Past Guests

	JAMIE-SUE SEAL AND THE RADIOTOWN FLYERS Jamie-Sue Seal & the Radiotown Flyers have been playing American Roots Rock for close to five years primarily in the Midwest, but also including several tours to the West, Southwest, Northeast and Southern regions of the United States. Their albums, Fly Away, and Free received airplay on close to one hundred Americana and Roots programs across the nation, as well as medium and heavy rotation on Small Market Commercial Country stations.  www.jamiesueseal.com
	RON BLOCK Alison Krauss and Union Station have recorded 10 of Block’s songs since 1992, including the beautiful “In the Palm of Your Hand” from the Alison Krauss and the Cox Family album (I Know Who Holds Tomorrow) and “A Living Prayer” from Lonely Runs Both Ways, which received a 2006 Gospel Music Association Dove award for the Bluegrass Song of the Year. Block has also recorded with Susan Ashton, Vince Gill, the Cox Family, Clint Black, Bill Frisell, Fernando Ortega, Billy Dean, Michael Johnson, Dolly Parton, and most recently Brad Paisley.  www.ronblock.com
	WILL KIMBROUGH Will Kimbrough's guitar playing has made him a sought-after sideman, playing for Jimmy Buffett (who recorded Will’s “Piece of Work” on his License to Chill CD), Rodney Crowell, Todd Snider, Kim Richey, Josh Rouse and many, many others both in the studio and onstage. His solo records, “This”, “Home Away”, “Godsend” betray an immense command of songwriting craft – catchy hooks, haunting, introspective lyrics, and a tasteful resistance to making his own records a showcase merely for his guitar prowess.  www.willkimbrough.com
	CHUCK BRODSKY "What tales this singer-songwriter from Philadelphia has...With insight and good humor, he has taken these life experiences and distilled them into old fashioned story songs brimming with wit and compassion." -New York Times www.chuckbrodsky.com
	EMILY HURD "(Emily Hurd's Barefoot Session) is built around Hurd's brassy pipes and spirited piano playing, which waltzes and struts like a coy suitor.."  Chicago Tribune. -New York Times www.emilyhurd.com
	STACIA PETRIE Performing steadily around the Detroit area since 1993, Stacia Petrie has released her fourth album "Ruby Blues" once again to positive reviews. Her detail to lyrics underscored with beautiful melodies warmly sung is a testament to her talent. www.staciapetrie.com
	ANDRE VILLOCH Andre began to develop his acoustic solo act, as well as a witty rapport with a live audience in the coffee houses and bars of Muncie, IN. After leaving Ball State, André moved to Northern Michigan to join some of his favorite folk and rock acts in a lively and intimate music scene. He has performed with local greats Third Coast, Angela Josephine, Andy Six, and Jenny Thomas. Though often playing solo, he also fronts the Traverse City rock quartet Speakeasy. In 2003 André released his first album, Gum Wrapper Roses. www.andrevilloch.com
	STONECROSS STONECROSS is not your average Celtic/World music group. Well founded on strong vocals and woven together with a broad mix of instrumentation, they have been bringing their music not only to fans of Irish music in Michigan but as far East as New York, West as Chicago and as South as Puerto Rico. www.stonecrossband.com
	ROD AND ANNIE CAPPS "Watch out for Annie Capps. Her latest recording and recent live shows are proof that yet another major talent is developing here in Michigan." Matt Watroba, WDET "Folks Like Us" www.maynardmusic.com
	CHRIS BUHALIS Chris Buhalis is not only a songwriter, but an accomplished performer; having appeared on radio's Acoustic Cafe and performing live at such venerable and respected venues as the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI. Chris also recorded with the legendary Townes Van Zandt who makes a vocal appearance on Chris' debut CD, Kenai Dreams. www.chrisbuhalis.com
	JASON DENNIE Jason Dennie is primarily known as a 'solo acoustic guitarist.' Really the only description that fits because the music isn't all fingerstyle guitar, or flatpicking... it isn't all folk (as we know it to be), and uses ideas that reach out into jazz, blues, bluegrass, celtic, rock & roll, and country to create a unique and energetic voice on acoustic guitar. www.jasondennie.com
