Acoustic Northeast

Hailing from the East Coast and married to a deep love of storytelling, Sarah Mac weaves songs of love, loss and the human spirit that feel timeless and deeply personal. With a voice that blends natural strength and vulnerability, she paints vivid portraits of life’s highs and lows, drawing inspiration from an experience that seems equally familiar with deep sorrow and powerful joy. Whether perfor...

From touring with Gordon Lightfoot, headlining major US festivals, receiving Folk Alliance International “Album of the Year,” releasing NINE BECOMES ONE (2023-2025) to being named Folk Alliance International Artist-in-Residence, Joe Crookston is making waves.  He’s played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins and 100’s more. His songs are being m...

Dustin Lowman is a New York City-based folksinger. In his earliest days of angst, Lowman became enraptured by Pete Townshend. Shortly thereafter, he became enraptured by Bob Dylan in whom Lowman saw a ghost and identified with it. When confounded by betrayals of head, heart, and spirit, Dustin would retreat into his inner sanctum to compose ballads on the matters at hand. When his parents divorced...

From harmony in voice to harmony for humanity, husband and wife duo T he Levins, have created a hopeful, resonant sound that feels like both a refuge and a call to action. Ira and Julia’s music has never faltered from their original personal and artistic intention that they set many years ago: to bridge communities, invite connection, and inspire healing, understanding and uplift.  The Levins have...

Singer-songwriter Erik Balkey writes and performs songs understated and reflected yet will move you deeply. Based in New Jersey, he has released numerous songs and albums over the years. And through his business, Hudson Harding, he promotes folk artists to radio stations nationwide.

Best known as guitarist and frontman of The Dirt Nappers, Frank Migliorelli is a formidable solo artist as well. Frank has written and published a library of music for advertising agencies, children's publishers, and video game projects. He's been a finalist in top songwriting competitions. As a producer, he’s recorded such great artists including the award-winning duo "Satan and Ad...

Louise Coombe is a songwriter of great poise and a voice that will give you goosebumps. She grew up in McEwen, TN, on a cattle farm, riding horses and writing poetry, and began writing songs after college while working in TV/radio in Knoxville. She moved back to the Nashville area in 2004 and began co-writing with country, bluegrass and folk artists.  Louise had a major creative breakthrough in 20...

Poet, philosopher, raconteur, busker, disc jockey, teacher, gardener — all these and more describe Frank Critelli, a tireless advocate and beacon for local music whose voice soars higher and stronger than Castle Craig in his Meriden, Connecticut, hometown. For more than 30 years, Frank has played in streets and subways, clubs and coffeehouses, barrooms and classrooms, colleges, festivals, theaters...

Peter Halperin is a West Tisbury, Mass., based singer-songwriter, club owner and radio host. Peter cut his teeth back in the 1960's in the Greenwich Village folk scene. A retired psychiatrist, he was never far from his guitar and piano, and he released a sensational album titled "Beyond the Storm" in 2024, produced by Fred Mollin. Halperin recently told Martha Vineyard’s MV Times ne...

Carolann Solebello is a performing songwriter born and bred in NYC. A founding member of Americana trio Red Molly, Carolann now tours as a solo troubadour and with modern folk foursome No Fuss and Feathers. Her smooth, compelling voice and warm acoustic guitar style nod to rural folk traditions while her rhythmic precision and sophisticated phrasing plant her firmly in the urban present. Carolann...

Alex Radus is known as a “versatile crooner” (UMC Nashville) and “skillful fretman” (Morning Call), but it's his songwriting that takes center stage. Known  for his unique brand of “genre whiplash,” Alex pairs whimsical and poignant storytelling with an eclectic mix of Americana, swing, blues, folk and more. He hails from Pennsylvania’s artistically rich Lehigh and Delaware river valley regio...

Stacia Thiel is a classically trained musician, born and raised in rural Wisconsin on an eclectic mix of old time country, '60s folk, and barbershop harmonies. She has been writing and performing music since childhood and cut her first full-length album of original folk/pop songs at age 17. With a master’s degree in vocal performance (opera) she uses her voice and registers in ways that fans...

