Britt Connors

Happy August, to all who celebrate! It's been a whirlwind, and to those of you who read the last newsletter, here's a tick update: Mike - 1, Lyme Disease - 0.5... I sincerely hope you haven't been struck with any of the increasing tick-caused maladies cuz they really suck! He's getting better, but it's been slow and frustrating for him. I'm also probably not doing a great job selling our next 2 shows, which are both outside, in gardens, in nature… 

*Thurs, August 6 - New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill - Boylston, MA - 5:30 - 7:30pm - Tix $0 members/$12 children/$24 adults (you can even get a ticket for your dog!) - tix for the evening summer series include a visit from 5-8pm to explore the stunning grounds, bring a picnic or purchase some food or beverage, hear us play some tunes! With Mike Connors on drums, Ed Lucie on bass/vocals and Jim Kelly on guitar

*Sat, August 8 - Concord Yard Show!  2:30-5pm (weather permitting)
It was supposed to or “Second Saturday” Residency at Sanctuary, Maynard but they just told us that there's a scheduling issue, so it's been canceled for this month :(  I was hoping to celebrate my birthday with y'all, so I was super bummed…HOWEVER, some folks have been asking if we'd ever resurrect our Covid-era yard concerts (remember when all we could do was livestream? or play outside, 6 feet apart from everyone?! While we did lose a lot during those times, I sometimes miss the community togetherness and the need we all had for art and music and togetherness…) If you're local and would like to come to our yard in Concord, MA, you can reply to this email, and I'll send the deets - we're calling it BYOE (bring your own “everything”) anything and everything you need to come listen to some tunes, though we'll have some refreshments and some bug spray!!! We can even do a tick-check-conga line at the end if y'all want that :)

I'm the luckiest to get to take some time off to do a little songwriting retreat soon, but I'll be back in your inbox before our September show, and I want to let you know that tickets are now on sale for our big full-band show with horns:
* City Winery Boston - Thurs, October 1st - 7:30pm - we SO loved playing in the cozy Haymarket Lounge for the release of “Exhale,” and are stoked to be back in that room! We sold out last time, so feel free to get your tix early!

Whether you like summer or not, there's a feeling in August that Ed and I tried to capture in a song, so I'll leave you with this listening of “August Passes.” Be well, watch out for ticks, and I can't wait to see you soon.
xx Britt

July 2026 Newsletter:  “Summer - Dangerous Pests and Also the Best(s)”

Summer greetings! I'm sure I annoy some of y'all with my exuberance over my favorite time of year and maybe over my disdain for the New England winter and cold, but NOT being cold is still my favorite thing, with longer days that somehow make me less tired and more energetic… I hope your summer is going great, and if it's not, I'll share the one thing I'm now hating about summer… TICKS. Those bastards are gonna take us all out, and they've partially taken Mike (husband and drummer) out for a little while now with Lyme. Scary stuff, messing with coordination and the brain and his life's work of drumming and usual superpower-level of coordination… he's finally turned the corner and on the awful but thankfully powerful antibiotic, but I wish you all a tick-free and tick-disease-free life cuz this is no joke!

I meant to get this newsletter out last week, but I was waiting to hear when our tickets would go on sale for our full band show at City Winery Boston on Thursday, October 1st (on the lovely Haymarket Lounge stage), and the answer is… next week! We sold it out when we played there in 2024, so please feel free to get your tickets next Wednesday if you're a member, or next Thursday for the general public! I'll update the link on my SHOWS page once it's up!

Tomorrow/Saturday, July 11th is our “Second Saturdays” show at our fave local place, Sanctuary in Maynard, MA - we play in the Barside room 2pm-5pm (generally start closer to 2:15, as doors don't open til 2pm!). We've loved having this residency, and it's given me an excuse to learn a few more covers as well as write songs a bit more urgently… we'll playing a new original as well as a new cover by one of my heroes, Deb Talan. And, we'll have the Trio with Ed Lucie on bass/vocals, and Mike Connors on drums (he'll have to leave for another gig before our last set, just FYI!), and special guest/bandmate Bethany Weiman on cello/vocals. 

