If you enjoy live music, support local singer-songwriters with friends and family at Hale. Join the dedicated fan base of these 21+ acoustic shows (held once per season) in rustic venues.

This show will be held in the Andrew Cucchiara Learning Center barn, 80 Carby Street, Westwood. Doors open at 7 PM, and the first set begins at 7:30 PM.

Live at Hale and other programs coordinated by Hale’s artist-in-residence are made possible by the generosity of The Margaret Stewart Lindsay Foundation.

Ariel Strasser

Ariel Strasser is a singer, songwriter, and pianist based in Boston. She brings her native Minnesotan charm to all her live performances, sharing stories, laughs and general quirkiness with her audiences. 2019 brought two New England Music Award nominations including one for “Songwriter of the Year” and one for “Album of the Year” for her newest release “Motivation.” She is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Musical Theater program. During her time at the Conservatory, she helped pilot the Songwriting Emphasis program within the Theater Department, helping to develop the curriculum that still exists today. Strasser has performed in festivals around Greater New England including The Boston Arts Festival, The Town & The City Festival, and more. She has toured with and opened for national artists such as Chris Trapper (of the Push Stars), Lucy Wainwright Roche, Antigone Rising, and Brooke Annibale. When she isn’t touring the country delivering her soulful pop tunes, she teaches music and songwriting and serves as the Vice President for Artistic Programs at ArtsBridge helping to train the next generation of artists. She lives with her guitarist husband, Ken Budka, and two fluffy cats, Bertie and Huey. Visit her website or sample her music.

Tom Burris

While Tom Burris long hoped to make his living as a writer, somewhere on the journey to becoming a novelist he discovered songwriting, and literature's loss became the singer-songwriter community's gain. Originally formed in 1995, Jabbering Trout is a band from Boston that plays Burris's unique blend of intimate songwriting, shared energy, and magnetic performance. The group has opened for the likes of Ani DeFranco and Jeff Buckley, and this incarnation of the band highlights both classic and newer songs from the Jabbering Trout songbook. Sample his music.