With over 900 shows performed and more than 800,000 miles behind him, Nate Currin is a troubadour in the truest sense. Rooted in the red clay of North Georgia, his voice carries the grit and soul of the South, yet his songwriting is marked by an emotional authenticity that defies pretense. Over the years, Nate has shared stages with some of the industry's biggest names, had his music featured on major television shows, and earned accolades along the way — yet he remains a storyteller at heart, chasing genuine human connection one song, one show, one listener at a time.
From sold-out clubs to listening rooms and even a four-year stretch living on the road in a motorhome, Nate has built his career on the back of hard miles and real moments. His dedication has earned him 5 International Music & Entertainment Awards — including multiple Songwriter of the Year honors—as well as nominations for Indie Music Awards and a Georgia Music Award.
Several of his albums have landed in the Top 20 on the iTunes / Apple charts, including The Madman and the Poet (2016). His 2019 release, Ashes & Earth, featured the fan-favorite track Oklahoma, which gained recognition after being featured in Showtime's TV show Shameless.
Now, Nate is gearing up to release his next studio album in the summer of 2025, a record that weaves together themes of longing, ghosts of the past, and the beauty found in broken places. Produced by Matthew Odmark and Jon Poole, the album was recorded in both Nashville and Georgia, blending rich, organic instrumentation with the kind of raw storytelling that has defined Nate’s career. This new chapter promises to be one of his most compelling yet—another testament to a songwriter who isn’t afraid to dig deep, make mistakes, and bring back something true and inspiring.
www.natecurrin.com
Carlene Thissen performed in the 1960s and 70s as a young guitar-playing folk singer in northwest New Jersey. She says the best three days of her life were spent at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in 1969.
As she explains in her autobiographical song, Back There Again, this Woodstock hippie girl, “…cut her hair and got a career, and lost herself for 30 odd years.” Forgetting her dreams of being a doctor working in ghettos, she became a successful business woman, well known for speeches, articles and books about marketing technology.
Carlene says a series of God-driven events led her back to her true self through the agricultural community of Immokalee, Florida, (rhymes with broccoli) where she volunteered as a music teacher for pre-school children and still sometimes sings with the choir at Our Lady of Guadalupe church.
Her love of farm workers inspired two books: Immokalee's Fields of Hope and Called From Silence: The Father Sanders Story. She also has written several songs that were inspired by her work and friendships in Immokalee: ”Take These Hands," "Mama in Your Heart," "When Papa Goes North," "Our Lady of Guadalupe," and "On the Road Home."
Today, Carlene spends a lot of her time in Saugerties, NY (home of The Band’s house, “Big Pink”), as well as at her home in Naples. Not a “snowbird,” but rather a “whim-bird,” she goes back and forth when she chooses. In addition to performing in Florida, she plays frequently at open mics in the Hudson River Valley, including the town of Woodstock.
Her autobiographical song, Back There Again, features “the guitar she named Alice.” Carlene carved the back of that guitar “Woodstock 1969, Three Days of Peace and Music.” In one of her most exciting moments, in late 2024, she donated Alice to the museum at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the location of the original Woodstock. The staff there was thrilled to add it to their collection.
�Carlene is a member of The Female Musicians Academy, Global Songwriters Connection, and the Americana Community Music Association.
Tickets for the show are available at the door.
Door donations:
ACMA Members/$15
General Admission/$20
The listening room doors open at 6:30 pm and the concert begins at 7:00 pm
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