Programs

Abbie Gardner, the fiery Dobro player with an infectious smile has been touring with Americana darlings Red Molly for the past eleven years. After gracing stages from Denver to Denmark, from Australia to Austin, the band decided to take an indefinite hiatus in 2015, so Abbie is striking out on her own!

Abbie has been recognized as an award-winning songwriter, with such accolades as; 2006 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase (2nd place), 2008 Lennon Award Winner (folk) for "The Mind of a Soldier" and 2008 American Songwriter Magazine Grand Prize Lyric Winner for "I'd Rather Be." "The Mind of a Soldier" was also featured on Lufthansa Airlines in 2010. Abbie has had the honor of being part of the songwriting faculty at the 2010 and 2011 Swannanoa Gatherings and assisting at Reso Summit, Nashville's Resonator Conference, for the past several years. She wrote and released a song per week for a year as part of the 2013 Real Women Real Songs project and is excited to tour as a solo act in 2016..
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His first musical success was as a fourteen-year-old guitarist in The Royal Teens, best known for their song "Short Shorts". In 1960, he joined the songwriting team of Bob Brass and Irwin Levine, and wrote "This Diamond Ring", which became a hit for Gary Lewis and the Playboys.

He performed with Bob Dylan in concert in 1965, and in the recording studio in 1965 and 1966, including playing Hammond organ with Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. Kooper also created the Hammond organ riffs on Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone". It was in those recording sessions that Kooper met and befriended Mike Bloomfield, whose guitar-playing he admired. Kooper played organ with Dylan during his 1981 world tour, and just recently produced his latest releases.

Kooper joined The Blues Project as their keyboardist in 1965, leaving the band shortly before their gig at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. He formed Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1967. He recorded Super Session with Bloomfield and Stephen Stills in 1968.

Legendary singer/songwriter Kooper has played on hundreds of records, including ones by The Rolling Stones, B. B. King, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Alice Cooper, and Cream.  After moving to Atlanta in 1972, the King of Sothern Rock/Pop, he discovered the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and produced and performed on their first three albums, including the single "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird". Kooper also wrote the score for the TV series Crime Story and the film The Landlord and has also written music for several made-for-television movies. He was also the musical force behind many of the children series, Banana Splits pop tunes.

The oldest son of folk pioneer Woody Guthrie, he was just 13 when he played his first public show. With hits like "Alice's Restaurant" and "Coming into Los Angeles," Guthrie, who performed at the original Woodstock Festival, became an icon of the 1960s counterculture generation.

The Autumn Defense is the result of a collaboration between John Stirratt, longtime member of Wilco and formerly Uncle Tupelo and musical compatriot [/Wilco multi-instrumentalist] Pat Sansone...Between noontime highs and slipping sunsets, the Autumn Defense create a sound which both embraces and resists the moods of autumn, and so defines their name. The multi-instrumental duo chase the sun westward to the California coast, gathering inspiration from classic L.A. pop and well-crafted melody basking in the warmth of the 60s and 70s AM Radio tradition.

"Bear is the 007 agent for Rock and Roll." Jimmy Vivino

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Bill Small is the soulful singer/songwriter and bass player for Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros.

Brian Langlinais
Good Times, Introspection and pure Roadhouse Soul.

Born in Washington, D.C. in 1946, Billy Hancock is a rockabilly musician who has become an integral part of the Washington, D.C. music scene. He as been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Southern Legends Hall of Fame, and in 2005, was awarded a Special Recognition Award by the Washington Area Music Association.

Billy Harvey is an Austin based singer-songwriter, formerly of the band Flame. Harvey’s musical style is a blend of country and pop/rock with influences from other musicians like Jakob Dylan and Matt Nathanson.

Singer, songwriter, poet, actor Bobby Bridger has performed on PBS's Austin City Limits & American Experience, C-Span/Booknotes, ABC's Good Morning America, on CNN, A & E, National Public Radio, and the Australian Broadcasting Company.

In his new memoir Every Night's a Saturday Night saxophonist Bobby Keys known as "Mr. Brown Sugar" tells many tales of an over-the-top rock 'n' roll life in his own inimitable voice.

Born with music in her blood (she toured in a band with her parents "Daddy & the Divas" when she was 8) Bonnie Whitmore delivers spry country music, whiskey-soaked songs that recall prime Loretta Lynn and early Neko Case and, in their more uptempo moments, Miranda Lambert at her rowdiest.

Box Set has been entertaining audiences for over 20 years with their powerful songs, brought to life by inspired guitar interplay and vocal harmonies that warm the senses.

Their connection has been responsible for 12 albums of original music, thousands upon thousands of miles on the road, and a handful of awards.

Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls once described them as “a cross between the Grateful Dead and The Smothers Brothers."

Grammy Award winner Buddy Miller is a Nashville country singer-songwriter and producer whose powerful ballads carry the soul of Americana. He is a multi-instrumentalist and has collaborated with music powerhouses such as the Dixie Chicks, Lee Ann Womack, Brooks & Dunn, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin, Jim Lauderdale, and Emmylou Harris to name a few. He is married to fellow country singer-songwriter Julie Miller.

One part Folked-Up Americana, one part Chicago blues, and a hint of hootenanny bluegrass.

Chuck Leavell is a multi-instrumentalist who has demonstrated his talents both individually and with other renowned musicians throughout the course of his career, such as The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers Band George Harrison and John Mayer, to name a few. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with the Allman Brothers Band and is a member of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

ABOUT CINDY LEE BERRYHILL:
San Diego's own Cindy Lee Berryhill (http://www.cindyleeberryhill.com/) is one of the key early figures in the '80s anti-folk movement. Her music combines a deeply personal point of view and an edgy wit leavened with a compassion for the world around her.

