Category: news & updates

  • 2025: NEW ALBUM

    Marina & Berna return to the studio this winter to record a new album! Featuring seven new originals and two covers, this record takes a turn into bluegrass territory — mando, banjo, upright bass and a helluva lotta toe tapping — counterbalanced with the raw emotion of traditional ballads. Themes of distance and reconnection echo…

  • SOLD OUT! / Old Sloop Presents

    Holy hat! We are very excited to announce that our first show headlining Old Sloop Presents has sold out. While there’s always the possibility that a seat or two may open up if someone cancels last-minute, regrettably we cannot guarantee ticket availability at the door. So if you’re in the area anyway, stop by –…

  • Marina & Berna Headline the Old Sloop!

    Marina & Berna are looking forward to headlining at Old Sloop Presents, an intimate acoustic venue in Rockport, Massachusetts, in February 2023. The duo will perform a mix of original music – old and new! – along with eclectic folk/americana covers, and will be supported by Crowes Pasture. Click here for details and ticket info!

  • The Last Waltz: Marina sings Joni

    Surprise! Marina is excited to jump on the bill for the Last Waltz Celebration this weekend at The Cabot Theater in Beverly, MA. Marina will join The THE BAND Band to perform Joni Mitchell’s “Coyote”. Click here for tickets and more info! UPDATE: a live video of Marina’s full performance is now available online here!

  • Summer shows

    Marina & Berna hit the road again with a spate of summer shows around New England! We’ll be performing everywhere from the mountains to rolling farmland to the high seas aboard historic schooners – and we’re adding new shows all the time. Follow Marina on Songkick or check out the gig listing below for the…

  • Dogtown Music

    Marina is excited to partner with musician Bernardo Baglioni in launching Dogtown Music, a music studio on Cape Ann offering lessons in voice, guitar, ukulele, bass, mandolin, beginner piano, and songwriting. Dogtown Music offers private lessons with seasoned, professional musicians whose passion for music is contagious. With decades of experience as teachers, artists, and touring…

  • Serendipity in Music City

    Serendipity in Music City

    We packed up an acoustic guitar and mandolin, stuffing their canvas cases with t-shirts and beanies to cushion their journey. It’s always risky, flying with acoustic instruments – but keep them in a soft case and try as they might, those airline employees can’t quite force you to surrender your baby to the crude handling…

  • Opening for LEANN RIMES!

    February 8, 2019: Marina is honored and SO excited to open for acclaimed singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes at the beautiful Cabot Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts. LeAnn’s career spans several decades, 16 studio albums, and countless international tours and accolades. She comes to Beverly together with her band to perform new music off her most recent album,…

  • Riverwalk Nashua w/Dwight & Nicole

    Marina & Berna are looking forward to returning to one of their favorite New Hampshire venues, the Riverwalk Cafe & Music Bar in Nashua, to support blues-soul trio Dwight & Nicole on February 2. Together, Dwight & Nicole have toured up and down the Northeast, growing a fiercely loyal fan base, and self releasing two…

  • Opening for David Mallet!

    I am very excited to announce that I will be supporting none other than David Mallett this March at the lovely Me & Thee Coffeehouse in Marblehead, MA! In a career spanning four decades, David Mallett has recorded 14 albums, and has had several hundred covers of his songs – including the American folk classic Garden Song [Inch…