Name: Abigail Lappell
Start: 2026-05-14T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States, New York 12866

“Abigail writes songs that stop you right in your tracks.”
— Brooklyn Vegan
Award-winning Toronto songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Abigail Lapell brings her spellbinding new music to Caffè Lena — a voice both timeless and unmistakably her own.
Lapell returns with More Songs About Love, the extended companion to her JUNO-nominated album Anniversary. Produced with Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers and recorded inside a 200-year-old church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the album carries a haunting resonance — every note shaped by natural acoustics that feel almost otherworldly. The result is a collection of love songs that shimmer with intimacy, balancing luminous ballads, intricate fingerstyle guitar, and raw poetic storytelling.
A three-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner with more than 60 million streams, Lapell has steadily earned recognition as a thoughtful and distinctive voice in contemporary folk. Her songs explore longing, devotion, memory, and the passage of time with breathtaking honesty — transforming familiar themes into something mysterious, cinematic, and deeply felt.
Critics have called her work “understated yet seductive” (No Depression) and “the new generation’s heart-rending answer to Tapestry’s call” (Exclaim!). Whether performing at SXSW, Americanafest, or major folk festivals across North America and Europe, Lapell captivates audiences with a stage presence that is both powerful and disarmingly intimate.
At Caffè Lena — where listening is an art — her music will have the space it deserves.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of haunting melodies, emotional depth, beautifully crafted songwriting and the kind of performance that invites deep listening.
This is folk music at its most transportive — and an artist you’ll be grateful to discover.