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Reply An East Providence songwriter has received a $25,000 grant from the Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund. (Shutterstock) EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — An East Providence songwriter has won a $25,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation through the Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund, which will allow her to spend more time focusing on her creativity and development as an artist, said the organization in a news release. Courtney Swain, a singer/songwriter who writes music in a variety of styles including indie rock, chamber pop, and contemporary classical, was...

$25,000 grants open new vistas for RI composers Donita Naylor, The Providence Journal © Kris Craig/The Providence Journal Singer-songwriter Courtney Swain, lead vocalist for the indie rock band Bent Knee, plans to use her $25,000 fellowship from the Rhode Island Foundation to experiment with distorting sounds. She is holding her baritone ukulele, one of many instruments she plays. PROVIDENCE — Right away, Storm Ford started spending the $25,000 that came with her fellowship from the Rhode Island Foundation.   A songwriter since the age of 10, the 21-year-old has long kn...

“The Creative Capital:” Voices from the Providence Music Scene 8.14.20 Providence, RI, capital of the tiniest state in the U.S., makes up for its small size with an overflowing personality and a fertile arts community. Many of its residents are quick to remind you that this city is the self-proclaimed “Creative Capital” of the country, and the nickname is hard to deny. Artists of all kinds, and especially talented BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) musicians, have long made Providence a city to know. In the mid-twentieth century, Providence boasted New England’s first ev...