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LORI DIAMOND AND FRED ABATELLI
Featuring Anelise Diamond Merrihew. Bostonian Lori Diamond and New
Yorker Fred Abatelli, have been creating and performing music together
in New England since their "destined" meeting on Myspace in 2007. Lori,
an award winning songwriter (finalist, Great American Songwriting
Contest 2010, Best Female Vocalist, Pulse Magazine 2011 & 2012),
combines alluring, soulful vocals and seasoned piano playing that are a
perfect match for Fred's solid finger work and clever phrasing on both
bass and guitar. Fans of Norah Jones, Sarah MacLachlan and Joni
Mitchell, quickly become fans of Lori & Fred as they explore Jazz,
Acoustic, Folk, Pop, Gospel and Blues influences and gently infuse them
in a flavorful, Contemporary Folk style that's all their own.

"What struck me, besides the wonderful musicianship,
was how present they were: with the audience and with
the songs...they were a pleasure to watch and to hear."
- David Tamulevich / The Roots Agency,Tamulevich
Artist Management
THU, JUN 16 | 7:30PM
$15
HTTPS://BLACKCLOUDPRODUCTIONS.COM/LORI-DIAMOND-FRED-ABATELLI

LYDIA LUCE
The lushness of the orchestration of Lydia Luce's Garden Songs EP is
striking on first listen, and fans may hear it as a return to her musical
roots. The mystery of why starts to unravel when she explains that she
wrote it at an artist retreat on Orcas Island, a tiny destination of some 57
square miles off the coast of Washington state known for vistas of
water, forest, rocks, beaches, and blue skies. It was the first writing Luce
had done since her 2021 album, Dark River.
In addition to her solo work, Luce works with Lockeland Strings. This
community arts organization showcases local artists with a string
quintet and performances of new contemporary classical pieces from
local composers. They've been joined by Kacey Musgraves and Lucie
Silvas, among others, and partners with nonprofits, including the ACLU
of Tennessee, Girls Write Nashville and The Little Pantry That Could.
She also plays viola as a session musician.
" A must hear track..."Dark River" is a 3½-minute
THU, JUN 30 | 7:30PM song swimming in orchestral layers and
kaleidoscopic storytelling"
$15
WWW.LYDIALUCE.COM/ - Matthew Leimkuehler /The Tennessean