Her newest album on Omnivore records is full of songs pertaining to the subjects of love and desire and inspired by the love she shared with her late husband, rock journalist and founder of the magazine Crawdaddy, Paul Williams.

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ABOUT BILL KELLY:
A poet, singer songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer  he has released 5 albums of original work that have appeared in films by Gus Van Sant, (Promised Land) Weinstien films (Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden) Roadside Attractions (Super Size Me) Ken Russel films (Whore) network television, (ED, Northern Exposure) documentaries (Alligator on the Zipper) Mary MacGowan (Morning Glory).

Buddy Miller praised Bread on the Waters as "a beautiful record with songs that won't let go"

Bill is currently finishing up a new record with producer Lincoln Schleifer, and includes Larry Campbell, John Leventhal, John Ginty, Clifford Carter, Bob Telson, Marc Shulman, Gary Sieger, Anthony Krizan, Joe Bonadio, Denny McDermott, among others due for 2017 Spring release.

Bill is involved in multiple projects including: the nationally touring tribute show, CSN Songs, celebrating the music of Crosby Stills and Nash and Young, Chris Berardo and the DesBerardo's, Brother Flower, the Civil War Jam Band and Folkfoot.

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"There's one chance meeting that will stay with me the rest of my life, and really captures the essence of The Mansion.

"Within a few months of moving in, I discovered a musician singing in a thrift store and asked him to perform at The Mansion that night. Months later, he came and asked if he could sleep here for the winter.

"For the three winters Cordell lived here, he went from living on the street to learning to play the piano at The Mansion, to performing for $2500 dollars a night as at a local hotel. "If Cordell was alive today, he would have performed "Oh Holy Night" on The Mansion's anniversary album, as he incorporated the soul of The Mansion into his vocal arrangements, never singing a song the same way twice.

"Cordell (he needed no last name) performed every Christmas Eve, until his passing. But we continue to smile with his memory knowing that Cordell's soul truly is resting with God."

Dallas is a pure honky tonk singer/songwriter and was awarded his second Will Rogers Award for DJ of the Year in 2009 for his SIRIUS XM shows Outlaw Country & Willie's Roadhouse.

Davis is an international recording artist, published author, actor, and leader of The Daryl Davis Band. Known for his energetic style of boogie woogie piano he's worked with Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Percy Sledge, Bruce Hornsby, President Bill Clinton and Sam Moore. Davis was also the featured pianist on the Cephas & Wiggins Grammy-nominated album "Flip, Flop, &Fly".

His efforts to improve race relations, as an African American he engaged with members of the KKK, have been reported by CNN and The Washington Post. Davis summed up his advice in an interview with The London Daily Mail, "Establish dialogue. When two enemies are talking they are not fighting."

Hardin is one of those rare talents who combines the ability to write great songs and inspired lyrics with a voice that is instantly recognizable. An accomplished musician he has opened for Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Pierce Pettis, Kim Richey, Patty Larkin, Vance Gilbert, Andy Pratt, Aztec Two-Step, The Nields, and Tommy Malone.

A prolific storyteller, songwriter and musician David Gans has been a fixture on the music scene since the early 1970's.

He has performed onstage with members of the Grateful Dead, The Schwag, JGB, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan, Ollabelle, The Waybacks, Blueground Undergrass, Dark Star Orchestra, Keller Williams, moe., Hot Buttered Rum, the Rowan Brothers, and Henry Kaiser.

A regular at music festivals he's performed at the Gathering of the Vibes, the High Sierra Music Festival, MagnoliaFest, Grateful Fest, Free Folk Festival, and others.

As a music journalist David Gans has written for Mix magazine, Relix and Rolling Stone. He is the co-author of the book Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead, and the host of the weekly syndicated radio show The Grateful Dead Hour. He currently co-hosts a radio show with Gary Lambert on Sirius-XM called Tales from the Golden Road, a call-in show about the Grateful Dead.

This trio of talented multi-instrumentalists delight audiences with a variety of styles: jazz standards, bebop and bossa nova, as well as original tunes influenced by music from around the globe.

Drew Kennedy
With a voice described as distinct, relatable, and admirably flexible, Texas native Drew Kennedy has been praised for his artistry in being able to find 'quite spaces in the littlest of moments and build his stories there'.

Few artists have had as profound an impact on contemporary music as Emmylou Harris. Blessed with a crystalline voice, and a remarkable gift for phrasing she has touched nearly every genre of music. In fact, Emmylou and Graham Parsons started the genre, now called Country Rock. She has played with Ryan Adams, Joan Baez, The Band, James Burton, Elvis Costello, Rodney Crowell, John Denver, Dixie Chicks, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Arlo Guthrie, Mark Knopfler, Little Feet, Dave Matthews, Mumford and Sons, The Milk Carton Kids, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, John Prine, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Neil Young, and Warren Zevon, just to name a few of the hundreds of artists she has performed with.

A 13-time Grammy Award winner - including one in 2014 for Best Americana Album of the Year - she was named #5 on CMT's Most Influential Women in Country Music and #22 on VH1's 100 Most Influential Women in Rock and Roll. She has contributed to soundtracks for films including Brokeback Mountain and O Brother Where Art Thou? - for which she won a Grammy.

- Concert Starts: 7:30pm
- Doors Open: 6:00pm
- Cash Bar

Eric Taylor is a master storyteller and has been one of the finest southern songwriters for the last four decades. Influencing such well-known artists as Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle, Taylor tours extensively throughout North America and Europe. He has released several critically acclaimed records, and has appeared on Austin City Limits, Late Night With David Letterman, NPR's "Morning Edition" and BBC Radio. A mesmerizing performer whose shows will leave you wanting more.