I'll be back in your inbox once more before this, but tickets are now on sale for our fun show on Thursday, August 6th at New England Botanical Gardens (at Tower Hill) in Boylston, MA - 5:30-7:30pm. If you've never been, it's a most magical place - you can buy a general admission ticket for that date, wander around the gardens with sculptures and artistic features, and listen to some music in the courtyard! (Fun fact: I went to my senior prom there as well as sang for the wedding of some close friends - it's a very special place :)

I'll end this here, but as I type, a hummingbird is flitting around the bee balm and razoring through the air outside the window. Despite the ticks, I still love you, summer. Thank you so much for reading and for spreading the word - I know I'm not changing the world with my little songs, but connecting through music and art still feels like it can help our humanity. Here's a song for you today. Carry on, friends…
xx  Britt

June 2026 Newsletter:  “New Video, Familiar Name”

Happy June! Thanks to new friends who've just joined the mailing list and old friends who've been with me since before I started writing songs! After a flurry of great shows in the first part of 2026, it's been a little quieter this month, and I got to focus a bit on writing. I played at a Somerville Songwriters in the Round a few weeks ago, and I had finished a new tune that afternoon… I took a risk and brought my lyric cheat sheet and debuted it that evening. Our amazing bass player/friend/collaborator, Ed Lucie, had come up with a 4-chord sort of meditation and asked what I might do with it. I fell in love with it immediately and turned it into our newest tune, “Killing Frost,” which we will debut as a band at our monthly residency gig:
Saturday, June 13 - Sanctuary (Barside) in Maynard, MA - 2pm-5pm - no cover, all ages, bring your own food, full bar. We've been loving getting to play in this beautiful space on the second Saturday of the month, and this time we'll have Ed Lucie on bass/vocals, Mike Connors on drums, and Bethany Weiman on cello/vocals!

I'll be back in your inbox in July, as we'll be at Sanctuary again on July 11th, but if you are the type who likes to look ahead, we will also be at the incredibly beautiful New England Botanic Gardens (at Tower Hill) in Boylston, MA on Thursday, August 6th from 5:30-7:30pm, tix on sale on July 1st. And, we've got our big full band (with horns!) show on Thursday, October 1st at City Winery Boston, once again in the lovely Haymarket Lounge. (Tix on sale July 7th). That'll be fun :)

Finally, as mentioned in the subject line, if you're not on social media (good on you!), I didn't get to tell you about our new video for our song “Cecilia” - nope, not the Paul Simon version, though I DO love that song. When we were at Q Division Studio in January to record “Steppin' In” for the Tiny Desk Contest, we did a bonus tune, since we already had the whole crew together. I wrote this song last year, and it's been really fun to play in various iterations of the band this year, but Q Division put out the video on their channel, and you can watch it HERE! 

Happy Summer to you, though I know a lot of kiddos are still in school and teachers teaching… And, then there are those who don't follow a school calendar and have to take the time when we can… which I definitely plan to do in my favorite time of year… meanwhile, stop and smell the peonies, beach roses, whatever floats your boat. Or, hop on a boat, if that's your thing? See you soon, and THANK YOU for listening. With gratitude,
xx  Britt

April 2026 Newsletter: “Bluebirds and Bumblebees and Willow Trees”

Spring Greetings!! The title line sort of feels like a game of “I Spy…” as I sit here noticing and marveling at all three of those things. The Greening is happening in earnest now, though it does feel a little sluggish in the slightly chilly Northeast. There are big fat bumblebees buzzing around, and even if you've already heard this fact, I'm compelled to share it due to its sweetness factor: bees sometimes get too tired as they're collecting nectar and pollen and fall asleep IN the flower. I mean…

I'm here in your inbox for the second time in April only because we have cool things happening, right on May 1st and beyond! If you live far away and can never make it to our New England shows (but have a desire to - that's sorta important!), this one's for you! We'll be playing 
LIVE in Studio at Worcester's WICN 90.5 - Friday, May 1st - noon-1pm
For their Emerging Artist Series, we'll play a good long set with our most recent lineup, featuring the crazy talents of Jim Kelly on guitar, Bethany Weiman on cello/vocals, Ed Lucie on bass/vocals, and Mike Connors on drums.

