Can I Get an Amen is a few good friends who love to get funky. The band started playing in Chicago in 2010, and recorded its first full length album in 2013. The
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It’s like a wedding with no bride or groom! Come dance to the music of Don’t Ask, playing Klezmer music in the spirit of early Eastern Europe’s Jewish village string bands,
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Allos Musica Ensemble will perform a set of contra dance music, led by accordionist Jeremiah McLane, a highly regarded contra dance musician who has played around the globe with ensembles
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Matt Turino grew up playing old-time and Cajun fiddle tunes with his father Tom, a clawhammer banjo player and button accordionist. Tom has also studied music in, and has played
Singer-songwriters Karen Bridges and Clint Thomson, who comprise Stone and Snow, draw from their connection to the snow-capped landscape of the west to create profoundly lyrical folk songs. With an eclectic mix
The Bashful Youngens are Carrie Chandler-Harrison and Aaron Short. Both Central Illinois natives, they’ve been playing their blend of folk and alternative country in the C-U area since 2011. After
Kurt Bielema has been playing guitar and writing songs for thirty years. It wasn’t until a few years ago that he found his voice, and officially became a singer/songwriter. He’s played in
Man the Still is a locally-grown five-piece bluegrass band. Transplanted here for grad school, the band members all took root in the fertile ground of the Champaign/Urbana folk and bluegrass scene. After one particularly
Under the Wolf Moon is a group of local musicians, connected through the local Irish session scene. They bring the session experience to the stage, playing traditional Irish tunes (and a
Black Ridge Road is a Champaign, Illinois-based bluegrass band, with Roger Bowen, on mandolin and harmony vocals, Roy Britton on guitar and lead and harmony vocals, Doug Buchanan on resonator