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 Dosey Doe Coffee House presents Red Molly. PENNY ACRE Opens 7:45. Light in the Sky was #1 for Folk DJ's in October- & this week it was #13 on the Americana charts- between Tom Waits & Gillian Welch! From the start, the trio got attention with their lively, engaging stage performances. They moved quickly from to the festival circuit in less than 2 years, winning notices for their shows at Merlefest, Philadephia Folk Festival, & NPR's Mountain Stage.

"Make room, Roches and Wailin' Jennys, Red Molly has earned a place among the elite female trios." -John Platt, WFUV

Red Molly knows about optimism and joy. The band's fans, referred to as "RedHeads", have always responded to the sense that the band is a group of friends, sharing songs in their living room. That's exactly how it felt in 2004 when Laurie MacAllister (guitar, banjo, bass), Abbie Gardner (dobro, guitar) and Carolann Solebello (guitar, bass) sat around a campfire at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, singing and talking about their favorite songwriters. Knowing they had stumbled into something extraordinary, they formed Red Molly and spent the next seven years on the road.

From the start, the trio got attention with their lively, engaging stage performances. They moved quickly from NYC coffeehouses to the festival circuit in less than two years, winning notices for their performances at Merlefest, the Philadephia Folk Festival, and NPR's Mountain Stage. Between knocking out audiences from coast to coast, the trio found time to record three albums.

Last year, when founding member Carolann Solebello stepped down, MacAllister and Gardner asked Austin-based singer songwriter and guitarist Molly Venter to join the band. "Molly has a unique, edgy tone to her voice," MacAllister says. "Her sound is a bit pop-oriented, and while it hasn't changed our overall sound, I'd say it's a bit more gutsy, upbeat and modern."

Light in the Sky is Red Molly's first release with the newest Molly.
 

Photo Credit: Annabel Braithwaite.