Nashville-based folk-pop singer-songwriter Halley Neal and Arizona-based singer-songwriter Laura Joy are performing on Wednesday, June 8, on Brad Colerick’s Wine and Song series, at Mamma’s Brick Oven in South Pasadena.
You may recognize Laura Joy’s name as she is the host of the new Wine and Song Phoenix series that started up in March. A nationally touring artist, Joy impresses audiences with her warmth, the ability to connect emotionally, and her songs that touch the soul. She has developed a unique playing and singing style that defies comparison.
Laura Joy has written songs that have won wide acclaim, including winning first place at the Great River Folk Festival, the best original song from NPR’s Chicagoland affiliate and repeat accolades at the Acorn Theater Songwriting Contest.
Halley Neal graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2019 and was chosen from the graduates to perform a song at Berklee’s Commencement Concert at the Agganis Arena. The concert honored the 2019 Berklee honorary doctorates, Missy Elliot, Justin Timberlake, and Alex Lacamoire, who all attended the show. In her final semester at Berklee, Neal collaborated with artist Plot Twist and her former band Rose and Kennedy to write and release a single, “Lover,” which shortly after gained notable traction on Tik Tok. Since it’s release in July 2019, the song has gained over 27 million streams and has seen global acclaim with covers and Tik Toks of the song posted by people from all over the world.
Neal released her self-titled album in June 2021. The album blends sounds that Neal picked up throughout her time at Berklee, as well as in Nashville.
“This record is certainly a culmination of all of the different sounds and ideas I’ve had floating around in my head for the last three years,” she said of the album.
Wine and Song at Mamma’s Brick Oven begins at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.
A donation of $15 is suggested.
For more information, call (323) 769-3500.
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Mamma’s Brick Oven is at 1007 Fair Oaks Ave. in South Pasadena.
