POAC brings Abby Posner to the Panida as part of Performing Arts series
February 20, 2026
By Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council will present a special performance by L.A.-based singer-songwriter Abby Posner on Friday, Feb. 20 as part of its 2025-’26 Performing Arts series at the Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave., in downtown Sandpoint).
An award-winning, multi-genre artist with more than 18 years in the business, Posner is well known for her blend of folk, roots, electronic and pop stylings, which she produces through a mastery of virtually “any instrument she can get her hands on,” as POAC put it.
“If you have seen Abby perform live, you know she can play a fierce lead-blues guitar solo or throw down a complex Earl Scruggs banjo riff,” the organization stated. “You also may have spotted her playing drums, mandolin or bass while using her looping pedal. In addition to her versatility, she puts passion and soul into everything she does.”
Originally from Colorado, Posner has been featured on NPR’s Mountain Stage, and her songs have been on streaming platforms including Hulu and Netflix, as well as The CW, Freeform, and commercials in both the U.S. and U.K.
According to her bio, “Posner’s sonic fingerprint is both wide-reaching and instantly recognizable. Her music video Quiet on Sunset was featured on CMT and she has scored four documentaries, including the award-winning Lady Buds.”
Her rendition of “Wagon Wheel” with Don Flemons and Amythyst Kiah even featured in the national Bank of America ad campaign promoting documentarian Ken Burns’ film Country Music.
Beyond those bona fides, Posner is regarded as a particularly standout live performer, having appeared at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in 2024, AmericanaFest in 2023, and Folk Alliance International in 2022 and 2024. Her song “Get Loud,” which she co-wrote with Ships Have Sailed, took the Grand Prize at the 28th USA Songwriting Competition in 2023, hit the pop radio charts and became the “official hype anthem” for the L.A. Kings hockey team.
Describing her live shows as “mesmerizing,” promoters say she brings the kind of energy to the stage that audiences compare to Chris Thile of Nickel Creek, as well as The Lumineers — all with a sound that ranges from “intimate haunting folk songs, to upbeat festival/dance-your-pants-off hits.”
Doors open for Posner’s Panida show at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for youths, available at artinsandpoint.org; the POAC Gallery (313 N. Second Ave., in downtown Sandpoint); by calling 208-263-6139; or at the door and panida.org.
Get more information and hear Posner’s sound at abbyposner.com.
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