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Mike Laureanno hails from Fal
l River\, MA an old mill-town infamous for its axe wielding resident Lizzi
e Borden and famous for its chow mein sandwiches and pork pies. A passion
ate performer\, Mike’s songs are visceral and evocative. He is proud of hi
s roots and many of his songs deal with his gritty blue collar hometown an
d the lives of his family and friends. He is a winner of the 2017 Wildflow
er\, TX songwriting contest\, the 2016 Woody Guthrie songwriting contest a
nd a 2016 Kerrville New Folk\, TX finalist.
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Mike is also a skilled
recording engineer\, producer and veteran sideman. He produced and record
ed 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 Mus
ical Magazine founder\, Jack Hardy.
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Mike has released four albums
to date\, Pushing Back Wintertime (2013)\, Road Signs (2015)\, <
em>Tightrope (2017) and I come from Fall River (2021)
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p>Bristol-RI-based singer-songwriter
Michelle Saylors was raised on a
30-acre farm in bible-belt Tennessee. Early musical inspirations include
country\, bluegrass-gospel\, folk and Memphis blues. Michelle performed bl
uegrass music in the early 90s at festivals such as Lester Flat Bluegrass
Festival and the Country Showdown. Michelle moved to New England in 1998 a
nd landed in Rhode Island in 2009 where she became involved in the Rhode I
sland Songwriters Association. Michelle played at the Bluebird Café in Nas
hville at Songwriters open mics on several occasions. Michelle performed a
t the Providence Folk Festival in 2014 and the Rhode Island Folk Festival
in 2022.\n
In July of 2024\, Michelle released her solo debut album
titled “Hit the Creek” which features 10 original songs written solely by
Michelle. The album has been well-received by fans and continues to gain m
omentum on streaming platforms nationally and recently hit the UK. Her son
gwriting is rooted both physically and metaphorically by the space and dis
tance between small town Tennessee and coastal New England. Michelle is cu
rrently working on her second album. She identifies her musical style as N
ashville blues-country/bluegrass/folk.
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