Passim Monday Discovery Series
April 14th feat. The Water Street Wranglers and Alayna Maysie Band
May 12th showcasing the 2024 Iguana Music Fund and Gecko Fund recipients
The Discovery Series is a monthly event sponsored by Nine Athens Music to bring new artists into the Passim community. Through the Discovery Series, we provide a platform to connect new artists with a music-loving audience. These artists may be brand new to the club or may have performed at our campfire. festivals, but the Discovery Series features artists in a room filled with our dedicated members.
Alayna Maysie Band
- Folk
Alayna Maysie (Whitkanack) is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who grew up in rural Illinois and recently moved to Boston to study songwriting and American Roots music at Berklee College of Music. Her music reflects influences from bluegrass and old time to pop, and her writing connects audiences through emotive storytelling delivered within a blend of genres.
Water Street Wranglers
- Americana
- Bluegrass
The Water Street Wranglers are an Boston-based Americana band with strong roots in bluegrass and a passion for mixing traditional and contemporary sounds. This quintet mixes driving bluegrass standards with fresh, ear-catching originals in each set, and their signature sound is completed by their 3-part harmony singing. The band features Chandler Harris on lead vocals, Caleb Kibby on mandolin and vocals, Aiden Schnell on guitar and vocals, Alayna Whitkanack on fiddle and vocals, and Wes Shuck on the four string upright bass and the one string Yo-Yo.
Nine Athens Music
Since 2012, Nine Athens Music has provided resources to the musicians, venues and events which make up the New England music scene. We work alongside artists, providing free services aimed at helping them develop their careers and facilitate the creative process through better branding, networking, and financial support for their projects. Through our partnership with Club Passim, Nine Athens Music strives to bring undiscovered Folk music directly to the fans who want to hear it most.
Chuck Honnet is the founder of Nine Athens Music, dedicated to the discovery, encouragement and support of local musicians, venues and events – all focused on his love of Folk, Americana/Roots, bluegrass, and celtic music.
