Dana Robinson + Emerald Rae

Dana Robinson has spent the better part of four decades writing songs shaped by the American landscape — from the open highways he hitchhiked across the West as a young man to the Vermont hills he's called home since the late '80s. His songwriting blends old-time fiddle and country blues with a folk sensibility all his own, and it's carried him from Carnegie Hall to Ken Burns documentaries to thousands of shows across the U.S. and UK. This year he releases his 14th studio album, The Sound of the Word — six years in the making, and his most ambitious blend yet of contemporary songwriting and Southern old-time music.

Opening the night is Emerald Rae, a fiddler and folksinger who mixes driving traditional dance tunes with her own songwriting. A U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, she's toured with the likes of The Cathie Ryan Band and Mick Moloney's Green Fields of America, bringing that same energy and chops to her own material.

Together, they'll bring a night of deep-rooted songwriting and serious fiddle playing to the Speakeasy stage.