Rachel Garlin Plays Club Passim in Cambridge

On June 5, San Francisco, CA-based singer-songwriter and Harvard class of 1996 graduate�Rachel Garlin�will return to her collegiate stomping grounds for a concert at Club Passim in�Cambridge, MA.
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Mather House alum, FOP leader, and CityStep teacher, Garlin was also a member of the Harvard Women's Basketball Team and credits coach Kathy Delaney-Smith (now entering her 35th�year) with being one of the earliest supporters of her songwriting career.

"Kathy used to let me bring my guitar on the team bus during away games so I'd sit in the back of the bus and either practice learning Joni Mitchell covers or try to write my own songs," said Garlin.

After graduation, Garlin enlisted with Teach for America and became a third-grade teacher, but the songwriting continued and soon took over as Garlin's main career path. Now, with five albums and a bunch of awards for songwriting, Garlin is touring in support of a new EP "Hello Again" that will be released later this year.
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The June 5 show at Club Passim will benefit�Mothers Out Front, a climate organization with an active Cambridge chapter working to "Switch the Source" on fuels used by the city. Joining Garlin amongst others will be�bassist�Jon Evans�who produces records in his studio in Orleans, MA when he's not touring with Sarah McLaughlin or Tori Amos.� Garlin worked with Evans on her�"Hello Again," a collection of finely-etched folk songs ideal for the coffeehouse setting.
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Media fans for Garlin's 2015 release�"Wink at July"�included�Curve Magazine, which called the collection "storytelling at its best," and�Music News, which described it as "songs that�comfort and sometimes dazzle the listener with words and her easy-to-take-in, Shawn Colvin-inspired, mostly acoustic musical vibe."�Music Connection praised her live performance by asserting that "Garlin is more than just a singer, she's a storyteller with an infectious radiance about her that can enthrall an audience."
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Garlin's love for folk and troubadour history took an auspicious turn in�the spring of 1996 when Pete Seeger came to Harvard to receive an Arts Medal from his alma mater. Garlin was there in the audience, an admiring member of the graduating class looking up at a longtime idol who had influenced her family for generations and who was friendly with her grandfather, the labor journalist Sender Garlin. The next day, Rachel performed a cover of "Quite Early Morning" at a Seeger-hosted open mic in the square which marked the beginning of a performing career that has now spanned two decades.
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Garlin's career has been fueled by strong support in her hometown of Berkeley, a national fan base that has supported her touring life for years and endorsements from folks like Noel Paul Stookey (of the '60s folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary) who awarded her song "Alternative Fuel" a top-ten mention in his Music2Life contest. The song went on to be aired on Click and Clack's "Car Talk" and then featured in the documentary "Fuel," an audience choice winner at Sundance.

Garlin's effort to support Mothers Out Front in her upcoming concert is part of a lifelong effort to lend her music to social causes for a better world. Don't miss your chance to catch this captivating performer in the live setting.

For more information, visit http://passim.org/club/rachel-garlin or http://www.rachelgarlin.com/