	THE HUMMINGBIRDS Having performed in various venues across the midwest, The Hummingbirds are certainly creating a buzz of their own.  You can expect a twangy mix of memorable melodies and sweet harmonies from this unique "electro-coustic" duo.  Detroit Music Award winner, Stephen Grant Wood adds his telecaster twang into the mix, while Michigan songwriter, Rachel Lynn lays down the rock steady rhythm with the acoustic guitar. www.thehummingbirds.com
	HOODANG Hoodang blends traditional country, honky-tonk, delta blues, western swing, and bluegrass with contemporary alternative country influences. The uniquely original Hoodang sound is characterized by darkly wry lyrics, and music that alternates between graceful, emotional ballads and uptempo sizzlers. www.hoodang.com
	JOHN LATINI John has written and performed for over 25 years and has shared stages with the likes of Blues Traveler, Creedence Clearwater Revisited and Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. Eleven of his tunes can be heard on Crowbar Hotel's 2001 Lovongo Records release 'other lives', with ten more expected on his soon to be released solo effort 'The Carnival'. www.myspace.com/johnlatini
	SCOTT BAKER Scott Baker takes from life's experiences and evolves them into his own individual sound. Equal parts of both roots rock music from the '60s and '70s rubbed together with shimmering bits of electric blues and improv jazz. Writing originals from a largely folk-singer/songwriter music style, performed live with an '80s and '90s underground/alternative feel, there are no boundaries. Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, he also is a member of the Mid-Michigan Songwriters Guild and a Board Member of the Saginaw-Bay Area Blues Society. There is no end to his musical script. www.scottbakermusic.com
	ERIC KELLY Eric Kelly’s music comes straight from the small Michigan towns and smoke-filled walls of the little bars it was written in. His mix of folk, country, and blues influences create a doorway for you to climb into the minds of the people he sings about. Stories weaved from the fabric of his travels across the country and his upbringing in a small Michigan Town. www.embassyhotelrecords.com/erickelly
	ANNIE MOSHER Annie began writing music as a little girl, much of it reflecting her love for the outdoors and the unusual. After school, she packed up and headed out west alone, roaming from Texas to Wyoming, writing songs at night and working with horses during the days. Her travels eventually sent her to Nashville, her current home. Since then, she has gone back to the places where she once slept under the stars, this time to play clubs like Uncle Calvin's in Dallas, the Kerrville stages in Texas, Eddie's Attic in Atlanta, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Juanita's in Little Rock, and all points in between. www.anniemosher.com
	CHELEY TACKETT In 2001, Cheley released her debut CD "When We Knew It All." The track "Penny Wishes" earned the Just Plain Folks Award for Country Song of the Year in 2001, while also topping the country category of the 2002 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest. One month later, Cheley's songs "When We Knew It All" and "Feelin' A Little Lonely" helped her become a New Folk Winner at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, TX. www.cheleytackett.com
	JEN CASS Jen Cass' songs are always from the heart - and from a strange imagination. Cass' point of view is wry, sometimes wise, and often compassionate. Her mainstream-country melodies are perfectly matched to her smart lyrics. www.jencass.com
	DICK WAGNER Dick Wagner has been a musical force in rock and roll and pop music for more than 25 years. More often than not, he has been the creative spark that has ignited the careers of other more visible pop/rock artists. Writing hit songs, producing artists in the studio or demonstrating his virtuosity as a master guitarist, Wagner is known and respected by the entire music industry. www.wagnermusic.com
	TIM THOMPSON Not only is Tim Thompson considered a guitar virtuoso and talented singer/songwriter, he's also a much sought after independent producer and session player. Tim's latest release FACES is distinctive of his own instrumental compositions. www.timthompsonguitar.com
	JOSH DAVIS Davis is the lead singer and guitarist for the popular roots band, Steppin' In It. They have played all over the country including the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Josh also shares the lead vocals for Shout, Sister, Shout, which is an outgrowth of Steppin' In It that includes folk songstress, Rachael Davis. www.steppininit.com/
