Topsfield Fair
2024-10-06 10:00 - 22:00, 2024-10-07 11:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-08 11:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-09 11:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-10 10:00 - 22:00, 2024-10-11 10:00 - 22:00, 2024-10-12 10:00 - 22:00, 2024-10-13 10:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Topsfield Fair, 207 Boston Street, Topsfield, MA, 01983, United States
We pride ourselves on being the quintessential county fair – traditional agriculture, big entertainment and good food! The Topsfield Fair is open eleven days prior to Columbus Day each year, as Columbus Day is always the last day.
Admission: $20.00
Parking: $15.00

Alexandra Grace Music Studio Presents The Jack-O-Lantern Jive Halloween Costume Party and Concert
2024-10-06 15:30 - 18:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
10/6/24
Reserved Seating and G.A Standing 3:30pm Doors / 4:00pm Show
All Ages, $10-18
Join Alexandra Grace Music Studio for a very special recital featuring student musicians of the North Shore area ages ranging 7-18.

Broadway Bar Open Mic Party!
2024-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Off Cabot Comedy & Events, 9 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
THEME – “Desires, Obsessions. Prayers, Confessions.” We’re gearing up for the haunted/creepy season!!! Join Thom Smoker and Lianne Goodwin as they host an evening of musical theater, American Songbook, and your favorites from the film and stage – all sung by YOU! Bring a friend and the sheet music to your favorite showtunes. Bonus points if your song connects with the month’s theme!

Los Lobos
2024-10-09 19:00 - 22:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
10/9/24
21+, Positive I.D. Required. 7:00pm Doors / 8:00pm Show
GA Standing and Partial Seating. $75-$65
No Refunds or Exchanges
It’s a matter of time. 50 years to be exact. And in that time Los Lobos have created an unprecedented body of work, a legacy of greatness. The numbers are staggering: 100+ gigs a year for five decades running, crossing millions of miles to rock millions of fans. And that’s just at the live shows. In between they’ve recorded 17 studio albums, 7 live LPs, 3 compilations, 2 EPs, 2 DVDs, and contributed 40+ guest appearances on their friends’ recordings — all garnering 5 Grammys, an Austin City Limits Hall of Fame induction, the ALMA Richie Valens Pioneer Award, NEA and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Honors, Congressional recognitions, plus countless “Keys to the City” and “Los Lobos Day” celebrations. And those are just a few of the highlights. But beyond all the hoopla and applause (and the source of it all, really) is the tremendous heart. Rather, hearts. Cinco corazones. Five blood brothers who have dedicated their off-stage time to helping others, working for peace and justice, penning some of the most literate and important music of their time, transforming the hard cries from the East L.A. barrio into songs of hope, tales of common folk finding ways to endure. The young wolves were weaned on late-night radio’s soul, R&B, and doo-wop. Were cured through the African-American currents of the blues, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll. An amalgam. As proud Chicanos, their songs have always glistened with the distillation from their Mexican and Latin American roots — nourished by Norteña and rancheras, buoyed by bolero and cumbias, soaring on the rhythms of son huasteco and son jarocho. Los Lobos have helped spread the rich diversity of cultures across every continent, throughout the global community. Kids in Antwerp now know about Aztlán. Residents of Luxor and Ghana are crooning Lalo Guerrero. People from Laos and Bulgaria are belting “La Bamba” — all thanks to The Wolves as cultural ambassadors. Talk about a living legacy. Talk about a productive half century. And in the true rebel spirit, they did it all on their own terms, against formula. For the ages. To our delight. Quite simply, they are one of the tightest, one of the best, one of the most prolific bands ever. And, amazingly, with the original founding members as the pack the entire time. Unprecedented. As their liner notes put it, quite simply: “Los Lobos still are David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Jr., Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, Steve Berlin.”

