Albuquerque High School's Mariachi San José is a student ensemble that focuses on traditional mariachi music. The group, directed by Señora Tamarah Lucero, provides students with the opportunity to learn about mariachi music and culture, fostering creativity and building confidence.

Randy McSpadden grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he started his lifelong quest of the guitar at the age of 6. Since he was a teenager he has played in bands too numerous to mention, in Oklahoma and Colorado, also having been a studio musician in LA and Philly. Residing in Denver, Colorado from 2011 thru 2024, he has free-lanced in both the bluegrass/ acoustic music scene as well as the vibrant jazz scene on the Front Range. In addition to performing, he teaches intermediate and advanced level guitar students privately & provides band coaching.

While “that thing’s bigger’n she is,” Anne Luna makes playing the bass look easy. Her bass playing has been described as graceful and elegant, yet precise and hard driving. As a songwriter and vocalist, her clear, unique voice both stands on its own and rounds out vocal work in any group. Her songs have been nominated for two New Mexico Music Awards. She toured with The Hard Road Trio for over 10 years, recording several albums, and playing at a variety of festivals and venues across the country. She currently performs with The Southwest Bluegrass All-Stars, as well as several groups in the Albuquerque area. Anne teaches not only bass, but many other instruments as well, including piano and cello.

Cindi Cone was born and raised in Connecticut. Over the last 40+ years she has played in many bands, finally settling in Durango, Colorado in 1995. She was one of the founding members of The Badly Bent, which has performed at numerous regional festivals and music venues. Over the years Cindi has also played and sung on numerous recording projects in Nashville, Florida, and in Colorado. In 2000, she won first place at the Rockygrass fiddle contest in Lyons, Colorado. She teaches fiddle for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level students.

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The Adobe Brothers is an eclectic group of identical quadruplets born to different mothers who came together a long time ago to play any kind of music that is fun. Perhaps their greatest musical continuum has been playing for contra and square dances and music festivals throughout the southwest. Though the Brothers' musical style might be best categorized as Americana, a typical performance will include tunes and songs from a variety of genres including Bluegrass, Old Time, New Time, Celtic, Latin Folk Music, Klezmer and more. In addition to their superb musicianship and diverse material, the Brothers are noted for their entertaining stage presence feating a unique style of humor resulting from their identical DNA. The boys often finish each other's sentences even when they know what they're talking about. The Adobe Brothers released their first studio CD in 2009 titled "The Adobe Brothers." A second CD, "Our Name is Mud," was released in 2013 and a third CD, "Don't Get Trouble On Your Mind" came out in 2017.

The Albuquerque Chinese Folk Dance Ensemble is a vibrant local dance troupe based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 2017, we are dedicated to promoting and celebrating Chinese ethnic, folk, and classical dance while fostering cultural exchange and understanding within our diverse community. Our journey began with a passion for Chinese dance, but it has since grown into a deep commitment to preserving tradition, inspiring audiences, and strengthening cultural connections across New Mexico.

As a hallmark of Albuquerque’s Asian community, our ensemble brings together local scientists, doctors, engineers, businesswomen, and teachers who share a love for dance and cultural heritage. With a repertoire that blends our American background with our Asian roots, we present both traditional and contemporary works, each infused with authentic music, vibrant costumes, and dynamic storytelling. Our performances incorporate elements from Tibetan, Mongolian, Southeastern, and Northwestern Chinese traditions, featuring sword-like fans, flower-like fans, nomadic costumes and hats, and powerful rhythmic drums to enhance the visual and emotional impact of our art.

More than just a performance, our dance serves as a means of connection, education, and inspiration. We have actively showcased our work on various stages, schools, academies, Spring Festival galas, museums, industries, and even at the State Capitol of New Mexico. Through our passion and energetic expression, we aim to preserve and share the richness of Chinese dance, fostering cross-cultural appreciation and celebrating Asian heritage. Alongside many other traditions and art forms from around the world, our folk dance team is dedicated to enriching both our community and the broader cultural landscape. We strive to ensure that the beauty of Chinese folk dance continues to thrive for generations to come, touching hearts near and far. Through our passionate performances, we aim to foster communication, friendship, and a deeper cultural understanding among the people of New Mexico.

