Raising Songs: Music by Mothers featuring i.am.james, Sammie Hershock and Lucy Isabel

Sierra Cassidy is the Leelanau County-born singer-songwriter behind the indie rock/folk

project “i.am.james.” A graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and Berklee College of Music

drop-out, Cassidy spent her early twenties performing across Nashville and Northern Michigan

as i.am.james. In 2023 she returned to her Northern Michigan roots and recorded her debut

album, The Garden, released 8/8/25. Whether on the stages of major Michigan festivals like

Bliss Festival and Wheatland Music Festival with a full band as i.am.james. or in intimate

venues as a solo artist, Sierra invites you into carefully articulated moments in time, delivered

with both a softness and intensity.

Sammie Hershock is a multi-award-winning songwriter known for her captivating melodic lines

and heartfelt lyrics. A classically trained music teacher who writes piano-and-poetry-driven folk,

Hershock's shows are full of heartfelt songs about the human experience, splashed with playful

banter and a deep love for music and the magic it creates.

Lucy Isabel is a folk/Americana singer-songwriter, born in New Jersey and based in Nashville.

She has spent years touring the United States and is known nationwide for her soaring

melodies, compelling lyrics, and enveloping stage presence. She released her debut LP,

Rambling Stranger, in 2019 and her highly anticipated sophomore album, All The Light, in

October 2024, both to critical acclaim.