Welcome Music on Malphrus - an affordable, intimate, family friendly and smoke-free listening room where people can enjoy live performances featuring musicians who tour both nationally and internationally.
Performances are held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry at 110 Malphrus Road in Bluffton, South Carolina.  Tickets are $20 (unless otherwise noted) and available at the door.  Seating is general admission.
Doors open at 6:00 PM. Performances begin at 7:00 PM.
Music on Malphrus is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry.
John McCutcheon $25 
Saturday, 2/8/20
https://www.folkmusic.com/

John McCutcheon folk music's renaissance man — master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist, and author
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“John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader. And not just incidentally, he is committed to helping hard-working people everywhere to organize and push this world in a better direction.”  — Pete Seeger
"The most impressive instrumentalist I've ever heard." - — Johnny Cash

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Tret Fure
Saturday, 2/22/20
https://tretfure.com/

Tret Fure’s award winning career spans 49 years, including such honors as winning the South Florida Folk Festival Singer/Songwriter Competition in 2 out of 3 categories, the prestigious Jane Schliessman Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women’s Music, and the “Pride In The Arts Favorite Female/Lesbian Musician”. In 2017, Tret took 2nd place in the “Musicians United To Protect Bristol Bay” song contest with her song “The Fishermen of Bristol Bay” from her 15th CD, “Rembrandt Afternoons”. “Freedom”, from the same album, has been arranged for choir and is being performed widely across the country.
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In 2018, with the release of “Roses in November”, her 16th album, Tret was the #2 artist on the Folk DJ charts for the month of June while her song “Lessons From Home Plate” was the #1 song and her CD, “Roses in November” was #4. That CD stayed on the charts for 8 months and she charted 18th for the year.   


​Kirsten Maxwell
Saturday, 3/14/20
http://www.kirstenmaxwell.com/

Think of your favorite female singer/songwriters and get ready to add Kirsten Maxwell to the list. A Northeast based artist, Kirsten has a dedicated hometown following and a growing presence in the national indie/folk scene. She has a number of awards and achievements under her belt, including opening for Judy Collins and rock icon Melissa Etheridge. This past summer she celebrated the release of her self-titled EP. People often describe Kirsten Maxwell as the “full package”. Come find out why.  http://www.kirstenmaxwell.com/

​“I never thought I’d ever hear a voice as angelic and mesmerizing as I did when I first started listening to Joan Baez some 50 years ago, but then I heard the voice, the songs and melodies of Kirsten Maxwell,” says Jon Stein, host of Hootenanny Café on WTBQ.



Kyshona Armstrong
Saturday, 3/28/20
http://www.kyshona.com/


Kyshona (KUH-SHAUNA) was named one of NPR's Indie Discoveries of 2017. With a combination of poignant songwriting and one of the most powerful Roots/Soul voices in the industry, Kyshona's star is on the rise.  
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"Kyshona Armstrong has been called upon to represent for soul and gospel in roots, rock and folk lineups and to bring singer-songwriter sensibilities to R&B bills. But wherever she plants her feet, she does so with righteous conviction and a strong sense of her own voice."
- NPR Music


Sloan Wainwright
Saturday, 4/18/20

Defying standard categorization, singer/songwriter Sloan Wainwright, consistently demonstrates her easy command of a variety of American musical styles — pop, folk, jazz and blues — held together by the melodious tone of her rich contralto, with the end result being a unique and soulful hybrid. 
Her family tree (brother and folk-music luminary Loudon Wainwright, nephew Rufus Wainwright, nieces Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche) reads like a who’s who of contemporary folk music. Sloan’s incredible gift is not only her unique songwriting ability but also her dramatically voiced rendition of original songs. 
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Matt Nakoa
Saturday, 5/16/20
https://mattnakoa.com/

Matt Nakoa grew up on a small goat farm in Smyrna, NY and began composing music as a teenager. Following a formative stint as a classical pianist, Matt won scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. There he studied alongside soon-to-be Grammy winners St. Vincent and Esperanza Spaulding among others. After college, Matt toured with his band, The Fens, and eventually landed in New York City’s vibrant piano bar scene. Matt quickly became a star performer at Manhattan’s Brandy’s Piano Bar, with lines outside the door each Saturday night.
Matt’s first solo album, Light In The Dark (2012), is an eclectic pop opus. In contrast, A Dozen Other Loves (2014), explores a simple acoustic palette. This intimate collection has earned many songwriting awards, including a win at Kerrville Folk Festival’s prestigious New Folk Competition. Additionally, Matt’s piano music has received favorable reviews in publications including The New York Times, and his film scoring has been featured by Disney. Matt now tours internationally, recently performing at The White House, throughout India, and regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush. ​


Rod MacDonald
Saturday, 6/13/20
​http://www.rodmacdonald.net/

Rod MacDonald rose to prominence in NYC’s Greenwich Village in the 1980s, where he headlined Village clubs and co-founded the Greenwich Village Folk Festival. A recording and touring artist since 1983, he has performed in The Philadelphia, Winnipeg, Florida, Kerrville, South Florida, Port Fairy (Australia), Trowbridge (UK), Friuli (Italy) Folk festivals. With 11 cds and 100 performances annually throughout North America and Europe, he continues to dazzle audiences with his passionate singing and thought-provoking writing. His songs have been recorded by Shawn Colvin, Jonathan Edwards, Dave Van Ronk, Happy Traum, David Rowe, Four Bitchin’ Babes, Garnet Rogers, Joe Jencks, and many other singers. His latest cd, Later That Night, reached #3 nationally on the Roots Music Folk charts in February 2015, with the song “Raven” at #1​
Tickets $20 (unless otherwise noted) at the door – General Admission
Doors open 6:00 pm, Show at 7:00 pm
At The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry
110 Malphrus Road, Bluffton, SC, 843-837-3330
www.uulowcountry.org; info: MusicOnMalphrus@gmail.com or uucl.office@gmail.com