Upcoming Gigs
House Concert in Toledo, OH!
Date: Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Home of Jane Lawton
Cost: $10 suggested contribution
Notes:
If you are interested in coming, please contact Jane at jedlawton@roadrunner.com or call her at 419.878.5556 or 419.265.4766. This will be a potluck as well!
Co-bill with Carolann Solebello with Special Guest, Aviv Roth!
Date: Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
New York, NY 10014
Cost: tip jar!
Notes:
Carolann and I had so much fun at our show at Caffe Vivaldi in April that will be sharing shows on August 21, September 25, and November 20 from 7pm to 9pm! We may have special guests and other fun surprises! Stay tuned!!
Its all about Guitars...oh! And Drums!
Date: Friday, November 19th, 2010
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Steel City Coffee House
203 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610-933-4043
Cost: $12 advance/ $15 door
Notes:
I am very excited to be making my Philadelphia area debut with good friends Carolann Solebello and Cheryl Prashker at this amazing venue!
Co-bill with Carolann Solebello with Special Guest, Elisa Peimer!
Date: Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
New York, NY 10014
Cost: tip jar!
Notes:
Carolann and I had so much fun at our show at Caffe Vivaldi in April that will be sharing shows on August 21, September 25, and November 20 from 7pm to 9pm! We may have special guests and other fun surprises! Stay tuned!!
Opening for Sloan Wainwright
Date: Sunday, December 5th, 2010
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Music Over Manhattan House Concert
Cost: $
Notes:
More details to come!
Feature on Long Island
Date: Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Time: 8:00pm
Location:
Cost: $
Notes:
More to come!
Songwriters' Round Table
Date: Saturday, December 11th, 2010
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Cafe Olga
4 East Second Street
Cloudersport, PA 16915
Cost: $10 ($5 under 18)
Notes:
Steve Quelet hosts this in the round at this lovely venue. I will be joined by Carolann Solebello, Sharon Goldman and Jim Colbert!!
Co-Bill with Pat Wictor & Sharon Goldman
Date: Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Psalm Salon
581 Overbrook Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-477-7578
Cost: $16
Notes:
Very excited to come to Philly and share the night with my amazing friends Sharon Goldman and Pat Wictor!
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Tomboy Princess: Debut CD
“My inspirations come from a lot of different places,” Meg says. “On this CD there is a lot that came from my childhood and teen years - what is personal can be universal - but a lot of my writing philosophy comes from the idea that you don't have to use facts to tell the truth.”
In this way, Tomboy Princess is rich in truth. In songs both sweetly melodious (“Once Upon a Time”) and solemn (“No More Happily Ever After”) Meg uses the language of fables and folk tales to illuminate the modern world. Even a song taken from the headlines, “Runaway Bride,” assumes the bright halo of a fairy tale, while a straightforward coming-of-age story like “New Orleans” becomes a vision of wider worlds, both real and imaginary.
The strength of songs such as these inspired a bushel of folk-music royalty to contribute their talents to the project: Greg Greenway, Kevin So, Tom Prasada-Rao, Penny Nichols, bassist Freebo, slide guitarist Pat Wictor, percussionist Cheryl Prashker, and all three members of Red Molly. Tomboy Princess was mixed, mastered and partially recorded by Mark Dann.
News & Announcements
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Thank you all those who contributed to my CD project!
Emily Anne Aldridge
Laura Aoseved
Mark Berube & Carolann Solebello
Heather Carr
Holly Ellis
Sharon Goldman & Shannon Wagner
Nancy Kostanski
Ana Kreacic-Lekovic
Chris Kunstadter
Victoria Lavington
Marc Raphael
Jessica Rinaldi
Lisa Shaw
Barbara Shiller
Kristy Sundjaja & Richard Ma
Farra Trompeter
Kirsten Williams
Thank you!!
Past Gigs
Co-Bill with Carolann Solebello and featuring special guest , Sharon Goldman!
Date: Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
New York, NY 10014
Cost: tip jar!
Notes:
So excited to be "in residence" with Carolann Solebello at Caffe Vivaldi! And to make the night extra special, our good friend Sharon Goldman is going to join us!
Feature at Sharon Goldman's Third Thursday Songwriter Showcase
Date: Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Brewed Awakening
417 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Cost: $
Notes:
Very excited to have been invited to Sharon Goldman's Third Thursday songwriter series in Metuchen! Hope to see some of my NJ peeps out there! Rich Deans also performs!
Hanging at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Date: Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Time: 8:00am
Location: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodd's Farm, Route 22
Hillsdale, NY
Cost: see website
Notes:
I'll be hanging at the folk festival, playing at the campfires and have a 2pm Saturday afternoon feature at the Acoustic Live! tent.
