Schedule & Tour Leaders 2027
WildWoods Bio
Truly authentic to their Midwestern and Great Plains roots The Wildwoods’ rich harmonies and delicate instrumentation warms the heart and the soul. Hailing from Lincoln Nebraska it is no surprise that their home state has inspired music by Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, John Prine and more.
The Wildwoods are led by husband-and-wife duo Noah (guitar/vocals) and Chloe Gose (violin/vocals), joined by bassist Andrew Vaggalis (upright bass/vocals). Blending folk and indie sensibilities, their sound captures the quiet beauty and emotional sincerity.
Their latest album, Dear Meadowlark (2025), is a love letter to home, inspired by seasons of touring and homesickness.
Flagship Romance Bio
Flagship Romance is an unforgettable alternative folk duo known for their breathtaking vocal harmonies, inspired songwriting, dynamic live show, and a remarkable on and off-stage chemistry that will leave you with the feeling that you made two new best friends. Married singers-songwriters Shawn Fisher and Jordyn Jackson effortlessly fuse technical precision in their impeccably tight vocal blend with an invigorating sense of emotional abandon in their energetic live persona. Performing each show as if it could be their last, this duo will have you questioning how their larger-than-life sound can come from just two voices and an acoustic guitar.
Relentless touring has always been at the core of the duo’s identity. In 2024–2025 alone, Flagship Romance completed three European tours spanning 11 countries, strengthening their international presence and cultivating loyal audiences overseas. With another European tour already being booked for winter 2027, their global footprint continues to grow.
Sean Heely Bio
Seán Heely is a musical force of nature, an award-winning fiddler, singer, harpist, and composer whose artistry bridges Celtic tradition and classical virtuosity. One of the most creatively versatile performers of his generation, Seán has been hailed by Irish fiddle legend Liz Carroll as ‘One powerhouse of a fiddler. Seán holds the rare distinction of being both a U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion and a U.S. National Champion in Scottish Gaelic Gàidhlig song — a testament to his deep mastery of the Scottish tradition in both instrumental and vocal forms.
Seán made his classical solo debut in 2012 with the Virginia Symphony performing Mozart’s 5th Violin Concerto, and was named a 2019 Artist in Residence at the prestigious Strathmore Music Center. An educator in demand, Seán has served as an Adjunct Instructor at American University, and has served on faculty at some of the premier traditional music programs in North America, such as Acadia Traditional School of Music and Arts, Boxwood Music Festival, Upper Potomac Fiddle Retreat, and Fiddle Hell Festival.
He has released three internationally acclaimed albums, including his latest,
‘Dramagical,’ which has been spotlighted on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, and NPR’s Thistle and Shamrock. Based in Washington, D.C., Seán performs both nationally and internationally with the Seán Heely Celtic Band, The Glencoe Lads, and Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra captivating audiences with his virtuosic blend of tradition and innovation. A passionate ambassador of Gaelic music and culture, he frequently performs
for the British Embassy Scottish Affairs Office and for Scottish societies around the country.
Patrice Pike Bio
Listeners of Patrice Pike’s music, often describe it not as a genre, but as an experience.
Music is meant to inspire, to evoke emotion, to create a shared experience of the human condition. Pike’s music and well-crafted lyrics create their own melodic solution to how we can navigate a world full of heartbreak with hope. Even in her songs that don’t shy away from hard topics such as poverty, gun control, and different forms of tragedy, Pike’s music is always about hope and finding the strength to continue. Pike’s music reminds us to be compassionate with ourselves and others, and to celebrate all that this life has to offer. Patrice has toured with Blues Traveler, Sarah MacLachlan, Allman Brothers, Dave Matthews, John Fogerty, Sinead O’Connor and many others.
Kate Campbell Bio
Kate Campbell is a southern singer-songwriter who writes and sings memorable folk songs infused with undercurrents of delta blues, folk, pop, and country that originate from a musical landscape spanning the less-travelled back roads from Nashville to Muscle Shoals to Memphis. Over the course of 20+ years since her acclaimed debut album Songs from the Levee, she has resisted the temptation to follow musical trends but instead chooses to set the pace for her unique musical journey clearly palpable in her latest release Damn Sure Blue, a heart-felt collection of tunes that pays a respectful nod of admiration to the Man in Black and reverberates with the soulful sounds of award-winning Americana guitar whiz and producer Will Kimbrough.
