Genre: Blues, Soul/R&B
Hometown: Seattle, WA

Like many artists from Seattle, Paula Boggs Band colors outside the lines. Since 2010, the group has forged a unique “Seattle-Brewed Soulgrass” sound that blends jazz, Americana, and storytelling, while touring widely across North America and the UK.

The band has collaborated three times with Grammy®-winning producer Tucker Martine, including America 2020 (single), Janus (2022) featuring Carolina Chocolate Drops co-founder Dom Flemons and Sumatra (3/27/26), showcasing guest performances by Blind Boys of Alabama , Valerie June and longtime Brandi Carlile cellist Josh Neumann.

2025 marked a banner year of recognition: chief songwriter Paula Boggs was named one of eight NewSong Music Songwriting and Performance finalists, the band was selected as a Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) official showcase artist, and songs Sumatra and Traces of You earned Intercontinental Music Awards. Traces of You is also a 2025 Song of the Year® Instrumental finalist.

We’re excited about 2026 and hope to meet you!

Paula Boggs Band is proudly sponsored by Deering Banjos, Breedlove Guitars, and Radial Engineering.

"This Seattle combo dubs its sound “soulgrass,” since it combines bluegrass and Americana idioms. This track is a story song telling of Paula’s enslaved ancestor in Alabama and his journey through the postbellum Jim Crow South. Flemons, a veteran of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, shares lead vocals. "
- MusicRow magazine

"The harrowing, chanted chorus [of Ponies] is immediately followed by verse after verse from Boggs, as she weaves soul, bluegrass, country, and even a little bit of jazz into a beautiful yarn about finding the romantic side of life in any given circumstance."
- Billboard

”Paula Boggs Band knows they’re cool — and they know that has nothing to do with age”
- Adobe & Teardrops

"Boggs is like the Dylan, the Peter, Paul, and Mary, the Joan Baez of this era."
- Phil King, AudioFuzz.com