	JENNIFER JEAN SMITH Lyric-driven story songs sung in a strong, haunting, country-tinged voice are the hallmark of this Michigan native singer/songwriter. Her music reflects a woman who understands the complexities of life on planet earth, yet is still influenced by the simple farm girl who believes in the order of nature and its power to heal. Her songs about the never-ending drama of human relationships range from the heartbreaking to the hilarious. www.themichiganrose.com
	JOHN WILLIAMSON He’s the guy at the bar with a smile on his face. He’s also the shy, quiet presence down by the river, watching the setting sun. He’s on a tractor, a ladder, a horse, and a front porch swing. He’s a carpenter, a farmer, an outdoorsman, a traveler. But most of all, John Williamson is a songwriter whose lyrical and musical highway leads straight to your heart. www.johnwilliamson123.com
	DREW HOWARD For more than 25 years musician Drew Howard has played the bars, taverns, saloons, pubs, dives, arenas, festivals, concert halls, venues big and small, from New York to Chicago, New Orleans and continental US, to Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Hamburg, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark as a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. www.drewhoward.com
	WHIT HILL As a singer, Whitley was a member of the renowned folk-rock band Dick Siegel and the Na-Nas, with whom she toured the country, from New York's Bottom Line to the Vancouver Music Festival, performing and arranging that band's signature theatrics. As a songwriter she is currently signed to Rex Benson Music in Los Angeles. She has opened for Pam Tillis at the Michigan Theater and performed at the A2 Summer Festival's Top of the Park, the A2 Art Fairs, the Firefly, the Gypsy Café, Xhedos Café (Ferndale), and Johnny's Speakeasy. www.whithill.com
	JILL JACK Jill has worked relentlessly for years – everything from playing hole in the wall clubs to singing commercial jingles – and has risen to the elite of Detroit's music scene while building a large and loyal fan base that literally stretches from coast to coast. Jill received five Detroit Music Awards in 2006, bringing her total DMA wins to 18 across three different genres (Acoustic/Folk, Country, and Pop/Rock) for vocalist, songwriter, album, and artist. www.jilljack.com
	BILL EDWARDS In 1989 Edwards won Billboard Magazine's Country Songwriting Contest and since has written for several independent labels. www.edwardsongs.com
	MORRIS PAUL LIPPENS Paul's Big Radio, headed by front man Morris Paul Lippens is a band that plays roots music. Harmony driven vocals and a tasty two guitar punch. Reminiscent of Ryan Adams (and his early group Whiskeytown), the Bodeans, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco and Steve Earle. With elements of Kings of Leon, Drive-By Truckers, Chris Whitley, The Wallflowers, Bonepony, My Morning Jacket and Crazy Horse. www.paulsbigradio.com
	PHIL DILLON Phil has been playing acoustic guitar and singing background vocals with T. Graham Brown since 2003 with appearances at “The Grand Ole Opry”, “The Wildhorse Saloon”, “The Trap”, The Bluebird Cafe”, The Ryman Auditorium, Fan Fair, GAC Classic w/Bill Cody, “Tennessee Mornings” with Charlie Chase and “Opry Live” on GAC. www.ncitymusic.com
	RACHANEE Rachanee is comfortable in any venue, having played in various bookstores, churches, clubs, bars and coffeehouses around the country. Touring constantly to support her two releases, she plays live either solo or as part of a duo, with her husband on percussion. In her home state of Michigan she can often be found performing with her band as well. www.rachanee.net
	LAURA HOFFA Laura Hoffa began studying music at the age of six and continued through college. She majored in piano performance at Michigan State University. While in college, Laura was called to music ministry in her local congregation. She went on to receive her masters in music performance, www.noothername.biz
	JEN SYGIT This Interlochen Alumus, while composing songs primarily on guitar, also plays clawhammer banjo as well as ukulele. Jen has performed at a variety of watering holes and festivals across the state of Michigan and in the spring of 2005 played a string of shows on the east coast of the U.S., marking her transition from local to regional artist. www.jensygit.com