Originally from the Mississippi Delta and the daughter of a Baptist preacher, Kate’s formative years were spent in the very core of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s, and the indelible experiences of those years have shaped her heart and character as well as her songwriting. Her music and songs continue to inspire and excite a growing and engaged audience. Her Two Nights in Texas CD received the prestigious Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters Award. Ballet Memphis featured several tunes from her song catalog as well as a live performance by Kate and band at a ballet entitled South Of Everywhere. Three of Kate’s songs (“Ave Maria Grotto,” “William’s Vision,” and “Fordlandia”) were recently featured in documentary films (Brother Joseph and the Grotto, Chipping Away, and Fordlandia) about Brother Joseph Zoettl, the tiny Bavarian hunchback monk who built Ave Maria Grotto; William Edmondson who was the first African American to be awarded a solo show at New York’s Museum of Modern Art; and Henry Ford’s city in the middle of the Amazon Jungle. A variety of artists have recorded Campbell’s songs including Laurie Lewis, Missy Raines, Ronnie McDowell, and the Nashville Bluegrass Band who covered her compelling snake-handling song “Signs Following.”
Bobcat Opossum Bio
Bobcat Opossum is Ellen Coplin and Sean Hoffman, a genre-bending duo from the back alleys of the Midwestern wilderness. They draw inspiration from Irish, bluegrass, old time, and classical music. They believe that music should be accessible to all and is an essential part of life. They tour, perform, and teach extensively across the country. They are co-founders and co-directors of the Folky Fish Jam Camp, Debutants Hoot Camp, and the Fairfield Falcon Fiddle Club. They also play with Indiana newgrass band Debutants and Irish traditional band Soltre’.
True North Bio
Dan’s polished, uncluttered instrumentation and Kristen’s songcraft and arresting voice have earned the charismatic duo top honors on national stages for performing songwriters such as Telluride Bluegrass Festival and MerleFest. In 2021, Kristen was named, alongside Dolly Parton and Brandi Carlile, one of the “Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack” by The Bluegrass Situation.
Based out of Oregon, True North Duo tours nationally and internationally and have shared stages with Della Mae, Henhouse Prowlers, We Banjo Three, the Kruger Bros., Laurie Lewis, Aoife O’Donovan and Sarah Jarosz. Three of their albums have hit #1 on folk radio, and their newest, Time and Materials, is now in wide release. Learn more at www.truenorthband.com
Mouths of Babes Bio
With more than a dozen albums and over a thousand shows between them, Ty Greenstein and Ingrid Elizabeth of Mouths of Babes are no strangers to the contemporary folk-Americana music scene. For years, their respective bands Girlyman and Coyote Grace captivated thousands of loyal fans as they crisscrossed the country, rocked festival main stages, and toured with the likes of Indigo Girls and Dar Williams. Now, they have distilled the very best of the songwriting, musicianship, and humor of their previous groups into a power duo that brings more depth and style than ever before.
World Brand New, the stunning self-produced follow-up to Mouths of Babes’ award-winning full-length debut Brighter in the Dark, is a Folk/Americana album in the old-fashioned sense: an album with an arc, meant to be listened to all the way through on good headphones with no distractions. With ten songs that range from stuck-in-your-head catchy to cinematic and orchestral, married duo Ty Greenstein and Ingrid Elizabeth take you on the Hero’s Journey hinted at in the cover art: One must venture out to the turbulent sea, step fully into the chaos of the world, and face a reckoning, in order to finally come home. The album can be read as an inner journey, a relationship coming full circle, or a national reckoning — and is meant as all of these.
As a proudly independent band, Mouths of Babes draws their strength (and momentum) from a fierce, loyal fan base, grown over their many years as road dogs. “We feel incredibly lucky to have been able to make exactly the album we wanted to make and to have such a strong career,” says Ty, “thanks to our incredible fans, who believe in supporting the music that matters to them.”
Barb Bowers Bio
When not spending time in Scotland or Ireland, Barb lives on the coast of Maine, three of the most beautiful places in the world. Barb has worn many hats in her life, including working in non-profit arts with theater, music and visual arts. She has served as executive director of a community theater, a film festival and was the ED, artistic director and development director of a performing arts center. This brought her in contact with musicians from all over the world, and as a result, also led her to the world of Scotland Folk Tours, as well as Inishfree Tours and Ireland. She knows many of the tour leaders very well, and sees them throughout the year at music events and conferences. She currently works as a tour liaison for Inishfree Tours, and also works part-time in a small organic farm store. She recently found out via ancestry research that her great great grandfather Norman MacLean came from the Isle of Raasay in Scotland, near Skye! Piano lessons as a child, self-taught guitar and ukulele don’t technically make her a musician………but she loves leading tours and her favourite instrument is her voice.
Iona Fyfe Bio
Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. In 2021, she became the first singer to win the coveted title of Musician of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Iona is a fierce advocate for the official recognition of the Scots Language, leading a successful campaign to pressure Spotify into recognising Scots and add it to its list of languages. Honoured at the Scots Language Awards with the title of Speaker of the Year in 2021, Iona performs both folk and pop songs in the Scots language, remaining true to her rooting in tradition. Iona has featured in several publications including The Sunday Post, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Times. She won the title of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in 2018 and was described as “one of the best Scotland has to offer.” (Global-Music.de)
Iona has made musical appearances on several TV broadcasts including Landward (BBC Scotland), Great Canal Journeys (Channel 4) Secret Scotland with Susan Calman (Channel 5), Binneas Na Trads (BBC ALBA), Under Canvas (BBC ALBA), Hame (BBC Northern Ireland) and Great Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo (BBC Two). Her music has received airplay and has been performed in session on radio shows such as Music Planet (BBC Radio 3), The Folk Show (BBC Radio 2) The Afternoon Show, Take The Floor and Travelling Folk (BBC Radio Scotland).
