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Meg Toohey is a versatile musician, songwriter, and producer with a knack for crafting unforgettable hooks. Over the years, she has caught the attention of Grammy-winning artists and some of the most respected songwriters in the industry, including Sara Bareilles, Lori McKenna, Josh Ritter, and Anaïs Mitchell. Known for her skills as a guitarist, Meg […]

Anthony da Costa’s new full-length album, The No Send Letter (out now on Birthday Cake Records) is his twelfth record to date and documents the most difficult, transformative breakup of his life and the echoes of past pain that reverberated through it. “This album also tells the story of growth, and the importance of friendship […]

Indigo Ansin, known professionally as “chrysalis,” is a Boston-based singer-songwriter currently attending Berklee College of Music. Heavily influenced by artists they grew up listening to such as Joni Mitchell and Simon & Garfunkel as well as contemporaries like Field Medic, Indigo de Souza, and Adrianne Lenker, chrysalis fuses together a unique blend of indie pop […]

Acoustic Music supergroup Mr Sun, featuring renowned fiddler Darol Anger, guitarist Grant Gordy, Scottish bassist Aidan O’Donnell, and mandolinist Joe Walsh, will soon be celebrating their upcoming CD release Extrovert on Compass Records. Their appearances in the last 4 years at Wintergrass, Grey Fox and Freshgrass, and at IBMA conventions, have created a powerful presence […]

“It’s not hard to imagine an only slightly alternate world in which a brand of rumba took root and flourished in the heart of Acadiana, just as it did in Africa in the heart of the Congo” (offBeat, Steve Hochman, Sept 2021), which is indeed the world that Lafayette/New Orleans based Boma Bango has created. […]

Sunny War (born Sydney Lyndella Ward) is more than just an artist; she is a force of nature that is tough to pin down. What exactly is her style? Is she a blues or punk artist? The answer is yes and no. You can try to place Sunny in a few boxes, but doing so […]

Forsyth (Kate Knudsvig, Kat Wallace, Erin Hogan and Helen Kuhar) is a democratic collective of musicians, where each member’s voice adds an equal thread to the group’s tapestry. With four voices as their canvas, they combine their individual talents into a shared interpretation, bringing fresh energy to the timeless melodies of the Celtic tradition. Inspired […]

The musical legacy of John Hartford has found a new chapter with The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project; Mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist, fiddle player Rachel Baiman, and banjo/guitarist Ella Korth bring newly discovered Hartford tunes to old-time and bluegrass fans everywhere.  These compositions, found handwritten in 60 notebooks after John’s death, were compiled in The John Hartford […]

Steve Riley, of Mamou Louisiana, is a widely acknowledged master of the Cajun accordion and its singularly powerful sound. His playing is a standard by which timing, phrasing and ingenuity are measured on the royal instrument of South Louisiana. That, combined with his searing, emotional vocals, songwriting, soulful fiddling and onstage front man charisma have […]

Singer, songwriter, guitarist Jesse Dee is a man with a big heart and an old soul. Whether he’s fronting a raucous band or stripping it down to the raw immediacy of a solo performance, Dee’s passion for updating soul music for modern audiences shines through. Amidst a long list of influences, classic soul and R&B […]