Hey-19
2024-10-11 19:30 - 23:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
10/11/24
Partial seating and G.A. Standing 7:30pm doors / 8:30pm show
21+, Positive I.D. Required $25-$35
Steely Dan Tribute band Hey Nineteen is an eleven piece groove machine which brings an enormous amount of performance energy and spot on Steely Dan music. Hey Nineteen is a group of professional musicians with the theoretical knowledge and musicality required to master the complex music of Steely Dan. Hey Nineteen packs venues throughout New England and are well known for their high energy show as well as their “spot on Steely Dan sound! Hey Nineteen will amaze you with their exacting solos (as originally recorded), vocals, harmonies, and musicality, all while keeping you moving with their high energy show.
Hey Nineteen a Tribute to Steely Dan is comprised of top professional musicians, many of whom have performed with Grammy- winning, international artists. Hey Nineteen brings the big hits and the deep cuts, from ‘Do It Again’ to ‘Your Gold Teeth II’, from ‘Reelin’ in the Years’ to “Doctor Wu” and “Peg” many more. Check out the gig section for a listing of all Hey Nineteen performances.

The Sixties Show
2024-10-11 20:00 | The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, 01915, United States
A Show About Time Traveling Back to The 1960’s, Based Around the Greatest 1960’s Live Musical Re Creation Concert and Multi-Media Spectacle You will EVER see!
Re fresh of this popular touring stage show with; new songs, new multi-media, new narration, updated stage set and new cast members!
The Sixties Show is from NYC and is The Greatest 1960’s Musical Re-Creation Show on Earth. The band features former band members of The Who and John Fogarty { Creedence Clearwater Revival}
This popular theater show is a cross generational crowd pleaser and has been selling out virtually every theater and performing arts center that the show plays at. The band is widely celebrated and known for re-creating spot on, note for note re-creations of the hits, B-sides and deep album cuts from the greatest songs of the 1960’s.
In addition to the concert experience, this high energy show is a large scale and ambitious multi -media, stage production that is powerfully dramatized by a combination of time travel special effects, narration, 60’s archival audio and newsreel footage and a light show. This seen to be believed bigger-than-life show is nothing less than awe -inspiring.
The Sixties Show is a high energy trip back in time that reminds the audience how uniquely inspirational, entertaining, and historically significant the music and events of the 1960’s were and continues to be.
All of the music is performed live, with no samples, backing tracks or prerecorded music of any kind.
The band uses a state-of-the-art sound system but, only plays authentic 1960’s period vintage and re issue vintage gear and instrumentation just like original artist’s and original recordings. This combined with genuine 1960’s mod costumes that the band wears only add to the meticulous detail and authenticity of this popular and powerful theater show.
The members of The Sixties Show were hand-picked to perform and record with Sir Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, The Bee Gees, Mick Jagger, John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen -Steely Dan and other legends and individually have performed at the most renown venues in the world such a Madison Square Garden, The Hollywood Bowl, Wembley Stadium, The Grand Rex in Paris, The Budokan in Tokyo and others.

PATTY LARKIN & LUCY KAPLANSKY
2024-10-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Two close collaborators from the “On A Winter’s Night” Reunion Tour come to Rockport! Patty Larkin, renowned for her guitar prowess and poignant songwriting, continues to build upon 30-plus years making boundary-pushing folk-urban pop music. She joins Lucy Kaplansky, a Billboard-charting performer of country, folk and pop.

