Stone Soup Coffeehouse Presents An Evening with Ladies of Folk

Beth Barron is the founder of RI event, “Ladies of Folk.” “Beth’s voice is smooth as silk with just the right amount of edge as she presents her original material during her solo acoustic guitar performances. Beth’s original songs are easy on the ears and plentiful on the mind.” Beth was also honored with Motif Magazine’s 2021 Music Video Award for her single “I’m Alive.”  Barron takes the listener on a journey through colorful lyrics and the soothing touch of her vocals. Beth will perform as the Beth Barron String Band.

Allysen Callery is an internationally touring musician from Bristol, Rhode Island. A self-taught artist, she draws comparisons to Sandy Denny & Nick Drake. Winner of Favorite Folk Act in RI 2023, and 2022 for Motif magazine.

Mary Pierce, Singer/Songwriter and recording artist of Celtic/Folk/American music shares her original and inspiring music through her 5 albums. Mary has been inspired by many Irish and American Folk artists and her passion for writing can be heard throughout her music. Mary started writing music 12 years ago after a visit to Ireland. She would often bring her songs to her sister, Margi Gianquinto (pianist and harmonist), and the two would begin the journey together of adding harmonies and instrumentation to the songs.

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Michelle Saylors, was born in Tennessee, where she grew up on a farm. Bluegrass, country, and gospel music were always part of life. Michelle began piano lessons around age 10. She is self-taught on guitar and mandolin and played mostly bluegrass music while in Tennessee. Living in Rhode Island since 2008, Michelle found her voice by taking time in solitude: to write, create, and play music that reflects her early musical inspirations and keeps her true to who she is as an artist. Her songwriting is rooted in the space between small-town Tennessee and coastal New England.

Jen Long‘s father has a word for musicians: scallywags. Jen is delighted to have become one at last! Don’t tell her dad, but she sings and plays guitar with SwampBirds, a Providence based Americana-ish group for which she has written several songs – some of which they even play. Jen has also improvised vocals with the Providence band Cardboard Cannons, sang for a decade with the Assembly of Light Choir, and has organized many shows including four Love Hangovers. She especially loves writing melodies to other peoples’ poems.

Providence-based singer/songwriter Jane Hesser (a.k.a. Ground Weather) plays a gritty combination of soul-inspired indie and earthy, wholehearted folk. She is half of the band LIGHTS OUT, with John Kolodij. On occasion, she can also be found playing with her daughters, in The Understory and Freddy.