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
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
"white knuckles" from kristina jacobsen on Vimeo.
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.
