Britt Connors - Newsletter

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

March 2026 Newsletter: “Melting Snow and Faces Comin' Right Up”

Happy March! I hope you all are recovering from the latest storm(s) and finding a glimmer of hope in that today is the start of “Meteorological Spring!" I just learned that from a friend and am happy to pass it on if it gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling, too. The snow is melting, and I'm here to tell you that we decided at rehearsal the other day that our friend, Jim Kelly, will be melting FACES at our upcoming Passim and Hermit Woods shows! I feel so lucky to get to play with so many different musicians who have generously taken the time to learn my tunes and spend time rehearsing - if you can make it to any of these shows, I promise it will be worthwhile, if even just to witness their unbelievable musicianship. We will have 3-part vocal harmony with Bethany Weiman on cello and vocals, blending in with “Steady-Ed” Lucie on bass and vocals… I almost started crying when we had rehearsal the other day. I am, alas, a harmony junkie. And, as mentioned, Jim Kelly will be bringing all the moody guitar sounds as well as taking some ripping solos… and then there's the Amazing Mike Connors on drums/percussion, and the true anchor of the band (and of me :)

I know our Passim show was a bit of a last-minute add and a lot of folks already have plans, and there are still some tickets left! Also, if you live far away and wish you could be part of it, you CAN! They will be livestreaming it! As I type, they haven't updated the shows for this coming week, but they will, and you should be able to find a link HERE (it's free for Passim members and $5 for public)

So, maybe I'll get to see some old hometown friends at “Songwriters in the Woo” this Wednesday, or some other friends up north at Hermit Woods Winery, or at Sanctuary for a monthly residency after that! We also just added Friday, April 3 at Sanctuary on the main stage - Ed and I will be playing duo with an opening set for Danielle Miraglia and the Glory Junkies! Gonna be an awesome night of Danielle's blues and her fantastic band.
SO MUCH GOOD STUFF coming up - I've never been so musically busy, and it's an honor and a privilege that I don't take for granted. Check out the SHOWS page for all updates and additions, as we're still adding more…

* Saturday, March 7th - 8pm - Club Passim in Cambridge, MA -
Tickets $30 public/$28 members on sale HERE

*Wednesday, March 4 - Hotel Vernon - 7pm - Worcester, MA - back to where I grew up! My first time at the “Songwriters in the Woo” event, hosted by the incredible Sarah Louise French - 4 of us will play and tell stories about our songs “in the round” like the Nashville guitar pulls. No cover.

*Thursday, March 12 - Hermit Woods Winery in Meredith, NH - our first time in this absolutely lovely venue with the same lineup as our Passim show! This will be a special one, also livestreamed through their site. Tickets HERE

*Saturday, March 14 - Sanctuary Barside - 2pm-5pm - monthly residency Trio with Ed Lucie and Mike Connors

Can't wait to see you out there, and THANK YOU for supporting art and music. I feel like we need it more than ever. xx Britt

Feb 2026 Newsletter: "Passim Show and a Very Tiny Desk"

Happy February from the arctic tundra that is New England (and even for those of you more south, more west…many places??) It is a winter to go down in history. It's already my least favorite time of year, but when you have an ice dam and it starts raining inside the front door, as it was the other day, you really start to dream of the tropics. That said, I'm not going to complain any more than I just have because I've never had such a musically busy winter with exciting things upcoming… and I am HERE for it!! My attempts at brevity usually fall short in these newsletters, but this time I'll do my best to highlight these incredible shows and the anticipation I'm feeling about a few things…

JUST ANNOUNCED - we're gonna be back at Club Passim, the place that made me want to move to Boston to become a singer/songwriter with the hopes of playing there one day. We've now played a handful of shows there but haven't gotten the chance since fall of 2022 when we debuted the then-untitled “Hummingbird” song. It's a bit short notice, but if you're free, we'd love to share this special night on hallowed grounds with you, with Bethany Weiman on cello/vocals, Ed Lucie on bass/vocals, Mike Connors on drums, and special guest guitarist, the legendary Jim Kelly!
* Saturday, March 7th - 8pm - Club Passim in Cambridge, MA -
Tickets $30 public/$28 members on sale HERE

