Small voices with big things to say this Sunday afternoon at Mackenzies

Host Rebecca Berlin welcomes Eryn Michel and Kipyn (Kai) Martin to the Tiny Table Concert Series coming Sunday November 8th at Mackenzies (3950 University Dr.) in Old Town Fairfax. Tunes start at 4:00 pm and there is free parking nearby.

Rebecca Berlin

If Sara Bareilles collided with Joni Mitchell in a bar and had an honest conversation, it might sound like a Rebecca Berlin song. Known for being earnest, raw and pleasantly quirky, Rebecca’s style is folk, with a twist of pop, jazz and musical theater and she leaves audiences with a lasting impression. Rebecca is a winner of MASC accolades for both song (2023/2025) and video (2024) content, 2024 WAMMY nominee, Focus Music’s 2024 Rising Artist Award Recipient and Winner of the 2024 South Florida Folk and Acoustic Music Festival Songwriter. Her latest, album, Questions and Answers, was released in May 2026

https://rebeccaberlin.com

Eryn Michel 

Eryn Michel’s songwriting walks the tightrope between real-life mess and wild imaginings—like her life, you’ll never be quite sure whether the Maryland mom and Army Veteran is singing truth, fiction, or a generous splash of both, drawn from a résumé that almost sounds made up: janitor, wedding planner, rifle instructor, Obama White House secret keeper, phlebotomist, voice actor, and private security for a king’s granddaughter. Her songs have earned her the 2024 Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Grand Prize, two American Songwriter lyric contest wins, and one First Place win for Modern Country in the Wide Open Country Song Contest .

Maryland songwriter Eryn Michel has been writing folk, Americana, and country songs since the late nineteen hundreds, when she was raised in Los Angeles against her will. She shocked everyone who knew her when she enlisted in the Army not long after 9/11. Everywhere the Army sent her, a cheap guitar came too, so she could leave it with whoever was inspired to learn.

After serving as a Civil Affairs sergeant and convoy gunner in Iraq, Eryn earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from UCLA, and then worked in the Obama White House. She finally soured on war and politics, and turned to music and motherhood to restore her soul.

https://erynmichel.com

Kipyn (Kai) Martin

Hailing from the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Kipyn Kai Martin blends their own unique and thought- provoking originals with soulful renditions of Joni Mitchell songs.

A devoted Xenite and multi-instrumentalist, they have performed for more than 2 decades to large and small venues alike always leaving their audience wanting for more.

https://kipynmartin.com