Front Porch CONNECTS
Where Music Meets Community
Mt. Diablo Side & Near the Bay
Maggie Forti at Sailing Goat
Near the Bay Acoustic / Singer-Songwriter, Folk / Americana, Bluegrass / Old-Time, Blues, Rock, Soul / R&B
Sep
19
4p – 7p
Date
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Town
Richmond
Cover / Tickets
free
Maggie Forti & Jeff Hobbs will be playing originals and a genre hopping array of soulful, Americana. They play surprising covers from Chaka Khan to the Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, to Lucinda Williams, CSNY, Neil Young, Rainbow Girls, and more! Maggie’s leads are enhanced beautifully with Jeff harmonies and multi-instrumentalist virtuosity! They’re a Bay Area favorite, beloved by their loyal, growing fan base! Their exceptional musicality and lush vocals flow in and out of many roots music genres, with well crafted originals. “Maggie writes relatable, well crafted songs on love and life.” Pause Record.com
🎸 About Maggie Forti
Lush, Soulful, Original Indie-Folk, Americana, (Mulit-genre: Blues, Funk, R&B, Soul, Bluegrass) Singer/Songwriter – Maggie Forti https://MaggieForti.com At 17 she was singing originals, and playing with her band “Full Moon Revue.” She studied voice lessons with opera singer Pearl Layton and enrolled in Berklee College of Music, where she toured with Berklee’s Gospel choir - alongside college mates Layla Hathaway, Susan Tedeschi, and Paula Cole. She received a degree in Professional Music, networked and thrived in the Cambridge arts scene where she played the celebrated American folk music “Club Passim,” earning a loyal following in Boston before leaving in ‘91 to…
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Front Porch CONNECTS is made possible by the California Arts Council, the Community Foundation of Lafayette, the Peaceful World Foundation, and by our wonderful community of Bay Area musicians and music fans.