Carving out a name for themselves with electrifying live performances, they bring one of the most unique, raw sounds to the roots music scene. with upright bass, banjo, acoustic guitar and violin. But the melodies, the harmonies and the lyrics are something else...

DOWNRIVER COLLECTIVE is an award-winning modern bluegrass band from Nashville, TN. Drawing on a wide array of influences, DRC’s music reflects the passions of its members: elements of traditional bluegrass, old-time folk, and classic country can be heard...

Songwriting cousins Ryan Cooley Gaujot and Jason Jaros swap madolins, guitars, tunes, lyrical harmonies, ballads, improvisations, and rhythms to create a musical experience to get your feet moving.

“This is a rock band you’re gonna want to know about.” -WSMV-TV Today In Nashville

Philip Bowen is a West Virginia-born singer-songwriter, fiddle player, and multi-instrumentalist whose work has been featured by Billboard, American Songwriter, The Bluegrass Situation, Whiskey Riff, PopMatters, Atwood Magazine, and NPR’s Mountain Stage.

“This is a rock band you’re gonna want to know about.” -WSMV-TV Today In Nashville

Philip Bowen is a West Virginia-born singer-songwriter, fiddle player, and multi-instrumentalist whose work has been featured by Billboard, American Songwriter, The Bluegrass Situation, Whiskey Riff, PopMatters, Atwood Magazine, and NPR’s Mountain Stage.

Coyote Rodeo is an Asheville, North Carolina–based experimental bluegrass band that blends tradition with expansive arrangements and improvisation.

Gangstagrass brings together different kinds of American music and creates a whole new category, greater than the sum of the parts.

* 2013 Kerrville New Folk Finalist * 2013 Best New Artist – Radio Crystal Blue, Philadelphia, PA Described by Buffalo News critic Jeff Miers as having “a journalist’s eye for detail and poet’s ear for the well-turned observation”.