Abbey Arts and Cloudbreak Music Fest present: The Round featuring musicians Townsend's Solitaire, Arami Walker, Meiwei

+ spoken word poet K Van Petten
+ live painters Julissa Quezada, Nalisha Estrellas Rangel

All sharing the stage the whole evening

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Townsend's Solitaire: www.townsendssolitaire.com

"Bobby Odle, a Seattle based singer-songwriter performing under the moniker Townsend’s Solitaire, is a classically trained percussionist turned folk musician.

Whilst living in Ashland, Oregon, faced with completing a master’s degree in percussion performance, as well as a worldwide pandemic, Townsend’s Solitaire turned his creative eye towards poetry and songwriting. Drawing heavy influence from artists like The Tallest Man on Earth, Adrianne Lenker, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens – Townsend’s Solitaire prioritizes and treasures genuinity above all else. His music is primarily fingerstyle acoustic guitar paired with a single vocal line singing lyrics addressing common anxieties, loss, and a love for life in this world – all the while drenched in a somber melancholy and nostalgia. His ensemble has mixtures of cello, violin, flute, clarinet, and piano." - Artist Bio

Arami Walker: www.aramiwalkermusic.com

Arami Walker is "a musician, author, and activist focused on uplifting the notion of community in our culture. Her music is a fusion of jazz, RNB, soul, and alternative songwriting. She combines spoken word and rhythm to create music for the mind, body, and soul. As a woman of color, she's proud to continue the legacy of using music to advance our cultural narrative and educate the future." - Artist Bio

Meiwei: www.meiwei.bandcamp.com

"Meiwei is the solo project of indie-folk singer/songwriter Michelle Meiwei Mouw. Born and raised in Beijing, Michelle moved to the U.S. at the age of eighteen. Meiwei is an evolving attempt at piecing the fragments of Michelle’s life together - past with the present, American with Chinese, the city with the wilderness. Their deeply felt lyrics and fingerpicked guitar bring to mind forward-thinking artists such as Adrienne Lenker, Laura Marling, and Haley Heynderickx." - Artist Bio

K Van Petten: www.kvanpetten.com

"K Van Petten is a musician and poet floating between Seattle and Bainbridge Island. They got their start as musician in residence at a harbor bar in Chicago while living on a sailboat, and relocated to the Pacific Northwest a decade ago with their band. K's most recent work combines their love for music and poetry into a cassette tape of ambient music and spoken poetry called 'For Someone' made in residence with Centrum in Port Townsend and released on Hello America Stereo Cassette. They are currently seeding a new project 'False Hemlock'. Learn more at instagram.com/kvanpetten or katevanpetten.com." - Artist Bio

Julissa Quezada: www.jaqra-studio.com

"Julissa Quezada is a painter, multi-disciplinary artist and an architectural designer who creates forms through a blend of color and light. As a practicing architectural designer, her work is inspired by the spaces we take up and how they often reflect our inner selves. She is fascinated by the manifestation of energy into form through all the many facets of life. She conveys a narrative of her life’s story through the way form moves across the canvas. Born in a small town in Honduras , Julissa currently resides in Seattle, WA.

Julissa is based in Seattle, WA. For any inquiries, feel free to contact her." - Artist Bio

Nalisha Estrellas Rangel: www.artbynalisha.com

"Nalisha Estrellas Rangel (she/they) is a first-generation Latine’ visual artist, teaching artist, tattoo artist and mural artist.

Nalisha blends botanical beauty and landscape with an abstract lens. Incorporating a sense of movement and flow, they give a nod to sacred geometry while creating a new version of the familiar.

As a muralist, Nalisha has installed original designs across the Pacific Northwest. Previous clients include Bellevue Art Museum, Amazon, Bellwether Housing, The City of Tukwila, Belltown United (Belltown Mural Festival ‘24) and The City of Kent." - Artist Bio

@ Ballard Homestead

7p doors, 7:30p show

All ages, mostly seated

Floor space on the side for quiet picnics

No one turned away for lack of funds, sliding scale

Thanks to our sponsor, Pecado Bueno, for providing a tasty meal for this month's artists!

Thanks to Visit Seattle & Cloudbreak Music Fest for supporting local performing artists!