Boxcar Lilies at Linden Tree Coffeehouse

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BOXCAR LILIES at Linden Tree Coffeehouse on SAT. April 9th

The Linden Tree Coffeehouse welcomes back to our stage on Saturday, April 9th the Boxcar Lilies at 8pm. This trio has made a name for themselves with a signature mix of folk, country, and bluegrass-tinged Americana music featuring spine-tingling, innovative harmonies and great songwriting.

Audiences love their uniquely warm sound and charming stage presence that they have brought to venues up and down the Eastern seaboard. It’s a sound that’s led to numerous opportunities including being selected for an official showcase at the 2012 International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis and performing at the 2014 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival as the #1 Most Wanted Emerging Artist. Their 2015 release Knockout Rose debuted at #5 on the International Folk DJ album charts.

The Boxcar Lilies are Jenny Goodspeed (electric bass, guitar) and Stephanie Marshall (washboard, guitar). Original band member Katie Clarke retired from the group in December of 2015. This spring, award-winning singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo will lend her powerful voice to the band’s renowned three-part harmonies. Cattaneo is a Boston artist who combines vivid storytelling with a modern songwriter’s spin. For 15 years, she has taught songwriting at the Berklee College of Music. In 2015, Susan was a finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Competition, the International Acoustic Music Awards, the Independent Music Awards, and the USA Songwriting Competition. Multi-instrumentalist Dave Chalfant will join us on guitar and bass. What a night!

The Lilies’ newest album, Knockout Rose, encapsulates that improvisational spirit and passion perfectly and it’s their most ambitious recording to date. A seamless collection of 12 songs spanning folk, country, blues, bluegrass, and Celtic influences, the album brings together the band’s trademark spine-tingling and innovative harmonies with the raw and rootsy sounds of a crew of renowned backing musicians. Featured artists include Mark Erelli (Lori McKenna, Josh Ritter) and Jim Henry (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eliza Gilkyson) on a wide assortment of guitars and mandolins; Marco Giovino (Robert Plant’s Band of Joy) on drums and found-object inspired percussion, and in-demand upright bass player Jesse Williams (John Hammond, Maria Muldaur).

Thanks to support in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Wakefield Chapter, tickets will be $20, students under 13 $10. Doors will open at 7:30. Home made baked goods and beverages will be sold prior to the show and during intermission.

The Linden Tree Coffeehouse is located at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 326 Main Street, Wakefield. For more information about the show or to reserve tickets, call 781-246-2836 or visit www.lindentreecoffeehouse.org.