Please join us for an evening concert\, presented by West Claremont Cent er for Music and the Arts.< /strong>
\nTickets by Donation. Students FREE.
\nIn case of inclement weather\, the event loca tion will be at the Claremont Creative Cente r\, 56 Opera House Square\, right across th e street from Broad Street Park.
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Singer/son gwriter Myra Flynn spends her career emb racing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American\, her original indi e/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it\, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranc o and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”
\nMyra’s latest album\, Shadow Work\, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Grayson of 7days describes Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned with relationships of all kinds. Flynn\, who splits her time between Vermont and Los Angeles\, sings of mothers and daughters\, ro mantic relationships gone wrong\, and the people who get us through the ha rdest times. She considers big questions about how a person ought to be in the world\, but she conducts her case studies on the most intimate of sta ges. In certain moments\, she questions herself\, wondering if she’s doing enough for the people she loves\; other times\, she offers full-throated declarations of her own worth in the world. The same song can hold both se ntiments\, and Flynn’s ability to capture complicated\, conflicting emotio ns in her lyrics swept me away.”
\nMyra is a lyrical storyteller\, w ho uses her voice to empower\, inspire\, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her jour nalism career. She says that motherhood has left her no more time to be se lf conscious and there is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength\, independence and inspiration in her daughter\, Avalon\, and her husband Ph il. Myra is a singer\, songwriter\, journalist\, advocate\, ally\, mother\ , wife – and always\, unapologetically\, human.
\nHer podcast with V ermont Public Radio\, titled Homegoings\, is a “righteous space for art an d race.” It’s a show that invites listeners to be a fly on the wall\, priv y to candid and genuine conversations about race. We explore themes that f earlessly straddle the line between necessary and uncomfortable\, as I spe ak with artists\, experts and regular folks all over the country about the ir literal skin in the game – of everyday life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off the table\, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the conversations that are our birthright to have\, and the stories we are lucky to hear.Currently\, Myra Flynn live s a bi-costal life\, still holding onto her roots in Vermont part of her y ear while also working and living in Los Angeles under the guidance of Swi ft Street Management Team. She has created a jewelry line made from recycl ed piano parts and recently partnered with Vermont Vineyard\, Shelburne Vi neyard to create a namesake wine: FLYNN. She has toured the United States countless times as well as: Whales\, London\, Ireland and most frequently\ , Australia. Her motto regarding next steps and fame tends to be: “If you’ re doing it\, you’ve already made it.”
\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/myra-flynn-tickets-1990204323707.
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