Three accomplished songwriters with stories as varied as their musical styles will share their songs and the stories behind them when the Musical Artists Cooperative presents Songwriters in the Round on Saturday, March 29, at the Mt. Airy Art Garage.
Lisa Chosed, Luca Diadul and Mindy Murray will perform in an intimate setting, offering audiences a rare glimpse into the creative process behind their music.
Lisa Chosed
Chosed, a Philadelphia native, started her songwriting journey as a photographer, showcasing her work at local venues. This led to her producing visual art events, …
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Three accomplished songwriters with stories as varied as their musical styles will share their songs and the stories behind them when the Musical Artists Cooperative presents Songwriters in the Round on Saturday, March 29, at the Mt. Airy Art Garage.
Lisa Chosed, Luca Diadul and Mindy Murray will perform in an intimate setting, offering audiences a rare glimpse into the creative process behind their music.
Chosed, a Philadelphia native, started her songwriting journey as a photographer, showcasing her work at local venues. This led to her producing visual art events, where she eventually began booking musical performances. That, in turn, led Chosed to begin performing, running an open mic and a First Friday showcase.
With a voice reminiscent of Nanci Griffith, her unique songwriting style contains hints of her influences Kasey Chambers and Alanis Morissette. Her songs are inspired by her travel, life experiences, and work as a photographer.
Chosed plays locally and at venues in the surrounding tri-state region. Her debut album “Fly” and its single "My Life" are available on platforms such as Apple Music, Bandcamp and Soundcloud. She is currently working on her second album.
After years of believing that a music career was only possible for those with “special” talents, Diadul's performing experience started after a four-day solo hike through the mountains of Japan. Too tired to care who heard him sing, his rendition of “I'm Yours” by Jason Mraz brought the resounding applause of the 15 or so eavesdroppers in the tiny mountain hostel. This was the moment Diadul realized just how much performing music meant to him.
Diadul combines intimate and visual songwriting with his voice, a high, pure tenor developed over two decades of singing experience and vocal training. He creates a uniquely expressive sound that is softly soulful.
Since releasing his debut EP, “A through Z,” in 2022, and the singles "Let Her Lead" and "The Death of Me," Diadul has garnered over seventy thousand streams on services such as Spotify and Apple Music.
Murray draws from life experiences and oral histories to create edgy, rootsy songs, born out of a desire to have her music mean something while telling the stories of hard-working women and men.
Her songs often reflect how life was in her native Bucks County in the 1930s and 1940s, or experiences in the West Virginia coal fields, where she worked with the miners and their families. She sings with a passion and intensity that is palpable, like the lines on the faces of her songwriting subjects.
She is a three-time winner in the International Womens Freedom Song Contest and her songs have received rave reviews from major music journals including fRoots, No Depression and Irish Music Magazine.
Murray has performed solo, and as a member of River Drivers, an Americana/Celtic band, and at major festivals and concert halls throughout the east coast and Ireland, including the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Last year, she premiered her song "Cold Kentucky Rain," about the floods in Kentucky, at the Lyric Theater in Lexington, Kentucky, and as an artist on WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour.
The Musical Artists Cooperative is a program of the Philadelphia Folksong Society, best known for producing the Philadelphia Folk Festival, one of the oldest outdoor music festivals in North America. PFS has a mission that includes promoting and presenting contemporary artists working within the wide realm of folk music. The Musical Artists Cooperative exists for local musicians to identify, create, network, learn and perform.
The Mt. Airy Art Garage at 7054 Germantown Ave. provides a unique performance space in the former Mt. Airy post office. MAAG has a shop in the front selling the work of local artists, and the headquarters also has artist studios. The rear of the building contains a large open space for art exhibits and live performances. The performance space feels comfortable and intimate, with clear sightlines.
Doors open at 6:30 pm, with music starting at 7:00 pm.
For more information, visit: pfs.org and mtairyartgarage.org
