HSNOI

We taped two good shows in May:

567) 5/20/13 The Long Hill String Band - Central NJ group that consists of six players - banjo, mountain dulcimer, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and upright bass. The group has been active for about 12 years, playing Old Timey favorites at fairs, farms, community events, local Grange gatherings, parties, museums, and even clubs; focuses its talents on nineteenth and early twentieth century tunes in a smattering of different styles. Although the lineup of musicians changes occasionally, the spirit of the music has been consistent throughout the band's existence. www.thelonghillstringband.com

568) 5/20/13 Wool & Grant – Two veteran singer/songwriters with a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musical alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, rocking clear-eyed political songs along with a window on to their travels -- on the road and around the heart". www.WoolGrant.com

Upcoming:569) 6/12/13 Brother Sun - Joe Jencks, Greg Greenway, and Pat Wictor have formed a dynamic new male trio. Calling upon contemporary songwriting, and informed by the deep roots of gospel, blues, and folk, they weave a tapestry of harmony that is brilliantly fresh and yet familiar. Imagine Crosby, Stills, and Nash, with hints of the Dixie Hummingbirds. Kerrville and Falcon Ridge Folk Festivals put them on their main stages, to standing ovations. Their eponymous debut recording rose to the top of the Folk DJ chart. http://www.brothersunmusic.com 570) 6/12/13 Joe Jencks - international touring performer, songwriter, entertainer, and educator, based in Chicago. From venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, to coffee houses, festivals, spiritual communities, and schools, Joe Jencks has spent the last 12 years touring full time. His songs have traveled to every continent via his own performances, radio, CDs, web casts, and other musicians. http://www.joejencks.com 571) 6/24/13 6:45 Sarah Donner - Westminster Choir College grad, she picked up a guitar, abandoned her classical roots, and became indie folk-pop star who works the stage with powerful vocals, punchy guitar, and a candid stage presence that is all her. Her music has been licensed for shows on Discovery network, Bravo, MTV, VH1, and Showtime. The "Sarah Donner and the Sleepy Kitten" video and "The Motherf**cking Pterodactyl Song" over a million views on YouTube alone. Her music has been featured on Conan O'Brien's blog, NPR, and CBS News www.SarahConnor.com 572) 6/24/13 8:00 Son Lewis - work as a modern day exponent of the Blues has led him to recognition as a teacher, performer and recording artist; his own particular guitar style developed under the guidance of Blues guitarist Danny Kalb (founder of the Blues Project, a seminal Blues band of the 1960's). 1997 Best Retro Blues Artist of the Year (Delta Snake Magazine); 1996 Winner Skyland Blues Society Talent Competition; 1996 Finalist International Blues Talent Competition; 1995 Award National Endowment for the Arts (Audio Recording) 573) 7/17/13 6:45 Walt Koken - started playing banjo in 1959. He joined the Busted Toe Mudthumpers in the late 1960's. In 1972 he formed the widely acclaimed Highwoods Stringband. They toured the U.S. as well as Latin America and Europe, and recorded three LP's on Rounder Records. In the 1990's he began producing CD's of his own banjo playing, both traditional and original tunes and songs, two on Rounder and one on his own Mudthumper label. http://www.mudthumper.com 574) 7/17/13 8:00 Steve Kunzman - is always searching for truth: truth in study of world religions, truth in his work as a lawyer, truth in songwriting. In his new CD, Back Home, Steve explores his truth through the essence of home as restorative power, as light in the distance & light in the heart, through his music. Steve's music presents deep, soul-stirring Americana with moods ranging from rollicking to whisper-soft and twang to mist-dripping melodies. Steve lives in New Jersey and has traveled the world with guitar in hand. www.SteveKunzman.com

8/22 or 26/13 (tenative) - Gordon Ward - http://www.gtwservices.com/ & Don Slepian - www.donslepian.com/

last week of October or first week of November 2013 (tenative) - Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards 1/2/14 - (tenative) Mark Brine