🎶 PARK THEATER HUDSON 🎶on Thursday, July 23rd | 8PM

Join us for an intimate evening of stripped-down, soul-baring performances from four incredible singer-songwriters, each bringing their unique voice, vulnerability, and sound to the stage.

Rees Shad:

Over the course of a prolific 40+ year career, 32 releases and 17 solo albums, Rees Shad has crafted music that is both poignant and profound. He is dedicated to crafting short story songs that cross genre lines to serve the spirit of each tale he weaves and engage his audiences in deep and meaningful ways.

Shad’s 2025 release Porcelain Angel was lauded for its “grace and elegance” (Americana UK), “all-knowing tonality” (Americana Highways), and for “pushing the boundaries of musical storytelling” (Seth Rogovoy). The album spent three months on the FAI Folk Chart top ten list, and ended the year being nominated #23 of the top 100 Folk albums of the year. Shad has been chosen for the Emerging Artist Showcase at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.

Helene Cronin:

Texas artist Helene Cronin calls herself a story-singer — sharing her life through emotionally honest songwriting that blends the raw roots of Americana with the polished craft of Nashville Country. A New Folk Winner at the Kerrville Folk Festival, her songs have been recorded by Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Heidi Newfield, and others. Her third full-length record, Maybe New Mexico, was released in March 2025. Helene performs everywhere from house concerts to festivals, and hosts shows at Nashville's famed Bluebird Cafe. Her most well-known song, "Lucky Me," has earned her national TV appearances and performances at events honoring Medal of Honor recipients. As Radney Foster puts it: "Helene knows how to craft a song. She just as importantly knows how to deliver one."

Jefferson Berry combines story telling in the Urban Folk tradition with the intricacies of roots-rock, jazz, folk and R&B arrangements. Playing a variety of guitar styles, Berry’s projects bring a danceable groove and contemporary point of view to Philadelphia’s local music scene. With the release of his fourth album in five years, this reputation is spreading nationally. And with the release of “Born into a Blizzard” in 2025, Jefferson was signed to DEKO/ Warner Music.

Lola Guthrie:

Lola Guthrie is a young folk singer-songwriter from Sebastopol, California. Drawn from a well of fierce love for humanity, her songs are ripe with poetry and wisdom beyond her years. Her vivid lyrics will take you to a place in your heart where beauty dances with the pain of the world. Lola weaves myths and stories from history, literature, and religion into her songs to face the deep questions in life: mortality, freedom, and the great mystery that trembles from your own calloused hands to the constellations above you. Her striking voice carries the emotion of her words and often silences the room immediately.

🎤 Three voices. One stage.
🎸 Stories behind the songs. Harmonies that’ll give you chills.
💫 A truly special night for lovers of music and lyrics.

Alexondra O'Connell