Hey Mavis

What a joy it was to perform our songs with the brilliant Alliance Symphony Orchestra! Thank you to Conductor Eric Benjamin, and all the hardworking members of ASO for their passion and time on this project!

The Stroede Center for the Arts recently enlisted Hey Mavis, in collaboration with The Tuttle Museum, to write a song about Defiance people, events or folklore. And what tasty bit of history did Laurie find? A mischievous, whiskey-stealing canal boat…

Music and hot sauce...what a pairing! Hey Mavis recently partnered with The Karma Sauce company in Rochester NY to create their live show release: Hey Mavis Red Hot Sauce~Live at Lovin' Cup. The live show was recorded at The Lovin'…

"It's a Life"...perhaps the most difficult song I have written thus far. A song about the life and death of my father, William F. Dent. How do you honor, celebrate and grieve a life...all in a 5 minute song? I…

Hey Mavis received a "best of" award and full-page article in the July 2019 Akron Life Magazine. Please pick up your copy today! (We will post links when available).

Our new release, Silver Ribbon Dream~Songs and Stories of the Ohio & Erie Canal, is now available in our store. A 28-page book of beautiful illustrations by Leandra Drumm with a 10-song CD of original songs by Laurie Michelle Caner…

This Sunday, September 2nd, we will be performing all ten of our new canal songs with the Tuscarawas Philharmonic! Concert info can be found here...we would love to see you there!

Here's a sample of Leandra's beautiful artwork for our upcoming release Silver Ribbon Dream: Songs and Stories of the Ohio & Erie Canal. Enjoy!