WEARY RAMBLERS are a newly formed Iowa folk duo that bring years of experience to the stage with award-winning songwriting and chemistry. Chad Elliott and Kathryn Fox showcase multi-instrumental performances with tight harmonies and great storytelling.
JOHN MORELAND was born in Texas, moved to Northern Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati, then to Tulsa Oklahoma and began performing when he was just 12 years old. Playing punk rock for several years, he turned to roots and folk after hearing Steve Earle. Three of Moreland’s songs, “Heaven”, “Gospel”, and “Your Spell”, have been featured on the TV show, Sons of Anarchy. His latest album VISITOR was created after Moreland stepped away from the touring life and even set his smartphone aside for six full months.

MIRANDA HARDY is a NYC based songwriter and folk legend Jack Hardy’s youngest daughter, and spent years traveling and touring alongside him everywhere from NYC clubs to small pubs in Ireland. Miranda began pursuing music again after stepping away from her decade-long corporate advertising career. Exploring her music again, mixing comedy and depth, she is touring behind the release of her newest album, “The Price of Happiness.”
EMISUNSHINE is known for her powerful voice and masterful ukulele-playing. She has been attracting national attention since she was 9 years old, with appearances on Today, NBC’s Little Big Shots, American Idol, WoodSongs, the Grand Ole Opry and elsewhere. Her latest album, SIDESHOW, explores themes of lost love, diversity, self-confidence and more.

THE KITCHEN DWELLERS are an incredibly popular bluegrass and psyco-roots band from Wyoming and Montana, well-known for their high-energy and no-nonsense approach to bluegrass. They bring tremendous energy to their performances as they introduce songs from their newest release, “Seven Devils.” 
TENI RANE is a Chatannooga based artist inspired by the stories of everyday life, Teni Rane is a tender, folk-country songwriter with a vintage vocal edge and a knack for capturing ordinary scenes in a way that is widely relatable. She comes to WoodSongs with her first full length album. 
WoodSongs Kid: Madeline Sawyers is a 12 year old singer from Memphis, Tennessee.

BEN SOLLEE is a Kentucky cellist, songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques. His songs exhibit a mix of folk, bluegrass, jazz, and R&B. His new album is called LONG HAUL.
KYRAN DANIELS began his career performing alongside Grammy Nominee Tommy Emmanuel on stages spanning the globe. His diverse musical palette and superlative musicianship saw him fast become one of Australia’s finest studio talents, and a go-to for artists & labels domestically & abroad. 
WoodSongs Kid: Spencer Gardner is a 11 year old fiddler from Crofton, Kentucky.

LYNN DRURY is originally from the Mississippi Delta. Her style is influenced from her Country upbringing and mixed in with the funkiness of New Orleans, which has surrounded her for the past 20 years. Her distinctive voice and songwriting style has been compared to Van Morrison, Lucinda Williams & Neil Young, to name a few. A sound she calls “NOLAmericana.” 
DANA COOPER His musical journey began at the young age of 2 when his father would prop him on the bar to sing along with the jukebox. He quickly became enamored with the guitar and taught himself to play and to harmonize vocally by listening to records. By his teenage years, Cooper was performing in coffee houses and clubs around Kansas City. Signed to major labels, his 32nd album release, “The Ghost of Tucumcari” features Lyle Lovett, Hayes Carll, Darden Smith & more.

WoodSongs Kid: Thatcher Wallace is a 13 year old banjo player from Georgetown, Ohio.

HEATHER HORTON is a brilliant and passionate Chicago-based songwriter. Her latest release is called “Get Me to the Nunnery” features Horton on guitar and haunting violin; her husband is acclaimed singer-songwriter, Michael McDermott. Her album channels Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Sinead O’Connor (the album was actually mastered the day O’Connor died in late July).
BIBELHOUSER BROTHERS combine twin brother harmonies with award winning original songs and instrumental prowess to create high octane bluegrass-country-soul sounds from the heart of Kentucky. Clearly, there’s no substitute for sibling harmonies, and in that regard, the Bibelhauser Brothers can boast truth in the title of their new album, Close Harmony, a stirring example of what happens when brothers share their voices.

WoodSongs Kid: Willie Rain Murphy is a 14 year old singer from Chicago and the daughter of Heather Horton and Michael McDermott. 

MURIEL ANDERSON is among the top acoustic guitarists/harp-guitarists in the world, and she is the first woman to win the National Finger-style Guitar Championship. Woody Allen’s film “Vicki Cristina Barcelona” features music by Anderson, who has performed in a bluegrass band and written music for the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Her repertoire is varied, ranging from Doc Watson to Chet Atkins, Japanese songs to Sousa marches.
HIROYA TSUKAMOTO was born and raised in Japan and came to the United States. He was the second-place winner at the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. Described as an innovative guitarist and composer who fuses folk, jazz and world music. He has headlined concerts throughout the United States as well as internationally.
WoodSongs Kid: Sara and Savannah Cool are two singers from Lexington, Kentucky. 

