SongLives: Rachael Sage and Natalie Smith

A soulful vocalist and innovative multi-instrumentalist, award-winning singer/songwriter and producer Rachael Sage is one of the busiest touring artists in independent music, performing 100+ dates a year with her band The Sequins throughout the US, UK, and Europe. She has earned a loyal following for her dynamic piano playing, delicate guitar work, soulful vocals, and improvisational audience interaction. Sage has shared stages with Beth Hart, Howard Jones, A Great Big World, Judy Collins, Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn, Jamie Cullum, The Animals and Ani DiFranco. Her latest full-length album on MPress Records, Myopia is a bold departure, with a much stronger emphasis on her guitar playing over her signature piano palette. In 2019 she is touring behind an acoustic version entitled PseudoMyopia.

Natalie Smith is an actor and singer-songwriter. As a songwriter she has performed extensively in and around NYC, showcasing her original music in solo and band settings. Her first album, Take My Piano, was released in 2015 followed by her second album, Then Sing Him Home, which was released in 2019. Natalie was the recipient of a composer’s residency at the Millay Colony in upstate New York, where she worked on completing the music and the book for her original musical slated to go into production in 2019. Natalie was commissioned by the Drilling Company in New York City to compose a musical adaptation of The Tempest and As You Like It, both performed in Bryant Park. As an actor Natalie trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Natalie appeared in the Tony award-winning Broadway show One Man Two Guvnors starring James Corden, among many other stage productions. Most recently she was seen as the recurring character Bethany on season 2 of Netflix/Marvel’s Iron Fist.