Fiddling Cricket, Canyon Acoustic Society, & The Ugly Mug Present

Alma Russ

Appalachian folk-rock

We moved Alma uptown to the Kuumbwa

Opening for ROB ICKES and TREY HENSLEY

TICKETS HERE!

Alma (say it like Alamo) is a vocalist, songwriter, and musician out of Western North Carolina. She plays patchwork music: country, folk, and Appalachian roots sewn together to make something unique.

She started taking fiddle lessons around age 12, practicing old-time tunes outside because of the dying-cat noises, and then she went on to learn clawhammer banjo and guitar. She learned about songwriters like John Prine and Townes Van Zandt, and she fell in love with the art of songwriting. She's played in lots of bands, but she's mostly a solo act these days. She spends a lot of time on the road playing in bars, listening rooms, restaurants, cafes, and the occasional street corner.

         

Her musical influences include country gold, bluegrass, folk, old-time, and americana. She attributes inspiration to artists such as Allison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Bobbie Gentry, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, and so many more.  She’s thankful to be doing what she loves!

More Information to Come
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The Ugly Mug & Jackson Emmer Present

Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

Sunday March 2nd 6pm, Doors at 5:30, $20adv

Fresh off a first place win at the 2023 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light have been captivating audiences throughout the northeast.

Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse · 4640 Soquel Drive Soquel, CA 95073 · 831.477.1341

Tickets here

With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Sumner's lyric-forward writing and penchant for snaking chord progressions demand something far beyond folk conventions, highlighting the acrobatic range of her brilliant bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle) and Mike Siegel (upright bass).

Sumner is no stranger to the stage. She spent her early career on the bluegrass circuit, singing and writing with the genre-bending Boston group Twisted Pine. Since setting out on her own, Sumner's songs have been critically acclaimed, winning the Lennon Award in the folk category of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for her song "Radium Girls (Curie Eleison);" earning her a spot in the Kerrville New Folk Competition; and being chosen four consecutive yearsby WBUR/NPR as one of the top Massachusetts entries in the Tiny Desk Competition.

Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light released their debut LP in the summer of 2022 to critical acclaim.

https://rachelsumnermusic.com/

https://youtu.be/QcigI6W2k4Q?si=6m3ppCpUcDrYJl0e

https://youtu.be/NBmM8UACk8c?si=ibuGBASvCHbmnJ3Z

The Ugly Mug is a listening room, so there's no better place to lean in close and take in what these brilliant artists have to say.

Seating is General Admission and limited to 50. Doors open at 5:30pm, show begins at 6pm. Please arrive early to snag yourself a good seat! Snacks and drinks will be available for sale via the cafe.

Beer and beverages will be available