriters E. W. Harris & Jo Kroger, the duo from Brooklyn's Big City Folk Collective has toured from Georgia to Texas, in the UK and Europe, and in NY.
May 11, 2019
Jen Cork
Jen Cork is the kind of powerful singer/songwriter who silences bar rooms with one vocal phrase. She enjoys ruminating on rusty objects, spaces, and emotions, and the energy and rubble they hold. She was named Ithaca’s "Best Female Singer" of 2015. Don't miss this rare NYC appearance.
Billy Woodward
Billy Woodward is a roots singer-songwriter whose unique songwriting and storytelling, paired with his life-long love of traditional R&B, country, blues and rock & roll, creates a seamless collection of authentic Americana. His latest EP, "The Beast In Me", was recorded live at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis.
Kirsten Maxwell
If you wish you had heard Joan Baez in her Greenwich Village days, take the opportunity to hear Kirsten Maxwell now. She has won a number of songwriting competitions and garnered rave reviews at venues and festivals all over the East Coast, recently opening for Melissa Etheridge.
October 19, 2019
Kipyn Martin
Kipyn Martin is an award-winning artist who performs at festivals, concert halls, and house concerts from New England to Texas. Her latest release of original music, Dance Across the Sky, won multiple Gold Awards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. Susan Werner says "I'm pretty sure God wishes she could sing like Kipyn Martin."
Niall Connolly
New York based, Cork born songwriter Niall Connolly has released 8 studio albums, a live album and an EP. His newest album, Dream Your Way Out of This One, has received rave reviews. He has appeared at festivals throughout the world and is the founder of the Big City Folk Collective in NYC.
Mosa
Soul-satisfying. Using creative elements of rock, folk, and soul, Mosa blends her take on the world into lyrically captivating and instrumentally feel good songs. Hailing from NY, she's always had an obsession with the grit and glamour of live performances. Vocal clarity. Old-school spirit. Musical sincerity. Solid sounds.
November 16, 2019
Rigby Summer
Oklahoma-based songwriter Rigby Summer weaves an Americana soundscape that reflects the road she’s traveled, from her Kansas City jazz upbringing to the beach pop of her former home in southern California to the red dirt roots of her current home in Oklahoma. Her debut album Geography will be released in 2019.
Noah Derksen
An American-citizen raised in the heart of the Canadian prairies and maturing on the west coast of British Columbia, Noah Derksen writes with the groundedness of harsh Manitoba winters mixed with the optimism of British Columbia’s coastline. He is releasing his third full-length album, America Dreaming, in 2019.
Piper and Carson
Piper & Carson’s songwriting is free and fiercely personal; like running in the woods, washing in cold water and howling with wolves. The couples undeniable chemistry onstage draws you in, providing familiarity that brings their music to life. This duo will make you believe folk music can change the world.
December 7, 2019
Special Holiday Show
Please Note: For this special holiday concert only, our three performers will be sharing the stage for the entire evening. There will be only one intermission.
Freebo, Alice Howe, and Kirsten Maxwell
Freebo, Kirsten Maxwell, and Alice Howe are three singer-songwriters who, out of their shared love of harmony singing, have joined together for several performances in the Midwest and East Coast. Freebo is an award-winning singer-songwriter who is best known as a world-renowned bassist (Bonnie Raitt 10 years, CSN, Ringo Starr, Maria Muldaur, Dr. John, and many others). 2016 New Folk Finalist Kirsten Maxwell is known for her “clear soprano [that] rings out in a way that would make Judy Collins and Joan Baez approve” (John Platt, WFUV). With her soulful, impeccably tuned voice, Alice Howe is “up there with the very best of Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gretchen Peters and Dar Williams” (Folking.com). Her song “Homeland Blues” debuted as #1 on the April 2017 Folk-DJ chart, and she will be releasing her first full-length album, Visions, produced by Freebo, in May 2019. Freebo, Maxwell, and Howe promise a memorable evening of music bringing together a folk-rock-blues legend and two young artists becoming well known in the national folk scene.
