At the River Summer Series launches on June 26th in Saunderstown!

Women Folk is very excited to bring nearly 2 years of monthly Shows At the River at Pettaquamscutt Lake Shores Clubhouse (50 Woodsia Road). Shows are held the last Thursday of each month (except for Oct-Dec).

On Thursday, June 26th at 7pm we are thrilled to announce Boston based Lisa Belsky, a local icon Paul Colombino, and sisters Mary Pierce and Margi Gianquinto as the featured artists. Come and take a listen to these wonderful, professional shows!

Lisa Belsky lisabelskymusic.com

is a singer-songwriter, Boston Public Schools music teacher, wife and mother of two, residing south of Boston in Easton, Massachusetts. With an admiring nod to Ella, Patsy, Gillian, and Neko, Lisa crafts original songs with retro-country vibes that are sonically new, yet seemingly timeless. Her “velvet” voice can burn slow, or burn it down.

Released in April of 2023, her debut album Riot of Trees is an easy blend of Americana, Django-inspired rhythms, and unexpected melodies. Lisa’s songs are richly layered with imaginative lyrics that feature twisting metaphors and rhythmic wordplay. Riot of Trees is a collection of old songs, new songs, love songs and blue songs, spanning the last couple decades.

Paul Colombino paulcolombino.com

Known for his finger-style guitar and compelling original songs, Paul Colombino has become somewhat of a household name in Rhode Island. He began playing guitar at the young age of ten and studied classical guitar during his college years. Classical composition and orchestration during this period were invaluable in providing the skills necessary to construct melody and accompaniment on a single instrument, learning to write for the guitar as if it were a vocalist accompanied by a miniature orchestra.​

Paul's first album, released in 1996 and entitled Everheart, is a collection of original instrumental pieces for solo guitar. The second CD circa 2002 is called A Guitar for Christmas and contains instrumental finger style versions of classic Christmas songs. The third, Once and Again, is a collaboration with my long-time friend and singing partner Glen Bottalico. The songs are harmony-infused covers of artists as diverse as Paul Simon, Sandy Denny, Sting, Eva Cassidy and Crosby, Stills and Nash. My latest album, Hello Old Friend, was released in 2019 and is comprised of finger style instrumentals and vocal tunes.

His notable Accomplishments are extensive: International Acoustic Music Award Winner - Instrumental - for the song "Kottke" 2023, Finalist, Race to the Stage Contest, East Greenwich, RI 2019, Self-produced, recorded and released 4th album, Hello Old Friend,September 2019., Trending on FAI Folk Chart Top Albums of the Month, September 2022 (Hello Old Friend)

Mary Pierce and Margi Gianquinto

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Since Mary Pierce began writing songs 12 years ago, she has always had the vision of music being the heart of a community. Mary founded the At the River Series 2 years ago and the Series has reached over 500 attendees and collaborated with over 50 songwriters from RI, CT, and MA. Mary and her sister, Margi, who brings seamless family harmonies and beautiful arrangements on piano to the songs, have been performing regularly in RI, CT, Maine ant TX for the past 10 years. Most notably Mary and Margi performed at the Casino Theater (Tennis Hall of Fame) last year for a Veteran Benefit, the Narrgansett Towers, numerous Folk Summer Series Festivals. Mary's music is folk with an Irish lilt, having been inspired to write when she returned from a trip from Galway 15 years ago. Mary's 4 albums, Miles Away, Dublin Bay, Hideaway and Memory Road are streaming on Spotify. She is happy to see the At the River Series grow and bring the community together in a beautiful way and appreciates every time she and her sister step out on the stage together. "There is nothing like the connection between sisters, musically and spiritually, and to hear the blend of the voices is something very special."" We can't wait to see you all At the River on June 26th"!

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