Laura Veirs @ Fremont Abbey – 12/12/21Show Review by Meredith Smith Humidity. A fact of life that Seattlites and inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest know too well. We live and breathe the marine layer, the way it lifts and falls, how it rises and fades. It settles overnight and then lifts by mid-morning. It taunts […]
Irish soprano Chloë Agnew played at the Fremont Abbey during a stop in her North American tour. The former Celtic Woman member was accompanied by Dermot Kiernan on piano, guitar and vocals. They played a variety of songs ranging from traditional Irish ballads to modern favorites. The show was nearly two hours long and included […]
The Fremont Abbey was the first stop on the Intergalactic Tour of the Universe and Beyond for Bess Rogers, Ian Axel and Allie Moss. Bess and Allie may look familiar since both are in Ingrid Michaelson’s band. Local singer/songwriter Kristin Gaerlan opened. Allie Moss Ian Axel Bess Rogers Kristin Gaerlan
I saw the talented Cheyenne Marie Mize for the first time in March at SXSW in Austin. Her name recently popped up on the Fremont Abbey’s calendar and I immediately grabbed tickets. Her website says it best … whimsical, haunting, dreamlike folk that’s dynamic and eschews the traditional folk formulae … rugged and gentle, innocent […]
Agnes Obel played to a very warm audience last night at the Fremont Abbey, originally built as a Lutheran church in 1914. She is wrapping up a US tour in support of her new album, Philharmonics. I missed seeing her last March at SXSW, but was fortunate to catch her in Fremont before she heads […]