By the closing set on May 10, 2020, 163 musicians played 37 shows over the course of eight weeks, selling 6673 tickets and earning $69,000. 26% of the performers were queer, 21% were artists of color and 67% were non-male. We garnered press from every news outlet from Forbes Magazine to Rolling Stone.
Shut In & Sing
This project has come together in collaboration with my friend Kelly McCartney as a response to the COVID-19 quarantines. We thought, “What if we could get to be together even more in these times? Not in person, but in innovation, creation and connection?” Ours is a small and grassroots community. We take care of each other in the good times and in the challenging times.
Shut In & Sing is a festival of songwriters… some you know and some you don’t. Here is your chance to discover new music, to feel connected to one another and to us. By sharing resources, the artists have the possibility of making news fans and even ONE new person makes a difference in their world. Oh wait… ONE PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE? And we’ve reached the point of everything! So join us on StageIt. There is connection to be made in this isolation. Some of us have more than others. All of us know it’s time to collaborate and not compete. We may be shut in, but we’re still gonna sing.
“Thank you to everyone who’s a part of this. It’s just a wonderful thing.” – Lori McKenna, artist
“World’s greatest online festival… as far as I’m concerned.” – Robby Hecht, artist
“[Shut In & Sing] made me feel connected again.” – Michaela Anne, artist
“This is amazing. I love this festival so much.” – Andrea Crain, fan
“Shut In & Sing is the best festival ever. It’s just the neatest thing ever.” – Amanda Walther, artist
“Watching was like a conjugal visit for the soul.” – Dan Gunther, fan
“It’s kind of the best festival ever… AND you can do it in your pajamas.” – Telisha Williams, artist
“I’d like to thank Shut In & Sing for putting the thought and energy into making this a diverse festival where only half of the artists are straight, white people.” – Pamela Means, artist
“[Shut In & Sing] is the couch version of Woodstock.” – Lisa Ferraro, artist
“The whole Shut In & Sing series is incredible!” – Alix Olson, fan
Shut In & Sing is a roster of some of your favorite artists… and some people you’ve never heard of. Here is your chance to discover new music, to feel connected to one another and to us. By sharing resources, the artists have the possibility of making news fans and even ONE new person makes a difference in their world. Oh wait… ONE PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE? And we’ve reached the point of everything! So join us on StageIt at 8-10 pm EDT on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of each week and 12-3 pm EDT on Sundays. There is connection to be made in this isolation. Some of us have more than others. All of us know it’s time to collaborate and not compete. We may be shut in, but we’re still gonna sing.
Allison Russell – Amanda Walther – Amber Darland – Amber Rubarth – Amy Bishop – Amy Ray – Amy Speace – Amythyst Kiah – Ana Egge – Andrew Combs – Anna Tivel – Anna Vogelzang – Anne Heaton – Anthony da Costa – Anthony D’Amato – Antje Duvekot – The Ballroom Thieves – be steadwell – Becky Warren – Ben Arthur – Beth Wood – Betsy Phillips – Bitch – Caleb Caudle – Candi Carpenter – Caroline Spence – Carrie Elkin – Chance McCoy – Chastity Brown – Chely Wright – Chris Freeman – Chris Pureka – Christian Sedelmyer – Connor Garvey – Crys Matthews & Heather Mae – Dan Navarro – Darin & Brooke Aldridge – David Berkeley – David Ramirez – Dayna Kurtz – Della Mae – Doria Roberts – Dylan LeBlanc – Edie Carey – Eliot Bronson – Ellis Delaney – Emily Saliers – Emily Scott Robinson – Erin McKeown – Erin Rae – Garrison Starr – Gary Lynn Floyd – Giri & Uma Peters – Glen Phillips – Grant-Lee Phillips – Gregory Douglass – Jaimee Harris – Jay Nash – Jeff Hanna & Matraca Berg – Jeremy Ivey – Jerry Douglas – Jesse Powers – Jill Andrews – Jill Sobule – John Smith – Katie Pruitt – Keb’ Mo’ – Kim Richey – Kirby Brown – Kris Delmhorst – Laura Cortese – Lenesha Randolph – Leyla McCalla – Lisa Ferraro – Liz Longley – Logan Ledger – Lori McKenna – The Lowest Pair – Lucy Wainwright Roche – Luke Brindley – Maia Sharp – The Mammals – Marcelle Davies-Lashley – Mark Erelli – Mary Bragg – Mary Gauthier – The Mastersons – Matt the Electrician – The McCrary Sisters – Megan McCormick – Meg Toohey – Michaela Anne – Mouths of Babes – Natalia Zukerman – Natalie Schlabs – Nicki Bluhm – Nikki Morgan – Nini Camps – Oliver the Crow – Ordinary Elephant – Oshima Brothers – Pam Tillis – Pamela Means – Peter Mulvey – Rachael Sage – Rachel Baiman – Raina Rose – Raye Zaragoza – Rhiannon Giddens – Rissi Palmer – Robby Hecht – Sadler Vaden – Sarah Sample – Séamus Egan – Sera Cahoone – Sierra Ferrell – Sierra Hull – Simi Stone – Susan Werner – Tammy Lynne Hall – Tracy Bonham – Tret Fure – Vance Gilbert – Wild Ponies – Willy Porter – Wilson Marks – Z. Lupetin – Zoë Lewis and more TBA!
