Dom Flemons
Dom Flemons is the “American Songster,” pulling from traditions of old-time folk music to create new sounds. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays banjo, guitar, harmonica, fife, bones, bass drum, snare drum and

2014 Festival – performance events
Dom Flemons is the “American Songster,” pulling from traditions of old-time folk music to create new sounds. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays banjo, guitar, harmonica, fife, bones, bass drum, snare drum and
Frank Fairfield is a native of Fresno, California who now resides in Los Angeles. TMR calls Frank’s performance, “A dark and delirious slice of new American Primitive by the modern
Blue Mafia is a band based in Muncie, Indiana, whose distinctive modern sound is centered around the muscular guitar playing of Tony Wray and the strong songwriting of his wife,
Justin Rondon is a Champaign native who is a lover of all kinds of music. His original songs are influenced by a mixture of folk, jazz, and rock. Not only
Old Salt Union’s loose, yet no nonsense style lends way to an original sound—something caught between old fashioned and twenty-fifteen. The band stretches the boundaries of traditional bluegrass music by incorporating
Reverend Robert Jones, Sr. is a singer, storyteller and self taught multi-instrumentalist. He uses folk, blues, spirituals and other American Roots music to champion the beauty and power of our
Maja & David creates an intense hybrid of traditional music, built on great distances but without borders. With two fiddles, two voices and the percussion of feet, Maja Kjær Jacobsen
Propelled by inspired fiddle and cello playing, warm vocals, and arresting original songs, Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards (Valerie Thompson on cello and Mariel Vandersteel on fiddle and hardingfele)
Almost “A”, combines strong backgrounds in classical, contemporary art music and jazz with folk, gypsy, gypsy jazz, tango, and klezmer. All have experience working with many styles of dance. Their music