"An artist with full command of her most precious instrument,

her voice, which she utilizes beautifully"

-Red Guitar Music

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Born in San Francisco to musician parents, Liz spent her early childhood traveling through the wilds of north America in a sky blue VW bus. Her parents were itinerant, moving from California to Oregon, then to Ketchikan, Alaska where they played regular gigs in the pubs for the locals. Liz and her sisters’ lullabies were traditional songs, and by day their soundtrack was the rock and roll and New Orleans brass music their parents played in their band. Once the family settled in rural New Hampshire, Liz received classical musical training, but soon found her way back to folk music. She was particularly drawn to the intersections of traditional music, and how they connect with contemporary sounds. 

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In 2005, Liz received a BA from Goddard College where she studied American vernacular music of the 1920s and 30s.  She then went on to found Annalivia and then Low Lily with Flynn Cohen, as well as perform alongside Long Time Courting, Hannah Sanders, EVA, Livingston Taylor, Tom Chapin, and others.  2021 saw the release of "Poets", her first solo album in fifteen years, which has been lauded as "an ageless album" (Irish Music Magazine), "more than the sum of its considerable parts" (RNR Magazine), and "pure poetry indeed" (Goldmine Magazine).

"A versatile string virtuoso"

-Dirty Linen Magazine

 

Flynn, at the age of eleven, was drawn to the guitar after an injury left him unable to continue to pursue his passion for sports. When he was in his mid-teens, his aunt and uncle turned him onto the likes of Fairport Convention, Michael Hedges, The Bothy Band, and Pentangle. At the time, all he wanted was to play guitar like John Renbourn of Pentangle, so when the opportunity to study with Renbourn arose at the Dartington College of Arts in England, he jumped at the chance. He resided in England for three years, during which time he studied with Renbourn, and the great Davey Graham (inventor of DADGAD tuning). He continued to cultivate his skills in the accompaniment of Irish music, and paradoxically in England is where Flynn found bluegrass, which became his new obsession.

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After graduating from Dartington, he headed to Oakland, CA to attend Mills College, where he immersed himself in the Irish trad and bluegrass music scenes there. Ultimately, he made his way to the east coast after a phone call with accordion champion John Whelan, who offered him the job as his guitarist. Once in Boston, he was also hired to accompany three incredible fiddle prodigies in their late teens – Laura Cortese, Hanneke Cassel, and Lissa Schneckenburger.  Flynn has also accompanied luminaries such as Adrienne Young, Cathie Ryan, Ruth Moody, and many more.

"(Sexton's playing) is a chimeric coupling of technical finesse

and emotional warmth"

-Zillions Magazine

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Lily Sexton is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter based in western Massachusetts. A student of classical violin beginning at the age of four, she continued a classical music education in violin at the Westport Suzuki School, and the Talent Education Suzuki School. While pursuing a Bachelor's degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she shifted her focus to fiddle-playing in the traditional Appalachian style.

 

Lily's roots have fostered in her a deep versatility– she is equally at home playing a Kenny Baker breakdown, a Scottish air, or finding that elusive 3rd vocal harmony part. Outside of Low Lily, she is front-woman of the indie-folk band Splendid Torch. She is also beloved in the New England roots music scene as a founding member of the neo-bluegrass band Mamma's Marmalade.