Shanna in a Dress – November 6 @ 7pm, Boal Barn Great Room

Shanna in a Dress is your quirky best friend who refuses to wear pants. She says what everyone is thinking but no one else will say. Her shows feature an uncensored journey of clever humor and heartbreak, extreme candor, and a hefty side of entertainment. This witty wordsmith is known for taking you on an emotional roller coaster, sometimes within the same song. Think Jason Mraz mixed with Ingrid Michaelson with a twist of Phoebe Buffay from Friends all wrapped up in a sweet voice accented by guitar, piano, and ukulele. She’s as real as it gets, as anyone who follows her on FB or Instagram knows.

About Shanna in a Dress

Shanna started her career at the University of Virginia, fell in love with Boulder, Colorado, and now keeps her fun music flowing out of Nashville unless she’s touring the US or Europe. You can’t get the same Shanna in a Dress show twice with her spontaneous banter and playful stage presence. She manages to teeter the line masterfully of taking on complex subject matters with smart, bold, and yet accessible lyrics. Her charismatic songs are full of interesting language and wordplay and delight audiences of all ages.

In 2020 alone, Shanna in a Dress was a winner in the Kerrville New Folk competition, winner of the Great River Folk Fest Song Competition, a finalist at Songwriter Serenade, and a Grassy Hill Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.

During the summer of 2021, Shanna bicycled from Seattle to Boston while music touring on her epic “Tour de Dress,” playing over 60 shows from coast to coast and partnering up with the global non-profit Pangaea World Foundation.

In May 2022, her debut record “Robot” was released after a wildly successful crowdfunded campaign years earlier. She has most recently been seen gracing the stages of Kerrville Folk Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Black Bear Americana Fest, Great River Folk Fest, and the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. She just won 1st place at the Rocky Mountain Song Writing School in Lyons CO. That gets her a spot on the Mainstage of the Rocky Mountain Folk Festival in 2023.Tom Prasada-Rao calls her “Kerrville’s fastest rising star” and she’s certainly delightfully unique and is one to watch in the future.

Shana in a Dress will be indoors in the (heated) Boal Barn Great Room.

Website: https://www.shannainadress.com/
Youtube clip: https://youtu.be/GxGZZ6kutrE, Mmm That’s Hot (Original)
Youtube clip: https://youtu.be/aWcKrNpom2E,You’ve Got a Friend (James Taylor/Carole King cover)