Historical Setlists
What got played, and where. Lyrics for many of these are over on the lyrics page.
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2026
Saturday, 1/14
Boskone science fiction convention, Boston, MA
- Copy to come
2025
Saturday, 12/14
Festival of the Living Rooms online filk convention
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Attention Is All You Need
- Equals
- In That Frame
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- The Ballad of Alger Hiss
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Hexis
- Bells Of Peace
- Love On The Moon
Saturday, 8/16
World Science Fiction Convention, Seattle, WA
- Copy to come
2024
Friday, 9/24
International Society of General Semantics, Players Club, NY
- Attention Is All You Need
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Hexis
- The Ballad of Marshall McLuhan
Sunday, 7/20
North American Science Fiction Convention, Buffalo, NY
- Bubble Memory?
- Equals
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Attention Is All You Need
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Light At The End
- Hexis
- Reasons To Survive The Apocalypse
2023
Saturday, 7/22
North American Science Fiction Convention, Winnipeg, MB
- Reasons To Survive The Apocalypse
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Attention Is All You Need
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Light At The End
- Hexis
- The Ballad of Marshall McLuhan
Wednesday, 6/14
Festival of the Living Rooms online filk convention
- Reasons To Survive The Apocalypse
- Gioconda Smile
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Attention Is All You Need
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Light At The End
- The Ballad of Marshall McLuhan
- Hexis
Friday, 5/19
Common Fence Point Music series
- Gioconda Smile
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Light At The End
- Attention Is All You Need
2022
Wednesday, 6/22
Festival of the Living Rooms online filk convention
- Merry Christmas Mister Lawrence
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Walkin' on Water
- Love On The Moon
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- The Future Belongs To Us
- Go Tell Godot
- Ellipsis
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Light At The End
- Reasons To Survive The Apocalypse
2021
Saturday, 12/4
FotLR Fundraiser for Fallon Vahani
- Bells of Peace
- Light At The End
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Ellipsis
- Love On The Moon
Sunday, 11/7
Festival of the Living Rooms online filk convention
- Lost In Translation
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Love On The Moon
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Future Belongs to Us
- Go Tell Godot
- Light At End
- Time (Welcome to my Nightmare)
- Walking Off The Earth
Sunday, 8/29
RI Folk Festival, Providence, RI
- Lost In Translation
- Aaron Swartz
- Light At The End
Friday, 4/9
FilKONtari-NO online filk convention
- Lost In Translation
- The Future Belongs To Us
- Walking Off The Earth
Wedesday, 2/24
Folk Alliance International "Folk Unlocked" online music festival
- Lost In Translation
- Gioconda Smile
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Bells of Peace
- Flash In The Pan
- Into Thin Air
- Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- The Future Belongs To Us
- Walking Off The Earth
2020
Thursday, 12/17
Giving Gigs World-Record online music festival
- Lost In Translation
- Into Thin Air
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Bells of Peace
- Flash In The Pan
- Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Gioconda Smile
- Walking Off The Earth
Sunday, 11/22
Philcon (Online science fiction con)
- Lost In Translation
- Walking On Water
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride
- Checkout Time At The Owl Creek Hotel
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Love On The Moon
- Gioconda Smile
- Walking Off The Earth
Friday, 11/13
BreezyCon (Online science fiction con)
- Lost In Translation
