photo: john mazlish

Trina Hamlin (4:00 pm) – is an artist with a genuine soul who knowingly speaks for each of us who revel in both the joy and pain of longing. Known for her sizzling blues harmonica and her energy-packed singing and guitar work, her pure voice and unspoiled powerful presence have gained the singer-songwriter from Minneapolis a steady national following since she began playing solo shows on the downtown New York City club scene.

Hamlin attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduated with a degree in Professional Music. Afterwards, she moved to New York City and began performing and honing her songwriting skills. She was chosen as a “Most Wanted New Artist” at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and, as an alumnus of the Newport Folk Festival, performed to a sold-out crowd along with Ani DiFranco, Dar Williams, and the Indigo Girls. Her music has been heard in the CBS TV movie Friends at Last, starring Kathleen Turner, as well as on the WB’s Dawson’s Creek. These days, live and on record, Hamlin can be found accompanying herself on guitar, harmonica and piano, working her keen sense of intuition, divulging your own thoughts back to you, and surrounding herself with music.

For more information about Trina Hamlin, visit her website at www.trinahamlin.com.