With extensive touring experience, Iona, a mere 23 years of age, has performed throughout the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic, Canada and Australia. Iona has performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as part of the World Premiere of Disney Pixar’s Brave in Concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Released in 2019, Dark Turn of Mind is Iona’s first EP entirely in English and features six ballads and songs found in both Appalachia and Aberdeenshire and has been described as “a new interpretation to the country genre” – Maverick
Wes & Justin Bio
At age 44, Wes Collins and his wife Anita made a pact to become writers: she started writing fiction and Wes penned his first song. A few years later, they were both multi-award-winners in their fields. Wes writes songs that dig deep and go to uncertain, sometimes scary places. Come for a haunting melody and some intricate fingerpicking and stay for the wit and deep literary intelligence. There is always more to find in a Wes Collins song.
A former librarian and avowed record nerd, Wes can imitate the sound of outmoded computer voice simulations. He hasn’t found a way to make that pay yet.
Justin Farren writes multidimensional songs that are both enchanting and seemingly effortless. “Justin is the avatar of the age and the only true path to enlightenment” says David Wilcox. “If you want to attain total self realization, get to know Justin Farren… and maybe he’ll do you a favor and pull some strings with his cosmic connections”. In the last few years he’s won a bevy of awards including the Kerrville New Folk Competition, Songwriter Serenade, and Wildflower. He’s shared the stage with David Wilcox, Anna Tivel, Sam Baker, Matt Costa, Pierce Pettis, and many others.
Tim Grimm Bio
Tim Grimm has toured and recorded with his friend, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, appeared with Harrison Ford in the film Clear and Present Danger, and has shared the stage with writer and poet Wendell Berry. Tim has had the #1 songs of the year (most played) on Folk radio in 2020 (GONE), 2017 (GONNA BE GREAT), 2016 (WOODY’S LANDLORD) and 2014 (KING OF THE FOLKSINGERS). Grimm grew up and has lived in southern Indiana, and has been called “The Poet Laureate of the rural Midwest”. Film director, Ken Kwapis, calls Grimm “Indiana’s Renaissance man” (Grimm’s song THE LAKE was in the soundtrack for A WALK IN THE WOODS, starring Robert Redford). With 12 albums under his belt, he consistently reaches the top of the Euro-Americana and folk charts and has become known as one of the best storytelling songwriters in America. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous feature films and for 2 years co-starred in NBC’s Reasonable Doubts. . As an actor, he has appeared in numerous feature films and for 2 years co-starred in NBC’s Reasonable Doubts. Current projects include voicing Eugene Debbs and composing music for the documentary film The Revolutionist for WFYI- PBS affiliate, and acting in a new feature filming- SWING SHIFT- portraying actor Richard Jenkin’s brother. He also narrated and wrote a song for the WFIU 13 episode podcast radio drama series— The Ernie Pyle Experiment. He tours across the states and western Europe each year, and his most recent album- GONE, was the #1 Folk album of 2021.
Tret Fure Bio
Tret Fure began her career at the age of 16, singing in coffeehouses and campuses in the Midwest. At 19, she moved to LA in hopes of obtaining a record deal. Within a year she was performing as guitarist and vocalist for Spencer Davis, touring with him and penning the single for his album “Mousetrap”. She went on to record her own album “Tret Fure” in 1973, on MCA/UNI Records, with the late Lowell George of Little Feat as her producer. With the success of that release, she opened for such bands as Yes, Poco, and the J Geils Band.
A prolific artist in the contemporary singer-songwriter arena, Tret Fure has released 18 albums and CDs over the course of her 53 year career. She just released, “Lavender Moonshine”. In addition to being a gifted songwriter, Fure has engineered and produced countless recordings by a variety of artists, including her own work.
In the early 80s, Tret moved to the independent side of the industry discovering the blossoming genre known as Women’s Music. She recorded with and produced some of the best of women’s music including mixing the legendary “Meg & Cris at Carnegie Hall” (1983). She worked as a duo with Cris Williamson throughout the 90s, producing, engineering and releasing 3 CDs together. Now after 9 acoustic releases on her own label, “Tomboy girl Records”, she has re-established herself in the folk world.
Wanda A. Fischer from WMAC Northeast Public Radio has this to say, “Roses in November is yet another masterpiece from Tret. Exceptionally crafted songs delivered with passion, conviction and, yes, soul. Tret weaves magic both in the lyrics and between the lines. This will certainly be on my “Best of 2018” list.”
