Clover-Lynn, becks!, & Kayla Blackburn
- Singer/Songwriter
Tickets will be on sale to the public 4/3 at noon. On sale to all Passim members 3/27 at noon. On sale to All Access Passim members 3/20 at noon.
Clover-Lynn
- Alt Folk
- Banjo
Clover-Lynn, also known as hillbillygothic, is an American bluegrass and gothic country musician and TikToker. She is the banjoist of the band Clover-Lynn and The Hellfires.
Clover-Lynn grew up in rural Franklin County, Virginia. Her family has lived in the Appalachia region of the Virginian Blue Ridge Mountains for over two-hundred years. She was raised in the Baptist tradition.
Clover-Lynn grew up listening to country and bluegrass music, citing The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and Rhiannon Giddens as early influences. She worked in the tech industry on the west coast before moving back to Virginia to pursue a career in music.[1] She is the lead of the band Clover-Lynn and the Hellfires, formerly called the Laurel Hells Ramblers. In 2024, she performed at the Floyd Country Store music venue in Floyd County, Virginia.
Clover-Lynn amassed a large following on the social media platforms TikTok and Instagram, under the username hillbillygothic, where she posts videos of herself playing the banjo and combatting misognyist and anti-LGBTQ content.
becks!
- Alt Folk
Becks is a queer scholar and musician, focusing their work on community engagement and placemaking through music and agriculture. As a musician, Becks works to create events that bridge the divisions in communities. Their scholarship focuses on the inherent queerness of Appalachian music and the importance that music traditions hold, both in Appalachian communities and the queer community. They also work hands-on in local food systems, working on farm projects and learning about small-scale farming in mountain communities.
Becks is also the Project Manager at Plaid Dog Recording Studios in Boston, MA managing crowdfunding and marketing for artists who record at the Studio. Plaid Dog’s crowdfunding model allows artists who are typically unable to access studio spaces to record quality music without accruing any out-of-pocket costs. Becks uses this platform to empower artists from all backgrounds to record and release music while simultaneously pursuing their Master’s Degree in Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University, focusing their thesis on Queer Music Traditions in Appalachia.
Kayla Blackburn
- Singer/Songwriter
Kayla Blackburn is a freelance audio engineer and indie-folk singer-songwriter. Kayla’s expertise is in live sound, recording, and mastering engineering. She has been at Plaid Dog Recording since 2020 and has engineered numerous projects at The Record Co. She is an A1 (front-of-house engineer) at the Institute of Contemporary Art and is a freelance A1 and A2 in the Boston area. Artists/Clients she has worked with include: Anjimile, Biitchseat, Ella McDonald, Oprah, Aroof Aftab, Fabiola Mendez, autumnal, and the NAACP.
As a songwriter, Kayla draws inspiration from artists like Patty Griffin and Tracy Chapman, with her captivating folk songs that pull you in and remind you of the profound, yet painful human experience. With her songs about hope and justice, she strives to promote radical change through art. Her musical background prior to her education at Berklee College of Music (B.M. 2021, Music Production & Engineering), was primarily classical voice training. Her background as a vocalist has made her passionate about choral music and vocal production, exploring the intersection of choral arrangements and technology.
