Tag: composer

  • 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…

  • Opening for Kate Taylor at the Regent!

    BIG NEWS! I am thrilled to be supporting none other than Sister Kate Taylor this November at the beautiful Regent Theater in Arlington, MA! Kate Taylor’s “Sister Kate Revisited” tour resurrects the singer/songwriter’s debut album, released back in 1971. Sharing a velvet voice and penchant for folk music with her brothers James and Livingston, Sister…

  • Summer shows!

                    Hello, hello! I write from a glowing screen in an old stone house in the hills of Chianti, the dark green Persian blinds drawn tight against the summer swelter outside. The wheat sways and glows gold, spilling down the hillside to the well in the valley below.…

  • Opening for Dar Williams at The Cabot – 3/17!

              Exciting news! Marina is honored to be supporting none other than Dar Williams at the beautiful Cabot Theater in Beverly, MA on March 17! One of the most lauded singer-songwriters of her generation, Dar Williams has been captivating audiences with her sheer elegance and honesty in her folk-pop songwriting since…

  • This weekend: Portland, ME and New York City!

                This weekend, Marina & Berna hit the road for two intimate acoustic (and FREE!) shows. The first is on Friday, 3/10 up in the salty city of Portland, ME: we will play two original sets on the newly-renovated stage at Port City Blue, one of Portland’s coziest venues for…

  • “A Part of Something Bigger” — Live Review!

                      Last weekend, Bernardo and I were honored to share the stage with rising star Adam Ezra and his fabulous band at the beautiful Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, MA. Several days later, while still riding high on the show’s good vibes, we were…

  • Now Teaching @ Marblehead/Salem School of Music!

              Marina is excited to be joining the team at the Marblehead/Salem School of Music this winter! She will be giving lessons in voice, guitar, songwriting, and ukulele. Study with Marina while she’s home — she will only be in the States until the early spring, so catch her while you…

  • Winter gigs in Italia!

                        Marina is back in beautiful Tuscany for the fall and early winter, and is excited to announce two intimate acoustic concerts here in the coming months! Performing in duo with Florentine guitarist and producer Bernardo Baglioni, Marina is excited to share new music from her…

  • New Song! “Blessed Burden”

          Hello all, in honor of the International Day of Peace on September 21, I am very excited to share a brand new song with you along that theme. I wrote this song in a moment of helplessness — a feeling that is becoming all too familiar to many of us, unfortunately —…

  • Back in the Studio for New Album “Tide and Stars”!

                    Big news, everybody: I’m back in the studio again working on a brand new original album entitled Tide and Stars! As with my two most recent records, Unbound and The Tuscan Sessions, I am working with Italian producer (and my husband & musical partner, incidentally) Bernardo Baglioni.…