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Red Molly

Hot female trio, playing fun, infectious Americana

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Red Molly was born on a hillside in the pre-dawn hours of the 2004 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. As they sang their camp-mates off to sleep in the darkness, Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner and Carolann Solebello knew immediately they had stumbled into something extraordinary. Audiences seem to agree. Since that momentous night, Red Molly has brought folk fans to their feet all over the Northeast with stunning three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship and a warm, engaging stage presence. In 2006, Red Molly was voted both “Best New Artist” at WUMB-FM, Boston and ­ in a singularly appropriate way - “Most Wanted to Return” at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
In July 2006, Red Molly’s first full-length offering, Never Been to Vegas, was released. Recorded on a chilly December evening before a warm studio audience of fans and friends, Never Been to Vegas is a collection of 14 carefully-chosen songs that span more than a century of great American songwriting. In uncluttered arrangements for three voices, songs by timeless greats like Hank Williams and Billy Edd Wheeler, new traditionalists like Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, and Red Molly’s own Abbie Gardner mix easily with traditional American folk and gospel. Never Been to Vegas quickly climbed into the top 30 on Radio & Records Americana chart, a rare accomplishment for an independent album.
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Member Since: 8/25/2005
Band Website: redmolly.com
Band Members: Laurie MacAllister (vocals, guitar, banjo)
Abbie Gardner (vocals, Dobro, guitar)
Carolann Solebello (vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin)
Influences: Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Tim O'Brien, Jerry Douglas, Cliff Eberhardt, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Del McCoury Band, Prince, Hank Williams, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, and sooo many more!
Sounds Like: Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Dixie Chicks meets O Brother Where Art Thou.
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: None

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New Jersey too!

Red Molly Tour Diary 50: We had a rockin good time this past Friday at the Sussex Bank Theater In Newton, NJ. This old-fashioned little theater is in a part of NJ that seems to be more full of farms t...
Posted by Red Molly on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:34:00 PST

Back to Long Island

Red Molly Tour Diary 49: Ah it was nice to come back from our trip South and get right back to playing in Long Island. Something about New Yorkers that we just can't get enough of. We met a lot of ne...
Posted by Red Molly on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:19:00 PST

1st Tour South!

Red Molly Tour Diary 48: Our first trip South was lotsa fun this past weekend. We drove a total of 1000 miles in the Red Molly Mobile, passing the time by singing every 80's sitcom theme song we could...
Posted by Red Molly on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:10:00 PST

Bannana splits and 6-packs

Red Molly Tour Diary 47:Another fun night at Bodles Opera House, this time with our friends from Hope Machine. Playing there is like going to Cheers or something, it feels like we knew everyone in the...
Posted by Red Molly on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:22:00 PST

Best Green Room Ever!!

Red Molly Tour Diary 46: We pulled off another benefit show this past Friday at RCC, this time for Habitat for Humanity. Amy Speace opened the show. She is just a stunning performer. It gave us all go...
Posted by Red Molly on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:09:00 PST

Doing some good

Red Molly Tour Diary 45: Two benefit concerts this past weekend and one coming up next weekend. We're feeling pretty good about it. We helped raise money for the Shriner's Children's Burn Hospital in...
Posted by Red Molly on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:06:00 PST

Red Molly Tour Diary 44: CT, RI, MA

YAY! We got to play on the main stage at the Boston Folk Festival this year! It was the 10th anniversary of the festival. We were in the round with Bill Staines and Jake Armerding and got to meet so m...
Posted by Red Molly on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:25:00 PST

Earth, Wind and Fire

Red Molly Tour Diary 43: Saturday, our friend Bob made a really cool analogy... he was trying to describe our three distinct personalities and came up with this: Carolann, with her solid guitar work a...
Posted by Red Molly on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:53:00 PST

Hotbed of Nothing

Red Molly Tour Diary 42: Sunday's outdoor gig was nearly rained out, but the Bluegrass Brothers and Red Molly wanted to play anyway. So we did. We did an acoustic set for the rain-hardy folks under an...
Posted by Red Molly on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:17:00 PST

Naked Again!

Red Molly Tour Diary 41: What fun we had on our little Massachusetts tour! At the Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham we had some fun by "going naked!" We cleared away the microphones and did the...
Posted by Red Molly on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:27:00 PST