Big City Folk Stage
2019 Artist Info
Niall Connolly, 11am
The Locksmiths, 11:10am
Irish songwriter Niall Connolly has toured all over Europe and the US including festival appearances at Glastonbury, CMJ, Prague Fringe Festival, Acoustic Festival Düsseldorf, and Cork Folk Festival. He has opened for Glen Hansard, Lisa Hannigan,Lucius, Evan Dando and more. He has 8 studio albums. He is the founding member of Big City Folk Collective. Photo credit: Mulography
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Americana singer/songwriter combining rich melodies with sharp lyrics. The Queens native weaves a Southern gothic tapestry through bluegrass-inspired folk-rock. "a truly stirring vocal performance" -Rachel Cholst (Adobe & Teardrops) photo by Anthony Mulcahy
Upcoming gigs:
The Locksmiths will be releasing their new EP at Freddy's Bar on July 20th.
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Chris Q Murphy, 11:30am
John Darnielle + Jonathan Richman + John Prine ... and there’s some Dr. John and Coltrane in there too. Chris Q. Murphy is the greatest act playing at porch stomp. He’s also the least business savvy and least marketable
Upcoming gigs:
Jun 21, American Folk Art Museum
Jul 20, album release at Freddy’s
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Ali Aslam, 11:50am
Muslim American folk artist singing about the immigrant and first generation experience
Chris Michael, 12:10pm
Singer/Songwriter
May Cheung, 12:30pm
Brooklyn-based Canadian Singer-songwriter May Cheung has been active in the New York music scene for the past 9 years. Having imbibed a wide spectrum of music since she was a young child, May draws upon elements of jazz, pop, folk and indie-rock in her songwriting; attributing her influences to the likes of Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Feist and Rufus Wainright. May has played in such highly-touted venues as Hotel Cafe, Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2, The Living Room, The Bitter End, Caffé Vivaldi, Pianos, Drom, and Sidewalk Cafe, just to name a few. Her debut album 'The Departure' has been described as “stunning from start to finish” by Huffpost. It was produced (and features the guitar work of) Nir Felder, mixed by The Shins’ Yuuki Matthews, and mastered by Grammy Award-Winner Chris Gehringer (Katy Perry). ‘The Departure’ is available now on iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp.
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Lara Ewen, 12:50pm
Charmingly acerbic folkish Americana singer/songwriter with mostly true songs that sometimes depress people
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Jim from Kansas, 1:10pm
Jo Kroger, 1:50pm
Karen Dahlstrom, 2:15pm
Inspired by traditional folk ballads, Karen’s songs are filled with stories of railroad towns and mountain mining camps, dark omens, and salvation.
Upcoming gigs:
6/29 - Greenville Drive-In, Greenville, NY - 7:15p
6/30 - Colony, Woodstock, NY - 8p
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Jasper Lewis, 2:40pm
Mississippi Cotten, 3:05pm
Mississippi Cotten offers up a mix of upbeat and bittersweet songs that pull from the deep roots of American folk music. While respecting the inspiration from the past, they avoid attachment which allows them the freedom to reach their sound high into the skies of the current musical climate. Either as part of a six-piece band that weaves together acoustic and electric instruments or as a solo artist with guitar and harmonica, singer/songster, Kyle Tigges presents these songs with a fearless soul and humble mind. Kyle Tigges (Vocals/Banjo) Sophia Betz (Guitar) Jeff Kahn (Guitar) Conor Mills (Guitar) Peter Grant (Bass) Semra Ercin (Drums)
Upcoming gigs:
Clearwater Sloop Sail - June 22nd
Dogwood Beacon - July 5th
Jalopy Theatre - August 2nd
Jalopy Theatre - September 25th
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E.W. Harris, 3:40pm
Post-Apocalyptic Future Folk
E.W. Harris- Guitar/Vox/Instruments of Opportunity
Upcoming gigs:
6/30 - Colony Woodstock
7/14 - The Footlight
7/15 - Rockwood Music Hall, see ewharris.bandcamp.com for additional listings
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