Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms are known to roots music fans across the globe for their soulful harmonies, driving dance tunes, classic original songs, and commitment to the raw truth […]
Born and raised in Knoxville, Tenn., Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson of songwriter duo The Montvales spent much of their formative years busking amidst the Elvis impersonators and musical saw […]
Knoxville-based Celtic band Red-Haired Mary delivers traditional and contemporary Irish and Celtic songs and tunes, sometimes in Irish and often in three-part harmony. Members of the band include Nancy Acuff, […]
Establish in 2022 by UT College of Music Lecturer Sean McCollough, the UT student Appalachian ensemble now has enough members to form five bands. Mainly playing bluegrass, other genres may […]
Sarah Pirkle is a fiddler who also plays the clawhammer banjo, guitar, and mandolin; in addition to her instrumental work, she is a also singer and songwriter. She began playing […]
JCA and the Epworth Old Harp Singers host a potluck supper followed by a community singing from the New Harp of Columbia. Shape note singing has a long history in […]
From a musical family in Dublin, John was sixteen when he went on the road with Chanting House, a group which he formed with Susan McKeown. As a member of […]
Sicilian-American songstress, Michela Musolino presents the rich, storied music of her ancestral island. Accompanying herself on the tamburo, a frame drum typically played by women, Michela shares songs expressing the […]
Bill Gooch and Meg Mabbs will discuss and demonstrate the relationships between traditional music and dances from Scandinavia. Participants will also have the opportunity try out dances from Denmark, Norway, […]
Having individually played at the Laurel with many established ensembles including the Tennessee Shieks, the Dismembered Tennesseans, Circus No. 9, Don Don & Po, and Strange Company, the various Cassells […]