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The Albuquerque Mandolin Orchestra has been playing the instruments of the mandolin family in ensemble since 2012. Principal instruments include mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, cittern, mandocello and mandobass. The group, comprised mostly of Albuquerque and Santa Fe musicians, plays a wide range of music arranged for mandolin orchestra from renaissance and baroque to classical to contemporary compositions, i.e., Byrd and Vivaldi to McCartney. We have a special interest in the music of the mandolin orchestra’s hey day from about 1880 to 1920, originating in Italy but spreading infectiously world wide.

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The Badly Bent has been entrenched in the bluegrass music scene since 1998. Based in Durango, Colorado, The Badly Bent has proven its musicianship through the winning of prestigious music competitions and receiving accolades from many of its peers in the bluegrass industry. These band members are not newcomers to either the bluegrass scene or performing in front of large audiences.

The Badly Bent does not present itself as one of the new bluegrass jam bands. Although their musical prowess allows them to explore the edges of traditional music, the listener will find that the music never strays far from the roots established by the fathers of the genre. Their love for the genuine bluegrass sound is so evident every time they take the stage. And, that emotion is totally contagious with the audience. Everyone has a good time. But, don’t be surprised when they pull a song out of the hat that everyone says, “Now, where have I heard that before?” Their repertoire will please even the most discriminating listener

Winners of the coveted 2005 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition, The Badly Bent has performed at over 100 festivals across the US and has been acknowledged as one of the most entertaining ensembles at those festivals. In a nutshell, The Badly Bent gives you your money’s worth, musically and emotionally. This band has an infectious way about them. You get hauled into their musical world and you leave wanting more and more.

For more info: www.thebadlybent.com

Baracutanga is a seven-piece band, representing four different countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, USA), that blends South American ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility, whose exciting and distinct Latin flavor keeps crowds dancing and always wanting more. Baracutanga creates songs that cross linguistic and cultural barriers, building bridges between the south and the north, overcoming the barriers of discrimination and promoting intercultural experiences that empower Latinos and all people with a positive message of self-affirmation.

For more info: www.baracutanga.org

Boxwood Consort plays music for English Country and contra dancing as well as a variety of other forms. The group is composed of Scott Mathis, mandolin and bass; Linda Askew, guitar; Gary Mayhew, guitar; Katie Harlow, cello and mandolin; Juli Palladino, violin and viola; Jack Klintworth, concertina; and Doc Litchman, clarinet.

Albuquerque's award-winning Indie Folk Français duo, Bébé La La features singer-songwriter, guitarist, violist Alicia Ultan and singer-songwriter, accordionist Maryse Lapierre, who hails from Quebec, Canada. The two formed the group in 2010, combining Lapierre's French influences with Ultan's original folk inspired "art" songs and over the years, they have developed a unique and engaging repertoire that highlights their signature "stunning" harmonies. Adding to their already richly textured music, are Bébé La La Band members, bassist Micky Patten, an in-demand bassist and guitarist, who also performs with the renowned trumpeter, Bobby Shew, among other ensembles, and drummer Joe Chellman, who plays everything from rock & roll to jazz, blues, country, folk, pop, Klezmer, Balkan, Irish and more. Bébé La La earned three nominations and two awards at the 2016 New Mexico Music Awards for their debut release, "High Wire," described by music and art writer James Mahoney as: "Wild-Alternative-Magic! Hearing this music is, strangely, like opening up a new set of Tarot cards--with very new images: wild re-structurings of the dramas in each of the cards, so that both vital mystery and authentic emotion--along with a symbol system--are all living together in an advanced beauty." This past November 2022, they released their sophomore release, "A Curious Series of Unexpected Events," to a full house in a CD Release concert celebration at FUSION Theatre in Albuquerque, presented by AMP Concerts. The new album received seven nominations from the New Mexico Music Awards, including "Rosie," which won the Singer-Songwriter award and "Magic Hour" which received the award for Best Vocal Performance. An overarching theme of "time" and the unexpectedness of life threads the eclectic collection of songs together on the new CD, which addresses some of the events of the past few years, personal struggles and more, Poet T.A. Niles writes, "From where I sit, “A Curious Series of Unexpected Events is an album for our times, of times past, and it seeks to will us into a more magical future.”

