Lucy Kaplansky

“Utterly beautiful and affecting, Lucy sings songs from her life that have resonance in ours.” – Scott Simon, NPR

Lucy Kaplansky is an acclaimed singer-songwriter of rare talent, “a truly gifted performer with a bag full of enchanting songs” (The New Yorker) and “the troubadour laureate of modern city folk” (The Boston Globe). She has released nine critically acclaimed albums, two of which were awarded Best Pop Album of the year by the Association for Independent Music. But where she shines brightest is on the live stage.

Maybe it's her background as a clinical psychologist, because there's nobody who helps us unwind, let our guard down, and open our hearts like Lucy Kaplansky. She makes every audience feel like a circle of old friends catching up and reconnecting. Kaplansky is also part of folk supergroup Cry Cry Cry with Dar Williams and Richard Shindell.

Her recording of Roxy Music’s “More Than This” has over 12 million streams on Spotify. She has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and Morning Edition, as well as BBC Radio and CBS Sunday Morning, and has sung harmony on albums by Suzanne Vega, Bryan Ferry, Nanci Griffith, and Shawn Colvin.

Her latest release, The Lucy Story (2025), is a retrospective of unreleased tracks, demos, and live recordings spanning her journey—from teenage bedroom tapes to international tours and studio collaborations with some of folk music’s finest. NPR’s Scott Simon has called her music “utterly beautiful and affecting,” a fitting tribute to an artist whose songs capture the human experience with honesty, warmth, and grace.

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