Tim Grimm Bio
Tim Grimm has toured and recorded with his friend, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, appeared with Harrison Ford in the film Clear and Present Danger, and has shared the stage with writer and poet Wendell Berry. Tim has had the #1 songs of the year (most played) on Folk radio in 2020 (GONE), 2017 (GONNA BE GREAT), 2016 (WOODY’S LANDLORD) and 2014 (KING OF THE FOLKSINGERS). Grimm grew up and has lived in southern Indiana, and has been called “The Poet Laureate of the rural Midwest”. Film director, Ken Kwapis, calls Grimm “Indiana’s Renaissance man” (Grimm’s song THE LAKE was in the soundtrack for A WALK IN THE WOODS, starring Robert Redford). With 12 albums under his belt, he consistently reaches the top of the Euro-Americana and folk charts and has become known as one of the best storytelling songwriters in America. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous feature films and for 2 years co-starred in NBC’s Reasonable Doubts. . As an actor, he has appeared in numerous feature films and for 2 years co-starred in NBC’s Reasonable Doubts. Current projects include voicing Eugene Debbs and composing music for the documentary film The Revolutionist for WFYI- PBS affiliate, and acting in a new feature filming- SWING SHIFT- portraying actor Richard Jenkin’s brother. He also narrated and wrote a song for the WFIU 13 episode podcast radio drama series— The Ernie Pyle Experiment. He tours across the states and western Europe each year, and his most recent album- GONE, was the #1 Folk album of 2021.
Passerine Bio
Passerine was originally formed in 2009 by Carmela Pedicini (guitar and vocals) and David Brain (dobro, lap steel, vocals), later joined by Sara Stovall (violin, mandolin, vocals) and Doug Conroy (bass). They quickly became regional favorites in the Florida folk scene, appearing as featured performers at major music festivals. They have been touring nationally and (occasionally) internationally since 2012, when they released their first full length album (“Another Song About a Bird”). Their fourth CD, “Shiny Things,” was released in 2023. Their show schedule typically includes everything from pubs to listening rooms, coffee houses to street festivals, big auditorium shows to intimate house concerts.
Passerine’s music occupies a zone somewhere between modern folk, progressive bluegrass, and what is loosely called “Americana.” With original songs as well as their own arrangements of traditional songs, Passerine hopes to carry on the living tradition of acoustic folk music rooted in popular experience, memory, and shared wisdom. In this quest, they have found inspiration across a wide musical spectrum. By combining diverse musical interests with instrumentation usually associated with a traditional string band, Passerine has created a sound with a personality that is both familiar and unique, whether the song is a sweet ballad, a foot-stomping bluegrass tune, or one of their more rocking originals.
Carmela and Sara branched out in 2014 to add a theatre credit to their resumes. They were cast as musicians, working with singer/songwriter Tim Grimm to provide the music for a major production of Frank Galati’s Tony Award winning play, “The Grapes of Wrath,” at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. For this production of a play closely based on Steinbeck’s well known novel, Carmela and Sara were given the opportunity to explore the music of that period, performing songs by Woody Guthrie and the Carter Family, as well as original compositions in the spirit of those difficult times.
People often ask about the origin of the name. “Passerine” (pronounced “passer-een”) is the common name for the order of birds capable of perching– members of the order of Passeriformes. The order of passerines includes not only songbirds known for the sweetness of their songs but the raven, a bird known in myth as the companion of deities, as a courier who inspires laughter and reveals truth, and as a trickster whose appetite for life brings wisdom, healing and great acts of creativity. The band was named in honor of their aspiration to make sweet music but also to be like the ravens of myth– harbingers of wisdom and healing.
Julie & Kris Bio
Over nearly 30 years, the songwriter Kris Delmhorst has built a body of work characterized by keen emotional insight and wide-ranging, genre-agnostic curiosity. A native of New York City, she put down early roots in the fertile 1990’s Boston music scene and has gone on to perform thousands of shows across the US and Europe, and released ten studio albums to wide critical acclaim (“Bold and brilliant” – Irish Times, “Literate and allusive” – Boston Globe, “Moody, euphoric and transcendent” – LA Times, “Peerless” – American Songwriter).
Delmhorst’s songs have appeared in many TV shows and feature films. A constant collaborator, she works often as a producer and a scoring composer, as well as contributing vocals, guitar, keys, bass, cello, and fiddle to a long list of fellow artists’ projects. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband, the songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, and their daughter.
Julie Wolf is an Oakland, California–based music producer and multi-instrumentalist whose life in music has been shaped by collaboration and a deep love of the creative process. She is part of a vibrant, far-flung creative community that includes musicians, engineers, composers, playwrights, choreographers, filmmakers, poets, activists, educators, and other rascals. Over the past 30+ years, Julie has performed on hundreds of critically acclaimed recordings, toured internationally, and appeared at music venues and on festival stages around the world, collaborating with Ani DiFranco, Indigo Girls, Carly Simon, Bruce Cockburn, Kris Delmhorst, Jill Sobule, Dar Williams, Maceo Parker, Eliza Gilkyson, Katie Dahl, and many other remarkable artists.
