Katie Dahl at Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Micah John opening)

Name: Katie Dahl at Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Micah John opening)
Start: 2024-11-16T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 1912 Massachusetts Avenue , Lexington, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02421

Schedule

Sat Nov 16 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1912 Massachusetts Avenue , Lexington, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02421 | Lexington, MA

Singer-Songwriter KATIE DAHL joins us at Harmony on the Green Saturday November 16th!
“Katie Dahl’s songs aren’t just melodies and words, they’re journeys that are firmly grounded in a sense of place—beautiful, real landscapes that help you feel places that you may have never been before. That’s the very best kind of songwriting.”
—Dar Williams
“Razor-sharp lyrics with a hearty, soulful voice.”
— American Songwriter
“In unsettled times, Katie Dahl brings us a grounded spirit.” - Peter Mulvey
Clear-eyed and tough-minded, songwriter/playwright Katie Dahl is known for her smart songs, wry wit, and wise spirit. A small-town celebrity on the Wisconsin peninsula where her family has lived for 175 years, Katie is also an internationally touring, radio-charting artist. In live shows that are both courageously honest and devilishly funny, Katie dives deep into questions of land and love, family and body image, grief and joy.
Katie’s five albums of original songs showcase her creamy alto, abiding love of the land, and trademark humor, as well as her unflinching vulnerability. Her recent work finds her exploring deeper territory than ever before, from anxiety to body image to the challenges of growing up queer in an evangelical church. Richly steeped in the American songwriting tradition, Katie navigates the muddy waters between the personal, public, and political with tenderness and dexterity.
In 2024, Katie was named a Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist, as well as “Most Wanted to Return” at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes, “Katie Dahl . . . combine[s] old-fashioned populism, an abiding love of the land and wickedly smart love songs, all delivered in a rich and expressive alto.”
Katie’s most recent album, Seven Stones (2023) is a deep dive into vulnerability originally titled "Things Katie Dahl Finds Hard to Say". Produced by Julie Wolf and featuring appearances by such luminaries as Kris Delmhorst, Peter Mulvey, and Eliza Gilkyson, , the album was praised as “breathtaking” by Country Queer and spent a month at #2 on the folk radio charts. Her 2019 album Wildwood, was produced by JT Nero (Birds of Chicago) and features Allison Russell; the album’s song “Worry My Friend” hit #6 on the folk radio charts in 2019.
Says Nero, “Katie Dahl is the real deal. She’s a ‘regional’ artist the way Robert Frost is a regional artist, meaning everybody in the world can appreciate the way she captures the spirit of a place–and the generations of humans who’ve lived, loved and died there–with such grace, nuance and grit.”
Opening for Katie will be MICAH A. JOHN, who was a crowd pleaser when she joined Antje Duvekot on stage in March. Micah is a Boston-based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and singer-songwriter. She plays American Roots Music of several types, including Old Time songs and tunes, Bluegrass, Folk, Country, and Americana.
A graduate of Berklee City Music High School Academy, and an award winning fiddler, Micah has been fortunate to study fiddle with several amazing teachers, including Bronwyn, Bobby Britt, and Bruce Molsky. Micah also plays and studies guitar, and she can contribute to a song on mandolin, bass, and clawhammer banjo as well.
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Harmony on the Green is wheelchair accessible, and we have accessible single-user bathrooms. There are ADA parking spots in our back parking lot, and two on the side of the building. Ample parking is available in our lot, and on Mass. Ave. Our front entrance is accessible, and the elevator to the left once you enter will take you up to Clark Hall. We hope you'll join us!