Rita Bliss and The Sweet Maries

This is an intimate, seated dinner show featuring Rita Bliss and The Sweet Maries! Full dinner service is available during the show. Seating will begin 30 minutes before the start of the show. Seating is assigned to ensure efficiency of service. Ticket price DOES NOT include food and drink. Rita Bliss is an Austin-based folk musician who captures moments, memories, and conversations in song. A Rust Belt native, her melodies are rooted in the old-time banjo sounds of Appalachia and sung with a vaguely upstate-New York accent. From the open landscapes of Texas to the bitter winters of the Northeast, Rita has collected truth, fiction, and many musical influences along the way. The Sweet Maries are a contemporary, harmony forward, female fronted singer-songwriter acoustic indie-folk Americana group led by Amy Shoemaker and Susie Lofton. Our repertoire includes curated favorites from the 60's & 70's, highlighting artists like Dylan, Donovan, the Beatles as well as some gospel classics, a little jazz and of course our own original material that explores the American folk experience. Very acoustic, very much listening music, very heavenly altogether. Amy 'Marie' Shoemaker blends musical genres together as a singer-songwriter, producer and musician. She has a background in theater including MFAs in acting and directing. Amy is self-taught on the guitar, piano and bouzouki. Susie 'Marie' Lofton is a vocalist, percussionist, singer-songwriter and recording artist. She too has a theatrical background, and is classically trained in choral music. Susie's inspirations come from poetry, Scriptural writings and storytelling to create songs that come alive with her smooth and soulful voice.