Bubbles and Buoy are two opera singing mermaids! They are the mersonas of Rachel Sigman and Samantha Nahra, and have been singing their siren songs since the summer of 2022. Captain Kat, also known as Kat Bowman steers their good ship imagination, and accompanies them on both piano and the accordion. In 2023 they’ve performed their educational, family friendly show “Mermaid Melodies” with Opera on Tap NYC, Redivivus Opera and Cunningham Piano. The pair are regulars at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, and can usually be seen on the Coney Island Brewery Float. As Rachel and Samantha are both mixed media artists, at their own concerts, they sell their mermaid themed arts and crafts.

Samantha Nahra hosts her own youtube cooking show called “Sam tries ___”, on which the mermaid characters debuted in “Two mermaids try baking sesame seaweed biscuits and a Blue Sea Cocktail”. Bubbles and Buoy have appeared in two subsequent episodes.

The pair are currently working on an illustrated book of poetry called “M is for Mermaid” which should be complete in time for Mermay 2024.

Finally, they are the only pair of operatic mermaids that can boast they’ve sung in the presence of Steve Buscemi.

Follow us on Instragram @bubblesandbuoy to keep up with their dventures!

For business queries please email: bubblesandbuoy@gmail.com