Acoustic music fans have a couple of opportunities to enjoy the singer/songwriter format this Saturday night, September 11th.
The Pour Farm Tavern on Purchase St. in downtown New Bedford will feature three individual performers, while the evening will also offer another installment in the Stove BoatHouse Concert Series at the abode of Sarah Donner.
The Pour Farm performances will begin at 10 p.m. and will include solo sets by Chris Evil, Jake Perrone, and Hooly J Chan, while the Stove Boat concert will run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with music by Molly O’Leary and Juliana Finch.
The Stove Boat show will have O’Leary performing songs from “Holding Space,” her debut album to be released later this month. A song from the record (“I Wonder”) can be enjoyed online at her website, mollyolearymusic.com. Finch is aGeorgia-born, North Carolina resident whose music has been described as having “strong Americana roots, with a sultry, soothing voice and carefully crafted lyrics, spanning the breadth of the human experience in search of connection.”
Donner, a nationally-renowned singer/songwriter with more than a dozen records and multiple national tours to her credit,began hosting “Indie Music Night” house concerts when she was a resident of New Jersey, a string of shows that were held monthly for six years. Now a resident of New Bedford, Donneris hosting the shows at her house at 63 Thomas St. in New Bedford. There is a $10 suggested donation and guests are invited to bring their own chairs and beverages. Donner recommends guests reserve a space by contacting her at sarah@sarahdonner.com. Audiences for the shows have ranged from 15 to 30 people. Masks are required when inside the house and guests are asked to be vaccinated if medically able. The concert is weather permitting.
“When I moved to New Bedford I really wanted to continue to host bands and singer/songwriters,” Donner says. “As a performer myself, I find house concerts to be one of my favorite venues so I wanted to offer that to touring musicians who were passing through or local folks who wanted a listening crowd. The Stove Boat Concert Series is designed to be an intimate space for songwriters to share their music.”
Donner is planning to host additional concerts in October and November.
The Pour Farm show will be the fourth acoustic event hosted by Chris Evil since the relaxation of COVID-19 standards. He has hosted a show each of the last three months featuring local talents.
Hooly J Chan’s latest album “Make Believe” and her previous release “Hospital Socks” can be enjoyed online, as well as Jake Perrone’s “Green Blood.” Both are locally based songwriters.
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