These days, Julie’s work as a producer is at the heart of her creative life, giving her the opportunity to alchemize what matters most to her as an artist––using her decades of experience to help other artists get to their truest, most authentic expression, and building community in the process of making something honest and beautiful.
Kris and Julie are dear friends who have toured and recorded together many times, and they can’t wait to share this Scotland adventure—with each other and with you!
Daniel Boling Bio
Real Roots Café music magazine in the Netherlands says, “Think of a subtle intertwining of Steve Goodman, John Prine and Tom Paxton.” Folk legend Tom Paxton calls him “New Mexico’s songwriting savant.”
Winner of the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk international songwriter contest, the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival song contest and others, Daniel Boling shares experiences from a life well-lived in three countries and seven States through his original, modern folk songs. He is also one third of the iconic 1960s folk trio The Limeliters.
Daniel’s 11 solo albums include two collaboration albums with Tom Paxton in the last couple of years. His albums routinely appear on “Best of the Year” lists from folk DJs across the U.S., Europe, the U.K. and beyond. In 2025 he was awarded “Album of the Year” by the New Mexico Music Awards.
His songs tell interesting stories about a variety of characters, including himself. Daniel plays guitar and banjo with a deft fingerpicking style that always enhances the stories, and sometimes he plays a bit of harmonica too. His clear tenor draws positive comparisons to John Denver and Pete Seeger, and like Pete, Daniel is happiest when his audience sings too!
Holler Choir Bio
Brian Kalinec Bio
Texan Brian Kalinec has been called “a combination of Woody Guthrie, John Steinbeck, James Taylor, and Rodney Crowell in the stories he tells” in a review in music magazine Rootsy. Marilyn Rea Beyer, host of Midnight Special & Folkstage, WFMT describes Brian’s performance and writing as “Down to earth vocals with some “What was that, again?” lyrics.“ Winning events such as the Songwriter Serenade Competition and the Big Top Chautauqua Song Contest, placing second in the Woody Guthrie Song Contest and being chosen as a three-time finalist in the UK Songwriting Contest, has brought Brian significant recognition as a writer. He was nominated for Songwriter of the Year and Musician of the Year in the Texas Music Awards. He has appeared at the Kerrville Folk Festival, and venues such as Uncle Calvin’s in Dallas, The Bugle Boy in La Grange, and as a featured guest on Folkstage on WFMT in Chicago. Brian has also played Houston’s Mcgonigel’s Mucky Duck and Anderson Fair. He has been an Official Showcase Artist at the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) and appeared as an Alternate Official Showcase Artist at SWRFA in 2023.
Admiral Radio Bio
Admiral Radio, the award-winning folkgrass/Americana act from South Carolina, is the creative partnership of Coty Hoover and Becca Smith. Named after their old wooden radio, this husband-and-wife team blends heartfelt harmonies, storytelling, and raw sincerity. Having met while waiting tables in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, their sound is straightforward yet powerful—rooted in tight vocal interplay and finely picked acoustic instruments. Inspired by the everyday, their songs explore life lessons, the quiet hustle of ordinary life, and the dogged optimism that drives it all.
Simply put, Becca and Coty aim to leave listeners better than they found them. They have five independently produced albums under their belt, garnering critical acclaim and national radio play. For their next full-length album, the group has officially signed on with Too Fine Records, a new label out of Nashville created by longtime managers of artists like Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Ellie Holcomb, Judah & the Lion, and more. Known for their energetic and emotional live shows, Admiral Radio has shared stages with bluegrass legend Del McCoury, folkgrass icon Molly Tuttle, pop-rock sensation Judah & the Lion, and more. They have also earned first-place and finalist honors in prestigious songwriting competitions around the country, including Kerrville NewFolk, the MerleFest Band Competition, Cayamo Soundcheck, and the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Official Songwriter Showcase. With every mile down America’s backroads, Admiral Radio shares their interpretation of the folk legacy that feels both timeless and fresh.
Brothers Reed Bio
With their comedic brotherly banter, impeccable harmonic expression, and widely varying influences, a Brothers Reed performance will have you reflecting on lost lives and lovers, laughing hysterically, and leaving completely entertained.The bros will soothe your soul with songs that are familiar yet original. Whether they are finger picking their way through a lamentable ballad or bringing you around full-speed with a barn-burning bluegrass number, The Brothers Reed are masters of their craft. Find tour dates, music, merchandise, and videos, at www.thebrothersreed.com.
