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Though not unique it is no less true that ‘BEATS WORKIN’ is the outgrowth of a series of jam sessions attended by 5 guys who love traditional bluegrass music, while believing that the genre is not set in stone, and that through the joy of making music, tasteful and creative contributions are waiting to be discovered (We […]

Bios follow ticket link. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show As a girl, WHITNEY MANN dreamed of a life in Country music. “I daydreamed all day, every day, of singing songs that I wrote in front of thousands of people,” she says. At the age of four, she began writing her own songs, […]

First show of a 4 day run. WILLY PORTER      PETER MULVEY     BILL CAMPLIN  KATIE DAHL (Randy Sabien has a prior commitment but will become the 4th beetle for the Saturday and Sunday shows.)  

Second show of a 4 day run. WILLY PORTER      PETER MULVEY     BILL CAMPLIN   SATCHEL PAIGE WELCH (Randy Sabien has a prior commitment but will become the 4th beetle for the Saturday and Sunday shows.)

Third show of a 4 day run. WILLY PORTER      PETER MULVEY     BILL CAMPLIN   RANDY SABIEN

Last night of a 4 night run. WILLY PORTER      PETER MULVEY     BILL CAMPLIN  RANDY SABIEN

By their name you might assume that The DONJUANS rely merely on their good looks. However, you will be impressed to know that the group includes two GRAMMY® Award-winning songwriters, DON HENRY and JON VEZNER. Their song, “Where’ve You Been” (recorded by Kathy Mattea) was the first song in country music history to sweep all […]

Alligator Recording artists the CASH BOX KINGS are bona fide blues royalty. Co-led by real-deal Chicago blues vocalist and songwriter OSCAR WILSON and songwriter, harmonica giant and singer JOE NOSEK, the band plays masterfully raw and unvarnished houserocking blues. Wilson’s huge, gritty vocals and Nosek’s powerhouse harmonica fuel their razor-sharp original songs. BILLY FLYNN will […]

Bio follows ticket link: Hailing from Shullsburg, Wisconsin, ERNIE HENDRICKSON is a voice of American roots music, influenced by icons like Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and Jerry Garcia.  His 2007 solo record, Down the Road, which the Illinois Entertainer deemed "Groundbreaking," pushed him onto the Midwest's radar as an emerging singer-songwriter. His second and third records, 'Walking […]

You are in for a treat with the great KRAUSE FAMILY BAND– father Rick Krause (guitar and vocals), daughters Katie (vocals) & Ruthie (violin and vocals), accompanied by Scott Wright on piano. Original music and cover tunes ranging from Bob Wills to the Reverend Al Green to the Mills Brothers to Tom Waits sung in close family […]