Supernatural
2024-10-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
Supernatural, the ultimate Santana Tribute band featuring the renowned guitarist Ed Antonelli, delivers an electrifying performance of Santana’s greatest hits. Experience inspired renditions of iconic tracks and virtuoso instrumentals spanning over five decades, including fan favorites like “Black Magic Woman,” “Oye Como Va,” “Maria,” “La Fiesta,” “Everybody’s Everything,” and many more. Dive into the magic of Santana with a show that celebrates all the big hits, deep cuts, and timeless classics!
Limelight Magazine’s nominee for Best Tribute band, Supernatural has earned a solid reputation for their dynamic performances across New England.
“Close your eyes, and you’ll swear you’re listening to Carlos Santana!”
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Le Vent du Nord
2024-10-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Enjoy the energy and mirth of a Quebecois Saturday night kitchen party as this award-winning progressive string band returns to Belleville.
Le Vent du Nord is a driving force of the Quebec progressive folk movement, as well as a leading group in the revival of traditional music in Quebec. Since its founding in 2002, it has experienced a meteoric rise that never ceases to amaze! It has performed over 2,200 concerts on 4 continents, released 12 albums and received numerous prestigious awards.
Doors open at 7:00 pm

Mike Girard's Big Swinging Thing
2024-10-12 20:00 | The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, 01915, United States
The scintillating lead singer of THE FOOLS has a new project, MIKE GIRARD’S BIG SWINGING THING!
It’s a BIG BAND but not your typical Big Band. It’s ROCK & ROLL with HORNS… a ton of them!
Expect to hear diverse covers by The Stones, AC/DC, The Animals, Green Day, Johnny Cash, & Tom Jones… plus some great FOOLS classics!
Mike Girard is joined by guitarist and founding member of The FOOLS Rich Bartlett, former FOOLS bass player Joe Holaday, and drummer Jim Taft- then stir in Steve LeClaire and The Tornado Alley Horns plus a dozen or so of the best and zaniest horn players in New England!

An Evening with Robert Ellis Orrall with an afterparty featuring Funbucket
2024-10-17 19:00 - 23:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
10/17/24
Reserved seating and G.A. Standing 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
21+, Positive I.D. Required $15-30
Join us for a night of stories and songs from renowned songwriter and producer Robert Ellis Orrall. He and his original band from the 80’s will be playing songs he wrote for and with Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire, Lindsay Lohan, Michael McDonald and hundreds of other legendary artists.
When RCA Records signed Robert Ellis Orrall in 1980 he had his dream band: Kook Lawry on guitar, Don Walden on bass and David Stefanelli on the drums. 44 years later they are back on the road and in the studio. Part of a New Wave of Boston artists that included The Stompers, Jon Butcher Axis, Til Tuesday and The Neighborhoods, REO rocked legendary venues like The Rat, The Paradise and The Orpheum Theater. The band’s critically acclaimed albums, “Fixation”, “Contain Yourself”, and “Special Pain” were recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer Roger Bechirian (Elvis Costello, Squeeze), and supported with tours opening for U2, The Kinks, Psychedelic Furs and countless others. And their Top 40 smash hit with Carlene Carter “I Couldn’t Say No” still stands
as an 80’s classic.
When Robert moved to Nashville to write and produce, Kook, Don and David lent their talents to artists like Peter Wolf (J. Geils), Barry Goudreau & Brad Delp (Boston), Carlene Carter, Brian Maes, Nick Lowe and many more.
Robert Ellis Orrall has had over 350 songs (and five #1 songs) cut around the world and soundtracked in TV and movies llke “The Bourne Identity”, “Hannah Montana” and “Freaky Friday”. He produced tracks for Love and Theft, Cake Bake Betty and Taylor Swift’s 10X Platinum debut and followup EP.
The band regrouped to reminisce, tour and record “467 Surf And Gun Club”, an album John Hiatt called “absolutely joyful”, Michael McDonald called “relevant and timeless’, and said American Songwriter “The melodies, counter melodies, and killer performances constitute a unique
blend of ‘60s-pop-meets-modern-indie songwriting.”
The band is touring from now to forever, playing songs from all of their albums and albums to come, listed below. The old cliche “Let’s get the band back together” has come to life with these four best friends playing
their best music.

