Red Molly is a folk trio consisting of Laurie MacAllister (vocals, bass), Abbie Gardner (vocals, guitar, Dobro, lap steel guitar), and Molly Venter (vocals, guitar). They perform original works composed by each of the group members as well as other songwriters, such as

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, Susan Werner,

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and Amy Speace. Their fans are known as "Redheads".

History

Red Molly was formed late one night at the 2004

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. MacAllister, Gardner, and Carolann Solebello, three solo singer-songwriters, were the last ones left at a song circle. They liked the way they sounded together and decided to form a band. The name Red Molly is taken from a character in the

song " 1952 Vincent Black Lightning".Extended Bio (accessed March 7, 2011)
from redmolly.com Their career started to take off in 2006. They were the top vote getters in the 2006

Emerging Artist Showcase.

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in Boston named them Top New Artist of the Year and picked their Album ''Never Been to Vegas'' as one of their Top Albums of 2006.Top 10 Albums of 2006

.org (accessed ???) In 2007, they toured with

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and Ellis, the other winners of the Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist showcase, on the Falcon Ridge Preview tour and performed with them in the Most Wanted Song Swap at the Festival itself. Their album ''Love and Other Tragedies'' reached number 15 on the Americana Charts on June 30, 2008.AMA Radio Chart
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''James'' reached number 4 on the same chart in May 2010. In 2010, Carolann Solebello left the group "to spend more time with family and pursue solo opportunities" and was replaced by Molly Venter. Molly Venter's debut with the trio was on August 6, 2010, at the Lunenburg Folk Festival. ''Light in the Sky'' was released in 2011. On March 26, 2015, Red Molly announced that the band would take an extended hiatus after the conclusion of the 2015 tour on August 25, 2015. The band members have since pursued solo projects. They re-formed in 2017 with a tour that includes appearances in Seattle, Virginia, and New York City.

Discography

Albums

;Studio albums ;Live albums *2006: ''Never Been To Vegas'' Live Album

EPs

*2005: ''Red Molly'' (4 song EP) *2018: ''One for All & All for One'' (6 song EP)

External links

Band's Homepage

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Red Molly American folk musical groups American all-female bands American bluegrass music groups 2004 establishments in New York (state) Musical groups established in 2004 All-female folk groups