Eric was nominated for an Emmy Award for musical compositions
written for the Storyworks.TV documentary Road Kid to Writer: The Tracks of Jim Tully and his album Shameless Love is listed as one of the Top 50 Great
Texas Singer-Songwriter Albums

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"I'm always the opening act when I'm around Eric. I love his voice, and he has a great narrative quality and sense of detail. He sort of takes you out of your own reality and into the reality of his songs. It's good writing no matter how you cut it." -- Lyle Lovett

Proceeds of this concert go to support the artist-in-residence, heroes and other programs at O Museum in The Mansion

Three time Grammy winner including Grammy for Best New Artist, 2011 - Esperanza Spalding has been hailed as "a female bassist, singer and bandleader, one whose talent is beyond question." by The New York Times

The Rascals reigned atop the charts, from 1965-1970 turning out one hit after another including Groovin', Good Lovin', It's a Beautiful Morning, People Got To Be Free, How Can I Be Sure, A Girl Like You, You Better Run, It's Wonderful, Hold On, Only A Lonely Heart Sees, Mustang Sally, I've Been Lonely Too Long and many more.

ACCOLADES:
- 7 top 10 Hits
- 20 top 40 singles
- 5 top 20 albums
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- Grammy Hall of Fame
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Grammy Nomination (2009: Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Love Appetite")

World renowned bassist (Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, John Mayall, Maria Muldaur, Ringo Starr, Michelle Shocked, Neil Young and more) to award winning singer/songwriter . Freebo's folk-rock-blues music touches your heart with songs of life, love, dogs, and the human condition.

Johnston was raised in Kinsley, KS, where there were no record shops or music stores. When he was 16, he bought his first guitar from a mail order catalog.

In 1999 Rolling Stone named him "songwriter of the year". He has contributed songs to soundtracks for movies, including Kingpin, Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead and Kicking and Screaming.

LA based Harold Payne is a multi-platinum songwriter whose soulful uplifting songs and husky, heartfelt vocals have graced stages around the world. He has written songs for such diverse artists as Rod Stewart, Patti Labelle, Kelly Rowland, Carlos Santana, Peter Paul & Mary and Snoop Dogg to name a few. He co-wrote Bobby Womack's "Bravest Man in the Universe" album which won the prestigious "Q" award in the UK for "album of the year" 2012.

An imaginative lyricist with a powerhouse voice, Heather Mae is forging new ground with her newest album -- "I AM ENOUGH"

Mae breaks ground in "I AM ENOUGH" not only for her interesting indie-pop sound, but also for her musical take on touchy subjects ranging from LGBTQ discrimination, gender stereotypes, body image, and mental health issues.

"I AM ENOUGH" reached #60 on the Pop Album charts on iTunes.

Mae was selected as a 2016 Kerrville New Folk Finalist, as well as, a Falcon Ridge songwriting finalist, and has been lucky enough to perform, work, open for, and study one-on-one with diverse talents such as Tom Paxton, Paul Reisler, Amy Speace, Ron Browning (Wynonna Judd), Beth Nielsen Chapman ("This Kiss"), Sarah Clanton, Rebecca Loebe (The Voice S1), and Paul Pfau (The Voice S8).

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"Mae's songs are charming even outside the context of the original 'One Year of Songs' project" and popculturez.com noted that the album was “beautifully written, engagingly crafted, and accomplished in execution." --The Washington Post

Proceeds of this concert go to support the artist-in-residence, heroes and other programs at O Museum in The Mansion

"behind vocals that suggest a younger Crosby, Stills & Nash, there's a solid songwriting heart" - Q Magazine

legendary songwriter Jack Tempchin has written for The Eagles, George Jones, Glenn Frey, Glen Campbell, Trisha Yearwood & many others.

"I finally met someone more quiet and private than I am, H"

An Alabama native with a workingman's brand of country soul - Jason Isbell delivers crowd-pleasing music that is equal parts blues, gospel and rock & roll.

Critically acclaimed, Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks have made music in 4 different decades. From their album Tomorrow the Green Grass - considered a masterpiece - to their mainstream hit in "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" they have earned their reputation as a true American treasure.

"JD Souther is one of the most celebrated songwriters of his generation," writes Interview Magazine. "Raised on a steady diet of big band and jazz during his childhood, Souther has routinely returned to that music—as well as the genius songwriters of the early 20th century (Gershwin, Cole Porter) -- for inspiration. On his new studio album, Tenderness (Sony Music Masterworks), Souther combines these musical threads, striking a perfect balance between understated jazz and the ineffable pop narratives that have been the backbone of much of his greatest work."

"Hanging out in the bar at the Troubadour with Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne and playing open mic Mondays, then opening for Poco and The Flying Burrito Brothers --- it was the best study in songwriting I can imagine," reflects Souther. "So many great songwriters came through - Laura Nyro, Kris Kristofferson, Randy Newman, Elton John, James Taylor, Tim Hardin, Carole King, Rick Nelson, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, Tim Buckley, Gordon Lightfoot, Taj Mahal and more. It seems impossible now to imagine that much music in a year and a half or so, but that was my life and the Troubadour was our university. It's also where I met Linda Ronstadt and where Don Henley and Glenn Frey met to form this little country rock band called Eagles that would go on to make musical history."

