As it has for more than a decade, Somerville Songwriter Sessions presents the finest acoustic singer-songwriters each month in an intimate, welcoming setting. Each concert features three songwriters each doing a solo set, and then trading songs in the round, allowing for stories, impromptu harmonies, jamming, and spontaneous inspiration. Each show, one of our five hosts – Rachel Marie, Terry Kitchen, Sam Bayer, Beth DeSombre, Jack Byrne – are joined by some of the best local and touring singer-songwriters on the scene.


November 8: Rachel Marie

Rachel Marie (she/they) follows in a tradition of unapologetically forthright femme folksingers, with songs that hearken to "overstuffed lines of Tori Amos, philosophical turn of Indigo Girls, and lilting vocals like Joni Mitchell" (Victoria Farmer, The Christian Humanist Podcast). The social awareness of folk meets the introspection and healing of the singer-songwriter tradition, featuring the emotional catharsis and dynamic vocals of a Broadway show. With a songwriting approach as raw and honest as it's always been, Rachel Marie is making a return to live performance after an unintentional hibernation hiatus, ready to reconnect with a real live audience.


December 13: Beth DeSombre

Beth DeSombre writes songs that are "smart and  uplifting...focusing on the quiet meaning to be found in ordinary life" (Sing Out! Magazine), exploring issues from the personal to the political. Her music touches both mind and heart, with insights wrapped in melody and harmony that stay with you after the echoes of the last chorus have faded away. Her newest CD Holding the Threads (2024) is her most personal album to date, telling stories about family and crisis and trying to find hope in dark times. Her previous EP The Sea Beside Us (2023), tells stories of ships and the ocean. Her 2017 EP Resistance, which was written in response to the political situation after the 2016 election, is a fundraiser for the ACLU. An award-winning writer in many formats, she has published 8 books.

$15 in advance. (+ processing fees) $20 at the door.

This Is An All Ages Show

Doors are at 3:30pm. Showtime is 4pm.

Dinner and drinks available at all tables.

NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES