Our first intimate Studio Sessions show upstairs in our beautiful hayloft studio. This will be a special evening with the powerful folk duo Cricket Blue and Cambridge based songwriter Gillian Grogan. Seating first come, first served. Cash Bar. $10 Sugg. Donation. Come early for dinner (reservations suggested and can be made online at www.zenbarnvt.com).

CRICKET BLUE (cricketbluemusic.com)
Vermont-based folk duo Cricket Blue is inspired by diverse aspects of the American folk tradition: old and current, popular and obscure. Laura Heaberlin and Taylor Smith write songs marked by close-knit harmonies and words about myth, confusion, love, and the ends of things.
“their songs on indecision, love and perseverance seem timeless just months after release” -Paste Magazine
“If you possess a soft spot for beauty, Cricket Blue is an act not to be missed . . . word of their velvet intensity is just starting to spread beyond the state’s borders. But that should be changing soon . . .Their appeal is just too compelling for them to remain a regional act for long.” -Watershed Post

Gillian Grogan (www.gilliangrogan.com)
Gillian is a Cambridge based songwriter with a knack for weaving narratives. Her performance wades through salty rhythms of travels past before fiddling around with the forest flows of her youth. Global folk and Appalachian influences have pinned the proverbial blooms in the hair of New England's favorite street-side songbird.
“An unforgiving tugging’ at your roots, no matter where you come from, her lyrics wash over you like gentle reminders of another life you haven’t had yet.” -The Woven Collective

Oct 19, 2024, 9 to 10 AM

Oct 20, 2024, 10 AM to 2 PM

Oct 24, 2024, 6 to 7 PM