Dan Gore and David Miranda are joined by fiddler Jean Ballhorn and guitarist Kent Riggs in the season’s opening act. Their program will favor a more traditional sound, including some original material, a Dolly Parton singalong, and one from the Evergreen State’s preeminent fiddlers, Vivian Williams.

The Welter Brothers (Corban and Jackson) are simultaneously scholars of traditional music, and practical working musicians. They demonstrate a technical flash that comes from a youth spent jamming at bluegrass festivals, alongside an interest in the folk process and the art of aural storytelling (across many cultures).

• Facebook
• Instagram

Sacred Harp shape note singing workshop. Dan Gore, raised in the tradition back in North Carolina, and Lucinda Saue, a contemporary master of the Sacred Harp, will lead a session that presents some background, recordings, and a song we can all learn to sing using the shaped notes. Everyone can participate, no ability to read music is required.

Randy Butler and Kevin Brown will be picking and singing a mess of old bluegrass, country, folk and pop songs for your listening pleasure.

• Facebook
• Instagram

The Blue Water Strangers bring a special mix of Americana Music to the Inland Northwest. Bluegrass – Country – Old Time Fiddle – Old Time Gospel

• Facebook
• Mail

Special event still in planning.

Family Circle’s band members hail from Stevens County, Addy-Gifford area, northwest of Spokane, WA. Josh Robertson is the band’s guitar player, playing amazing lead and back-up guitar as well as singing lead and harmony vocals. He has been in many bands over the years, Kettle Creek and Kevin Pace Band to name a couple. Tony Mansfield rips up the mandolin providing great rhythm and awesome leads. He also adds his voice to the group, singing lead and harmony vocals. Frances Mansfield (Josh’s sister) anchors the band with her bass and sings lead and harmony vocals as well. Marlin Mansfield ( Tony and Francesʼ son) was added to the band last year as their banjo player extraordinaire, adding phenomenal leads and great back-up. Last, but not least, the youngest member of the band Aimeeʼ Mansfield (Tony and Francesʼ daughter) sings lead and harmony vocals and plays the fiddle exceptionally well. Together they play a wide variety of American-Bluegrass songs, whose stories make up the vibrant tapestry known as Americana.

Special event still in planning.