Harmonious Wail Bio
Sims studied for seven years with Burns, the legendary jazz mandolinist, laying the foundation for Harmonious Wail’s acoustic string sound. He furthered his studies with Matt Glaser at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, honing his skills while immersing himself in the “gypsy” music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli (Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Bireli Lagrene, Duane Allman, David Grisman, and Louis Armstrong are also on his list of musical heroes). Sims also plays a 1937 Gibson Tenor Guitar (tuned as an octave mandolin), sings, writes and arranges for the Wail. He founded the group in 1987.
Vocalist Maggie Delaney-Potthoff is a captivating performer. Equally at home scatting over a bebop tune, soaring on a solo, or blending with the Wail’s tight vocal harmonies, she delivers both powerhouse tunes and ballads with confidence and ease. Her sensual, sinuous movements (a product of her background in dance and theatre) and her use of a cardboard box played with brushes as a drum add to the charm she exudes onstage.
Bobbie Lancaster Bio
Bobbie Lancaster has a heart for adventure & a gift for singing the truth.
Her lyrics offend some, while flooding others with hope & the reminder that resistance rooted in love for humankind still has the power to bend the arc towards Justice.
Rooted in Americana & Folk traditions, her music, paintings, and children’s books carry a common theme of justice, a longing for a kinder world, and an undying hope that our shared human experience connects us and has the power to lead us into something better.
Join her for a JOYFUL adventure, music filled evenings, laughter, and an experience that nourishes your spirit.
The Rough & Tumble Bio
The Rough & Tumble, a dynamic duo comprised of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler, have been captivating audiences with their unique blend of free-range-folk and thriftstore-Americana for over a decade. The Pennsylvania-born Graham and Central California’s Tyler have a knack for weaving together elements of joy, sorrow, comedy, and drama in their music, leaving audiences on the edge of their seats.
Writing and performing together since 2007, Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler inevitably formed The Rough & Tumble in 2011 as the friends turned into bandmates. In 2015, after a bad Nashville landlord left them without heat for twelve days during an ice storm, the bandmates-turning-spouses decided to hit the road. They sold everything they could, bought a sixteen-foot camper (despite the warning of their families and the lot salesman), packed up their instruments, their dogs, and a couple of small trinkets shaped like elephants and mice that they couldn’t part with, and hit the road. They’ve been touring relentlessly ever since with their two 100 lb rescue dogs, Mud Puddle and Magpie Mae, in spite of multiple burnt up axles, busted tires, and consistent water leaks.
The Rough & Tumble recently released their album Hymns for My Atheist Sister & Her Friends to Sing Along To in November 2024– an album for the faithful, the faithless, and the in between focusing on loving your neighbor and appreciating what you have.
Gordie Tentrees Bio
It’s been a big year for International Acoustic Music Award Winner (IAMA 2023) with 2 new records (Double Takes – May 2025) and his upcoming release (Country Blue – May 2026) for this Canadian (Whitehorse-Yukon) sensation. “Majestic songwriting, incredible insight, genuine authenticity” AMERICANA UK
Double Takes (2025) was produced in Nashville TN with Nash Chambers (Archie Roach, Kasey Chambers) and features Charlie McCoy( Elvis Presley), Tania Elizabeth (Avett Brothers) and Lucky Oceans (Asleep at the Wheel) “Rooted in human truth & experience, there’s grit aplenty here” FATEA MAG EU
Most recently Country Blue (Coming out in 2026) was recorded live off the floor at Ganaraska Recordings (Ontario Canada) with Jimmy Bowskill (Blue Rodeo, Sheep Dogs), and Steve Marriner (Colin James, Harry Manx) over 5 days in a farmhouse with vintage 1930-50’s microphones, amps, and vibes conjuring up a record Tentrees has been making in his mind for 10 years leaning into the blues. This road poet has performed over 5000 concerts in 11 countries armed with 5 instruments (Foot Bass & Snare Tam, Harmonica, Resonator & Acoustic Guitars) taking the light from the dark never repeating with masterful storytelling “Organic, holistic, this is the wild sound of freedom” MIDWEST RECORD USA
For the past 5 years off the stage he is part of an indigenous led healing team (Shawthan Nazhi) supporting families with grief singing & healing songs with a focus on intergenerational trauma. The program was awarded the Arctic Inspiration Prize (500K). He is equally adept at teaching/hosting festival workshops.
Tentrees has toured extensively with friends Fred Eaglesmith, Mary Gauthier, Kelly Joe Phelps, Danny Michel, Ray Wylie Hubbard & Steve Poltz with special appearances at Celtic Connections (UK), National Folk Festival (AU), Woody Guthrie Folk Fest (USA) and Auckland Folk Festival (NZ).
Learn more at https://www.tentrees.ca/
Buddy & Mike Bio
Buddy Mondlock
Buddy Mondlock writes songs. He does it so well that some great songwriters have recorded his songs on their own albums. Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, and Janis Ian, to name just a few. You might’ve heard his song “The Kid” (recorded by David Wilcox, Peter, Paul and Mary and Cry, Cry, Cry) and maybe even sung it yourself around a campfire. He draws you into his world – where a single snowflake follows the trajectory of a relationship, where you get your pocket picked by a Roman cat, where you might swim over the edge of the world if you’re not careful and where dreams that don’t come true still count.