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World-touring acoustic blues pioneer CATFISH KEITH has established himself as one of the most exciting country blues performers of our time.

Catfish’s innovative style of foot-stomping, deep delta blues and American roots music has spellbound audiences the world over.

He has reinvented the guitar with great power and artistry, and brings a rare beauty and vitality to his music. Handing down the tradition, Catfish continues his lifelong journey as one of the brightest lights in acoustic blues and roots music.

Catfish won four BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS �" for BEST ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM in 2022, 2021 and 2019, and in 2022 for BEST ACOUSTIC GUITARIST.

He has been nominated six times since 1993 by the Blues Foundation in Memphis for BLUES MUSIC AWARDS, and considered for nominations for GRAMMY AWARDS seventeen times. In 2008 he was inducted into the IA BLUES HALL OF FAME.

Catfish has twenty two NUMBER ONE independent radio chart-topping albums to his credit and packs houses all over the world with his dynamic stage show.

A 2008 inductee into the IA BLUES HALL OF FAME, the 40-plus year veteran has performed thousands of gigs, touring throughout North America, the UK, Europe and Asia to wide acclaim, headlining major music festivals, and appearing with legends John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Koko Taylor, Taj Mahal, Leo Kottke, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Johnny Shines, John Fahey and many, many others.

For more info: www.catfishkeith.com

The Central Avenue String Band is mostly an old-time string band but they can turn some bluegrass and country as well. This local band, made up of Braden Frieder, banjo; Jason Sewell, fiddle; Tom Giambra, guitar; and David Debonis, bass will lead a delightful traditional music jam.

Cheap Shots is an energetic six-person acoustic band that draws upon an eclectic mix of Old Time, Celtic, Contra Dance, Folk, Country, Old Blues, Bluegrass, Swing, and Klezmer. Intertwining instrumental and vocal music (including original songs), the band features hammer dulcimer, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass, and more. Cheap Shots has been together since 2004. For contra dances, the band enjoys playing New England and Southern style contra music.

The six band members include:

• Pat Aruffo on fiddle
• John Brinduse on keyboard, some guitar, and percussion
• Bill Balassi on guitar and mandolin
• Peter Esherick on hammered dulcimer and mandolin and banjo
• Erika Gerety on bass, mandolin, and vocals
• Dave Para on guitar, banjo, mandolin, mouth bow, jaw harp, leaf and vocals

For more info: mycheapshots.com

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Dom Flemons is the Co-Founder and original member of the groundbreaking Carolina Chocolate Drops, the first ever black string band to win a GRAMMY Award. Over the past 25 years, he has received major awards, gained world-wide media recognition and has become one of the most influential and highly decorated voices in American roots music. Flemons is known as “The American Songster®" since his repertoire covers over one hundred years of American roots music. He is a folk musician, black country artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, historian, actor, slam poet, record collector, curator, podcaster, cultural commentator, influencer, and the creator, host, and producer of the American Songster Radio Show on WSM in Nashville, TN.

For more info: www.theamericansongster.com

Instructor Donna Howell has taught historic and modern couple dances for over 25 years. She currently teaches at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center in Santa Fe, produces a show of dance music on Santa Fe Public Radio KSFR 101.1 FM and can be reached at donna_jhowell@hotmail.com.

Dram Session is a Scottish band based in the Albuquerque area. We perform traditional Scottish music for dancers and at local festivals. Our music includes modern and very old Scottish jigs, reels, strathspeys, and waltzes, on instruments typically played with Scottish music.

Duke City Ceili Band is a group of friends from the local Irish session scene: Harlow Pinson, Jim Crowley, Phil Gaudette, Grace Broadhead, Chris Carilli, Jessy Stone, Lucy Wang, Elsa Goosen, and Cleve Sharp. We formed to play dance music for ceilis and added singing shanties for our concert events.  Find out more at our Facebook page

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Erik Erhardt (Abq, NM) calls contra and English, instructs couples dance, and organizes dance in New Mexico, traveling widely for dancing and community building. In his engaging and entertaining manner, Erik’s teaching is encouraging, clear, and detailed giving all an opportunity to gain a sense of mastery at each person’s level while having something to gain for everyone.

