Maine Songwriters On Stage at Meetinghouse Arts

Carole Wise is a singer/songwriter from Brunswick Maine. Her music is sweet and soulful, drawing on a lifelong passion for education, the beauty of the natural world, and the adventures of finding truth through life's challenges. Carole’s album, THE LONG WAY HOME, reached the top 20 of the FAI Folk Radio Charts in 2021. Since that release she has traveled across the country as a featured artist and opening for performers such as Vance Gilbert. Her latest CD, NORTH STAR, was released in February and can be found on all streaming platforms. Learn more at http://carolewisemusic.com

Stan Davis combines masterful storytelling, virtuosic instrumental work, and heartfelt vocals. His music has been praised for its "spot-on accuracy that touches the heart" (Lucky Clark, On Music) and his songs’ ability to offer "a calming and reassuring piece of music about uncertain and turbulent times" (This Week in Maine Music). He is known for his captivating performances, with one concert presenter writing: "Your performance...had the audience in the palm of your hand... Your guitar work was outstanding" (Don Peterson, Belgrade Union Church Coffeehouse). Stan's latest CD, "REFUGE," features upbeat music and poignant lyrics that "reach deep" and offer "a gentle healing, a catharsis, a balm, a blessing" during challenging times (Ruth Herz). Learn more about Stan at his website: standavismusic.com

Dale Henry Geist has always been driven to discover what’s behind the curtain, under the hood, beneath the mask. As a teenager in the cultural wilderness of upstate New York he discovered that songs could be his X-Ray Specs, as well as a ticket out. Pop, then rock, then folk, then Americana, as he sought his fortune in Chicago, Colorado, Massachusetts, and, for decades, northern California, ultimately amassing a body of work that has stood him in good stead since his arrival in Maine in 2021. Geist has studied with Steve Seskin, Peter Case, and Steve Earle; his songwriting twin suns are Leonard Cohen and Kris Kristofferson.

Janice O’Rourke is an award-winning Yarmouth-based songwriter known for her powerful vocals and equally impactful lyrics. She is a member of Arcadia Band ( @arcadiabandme on Instagram) with Doug Kolmar, Colin Kolmar, Bill Holden and Mark McDonough, playing Folk/Americana originals. The band just won an IAMA finalist award for Dream Rolling By on their new EP titled: Lonesome Holy Sound. This summer, Janice formed a band called Follow The Crow co- writing folk/ pop trio with multi- instrumentalist, Mark McDonough and percussionist Chris Wilkes. In 2023, she also composed and performed music for deathwingsproject a beautiful play and community maker project exploring death, grief and transformation by Bess Welden.

Thursday, October 3, 2024 @ 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Student tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

Presented by Meetinghouse Arts and The Maine Songwriters Association: The mission of is to cultivate Greater Freeport as a vibrant center for arts and culture by fostering creative collaborations, expanding access to arts and cultural resources, and amplifying the arts and culture as tools to economically strengthen, educate, and connect community.

is a state-wide, non-profit, member organization dedicated to the support of songwriters and their art. The MSA mission is to encourage, recognize, educate, support and promote developing songwriters.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main Street, Freeport, United States