DON HAYNIE & SHERYL SAMUEL Don and Sheryl have learned to combine upbeat, sometimes drivingly energetic songs with wistful, thoughtful ballads, for performances with grit as well as grace. Don's songs can make you laugh, cry, or dance as he ranges in topic from the absurdities of modern life (Chaplain of the Mall) to the poignance of family (My Grandmother’s Piano) […]
Spook Handy performed alongside Pete Seeger at festivals and concerts over 50 times from 2003 – 2014 learning many of Pete’s songs and the stories behind them. Now, Spook is touring throughout the U.S and Canada (and soon Europe and Australia) sharing these songs and stories at theaters, arts centers, libraries, universities, churches and anywhere […]
DAYNA may amaze you as she has others. "From Ray Charles and Tom Waits to Nina Simone and Prince, the Brooklyn-born singer and songwriter finds inspiration in almost every type of genre. Kurtz's own music is hard to categorize, and her rich and smoky alto can easily switch from a sensual croon to a blues howl." […]
CLAUDIA RUSSELL is an outstanding singer and songwriter who has shared stages with Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, Loudon Wainwright III, Steve Forbert, Tish Hinojosa, Kris Kristoffersen, Willie Nelson, Darryl Purpose, Peter Rowan, Rosalie Sorrels and Bill Staines, among many others. She is accompanied by husband BRUCE KAPLAN on mandolin. guitar and vocals. Besides writing evocative songs, […]
Note that the beginning and ending times of the open stage are changed. Without the need for sound checks, etc., required with traveling performers, there is no compelling reason we could think of to not start and end these earlier.