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Felix y Los Gatos is one of the best party bands in New Mexico. It plays a variety of music from the south and southwest, including zydeco, Americana, blues, funk, rancheras, and cumbias, and has played in every major bar or club in the area.

Felix Gato Peralta is a dynamic blues musician who seamlessly blends the rich sounds of zydeco with southwestern themes, creating a captivating musical experience for audiences worldwide. With over 20 years of stage experience, Felix has traveled from the dirt roads of New Mexico to international festival stages across Europe and back to the majestic Rocky Mountains, showcasing his talents on button accordion, guitar, and harmonica. Accompanied by the talented Justin Bransford, affectionately known as "The Professor," Felix enhances the sound with stand-up bass and bow. Justin custom-fits every musical situation with his palette of organic tones, achieving a spiritual balance between earth and sky. Together, they create a vibrant vaquero gumbo of songwriting. Their performances transcend mere concerts; they are immersive cultural experiences that celebrate the heart and soul of American roots music.

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“They sang with joy together; harmonizing to make the sounds of their voices become emotionally complete.” - Daniel Donnelly, Mumble Music

The songs of Glorieta Pines are inspired by the happenings of the world as seen through the lens of the American Southwest.

The trio, comprised of Brian Nelson (guitars, percussion), Lindsay Taylor (mandolin, tenor guitar, flutes, fiddle) and Karina Wilson (fiddle), combines insightful songwriting, layered arrangements and tight vocal harmonies, achieving a unique blend of indie-acoustic music.

Glorieta Pines originated in 2020 as a duo between spouses Lindsay Taylor and Brian Nelson, with early performances including official virtual concerts for both the Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2021. The addition of Karina Wilson on fiddle in June of 2022 saw the polished arrangements and vocal harmonies of the duo format expand, with extended instrumental sections and deeper sonic textures.

For more info: www.glorietapines.com

Irma Reeder was born in Texas, but grew up in Germany. Her family provided a strong early music influence, coming from generations of Ozark mountain musicians including several fiddle makers. She learned to play guitar and sing melody and harmony with her family long before grade school. Irma has been directing vocal and instrumental ensembles since a teenager. She has studied vocal performance continuously since 1973, and has also studied conducting. She has been soprano soloist with symphony and theater groups, jazz quartets, and performed with chorales and light opera and opera companies, including the Albuquerque Civic Light Opera and the Opera Theater Southwest. Irma is music administrator and choir director at a local Albuquerque church, leads the Wing & a Prayer old-time, cowboy, country gospel band, and performs with her husband, Scott, under their music business name, Music for All Seasons. She teaches voice, guitar, Celtic harp and mountain dulcimer privately, and harp and mountain dulcimer through University of New Mexico Continuing Education and Apple Mountain Music Store. Irma is a past Colorado State and Texas State mountain dulcimer champion and the 2016 Southern Regional champion. She is co-founder and director of the New Mexico Dulcimer Festival. She also plays bowed psaltery, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, bodhran (Irish frame drum), piano, synth, and marimbula.

For more info: www.scottandirmamusic.com

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Kacey and Jenna play a mix of western, country, folk, and bluegrass music. The duo provides harmonies that only twins can. Kacey is the main instrumentalist with Jenna adding in her own flavor of harmonica melodies. They perform a mix of original songs along with cover favorites. The duo has enjoyed bringing their energy and talents to many audiences throughout the years.

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Kris Jensen has been calling modern western square dances since 1991. She calls four local dances each week, has called numerous dances and weekends around the United States, and has been on staff at several national conventions. She has also called traditional squares and contras for NM FolkMADS.

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Lasotras aims to break down walls, build bridges, add music to the struggle and encourage solidarity. We are an Albuquerque-based musical group that has played together in different configurations for over 30 years. We perform U.S. and Latin American folk music with tight harmonies, spicy riffs, and upbeat rhythms on string, wind and percussion instruments. We often take favorites written by other composers and adapt our own words or make the songs bilingual. We also host peñas (cultural coffeehouses) in Albuquerque and play at political and social events. Lasotras are Enrique Cardiel (bass, accordion and vocals), Teresa Guevara Beltrán (cuatro, jarana, guitar, cajón, bombo, and vocals), Ricardo Magallanes Guillén (guitar, zampoñas/panpipes, bombo, maracas and vocals), Dair Obenshain (fiddle, guitar, bongós, bones, bass and vocals) and Ruth Warner Carrillo (cuatro, jarana, charango, guitar, bongós and vocals).

