NOTE: This contribution is for the livestream only and does NOT include the in person event (CLICK HERE for the in person page).
Kevin Allred
Kevin Allred is an independent singer/songwriter based in Brooklyn, with an unlikely combination of influences spanning the women's singer/songwriter explosion of the 1990s and Lilith Fair, punk rock, outlaw Country, Woody Guthrie, Nina Simone, and Odetta. His songs peel back artifice - whether social, interpersonal, individual, or political - and cut to the core of our shared experience with earnest charm. He likes to say he plays "sad gay music for the end of the world," chock-full of humor and a whole lot of heart.
Laura Ciporen
Folk music, union songs, sea shanties and the like have been an integral part of Laura Ciporen's life for as long as she can remember. The soundtrack to family car rides was Pete Seeger; Peter, Paul, and Mary; and Leonard Cohen. Farm & Wilderness camp (where “Rise Up Singing” started) deeply entrenched her in women’s empowerment and community singing. She’s been part of the NY folk community, Exceedingly Good Song Night, and sea music festivals for years. Expect an eclectic mix of songs about and for work, songs where women make a difference, and assorted others to sing along to. This is her first performance.
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