Red Molly Performs in Watchung

 
The Watchung Arts Center's "Powerful Woman of Song" Series
Proudly presents...
Red Molly
in Concert!
 
Sample their music here:  http://www.myspace.com/redmollyband
 The amazing Carsie Blanton will be opening! www.carsieblanton.com
 
About Red Molly...

Red Molly came into being in the wee hours of a summer night, at a hilltop campsite at the 2004 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Not yet ready to sleep, these women, who had long admired each other’s solo work, began sharing favorite songs by other songwriters. Before long, Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner and Carolann Solebello were singing in three-part harmony on songs by contemporary writers, bluegrass standards, old-time southern gospel, and classic American tunes. By sunrise, Redy Molly was born!Since that pivotal night, Red Molly has performed at a number of excellent venues in the northeast and is steadily garnering a devoted regional fan base. They have opened shows for artists such as Aztec Two-Step, Catie Curtis, Jonathan Edwards, Jeffrey Gaines, John Hammond, Johnsmith, Michael Smith, Bill Staines and David Wilcox.The magic of Red Molly likely stems from the richness and diversity of each member's "pre-Molly" experiences. Laurie (vocals, guitar, banjo) left a career in psychology to pursue music.  She worked for several years as a backup singer, and also released two solo albums, These Old Clothes (1999) and The Things I Choose To Do (2004). Abbie (vocals, Dobro, guitar) studied classical flute as a child and directed/arranged a cappella music at Boston University.  In 2004, she released her first solo album, My Craziest Dream, with her father (jazz pianist Herb Gardner), and is influenced by her mother’s longtime love of bluegrass music.  In 2006, Abbie released a second solo album, Honey on My Grave.  Carolann (vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin) spent several years as a professional theatre actor before releasing her solo album, Just Across the Water, in 2000.  She went on to release two albums with power folk quartet CC Railroad, Smile Whatever (2001) and Black Horse Motel (2004).Scott Alarik, of the The Boston Globe writes:"Everything Red Molly sings is delivered with tick-tight arrangements, crystalline vocals, and caramel harmonies. But what is most striking is the ardor they bring to everything they do, whether snuggling into the sweet parochialism of an old spiritual, or the gritty pathos of a Gillian Welch tune. They come on less like stars strutting for their minions than pals sharing their favorite songs. In the friendly world of the coffeehouse, that remains a starmaking quality."
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