CANCELED – Rescheduled to May 16, 2026
When Lui Collins emerged on the folk scene in 1975, her impressive presence and ability to warmly engage with the audience was remarkable for a young performer, and it had a significant impact on her listeners. And as New Hampshire writer and musician Gordon Peery notes, “now, fifty years later, I saw how her gift for filling a room with love and joy—not to mention wit—has only been made even more substantial with the passing of time. Her performance is so heartfelt that it’s easy to miss how professional it is. Uplifting, and remarkable.” Lui is joined by guitarist/Grammy-nominated producer Anand Nayak. Anand’s classical background and wide musical exploration in his formative years grants him a unique ability to play with and enhance the music of a wide variety of musicians. This makes him an ideal fit for Lui’s eclectic repertoire, ranging from originals and North American folk classics to Brazilian Bossa nova. While Lui and Anand’s nearly two decades of collaboration “is apparent in the ease and precision of their performance,” they bring “a freshness and spontaneity to their music that creates almost visible currents of energy between them. At times it’s almost like they have the excitement of discovering each other for the first time.” – Gordon Peery