Anne-Louise
Sterry
Anne-Louise
Sterry
Anne-Louise Sterry is an internationally-known speaker and award-winning recording artist, author, singer-songwriter, and master storyteller. Unfailingly positive and empowering, Portland-based Anne-Louise brings energy and rare authenticity to her audiences. She performs across America and Europe in concerts and keynotes in person and as her alter-ego “Aunt Lena”.
Anne-Louise creates moments where people remember who they are.
Larry Lotz
Stan Cassell
Larry Lotz, “Coastie”, is an "Americana Roots" singer/songwriter from Troutdale, Oregon. Larry gathers his song writing inspiration from the spirit of Bob Dylan and storytelling about real people, as in Jim Croce and John Prine compositions. His music career gained direction as a boy, listening to his father in church choirs and solo performances. He has toted his guitars and performed on stages at coffee houses, pubs, folk festivals and home concerts for over 40 years.
His latest work reflects Americana folk roots, to include love songs, Blues and country ballads.
Like in any musical family, while growing up Stan Cassell was compelled to take piano lessons, as well as a wind instrument, which in his case was French horn. However, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones put an end to that, singing about girls and with no French horn in sight. High school and college years presented everything from Buffalo Springfield to Mississippi John Hurt, John Mayall, Chet Atkins, Yes, Julian Bream, Maurice Ravel and Luigi Boccherini. It was these latter composers that brought compositional relevance to him, although he still plays largely by ear. Stan performs widely around the area, including for tens of thousands of travelers every week at PDX as part of their entertainment program, as well as with his band, The Mighty Grebes.
Josh X Gittelman
Host Josh X Gittelman plays guitar and sings a mix of covers and originals, including Blues, Country, Folk, Rock, and the occasional pop song. His songwriting influences include, among others, Gillian Welch, Tom Waits, John Prine, Neil Young, and the Beatles.