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Published on 2026-08-30
Mama’s Broke, the Nova Scotian duo of Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria, today release Reunion via Free Dirt Records and Forward Music Group.
Building on their JUNO-nominated album Narrow Line (2022), Reunion reflects a world coming apart in plain sight, tracing fractured communities, the erosion of shared ground, and the growing awareness that the systems we were taught to trust no longer hold or deliver the promises they were meant to keep. The songs don’t preach or prescribe; they reflect, holding up a mirror and leaving space for something else to take shape.
Mama’s Broke have forged a style carried across landscapes rather than tied to one. For more than a decade, the pair have been in near-constant motion, bringing their folk-without-borders approach to small clubs, DIY spaces, and everywhere in between.
That tradition continues with their biggest tour yet, which will see them perform across Canada and the U.S.
“This album is named Reunion because it’s so much about coming together and galvanising against the forces that attempt to keep us isolated and afraid,” the pair explain. “This album is meant to be experienced in a room of people, not on the internet.”
Full tour dates are below.
Watch: Mama’s Broke on NPR Tiny Desk
Reunion follows their JUNO-nominated album Narrow Line (2022), which led to an invitation from NPR Music to perform on Tiny Desk.
The new album was recorded just outside Nashville in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and features subtle contributions from bassist Paul Kowert, known for his work with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and others, adding depth without pulling focus from the record’s acoustic core.
At its heart, Mama’s Broke remains what it has always been: two voices, intertwined, both fragile and enduring. Reunion asks what it means to make something that lasts — not a place you’re from, or even a place you return to, but what you make together, and how long it lasts if you tend to it.
REUNION TRACKLIST
1. Falling
2. Heaven
3. Build It Up
4. All Alone
5. The Nameless
6. The Foresaken Lover
7. Wildflowers
8. Dig Deep and Win Wisely
9. Bridges
10. Fifolet Waltz
11. Old Fashioned Love Song
12. No Great Reunion
REUNION CREDITS
All songs written by Mama’s Broke
Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria, SOCAN
Amy Lou Keeler
Vocals, guitar, banjo, shruti box
Lisa Maria
Vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar on “Dig Deep & Win Wisely,” banjo on “The Nameless”
Paul Kowert
Double bass on “Bridges,” “Wildflowers,” and “Failing”
Philippe Bronchtein
Pedal steel on “Old-Fashioned Love Song”
Bill Allison
Double bass on “Old-Fashioned Love Song”
Recorded at The Tractor Shed in Goodlettsville, TN, by Sean Sullivan.
“The Forsaken Lover” and “No Great Reunion” recorded at Forty-one Fifteen in Nashville, TN, by Kate Haldrup.
Produced by Mama’s Broke and Sean Sullivan
Mixed by Sean Sullivan
Mastered by Mike Monseur
MAMA’S BROKE ON TOUR
Sept 10 - Edmonton, AB - The Aviary
Sept 12 - Jasper, AB - Jasper Folk Music Festival
Sept 14 - Nelson, BC - The Royal
Sept 15 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Folk Club
Sept 16 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
Sept 17 - Victoria, BC - The Coda
Sept 18 - Olympia, WA - Cryptatropa Bar
Sept 19 - Portland, OR - The Showdown
Sept 20 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
Sept 21 - Quilcene, WA - Grey Coast Guildhall
Sept 22 - Bellingham, WA - New Prospect Theatre
Sept 24 - Ashland, OR - Ashland Folk Collective
Sept 25 - Sisters, OR - Sisters Folk Festival
Sept 25 - Trout Lake, WA - Trout Lake Hall
Sept 30 - Walnut Grove, CA - The Pearl
Oct 1 - Sebastopol, CA - Hopmonk Tavern
Oct 2 - San Francisco, CA - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Oct 3 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place
Oct 4 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
Oct 5 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room Highland Park
Oct 7 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
Oct 8 - Flagstaff, AZ - Coconino Center for the Arts
Oct 9 - Santa Fe, NM - The Marigold Room
Oct 10 - Boulder, CO - eTown Hall
Oct 11 - Fort Collins, CO - Sound Bar
Nov 6 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Folk Festival
Nov 9 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall
Nov 10 - Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse
Nov 11 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook
Nov 12 - Franklin, NC - Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center
Nov 13 - Chattanooga, TN - The Woodshop Listening Room
Nov 14 - Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
Nov 15 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
Nov 17 - Louisville, KY - The Monarch Music and Arts Community
Nov 18 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House Revival
Nov 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Turntable
Nov 20 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar
Nov 21 - Oklahoma City, OK - Resonant Head
Nov 22 - Dallas, TX - Poor David’s Pub
Nov 23 - Austin, TX - Cactus Cafe
Nov 25 - New Orleans, LA - No Dice
Dec 2 - Gainesville, FL - Heartwood Soundstage
Dec 3 - Sarasota, FL - Fogartyville Community Media Arts Center
Dec 4 - St. Augustine, FL - The Waterworks
