2026

More to come — check back soon!

Wednesday April 1, 2026 @ 7 PM
Cate Clifford + The Big Red Dogs @ AS220
AS220, Empire St. Providence, RI
FREE
Join me and one-time-only band The Big Red Dogs (local musical luminaries and dear hearts Benedict Gagliardi, Flannery Brown, and Chris Monti) at AS220 for a night of musical merriment. Doors at 6:30, show at 7 — get ready for songs, tunes, and a surprise or two! A word to the wise: arrive early to get a seat, as no tickets are needed for this show!

Wednesday April 15, 2026 @ 7 PM
Intertidal Zone Chapbook Release Tour: An Evening of Sea-Soaked Music + Poetry with Noah Phoenix + Friends
Riffraff Bookstore + Bar, 60 Vally St. Suite 107a. Providence, RI
$20 suggested donation
Honored to be part of Noah’s chapbook release! I’ll be contributing some songs, and a poem of two of my own. Grab your ticket ahead of time via the Partiful event – you can also give your donation to us performers via Venmo night-of, if you feel moved to do so then!

Sunday, May 10 @ 2 PM
Cate Clifford: Songs + Stories of Helen Creighton
The Mermaid’s Tavern 2026-27 Research Concert Series
Hybrid — in person in Waltham, MA – livestream info below
$20 or pay-what-you-will suggested donation
Helen Creighton collected over 60,000 songs, stories, bits of witchcraft and other folklore from the peoples of Canada over the course of her career. Come hear some of Cate’s favorite Creighton songs  in concert – perhaps with a story or recitation tossed in – and then peek behind the curtain at Dr. Creighton’s life, and learn who she was beyond the work she left behind!

Email lynnoel@lynnoel.com  for reservations and in-person directions, or join the Mermaid’s Tavern mailing list for the Zoom link. In-person seating is limited for this intimate research concert from a collector of collectors. For more information on the series, including COVID policy, click here.

June 12-14, 2026
2026 Connecticut Sea Music Festival
Essex, CT
Thrilled to be on staff for one of my favorite festivals this year! Daytime events are free – evening concert tickets will be available soon. This festival is organized by the Maritime Music and Tradition Society (MM&TS.) For lodging, Friday Symposium details, complete lineup, and the like, visit the Festival website.

Thursday, December 24, 2026 @ 6:55 pm
Christ Child Lullaby Scottish Midnight Singing
Facebook Live – facebook.com/catecliffordmusic
Join me to take part in a real-time tradition that is 200 years old. Since it was written in the 1800s for a minister leaving his congregation for Canada, Christ Child Lullaby has been sung on The Isle of Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, every Christmas Eve at midnight — which is our 7 PM here on the East Coast of the USA. So, I’ll take to my Facebook page just before seven on Christmas Eve, give a hello, and lead my favorite English translation of the song at 7 PM on the nose, so we can add all our voices to theirs from wherever we are, and partake in this particular slice of holiday magic together. Join me! This livestream is free, though if you feel so moved, donations through Paypal are welcome. This livestream will not be recorded, so note the time and don’t be late!

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