Upcoming Dates
Save the dates! I love collaboration and working with others, so that is a theme of my shows. Stay tuned for details about special guests and unique performances. Check back for regular updates.
Dawn Landes, Lyle DeVitry, Omar Ruiz-Lopez
Lyle de Vitry is an Asheville based multi-instrumentalist who's intricate fingerpicking guitar style and soft baritone voice weave together some beautiful songs that fit right in beside the work of Nick Drake or Jose Gonzalez. In his debut album Door Within a Dream the collection of songs showcase his folk sensibility and classical musicianship (cello, fiddle, piano, banjo).
Omar Ruiz-Lopez played for years with local favorite Violet Bell alongside Lizzy Ross. He has since played with just about every Americana act in the southeast and is known far and wide as a fiddler and collaborator extraordinaire. Come celebrate these amazing musicians!
Omar’s Sunday Soiree: Fiddles, Strings and Stories #4
Special Guest: Joe Westerlund.
Band: Sinclair Palmer, Isa Burke, Riley Calcagno, Courtney Crumpler
Fiddler and studio multi-instrumentalist Omar Ruiz-Lopez (Violet Bell) is launching a month-long residency and series of shows at The Artscenter in Carrboro, NC, starting 1/4/26.
Joined by a different backing band, each show will have its own theme and sound.
$25 door, seated shows.
Joe Westerlund - http://www.joewesterlund.com/
Under his own name, Joe Westerlund has emerged as an intuitive improviser and composer during the last decade, scoring deep meditative practice over the course of three full-length solo records. After all, Westerlund—a longtime student of Milford Graves—has now spent more than a quarter-century gleaning lessons from folk musicians and avant-garde icons, from close friends and challenging strangers alike. He served as the dynamic backbone of Megafaun, the North Carolina trio that he cofounded, and initiated collaborations with Arnold Dreyblatt, On Fillmore and Justin Vernon. As a session drummer, he has worked as the pulse beneath the plaintive Americana of Watchhouse, Daughter of Swords, and Jake Xerxes Fussell and been a textural anchor for the folk abstraction of Califone. Currently, he tours and records primarily in an improvisational trio, Setting (with Jaime Fennelly and Nathan Bowles), as a duo with trumpeter Trever Hagen, and as a solo artist on Psychic Hotline. His latest release, Curiosities from the Shift, is Westerlund’s definitive statement so far: a playful exploration driven by beats but not bound by them.
Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Will Orchard, Lonnie Rott
William Orchard: Will Orchard is a Nashville-via-New England based indie-folk artist. He has made a name for himself as both a deeply emotive and disarming songwriter, and a relentless DIY troubadour. His music has taken him on tour around the US and Europe more times than he can count, often with his partner & fellow songwriter Jess Kerber. His records have been described as “Hush Folk Luminosity” by Glide Magazine, and “Radiant” by Atwood. In 2025, he looks ahead to the release of his 3rd LP, “Behind The Shadow Glass”, and an abundance of tour dates.
Lonnie Rott : Lonnie Rott is a singer-songwriter in Durham, whose songs explore themes of anticapitalist anger, liberation, solidarity, and lament for the reality that everything dies at last, and too soon.
Omar Ruiz-Lopez: Omar Ruiz-Lopez (he/they) is a Latin-Americana artist whose music bridges old-time, Celtic, and Brazilian fiddle traditions with indie folk songwriting. A bilingual singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Omar brings classical training, emotional depth, and a cross-cultural perspective to the stage — drawing inspiration from artists like Nick Drake, Bruce Molsky, and Elliott Smith.
This will be a full-band show for Omar!
Eric Hirsh with an All-New Book of Music
Durham pianist/composer Eric Hirsh breaks stealth mode with an all-new set—cinematic, electronic, and fusion-laced, rooted in jazz. An album premiere night at Missy Lane’s with 23-year bandmates Pete Kimosh (bass) and Stephen Coffman (drums), plus special guest Omar Ruiz-Lopez (violin). Seated show; kitchen + bar open.
Boxyard RTP
Omar Ruiz-Lopez and Courtney Crumpler play Latin-Americana, featuring originals and fiddle tunes from all over the Americas.
Boxyard RTP
Omar Ruiz-Lopez and Courtney Crumpler play Latin-Americana, featuring originals and fiddle tunes from all over the Americas.
Saturdays in Saxapahaw
Joined by Courtney Crumpler (banjo, guitar, pandeiro) and Carlos Pino (upright bass)
Harper Grace and Franklin Jonas, full band
Performing w/ Harper Grace and Franklin Jonas and full band
Harper Grace and Franklin Jonas on The Today Show
Performing w/ Harper Grace and Franklin Jonas and full band on the Today Show!
Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Three Wheels Turning
Opening for Three Wheels Turning out of Port Townsend, WA and Asheville, NC
Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Three Wheels Turning
Opening for Three Wheels Turning out of Port Townsend, WA and Asheville, NC
Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Lyle DeVitry, Spero
Spero is a musician, teaching artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is a proud blend of blood and cultural heritages with roots spanning from Cleveland, Italy, the 9th ward in New Orleans, the Choctaw people of the Mississippi Delta to the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i where she was raised. Her travels to West Africa sparked a lifetime-long love of rhythm which deeply influences her musical style. Blending tradition with soulful, ethereal melodies, she weaves luscious harmonies with finger-style guitar, creating a rich, contemplative atmosphere sure to move you to places of deeper feeling. She shares her love of music and movement via workshops for children and adults of all ages, travelling to schools, nonprofits, farms and various community gatherings across the Northeast and beyond.
Omar Ruiz-Lopez - Durham, NC (Roots / Progressive Folk / Old-time / Americana)
is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator based in Durham, NC. Proficient in violin, viola, guitar, and mandolin, he has been a vital part of the NC Triangle music scene for over a decade. After a stint in Nashville (2023–2025), he recorded and performed with artists like GRAMMY-nominated War and Treaty, Lizzie No, and Langhorne Slim, and co-wrote with Rachel Baiman and GRAMMY-winner Melody Walker. He is currently working on an EP with Willa Frank (Paper Wings) and a full-length album with Rachel Baiman producing.
Lyle de Vitry- Asheville, NC (Folk / Baroque Folk / Singer Songwriter)
Bio: Much like life itself, the music of Lyle de Vitry comes in cycles. Effortlessly moving between unity and dissonance, voice and instrumentation, rhythm and melody, de Vitry seamlessly integrates the comfort of folk music with the spine-shivering emotional release and intentionality of classical compositions. In so doing, he manages to create a sound as dynamic and honest as the ocean’s eternally flowing tides or the planet’s ever-changing seasons. An acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, de Vitry was selected as one of ten finalists for the 2023 Telluride Troubadours contest and was named runner-up in the NewSong LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition. He recently completed the prestigious Residency at 821 hosted by Lamplight AVL in Asheville, NC, and is currently recording an instrumental album. His debut album, Door Within a Dream, was released in August 2024.
"The music is full of mystery and a kind of slow-burn intensity. Invokes worlds" -Lynne Bertrand, Signature Sounds Presents
Full Album: https://lyledevitry.bandcamp.com/album/door-within-a-dream
Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2rNKmCe1o
Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Lyle DeVitry, Spero
https://rblodge.com/event-calendar/2025/dcsc-in-the-rounds-spero-omar-ruiz-lopez-lyle-de-vitry-may-15
Spero is a musician, teaching artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is a proud blend of blood and cultural heritages with roots spanning from Cleveland, Italy, the 9th ward in New Orleans, the Choctaw people of the Mississippi Delta to the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i where she was raised. Her travels to West Africa sparked a lifetime-long love of rhythm which deeply influences her musical style. Blending tradition with soulful, ethereal melodies, she weaves luscious harmonies with finger-style guitar, creating a rich, contemplative atmosphere sure to move you to places of deeper feeling. She shares her love of music and movement via workshops for children and adults of all ages, travelling to schools, nonprofits, farms and various community gatherings across the Northeast and beyond.
Omar Ruiz-Lopez - Durham, NC (Roots / Progressive Folk / Old-time / Americana)
is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator based in Durham, NC. Proficient in violin, viola, guitar, and mandolin, he has been a vital part of the NC Triangle music scene for over a decade. After a stint in Nashville (2023–2025), he recorded and performed with artists like GRAMMY-nominated War and Treaty, Lizzie No, and Langhorne Slim, and co-wrote with Rachel Baiman and GRAMMY-winner Melody Walker. He is currently working on an EP with Willa Frank (Paper Wings) and a full-length album with Rachel Baiman producing.
Lyle de Vitry- Asheville, NC (Folk / Baroque Folk / Singer Songwriter)
Bio: Much like life itself, the music of Lyle de Vitry comes in cycles. Effortlessly moving between unity and dissonance, voice and instrumentation, rhythm and melody, de Vitry seamlessly integrates the comfort of folk music with the spine-shivering emotional release and intentionality of classical compositions. In so doing, he manages to create a sound as dynamic and honest as the ocean’s eternally flowing tides or the planet’s ever-changing seasons. An acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, de Vitry was selected as one of ten finalists for the 2023 Telluride Troubadours contest and was named runner-up in the NewSong LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition. He recently completed the prestigious Residency at 821 hosted by Lamplight AVL in Asheville, NC, and is currently recording an instrumental album. His debut album, Door Within a Dream, was released in August 2024.
"The music is full of mystery and a kind of slow-burn intensity. Invokes worlds" -Lynne Bertrand, Signature Sounds Presents
Full Album: https://lyledevitry.bandcamp.com/album/door-within-a-dream
Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2rNKmCe1o
Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Lyle DeVitry, Elizabeth and the Catapult
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Elizabeth Ziman, who performs as Elizabeth and the Catapult, is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn. She's toured with the likes of Sara Bareilles and Kishi Bashi; collaborated with Esperanza Spalding, Gillian Welch, Blake Mills and Ben Folds; scored, with Paul Brill, a variety of international award-winning documentaries including "Trapped," a Peabody winner; and won an Independent Music Award for Songwriting. Her songs have been featured in national television campaigns for Google and Amazon. She composed music for Sara Bareilles’ Apple TV show, “Little Voice”. Always writing, Elizabeth narrowed her vast collection of previously unrecorded material down to her fifth full-length studio album "Sincerely, e”, which she self-produced at home and released on Compass Records in March 2021. One of the singles off that album, "Together Alone", made it onto NPR's All Songs Considered 10 best songs of 2021 list.
