The Lil’ Smokies are inspired by traditional bluegrass and their roots in Missoula, MT. The band has won awards at the International Bluegrass Music Association, the Momentum Award for Best Band, The Northwest String Summit Band Competition and also awards at the Telluride Bluegrass festival band competition. The Lil’ Smokies have performed with the likes of Keller Williams, Sam Bush... read full bio
Ben Morrison is apart of musical band The Brothers Comatose that is formed with his brother Alex Morrison. He is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the band. Ben is a Northern California native, currently living in Oakland. He started growing a love of playing music through his parents, both of which are musicians. While growing up, their parents would... read full bio
Bone Hill: The Concert is a dramatic musical work, inspired by Martha Redbones family lineage. The story depicts one womans return to her homeland in the Appalachian Mountains and the coalmines of Harlan Country, Kentucky. The music spans over the lives of four generations of women, a Cherokee family. Touching upon topics like the familys connection to the land, this... read full bio
Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer. She plays with the band Broken Social Scene. She is best known for her indie rock vocals with the group Stars. Millan's charming girlish vocals have also appeared on albums from Sixteen Tons, Broken Social Scene, and Jason Collett. Millan put things in her own words for her first solo album, Honey... read full bio
Since the release of The SteelDrivers (2008) and Reckless (2010), The SteelDrivers have been nominated for three Grammys, four IBMA awards and the Americana Music Associations New Artist of the Year. They were presented the International Bluegrass Music Associations award for Emerging Artist of the Year in 2009. That same year the band spent a week in Georgia as part... read full bio
Charlie Musselwhite can be most identified as the “white bluesman”. He is one of the few American electric blues harmonica players and bandleaders who is a non-black bluesman. Musselwhite led his very own band and released the very famous Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite’s Southside Band, which gained immediate success. Musselwhite has released over 20 albums, as well as... read full bio
Jacob Whitesides was only four years old when John Mayer released his first EP. Nine years later, Whitesides picked up his first guitar and taught himself to play. He then found the courage to sing, perform and write. At the age of seventeen, Whitesides released his own EP, A Piece Of Me a name chosen by almost 150,000 of his... read full bio
This young Allman did not come on the music scene riding the coattails of his famous father, Gregg. Allman has been living his own musical life for decades. In fact, Allman, who was raised by his mom in Texas, took up the guitar on his own, and has toiled long and hard to establish his own musical identity. After touring... read full bio
Chris Eldredge is a guitarist and singer for the band Punch Brothers. Described by American Songwriter magazine as A 21st century version of the Bluegrass Boys, Punch Brothers have four albums: Punch, Antifogmatic, Whos Feeling Young Now, and The Phosporescent Blues. The band was the subject of the documentary How to Grow a Band, which premiered at the 42nd Nashville... read full bio
Spafford is a band comprised of members Brian Moss, Jordan Fairless, Andrew Johnson, and Cameron Laforest. They have dubbed their sound electrofunk therapy for its eclectic molding of different genres. Spafford applies sounds of rock, funk, electronic, bluegrass, and more into their music, appealing to a variety of listeners. The band is known for their improvisation during live performances, giving... read full bio
Swedish Jam Factory is a tap dance and music duo that consists of Thomas Bergstig and Isaac Middleton. They mix tap dance and music to make a new form of art and expression and bring in bluegrass instruments like the saxophone, accordion, piano, and more to create their unique sound. The duo posts their videos to their YouTube channel which... read full bio
Nefesh Mountain is a bluegrass and Jewish musical band that consists mainly of the husband and wife duo Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff, as well as Alan Grubner on violin and Tim Kiah on bass and vocals. Nefesh Mountain are based out of Montclair, New Jersey. Zasloff has earned a degree in musical theater from Brandeis University and she began... read full bio
Jerry Douglas is a renowned resonator guitar (dobro) and lap steel player. The artist has recorded with musicians such as Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Dolly Parton, Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, and Elvis Costello. In addition, the instrumentalist has produced albums for Alison Krauss, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Maura OConnell, and more. Douglas work has been noted by the Grammy Awardshe... read full bio
A swedish techno/folk/bluegrass band that had an international novelty hit with their cover version of the song Cotton Eye Joe". Very popular, the band holds the record of most total weeks at number one on the German singles chart over the past 30 yearsscoring such hits as "Old Pop in an Oak", "The Spirit of the Hawk and "Wish You... read full bio
Hurray for the Riff Raff, Alynda lee Segarra, is a Puerto Rican singer from the Bronx. Earlier in her career, she released two folk and country records: It Dont Mean I Dont Love You and Young Blood Blues. A year later, the UK record label Loose Music released Hurray for the Riff Raff, an album that collected the best songs... read full bio
David Bromberg is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter.An eclectic artist, Bromberg plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll equally well. Bromberg has played with many famous musicians, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jerry Garcia, Rusty Evans (The Deep) and Bob Dylan. Proficient on fiddle, many styles of acoustic and electric guitar,... read full bio
For over twenty years bassist Mike Marshall and Edgar Meyer have been at the vanguard of American instrumental string music and together and separately have helped create some of the most exciting music around today. While still a teenager Mike was performing and recording with the original David Grisman Quintet, and many more. From there Mike Marshall went... read full bio
The McCarters are a country music trio composed of Jennifer McCarter and her twin sisters Lisa and Teresa. The trio was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1987, where they recorded two albums for the label: 1988's The Gift and 1990's Better Be Home Soon, the latter of which was released as Jennifer McCarter & the McCarters. The title track... read full bio
Fifteen year-old banjo picker Jonny Mizzone, along with his brothers Robbie on fiddle, and Tommy on guitar, are The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys. Though their combined age is younger than music’s Hip-Hop era, it’s the 1950’s music of Flatt & Scruggs & The Stanley Brothers that inspires them. Best known for their YouTube bedroom practice videos, with over 15 million... read full bio
John Jorgenson is known as one of the pioneers of the American gypsy jazz movement. He has performed as a solo artist as well as collaborated with other musicians all over the world. His articles and lessons on gypsy jazz have appeared in prominent guitar magazines and he has given master classes around the country, and he has... read full bio