Hanging at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Date: Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Time: 8:00am
Location: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodd's Farm, Route 22
Hillsdale, NY
Cost: see website
Notes:
I'll be hanging at the folk festival, playing at the campfires and have a 2pm Saturday afternoon feature at the Acoustic Live! tent.
Hanging at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Date: Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodd's Farm, Route 22
Hillsdale, NY
Cost: see website
Notes:
I'll be hanging at the folk festival, playing at the campfires and have a 2pm Saturday afternoon feature at the Acoustic Live! tent.
Music Festival in Vermont
Date: Friday, June 25th, 2010
Time: 8:00pm
Location: More to come
Cost: $
Solo Show
Date: Saturday, June 12th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
New York, NY 10014
Cost: tip jar!
House Concert and Backyard Barbecue!
Date: Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Moore Music (in the House)
see below for details
Rockvill, MD
Cost: $20
Notes:
This is an amazing house concert series organized by Scott & Paula Moore. If you are in the Maryland area, it will be a really, super-duper, fun night!
Also featuring Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley: and Brian Ashley Jones with Tisha Simeral
Suggestion donation: $20
For reservations and directions: scott@mooremusic.org or 301-309-0983
www.mooremusic.org
Co-Bill with Bread & Bones
Date: Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Songwriters by the Sea
Fifth Maine Regimental Museum
Cost: $10
Notes:
Very excited! More to come!!
Opening for Catie Curtis!
Date: Friday, May 14th, 2010
Time: 7:30pm
Location: University of Hartford Music for a Change
200 Bloomfield Ave.
West Hartford, CT
860-768-5026
Cost: $17
Notes:
So excited! Opening for Catie Curtis--a truly amazing singer/songwriter. (www.catiecurtis.com)
Co-bill with Carolann Solebello and special guest Cheryl Prashker on percussion!
Date: Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
New York, NY 10014
Cost: Tip Jar
Notes:
One of my favorite songwriters and dearest friends, Carolann Solebello (carolannsolebello.com), is going to share the night with me at Caffe Vivaldi! Make a night of it and come out for dinner-the ravioli is marvelous!
Opening for Fred Gillen, Jr.
Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Peekskill Coffee House
101 South Division Street
Peekskill, NY 10566
Cost: $
Notes:
My good friend Fred invited me to open for him! It should be a super fun night!!
Concert for Victoria-Friends United in Healing
Date: Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Christopher Street Coffeehouse
81 Christopher Street
New York, NY
Cost: $15 suggested donation
Notes:
This is a benefit concert for my dear friend and songwriting friend VICTORIA LAVINGTON, formerly 1/2 of the fabulous folk duo MOLLY PITCHER. Victoria is currently fighting the good fight against Stage 3 breast cancer. RED MOLLY and NATALIA ZUKERMAN will headline an evening celebrating Victoria and her music. We hope to help Vic and her family defray the costs associated with aggressive alternative cancer treatments not covered by conventional insurance. Other artists appearing include MEG BRAUN, SHARON GOLDMAN, KIRSTEN WILLIAMS, ELISA PEIMER, ALLISON TARTALIA, ALLISON SCOLA, and ANNA DAGMAR.
Song Swap with Sharon Goldman & Carolann Solebello
Date: Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
154 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
Cost: tip jar!
Notes:
This is going to be a really fun night with my good friends Sharon & Carolann!
Opening for Greg Greenway
Date: Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Christopher Street Coffeehouse
81 Christopher Street
New York, NY
Notes:
Greg was my co-writer for Tomboy Princess. Come and check out him, if you haven't heard him already. If you have, you know you will be in for a treat!
Opening for Joe Crookston
Date: Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Time: 3:00pm
Location: "The Place" House Concert
Livingston, NJ
Cost: $
Notes:
Very excited to be opening for my good friend Joe Crookston at this great house concert series. There is limited seating, so be sure to RSVP soon! Once you do, Amy will give you directions.
3:00 pot-luck, 4:00 concert. RSVP to Amy at (973) 992 - 7491 or email jamask8@comcast.net.
In the Round with 7 other singer/songwriters~
Date: Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Time: 7:30pm
Location: John Street Jam
Dutch Arms Chapel, 16 John Street
Saugerties, NY
Cost: $5
Notes:
In the round with Rusty Boris, Bob Lusk, Albert del Rio, Todd Guidice, Kimberly, Michael Sackler-Berner and Kelleigh McKenzie! Very excited for this night!
In the Round wth Sharon Goldman, Kirsten Williams & Carolann Solebello
Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Christopher Street Coffeehouse
81 Christopher Street
New York, NY
Cost: $5 suggested donation
Notes:
More to come!
Hard Luck Cafe
Date: Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Congregational Church of Huntington
30 Washington Drive
Centerport, NY
631-425-2925
Cost: $10 ($7 for members)
NERFA
Date: Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference
Kerhonkson, NY
Cost: $
Notes:
Performing in various showcases.
