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Daithi Sproule with Julee & Mark Weems
Special Extra Show Day and Time Dáithí Sproule, a native of Derry who has lived for many years in Minnesota, is one of Irish music’s most respected guitar accompanists, and one of the first guitarists to develop DADGAD tuning for Irish music. He is also a fine singer in English and Irish. Dáithí started out […]
Pat Donohue
Grammy winning finger picking guitarist Pat Donohue’s devotion to acoustic guitar has made him an American standard as he echoes the tones of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Charlie Parker, or Merle Travis. For almost 20 years he was the guitarist and songwriter for the popular radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, leaving recently to return […]
The Early Mays
The Early Mays “bring traditional and original material to spectacular life” (Cindy Howes, Folk Alley/WYEP) with Appalachian-inspired songs built on deep country sensibilities, masterful singing and a sweet old-time sound. They burst on to the scene with a #2 debut on the National Folk-DJ charts: an eponymous album where fiddle, banjo and guitar are the […]
James Keelaghan
A SPECIAL SATURDAY SHOW Canadian James Keelaghan is a troubadour in the tradition of Gordon Lightfoot, Stan and Garnet Rogers, and David Francis. His often history-based songs have been covered by a number of other folk artists and his 1996 album “A Recent Future” won a Award (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy) for Best […]
Belles On Strings
Special Show Day Our debut CD “Out of the Wood” has just been released! We are Ann Borden on Celtic harp, Nora Garver on fiddle, and Tracey Maxwell on cello. We’re based in the NC Piedmont (Greensboro, Asheville & Winston-Salem respectively), smack dab in the path of The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road that brought many […]
Joan & Joni Tribute Show
When Kipyn Martin performed for Fiddle & Bow on July 1st she did several covers of Joni Mitchell songs which absolutely blew us away. When she and Allison Shapira met at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance conference in 2013 Allison was what she refers to as a “recovering opera singer” become songwriter. The two ladies […]
Dana & Susan Robinson
Dana & Susan Robinson’s mix of original songs, traditional songs, and tunes always makes for a great night’s entertainment. They describe themselves as “two guitar-playing, banjo-frailing, fiddle-sawing, and harmony-singing interpreters of the American experience.” Their latest album, 2016’s “The Angel’s Share,” features 8 original songs by Dana, two traditional songs, and two covers, Karen Simon’s […]
John Lilly
Cover: $15 / $13 for members A West Virginia songwriter who has been described as “If Hank Williams had a sunny disposition, he’d be John Lilly.” John Lilly is a multi-faceted performer and songwriter who makes his home in Charleston, West Virginia. An award-winning songwriter, John is also recognized as an accomplished vocalist and song […]
Eric Taylor
Eric Taylor is a sage musician, a lyrical genius and a master of the guitar. If you’re familiar with the intricate Texas singer/ songwriter jigsaw puzzle, you probably already know a lot about Taylor. If you’re not familiar with Taylor by name, you’ve probably heard his songs performed by people such as Nanci Griffith and […]
Vance Gilbert
Vance Gilbert opened our four year plus run at the Community Arts Cafe back in 2011 after a long absence from our stage and we were reminded what a great performer he is. He has the “whole package,” as we like to say – an accomplished guitarist, a versatile singer and one of the wittiest […]