Come join me, Will McMillan, Laney Ryan, and David Thorne Scott for an evening of Songwriters in the Round May 15 at Somerville Armory Arts Center starting at 7 pm. For more information.
This year, once again Will, Carole, Brendan, and I will take over Stephen and Will’s front porch at 11 Egerton St, Arlington, MA June 15 at 4 pm (rain date June 16) and participate in Arlington’s 2024 Porchfest.
PAST EVENTS
Friday March 29 | 7:00 PM we performed at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford, MA. an evening of original + cover songs featuring lots of vocal harmony— with Will McMillan and friends Carole Bundy, Ellen Epstein, Michael Cicone and Brendan Shea — for two sets of music spanning genres, eras, and styles.
Where: The Parish Center For The Arts — 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA
When: Friday, March 29th starting at 7:00 pm
Phone: 978-692-6333 Email: Admin@pcawestford.org
I will be performing with my friends Will McMillan, Carole Bundy, and Brendan Shea at porchfests in West Concord (9/23/23) and Lexington (9/30/23). It would be a lovely treat if you are able to join us for a song — or for an entire 50-minute set.
We will also be sharing two sets of music at the Menino Arts Center in Hyde Park on Friday, October 20th starting at 7pm.
And all of these events are FREE!
You can click here to listen to songs I’ve recently released on various digital platforms. And if you enjoy what you hear, please follow/like/subscribe. Thanks!
1/21/23 We’re thrilled Will McMillan’s song “Beating Heart” is released today, available on YouTube and other digital platforms. If you listen on a gray winter morning, it will breathe hope and resilience back into your bones. Carole Bundy and I provide back up on vocals and keyboards. “Beating Heart” is available on Spotify, Apple Music and many others.
Dec 2022… Will McMillan, Carole Bundy and I have released three songs to various digital music platforms: “Simple Rules” (by me), “The Beauty All Around” (by Will) and “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (by Rodgers & Hammerstein). And if you enjoy what you hear, please follow/like/subscribe! And maybe even add one of these songs to one of your playlists. It all influences the algorithms on these various digital platforms in a positive manner.
Thanks, and thanks for supporting our music this year!
Oct 29 concert at UUCM…..
Will and Carole will join me in songs for these uncertain times and we invite you to sing along. Join us for an evening of resilience, hope, and collective renewal.
A fundraiser for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford
$20 donation, or pay what you can. Or purchase tickets in advance.
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“Your [music] is a joy, gems that ping my heart, I’m loving your delicate harmonies.” —Ashley L.
“Will makes a pleasant, well-mannered first impression. Keep listening, though, and you’ll find edges and shadows.” —Boston Globe
“Your voices blend together really well.” —Judy P.
“Molly… has an unmistakable swinging sense.” —Boston Globe
Carole, Will and I are doing Arlington PorchFest
Saturday June 18, 2022; sets at 2pm and 4pm.
11 Egerton Road, Arlington.
more info
We’ll perform songs from our new CD, which includes covers and several originals.
I’m very excited to share one of the songs I’ve been working on with Will McMillan and Carole Bundy. Will has kindly posted it on his website. Enjoy ‘Simple Rules‘ — a cautionary tarantella….
And here we are on my back porch singing to the birds and neighbors…
Weather permitting, Will McMillan, Carole Bundy, and I will be performing with Somerville’s PorchFest this weekend.
Come join us, Saturday Oct 2, 4-6, 2021. Bring a chair.
Venue: my porch, 17 Wyatt St., Somerville. It’s on the corner of Wyatt and Taunton. My porch is on Taunton. Follow the signs. Park on Wyatt.
Not sure what the fall will bring — but here’s a redwing blackbird on the fly.
In these days of Covid, I’m keeping the creative embers alive directing the music at my church: UUMedford. Every Sunday at 11 am, there is a small army of musicians and singers who share their creativity in support of our minister, lay preachers from our congregation, and guest minsters form the community. There are lots of opportunities to get involved at UUMedford, musical and otherwise. Contact me if you’re interested to learn more, or drop by and join our Zoom any Sunday morning.
Do you live in upstate NY, near Ithaca? Join me for an outdoor concert, Sept 19, 2020
Thanks for dropping by.
How are you faring these days? If you are working from home, you may enjoy my memo to staff on new dress codes.
Past events:
Sat. March 7, @ 7 pm, 2020, I will perform with a wonderful group of musicians at the reception for the Lasalle College ‘Art Word’ exhibit.
Sun., April 26, 2020: Will McMillan and I will give a music service at Lincoln’s UU church.
Sun, May 3, 2020: Will and I will give a music service at Medford’s UU church.
Past events:
Oct 1, 2019: Worcester’s wonderful LGBTQ dinner group featured Will McMillan and me.
My performance Saturday June 29, 2019 in beautiful upstate New York at the Morgan Opera House in Aurora, with Will McMillan and Carole Bundy was a joy.
We featured the songs of our beloved favorite lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, as well a generous smattering originals written by Will and me.
Friday evening, June 7, 2019 Sayida Rivers Farmer and I performed at the West Medford Community Center, 111 Arlington St., West Medford. Sayida soothed my soul and fed our hearts.
The evening featured readings from local poet Terry E. Carter, as well as representatives from Medford’s Farmers Market, the summer youth activities director for Medford, and the Mystic River Watershed Association. Learn more about WMCC.
Sunday April 28, 2019 WIll McMillan and I gave a music service at First Parish Church in Lincoln, MA that celebrated the life, work, and spirit of Oscar Hammerstein II, one of the great lyricists of our time, and a great humanist.
