Nominee 2023 Eddies Songwriter of the Year. Singer/songwriter and musicologist Gail Sparlin crafts folk influenced pop songs colored with her childhood influences of blues, country, and jazz. A northern Minnesota native and a music educator, Gail performs in the capital district of upstate New York. Gail’s projects include the album, Beautiful Kiss, available for streaming and download, an original musical titled Pokegama Hotel, a NYSCA grant recipient produced in the fall of 2014, a song cycle based on the writings of Kurt Vonnegut staged for the Albany Public Library’s Reading Music Series in 2015, performing as a finalist in the songwriter competition at Solarfest in 2016, singing backup with bluesman Tas Cru in 2018, and a 2023 Songwriter of the Year nominee for the Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards. Check out Gail’s recent albums, This Holy Place, and her new release, Midnight Highway, available for download on Bandcamp, and ITunes, and listen to on most music streaming services, as well as YouTube,
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Swamp Lily Charity Hour, October 25, 2025
My Minnesota Home
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New Album!—-Out Now!— Purchase on Bandcamp and ITunes
Gail Sparlin: Singer/Songwriter, Guitar, Piano
Cecelia Gray: Backing Vocal
Larry Finke: Piano
Kevin Maul: Steel Guitar, Dobro
Evan Curcio: Electric Guitar
Daniel Hoke: Bass, Fiddle, Cello
Tom White: Fiddle, Banjo
Cory Larmour: Drums
Michael DeMarco: Drums
Engineer and Producer: Cory Larmour
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Swamp Lily Charity Hour, October 25, 2PM, Mopco Improv Theatre
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“You’ve Got To Be Kind,” from the album, Midnight Highway
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May 25th Swamp Lily Charity Hour !!
May 25th-The Swamp Lily Charity Hour !!
A variety show benefitting area charities and featuring some of the Capital Region’s finest talent! Read about the event here!
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The Daily Gazette and Nippertown, February 1, Patrick White-Read full article
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WEXT Radio Local 518 Session With Chris Wienk Listen here!
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“This Holy Place is an amazing new second album…” Don Wilcock, Nippertown. Read full review here…
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