Join Annette as she brings another superb group of songwriters together at the newly renovated Hank Dietle's in Rockville Md.
Here is a little bit about this month's lineup:
Nicole Belanus is a local songwriter from Falls Church, Virginia who has recorded six albums of original music. Her style blends acoustic, folk, rock, soul, and jazz and tells stories straight from the heart. She is an award-winning songwriter and a Wammie nominee and often lends her voice for backing vocals on other artists' recordings. You can listen to her music at www.nicolebelanusmusic.com or on Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music.
Jillian is an award-winning, multi-instrumentalist living in Northern Virginia. She began hitting the local open mics in 2019 and has been on a tear ever since, winning awards, collaborating with other local musicians, working as a session musician on recordings, and releasing her debut EP, "Hangin' On", in June of 2020. In August of 2021, she successfully fundraised her first full-length studio album with Plaid Dog Studios in Boston that will be released in 2022.
Teghan Devon is a Maryland based award-winning singer-songwriter. Her music is a cross-pollination of folk, indie, and pop. Teghan has won multiple awards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. Teghan was selected as a New Folk Finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival in 2018 and 2017. Teghan’s song “Maybe Then”, off of her EP “Little Lion”, was placed in the MTV show Ghosted: Love Gone Missing. "You'd require a heart of stone not to be touched by the sentiment that Teghan brings to the table." - Redguitarmusic.com
Annette Wasilik is a multi-award winning performing songwriter from Takoma Park, MD. Her 2020 release Love & Fire landed at both #6 and #1 on the national folk and college charts and was number #40 for 2020 on the the Folk DJ chart. Two of the songs. Almost and The World is on Fire, made several DJ's top ten songs for the year. Annette's voice carries an emotional vulnerability reminiscent of Kate Wolf or Linda Thompson. She is a solitary writer whose stories, words and worlds are intimate, expansive and lean towards the extraordinary in the everyday. www.annettewasilik.com