Michael Cleveland and his high-energy band, Flamekeeper, have been among the International Bluegrass Music Association’s top award winners in recent years. In 2009 alone, the band leader, Mike, won his seventh IBMA FiddlePlayer of the Year Trophy in nine years, while Flamekeeper was named Instrumental Group of the Year for the third time.

The Dixie Bee-Liners are an American bluegrass band formed in New York City in 2002 by Buddy Woodward and Brandi Hart, and the band members currently reside in Bristol, Va., and Nashville, Tenn. Their music has been bluegrass, Americana, alt-country, folk, and “Bible Belt Noir”.

John is a multi-talented acoustic music performer from Charleston, W. Va., specializing in Americana, roots country,and traditional folk music. He writes new songs that sound as old as the hills, and performs older songs like they were made yesterday.

Joe Matteson and Jim White are The Buzzard Mountain Boys. These guys play an amusing selection of brother duet and old-time music that will warm your heart and take you back to the days of the traveling minstrels.

The Georgia Mudcats, known for their old-time music with a Southern flair.