WHEY JENNINGS On his third EP, Just Before The Dawn, Whey shares stories about his struggles with addiction, finding sobriety, and redemption through faith, family and friends. Whey Jennings was born into one of country music’s most iconic family Whey’s grandfather, Waylon, was a legendary singer, songwriter, and country musician. He was pivotal to the growth in popularity that the outlaw country movement saw throughout the ’70s, and even had songs featured on the first platinum country album, “Wanted! The Outlaws” which featured Willie Nelson and Whey’s grandmother Jessi Colter.
MARTHA SPENCER is a genuine folk Troubadour, she grew up on the slopes and hollows of southwest Virginia’s rugged Whitetop Mountain, where a rich tradition of old-time Mountain music has endured through many decades of changes. She began playing music and dancing from a very young age with The Spencer Family, and studied old-time fiddle under her father through the Virginia Foundation of the Humanities Folklife Apprenticeship Program.
WOODSONGS KID: Madeline Caudil is an 11 year old singer from Berea, Kentucky.

JORDIE LANE is an Australian Roots artist who’s toured with legends like Billy Bragg, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Moody Blues and many more. Named in Melbourne Magazine’s 100 most influential people, his songs are laced with Irreverent wit and satirical commentary. On his latest album, Tropical Depression, he tackles Lane’s own growing obsession with extreme weather (he had a close call with an EF-3 Tornado) and its eventual collision with his own mental health battles. 
CLETIS CARR is an Americana / folk / blues summit, singer-songwriter who first tasted success with his 1980 new wave band Sneakers, which launched a solo career that's taken him all over the planet and has seen nine solo releases and numerous band projects.   As a songwriter, he's has over 120 compositions commercially released worldwide, dozens of covers by other writers, and tracks on international film and television.
WoodSongs Kid: Mia Lequire is a fourteen-year-old Appalachian singer/songwriter from Banner, Kentucky.

RICK PRICE is a bonifide Australian music legend. His new album turns his sights onto the canon of American original hymns have spanned centuries with other gospels songs being written in the early 1900’s like ‘Wayfaring Stranger’, ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘Wade In The Water, and ‘Will The Circle Be Unbroken’. They have resonated and been covered by legends such as Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Eva Cassidy, Oliva Newton-John, Ray Charles, Ed Sheeran … and now Rick Price.

IMOGEN CLARK is not just an artist; she’s a storyteller, a fighter, and a dreamer. The powerful Australian singer-songwriter, hailing from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, whose music ranges from arena-ready rock anthems to raw confessional indie roots music. Her songs in the new album The Art of Getting Through are laced with lyrics, imagery of independence, suicide and redemption.
WoodSongs Kid:Reed Elliotte is a 14 year old pianist and singer from Corbin, KY.

KAIA KATER is a brilliant and accomplished musician from Canada who plays Appalachian banjo. After learning in the mountains of West Virginia, Kater toured extensively, performing at venues and festivals throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom, including a performance at the Kennedy Center,  Grammy Museum, tributes to Pete Seeger, the Newport Folk Festival, and Carnegie Hall.

STELLA PRINCE is a new generation folksinger from New York, now in Nashville. Described by Nashville Scene as the artist “carrying the banner for a new generation of folk musicians”, Stella’s goal is to bring folk music to a new generation, describing her sound as “Gen Z Folk”. She recently made history as the youngest performer at this year’s Tin Pan South. Stella’s EP became the #2 Most Downloaded record, the only folk album, solo female performer, and one of the only independent releases to do so, charting in the Top 20 on the Alt Country Charts. It was also played on BBC and NPR’s “All Songs Considered”.

WoodSongs Kids: Elle Hack & Ellinor Pogue met at the Kentucky Opry and started singing harmony together. 

STEPHANE WREMBEL is one of the world’s foremost guitarists, think Tommy Emmanuel meets Django Reinhardt. Hailing from Fontainebleau, France, Wrembel honed his craft traversing the French countryside before graduating from Berklee College of Music in Boston. With a career that spans the globe. His world-class band includes Josh Kaye on guitar, Ari Folman-Cohen on bass, and Nick Anderson on drums.

CATFISH INTHE SKY play bluegrass with an attitude ... a GOOD one! This is a band with an instrument make-up of fiddle, cello, cajon, and ukulele. With a style described as “Upbeat Americana Folk-Grass for All Ages,” these Berklee College of Music in students combine Appalachian fiddle tunes, bluegrass and original music.

HANNAH CONNOLLY is a passionate blues artist whose personal journey and musical evolution make her a compelling addition to WoodSongs. Originally from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, her debut album “From Where You Are” is an immersive meditation on profound loss and grief, stemming from the tragic death of her younger brother. Connolly’s musical journey began with her love for theater and storytelling, eventually leading her to discover her passion for music-making.

ROB ROBINSON is a veteran songwriter and blues musician. His songwriting and vocal expertise is reflected in the infectious, swampy groves of the first single “If I loved You Hard Enough.” Rob is not just a brilliant blues musicians, he also supports other artists as owner of the infamous and historic Puckett’s Grocery in Leiper’s Fork, Tn just outside of Nashville, one of the best live music venues in middle Tennessee. Watch his blues video.

WoodSongs Kid: Reece Carroll is a 13 year old banjo player from Nicholasville, Kentucky. 

