Doors 4pm, Music 9:15pm

One part Stevie Nicks, two parts Johnny Cash, singer-songwriter Janet Batch hails from New York’s Finger Lakes region.  She fronts a full 4-piece band whose sound is reminiscent of the seventies and eighties country radio she was raised on.  Janet writes songs for the working class, while hinting at the hardscrabble stories of her youth in the Rust Belt.  Her lyrics point to an affinity for poetry and prose and are a sweet surprise to those lucky enough to listen.  Her music has been described as “country with an art degree”.

Janet released her second album, You Be The Wolf, in the fall of 2021.  A slow and simmering project, it captures everything from classic country waltzes, to boot stomping two-steps, tempering true stories with bits of embellishment.  Favorites include “Radio” a spaghetti western style tune that laments the struggles of loving an artist, “If I Had A Nickel” a waltz about getting hit on at the bar, and “Waiting On Horses”, an anthem describing a scheme to buy as many horses as possible.

http://www.janetbatch.com/