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013, Grammy-nominated Souther has penned countless hits for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison, James Taylor, Don Henley, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks and Dunn and found success as solo artist. Produced by Larry Klein, JD's latest album Tenderness connects "LA's '70s golden age with the Great American Songbook," writes Uncut, with songs that sound "like standards themselves." His classic albums John David Souther, Black Rose and Home by Dawn have been released as expanded reissues (Omnivore Recordings).

As an actor, he has appeared in the TV Shows Thirtysomething and Nashville, among others. A passionate animal lover and advocate, JD is also involved with Best Friends Animal Society.

JD Souther
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013, Grammy-nominated Souther has penned countless hits for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison, James Taylor, Don Henley, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks and Dunn and found success as solo artist.

He is the author of numerous classics including "New Kid in Town", "Heartache Tonight", "Heart of the Matter", "Best of My Love", "You're Only Lonely", "Her Town Too" and "Faithless Love" to name a few.

Learn more about JD

Ida Jenshus
Ida Jenshus made her debut in 2008 -- her first studio album "Color of the Sun" earned her the Norwegian Grammy for best country album 2008. Her following 2 albums each garnered her additional Norwegian Grammy's making her the first Norwegian solo artist to win Grammys for their first three albums.

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Jesse Winchester was the music world's most prominent Vietnam War draft evader, moving from Memphis to Montreal in 1967. In 1969, he met Robbie Robertson of the Band, who helped launch his recording career.

If you want to see how great Jesse is, watch this video to the end, or speed forward. The end is awesome!

Named "Premier Male Vocalist" five times by the Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Jimmy Davis' songs have been recorded by Martina McBride, Restless Heart, Joy White, Johnny Rivers, and more.

Jimmy Vivino is the Music Director on the TBS late night show Conan, and has worked with the late-night comedian since his first episode of Late Night with Conan in 1993. In addition to his work on television programs, Vivino tours and performs both as a solo artist as well as with bands such as The Prisoners of 2nd Avenue, The Barn Burners, The Fab Faux (Beatles Tribute Band) and The Rekooperators. He's recorded and played live with such legends as Johnnie Johnson, Levon Helm, Hubert Sumlin and Al Kooper. Jimmy has produced, played and arranged for such artists as Pheobe Snow, Lauro Nyro, John Sebastian and Donald Fagen.

He's performed with Crosby Stills & Nash, Sheryl Crow, and Emmylou Harris to name a few, now you can see this singer-songwriter and recording artist live at O Street! 

John is the co-founder of the group, Dark Star Orchestra, a band exclusively devoted to playing the well-documented actual setlists of the Grateful Dead. Originally started as a side-project house band for some of the best local deadhead musicians, "DSO" rapidly became a nationally touring band, attracting many guests to join them onstage, including John Fishman, Mike Gordon, Sam Bush, Jorma Kaukonen John Popper, Sanjay Mishra, Tom Constanten, Vince Welnick, Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir to name a few.

Joining Owen are legendary Los Angeles session musicians Leland Sklar (bass), British-based master percussionist Pedro Segundo, sublime cellist Gabriella Swallow, Lizzie Ball (violin) and Meghan Cassidy (viola).

The daughter of an opera singer, Owen is a lover of diverse genres and varieties of music, which comes through on the album -- "It's a very British thing where you love mixing all those styles. It's classical. It's pop. There's jazz. There's rhythm and blues. Then there's rock thrown in there too," she says.

She has charmed audiences across the world and received high praise from both writers and artists at home and abroad. With Somebody's Child, and its many moods and shades and a contemporary twist, Judith Owen seems well on her way into the creme de la creme of contemporary singer-songwriters and interpreters. Which is where she belongs.

"She delivers one studiously understated original after another." -- Sunday Times Culture

"The kind of wailing folk-jazz voice that slices away surfaces to touch the vulnerable emotional nerve endings and leave you quivering." -- The New York Times

"Her alluring vocals are a gift that keeps on giving." --The Washington Post

"Judith is a master class on how a show should be done." --Jackson Browne

"Sassy and intelligent…Judith Owen is the female Randy Newman." --Jamie Cullum

"Blown away by her blazing musicianship." -- Linda Ronstadt

"Kate Vargas hails from Albuquerque and masterfully assimilated her southwestern storytelling into a medley of blues guitar, bass lines and faint banjo pluckings. It's her throaty rock vocals, though, aged far beyond their actual years, that pierces through it all..."
- Rachel Downes, The Bluegrass Connection

"Kim Lenz breathes new life into the familiar tropes of roots revivalism... with a mix of maturity, depth and zing." - The Austin Chronicle

Jazz great Leni Stern's album launch & concert

One of New York's most innovative musical creators — Leni Stern — has
delivered her tour de force, at once a summing up of a 20 year
global musical adventure, and a glimpse of the music of the future.

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"One of the World's Most Fully Realized Songwriters and Guitarists" - LA Weekly

"One of the World's Most Fully Realized Songwriters and Guitarists"
-LA Weekly

Five consecutive wins of Gibson's Female Jazz Guitarist of the Year.

Hailed by SPIN Magazine as "the most powerful all-female band in rock history" in the hard rock "tribute" bands genre, Lez Zeppelin has gained worldwide critical acclaim for the musicianship, passion and gender-bending audacity they bring to the music of Led Zeppelin.

This Grammy award winning group combines a hefty helping of Tex Mex conjunto, Texas rock, blues, and R&B, to cook up their own tasty TexManiacs groove.

TexManiacs have toured and recorded with everyone from Flaco Jimenenz, to the original Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven and even the Rolling Stones.

A sound as big as Texas, Cam Fuller, The StarPhoenix, 8/12/14

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Described by critics as the female Bob Dylan singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams has has garnered 3 Grammy awards and countless top charting albums.

