2017 SongFest Lineup
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Rising Appalachia
Rising Appalachia brings to the stage a collection of sounds, stories, and songs steeped in tradition and a devotion to world culture. Intertwining a deep reverence for folk music and a passion for justice, they have made it their life’s work to sing songs that speak to something ancient yet surging with relevance. Whether playing at Red Rocks or in rail cars, at Italian street fairs or to Bulgarian herbalists, this fiercely independent band has blazed a unique and colorful path across the globe. 11 years into their movement, Rising Appalachia believes that the roots of all these old songs are vital to our ever evolving soundscape.
Led by the collective voice of sisters Leah and Chloe, and joined by their beloved band – percussionist Biko Casini and bassist/guitarist David Brown – Rising Appalachia is a melting pot of folk music simplicity, textured songwriting, and those bloodline harmonies that only siblings can pull off. Listen for a tapestry of song, clawhammer banjo tunes, fiddle, double bass, acoustic guitar, djembe, barra, bodhran, spoken word, and a wealth of musical layering that will leave you called to action and lulled into rhythmic dance simultaneously. It is both genre bending and familiar at the same time. Proudly born and raised in the concrete jungle of Atlanta, Georgia, sharpening their instincts in the mountains of Appalachia, and fine tuning their soul on the streets of New Orleans they have crafted a 6-album career from the dusts of their passion. |
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Magic Giant
In 2016 MAGIC GIANT moved bodies and souls in over thirty cities across North America, touring with bands such as Mike Posner and Beats Antique and playing festivals ranging from Electric Forest to Lightning in a Bottle. Their latest single ‘Set On Fire’ has over 3 million streams and 350,000 video views. Since their self-release it charted #4 on Spotify’s US Viral 50 and #1 on KROQ’s Locals Only. The LA indie band has built a reputation for its infectious sing-alongs and communal live experiences, blending folk instruments (banjo, fiddle, harmonica) with big drums and dance rhythms. They recorded their debut album from their solar-powered mobile recording studio and are set to release it Spring of 2017.
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Fantastic Negrito2017 GRAMMY Award Winner for Best Contemporary Blues Album!
Fantastic Negrito is the incarnation of a musician who is reborn after going through a lot of awful shit. In fact, the name Fantastic Negrito represents his third rebirth, literally coming back from death this time. The narrative on this man is as important as the sound, because the narrative is the sound. Songs born from a long hard life channeled through black roots music. Slide guitar, drums, piano. Urgent, desperate, edgy. Fantastic Negrito is the story of a man who struggled to “make it”, who “got it”, and who lost it all. For anyone who ever felt like it was over yet hoped it wasn’t, this is your music; blues harnessed, forged in realness. For anyone who ever considered getting their old high-school band back together, this is your inspiration. These are singular songs by a true musician who writes and produces. They are his fuel as he embarks on the third comeback of his life. |
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Photo by Rubin Danny
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Kina Grannis
Kina's sophomore album – Elements – written entirely by Kina and produced by Matt Hales (Aqualung), marks an undeniable maturity in songwriting and artistry and documents a period of growth and change in Kina's personal life, complete with an honesty and a vulnerability that she's excited to share with her fans. The music is dark and driving, sweet and soaring, melancholy, humble, heartfelt and hopeful. Elements was released May 6, 2014 via Kina Grannis Records.
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Charlie Mars
The Money, the final volume in Charlie Mars’ Texas trilogy (out Oct. 14 on Rockingham Records/Thirty Tigers), opens with a scene of cinematic vividness. “Looking out a rainy window/In a hotel in Caroline/Drinking free coffee, smoking that smoke/From an apple by the exit sign.” He called the song “Hell Yeah,” a Rebel yell from this Oxford, Mississippi, resident not of celebration but of recognition. Maybe you, too, have found yourself far from home and feeling very alone, seeking relief in the substances at hand, exhaling out the open window as a practical measure. In those four lines, jotted down in a Hampton Inn in Greenwood, South Carolina, moments later, we find Mars (or a protagonist who closely resembles him) resuming his zigzagging trek through the darkness in search of the light. It’s a theme as old as The Odyssey, laid out in crisp contemporary verse over a lowdown, hickory-smoked backbeat, in the tradition of fellow Southern minimalists Tony Joe White and J.J. Cale.
