Linda Lowe

DYNAMIC DUO Singer and songwriter Linda Lowe, the “Lyric Lady,” is handing over the reins as artistic director of the concert series Writers in the Round to daughter Michelle Caillouet. It’s been Linda’s life mission to connect musicians in a safe, alcohol-free performance environment. The concert series, celebrating 35 years, performs at Rice Village’s Main Street Theater. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

Michelle’s entire life has been music. She and mom Linda wrote the song Maybe My Baby together when Michelle was 3.

Writers in the Round instructors and students play together at their former location on Edloe. Standing, from left: Linda Lowe and student Nick Distefano; seated, from left: teachers Michelle Caillouet, Fernando Cervantes, and Judi Messina, and student parent Sandra McConaty. (Photo: hartphoto.com)

Shake Russell has been a part of Writers in the Round since the get-go, performing with a long list of musicians at all sorts of outings, including concerts at Rice Village’s Main Street Theater. Pictured, from left: musicians William vonReichbauer, Michael Hearne, Shake Russell, Linda Lowe, and student and WITR guitar teacher Gabriella Rose pose at Main Street Theater.

WITR creator Linda Lowe has been writing poems since a young child, a talent that led to songwriting and many albums. Here, she graces the cover of her album Little by Little.

Legendary musician Townes Van Zandt was like a brother to Linda. He performed in a “magical” 1994 WITR concert with singer-songwriter and classical guitarist, David Broza, a connection that continued posthumously with Broza putting several of Van Zandt’s poems to song in his album Night Dawn: The Unpublished Poetry of Townes Van Zandt.

Linda and Broza connect on a deep level as songwriters, a friendship that began decades ago.