Indie-Folk

Formed in Somerville, MA, the founding members, Alex and Ralph, decided to build the band and its music around the phrase, “honest words for honest people.” The band has since evolved with that goal in mind, and has continued to focus on creating simple, vulnerable, and evocative music for anyone who decides to listen.

Hailing from Boston, Strangers by Accident are an authentic, energetic indie-folk act with an old-school respect for songwriting. Started by Brian Sousa and Amy Wynne in 2015, the duo has become a powerful live act, adding Justin Bartlett on vocals /electric guitar, and Heidi Crampton on drums. The band’s lyrically driven songs feature three-part harmonies and veer from suitcase-stomping acoustic, to snare-pounding electric, to minimalist folk.

The product of countless stages and dusty backroads from Cambodia to Cambridge, John Shakespear's music captures the restless tension between the joy of stillness and the need for change. With a six-piece band and string section, his indie-folk songs take on a raucous grandeur that recalls the Arcade Fire and Stars.