Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series presents Mad Agnes with Shawna Caspi

From its inception in the 90s, Mad Agnes (Margo Hennebach, Adrienne Jones & Mark Saunders) was a Folk Project favorite act. (Margo played for us in 1976 while still in high school.) After crisscrossing the country and four extended UK tours, they withdrew from performing in 2011, but we’re glad to say they’re back. Hennebach and Jones write most of the songs. They have CDs and a concert DVD, in their canon. With “,,,three-part harmonies as tight as jeans from the dryer” (Rob Weir, The Advocate), and a bundle of instruments, the resulting sound is captivating, uplifting and rare.

Toronto-based singer-songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist Shawna Caspi performs solo, but there’s a whole band under her fingertips. A mighty singer, a story sculptor, and a truth teller, Shawna has toured across Canada and the eastern US. She believes in poetry and the power of one person and one instrument to convey a message to each listener one on one.