	DAVE BOUTETTE With a full band or solo acoustic, Boutette easily reveals a Midwest experience worthy of note with performances that are engaging, exhilarating and often peppered with stories culled from his times on the road and his years growing up in the shadow of Detroit. www.embassyhotelrecords.com
	SALMON FRANK Longtime songwriting collaborators Frank Bercik and Sam Reese formed this acoustic duo to augment their current musical adventures which include the rock & roll band Studiodawg. Sam and Frank also run and own their independent, non-commercial radio station, WXCS 92.9 FM, broadcasting from Cambridge Springs, PA. Salmon Frank could best be described as "folkin' acoustic rockin' blues." To quote a person interviewed on the documentary of the Spring Fever Festival, these two are "Folkin' Great!" www.salmonfrank.com
	BONNIE BISHOP "Nature has bestowed on Bonnie Bishop a voice that is a singular pleasure to savor, and a wonder to behold. It can be a sweet summer breeze on your neck and a hurricane through your trailer, in a good way. She shakes things up, and she can soothe it all back down too. And you can count on her songs to be unique, searching, sensitive, and sometimes searing. I think this record captures some of her restlessness, her wild talent, and her raw nerve. I think her songs and her voice are directly from the heart of a woman discovering how special and deep her gifts are, and not backing down from any of it.” - Walt Wilkins, Singer/Songwriter www.bonniebishop.com
	LUKE SAYERS The former bassist, a songwriter, singer, and acoustic guitarist for the Tangerine Trousers has twice been a featured songwriter at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, was the only Michigan artist selected to showcase at the 2006 International Folk Alliance Conference in Austin, took first place in the Great Lakes Songwriting Contest, and received the 2005 Detroit Music Award nomination for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter and the 2006 Detroit Music Award nomination for Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group. www.lukesayers.com
	DANNY KLINE For six years, Danny Kline fronted the critically acclaimed Midwestern country/blues band, Delta 88, formed in 1999 to play a group of sparse, American-roots melodies he had started writing over the previous months. The band- Kline, guitarist Alex Anest, and bassist John Sperendi- toured throughout the Central and Eastern U.S. and performed with Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, Joe Henry, and Old Crow Medicine Show. www.groundvinyl.com
	BEN HASSENGER AND PAT MALLOY (BLUE JELLO) Blue Jello is a side project of Mystic Shake's Ben Hassenger and Pat Malloy. In addition to writing songs for possible use in film, television, and other applications, Ben & Pat perform as Blue Jello on a regular basis and are working on the CD Life is Good. www.mysticshake.com
	GREG JENKINSON Greg Jenkinson was honored as the 2006 Instrumentalist Of The Year in the Country Division by Review Magazine. Greg and Jamie-Sue Seal formed the original IceBreaker Band (now known as The Radiotown Flyers) in 2002, but had played together in duos and trios since 2000.  Greg is a musician who is constantly working on his craft as a guitar player, and he thrills audiences everywhere the band goes, with his flying fingers and his tremendous talent. www.jamiesueseal.com
	BOB HAUSLER Award winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, and entertainer Bob Hausler has entertained thousands of people in his career. Working with such artists as Cheryl K. Warner, Laurie Middlebrook, Brenda Cole, Jen Cass, and many more. http://www.bobhausler.com http://mmsongguild.tripod.com
	BILLY BRANDT Billy Brandt has deep roots in alt-country, earning him a loyal following and an outstanding instrumentalist honor (Detroit Music Awards). Billy’s ringing acoustic guitar and soulful voice are at the center of Grievous Angel, evoking Neil Young, Gram Parsons and Bob Dylan. When Billy sings it, it’s the gospel truth. His own Drumdancer records has championed alt artists from Jill Jack to High Flyin' Bird.  www.drumdancerrecords.com http://www.drumdancerrecords.com/grievousangel/index.php