- Fallen Angels
- Aaron Swartz
- Bells Of Peace
- Flash In The Pan
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Checkout Time At The Owl Creek Hotel
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Gioconda Smile
- Walking Off The Earth
Saturday, 10/10
The Institute of General Semantics Symposium
- Lost In Translation
- Gioconda Smile
- Walking Off The Earth
- Love On The Moon
Friday, 8/7
Club Passim Virtual Open Mic
- Lost In Translation
- Walking Off The Earth
Saturday, 7/4
NEWhere (Online filk convention)
- Lost In Translation
- Aaron Swartz
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Walking Off The Earth
Friday, 6/19
Media Ecology Association Conference (Online)
- Lost In Translation
- Aaron Swartz
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Just Another Flash In The Pan
- Buy The Ticket, Take the Ride
- Into Thin Air
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Walking Off The Earth
Saturday, 4/04
Heliosphere (Online Filk con)
- Lost In Translation
- Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride
- Aaron Swartz
- Mother Atlantis
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Trail of Mars
- Just Barely There
- The Gioconda Smile
- Walking Off The Earth
Saturday, 3/21
Festival Of The Living Rooms (Online Filk concert)
- Lost In Translation
- Just Barely There
- Aaron Swartz
- Mother Atlantis
- Nevermore
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Sigmund Freud's 115th Dream
- Trail of Mars
- Walking Off The Earth
Wednesday, 3/11
RI Songwriters In The Round, AS220, Providence, RI
- Lost In Translation
- Just Barely There
- Love On The Moon
Saturday, 2/08
First Place Winner, Common Fence Music Community Hoot, Portsmouth, RI
- Make An Effort
- Lost In Translation
Monday, 1/27
RI for Warren event, Trinity Brewpub, Providence, RI
- Make An Effort
- Aaron Swartz
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- That's Trump
- The Great Divide (Kate Wolf)
- Buy The Ticket, Take The RIde
- Bells Of Peace
- Love On The Moon
- Lost In Translation
Thursday, 1/16
Michelle McGaw for Sate Rep campaign kickoff, Sandywoods
- Make An Effort
- That's Trump
- This Land Is Your Land (Guthrie)
Tuesday, 1/14
Sandywoods Open Mic Feature Performance
- Make An Effort
- Buy The Ticket, Take The RIde
- Aaron Swartz
- Time to Face Facts
- That's Trump
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Lost In Translation
- Love On The Moon
2019
Thursday, 10/17
Mediator Stage Open Mic, Providence, RI
- The Great Divide (Kate Wolf)
- Vertigo (Antje Duvekot)
- Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride
Tuesday, 10/15
Sandywoods Open Mic, Tiverton, RI
- Why We Build The Wall (Anais Mitchell) duet with Joan Mann
- Vertigo (Antje Duvekot)
- The Great Divide (Kate Wolf)
- Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride
Saturday, 8/31
New England Songwriters Retreat Student Concert, Chester, CT
- Love On The Moon
Saturday, 08/17
Worldcon Dublin, Wicklow 2A, Convention Center Dublin
- Make An Effort
- Aaron Swartz
- Time To Face Facts
- Heaven Underground
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Checkout Time At The Owl Creek Hotel
- Red Light Red
- That's Trump
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Nevermore
- Love On The Moon
Thursday, 08/15
Worldcon Dublin, Warehouse 2, Point Square
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Mother Atlantis
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Checkout Time At The Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
- Cuchulain
- Nevermore
Tuesday, 7/30
Sandywoods Open Mic Feature Performance
- Make An Effort
- Aaron Swartz
- Time to Face Facts
- Checkout Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Punching Nazis
- That's Trump
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Nevermore
- Love On The Moon
Tuesday, 7/2
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Check Out Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
Thursday, 6/6
Mediator Stage Open Mic, Cranston, RI
