Porch Party Mamas

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UUCB Concerts for a Cause presents Porch Party Mamas

UUCB Concerts for a Cause will host Porch Party Mamas on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick.

Concerts for a Cause brings special concerts to the Greater Brunswick area while raising money for local charities. This concert will benefit the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning.

The Porch Party Mamas are an engaging and magnetic Boston-area band of four female musicians who've developed a fun and moving blend of folk, country, Celtic, and blues repertoire. They play beautiful arrangements of lovely and whimsical songs featuring dynamic lead vocals and lush harmonies backed by virtuosic guitar, fiddle, accordion, piano, percussion, banjo, and bass playing.

Inspired by playing and singing each others’ songs at their own "porch parties", these established Boston area musicians and singer/songwriters decided to combine their individual talents and create their own band. They took their act on the road and "Porch Party Mamas" was born. All are seasoned players, each with their own pervasive individual music persona and critical accolades.  Between them, they have shared the stage with a distinguished litany of artists, including Willie Nelson, the Indigo Girls and Lyle Lovett.

Felicia Brady - vocals, accordion, piano, bass 

After earning her degree in classical piano at Texas Tech University, Felicia Brady was recruited to Boston University where she earned an Artist Diploma in piano performance. Felicia wields a smokin’ accordion and is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with two beautifully crafted CDs to her name, “Magazine Street” and “Pretty Soon.”

Jane Grondin- vocals, fiddle, guitar
Jane grew up in Texas and studied classical violin and piano, In high school, she picked up the guitar and started writing and performing her own music.   After graduation, she toured and recorded with the popular Texas progressive country-rock band, Dogtooth Violet.  With this group, she shared the stage with musicians such as Lynard Skynard and Clarence Gatemouth Brown.  After moving to NH and raising her family, she took up celtic fiddling and learned Irish & Scottish fiddling styles.  She eventually made her way back to her singer/songwriter roots by becoming the newest member of the Porch Party Mamas. 

Ksenia Mack- vocals, guitar
, banjo   
With a degree in classical guitar at U Conn, Ksenia covered the local bar circuit, and opened for Arlo Guthrie while still in her teens. Ksenia moved into the Boston music scene and developed a strong solo career with regular appearances at all the popular clubs. Over the course of her career, Ksenia has opened for Willie Nelson, Indigo Girls, Warren Zevon, Marc Cohn, Robert Cray, The Guess Who and Paula Poundstone.

Katrin Peterson -  vocals, percussion, piano
Katrin Peterson is a powerful percussionist who integrates the powerful rhythms of South America with the necessities of American folk music. She received her formal training in music and percussion in Germany and Holland and continued her studies in Brazil, Cuba and New York. She has performed extensively and has appeared on radio and TV including “The Late Show”. Her debut CD “weightless” was recorded in New York with Jazz giants Danny Gottlieb and Mike Richmond amongst others. 

Listen to the Porch Party Mamas

Tickets:

$20 in advance, $25 at the door, $10 students/children.  Available at the church office, Gulf of Maine Books or online at ticketstripe.com.

FMI: 207-729-8515