Roses & Red Tails & Revolutions, Oh My!

What a great show we had with The Black Feathers and Guy Russo!! YOU are what make SongSpace possible, and we, and the artists, are so grateful that you support live music!  More pictures from the show will be appearing on our Facebook page soon!

We are busy cooking up a great 2019-2020 season but we wanted to let you know what’s still happening in our space this spring!  Here it all is:

Friday March 22, 8:00pm: SongSpace’s January performers, Buffalo Rose, clearly had a blast in our sanctuary space… They’re returning on Friday March 22 to release their new single, Rocketship!  This will be a full show, with the Buffalo Rose gang joined by Madeline Rae & the Daisy Chain
Doors at 8pm, BYOB!

Wednesday April 10, 7:30pm: Red Tail Ring at SongSpace Gallery. We’re thrilled to welcome this phenomenal neo-trad duo to our intimate Undercroft Gallery space.  Red Tail Ring has performed all over the United States — at The Ark, Club Passim, Caffe Lena, the Indiana Fiddlers Gathering, Wheatland Music Festival, and Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival — and traveled over seas to play in the UK, Denmark, Germany, Finland, and Sweden.  They’ll just be getting back from Australia for our show! Details here; $15 admission at the door.  

Friday April 12, 7:30pm: Our friends with the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh are preparing their Season Finale concert this April!  Performing compositions of Bela Bartok & Jeffrey Nytch, with violinist Ann Moskal, it is bound to be a wonderful concert!  Details here;  $10 students, $25 general admission. 

Saturday May 4, 7:30pm: Emma’s Revolution at SongSpace! We are so lucky to host the dynamic, award-winning,  activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy O, whose songs have been sung for the Dalai Lama, praised by Pete Seeger, and covered by Holly Near. With beautiful harmonies and genre-defying eclecticism, Emma’s Revolution delivers the energy and strength of their convictions, in an uprising of truth and hope for these tumultuous times. This is a Pittsburgh event!  $20 advance, $25 at the door, $5 discount for students/reduced income. Details and Tickets.

Saturday March 30, 7:30pm: And finally, not in our space, but our sister church Sunnyhill Unitarian Church of the South Hills is hosting Christopher Mark Jones, Heather Kropf, Ben Shannon and Brad Yoder “in the round” on Saturday March 30, in their Sunnyhill Live! Concert series.  Bound to be great!

Black Feathers with Guy Russo this weekend – Saturday March 9


The Black Feathers – Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler – are not an Irish band, but they were recognized by Irish World as “ridiculously talented musicians… soaring vocal harmonies along with their disarming sense of humour.” They’re coming to Pittsburgh and SongSpace this Saturday March 9, at 7:30pm.

Pittsburgh favorite Guy Russo is opening.  Those who crave a fresh and philosophical take on the soul-quenching lyricism that drives modern folk music are welcome to join Guy’s community, order a rye whiskey, and stick around to tap a toe or two.

Grab a ticket now, and come on out Saturday night for inspiring music and warm friendship, and help chase the March snows away! It’s what Irish World calls “traditional music at its finest”!

$15 Advance / $20 at the door
$5 discount for students / limited income
songspace.brownpapertickets.com

Saturday March 9. Doors 7:00pm, Show 7:30pm, at First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Shadyside, 605 Morewood Avenue, Pgh., 15213.  All ages; wheelchair accessible.  For more information, 412.621.8008 or uusongspace@gmail.com

2019 Spring SongSpace Music!

Happy New Year to everyone! We have a heck of a lineup for Spring 2019 for you! Check this out (as always, full details at uusongspace.com):

Friday January 11, 7:30pm: A SongSpace, Joy Ike, and Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh Collaboration! The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh plays the music of Joy Ike (with Joy, Jason and Ryan of course!). Mendelssohn and Higdon will also be on offer. Details and Tickets.

Saturday January 26, 7:30pm: Buffalo Rose at SongSpace. Blues, bluegrass, folk, harmonies, and just damned fun. Details and Tickets.

Saturday February 2, 5:00pm: World Music Festival! This isn’t one of ours but we couldn’t resist telling you about it! Organized by Matthew Tembo, Alba Flamenca and First Unitarian’s Kris Rust. Details and Tickets.

Wednesday February 13, 7:30pm: Danika Holmes with Jeb Hart at SongSpace Gallery. As far as an ‘acoustic duo’ can get from two stools, lightly strummed guitars, and “life done me wrong”, Danika & the Jeb are dynamic, uplifting, and fun, with soulful music woven from artful writing and powerful musical phrasing. Details here; admission at the door.

Saturday March 9, 7:30pm: The Black Feathers at SongSpace. Americana, Folk, and Acoustic Indie Rock sensibilities coexist comfortably in the music of English duo the Black Feathers. Details and Tickets.

Wednesday April 11, 7:30pm: Red Tail Ring at SongSpace Gallery. We’re thrilled to welcome this phenomenal neo-trad duo to our intimate Undercroft Gallery space in April! Details here; admission at the door.

Saturday May 4, 7:30pm: Emma’s Revolution at SongSpace! We are so lucky to host the dynamic, award-winning, activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy O, who have sung for the Dalai Lama, been praised by Pete Seeger, and covered by Holly Near. Details and Tickets.

Joe Bray opens for the Honey Dewdrops Nov 3

We’re excited to announce that Joe Bray will be joining the Honey Dewdrops, opening their Nov 3 show at SongSpace!!

Advance Tickets: $15 + svc fee
(at brownpapertickets.com)
At the Door: $20
Student/Reduced Inc $5 less.

Saturday Nov 3. Doors 7:00pm, Show 7:30pm, at First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Shadyside, 605 Morewood Avenue, Pgh., 15213.  All ages; wheelchair accessible.  For more information, 

Looking forward to seeing you there!

SongSpace Artist News!

We’ve been lucky to book some great artists into SongSpace and SongSpace Gallery, past, present and future.  Here are just a few of the things that SongSpace artists have been up to lately!

New Releases

Shows and Accolades

  • Tracy Grammer is playing Club Cafe in Pittsburgh, September 21, 2018
  • The Early Mays played Mountain Stage in August 2017, and also were Formal Showcase Artists at the North East Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) meeting in November 2017.  They will  have a Formal Showcase again this fall at the Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) meeting, October 25-28, 2018
  • Joy Ike received a great review from NPR’s All Songs Considered, and she will be playing in a special SongSpace – Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh collaboration, on January 26, 2019, at First Unitarian Church
  • Jesse Terry, who will play SongSpace September 22, 2018, will have a Semi-Formal Showcase at NERFA, November 8-11, 2018
  • The Black Feathers, who will play SongSpace March 9, 2019, will have a Formal Showcase at NERFA, November 8-11, 2018
  • The Heather Pierson Trio, who will play SongSpace in November 2019, will also have a Formal Showcase at NERFA, November 8-11, 2018

What Happened To uusongspace.com?

On January 23, 2018, we began noticing that the uusongspace.com website was showing signs of being infected by malware.  Over the next several days the situation just got worse and worse, and finally uusongspace.com went down, and took down several of the business websites of our friend and colleague Emily Pinkerton with it.

We are back on line now, and this is our new improved website (and, thankfully, Emily’s getting up and running too…).

Let us know what you think of the new SongSpace website!

Looking forward to seeing you soon at a SongSpace concert!