Named "America's best songwriter" by Time magazine in 2002 her songs have been recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, and Tom Petty.

She has toured with Bob Dylan, the Allman Brothers, Roseanne Cash, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to name a few.

In 2016 she was nominated for Artist of the Year by the Americana Music Association at their Honors & Awards Ceremony which were held at The Mansion on O Street.

MARC DOUGLAS BERARDO ---------------------
Rhode Island based Marc Douglas Berardo is a hardworking, fast moving, adventure seeking, keen observer who lives for the story and the song. He has been nationally recognized for his music and performances (Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Song contest, Telluride Troubadour Contest, Sisters Folk Festival, South Florida Folk Fest, 2013 Rams Head Onstage Rammie for Show of the Year.) No Depression Magazine called his latest CD Whalebone: "a highly polished personal collection with songs that are on the delicate trapeze of poignancy." In May of 2014, Berardo won the 2014 Wildflower Art and Music Festival Song Contest in Texas. The following week he performed as a finalist in the legendary Kerrville New Folk Contest at the Kerrville Folk Festival. In early 2015, Berardo's interview and live performance feature on Sirius/ XM Satellite Radio's The Village was voted one of the best of the year by listeners. Marc Douglas Berardo has shared the stage with heavyweights such as The New Riders of The Purple Sage, The Doobie Brothers, Jimmy LaFave, Martin Sexton, Terri Hendrix, Kevin Welch, Red Molly, Eric Taylor, The Pousette Dart Band, John Haitt, and Livingston Taylor. He is also a member of Chris Berardo and the DesBerardos who are frequent performers and friends of the Mansion on O Street.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Douglas_Berardo
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Abbie Gardner, the fiery Dobro player with an infectious smile has been touring with Americana darlings Red Molly for the past eleven years. After gracing stages from Denver to Denmark, from Australia to Austin, the band decided to take an indefinite hiatus in 2015, so Abbie is striking out on her own!

Abbie has been recognized as an award-winning songwriter, with such accolades as; 2006 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase (2nd place), 2008 Lennon Award Winner (folk) for "The Mind of a Soldier" and 2008 American Songwriter Magazine Grand Prize Lyric Winner for "I'd Rather Be." "The Mind of a Soldier" was also featured on Lufthansa Airlines in 2010. Abbie has had the honor of being part of the songwriting faculty at the 2010 and 2011 Swannanoa Gatherings and assisting at Reso Summit, Nashville's Resonator Conference, for the past several years. She wrote and released a song per week for a year as part of the 2013 Real Women Real Songs project and is excited to tour as a solo act in 2016..
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A classic 70's singer/songwriter Margo Price's voice has that alluring mix of vulnerability and resilience that was once the province of Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton.

Margo was nominated for 2016 New/Emerging Artist of the Year and for Song of the Year for "Hands of Time," by the Americana Music Association at their Honors & Awards Ceremony which were held at The Mansion on O Street.

Mark is a founding member, songwriter and the guitar player for multi-platinum Hootie & the Blowfish. He was also instrumental in developing the College of Charleston Radio Station to help promote the Charleston music scene. Mark is also the Chairman of the Board for Carolina Studios, a non-profit after school music recording and technology program for kids 8-18.

There's no harmony quite like that of two people in love-not only with each other but with the music they share. The talent-abundant. The appeal-obvious. The Mastersons deliver magic in the form of rootsy, melodic, twangy, pop songs.

Austin singer songwriter Matt the Electrician (he started out as an electrician...) songs are delivered somewhere between Paul Simon's folk-pop and Tom Waits's back-alley sandpaper growl. There's just the right mix of vulnerability and strength, ennui and hope to make women want to take him home and mother him.

She's toured with Eric Clapton, Chris Isaak, and Stevie Nicks and collaborated with Eurythmics Dave Stewart.

"Her sublime grit & gravel voice lands her squarely between Lucinda Williams & Bob Dylan." - Boston Globe.

Hotels and Highways
"A gleeful blend of country, pop, and rock and roll" - Dan Bolles, Seven Days Vermont

Featured in the New York Times, USA Today, on PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Fitzpatrick has performed around the world for the past 30 years.

Hailed by The New York Times as possessing "A sense of humor, virtuosity, and an ear for musical dialogue", Michael Fitzpatrick has shared the stage with His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama for the past 17 years as part of the TUNING THE PLANET recording/film/performance platform he is spearheading. He is the recipient of The Prince Charles Award for Outstanding Musicianship conferred by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.

He has performed for the Pope and as cello soloist at The Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, Town Hall, the Aspen Music Festival and most recently at the Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds' 100 Year Anniversary Concert honoring its founder, Pulitzer Prize winner Gian Carlo Menotti. He was instrumental in bringing together Nobel Peace laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama and United Nations Messenger of Peace Muhammad Ali, performing for their historic joining and blessing of the Kumbum Chamtse Ling Temple.

Haling from Eagle Rock, California, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan formed The Milk Carton Kids in early 2011. The Grammy-nominated harmony duo have emerged as a powerful voice defining the new folk tradition. Their 2013 album, The Ash and Clay, received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Folk Album. In 2014 they won Best Duo/Group of the Year by the Americana Music Association.

They were nominated for 2016 Group Duo of the Year by the Americana Music Association at their Honors & Awards Ceremony which were held at The Mansion on O Street.

