Folk

Daniel Raine is a folk musician mixing influences from the local scenes of contra dance, bluegrass, Americana, and traditional folk.

Ordinarily playing rhythm backup in the contra dance band Chimney Swift, today he'll be singing songs from some of his songwriter role models and playing tunes on an evergrowing pile of plectrophones.

I try to go narrow and deep with my music. I think it comes out in the way I play accordion.

Highlights of the past 20 years include performing solo electronic music in ten countries,  playing with the School of Honk brass band in countless unanounced parades through Somerville, and gigging with my sax/melodica/accordion trio, Brocade*. My latest passion is the traditional music of southeastern Europe (the Balkans) learning to play it on accordion. I'll be sitting in my house Saturday, playing some music from those parts, plus a bit of dance music from elsewhere in the world,.

*MY not as in ownership, but my like my family

Cambridge native and indie-folk songwriter John Shakespear has performed all around the United States, sharing the stage with acts such as Henry Jamison and Lewis del Mar. American Songwriter Magazine described his debut solo record, Spend Your Youth, as "reminiscent of Fleet Foxes and Elliott Smith,” and WBUR called it "an antidote to a dire national mood." With a persevering warmth that transcends national and political boundaries, Shakespear has written a coming-of-age record tinged by the times.

Caralie is a two-person band whose members happen to also be married to one another! Natalie is a percussionist, Caryn sings and recently started learning guitar. Our set includes...

Me and Bobby McGee
Blowing in the Wind
Drunken Angel
Solsbury Hill
Wildflowers
Heart of Gold
Proud Mary
Wonderwall
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Kind & Generous
Rolling in the Deep
Hallelujah
Under the Boardwalk
I Fall to Pieces
Stand by Me
Leaving on a Jetplane
Up on the Roof
Hey Jude

We hope you'll enjoy!

DoReMe&You is an original developmental music therapy program developed by Strongwater Studios for babies, toddlers and kids. ​It consists beloved children's music, original music written specifically for DoReMe&You, and songs spanning classical, rock, folk, bluegrass, Motown and other genres. Participants will sing, dance, move and play while working towards developmental goals and exploring how to integrate musical experiences into their child's growth and wellness. Check us out at www.strongwaterstudios.com or on Facebook and Instagram @strongwaterstudios.

Ghosts I've Found is the solo project of Brian Sousa. A prolific writer and veteran of local and non-local bands, GIF explores Sousa's other influences -- Middle Brother, the National, Langhorne Slim, Ray Lamontagne, Strand of Oaks, Joe Pug and others -- giving new life to new and old original songs that may have otherwise disappeared.

Beacon for Spirits craft a style of music possibly described as “Dream Folk” or “Art Folk”. Coming off of the release of their debut album "There's No Such Thing as Ghosts", the vocal/guitar/violin trio create uncompromisingly emotional, thematic and colorful music. In this endeavor they defy and transcend genre-boundaries, drawing from across the musical spectrum. Beacon for Spirits dip their brush in a vast and varied palette, and the image that listeners are left with is profoundly emotive and uniquely moving.

Beacon for Spirits craft a style of music possibly described as “Dream Folk” or “Art Folk”. Coming off of the release of their debut album "There's No Such Thing as Ghosts", the vocal/guitar/violin trio create uncompromisingly emotional, thematic and colorful music. In this endeavor they defy and transcend genre-boundaries, drawing from across the musical spectrum. Beacon for Spirits dip their brush in a vast and varied palette, and the image that listeners are left with is profoundly emotive and uniquely moving.