The Concert kicks off a larger fundraising effort which includes the release of Songs of Hope for Haiti  - a new compilation album featuring local artists, including the artists appearing in the benefit concert.  All proceeds from the album will go to Partners in Health.  CDs are in the process of being pressed, and the album is now available for download online (there is a link to make a donation to PIH).

Allysen Callery's debut studio album Hopey was chosen one of the "Top Local CDs of 2007" by the Providence Phoenix who wrote: "Fragile picking and a haunting delivery reverberate with the ghosts of British folk like the hybrid, conjoined spirit of Sandy Denny and Nick Drake."

Celia Slattery's latest release, Cast of Characters weaves elements of jazz, pop and folk/rock with perceptive lyrics inspired by artists like Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and Richard Thompson, all of whose music she also covers.

Allyssa Jones has a sound like Sarah Vaughan on a Sheryl Crow kick.  Allyssa embraces her soul and songwriter roots, along with her jazz and classical training. Her new CD 35 follows the moods of a diva: playful, pissed-off, powerful.

Mark Shilansky, who will be accompanying Celia and Allyssa, is an in-demand accompanist, arranger, producer and player with many groups and singers around town.  His own most recent release is the CD, Join the Club, an album of creative arrangements of jazz and popular songs.

Partners In Health (PIH) works to bring modern medical care to poor communities in twelve countries around the world, and has been working on the ground in Haiti for over twenty years. The work of PIH has three goals: to care for their patients, to alleviate the root causes of disease in their communities, and to share lessons learned around the world.  Based in Boston, PIH employs more than 11,000 people worldwide, including doctors, nurses and community health workers. The vast majority of PIH staff are local nationals based in the communities they serve.