Shadows of Salem - Horror and Paranormal Con
2024-10-18 10:00 - 2024-10-20 18:00 | Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites,225 Derby Street Salem MA 01970, 225 Derby Street, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Shadows of Salem – Horror and Paranormal Con is the only event of it’s kind in the region and now returns for a 3rd year, October 18-20, 2024.
FRIDAY the 18th and SUNDAY the 20th at: Salem Waterfront Hotel and Suites – 225 Derby St., Salem, MA 01970
Parking is located across the street at: 10 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970
SATURDAY the 19th at: Salem State University, 99 Harrison Rd. Salem, MA 01970
PLEASE NOTE: On Saturday the 19th, events of the day will take place at two locations. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre cast and crew will be signing at Longboards while the convention with special paranormal guests and vendors will be at Salem State University.
The weekend event will feature Special Guests, paranormal investigators, horror icons, authors, lectures, entertainment, a haunted artifacts museum display, and other special events and attractions. 50 vendor tables include psychic readers and mediums, witch themes, magick, artists, horror memorabilia, clothing, crafts, book sellers, authors, artisans and much more.
Only $19.99 advance admission 11am-8pm or Limited V.I.P. early bird admission only $25 allows early entry at 10am with first access to guests & vendors and up-close seating for stage events. Open to all ages.
EVENT SCHEDULE –
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 – Day 1 / Horror and Paranormal Con – Salem Waterfront Hotel and Suites, 225 Derby St. Salem, MA 01970 / 10am – 8pm
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) – The Cabot Theater, 286 Cabot St. Beverly, MA 01915 / 6pm – 10pm
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 – TEXAS CHAIN SAW 50th, signing and Q&A panel – Longboards, 72 Wharf St. Salem, MA 01970 / 10am – 5pm
Day 2 / Horror and Paranormal Con – Salem State University, 99 Harrison Rd. Salem, MA 01970 / 10am – 5pm
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE BBQ DINNER – Limited VIP tickets will be available to have an intimate BBQ dinner with the cast and crew to celebrate TCM50! Chianti’s Restaurant and Lounge, 285 Cabot St. Beverly, MA 01915 / 6pm – 8pm
JOHN CHRIST, ex-DANZIG storyteller performance, John will share tales from the road and his time with the Legendary band as well as play some of those songs we know and love. Chiant’s Restaurant and Lounge, 285 Cabot St. Beverly, MA 01915 / 9pm – Midnight
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 – Day 3 / Horror and Paranormal Con -Salem Waterfront Hotel and Suites, 225 Derby St. Salem, MA 01970 / 10am – 6pm
Visit our website: theshadowsofsalem.com
Info: (203) 795-4737 or info@theshadowsofsalem.com
Hosted by THE SHAMAN & THE SHOWMAN LLC., Thomas Gormley (Archangel of the Paranormal) and Charles F. Rosenay!!! of TOURS of TERROR, organizer of DraculaTours to Transylvania, GHOSTour to England, and author of the book “True Ghost Stories of Connecticut.”
Tom and Charles also present Connecticut’s original ParaConn, the CT Witch Trials Festival in Hartford, and CT’s Psychic FairFests.
In partnership with Chas S.S. Tewksbury ll of HFH Exhibitions.

Classical Concert with Daniel Maltz
2024-10-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, M, 01945, United States
Classical pianist Daniel Adam Maltz is traveling to Marblehead all the way from Vienna to play the music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn on a reproduction 18th Century piano based on Mozart’s own instrument.
This one-of-a-kind musical event will be performed on October 18 and 19 in the King Hooper Ballroom at the Marblehead Arts Association. It is co-hosted by the Marblehead Museum.
Daniel studied historical performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at Vienna’s University for Music and Performing Arts, and he made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 22. He is stopping in Marblehead as part of a national concert tour.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://marbleheadmuseum.org/upcoming-programs-page/
This program is generously sponsored by Marblehead Collision, The Mariner, Cleary Insurance, Flatrock Digital, and Mary Stewart/Heather Kaznoski Real Estate.