Meanwhile, we're looking forward to our super-fun monthly residency at Sanctuary, Maynard on
*Saturday, February 14th from 2pm- 5pm for a Valentine's Day afternoon (love songs and NOT love songs to be played, don't worry!) No cover, all ages, BYO food. Trio with Ed Lucie on bass/vocals, Mike Connors on drums

*Thursday, March 12 - Hermit Woods Winery in Meredith, NH - our first time in this absolutely lovely venue with the same lineup as our Passim show! Tickets HERE

Finally, I wrote a song about a month ago that I felt compelled to get out into the world as soon as possible. I had a dream of turning it into a submission for NPR's annual “Tiny Desk Contest”, and by some miracle (that miracle being the incredible musicianship of my bandmates and the professionalism of our friends at Q Division Studios), we pulled it off. I'm really proud to share this video of my song “Steppin' In” that is dedicated to the protesters in Minneapolis.

I'll be back in your inboxes in March, but please know that I'm endlessly grateful to have your eyes and ears in this moment, when there are SO many things pulling our attention. Huge thanks for reading and supporting live music and art - keep fighting the good fight and being the good in this crazy world.
xx Britt

Dec 2025 Newsletter: “2025 - Go Home, You're Drunk!”

Happy New Year's Eve, friends! I was going to wait for the new year to send out a newsletter, but I realized I was “holding my breath with my lungs wrapped around my heart” (I know, quoting oneself is in poor taste, but there it is…) after a particularly tough week and, honestly, tough year. As if 2025 wasn't hard enough for so many folks, the end of December came and was like “Ha! Hold my beer!” We spent 3 days over Christmas without heat, and by the time we got it “fixed,” I felt like a lunatic with minutes having been stretched into hours of being promised the plumber would show… I may have mentioned that I don't deal well with being cold and don't easily get warm, and yet I live in a place that's cold half the year. I'm infinitely happier when it's easy for me to be warm. So, one could deduce that this stretch was less than pleasant. We tried to use space heaters so that the pipes wouldn't freeze, but the poor little carriage house's electrical system didn't fare extremely well, and we blew a couple outlets…And then, there was the smell of gas… and a call to the fire department. I wish I had a picture of poor little Ringo the Ginger Kitten, standing shocked in the foyer as I let the big geared-up firemen in to inspect, while our amazing landlady/friend stood in the driveway with me, waiting to see if they'd have to make us evacuate or determine where the leak was coming from. They DID figure out at least one piece of it, and we were allowed to safely stay, with the plumbers returning the next day to discover and fix a few other issues. So, no more smell of gas, and then a visit from the kind electrician today… we are warm and well and very grateful to our landlords (again, more like beloved family now) for making it all happen, even in a most inconvenient time of year to have things break.

Sorry for the tales of woe - I am so fortunate in this life that I recognize I might sound like a privileged A-Hole, and I may have already lost you here, so I'll keep the rest short. I just recorded a solo video version of my tune “Exhale” because I really needed the reminder. I hope 2025 was a great year for you, but if it wasn't, please feel free to join me in taking a moment to remember all the things you may have inadvertently, or even purposely, taken in… and breathe it out of your body, ready to take in only what you need in this new year ahead :)

I'm so excited to begin our monthly residency at Sanctuary (Barside) in Maynard, MA on January 10th from 2pm - 5pm. We've loved every show there, and now we'll be there every second Saturday of the month through 2026 - trio with Ed Lucie on bass and vocals, and Mike Connors on drums. No cover, all ages, wheelchair accessible, BYO food. Lots of music and community. (and new, beautiful tshirts for the merch table ;)

And, if you're in NH, we'll have our debut at the beautiful Hermit Woods Winery in Meredith, NH on Thursday, March 12 at 7pm. We'll have the above trio plus Bethany Weiman on cello and vocals. Can't wait for this :) More info on SHOWS

Happy New Year to you all. I'm grateful to all of you who take the time to read my monthly-ish missives, and please feel free to reply if you want to say hello. I hope you will find many moments of joy, love, and peace in 2026.
xx Britt