- Check Out Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
Tuesday, 6/4
Punjab Open Mic, Johnston, RI
- Make An Effort
- Love On The Moon
Thursday, 5/2
Mediator Stage Open Mic, Cranston, RI
- Check Out Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
Wednesday, 5/1
Characters Cafe Open Mic, Cranston, RI
- Check Out Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
- Love On The Moon
Wednesday, 5/1
RI State House, Womxn Project Art Day
- Solidarity Forever (Ralph Chaplin)
- The Times They Are A'Changin (Bob Dylan)
Sunday, 4/14
Third place winner, penguin song challenge, FilKONtario, Markham, Ontario
- Penguin Dreams
Saturday, 4/13
Second place winner, topical song on "Cosmic Hotels," FilKONtario, Markham, Ontario
- Check Out Time at the Owl Creek Hotel
Saturday, 4/13
FilKONtario, Markham, Ontario
- Hand of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swartz
- Mother Atlantis
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Cuchulain
- Time (Welcome to my nightmare)
- Love on the Moon
Thursday, 4/4
RI State House, Womxn Project Art Day
- This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
- Why We Build The Wall (Anais Mitchell)
- Love On The Moon
- American Pie (Don McLean)
Tuesday, 3/12
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Tear My Stillhouse Down (Gillian Welch)
- The Great Divide (Kate Wolf)
2018
Tuesday, 12/11
Pub on Park Open Mic
- Tear My Stillhouse Down (Gillian Welch)
- The Great Divide (Kate Wolf)
Tuesday, 11/27
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Aaron Swartz
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Bells of Peace
Friday, 11/9
Windycon science fiction convention concert, Chicago, IL
- Make an Effort
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger
- Aaron Swartz
- Mother Atlantis
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- (Time to) Face Facts
- Cuchulain
- Walkin on Water
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Nevermore
Sunday, 10/28
Trinity Church Pumpkin Patch, Newport, RI
- Make an Effort
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Bells of Peace
- Friend of the Devil (Hunter/Garcia)
- Aaron Swartz
- All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Mother Atlantis
- This Land is Your Land (Guthrie)
- Werewolves of London (Zevon)
Saturday, 9/22
New Morning Market Songwriters Series, Woodbury, CT
- Make an Effort
- Aaron Swarz
- Bells of Peace
- Time (Welcome to My Nightmare)
- Nevermore
Saturday, 9/1
New England Songwriters Retreat Student Concert, Chester, CT
- Time (Welcome to My Nightmare)
Saturday, 7/28
Confluence science fiction convention concert, Pittsburgh, PA
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Aaron Swarz
- Mother Atlantis
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Time to Face Facts
- Cuchulain
- Walkin on Water
- Time (Welcome to My Nightmare)
- Nevermore
Thursday, 6/28
Laufton Ascencio for State Rep. campaign house party, Warren, RI
- Make An Effort
- Held for Further Study
- Aaron Swartz
- That's Trump
Saturday, 5/12
RISA Annual Songwriters in the Round, Mediator Stage, Proviidence
- Aaron Swartz
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
Friday, 3/16
RISA Songwriters, Sandywoods, Tiverton, RI
- Make An Effort
- That's Trump
- Newry
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Aaron Swartz
- Nevermore
Sunday, 3/11
Terri Cortvriend for State Rep. campaign kickoff, Portsmouth, RI
- Make An Effort
- Risky Words
- That's Trump
Thursday, 2/12
Working Families Party East Bay Office opening, Warren, RI
- Make An Effort
- Held For Further Study
- That's Trump
Tuesday, 2/13
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Nevermore
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Becky and Bill
Saturday, 2/10
The Hearing Room, Lowell. Songwriter showcase with Amy Kucharik and Tom Smith
- Make An Effort
- That's Trump
- Heaven Underground
- Bells of Peace
- Wasted In America
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Becky and Bill
Saturday, 1/27
