April showers usually bring May flowers, but the “Lilies” are coming to Long Island a month early. Touring artists The Boxcar Lilies and Low Lily share an April 7 bill as part of the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturday Concerts series.
The 8:30 p.m. concert at the Congregational Church of Huntington (30 Washington Drive, off Route 25A in Centerport) will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m.
An Americana duo from Massachusetts,The Boxcar Lilies have been wowing audiences since forming in 2009. Combining innovative vocal harmonies and exceptional songwriting, the two musical artists have made a name for themselves with their signature mix of folk, country, blues, and bluegrass-tinged Americana music.
Jenny Goodspeed (electric bass, guitar, vocals) and Stephanie Marshall (washboard, guitar, vocals) deftly weave their voices into a sound that is sometimes delicate and other times gritty, but always soul stirring. Their trademark music have put The Boxcar Lilies on the Americana music map, but their genuine and charming stage presence and off-the-cuff banter have helped keep them there.
Low Lily, a New England-based string and vocal trio, explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration. Liz Simmons (vocals and guitar), Flynn Cohen (vocals, guitar, and mandolin), and Lissa Schneckenburger (vocals and fiddle) are masterful players with deep relationships to traditional music styles ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, New England, and old-time Appalachian sounds. When you combine this with their inventive composition skills and arrangements, you get music that is rooted yet contemporary. As PopMatters notes, Low Lily has “an incredible knack for putting a little pop twist on a traditional folk/Americana sound.”
In March, Low Lily released 10,000 Days Like These, its first full-length CD. The trio’s previous, self-entitled EP was released in 2015. This will be Low Lily’s first Long Island concert appearance.
Tickets to the concert are priced at $25 ($20 for FMSH members), and may be purchased in advance online at www.fmsh.org. For more information, visit the website or call 631- 425-2925.