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Chasing Lovely
Hi, we're Chloe and Taylor. We're sisters who live in Nashville, TN and spend most of our days with a guitar in hand. When we're not harmonizing or touring in our tiny Hyundai Accent, we're probably having random dance parties, reading Malcolm Gladwell, philosophizing about the world, dreaming of one day owning a self-sustaining EarthShip home, or on an endless quest for the world's best mac n' cheese. But all you really need to know is: we're a folk/rock/pop/soul duo (with obvious genre commitment issues), otherwise known as Chasing Lovely.
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Trevor Green
Chris Gelbuda is one of Nashville's brightest new writers. Originally from Chicago, Chris made his way to Nashville after Billy Currington began performing his song "Wingman", which was co-written with Jeff Silbar (Wind Beneath My Wings). Currington eventually cut the song for his new album "We Are Tonight", which is steadily climbing the charts. "Wingman" is slated to be released as a radio single this summer. Chris also writes songs for pop artists. His song "Nintendo" (performed by Todd Carey) is currently going viral on YouTube, and his song "Can't Blame A Girl For Trying" is climbing the Radio Disney and XM charts (performed by actress Sabrina Carpenter of the new Disney show "Girl Meets World"). Chris has written songs with some of the best writers and artists in Nashville and LA, including: Jeffrey Steele, Big Al Anderson, Jeff Silbar, John Mabe, Mark D. Sanders, Jon McLaughlin, Gary Nicholson, Marcus Hummon, Stephony Smith, and Shawn Camp.
Most recently, Chris co-wrote “3 AM” with Big Yellow Dog writer and superstar, Meghan Trainor which is featured on her number one debut album Title. “3 AM’ wasn’t his only contribution to “Title”, he also produced the song “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” Featuring John Legend, which recently received 2X Platinum Single status.
Most recently, Chris co-wrote “3 AM” with Big Yellow Dog writer and superstar, Meghan Trainor which is featured on her number one debut album Title. “3 AM’ wasn’t his only contribution to “Title”, he also produced the song “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” Featuring John Legend, which recently received 2X Platinum Single status.
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Dan Rodriguez
Dan Rodriguez, an artist based out of Minneapolis, MN, is creating quite a buzz in the Midwest. The groove-based, bluesy over-toned sound of his music, mixed with his powerful, yet seductive voice creates an atmosphere different from other music. It's refreshing, tantalizing, and just plain good!
Originally from Detroit, MI, Dan moved to Minneapolis in 2004 to pursue music. He started a band with his brother, Andre Rodriguez, and called it The Auburns. They played locally for a couple of years and grew together as a band, as brothers, and as musicians. In January, 2008, Dan started a self-titled solo project in the Twin Cities. Promoting his band as a trio, Dan started playing venues in the local music scene. As things began to go well, a greater demand for Dan's music rose high enough to inspire him to record an album. June 13th, 2008, the album Unreal was released in Minneapolis, followed by a self-titled EP in 2011. His most recent album, Roaring Dan, was released in the Summer of 2013. Dan has since been playing locally and touring throughout the Midwest and beyond, and sharing the stage with national acts including Grammy award winning duo The Civil Wars, Pete Francis (Dispatch), NeedtoBreathe, Augustana, Tyrone Wells, John McLaughlin, Andy Grammer and Eric Hutchinson. In September 2014 Budweiser released their "Friends Are Waiting" commercial featuring Dan's performance of his original song "When You Come Home," which was written for the commercial and pitched through Minneapolis based company In The Groove Music. |
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Daphne WillisCollaborating across multiple genres ranging from Soul-Rock and Pop to Hip Hop and Electronic Dance Music, classifying Daphne Willis in musical terms is no easy task. With infectious melodies delivered with lyrical precision and honesty, the songs and performances of Daphne Willis are sincere, compelling and relevant.
