Bio: The Dick Weller Group performs original contemporary jazz music and can also perform jazz standards. The group performs as a trio (bass, piano and drums), or up to a sextet (adding a vocalist, sax, and percussionist).
Instrumentation: Vocals, saxophone, piano, bass, drums, and percussion.
Number of musicians: 3-6 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: Jim "Kimo" West is regarded as the one of the world's top purveyors of ki ho'alu or Hawaiian "slack key" guitar. Slack key is a gentle, relaxing acoustic guitar tradition that traces it's roots to the Big island of Hawaii in the 1830's, when Hawaiians first acquired guitars from Mexican vaquieros. Kimo is a veteran of Hawaii's famed slack key festivals as well as the recent So Cal Slack key Festivals. He is a winner of the Hawaii Music Awards, a two time winner of the LA Treasures Award and is currently nominated for a Na Hoku Hanohano award, the Hawaiian "Grammy". His show incorporates traditional slack key and steel guitar, his own contemporary ki ho'alu compositions and vocals in Hawaiian and English language.
Instrumentation: Slack key guitar, Steel Guitar
Number of musicians: 1 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: The Wicked Tinkers are roving musicians who blend the ancient art of the Highland bagpipes with the primal driving rhythms of drums and the Bronze Age horn. They play the kind of music heard hundreds of years ago in Scottish castles or around campfires. A national performing and recording ensemble, the Wicked Tinkers have appeared on TV and performed at festivals across the country.
Instrumentation: Bagpipe, snare drum, djembe, bodhran, tapan (bass drum), didgeridoo, and Bronze Age Celtic horn.
Number of musicians: 3-4 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: 2002 Billboard Song Contest Winner, Sean Wiggins, combines strong bluesy vocals with slide guitar and the country-rock back beat of her band. "Her style is similar to that of Sheryl Crow and Jewel, and her heartwarming storytelling gift and expressive voice are Wiggins' keys to success, never predictable or boring." (Music Connection Magazine)
Instrumentation: Acoustic guitar and vocals, electric & slide guitar, bass and drums.
Number of musicians: 1-4 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: Responding to his effortless, lyrical improvizations on the violin, David Wilson was the personal choice of Henry Mancini for his recording projects. David and his versatile musicians have gone on to record and sell over 140,000 of their own albums on the Swallowtail Records label.
Instrumentation: Violin, piano/keyboards, drums, bass, guitar. David doubles on accordion, flugel horn, and organ.
Number of musicians: 3-5 Additional Equipment Available: P.A. system
Bio: This acoustic trio performs original songs in three part harmony. Accompanied by guitar, djembe drum, shakers, and dulcimer or mandolin, the music is of various styles including soft rock, blues, modern folk and country.
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Number of Musicians: 1 - 3 Additional Equipment: P.A. System
