The Leo presented by Queen City Balladeers

TANGLED ROOTS originaryartsinitiative@gmail.com
Mike Boershig, Jody Knoop, and Sherry Cook Stanforth share a lively mix of American folk and heritage music weaving in original songs and historically rich singalongs with generational spirit. The trio blends rich vocal harmonies with guitar, mandolin, flute, tin whistle, and harmonica. Songs tell stories of land and family, paths and rivers, love and loss, changed ways of living and working.Their Tangled Roots name reflects a belief that the ever-growing realms of nature and story entwine to bind all people together.
MA CROW & COMPANY www.macrowmusic.net Facebook: Ma Crow & Co
The legendary Ma Crow & Company is a 7-time Entertainment Award nominee featuring bluegrass, americana and old-time mountain music. Ma won a CAMMY in 1999, and was a featured guest with MUSE Choir. Performances include WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour, Song the the Mountain, Ohio State Fair, Tall Stacks, Appalachian Festival, Queen City Balladeers EdenSong, Taste of Cincinnati, Richwood Bluegrass Festival and River Roots Festival not to mention part of the cast of The Mountain Minor. Ma is joined by Vicki Abbot, Mike Thompson, John Vennemeyer and Steve Johnston.
BACK PORCH HOUNDS
BPH, plays a roots music mix of country blues, old style jazz, Celtic, old-time and bluegrass. It’s mostly old obscure music with a modern edge, plus some originals. If they look like a bluegrass band from a distance, it’s because they love tapping into the many roots, and instrumentation, of traditional music. The hounds include: Frank Fitch, Dennis Henderson, Fred Hautau, and Dale Farmer.
BEFORE THE LEO
5:00 PM EXPRESSIVE RHYTHM GUITAR workshop led by DALE FARMER
Rhythm guitar can be so much more than a steady beat and chord background. It can create interesting foundations and vibes to pull your audience in and out with tension and release. When rhythmic energy is woven with that of voices and other instruments, the dynamic can be magical. This workshop will get you thinking about how your own rhythmic style can be further developed on guitar and other strum based instruments.
5:00 PM: Song Circle/Jam-Downstairs
Anyone can bring songs to lead while others provide backup and harmony.
5:00 PM: 60s Jam led by John Mann-Upstairs