MICHELLE WRIGHT is a country music star originally from Canada. She burst onto U.S. radio In the early 90s and went on to score 25 Top Ten radio hits with songs heard on country music stations worldwide including the hit TAKE IT LIKE A MAN. She comes to WoodSongs performing songs that have helped her win over 40 major awards, including 16 CCMA Awards and her induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. 
ELVIE SHANE is a Kentuckian who broke into the music scene with his Platinum certified Number One single, My Boy. A heartfelt tribute to a step-parents unconditional love. Elvie Shane’s sophomore album, “Damascus,” draws on powerful imagery and reflects Shane’s own journey of grappling with success, mental health issues, and the search for meaning in the midst of acclaim. Shane tackles themes of community, mental health, and the pursuit of the American dream.

WoodSongs Kid: Louise Schilling is a ten-year-old songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky.

SUE FOLEY is an amazing guitarist. She’s a Canadian musical triple talent as a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. With her painted fingernails, Sue strokes, strums, shakes and shimmies a six-string, unleashing a tone that doubles as her voice, loud, proud, and true. Her new acoustic solo album, ONE GUITAR WOMAN is a moving tribute to the female pioneers of guitar, the women whose music and lives delivered the inspiration and paved the way for those that followed. 

JAKE YBARRA Texas-born is a brilliant, multifaceted Texas-born musician. His heartfelt and literary lyrics explore cinematic themes of love, loss, and the human experience, resonating with listeners on a deep emotional level. His debut album “Something In The Water” is full of heartfelt tales that display his story telling ability, that invite comparisons not only to his songwriting heroes but also to his favorite authors such as Ernest Hemingway. 

WoodSongs Kids: Bluegrass Brothers are a family band from Salisbury, North Carolina.

THE CLEAVERLYS are an amazing, brilliant, funny and accomplished band of bluegrass music masters. a one-of-a-kind, unique comedy and music experience. From the groups humble beginnings in the Ozark Mountains, to currently headlining festivals and PAC’s all over the country, even performing regularly on the coveted Grand Ole Opry stage. One thing is for certain, there is no other band like this out there.

THE HEART COLLECTORS are a folk group from Australia. With soaring cello, intricate guitar, sparkling mandolin, boot banging banjo, passionate strikes of a tambourine and the thundering of the bodhran, The Heart Collectors are four charismatic performers that create real musical synergy, marrying progressive folk/rock sensibilities and clean classical precision.

WoodSongs Kid: ALEX DAVIS is an incredible, banjo picking 11 year old from Manchester, TN. He loves airplanes, fish and of course, the banjo. 

CEDRIC BURNSIDE is a hard core, genuine American blues master and grandson of the iconic RL Burnside. He carries the mantle, joy and the burdens and the history of the North Mississippi hill country blues He has won more than a dozen individual awards and has led or contributed to four Grammy-nominated projects.
CANDICE IVORY is one of America’s greatest soul and blues artists. WoodSongs is proud to introduce her celebration of on of the most revered blues artists of all time: MEMPHIS MINNIE, a guitar legend and blues artist whose work was covered even by the rock band LED ZEPPLIN. Ivory reintroduces the music of this legend, almost forgotten until Bonnie Raitt purchased the headstone for Memphis Minnie’s grave site.

JOHN MCUEN is the legendary founding member of the NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND with an amazing new musical project to introduce on WoodSongs.
WYATT ELLIS is one of the rising superstars of bluegrass and mandolin ... and he's only 14 years old! Performing with Bully Strings, Sam Bush and more, he has songs from a brand new album to premier on this show.
WoodSongs Kid: Owen Hoopes is a 13-year-old fiddler player from Malvern, Ohio.

THE PRICE SISTERS are twin sisters Lauren and Leanna Price from Kentucky. As a musical duo they are poised to become the torchbearers for bluegrass music as it enters its eighth decade. While their playing is strongly rooted in the classic style of Bill Monroe, their smooth, polished sibling harmonies infuse the music with a fresh, contemporary appeal. 

RANDY STEELE is an award winning banjo master … and career firefighter … from Chattanooga TN. He maintains two identities: mild mannered banjo-wielding bluegrass virtuoso by night and as a Captain in the Chattanooga Fire Department, he’s saved plenty of lives by day. 

WoodSongs Kid: Reagan Brown is a 13-year-old mandolist from Springville, Tennessee.

R.W. HAMPTON is an actual American cowboy and one of the leading Western Entertainers in America today. He’s loved by cowboys, cowgirls, ranch hands and rodeo stars,. He appears in movies, worked with Kenny Rogers and performed at the Grand Ole Opry. His voice & songs resonate with audiences worldwide. He is today’s voice of Cowboy Music and a Western Music Awards winner.

BEX MARSHALL is a European blues legend and comes to us all the way from England. She is a UK British Blues Award winner and 4 time European Blues Awards nominee. Her career began working on ocean cruise liners and in poker dens in the Netherlands. A fascinating story but amazing blues music. Her new album “FORTUNA”.

WoodSongs Kid: Isaac Biver is a 17 year old fingerstyle guitar player from Freeburg, Illinois.