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Miranda Aisling Folk Concert
September 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MIRANDA AISLING FOLK CONCERT at Starfield, the home of the Manship Artists Residency
with Matt Lefebvre on bass and Phil Benjamin on guitar
Sunday, 21 September, 2:00 pm
Join local interdisciplinary artist Miranda Aisling (ash-lean) for a folk concert at the Manship Artists Residency on Sunday, September 21 at 2:00 PM. Aisling will be joined by musicians Matt Lefebvre on bass and Phil Benjamin on guitar, adding rich layers to her evocative folk sound. Bring your lawn chair or blanket to enjoy this weather-dependent outdoor concert.
Aisling’s original folk songs blend frank vulnerability with insightful social commentary. A classically trained pianist who shifted from Bach to the Indigo Girls, she brings the lively spirit of a folk festival to her performances, engaging audiences with a mix of sung and spoken storytelling.
Aisling will be performing alongside “Gathering,” an installation of her ceramic sculpture on display at Manship from August 22 – September 28. This outdoor installation is a continuation of her ongoing series, the Chubby Clay Bodies, a light-hearted, celebratory exploration of the natural shapes and forms found both in people and in pottery. These voluptuous, tactile pots are wheel-thrown and hand-altered in Aisling’s pottery studio in the Gloucester community of Lanesville.
Since moving to Gloucester in 2019, initially as one of the first artists in residence at the Manship Artists Residency, Aisling has performed at the Manship Artists Residency, the Rocky Neck Cultural Center, the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation, and MAGMA (Movement Arts, Gloucester, MA). As a member of the Treehouse Charlatans, she has performed at the Lanesville Music Festival, Ipswich Riverwalk, Gloucester Block Party, the Cape Ann Museum, and Art in the Barn.
Register for concert online at this link.
Image credit: Courtesy of the Artist
