Erin Ash Sullivan
Saturday, February 7 at 7:30 pm
Erin Ash Sullivan
A New England native, Erin Ash Sullivan’s music reflects a deep sense of place, and her lyrics—sometimes heartfelt, sometimes funny—are always authentic and drawn from her lived experience, harnessing the power of story to build connection. Victor Infante of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette describes her music as “delicate and evocative” with songs full of “nuance and emotional resonance.” Erin's sophomore album, Signposts and Marks, came out July 2024 and reached #4 on the FAI Folk DJ Chart for that month. In 2023, she was a “Most Wanted” selection from the Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. An award-winning songwriter, she has been the winner of the Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition, recipient of the Mark Erelli Judge's Choice Award in the New England Songwriting Competition, and a finalist in the Great American Song Contest and the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.
She is also the three-time winner of her hometown's Fourth of July pie-eating contest. And of course there's a song about that.
A New England native, Erin Ash Sullivan’s music reflects a deep sense of place, and her lyrics—sometimes heartfelt, sometimes funny—are always authentic and drawn from her lived experience, harnessing the power of story to build connection. Victor Infante of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette describes her music as “delicate and evocative” with songs full of “nuance and emotional resonance.” Erin's sophomore album, Signposts and Marks, came out July 2024 and reached #4 on the FAI Folk DJ Chart for that month. In 2023, she was a “Most Wanted” selection from the Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. An award-winning songwriter, she has been the winner of the Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition, recipient of the Mark Erelli Judge's Choice Award in the New England Songwriting Competition, and a finalist in the Great American Song Contest and the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.
She is also the three-time winner of her hometown's Fourth of July pie-eating contest. And of course there's a song about that.
Maria Sebastian
Maria Sebastian has been a regular opener at Cafe Veritas and always to appreciative audiences. She has shown adeptness in multiple genres, including folk, rock, country, and americana and alt rock. She toured with 10,000 Maniacs and opened for The Byrds' Roger McGuinn among dozens of others, including Richie Havens, Vance Gilbert, the Gin Blossoms, and Jess Klein. She played with the Steve Miller Band and has recorded with some of the bands she opened for. She has also written for movies and television. She was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2021
"Maria Sebastian is one of Buffalo's best-kept secrets. With material as good as this, that ought to change soon."
- Mark Sommer, The Buffalo News
Maria Sebastian has been a regular opener at Cafe Veritas and always to appreciative audiences. She has shown adeptness in multiple genres, including folk, rock, country, and americana and alt rock. She toured with 10,000 Maniacs and opened for The Byrds' Roger McGuinn among dozens of others, including Richie Havens, Vance Gilbert, the Gin Blossoms, and Jess Klein. She played with the Steve Miller Band and has recorded with some of the bands she opened for. She has also written for movies and television. She was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2021
"Maria Sebastian is one of Buffalo's best-kept secrets. With material as good as this, that ought to change soon."
- Mark Sommer, The Buffalo News