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"With a voice as bold and beguiling as the songs she chooses, Straw carries the torch of traditional folk music with striking elegance and a fierce breath of originality…” - Triad City Beat
Drawing on the deep well of traditional music from the British Isles and America, Lindsay Straw puts her own spin on ageless songs with her intricate guitar and Irish bouzouki playing. Performing both solo and with groups like The New Grown-Ups, Fair Liberty’s Call, Andy Cambria, and The Ivy Leaf, she’s performed throughout the US and Ireland, playing everything from folk festivals and house concerts to weddings and farmers markets. She also teaches privately, co-organizes the annual bouzouki-centric Zoukology weekend (NM), and sometimes teaches through the Passim School of Music (MA).
Outside of performing, Lindsay spent 2020-2024 in the boutique guitar retail world, working in marketing positions at Carter Vintage Guitars (formerly The North American Guitar), Cedar Rock Studio & Guitar Gallery, and The Music Emporium. Her compositions and arrangements can be heard in countless guitar demos. She also hosted the Talking Guitar podcast.
Upcoming Performances
Most Saturdays unless otherwise noted you can find me at The Brendan Behan session in Jamaica Plain, 5-8pm, and the New Grown-Ups play every third Monday at Remnant Satellite in Cambridge!
August 30: Hiram, ME - CROOKED RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL with The New Grown-ups
September 5: Roslindale, MA - Substation with The New Grown-ups, 7pm
September 7: Salem, MA - Far from the Tree Taproom, 2-5pm
September 10: Boston, MA - Federal Reserve Bank, 7:30-9:30am
September 12: North Easton, MA - Langwater Farm Community Pizza Night, 4-8pm
September 14: Brookline, MA - Brookline Town Concert with The New Grown-ups, 12:45-1:45pm
September 15: Somerville, MA - Remnant Satellite with The New Grown-ups, 8pm
September 19: Quincy, MA - Kilroy Square Farmers Market, 12-4pm
September 20: Maynard Farmers Market, 10am-12:30pm
Kittery, ME - Kittery Dance Hall with The New Grown-ups, 7:30pm
September 26: Salem, MA - O’Neill’s with Larry Young, 6-9pm
October 9: Plymouth Farmers Market, 2:30-6:30pm
October 10: Quincy, MA - Kilroy Square Farmers Market, 12-4pm
October 16: Harvard, MA - Fivesparks with Andy Cambria, split bill with R.D. King, 7:30-9:30pm
October 20: Somerville, MA - Remnant Satellite with The New Grown-ups, 8pm
January 10: Winchester, MA - Sadie’s Salon with The New Grown-ups, 8pm
January 29-February 1: Albuquerque, NM - Zoukology 2026 (A bouzouki/mandolin-centric learning weekend)
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Last month I pulled my music off of Spotify. Here’s why.