Raised in Chicago and relocated now to Nashville, Willis cites influences as varied as Elvis Costello and Michael Jackson, but her musical output cleverly incorporates such inspirations into a style that is refreshing and contemporary in a way that suits her songs best. Daphne is currently a Pop writer at Sony/ATV and continues to release music and tour as an Indie Artist. |
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Victory And Penny
Victor & Penny deliver swing-infused folk-jazz in the band’s signature high-energy style with joy, humor, and soaring musical improvisation. Victor & Penny were named “Best Folk Ensemble 2015” by the PITCH; “Standout Concert of the Year” by the Joplin Globe; and are two-time Folk Alliance International official showcase artists. V&P feature tight vocal harmonies, dazzling guitar work, and a fiery ukulele. This corset-tight group brings a modern Kansas City voice to their original tunes and prohibition era jazz with sterling musicianship. When joined by their fine band, Loose Change Orchestra, the red-hot horn section and upright bass bring sparks a-plenty and virtuosic musicianship. V&P impress and delight with charm and hot licks and they are an “absolute rollicking blast.” Since 2010, Victor & Penny (aka Jeff Freling and Erin McGrane) have been thrilling audiences nationally with their deft blend of originals, hot jazz, and swing.
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Photo: Jon H Norris
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Kristin Diable
Kristin Diable has been exploring freedom and choice in her music ever since she picked up an open mic at a lounge in Baton Rouge and stunned the audience into silence. She rode that vibe, away to New York and then back to her native Louisiana like a storm front, one that shook New Orleans and cooled the air. And her newest album, Create Your Own Mythology, invokes her Louisiana and Americana roots, while firing a rock-and-roll shot across the bow of borrowed myths.
“Diable’s bluesy rock gets Nashville glitz on this tambourine-bolstered barn-burner that rolls in like a summer storm and blooms like Southern magnolia.” – NPR on “Time Will Wait |
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Joe CravenAward winning creativity educator, former museum curator, actor, festival emcee, Director of RiverTunes Music Camp, a Co-Director of the Wintergrass Youth Academy and proud father, Joe Craven’s love of music making has put him in many musical genres and alongside many musicians over the years, from Jerry Garcia, Yo-Yo Ma, David Lindley, Jason Marsalis and Roy Rogers to his fabulous Joe Craven Trio and other groups such as Alison Brown’s Quartet, The Persuasions, Psychograss, The Horseflies and the list goes on. For 17 years, he was percussionist/violinist with mandolinist David Grisman.
Whether presenting a workshop or lecture in a Costa Rican community, to business executives in Contra Costa, CA, or thousands of school kids in Scotland ~ to performing at house concerts, major music festivals, the stage of Carnegie Hall or a street corner at Cannery Row, Joe’s at home and loving every minute. “Joe Craven is Magical.” ~ San Francisco Chronicle |
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Davin McCoy
Pain, suffering, and loss…
three elements baked deeply into the fabric of love, or rather, a true love lost. These are the things of which the greatest artists of all time have feasted, in through their uniquely experienced and engineered pores, and out to the world après time served within the walls of the artist’s hearts and minds. Such are the autobiographical, painstaking roads traveled by Davin McCoy’s eloquently crafted, individually wrapped soulful pieces of art, his songs, tied together, so ever tightly, by a grief stricken fueled common thread, by cigarette stained fingers avec a not yet finished quarter left high ball. A personal compilation of emotions wrapped with and by a heart-wrenching bow known as McCoy’s sophomore effort Whiskey Sexy. |
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Photo by Natalie Ginele Miller
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Birds of Chicago
Birds of Chicago was born in 2012 when Nero began writing for his vocal star-muse, Russell. Both were accomplished singer/songwriters with projects of their own, Nero with JT and the Clouds and Russell with the acclaimed Canadian roots outfit Po’ Girl, but together there was an unmistakable chemistry. Nero had found the perfect voice for his rock and roll psalms. Russell moved from being a primary songwriter to an interpreter, and her simmering restraint is deeply refreshing to a landscape scorched by post Voice/American Idol vocal gymnastics and over-emoting.
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Shane Koyczan
“Shane Koyczan is at the heart of a Category Five creative hurricane”
–The Vancouver Sun |
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The Accidentals
Billboard's Breakout Band at SXSW 2015; Winner of the Emerging Artist Series, US Cellular Stage at Summerfest WI, 2015; Winner of WYCE's Album of the Year 2015; Best New Artist 2015; Art Prize, St. Cecilia Listeners Choice winner for the song The Silence 2015, Red Hot Best Band MyNorth Magazine three years in a row... THIS is the band to watch.
