Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer plus guests at Strand on July 19

Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer

Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer

ROCKLAND, Maine - American singer-songwriter and musician Anais Mitchell, described as the "queen of modern folk music," presents her current release and tour Child Ballads, an award-winning collection of epic old Celtic and British Isles ballads, in collaboration with Jefferson Hamer on Saturday, July 19 at 7:30pm. Opening the show will be Heather Maloney, a rising star with a startlingly soulful voice and songwriting that explores themes of spirituality and transformation; and Sara Hallie Richardson, a Portland, Maine based singer/songwriter who is known for her folk, indie and electronic music styles.


For Mitchell, the Child Ballads recording comes on the heels of 2010’s Hadestown and 2012’s Young Man in America. Mitchell and Hamer had discovered their shared love of Celtic and British Isles ballads, and Inspired by the classic folk albums of the 1970s, they arranged and recorded some of their favorites together. “The language, and the music, is both familiar and exotic at the same time,” says Mitchell.
The resulting songs are driven by two-guitar arrangements and the kind of close harmonies that call to mind Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris or an acoustic Fleetwood Mac. “We kept thinking back to those records we loved so much,” says Mitchell, “and finally decided that what the songs wanted was to be presented as simply as possible; melody, harmony, acoustic instruments, live taping—the stories really out front.”


Tickets: $20, general admission. The theater is located at 345 Main Street in Rockland. To buy tickets, or for more information about all upcoming live concerts, films, HD broadcasts, and events at the Strand, visit www.rocklandstrand.com. Tel: (207) 594-0070 EX 3  Email: info@rocklandstrand.com

Sara Hallie Richardson (LEFT) and Heather Maloney (RIGHT)