Miriam featuring Amy Fairchild and Carla Ryder
Sunday Sept 22 - 6:00pm doors / 7:00pm show
Please note: ticket sales are final, and non-refundable / All tickets are will-call day of show


With Amy Fairchild and Carla Ryder's side-project, Miriam, the focus is on the tight harmonies, catchy songs and superb playing. At times playful, at times moody. But mostly it’s boot-stompin,’ lead vocal swappin’, ass-kickin’ fun. Steve Morse, former critic of 30 years at The Boston Globe says, " Music for the sheer pleasure of it... effervescent harmonies and melodic nirvana."

It started in a graveyard. A stark gray stone surrounded by lush green grass. It bore the name Miriam and underneath the words, “I Am So Happy”. The picture so perfectly depicted such artistic and emotional contrast in its dreary, macabre sweetness, it had to be put to use. In 2009, when multi-award-winning singer-songwriters Amy Fairchild and Carla Ryder decided to combine their voices and join forces to start a band, Miriam was born.

It was sheer coincidence that they would later learn Miriam was a strong and insightful biblical prophetess of the Old Testament who led her people in song and instrument.They recruited the coveted multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Andy Santospago, whose music traverses a long and winding road from classical, jazz, acoustic finger style, Latin, bluegrass and folk, and rock. Over the next few years, they would pluck up talented drummer about town Ian McMillan, and monster bass player Jeff St. Pierre.
Here’s Miriam live at Toad in Cambridge YouTube

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