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Turning Tides Music Foundation

Turning Tides Music Foundation empowers youth through music education and performance opportunities, fostering creativity and community engagement while promoting cultural exchange and appreciation for diverse musical traditions.

Niki Leeman, longtime favorite at Texas&rsquo; annual Kerrville Folk Festival, recently moved to Eugene, OR. With a reputation for thought-provoking lyrical poetry, Niki&rsquo;s songs capture the heart and soul, and remain long after a first listen. His friends on his recordings include Keith Greeninger, Ellis Paul, Caroline Aiken, Louise Taylor and Gina Forsyth. See Niki&rsquo;s live videos on his YouTube channel. You can also find his music at https://nikileeman.bandcamp.com/

Niki Leeman

Midnight Jasmine is Damian Lester, Ellen Curry, and Tim Chinnock. Sprouted in the sands of Joshua Tree, California, the trio brings their no-frills authenticity to tunes that embody complexity within simplicity. Their sound is something like a cross-pollination of early Gregory Alan Isakov and an acoustic version of Low. With spacious rhythms that carry an effortless groove, and three voices that seem to come from one, their songs reflect the trio&rsquo;s connection with nature, exploring themes of awakening to love and the inner human experience.

Midnight Jasmine

A dynamic four-piece of fiddle, flute, guitar and percussion, Gnoss tackle energetic tune sets and driving folk song with a &lsquo;maturity of ability many of a greater age will envy&rsquo; (The Living Tradition). Following high praise for their 2018 EP Brother Wind, Gnoss released their much-anticipated debut album, Drawn from Deep Water, to further critical acclaim in 2019 &ndash; leading to numerous festival appearances throughout Europe and the UK. The band were also guest musical directors of the Orkney Folk Festival&rsquo;s celebrated &lsquo;Gathering&rsquo; project in 2018, as well as its sellout reprise in Glasgow&rsquo;s Old Fruitmarket during Celtic Connections 2019. With their international touring fueling a rapidly expanding fanbase, all eyes are on this exciting young Scottish quartet as they stride forth from the pack. &ldquo;Sweeping melodies, accomplished musicianship, and a fine ear for tunes.&rdquo; &ndash; Songlines &ldquo;Impeccable, exemplary playing and interplay.&rdquo; &ndash; Folk Radio UK

Gnoss

Ken Waldman has drawn on his 30 years in Alaska to produce poems, stories, and fiddle tunes that combine into a performance uniquely his. A former college professor, Waldman has had published six full-length poetry collections, a memoir, a children&rsquo;s book, and has released nine CDs that mix old-time Appalachian-style string-band music with original poetry. Since 1995 he&rsquo;s toured full-time, performing at some of the nation&rsquo;s leading universities, festivals, arts centers, and clubs. His most recent books are the memoir, Are You Famous? which chronicles Waldman&rsquo;s adventures on tour throughout the United States, and D is for Dog Team (Nomadic Press, 2009), a sequence of Alaska-set acrostic poems for young readers. Nashville Scene has called the memoir, &ldquo;a travel guide for aspiring free spirits.&rdquo; The University of Alaska Press, which distributes the children&rsquo;s book, says D is for Dog Team is destined to &ldquo;be a fireside treasure for the whole family.&rdquo;

Ken Waldman: The Alaskan Fiddle Poet

With over 17 combined Canadian Folk Music, East Coast Music, and Music Nova Scotia awards and nominations, the JUNO-Nominated powerhouse duo, Cassie and Maggie, emerge as an unstoppable force on the global folk stage. Unleashing a magnetic energy, they seamlessly weave their deep Celtic heritage with contemporary influences. Committed to not just preserving but also propelling Nova Scotia&#39;s folk traditions into new realms, Cassie and Maggie bring an exhilarating energy that is both timeless and irresistibly modern. Their eagerly anticipated 5th studio album, &quot;Gold and Coal,&quot; poised to solidify their status as folk music trailblazers. &quot;Be it their foot percussion accompanying driving Nova Scotian sets, their perfect blend of sibling harmonies, added to a stunning interplay on various instruments, a musical evening spent with Cassie and Maggie is a great night, altogether... [Their latest album] the Willow Collection has sold over 9000 copies worldwide and showcases not only their musical ability, but the depth and variety of their musicianship.&quot;&quot; &ndash; Irish Music Magazine.&nbsp; &quot;Cassie and Maggie are an unbelievably gifted duo... the train is just gathering steam and leaving the station on these new stars. It is going to be a glorious journey, and it is already well-begun.&quot; &ndash; Live Ireland Radio, Dublin, IR

Cassie and Maggie

The Playdate Trio: Marla Fibish, Rebecca Richman, and Lewis Santer The Playdate Trio weaves together mandolin, fiddle, and bouzouki into something greater than the sum of its parts&mdash;locked-in, interwoven, and full of joyful mischief. Marla&rsquo;s mandolin and mandola, Rebecca&rsquo;s fiddle and concertina, and Lewis&rsquo;s artful bouzouki and guitar, create a sound built on deep listening and shared musical intuition. Rooted in Irish traditional music, they also bring life to original tunes from Marla and their tunesmith friends, along with threads from other traditional styles. All three are accomplished musicians in their own right. Marla has cultivated a thriving community of mandolin students. Rebecca draws on her music studies at Mills College and years of teaching experience. Lewis is a master luthier who has been building and repairing acoustic instruments since 1986, and has played in traditional Irish bands for decades.

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