Rising star SARAH MCQUAID’s voice has been likened to malt whiskey, melted chocolate and “honey poured into wine” (Minor 7th). A captivating performer, she seduces her audience with cheeky banter and stories from the road, as well as with stunning musicianship; in her hands, the guitar becomes much more than merely an accompanying instrument. Her […]

MEGON MCDONOUGH Born in Crystal Lake, Ill., to an Irish-Catholic family with nine theatrically-inspired children, Megon McDonough was inspired to play the guitar and sing after watching The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. She wrote her first song at the age of 11. By the age of 17, she was opening for such folk acts as […]

Sam will be playing solo this night. Sam is a singer, acoustic guitarist, and songwriter in several rock and roots rock bands active from the 1980s to the 2000s, including the BoDeans and Absinthe. Sam is known for his distinctive voice, the voice by which many identify the Bodeans. Llanas was one of the founding […]

The Pioneers will perform this night without Jerry Wicentowski, This five piece bluegrass ball of fire featuring vocals, banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin appears here regularly on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Its various members have been involved with traditional music locally, regionally, and nationally for many years. The Pioneer’s lead singer and guitarist, Jerry Wicentowski, […]

MIKE DOWLING- bottleneck blues, vintage swing, ragtime, and more, played with grace, wit and dazzling dexterity Mike doesn't come through that often, so don't miss the opportunity to hear this world-class guitarist. "Dowling is one of the most relaxed and highly skilled acoustic guitar players of his generation that I have ever heard. Everything he performs […]

TIM FAST could be a character in one of the gems-of-a-song he writes and sings. He’s a dust-covered man who has traveled the roads in search of whatever song is over the next rise. That sense of adventure has given him a catalog of great original songs that have touched audiences from coast to coast and […]

This Nashville trio fuses folk, “newgrass,” rock, and classical into an organically unique sound, showcasing expansive three-part harmonies, consummate musicianship, and astute, soulful lyrics. Harpeth Rising chose to name themselves after a river because water is both dynamic and powerful. These words also describe the music created by the three women – Jordana Greenberg (violin, vocals), Rebecca […]

Joey Shaheen aka: "The Wrong Omar" is a Minneapolis based singer/songwriter doing a warm blend of roots/folk/rock with blues and  jazz harp, storytelling, and a little quirk. He has been touring the US and Canada, singing his "sidewalk confessionals of bad choices" with a tongue-in-cheek curmudgeon persona for old souls of all ages. His solo acoustic show […]

Song swaps throw performers together to rotate, doing a song each before tossing the hot potato to the next person.  Always fun and interesting.  We would have been happy to have DOROTHY and RICHARD PAUL  back  with  not so lonesome BILL CAMPLIN, EXCEPT that now DOROTHY cannot make it. Richard Paul (his friends call him RpT) […]

A whoppin' triple bill fell out of the sky.  This combo plate booking should provide an evening's worth of great art. Upon arriving in Austin, TX in 1990 from New York City, MICHAEL FRACASSO was promptly voted Best New Artist in Music City Texas ‘Insiders’ poll and was able to record his first CD, Love […]

SUNDAE + MR. GOESSL is a new collaboration between resident Seattle, WA musicians Jason Goessl and Kate Voss. The duo embodies a spirit reminiscent of 1930s pop; repackaging classics with nuanced stylistic detours, ultimately imparting a ‘fresh’ vintage patina to the songs. They recently recorded an album of music from that era encompassing ragtime, pop, swing […]

PIPER ROAD is: Randal Harrison - Fiddle Bob Mason - Mandolin Mark Hembree -- Bass Barry Riese -- Guitar - Vocals Bill Kangaroo -- Washboard Piper Road was born into the age of rock & roll with individual backgrounds diverse as classical, cowboy, folk, blues and Dixieland. Influenced by some live performances of Doc Watson […]

Bluesman TS WEBB autobio: with one cigarette stuck in the guards of his saxophone and another in his jaw while playing major metropolitan arenas and fields of flora and fauna for the last forty-five years. ...back lot dirt tracks with clapped-out British motorcycles held together by shoestrings and baling wire. As the northern temps dropped, […]

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) […]