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Iris Dement
ONSTAGE: Friday 9:00-10:00PM
One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was born on January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, AR, the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, ... + MORE
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Kelly Joe Phelps
ONSTAGE: Saturday - 10:00-11:00PM
"Like the sound of some impossible invention built from theremin, pedal steel, saw, omnichord, sitar and the whir of hummingbirds, the sound of Kelly Joe Phelps' guitar has no derivation and ... + MORE
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Wood Brothers
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
The Wood Brothers play "earthy, acoustic original songs spiced with a shot of hipster irreverence" (Rolling Stone) and their debut album is "both coolly hip and warmly openhearted, and thoroughly ... + MORE
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Greg Brown
ONSTAGE: Friday 7:30-8:30PM
Greg's music is an intricate mix. His insightful lyrics paint powerful and often deceptively simple images on a canvas of gospel, blues, country, rock, and jazz. Other performers have discovered ... + MORE
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The Wilders
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
The band has burned up concerts and festivals across the nation and beyond, leaving delighted and exhausted crowds in their wake. They have made repeat appearances at the Walnut Valley Festival ... + MORE
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The Wailin' Jennys
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
"If you have never heard of the Wailin' Jennys, don't fret; it is a widespread condition for which the cure will soon be found. Brought together just over a year ago by an impromptu grouping ... + MORE
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Darol Anger
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
Violinist, fiddler, composer, producer and educator, Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent.

Working with some of the world's great improvising ... + MORE

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The Avett Brothers
ONSTAGE: Friday and Saturday Multiple Times
If you put your ear to the street, you can hear the rumble of the world in motion; people going to and from work, to school, to the grocery store. You may even hear the whisper of their living ... + MORE
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CJ Chenier
ONSTAGE: Friday 6:00-7:00PM
.This is state-of-the-art zydeco from a masterful musician and performer. Chenier flavors The Red Hot Louisiana Band’s bayou beats with elements of funk, blues and ballads, as well as turning ... + MORE
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The Everybodyfields
ONSTAGE: Friday and Saturday Multiple Times
Harmony-driven songs about leaving, losing, and home. Guitar, fiddle, dobro and bass. Honest and original Southern country music. Modern folks living life moderately in modern time. Johnson ... + MORE
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Kris Delmhorst
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
Kris Delmhorst's fourth studio release, Strange Conversation (Signature Sounds, June 2006), is a vital and celebratory meditation on art and its ability to speak across time and distance. After ... + MORE
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Danny Barnes Collective
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
With Get Myself Together, (Terminus Records), Danny Barnes - America's irreplaceable alchemist of acoustic razzle-dazzle, open-borders ecumenism, and downhome chutzpah - gets back to basics. ... + MORE
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Martha Scanlan
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
The haunting quality of her voice, unique perspective and poetic imagery of her songs helped to gain national acclaim for the innovative old-time string band, Reeltime Travelers. In their six ... + MORE
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Juanita Family Band
ONSTAGE: Friday Multiple Times
“The Juanita Family is a crying-eyes heartbreak outfit, channeling George Jones hurt and Loretta Lynn magnetism through the pure eloquence of frontwoman Lana Rebel.” --Grayson Currin, ... + MORE
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Stairwell Sisters
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
Those pep-stepping San Francisco darlings, THE STAIRWELL SISTERS, are cutting a new figure in old-time music. With a deep and lively repertoire of timeless tunes plus a solid standing of original ... + MORE
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Trashcan Joe
ONSTAGE: Saturday Multiple Times
"I first heard these guys at a rooftop cocktail party in downtown Portland, Oregon. Literally having made their instruments out of trash can remnants, their unique jangle is one that stands ... + MORE
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Earl Brothers
ONSTAGE: Friday Multiple Times
The Earl Brothers, a 4-piece, all-original string band, stands at the cutting-edge of a movement which is so new, it has yet to be definitively named. Whether one chooses to describe them as ... + MORE
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Little Sue
ONSTAGE: Friday 5:30-6:30PM
"A gorgeous song cycle of true love in decline, the latest from the alt-country darling Susannah Weaver is a gem. Written with unflinching honesty and admirable simplicity...it's further argument ... + MORE
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The Packway Handle Band
ONSTAGE: Friday Multiple Times
Originating in Athens, Georgia in 2001, the Packway Handle Band is a solid and innovative bluegrass quintet. The band’s appeal lies rooted in tight three- and four-part vocal harmonies, extensive ... + MORE
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2009 Pickathon Mix
Dr. Dog
From
The Freight Hoppers
Hell Bound For Alabama
Elliott Brood
Oh, Alberta
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Cote Gelee Two Step
Mike
Huffy
Deep Dark Woods
Mountain
Thao With The Get Down Stay Down
Beat (Health, Life, and Fire)
John Doe And The Sadies
Stop The World and Let Me Off
Jackstraw
Mexican Stomp
C. W. Stoneking
Jungle Blues
Jaymay
Sea Green, See Blue
Alvin Youngblood Hart
When I Was a Cowboy out on the Western Plains
Frank Fairfield
Ive Always Been a Rambler
Alex Leach
Old Richmond Prison
Samantha Crain and The Midnight Shivers
Devils in Boston
Joe Pug
Hymn #101
Justin Townes Earle
Midnight At The Movies
Breathe Owl Breathe
Shovel
Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys
Ruby Jane
Town Mountain
Ruination Line
Alela Diane
White As Diamonds
Captain Bogg And Salty
Purple Tiki
Vetiver
Sister
The Sadies
Flash
Daisy May and Seth Bernard
In Love
Pancake Breakfast
Mister Bluebird
The Hackensaw Boys
Hobo
Larry Gillis
Kentucky Mandolin
Hillstomp
Poor Black Mattie
Paleface
You Are The Girl
Laura Gibson
Spirited
Horse Feathers
Curs In the Weeds.mp3
The Wiyos
Side by Side
Blitzen Trapper
Furr
Foghorn Stringband
Lost Girl
Dehlia Low
Go Away With Me
Dale Watson
From The Cradle To The Grave
Sam
Hello