Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

Boston Femericana stringband with a bookish bite. Songs about saints, scientists, and stubborn women. 🏆 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Band Winner

L:adder to the Moon: A 2027 Songwriting Retreat thumbnail
L:adder to the Moon: A 2027 Songwriting Retreat  
Songs for May Day by Rachel Sumner on Apple Music 
Pre-save "Yodelay" - out June 5th! thumbnail
Pre-save "Yodelay" - out June 5th! 
TICKETS
May 16 | Bedford, MA - New Songs thumbnail
May 16 | Bedford, MA - New Songs
May 21 | Cary NC - Cary Theater thumbnail
May 21 | Cary NC - Cary Theater
May 22 | Hickory, NC - Sails Original Music Series
May 23 | Morganton NC - Morganton Music Patch thumbnail
May 23 | Morganton NC - Morganton Music Patch
June 5 | Haverhill, NH - Court Street Arts (TICKETS AT THE DOOR)
June 6 | Bridgton, ME - Dragonfly Barn thumbnail
June 6 | Bridgton, ME - Dragonfly Barn
June 20 | Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival thumbnail
June 20 | Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 24 | Austin, TX - 04 Center (Solo) thumbnail
June 24 | Austin, TX - 04 Center (Solo)
June 25 | Houston, TX - McGonigal’a Mucky Duck thumbnail
June 25 | Houston, TX - McGonigal’a Mucky Duck
June 26 | Amarillo, TX - Amarillo Museum of Art
June 27 | Dallas, TX - Poor David's thumbnail
June 27 | Dallas, TX - Poor David's
June 28 | Oklahoma City, OK - The Blue Door
July 3 | Boulder, CO - Gold Hill Inn
July 4 | Green Mountain Falls, CO - Green Box Arts Festival thumbnail
July 4 | Green Mountain Falls, CO - Green Box Arts Festival
July 11 | Westport, MA - Westport Vineyard (opening for Lucy Kaplansky) thumbnail
July 11 | Westport, MA - Westport Vineyard (opening for Lucy Kaplansky)
July 17 | Sand City, CA - SandBox Sand City thumbnail
July 17 | Sand City, CA - SandBox Sand City
July 18 | Grass Valley, CA - Appleton Backyard Concerts
Sept 19 | Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Rachel Sumner thumbnail
Sept 19 | Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Rachel Sumner
SUPPORT
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