TOM KASTLE is a singer, songwriter, sailor and teller of tales who has performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. He has one foot in the modern singer/songwriter world and the other planted in the traditional maritime realm where he is a shanty and ballad singer and a tall ship captain. He is a co-director of the Chicago Maritime Festival, a faculty member of the Old Town School of Folk Music, and the Narrator (with occasional singing roles) for the Candid Concert Opera Company. When ashore, he lives in a 19th century log cottage in Madison, Wisconsin.

“I heard Tom Kastle sing his song, ‘Whose House? Our House!’ at a Local 1000 union meeting. Timely. Inspiring. A great gathering song sung with power and presence. ” –Holly Near

“With his solo recording and original songs, Tom Kastle shows further dimensions to his talent and range of material. His resonant voice, heartfelt lyrics, and solid instrumentation proves he is a more “grounded” talent, as capable as writing about the open road as he is about the open waters” –Lilli Kuzma: Folk Festival WDCB-FM Radio

ANDREW CALHOUN “…is a powerful songsmith, a quiet and sly performer, and fine traditional singer as well… fascinating and unpredictable.” -Phil Shapiro, Bound for Glory

“Calhoun is a master at story songs, finely crafted works that swiftly and economically capture a moment or express an emotion. Like the best novelists, he is able to assume different personas and see the world through other people’s eyes.” – June Sawyers, Chicago Tribune

“He’s blessed with a resonant baritone, crystalline fingerpicking, and a writer’s ear.” – The Oregonian

Andrew Calhoun’s music is innovative and rooted in tradition. In forty years as a performer he has evolved an increasingly varied repertoire including original songs, Irish and American folk songs, Scottish ballads, African-American spirituals, hymns, historical background, comic songs and poems and songs by writers such as Dave Carter, Mary Oliver and Robert Frost.