Songwriters in the Round: WILL MALLETT, LUKE MALLETT, RYAN CYR & ERIC BETTENCOURT

This special evening will feature an intimate "Songwriters in the Round" at Vinegar Hill, as Will and Luke Mallett sit down with friend and fellow singer-songwriter Eric Bettencourt. They will be joined by Mainer Ryan Cyr. The night promises a heartfelt exchange of acoustic songs, personal stories, and shared experiences, offering audiences a rare, behind-the-music connection with the artists.

Will & Luke Mallett (from The Mallett Brothers Band)

The Mallett Brothers Band is an independent rock and roll / Americana / country band from Maine. Their busy tour schedule since forming in 2009 has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and beyond while still calling the state of Maine their home. With a style that ranges from alt-country to Americana, country, jam and roots rock, theirs is a musical melting pot that’s influenced equally by the singer/songwriter tradition as by harder rock, classic country and psychedelic sounds.

Texas Hill Country Explore Magazine calls them “New England’s wildly eclectic crew of genre rebels.” Bill Copeland Music News says “Combining their authentic roots rock sound with a reflective lyrical style that perceives stories on the level of epic myth, it’s like William Faulkner has been resurrected with an electric guitar in hand.”

The Mallett Brothers Band has performed at some of the country’s top venues and festivals, including Portland, Maine’s State Theatre; Austin, Texas’s famed Continental Club; Alexandria, Virginia’s Birchmere; New Hampshire’s Meadowbrook Pavilion; Nashville’s Bluebird; Denver’s Cervantes’; and Little Rock’s The Rev Room, to name a few. A list of artists for whom the band has provided direct support would include The Turnpike Troubadours, The Outlaws, Blackberry Smoke, Robert Earl Keen, .38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, and many more. Festival appearances include FloydFest (Virginia), Hop Jam (Vermont), Nateva (Maine), The New England Country Music Festival (New Hampshire), Eastbound Throwdown (New York), and many more.

Ryan Cyr

A familiar face to many in Maine's music scene, Ryan spent years co-fronting the original jam band Strange Pleasure, sharing lead vocals, harmonies, drums, and keyboards. His songs have always defied easy categorization—thoughtful, adventurous, and full of unexpected turns. Following the band's run, he joined longtime friend Eric Bettencourt in Giraffe Attack, where original songs gradually became the centerpiece of their live shows. After moving north to raise a family, Ryan never stopped making music, and he's excited to return to the songwriter stage with the same soulful voice and creative spirit that have earned him loyal fans wherever he's played.

Eric Bettencourt

Eric Bettencourt is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, recording engineer, freelance artist, piano enthusiast, and genre masher who fixes his own cars and cuts his own hair. He belongs to both Austin, TX and Portland, ME.