Omar Ruiz-Lopez - Durham, NC (Roots / Progressive Folk / Old-time / Americana)
is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator based in Durham, NC. Proficient in violin, viola, guitar, and mandolin, he has been a vital part of the NC Triangle music scene for over a decade. After a stint in Nashville (2023–2025), he recorded and performed with artists like GRAMMY-nominated War and Treaty, Lizzie No, and Langhorne Slim, and co-wrote with Rachel Baiman and GRAMMY-winner Melody Walker. He is currently working on an EP with Willa Frank (Paper Wings) and a full-length album with Rachel Baiman producing.
Lyle de Vitry- Asheville, NC (Folk / Baroque Folk / Singer Songwriter)
Bio: Much like life itself, the music of Lyle de Vitry comes in cycles. Effortlessly moving between unity and dissonance, voice and instrumentation, rhythm and melody, de Vitry seamlessly integrates the comfort of folk music with the spine-shivering emotional release and intentionality of classical compositions. In so doing, he manages to create a sound as dynamic and honest as the ocean’s eternally flowing tides or the planet’s ever-changing seasons. An acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, de Vitry was selected as one of ten finalists for the 2023 Telluride Troubadours contest and was named runner-up in the NewSong LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition. He recently completed the prestigious Residency at 821 hosted by Lamplight AVL in Asheville, NC, and is currently recording an instrumental album. His debut album, Door Within a Dream, was released in August 2024.
"The music is full of mystery and a kind of slow-burn intensity. Invokes worlds" -Lynne Bertrand, Signature Sounds Presents
Full Album: https://lyledevitry.bandcamp.com/album/door-within-a-dream
Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2rNKmCe1o
Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Phillygrass
Omar Ruiz-Lopez - Durham, NC (Roots / Progressive Folk / Old-time / Americana)
is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator based in Durham, NC. Proficient in violin, viola, guitar, and mandolin, he has been a vital part of the NC Triangle music scene for over a decade. After a stint in Nashville (2023–2025), he recorded and performed with artists like GRAMMY-nominated War and Treaty, Lizzie No, and Langhorne Slim, and co-wrote with Rachel Baiman and GRAMMY-winner Melody Walker. He is currently working on an EP with Willa Frank (Paper Wings) and a full-length album with Rachel Baiman producing.
Music on the Square
Lyle De Vitry and Omar Ruiz-Lopez
Tix - https://www.alexlacquement.com/music-on-the-square-concert-series.html
Dawn Landes, Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Lyle DeVitry
Dawn Landes - Chapel Hill, NC
Dawn Landes is a NC based singer-songwriter who’s penned original songs for TV, film, and musical theater (ROW on Audible). Landes has toured internationally and supported Nick Lowe, Mary Chapin Carpenter and many more. Her newest album The Liberated Woman's Songbook was produced by Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman) and highlights women's activism throughout history.
Omar Ruiz-Lopez - Durham, NC (Roots / Progressive Folk / Old-time / Americana)
is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator based in Durham, NC. Proficient in violin, viola, guitar, and mandolin, he has been a vital part of the NC Triangle music scene for over a decade. After a stint in Nashville (2023–2025), he recorded and performed with artists like GRAMMY-nominated War and Treaty, Lizzie No, and Langhorne Slim, and co-wrote with Rachel Baiman and GRAMMY-winner Melody Walker. He is currently working on an EP with Willa Frank (Paper Wings) and a full-length album with Rachel Baiman producing.
Lyle de Vitry- Asheville, NC (Folk / Baroque Folk / Singer Songwriter)
Bio: Much like life itself, the music of Lyle de Vitry comes in cycles. Effortlessly moving between unity and dissonance, voice and instrumentation, rhythm and melody, de Vitry seamlessly integrates the comfort of folk music with the spine-shivering emotional release and intentionality of classical compositions. In so doing, he manages to create a sound as dynamic and honest as the ocean’s eternally flowing tides or the planet’s ever-changing seasons. An acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, de Vitry was selected as one of ten finalists for the 2023 Telluride Troubadours contest and was named runner-up in the NewSong LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition. He recently completed the prestigious Residency at 821 hosted by Lamplight AVL in Asheville, NC, and is currently recording an instrumental album. His debut album, Door Within a Dream, was released in August 2024.
"The music is full of mystery and a kind of slow-burn intensity. Invokes worlds" -Lynne Bertrand, Signature Sounds Presents
Full Album: https://lyledevitry.bandcamp.com/album/door-within-a-dream
Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2rNKmCe1o
Shakori Hills
The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance is a collaboration between the Shakori Hills Community Arts Center and the GrassRoots Festival Organization, providing a family-friendly celebration of music, dance, art and education; a Music Lovers' Paradise!
I will be playing with my own band as well as with Angela Autumn (Nashville, TN), and possible others!