Favorite 2016 festival performance - Rolling Stone Magazine

Chapel Hill's indie Americana quartet Mipso are influenced by the contradiction of their progressive home and the surrounding rural southern landscapes. Currently celebrating the release of their new album Coming Down The Mountain (April 7, 2017), Mipso ventures further than ever from their string-band pedigree to discover a broader Americana - where classic folk-rock and modern alt-country sounds mingle easily with Appalachian tradition. Mipso's music is lush and forward moving, with words that sear and salve in turn.

Hailed as "hewing surprisingly close to gospel and folk while still sounding modern and secular." (Acoustic Guitar), Mipso brings a distinctly unique sound- full of wistful beauty, hopeful undercurrents, and panoramic soundscapes.

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Guests are invited to explore the museum's themed rooms and secret doors, 60 signed guitars, memorabilia, art and much more before the event begins. Be sure to bring a shopping bag everything is for sale!

From Carnegie Hall to the Nomad Women's Festival in the Sahara Desert, Morley has brought her unique blend of jazz, folk and soul to the world's stage.

She has performed for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Ban Ki-moon, Mary Robinson, and Ela Gandhi. She has written, collaborated, and shared the stage with Richie Havens, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Queen Latifah, Sarah McLachlan, Wynton Marsalis and many more.

Click here to see the full list of music performers that have appeared at the museum.

Paul Williams is an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe-winning songwriter. Williams is recognized as one of America's most prolific and gifted lyricists and composers. A Hall of Fame songwriter and recipient of the 2004 National Music Publishers President's Award, Williams' standards have been recorded by such diverse musical icons as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughan, Johynny Mathis, Bing Crosby, The Carpenters, Luther Vandross, Mel Torme and Diana Ross. "The Rainbow Connection", from the children's classic The Muppet Movie, is one of two Paul Williams songs that grace the American Film Institute's list of top movie songs of all time; the second, "Evergreen" is from the award-wining Streisand/Kristofferson remake of A Star is Born.

Although most people first came to know Mr. Williams as one of Johnny Carson's recurring favofrites on The Tonight Show, or as an actor in dozens of films, television comedies and dramas, it is his musical legacy that continues to inspire. "We've Only Just Begun", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "You and Me Against the World" and "An Old Fashioned Love Song" all remain pop classics.

Privately a devoted father and publicly lauded for his work as a songwriter, performer, actor and humanitarian, he predicts he'll be remembered for playing Little Enos in the Smokey and the Bandit trilogy and for his lyrics to "The Love Boat" theme. In April 2009, Paul Williams was elected the new President and Chairman of ASCAP.

One of South Asia's most influential cultural figures, Salman is a musician, physician and United Nations goodwill ambassador.

He popularized a blend of Western rock music and Eastern/Islamic music which has been called "Sufi rock" and hailed as a cultural bridge within South Asia and between the East and West.

This event benefits Relief International and
O Street Museum Foundation

The Legendary Soul Man
Voted one of the 100 top voices of all time
Rolling Stone Magazine 2008

". The Frank Sinatra of soul"
B. B. King

"My favorite instrument is Sam Moore's voice"
Dan Aykoyd/Elwood Blues

"One of the greatest voices of all time"
Sting and Billy Joel

This husband and wife duo meld his love of rock and blues with her roots of folk and country to develop their own original southern rock sound. Their divine harmonies and fresh melodies are a hallmark of this southern rock group.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia Shawn specializes in folk rock, adult alternative and Americana Music. He is best known for his Grammy nominated song "Lullaby". which hit number one on the adult top 40.

Sierra Hull
An accomplished mandolin player Sierra Hull was mentored by Alison Krauss. Hull and Krauss, along with Dan Tyminski, performed at the White House on November 21, 2011.

In addition to winning International Bluegrass Music Association nominations three years in a row Hull received the Bluegrass Star Award, presented by the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation for advancing traditional bluegrass music and bringing it to new audiences while preserving its character and heritage.

Ethan Jodziewicz
Nashville-based double bassist Ethan Jodziewicz thrives in performances and collaborations that combine traditional and contemporary elements, technical virtuosity with simplicity and passion. A rising star on the new acoustic music scene, he has been inspiring audiences with music that is fresh, exciting, and without boundaries.

Singer, Songwriter mramericana.com

Bill Kelly, ASCAP, song Luck of the Irish was in the TV series Northern Exposure and the Ken Russell film, Whore. Bill's song It Must Stink to be Pink can be heard in the Academy Award nominated documentary, Super Size Me. Kelly also performs on the movie soundtrack of Don Gorske: Mac Daddy, and the Lisa France feature film, The Unseen. Bill's song She's Single Again was featured in the NBC show, Ed.

Sons of Fathers (formerly Beck & Cauthen)
a country shuffle reminiscent of Robert Earl Keen, Americana music with the lyrical weight of Bob Dylan, and a no-frills rocker like when the Stones were at their best

Hailed as "One of the best roots rock bands in America today!” by the Western Beat, Chris Berardo and the DesBerardos have toured the country as headliners in rock clubs and been the opening act for The Marshall Tucker Band, The Doobie Brothers, Levon Helm, Dickey Betts, Little Feat, Molly Hatchet,and many others. 

Constanten wrote orchestral pieces as a child. He became the 7th member of the Grateful Dead in 1968, recording the band's second album, Anthem Of the Sun while on weekend leave from the Air Force. "It was like a magic carpet ride that was there for me to step on," he says. "I would have been a fool not to." He was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

"Every year the mounting landfill of new releases... yields a few unexpected gems, and Tom Freund is one of them."
- The New York Times

"Truly unique and absolutely brilliant."
- All Music Guide

"I get shivers down my spine on almost every tune. Along with Lucinda Williams, Freund is the best singer/songwriter operating today."
- Graham Parker

The brainchild of Johnny Irion, U.S. Elevator's music is filled with loving and wily winks at the visionary forces of the 1960s and 1970s - The Beatles, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Gram Parsons, and The Hollies, for starters - and is at the same time thoroughly original, contemporary, and richly melodic.