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As unpredictable, fearless, and entertaining as their namesake, Le Chat Lunatique purveys an addictive genre they call “filthy, mangy jazz,” a signature sound that makes you want to smoke and drink too much�"if only you could get off the dance floor. Le jazz hot of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli is their north star, but they use that beacon to navigate through a wide range of genres, blending Western swing, classical, reggae, d00-wop, and “anything else we damn well please” into strikingly original compositions and audaciously reworked standards alike.

For more info: www.lechatlunatique.com

Lone Piñon is a New Mexican string band, or “orquesta típica”, whose music celebrates the integrity and diversity of their region's cultural roots. With fiddles, upright bass, guitars, accordions, vihuela, and bilingual vocals, they play a wide spectrum of the traditional music that is at home in New Mexico. The group’s repertoire and recordings reflect the complexity of this musical landscape and includes early conjunto duets, contemporary New Mexican rancheras, New Mexican swing, Hispanic Texan fiddle styles, Tohono O'odham fiddle tunes from Arizona, huapangos from the Mexican Huasteca region, and several styles of music from Michoacán: son calentano and son planeco from the southern lowlands and son abajeño from the P'urepecha highlands.

For more info: www.lonepinon.com

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Led by Martha Spencer, the Wonderland Band will take you on a musical journey through the roots of Appalachia entwined with beautiful songwriting and classic country stepping along the way. Featuring Lucas Pasley on fiddle/banjo/vocals, Jake Dwyer on percussion/washboard/dance and Lu Furtado on bass, the Wonderland Band has toured across the USA from California to Nashville- performing such venues as the Brooklyn Folk Festival, Topanga Banjo Fiddle Festival, Buck Owens Crystal Palace, Ashkenaz Center, Richmond Folk Festival, and Song of the Mountains PBS and internationally in Ireland and Canada.

Growing up with the lullabies of old time fiddle tunes from her family on Whitetop Mountain and flatfoot dancing at the Carter Family Fold, Martha Spencer was immersed in country and mountain music all her life. That’s evident in the way she sings, the songs she writes; music is as much a part of her as breathing in the mountain air and her love for it dances through her songs like a steady heartbeat. She plays several instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, bass) and has been recognized for her Appalachian dancing. As much as Martha’s love of her Blue Ridge Mountain home is present, she also is a “rambling woman” and has traveled around the world performing across the US, in Australia, UK, Canada, Mexico, and Europe multiple times. Her adventurous spirit and traveling is evident in a lot of her songs like “Woman of the Road.” As her daddy used to say, “if someone asked you to go anywhere, you’d just say, let me get my hat and coat, and we’ll roll.” That’s led Martha to playing in various bands (her Wonderland Country Band, Whitetop Mountain Band, Blue Ridge Girls, and more…) as well as collaborating with artists like Luke Bell and The Legendary Ingramettes, and working on lots of roots projects like Appalachian Dance World, Women in Roots and JAM.

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Hoop dancing by Benjamin Shendo, from Jemez and Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. Through his travels he learned many forms of dancing and expressions. Now it is his journey to share his skills with his family, tribes, community, friends and state.

He enjoys teaching capoeira, hoop-dancing, culinary art, silver-smithing, leather and moccasins crafts.

The New Mexico Peace Choir was founded in December 2015 as an inclusive, mixed voice choir. We sing inspiring songs about peace, kindness, connection, and the human spirit.​ We sing to build connection between individuals, the community, the world. We sing to remind us that we are all one and we're on this human journey together. The connections we make while singing are why we do what we do. We believe our music will help transform our world into a kinder, more peaceful place.

For more info: www.nmpeacechoir.org

Notorious musicians Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger bring together traditional and contemporary acoustic music from around the world, creating a dynamic, swinging sound that is sure to get you on your feet.