Throwback Throwdown with DJ Vito Ferrara
2024-10-19 09:00 - 23:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Come out for an unforgettable throwback throwdown night with DJ Vito Ferrara spinning the best hip hop and classic throwbacks!
21+ / Music @ 9p / Free.99

Grounded By Jeanine Tesori
2024-10-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Librettist: George Brant | Production: Michael Mayer | Set Designer: Mimi Lien | Costume Designer: Tom Broecker | Lighting Designer: Kevin Adams | Co–Projection Designers: Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras | Sound Designer: Palmer Hefferan | Choreographer: David Neumann | Dramaturg: Paul Cremo
Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor), Emily D’Angelo (Jess), Ben Bliss (Eric)
Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by 21st-century warmaking: the ethical conflicts created by the use of modern military technology and the psychological and emotional toll supposedly safe remote technology takes on our servicepersons. Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as the hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. American tenor Ben Bliss costars as the Wyoming rancher Eric in a production by Michael Mayer that brings this story to life in a high-tech staging which presents a variety of perspectives on the action. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Tesori’s kaleidoscopic opera, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 19.
Approx. runtime: 2:44 [1 Intermission]

Broadway Rock & Pop!
2024-10-19 19:00 - 22:30 | J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Road, Andover, M, 01810, United States
Voices of Hope taps into the heart of rock and roll with its 16th Annual Fall Gala, Broadway Rock & Pop! This one-night benefit performance is on Saturday, October 19, at The J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts in Andover.
This dynamic and inspiring evening promises a selection of the best of Broadway’s rock and pop musicals! Featuring a kaleidoscope of pure musical fun, dynamic choreography, rocking musicians, and soaring harmonies, audiences will be swept up in a wave of joy and entertainment. Weaving a tapestry of sound, audiences will be treated to familiar selections from Broadway favorites like Hamilton and Come from Away, the nostalgic sounds of the Marvelous Wonderettes and Smokey Joes’ Café, and the rocking scores of more recent Broadway hits such as Head Over Heels, &Juliet, and Heart of Rock and Roll, along with songs from the Juke Box Musicals of beloved artists including Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Donna Summer, and Gloria Estefan.
Voices of Hope consistently exceeds expectations, representing a multi-generational cast of local performers connected by a common love of theatre and a shared mission to make cancer history. Through our songs, dances, and personal stories, we aim to touch your hearts and minds as you witness the incredible impact this organization has achieved.
Tickets for Broadway Rock & Pop! are available now through www.vohboston.org for $50 each. Doors open at 7 pm for a silent auction, and the performance starts at 8 pm. Voices of Hope is a volunteer organization, and all proceeds benefit the Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at Mass General Cancer Center.

Arun Ramamurthy Trio
2024-10-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
The inspiring Global Journeys Series continues with the Arun Ramamurthy Trio, a genre crossing fusion of South Indian classical Carnatic music and contemporary jazz. Enjoy the explosive and effervescent sound hailed by All About Jazz as “a beautiful, exotic, ear-opening listening experience.”
Arun Ramamurthy Trio (ART) brings together South Indian classical Carnatic music and contemporary jazz. Boundaries are blurred in this organic and seamless integration of styles as the group expands on traditional forms in explosive, improvisational flights of fancy. The trio freely explores the kindred spirit of raga music and jazz, resulting in a deeply invigorating and spiritual experience. ART’s collaborative sound is driven by the dynamic rhythm section of drummer Sameer Gupta & and electric bassist Damon Banks. Arun’s original work tells stories of migration and cultural connection. His commissioned work from CMA’s New Jazz Works, “New Moon Suite” shines a light on the teachings and wisdom of our ancestors, and the lessons we take on our own personal journeys. The 4-movement work premiered in late 2022 in NYC, and will be released as a studio recording in 2024.
Featured performance venues have include Jazz at Lincoln Center, Bimhuis (Amsterdam), LantarenVenster (Rotterdam), Joe’s Pub, The Jazz Gallery, Ragas Live Festival at Pioneer Works, Kennedy Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cornelia Street Cafe, Brooklyn Raga Massive and more.

