Yesterday’s release of Stephanie Catlett‘s gorgeous new album “Bright Day” also marks the 20th recording project that I have played or sang on in the last 20 years. Some of these are full length albums by bands I played with for years. Some are fiddle or vocal embroidery that I was invited to add to… Read More 20 in 20
Stephanie Catlett’s gorgeous album “Bright Day” was released on June 5, 2026, and I am so honored to be a small part of something so deeply beautiful. Stephanie’s songwriting is transcendent and is perfectly matched with her warm and delicious playing. I am always so happy to play with my Freegrass bandmates Blake Shaw and… Read More “Bright Day” by Stephanie Catlett
The next Ragers for Charity event will be on Friday, June 12 at Willow Creek Theatre benefiting UI Immigrant Legal Clinic and Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County, as part of Immigrant Heritage Month. $10 advance tickets or $12 cash at door, + fees for card. Vendor artists selling merch with a portion going to… Read More Ragers for Charity event on June 12 benefiting UI Immigrant Legal Clinic and Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County
Northside Neighbors Music Festival is tomorrow (Sunday, May 31) and Freegrass (Blake Shaw, Dan Padley, and Tara McGovern) will play for you from 3-4 pm at 715 North Johnson Street in Iowa City 🎶🌱
~ doras nua ~ a new door Chris Dimond (guitars) and Tara McGovern (fiddle, vocals), two established musicians with nearly a century of music making between them, welcome you on a journey through folk, jazz, rock and beyond. Friday, May 299-11 pmThe Black Angel630 Iowa Ave
Jeff and I are delighted to share our music in celebration of two leaders who consistently and compassionately work for all of us! Join us Friday, May 15 at Willow Creek Theater beginning at 6:30 pm.
Iowa is not a hellscape populated by monsters. A small number of monstrous people are manipulating the disempowered by keeping them weak with fear. Fear is a weapon wielded by people in power to maintain their grip. Curiosity is a tool available to each of us in each and every circumstance to use millions of… Read More Hold fast and speak up
Freegrass and Friends at Trumpet Blossom on Saturday, March 14 🥧 🗓️ Saturday, March 14⏰ Doors at 8:30💵 $10 FreegrassBlake Shaw, celloDan Padley, guitarTara McGovern, fiddle FriendsStephanie Catlett, guitar and vocals; Laura Goddard, viola; Alyx Rush, vocals
Always a miracle when I make it through these lines without weeping: “…I know I will be loosened from the bonds that hold me fast… the chains all hung around me will fall away at last…” Thank you to our beloveds who have shed these mortal chains and thank you to all of us who… Read More Fisherman’s Blues at The Black Angel
Tara McGovern 