Event Information:

• Thu

  14

  Mar

  2024

  Listening Room Concert with Liz Simmons & Paintings by Kaitlyn Miller

  7:00 pm25 Pine Street Ellsworth, ME 04605

  Listening Room Concert with Liz Simmons

  Born in San Francisco to musician parents, Liz spent her early childhood traveling through the wilds of north America in a sky blue VW bus. Her parents were itinerant, moving from California to Oregon, then to Ketchikan, Alaska where they played regular gigs in the pubs for the locals. Liz and her sisters’ lullabies were traditional songs, and by day their soundtrack was the rock and roll and New Orleans brass music their parents played in their band.   

  Once the family settled in rural New Hampshire, Liz received classical musical training, but as her teen years drew to a close she found her way back to folk music. She was particularly drawn to the intersections of traditional music, and how they connect with contemporary sounds. In 2005, Liz received a BA from Goddard College where she studied American vernacular music of the 1920s and 30s. She then went on to found Annalivia with her husband Flynn Cohen, as well as perform alongside Long Time Courting, Hannah Sanders, EVA, Livingston Taylor, Tom Chapin, and Melanie.  

  With their friend and oft-collaborator Lissa Schneckenburger, Liz and Flynn formed the band Low Lily in 2015. Setting down roots in Brattleboro, Vermont, the band has crafted a signature sound which they have shared with enthusiastic audiences throughout North America and the UK, garnering two #1 songs on international folk radio and two Independent Music Award wins.  

  

  Suggested donation $20

  Reserve your seat by emailing artsworthstudios@gmail.com

  

  After living and working year round on Little Cranberry Island, ME for 14 years, Kaitlyn Miller now lives on Mount Desert Island. She received her BFA in Ceramics from Maine College of Art in 2007 and has been a studio potter since, working summers at Islesford Pottery. With an enduring love for color and the islands, she is now enjoying translating the beauty of her surroundings with acrylic paint on canvas. This year she is branching out into teaching what she has learned through pottery and painting workshops. 

  You can contact Kaitlyn through her website at https://kaitlynmiller.com/