“ragged, intimate voice and simple ruminations” – Rolling Stone Mason Jennings was born on the Island of Hawaii, but at an early age, his family moved to the opposite of tropical, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 13, he started playing guitar and writing songs. Mason later dropped out of high school and decided to move to Minneapolis to […]

“ragged, intimate voice and simple ruminations” – Rolling Stone Mason Jennings was born on the Island of Hawaii, but at an early age his family moved to the opposite of tropical, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 13, he started playing guitar and writing songs. Mason later dropped out of high school and decided to move to Minneapolis to pursue his musical career. Jennings made […]

“Sarah soars with ease… Wow.” – Americana Highways Sarah Morris has a habit of missing the forest. From the day the Minneapolis based singer-songwriter picked up a guitar, armed with the bone-deep memory of her parents’ well-loved record collection and rooted in the storytelling fire of a Mary Chapin Carpenter tune, she’s been too busy crafting love […]

“delirious brass, trance piano patterns and irresistible rhythms which [get] the entire audience dancing… it’s actually hard to beat this kind of music – soulful, technically brilliant, sexy and uplifting.” – The ArtsDesk Led by Juan de Marcos (co-creator of Buena Vista Social Club), the Afro-Cuban All Stars (ACAS) is a unique orchestra; devoted to […]

“delirious brass, trance piano patterns and irresistible rhythms which [get] the entire audience dancing… it’s actually hard to beat this kind of music – soulful, technically brilliant, sexy and uplifting.” – The ArtsDesk Led by Juan de Marcos (co-creator of Buena Vista Social Club), the Afro-Cuban All Stars (ACAS) is a unique orchestra; devoted to […]

“Virtuosic keepers of a cultural flame.” – New York Times Three Masters, featured regularly at Maui’s renowned Slack Key Show, share the uniquely Hawaiian styles of slack key guitar and ‘ukulele, with origins in the early 19th century when Portuguese immigrants introduced the ‘ukulele to Hawai‘i and Mexican cowboys brought guitars along with their ranching knowledge. […]

“a truly unique sound… singular” – Elmore Magazine Steel Wheels are familiar with the traditions of folk music and how a string band is supposed to sound. Yet, their name also evokes a sense of forward motion. Their musical style weaves through Americana and bluegrass, folk and old-time music, and the acoustic poetry of the […]

“nimble wordplay… wistful and gorgeous” – American Songwriter Ron Sexsmith is a three-time Juno award-winning singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. Ron was drawn to music from an early age, and his earliest musical heroes were Buddy Holly and Elton John. While struggling to get noticed by the Canadian music industry, he released his self-titled debut in […]

“If you haven’t heard Bobby play drums… you’re missing something.” – Minnpost Bobby says: “Over the course of my 70 years I have heard records and live performances (at the Dakota) of so many great songs many of which I have gotten to perform. But… there have been a few that for one reason or another […]

“honey-sweet harmonies and modest hooks” – Glide  Sarah Lee Guthrie’s lineage is undeniable. But if you close your eyes and forget that her last name is synonymous with the river legacy of a widening current of American folk music, you’d still be drawn to the clarity and soul behind her voice. There is a gentle urgency […]