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Coming to Raleigh:

Amy Rigby

Amy Rigby has established herself as one of America’s enduring underground/cult/indie artists, combining the insight and humor of country and folk songwriting with classic rock craftsmanship and punk DIY spirit.

Raised in Pittsburgh, schooled in late 70s lower Manhattan, she formed the pre-Americana country band Last Roundup and Richard Hell’s favorite girl group the Shams in NYC's East Village before launching a solo career with 90s classic album Diary Of A Mod Housewife.

Amy’s honest, kinetic songwriting has earned her praise from critics (“pithy wisdom, acerbic pen and sterling American guitar classicism” MOJO) and other artists: “Think Randy Newman and Loudon Wainwright, at their best,” says Steve Earle. Her songs have been covered by Laura Cantrell, Ronnie Spector and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. Her 2019 memoir GIRL TO CITY was called “an instant classic” by The Big Takeover. “You can smell the damp, see the clothes, hear the guitars!” says Goldmine. The follow up, GIRL TO COUNTRY, came out 12 Mar 2026 in the UK.

Her album Hang In There With Me (2024), eleven up to the minute songs written by Amy and recorded by husband Wreckless Eric, is a bracing look at mortality, aging and youthful missteps, refracted through Amy’s insightful lyricism. Some people turn to the moon and stars for inspiration while Amy Rigby looks to creative heroes like Bob Dylan and Mike Leigh. She finds poetry in haircuts, live chat boxes, bartending, and bookselling. Her music is the sound of everyday people getting by, just like the classic country artists she loved and learned to write songs from.

Amy tours regularly in North America, the UK and Europe.

Gadfly Pie House Concert Series

Date/time: Friday, October 23rd, 7-9 p.m. (doors open at 6:30)

Location: 1001 Hillsborough St., Unit 304 (there is an elevator), Raleigh

Parking on Hillsborough, Snow, Mayo, and Morgan streets

$20 donation (100% of the proceeds go to the artist)

Reservations strongly encouraged:

Contact Mitch Cantor at

802-734-1746 or gadfly1@aol.com

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Coming to Raleigh:

Peter Gallway

Peter Gallway is a singer-songwriter called "a master of free verse" by the Boston Globe. He has released 30 albums since he came of age in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. His songs have been covered by Bette Midler, Kenny Rogers, Bread & Butter, Cliff Eberhart, and Hawaii's Kalapana. In his (2022) album "It's Deliberate," Gallway sings about characters finding their way & taking a stand in love and in life. Gallway is a prolific, Grammy-Award-nominated music producer and a published writer (Hardtail Strat--Guitars, Heroin, Songs, and Stories, 2026) and poet (Big Mercy, 2011).

For this show he will be performing songs from his vast catalog as well as reading from his memoir Hardtail Strat: Guitars, Heroin, Songs, and Stories. For more info, see his website: www.petergallway.com.