ETTORE CAUSA, viola & BORIS BERMAN, piano
2024-10-20 15:00 - 16:30 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
A prizewinner at the prestigious Lionel Tertis International Viola competition, Italian-born violist Ettore Causa joins with Grammy-nominated pianist (and head of Yale School of Music’s piano department) Boris Berman to perform a program of Schumann and Brahms.
PROGRAM
SCHUMANN: Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
BRAHMS: Sonata Op. 78
Intermission
BRAHMS: Sonata Op. 38 (arr. Berman/Causa)

Vibrato Bar Speakeasy
2024-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Off Cabot Comedy & Events, 9 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
Did you sing opera back in the day? Ever take classical music lessons? Maybe you’re a working musician, or in school for music right now. Well, dust off your art song anthology, pull out your favorite party arias, and maybe even crack open the old tan/yellow Book of Death (oh, you know what we mean: this one). Join us at the Vibrato Bar, where all are welcome! We’ve got a world-class pianist who can sight read anything (yes, literally anything), so bring your sheet music and your courage, and come hear the music play! Opera enthusiasts and classical music lovers alike are welcome – the bar will be open, and we can’t wait to entertain you with some of the North Shore’s best vocal artists. Why go to Boston when there is so much talent right here? Join your hosts Kim Lamoureux and Carla Maniscalco Giovinco of North Shore Voices, along with the incomparable Daniel Padgett at the keys for an evening or arias and art song!

The Clements Brothers
2024-10-24 19:00 - 22:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
10/24/24
Reserved Seating and G.A Standing. 7:00pm Doors / 7:30pm Show
21+, Positive I.D. Required. $18-28
The Clements Brothers are George and Charles Clements, identical twins from New England. They’ve been playing and writing music together for as long as they can remember and ‘The Clements Brothers’ marks their first project together since playing in the internationally touring grass-roots band, ‘The Lonely Heartstring Band’ with whom they put out two albums on Rounder Records. With roots, rock, bluegrass, jazz, and classical influences, George (on guitar) and Charles (on bass) aim to capture their singer-songwriter sensibilities in a unique blended voice, at once enthralling and intimate, groovy and serene. The duo is a fusion of each brother’s unique musical journey, and the result is a music all its own, filled with vocal harmonies, instrumental virtuosity, and a genuine love of song.

Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards
2024-10-25 19:00 - 23:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
10/25/24
Reserved floor seats, reserved rail seats, G.A. Standing. 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
21+ / Positive I.D. Required. $30-$22
THERE IS NO OPENER FOR THIS SHOW!
Laura Cortese has built a career weaving together a musical tapestry as diverse as it is masterful, highlighted with experiences like playing the Newport Folk Festival with Pete Seeger in 2009, standing onstage at the iconic Carnegie Hall in New York with Band of Horses in 2009, and a stint touring alongside Uncle Earl in 2007. She has recorded with artists ranging from Aoife O’Donovan and Brittany Haas to Tao Rodriguez Seeger and Session Americana, and has released 7 albums under her own name–All in Always (2016), Into the Dark (2013), Simple Heart (2012), Two Amps 1 Microphone (2011), Acoustic Project (2010), Blow the Candle Out (2007), Even the Lost Creek (2006), and Hush (2004). She has toured across the globe, acting as an ambassador of American music on behalf of the US State Department by performing and teaching in India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Estonia, Greece, Ukraine, and Montenegro. Now, she holds space and builds community for musicians in Belgium as the co-founder of the monthly Bright Lights Session in Ghent. As always, her vision is as expansive as her background. “We’re working to basically write a new folk tradition,” she says. Were it anyone else, you’d think it impossible. But with Laura Cortese at the helm? It just might come true.