U.S. Elevator will be opening a number of shows for Stone Temple Pilots this fall.

Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros
San Antonio-born Walt Wilkins has been called a genius. His plaintive guitar and hard-edged vocals have made him a fixture of the Texas music scene. His masterful crafting of story-songs can be heard on Kellie Pickler's new single "Someone Somewhere Tonight" which he co-wrote with Davis Raines.

San Antonio-born Walt Wilkins has been called a genius. His plaintive guitar and hard-edged vocals have made him a fixture of the Texas music scene. His masterful crafting of story-songs can be heard on Kellie Pickler's new single "Someone Somewhere Tonight" which he co-wrote with Davis Raines.

Walter Parks has forged a distinctive career as the lead guitarist for Woodstock legend Richie Havens, The Nudes, and the swamp/blues-outfit Swamp Cabbage. With the release of Walter Parks on Judy Collins' Wildflower Records in March 2011, he will now make his debut as a solo artist.

2011 NEA National Heritage Fellow and "Guitar Man" Warner Williams diverse repertoire reflects a wide range of musical influences, from bluesmen Blind Boy Fuller, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Muddy Waters, to country artists Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, and Gene Autry, as well as jazz, big band, and popular tunes.

Grammy Award-winning Will Lee delivers more than just fine music; his unique combination of talent and love of entertaining provides good feelings for all who see him perform. He's played with B.J. Thomas, Bette Midler, Ricky Martin, George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Mick Jagger, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey and many more. You can see him every week night playing bass with Paul Shaffer and the "CBS Orchestra" on the "Late Show with David Letterman".

It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear

April 13 2009 | By John Harrington

We spend a great deal of time in my office thinking about how to communicate to clients. For example, "I need to get my contract to you to review and sign before I can get started on your assignment" can sound off-putting. Instead, we say, "We'll send along some paperwork for this assignment, and once you sign it, we'll be all set."

Note the use of "we" over "I," "some paperwork" over "my contract," "we'll be all set" over "before I can get started." This set of choices is more appealing, isn't it? I've been attentive to words in this way ever since a photography consultant named Elyse Weissberg helped me to name my business more than a decade ago.

Photography or Photographer?

Elyse, who passed away in 2001, was among the top photography consultants in the country. She worked with Eddie Adams and wrote Successful Self-Promotion for Photographers.

Years ago, I was struggling with whether to name my business "John Harrington Photography" or "John Harrington, Photographer." Elyse had a clear answer for me: John Harrington Photography.

She said, "You're a business, and you want your clients to see you that way. When you're John Harrington, Photographer, you're seen as just an individual, and businesses want to hire other businesses."

She needed say no more. This was one of the earliest lessons in branding I applied to my business, and it set me on the right path for years to come.

The Power of Words

"Train lovers will have reason to delight in musician Titcomb's bittersweet song turned picture book...."
Booklist

..."this stunning book both celebrates and eulogizes the golden era of railway travel. Minor's luminous, occasionally almost photographic, paintings portray the adult narrator as a boy, surrounded by a ghostly haze as he walks along the tracks...an affectionate and nostalgic tribute."
Publishers Weekly

About The Author
A consummate storyteller, Jackson Coppley illuminates in his writing what happens when technology intersects with human behavior and emotion.

Leaving Lisa:
What if a device could capture everything imaginable about one person, that person dies and you could ask it anything…especially the questions you neglected to ask when alive?

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Jim Gilmore has created a unique and useful tool to help improve our observational skills. His "Six Looking Glasses" provide a set of skills to master in order to enhance the way we look at the world around us. These include the ability to:

- Survey and scan to see the big picture
- Compare and contrast to overcome personal bias
- Spot significance in any scene
- Scrutinize numerous details
- Uncover potential opportunities
- See what’s in the mind's eye

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jim Gilmore coauthored the highly influential book, The Experience Economy: Work Is Theatre & Every Business a Stage (Harvard Business School Press). Now published in nineteen languages—the book spawned worldwide interest in experience design, experiential marketing, and customer experience management.

Jim's other book, Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want (Harvard Business Review Press), prompted TIME magazine in a March 2008 cover story to name its insight on the subject as one of "Ten ideas that are changing the world."

Jim is co-founder of Strategic Horizons LLP, based in Aurora, Ohio. He is a Batten fellow and adjunct lecturer at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia, a visiting lecturer in Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, as well as a teacher at Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

He is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an alumnus of Procter & Gamble, and, before co-founding Strategic Horizons LLP, was head of CSC Consulting's Process Innovation practice.

Eley wrote the book "Tickers: What Makes People....Tick! And Pursue a Career They Love!" after a career shakeup in 2014. Eley knew she wanted to make a life change. Along the way, she interviewed a man who uses flying monkeys to reach his students, an inspiring coach and teacher who defied death, an entrepreneur who travels the country with a toilet suitcase, an animal trainer who crisscrosses the country with her cat circus, a travel agent who sends her customers into the unknown, and many more!

Eley asks the questions many people ask themselves: Why can’t I have fun at work? If you love what you do, will you really never work another day in your life? Are people who are passionate about what they do really different from everyone else? “Tickers” takes the reader on a journey across America, talking with many different people who share one thing in common: They do what they love to do.

As a writing coach and publisher, Eley is passionate about helping others become their best selves - to find a career they love, to pursue what makes them "tick", and to look forward to getting out of bed every morning (yes, even on Mondays!) Her client Shirley T. Burke, who is publishing her first book this year, joins her!