His latest album, Filament, finds him exploring some new territory, both sonically and rhythmically. Produced by Brad Jones, known for his creative approaches to singer/ songwriters, songs like “Problem Solved” and “Sunlight In My Pocket” are propelled along by drums and percussion. Others are painted with woodwinds and string arrangements. Buddy is at heart a storyteller and the songs cover a lot of territory too, ranging from a young artist who finds fame too soon in the title song, to the wonders and mysteries found in “The Dark,” a song he co-wrote with the great Guy Clark.
Mike Lindauer
Bassist, guitarist, vocalist, chemist. The chemistry degree might do more for his bottom line but Mike Lindauer’sheart is in the music. His uniquely expressive and fluid style on the fretless electric bass has caused him to be sought out by singer songwriters in particular, both in the studio and on the road. Mike regularly tours with Buddy Mondlock, Al Stewart (of The Year of the Cat fame), Dave Nachmanoff, Krista Detor and Richard Berman. He also fronts the 7 piece band Swing Thing and is a member of the new-acoustic trio Natural Bridge.
Keegan McInroe Bio
Keegan McInroe is a writer, musician. and international touring artist based in Fort Worth, Texas.
Keeping in spirit with his predecessor troubadouring minstrels, Keegan has spent the better part of the last two decades traversing the roads, wildernesses, and cities of the Old World and New, weaving the resulting experiences and observations together with varied influences from folk, country, and the blues to create an original and evolving tapestry of story-driven American roots music.
Friction Farm Bio
He’s from Berkeley CA, she’s from Woodstock NY. With their roots in places so rich in social activism and history, it was inevitable that these two would meet while studying materials engineering and geology. Eventually they got around to music and for two decades Friction Farm has traveled the world singing songs filled with story telling, social commentary and humor. Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay, believe in the uplifting power of song, the power of the people, and the miraculous wonder of everyday life.
They have toured across the US and internationally, been Kerrville New Folk Finalists, Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists, and South Florida Folk Festival Songwriter winners. In addition to folk music venues, Friction Farm regularly performs for kids as part of a program promoting children’s literacy. They are sought after presenters and performers at Climate Justice and Sustainable Living gatherings.
When not touring Aidan enjoys woodworking and painting, Christine bakes. They have a big garden and a small orchard, and are designing and building a sustainable home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
Dave Nachmanoff & Mike Lindauer
1st - 12th September
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Dave & Mike Bio
Dave Nachmanoff
When you hear about the music of a guitar virtuoso with a doctorate in philosophy, who cut his musical teeth performing and collaborating with Scottish born singer-songwriter Al Stewart (“Year of the Cat”), you know you will be getting something different. In a career that has spanned a dozen albums and thousands of shows ranging from living room concerts to the Royal Albert Hall, Dave Nachmanoff has built a loyal fan base and a unique niche as a performer and songwriter.
Touring, accompanying, and recording with his songwriting hero, Al Stewart, for over 15 years gave Dave the chance to get his own music out in front of tens of thousands of people and gained him international exposure and recognition. Over the years, he has shared the stage with a long list of legends of the folk and rock music worlds, including the likes of Alison Krauss, Steve Forbert, Firefall, John Wesley Harding, and blues legend Libba “Freight Train” Cotten (when he was ten years old). Dave continues to record and tour, in listening rooms, private house concerts, and at other events. He is focusing on using his music to make a difference in the world and benefit concerts are an important part of that. A new album is in the works (to be recorded in New York City in April 2026 and released later in the year)!
Mike Lindauer
Bassist, guitarist, vocalist, chemist. The chemistry degree might do more for his bottom line but Mike Lindauer’sheart is in the music. His uniquely expressive and fluid style on the fretless electric bass has caused him to be sought out by singer songwriters in particular, both in the studio and on the road. Mike regularly tours with Buddy Mondlock, Al Stewart (of The Year of the Cat fame), Dave Nachmanoff, Krista Detor and Richard Berman. He also fronts the 7 piece band Swing Thing and is a member of the new-acoustic trio Natural Bridge.
Chuck Brodsky Bio
Chuck Brodsky is a storytelling, songwriting, modern-day troubador whose genuine warmth and quirky, finely-crafted songs touches hearts, funny bones, and a nerve or two. With irony and wit, his 13 CDs celebrate the eccentric, holy, courageous, inspiring, and the beautiful, while poking fun at what needs poking.
After a few years busking in Europe and picking fruit, Chuck began performing around northern California in the late 1980’s. Over the past 33 years he’s played concerts all across the USA and in eleven countries. Several of his songs have appeared in movies and on tv, while others have been covered by artists as diverse as David Wilcox, Kathy Mattea, The African Children’s Choir of Uganda, and Frogwings (with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks). The National Baseball Hall of Fame, where he’s performed 3 times, has dubbed him “Baseball’s Troubadour Poet Laureate.”
