Artists

Cory Branan – His songs, often times deal with women, love, and loss and while he admits that most of the songs are about women, very few are actually written to them. Once accused by an interviewer for dating the wrong women because “all the affairs in these songs always end up poorly.” Cory laughs, insisting that it’s rarely the fault of the women, “In retrospect, it’s probably just me.”

Eric Lewis and Andy Ratliff – Andy’s heartfelt lead vocal, backed by Eric’s traditional high lonesome tenor, creates a vocal blend similar to brother duets like the Monroe Brothers, or the Blue Sky Boys.

Keith Sykes – it’s difficult to know where to start and stop on the story of keith sykes. his life has taken him thru tales that would take most people 4 or 5 lifetimes. tales and travels with the likes of ramblin’ jack elliot, guy clark, john prine, jerry jeff walker, bonnie rait, jimmy buffet, rosanne cash, rodney crowell, todd snider, linda ronstadt, willie nelson, iris dement and more. you better believe he can tell stories as long as you can listen.

Lucero – “We’re not showmen, we’re storytellers. Music got away from storytelling…and we’re bringing it back.”

Rob Jungklas – “The calm, deliberate composure with which he spoke of his late deeds, clothed in rags and covered with chains; …yet daring to raise his manacled hands to heaven; with a spirit soaring above the attributes of man; I looked on him and my blood curdled in my veins.” T. R. Gray, The Confessions of Nat Turner, November 1831

The Tennessee Boltsmokers – This Memphis-based band may have captured the elusive art of an eclectic mixture of the purest forms of American music.

The Pawtuckets – The original band of MADJACK, Pawtuckets combine a little bit of a lot of things. They’ve been cited for influences of country, rock, blues, and even R&B. They cut their teeth in some of the smallest and smokiest bars you could imagine. In spite of having two principal songwriters, Pawtuckets have focused their sounds and developed a style that pays homage to the collective band’s long-term influences, while making it all their own.

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