A member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, and Phi Mu Sorority, River City Express Network, FAB Women, and James River Writers, Eley is involved in helping her community. She is currently taking the Martha Beck Life Coach Training which she is living and loving! She adores cats, orchids, Marvel movies, cooking for her husband and friends, '80's hair metal, and gets all her news from comedy channels.

Lulu in the Sky, is the last chapter in a life that began with her bestselling, critically memoir First They Killed My Father. It reveals Loung's daily struggle to keep darkness and depression at bay and her tentative steps into love, activism, and marriage-a journey that takes her back to Cambodia to reconnect with her mother's spirit and to a vocation that focused on healing the landscape of her birth.

"We are to the universe only as much as we give back to it." - Meera Gandhi

Meera created The Giving Back Foundation as a catalyst to aid women and children to create a new generation of leaders and thinkers. "Giving Back" features people and charitable organizations who have inspired her for their unique ways of giving back to humanity, including Mother Teresa, Bono, Prince William, Donna Karan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Kerry Kennedy and many more.
CBS 2 NY interviews Meera

Create Your Escape: A Practical Guide for Planning Long-Term Travel

In 2012, Mike and Tara Shubbuck sold their possessions, quit their jobs, and traveled around the world for 14 months on their "extended honeymoon." They are writers, photographers, and travel experts. Together they run the Two Travelaholics website, documenting wild adventures, international cuisine, and unforgettable scenery around the world.

Create Your Escape is the comprehensive guide you need to plan the trip of a lifetime, whether it's a career break or grown-up gap year!  

This book's invaluable tips will guide you through the planning process and help you modify your lifestyle so you can afford to travel for an extended period of time. Experienced backpackers Mike and Tara Shubbuck will take you through every important step:
- Reduce your possessions
- Implement money-saving techniques
- Draft a dream itinerary and create a budget
- Discover necessary life skills for travelers
- Choose the best credit cards and health and travel insurance plans
- Learn about visas, immunizations, and important legal documents
- Announce your trip to family, friends, your boss, and coworkers
- Pack for life on the road
- Track and analyze your spending abroad ... and more!

"What a delight -- in this non-human times -- to meet you two flesh-and-blood humans -- who are so gracious -- and make me feel better than I've felt in years. Here's to Peace, Grace and Beauty"
Studs Terkel, 10.5.05

Nina Miller loves all animals, some people, music, books, sparkly things, and all things vintage. Perpetually getting lost, but with a strong inner-compass, she resides in Nashville with her little monster, Oliver.

Founded in 2002, The Gibson Foundation is committed to making the world a better place for children by creating, developing and supporting programs and other non-profit organization in their efforts to advance education, music and the arts, the environment and health and welfare causes. Nina is the Executive Director of The Gibson Foundation.

Nomad Indigenous Mexican Art & Culture Exhibit

This wonderous collection showcases mexican contemporary indigenous arts & crafts, created by world renowned artists, and has exhibited in Montreal, Boston and New York. The D.C. exhibit is supported by the Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington DC.

Mersad Berber is one of the greatest and most distinctive Bosnian painters and graphic artists. His inspiration is derived from Bosnia, its Ottoman past, and its people. An honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, he has received approximately 50 awards and he has had exhibits in cities all over the world, from London and Madrid, New York to Moscow, Jakarta and New Delhi.

Born one of 14 children in Persia, 1948, Elie’s religious affiliation prohibited him from painting, learning to read, and write. It wasn't until he was in the Israeli army, that he became an artist.

Despite his family disowning him for becoming an artist, he sent 80% of his earnings to them, until their death.

Abrahami's delicate watercolors and oil paintings, combining eastern and western traditions, have been exhibited in various galleries throughout the world and acquired by some of the most important collections in the world, including the Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim Museum and the British Museum. He resides in Paris and his work is in major museum collections, globally.

Fairey's 25-year career started when he was a student in 1989 with his hugely popular Andre the Giant Has a Posse sticker campaign, which transformed into the OBEY GIANT art campaign. His work has evolved into an acclaimed body of art that includes the 2008 Hope portrait of Barack Obama, which can be found in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. The artist has executed more than 50 large-scale painted public murals around the world as of 2015. His works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and many others.

Debuting this summer, American Civics is the first-ever collaboration between Fairey and the estate of legendary photographer Jim Marshall. Fairey interprets Marshall's iconic photography with new works vividly depicting the humanity behind some of America's enduring social justice issues.

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Called the most celebrated and prolific photographer of the 20th century, Marshall is widely known for his iconic music photography. Because Jim lived life alongside his subjects and never betrayed their trust, he was granted second-to-none access. His images of the Monterey Pop Festival, which chronicled the breakout performances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, were woven into the lore of the era. Marshall also photographed unguarded moments of his subjects, such as Janis Joplin lounging backstage with a bottle of Southern Comfort and Brian Jones and Jimi Hendrix strolling the Monterey Pop Festival fairgrounds. Johnny Cash's groundbreaking concerts for prison reform at Folsom Prison and San Quentin Prison were captured in the lens of Marshall's camera. In a career that ended with his untimely death in 2010, Marshall shot more than 500 album covers; his photographs are in private and museum collections around the world.

Posthumously, Jim Marshall holds the distinction of being the first and only photographer to be presented with the Recording Academy's Trustee Award, an honorary Grammy presented to individuals for nonperformance contributions to the music industry. The award was bestowed on the Jim Marshall estate in 2014 in recognition of Marshall's unprecedented chronicling of music history from the 1950s through the early 2000s.

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