Cabaret Spotlight with Tracey O’Farrell

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CABARET SPOTLIGHT hosted by TRACEY O’FARRELL with special guest LINDA MARKS.

TRACEY O’FARRELL loves nothing more than to sing her heart out and share the details of the twists and turns of her life through the art of cabaret. A lifelong performer, Tracey earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from The Hartt School and has trained extensively under such greats as Broadway legends Faith Prince, David Friedman and Cabaret Stars Marilyn Maye and Boston’s own John O’Neil. Tracey has performed one woman shows in New York, Provincetown, Florida and St. Louis, but Boston is where she loves to perform most of all. Carla Gordon of Cabaret Scenes Magazine raves, “Tracey O’Farrell’s voice is beautiful, but her heart is even more so. You will want to hear more.” From theater critic Nick Dussault: “Tracey O’Farrell is anything but another pretty girl with a pretty voice. She brings the true highs and lows of her life into her singing, there’s an authenticity to her voice that’ll touch your own soul.”

LINDA MARKS is a multi-award-winning Boston singer-songwriter, a healer at heart, and emotional alchemist whose music gracefully uplifts the spirit and transforms sorrow into gold. Currently preparing her 15th album, Marks is as prolific as she is mindful, using her music to touch upon the current events and issues shaping our reality. Her past releases have been featured in The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, and NPR, among other outlets Throughout her decades-spanning discography, Marks’ elegant voice and piano always tug at listeners’ heartstrings and inspire optimism. She released her 14th studio album A Recipe For Hope in January of 2024, which debuted at No.18 on the Roots Music Report Alternative Folk Chart, won the Clouzine International Music Award for “Best Folk Album,” and received Bronze Medals for both Best Album and Best Folk Album in the Global Music Awards The album produced two charting songs: “September Morn,” which appeared on the Cashbox Top 100, and “Love Always Wins,” which reached No. 1 on the UK Hot 100. “Love Always Wins” recently was named a Finalist in the Great American Song Contest and won the award for “Best Collaboration” in the World Songwriting Awards. Marks was a Finalist in six categories for the 2024 International Singer Songwriter Awards, and 2 of her songs were nominated for Josie Music Awards. One of her newest songs, written to heal the epidemic of antisemitism was just selected for the semifinals of the UK Songwriting Competition. Building community through music has been a lifelong pursuit for Marks, and her most recent project tapped a global network of musicians to craft a song the supports and includes the words of domestic violence survivors, “Sanctuary.” Linda is a Voting Member of the Recording Academy.