Joan Shelley w/ Will Lawrence

Joan Shelley is a national treasure and her songs and voice will knock you out. Rarely is heaviness transmitted so sweetly and effortlessly. Joan Shelley is a songwriter and singer who draws inspiration from traditional and traditionally-minded performers from her native Kentucky, as well as those from Ireland, Scotland, and England, but she’s not a folksinger. Her disposition aligns more closely with that of, say, Roger Miller, Dolly Parton, or Tom T. Hall, who once explained—simply, succinctly, in a song—“I Witness Life.” Her 7th album Real Warmth will be released in September. It was recorded in Toronto with producer Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station), and the 13-tracks feature many guests from the city's fertile music scene. Will Lawrence is a NY-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He works as a support player in The Felice Brothers, Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band, John Early and the Lemon Squares, and many more. His fifth studio album, “Rooftops in the Centerfold," is out September 19, 2025 on Triangle House / Sophomore Lounge Records.