The original Pastatones were formed over thirty-five years ago. We were a group of non-Italians (Italians by food preference, as we liked to say) who had become interested in Italian folk music from many sources. We picked up tunes from books and recordings, but also from handwritten manuscripts or from copies of antique sheet music, and most importantly from old Italian musicians or from people who had learned from old musicians.

Some of this music represents traditional folk dance forms that go back centuries, while other pieces were created by Italian immigrants in the the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These skilled musicians created beautiful pieces that would be performed by the mandolin orchestras and smaller ensembles of the time.

Not long after the Pastatones were formed, we (the younger folk) met up and merged with a group of older musicians - real Italians! That group performed several times at Summerfest on the Civic Plaza and for numerous other events. But now most of the older guys have passed on and the formerly younger folk are now the older folk you see today.

Our members are:

• Linda Askew - guitar
• Jack Klintworth - concertina
• Scott Mathis - mandolin and mandola
• Juli Paladino - violin and viola

For more info: queenbeemusicassociation.org

Rooted in tradition with an ear toward the future, contemporary folk duo Rakish embodies earnest musical exploration and demonstrates an infectious playfulness on stage. In their sound together, it is evident the two friends share an unbridled love for the traditional sounds of Celtic and American music, and the tight ensemble of a group with years of collaboration under their belt. Strings Magazine says: “Explorative and versatile, the duo draws evident inspiration from not just the deep and wide history of Scottish and Irish Celtic composition, but also the precision-focused structures of classical chamber music and a whole array of improvisational styles.”

Known for her toneful and award-winning fiddle playing in the Celtic music world, Maura Shawn Scanlin grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Maura is a 2-time U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion and a winner of the Glenfiddich Fiddle Competition in Scotland. Her clawhammer banjo playing and songwriting, also featured in the duo, hold the regional music of her homeland close. Maura finds her niche combining influences from a widespread musical journey with the sounds she grew up around.

Steeped in the Irish music communities of Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD where he was raised, acclaimed guitarist Conor Hearn developed a keen interest in literary theory and poetry, a unique well of material from which he draws unending musical inspiration. His settings of modernist poems, like James Joyce’s Chamber Music, epitomize the duo’s approach: the dexterous alchemy of the old and the new into something wholly Rakish. A keenly sought-after collaborative guitarist, Conor performs with many of the most renowned names in Celtic music today. His guitar style combines bass and rhythm for a uniquely powerful and precise sound.

Rakish, embracing the unconventional connotation of their namesake, create and perform music with verve. Recent highlights of their travels include performances at the Library of Congress, Celtic Colours International Music Festival, Prince Edward Island’s Festival of Small Halls, the Corvallis Celtic Festival, and Official Showcases at Folk Alliance International. They have taught at esteemed fiddle camps across the country including Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp, Folk College, Katie McNally’s Boston States Fiddle Camp, and Hanneke Cassel’s Pure Dead Brilliant Fiddle Weekend.

On Now, O Now, the duo’s sophomore release (out October 11, 2024) it is clear Rakish cannot be pigeonholed into one genre and is most comfortable occupying the in-between. Together they journey through Celtic and Americana styles, deftly showcasing how to bring forth something new from the deep well of tradition. They are touring their new album across the country throughout the fall of 2024 and into 2025.

For more info: www.rakishmusic.com

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"The Roswells bring the nostalgia of the second and third generation of country music into the millennia. Singing songs of western swing and honky tonk greats, The Roswells add their own flare with their unmistakeable Nuevo Mexico and Tejano influence and sound. The influence is evident when they switch, almost on the spur of the moment, from Buck Owens to Al Hurricane. Their blend of harmonies is that of Johnny and June, Dolly and Porter, and Loretta and Conway. Part angst but all love." -Cactus Eddie

The Roswells are: Ben Monroe, Kateri Lopez, Dave and Laura Devlin, Bud Melvin, Josh English

For more info: theroswellsmusic.com

Dulcimers:  Sweet Sounds of History!   Mountain Dulcimers have earned a place in our American musical heritage.  For the emigrants living on the American frontier, life was a struggle.  They earned the name ‘hillbillies’ because they couldn’t afford the more expensive flatland and settled in the Appalachian mountains.  Community was everything; it was necessary for their survival.  Musical traditions ran deep in these communities and as decades passed these neighbors began to meld their cultures into the sound that is now considered traditional Appalachian music.  These unique musical and cultural elements had lyrical themes of survival, love, and heartbreak.  Settlers  built simple, fretted instruments from whatever wood was available.  The American mountain dulcimer was born. Like many instruments, the dulcimer has evolved to allow many styles of playing. If you can imagine it, you can create it! Sandia Mountain Dulcimers  has a passion for Mountain Dulcimers.  Led by Irma Reeder, their mission is to promote and preserve this versatile instrument which is largely unfamiliar in the Southwest.