….what have I been up to? Recovering from shoulder surgery.
It’s taken a while to heal, but I’m celebrating a return to playing the ivories with singer Kate Stringer at Club Cafe, Monday March 18, 2019. Join us!
Are you passing by MIT Wednesday, Nov 7, 2018 around noontime? Come hang out with me and Kate Stringer in Killian Hall from 12-1. We’re warming things up with odd humor, pretty songs, and a well-tuned piano. http://web.mit.edu/ruggles/www/RugglesStringerABD-11-7-18.html.
If you can’t make it, maybe you’ll be up for catching a beer at The Burren in Davis Square, Somerville, Sunday evening Nov 18. I’ll be sharing the stage with 10 other singer songwriters (all female), playing the piano and singing.
A scripted reading of The Mis-Matched Pair
Sunday, April 1, 2018, 4-5:30 pm @Third Life Studio, 33 Union Sq, S/ville. Talk-back 5:30 – 6.
Music & Lyrics: Molly Daland Ruggles
Libretto & Concept: Lane Lachen & Molly Daland Ruggles
Featuring:
Kate Stringer
Marian Heman-Ackah
Michael Herschberg
Madeleine Ruth
Hannah Hanson
Tom ‘Smiley’ Ruggles
A family -friendly LGBTQ musical in a jazz-latin style. With singing dogs and romance for curmudgeons.
$5-10 donation appreciated but not required. Questions? molly@mollyruggles.com
It’s Easter Sunday, but come after dinner.
It’s April Fools, but we won’t play tricks, only good laughs.
Enjoy great music at Club Cafe after the holidays this winter.
Join me and Phil Kassell for a show that will warm your toes and keep the blood flowing. Monday evening Jan 8, 2018, 7:30 – 8:30. Dinner seating starts at 6:30pm and the one hour show begins at 7:30pm. Reservations are strongly recommended.
At Club Cafe, one of Boston’s oldest and best gay-friendly clubs. All welcome, great food, excellent drinks.
Music in upstate New York! Thursday July 13, 2018, 7:30 pm, Aurora, NY
Music for the start of summer with Molly Ruggles and friends and family.
May 20, 2018, 7:30 pm
Ruggles, Farmer, Richardson & Shea
Third Life Studio
Molly Ruggles, singer, pianist, songwriter
Sayida Rivers Farmer, singer
Ricky Richardson, singer
Brendan Shea, bass
tickets $14 in advance, $16 at the door.
After expenses proceeds benefit ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center
Missed our Come in From the Cold concert?
Enjoy selections from the evening:
‘Mid-winter Blues‘ (crowd sourced song, composed in the moment)
They Can’t Take That Away from Me (featuring singer Ricky Richardson)
Dignity and Style (a tribute to Michelle Obama)
with thanks for MIT Professor Michel DeGraff for AV.
Come in From the Cold
Friday, Jan 27, 2017, 7:30 pm
Beat the doldrums with us.
Molly Ruggles, piano/voice
Jonte Violenes Samuel, saxophone
Bill Beaudoin, percussion
Ricky Richardson, voice
Kevin Long, bass
guest vocalist Carole Bundy
Third Life Studio
33 Union Sq., Somerville (doors open at 7:15)
(parking and directions)
featuring songs of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Molly Ruggles, Ahmad Jamal, and Richard Rogers.
Tickets $14 in advance, $16 at the door.
After expenses, all proceeds to benefit the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Molly Ruggles and guests
Saturday September 24, 2016, 7:30 pm (doors open 7:15)
Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville
$13 advance online ticket purchase recommended
$15 at the door
Come join us for an evening of original songs, obscure gems, and some familiar hummables…
With Molly Ruggles and special guests Laura Rotolo, Pampa Rotolo, Ricky Richardson and Hendrik Gideonse
When we sing, play, and listen together…
we keep the spirit alive, in ourselves,
in others, and in those we remember.
The musicians at the Feb 27 gig:
Feb 27 at 7:30 ($12 admission) IS SOLD OUT
But stay tuned, we’re planning another performance this spring.
I’ll be playing with…
Jonte Samuel, saxophone
Jeff Merriman, bass
Helen De La Rosa, drums
Casey Thomas & Margot Chamberlain, vocals
purchasing tickets in advance is recommended.
Sunday June 7, 2015 I gave a concert at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham, with more songs from my new CD ‘after the rest’. Percussionst Fran Vielma, bassist Marilyn Kerwin, and vocalist Priyanka Satpute joined me on some tunes.
Wednesday April 15, 12 pm I celebrated the release of my new CD ‘after the rest‘ with a lunchtime concert at MIT, sponsored by Artists Beyond the Desk. Also featured was wonderful guest artist Priyanka Satpute, vocalist and vocal percussionist. For more information….
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, I presented a mini-workshop on jazz ear training at the BACA open mic.
Sunday August 31, 2014 @ 10am at UUMedford Church in Medford Square, Hendrik Gideonse and I led a gospel service. My vocal arrangements were used for many of the songs, and we featured a rock band and several blues singers. We rocked the sanctuary.
April 2, 2014, the ABD concert series at MIT, I was joined by singer Vijay Kumar, bassist Jeff Merriman, and songwriter Jennifer Zhang.
Sunday, April 21, 2013, 5 pm. Boston Assoc. Cabaret Artists Spring Festival.
Thurs., April 25, 2013, featured performer at Amazing Things Arts Center.
