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Join Hopmonk Tavern as they welcome Alison Harris, a folk-americana-songwriter.

Alison Harris is the daughter of an elementary school music teacher and the granddaughter of an eccentric big band composer. She started playing fiddle at age five and blues piano at nine, taught by her dad. She was nurtured from a young age with studies of Beethoven and Bach, while simultaneously being exposed to artists like Ray Charles, Johnny Otis, Patsy Cline and Ella Fitzgerald. "Grandpa calls it the mad bug," said Harris. "The whole family's all got a little, whether you want to call it a streak of mental insanity or just imagination."

Alison's songs have been influenced by contemporary female singer-songwriters such as Lucinda Williams, Emmy Lou Harris and Gillian Welch. Her music explores the strength and fragility of the heart. "Alison Harris sounds like a country songbird perched on Bonnie Raitt's shoulder. She sings about loneliness and longing with a grace and beauty that almost makes those things desirable." says Dan Strachota of San Francisco Magazine.

This is a 21+ show.