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Solas
Solas is the quintessential Irish-American band recording and touring in the US today. Fifteen years ago, in a manner befitting their name (Gaelic for "light”), Solas burst onto the Irish music scene and instantly became a beacon – an incandescent ensemble that found contemporary relevance in timeless traditions without ever stooping to clichés. Anchored by founding members Seamus Egan (flute, ten
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Blue Canyon Boys
The Blue Canyon Boys are a premier bluegrass band of the Rocky Mountains and winners of the 2008 Telluride Bluegrass festival band contest. They have performed across the country and were selected to represent the United States and bluegrass music at the 14th annual Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak, Malaysia, which has consistently been rated in the top 25 International Festivals by Songlines Magazine. This bluegrass powerhouse consists of Gary Dark
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Run Boy Run
Formed in the summer of 2009, Run Boy Run has emerged as “a prevalent force in the desert music scene.” After winning the coveted Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest in 2011, Run Boy Run has been busy crafting a growing catalog of traditional, original, and familiar material for performance on A Prairie Home Companion, at national and regional festivals, and at favorite local music venues.
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Screen Door Porch
Screen Door Porch delivers a Wyoming-grown fusion of soulful Americana, Roots-Rock and Country-Blues that has been likened to “Gillian Welch meets The Band, with Ryan Adams and Bonnie Raitt hanging out backstage” (605 Magazine). The core female/male singer-songwriter duo o
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The Hillbenders
“This is awesome – Ladies and gentlemen, once again, The HillBenders!” The shouts and cheers of the 2012 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival attendees fill the tent as the band tunes up for their encore. The guitarist, sporting a headband and John Lennon sunglasses, approaches the microphone. “Folks, we apologize in advance if one of us falls into your tent…we plan on playing all night tonight!” The supercharged crowd roars in response.
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Phoebe Hunt
Singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Phoebe Hunt just can’t stay planted in one spot for long, and that insatiable wanderlust drives everything she does — from mastering myriad musical styles to living the gypsy life of a touring musician.
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Della Mae
'This World Oft Can Be,' Della Mae's Rounder debut, shows that like The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, and Punch Brothers, the five multitalented young women of Della Mae are respectful of American musical tradition, but not restricted by it, combining centuries' worth of musical influences with an emotionally tough, undeniably modern songwriting sensibility. In a relatively short period of time, the band has become
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Front Country
Formed in 2011 as a collective of the Bay Area’s finest young acoustic talent, Adam Roszkiewicz (mandolin, vocals), Jacob Groopman (guitar, vocals) , Jordan Klein (bandjo, vocals), Leif Karlstrom (fiddle) , Melody Walker (guitar, vocals) and Zach Sharpe (bass) joined forces to play a gig in San Francisco’s Mission District
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The Littlest Birds
The Littlest Birds are a nationally acclaimed cello and banjo duo with a unique sound and powerful songwriting.
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2013 Beartrap Summer Festival Date Announced
Summer cannot come soon enough. Summer brings warm temperatures, barbecues, and of course the Beartrap Summer Festival. The 2013 Beartrap Summer Festival is set to go off the weekend of August 3rd and 4th!