Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7:30 pm
Performing for an in-person gathering in Rockville, MD and simulcast online.
Suggested donation: $30 (or more) in person; $10 (or more) online
* Get reservations and directions: email to scott@mooremusic.org
Rj Cowdery is is motivated by the best things in life: making people think, laugh, cry and feel. Fans tell her it’s uncanny the way her songs seem to take a peek directly into their lives. Much like the Midwestern Ohio landscape she calls home, her songs are stories of middle ground, and her tales are expressions of being in the midst of life. Hers are songs of acceptance.
The other half of the equation, along with her lyricism, is that musically Rj has a unique and characteristic style. She can play hard with a driving right hand or finger pick with the ability to make it sound like there’s more going on than just one guitar. Her music is driving and lyric-rich, and her unique approach has been validated by her winning the Kerrville New Folk contest, the Mountain Stage New Song Contest, as well as the Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist and Sisters Folk Festival showcases. www.rjcowdery.com
Hope Dunbar‘s music is a blend of Americana prairie style with a mix of country-folk sounds. From her unique vantage point in Utica, Nebraska, Hope writes semi-autobiographical songs about everyday things, the life that she has, and a world that she imagines. With honest vulnerability coupled with Americana, folk, country musical blend; her unforgettable voice; and the desire to connect with the beauty of the ordinary, Hope has expanded her musical palette to include more synth tones and samples to aid in her expression of the elsewhere. She also has recently returned to co-hosting a songwriting podcast, “Prompt Queens,” releasing new episodes weekly. www.hopedunbarmusic.com