Described as, "one of the most ground-breaking musical experiences one might just have in a lifetime” by Jonathan Frahm at Yahoo Voices, The Accidentals are just getting started. |
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Emily Kopp
With music dubbed a marriage between "bluesy heartache vocals and pop songwriting smarts" (The Advocate), Emily Kopp has cultivated a career uniquely her own. Her musical beginnings sparked at a young age, developing throughout her teenage years when she learned to play alongside others, exploring the drums, guitar, and singing, as a pioneer in her high schools' rock band. This continued through college, as she booked herself cover gigs around town. Soon enough, Kopp had earned an internship at a local music venue, working in the office by day and providing hospitality for National touring artists by night. Much of her tenacity and knowledge about the music industry developed while cutting her teeth behind the scenes. However, it didn't take long before she was in the forefront herself, writing songs, deciding to pursue music full time.
She began touring the Southeast during her Junior year of college, and by graduation in December 2013, Kopp had laid herself a foundation as a full time touring artist. She has shared stages with Matchbox 20, Brandi Carlile, Marc Cohn, Phillip Phillips, Kenny Loggins, Boyce Avenue, The Gin Blossoms, and later had the honor of presenting at the TEDxGreenville conference (2015). Kopp has released a full length record, “Serendipity Find Me” (2013), which was followed by her sophomore EP, “Making Sense Of” in 2015. Later that year, she launched a new project, Midnight Riot, alongside writing partner/producer Justin Beckler. The two have since landed songs in commercials for: JetBlue, FitBit, Honey Bunches of Oats, Mary Kay, Samsung, Two Men and A Truck, VistaPrint, and more. In an ever changing music industry climate, Kopp has managed to carve out a space all her own, continuing to grow as a performer, entrepreneur, and songwriter, continuing to evolve, and connect with her audience. |
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The Mulligan Brothers
Armed with a violin, acoustic guitar, drums and an upright bass fashioned from two old suitcases, the Mulligan Brothers, a quartet from Mobile, Ala., stand dead center at the crossroads generally defined as Americana. Folk, country and blues all factor into the sound, as Ross Newell’s nuanced, radio-ready voice brings the band’s story-songs to vivid life.”
- Keith Spera | The Times-Picayune |
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The Vespers
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Songwriters in the Round - Saturday 11:15am-12:30pm
Conner Zwetsch
Florida-bred in true 90s form, Connor Zwetsch was raised on the warm singer/songwriter anthems
and pop mania that colored the era. It was in these formative years, in artists such as Matchbox 20 and New Radicals, that Connor first found a sense of belonging. Nowadays, Connor’s unique niche as a solo artist is defined by a sound laced with nostalgia and shaped by a back-porch songwriter’s
honesty with a penchant for catchy, upbeat melodies.
She emanates a contagious kind of comfort on stage, letting audiences sit back and sink into her warm, sultry vibes. Her music is the coziness of empathy met with bare honesty and confessional lyrics; a view of ventured mountains seen from a back porch rocking chair. She invites her listeners to join in, stand up, sing along, and scream aloud.
Her debut EP, “ What Comes After”, recorded at Bear Creek Studio with producer Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Vance Joy), was released August 2015 on Noble Steed Music. “What Comes After” is an autobiographical collection that will resonate with all who are navigating love, loss, and the search for life’s silver linings. It’s a celebration of the big and small things: water wasted, bridges burned, gas station wine, and whatever it is that comes after.
and pop mania that colored the era. It was in these formative years, in artists such as Matchbox 20 and New Radicals, that Connor first found a sense of belonging. Nowadays, Connor’s unique niche as a solo artist is defined by a sound laced with nostalgia and shaped by a back-porch songwriter’s
honesty with a penchant for catchy, upbeat melodies.
She emanates a contagious kind of comfort on stage, letting audiences sit back and sink into her warm, sultry vibes. Her music is the coziness of empathy met with bare honesty and confessional lyrics; a view of ventured mountains seen from a back porch rocking chair. She invites her listeners to join in, stand up, sing along, and scream aloud.
Her debut EP, “ What Comes After”, recorded at Bear Creek Studio with producer Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Vance Joy), was released August 2015 on Noble Steed Music. “What Comes After” is an autobiographical collection that will resonate with all who are navigating love, loss, and the search for life’s silver linings. It’s a celebration of the big and small things: water wasted, bridges burned, gas station wine, and whatever it is that comes after.
Dean Johansen
Originally from New York, accomplished singer/songwriter/guitarist Dean Johanesen has made his home in many parts of the US including, Indiana, Nevada, Georgia and now residing in Florida.
