2024 MUSIC LINEUP
We've worked very hard to assemble a high-quality, eclectic lineup for all to enjoy this year. Check out this year's performers below and get a sample of some of their work.
Five albums into an acclaimed career, Sam Morrow has carved out a sound that exists somewhere outside of genre and geography. It's his own version of modern-day American roots music: a mix of roadhouse rock & roll, bluesy R&B, and country-fried funky-tonk, driven forward by groove, grease, and guitars.
Championed by outlets like NPR and Rolling Stone, Morrow's first four albums turned him into one of the West Coast's biggest Americana exports. The appeal wasn't just the swaggering, swampy music itself; it was also the sharp storytelling and unfiltered insights of a songwriter who wasn't afraid to shine a light on the skeletons in his closet. Balancing honesty with self-deprecating humor, Morrow became a working-class hero for those struggling to follow the straight and narrow. ​​​
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Five albums into an acclaimed career, Sam Morrow has carved out a sound that exists somewhere outside of genre and geography. It's his own version of modern-day American roots music: a mix of roadhouse rock & roll, bluesy R&B, and country-fried funky-tonk, driven forward by groove, grease, and guitars.
Championed by outlets like NPR and Rolling Stone, Morrow's first four albums turned him into one of the West Coast's biggest Americana exports. The appeal wasn't just the swaggering, swampy music itself; it was also the sharp storytelling and unfiltered insights of a songwriter who wasn't afraid to shine a light on the skeletons in his closet. Balancing honesty with self-deprecating humor, Morrow became a working-class hero for those struggling to follow the straight and narrow. ​​​
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Five albums into an acclaimed career, Sam Morrow has carved out a sound that exists somewhere outside of genre and geography. It's his own version of modern-day American roots music: a mix of roadhouse rock & roll, bluesy R&B, and country-fried funky-tonk, driven forward by groove, grease, and guitars.
It's also a sound that owes as much to the road — where Morrow spent most of the past decade on tour. This is music for the fast lane. Music for empty highways. Music for people who, like Morrow, always seem to find themselves in transit.
Championed by outlets like NPR and Rolling Stone, Morrow's first four albums turned him into one of the West Coast's biggest Americana exports. The appeal wasn't just the swaggering, swampy music itself; it was also the sharp storytelling and unfiltered insights of a songwriter who wasn't afraid to shine a light on the skeletons in his closet. Balancing honesty with self-deprecating humor, Morrow became a working-class hero for those struggling to follow the straight and narrow. ​​​
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San Juan Island, WA-based indie folk-rock duo Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw are back at it with a new sound, and a new name: Sway Wild! Their exceptional vocal harmonies, coupled with Fer’s pioneering electric guitar work, have become a vehicle to carry them around the world, sharing stages with the likes of Iron & Wine, Lake Street Dive, and Watchhouse.
Sway Wild’s infectious sound explores the corners of rock, pop, funk, worldbeat, and folk, but at its nucleus it is undeniably a music full of joy. It can squeeze the heart in your chest, it can draw tears from your eyes, and it can force you to get up and move your body; over and over, it somehow manages to do all three at once. Mandy Fer also tours as the lead guitarist for Grammy nominated Allison Russell and recently performed with Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell.
Born in New York, but raised in Georgia, Jack Schneider is now considered a Nashville triple threat- guitarist, song-writer and singer- while also being a producer, guitar collector and analog connoisseur. His world is strewn with both eccentricity and nostalgia, quite the feat for an artist. Even while attending university in New York, Schneider was a frequent visitor to Nashville, spending school breaks and long weekends in Music City. While working at Gruhn’s Guitars, he met and befriended Vince Gill, among others. Since his graduation from the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Schneider has toured with Vince Gill, both as a guitar tech and player, produced records for several up-and-coming artists and played the Grand Ole Opry! Jack has a reverence for folk music and an instrumental prowess that captivates audiences everywhere.
The Folk/Americana duo March to August (formerly known as Route 358) prides itself on staying loyal to their acoustic roots and imaginative storytelling. Derrick and Jodi Mears have been touring regionally and nationally the past eight years and are supremely talented multi-instrumentalists who craft a unique sound, melding acoustic genres. They have been showcase artists at the Mid-West Folk Alliance, are two-time winners of the Walnut Valley Festival New Song Showcase and three-time nominees for Americana Artist of the Year at the Arkansas Country Music Awards.
Shawn Mayer has been captivating audiences with heart stirring lyrics delivered with her smoky soulful voice for more than 16 years. An accomplished artist and musician, Shawn first grabbed the national spotlight as 2nd runner-up on Nashville Star and has become a fixture in the vibrant Nashville music scene. She has earned much critical acclaim for her powerful performances and dynamic stage presence, with a sound that blends Americana with a rock-n-roll edge. Even with all this success, Shawn remains grounded, dedicated to her craft and true to her roots.
Will Scott, born and raised in Indy and Chicago, and raised in a musical family tradition surrounded by the blues, bluegrass, traditional country, jazz and rock-n-roll. Scott is well-known for his distinctive voice, original roots songwriting and a unique finger-style and slide guitar-style. Several of his albums have garnered much praise from the critics, with his 2009 release “
Keystone Crossing” receiving nominations for Independent Music Awards and the International Songwriting Competition, while also earning Top 10 status from Classic Rock Magazine. He is presently touring full-time with home bases here in southern Indiana and Brooklyn New York.
Our lead off act is the BurmaShavers, consisting of Southern Indiana’s Lonesome Steve and Southern Illinois’ Jerry Wilson. The twosome established their original New-Wave Acoustic eccentric Americana folk music sound in 2018. They have been kind enough to grace our Kyana Woodstock Market Stage the past couple of years. If the shadows hit just right, you just may spot the boys rehearsing along the banks of the Wabash River, sharing a cane fishing pole and a daydream to play their music for anyone and everyone who will lend an ear.