The Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio burst onto the national scene with their 2015 EP, Still She Will Fly, and the title track was that year's #2 single on folk radio. Their 2017 CD, Singin', debuted at #1 and was the #11 folk charting album of the year. Heather’s new solo album, Lines and Spaces, just came out days ago and is her twelfth CD release.The trio will bring their “traveling music store” of instruments — piano, acoustic guitar, tenor banjo, ukulele, melodica, cornet, dobro, fiddle, mandolin, bass, and who knows?, maybe more — to Stage 33 Live in a special 2:00 PM matinee performance on November 24. Local up-and-comer Emily Lyons will open.The trio’s performances feature Heather’s multi-genre songwriting that spans from the streets of New Orleans to the valleys of Appalachia; heartfelt music featuring stirring three-part vocals and earthy charm with Shawn Nadeau on upright bass and Davy Sturtevant on "everything else."“Sliding from sweet acoustic Appalachian old-timey vibe with Patty Griffinesque lyrics to brassy New Orleans blues piano with a bone thrown to Bessie Smith.” — DC Bloom, Lone Star Music Magazine“Great vocals, outstanding instrumental prowess, and stellar songwriting.” — Don Baker, Acoustic Journeys, Asheville, NCSunday, November 24; door opens at 1:00, music starts at 2:00 PM. 100% of tickets sales support the musicians. At Heather’s request, tickets are just $10 both in advance and at the door; be sure to thank her. Seating is limited — advance tickets will have chairs reserved until 40 tickets are sold. If any chairs behind the reserved rows are available on show day, those will be available first-come first-served. Attendees are allowed to bring their own portable seating to set up behind the house chairs, or to use in place of their reserved chair.Advance tickets are available online at stage33live.comStage 33 Live is an intimate, industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory located at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, documenting live performances and presentations of original material on a simple stage. Coffee, soda, water, and snacks by donation. Find more info about the nonprofit all-volunteer project, and this and other other upcoming events online at stage33live.com 

We've been getting kind of a contact-slime feeling from all the stuff piling up in our inbox about how we can "engage supporters" to "amplify the success" of our "Giving Tuesday campaign" with checklists and sample social media posts and hashtags and direct mail copy and webinars. It's well intended (probably), but it feels... kinda slimy. It's probably just us.

Anyway, if you need a tax write-off we'll be happy to help because we're a bottomless pit — but other than that we're gonna keep our yaps shut about it through "the giving season."

When we really, really, really needed help you were there and because of that we're on a pretty even keel, for the time being at least. We're immensely grateful. Sometimes it's good to just be content.