Johanesen's mother delivered motor homes when he was young and the family traveled around listening to many different artists and kinds of music. Led Zeppelin to Simon and Garfunkel, classic country to musical soundtracks provided the soundtrack to his youth and his diversity of influences had an effect on Johanesen's interests musically as well as giving him a feel for the road.
After being in bands for many years with rotating members and differentiating musical influences, Johanesen decided to pursue a solo career. In 2013 Dean released his first solo record A Time and A Place, a collection of songs that fit more of a personal storyteller type influence. In 2014 the solo release was accepted by Pandora for Dean's own radio station which can be heard here - Dean on Pandora.
A recent passion for gypsy jazz music in the vein of Django Reinhardt has put Johanesen on a musical path with a focus on new stories of old times. Non fictional characters from the '20s and '30s, circus performers, the side show, Prohibition, the war of currents all placed in a backdrop of gypsy swing. Dean is currently in studio working on this record due out some time in 2015. Creative Loafing - Tampa - Feature Article
In 2014 Dean perfromed 275 dates including festival perfomances at SXSW in Autsin-TX, The Decatur Arts Fetsival in Decatur-GA, Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival in Gatlinburg-TN, MS Songwriters Festival in Ocean Springs-MS. More festival dates and a consistent touring and perfroming scheule are in the works for 2015 along with the release of Johanesen's new record and 2 live CD's being recorded in January of 2015. Stay tuned...
Johanesen's mother delivered motor homes when he was young and the family traveled around listening to many different artists and kinds of music. Led Zeppelin to Simon and Garfunkel, classic country to musical soundtracks provided the soundtrack to his youth and his diversity of influences had an effect on Johanesen's interests musically as well as giving him a feel for the road.
After being in bands for many years with rotating members and differentiating musical influences, Johanesen decided to pursue a solo career. In 2013 Dean released his first solo record A Time and A Place, a collection of songs that fit more of a personal storyteller type influence. In 2014 the solo release was accepted by Pandora for Dean's own radio station which can be heard here - Dean on Pandora.
A recent passion for gypsy jazz music in the vein of Django Reinhardt has put Johanesen on a musical path with a focus on new stories of old times. Non fictional characters from the '20s and '30s, circus performers, the side show, Prohibition, the war of currents all placed in a backdrop of gypsy swing. Dean is currently in studio working on this record due out some time in 2015. Creative Loafing - Tampa - Feature Article
In 2014 Dean perfromed 275 dates including festival perfomances at SXSW in Autsin-TX, The Decatur Arts Fetsival in Decatur-GA, Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival in Gatlinburg-TN, MS Songwriters Festival in Ocean Springs-MS. More festival dates and a consistent touring and perfroming scheule are in the works for 2015 along with the release of Johanesen's new record and 2 live CD's being recorded in January of 2015. Stay tuned...
Rebekah Pulley
Rebekah Pulley is a St. Petersburg, FL based singer-songwriter and performer whose sultry, seasoned voice has been described as jaw dropping, with a tendency to break your heart and shake your soul. Her songwriting, live performances, and recordings have wryly evolved, tapping roots-rock, blues, old-school country & western, jazz, and even gospel earning her 7 'Best Of The Bay’ awards from Tampa Bay’s own Creative Loafing. Her original songs are potent shots of reality, sugar coated in melodies that are the kind you wish you had found first. Rebekah was raised in a musical household on wheels (aka: Winnebago) with her nine siblings throughout rural Alaska, East Texas, and Washington State. A self taught guitarist, she gained an ear for music by listening to her father play his rockabilly style guitar with country greats such as Charlie Ryan with whom he recorded the original version of Hot Rod Lincoln. Rebekah’s latest release, Tralala, was the top played CD on Tampa’s WMNF 88.5 FM and is a must have for even the most discerning Americana, Alt-Country, and Folk music fans.
Songwriters in the Round - Sunday 11:15am-12:30pm
Roy Schneider
ormer syndicated cartoonist Roy Schneider has found his true calling in writing and performing his “Blue-Twangled Folk & Roll” music. Schneider has developed a loyal fan base through national radio airplay and consistent touring, performing his blend of the gritty, soulful and sweet to delighted audiences all across the USA and places abroad. He is most often accompanied onstage by his partner-in-all-things, Kim Mayfield. From theaters and historic opera houses to private house concerts, the duo - sometimes billed 'Schneider & Mayfield' - clock up thousands of miles annually in their van "Ulysses" toting guitars, harmonicas, banjos, mandolins, pianos and assorted percussive things wherever they are needed.
