Musicians 2024

June 25, 2024
The Familiars of Cape Cod

The Familiars of Cape Cod are Manny Dias on vocals and guitar, Linda Dias on violin, mandolin, harmonica, Irish whistles, Celtic harp, and vocals, and Frank Carotenuto on vocals and guitar. They perform a mix of folk, fiddle, country, Irish and popular music of the 1950s through the ’80s and more.

Manny has been active in the Upper Cape folk music scene for several decades. Linda is a classically trained violinist and multi-instrumentalist with a passion for fiddle style music. Frank also leads the 82nd Street Band and Country Flavored.

July 2, 2024
Olivia Yingling Trio

Vocalist Olivia Yingling interprets jazz standards, bossa nova, and Latin jazz, singing in in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. She will be accompanied by Greg Polanik on guitar.

July 9, 2024
The Falmouth Fiddlers

The Falmouth Fiddlers play fiddle tunes and other acoustic music, including Old Time, Celtic, Bluegrass, folk, country, and more on fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, string bass, cello, Irish whistle, etc. They love playing with others, and welcome all to join them.

July 16, 2024
Kim Moberg and Heather Swanson

Award winning singer/songwriter Kim Moberg was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of a classical pianist mother of Alaskan Native Tlingit descent and a US Coast Guard veteran father from Kansas.

Kim’s rich vocals have been described as “a blend of honey and whiskey.” Her lyrics elicit feelings of melancholy, heartbreak, healing and social consciousness. Her latest project, “The Seven Fires Prophecy Suite for Humanity,” features songs that tie ancient Anishinaabe prophecies to our current social environment.

Heather Swanson is a classical violinist who crossed over to folk and traditional Celtic music. She is a music educator, specializing in the Suzuki Method at her private studio. Heather’s CD, “Beside Quiet Waters,” is a collection of traditional and contemporary Celtic tunes.

July 23, 2024
Julian Loida

Called “one of the Boston music scene’s most valuable players” by The Art Fuse, Julian Loida is a percussionist, composer, and producer. He has performed jazz, folk, and classical, collaborating with dancers, visual artists, songwriters/composers, and musicians. This thirst to participate in and experience a range of sounds is partly due to Loida’s synesthesia. Music is a full- body experience for him, with sounds often invoking involuntary sensations of color, texture, or even taste.

Julian sings and plays vibraphone, electronics, piano, strings, and percussion. His compositions are featured in films, ads, and dance. His recent album, “Giverny,” lauded by WBUR for its artistry and continual innovation, was released in May 2023.

July 30, 2024
Gabriella Simpkins

Gabriella Simpkins is an award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Cape Cod. Informed by her experiences across genres and performance settings, her music exists at the intersections of folk, classical, jazz, and indie rock.

While independently managing her career, Simpkins is currently studying for her BA in music at Salem State University, focusing on music theory on classical composition. She performs her singer-songwriter material regularly in the Boston area, teaches applied music theory and songwriting, and hopes to establish herself further as a freelance composer in the coming years.

August 6, 2024
Black Whydah

Black Whydah is Jean Sagara, John Best, Cathy Hatch on fiddles, guitar, cittern, mandolin, banjo, and ukulele.

The vocal and instrumental group offers three-part harmonies drawn from Irish, old time, bluegrass, folk, and country songs, and original compositions. The band is known for its lively and entertaining music, with something for everyone.

August 13, 2024
Dawna Hammers

Songwriter, recording artist, and music teacher, Dawna Hammers is a seasoned entertainer who performs entertaining, inspiring, folk, pop, soft rock and bluesy originals and classic covers. Everyone loves her voice and spirit, and Dawna loves to get everyone listening, singing, clapping and moving to her great music.

August 20, 2024
Country Flavored

The Country Flavored Band performs classic country songs by country legends such as George Jones, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, and many others. They also include folk songs with a country flavor, as well as play ballads and ‘honky tonks’ by The Mavericks, Johnny Cash, Wayne Hancock, and Bruce Springsteen.

Band members are Roger Rebeiro on vocals and rhythm/lead guitar, Frank Carotenuto on vocals and rhythm/lead guitar, and Ben Carnevale on pedal steel guitar. They often include an electric bass guitar player.

August 27, 2024
Rose and Jerry

Rose Martin and Jerry Doherty, both accomplished vocalists and guitarists on their own, join forces as Rose and Jerry, singing and playing an eclectic mix of blues, country, bluegrass and rock on guitar.

Rose, a singer/songwriter, performs original and cover songs on acoustic guitar with her rich vocals and a soulful bluesy style.

Jerry plays an amalgamation of roots music, folk music, blues, old-school jazz, and country music. He aims to create a feel-good atmosphere with both his covers and originals.

He has opened for such acts as the Beach Boys, Charlie Daniels, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, Sawyer Brown, and many others.