Red Molly

“Red Molly plays music the way I like it: unpretentious, straight from the heart, and way down deep in the old-time roots. It’s true folk music that comes from the right place. They take me back to a purer time when people sang for one another just because of the love of music. And they pack some power. It’s purely delightful and inspiring. It warms the soul.”
Frank Matheis, Host, “Frank’s Picks”, WKZE FM (Sharon, CT)

This New York Americana trio got it’s organic start at a late-night jam session during the 2004 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Laurie MacAllister, Abbie gardner and Carolann Solebello were brought together by a love of traditional American music, old gospel, bluegrass, and the old-timey songs of contemporary artists like Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss. Red Molly plays a variety of stringed instruments, and sings in tight three-part harmony, creating their distinctive, rootsy sound. In April 2005, Red Molly released their debut recording, a 4-song EP that enjoyed enthusiastic reviews from audiences and critics alike.

Each Molly brings here own background and experience to the group. Laurie (vocals, guitar, banjo) left a career in psychology in 1998 to pursue music, and toured as a backup singer for Cliff Eberhardt, who later produced her solo album, The Things I Choose To Do. Abbie (vocals, Dobro, guitar) studied Classical flute as a child and directed/arranged a cappella music at Boston University. In 2004, she released her first solo album, called My Craziest Dream, with her father (jazz pianist Herb Gardner), and is influenced by her mother’s longtime love of bluegrass music. Carolann (vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin) spent several years on tour as a professional theatre actor before releasing her solo album, Just Across the Water, in 2000.

In about one year together, Red Molly has already performed at excellent venues such as Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair, NJ), Musikfest (Bethlehem, PA), The Towne Crier (Pawling, NY) Circle of Friends (Franklin, MA), Godfrey Daniels (Bethlehem, PA), and Sanctuary

Concerts (Chatham, NJ). They have opened for artist such as Aztec Two-Step, Cliff Eberhardt, Michael Smith, Bill Staines and Johnsmith, and are developing a loyal, devoted fan base in the Northeast.