NERFA
Date: Friday, November 13th, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference
Kerhonkson, NY
Cost: $
Notes:
Performing in various showcases,
NERFA
Date: Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference
Kerhonkson, NY
Cost: $
Notes:
Performing in various showcases
Co-Bill with K.C. Clifford
Date: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
154 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
Cost: Tip Jar
Notes:
I met K.C. at Kerrville this year. When I found out she was coming north, I jumped at the chance to do a show with her!
Dallas Show!
Date: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Opening Bell Coffee
1409 South Lamar, Basement #012
Dallas, TX 75215
Cost: Tip Jar!
Notes:
Last minute booking!
First show in Austin!
Date: Monday, October 12th, 2009
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Artz Ribhouse
2330 South Lamar
Austin, TX
Notes:
This will be a short feature during the break of Sarah Elizabeth Campbell's show!
Opening for The Kennedys
Date: Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Circle of Friends Coffeehouse
262 Chestnut Street
Franklin, MA
Cost: $15
Notes:
I am so excited and honored to be opening for The Kennedys at this great venue (I have been dreaming of playing it!!!). Pete & Maura are truly phenomenal peformers and this show is going to be a huge highlight for me!!! Yay!
With Severin Browne & Friends!
Date: Friday, September 4th, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Kulak's Woodshed
5230 1/2 Laurel Canyon Blvd,
North Hollywood, CA 91607
(818) 766-9913ý
Cost: $
Notes:
The first show in LA ever! Last time I was there, I was 3 years old and all I remember is screaming on the Peter Pan ride at Disneyland. This is going to be sooo much better! More details later...
Band Show at Googie's Lounge
Date: Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
154 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
Cost: Tip Jar
Notes:
The whole band with special guest Pat Wictor! And come at 7:30pm to see Elisa Peimer and her band!!
Acoustic Live! Showcase
Date: Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Time: 5:15pm
Location: Huntington Folk Festival
Hecksher Park
Huntington, NY
United States
Cost: $
Acoustic Live Showcase! Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Date: Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Time: 12:45pm
Location: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodd's Farm, Route 22
Hillsdale, NY
Cost: See website
Playing at Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
Date: Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Time: 9:30pm
Location: Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
154 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
Cost: Tip Jar
Notes:
Details TBD!
Tomboy Princess CD Release Party!
Date: Saturday, May 16th, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Kenny's Castaways
157 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012
212-979-9762
Cost: $10 (includes a CD!)
Notes:
So excited to have many people who played on the CD, including my regular band of "Dark & Swarthy Men" (Jon, Pete & Aviv), as well as the extraordinatry Martha Colby on cello, the guitar stylings of Rich Feridun, the immensely talented Allison Tartalia on keys.
I am super excited because my good friend Karyn Oliver (karynoliver.com)will be up from the Baltimore area to open the show!
With Amy Emerman & Friends
Date: Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
New York, NY 10014
Notes:
This will be a short showcase hosted by my friend Amy Emerman! The restaurant also has really good ravioli. :)
Rise: Songs for a New Moon
Date: Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: WOW Cafe Theater
59-61 East 4th Street (between Bowery and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY
Cost: $12-15 (sliding scale)
Notes:
This is a 3 day event.
Advanced tickets available at www.fabnyc.org/calendar.php
Rise: Songs for a New Moon
Date: Friday, March 27th, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: WOW Cafe Theater
59-61 East 4th Street (between Bowery and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY
Cost: $12-15 (sliding scale)
Notes:
This is a 3 day event.
Advanced tickets available at www.fabnyc.org/calendar.php
Rise: Songs for a New Moon
Date: Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Location: WOW Cafe Theater
59-61 East 4th Street (between Bowery and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY
Cost: $12-15 (sliding scale)
Notes:
This is a 3 day event.
Advanced tickets available at www.fabnyc.org/calendar.php
"Rise: Songs for a New Moon" evolves from the celestial moment as well as its close proximity to the Spring Equinox. A new moon comes about when the Moon orbits between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon is not visible to us, but we feel its presence even through the darkness.
Creatively, a new moon represents the act of calling into consciousness - the moment when we begin to shape form from chaos, cull light from darkness, put fingers to instrument and voice to melody, and give name to that which haunts, pulls, or excites us. The new moon is the beginning of the lunar cycle, and a time ripe with spiritual and creative possibility.
In these three evenings of celebration we give particular attention to women's voices through song, art, and music, honoring the mythic and folklore relevance of the Moon as a symbol of divine female power and resonance.
We also celebrate the onset of the spring, when the days continue to grow longer and the earth bears fruits long dormant. The workings of winter, subtle, underground, and sometimes painstaking, are borne forth slowly and imperceptibly - in the crackling of new grass rising up from the ground and the soft whisper of seeds carried by the wind. We know that lush colors, strong scent, and vibrant texture will follow in the season, and tonight we are grateful to sing with this in mind: an invocation of bounty, beginnings, and the rise of a new moon.
Performing at Googie's!
Date: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
154 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
Cost: Tip jar
Notes:
More details soon...plan to come at 7:30pm to see Allison Tartalia!
Post Birthday Show
Date: Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
154 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
Cost: Tip Jar
Private Event
Date: Sunday, December 14th, 2008
Time: 3:00pm
Location:
Great Neck, NY
Cost: $
House Concert with Kenny Edwards and Anna Dagmar
Date: Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Anna's Brooklyn Pad
Cost: $10
Notes:
e-mail: anna_dagmar@yahoo.com for directions and details.
Show with Kenny Edwards
Date: Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Caffe Vivaldi
32 Jones Street
New York, NY 10014
Cost: tip jar
Notes:
A show with Kenny Edwards (kennyedwards.com), not to be missed!!! He is amazing...and a legend, in his own right.
Fred Gillen Jr.'s Special Guest
Date: Friday, September 26th, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Peekskill Coffee House
101 South Division Street
Peekskill, NY 10566
Cost: Tip Jar
Notes:
When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a special guest star on a show. This is definitely the next best thing!
www.fredgillenjr.com
Master Songwriters of the Hudson Valley
Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Banjo Jim's
700 East 9th Street (at Avenue C)
New York, NY 10009
212-777-0869
Notes:
I go on at 8pm, followed by Stephen Clair at 9. Then at 10pm, my friends Steve Chizmadia, Rich Deans and Susan Kane, and at 12am Fred Gillen, Jr., Matt Turk and Steve Kirkman!!
Co-Bill with Lauren Lapointe
Date: Friday, August 8th, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Muddy Cup
410 Main Street
Catskill, NY 12414
United States
Cost: tip jar ($5 suggested)
Notes:
After SummerSongs, I will be joining my friend Lauren for a show in near by Catskill!
Acoustic Live! Showcase
Date: Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Time: 2:45pm
Location: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodd's Farm, Route 22
Hillsdale, NY
Cost: $
Notes:
Come find me at the Acoustic Live! Tent--along with many other amazing performer!
Acoustic Live! Showcase
Date: Friday, July 25th, 2008
Time: 3:45pm
Location: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodd's Farm, Route 22
Hillsdale, NY
Notes:
Come find me at the Acoustic Live! Tent--along with many other amazing performers!!!
Whisperado's Mud Room
Date: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Kenny's Castaways
157 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012
212-979-9762
Cost: tip jar
Notes:
My bass player, Jon Sobel, is part of another band called Whisperado. Whisperado (who will perform at 8pm) is now doing a once a month series at Kenny's, and Jon was nice enough to invite me to do the 9pm slot (and will join me on bass too!). So, come on out before your 4th of July weekend for a great night!
With Michael Bowers & Siobhan Quinn
Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
154 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
Cost: Tip Jar
Notes:
I hope you can make out for this special night-7:30pm to 9:30pm. My friends, Michael Bowers & Siobhan Quinn (dreamersloversandoutlaws.com), are coming from Alexandria, VA for this show!
Performing at Perch Cafe
Date: Friday, April 25th, 2008
Time: 9:00pm
Location: Perch Cafe
365 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-788-2830
Cost: Free
Notes:
Aviv Roth will be joining me on lead guitar at this very sweet little restaurant right in my neighborhood. Come for dinner (I love their soups!) and stay for an extended set.
Co-Bill with Lara Herscovitch and Denise Jordan Finley
Date: Friday, April 4th, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Garden Stage
223 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY
Cost: $15
Notes:
Sharing the stage with my friends Lara Herscovitch and Denise Jordan Finley at this great Long Island Coffee House!
Performing at Gizzi's Coffee
Date: Friday, March 14th, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Gizzi's Coffee
16 West 8th St. (between 5th & 6th Aves)
New York, NY 10011
212-260-9700
Notes:
Come at 7pm for Allison Scola, stay after my set to hear Elisa Peimer (with whom I will be singing some harmonies) and Sweet Bitters (Sharon Goldman & Nina Schmir's new duo).
Performing at Googie's Lounge
Date: Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Googie's Lounge (Over the Living Room)
154 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington)
New York, NY 10002
Cost: Tip Jar
Co-Bill with Jud Caswell!
Date: Friday, January 4th, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (between Houston and Bleecker)
New York, NY
United States
Cost: $7
Notes:
This will be a full band show (and my birthday show)! I am thrilled to be sharing the bill with my friend Jud Caswell (judcaswell.com)--one of the best songwriters around today (he won Kerrville New Folk in 2006).

