Saturday, October 12th, 2024
Rachel Sumner
& Traveling Light
45 Webster St., Rockland (Next to the Post Office)
Space is limited. Doors open at 7.
Free Admission | Alcohol-Free | All Ages Welcome
Donations welcome. Your contribution helps ensure we can book future shows. Thank you for the continued support!
About Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Fresh off a first place win at the 2023 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light have been captivating audiences throughout the northeast. With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Sumner's lyric-forward writing and penchant for snaking chord progressions demand something far beyond folk conventions, highlighting the acrobatic range of her brilliant bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle) and Mike Siegel (upright bass).
Sumner is no stranger to the stage. She spent her early career on the bluegrass circuit, singing and writing with the genre-bending Boston group Twisted Pine. Since setting out on her own, Sumner's songs have been critically acclaimed, winning the Lennon Award in the folk category of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for her song "Radium Girls (Curie Eleison);" earning her a spot in the Kerrville New Folk Competition; and being chosen four consecutive years by WBUR/NPR as one of the top Massachusetts entries in the Tiny Desk Competition.
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light released their debut LP in the summer of 2022 to critical acclaim.
The Open Road Coffeehouse is supported through a grant from the Mass Cultural Council. Please thank your elected officials for supporting the arts!
Open Mic Set
If you are a singer, musician, poet, comedian, or just have a good story to share, sign up for our open mic set when you come in. We have a mic and amp available, but musicians must be able to carry their own instruments on and off the stage. Open mic participants may not use the band's equipment. We will invite participants to come up in order of signup and perform one piece. If time allows, we may invite everyone to come up for a second.
The Menu
Bring your appetite! Our volunteers work hard to provide a variety of refreshments available for purchase during the show. We serve:
Assorted sodas and bottled water
Equal Exchange fair-trade coffee and tea
A signature mocktail, custom-made for each show
Assorted baked goods and snack plates
Award-winning, vegan chili
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About the Venue
Channing Church
45 Webster St., Rockland
45 Webster St., Rockland
Channing Church is a Unitarian Universalist congregation located in the heart of Rockland. It has been home to coffeehouse events for many years and proud to be the venue for the Open Road Coffeehouse.
