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Mike Laureanno<
/strong> hails from Fall River\, MA an old mill-town infamous for its
axe wielding resident Lizzie Borden and famous for its chow mein sandwiche
s and pork pies. A passionate performer\, Mike’s songs are visceral and e
vocative. He is proud of his roots and many of his songs deal with his gri
tty blue collar hometown and the lives of his family and friends. He is a
winner of the 2017 Wildflower\, TX songwriting contest\, the 2016 Woody Gu
thrie songwriting contest and a 2016 Kerrville New Folk\, TX finalist.
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Mike is also a skilled recording engineer\, producer and veteran side
man. He produced and recorded all of his albums in his home studio and he
served twelve years as the bass player for the legendary New York City FAST FOLK Musical Magazine founder\, Jack Hardy.
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Mi
ke has released four albums to date\, Pushing Back Wintertime (2013)\,
Road Signs (2015)\, Tightrope (2017) and I come from Fa
ll River (2021)
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Bristol-RI-based singer-songwriter Michelle Saylors was raised on a 30-acre farm in bible-belt Tennessee. Early mu
sical inspirations include country\, bluegrass-gospel\, folk and Memphis b
lues. Michelle performed bluegrass music in the early 90s at festivals suc
h as Lester Flat Bluegrass Festival and the Country Showdown. Michelle mov
ed to New England in 1998 and landed in Rhode Island in 2009 where she bec
ame involved in the Rhode Island Songwriters Association. Michelle played
at the Bluebird Café in Nashville at Songwriters open mics on several occa
sions. Michelle performed at the Providence Folk Festival in 2014 and the
Rhode Island Folk Festival in 2022.
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In July of 2024\, Michelle rel
eased her solo debut album titled “Hit the Creek” which features 10 origin
al songs written solely by Michelle. The album has been well-received by f
ans and continues to gain momentum on streaming platforms nationally and r
ecently hit the UK. Her songwriting is rooted both physically and metaphor
ically by the space and distance between small town Tennessee and coastal
New England. Michelle is currently working on her second album. She identi
fies her musical style as Nashville blues-country/bluegrass/folk.
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