Our Times Coffeehouse presents the golden voices of Kirsten Maxwell and Kypin Martin, performing both together and separately, on Friday, June 15.

Kirsten Maxwell is a Long Island based singer/songwriter. She started writing songs in high school and performed regularly at open mics and small gigs in college. Kirsten has toured extensively in the U.S., released one album and recorded an EP, won a number of songwriting competitions and performed at festivals on the East Coast and in Texas. Her grassroots following doubled in the past year and the expected release of her new self-titled EP has her fans on the edge of their seats. In December, Kirsten opened for rock icon Melissa Etheridge. She has also shared stages with Bill Staines, Michael Johnson, Slaid Cleaves, Vance Gilbert, and Nicole Atkins.

Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Texas. Accolades for Kipyn include multiple Gold Awards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (most recently for “God Is Love” from her 2017 album release Dance Across the Sky), as well as the honor of Washington Area Music Association’s WAMMIE Award for New Artist of the Year. In 2017, she toured to promote Dance Across the Sky and traveled to perform Joan & Joni: A Tribute to the Music of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell with duo partner Allison Shapira.

Special raffle at this performance only: win a pair of tickets to the 30th Annual Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, August 3-5: three days of folk music and dance in the foothills of the Berkshires. Tickets include camping, with a value of $390 for the pair. Tickets are $5 each.