People's Music Network Winter Gathering, Boston, round robin
- Punching Nazis
Tuesday, 1/22
Pub on Park Open Mic Feature
- Nevermore
- Make an Effort
- That's Trump
- Risky Words
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Time to Face Facts
- Time (Welcome to My Nightmare)
- Punching Nazis
2017
Friday, 12/8
Church Street Open Mic
- Nevermore
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- I Shall Be Released — Bob Dylan
Wednesday, 12/6
RISA Holiday Party, Brooklyn Tea and Coffee, Providence
- Bells of Peace
Friday, 12/1
Church Street Open Mic
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (An homage to James Tiptree by way of William Shakespeare)
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
Thursday, 11/30
Private party for Sen. Jim Seveney, Valley Inn, Portsmouth
- The Times They Are A-Stayin' The Same — Bob Dylan parody
- Make An Effort
- That's Trump
Tuesday, 11/21
Pub on Park Open Mic
- Make An Effort
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Nevermore
Tuesday, 11/14
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
- Make An Effort
Saturday, 11/11
RISA Rhode Show showcase, New England Regional Folk Association, Stamford, CT
- Make An Effort
- Nevermore
Saturday, 11/11
Troubadours Galore showcase, NERFA, Stamford, CT
- Time (Welcome to My Nightmare)
- Nevermore
Sunday, 10/22
First Place winner, Ohio Valley Filk Fest Iron Filker contest, Columbus, OH
- Time (Welcome To My Nightmare)
Saturday, 10/21
First Place winner, Ohio Valley Filk Fest songwriting contest, Columbus, OH
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (An homage to James Tiptree by way of William Shakespeare)
Wednesday, 10/18
Climate Reality Leaders training reception, Pittsburgh, PA
- Earth and Sky -- Ian Shapiro, Tamar Shapiro, Noa Shapiro-Tamir
- This Land Is Your Land -- Woody Guthrie
Saturday, 9/23
The Big E, Rhode Island Building, Springfield, MA
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Make an Effort
- Bells of Peace
- Red Light Red
- Try Anymore
- Becky and Bill
- Mother Atlantis
- Nevermore
Friday, 9/22
The Big E, Rhode Island Building, Springfield, MA
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Make an Effort
- Bells of Peace
- (Time to) Face Facts
- Try Anymore
- Becky and Bill
- Mother Atlantis
- Nevermore
Friday, 9/15
Church Street Open Mic
- Nevermore
- Make an Effort
- Punching Nazis
Sunday, 9/10
Portsmouth Democratic fundraiser, Common Fence Point
- That's Trump
- Make an Effort
- This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie
Tuesday, 9/5
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Make An Effort
- Punching Nazis
Saturday, 9/2
New England Songwriters Retreat Student Concert, Chester, CT
- Nevermore
Tuesday, 8/15
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Held for Further Study
- That's Trump
Tuesday, 7/25
Pub on Park Open Mic
- Nevermore
- Held For Further Study
- Becky and Bill
- That's Trump
- Heaven Underground
- Wasted in America
Thursday, 7/13
Portsmouth Democrats party
- That's Trump
- Held for Further Study
- This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
Tuesday, 6/27
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Becky and Bill
Friday, 6/23
Contata (NE Filk Convention), Morristown, NJ
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Time to Face Facts
- Cuchulain
- Walkin on Water
- Mother Atlantis
Friday, 6/9
Church Street Open Mic
- The Boxer — Paul SImon
- Nevermore
- That's Trump
Friday, 6/2
Church Street Open Mic
- Eternal Flame — Bob Kanefsky/Julia Ecklar
- Mother Atlantis
- Cuchulain
- Walkin on Water
Tuesday, 5/30
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Mother Atlantis
- Walking on Water
Thursday, 5/25
Amazing Things Arts Center, Bob Dylan open mic
- One More Cup of Coffee — Bob Dylan
Tuesday, 5/23
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Tangled Up In Blue — Bob Dylan
- One More Cup of Coffee — Bob Dylan
Thursday, 5/18
Cafe Arpeggio "Bob Dylan" Open Mic
- Tangled Up In Blue
- One More Cup of Coffee
- Subterranean Homesick Blues
- Isis
