Sol y Canto, a fixture in Boston’s folk and world music scene for decades, is the award-winning Pan-Latin ensemble led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and percussionist Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist, singer and composer Brian Amador. Featuring Rosi’s crystalline voice and Brian’s lush Spanish guitar and inventive compositions, Sol y Canto is known for […]
Rob Flax possesses a rare combination of skills: he is an award-winning virtuoso violinist, classically trained but known for his jazz and improvisational pyrotechnics and irresistible grooves; he is also a powerhouse vocalist, capable of silky crooning a la Nat King Cole or visceral Chicago blues shouts. Rob has performed nationally and internationally with artists […]
Deadgrass is a group of seasoned pros that explores the works of Jerry Garcia on the instruments that first inspired him, drawing from Old & in the Way, JGB, Jerry’s Jug Band days and the Grateful Dead. Matt Turk has performed and recorded with Pete Seeger and opened for Judy Collins, The Doobie Brothers, Fiona Apple […]
Erin Ash Sullivan’s music reflects a deep sense of place, and her lyrics are always authentic and drawn from her lived experience. Erin’s 2024 release, Signposts and Marks, debuted at #4 on the FAI Folk DJ chart, and Americana UK describes her as “a songwriter of the highest order.” A “Most Wanted” selection from the […]
Ellis Paul is a songwriter, author, illustrator, and teacher. A constant presence on the American folk circuit for over 30 years, he has released 22 albums of original music and performed more than 5,000 shows. His songs have been featured in blockbuster films and covered by Grammy Award–winning artists. His stage performance is a combination […]
Tracy Grammer is among contemporary folk music’s most beloved artists. Renowned for her pure voice, deft guitar, violin and storytelling, Grammer has recorded and performed with Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter, headlined Philadelphia Folk Festival and Falcon Ridge, and enjoyed 12 consecutive years as one of folk radio’s 50 top-played artists, both solo and with the late Dave Carter. “ One of the finest singers and […]
Barely out of high school, Garnet Rogers was on the road as a full-time working musician with his older brother Stan. Together they formed one of the most influential acts in North American folk music. Since then, Garnet Rogers has established himself as “one of the major talents of our time and a “charismatic performer […]
Rachel Sumner is no stranger to the stage. She spent her early career on the bluegrass circuit, singing and writing with the genre-bending Boston group Twisted Pine. Since setting out on her own, Sumner’s songs have been critically acclaimed, winning the Lennon Award in the folk category of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for […]
Floyd Mercantile is Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls. Their self-titled debut album was recently released, and New Song is just one of two Massachusetts stops on their new tour.