Schneider’s songs have earned praise in the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition (TX), Telluride Blues & Brews Acoustic Blues competition (CO), and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist showcase (NY). The duo has performed official showcases at Folk Alliance conferences in New York, Austin TX and Asheville NC. Other notable venues include Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe, Yorkshire England’s MAD Fest, and Roy’s appearance on season 5 of NBC’s 'The Voice.' Schneider has raised over $20k through fan funding to produce and successfully promote 2012’s “Walls That Talk” and 2015’s “Ten From the Pen.” Both have received generous airplay and accolades from respected reviewers including No Depression and UK's Maverick Magazine.
Also a gifted accompanist, Roy has performed onstage with John McEuen, Tom Paxton, Stevie Coyle, Buddy Mondlock, Freebo, Gove Scrivenor and many others.
Schneider’s songs have earned praise in the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition (TX), Telluride Blues & Brews Acoustic Blues competition (CO), and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist showcase (NY). The duo has performed official showcases at Folk Alliance conferences in New York, Austin TX and Asheville NC. Other notable venues include Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe, Yorkshire England’s MAD Fest, and Roy’s appearance on season 5 of NBC’s 'The Voice.' Schneider has raised over $20k through fan funding to produce and successfully promote 2012’s “Walls That Talk” and 2015’s “Ten From the Pen.” Both have received generous airplay and accolades from respected reviewers including No Depression and UK's Maverick Magazine.
Also a gifted accompanist, Roy has performed onstage with John McEuen, Tom Paxton, Stevie Coyle, Buddy Mondlock, Freebo, Gove Scrivenor and many others.
Gerri X
Bulgarian-born Geri X is a composer, a musician and a singer hard to label. Fans and critics spotted it from the moment she broke onto the Tampa Bay music scene. Geri is an artist with a singular sound you have never heard.
One can see it in the way she confidently plays her Babicz guitar, eyes half open and soul pouring out with a rich, crisp and mesmerizing voice. What started with a classical training in piano, guitar and voice, evolving out of a broad and eclectic blend of influences, has become wonderfully her own. In the process of sharing her songs, Geri bares her soul to ease the audience's emotions. It is the strength of the voice and the charge to each word that draws them to a halt.
Geri X is a poet, rebel, and a singer with a voice that is demanding to be heard. She carries the intensity of a body punch with the serene beauty of one of the best female vocalists of this era.
Geri has received countless accolades for her work, including Creative Loafing's Best Singer Songwriter for six years in a row, as well as playing Summerfest and Steel Bridge Song Festival repeatedly. Aside from being a workaholic and an alluring performer, often carrying out few shows in a day, Geri is a prolific songwriter. This fundamental quality combined with her work ethic and the gift of sharing make her a true artist: one which you can connect.
One can see it in the way she confidently plays her Babicz guitar, eyes half open and soul pouring out with a rich, crisp and mesmerizing voice. What started with a classical training in piano, guitar and voice, evolving out of a broad and eclectic blend of influences, has become wonderfully her own. In the process of sharing her songs, Geri bares her soul to ease the audience's emotions. It is the strength of the voice and the charge to each word that draws them to a halt.
Geri X is a poet, rebel, and a singer with a voice that is demanding to be heard. She carries the intensity of a body punch with the serene beauty of one of the best female vocalists of this era.
Geri has received countless accolades for her work, including Creative Loafing's Best Singer Songwriter for six years in a row, as well as playing Summerfest and Steel Bridge Song Festival repeatedly. Aside from being a workaholic and an alluring performer, often carrying out few shows in a day, Geri is a prolific songwriter. This fundamental quality combined with her work ethic and the gift of sharing make her a true artist: one which you can connect.
J. Klein
Twenty-eight year old Singer/songwriter/musician Justin Kleinhoffer, professionally known as J. Klein, has been performing since 2004 as a solo artist as well as a member of the Chicago-based duo "Etna & The Mammoth" (2011) and as a recording and touring member of the St. Louis-based rock group "EFFIC" (2009)
J. Klein has now established artistic residency and performs solo regularly in the Tampa / St. Petersburg, FL metropolitan area.
J. Klein has now established artistic residency and performs solo regularly in the Tampa / St. Petersburg, FL metropolitan area.
