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WILL DAILEY
Will Dailey is an acclaimed independent recording and performing artist who has toured SPIRE LOBBY SERIES: SONG CIRCLE FT. KIM
North America and EU with his authentic DIY approach for over a decade. His sound has
been described as having a rich vintage appreciation of song craft and a live show that MOBERG, SUSAN CATTANEO & SAM ROBBINS
echos Springsteen energy and dynamic set lists, leading famed Rock journalist Dan Kim Moberg
Aquilante to declare Dailey “the real deal”. Dailey's last album was met with stellar Kim Moberg is an award winning singer/songwriter. and self taught,
reviews, over 11 million spins on Spotify, top 20 on Billboard Heat Seeker chart and won finger pick style guitarist. Kim’s passionate and heartfelt vocals
Album of the Year in the Boston Music Awards, New England Music Awards and Improper mesmerize listeners. while her compositions tug at feelings of.
Bostonian Magazine. Dailey, who is already a three-time winner of the Boston Music melancholy, heartbreak, healing and social consciousness.
Award for Best Singer/Songwriter also won Artist of the Year in 2014 and best male
vocalist in 2015 and 2016. Most recently in 2016, he shared the stage with Eddie Vedder Susan Cattaneo
in Chicago and Boston, supporting him on stage for the Hot Stove Cool Music Benefit Susan Cattaneo is one of Boston’s most respected singer-songwriters. A
where Vedder had Dailey play some of his own songs and sing a few duets. He has also powerful singer and sophisticated writer, she combines vivid storytelling
shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Roger McGuinn, G Love, Tanya Donelly, Steve Earle with a modern songwriter’s spin. Respectful of tradition but not bound
and many more. by it, she blends rock, folk, and blues with a healthy dose of country.

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like James Taylor and Jackson Browne, Sam adds a modern, upbeat edge
to the storyteller troubadour persona. An avid performer, he has gained
WILL DAILEY memorable moments that you’re willing to share? $15 recognition from extensive touring and as one of the six 2021 winners of
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the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk competition, one of the largest and
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I remember Eddie Vedder sauntering over to me on stage, while
most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country. Sam released
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we were both playing guitar on the Pearl Jam classic “Corduroy,”
his debut album, Finally Feeling Young, On May 14th, 2021 to critical
and leaning on me for the guitar back to back. In the moment, I
acclaim.
thought maybe all that universe visualization stuff is real. It’s
hard to find the time to visualize everything when you are busy
How does it feel to get back on the road again and being able to living.
reconnect with fans in person?
Are there any singer-songwriters who inspire you? What PETER PARCEK
In 2021, I played 90 shows. I was going for 100, but I’m almost qualities do you admire most about them?
glad Covid and rain held up a few as starting with 90 in April was They all inspire me, really. Anybody who is daring to put Peter Parcek’s daring, incendiary and soulful style is a distinctive hybrid.
a lot on its own after the long Covid halt. The past few years have themselves out there on a record and on the stage deserves my He weaves rock, gypsy-jazz, country, folk, and blues– especially blues–
refortified the truth that the most fulfilling and important part of respect. Anyone who has built a story over their lives with music into a tapestry of melody, harmony and daredevil solos that push those
this musical path is playing live. It’s a space where humanity gets is an inspiration and I’m always on the search for those that I’ve styles to their limits without sacrificing the warmth of his own
to gather, have a community, and be vulnerable (and celebrate missed. I’ve loved Fiona Apple, and Rufus Wainwright. I’m personality.
that vulnerability). It is as old as dirt, and it’s my job to celebrate inspired when a McCartney or Dylan puts out a spirited new Peter calls his approach “soul guitar,” an appellation that alludes to his
it. album after all their past work. playing’s depth of feeling and character, as well as its deepest roots in
classic American music. But Peter’s sensibilities are equally attuned to
What song of yours is your favorite and why? I love when I discover someone like Joan Armatrading (which
The one I write next. I think Tom Brady said the same thing about happened to me like 6 or 7 years ago. I raged at first because I the future.
rings. He stole it from me. could not believe that no one told me about her! Then I dive in
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Describe what the creative process is like when writing a new beginning. We have to start sharing our musical inspirations
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Lightning, romance, denial, doubt, abandonment, work, joy. In way. I love being on the road with the band.That is all we do on
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