Bio/Info
“St. Paul Americana musician Molly Maher sounds like she’s had her dose of wandering. Her guitar playing is rural and soulful. Breaking all convention, she plays guitar upside down and in different tunings. Elizabeth Cotton would be proud.”
– Eric Loama, musician
“Her music is a window to the lonely world of a nomadic spirit, someone who has loved and lost at love, someone who has lived the existence of a vagabond dreamer … and then there’s her voice, the apparent lovechild of Ricki Lee Jones and Bonnie Raitt.”
– Richard Thomas, Reader Weekly
THE DISBELIEVERS
Maher’s backing band is made up of a stellar crew of musicians. It’s a sweet blend of folk, bluesy, electric-organified and country-fried rock. Disbelievers include but are not limited to: Erik Koskinen, Paul Bergen, Steve Murray, Richard Medek, Frankie Lee, Javier Trejo, Peter Sands, Dave Dahl, Brett Brdas, and Billy Hawn.
“Molly Maher and her Disbelievers command the stage with their rootsy charm but it’s their ability to perform haunting low-fi ballads and whip them into full blown rockin’ epics that sets them apart from other artists.”
– James “Taco” Martin & Company
Molly has toured nationally with acclaimed singer-songwritter Marlee MacLeod as her bass player and opening act. She took on the Great Lakes in the Fat Lip folk/blues trio, Hookhead & Mare. She has played the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, the Zephyr Club in Salt Lake City, Uncommon Ground in Chicago, the Engine Room in Athens, Georgia, Shim Sham Club in New Orleans, Ground Zero in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and back up the river to her hometown, Minneapolis at the Turf Club, First Avenue, and Lee’s Liquor Lounge.
She has shared the stage with a diverse group of national acts, including Los Lobos, Michelle Shocked, Ralph Stanley, Richard Buckner, Marc Cohen, the Waco Brothers, Hot Club of Cowtown, Pieta Brown, Bo Ramsey, and Charlie Parr.
