AN LGBTQ+ ARTISTS' REVIVAL
- By Alan Richard
- 13 minutes ago
- 2 min read
It was the revival some of us didn't know we needed.
When an array of talented LGBTQ+ singer-songwriters gathered for a special show in New Orleans following the Folk Alliance International back in January, it was a moving experience for artists and audience alike. It was spiritual.
As singer-songwriters Joy Clark and Jennifer Knapp, two of the evening’s performers, finished their set of inspirational songs at The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret, the evening’s host Flamy Grant spoke up.
“You’re not gonna find that shit anywhere else,” Grant said during the Jan. 25 event. “I don’t know about y’all, but I needed it.”
Billed as The Gayest Show on Earth, the event was planned by Grant — whose album CHURCH was nominated for Best Album at the International Folk Music Awards held on Jan. 21 — and Ben Grace of Black Oak Artists.
It was a time to celebrate music that’s often deeply personal, and a moment to heal in a heavy world, especially for the LGBTQ+ community, for women, immigrants, and people of color.
The show introduced me to several new artists and reaffirmed my fandom for others. In addition to Clark and Knapp, among the performers were Wiley Gaby, Ever More Nest, Sav Madigan of The Accidentals, Jilian Linklater of The Rebel Eves, Paisley Fields, Caitlin Gowdey of the Rainbow Girls and Big Kid Fun, Spencer LaJoye (with an appearance by China Kent), and many others.
Read the full story here at Rainbow Rodeo and see more photos from the show below. (A subscription may be required for the entire story, but Rainbow Rodeo, edited by veteran music writer Rachel Cholst, is well worth it.)
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