Groundhog Day Song Swap

This Groundhog Day, four Gloucester singer-songwriters are coming together at MAGMA to trade songs and stories while looking for shadows. Join them on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 6:30 pm and see whether their songs will welcome spring or another six weeks of winter.

Tickets are available on a sliding scale from $10 – 30 both online and at the door, ensuring everyone has access to this community event. All ticket holders receive equal entry, guests are encouraged to support as they are able. 

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MIRANDA AISLING

Miranda Aisling (ash-lean)’s mission is to reconnect art to daily life, a purpose you can see through her work as an interdisciplinary artist, community organizer, and creative entrepreneur. Using an art degree from Mary Baldwin University focusing on painting, pottery, and piano and an education degree from Lesley University focusing on community art, Miranda is a professional artist and community arts consultant. Her original folk songs blend frank vulnerability with insightful social commentary. A classically trained pianist who shifted from Bach to the Indigo Girls, she brings the lively spirit of a folk festival to her performances, engaging audiences with a mix of sung and spoken storytelling.

3RIAN KING

3rian King is a singer-songwriter, playwright, and performer from the seaport city of Gloucester, MA. Whoopi Goldberg once described King’s voice as the last sound she wanted to hear before bed to ensure she had beautiful dreams. With neo-cabaret band What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? 3rian has released numerous albums and performed throughout the US at notable venues like Club Passim and the ART in Boston; The Duplex, Dixon Place, The Stonewall, Joe’s Pub, and Irving Plaza in NYC. Their circus show about queer archetypes and stereotypes, Gravitational Fool, premiered in the Afterglow Festival in Provincetown.

RENEE DUPUIS

Renée Dupuis is an active professional vocalist, songwriter, and private music teacher. With a degree in vocal performance from the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music, Renée enjoys a diverse career as a freelance musician, writing and performing with her acoustic duo Renee & Joe and as a part of  What Time is it, Mr. Fox?. She is also a soloist with the Cape Ann Big Band. She is currently the choral director for Waring School.

JOE WILKINS

Joe Wilkins is a Cape Ann based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Known locally for his Bluegrass guitar and mandolin skills, Joe is also a musical storyteller, crafting songs about real life, real people, and situations we can all relate to, as well as places we’ve all been. His lyrics are universally accessible, and draw the listener in with skillfully interwoven imagery and narrative—sometimes joyful, sometimes sorrowful, but always contemplative. Joe’s songs blend Americana roots music with a modern folk, and at times even pop, sensibility.

Recent releases include the songs Oklahoma, and Slow Burn, both available to stream on most platforms, or available for download from Bandcamp at: https://joewilkinsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/slow-burn