Swallow Hill Music Presents Trout Fishing in America Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM About Trout Fishing in America Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet formed Trout Fishing in America in 1979 as a means of survival. They traveled to California as a part of the Texas-based five-piece band St. Elmo’s Fire with hopes of being discovered […]
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About Reed Foehl Born in a small country town in New England and raised in a musical family, Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl crafts stories of the human condition with poignant lyrics and a voice that both pushes boundaries and honors tradition. His music, a blend of genuine Folk and Americana, […]
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About Claire Elich Originally from the mountains of Colorado, Clare spent the early part of her music career in South Carolina studying classical voice and performing solo and with her former band, The Two Determined. Clare’s earlier musical style took shape around the classical, bluegrass, and folk traditions of the […]
Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM About Tray Wellington Band Banjo player Tray Wellington’s approach to the quintessential American instrument is all about looking forward. An International Bluegrass Music Association Award winner, Wellington is critically acclaimed not only for his technical prowess, but also for leveraging his unique point of view to craft a one-of-a-kind voice […]
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About The Two Tracks American Songwriter has this to say about The Two Tracks: "They avoid many of the cliches and gimmicks that have grown common in the Americana world while still championing a natural, Earth-grown sound. To hear an acoustic quartet reach a level of dynamic and thematic intensity […]
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About Pierce Pettis Pierce is also offering workshops on Alternate Guitar Tunings and Songwriting on April 1 and 2! Compass Records Group recording artist Pierce Pettis has been around the block a few times. An Alabama native, he began his career at the famous Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. Later, he […]
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About Kyran Daniel ‘I knew at that time he would be an incredible force in music…he was always received with thunderous applause and standing ovations…’ - Tommy Emmanuel AM ‘likely the most influential acoustic guitar composer of his generation … publicly unsung, his pieces have shaped the progression of the […]
Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM About Bettman & Halpin Bettman & Halpin play original Folk/Americana. Their concerts combine high-energy upbeat bluegrass/roots inspired compositions, beautiful ballads with soaring vocals and heartfelt lyrics, and groovy feel-good songs that audiences will be singing in their heads for weeks thereafter. Interspersed between these songs and instrumentals, they tell stories. […]
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About Gill Landry Gill Landry is a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist. A Louisiana native, he started as a busker living out of Volkswagens on the streets of New Orleans and the Pacific Northwest. After immersing himself in the rich tapestry of American folk music he joined […]
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About Leslie Mendelson With her enchanted voice and evocative songwriting, Leslie Mendelson has won the hearts and minds of both an adoring fanbase and fellow artists alike. No less than Jackson Browne has declared, “Leslie's melodies are timeless. They reach me way back in my youth somewhere. I hear traces […]
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About Matt Axton The line between Country Bumpkin and Classical Master Although music was always part of my life, I didn’t find my own voice and style until after high school when an injury confined me to a bed and my best friend became the guitar. My dad always said […]
Swallow Hill Music Presents Spencer LaJoye and Alright Alright Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM About Spencer LaJoye Spencer LaJoye is a singer/songwriter from the Midwest making queer indie folk music for everyone. The 2021 Kerrville Songwriting Competition and 2024 Songwriter Serenade winner spins crystalline vocals through a loop pedal while strumming an acoustic guitar in […]
