Godfrey Daniels is one of the oldest and most venerable music institutions in eastern Pennsylvania. A small neighborhood coffeehouse and listening room, it has long been a hangout for music lovers and aspiring musicians, and in the late 1970s, one of these was a young Moravian College student named John Gorka. Rolling Stone called him the preeminent male singer/songwriter of... read full bio
Habanot Nechama is made up of three beautiful, experienced singers, Karolina , Dana Adini and Yael Deckelbaum. Habanot Nechama is a live band in the deepest sense, having built a huge and very dedicated following before ever releasing even one single. No one could possibly have predicted the enormous success HaBanot Nechama found with their eponymous debut album. The August... read full bio
Karla Bonoff is an American singer and songwriter but she is mainly known for her skills as a songwriter. Many of her songs have been turned into huge hits such as Home" by Bonnie Raitt, "Isn't It Always Love" by Lynn Anderson, and "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna Judd. She has also sang her own songs on four different full-length... read full bio
Katie Curtis is a folk-pop performer who sings and writes her music. She started her career releasing cassettes but advanced to CD's shortly after. Her self titled album was named Album of the Year at that year's Gay and Lesbian American Music Awards. To date, she has released thirteen full-length albums. Her songs have been featured in Dawson's Creek,... read full bio
Carlos was raised in the Galician coastal city of Vigo, where at the age of eight he learned the gaita. He embraces and reflects the unstoppable spirit of his home music. However, he is also aware of the dangers that come with traditional music become progressively more conservative and closed off to new ideas. Even the most heartfelt music can eventually... read full bio
Michelle Shocked has never been one to care what anyone thinks about her creative notions. She's based her career on defying convention, making each album stylistically different and managing to escape a major-label contract with complete ownership of all her work, another precedent-setting achievement.... read full bio
Carrie Rodrigues is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter from Texas. Her southern roots helped her establish her unique sounds. Carrie Rodriguez uses different instruments including a fiddle, mandobird, and tenor guitar very often in her music. Her touring band members as well have unique instruments that help create Carries sound. Her first album was a duet recorded with artist Chip Taylor in... read full bio
Mickey Jones has enjoyed considerable success in the music business both as a musician and a singer. In the past few years he has added acting to his already outstanding credits, having been featured in numerous guest star roles in hit TV shows such as ... read full bio
Mindy Smith became an overnight sensation when she contributed to the Dolly Parton tribute album, Just Because I'm a Woman. She began winning awards, appearing on national TV, inspiring critics and artists to sing her praises (and her songs), and riding the momentum of One Moment More, her Vanguard debut. But when she wasn't accepting Best New Artist honors from... read full bio
Craig Wayne Boyd is a country singer-songwriter, who is most popular for winning the seventh season of NBC's reality singing competition, The Voice. Two coaches turned their chairs for him, but he chose to be a part of Blake Shelton's team. Throughout the competition, he sang songs such as ""The Whiskey Ain't Workin"" by Travis Tritt, ""Wave of Wave"" by... read full bio
Originally from The Maritimes, Canada, Melanie Doane grew up in a musical family in Nova Scotia. She began playing the violin at age 3 and from there went on to learn a number of different instruments including piano, ukulele and stand-up bass. She studied voice in college, but decided to leave school to pursue theater. Eventually she started to write... read full bio
Beth Nielsen Chapman is the writer behind number-one country hits for Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, and Lorrie Morgan. Jazz artist Ute Lemper and blues-rock Grammy winner Bonnie Raitt have also recorded her songs. Chapman's own albums have charted in the top 10 in the Adult Contemporary field. ... read full bio
Loudon Wainwright III is more than just a singer/songwriter. He is a folk singer, humorist, and actor. Wainwright has produced over 22 albums in his musical career and has appeared on numerous television shows and movies. He started his career as a writer and editor for Life magazine and became a folk singer in the late 1960s. Wainwright has won... read full bio
Lunch At Allen's is an extraordinary musical revue by internationally renowned artists, Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan, and Ian Thomas who perform together as a band -- the stage show is an intimate and humorous performance by some of Canada's finest individual performers. It all began as a regular get together at Allen's Pub & restaurant on The Danforth... read full bio
Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas are a remarkable group that consists of Jessica as the lead vocalist and Steve Lahane, Taylor Pierson, John Raleeh, Kevin Medina, and Michael Krygier as the other band members. Jessica was born and raised in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield, where she started playing music at a young age. She was up in a... read full bio
Alexs story like most great rock and roll tales begins with a boy, a guitar and a head full of songs. He started teaching himself guitar when he was 14, but didnt have the patience to learn all the campfire classics, so he just started writing his own songs. His big influences: Stevie Wonder, Nirvana, Cat Stevens, Black Crowes, Maroon... read full bio
John Hammond began playing guitar in high school and now he is an award winning American blues guitarist and singer. John Hammond is more known for his acoustic style, playing with his National Reso-Phonic Guitars and singing barrelhouse style. Hammond has produced 34 albums with vanguard Records, then in the 1990s he began recording with the Point Blank Record label.... read full bio
Lost Bayou Ramblers is best known for their Cajun Music. They have toured across the country in clubs and festivals across the U.S., Europe, and Canada. The Lost Bayou Ramblers wanted to try something new musically. To create a new sound that combined not just the sounds of their heritage, but all the musical influences they grew up loving. By... read full bio
Singer/songwriter Courtney Jaye was born in Pittsburgh, PA. She moved to Atlanta during her formative years and began writing songs. She traveled extensively after graduating, spending her days in Flagstaff, AZ, as an acupuncturist and playing in a band at night. She soon found herself on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where she developed an affinity for the region's fluid... read full bio
Halfway to Hazard are the opening words of “Cold,” the first song David Tolliver and Chad Warrix wrote together several years after each had put Kentucky in their rear-view mirror and ended up in Music City. A pain-and-booze-soaked ache for love gone cold, the geographical reference to the midway point from opposite directions to the Queen City of the Mountains... read full bio