Scott Reeder - With lots of professional musicians in his family tree ranging from opera to jazz to old-time, Scott began making music at age 4, performing on organ, piano, guitar and recorder throughout his youth. He's studied vocal performance for years, and has taken up additional instruments including hammered dulcimer, tin whistle, electric bass, and marimbula. He has sung and played in many different groups, and has led church music with his wife, Irma, since the early 1980's. He performs with her in the Music for All Seasons Celtic Duet, and in the old-time, cowboy, country gospel band, Wing and a Prayer.

For more info: www.scottandirmamusic.com

The Shape Note Singers of New Mexico formed about 1991. It is a participatory group rather than a performing one and it is open to everyone. The style of the hymns and anthems we sing date back to the colonial period of the United States, and they are sung unaccompanied in four part harmony. The shapes of the notes help the singer to learn the relative pitches within the song. Typically, there is little in the way of dynamics, so the songs are sung loudly and often with considerable exuberance. With practice, even a beginner can begin to read music and sing along with us.

Cowboy music is about the human condition, western version. Steve Cormier’s music is old and traditional cowboy work music and modern cowboy work music and reflects his nine years as a ranch and farm hand. His music is also informed from teaching college history for twenty-two years. And along the way he has played roles in film and television as diverse as Wyatt Earp and Breaking Bad. Age has allowed him to reflect on being older, and perhaps, understanding a little more of why we are the way we are.

For more info: stevecormier.net

Strange Holler is a bluegrass-adjacent folk trio performing good old country songs and original Americana tunes with beautiful three-part harmony. Get ready for a toe-tappin’ and fun-filled morning of music that will leave you smiling!

Lineup: - James Macklin, Lead guitar and vocals - Diane Marino, Bass and vocals - Shelly Ley, Lead vocals, guitar & mandolin

For more info: strangeholler.com

Argh me maties! The Tingley Beach Buccaneers are a pirate band located in Albuquerque/ Santa Fe NM.

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Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian cultural art form that combines elements of combat, dance, music and playful self-expression. A century and a half ago, Capoeira was a tool used by the enslaved people of Brazil for resilience, perseverance and liberation. Today, Capoeira takes many forms: a game, a dance, a fight. It is an opportunity to connect to ourselves and each other through music, movement and community. Come connect and share your energy with us!

For more info: www.capoeiragirassoluca.com

The Virginia Creepers play old-time music. Formed in New Mexico 30 years ago, the band is drawn to weird, old, crooked tunes from exotic places like West Virginia and Kentucky, lively dance tunes that they play for squares and contras, and songs about hard times, trains, and whiskey, all ranging in age from the Civil War era and earlier to newer pieces in the old-time style. The Creepers are: Rick Olcott on guitar, Laurie Phillips on mandola, Jane Phillips on fiddle, Marc Robert on bass and banjo, and Michel Robert on fiddle. All of them sing now and then. Based in Albuquerque, they play around NM and beyond for dances, parties, and festivals, and as soothing background music for the quiet and studious patrons of saloons and taverns. The Creepers hosted a weekly old-time jam at Tractor Brewing in Nob Hill for over 7 years, until the pandemic shutdowns. They have continued the tradition with virtual jam-along sessions on Facebook Live, racking up over 50 of them by the beginning of 2022.

For more info: www.virginiacreepers.com

Wandering the Burren explores the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Brittany, and Spain. Its six members include Rebecca Keeshan and Harlow Pinson on whistle and flute and sometimes banjo; Barbara Herrington on fiddle; and Doug Cowen playing concertina, flute, and bodhran; all bolstered by Mike Maulsby’s inspired guitar chords.