Saturday, 5/13
RI ACLU fundraiser house party, Cranston
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger
- That's Trump
- Wasted in America
Friday, 5/5
Church Street Open Mic
- Bottom Line
- Ellipsis
- Becky and Bill
Tuesday, 5/2
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Carmelita — Warren Zevon
- Young Volcanoes — Fall Out Boy
Thursday, 4/27
Amazing Things Arts Center, Art of the Protest Song
- That's Trump
Tuesday, 4/25
Sandywoods Open Mic Feature Performance
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger
- That's Trump
- Bells of Peace
- (Time to ) Face Facts
- Flash in the Pan
- Try Anymore
- Heaven Underground
- Nevermore
- Wasted in America
Tuesday, 3/7
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Moonshiner (traditional)
- The Mermaid — Tommy Makem/traditional
Saturday, 2/25
Resist Hate RI, Hope High School, Providence
- That's Trump
Friday, 2/17
Church Street Open Mic
- Time to Face Facts
- Bold Thady Quill (traditional)
- The Mermaid — Tommy Makem/traditional
Tuesday, 2/14
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Time to Face Facts
- Wagon Wheel — Bob Dylan, Ketch Secor
Friday, 2/10
Private party for Sen. Jim Seveney
- That's Trump
- This Land is Your Land
Wednesday, 2/8
RISA Songwriters in the Round at AS220
- Hands of Captain Lund
- Time to Face Facts
- That's Trump
- Nevermore
Saturday, 2/4
RISA Singer Songwriter Session at Brooklyn Coffee & Tea
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger
- That's Trump
- Bells of Peace
- Flash in the Pan
- Try Anymore
- Swords into Plowshares
- Newry
- Heaven Underground
- Mother Atlantis
- Nevermore
Friday, 2/3
Church Street Coffeehouse Open Mic
- Swords into Plowshares
- Love Minus Zero (No Limit) — Bob Dylan
- Mr. Tambourine Man — Bob Dylan
Friday, 1/27
Church Street Coffeehouse Feature at Open Mic
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger
- That's Trump
- Bells of Peace
- Flash in the Pan
- Try Anymore
- Heaven Underground
- Mother Atlantis
- Nevermore
Tuesday, 1/24
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Heaven Underground
- Swords into Plowshares
Friday, 1/20
Church Street Coffeehouse Open Mic
- That's Trump
- This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie
- Wasted in America
Tuesday, 1/17
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Wasted in America
- Subterranean Homesick Blues — Bob Dylan
Saturday, 1/14
Arisia filk circle
- That's Trump
- Hands of Captain Ludd
Tuesday, 1/10
Sandywoods Open Mic
- That's Trump
- The Times They Are A'Stayin The Same (Dylan parody)
Friday, 1/6
Church Street Coffeehouse Open Mic
- That's Trump
- This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie
- Bubble Memory
Tuesday, 1/3
Sandywoods Open Mic
- That's Trump
- This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie
2016
Tuesday, 12/20
Pub on Park Open Mic
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger
- That's Trump
- Nevermore
Friday, 12/16
Church Street Coffeehouse Open Mic
- That's Trump
- Hands of Captain Lund
- Alger
- Bells of Peace
- Heaven Underground
- Nevermore
Thursday, 12/15
Mediator Stage Open Mic
- That's Trump
Tuesday, 12/13
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Heaven Underground
- Nevermore
Friday, 12/9
Church Street Coffeehouse Open Mic
- Bells of Peace
- Heaven Underground
- Nevermore
- Knocking on Heaven's Door — Bob Dylan
Thursday, 12/8
Mediator Stage Open Mic
- Bells of Peace
- Heaven Underground
- Nevermore
Thursday, 12/1
Mediator Stage Open Mic
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger
- Wasted in America
Tuesday, 11/29
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Try Anymore
- Bells of Peace
Tuesday, 11/22
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Mother Atlantis
- Nevermore
Friday, 11/18
Church Street Coffeehouse Open Mic
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger
- Wasted in America
- Try Anymore
- Subterranean Homesick Blues — Bob Dylan
Tuesday, 11/15
Sandywoods Open Mic
- Hands of Captain Ludd
- Alger