This month Alison Lewis is returning and we’ll have a new friend of mine, Mary Scholz.
I met Alison at a Joni Mitchell 80th birthday celebration and her version of “A Case of You” brought me to tears. She has such a pure and expressive voice. I’m honored to accompany her this night.
Mary and I met through a FAR-West show just last month in Santa Monica. Her voice grabs you, her songs keep you. And her commitment to social justice inspires.
Here’s what others have to say about Mary and Alison:
Alison Lewis is “a singer with a hauntingly beautiful voice who transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with brilliant arrangements and vocal experimentation.” — Elliot Zwiebach of Cabaret Scenes
“Mary Scholz’s music captures the spirit of the American experience, and resonates with sincerity and emotion. Her songs have a mesmerizing tone that carries listeners to a world of meditation and reflection, by fusing heartfelt words with melodious orchestration. Listeners are invited on a trip through the sorrow and joy of life by Scholz’s distinctive voice, which is warm and vulnerable. Her songs, which explore themes of love, sorrow, and personal development, are a true representation of the human experience…mesmerizing audiences with her unbridled talent and unmistakable charisma. Mary Scholz is a formidable force in the Americana music industry, and her work is a tribute to the effectiveness of narrative storytelling and the universality of song.” — Viberate
I’ll open with a song then do the closing set. I’m thinking I might do all “new” songs if I get enough free time before the show to practice. To help with that, please RSVP, spread the word, and purchase in advance. 
That helps me relax and will get you a reserved seat, if you’d like that! Let me know. I appreciate all the love generated by this series!
I wrote this in advance of our FAR-West Show, hosted by Joselyn & Don, who performed for us back in November, I believe: I’m looking forward to sharing the stage with @maryscholz, she’s got a voice — musical and political — that I admire! I’m so thankful to @joselynanddonfor putting this night together under the auspices of Folk Alliance @farwestfolk! A couple weeks ago I did a show that sought to answer the question, “Where are the protest songs for today?” Mary’s got ‘em, Joselyn & Don have ‘em, and we all have deeply humanistic songs of love, joy, and humor to feed your soul in this moment. To borrow my friend Peter J Harris’s (@blackmanofhappiness) phrase, the goal is to make “VoiceMusic for Whole Living” in our way. How we all need that now!
Here are a few clips from that night:
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