Great Aunt

This show will be open to the public and live-streamed from the 3rd Street Facebook page. GREAT AUNT will be our featured performer with the show starting at 8:00 PM EST. BETSY BIESENBACH will open at 7:30 PM EST. The LiveStream feed will begin at 7:30 PM.

At 8:00 PM EST, we welcome Great Aunt! Great Aunt is a genre-bending folk duo from Australia, known for their soaring harmonies, dynamic instrumentation, and heart-felt live performances. Winners of the 2024 Folk Alliance Australia Duo of the Year, Great Aunt—comprising Megan Bird (mandolin, resonator, acoustic guitar, vocals) and Chelsea Allen (double bass, vocals, percussion)—craft music that is rooted in folk, bluegrass, and roots traditions, yet refreshingly shaped by their diverse backgrounds in punk, jazz, soul, and rock. With foot-stomping rhythm, bombastic bass drum, and richly textured harmonies, their sound is instantly recognisable and wholly original. Great Aunt write music from the heart: “a personal and shared revival” — joyfully, tenderly, and often with a sly wink. Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/greatauntmusic.

At 7:30 PM EST, we welcome back house favorite Betsy Biesenbach. Betsy plays guitar and sings, and over the years has appeared at several Roanoke venues, including 3rd Street Coffeehouse and the Iroquois Club. She also played Festival in the Park's Gazebo Stage for 30 consecutive years. She specializes in folk songs and popular music from the 60s, and prides herself on making middle-aged women cry - in a good way. She is a freelance writer and a frequent contributor to the Roanoke Times, and the author of two books.

TO FIND THE STREAM – 1) If you have “liked” the 3rd Street Page, you should see a red “Facebook Live” icon show up on your page and you should just click on it. 2) If you have not “liked” our Facebook page, go to our page and look under “videos”. It should be there.

Now in our 40th year, 3rd Street Coffeehouse is a non-profit listening room run by volunteers and never has a cover charge. We ask that you support our musicians by contributing to the real or virtual hat, which will be identified during the performance. This will greatly help them continue their music and help support their livelihood as performing artists. We thank you in advance!