Belgian-born Paul Oorts performs on harp guitar, 10-string cittern, mandolin, and musette accordion most often with his wife, hammered dulcimer player Karen Ashbrook.
He is very active in the world of English, Contra, and Vintage dances in the DC-Baltimore area. With the trio Goldcrest he has performed at dance events all over the US.
grammy nominated singer songwriter producer with the band Jabali Afrika
who ve been touring nationally in the US and globally with their brand of Roots music
A resident of MD a champion of using ART as a platform for change and diversity
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band is a DC area honky tonk country band lead by Karen Collins, a coal miner’s daughter from Southwest VA . With Karen on vocals and rhythm guitar, the band features Ira Gitlin (lead guitar & vocals), James Key(bass) and Pat Puglisi (drums & vocals).
Dan + Claudia Zanes - Hello Hello Hello
Dan + Claudia Zanes with Jendog Lonewolf - This Little Light of Mine
Grammy award-winning children’s performer Dan Zanes and Haitian-American music therapist/jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes have been making music with each other since the day they met in the fall of 2016.
The two decided while sitting at Dan’s kitchen table that afternoon that they would continue singing together and, in the spirit of progress and inclusion, would work with presenters to try and make all of their concerts sensory-friendly.
Lady Cee aka Lyric writes, performs and records music professionally and for commercial use. Services offered include jingle creation for businesses, hosting events, podcast hosting and video editing. A multi-talented artist working independently to create music and media that inspires and encourages positive change.