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Session Americana sit tightly around a small cafe table, ambient mics tuned to catch the whole sound of the voices and instruments. A suit-case drum kit, an old electric bass, a bunch of acoustic instruments, a field organ: This format feels very theatrical and though the musicians face each other, the audience feels drawn into the circle by the warmth, joy and camaraderie that emanate outwards by the all star cast of characters seated around the table. What keeps you coming back show after show is the same thing that any audience member longs for, great songs performed by a great band. The six core members of the band have brought enviable careers worth of experience to the “table”, featuring (current and former) members of Treat Her Right, Patty Grin, Lori McKenna, The The, Dennis Brennan, Kris Delmhorst. The group has grown from a rag tag jam at a local pub to a regional institution, playing gigs from church coee houses to urban nightclubs to regional festival tents to large halls.


Awards
Winner “2005 Best Folk Act” - The Boston Music Awards
Winner “Best Roots Act 2006” - Improper Bostonian “Best
of Boston” Issue
Winner “Best CD” 2007 - Improper Bostonian
Nominated “Best Roots Act” 2007 - WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music
Poll
Nominated "Best Live Act" 2007 - The Boston Music Awards

Press
“Genius ... Jaw-dropping vocals ... Session Americana is blessed in this
regard: ...musicianship that sets the standard for the genre in Boston
and vocals that do the same”
— NE Performer Magazine
“No egos, no big production, just some great songs
stripped down to their bare essentials and performed with
a real genuineness of spirit and emotional authenticity...
it’s beautiful.” (Brian Mosher)
— The Noise
“An eclectic, swinging tour de force”
— The Boston Globe
“[This] local country-folk megagroup’s double CD is one of
the most loose, spontaneous, warm, and homespun acts
of community and decency since the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band’s Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
— The Boston Phoenix
“the cream of the Somerville/Cambridge roots music community.”
— No Depression