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Maya de Vitry Performs at Traditions, The Gathering Place
October 23 at 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Originally from Lancaster, PA, Maya de Vitry is a Nashville-based singer, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist whose music blurs the lines of folk, alt-country, indie rock, and Americana. An admirer of the dedicated songcraft of writers like John Prine and Gillian Welch—and of the stirring vocals of artists like Bonnie Raitt and Nina Simone—Maya de Vitry’s music invites listeners into a space of openness and connection.
Maya has been writing new songs for her next album, and fans can expect to hear some of the newest tracks at her upcoming fall performances! Additionally, she has released a couple of new songs in 2025. The most recent, “Any Bell I See” [July 18], is about finding ways to reach out and ring the bells of goodness and hope, even in the midst of difficult seasons of change in our lives. The track was produced and mixed by Juno Award-winning Steve Dawson and features an A-list of Nashville session players (Fats Kaplin, Dave Jacques, Jen Gunderman, and Justin Amaral).
On April 16, she put out an acoustic version of her song “Flowers,” which was initially on her 2022 album Violet Light. Maya says, “I originally wrote this melody on clawhammer banjo, just like this recording, and wanted to share this solo version because I think it captures something about the essence of the song. I started writing this song thinking about the nourishment, beauty, and simplicity of flowers and also rain and the simplicity of reaching towards something that nourishes you.”
Her most recent solo album, The Only Moment, was released in July 2024. It is a strikingly gorgeous collection of songs that paints a beautiful sonic portrait of her emotional range and power as a vocalist. De Vitry has independently released four records and has nurtured a devoted community of listeners since she launched a solo career with her 2019 album Adaptations, after a formative chapter with roots-Americana trio The Stray Birds.
She has earned praise from Rolling Stone Country (“…de Vitry’s songwriting balances her intensely personal, microscopic style of storytelling with a straightforward, accessible delivery”), NPR Music (“the perfect soundtrack for uncorking that emotion and (defiantly) loving life again”), No Depression (“her songs shiver with an emotional immediacy that stirs our hearts”), and Glide Magazine (“her voice is among the most ethereal and pure in roots music”), among others.