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Named ‘Best Group/Duo’ in the International Acoustic Music Awards, acoustic-duo Ryanhood got their first break more than a decade ago as street-performers at Boston’s Quincy Market. A mesmerizing force in the realm of intimate dark pop, Eva James emerges with a voice that embodies both complexity and strength.  

Originally created by Andrew Gravel (vocals, guitar), The Gravel Project is an all star band of Boston music veterans including brother, Jordan Gravel (organ, keys), Dave Fox (drums), Jen Kearney (vocals) and Eguie Castrillo (percussion). The Gravel Project’s live show blends rock, world music and jazz with power and soul.  

The duo of Kyra Davies, fiddle, viola, vocals; and Sean Smith, guitar, bouzouki, tenor banjo, vocals; play music from Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton – but also further afield, like Shetland, Brittany and Galicia, among other places, bringing out the distinctive qualities of each tune or song for the enjoyment of their audience

Wolfman Jack is a live music project of musicians from the New England area performing the psychedelic and electrifying Live Dead to Europe 72′ era of The Grateful Dead.  

With a voice straight out of the jazz age, Savoir Faire brings the modern existential crisis into a realm of retro-noir. Britt Connors grew up surrounded by music of all kinds: the folk, rock, and jazz of her parents, the classical of her grandparents, and the pop of 80’s and 90’s radio.    

With 11 studio albums and two live recordings under her belt, Patty Larkin has been described as “riveting” (Chicago Tribune), “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly), and “drop-dead brilliant” (Performing Songwriter). She has captivated audiences for more than 30 years, and her latest album, Bird in a Cage, sets poems by William Carlos Williams, Robert Pinsky and Kay…