Marc Douglas Berardo is a thought-provoking songwriter whose songs mine the deep feelings and lessons gleaned from real-life characters and situations. Along with slick guitar chops and an onstage presence that uses humor and deft storytelling, he rallies an audience and leads them into a deep and almost spiritual experience. It’s an adventure that brings to mind James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Guy C...

Over 10 albums and a career spanning nearly 5 decades, Cliff Eberhardt has established himself as one of acoustic music's best-known voices. Growing up in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, he and his brothers sang together and their parents played instruments. Cliff and his brother Geoff toured as an acoustic duo for a few years, until Cliff turned twenty-one and moved to Carbondale, Illinois. There he f...

Maria DiFabbio is a musical theater writer and singer/songwriter. She has developed work at the Weston Playhouse Artists Retreat, Legacy Theater, Redhouse Arts Center New Works Festival, NYMF, SheNYC Theater Festival, The Brick, Coho Theatre (Portland, OR), the Guilford Performing Arts Festival (Drama Award commission with Emily Breeze), the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, the Springwor...

Today we talk to, and hear from live in studio, fingerstyle maestro Glenn Roth. With his thumb riding the bassline and the melody driving all, his performances suggest multiple guitars, but it’s really just one guy, ten flying fingers, one instrument. All instrumental, Glenn’s songs suggest moods and narratives that compel the listener to fill in the details.  Glenn has released six CDs to date. H...

Paul Jensen's long and winding songwriting road has taken him from California to Cuba, where he and NYC avant-garde dance troupe Ballet D'Angelo performed his compositions at the International Ballet Festival in Havana. Today, Paul is known for his energetic, engaging live shows, and is the founder and host of the Sound Shore Songwriter Showcase in Rye, NY, a new performance series featu...

New Middle Class is Barbara Borok (vocal) and Mike Borok (guitar/vocal).  Their award-winning original songs walk a thin line between the funny and the serious, with distinctive vocals, harmonies and delightfully unexpected lyrical twists and turns.  The songs span an eclectic range of styles, often speaking with the voices of different characters. They live in Westchester County, NY, where they h...

Mitch Katz is a singer-songwriter from Connecticut whose mix of crafty lyrics and compelling melodies bring sensitivity and humor to a mix of ballads and blues, with some political observation thrown in for good measure.

Doug Mahard is a singer-songwriter from Bantam, CT. Delivered with a voice that will remind you of Neil Young, his songs blend whimsy and thoughtfulness in a way that keeps you listening. He has released two albums, the latest of which is Fidel Castro's Favorite Band.

Recording artist Erik Rabasca is a smooth-as-silk singer-songwriter from Connecticut who has honed his craft over many years as a touring performer. His songs fuse  a range of styles, from folk, indie and jazz to reggae, soul and country. So it's no surprise his Band, Light Warriors, was invited to open for Jon Batiste. Erik is a familiar voice at venues and festivals across the Northeast.

What's New England blues-rocker Frank Viele doing on ACOUSTIC Northeast? Give a listen and you'll see he transcends genre. Frank's New England Music Awards include Album of the Year, Male Performer of the Year, Songwriter of the Year (twice) and Live Act of the Year. Fondly listening to his grandmother play piano as a child and later reinvigorated as a teenager inspired by his older...

Singer-songwriter George Potts, a two-time winner at the New England Songwriting Competition, has been entertaining audiences since the early '70s in Chicago, as a founding member of the folk/jazz ensemble Redwood Landing. For the past two decades he's been part of the northwestern Connecticut acoustic quartet The Joint Chiefs. His instrumental skills are equaled by his songwriting savvy...

New York based singer-songwriter Judy Kass quickly draws her audience in with soulful vocals, no-nonsense lyrical storytelling and genre-bending exploration of guitar and piano. Her original music blends generous amounts of folk, jazz and blues with songs that cover the full gamut of mood and experience. Judy’s latest solo album release, New Skin, is an eclectic mix of songs that speak to various...

Michele Gedney spent 23 years as one half of the award-winning duo Open Book with her late husband, Rick Gedney , known for their honest and contemplative lyrics, melody invention, and weaving vocal and guitar harmonies. The duo released five albums which received critical acclaim and national radio play.  Sadly, Rick passed away in early 2023 and Michele made the decision to complete and release...