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2007 Performers
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Bill Miller will be our Friday night headline concert performer, at Valhalla in the Cartwright Center on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. A Mohican Indian from northern Wisconsin, Bill Miller has long been one of the most admired figures in the Native American music arena and beyond. As an award-winning recording artist, performer, songwriter, activist, and painter, he's been a voice for the voiceless, a link between two great and clashing civilizations. Bill will also be appearing for one workshop on Saturday. |
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Storyhill - “Their sound recalls the harmonious interplay of Simon and Garfunkel and the acoustic juice of the Indigo Girls” - Billboard
Red House Records announces the release of Storyhill’s new self-titled album on February 13, 2007. Featuring Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson, the acoustic/pop duo brings sharp, observant songwriting together with close, brother-like harmonies. Storyhill will perform on Sunday and be at the workshop on Sunday only. |
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Christine Kane is a singer-songwriter, performer, teacher and writer. Her career in music and the arts has been dynamic and multi-faceted. She regularly headlines at celebrated festivals like Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Kate Wolf Festival, and Chattanooga’s Riverbend Festival, and popular venues, like Freight & Salvage and the Old Town School of Folk Music. Christine will perform on Saturday and be at the workshop on Saturday only. |
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Peter Mulvey began as a self-described "city kid" from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He played, wrote, and sang in bands while studying theatre at Marquette University. ROLLING STONE.com: "A voice lush and hushed that occasionally sinks into a whisper... imagery made all the more haunting by guitarist/co-writer David Goodrich, whose sundry string bending ranges from loose ramblings around the neck... to freeform explorations that recall John Scofield... surrealistic beauty." Peter will appear at the Sunday night concert. |
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Joel Mabus is a maverick in the folk music world. He defies any easy pigeonhole. By turns, he picks a mountain banjo to accompany an ancient ballad, sings a witty song about modern life, plays a sweet Irish melody on guitar, swings a hot jazz number, and then reaches deep for a soulful expression of values in a troubled world. He tops it all with a fiddle tune or old Carter family song -- all skillfully blended into a seamless flow. One fan said, “Its music from the heart that hits you right between the eyes.” A mainstay on the folk circuit these past 30 years, Joel has 18 albums to his credit. Joel will appear at the Saturday night concert. |
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Don Harvey and the Earthbound Band An entertainer with acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocals, his style has been called Contemporary Folk, Jazz Acoustic Rock, Reggae, Blues, Country and Singer/Songwriter
Don is an award winning songwriter who performs as a solo artist and is one half of the Third Planet Duo. He is also a High School teacher in Holmen, Wisconsin. Don will appear at the Saturday night concert. |
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| The DitchLilies is a high energy quartet has the grit and talent to fairly represent country music's Golden Era. From Appalachian mountain music, (with clogging included) to hillbilly swing, and from jug band music to honky-tonk, their love for it all can send audiences on a musical ride. They have always had musical wanderlust, specifically with honky-tonk, old-time, western swing and bluegrass music. “You can draw a line between all of these styles even though they are all from essentially the same era of rural and country music. The DitchLilies will appear at the Saturday night concert. |
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| The music of Prairie Smoke combines the influences of American folk and the Celtic traditions of Scottish and Irish aires, jigs and reels. Prairie Smoke also performs original music and arrangements. The musicians bring together a wide range of musical experiences to the group. Erin Hussey, Betsy Knowles, Rita Koch-Thometz, Jon Stuttgen, and Tom Walter perform on hammered and mountain dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, flute, bass, guitar and mandolin. Prairie Smoke will appear at the Sunday night concert. |
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Award-winning songwriter, Jackie Tice, is a unique voice among songwriters. The co-mingling of Tice's Native American and Old European roots informs her musical and lyrical points of view, carefully combing through subjects from Shakespearian love to the call of Coyotes. “Musically buoyant and lyrically brave - folk-rock with Native American spirituality...Tice's songs capture instances of universal recognition and appeal,” writes Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Her recent CD, Second Skin, produced by Grammy-winner, Bill Miller, affirms what Italy’s premier music publication, JAM! Magazine, says, “Tice’s stylistic universe floats above the vast galaxy of adult contemporary folk.” Jackie will appear at the Sunday night concert. |
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Jonathan Delehanty Twenty-year-old Jonathan was a punk rocker until he turned to folk two years ago. In his music, there are echoes of Bright Eyes, Jeff Tweedy, Rufus Wainwright, and Ryan Adams. He grew up near Chicago, spent a couple semesters at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and currently lives in Minneapolis, where he attends the U of M. A feature story recently ran on Jonathan in the entertainment section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Jon Bream, veteran music critic at the paper writes: “…the 20-year-old from Chicago played two songs – and absolutely slayed me”. He also quotes Jim Walsh, former music critic at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, on first hearing Jonathan : “I was knocked out…Jonathan really seemed like an old soul when I saw him. He gave me his cd and I listened to it nonstop for a week….He’s special.” Jonathan will appear at the Saturday night concert. |
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Tulla: come (Finnish); romp (Norwegian); hillock (Gaelic); pinch Swedish) After performing in numerous configurations, these musicians with passions for Scandinavian and Irish folk music have joined forces in anew band called Tulla. Inspired by ancient and modern world music, Tulla embraces the stirring melodies of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Ireland and other lands. With guitar, fiddles, bass, recorder, pump organ, jaw harp, pennywhistle, Celtic harp, piano, vocals, and the occasional pipe organ, the band honors traditional sources while exploring creative interpretations. True to its name, Tulla represents multiple Euro-cultures coming together for a lively romp in the rugged hills of northeast Iowa. Pinch yourself. You're there. Tulla! will appear at the Saturday night concert.
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Plus these additional performers will participate in workshops:
Sue Hauser has performed a wide variety of music in the La Crosse area over the past 30 years. While her main instruments are fiddle and guitar, she also enjoys the challenge of making music on more unusual “instruments”, including saw, spoons, and turkey baster.
Nine Yards is Nou “Misha” Vu on fiddle and Matt Duckett on guitar. The La Crosse duo applies an innovative and rhythmic approach to Irish and Scottish traditional music as well as American old-time music. They perform throughout the Midwest and have played with Bill Miller and Gaelic Storm, among others.
John Fuchs is a local songwriter and guitarist. Growing up as one of seven children in a house filled with music provided him with many musical influences, including jazz, blues, and swing. John plays with the “hillbilly jazz” trio, Muddy Flats and The Hepcats, and with Turner’s Grade, an acoustic duo.
Chris Kendall is active in Winona’s music scene and is a founding member of the notorious Winona Accordion Club. He claims that, for years, he has written song lyrics every morning while in the bathtub and has currently compiled over 600 titles with music to 150 of them!
The La Crosse Story Fest Tellers make a return engagement at the fest this year. They are a special contingent of the Bluff Country Talespinners (description on pg.6 – Daily Children’s Area Activities). The group consists Lynn Wing, Sara Slayton, Phyllis Blackstone, Michael Scott, and Terry Visger.
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Great River Folk Festival
PO Box 1434 La Crosse, WI 54602-1434
Phone: 608-784-3033
Email: grff@juno.com
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