On January 25th, 2019, Maggie Pope released a 5-song collection of original, home-recorded folk tunes on the Winding Way Records label… it was a humble endeavor that started on a quiet night in June of the previous year, when she recorded the songs on a handheld recorder and within the walls of a modest bedroom closet, so as not to wake her children who slept just down the hall. The tracks eventually made their way into the hands of Shani Gandhi, Grammy-winning producer and engineer, who mixed the EP and polished up the songs before release. This debut solo offering, June Tapes, resonated authentically with listeners, many of whom noted a nostalgic quality to her vocals that seemed to harken back to voices the likes of Eva Cassidy or Joan Baez.  Maggie writes and performs both as a solo artist and with the Folk/Americana band, Under the Oak. Her solo 2021 release, The Bird Painter, was produced by Steve Varney (frontman of Kid Reverie, and banjoist/guitarist for Gregory Alan Isakov), and features his warm vocal harmonies and creative musical arrangements. 2023 will bring more fresh music from Maggie Pope. Some lushly produced, exploring more complex arrangements and collaborations with other artists, and some with a nod back to the organic balladry of June Tapes; the simple, sparse acoustic sounds that mark the musical place from which she came.