2 hours
7801 Freret St
Free Tickets Available
Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm (GMT-05:00)
7801 Freret St
7801 Freret Street, New Orleans, United States
RIVERBEND MUSIC ROOM PRESENTS: The Return of Friday Evening Happy Hour Porch Concerts!
Join A Different Thread and Anna La Mare for an intimate evening of outdoor live music, where timeless songwriting meets transatlantic soul. With influences from Celtic balladry to dark Appalachian folk and Piedmont blues, their original songs carry the spirit of roots traditions: rich in storytelling, deep in feeling, and harkening back to ages past.
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Come One, Come All!
Music 6pm-8pm
Corner of Freret and Burdette Streets- BYO chairs* & refreshments & come start the weekend with some wonderfully original music.
- Note: we will also have 15-20 folding chairs set up for your use if you'd rather travel "light"
- Will move indoors if needed
** Musicians are relying on the generosity of your support - we kindly ask that you tip the band! **
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A Different Thread
Alicia Best (USA) and Robert Jackson (UK) met busking on the streets of Ireland, sparking a musical connection that became A Different Thread. Since then, they’ve toured across more than a dozen countries, sharing stages with artists like The Milk Carton Kids and Jody Stephens (Big Star), and earning acclaim from Folk Radio UK as “warm, deep songwriters that have drunk from the well of 20th-century tradition.”
Their sound blends Jackson’s British folk-rock roots with Best’s North Carolina-born alt-country flair—infused with gospel harmonies, honky-tonk fiddle, and lyrics that explore everything from love across borders to social and environmental justice. Influences include Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers, and John Prine, yet their voice remains distinctly their own.
adifferentthread.com
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Anna La Mare (Lah MAH-ray)
Singer-songwriter Anna La Mare offers songs that are as vulnerable as they are courageous: music that feels like a safe harbor in stormy waters. Described as “emotional honey,” “a folky Florence and the Machine,” and “a soul-driven embodiment of Joni Mitchell,” her voice is both ghostly and grounded, echoing the nomadic spirit that shapes her work as this troubadour continues to split her time between NC, TX and beyond.
With a haunting, soulful voice and stories gathered from her life on the road, Anna’s sound is deep and poetic, evocative and transporting, enlivening the wanderer in every listener.
annalamare.com
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Tickets for Uptown Porch Concert with A Different Thread and Anna La Mare can be booked here.
Ticket type | Ticket price |
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General Admission | Free |