Kristina Jacobsen, SingerSongwriter: Place-Based Songwriting
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Merlettes are all about the twang. And the musicians: five sassy, up-to-date honky-tonk crackerjacks fronted by vocalist Kristina Jacobsen on rhythm and lapsteel guitars, with fiddle leads (Dair Obenshain), a slap-happy upright bassist (Laura Leach-Devlin), soaring harmonies (Meredith Wilder), and a deep-pocketed drummer (Sharon Eldridge). Featuring the tunes of Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, and Tammy Wynette, along with Jacobsen originals in a classic C&W vein, they’ll have you scorching the sawdust on the dance floor one minute and crying in your beer the next. Their air-tight, high lonesome harmonies captivate the ear and the heart as they celebrate the strength of our connections and the gritty twang of the human spirit.



UPCOMING SHOWS

Fall 2022

            Sunday 12/04, 2-5, Launchpad, with the UNM Honky Tonk Ensemble; $8 at
         the door
(21+)

Spring 2023
         
Friday April 14th, Oasis, 2-3 pm 

         Friday May 5th, Cinco de Mayo! celebration, Obenshain Family orchard
                       (message for details), 7 pm
        
         Saturday September 16th, Solid Grounds Coffeehouse, 7 pm

         

Past Shows:


Spring 2022

        Saturday 4/16, Launchpad, with the WesternHers and the UNM Honky Tonk  
                 Ensemble,
2-5 pm (Matinee Show), dance lessons with Susan
                 Becker, $8.


Summer 2022

       
 Summer shows TBD


                             PAST SHOWS
Fall 2022

        Saturday 9/03, Solid Grounds, St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, 7
               pm (free).


             Sunday 11/6, Launchpad (Trio) with UNM Honky Tonk Ensemble
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Spring 2020
       
May 21-27: MERLETTES ON TOUR, SARDINIA, ITALY (for additional
                   dates, message our booking agency at:
                   agitoriu.bpm@gmail.com): POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
                   PANDEMIC


Summer 2020 
       July 18, West Fest, 8-11 pm (post-rodeo dance), Mountainair, NM.

         
Fall 2020
       
September 19, Saturday, February 9th, Solid Grounds Coffeehouse, St.
              Stephen's Methodist
 Church, 7 pm

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Spring 2019
     Saturday, February 9th, Solid Grounds Coffeehouse, St. Stephen's Methodist
                  Church, 7 pm

Spring/Summer 2018 Shows:
         Saturday February 3rd, Solid Grounds, St. Stephens United
               Methodist
 Church, 7:00 pm

         
         Sunday June 17th, Corrales Grower's Market, Corrales, 9 am-noon (The
                 Annual Tractor Show!)

         Friday July 27, 7 pm:  Wildlife West Music and Arts Festival; with special
                   guest Emily Anslover, Edgewood, NM; mainstage
       
         Saturday July 28, 2:30 pm:  Wildlife West Music and Arts Festival,
                    Edgewood, NM; mainstage
        
          Saturday, September 15, 2-3 pm and 7:30-9:30 pm, 
44th Annual Southwest
                    Pickers Bluegrass and Traditional Music Festival
, Red River, New
                     Mexico


Summer 2017 Shows:

Saturday June 3: Albuquerque Folkfest, 11-12 a.m., Jemez Stage (w/ special
          guest, Meredith Wilder)


Friday August 18: Oasis, 2-3:30, 3301 Menaul Blvd NE, #18, Albuquerque




Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone from kristina jacobsen on Vimeo.

"white knuckles" from kristina jacobsen on Vimeo.

You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) from kristina jacobsen on Vimeo.

Picture
Band members left to right: Laura Leach Devlin (upright bass), Kristina Jacobsen (lead vocals, lapsteel), Sharon Eldridge (drums), Meredith Wilder (guitar, vocals), Kristina Jacobsen (lead vocals, guitar) Dair Obenshain (fiddle, guitar, vocals). Jesse Littlebird, photographer.
Please credit all photos to: Jesse Littlebird Photography.

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