WOODSONGS

#2801 Dan Tyminski Band
DAN TYMINSKI is a 14-time Grammy winner and member of Alison Krauss and Union Station whose updated version of the song “Man of Constant Sorrow” was featured in the 2000 film “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”. He started playing mandolin at the age of six, but turned to playing mandolin full-time after hearing a tape of J.D. Crowe when he was 12. He returns to the WoodSongs stage with his full band to introduce his new album, “God Fearing Heathen.”

WoodSongs Kid: Tucker Connor is an 11 year old platpicker from Fleetwood, North Carolina.


#2802 Rhonda Vincent & The Rage and Leroy Troy & The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
RHONDA VINCENT and the RAGE is a revered bluegrass super group, deemed the “Queen of Bluegrass” by the New York Times, Grammy winning members of the Grand Ole Opry and one of the most active and popular groups at festivals and concerts nationwide.

LEROY TROY and the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band channel the spirit of the early days of country music, the Grand Ole Opry and Uncle Dave Macon. The band are musical masters and knee slapping funny as they can be.

Woodsongs Kid: Adalyn Ramey is a 12 year old country singer amd songwriter from Kentucky.


#2803 Riders in the Sky
RIDERS IN THE SKY are the the multi Grammy award winning stars of motion picture, radio, TV and the Grand Ole Opry. Join Ranger Doug, Too Slim, Woody Paul and Joey, the CowPolka King as they introduce songs from their brand new album, THROW A SADDLE ON A STAR.

WoodSongs Kid: Jack Fishback is a 15 year old early rock and blues influenced pianist from Columbia, Kentucky.


#2804 John McEuen and Wyatt Ellis
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 Malverne, Ohio.


#2805 Susan Pepper and Steve Dawson
SUSAN PEPPER is an Appalachian ballad singer featured in the motion picture MOUNTAIN MINOR. A multi-instrumentalist (dulcimer, banjo, and guitar) and educator, she has been immersed in Appalachian and western North Carolina’s song and music traditions and is passionate about sharing them.

STEVE DAWSON is called “one of the most underrated songwriters in American music” and teachs songwriting classes at the Old Town School of Music. Based in Chicago, he has recently released his 6th solo album, GHOSTS and will be performing with his wife, Diana Christiansen.


#2806 The Cleverlys and The Heart Collectors
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.


#2807 McLain Family Band
MCLAIN FAMILY BAND are bluegrass giants and recent inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. Their career began in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and grew to symphony stages around the world. They are celebrating their award winning careers with a brand new album box set.


#2808 Cedric Burnside and Candice Ivory
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 purchaced the headstone for Memphis Minnie’s grave site.


#2809 Cutter & Cash and Phoebe White
CUTTER & CASH started out as 4 year old performers, became WoodSongs Kids and have since become the rage of the bluegrass world, appearing as guests on the Grand Ole Opry, ROMP and more. They are more than just consummate professionals, they are skilled musicians, who infuse every performance with infectious energy.

PHOEBE WHITE is an accomplished yodeler with an extensive range. A 14 year old from the foothills of Appalachia, Phoebe is inspired by music pioneers who have gone before her such as Roy and Dale, Patsy Cline, Jimmie Rogers, and Patsy Montana. Sharing the music of America’s cowboy past is one of her passions.


#2810 Michael Martin Murphey & Chevel Shepherd
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY is one of America’s most awarded songwriters with global hit records like WILDFIRE, GERONIMO’S CADILLAC, CAROLINA IN THE PINES, WHAT’S FOREVER FOR and more. Murphey’s songs have been recorded by multiple artists including John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Cher, Lyle Lovett and even The Monkees. He returns to WoodSongs with first album “Road Beyond the View” a 9 song collection is a musical journey into things that Father and Son enjoyed growing up together in and around Taos, NM.

CHEVEL SHEPHERD is a rising star in country music. She is the winner of season 15 of The Voice and stars in the motion picture “Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse” based Murphey’s hit song.

WoodSongs Kid: REESE TRIMBLE is an eleven-year-old country singer from Cynthiana, Kentucky.


#2811 Muriel Anderson and Hiroya Tsukamoto
MURIEL ANDERSON is mong 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.


#2812 Ben Sollee and Kyran Daniels
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.


#2813 Lance Cowan, Phoebe White, Rob McNurlin
LANCE COWAN has worked behind the scenes as a major national publicist with some of the country’s finest songwriters, including Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Michael Martin Murphey, Nanci Griffith, Guy Clark and many more. He performs songs from his first album SO FAR SO GOOD.

ROB MCNURLIN was raised in Eastern Kentucky. Inspired by Cash, Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams, rob has toured North America and traveled with Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Marty Stuart, and Hot Tuna.

PHOEBE WHITE is an accomplished yodeler with an extensive range. A 14 year old from the foothills of Appalachia, Phoebe is inspired by music pioneers who have gone before her such as Roy and Dale, Patsy Cline, Jimmie Rogers, and Patsy Montana. Sharing the music of America’s cowboy past is one of her passions.