Niall Connolly
- Singer/Songwriter
Niall Connolly
- Folk
- Singer/Songwriter
1977. The year that punk was born.With only hours left to spare it also produced a baby boy in the suburbs of Cork, Ireland, born with his ears piqued to the murmurs and clatter around him.As he grew the soundtrack changed. Nirvana on the Walkman. Leonard Cohen on his sister’s stereo. The surge of bands and songwriters emerging from the 1990’s Cork music scene. Later it became snippets of eavesdropped New York conversation. Tales of woe on the radio. The sights and sounds of tours across Europe.All of it gets woven into a tapestry of words. Then melody. Harmonies added in the studio. Electricity, sincerity, and humor on the stage. At the core of every Niall Connolly song is the story, one that unfolds a layer with each listen.
Karen Dahlstrom
- Americana
- Folk
- Singer/Songwriter
Karen Dahlstrom is a performing songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. Her original songs are rooted in traditional folk and Americana styles. Karen performs both as a solo artist and as a member of the Americana-folk band Bobtown. She’s won songwriting awards at the Mid-Atlantic Song Competition and is a two-time finalist in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition. Her debut EP, Gem State, includes songs inspired by her home state of Idaho. Her 2019 release, No Man’s Land, is an intimate collection of songs recorded with just voice and acoustic guitar.
