Wendy Colonna (with Sister Golden Hair - Barbara Nesbitt & Wendy Colonna)

Wendy Colonna plays McGonigel's Mucky Duck on Thursday, January 28, 2027, starting at 6 PM. She'll be performing with Sister Golden Hair, her duo with Barbara Nesbitt.

Colonna is an Austin-based singer-songwriter originally from the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, and she's called Central Texas home since 2000. Since then, she's put out eight studio albums, a live album, and a DVD, and has written award-winning songs for commercials. The Austin American-Statesman called her "not just a singer-songwriter, she's a force of nature."

Her 2017 album No Moment But Now drew critical attention, including a New York Times review that described her music as "ethereal." Along the way, she picked up a 2016 Black Fret Major Grant and was a 2017 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist. She's shared the stage with Mavis Staples, Delbert McClinton, and Edgar Winter, and in 2017 she performed at the Austin Women's March before a crowd of 60,000 and emceed Austin's Earth Day festivities. She's also a co-owner of Tips Concerts, an intimate private venue in Austin.

McGonigel's Mucky Duck is Houston's premier Irish pub and live music venue, known for Americana, folk, and Irish performances, authentic food, and Guinness. The show is on Thursday, January 28, 2027, at 6 PM.