While a winter chill fills the air, there’s no shortage of hot acoustic music acts on Long Island — both visiting and home-grown — to help warm your souls.

Although more listings appear in the AcoustiCalendar (LI, NY), here are a few highlights for February 2007:

– Michael Kornfeld

Red Molly – Sunday, February 11 at 6 p.m.
Court House Concerts, Merrick

Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner and Carolann Solebello comprise this New York-based rootsy Americana trio that has been deservedly striking a responsive chord with audiences across the East Coast since its formation in 2004 and has been garnering quite a bit of buzz on LI since performing at The Huntington Folk Festival last summer. The trio drew a SRO crowd for a December gig in St. James. Mixing traditional songs with old gospel, bluegrass, covers of old-timey style numbers by contemporary artists and a few originals penned by Gardner (who is also a dobro virtuoso), these talented women mesmerize audiences with their incredibly tight and beautiful three-part harmonies and solid musicianship. Hearing them in the intimate atmosphere of a house concert should be sheer bliss. (Editor’s note: As of February 5, this concert is sold out).

Pat Wictor and David Jacobs-Strain – Sunday, February 18 at 2 p.m.
University Café, Stony Brook

Charlie Backfish, host of WUSB-FM’s “Sunday Street,” has been bringing some fine acts to Stony Brook University over the past couple of years. This pairing of two stellar performers is no exception. Wictor is a gifted singer-songwriter and lap-style slide guitarist who also is adept at performing traditional numbers in his own distinctive style. Drawing inspiration from rural blues, gospel and rootsy country music, he recently released his third CD, “Heaven is So High and I’m So Far Down.” Much in demand as a backing artist and wowing folks on his own, Wictor is on his way up in acoustic music circles. Although just 22, Jacobs-Strain plays and sings the acoustic blues (traditional and contemporary, covers and originals) with a passion, energy and technical proficiency that belie his young age.

Danielle Miraglia – Wednesday, February 21 at 8 p.m.
Acoustic Long Island series at Cool Beanz Coffee House, St. James

Danielle Miraglia, a soulful and raspy-voiced Boston area singer-songwriter and Delta blues-influenced guitarist whose music fuses country, folk and blues, is the featured performer during this week’s installment of Acoustic Long Island. An hour-long open mic precedes her performance.