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Seth Glier with Joe Nerney
A Grammy nominee and social activist, Seth is “an adept song craftsman and elegantly emotional vocalist…harkening back to the early pop/rock traditional of Billy Joel and early Springsteen” (iTunes Editorial). Backing himself on guitar or piano, Seth is ably backed on vocals and saxophone by his traveling companion Joe Nerney. Seth is also an outspoken […]
Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes
Born and raised in Wythe County, Virginia, Sam Gleaves performs innovative mountain music with a sense of history. Sam carries on the ballads, dance music and storytelling he learned from numerous mentors in the Appalachian tradition and writes poignant new songs that tell the region’s contemporary stories. Sam’s debut record of original songs, titled AIN’T […]
The Press Gang
Quartet of musicians from Maine performing Celtic music who were a big hit at the 2016 Highland Games. Featuring the great vocals of Hanz Araki.
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 […]
Old Man Luedecke with guest opener David Petty
Award-winning Canadian songwriter from Nova Scotia, his latest album, “Domestic Eccentric,” was made with Grammy-winning artist Tim O’Brien and has been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the Solo Artist of the Year category. In 2012 Old Man Luedecke was nominated for a Juno (Canadian Grammy) for “Tender Is The Night,” also recorded […]
Richard Gilewitz
Richard has performed for Fiddle & Bow several times over the years and audiences have enjoyed his great guitar work and his droll sense of humor. Whether on 6 or 12-string guitar, Richard has mastered many styles based on his early music listening which ranged from the Beatles, to J.S. Bach, to John Fahey, to […]
Lightnin’ Wells
If acoustic country blues is your bag, nobody represents the genre better than North Carolina’s “Lightnin” Wells. Wells started playing guitar and harmonic at an early age and was drawn to traditional blues and folk music.He performed publicly for the first time in the early ’70’s in the Chapel Hill area and has since performed […]
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon is one of the most popular and respected performers on the folk scene. A multi-instrumentalist on guitar, banjo, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, and more, John is also an excellent songwriter and interpreter of traditional songs and tunes. The Washington Post said of John’s songwriting, “Storytelling with the richness of fine literature.” And Pete Seeger […]
Lizzy & Omar
Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez are from the Durham area and describe their music as “…wild soul-folk music that sings in your bones.” Lizzy made a name for herself in North Carolina and beyond with her stirring original songs and “a voice like cigarettes and the smoothest whiskey you’ve ever tasted.” Omar Ruiz-Lopez (Jonathan Byrd […]
Mark Kroos
Mark Kroos plays 2 guitar necks at the same time. Originally from Lansing, MI but currently based in Charlotte, NC he is one of the only people in the world touring his trade. His primarily instrumental style is characterized by open harmonies, polyphonic textures, incredible tapping technique, and is as entertaining to watch as it […]