Featured Artists
Rumblin’ Trouble
Rumblin’ Trouble is a blues duo formed by Ana Todorovic (vocal) and Marko Mosic (guitar). Though we’ve played together since 2013, the first big moment for Rumblin’ Trouble was the interview with Jesse Finkelstein and Audrey Michelle of Blues Radio International on May 1, 2020, where we got a chance to present our original songs to a wider audience.
Richard Koechli
Richard Koechli (1962) is an independent roots music artist from Switzerland; a guitarist, singer and songwriter who has been moving in the melting pot of Blues, Country, Folk and Rock for 30 years. Koechli has released 9 albums under his own name, he won the Swiss Blues Award 2013 and the Swiss Film Award 2014 (Soundtrack).
Quiet The Dog
Quiet The Dog is a blues solo artist from the American south. Writing, playing, recording, and producing from the small town of Elkmont, Alabama, Quiet The Dog creates a guitar centric mix of several styles of blues inspired music, from the raw, riff-based guitar sounds of “Justified” to the acoustic melancholy of “Leaving Something Behind”.
Vinny Brando
Vinny Brando is made of ghosts.
Ghosts of the past, fleeting memories of broken love & eternal loneliness of our hearts.
Born in Milano, ‘88, a young Brando cut his teeth on spirit guides The Doors & the genius of The Beatles, refining his sound at the alters of Elliott Smith, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Mark Lanegan & Marilyn Manson. The resulting moody storm-worn songs fluidly express his melancholy might.
Jonas Scott Cowan
Jonas Cowan is a Kentucky born singer songwriter guitarist. A Baptist minister son, Jonas was quickly schooled on stride piano, guitar and gospel music by his father. Discovering Robert Johnson in his teen years, he found his inspiration. Jonas found a place to put his newly discovered passion, playing a role in forming 61 South, now a Western Kentucky Blues institution.
Hubert Dorigatti
After undertaking various projects of his own such as the band “Bayou Side”, a modern folk duo and the recently launched Bob Dylan Tribute Project together with singer Laura Willeit, Dorigatti has now decided to return to his musical roots where he feels most at home: the Blues.
PM Warson
Part of the UK’s vibrant, modernist Rhythm & Blues lineage, PM Warson established himself self-releasing 45s in the vein of the independent studios of the ’50s & ’60s. Cut direct to tape, just before the global pandemic, his debut album is out Spring 2021
Keegan McInroe
Keegan McInroe is a Fort Worth, Texas based writer, musician. and international touring artist.
McInroe’s music weaves threads from country, blues, and folk with his unique voice and perspective, creating an original tapestry of American roots music, earthy and lyric driven.
Jared Feinman
Philly-based musician Jared Feinman’s blues-tinged jazz and misty-eyed pop have won fans in both intimate rooms and festival crowds satisfying close listeners and vibe seekers alike. “I like being able to create something out of nothing––out of thin air,” Jared says. “As a songwriter, I only have a small amount of time to get the story across, but one can do so much, just with a few words.”
Soul Zimon & His Kozmic Combinations
Soul Zimon & His Kozmic Combinations with the roots in blues, folk, rock and soul is a band from the northern and forested parts of Sweden consisting of, Soul Zimon (voice/rhythm guitar) and his brother – Adam Heij Isaksson who make the very foundation of SZ&HKC and not to forget musician Jörgen Nyberg. Growing up influenced by the surrounding atmospheres and root music, you almost feel your stepping into that painted, regardless of color scales, world guided by the powerful and soulful voice of Soul Zimon.
Mike West
A walking dichotomy of genres and styles, West has found himself accepted by music fans from all walks of life with the tongue in cheek slogan of Not Country Enough. Not Blues Enough. Not Folk Enough. Too Heavy, capturing the essence of his music and live shows. His grounded storytelling and existential lyricism combined with the driving rhythms of his guitar have helped Mike build a reputation as an honest and raw musician who can captivate crowds wherever he plays.
Lisa St. Lou
Lisa discovered her voice singing at her grandmother’s Baptist church in East St. Louis, but she got her soul from the heartbreak of losing herself in a man. Summoning the legends that inspired her like Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, and Janis Joplin, Lisa began writing songs that lead to a complete exorcism of the relationship demons that had plagued her life
Sam Pace and the Gilded Grit
Sam Pace and the Gilded Grit is an American Rock n’ Roll band from Austin, TX. Influenced by blues, soul, roots, rock and reggae- the music grounds itself in groove, tenacity and feel. Sam’s voice and guitar playing are the signatures of the sound. His booming baritone and soulful growl give the music a robust edge; while his heavy, swinging guitar has been described as “a marriage between Peter Green, early Clapton, and early Hendrix.”
Ina Forsman
Ina Forsman is an award-winning Finnish singer and songwriter based in Helsinki. With a powerful, expressive contralto, she writes and performs songs that intersect blues, jazz, gospel, and R&B. Her phrasing crisscrosses terrain that encompasses the influences of Rickie Lee Jones, Nina Simone, and Billie Holiday
Robert Connely Farr
Singer-songwriter Robert Connely Farr (2019 Maple Blues Awards nominee for Songwriter & New Artist of the Year) grew up in the small southern town of Bolton, Mississippi, home of Charley Patton & The Mississippi Sheiks. He currently resides in Vancouver, BC. When he’s in Mississippi, he can be found at the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia with his friend & mentor Jimmy “Duck” Holmes.