James Keelaghan Bio
Bernice Lewis Bio
BERNICE LEWIS, has been a nationally recognized touring artist for almost four decades. She has performed at innumerable festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, colleges, and house concerts and toured extensively in the US, as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Israel. She was a finalist in the Kerrville Folk Festival’s prestigious New Folk songwriting contest in 1987. She leads fan- based white water raft trips on The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and to Ireland. She is about to release her eighth recording of original music and is currently signed to Houston’s Berkalin Records.
Lewis is the recently retired Artist Associate in Songwriting at Williams College (Williamstown, MA) and founding faculty at Schreiner University’s Songkeeper Program (Kerrville, TX). She has also been an Artist in Residence and workshop presenter at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, Kripalu Center for Yoga in Lenox, MA, Esalen Institute in Big Sur, Yosemite Songwriting Retreat, as well as many other schools and retreat centers. In 2008, she was awarded an Artist in Residence position by the National Park Service, where she was posted in Grand Canyon’s North Rim, and in 2015 she was Artist in Residence at Marble House Project in Dorset, VT. In March 2024, she completed another Artist in Residence at Mostly Dance in Atenas, Costa Rica.
According to Rosanne Cash “Bernice one of the keepers of the flame of Real Songwriting.” Lewis — who studied vocal improvisation with Bobby McFerrin, guitar technique with Alex DeGrassi and Guy van Duser, and songwriting with Rosanne Cash and Cris Williamson — has been a featured performer on NPR’s Mountain Stage program, as well as at the Kennedy CenterIn 1987, she was a finalist in the prestigious New Folk Songwriting Contest at the Kerrville (Texas) Folk Festival, where she continues to be a main stage favorite. Her ballad, “Bridges That Hold,” was included in Peter, Paul and Mary’s Lifelines video (PBS). She was featured in Yoga Journal for her work with sound and yoga, and has shared the stage with many renowned artists, including Dar Williams, Dixie Chicks, Patty Griffin, Pete Seeger, Ellis Paul, Rory Block, Livingston Taylor, Odetta, Christine Lavin, Marty Sexton, Patty Larkin, Catie Curtis, Mary Gauthier… it’s a long list. She has a fifty year old daily yoga practice, loves good coffee, and her religion is the Grand Canyon
David Roth Bio
David Roth strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. His work has found its way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, the Kennedy Center, Peter, Paul, & Mary and Kingston Trio CDs, the Kerrville Folk Festival (TX), NASA’s Goddard Space Center (his song “Rocket Science” sailed on the space shuttle Atlantis in 2009), the Rise Up Singing and Rise Again (sequel) songbooks, and 15 CDs on the Wind River and Stockfisch (Germany) labels.
He’s also an avid traveler and considers his passport his favorite “textbook” for learning in this complicated world. The Chicago native (inspired early on by the late greats Steve Goodman and John Prine) twice sang the national anthem for the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls and has called Cape Cod his home since 2000. David serves as Executive Director for SummerSongs, an all-levels songwriting camp held each July in upstate New York (going into it’s 28th year) and also guides the annual Cape Cod Songwriters Retreats each winter in Provincetown, MA.
Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets Bio
Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets combines the musical styles of three solo-artists-turned-bandmates. Hailing from Southern Wisconsin, Jen Farley, Shawndell Marks and Beth Kille blend their voices into sublime 3-part harmonies, backed by Marks on keyboard, accordion and bass, Kille on guitar and mandolin and Farley on percussion. Individually, these performers have collected numerous musical accolades across multiple genres.
The Madison Area Music Association (MAMA) has recognized both Marks and Kille with Female Vocalist of the Year honors, and Farley’s powerhouse singing netted GCBR the Blues Song of the Year honors for their original tune “Flash Flood” in 2019. They were collectively honored with the 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2023 MAMA Award for Ensemble Vocalists of the Year and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame now that they’ve amassed five wins in this category. Their sophomore album, entitled “Lean” was released on May 31st, 2018, and won Folk/American Album of the Year at the 2019 MAMA Awards.
The band crafted a tribute to The Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris – titled “Legends in Harmony,” to celebrate these artists and their greatest hits. This 2-set, multimedia show, delivered with GCBR’s signature powerful vocal blend, features songs like “9 to 5,” “You’re No Good,” “Desperado” and “Two More Bottles of Wine.”
In the Spring of 2017, they embarked upon a new adventure, as professional speakers, combining storytelling, songs, wit, and wisdom to help their audiences embrace the tools they’ve uncovered to live in harmony. They host annual retreats in Baraboo, WI to help others connect with nature and themselves through harmony.
Frogwater Bio
Coming soon!