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December 2, 2023
Mary Fahl. The only word we can say is wow because if you know, you KNOW. 
Concerts in the Woods could not find a more fabulous artist to bring our amazing 2023 series to a beautiful close.
With “a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms” (Boston Globe), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the mid-1990s NYC- based chamber-pop group October Project, a band known for their lush harmonies, sweeping melodies and Fahl’s unique and powerful vocals. After two records on Epic, the band disbanded, but Fahl had more freedom to pursue her own muse, whether that meant writing and recording songs for movies (including the theme for the Civil War epic “Gods and Generals”), singing arias and medieval Spanish songs for Sony Classical or releasing a unique album-length take on “Dark Side of the Moon”.
Mary’s latest CD, “Can’t Get It Out of My Head”, is a truly great album of other artists’ music, songs that got Mary’s attention early in her life, helping her find her own musical path in the process.
Says Fahl of the new record: “On top of all the madness that was happening in the world, I was grappling with the loss of my mother and sister this past year and was feeling completely rootless. In an effort to find an anchor, a link to the past, a sense of home, I began to immerse myself in the comfort of music from my youth. These were such essential songs for me… like old friends… my musical home in many ways. I fell in love with each of them at the quintessential coming-of-age moment when music goes straight into your heart with no filter and these songs became part of my musical DNA… I learned to play guitar with several of them – especially the early Neil Young songs. Most of these covers come from the first albums I ever bought using one of those Columbia House ‘get 12 free albums for a $1’ mail order programs. I played these records endlessly… and the lyrics on many of these songs still have a powerful resonance for me.”
We couldn’t be more thrilled/honored/stoked to welcome Mary Fahl to Concerts in the Woods and the Olympic Peninsula just as the holiday season begins. Kind of feels like an early gift!
Please arrive as doors open at 2:30. This show will likely fill up very quickly.
