You know Tony is one of our regulars and one of our favorites...and he always bring friends! Scott Law and national banjo champion Tony Furtado team up as a duo calling themselves THE BANJO KILLERS! This collaboration between two of the west coast's finest and most individual musician-songwriters is a side-project with serious mojo. Hurling…

Born and raised on a small farm in Lee County Iowa, a love of the land has always been an important part of William Elliott Whitmore’s life. An appreciation for nature and its cycles being taught from an early age. That awareness of birth and death is a constant theme in the songwriting, through a…

With her enchanted voice and evocative songwriting, Grammy-nomated artist Leslie Mendelson has won the hearts and minds of both an adoring fan base 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 of Burt Bacharach and Carole…

J. Plank (Jeff Plankenhorn) is a BC-based, internationally touring singer-songwriter and master of the lap steel guitar. Known for soulful vocals, dynamic stagecraft, and a sound that bridges roots, blues, and folk, he has spent decades captivating audiences across North America, Europe, and Japan. Plank is a highly respected musician recognized for his skill as…

Often dubbed “The Welsh Tornado”, Gareth has earned international acclaim for his breathtaking blend of fingerstyle pyrotechnics, explosive lead runs, and dazzling showmanship. His performances deliver not only jaw-dropping technical skill but also warmth, wit, and a deep connection with his audience. Gareth’s playing spans a wide spectrum of genres—country, folk, classical, pop, rock, jazz,…

As a kid, Raines often traveled with her family to festivals in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the beating heart of bluegrass in the 1960s and 70s. She’d dabbled in piano and guitar, but when her father bought a bass for himself when she was 10, she picked it up and never let it go. (The…

Raised on American Roots music in Eastern Tennessee,  Daniel Kimbro is a multi Grammy-nominated musician with 20 years experience performing alongside luminaries including Eric Clapton,  Jerry Douglas, John Hiatt, Transatlantic Sessions, Sarah Jarosz,  Larkin Poe & many others.  While his collaborations are numerous, his new solo album  Carpet In The Kitchen showcases Daniel’s skills as…

love...Love...LOVE Cory Branan's music.  His last appearance at Brewminatti was one of our favorite shows of the year... Over the last two decades Cory Branan has released five albums to much critical acclaim from NPR, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone among others, who called him, “A country boy with a punk-rock heart.” He has toured extensively,…

Each generation, perhaps once a decade, bluegrass experiences a band or an artist that redefines and recenters the genre itself. Della Mae is one such band. The GRAMMY-nominated string band was founded in 2010 and over the next decade and a half they’ve demonstrated to the roots music world, once and for all, that a…