Journey Church

Led by wife and husband Kim and Quillan Roe, Roe Family Singers marries old-time sounds from barn dances, fiddle pulls, and county fairs with the rock and roll passion of youth. Every performance raises a ruckus, and Kim's award-winning clogging just adds to the show. "Roe Family Singers are the new wave of old-time." -…

Lula Wiles is Isa Burke, Eleanor Buckland, and Mali Obomsawin. Their new release What Will We Do on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings places the group squarely in line with some of its deepest influences, from the protest anthems of Woody Guthrie to the trailblazing songs of Elizabeth Cotten and Hazel Dickens. "The chemistry they bring to the stage…

Hailed by everyone from Dave Van Ronk to Doc Watson, Dakota Dave Hull's guitar style spans a wide musical geography to create an infectious, uniquely personal blend of jazz, ragtime, folk, blues, Western swing, and vintage pop. "One of the best guitarists in the world." - Dave Van Ronk Grassroots Concerts is celebrating 30 years…

Sara Thomsen grew up near Duluth, surrounded by a community and family that loved to sing, infusing her life with music. With a voice rich as the best Midwest soil, Thomsen "picks up the torch carried by balladeers of decades past: Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Holly Near, Ronnie Gilbert, and Peter, Paul, and Mary." -…

Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet - songs about interconnectedness and the human journey, about the beauty and mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music transcends the everyday love song to reach a realm beyond, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself. "Mayer offers up…