Then, you'll have to live more nearby to participate in these next shows…
Friday, May 8 - Menino Arts Center Spring Concert Series in Hyde Park (Boston) -  7pm-9pm - free of charge and refreshments served! This will be Trio with Ed Lucie and Mike Connors and will be a great, intimate space in a cool venue with all the good vibes! 

Then, less than 24 hours later, we'll be playing at our monthly residency at Sanctuary in Maynard, MA (Barside) - Sat, May 9 from 2pm-5pm - our usual Trio but with special guest Bethany Weiman on cello/vocals! No cover, all ages.

And, I'm psyched to be back at the Rooted Cafe at Arts at the Armory - Somerville, MA - for the Songwriters in the Round - Wed, May 20 - 7pm- hosted by the inimitable David Thorne Scott, and trading songs with 4 of us on stage, some chitter-chat about our tunes in between. Always SUCH a meaningful night. No cover, donations encouraged!

Thanks, once again, for reading. and listening. and for supporting art and music made by the humans. The AI infiltration is affecting more and more musicians, writers, artists by the hour as it steals ideas and even entire portions of artists' works. Thanks for staying human with me. As hard as it can be, I know it's the only way. Feeling all the feelings. Keep going…
xx  Britt

April 2026 Newsletter: “April Hopes and Dreams and Green”

Happy Spring to you! I'm watching the trees budding and the daffodils emerging from the ground right before my eyes… it amazes me that I can look out the window and, no less than an hour later, see growth! It's exciting and hopeful, and even the crazy roller-coaster of high and low temps can't get my spirit down, knowing that we are hurtling towards my favorite time of year. And, though I haven't caught a glimpse yet, our poor landlady informed me that our groundhog friend(s) has returned. She will commence her 3-season battle to keep it away from her gorgeous and delicious plants, but we sneak little laughs at her seemingly inevitable defeat ;)

As horrifying as 2026 has been on so many levels, I've been able to find community and connection with more music than I've ever had the chance to participate in. I met a whole bunch of incredible musicians and friends in Worcester at “Songwriters in the Woo”… we had a full house and lots of love at Club Passim with Jim Kelly playing with us for the first time on guitar… and we made more new friends at the beautiful Hermit Woods Winery with the same crew… all before having another great time at our monthly Sanctuary residency. We keep booking exciting new shows, so here's what's coming up:

*Friday, April 3rd - Sanctuary in Maynard, MA - 8pm - Ed Lucie joins me for an opening set on the main stage for Danielle Miraglia and the Glory Junkies - Come on out for a night of amazing blues and Danielle's originals… Women who Rock! Tickets

*Saturday, April 11th - Sanctuary (Barside) Maynard, MA - 2pm-5pm - our monthly residency with Mike Connors and Ed Lucie. No cover, all ages

*Friday, May 1st - live on WICN in Worcester, MA from noon-1pm! We'll have our latest band iteration of Jim Kelly, Bethany Weiman, Ed Lucie, Mike Connors, and me for this Emerging Artist Series live concert! There are some seats available if anyone wants to join us in-person, too - No cover!

*Friday, May 8th - Menino Arts Center in Hyde Park (Boston) - 7pm - Trio with Mike Connors and Ed Lucie for this lovely series of concerts - more info

I'll be back in your inbox next month to share a few more things, but for those of you who've kindly asked when we're getting the entire band with 3-horn section back together, we just confirmed Thursday, October 1st at City Winery Boston in the Haymarket Lounge again! Plenty of time to plan for that…

Thanks to all of you new mailing list members and those of you who've stuck with me for 20 years of my songwriting… Sometimes it feels selfish and useless to play and write music when the world is falling apart and people are sufering, but I'm gonna keep writing and singing cuz it feels like an act of resistance to put any sort of art into the world. Keep going, friends… See you out there :)    xx Britt

Photo by Bob Manley at Hermit Woods Winery